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The above photo of strawberry paté de fruits looks entirely normal and would lead you to believe that this challenge went off without a hitch.
This is not the truth.
Much like my first Daring Bakers' Challenge a year ago today, this challenge was a hot mess.
Before we go into details, let me tell you a little bit about this challenge. The August 2011 Daring Bakers' Challenge was hosted by Lisa of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives and Mandy of What the Fruitcake?!. These two sugar mavens challenged us to make sinfully delicious candies. This was a special challenge for the Daring Bakers because the good folks at http://www.chocoley.com offered an amazing prize for the winner of the most creative and delicious candy.
For my take on this challenge, I chose to make strawberry paté de fruits, wasabi dark chocolate truffles, and Kahlua coffee truffles. In the beginning, all of these candies were shaping up to be delicious, wonderful renditions of a fun challenge. In the end, all of these candies left me blinking in disbelief at where it all went wrong.
To be fair, though, it's not really the fault of these candies and the minor mishaps that occurred in their preparation that made this challenge feel so topsy-turvy. For this past week, I have been alternating between periods of intense productivity and utter ditzyness, between excited energy and dogged determination. My brain has been firing a mile a minute, I've been busier than ever, and my schedule has exploded with activity.
The fall semester has started.
Five classes are now a part of my life. Two of History, two of Spanish, and one cute little elective of Music Appreciation. Fun and interesting they are, but an unexpected amount of work they are as well.
And I started a new job this week, too.
Ya see? Busy.
Probably due to all the new information entering my brain this week, I've been embarrassingly spacing out when it comes to organizing other areas of my life, like Daring Bakers' challenges and normal bedtimes.
Paté de fruits were formed from a delicious recipe provided in the Daring Bakers info packet, but proved ten times too sticky to cut out into cute star shapes. Wasabi dark chocolate truffles had a cool taste to them, but were summarily ruined by poorly-tempered chocolate. Kahlua coffee truffles were insanely yummy, but also fell victim to my irresponsible tempering.
It was the chocolate I used. Rather than activate my college brain and my critical thinking skills and buy a few quality bars of chocolate, I decided it would be just fine to use some semi-sweet chocolate chips I had in the pantry.
It was not just fine.
Basically, the problem lies in their structure. Regular ol' chocolate chips are crafted with extra bits and pieces (a.k.a. chemicals, additives, etc.) to make them hold their shape while baking. While this makes for some lovely looking chocolate chip cookies, I'm sure you can see how chips specifically designed not to melt would not work for…er, melting. Tempering chocolate specifically requires melting chocolate until it reaches a certain temperature, cooling it down to another temperature, and then heating it up to another, melty, workable temperature again.
See what I meant about my brain not working?
Let's not even talk about my wasabi decoration ideas.
While I generally feel like this is a challenge best forgotten for me, I do want to leave you with a few thoughts. First, paté de fruits is yummy and cool—like huge chunks of Fruit Roll-ups coated in crunchy granulated sugar. Second, wasabi is tasty when mixed with chocolate, but probably not something that you'd want a whole box of. Third, adding 1/2 teaspoon of instant coffee and 2 1/2 teaspoons of Kahlua to your basic chocolate truffle recipe is a thing of immeasurable beauty. Even when it's poorly coated with semi-melted, cheapo chocolate it's insanely delicious.
Now, I've still got more homework to do in order to restore a sense of equilibrium in my suddenly-busy-again life. If you'd like to learn more about this month's challenge or try out one of the many, many other candy recipes provided, take a looksee at the information packet from the Daring Bakers.


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Church whistleblower says she 'didn't do enough'
Church whistleblower says she 'didn't do enough'
By Amy Forliti of Associated Press
From the link: http://news.msn.com/us/church-whistleblower-says-she-didnt-do-enough
ST. PAUL, Minn. — After she made her First Communion as a little girl, Jennifer Haselberger was distraught to learn the Catholic church had no saint Jennifer, and she had no saint to call her own. So her mom opened up a book and pointed to Joan of Arc.
"There. That's yours," she said.
Years later, Haselberger is in a fight of her own after going public with claims that archdiocese leaders in St. Paul mishandled allegations of clergy sexual misconduct. Turns out, Haselberger may have borrowed a little bravery from the headstrong French heroine she has long admired.
Haselberger, a former canon lawyer for the archdiocese, took on leaders of the church she loves after she felt her warnings about troubled priests were being ignored, setting off a firestorm in the local church.
"If a child was hurt, Jenny would do everything within her power to stop that. The lengths that she went to were probably heroic," said Anne Maloney, Haselberger's former college adviser.
Haselberger resigned in April after she says Archbishop John Nienstedt and others did not respond appropriately when she found pornography, including images of possible child pornography, on computer disks that once belonged to a priest who was still in ministry. This came after she says church leaders ignored her repeated warnings dating back to 2008 about another priest who went on to molest two boys in his camper in 2010.
"I can never undo what happened to those boys, and that hangs incredibly heavy on me," Haselberger told The Associated Press. "I didn't do enough."
Haselberger said she resigned because church leaders weren't listening, and she went to authorities and to the media because they wouldn't change. Since then, Nienstedt's top deputy has stepped down, and the church set up an independent task force to review its policies. Police are also investigating.
"I came to the conclusion that I was going to do whatever it took, that this was not acceptable … and let the chips fall where they may," she said.
Haselberger has gone to law enforcement about two priests, and she says she had brought concerns about others to church leaders. She declined to elaborate, but said she expects more details will emerge.
Jim Accurso, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, said he could not comment on Haselberger or her resignation because it is a personnel matter. Accurso has said the information portrayed in the media is incomplete because it has been presented without context.
Tom Doyle, founder of the Catholic Whistleblowers group, said it is still rare — and risky — for someone from within the church to come forward and challenge bishops, who he likened to absolute rulers.
"Everyone I know of who has been a whistleblower has sacrificed their career," said Doyle.
Haselberger, a Minnesota Wild fan and equestrienne, grew up in a Polish-Catholic family with a great uncle and a great aunt who both went into religious life. While she never considered that herself, she calls the church her "home," and still stands behind it and the many clergy she respects and considers heroes.
While an undergrad at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, she earned a bachelor's degree in English and philosophy. She also became a leader of a student group that opposed abortion and advocated for valuing human life, Maloney said.
"I never once saw Jenny back down from a conversation or dispute," Maloney said. "She believed being anti-abortion was the best way to be a feminist."
Inspired by a religious sister, she also began writing to a man on death row in Angola, La. She is against capital punishment and became his spiritual director. The man's death sentence was vacated when Hurricane Katrina destroyed prison records, but she said the experience taught her about striking a balance between caring for offenders and protecting the innocent, something she says could also apply to accused clergy.
"I despise the acts that they committed, but I don't hate them," she said.
Haselberger earned her doctorate of philosophy at the University of London. While waiting to defend her thesis, she began taking classes at Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium, where she earned her licentiate in canon law and graduated with highest honors in 2004.
While living in a prestigious academic community in London, Haselberger organized a lecture about a woman who went to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which investigated atrocities committed during the apartheid era, to seek amnesty not for violence or any other crimes — but for her apathy in apartheid-controlled South Africa. Her example inspired Haselberger.
"That really resonated with me at the time … it's such a phenomenal example of personal accountability," Haselberger said.
When Haselberger began working for the archdiocese in 2008, Nienstedt called her "studious" and "thoughtful."
That contrasts with statements made after her allegations. Archdiocese attorney Tom Wieser said in a recent court hearing that Haselberger was a "disgruntled former employee" who was unauthorized to investigate allegations of child pornography but did so anyway, something he called "unsophisticated and imprudent." According to a court transcript, Wieser said Haselberger decided for herself that the images were illegal, and went to authorities, who found no evidence of child pornography. St. Paul Police have since reopened their investigation.
Now outside the chancery walls, Haselberger is a consultant, available to help victims of abuse, or others, navigate the ins and outs of canon law.
She knows she'll likely never work for the church again, and her eyes get watery when she talks about how much she would have loved serving in the church of Pope Francis. But she said her only regret is not speaking out sooner.
