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1.33" rain fell at Twin Cities International Airport yesterday.
Funnel cloud spotted near Morris around 4: 15 PM Tuesday.
2" diameter hail at Edina.
"Any day you can drag yourself to the window and look outside is a GOOD DAY" my late grandfather liked to remind me. He was right. If your kids are healthy & you don't have to forage for dinner how bad can it be?
I thought I was having a challenging year until I read about the travails of Erik Norrie who lives in the Tampa area. Recovering from a recent shark bite, Norrie went on to explain that he's also been struck by lightning, bitten by a rattlesnake, and punched by monkeys (twice). Details below. I'm feeling better about my year.
You may be feeling luckier after checking out the 7-Day. Yesterday's T-storms are long gone - a fresh transfusion of Canadian air will make it feel like mid-September today. Free A/C for everyone! Friday may be even cooler; highs in the 60s up north with a risk of sweatshirts.
I'm still cautiously optimistic about the weekend. Yes, it will fall on a Saturday and Sunday. Any other questions? A consensus of weather models keep most of the showers and T-storms south and west of Minnesota (although an instability PM shower may pop over the Minnesota Arrowhead). Highs hold in the 70s, with some 60s up north. Perfectly normal for the third week of September.
The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks this weekend. With less haze, great visibility (and no moon to compete with) your odds of seeing a lucky shooting star just went up.
* image credit above here.
Ping Pong Size Hail In Edina. Here is the official report from a professional storm spotter, Marc Donnelly, in Edina, who e-mailed me some details late last night: "Here is my two inch hail report for Tuesday night in Edina. We have a bucket full of hail in the freeze (thanks to my wife picking it up since I was out). When I went out at 9:30pm (2 hours later) to look at the damage I thought I was stepping on acorns in the yard when I noticed it was hail stones still littering the ground." Thanks Marc!
Metro Damage Path. NOAA data shows the largest hail and strongest wind gusts (60-70 mph) from Independence and Lake Minnetonka to Eden Prairie, Edina to Apple Valley and Rosemount. There were numerous reports of downed trees and hail as large as 2-2.5" in diameter.
Shelf Cloud. When you see a cloud formation like this I hope it's on your way to the basement, or someplace safe. Meteorologist Todd Nelson snapped this photo at severe, straight-line winds were approaching the Albertville/St. Michael area.
Trees Down In St. Louis Park. Straight-line winds may have reached 60 mph+ as the first (supercell) storm swept through the metro around 6:30 to 7:30 PM. This is a photo from Bridget Brask in St. Louis Park, via Lori Ryan at WeatherNation TV.
Supercell. I took this photo in the Excelsior area around 6 PM as a severe storm was approaching Hennepin County.
1.75" diameter hail reported at Bloomington and Eden Prairie. 2" hail pelted Edina as the first wave of severe weather pushed thru. For the latest severe reports from the National Weather Service click here.
Quarter Size Hail. My friend and business partner, Todd Frostad, measured quarter-size hail at his home in Chanhassen.
Double Rainbow. WeatherNation TV meteorologist Todd Nelson captured this amazing double rainbow at his home in St. Michael after the severe storm rolled thru.
Dog Days (In The Yukon?) You won't be able to work up much of a sweat into next week, highs mostly in the 70s (some 60s up north) with lows dipping into the 40s and 50s. More September. A shower is possible late Thursday ahead of the next reinforcing push of Canadian air, otherwise dry weather persistes through early next week. ECMWF data above.
Cue The Sweatshirts. No more warm/hot fronts looking out into late next week, in fact metro lows may dip into the 40s Saturday morning. Weekend highs reach the low to mid 70s in the metro area, a shot at 80 F. by the middle of next week. Graphic: Iowa State.
Extended Outlook. The GFS Outlook out to 192 hours shows a few waves of heavy showers and T-storms pushing across the northern USA in advance of Canadian cool frontal passages. The heaviest rains are forecast to fall from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley. Another deja vu moment: the west coast stays dry.
Meteorological Disconnect: Fairbanks Warmer Than Los Angeles? These persistent north-south dips in the jet stream are resulting in some very odd weather for early August. The weather is bone-dry out west, but tropical downpours have been the rule since July for the Southeast and Mid Atlantic region. We check out some of these irregularities in today's edition of Climate Matters: "WeatherNationTV Chief Meteorologist Paul Douglas looks at temperature swings from year to year, the connection between Alaskan warmth the lower 48 cold streak, as well as the positive impacts that increased rain has had across the US."
Forecast: Two Hurricane Landfalls For U.S. This Season. Here's a clip from a story at The Jackson Sun: "The U.S. should be slammed by two hurricanes this season, according to a new forecast released Thursday by scientists at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. This is the first forecast that predicts the specific number of hurricane landfalls the nation should see; up until now, preseason hurricane predictions have traditionally been only for the number of hurricanes that are expected to form. One of the hurricanes should hit the East Coast, and another somewhere along the Gulf Coast, reports atmospheric scientist Len Pietrafesa of CCU. The forecast does not say specifically where the hurricanes will hit, nor when..."
Image credit: "A satellite image shows Hurricane Floyd spinning off the East Coast in September, 1999." AP Photo.
Hurricane Center Extends Its Tropical Outlook To Five Days. Track forecasts continue to improve over time. Intensity predictions are still more problematic. Here's a clip from the Orlando Sentinel: "Thanks to steady improvement in its forecasting skills, the National Hurricane Center plans to tell us when a disturbance holds potential to grow into a storm — five days in advance. As of Thursday, the center plans to extend from two to five days its tropical weather outlook, found online at nhc.noaa.gov. It's the first major change in that segment of the forecast in more than three decades. "We're always looking to extend service when we can," said James Franklin, the center's top hurricane specialist. The current two-day outlook provides the odds of a disturbance developing into a depression or storm in both text and graphics. A low chance (0 percent to 20 percent) is displayed in yellow, a medium chance (30 percent to 50 percent) in orange and a high chance (60 percent and above) in red on the center's main map..." (Image credit: NHC).
Twister Truths: Does The Tornado Risk Peak After The School Day Ends? Tornadoes are most likely, statistically, between 4-6 PM, during the maximum heating of the day, when the atmosphere is most unstable. In light of this year's tornado tragedies in the Oklahoma City area StateImpact has put together the first part of a four-part series, produced by NPR. Here's an excerpt of Part 1: "...Seven children died in the Plaza Towers Elementary School when the EF-5 tornado ripped through Moore on May 20, but Oklahoma policymakers — from Gov. Mary Fallin and Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management Director Albert Ashwood to local school officials — say a large-scale effort to build storm shelters at public schools, as other states have done, is unlikely. One of the main reasons, they say: Most tornadoes don't happen during the school day. In other words, the tragedy at Plaza Towers was highly unusual. But is that claim true? State emergency management officials say they emphasize individual storm shelters because most tornadoes occur during times of the day when most Oklahomans are home from work and school. And local officials have used the "peak tornado times" reasoning to justify closing community storm shelters out of concern for keeping Oklahomans at home and off the road during severe weather..."
Photo credit above: Richard Rowe / Reuters/Landov. "A mile-wide tornado near El Reno, Okla. on May 31, 2013."
More Rain From Less Pollution? Here's a clip from an interesting article at Atlanta's 11alive.com, focusing on the implications of cleaner air, and how this may be one factor in an apparent uptick in torrential rains: "Feel like you are living in Seattle or the Amazon Rainforest lately thanks to the non-stop rain? You can thank the Clean Air Act for that -- well, sort of. Back in 1970 the Clean Air Act was passed. This initiative focused on reducing airborne pollutants that posed a threat to human health. Jeremy Diem, a climatologist at Georgia State University performed research looking at 18 National Weather Service co-op weather stations and noticed that Atlanta's average annual rainfall increased by 10 percent in the decade following the new Clean Air Act. He studied specifically the summer months during the years of 1948 to 2009..."
