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Nebraska's all-time leading basketball scorer was also one of the state's most heavily recruited athletes. As a senior at Omaha Benson High School, he had all kinds of options, forcing him to narrow a giant list of scholarship-offering schools to six recruiting trips. Former Husker All-American Dave Hoppen chose these six on his final priority chart:
1) Nebraska. "Having the opportunity to play for my home state and Moe Iba could not have turned out any better," he said. "It was the ultimate experience. I could not have been more blessed."
2) Notre Dame. "I wasn't buying what Digger Phelps and Pete Gillen were selling - that I could become a first-round draft choice in the NBA. That wasn't my goal."
3) Missouri. "Norm Stewart was riding high at the time, and he made me a top priority, but I still don't know what I saw in Missouri."
4) Kentucky. "It was the middle of the season, and Joe B. Hall said he'd love for me to accept his scholarship offer, but he wanted me to make a decision the same weekend I visited. I moved on."
5) Kansas. "Ted Owens didn't have KU then where they are now. Allen Fieldhouse was intriguing, but I didn't really connect. If Larry Brown had been there, it might have been a different story."
6) Colorado. "The only reason I moved CU above so many other schools was because I grew up watching Tom Apke's Creighton teams play in Omaha. I visited Colorado out of respect to him."
There's a reason why we're publishing this 27-year-old list of Hoppen's favorite schools. First and foremost, even though he grew up watching Creighton in his native Omaha, the Bluejays were never part of Hoppen's recruiting equation.
Haymarket Arena Will Change Downtown Lincoln
"When I was in high school, Downtown Omaha was not a destination and Civic Auditorium was not a place people really wanted to go," Hoppen said. "If Creighton had stayed at the Civic, they would not have the reputation they have now. Once Omaha built the Qwest Center, Creighton brought a whole different dynamic and a whole different feeling to college basketball in Omaha."
Hoppen decided to put it another way. "Instead of 7,000 or 8,000 people who didn't really want to be where they were, Creighton started drawing 18,000 every game in a place where everyone wanted to be," he said. "The Qwest and Downtown Omaha became a destination. People go there now for more than just a basketball game. They go there for an experience."
Hoppen believes the same will be true for Husker men's and women's basketball fans. They will visit the new Haymarket Arena for an experience, not just a game.
"I know that's what I'm planning to do," said Hoppen, a 17-year Nebraska season ticket holder who scored 2,167 points as a Husker. "The new facility in the Haymarket will be a huge bonus. It will change Lincoln, and it will change when and how often people go to games.
"It will change because Downtown Lincoln will become a destination," Hoppen said. "People will arrive earlier to do some shopping or catch some dinner before heading to the game. And they won't be in such a hurry to get out of all that parking they've had to deal with at the Devaney."
Who knows? Husker basketball fans may even stay in the area after the game to celebrate.
Whatever happens, Hoppen envisions Husker Hoops taking off in two new facilities and finding a landing strip that he would call Long Overdue Respect.
Nebraska Basketball Will Be Forever Changed
Hoppen is convinced that a new basketball practice facility, scheduled to begin construction yet this summer and be completed in August of 2011, will change recruiting as much as the new arena will change Downtown Lincoln (beginning in 2013).
"I think those two things together - a state-of-the-art practice facility and a state-of-the-art arena - will change everything for Nebraska basketball," Hoppen said.
"Of course, we all know that you can have the nicest facility in the world and not have a quality team," he added.
Hoppen sees a perfect storm of athletic upgrades to improve recruiting and prepare the Huskers to compete better in their last year in the Big 12 Conference. That, in turn, will help prepare Nebraska for even more improvement in the Big Ten.
"I'll be honest. I played in the Big Eight, and I loved it," Hoppen said. "But the Big Ten may be a better league for Nebraska basketball. They play a more team-oriented game. You don't see the Kevin Durants or the Michael Beasleys that much in the Big Ten. They kind of grind it out on defense like we do.
"Let's face it. We're not going to outscore some of those Big 12 teams in the South, and we're not going to outscore Kansas when they have everything going," Hoppen said. "I think the Big Ten's style might fit Nebraska's style a tad better than the Big 12 does."
In no way is Hoppen underestimating the power of Big Ten basketball. "They've been around longer than anyone," he said. "They know how to play and how to compete with anyone. Big Ten basketball is like Big Ten football -- everybody thinks big time."
Having led the nation in college basketball attendance for 36 consecutive years, the Big Ten also knows how to fill the house and keep a marketable product thriving on the Big Ten Network.
Chicago, Minneapolis Great to Visit, Recruit
"You know," Hoppen said, "I don't know if Nebraska fans are going to miss going to Manhattan, Kansas, or Columbia, Missouri, all that much."
Perhaps more importantly, "I think Nebraska fans would love to go watch a game in Minneapolis or Chicago," Hoppen said. "The best thing about that is what it might mean for recruiting. Nebraska hasn't had any kind of an in to the bigger cities in the Midwest, recruiting-wise.Once we go to the Big Ten that will all change. We can recruit Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, even Pennsylvania, and the families there will get to see kids and relatives play on the Big Ten Network."
Hoppen admits he didn't see the light switch go on when he tried to match Nebraska with the Big Ten Conference.
"I didn't understand the whole academic impact of it all," he said. "Once I knew why it was so much better for the University and the research and all of those things, I started to see all the advantages of what it can mean for Nebraska athletically."
Hoppen turned down a lot of great basketball schools to start all 111 games he played in at Nebraska. His four-year collegiate career was cut short by a knee injury in his last game at Colorado on Feb. 1 of his senior year - an injury that also affected his ability to compete more productively in the pros.
The first player in Husker history to have his jersey (42) retired, Hoppen played with both Charlotte and Philadelphia in the NBA before his induction into the Nebraska Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.
Legends Came From Big Ten Country
Friday, Hoppen, a financial planner, drove from Omaha to Lincoln to help raise funds for Nebraska basketball and to enjoy the camaraderie of such fellow Husker legends as Eric Piatkowski, Jerry Fort and Tom Baack. Fort and Baack found their way to Lincoln from Chicago and Fort Wayne, Ind., respectively, and became two of the greatest Husker scorers ever.
Hoppen sees more talented players from Big Ten country discovering Lincoln in the future.
"Facilities are crucial, but we're going to be to the point where we won't have to keep up with Joneses anymore," Hoppen said. "Talent is the issue, and I can't help but think we're going to bring some of the best talent in the country into Lincoln.
"And when they get here," Hoppen added, "they are going to be very impressed."
Not to mention ready to take Nebraska to a level that will be commensurate with the best commitment the sport has ever had here.


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This Day in Sports History — July 7
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1912 — Jim Thorpe won the gold medal in the pentathlon at the Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He'd also win gold in the decathlon later in the games. (More info.)
1914 — Baltimore Orioles' owner Jack Dunn offered minor league players Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore and Ben Egan to Philadelphia A's owner Connie Mack for $10,000. Mack's financial issues led him to decline the offer. (More info.)
1937 — St. Louis Cardinals' pitcher Dizzy Dean suffered a broken toe when he was hit by a line drive off the bat of Cleveland Indians' Earl Averill in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Griffith Stadium in Washington. The American League won 8-3; Dean began favoring his injured foot in the weeks after the game and eventually hurt his arm. (More info.)
1964 — Philadelphia Phillies' outfielder Johnny Callison hit a walk-off home run as the National League won the 35th MLB All Star Game, 7-4, at Shea Stadium in New York. (More info.)
1974 — West Germany beat The Netherlands, 2-1, in Munich, Germany to win soccer's World Cup. (More info.)
1980 — Larry Holmes scored a technical knock out of Scott LeDoux in the seventh round of their fight in Bloomington, Minnesota to retain the heavyweight boxing title. (More info.)
1985 — Unseeded Boris Becker, 17, of West Germany defeated Kevin Curren to become the youngest and first unseeded Wimbledon champion ever. (More info.)
1986 — U.S. athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee broke the world heptathlon record at the first Goodwill Games in Moscow. (More info.)
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Correlation of the Church, Administration
by Frank O. May, Jr.