"I certainly always attempted to make my points using facts and reason and to do so respectfully," she said. "But I would hope that people would say that 'She was incredibly passionate about this.' Because I would be disappointed in myself if I wasn't."

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking official corporate partnerships for the first time as the agency continues to struggle with the effects of budget cuts, drought and wildfires.
Agency officials said Wednesday they planned to offer use of their logo and brand while promoting companies in exchange for much-needed cash.
State governments across the U.S. have faced growing deficits, but industry officials said Texas may be the first to tie its parks department to contract-based corporate partners.
The latest news from around North Texas.
The agency has suffered a 21 percent budget cut as the Legislature struggled with a $27 billion shortfall. It oversees state parks, and issues hunting and fishing licenses.
Marketing director Darcy Bontempo said significant sources of revenue were lost through wildfires, including one that destroyed 90 percent of Bastrop State Park.


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Johnson's homer lifts Braves over Mets in 10
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Johnson hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and Atlanta beat the New York Mets 4-1 on Wednesday after Braves outfielder Jason Heyward was hit in the right jaw by a pitch.
Heyward went down in a heap during a scary scene at Citi Field in the sixth. He was examined by Mets doctors and taken to a hospital for X-rays.
Atlanta, with the best record in baseball and a huge lead in the NL East, got an RBI single from Freddie Freeman and another impressive start by rookie Alex Wood in splitting the two-game series for its 20th victory in 24 games. The Braves also benefited from a disputed call in the 10th.
Andrelton Simmons singled off Scott Atchison (3-2) with two outs and Freeman hit a two-strike grounder back toward the box that ticked off the bottom of Scott Rice's glove and rolled behind him. The reliever retrieved the ball and fired to first, where Freeman was called safe.
Mets manager Terry Collins came out to argue with umpire Jerry Layne before Johnson launched a drive to left field on Greg Burke's first big league pitch since he was recalled from the minors on Sunday.
Johnson, who began the day second in the NL in batting, struck out his previous three times up.
Seconds after Johnson crossed the plate, Layne ejected New York second baseman Daniel Murphy. Collins came out for a more vehement argument this time, tossed his hat to the ground and also was thrown out by Layne.
Collins walked back to the dugout without retrieving his cap, leaving it there in the dirt by Layne's feet.
The crowd of 22,935 gave Layne a derisive cheer when he called a Mets runner safe in the bottom of the 10th.
Luis Avilan (5-0) pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and Craig Kimbrel reached 40 saves for the third straight season. He has converted 30 chances in a row, extending his club record.
Simmons and Freeman each had three hits.
Josh Satin homered for the Mets, and Jonathon Niese struck out a season-high nine for the second consecutive start. Rookie center fielder Juan Lagares turned in his latest defensive gem with an outstanding throw to cut down Simmons trying to stretch a one-out single in the fourth, Atlanta's first hit off Niese.
Wood allowed one run over six innings in his seventh major league start -- three against the Mets. The 22-year-old lefty, drafted in the second round last year out of Georgia, moved into the rotation with a shaky outing July 25 at Citi Field but has followed that with five strong starts in a row.
Heyward was struck by a 90 mph fastball from Niese in the sixth. The impact made a loud noise, and the crowd groaned as Heyward crumpled to the ground.
He stayed down on his back for about three minutes before getting helped to his feet. Heyward walked slowly off the field under his own power, escorted by a trainer, and was replaced by Jordan Schafer.
Visibly concerned, Niese tapped himself with his glove as Heyward walked off, and Heyward appeared to acknowledge him.
Perhaps a bit shaken, Niese then gave up singles to Simmons and Freeman in a three-pitch span as Atlanta tied it at 1.
An inning later, the Mets announced that Heyward was examined by their doctors before he was taken to the hospital.
On a tear at the plate since moving into the leadoff spot last month, Heyward began the day batting .254 with 13 homers and 37 RBIs.
Niese struck out Schafer with the bases loaded to end the seventh, not long after Paul Janish tried to drive in a runner from third with a two-strike bunt. The ball rolled foul for strike three.
In his third outing since missing almost two months with a partially torn rotator cuff, Niese gave up five hits in seven innings.
NOTES: Braves OF Justin Upton missed the series with a strain in his upper back. He was replaced Wednesday by LF Joey Terdoslavich. ... Upton's brother, B.J., started in CF on his 29th birthday. He went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts and is hitless in his last 24 at-bats. ... Johnson batted cleanup for the second time this season. ... Satin has reached base safely in all 29 of his starts this season, the fourth-longest streak in the NL. ... New York C John Buck made his first start since returning from paternity leave. ... Mets RHP Jeremy Hefner, expected to have Tommy John surgery soon, said he is scheduled to see Dr. James Andrews on Monday for another opinion on his injured elbow. "Just to make sure I cover all my bases and do what's best for my career," Hefner said. ... New York's weekend series against AL Central-leading Detroit includes a rematch of All-Star game starters at Citi Field: Max Scherzer (18-1, 2.82 ERA) faces Mets ace Matt Harvey (9-4, 2.25) in a nationally televised game Saturday.


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Like I already wrote once. I love Fridays evenings. They are the best.
It is something I look forward to the whole week.
And how nice is it to get picked up from work to stroll a bit through the city enjoy the first walk via the christmas market and a have a nice dinner afterwards.
We had an amazing dessert again. An almond tarte with rum fruits and honey icecream. They had pretty nice wallpaper in the washrooms there and I couldn't resist taking a picture : )
On our way home we passed this pretty nice shop in which they sell really great kitchen tools...
I did some more crafting on little projects this morning and we biked to the lovely café Herr Max in the afternoon to have a nice coffee and to read a bit. It is so cozy there and the cakes are sooo delicious too. The bakery is in the back of the café and you can see how Herr Max makes all the cakes...The cafè used to be a butcher and they kept the old tiles on the walls which I think are just the i-dot on this lovely place. You should go when you have the chance to come to Hamburg and also have a look at they nice drawings they sell there from: www.frauendermeere.de.
Oh by the way there is this amazing sewing magazine, called CUT which is out since this year. They will have an Advent calendar on their blog giving you every day tips what you could get or craft for the beloved onse for Christmas. When you need ideas just have a look and it seems the lovely ladies from Munich will even give out sewing patterns.
A lovely weekend to everyone


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The Department of Land and Natural Resources invites the public to help Hawai'i compete in American Forests' National Big Tree Program. The Big Tree Program seeks the largest trees of their species in the United States – called National Champions. American Forests' Fall 2012 National Register of Big Trees represents 780 National Champion trees.
There are currently 870 tree species eligible for nomination in the national program and over 200 species without champions.
Last year, six trees from Hawai'i gained national titles, including the following:
- A Koa in Kona Hema Preserve, Hawai'i
- Two Coconut trees* in Kapuaiwa Coconut Beach Park, Molokai
- A Hau at Hulihe`e Palace, Hawaii
- An `A`ali`i at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, Maui
- A Mānele at Kipuka Puaulu, Volcano National Park, Hawai'i
"These trees form the uniquely Hawaiian rainforest, an essential part of Hawaii's biological and cultural heritage. Because these native trees absorb rainfall and cloud water, protecting these forests is the most cost effective and efficient way to secure Hawaii's water supply," said William J. Aila, Jr., DLNR Chairperson.
The State of Hawai'i is looking forward to taking part in the Big Tree Program and is inviting the public to submit nominations for candidates of the following species:
To nominate a tree, you need to provide three measurements: Trunk Circumference (inches), Height (feet), and Average Crown Spread (feet). These are combined to assign the tree a score. We also need to know the exact location to verify any candidates. If you have photographs of the tree, please include those in your submission.
American Forests, the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the country, advocates for the protection and expansion of America's forests. Since 1990, they have planted more than 40 million trees. They work to restore watersheds to help provide clean drinking water, and replant forests destroyed by human action and by natural disasters.