"Beat The Heat - Check The Back Seat!" The heat has ebbed over much of the northern USA, but baking, antiperspirant levels of heat and humidity continue to grip the south and west. Here's an excerpt of a timely story highlighting the risk of leaving kids strapped into carseats from newsok.com: "One of the biggest weather related risks during the summer months is the possibility of a child dying in a vehicle from heat stroke. The temperature inside a vehicle can rise 20 degrees in as little as 10 minutes, and 50 degrees in an hour- even when outside air temperatures are in the 70′s! The inside of a car acts like a greenhouse, where actual temperatures inside the vehicle can reach 120°F in minutes and approach 150°F in as little as an hour! This can cause hyperthermia (heat stroke) in only minutes, particularly in children, whose body temperatures warm at a rate three to five times faster than an adult. Studies have shown that "cracking the windows" provides little (if any) relief..."
Image above and additional information on car/kid safety during hot weather from Consumer Reports.
Falling Prices Cloud Outlook For Minnesota Corn Farms. Prices have eased right along with the drought, as reported by The Star Tribune; here's an excerpt: "Minnesota cropland values surged again the past year as farmers reeled in big paychecks. This year's crops are looking decent, overcoming a sodden spring and late planting. The weather has been good. In fact, everything is so good it may be too good, or so goes the logic of farming economics. With big grain crops expected through much of the nation, the price of corn has dropped to levels not seen since 2010. That means farmers who've sunk more money into land and equipment during boom times — thus increasing their costs — are looking at thinning margins this year if corn prices stay where they are..."
Photo credit above: "Cropland values surged 20 percent in Minnesota from last year after farmers posted their best year in decades." Photo: Brian Peterson, Star Tribune
The 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower: An Observer's Guide. There's some very good information on one of the major celestial events of the year, peaking in the near future. With this flurry of September-like fronts, less haze and better visibility you stand a better chance of seeing a lucky shooting star or two, especially if you can get away from the light pollution of the Twin Cities. Universe Today has more details: "Get set for the meteoritic grand finale of summer. Northern hemisphere summer that is. As we head into August, our gaze turns towards that "Old Faithful" of meteor showers, the Perseids. Though summer is mostly behind us now, "meteor shower season" is about to get underway in earnest. Pronounced "Pur-SEE-ids," this shower falls around the second week of August, just before school goes back in for most folks. This time of year also finds many the residents of the northern hemisphere out camping and away from light-polluted suburban skies. This year also offers a special treat, as the Moon will be safely out of the sky during key observation times..."
Image credit above: "The radiant for the Perseids, looking to the NE from latitude ~30N at around 2AM local." Created by the Author in Starry Night).
A 45 Day Forecast? The models have (some) skill out 15 days or so, depending on the pattern, at least for precipitation and temperature for a specific point, but 45 days into the future? Sometimes we can detect trends, based on El Nino or La Nina, but a precise temperature/rainfall prediction for late September for a given town? Not possible, at least not with any demonstrable skill. Here's a post from meteorologist Dan Satterfield at AGU Blogosphere: "AccuWeather announced today that they are now producing "revolutionary" 45 day weather forecasts. Yes, you read that right, and while the public in general has a rather low understanding of science, I don't think most people are that gullible. My first thoughts were that it might be a way of getting some free advertising, but perhaps they're really serious. Let me first be clear and tell you that synoptic weather forecasts are about 90% accurate out to 1 day, and are fairly accurate out to 5 days most of the time. Beyond 7 days the best forecast is to use is the 30 year averages..."
The Opposite Of Lucky. My heart goes out to this man, who has endured a spell of unimaginably bad luck, including a recent shark bite. But wait, there's more. My Fox Tampa Bay has the head-shaking details; here's an excerpt: "...The family said their prayers got them through the worst part of this ordeal and they are certain their strong faith will take them to whatever the next challenge ahead is. By the way, Norrie has also been struck by lightning, and his right leg has been bitten by a rattlesnake. He's also been punched by monkeys twice, and now can claim that he's survived a major shark bite..."
* is it just me, but "punched by monkeys twice" made me a little weak in the knees. That may be the most remarkable sentence I've ever seen in print. After the first monkey mugging I think I'd get the message....
A "No" That's Painful To Watch. First rule, before asking your girlfriend to marry you (in public) get a sense if she really wants to tie the knot in advance, something this poor guy didn't do, as highlighted at The Telegraph: "First rule of public proposals: be certain your partner wants to marry you. Unfortunately for this man in Connecticut, he only found out his girlfriend's true feelings at the same time as a stadium full of onlookers."
86 F. high in the Twin Cities Tuesday.
82 F. average high on August 6.
86 F. high on August 6, 2012.
TODAY: Plenty of sun, cool breeze. Dew point: 50 NW 10-15. High: 76
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clear and cool. Low: 57
THURSDAY: Some sun, late-day shower risk. High: 77
FRIDAY: Intervals of cool sun, Canadian breeze. Wake-up: 57. High: 74
SATURDAY: Plenty of sun, comfortable. Dew point: 47. Wake-up: 55. High: 75
SUNDAY: Mix of clouds & sun, still cool. Wake-up: 57. High: 76
MONDAY: Blue sky, very pleasant. Wake-up: 60. High: 79
TUESDAY: Partly sunny, warming up. DP: 61. Wake-up: 62. High: 81
Climate Stories...
Investors See Climate Change As Risk That Influences Decisions. Bloomberg.com has the story - here's the introduction: "Climate change remains a material risk for a majority of investors and, in many cases, it is increasingly influencing their investment activities, according to a report released Aug. 5 by a coalition of global investor groups. About 81 percent of asset owners and 68 percent of asset managers said they view climate change as a material risk across their entire investment portfolio in the third annual Global Investor Survey on Climate Change. Most of the remaining respondents identified climate risks only for certain asset classes, such as real estate and infrastructure. Climate change also had an impact on investment activities in 2012, with more than half of asset managers and almost a quarter of asset owners saying climate change concerns influenced their investment or divestment decisions..."
Photo credit above: "Flooded homes in Deggendorf, Germany on June 6, 2013. Riverside cities throughout Central Europe braced themselves, as rivers like the Danube and Elbe continued to surge. The region has been hit by inundations this week, following days of extreme rain, with some areas seeing flood levels not recorded in more than 500 years." Photographer: Armin Weigel/EPA
A Methane Problem In Utah. A 9% leak of methane into the atmosphere from fracking wells? Anything over 2% means that fracking is (potentially) even dirtier than burning coal. That's why the methane leakage problem is worth considering when pondering the question: "is hydraulic fracture cleaner than coal?" Here's a clip from a story at mysanantonio.com: "Almost a tenth of the methane produced from oil and gas operations in a Utah site escapes into the atmosphere, according to a federally backed study published Monday. An analysis of the report from the Environmental Defense Fund called the emission rate "alarmingly high." The study, which included researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration among others, was published Monday in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. It found that 9 percent of methane produced from drilling sites in a portion of Utah's Uintah Basin escaped, said Colm Sweeney, one of the study's main authors and a scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Earth Systems Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo...."
Photo credit above: Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times. "An oil rig operates in the Book Cliffs area, which is in the Uintah Basin. A federally backed study has found that 9 percent of methane produced from drilling sites in a portion of Utah's Uintah Basin escaped into the atmosphere."
Air Sampling Reveals High Emissions From Gas Fields. There's a problem near Denver too. Here's an excerpt from a PDF at The University of Texas: "When U.S. government scientists began sampling the air from a tower north of Denver, Colorado, they expected urban smog - but not strong whiffs of what looked like natural gas. They eventually linked the mysterious pollution to a nearby natural gas field, and their investigation has now produced the first hard evidence that the cleanest-burning fossil fuel might not be much better than coal when it comes to climate change..."