Correlation is the process of identifying the role of each part of the Church, placing each in its proper relationship to the others, and ensuring that each functions properly. The parts include doctrines and ordinances, organizations and agencies, programs and activities, meetings, and printed and audiovisual materials. All of these parts should be "fitly framed together" (Eph. 2:21). They function properly when they are connected systematically and operate in harmony and unity. Like the parts of a human body, each has its function, none is sufficient of itself, and none can usurp the tasks of others (cf. 1 Cor. 12:12-28; D&C 84:108-110).
Correlation is a unifying process in which each organization of the Church subordinates limited views to the good of the whole Church. It is not censorship in the sense of inhibiting or channeling free expression and creativity. Rather, it is the way the Church ensures suitable and effective use of its resources.
Correlation serves under the direction of the First Presidency and the Twelve. It provides order to the many parts of the Church (cf. 1 Cor. 14:40; D&C 28:13; 107:84; 132:8) and systematic reviews of proposed action (cf. Matt. 18:16; D&C 6:28). It helps organizations avoid unnecessary duplication. Correlation ensures that Church programs, materials, and activities
When the Church was organized in 1830, its structure and operation were relatively simple. However, as the restoration of the gospel unfolded, the Church grew rapidly in numbers and organizational complexity. Various Church Presidents created or adopted the following auxiliary organizations: Relief Society in 1842 (for women), Sunday school in 1849, Young Ladies' retrenchment association in 1869 (which developed into the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association for teaching young women), Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association in 1875 (for teaching young men), and primary in 1878 (for children). (See also Auxiliary Organizations.) Church leaders also organized priesthood quorums, expanded missionary work into many countries, acquired family records to identify ancestors, constructed temples and meetinghouses, held religion classes, established schools, and implemented a program for assisting needy people.
As the programs and activities of Church organizations expanded in number and complexity, they came to have their own general and local officers, curricula, reporting systems, meetings, magazines, funding, and lines of communication.
Part of the role of correlation was to maintain order among these organizations. In 1907, the First Presidency appointed the Committee of Correlation and Adjustments; in 1908, the Correlation Committee and the General Priesthood Committee on Outlines; in 1916, the Social Advisory Committee (combined with the Correlation Committee in 1920); in 1939, the Committee of Correlation and Coordination; and in 1940, the Union Board of the Auxiliaries. Relying on the mandates found in latter-day scripture, these groups were to correlate Church organizations in their structures, curricula, activities, and meetings.
In 1960, the First Presidency directed a committee of General Authorities to review the purposes and courses of study of the priesthood and auxiliaries. The work of this committee laid the foundation for present-day correlation efforts. The committee identified the purposes of each organization from its inception, traced its expansions and changes, and reviewed its courses of study and activities. On the basis of the committee's recommendations, the First Presidency established three coordinating committees in 1961one for children, one for youth, and one for adultsand a coordinating council that directed the activities of the three committees. The council and committees, each headed by a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, were to correlate the instructional and activity programs of priesthood quorums, auxiliaries, and other Church agencies.
By 1962, the Church had organized its curricula and activities around three groups: children, youth, and adults. In 1965, it introduced a Family Home Evening program with a study manual for families to learn gospel principles and values in their homes. By 1971, the Church had reformatted its magazines by age group rather than by organizationEnsign for adults, New Era for youth, and Friend for children.
In 1972, the First Presidency created the Department of Internal Communications to plan, correlate, prepare, translate, print, and distribute instructional materials and periodicals. As part of this reorganization, the First Presidency created the Correlation Department and placed all organizations, curricula, and periodicals under the direction of the priesthood.
In 1979 the Church published its own edition of the Bible in English, using the text of the King James Version. New editions of the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price were published in 1981.
The Church instituted a consolidated meeting schedule in 1980 to decrease the time required for meetings and allow more time for family instruction and activities, placing most local Sabbath meetings within a three-hour period.
Strengthening priesthood direction, the First Presidency organized the First Quorum of the seventy in 1975 and, in 1980, assigned its Presidents to be executive directors of departments at Church headquarters. In 1984, the First Presidency appointed area presidencies from the Quorums of the Seventy to supervise the affairs of the Church in assigned areas of the world.
In 1987, the First Presidency restated the role of correlation: All proposed official Churchwide materials, programs, and activities must be submitted for evaluation by the Correlation Department. Moreover, no proposed item could be developed under Church auspices or placed in formally authorized use without written direction to do so from the Council of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve.
During the 1990s, the focus of Church correlation shifted from maintaining order among Church entities to simplifying and reducing programs and materials, and to limiting volume, complexity, and cost.
Church leaders have determined that excessively complex and expensive programs and materials can impede taking the gospel to "all nations, kindreds, tongues and people" (D&C 42:58). As the Church grows in developing areas of the world, it will include many members who have limited education and resources.
The present (1990) correlation process at Church headquarters permits representatives of departments and auxiliaries to propose annually the materials, programs, and activities they want to have considered. An originator proceeds with a proposed item only after it has appropriate concept and final production approval.
From Church headquarters, all communications are transmitted through a single priesthood line from the First Presidency and Council of the Twelve to stakes and wards and thereby to families and individuals.
In local stakes and wards (congregations), leaders correlate programs and activities through councils whose members represent everyone within stake or ward boundaries. These councils ensure that Church programs and resources are available to the people to help them learn and live the principles of the gospel.
(See Basic Beliefs home page; Church Organization and Priesthood Authority home page)
Church News. Oct. 21, 1961, p. 3; Jan. 20, 1962, pp. 6, 14; Dec. 5, 1970, p. 3; Jan. 8, 1972, p. 3.
Cowan, Richard O. Priesthood Programs of the Twentieth Century. Salt Lake City, 1974.
First Presidency letters. June 7, 1922; Mar. 24, 1960; Apr. 10, 1973; Jan. 15, 1976; June 7, 1978; Apr. 15, 1981; June 30, 1987; June 15, 1989.
Lee, Harold B. "The Plan of Coordination Explained." IE 65 (Jan. 1962):34-37.
Lee, Harold B. "Report from the Correlation Committee." IE 65 (Dec. 1962):936-41.
Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 1, Correlation of the Church, Administration
Copyright © 1992 by Macmillan Publishing Company
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Happy birthday to Joe Montana, who is often regarded as one of the most clutch quarterbacks in NFL history. Joe Cool, if you will.
Joe's legacy of big-time rallies started all the way back to his playing days at Notre Dame. In the last collegiate game of his career, Montana brought the Fighting Irish back from a huge deficit to beat Houston, 35-34, in the Cotton Bowl. The game was known as the "Chicken Soup Game" because Montana had fallen ill, which forced him to take fluids intravenously and dine on chicken soup to be able to play.
In honor of Montana's birthday, it seems like a good time to count down his six greatest comebacks. Well, good time is not the word this former Los Angeles Rams fan would choose. And researching this was kind of a bummer, too. Thankfully I was too young to remember many of these painful games, but it didn't make it any more enjoyable! In fact, only 49ers fans are going to enjoy this.
Actually Chiefs fans can enjoy it, too.
Dishonorable mention: Oct. 23, 1983 over the Los Angeles Rams
The Rams led 28-17 as they headed into the fourth quarter after Eric Dickerson caught a touchdown pass from Vince Ferragamo. And then Ferragamo threw another after Montana's touchdown pass to Renaldo Nehemiah. But Montana hit Dwight Clark with a touchdown pass. Then the 49ers recovered the ball in the end zone after Dickerson fumbled and Montana led another scoring drive for a big win over the host Rams. This win was significant because the Rams would have swept the season series and played host in the playoffs.
And without further ado ...
Oct. 17, 1994 vs. the Denver Broncos
There might have been bigger deficits, but this was one of the all-time classics in NFL history. Montana had been jettisoned by the 49ers and landed in Kansas City. And here on "Monday Night Football", he was up against John Elway. Down 28-24, Montana showed he still had some of that magic left as he carved up the Broncos' D and delivered a strike to Willie Davis for the winner.