To learn more about the specific measuring requirements please review the guidelines at the American Forests website http://www.americanforests.org/our-programs/bigtree/big-tree-measuring-guidelines/
Please send your measurements by February 1, 2012 along with GPS coordinates or specific directions to a candidate big tree to:
Hannah Bergemann
DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife
1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 325
Honolulu, HI 96813
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Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 1069608
Metadata Summary
Problem Reports
Data Access Policy
Narrative Documents
Project Information
Data Activity or Cruise Information
Fixed Station Information
BODC Quality Flags
SeaDataNet Quality Flags
Metadata Summary
Data Description
Data Identifiers
Time Co-ordinates(UT)
Spatial Co-ordinates
Problem Reports
No Problem Report Found in the Database
RSS James Clark Ross Cruise AMT11 CTD Data Quality Document
Fluorescence (Chelsea Technology Group (CTG) Aquatracka MKIII fluorometer)
The nominal chlorophyll-a values have been calculated from the CTG Aquatracka MKIII fluorometer data (with manufacturer's calibration applied) from the up-cast at bottle firing and the fluorometric chlorophyll-a data from sampled bottles. The extracted chlorophyll-a dataset is available for users to derive their own calibrations should they wish.
Downwelling sub-surface PAR irradiance
For downwelling PAR, some data points were beyond the maximum range of the parameter and so were flagged as suspect. Cast AMT11-01 has no irradiance data.
Data Access Policy
Open Data supplied by Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
You must always use the following attribution statement to acknowledge the source of the information: "Contains data supplied by Natural Environment Research Council."
Narrative Documents
James Clark Ross Cruise AMT11 CTD Instrumentation
Sea Bird Electronics 911plus CTD (with SBE9 CTD and SBE11 deck unit)
Rosette fitted with 12 30-litre Niskin water bottles
Chelsea Aquatracka fluorometer MkIII (#AQU3598, 6000m), S/N 88216
Biospherical Instruments PAR sensor model QCD905L, SN7235
Sea-Bird Electronics SBE 911 and SBE 917 series CTD profilers
The SBE 911 and SBE 917 series of conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) units are used to collect hydrographic profiles, including temperature, conductivity and pressure as standard. Each profiler consists of an underwater unit and deck unit or SEARAM. Auxiliary sensors, such as fluorometers, dissolved oxygen sensors and transmissometers, and carousel water samplers are commonly added to the underwater unit.
Underwater unit
The CTD underwater unit (SBE 9 or SBE 9 plus) comprises a protective cage (usually with a carousel water sampler), including a main pressure housing containing power supplies, acquisition electronics, telemetry circuitry, and a suite of modular sensors. The original SBE 9 incorporated Sea-Bird's standard modular SBE 3 temperature sensor and SBE 4 conductivity sensor, and a Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure sensor. The conductivity cell was connected to a pump-fed plastic tubing circuit that could include auxiliary sensors. Each SBE 9 unit was custom built to individual specification. The SBE 9 was replaced in 1997 by an off-the-shelf version, termed the SBE 9 plus, that incorporated the SBE 3 plus (or SBE 3P) temperature sensor, SBE 4C conductivity sensor and a Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure sensor. Sensors could be connected to a pump-fed plastic tubing circuit or stand-alone.
Temperature, conductivity and pressure sensors
The conductivity, temperature, and pressure sensors supplied with Sea-Bird CTD systems have outputs in the form of variable frequencies, which are measured using high-speed parallel counters. The resulting count totals are converted to numeric representations of the original frequencies, which bear a direct relationship to temperature, conductivity or pressure. Sampling frequencies for these sensors are typically set at 24 Hz.
The temperature sensing element is a glass-coated thermistor bead, pressure-protected inside a stainless steel tube, while the conductivity sensing element is a cylindrical, flow-through, borosilicate glass cell with three internal platinum electrodes. Thermistor resistance or conductivity cell resistance, respectively, is the controlling element in an optimized Wien Bridge oscillator circuit, which produces a frequency output that can be converted to a temperature or conductivity reading. These sensors are available with depth ratings of 6800 m (aluminium housing) or 10500 m (titanium housing). The Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure sensor comprises a quartz crystal resonator that responds to pressure-induced stress, and temperature is measured for thermal compensation of the calculated pressure.
Additional sensors
Optional sensors for dissolved oxygen, pH, light transmission, fluorescence and others do not require the very high levels of resolution needed in the primary CTD channels, nor do these sensors generally offer variable frequency outputs. Accordingly, signals from the auxiliary sensors are acquired using a conventional voltage-input multiplexed A/D converter (optional). Some Sea-Bird CTDs use a strain gauge pressure sensor (Senso-Metrics) in which case their pressure output data is in the same form as that from the auxiliary sensors as described above.
Deck unit or SEARAM
Each underwater unit is connected to a power supply and data logging system: the SBE 11 (or SBE 11 plus) deck unit allows real-time interfacing between the deck and the underwater unit via a conductive wire, while the submersible SBE 17 (or SBE 17 plus) SEARAM plugs directly into the underwater unit and data are downloaded on recovery of the CTD. The combination of SBE 9 and SBE 17 or SBE 11 are termed SBE 917 or SBE 911, respectively, while the combinations of SBE 9 plus and SBE 17 plus or SBE 11 plus are termed SBE 917 plus or SBE 911 plus.
Specifications for the SBE 9 plus underwater unit are listed below:
|Initial accuracy
|Resolution at 24 Hz
|Response time
|-5 to 35°C
|0.065 sec
|0 to 7 S m-1
|0.0003 S m-1
|0.00004 S m-1
|0.065 sec (pumped)
|0 to full scale (1400, 2000, 4200, 6800 or 10500 m)
|0.015% of full scale
|0.001% of full scale
|0.015 sec
Further details can be found in the manufacturer's specification sheet.
Chelsea Technologies Group Aquatracka MKIII fluorometer
The Chelsea Technologies Group Aquatracka MKIII is a logarithmic response fluorometer. Filters are available to enable the instrument to measure chlorophyll, rhodamine, fluorescein and turbidity.
It uses a pulsed (5.5 Hz) xenon light source discharging along two signal paths to eliminate variations in the flashlamp intensity. The reference path measures the intensity of the light source whilst the signal path measures the intensity of the light emitted from the specimen under test. The reference signal and the emitted light signals are then applied to a ratiometric circuit. In this circuit, the ratio of returned signal to reference signal is computed and scaled logarithmically to achieve a wide dynamic range. The logarithmic conversion accuracy is maintained at better than one percent of the reading over the full output range of the instrument.
Two variants of the instrument are available, both manufactured in titanium, capable of operating in depths from shallow water down to 2000 m and 6000 m respectively. The optical characteristics of the instrument in its different detection modes are visible below:
|Chlorophyll a
|Wavelength (nm)
|Bandwidth (nm)
|Chlorophyll a
|Wavelength (nm)
|Bandwidth (nm)
* The wavelengths for the turbidity filters are customer selectable but must be in the range 400 to 700 nm. The same wavelength is used in the excitation path and the emission path.
The instrument measures chlorophyll a, rhodamine and fluorescein with a concentration range of 0.01 µg l-1 to 100 µg l-1. The concentration range for turbidity is 0.01 to 100 FTU (other wavelengths are available on request).
The instrument accuracy is ± 0.02 µg l-1 (or ± 3% of the reading, whichever is greater) for chlorophyll a, rhodamine and fluorescein. The accuracy for turbidity, over a 0 - 10 FTU range, is ± 0.02 FTU (or ± 3% of the reading, whichever is greater).
Further details are available from the Aquatracka MKIII specification sheet.
Biospherical Instruments Log Quantum Cosine Irradiance Sensor QCD-905L
The QCD-905L is a submersible radiometer designed to measure irradiance over Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) wavelengths (400-700 nm). It features a cosine directional response when fully immersed in water.
The sensor is a blue-enhanced high stability silicon photovoltaic detector with dielectric and absorbing glass filter assembly, and produces a logarithmic output. Normal output range is -1 to 6 volts with 1 volt per decade. Typically, the instrument outputs 5 volts for full sunlight and has a minimum output of 0.001% full sunlight, where typical noon solar irradiance is 1.5 to 2 x 1017 quanta cm-2 s-1. The instrument can be calibrated with constants for µE cm-2 s-1 or quanta cm-2 s-1.