Image credit above: "Natural-gas operations in areas such as Wyoming's Jonah Field could release far more methane into the atmosphere than previously thought." J. SARTORE/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STOCK
Arctic Ice Grows Darker And Less Reflective. NewScientist has the article; here's the introduction: "Arctic ice is losing its reflective sheen. It's common knowledge that each summer, more and more of the ice melts leaving the dark waters of the ocean uncovered – a process that accelerates global warming by reducing the amount of solar radiation reflected back into space. Now it turns out that the surviving sea ice is also becoming darker and less reflective. For the first time, a detailed analysis of 30 years of satellite data for the Arctic Ocean has quantified how much the albedo, or reflectivity, of Arctic ice is diminishing. Aku Riihela of the Finnish Meteorological Institute told New Scientist he estimates that darker ice means the Arctic Ocean's albedo at the end of the summer is of the order of 15 per cent weaker today than it was 30 years ago..."
Photo credit above: "The more ice melts, the more the Arctic warms, melting more ice." (Image: Panu Lahtinen, FMI).
Public Sees A Connection Between Arctic Warming And Weather Here. There's mounting evidence that rapid warming of far northern latitudes is, in fact, impacting lower latitudes, with possible changes in the speed and configuration of jet stream winds. Here's an excerpt from fosters.com: "...Hamilton and Stampone used data from more than 1,500 random-sample telephone interviews conducted in 2012 and 2013 by the Granite State Poll. Recent scientific studies have reported that Arctic warming affects the weather farther south, changing the likelihood of extreme hot or cold events, unusual snowfall patterns, and drought. The UNH researchers explored public acceptance of such ideas by asking whether people believed that future Arctic warming will have major, minor, or no effects on the weather where they live. Sixty percent answered "major effects" and another 29 percent said "minor," indicating wide public acceptance of the scientists' Arctic/weather connection..."
New Technique For Turning Water And Sunshine Into Hydrogen Fuel. Gizmag.com has the story - here's the intro: "A new technique developed by a University of Colorado Boulder team converts sunshine and water directly into usable fuel. The technique involves concentrating sunlight in a solar tower to achieve temperatures high enough to drive chemical reactions that split water into its constituent oxygen and hydrogen molecules. In this way, the team says it should be able to cheaply produce massive amounts of hydrogen fuel..."
Image credit above: "Artist's conception of a commercial hydrogen production plant that uses sunlight to split water to produce clean hydrogen fuel." (Image: University of Colorado Boulder).
The Rise And Rise Of American Carbon. We've witnessed a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions (more reliance on natural gas and less burning of coal), but this story argues that the USA is now in the process of exporting our greenhouse gas surplus to other nations around the world. Here's an excerpt from The Guardian: "You've probably heard that US carbon emissions have been falling. According to President Obama and energy commentators the world over, fracked shale gas has displaced dirty coal, in much the same way that fossil fuels undercut whale oil a century earlier. Out with environmentally unfriendly old technologies and in with cleaner and more efficient new ones. Everyone wins – including the climate, thanks to the fact that gas produces only around half as much CO2 as coal does for each unit of power or heat created. On the other hand, you may also have heard that US coal exports have increased as its domestic emissions have fallen. America currently has little in the way of gas export facilities but plenty of capacity for shipping coal to Asia, Europe and elsewhere. Those ports have been busy of late and the ripple effects are being felt far and wide. For instance, UK emissions shot up 4.5% last year, partly due to low coal prices made possible by surging US exports. So could it be that rising US gas production has increased the human contribution to global warming, even as American's own emissions have fallen..."
Photo credit above: "Although coal mines, such as this one in Appalachia, have been hit by shale gas, the total amount of carbon the US extracts is now higher than ever." Photograph: Les Stone/Corbis
Can Farming Provide A Solution To Climate Change? Yahoo News has the story - here's a clip: "...We know that raising soil organic matter is good for soil, good for society and good for climate," says Miller, whose day job is as an economist for the Iowa Farm Bureau (IFB). He once ran the nation's largest agricultural carbon credit service. The idea is simple: The soil is one of the best places to put the carbon dioxide causing climate change, which has reached new highs in the atmosphere. Plants help put the carbon into the soil through photosynthesis—knitting CO2 and water into carbohydrates using the power of sunlight. And farmers can boost the process further by turning some of those plants into charcoal—or biochar, as advocates of the approach like to call it..." (Photo credit: Trista Dunsmoor).
Climate Change Pushing Marine Life Towards The Poles, Says Study. The Guardian has the story - here is the introduction: "Rising ocean temperatures are rearranging the biological make-up of our oceans, pushing species towards the poles by 7kms every year, as they chase the climates they can survive in, according to new research. The study, conducted by a working group of scientists from 17 different institutions, gathered data from seven different countries and found the warming oceans are causing marine species to alter their breeding, feeding and migration patterns. Surprisingly, land species are shifting at a rate of less than 1km a year in comparison, even though land surface temperatures are rising at a much faster rate than those in the ocean..." (Image: National Science Foundation).
Electric Car Sales Up 520% Over 2012. Gas2.org has the details: "The numbers are in for "mass-market" 100% electric vehicle (EV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), and conventional hybrid electric vehicle sales. Well, the numbers are in from everyone but Tesla and Fiat. (The Tesla Model S total in the colorful spreadsheet below is an estimate based on quarterly sales updates, since the rockstar EV company doesn't report monthly sales.) As you can see in the embedded spreadsheet, I use green highlighting to show when year-over-year change is positive and I use red highlighting to show when it is negative. Paying attention to that very complicated system, you can see that everything is green in the sales totals for 100% EVs, PHEVs, and conventional hybrids — for both July 2013 and YTD 2013..."
Hybrid Planes Trying To Charge Into Action. No-guilt flying, all on electrical power, no greenhouse gases emitted? It may become a reality sooner than you suspect, according to The BBC. Here's an excerpt: "How would you feel about flying on an electric airliner? Current planes may be noisy, rattly, and relatively inefficient, but there's something reassuring about being able to hear the constant roar of the engines, or glance out of the window and see them. So the airliner of the future may feel very alien to anyone comfortable with our current mode of flying – at least if an ambitious model called the eConcept is anything to go by. Designed by European aviation powerhouse, EADS (which announced it will be renamed Airbus Group next year), together with Rolls Royce, the eConcept shows how cutting-edge technology and materials could combine to make more efficient and quiet aircraft that take their cues from the hybrid-car model..."
Image credit above: "Silent revolution. Ambitious ideas on the table for hybrid-like planes could mean the airliner of the future may look, feel and sound very different to today's models." (Copyright: EADS)
Future Of Solar Power: How About Transparent Solar Cells That Can Be Put On Windows? Sounds like a great idea to me. Here's a clip from a story at The Economic Times: "...The other breakthroughs are a transparent solar cell from the University of California in Los Angeles, a simple solar cell from Germany that can split water and produce hydrogen, and a photovoltaic-thermal system from Canada. Transparent solar cells are an exciting development as they can be put on windows, gadgets and in other places to generate electricity on the sly. Producing hydrogen from water using sunlight is a dream of the solar energy world, as it lets us store the energy — in the form of hydrogen gas or in a fuel cell — that can be used at night or on cloudy days. Combining photovoltaics with thermal uses both light and heat from the sun. There is a long way from a technology demonstrator in the lab to a commercially successful device. In the field of solar energy, this is important, as the cost of commercialisation can at times be very high..."
Photo credit above: "Scientists use a plasmonic solar cell that uses the bizarre laws of quantum mechanics to achieve high efficiency at low cost."