Dec. 7, 1980 vs. the New Orleans Saints
Before he won the Super Bowl, Montana authored the greatest comeback in NFL history at that time. And it was also his first. The 49ers trailed the visiting Saints by 28 points at halftime. But Montana rallied the 49ers with a rushing touchdown, two touchdown passes and a scoring drive to send the game into overtime. The 49ers got field goal from Ray Wersching for the win. Why is this not higher on the list? Well, he beat a Manning, so it wasn't anything special.
Sept. 25, 1989 vs. the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia's defense absolutely pounded Montana for most of the game and it looked like this one was going to be a laugher as the host Eagles took a 21-10 lead. And even after a huge touchdown strike by Montana to John Taylor, the Eagles went up 28-17. But Montana led the 49ers on three more touchdown drives in the fourth quarter (and 28 points in total) as San Francisco won by big margin, 38-28. Montana finished with five touchdown passes.
Dec. 11, 1989 vs. the Los Angeles Rams
The Rams held a commanding 27-10 lead in the fourth quarter after Mike Lansford's field goal. But Montana led three scoring drives, which included a 96-yard touchdown pass to Taylor (his second 90-plus yard touchdown pass to Taylor on the night) to lead the 49ers to a 30-27 victory. This win is significant because the 49ers would beat the Rams in the 1989 NFC Championship Game. Imagine the Rams' mindset if they went into the 'Stick with two wins under their belt.
The Catch
The throw that launched the 49ers' dynasty. The Dallas Cowboys dominated the 49ers for most of the 1981 NFC Championship Game. Well dominated seems a little extreme. But the Cowboys were leading in the fourth quarter when Montana orchestrated this masterpiece. But if I might have a word ... the Cowboys nearly won the game in the final minute when Danny White hit Drew Pearson in stride on a potential touchdown pass, but he was taken to the ground by Eric Wright. White then ultimately fumbled the game away. But still, Montana deserves credit here.
Super Bowl XXIII
A word to the wise, never bring up this game when you talk with Cris Collinsworth. Trust me. The Cincinnati Bengals led the 49ers 16-13 with just 3:20 left in the fourth quarter. Joe Cool rolled out on to the field, took a look in the crowd and said, "Hey look, it's John Candy." (Which might or might not be an urban legend, but it sounds cool.) Montana then completed eight of nine passes, good for 97 yards and hit Taylor with the winner with just 34 seconds remaining. Have you noticed Taylor makes the majority of the big catches in 49ers lore? He's a little underrated, don't you think?
But happy birthday, Joe. This was anything but a joy.
Adam Rank has never won an award. For anything. We don't mean to be harsh, but it's true. You can follow him on Twitter @adamrank. Oh, and if you liked this (right!), check him out on the latest "Dave Dameshek Football Program". Which, come to think of it won an award. So Rank has won something meaningful. Yes, meaningful unlike this latest post. Am I right? But follow him on Twitter, please. He's taking us to lunch if he gets 25 more Twitter followers today.


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Meeting Notes 2011 10 11
- 1 HOWTO run a meeting.
- 2 Agenda
- 2.1 Introduction and Names
- 2.2 Short Announcements
- 2.3 New or Stale Events
- 2.4 Financial Report
- 2.5 Membership Binder
- 2.6 Consensus items
- 2.7 Discussion Items
- 2.8 End of Meeting
HOWTO run a meeting.[edit]
Pick a moderator, and a note-taker. The note-taker should:
- write notes in this page, put them back up online when they're done,
- edit the Current Consensus Items if anything is decided to be up for consensus next week (stuff raised for consensus this week should be publicised for a final decision next week)
- edit the Consensus Items History if anything was consensed or failed to consense this week.
- tell email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com if there are new members.
Moderator should:
- make sure everyone gets a chance to speak
- speak minimally themselves
- keep the meeting moving! you're in charge of summarising the consensus, and/or suggesting things that need to be done!
- get the membership binders and ensure they are returned to the black desk
The 182nd Meeting of Noisebridge
Note-taker: Tom
Moderator: SuperQ
Introduction and Names[edit]
- What Noisebridge is about: "Noisebridge is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides a space for creation, collaboration, and learning about technology and creative projects. Noisebridge provides space, power tools, and infrastructure to help the public learn new skills and create cool things. Noisebridge continues to exist through and depends entirely on membership fees and donations. Our code of conduct is 'Be excellent to each other'."
- Round of introductions: What's your name, what do you do, and if you are new, how did you hear about Noisebridge? Start with the moderator and go left.
- Ben - moderating, and wishes to remain anonymous
- Kelly - treasurer, neuroscientist, insane
- Dan - is 3 months old. likes making servers. develops games.
- Gavin - can't wait for the next hacker prom
- Max - just showed up last week. designs digital art & software. wants to play with our hardware (if you know what I mean)
- Jesse - likes it when computers escape
- Carlos - can do perl
- Cynthia - retired physician. looking for an attorney. likes the kitchen.
- Heather - archivist at computer history museum
- Tom - breaks things. tries to fix things. better at breaking than fixing.
- Kaya - takes things apart and makes them in to new things. has been doing this since yeigh high. it person: c, java. disaster technology [hard to find a job]. unemployed. had directive to move to sf and find a job. loves noisbridge.
- Rachel - builds wearable interface from fabric. does other stuff too.
- Anders - wants someone to do his job.
- Jake - made that robot, but not the software. it has loads of stuff. also made the radiation counter.
- Mike - technowanderer. only ask him second or third.
- Liz - developer toiling in drupal mines & writer, blogger. has geek feminism stickers. poet, literary translator
- John - has not picked up a soldering iron in over a month
- Michelle - does mushrooms
- Peter - political theory PhD student. wants to be a hacker not a consumer.
- Megan - wants to build a robot for someone. not experienced. apparently, noisebridge is robot mecca.
- MCT - is MCT
- Matt - 60h as community service here. going to #occupy chicago & wall street this week.
- Jorgen - loves tastebridge. wants help.
- A brief primer on consensus process: We agree and so should you! Only paid-up members can block consensus.
Short Announcements[edit]
Powering the Occupation[edit]
Jake, Zak, & MCT have been working on power at #occupysf. Dropped off the first usb charger today. Bike charger too. [1]
Biobridge is staring up another batch of oyster mushrooms. Have done one batch which were splendid. Want to automate the humidity controls.
Friends of Noisebridge[edit]
Photos of folks who rock Noisebridge. Please add your photo & contact info! Friendly for newcomers.
New or Stale Events[edit]
Is there anything new happening at the space? Is there anything that has stopped happening at the space?
- October 12th 19:30 - dorkbot - People doing strange things with electricity
Dorkbot needs Noisebridge volunteers, anyone want to help? Talk to VonGuard or Rubin.
- October 15th - 16th - Hackmeet - A two-day unconference and skillshare. Food from foodnotbombs. Revolution! [2]
- October 16th 14:00 to 17:00 - TOOOL SF - The San Francisco chapter of The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers
- October 20th 20:00 to 22:00 - 5 Minutes of Fame!
Financial Report[edit]
Ducats in bucket: $21486.50
Rent paid a few weeks ago. Much of our cash is Noisetor. Have gone a month without touching the $15000 in savings account. PG&E bill is down 700Wh this month (base case of about 3.3MWh).
Membership Binder[edit]
- Read off any names from the binder for the past month. Write a check on every open application.
- Anyone up for joining this week (ie have four checks by their name + have two sponsors) should introduce themselves then leave the area in search of gifts (traditionally beer and a lime) for the rest of the group. The rest of the meeting should consense on whether they may join.
People in Process of Appying for Membership[edit]
- Sebastian Lane
- first time read
- sponsors: none
- not present
- Wants to be a member. wants to learn to sew.
- Todd Eisenberger
- has five tickmarks
- sponsors: none
- not present
People Potentially Joining this Week[edit]
- Dan Cote
- sponsors: Miloh, Danny
- Comments & Response to questions:
Loves noisebridge. opened doors. enjoys noisebridge. Boxors or briefs: bike shorts. Came from Boston. Has only applied to ycominator once. Thinks that consensus is hard to sit throughv but cuts through bullshit & gets things done. Will only block things that he really disagrees with, that affects him (like banning inline skates). Would like to talk with people before it gets to the formal part. Refuses to disclose hacker news comment score. Defines community as: where we each other out, care when we're hurt, and don't fight over nonsense.