The QCD-905L can be coupled to a fixed range data acquisition system like a CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth) profiler or current meter. It has an aluminium and PET housing, and a depth rating of 7000 m.
|400 to 700 nm
|Output range
|-1 to 6 V, with 1 V decade-1
|Operating temperature
|-2 to 35°C
|Depth range
|0 - 7000 m
Further details can be found in the manufacturer's manual.
Paroscientific Absolute Pressure Transducers Series 3000 and 4000
Paroscientific Series 3000 and 4000 pressure transducers use a Digiquartz pressure sensor to provide high accuracy and precision data. The sensor comprises a quartz crystal resonator that responds to pressure-induced stress, and temperature is measured for thermal compensation of the calculated pressure.
The 3000 series of transducers includes one model, the 31K-101, whereas the 4000 series includes several models, listed in the table below. All transducers exhibit repeatability of better than ±0.01% full pressure scale, hysteresis of better than ±0.02% full scale and acceleration sensitivity of ±0.008% full scale /g (three axis average). Pressure resolution is better than 0.0001% and accuracy is typically 0.01% over a broad range of temperatures.
Differences between the models lie in their pressure and operating temperature ranges, as detailed below:
|Max. pressure (psia)
|Max. pressure (MPa)
|Temperature range (°C)
|-54 to 107
|0 to 125
|0 to 125
|0 to 125
|0 to 125
|0 to 50
|0 to 50
|0 to 50
|0 to 50
Further details can be found in the manufacturer's specification sheet.
James Clark Ross Cruise AMT11 CTD Processing
Originator's Processing
The CTD profiles were processed onboard using Sea-Bird's data processing software.
BODC data processing
The data files were sent to BODC in Sea-Bird's data processing software output. All available channels were listed into ASCII format. Non-null channels were then converted to PXF, a BODC internal format. The data were processed from 1Hz averaged down- and upcast data. Sigma-theta was calculated and output from the raw data during the conversion to PXF format.
Originator's Parameter Originator's Units Description BODC code BODC Units Comments Pressure decibars Pressure PRESPR01 decibars - Temperature °C Temperature TEMPCU01 °C - Temperature, 2 °C Temperature TEMPCU02 °C - Salinity - Salinity PSALCU01 - - Salinity, 2 - Salinity PSALCU02 - - Voltage 0 V Fluorometer voltage FVLTAQ01 V - Voltage 2 V 2 pi-PAR meter voltage LVLTBD01 V - - - Salinity - calibrated PSALCC01 - PSALCU01 calibrated against bottle samples - - Salinity - calibrated PSALCC02 - PSALCU02 calibrated against bottle samples - - Calibrated fluorescence CPHLPS01 mg m-3 Calibrated against bottle HPLC chl-a data - - Downwelling PAR irradiance IRRDPP01 µE m-2 s-1 Calculated from PAR meter voltage using manufacturer's coefficients - - Potential temperature POTMCV01 °C Computed using UNESCO POTEMP function (using primary T and S) - - Sigma-theta SIGTPR01 kg m-3 Computed using UNESCO SVAN function
The PXF data were compared with the original data files to ensure that no errors had been introduced during the conversion process. The data channels were then screened on a graphics workstation using in-house visualisation software. This allows multiple channels to be viewed simultaneously. The start and end-points of the downcast were marked. The pressure ranges over which bottles were fired were also marked. The bottle firing events were identified by disturbances in CTD parameters on the upcast profiles. All spurious and null data were flagged with appropriate BODC quality control flags.The secondary temperature and salinity channels were used to aid screening of the primary channels only. The primary channels should be used in preference to the secondary channel as they have been quality controlled.
The following notes were made during the screening of AMT11 CTD data.
For the first cast (AMT11-01), the fluorescence signal was suspect - the fluorometer had either not been attached to the CTD frame, or had not been configured correctly.
The PAR sensor showed fairly noisy data throughout the cruise, but particularly AMT11-27, AMT11-28 and AMT11-43.
Loading into the BODC database
After the data had been screened and quality controlled, the data were loaded into the BODC database under the Oracle RDBMS.
46 entries were made in table EVENT, which stores metadata for the CTD casts. The start and end times were taken from the data files. The position was taken from the ship's navigation stored in the underway file at the start time of the CTD cast.
The data from all 46 casts were loaded into the data tables.
The pressure sensor had a mean reading of -0.51 decibar while the CTD was logging in air - this was identified during BODC processing. A pressure correction was, therefore, applied to the data when they were listed from the BODC database.
PRESPR01(corr) = PRESPR01(raw) + 0.51 decibar (BODC calibration 2303).
No reversing thermometer data were available for AMT11, so the CTD sensor data have not been calibrated against another data set. However, the Sea-Bird sensors were tested and calibrated before and after the cruise, and manufacturer's calibrations were applied during Sea-Bird processing. No further correction has been applied to the data at BODC.
There were a limited number (26) of CTD bottle samples that were analysed on the bench salinometer. These have been compared with CTD values at the depth of bottle firing. The offset between bench salinometer and CTD salinity data was quite variable throughout the cruise. Two samples were removed from the data set due to high standard deviation of CTD measurements at that point. The mean offset for sensor 1 was 0.03336 PSU with a standard deviation of 0.03291. The mean offset for sensor 2 was 0.03346 with a standard deviation of 0.0329. These offsets have been applied to the data. Note that the moderately high standard deviations mean that the accuracy of the salinity channel cannot be may be up to 0.0329 PSU out.
PSALCC01 = PSALCU01 + 0.03336 (BODC calibration 2705)
PSALCC02 = PSALCU02 + 0.03346 (BODC calibration 2706)
The fluorometer on AMT11 was a Chelsea Instruments Aquatracka. The manufacturer's calibrations of the instrument indicated a relationship of the form:
Chl-a conc (µg/l) = 0.00945 * 10voltage - 0.0172
The fluorescence data is stored as the raw voltages. A chlorophyll-a channel was created by comparing the voltages at bottle firing depths on the upcast with HPLC data obtained from those bottles. The HPLC data included HPLC chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-a allomer, chlorophyll-a epimer and divinyl chlorophyll-a. The sum of these was used to calibrated the fluorometer.
The data for AMT11 did not follow the same relationship throughout the cruise. This is likely to be due to the presence of different species populations in different areas along the cruise track. The CTD casts were separated into two groups, based on two sample populations that could be identified in the plot of the whole data set. Some outlying values were removed from the data set.
Two calibration equations were produced and they have been applied as follows:
AMT11-02 to -15 and AMT11-20 to -35:
CPHLPS01 = 0.00783 * 10FVLTAQ01 - 0.0480 (BODC calibration 2863; r2 = 0.889; N = 69)
AMT11-16 to -19 and AMT11-36 to -46:
CPHLPS01 = 0.0170 * 10FVLTAQ01 - 0.145 (BODC calibration 2883; r2 = 0.776; N = 26)
The calibrations were applied, and the concentrations in the surface mixed layer, the chlorophyll maximum and at maximum depths were checked against the bottle HPLC data and fluorometric chlorophyll-a (the sum of size-fractions>0.2 m). The results showed good agreement. The exception appeared to be the final cast, AMT11-46 - the calibration produced concentrations that appeared slightly too high.
Irradiance = 10 lightmeter voltage * (104 * calibration factor), where the wet calibration factor = 1.88 * 10-6 µEinsteins cm-2sec-1.
Project Information
The Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) - Phase 1 (1995-2000)
Who was involved in the project?
The Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) programme was designed by and implemented as a collaboration between Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and Southampton Oceanography Centre (SOC). The programme was hosted by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and involved additional researchers from UK and international universities throughout its duration.
What was the project about?
When AMT began in 1995 the programme provided a platform for international scientific collaboration, including the calibration and validation of SeaWiFs measurements and products. The programme provided an exceptional opportunity for nationally and internationally driven collaborative research and provided a platform for excellent multi-disciplinary oceanographic research. As an in situ observation system, the data collected by the AMT consortium informed on changes in biodiversity and function of the Atlantic ecosystem during this period of rapid change to our climate and biosphere.