Global Warming Denial Is Science-Proof. Slate has the story - here's the introduction: "Every time I see an opinion piece written by a global warming denier I think to myself, "Well, this'll be painful, but at least it can't get any worse than the one's I've already read." And then I read it. And I find out I was wrong. So here I am again, shaking my head after reading yet another in a long line of global-warming denial articles making bizarre claims. This one was written by Rich Trzupek and is entitled "Michael Mann Redefines Science". The title alone told me I was in trouble—Mann is actually a respected climate scientist (except in the antireality-o-sphere, that is)—and then I saw where this gem was posted: on the Heartland Institute's blog. You remember the Heartland Institute, right? They're the ones who put up billboards comparing climate scientists to mass murderers and dictators, which caused such a foofooraw that they hemorrhaged sponsors. They had to take the billboards down, but then declared the campaign a success..."
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NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Brett Bivens tells us last season the Seahawks drafted KJ Wright which allowed them to cut ties with the grossly underperforming Aaron Curry. Seattle also drafted Malcolm Smith. This year the Seahawks have to decide if they want to bring back LeRoy Hill and David Hawthorne. Free agent Curtis Loftin is an option and will turn 25 before the start of the season.
NFL Free Agency: Possible Seahawks linebackers love 'em & hate 'em
March 13, 2012 By Brett Bivens
Filed Under: Seattle Seahawks Blog Tagged With: 2012 Free Agents, 2012 NFL Free Agents, Aaron Curry, Adrian Moten, Curtis Lofton, Dan Connor, David Hawthorne, Dexter Davis, Erin Henderson, Free-agency primer, Jarret Johnson, John Schneider, KJ Wright, Leroy Hill, Linebackers predictions, London Fletcher, Malcolm Smith, Manny Lawson, Mike Morgan, NFL free agency, NFL Free agency predictions, Pete Carroll, Philip Wheeler, Rocky McIntosh, Seahawks Blog, Seahawks free agency preview, Stephen Tulloch, Tressor Baptiste, Wesley Woodyard

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I shot mostly slide film for years, before taking up the digital photography banner. I was using the Nikon F5 while on a photography trip to Page, AZ with some friends in 2004. One friend had easily embraced the age of digital photography and enjoyed it so much that he brought two digital cameras with him on the trip and gave me his backup camera Nikon D70 to play with, I mean, test. I was instantly captivated with the way it handled. It was exciting to be able to quickly view recently shot photographs and make adjustments to the compositions immediately. I don't have space for a darkroom, so it was always challenging to take pictures and wait several weeks until the processed slides returned before I knew whether my efforts were note-worthy. With digital photography, if the images were not what I had intended, I could delete them many times over without thinking twice about film or processing cost! Not something I could have done when I was shooting with film.
Outside of my affection for wide scenic landscapes, wildlife, macro and aviation photography, I was looking for new pictorial ideas. My girlfriend suggested looking into infrared photography. I found that I could use the Hoya R72 filter and adjustments to the white balance on a DSLR to convert an image to IR. All of a sudden, another new world of photography became fascinating. Simply the way grass blades and trees glow with that bright white yet soft light, the way lakes and ponds transform into stark black mirrors, the way the sky becomes this sharp, dark counterpoint to a landscape is to appreciate Mother Nature's grandeur on a higher level. The overall composition goes from just a good color image to a magical, ethereal one—an entirely new photograph altogether! That sealed it. I bought a Canon P&S based on recommendations and had it converted to a dedicated IR camera, and the rest, as they say, is history!
I am honored to have been invited to share my photos on this website. I hope you enjoy my work, and can appreciate how fascinating this medium can be. I welcome all comments.
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K is for Killer Book Covers!
So you know how we're always told to NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER?
In this post, we'll let that adage fly out the window. Because it's all about the cover, baby! Ok, not really, but for the purpose of this post, it is.
What draws you to a book on the library shelf, or the one lying on top of the Barnes and Noble's table? I'm a visual person--I'm attracted to pretty things (Look, it's so shiny!). I often read books based on recommendations from trusty friends, but there's also the not-so-rare instance when I would be seen picking up a book merely because of its cover. A caveat: I don't wholly recommend this process, not if you're thinking of buying on impulse. However, if you're at the library, go ahead and pick up the pretty book and cross your fingers the pages within will be able to deliver to your satisfaction. I've had the unfortunate experience of loving book covers, only to be horribly let down by the contents inside. There's also the curious incident of book covers having nothing to do with the actual story--but today, we'll just whet our artistic appetites for all things lovely!
(By the way, I'm a YA writer so naturally, I'm going to feature YA books.)
|Bonus points for the lovely artwork INSIDE this book. <3
|I have my own copy at home. At the moment, I have all 3 books in the series.
The gold teardrop is really cool in real life.
|Love the contrast, and the cover immediately tells you that it's a fun, quirky book about magic.
And yes, it's set in a school of magic. :)
|Haunting. And beautiful.
|Haven't read this (not out yet), but I'm already in love with the gorgeous colors.
I'm sure there are lots more out there with gorgeous covers. And speaking of covers, the prettiest one yet I've ever laid eyes on is Anita Howard's cover for her book Splintered! Absolutely gorgeous! You can see her cover reveal here. And while you're there, make sure you follow the link to win an Alice in Wonderland swag from Anita!
Since K can also stand for Karma, earn good karma points from the universe by voting for Anita Howard and her debut Splintered (slated to come out January 2013!) on TLC's Virtual Book Tour contest. Anita's a wonderfully caring, totally selfless, and all-around lovely friend. Plus she has madz writing skillz (trust me, I know.) So click here and VOTE! It'll only take you a couple of seconds.
Thank you so much! Have a great day, everyone!!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
a to z blogging challenge,
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18 comments:
- M.J. Fifield said...
While the cover is the only criteria I use to pick out novels, it can certainly helps to catch my attention.
Kristen Cashore's novels "Graceling" and "Fire" have very pretty covers.
- April 12, 2012 at 11:50 AM
- Kittie Howard said...
I haven't a clue why, but I won't buy a book if the cover has orange or pink colors.
- April 12, 2012 at 11:52 AM
- Clarissa Draper said...
Although I don't read YA books much. I do love their covers. Especially the ones with some red in it.
- April 12, 2012 at 12:28 PM
- Simon Kewin said...
Fantastic covers there - works of art, really. I know I shouldn't be swayed by covers, but I also know that I am ...
- April 12, 2012 at 12:36 PM
- Gina said...
I love all of these covers. It is so important to select the appropriate one for your novel, I can't stress that enough. It is the cover that will make my buy a book I didn't have heard of before.
Nice posts! Thanks for stopping by my place.
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- April 12, 2012 at 12:45 PM
- Cristina said...
uh, I totally judge a book by it's cover. It's what attracts me to it first when I see it on the shelf.
Laini Talyor's bool is gorgeous inside and out. And so are her words.... I <3 her big time.
I haven't even heard of Carrie Jones, but that cover? beautiful.
Also, Cinder? LOVE that story.... who knew cyborgs could be so awesome?
Great post :)
- April 12, 2012 at 12:46 PM
- Connie Keller said...
I know I shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but I do. At least, a bit. And if I getting a library book and there are two copies, I always pick the one with the nicest cover.
- April 12, 2012 at 12:54 PM
- Daisy Carter said...
I'm so excited for Crewel. The cover is gorgeous!
- April 12, 2012 at 3:03 PM
- Krista McLaughlin said...
Sadly, sometimes I do judge a book by its cover, but not normally. Those are some killer covers! :)
- April 12, 2012 at 3:34 PM
- The Golden Eagle said...
I love the cover for The Replacement. It's wonderfully creepy. :)
- April 12, 2012 at 5:28 PM
- Ashley Nixon said...
Awesome covers!! And YAY ANITA!!! Totally voting. I love her. lol.
- April 12, 2012 at 6:31 PM
- Dawn Embers said...
Excellent post. I do consider the cover when picking a book as part of the decision process.
- April 12, 2012 at 8:58 PM
- Joyce Lansky said...
When you're referring to the YA market, you're right, cover is everything; however, I've met several authors who hate their own covers. It's a shame that unless you're big time, you have no say on what they put on the cover of your own book.