- Discussion behind Dan's back:
Kelly thinks he understands consensu. Miloh has spoken highly of him. Jorgen lived with him for a month: he is excellent. It is the consensus of Noisebridge that Dan is a member.
Consensus items[edit]
Power & Lighting[edit]
Request: to spend an amount not to exceed $1000 net after rebate, on a $2000 float to pay a contractor to install more efficient lighting throughout Noisebridge. The contractor -- Mark from newlighted.com -- is certified by the SF Department of Environment and by PG&E to get us a rebate on our power bill. He will be performing doing non-inspection-required retrofits. Jim & SuperQ will subsequently move fixtures, though the PG&E money does not depend on this. This budget also includes the installation of dimmable LED spot-lighting to supplement the straight tube retrofits. The fluorescent lights will be ambient and the LEDs will be work lights. It is the consensus of Noisebridge that this work be done.
...to ban Rob 2.0 from entering Noisebridge or participating in the community[edit]
Rachel - Have had problematic interactions with him consistently. Many have experienced this. He has not been cooperative, and has always deflected discussion about his behavior. Has slept here. Has been found on the roof, putting his clothes on with some chick. Has refused to attend meetings 3 times. Many folks have worked hard to try to persuade him to behave well, but he has refused. Until he is ready to contribute, he should not be allowed to use the space. Do not have photos of him; he wears saggy pants; talks fast, does not make eye contact; like many noisebridge folks, he is an interesting person.
Gavin - Has been talking to Rachel about this. We find it hard to kick people out. Perhaps we should encourage mentorship/sponsorship.
Rachel - Does not think that Rob wants to engage with the community.
Jake - On Sunday, spoke to Rob, told him to show up, warned him that not showing up might risk banning.
Duncan - Is Rob's proxy.
Jake - On Sunday, ... if he did show up, he became agitated, and stormed off after Jake explained about possible banning. Jorgen pleaded with him to come to the meeting. Jake also pleaded with him to come, and speak up for himself. Stated that he was unsure whether he wanted to be part of our "thieves guild". Threatened to "shut NB down", and to recover "as much as was taken from him" (re: his servers which were thrown out).
Jorgen: Reiterated Jake's Sunday account. Every time Jorgen asked him something, he cooperated. Has brought coffee when asked nicely.
Duncan - Asks that the fact that Rob is not here not be held against him: he has an important but personal reason not to attend. I witnessed the Sunday interaction, and last night's. People have attributed him to saying that he will steal from us: that is not what he said. He is protective of NB, he is a hacker, he likes it here. Jake blackmailed him yesterday, stating that Jake would arrange for someone to rat on him in jail.
Rachel - That's not true.
MCT - Not fine to watch the Blue Angels on the roof. Is fine to work on antennas. How did you become proxy?
Duncan - Spoke on Sunday with Rob. Does not know if he has a recurring conflict on Tuesday. Does not know if Rob can arrange to be here for discussion at other times. Rob is very anxious, and finds it hard to talk in meetings.
Ben - Thinks he is a hacker trying to hack Noisebridge's social system. Has repeatedly stated that he would come to meetings. Has consistently failed to do so as far as I know. The fact that he has consisently not showed up to meetings should say something about him.
Liz - Part of the concerns is that he was running a server with illegal stuff on it, and when called on this threatened us with black hat attack. I support banning him.
Mike - Did destroy two donated footscooters. Destroed Quagga, a computer containing many people's work.
Ben - It's possible that I contributed to Quagga's downfall.
Mike - No, Quagga was all him.
... Ben concurs...
Jorgen - I may have been involved with the scooters, though not completely.
Rachel - Large than any specific negative incident (many of us have broken things or been rude), the material issue is appearing not to care and being unwilling to engage the community. I disagree with some of Duncan's account. I believe that the proxy does not have a full picture of the events, because he was standing across the room at the time, nor have enough info to be a useful proxy.
Jake - Told him that bad things would happen if he *messed with* us, not if he just came to NB. He has a patern of saying "I'm not going to do what you say", then making threats whenever someone trys to engage him on something. We had one demand: that he comes to the meeting. To say that he has a secret activity rght now is BS. He never suggested that he had a conflict: he just doesn't want to be here and to participate in the remediation process of our community. If you're not willing to come to the meeting...[Jake trails off] We're trying to decide if we're going to let this stand, to let someone behave like this here.
Duncan - What about a chaperone, as a compromise, or just at meetings.
Sam - Given that he has a resistance to perveived authority he might resist anyone like a liason or chaperone.
Jorgen - Is only willing to chaperone if he comes to a meeting.
Ben - If the space is being disrupted - by anyone, we need to deal with that. In Rob's situation, we really need to deal with that. He'l ignore a liason.
MCP - We learned from the banning of Patrick that we don't want to ban someone unless they're present or have a chaperone present. I'm not comfortable banning him today andwant to have him come to a meeting first.
Jorgen - He must come to a meeting. I may offer to chaperone at that meeting.
Kelly - When we originally went over banning Patrick, we proposed mediation, and we haven't used it in these recent conflicts. Mediation is somewhat vague term. A neutral third party mediates a discussion between the complainant and the complainee. I was out of town and am happy to mediate. Mediation is really valuable in these sorts of situations. I know I feel more comfortale considering a ban when mediation has happened.
Rachel - I think that mediation only works when he wants to engage. He doesn't. He doesn't want to come to the meeting. Mitch spoke with him a great deal, and that didn't even help. No engagement. This is a part of the conflict process. My concern is that him coming at 4am and fucking some chick on the roof is not productive or acceptable.
Kelly - Sounds like mediation has started, but not finished.
Mike - A UN diplomat suggested that mediation happen on a third, neutral ground. mediation should happen someowhere outside Noisebridge.
Liz - Likes mediation. Wants mediation before he be allowed to return. At some point someone offerred to give him something equivolent to what was thrown out. That might help a lot
Ben - If what was said about him making an effort to show progress. He hasn't followed through on any of those efforts as far as I know. He keeps saying he'll come to meetings, but he never has. He's never come to meetings, nor engaged in mediation. He has a pattern of not engaging in any process to fix things.
Warren - I mention mentoring rather than mediation. Mediation is a conflict. Mentoring is support, rather than conflict.
Dan - The chance of him coming to any meeting are slim. We should make him come to a meeting before he comes back. He may be anti-social, arrogant, but he may be able to hurt us.
Ben - We must not fear him.
Kelly - I think that we should foward with asking him not to return until he seeks mediation, or comes to a meeting.
Rachel - What if nobody with a problem with him are at that meeting?
Jake - You're saying that people with a problem with him need to come to every meeting forever, on the off chance that he shows up?
Kelly - Fine, he needs to give notice.
Ben - Some people have anxiety. Perhaps he can either come to a meeting or come to outreach?
Kelly - Mediation or a notice & meeting must be complete before he comes back.
Lillia - He's been told this before. He hasn't cooperated. What's the change here?
Gavin - It seems like a lot of problems happen at 4am.
...SuperQ proposes a consensus item wording... we gradually modify it over the next few minutes, with some additional discussion...
SuperQ: Ws the value of having him around worth this time spend discussing it?
Rachel: We value the process, and it is important that folks not come here and be poisonous.
...SuperQ agrees.
Ben - His personal problems do not interact with this problem. His disruptions far outweigh any good he could do.
Jake - After Kelly meets Rob, we won't need such long conversations, because she'll agree.
MCT - I am not comfortable with the idea that he needs our consensus to return. this is basically a ban.
Rachel - I agree witht he semantics. but...
MCT - I don't see the fix.
Rachel - He tries to impress people, and we want to make it hard.
...we haggle over the wording of proposed consensus until we find something with which all present concur...
...The following is agreed:
Be it the consensus of Noisbridge that the issue of banning Rob 2.0 (a.k.a. Dank) be deferred until either he or his advocate Mitch or Kelly, gives fair notice and attends a meeting. Until that time he is unwelcome at Noisebridge.