The scientific aims were to assess:
- mesoscale to basin scale phytoplankton processes
- the functional interpretation of bio-optical signatures
- the seasonal, regional and latitudinal variations in mesozooplankton dynamics
When was the project active?
The first phase of the AMT programme ran from 1995 to 2000 and consisted of a total of 12 cruises. A second phase of funding allowed the project to continue for the period 2002 to 2006 with a further 6 cruises.
Brief summary of the project fieldwork/data
The AMT programme undertook biological, chemical and physical oceanographic research during the annual return passage of the RRS James Clark Ross between the UK and the Falkland Islands or the RRS Discovery between the UK and Cape Town, a distance of up to 13,500 km. This transect crossed a range of ecosystems from sub-polar to tropical and from euphotic shelf seas and upwelling systems to oligotrophic mid-ocean gyres. The transect route was covered north-south in September/October and south-north in April/May of each year.
The measurements of hydrographic and bio-optical properties, plankton community structure and primary production completed on the first 12 transects (1995-2000) represent the most coherent set of repeated biogeochemical observations over ocean basin scales. This unique dataset has led to several important discoveries concerning the identification of oceanic provinces, validation of ocean colour algorithms, distributions of picoplankton, identifying new regional sinks of pCO2 and variability in rates of primary production and respiration.
Who funded the project?
The programme was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and further support was received from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with equipment and funding from the Sea-viewing Wild Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) project.
Data Activity or Cruise Information
|Cruise Name
|JR20000912 (AMT11, JR52 Leg1, JR53)
|Departure Date
|Arrival Date
|Principal Scientist(s)
|E Malcolm S Woodward (Plymouth Marine Laboratory)
|RRS James Clark Ross
Complete Cruise Metadata Report is available here
Fixed Station Information
No Fixed Station Information held for the Series
BODC Quality Control Flags
The following single character qualifying flags may be associated with one or more individual parameters with a data cycle:
|Below detection limit
|In excess of quoted value
|Taxonomic flag for affinis (aff.)
|Beginning of CTD Down/Up Cast
|Taxonomic flag for confer (cf.)
|Thermometric depth
|End of CTD Down/Up Cast
|Non-taxonomic biological characteristic uncertainty
|Extrapolated value
|Taxonomic flag for single species (sp.)
|Improbable value - unknown quality control source
|Improbable value - originator's quality control
|Improbable value - BODC quality control
|Null value
|Improbable value - user quality control
|Replacement value
|Estimated value
|Interpolated value
|Control value
|Excessive difference
SeaDataNet Quality Control Flags
The following single character qualifying flags may be associated with one or more individual parameters with a data cycle:
|no quality control
|good value
|probably good value
|probably bad value
|bad value
|changed value
|value below detection
|value in excess
|interpolated value
|missing value
|value phenomenon uncertain
|value below limit of quantification


text: Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, today praised the Arizona Senate Committee on Public Safety and Human Services for passing SB 1206 and SB 1138. "This proposed legislation would enact protections for women, babies, and health care workers that are overwhelmingly supported by a strong majority of the public," said Fr. Pavone. "I pray that the state Senate will quickly adopt these bills and send them to Governor Brewer."


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Last updated Dec 18, 2010 – Added some more suggestions, many thanks to you all for filling in the gaps. Changed the one mob per CC explanation and edited the Fear description.
As I was writing about heroics, I found myself listing off the various forms of crowd control (affectionately called CC). Because, to the greatest pleasure of those who complained about the lack of CC during Wrath, Crowd Control is back with a vengeance!
At least it is for now as we're doing our best to run heroics in our soft and squishy greens and blues.
I'm sure someone has written a similar compendium at some point of another, but I'm not aware of any I could just link to so I made my own, for your enjoyment. Convincing your PuG to actually use CC is a topic for another day, but because knowledge is power and we all love power, here's a list of all the forms of CC that I'm aware of.
And as usual, if you find anything missing, let me know and it'll be added with credits given where they're due.
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Most of the time, nothing listened here will work on bosses (there have been exceptions over the years) but most trash mobs and mobs summoned during boss fights can be controlled using these abilities.
Complete CC
Complete CC keeps the poor creature from doing anything as long as the CC holds. This is your first resort for CC, and the most effective.
Frost Death Knights: Can do an AoE freeze that locks up all mobs within 10 yards for 10 seconds.
Druids: Can Hibernate beasts and dragonkin.
Hunters: Can Freezing Trap most creatures.
Survival Hunters: In addition to freezing creatures, that can also put them to sleep via Wyvern Sting.
Mages: Can Polymorph beasts and humanoids. Can also place a Ring of Frost on the ground, sealing all enemies that enter the area in ice for 10 seconds.
Retribution Paladins: Can Repentance demons, dragonkin, giants, humanoids and undead.
Priests: Can Shackle Undead.
Shadow priests: Can Mind Control.
Rogues: Can Sap humanoids, beasts, demons and dragonkin (must be done before the pull, when out of combat).
Shaman: Can Hex humanoids and beasts and Bind elementals.
Warlocks: Can Banish demons and elementals.Seduce humanoids and Enslave demons.
Note that a Warlock's Seduction and Enslave Demon and a Shadow Priest's Mind Control are more inconvenient to the player than other forms of complete CC, so don't suggest them if other forms are available, unless you know the fight specifically calls for them. Though sometimes you'll find a Shadow Priest who's really into Mind Controlling and will jump at any occasion to use it.
Also note that with the exception of Frost Death Knights, each spell can only CC one mob at a time. For example, one shaman can Hex one mob and Bind one elemental, but one shaman cannot Hex two mobs.
Most of these forms of CC will break if the target gets damaged in any way, so be sure that CCed creatures are kept out of the way of AoEs and DPSers who struggle with targeting.
The typical order for casting CC before a pull is:
Rogue Sap -> Hunter Sets Trap -> Mage Polymorphs -> Mobs come running
Partial CC
Partial CC still gives the creature some freedom to cause mischief, but it can keep casters from casting long enough for them to move into melee range (called "silencing"), or roots melee into place. When a melee is stuck somewhere, you can move away from it, so it can't reach you.
Druids: Can Root melee.
Mages: Can Frost Nova to root targets in an area for up to (but usually much less) 8 seconds.
Death Knights: Can silence for short bouts via Strangulate and Mind Freeze.
Boomkin Druids: Can cause a Solar Beam, which silences any creature standing within it.
Feral Druids: Can interrupt and spell lockout for 5 seconds with Skull Bash (both Kitties and Bears have their individual Skull Bashes)
Marksman Hunters: Can Silencing Shot for 3 seconds.
Mages: Can also silence for 4 seconds if they've specced into Improved Counterspell and time their interrupt well.
Protection Paladins: Can silence one target (and 2 other random targets if not glyphed for single target) for 3 seconds with Avenger's Shield (and it has a bonus slowing effect when glyphed for it)
Shadow Priests: Can spec into Silence.
Rogues: Can silence for 3 seconds via Garrote, or can lock a creature out of a school of magic for 5 seconds if they time their Kick well.
Shaman: Can do an interrupt/ 2 second lockout via Wind Shear.
Warriors: Pummel causes a short 4 second silence and Arms Warriors can interrupt and completely stun for 5 seconds with Throwdown.
Protection Warriors: A well timed Shield Bash can lock a creature out of a school of magic for 8 seconds.
When a mob is feared, they can't do anything. Most fears are pretty short in duration, serving more as a damage reduction technique than anything else, but a 20 second Warlock fear can serve as complete CC, as long as the target is second or third on the kill order or the fear is constantly refreshed.
Historically, feared creatures ran and grabbed the attention of more mobs. Nowadays, Priests , Warlocks and Warriors have glyphs available that remove the running effect of the fear. Not everyone grabs these glyphs though, so it's worth asking your friendly priesty, warlocky or warriory teammate if they're glyphed for fearing.
Paladins: Can Turn Evil one undead or demon target for 20 seconds
Priests: Can Psychic Scream 5 random targets for 8 seconds.