Catch My Words
- April 12, 2012 at 9:09 PM
- A.M.Supinger said...
Lovely! I'll have to add a few of those to my pinterest boards!
- April 12, 2012 at 10:05 PM
- Rachna Chhabria said...
Though I am attracted by Killer Covers, I always buy books based on recommendations by people I trust.
- April 12, 2012 at 10:06 PM
- Grammy said...
Hi, yes covers can attract, but I look at the titles and read the first page. If the first page doesn't grab me, I replace the book and keep on looking. I also tend to read authors I have read before. Best regards to you. Ruby
- April 13, 2012 at 5:04 AM
- Carrie Monroe said...
Great choices for covers.
- April 13, 2012 at 10:18 AM
- Eef Ife said...
I like me an ancient coverlet. But attractive to me is the quality of the paper. ;)
- February 11, 2013 at 1:04 PM
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Between 1702 and 1709, English colonists from Carolina and their Creek Indian allies destroyed numerous Spanish and Native American settlements in La Florida.
In early 1704, Colonel James Moore led raids deep into the heart of the Apalachee province. A letter from Moore to the Lord Proprietors, dated April 16, 1704, described the outcome:
"…I raised 50 whites, all the Government thought fit to spare out of the settlement at that time; with them 1000 Indians, which by my own interest I raised to follow me, I went to Apalatchee. The first place I came to was the strongest Fort in Apalatchee, which after nine hours I took…In this expedition I brought away 300 men, and 1000 women and children, have killed, and taken as slaves 325 men, and have taken slaves 4000 women and children…All which I have done with the loss of 4 whites and 15 Indians, and without one penny charge to the publick."
Transcription of the original by Dr. Mark F. Boyd; a copy of Dr. Boyd's transcription and associated documents are available at the State Archives of Florida in M86-40, Papers of Mark Frederick Boyd, 1912-1968, box 3, folder "San Luis."
Ethnohistorian John Hann analyzed several inconsistencies in the remaining versions of Moore's account and concluded that we cannot be certain about which settlements were razed, the number captives taken, or the causalities suffered by the Apalachee. Regardless of the exact facts and figures, historians agree that Moore's raids had disastrous consequences for the Apalachee. As a result of the English and Creek expeditions, the vast majority of the Apalachee were expelled from their homeland. Many were sold into slavery, or absorbed by the Creeks. Some refugees fled to Louisiana, where their descendants remain today. A small number reached St. Augustine and accompanied the Spanish to Cuba in 1763, never to return to Florida again.
For further reading, see Mark F. Boyd and Hale G. Smith, Here They Once Stood: The Tragic End of the Apalachee Missions (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1951); Allan Gallay, The Indian Slave Trade: The Rise of the English Empire in the American South (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003); John H. Hann, Apalachee: The Land between the Rivers (Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, 1988).


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Claire York, a teacher at the Sag Harbor Elementary School for 20 years, died on Nov. 11 at Southampton Hospital after a prolonged illness. She was 79.
Ms. York was born on April 18, 1932, to Ella and David Fisher in Manhattan. She attended Hunter University High School, and was the first student to enroll at Southampton College of Long Island University, and the first to receive summa cum laude honors. She earned her bachelor's degree in 1968.
She met her husband, Dr. Alan York, in speech class at New York University. Dr. York had completed a degree in optometry at N.Y.U., and was waiting for his exam results to practice medicine from New York State. He decided to take the three-credit class to earn a B.S. degree. "I walked in the room and saw this great looking girl," Dr. York said. "I sat next to her." The professor told him to move to the other side of the room. Dr. York replied, "I'll sit anywhere I want."
A romance ensued and the two were married on June 22, 1952, in Manhattan. Shortly after, they moved to Sag Harbor, and then lived in East Hampton.
Ms. York worked as a fashion model from 1949 to 1952. She then became a remedial reading teacher in Mattituck Public Schools, before moving to the Sag Harbor Elementary School, where she taught all different grades.
According to her husband, Ms. York was a highly motivated teacher who helped a lot of students who were "condemned to remedial classes. She was a good teacher, and by the end of the school year they left those classes, they all loved her."
Ms. York created a Renaissance festival at the school where venison was served by student's fathers, who had shot the deer. The next year, she taught her students "Henry V," and often played Mozart while teaching math.
Ms. York was the president of Hampton's Chapter of Hadassah, and a founding member of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, where she was the first female executive officer. She also taught religious school at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons and Temple Adas Israel. She was a member of the Friends of Guild Hall, the League of Women Voters, the Lions Club Women's Auxiliary, and the Rotary Club Women's Auxiliary.
"She was a very gentle woman and a good soul," her husband said. "I'm not the only one who is going to miss her. Some of her students called up and were crying. She got a lot of kids into college," he added.
In addition to her husband, Ms. York is survived by their two children, Barbara York of East Hampton and Dr. Steven York of Sherman Oaks, Calif., and a grandson.
A service was held at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons on Nov. 13. Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman and Cantor Debra Stein officiated. The burial was held at the Independent Jewish Cemetery in Sag Harbor.
The family has suggested donations to the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton 11937, or a charity of choice.


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September 2012
17 September 2012
Australia Zoo celebrates first birthday of Africa exhibit these school holidays!
A birthday bash of epic proportions will be held at Australia Zoo throughout the September school holidays, celebrating the first anniversary of our newest and largest exhibit - AFRICA!
It's exactly one year to the day since the 24 acre multi-species exhibit opened, offering guests the opportunity to see the only giraffe, zebra and active breeding herd of rhinos in Queensland.
Terri Irwin said highlights of the past year included the arrival of new cheetah cubs and first birthday of baby rhino Savannah.
"It's been such a fantastic year for Africa at Australia Zoo! We've had the arrival of our two new cheetah cubs, Josh and William, all the way from South Africa, as well as the first birthday of our gorgeous little baby rhino, Savannah," Terri said.
"We're also very excited about our two pregnant rhino mothers! Inyeti is expecting her first calf, and Caballe will give birth to a new little brother or sister for Savannah."
With a gestation period of about 16 months, the double pitter-patter of baby rhino feet is expected early next year.
Another highlight in the first year was the Africa walking track which opened at Christmas 2011.
Some of the awesome Africa-themed activities happening these school holidays include free African animals mask workshops every day, as well as free African drumming workshops on weekends and a performance by the Watoto Children's Choir on Friday 28 September.
Bindi will also be performing for the first time since 2010 with a brand new show daily* in the Crocoseum, followed by Terri, Bindi and Robert feeding the crocs!
Bindi's Bootcamp playground has also opened in time for the September School Holidays. Inspired by the set constructed for the TV series 'Bindi's Bootcamp', the new playground has stacks of awesome features including a ripper rock climbing wall and heaps of gooey, scaly, interactive games to play and challenges to complete.
Why not also try your luck in our silent auctions, colouring competition, free face painting, and major prize draw.
It's all happening these school holidays at Australia Zoo - as WILD as AFRICA gets!
*Except Friday 28 September - On Friday 28 September Terri, Bindi and Robert will autograph Bindi's two new books for the first 100 guests on the day.
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Charlie Chaplin's most popular film was a daring challenge, especially for a man who had never
directed dialogue scenes in a talking motion picture. It's hard to think of a more politically
risky production;
producers ordinarily avoid topicality of any kind, let alone such direct controversy.
In 1940, even while war raged in Europe, American films were just beginning to acknowledge that
the subject of war was worth making movies about. Unwilling to lose valuable markets, Hollywood
played ostrich, and giving independent producers like Walter Wanger a hard time for making
pictures like Foreign Correspondent. It was in an atmosphere of cowardice
and appeasement that Chaplin made a comedy lampooning the fascists Hitler and Mussolini, while
portraying the oppression of European Jews in the Ghetto.