... we are briefed on the 311 system ...
... we need to contact Rob and inform him of this decision...
Discussion Items[edit]
End of Meeting[edit]
- PGP Key Signing could happen now, check the list to see who wants in on the action.
- Put back the membership binder in the black desk.
- Save the meeting notes to the wiki.
- Send a copy of the meeting notes to the discussion list.
- Copy the Meeting Notes Template for next week's agenda and update the main wiki page's link to it.
- Enjoy a cocktail with your fellow hacker or robot.


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Battered by recent hurricanes and last year's BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, residents of Louisiana's Cajun country are now bracing for the biggest river flood the area has seen in over eighty years.
A week ago the US Army Corps of Engineers opened the Morganza Spillway north of Baton Rouge, sending torrents of flood water from the Mississippi into the Atchafalaya River Basin.
Designed to spare Baton Rouge and New Orleans from severe flooding, the diversion into the Atchafalaya could bring 5 to 25 feet of water to seven rural parishes along the river basin, affecting more than 25,000 people.
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Parish officials have welcomed the news that the corps will likely open 25 percent of the Morganza's capacity instead of the predicted 50 percent, a decision that could lower flood levels.
Though the river and surrounding bayous are topping their banks, floodwaters that were expected to have already inundated some communities along the Atchafalaya are moving slower than forecast.
"A combination of factors, including a longstanding drought in the area, and the Corps slowing releasing water into the Morganza, to give wildlife a chance to escape, has slowed the water down," said Scott Lincoln, a hydrologist and forecaster for the National Weather Service.
The flood is now expected to crest at Butte LaRose at the midpoint of the river basin on May 27 at 24.5 feet, and at Morgan City near the Gulf on May 29 at 11 feet. The slower arrival of the flood has given officials and residents more time to prepare.
"We've been here for generations, family after family after family, and hurricanes and floods are something you learn to live with," said Amanda Frederick, who lives in the community of Stephensville, just north of Morgan City in St. Martin Parish.
Sandwiched between two canals, the subdivision where she lives last flooded in 1993. In 2008, Hurricane Gustav tore shingles off her roof, demolished her backyard fence and shed, and broke windows with flying debris.
Six hundred sandbags
To prepare for the coming flood, this week Frederick hand-packed 600 nylons bags provided by the parish with sand and has built a three foot-tall mini levee ringing her house.
"We're expecting about two feet of water in our yards here, so it could be a lot worse, but it's still a lot of work to keep it out," she said.
Up the Atchafalaya, residents of Butte LaRose faced a mandatory evacuation order Saturday morning, leaving the hamlet a ghost town. In the nearby town of Henderson, zydeco dance halls that would be packed on normal weekends stand empty.
"People are just waiting now for the water to come and be gone so they can start cleaning up," said Henderson mayor Sherbin Collette. "They're coming back no matter what – that's the Cajun way."
Residents may have a long wait, as flood waters are expected to take weeks to dissipate, but they will have help when the clean up starts.
This week, Gov. Bobby Jindal assured residents affected by the flood that private and federal flood insurance will cover damage. On Thursday, the Federal Emergency Management Administration said that local parishes will be reimbursed for 75 percent of costs for flood preparation. Some local officials, however, including Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet, said that the parishes should be fully reimbursed.
"Houma, our largest city in Terrebonne, is not expected to be affected, but we have smaller communities outside the levee system that are very much threatened by this flood, which isn't a natural event for us," said Claudet, adding that more than 1,600 homes could be at risk.
In Terrebonne, the parish has distributed 300,000 sandbags to residents.
Outside Morgan City, a five hundred foot barge has been sunk in Bayou Chene to create a makeshift dam blocking backwater flooding in parts of Terrebonne and St. Mary parishes. A second barge will be sunk in nearby Bayou Black.
Parish workers, assisted by volunteers and prison inmates, have worked up to 18 hour days for the last week, installing tens of thousands of feet of water-filled dams, sandbag barricades, and sand filled Hesco baskets to protect homes, schools, and highways in low-lying areas.
Local school systems have made contingency plans if schools are forced to close, and to accommodate students who may not be able to travel due to high water.
Across the Atchafalaya River from Morgan City, the town of Berwick made ready for the flood on Friday afternoon.
At Berwick Elementary School, which stands a block inside the town's 17-foot high flood wall, school secretary Penny Crappell watched students as they waited for rides at the end of the day.
'We're expecting the biggest flood we've ever had'
"I've lived here all my life and we're expecting the biggest flood we've ever had – six inches higher than 1973 – but if you're inside the flood wall you should be okay," said Crappell, who also sits on the town council.
"Our school is going to be okay, and my house is going to be okay, but our family business is going to be flooded," she said, nodding toward the floodwall.
Down the street on the other side of the flood wall, Crappell's Fish Market was already surrounded by six inches of water as the flood swollen Atchafalaya swept by yards away.
Crappell's husband, Reid, is expecting several feet of water in the building and has already set up a portable market protected by the flood wall near the town's boat landing.
"Last year the oil spill hurt us because people in other states didn't want to buy Louisiana catfish, so things were just getting back to normal and now this happened," he said. "This flood might put us out of the fishing business for the next two months, but it'll be a bumper season now for crawfish, so we're already looking ahead to that."


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Jennifer Lopez's $20 Million Extortion Suit Dismissed
Jennifer Lopez's extortion lawsuit against her former driver has been dismissed. The 43-year-old singer-and-actress had filed a $20 million case against former chauffeur Hakob Manoukian in response to his own lawsuit against her - in which he claimed he was forced to resign from his job - but Los Angeles Superior Court Justice Joseph Kalin granted a motion from the driver's attorney to strike the star's cross-complaint at a hearing on December 21.
In her countersuit, Jennifer alleged Hakob became obsessed with power and wanted to control her entire security team and get more money for doing it. When he was turned down, the On the Floor hitmaker claimed he retaliated by threatening to spill confidential information that would be highly embarrassing.
Jennifer says the driver threatened that if he wasn't paid $2.8 million he would take his information to authorities and have her criminally prosecuted.
However, the ex-employee had claimed Jennifer was trying to punish him for filing a legitimate employment lawsuit against her.
Hakob had claimed he was forced to resign after being publicly berated by the former 'American Idol' judge's manager Benny Medina.
His case is scheduled to go to trial in May 2013.


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Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme predicts the Yorkshire Grand Depart will result in another major boost for cycling in the UK, similar to the one seen after London hosted the same event in 2007.
One million people were estimated to have lined the central London prologue route seven years ago and millions are expected to be on the roadside for Saturday's opening stage from Leeds to Harrogate, Sunday's second stage from York to Sheffield and Monday's third stage from Cambridge to London.
Tour organisers Amaury Sports Organisation were welcomed to Leeds-Bradford airport on Monday evening by French national anthem La Marseillaise and Prudhomme has been amazed to see Yorkshire painted yellow and decorated with bicycles.
Prudhomme said: "I'm very excited. I'm thrilled and impressed with Yorkshire and all its people have done.
"In 2007, in London, the Grand Depart was unforgettable and there was a step-change after the Grand Depart in London.
"And I firmly believe after this Grand Depart in Yorkshire there will be another step-change."
It is Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity's stated aim to make the region a global cycling centre.
That came a step closer on Wednesday when Welcome to Yorkshire and ASO announced the Tour of Yorkshire, a new race which will first run from May 1 to 3, 2015.
Prudhomme added: "Alongside the public interest for cycling, highlighted by the Grand Depart, Yorkshire boasts beautiful breathtaking scenery worthy of any of the cycling season's major events.
"It therefore seems perfectly natural for Welcome to Yorkshire, British Cycling and ASO to continue working together in this new land of cycling, through the Tour of Yorkshire."
Verity was responsible for bringing the race to the region and cannot wait for the riders to take to the start line on Saturday.
"There is a real buzz now," Verity told Press Association Sport.
"It's the biggest sporting event in the UK since London 2012.
"It will change people's lives for the better. It will be inspirational for the north of England and for Yorkshire in particular. That's why we were desperate for it.
"Everyone wants the Grand Depart. After this Yorkshire Grand Depart they'll want it even more.