Warriors: Can Intimidating Shout 5 random targets for 8 seconds.
Warlock: Can Fear one target for 20 seconds and Howl of Terror 5 random targets for 8 seconds.
Slows and Stuns
Most classes have one or several abilities that will slow down a target (also referred to as snaring), practical for repositioning or kiting (running while being chased by a mob) and a short term stun that will completely take out a target for a few seconds. Since just about every class has these abilities or can have one of these abilities if they spec into it, glyph for it, stand on their head and recite the alphabet backwards 3 times, listing them all would be more confusing than anything else. However should you feel the need to ask for slows/stuns:
Hunters ,Frost (or specced into Slow Arcane) Mages and Death Knights (via Chains of Ice) are the go-to people for slows, with Rogues and Paladins being the experts of stuns.
Note that the Paladin stun, Hammer of Justice, has a fairly long cooldown, so it usually can't be used more than once or twice a fight.
Many players have shared their class' stuns and slows in the comments, so if you want to know more (or see what your or your alt's class can do) have a read through the comments.
Now go forth and take less damage!
Note: Huge thanks to Blinky, Grimmtooth , Shopshopshop ,Windsoar, Poneria, Matt, Kirenaaz, Lady Erinia, Kaboomski, Niliin, Gaia , Velidra, Pewter, Talexei, Gilomor, Berry, Shealle, Tarinae , Deyndor , Skip , Khahan and everyone else who pointed out an omission for their help!


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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Look, you know we give you guys a lot of shit around here. I mean, what are old rivals for, right? But neither Benny nor I had anything to do with the making of the clips below. We just found them on YouTube. So take it up with your friends in Gainesville.
Your pals,
Benny & Yost
13 comments:
- ohio_guy said...
Just further proves that Florida fans are some of the worst in college football.
They win a few titles and think they own everyone.
In reality, their school's sports history comapred to Ohio State's sis like comparing the Tampa Bay Bucs' history to that of the Steelers. Both have had big successes in the past few years, but only one has a history with championships in more than one era.
- April 09, 2007 1:40 PM
- Unknown said...
Wow... you guys need to have a post to address this news
Title of the story - Buckeyes fan names son Tressel Hayes
my fav part part - "At least six Ohio parents have named a child Tressel since 2003, birth records show."
- April 09, 2007 2:33 PM
- Unknown said...
Saying Florida fans are the worst, when you're an OSU fan, is like the pot calling the kettle black.
- April 09, 2007 3:44 PM
- Rich-redneck said...
LMAO!!...you guys in Michigan are as sick and twisted as we are down here. I always enjoy your humor. Wolverines always welcome in Gainesville. If you can't make it we'll party at the next villains conference in the Fall.
Go Gators and Go Blue!
- April 09, 2007 4:05 PM
- ohio_guy said...
steve g: for the record, I said "some of the worst" not "the worst"
- April 09, 2007 4:17 PM
- Gerd said...
Since Florida owns us, the things we (the Buckeyes) own aren't really ours.
That being said, I sincerely hope Lloyd mows Urban's yard as perfectly as he did Tressel's.
And here's hoping Lloyd has managed to keep the whites and the colors separated in the laundry. Though I'm guessing that guy will never learn.
I guess Tress will have to go and get regular hired help just like everybody else.
I'm sure he'll miss Lloyd. However, memories can never be replaced.
I'm sure JT will think back on that time he caught Lloyd trying to hit the electrical lines with the garden hose and laugh.
And then he'll shake his head with a knowing smile and go out there and not back his way into a BCS game yet again.
- April 09, 2007 7:26 PM
Ohio Guy... kinda like a few recent victories over your rivals and all of Columbus thinks they own everyone????
- April 09, 2007 9:37 PM
- farris said...
We may have our crying little boys and our sweet, sweet co-ed asses...
...but you'll always be wearing those god-awful jean shorts, Florida.
- April 09, 2007 11:08 PM
- G8RB8R said...
Hey, ohio_guy, you should be thanking the University of Florida everyday for saving Columbus and OSU. If not for the Mighty GATORS, you mullets would have burned your city & university to the ground had you won any of these recent championships.
Since we don't play hockey down here, you will still have an opportunity to torch the town this year. Good luck!
- April 10, 2007 12:14 AM
- Out of Conference said...
Too late Master G8rb8r, Michigan State pulled down the nat'l title in hockey a few days ago.
Also, write off a baseball for Florida as well this year. Looks like the Cocks made prison bitches out of you in Gainesville. Laporta is a freaking beast though - glad to see him recover from his injury last year for you guys. (Yes, I'm posting on a some-say lame non-football sport, but you started it with hockey!)
- April 10, 2007 9:37 AM
- G8RB8R said...
ooc - you embarrass me by bringing up what I deliberately omitted. If I lived in Gainesville, and my resume happened to state that I was a baseball coach at UF, I would be dusting it off & looking for a new line of work. 'We suck' is an understatement!
- April 10, 2007 11:01 AM
- Out of Conference said...
G8rb8r - Don't sell your Gators baseball players short. South Carolina (#3 in the nation)is just pretty damn good right now and on several folks list of favorites to be playing in Omaha. Vandy (#1 in the nation) is the only team that has taken a weekend series from them this season so far. You guys came close. You had no business winning on Saturday, but the Cocks had no business winning on Sunday. Gator fans have been spoiled lately in baseball even though you started out rough, you've been pouring it on of late in the SEC- unfortunately most Gator fans stop there when it comes to knowledge of SEC baseball. Prior to the Cocks, you've really been feasting on the bottom tier of the conference. Based on how well you played the Cocks, though, you guys have a real chance at making post-season. And sure, football and hoops titles doesn't make it easy for a baseball coach struggling with youth and vulnerable pitching. If nothing else, Gator baseball fans should sit back and watch LaPorta hit the cover off the ball. He is just sick.
- April 10, 2007 12:17 PM
- G8RB8R said...
I know, I watched most of the game on Sunday, didn't see the others. I was so confident that we would win the game, that I turned it off in the 8th inning with UF leading 5-2, only to find out later you guys tied us in the 9th and hammered us in extra inngings. A great comeback win for USC. Not only is our baseball program going to be judged against football & basketball, you have to remember that f$u is only 100 miles west, and regardless of how well we do, those pesky (as Spurrier would say) 'nolies always seem to be better in baseball. Good luck in the SEC Tournament!
- April 10, 2007 6:42 PM


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The 142nd birthday of Canada (July 1st) has rolled around again, and it is raining with thunderstorms in Ottawa - but it's a birthday!
I remember when it was Dominion Day, for it was only changed to Canada Day in 1983, and it took a bit of getting used to the new name.
Typically, everyone has the day off, and although it is a day for picnics, and having fun in the great outdoors in the summer time, it is also a time to remember our ancestors - the French and Anglo-Celtic peoples who first came here in the 1600s and 1700s, and the hard times they had in making a life for themselves in an often unforgiving land.
We also remember the Irish Potato Famine Immigrants who came here in the 1800s, and what a difficult time they had settling in their new land; of the Eastern Europeans who, in a great way, settled and tamed the Prairie Provinces in the early 20th century with nothing more than hard work and an unswerving dedication; and of the Chinese, who came and developed the railway, and in so doing, opened up the West to the rest of Canada.
And, of course, all these new immigrants came and built upon a land originally settled by the Aboriginal peoples, who themselves came here thousands of years ago.
And to all the other immigrants who have come to Canada, and have found a home and prosperity here - welcome to Canada!
There are only eight more years before Canada's 150th anniversary, and I hear that planning for it has started already.
So Bonne Fête, Canada - Happy Birthday, Canada!


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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
22 Years (The Stories - #4 - The Last Day Of My Mini-Vacation)
More from the MY WIFE files. This one is nearly six years old, therefore there may be a few things in it that would have benefited from an update. However, as we are both close to FIFTY years older than the story, and we haven't invested in much upgrading for ourselves, I didn't bother. It should still be an enjoyable read, though. If you don't think so, leave a comment telling me why you didn't enjoy it and maybe I'll do something about it after a few cookies, a cigarette, and a nap (unless something good is on TV.)