The miracle is that The Great Dictator was released at all, for as it was premiering,
conditions in concentration camps were just beginning to get serious publicity. Considering the
appalling horrors that would follow, some still think Chaplin's film, along with Lubitsch's
To Be or Not to Be, was in terrible taste. But Chaplin's wonderful ridicule cut Hitler
down to size and proved comedy to be a potent weapon of propaganda, and an excellent morale builder.
The Great Dictator is perhaps Charlie Chaplin's finest hour as a citizen of the world.
His first talking film is a
combination of wonderful comedy and sometimes clunky storytelling, that is one of the bravest
stands ever made by an entertainer. An English citizen, Chaplin had the love of moviegoers but
was often criticized as a meddler for his social opinions. Many pundits, and even American Jews
still trying not to antagonize Hitler, were against the film being shown.
There was so much bad international news in 1940 that The Great Dictator's lampooning of
Der Führer must have been a joy to watch with a crowd.
When Hitler was fresh on the scene, he was immediately compared to Chaplin, and now Chaplin was
using that likeness to skewer the despot. Deflating his fearsome speeches, Chaplin paints
Hitler as a egomaniac consumed by hatred. Between pratfalls and verbal jokes (which Chaplin, in
his first talkie, times perfectly), Chaplin inserts
a weird faux-lyrical sequence where Hynkel toys with a baloon-globe, bopping it into the
air like a ballet dancer. It expresses fully the insane basis of megalomania.
At a time when Hollywood rarely depicted Jews except as endearing lower-class immigrants, Chaplin
created a little community in the Ghetto to directly show the victims of Hitler's oppression. This
was a first - notable anti-Hitler films like The Mortal Storm concerned themselves with the
moral dilemma of well-to-do Christian Germans. As the world had not yet seen one,
Chaplin's conception of the Ghetto is of course all wrong - it looks
more like the knockabout streets of Chaplin's one-reelers, not the concentrated horror of
The Pianist. But Chaplin uses the
setting well, by equating the suffering of the Jews with the suffering of everyone under the heel
of conquering despots.
The adroitly timed jokes are linked with some very strange scene structure that shows how much
Chaplin struggled with the talkie format. One section following the antics of Der Phooey is
so lengthy, we almost forget what happened to The Barber. Goddard and the Barber escape to the
roof, and to maintain
continuity, the film inserts a single-shot blackout moment of Hynkel playing piano, before returning to
the roof again for a new scene. Yes, Hynkel is like Nero, playing as the Ghetto burns, but
awkward little moments
like this are everywhere. Such is Chaplin's desire to be bluntly clear, that he has Goddard turn
directly to the camera at one point, to express in words exactly what a scene has already communicated.
Chaplin's decisions are sometimes uncinematic, but his aim in this picture was to place communication above
both comedy and art, and he's very effective.
Unlike his earlier films, Chaplin has a lot of character parts to dole out, and he's very generous
with his casting. Jack Oakie, Henry Daniell (The Body Snatcher) and Billy Gilbert are
excellent and allowed to showcase themselves - something Chaplin had little tolerance for previously.
Paulette Goddard essentially replays her Modern Times role. It's a definite sign of
Chaplin's development that he conceived The Great Dictator as a message picture featuring
himself in the two key character parts - but leaving plenty of elbow room to appreciate other
actors as well.
The Great Dictator's comedy is gradually supplanted with serious scenes. The escaped Tomanian Jews
are again persecuted in Osterlich. That's when Chaplin
wraps things up with his own direct speech to the camera. As pointed out in the accompanying docu,
it's not The Little Barber who's speaking, but Chaplin himself, stepping into his own movie to
deliver an author's message. Some complain that it's vague and even weak, but it is again Chaplin
trying his best to reach a universal audience, as if he were directly addressing humanity. Just by
championing the concept of human decency, emphasizing that the human race was meant to embrace goodness
and not war, he gave his audiences hope and courage. There are obviously higher
goals than artful moviemaking, and with The Great Dictator Chaplin once again transcended
his craft.
Mk2/Warner's disc of The Great Dictator is a pristine-looking transfer and, without a
concrete comparison to the earlier Image disc, looks flawless. I've been alerted by more
than one reader, however, that these new
versions are conversions of European Pal transfers that have not been time-adjusted ... in
other words, they run 4% faster than they should. The Warners running times are all shorter
than the published lengths for these films, as well. There is a comparison for
Modern Times on the
DVDBeaver website that claims
that the new transfers are slightly overcropped as well. I didn't pick up on on any of this at
first viewing, mainly because the changes are so subtle. But purists like
Gary W. Tooze object, and the evidence at his site demonstrates the alteration from the film's
original look. Doubtless, industry marketers will use the presumed greater popularity of the Mk2
versions to discount the opinions of the purists. Savant prides himself on ferreting out things
like film speed changes - yet has to confess not noticing it, not even in the fast-motion
barbershop scene. Would the scene suddenly
look unacceptable if played back-to-back with a proper 24fps transfer? I don't know. It certainly
is not as critical as the speed change Savant wailed about with
One slightly disconcerting thing about the film's main titles: An
entire freeze-framed card is used to give the film a new copyright, whereas on Modern Times,
only a superimposed rectangle was required.
I doubt anyone will be anything less than pleased with the two-disc set's extras. The knockout on
this title is the excellent essay-doc from TCM last year, The Tramp and the Dictator.
Besides detailing the historical context of Chaplin's
production, it provides a quick basic rundown on Hitler for a modern world that sorely needs to
know and care more about military despots who promote hatred and invade countries. The docu uses
parallels in the two men's lives (Hitler as Chaplin's evil twin) to create an interesting portrait
of warring sides of humanity, but it doesn't belabor the point. The only weakness is the
lack of follow-through: Chaplin's post-war media crucifixion in America is passed over in one
or two sentences. In a way, he was as thoroughly destroyed as was Hitler. 1
Next up is a long chunk of Sydney Chaplin's Kodachrome 16mm home movies on the set of
The Great Dictator. They're excellent. Chaplin's studio (now home to The Henson Co.) was
on North La Brea Avenue near Sunset, and at one point the home movie tilts up from Charlie in
the Tomanian Ghetto to show the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the Hollywood sign in color. It's amazing.
Charlie the Barber is a deleted scene from an earlier Chaplin short, that foreshadows the
barbershop scene in The Great Dictator.
There's a depression/stock market crash montage from Monsieur Verdoux used as an extra, but
its specific meaning escapes me here, and there's no accompanying explanation.
There is no extensive still gallery this time around, but there is a poster gallery, and the expected
roundup of scenes from other Chaplin films.
On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor,
The Great Dictator rates:
Movie: Excellent
Video: Good
Sound: Excellent
Supplements: see above
Packaging: Keep case
Reviewed: July 7, 2003
1. I once read a
movie section from a 1947 LA newspaper that in one day had two vicious attacks on Chaplin, made through
gossip columnists. Chaplin was labeled as an anti-American, Communist-sympathizing
atheist child molester who never took U.S. citizenship, and his deportation is urged. Those Hollywood
publicity wags were too ditzy to think up such a concerted campaign on their own; this was the first
time I believed accusations that the FBI routinely framed and smeared people. Return
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EBay's own payment service is PayPal, recently acquired in the last year at the expense of eBay's own payment service, Billpoint. eBay has likely feared the new Google payment service would rival PayPal. In fact, before the launch, speculators have said that the Google payment service would definitely give PayPal a run for its money, no pun intended. In fact, there were even many eBay sellers hoping this was indeed true. Sites such as PayPalSucks.com and other PayPal-hating sites were gleeful over the idea that another corporate giant wanted a piece of PayPal's pie.