"The world will see how beautiful Yorkshire is and how Yorkshire has embraced the Tour."
Yorkshire was chosen ahead of a rival bid which was to begin in Edinburgh.
Prudhomme refused to rule out a return to the UK soon, pointing to the example that the Dutch city of Utrecht missed out to Rotterdam in 2010 and will host the 2015 Grand Depart.
"Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the world," Prudhomme said.


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Ethiopian Refugee Helps Others
April 22nd, 2008
In Israel, Ethiopian refugee helps others.
Yohannes Lemma Bayu provides practical aid for what the government recently called a 'tsunami' of African asylum seekers.
Tel Aviv - Yohannes Lemma Bayu arrived here on a tourist visa in 1997, fleeing his government in Ethiopia. It took him five years, a three-week hunger strike, and an order from Israel's Supreme Court to win political asylum.
"When I came here I considered Israel a developed democratic country that respected international law. It wasn't what I expected. There's no system for dealing with refugees," says Mr. Bayu, who responded by helping to found the nonprofit African Refugees Development Center (ARDC) in Tel Aviv. "After my experience, I realized there needs to be an organization to help others. We're focused on empowering refugees to take control [of their lives]."
As director of the center today, Bayu offers asylum seekers practical help as Israel struggles to cope with what Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently called a "tsunami" of African migrants. What began two years ago as a slow trickle of refugees sneaking over the border from Darfur and southern Sudan has become a steady stream of illegal migrants – some 5,000 to 6,000 have overwhelmed Israel's prisons.
About half have been released, but save for several hundred Darfurian refugees to whom the government has granted residency, the Africans get no assistance or work permits from the government because they are considered illegal migrant workers.
ARDC is one of the humanitarian and human rights NGOs that have stepped into the vacuum, but they criticize the government for ignoring the migrants' living conditions and human rights.
"The government hasn't found a proper solution neither for the state nor for the refugees. As a result people are suffering a lot," says Bayu. "There is a lack of policy, a lack of programs, and a lack of good decisions."
A government official who requested anonymity says Israel has declined requests by the Eritrean government to repatriate its nationals, fearing they could be punished back home. The solution, the official says, would be to find a third country to accept them.
Indeed, the presence of thousands of Africans who say their lives are at risk back home raises moral and emotional dilemmas in a country built up by Jewish refugees from the Holocaust and Arab countries.
Darfurians, facing what the US has labeled as genocide, enjoy special treatment, as do tens of thousands of Ethiopian Jews airlifted into Israel and welcomed as new citizens. But other migrants face Israeli fears that they will find low-paying jobs that lower Israelis' pay or opportunities for employment. There's also a concern that, along with hundreds of thousands of foreign workers already living in the country, the migrants will change Israel's Jewish character.
Mark Regev, a spokesman for prime minister's office, says Israel's proximity to Africa and its prosperity is making it an increasingly popular destination for people looking for economic stability.
"This is a relatively new problem for Israel to deal with," he says. "It's very difficult for an untrained Israeli to make the distinction between a bona fide refugee and an economic migrant. We've got to work to make that distinction. People from Darfur have a special status, deservedly so, but not every illegal economic immigrant from Africa can hitch a ride on that status."
Meanwhile, the migrants already in Israel struggle to negotiate daily life. In ARDC's cramped Tel Aviv shelters, they pepper Bayu, known here as Johnny, with questions on getting kids into schools, recovering salaries from rogue employers, and avoiding another round of police raids.
Bayu opened up the first shelter about nine months ago to avert homelessness. Within a week the number of residents tripled from 30 to 100. With some help from the Tel Aviv municipality and human rights groups, Bayu rented out more spaces, with as many as 1,000 tenants.
The main shelter is located in a former prostitute den next to Tel Aviv's dilapidated central bus station. The living conditions are cramped, dark, and grimy, with some 300 people spread over three floors (not including mattresses on stairway landings). Some sleep in the hallways, while small rooms house six bunk beds. Cardboard boxes with donated clothes lie strewn about.
ARDC's project coordinator, Alice Nägele, is helping Bayu scout out a better place. She says Israel lacks laws governing the status of asylum seekers and a procedure for absorbing them while their requests are handled.
After the Israel branch of Physicians for Human Rights closed down a migrant workers clinic saying it couldn't handle the demand last week, a parliamentary committee on migrants called on the government to allocate $12 million for healthcare for the asylum seekers.
Giving the migrants working permits, Bayu says, would allow them to take care of themselves rather than rely on public assistance. In addition to helping refugees navigate Israeli society, he also wants them to become an active part of it. The shelter bulletin boards contain information about medical care, current-events discussions, and Hebrew classes, and Bayu wants the refugees to volunteer with the elderly during the upcoming Jewish holidays.
"We can contribute to the country," he says. "If the government does its part, we'll do ours."
Source: csmonitor.com


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The Planets That Aren't
by Michael Carroll
When we study the planets, there is an entire family of little worlds in our solar system that people often forget about: the planet-size moons. These moons are small planets in their own right—entire worlds with underground oceans, towering mountains, and strange landscapes. Some moons even have atmospheres.
What a Moon Should Look Like
For ages, the Earth's moon was the only moon we could see up close. Its surface is a rocky, cratered desert. Scientists speak of moons as being "dead" or "active" and "alive." A dead moon is one that has not changed significantly for billions of years. Dead moons are covered in craters, while the surfaces of active ones have been changed. There are no river valleys on our moon, no signs of oceans, and no volcanoes to change the cratered landscape. Our moon looks as if it has been dead for a long time. Most scientists expected to find more of the same on the larger moons in our planetary system. They were in for a few big surprises.
The laws of nature do some seemingly strange things out in space. While the smaller moons are covered with craters gouged out by meteors and comets, the surfaces of the larger moons have been altered by a variety of interesting and ongoing processes. The resulting landscapes are sometimes "strange" beyond anything we can imagine, and the detailed causes even yet are not fully understood. The largest moons of our solar system circle the "gas giant" planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These moons are shaped by the gravity of the giant planets they orbit. They are also sculpted and changed by other nearby large moons and by the cold temperatures far from the Sun.
It's Alive! The Active Moons
Until the Voyager 1 spacecraft flew by Jupiter in 1979, Jupiter's moons were thought of as silent balls of rock and ice. Then came an amazing discovery, in an overexposed photo of the pizza-faced moon Io. The photo had been taken to show the stars behind the moon, but the picture also showed a faint cloud hovering above a dark spot on Io's surface. It was the 200-km-high plume of an erupting volcano! In fact, Io is covered by volcanoes. It's a small world, about the size of Earth's moon.
What gives it so many violent volcanoes? The answer is tidal heating. When Io travels around Jupiter, it does so in an orbit that departs slightly from a circle. So, in some parts of its orbit Io is slightly closer to Jupiter than in other parts. During each trip around Jupiter, Io is flexed back and forth, like a balloon in the hands of a child. This continual flexing generates the heat to drive volcanism. The heat comes out as volcanic eruptions. Many of Io's volcanoes are like geysers, spouting sulfur dioxide high into the airless sky. Other eruptions are more like volcanoes on Earth, where magma (melted rock) pours out in fountains and lava rivers.
Tidal heating is also responsible for the weird and wacky ice moon Europa, just next door to Io. Europa's surface is cracked and ridged. Huge plates of ice have broken, floated around, and then frozen into place again. Europa may have soft ice or even an ocean under its skin. This cosmic ice cube is warmed on the inside by the same push and pull that heats up Io. The question is, If Io has volcanoes, might Europa have undersea volcanoes? Humps have been found on Europa's surface that might be pushed up from such volcanoes on Europa's ocean floor. On Earth, undersea volcanoes are surrounded by rich life. Could the same be true in the alien oceans of Jupiter's strange moon?
Another planet-size moon is Saturn's Titan. Of all the large moons, Titan is the most like a planet. Radar studies show areas that might be liquid, along with rougher regions that may be continents. Titan has a thick nitrogen atmosphere filled with some sort of orange fog. Its atmosphere interacts with sunlight to make complex chemistry, and is much like that of the early Earth before there was oxygen. Titan's surface may have ice mountains covered by gooey chemicals that rain from the sky. In January 2005, the European Space Agency's Huygens probe landed on Titan, giving earthlings their first look at the surface of this mysterious world.