6:48am - It is Monday. This is my fourth and final day off. I am feeling refreshed and much less psychotic than I did on Thursday. The funny thing (or maybe the sad thing) is that I've gotten up at about the same time as I would have for work, every day. However, I can take a nap - a glorious uninterrupted totally guilt-free nap - during any portion of the day I wish, so getting up early is almost like investing in a good time later.
I have a cup of coffee heating in the microwave for MY WIFE. I am going to bring it to her in bed and wake her up. She has to go to work. I will offer her a ride to Harvard Station on the Red Line of the T, Boston's public transportation system. Normally, she takes a bus to there.
(It wouldn't do to drive her all the way to work. She works downtown and it will actually be slightly faster for her by taking the T from Harvard. Cutting out the walk to the bus, the waiting for the bus, and the actual ride on the bus to Harvard, is the best I can do.)
OK, I'm going to go get the coffee and bring it to her. When she actually comes out of the bedroom and goes about her getting-ready activities, I'll be writing about her. Let's see how long it takes for her to figure that out.
6:59am - "Thag you," she said, as she took the coffee from me.
I said, "Just bringing you coffee. I'll give you a ride to Harvard."
"Thag you. Whar you doog up?"
"Just bringing you coffee. I'm doing a bit of writing."
"Mmmmmphh", she said, putting the coffee mug on the floor by the bed. She slipped her head back under the covers
7:01am - WROR is now on the radio in the bedroom. She likes to listen to the Loren & Wally Show in the morning. WROR is a classic rock station and Loren & Wally are the morning team. She has almost always listened to Loren & Wally in the morning since the time I first met her. The interesting thing is that the station has gone through a complete metamorphosis twice since that time. The call letters were originally WVBF and the station played middle-of-the-road stuff. Then they switched to a country-western format for about a year. Then they changed the call letters to WROR (which were the call letters of a top 40 station in Boston during the 1970's) and began playing classic rock.
MY WIFE likes Loren & Wally and she adjusts to whatever music they play. They could probably play Tuvan throat singing and it wouldn't matter to her. There was a very brief interlude of Don Imus listening a couple of years ago, but when she tired of hearing him bitch about the same things day after day after day, she went back to Loren & Wally.
7:12am - I just went in the bedroom to give her a second wake-up. She almost never gets up on the first attempt.
I gave her a slight shake and said, "You should be getting up."
"I am gettig ummmhmmh", she said, and then stuck her head back under the covers.
I will repeat the procedure in a few minutes.
7:20am - Third wake-up call.
The radio just finished playing My Best Friend's Girl by The Cars. Ugh.
I can't listen to more than fifteen or twenty minutes of any classic rock station. They play music from the time period I like, but they hardly ever play anything I'd really like to hear. When they play Led Zeppelin, it's almost always something like D'Yer Maker and never Communications Breakdown. Bachman-Turner Overdrive is usually represented by You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, which is their most annoying song. Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper? Hush, not a damned thing, and School's Out, but only in June. Where is the station that plays Highway Star, Paranoid and Under My Wheels? Nowhere except in my imagination, and what you get instead is an endless parade of The Police, Phil Collins, and Boston. Why don't you just drive roofing nails into my ears and be done with it?
A regular feature on Loren & Wally is Men From Maine. It is playing now. It is a short skit about, yes, men from Maine who are incredibly thick, the general idea being that everybody from Maine is a dumb-ass hick. This morning's entry went as follows:
(organ music fades up and then down to background)
Announcer: Time now for another installment in the exciting adventures of Men From Maine. As we join today''s action-packed episode, Eephus is walking down the street when he runs into an old friend.
Eephus: Why, Carl Lumford, look at you. The last time I saw you, you had a full head of hair, but now you've shaved it all off. Looks like you've lost about 50 pounds. And you had a mustache, too, but that's gone.
Other Man: Eephus, I'm not Carl Lumford. I'm Ferd Johnson.
Eephus: Why, Carl, you've changed your name, too.
Announcer: Join us tomorrow for another episode in the exciting adventures of Men From Maine! Ay-yup.
MY WIFE gives out with a giggle and sticks her head back under the covers.
7:35am - Fourth wake-up call.
Now they're playing That's The Way I Like It (uh-huh, uh-huh) by K.C. And The Sunshine Band. If I hadn't just bought this radio for MY WIFE's birthday last month, I'd shoot it (if I had a gun.)
"Get up."
"But that's the way uh-huh uh-huh I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh. I like to sleep."
She is actually awake now.
She says, "I had a very busy dream."
"A very busy dream?"
"Yes, it took all night. Lived in a shanty on Tremont Street and was watching parades."
"We lived in a shanty on Tremont Street?"
"Not us. You weren't there. Just me and (unintelligible)."
"Just you and who?"
"The Greeleys. The people who lived next door in Duxbury."
There is no further elucidation as she goes out to the kitchen to re-heat her coffee.
7:41am - The coffee is re-heated and she is now sitting on the couch with a blanket wrapped around her, drinking the coffee. Loren & Wally are still on in the background, now talking about the Red Sox.
"So, what's this blog about?"
"This morning", I say.
"This morning? About how I didn't get up?"
She has caught on quickly.
"Mostly", I say.
She says, "But you're not supposed to write about me. Tell me what it says."
"Just a minute", I say, as I type this last bit of conversation.
And now I am going to read it back to her. I may not survive. If I do, I'll see you tomorrow.
8:02am - Actually, she laughs like hell as I read it back to her. And that's why I love this woman.
Soon, with more better stuff (but I don't know that it gets better, really.)
19 comments:
- Sandi McBride said...
Had to actually look over to see if Mac was on the computer a couple of times, sounds so like our household...especially the part about Don Imus...how old is he anyway, must be at least 100, right? Hope you can keep that holiday feeling going!
- 9:04 AM, February 21, 2012
- Michelle H. said...
Another great post. Perhaps this was the type of music you would have preferred?
- 9:58 AM, February 21, 2012
Loved this post. Sounds a lot like our mornings, except we both Mmmmmphh a lot.
- 10:00 AM, February 21, 2012
- lime said...
i feel YOUR WIFE's pain and humor with regard to getting up early and having it written about.
- 10:56 AM, February 21, 2012
- Craig said...
You hit a nerve with this, Sully. See, 'cuz my marriage is definitely an asymmetric thing. I worship at the shrine of my wife. But she likes her sleep WAAAAYYYY more than she likes me. If you know what I mean. And I think you do. . .
But years of therapy have mostly taught me how to cope. . .
So, you know, thanks for picking that scab on my psyche. . .
- 11:17 AM, February 21, 2012
- stephen Hayes said...
Fun post. Mrs. Chatterbox and i are morning people and rise fairly early, even on weekends. We zonk out early though. Much too early.
- 12:00 PM, February 21, 2012
- (not necessarily your) Uncle Skip, said...
Grandma Skip has a great reverence for sleep, particularly hers, and she does the utmost to keep from disturbing others. We seem to take turns being the first ones up in our household.
We don't use a radio in the mornings any longer, but when we did, it was turned to an all news station (of which we no longer have in our region. Now it's so-called talk radio)
- 12:01 PM, February 21, 2012
- Ami said...
I don't awaken, I rise from the dead. I HATE waking up. Hate it hate it hate it.
We don't talk in the mornings. We grunt. Avoid each other. By the time we're both ready to head for our respective jobs, we're awake enough to hug and say I love you.
What else is there?
- 12:22 PM, February 21, 2012
- If I were God... said...
Reminds me of an old SNL where they were spoofing Tracy Chapman's writing style. (She won 3 Grammys in 1989 for 'Fast Car', a stream of consciousness ghetto story) In the skit she's playing her guitar in a run-down apartment and just walking from window to window singing what she sees. It was very cleverly done, if you remember it.
- 2:06 PM, February 21, 2012
- IT (aka Ivan Toblog) said...
I've been accused of being half asleep most of the time. I prefer to look at it as being visibly introspective...
