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- "'Voldemort raised his wand, and before Harry could do anything to defend himself, before he could even move, he had been hit again by the Cruciatus curse. The pain was so intense, so all-consuming,that he no longer knew where he was... white-hot knives were piercing every inch of his skin, his head was surely going to burst with pain; he was screaming more loudly than he'd ever screamed in his life-"
- —Harry Potter as Lord Voldemort casts the Cruciatus on him[src]
The Cruciatus Curse (also known as the Torture Curse[1]) is one of the three Unforgivable Curses of the wizarding world. It is a curse of torture, inflicting excruciating pain on a victim. This makes it popular among the Death Eaters for use on both fellow wizards and Muggles. Considering the fact that this curse doesn't physically harm the victim, it is possible that it only stimulates pain receptors.
The two most well-known victims of this curse are the former Aurors Alice and Frank Longbottom, who were tortured into insanity with it by Death Eaters Bellatrix, Rodolphus, Rabastan Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr.
Harry Potter attempted to use this curse on Bellatrix Lestrange. He later successfully used this curse on Amycus Carrow.
1 Nature
- "You need to mean them, Potter! You need to really want to cause pain ... to enjoy it ... righteous anger won't hurt me for long ... I'll show you how it is done, shall I? I'll give you a lesson -"
- —Bellatrix Lestrange to Harry Potter[src]
To successfully perform this curse, the wizard or witch must possess a deep desire to cause the victim pain. For example, despite being furious with Bellatrix Lestrange for her murder of his godfather in 1996, Harry Potter was only able to cause her a brief moment of pain with the Cruciatus Curse because he used it in "righteous anger," though he was still able to knock her off of her feet with it. [2] He performed it more powerfully in 1998 on Amycus Carrow, who spat in Minerva McGonagall's face. Amycus was thrown into the air and knocked unconscious[3]. This suggests that although Harry's curse was intense, he still lacked the fundamental sadism to inflict prolonged, excruciating pain with it. On the other hand, due to Bellatrix being a witch with great sadistic intents and no conscience, she was able to cast the curse with great potency, and seemingly have an affinity to it.
"At once, the spider's legs bent in upon its body; it rolled over and began to twitch horribly, rocking from side to side. No sound came from it, but Harry was sure that if it could have given voice, it would have been screaming. Moody did not remove his wand, and the spider started to shudder and jerk more violently..."
- —Description of a spider under the Cruciatus Curse[src]
The pain caused by the Cruciatus Curse is said to be worse than "one thousand white-hot knives, boring into the skin."[4] This pain can cause permanent mental injury, as in the case of the aforementioned Longbottoms, who spent the rest of their lives in St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries because of the trauma the curse caused.[2] Presumably, such permanent effects occur if the victim is exposed to a particularly intense curse for a long period of time.
If the curse hits an inanimate object, it may cause it to shatter instead.[3]
The Cruciatus Curse was invented during the early middle ages, by dark witches or wizards. The curse was created for torture purposes, but has also been used effectively in duels. According to Barty Crouch Jr., the curse was once very popular.
Legal StatusEdit
- "The Cruciatus, Imperius and Avada Kedavra Curses were not made "unforgivable" until 1717."
- —Albus Dumbledore[src]
After the Wizards' Council was reformed into the Ministry of Magic tighter restrictions were placed on the use of certain kinds of magic. The Cruciatus Curse was deemed by the Ministry to be dark magic, and, along with the Imperius and Killing curses, were declared "unforgivable" in 1717. The use of any of these three curses on a fellow human being would result in a life sentence in Azkaban (unless there was sufficient evidence that the caster did so under the influence of the Imperius Curse or for other defensible reasons).
During the First Wizarding War, when Barty Crouch Sr. was in charge of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, he fought violence with violence, and legalised the three Unforgivable Curses for Aurors against the Death Eaters in order to win the war. This was repealed once the war was over, as it was no longer necessary. However, in the 1994–1995 school year, Barty Crouch Jr., under the disguise of Alastor Moody, showed these three curses to his fourth year classes on spiders despite the Ministry's disapproval. However, since the use of the curse was illegal only on a fellow human being, the demonstration of the curses on the spider may have been within legal boundaries.
When Lord Voldemort took over the Ministry, the three curses were once again legalised: this time every wizard and witch had the right to use them as they please. In fact, they were practiced in Hogwarts as part of the curriculum of Dark Arts class under the tutelage of Professor Amycus Carrow: students were required to practice the Cruciatus Curse on other students who earned detention, and the Carrow siblings used it to punish students as they see fit. Harry Potter managed to succesfully use it on Amycus Carrow without legal consequences as well as a result of this legalization. After Voldemort's death and the revolutionising of the Ministry under new Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt, the three curses were once again forbidden.