The next stop on our tour of the not-quite-planets is Neptune's moon Triton. Almost as large as our own moon, Triton is a ball of ice covered by frozen nitrogen. Triton is so cold that nitrogen, which makes up most of the air you are breathing right now, is frozen into pink ice. Some scientists believe that sunbeams penetrating deep into the frozen nitrogen warm up the ice beneath the surface in a sort of icy greenhouse effect. When the nitrogen inside melts, it turns to gas. Eventually, it explodes as a geyser. Some geysers on Triton tower 8 km above the ground.
The "Zombie" Moons: Dead or Alive?
There are large moons that are not dead like Earth's moon, but they aren't really alive either. They are somewhere in between, like zombies in a scary movie. These moons have craters, but they also show evidence of flooding, volcanoes, or other geologic "life." The largest moon in our solar system is one of these.
Ganymede is a planet-size moon of Jupiter. Its rock-and-ice surface has craters, but the craters don't last as long as those on Earth's moon. Instead, they slowly sink into the frozen surface. All that is left of some craters is a ghostly circle. Ganymede also has exotic chains of mountains twisting across its surface. These mountains show scientists that Ganymede was actively building mountains in the recent past. Perhaps it still is. Ganymede also may have an ocean of liquid water far beneath its surface. It has magnetic fields just like ones that would come from an ocean.
Just next door to Ganymede is the massive but slightly smaller moon Callisto. Its surface, however, is covered in dust and small craters. From far away, Callisto looks nearly as dead as Earth's moon, but something is in the process of covering up the small craters. Whatever is changing Callisto's surface is still a mystery.
There are other, smaller zombie moons farther out. At Saturn, the moon Enceladus has craters that have been partially covered by some kind of titanic floods. Its moons Tethys and Dione have winding canyons. Two moons of Uranus, called Ariel and Titania, also have deep chasms across their cratered faces. The weirdest of Uranus' moons is undoubtedly Miranda. It's a mixed-up worldlet with strange, oblong features that scientists playfully call "racetracks." What caused them? Researchers believe that when a moon or planet forms, heavy material sinks to the center and the lighter stuff floats to the surface, where it finally hardens. This process of settling is called differentiation. Some scientists believe that Miranda was nearly differentiated when it was hit by an asteroid. The collision mixed up the heavy center stuff with the lighter outer elements, making Miranda the jumbled moon we see today.
The moons of the outer solar system are large and diverse. It is because of these massive moons that the lines between planets and moons is so blurry—and so confusing. What makes a planet? A moon? Where do we draw the line? Even though a moon is an object that orbits a planet, we can see that some moons are as complex as the planets themselves.
- What is the difference between a dead Moon and an active moon?
- Is Io a dead or an active moon? Why?
- What is a zombie moon?
- What is happening on Callisto?
- What do you think could be causing the changes on Callisto?


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Most people assume that in order to achieve a flat stomach, they need to do an endless amount of perfectly executed crunches. However, you can not spot train one section of your body and expect to lose weight in only that one section. You can achieve added muscle mass from abdominal strength training but spot reduction is impossible. You need to have an entire body fat reduction in order to achieve the flat stomach of your dreams. A form of highly intense aerobic activity may be your best bet at losing your excess belly fat.
Try a sprint interval training routine
Interval training is a type of working out where you alternate periods of high-intensity exercise with a low-intensity recovery period. Research has shown that interval training burn more calories over a short amount of time than a steady-state cardio routine, one where you do the same thing for your entire workout period. Sprint interval training is an intense form of working out that burns a lot of fat and strengthens your abs. Many may become discouraged by sprinting to lose weight; however, when properly executed this type of fitness routine will quickly give you your desired results. According to the American Council on Exercise this type of routine allows the body to perform at 100% of its aerobic capacity. This increases your endurance and boosts your metabolism, which enhances your body's capacity to burn fat.
Try a high-intensity interval training fitness routine
This workout requires you to perform short and fast bursts of sprinting in one-minute periods. You must perform a thorough and complete warm-up prior to performing this type of fitness routine. You should participate in your sprint intervals in moderation and according to your fitness level. This intense form of cardio is usually performed in segments that last from four to thirty minutes. You should participate in at least a two minute jog prior to each of your one-minute bursts of sprinting. Usually a workout of this nature consists of your warm up, followed by anywhere from three to ten repetitions of high intensity exercise, which are broken up by medium intensity exercise to aid in recovery, and ending your cool down. The high intensity exercise should be done at near maximum intensity. The medium exercise should be performed at 50% intensity. You should not perform this kind of exercise more than twice a week, in order to avoid injury.
Do not forget weight training
A total belly fat blasting fitness routine consists of both cardio and weight training. Weight training perfectly complements your cardio routine to help you shed that excess belly fat. Weight training helps to tone your body and build your muscle mass. Studies have discovered that muscle burns more calories than fat; therefore, the more muscle mass you have the more calories you will burn. We all know that the more calories we burn, the more fat we will shed. So, in order to lose our spare tires and get our abs toned and shaped we must add some sort of weight lifting to our fitness routines to enhance the effects of our cardio fitness routines.
It can be difficult for many of us to shed that excess belly fat. It is one of the hardest areas for us to shape and tone. It is a problem area for many that they just do not know how to target. There is no easy solution, and it can be difficult for many, especially for those new to their fitness routines. In the beginning, you need to stick to your fitness routine and experiment with different forms and levels of exercising to find what works for you. It may be difficult to discover what your perfect fitness level is in the beginning, but do not give up, you will quickly find your groove. The best way to achieve the stomach and body of your dreams is to look for surefire fitness routines that are guaranteed to burn fat and not just center on your stomach but your entire body.
– See more at: http://www.9round.com/blog/how-to-lose-that-unwanted-belly-fat/#sthash.vGkYxgxg.dpuf


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Transfer Flow offers the 38-gal. tank system, which is mounted behind the truck's axle. The company's Trax-UFS operating system is computer controlled to aid pumping. The complete system includes new fill necks that fit in existing fill doors. Price range: $1,063 to $1,164. Contact Transfer Flow Inc., Dept. FIN, 1444 Fortress St., Chico, CA 95973, 800/442-0056.


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Swagger/Apiary/RAML versus REST
There is a style of API that has become very popular that is often documented with tools like Swagger, Apiary or RAML. This style of API is often colloquially called REST, although it is not a hypertext style and so does not conform to the formal definition of REST. I'll call it 'pseudo-REST'. This note uses a worked example to show how this style is different from a 'hypertext-REST' API, what the 'hypertext-REST' equivalent of the API would be, and what the advantages of the hypertext-REST style are.
I believe the 'hypertext-REST' API is simpler and easier to use for the client and achieves better decoupling of the client and the server. I think that any server implementer or designer who wishes to offer clients the best possible API should consider using the 'hypertext-REST' style, rather than the 'pseudo-REST' style. API documentation tools should be enhanced to support the 'hypertext-REST' style. The 'hypertext-REST' API style is slightly harder to implement on the server, because the server has to take responsibility for translating between URLs and database keys. In the 'pseudo-REST' style, this responsibility is pushed to the client, so simplicity for the server is traded for simplicity for the client.
The example
Assume an application that stores information about dogs and owners. Each dog has a name, breed, date-of-birth, and a reference to its owner. Each owner has a name and address.
The implementation
Assume that the implementation exposes URLs like the following:
Clients of the API can POST new dogs to /dogs, and new owners to /people. Clients can GET, PUT (or PATCH) and DELETE using the URLs of individual dogs and people. You are all very familiar with this pattern.
Both the pseudo-REST version of my example and the hypertext-REST version of my example can use the same URLs in the implementation, and support the same operations on those URLs. I think this similarity is part of the reason that so many people confuse pseudo-REST with hypertext-REST. However, there is a significant difference in the information that the client has to know when using the two styles.