Nearly to the minute Google Checkout was launched, an eBay employee talked "smack" on the search engine giant's payment service, still referring to Google Checkout as "GBuy," as it was called before its launch. The post has since been deleted; but hey folks, this is the Internet! Haven't you heard of cache? Obviously someone was able to dig up the cached post. Here's a snippet:
"I find it amusing how the general media is claiming GBuy will be a significant competitor to PayPal based on GBuy having near zero buyers actually using the service vs over 100MM using PayPal. Let's recall something here folks. In its current form, GBuy is a glorified merchant account… Merchants will always prefer to be the merchant of record by maintaining their own merchant account (vs having Google be the seller of record via GBuy). Without that community base, GBuy is simply Greenzap with a 'better' (more evil?) seller proposition…"
{mospagebreak title=The New Contender}
Since the launch of Google Checkout, Google has repeatedly explained that PayPal has nothing to fear from its service, and that its main focus is on the online merchant, not auction customers. Google Checkout is, according to Google, a safer and more convenient way to shop online.
If you buy three things from three different merchants, this means three different forms to fill out upon checkout, which means several minutes for each, and three different orders to track, and three different logins to keep track of. With Google Checkout, you only need to fill out the initial registration with Google, and that's it.
Some of the benefits of the new service are:
- The ability to keep all your online orders in one place.
- An end to the need to fill out multiple forms for multiple stores; with Google Checkout you only need to fill out one form.
- Fraud protection by keeping your credit card information secret from the sellers.
- Control commercial spam by keeping your email protected.
- Check out more quickly.
Web sites and merchants can integrate Google Checkout into their sites as an alternative payment processing method to existing checkout and credit card processing systems, said Salar Kamangar, vice president of product management at Google. Merchants using the system will be charged a processing fee of 20 cents per transaction, plus 2 percent of the relevant purchase price. Customers who pay for search-related keyword ads through Google AdWords will be able to process, free of charge, transactions that add up to 10 times the dollar amount of their AdWords spending, Kamangar said.
The eBay-PayPal team doesn't believe a word Google says, however. EBay has updated their accepted Payments Policy to include Google Checkout as a payment service not permitted on eBay. While so far no explanation on eBay's account has been offered as to why Google Checkout was added as a non-accepted payment service, the speculation is that eBay will offer a weak excuse that Google Checkout is a new, non-tested, and therefore fraud-susceptible payment service. However, with the ongoing tensions among the three giants, it's clear to the rest of us that this is a further step in the eBay-PayPal monopoly distancing itself from Google.
{mospagebreak title=Exchange of Punches}
UPDATE: According to Online Media Daily, Catherine England, a spokeswoman for eBay, said simply that the company won't accept Google Checkout because the newly launched system is largely untested in the marketplace.
"One of those criteria for inclusion is having a proven track record for service, and we just don't have that information yet with Google Checkout," England said. She added that eBay might allow the service in the future.
But Google said the service had undergone thorough testing. "Billing and payments have historically been a core part of Google's advertising programs and online services. Google Checkout is a natural extension of this history," a spokeswoman for the search giant said in an e-mail. "We rigorously tested the service with external merchants before launching and have used this same service to process Google Video, Google Earth, Google Base, and Google Store transactions for months."
The penalties on eBay for using a non-accepted service are severe, including listing cancellation, forfeiture of listing fees, limits on accounts, loss of PowerSeller status, and even account suspension. This is a big, virtual slap in the face for Google. Read it for yourself here on eBay's Policy Page.
What's interesting about this is that Google Checkout is a payment gateway, such as Authorize.net or LinkPoint, and credit cards are indeed permitted on eBay. So is this the first step in eBay flexing its Safe Harbor muscles in weeding out the alternative payments to PayPal, such as credit card payments, in general? Or is it more of a spiteful move on eBay's part in order to show Google who's really boss?
A blogger, Ty Tribble, made an interesting point on the PowerSellerKing blog. He talks about the hypocrisy in the Google Checkout-eBay Policy scenario. "It's ironic they would do this here, and in the same breath go to Congress and fight the Net Neutrality battle. You can't fight for an open Internet one day and then implement policies that close the walled garden the next."
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So who threw the first punch? With the introduction of eBay's own ad system a few months ago, many speculated that eBay was attempting to rival Google's AdWords system with the introduction of the contextual system in June. According to a Reuter's report, eBay plans to provide hundreds of thousands of eBay auctioneers with simple snippets of code they can embed on other web sites that showcase items that are for sale on eBay's site. The system scans the text of a web site for keywords and returns links to relevant eBay sales listings to the web page. As listings change on eBay, advertising dynamically changes on affiliated web sites to reflect the new products or services for sale on eBay.
Once the system is in place, however, it is not a stretch to predict that eBay will seek to further monetize its technology and network of partners by opening up the system to any advertiser and any web site, much like Google does with its AdSense.
Shakeup or Shakedown?
There also seems to be a flurry of activity over at PayPal, eBay, and Skype during this Google Checkout stand-off. Jeff Jordan, long-time president of PayPal, is leaving the company this fall, as stated in a press release from eBay last week, to be replaced by Skype's president Rajiv Dutta.
Ina Steiner of AuctionBytes.com reports, "Dutta has been with eBay since 1998 and served as eBay's Chief Financial Officer and head of strategy from 2001 through 2005. Alex Kazim, Skype Vice President of Products, will assume the role of President of Skype, reporting to Skype CEO and founder Niklas Zennstrom. Kazim, formerly Senior Vice President of new ventures at eBay, has held leadership positions in all of eBay's businesses and was responsible for launching eBay's international classifieds sites, Kijiji.
"PayPal's Jeff Jordan, who joined eBay in 1999, was considered by many as a possible successor to eBay President and CEO Meg Whitman. Jordan led eBay North America from 2000 through 2004 and was named President of PayPal in December 2004."
One has to wonder about the timing of the press release about the shakeup in light of the Google Checkout launch. And while we can speculate all we like, neither side is talking.
Will Google Retaliate?
So far, Google has not had much to say about being banned on eBay, or about the possible rivalry over eBay's contextual ad system. But it doesn't seem wise that Google retaliate in any way, as eBay is one of Google's biggest AdWords customers. We should keep watch to see if any eBay ads on Google seem to drop for particular keywords, or if eBay ads disappear gradually, if at all.
But at this point, the ball is definitely in Google's court, and it is up to Google to throw the next punch in order to continue the fight. However, since this latest move on eBay's part simply looks bad for them, it may be exactly what Google had planned in the first place: make eBay look like a scared puppy, and let them make it worse on their own, and in turn, give Google Checkout the kind of publicity you just can't pay for these days.


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Turning one hundred is an event to be celebrated with much fanfare, whether one receives a traditional letter from the Queen - in the case of the United States, it's the president - or prefers a more muted affair. Alan Burnett's Sepia Saturday series marks its hundredth weekly post this week, with many thousands of historical images and supporting words submitted as part of the weekly themes over the last two years.
Although I've only participated in slightly under a third of those, I've been following the series for a good deal longer. The contributions from all over the world, by participants from a variety of backgrounds, have given me a great deal of enjoyment, as well as providing a very useful regular flow of ideas for my own blog. Congratulations to the originators, Alan and Kat, and to all contributors. By the way Alan, what happened to the first ten in the series?
Edward Foster, Derby, 8 November 1864
Carte de visite by John Burton & Sons, Derby
Image © & courtesy of Virginia Silvester
In three previous Photo-Sleuth articles (Parts 1, 2 and 3) I have talked about the lengthy and intriguing life of Derby celebrity Edward Foster, silhouettist and publisher of educational charts. From c.1808 until at least the mid-1830s he established something of a reputation as a silhouette artist, leaving an impressive residue of work with portraits still valued in collections all over the world. In the 1840s and 1850s, he turned to the compilation and publishing of various educational aids, including scholastic charts. He spent much of his time travelling throughout the British Isles selling these - even in his old age, he was a sprightly fellow.