...though it is probably neither
I try to avoid waking anyone except under certain circumstances
- they want to be awakened
- I want to really irritate them
- they are in danger if they aren't awakened
I try to be gentle in the first instance
- 3:59 PM, February 21, 2012
- Shrinky said...
Aww,what a great double-act you two make! Why in the hell don't you start your OWN radio station up? Empty out that broom cupboard, and you could have the whole city rockin'!
- 4:04 PM, February 21, 2012
- IT (aka Ivan Toblog) said...
My main news source reports the following
A new study shows that teenagers might need less sleep than we thought. We tried to reach a teenager for comment but were told that none of them would be available before noon.
- 5:07 PM, February 21, 2012
- Jackie said...
"Soon, with more better stuff (but I don't know that it gets better, really.)" ~ I don't know that it gets better, either. You have a jewel of a wife.
- 7:22 PM, February 21, 2012
Mrs. Suldog: she's a good ole' gal.
However, she was willing to listen to country music to stay true to Loren & Wally?
Ay, yi, yi!
And why is a classic rock station playing KC and the Sunshine Band?
Where's Gedde Lee when you need him?
heh heh
- 8:56 PM, February 21, 2012
- Shammickite said...
I'll read the rest of your blog when I get up.... right now I'm just going to stick my head back under the covers.... and that's the way I like it (uh uh, uh uh).
- 8:58 PM, February 21, 2012
- silly rabbit said...
Haha! I feel the same way about stations like that. I swear they think the only song that L.S. ever played was Sweet Home Alabama... and its been played so much that I can't even enjoy it anymore. Grumble.
The man only makes strange sounds upon waking. There are no real words until he leaves for work. Even then he sort of recites his good-bye, love you thing in a mumble. But I love it.
- 11:56 PM, February 21, 2012
- Char said...
She is definitely a keeper! Loved the series stories.
- 12:28 AM, February 22, 2012
- Clare Dunn said...
LOVE Loren and Wally!
Remember the "Bourne Bridge" song? A TRUE Classic! (I may have a video of it somewhere...)
And a hug from me for YOUR WIFE. I like her better and better every day!
xoxoxo, cd
- 10:07 AM, February 22, 2012
- messymimi said...
Good for you, marrying a person with a sense of humor. Her, too.
- 12:30 PM, February 22, 2012


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HOBBS, NM -- Mitt Romney returned to oil country this morning to sell his new energy plan, setting a goal of reaching North American energy independence by 2020 in large part by removing regulatory barriers to fossil fuel development in the United States, and increasing cooperation with fellow energy-producers Canada and Mexico.
"I will set a national goal of America and North America -- North American energy independence by 2020," Romney pledged. "That means we produce all the energy we use in North America. And there are a number of things I'm going to do to make that happen. It is achievable. This is not some pie in the sky kind of thing. This is a real, achievable objective."
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event at Watson Truck and Supply Aug. 23.
Romney's plan, laid out in a white paper and conference call with reporters last night, calls for streamlining the permit process for energy development on federal lands and offshore, for building infrastructure like the Keystone Pipeline, and supporting basic research on next-generation fuels like wind and solar, while abandoning subsidies and loan guarantees that, Romney argues, have tilted the marketplace in favor of those energy sources.
With the plan largely fleshed out before Romney's remarks, the candidate took on the role of chief salesman for his plan today, telling a crowd of a few hundred supporters here there would be ancillary benefits to boosting domestic energy production beyond lowering energy prices at home.
NBC's Mark Murray reveals the new NBC News Battleground Map and discusses fresh polling in some key states.
"Three million jobs come back to this country by taking advantage of something we have right underneath our feet, that's oil and gas and coal, we're going to make it happen we're going to create those jobs," Romney said.
"Let me tell you what else it does," Romney continued "It adds $500 billion to the size of our economy. That's more good wages, that's an opportunity for more Americans to have a bright and prosperous future. It also means by the way tens of billions, potentially hundreds of billions of dollars of tax revenues going into states and the federal government, which can make sure we have a military second to none and schools that lead the world and care for our seniors, better roads and bridges."
Romney also argued that becoming less dependent on unstable or hostile regimes for energy increases America's national security.
"This is not just a matter of economy and jobs and rising incomes and the growing economy and more tax revenues. It's also more security. It means we don't have to rely on people who in some cases don't like us very much," Romney said.
Democrats responded to Romney's remarks with a statement.
"He will embrace a backward, drilling-focused energy policy that prioritizes subsidies and tax breaks for the big oil and gas companies and leaves behind efforts to increase energy efficiency and develop homegrown alternative energy," Obama campaign spokesperson Lis Smith wrote in a statement to reporters. "This isn't a recipe for energy independence; it's just another irresponsible scheme to help line the pockets of big oil while allowing the U.S. to fall behind and cede the clean energy sector to China."
Romney's choice of venue for publicly unveiling his plan raises some questions about his campaign strategy. The presumptive GOP nominee had not previously campaigned or run television ads in New Mexico, and while the state ranks 6th in oil production, according to government assessments, it is not considered a swing state. President Obama carried the state in 2008, and NBC's current battleground map, debuted this morning, places it in squarely in the "Lean Democratic" category.


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A recent study by researchers from Harvard and the University of California at Berkeley found that Atlanta is one of the worst places in the country for upward mobility. Economists see the new information as proof that conditions in different areas are what hold the people in those areas back, and that the blame should not be put on the individuals alone.
The study, which was based on millions of anonymous earnings records, found that a child raised in Atlanta's bottom fifth income bracket has only a 4 percent chance of ever reaching the top fifth.
A New York Times article on the subject suggested that "extensive traffic," "concentrated poverty," and a sub-par public transit system make it difficult for individuals to find job opportunities in Atlanta.
Public transportation was pointed to as the most salient challenge to Atlantans seeking to improve their socio-economic standing.
"On average, a poor person in the suburbs can only reach 18 percent of Atlanta's jobs," the report reads. "What's worse, those commutes can take up to ninety minutes each way."
While the study found that cities with large Black populations were more likely to have lower upward mobility rates, the problem can't be clearly defined as something that exists along racial lines. The Times also mentioned that in Atlanta both Blacks and Whites have a low likelihood of increasing their socioeconomic standing.
Other southern cities like Charlotte, N.C., Memphis, Tenn., and Raleigh, N.C., as well as some midwestern cities like Indianapolis and Cincinnati, also had poor upward mobility rates. Some of the highest upward mobility rates could be found in New York City, Boston, Salt Lake City and parts of California.
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Course Description
This course is designed as an instrument of individual and group counseling. Activities are centered on self-analysis including the use of tests and inventories, the analysis of occupational areas and trends, and the study of educational requirements and factors in academic success and personal achievement. Recommended for all freshman students, especially those who are uncommitted to a major or goal. In addition to the above, this course will specifically focus on the needs and challenges of Veterans, active duty military, and their dependents.
Topics Covered
- Orientation to Saddleback College and Post-Secondary education in general
- Policies and procedures
- Academic terminology and practices
- Vocational and career assessment
- Interests
- Skills
- Values
- Vocational and career information
- Sources of information
- Gathering and evaluation of career information
- Integrating personal attributes and career information
- Using the Internet
- Academic planning
- Educational information
- Occupation training programs
- Associate degree requirements
- Transfer requirements and procedures
- Academic skill assessment
- Setting educational goals
- Creating a personal educational plan
- Educational information
- Success in college
- Student Services
- Study skills
- Using technology
- Integrating the vocational, career, and academic planning
- Information to create a personal educational plan
Student Learning Outcomes
- Appraise personal skills, vocational interests and values, integrate these factors, and relate them to possible educational and career choices.
- Identify and utilize a variety of sources of occupational and career information.
- Identify and utilize a variety of sources of academic and educational information, and demonstrate mastery of educational terminology, procedures, and requirements.
- Appraise personal academic skills and study skills levels in relation to Saddleback College curriculum.
- Integrate personal attributes and educational information employing realistic decision-making strategies for personal academic goals.
- Describe the various student services available at Saddleback College and illustrate the value of the services to the college community.
- Develop and maintain a portfolio.