The pseudo-REST API
In the pseudo-REST example, the representation of a dog might look like this in JSON:
"name": "Lassie",
"breed": "Collie",
"date-of-birth": "1940-01-01",
"owner": "123456"
In the pseudo-REST style, the link to the owner is represented by an opaque identifier - 123456. In order to use this ID, the client of the API needs a second piece of information - the URL template for people, i.e.
The client will also need other information, like the domain name of the server, and any base path segments that need to be prepended to the URL template. Swagger and similar tools provide languages for documenting all this information for clients. Using this information, a client can manufacture the following URL:
The 'hypertext-REST' alternative
In a 'hypertext-REST' API, the server would implement the same URLs, but the representation of a dog is slightly different:
"name": "Lassie",
"breed": "Collie",
"date-of-birth": "1940-01-01",
"owner": "http://example.org/people/123456"
In the 'hypertext-REST' version of the example, the link from the dog to its owner is represented by an opaque HTTP URL. This illustrates the 'hypertext' characteristic of the 'hypertext-REST' model.
In this style of API, URLs are opaque to the client – the client does not manufacture a URL according a URL template, so the client does not need to learn URL templates and the API documentation does not have to describe them. This provides a significant simplification for the client. It also helps decouple the client from the server, allowing the server to change the URL structure in the future (it has to continue to support URLs it has already given out, of course, since they may have been bookmarked).
Documenting the two styles
There is good tool support for documenting the pseudo-rest style. Here is an Apiary description of my example:
Using these tools to document a 'hypertext-REST' API doesn't appear to be easy, because they all seem to assume a URL is described in a template based on a path. In the 'hypertext-REST' model the URL structure is server implementation detail subject to change that does not appear in the API description. Here is an approximation using Apiary.
This is almost what I wanted to say, except for the '/' character before each {xxx-url} entry. The '/' would imply that the {xxx-url} value should be post-pended to http://example.org/ to form an URL. This is not the intention - {xxx-url} is already a complete URL. Unfortunately, Apiary appears not to accept an entry that does not have the leading '/'. Note that the example GET that Apiary generated is also not what I wanted. What I wanted was this:
GET <path and query string from {dog-url}> HTTP/1.1
Host: <host from {dog-url}>
Accept: application/json
It is possible that Apiary can do what I want and I just don't know how - let me know if you know something I don't.
Other differences
In the 'hypertext-REST' style, a URL provides both the identity and the location of a resource. In the pseudo-REST style, the identity and the location are separate, and the API client manufactures a location URL from the identity. Because of this, in a pseudo-REST style, it makes sense to define URLs that look like this:
The intention of the first of these URLs is to provide access to a V2 JSON representation of the Dog that is identified by the id value 123456. The other URLs are analogous. This approach is reasonable in the pseudo-REST model, because in that model URLs only represent location – identity is represented by the value 123456.
While the above URLs are reasonable in the pseudo-REST model, they are not reasonable if you are trying to follow the hypertext-REST model. The reason is that the URLs above would each define a new and different resource, which is not the desired outcome[1]. In the 'hypertext-REST' model, you would do this instead:
GET /dogs/123456Host: example.org
Accept: application/json
Dog-Version: V2
In other words, you would put the 'V2' and 'JSON' information in headers, so that the URL itself – which indicates identity – is unaltered.
[1] Even in the hypertext-REST model, it is possible to define these additional URLs, but they cannot be used to link between resources – a 'canonical' URL like http://example.org/dogs/123456 has to be used for linking. The OpenStack API is an example of this model in use. Since in the 'hypertext-REST' model you don't want the client to manipulate URLs, you are also motivated to link all these resources together so the client can find them. In total, this results in a more complex model for the client and the server.


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Thursday, October 6, 2011
The Other Side
It was nice having a little holiday away while Grace did all that sleeping, and I did a little bit of quilting. You can imagine my delight when my sister, Amelia, gave me Anna Maria Horner's new quilting/embroidery threads as an early birthday present (while we were away on a quilting weekend a few weeks ago).
I fell in love with Anna's cushion, so I'm copying it!
It was my birthday yesterday and Todd got me an i-phone, and I love it! I was planning on treating myself to one when I lost 10kg, but I haven't been making too much progress on that front (sitting on the couch nursing a baby each evening, eating junk food in front of the TV doesn't help). I'm loving taking some photos with my new camera (this one is with the instagram app).
It's so handy having a camera with you at all times to catch those fabulous moments when your son and nephew get covered in mud from head to toe!
Any good apps you can suggest? (And if you don't know what I mean, don't worry, I didn't either).
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Happy Birthday - what lovely gifts. Do you happen to know where Amelia sourced the AMH threads. I would love some but have not been able to find them in Aus and the shipping on these from the US is a killer.ReplyDelete
Happy birthday! Check out QuiltFab and BlockFab - both free and both FAB! :) Wait till you get an ipad. Possibilities are endless!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! Precious pictures. Great friend to give you some AMH goodness! I have been eying the embroidery thread up for some time. ADORE your quilt top!ReplyDelete
Such beautiful kiddos!!
Happy birthday, Kate! I hope you have a wonderful day! As for apps, be sure to check out Robert Kaufman's free app, QuiltingCalc - it's the best one I've found!! You can forget all your math with this one.... ;-)ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!! Beautiful pictures, beautiful children :)ReplyDelete
Happy birthday!!! I love my iphone, but I'm sure I'm only using a tiny bit of the technology I could be. I love the hipstamatic camera app.ReplyDelete
I'm sorry to hear Grace hasn't been sleeping and that you've had worries. I've missed a lot of blog reading lately. I hope with a bit more time and growing, everything will be resolved. Be gentle with yourself. Sleep deprivation is so very real and difficult. It's been years since I felt that way, but I can remember it well - I send my hugs & best wishes to you!
if you love pinterest there is an app for that. if it starts acting funky. delete and reload it.ReplyDelete
So good that you could get some support for Grace and yourself...I admire you for going to a sleep/feed clinic and for practising demand breast-feeding, baby attchment via a sling/carrier and co-sleeping. Such gifts and sacrifice that will be rewarded once you both come out of this season of your lives. And Happy Birthday too! Cheers, FionaReplyDelete
Hope you have had a wonderful birthday. Glad you and Gracie have sorted a few things out. LOVE that last photo that is a keeper for the 21st.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
I got an iphone for my bday also! My favorite app is free, called P Tracker Lite - and, it's for tracking your period! :D I pretty much knew when mine was coming of course, but this app also lets you track symptoms, moods. I really like it for also tracking other physical symptoms that I have been wondering how often bother me (specifically my sinuses).
Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
Oh happy Birthday Kate. Wishing you all the best. Lots of love to you and the family. x xReplyDelete
Hi Kate, I am usually a lurker but I love your work. I had similiar issues with my daughter at that age. I finally figured out that she liked the PJ's I was wearing when I nursed her. They were Vanity Fair silky feeling pj's. In despiration one night I took the shirt off and cut it into pieces. It was 2 am. I gave her a piece and put her in her crib. She immediately put it on her face like I was nursing her. Draping it as it fell when she was nursing. It was unbelievable. She was 6 months old. It comforted her so much. I cut up all of the pj's and we used them for years. Actually, I still have a couple of pieces tucked away. It did not solve all of her sleeping issues but it did seem to give her lots of comfort. I hope this helps. PS: My daughter is now 23 and loves silky feeling blankets aka minke. I wish you the best of luck. Hang in there. BethReplyDelete
That brings back hard memories of our first! Swaddling was the only thing that saved us. We swaddled until she was six or seven months old. Hope she gets the hang of it soon!ReplyDelete
What out for the iPhone. Very addicting! ;0)
I really like this app (When I remember to use it. ;0p): http://www.homeroutines.com
Happy belated birthday! Hope Grace is getting on a better schedule, which will undoubtedly make all of you much happier! I haven't put this on my phone yet, but when and if you go to the movies, there is an app called runpee that tells you when you can take a potty break, and what you will miss while you are gone.ReplyDelete
What Sarah said. I love the Robert Kaufman app. Congrats on the iPhone. You will love it! Don't forget to download and save your photos!ReplyDelete
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