For much of his life he had made Derby his home town, and on 8 November 1862 a congratulatory dinner was held in honour of "a gentleman who has attained to the ripe old age of one hundred." Thomas Clarke, the town's new mayor, various town councillors and other town worthies were among the 38 guests, while the editor of The Derbyshire and Chesterfield Advertiser, the local Liberal newspaper, Henry Adams proposed the toast of the evening:
Our juvenile friend who sits on my right, looking more like a young Archbishop than a centenarian, betrays no signs of rapidly failing health, notwithstanding a life of great activity and vicissitude. Born on the 8th of November, 1762 - in the first American war, many years ago, he joined the militia [as an ensign], and when the French revolution broke out he went to Egypt with Gen. Abercrombie, and at his death Mr. Foster returned home with 104 men all more or less afflicted with ophthalmia. His friends persuaded him to leave the army, which he did on the day Nelson died.Thomas Rose, timber merchant and future mayor, continued:
Being of an active turn of mind, and having also a taste for the fine arts, he in the first instance invented and patented a machine ; and, in the second instance, he turned his attention to the fine arts.
At the death of his son he took to the publishing trade, having compiled some charts, many thousands of which have been sold to clergymen and other ministers, and have found ready acceptance in public and private schools ... our guest has been the husband of five wives, that he has seventeen children, that the first born, if now living, would have attained her 78th year, and that the last and only one which has been left, we hope, to solace and comfort him in his declining days, only a few days ago celebrated her 10th birthday.
... many persons had expressed their surprise that their guest was so old a man, but for himself he was not at all surprised, for, judging from the conversations he had had with Mr. Foster, he had found him to be a history within himself - a sort of walking encyclodpaedia.
The Derby Mercury, 15 March 1865
Although he continued to actively tour, Foster appears to have experienced a downturn in sales of his educational aids, and by late 1863 was in such "straitened circumstances" that the Mayor of Derby applied for and was granted £60 from the Royal Bounty Fund for his benefit. The visit to John Burton & Sons' photographic studio in Derby took place in November 1864. His financial situation did not improve, and a further subscription for his benefit was called for by the proprietors of The Derby Mercury and The Derby Advertiser in January 1865. By then, he was ailing rapidly, and he died on Sunday 12th March 1865.
The Derby Mercury, 22 March 1865
Ten days later The Derby Mercury carried a report of his funeral at the New Cemetery in Nottingham Road, Derby on Thursday 16 March.
On Thursday last the remains of Mr. Edward Foster, 'the Derby centenarian' were interred at the new cemetery. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. W. Oates, and was witnessed by many friends.
from Derbyshire Gatherings by Joseph Barlow Robinson, 1866
It did not take long for the legend of Edward Foster to take hold. Just a year later, in April 1866, Bemrose and Sons of Derby published a handsome volume entitled Derbyshire Gatherings; a Fund of Delight for the Antiquary, the Historian, the Topographer, the Biographer, and the General Reader, by sculptor and author Joseph Barlow Robinson. This included a section on several "remarkable and eccentric characters," the first of whom was "Mr. Edward Foster, the Derby Centenarian." As can be seen from the full text of this article (transcribed PDF), the biographical notes elaborated considerably on those presented by Henry Adams in Foster's birthday speech, and included several plaudits in prose and verse written during Foster's lifetime.
Reputed self portrait by Edward Foster (Bailey, 1907)
In 1882 a brief mention was made by contemporary John Haslem of Derby of Foster's silhouettes, his longevity and, curiously, his being a "good hand at spinning a yarn, and in doing so appeared at times to draw somewhat on his imagination." An article in a 1907 edition of The Connoisseur, An Illustrated Magazine for Collectors outlined Foster's background, made specific reference to his career as a miniature painter, and included a reputed self portrait by him, in the form of a miniature in a cameo frame - reproduced above - although the source was not given. The author claimed to have "gathered and authenticated" information from Foster's sole surviving daughter, then "living in a suburb of Liverpool, in poor circumstances."
By the time knowledgeable silhouette collector Emily Nevill Jackson published the first significant text on that art form in 1911, Foster's body of work had become sufficiently well known to warrant a siginificant mention. Desmond Coke's The Art of Silhouette, published two years later, espoused the view that Foster was not sufficiently appreciated for his innovative techniques. More recently McKechnie (1978) has written what is possibly the most complete account of Foster's career as a profilist, with a detailed study of extant works, advertisements and trade labels. The biographical material included appears to be a conglomeration of those from the earlier works mentioned above.
Writers of Derbyshire history have also paid periodic attention to Foster over the last century and a half since his death. John Woodiwiss' 1962 article, timed to coincide with the bi-centenary of Edward Foster's birth date, consisted of a re-hash of Robinson's Derbyshire Gatherings biography, a description of some of his extant red and black profiles, and illustrations of three examples from his personal collection. Most recently Peter Seddon has reprised the subject in 2009, with a number of fine illustrations of Foster's work and a well written article, but no new biographical information.
Edward Foster's grave site, Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby, 2011
Image © & courtesy of Nigel Aspdin
Even to this day, visitors on a tour of Derby's Nottingham Road Cemetery are shown the site Edward Foster's unmarked "pauper's grave," and regaled with the legend of Derby's much lauded centenarian.
So much for the legend. In the concluding article (Part 5) of this rather drawn-out series, which I intend to also publish this week, I will investigate the nature of this legend, and address some of the uncomfortable discrepancies in the various accounts of his life.
Anon (1862) Congratulatory Dinner to a Centenarian, The Derby Mercury, 12 November 1862.
Anon (1863) Mr. Edward Foster, the Centenarian, The Derby Mercury, 2 December 1863.
Anon (1863) Death of Mr. Edward Foster, The Derby Mercury, 15 March 1865.
Anon (1882) Silhouettes, or Black Profile Portraits, Notes and Queries, April 1882, s6-V (121) : 301 - 320
Bailey, J.T.H. (1907) Edward Foster, the Centenarian Miniature Painter, in The Connoisseur, An Illustrated Magazine for Collectors, Vol. XIX (September-December 1907), p.120, Archive.org
Coke, Desmond (1913) The Art of Silhouette, M. Secker, 230p.
Haslem, John (1882) Silhouettes, or Black Profile Portraits, in Notes & Queries, Oxford University Press, 6th S. VI. July 15, 1882, from Google Books.
Jackson, Emily Nevill (1911) The History of Silhouettes, The Connoisseur, London.
Jackson, Emily Nevill (1938) Silhouettes - Notes and Dictionary, Methuen Ltd., Republished 1981 as Silhouettes - History and Dictionary of Artists, New York: Dover Publications, 154 p., 103 pl.
McKechnie, Sue (1978) British Silhouette Artists and their Work, 1760-1860, London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 799p.
Robinson, Joseph Barlow (1866) Derbyshire Gatherings: A fund of delight for the antiquary, the historian, the topographer, the biographer, and the general reader, London: J.R. Smith, 106p, (Mr. Edward Foster, The Derby Centenarian, p. 81-84), Internet Archive (Transcript by Brett Payne, PDF).
Seddon, Peter (2009) Edward Foster: A Master in Profile, Derbyshire Life, July 2009, p.170-173.
White, Francis (1857) History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby, courtesy of Neil Wilson
Woodiwiss, John (1962) Edward Foster: Derby Silhouettist and Centenarian, Derbyshire Countryside, 8 Nov 1962.


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The proposed bill language says that: "the government may not require a minister to solemnize a marriage that is inconsistent with the minister's sincerely held religious beliefs."
Gay marriage, it should be noted, is not legal in Arizona.
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|Talk will be held at Randolph C. Watson Library on Kilgore campus
Author David M. Brown will speak next month at Kilgore College about his new book on the New London School explosion, "Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History."
The presentation and book signing is set for 2 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at the Randolph C. Watson Library on the Kilgore campus.
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"The publication of Gone at 3:17 and other recent books about the explosion helped increase modern awareness of this horrible disaster, but the great majority of Americans living today still have no idea it ever happened," said Brown, a longtime journalist and former East Texas resident who now lives in Pittsburgh, Penn.
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