History of UseEdit
Possible usesEdit
- Harry Potter had a vision of Lord Voldemort ordering Draco Malfoy to use the curse on Thorfinn Rowle after he and Antonin Dolohov failed to capture Harry at Tottenham Court Road. Although he saw nothing of Dolohov's punishment, Narcissa Malfoy later mentioned "what he did to Rowle and Dolohov" when she was afraid to contact Voldemort,[5] making it likely that Dolohov was subjected to the Cruciatus Curse as well.
- As Harry Potter chases Severus Snape away from Hogwarts at the end of the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, he is hit from behind by a curse cast by one of the Carrow siblings. Although we never hear the incantation, he falls to the ground, screaming, and momentarily loses track of what's going on. This description, coupled with the fact that the Carrows had been trying to curse him all the way down from the Astronomy Tower, makes it likely that he was hit by the Cruciatus Curse.
- Since Luna was held prisoner at Malfoy Manor for months, it is likely she was also tortured with it.
- After Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the other prisoners escaped from Malfoy Manor, Harry had a vision of Voldemort punishing Bellatrix Lestrange and the Malfoys, but whether he used the Cruciatus Curse was not mentioned.[6]
Known attemptsEdit
|Aberforth Dumbledore
|Gellert Grindelwald
|Retaliation for criticising his plans.
|Alice and Frank Longbottom
|Bellatrix, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr.
|Tortured into insanity. Permanent residents at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
|Bertha Jorkins
|Lord Voldemort
|To break the memory charm cast on her by Barty Crouch Sr. so as to gain information about the Triwizard Tournament and the Quidditch World Cup; Bertha was damaged beyond repair as a result.
|A spider[4]
|Barty Crouch Jr.
|Demonstrated the curse's effects during Defence Against the Dark Arts class, while impersonating Alastor Moody.
|Peter Pettigrew
|Lord Voldemort
|As punishment for allowing Bartemius Crouch Sr. to escape.
|Cedric Diggory
|Viktor Krum
|During the Triwizard Tournament, Third Task, while under the Imperius Curse by Barty Crouch Jr. disguised as Alastor Moody.
|Harry Potter
|Lord Voldemort
|Little Hangleton graveyard, twice during a duel.
|Lord Voldemort
|Little Hangleton graveyard. Possibly also following false information concerning his prophecy.
|Neville Longbottom
|Bellatrix Lestrange
|Battle of the Department of Mysteries presumably to injure/kill/ insult Neville to join his parents' fate.
|Ted and Andromeda Tonks[3]
|Unknown Death Eaters
|To try to obtain information about Harry Potter
|Thorfinn Rowle
|Draco Malfoy
|Under Voldemort's orders, as punishment for letting Harry Potter escape from Tottenham Court Road.
|Garrick Ollivander
|Lord Voldemort
|To give information about Voldemort's wand, and the effects Harry's wand had on Lucius Malfoy's.
|Hermione Granger
|Bellatrix Lestrange
|Interrogation tactic concerning Godric Gryffindor's Sword
|Michael Corner
|Alecto and Amycus Carrow
|Punishment for freeing a first-year student from detention.
|Neville Longbottom and other D.A. members[3]
|Alecto and Amycus Carrow; Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle
|Punishment for disobedience.
|Amycus Carrow
|Harry Potter
|Attacking Amycus after he spat in McGonagall's face.
|Intended Victim(s)
|Harry Potter
|Dolores Umbridge
|In 1996, Headmistress Dolores Umbridge attempted to use the curse against Harry as an interrogation tactic, but Hermione Granger interrupted her incantation.[2]
|Bellatrix Lestrange
|Harry Potter
|As mentioned above, Harry attempted to use this curse against Bellatrix after she murdered his godfather, Sirius Black. Though the curse gave her a brief moment of terrible pain, it did not cause the excruciating, drawn-out pain it is meant to give.[2]
|Harry Potter
|Draco Malfoy
|Draco attempted the curse when Harry stumbled upon him in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, but was interrupted when Harry attacked him with Sectumsempra.[7]
|Ginny Weasley
|Amycus Carrow
|During the Battle of the Astronomy Tower; through the assistance of Felix Felicis, Ginny dodged it.[7]
|Severus Snape
|Harry Potter
|Following Professor Snape killing Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Harry pursued him and tried to curse him, but Snape blocked it, citing Harry's inferior skills in Occlumency. All Harry had managed to get out was the first syllable of the incantation.[7]
|Harry Potter
|Vincent Crabbe
|During a skirmish in the Room of Requirement. Harry dodged the curse, and its force hit a stone bust of a warlock instead.[3]
|Harry Potter
|Lord Voldemort
|During the Battle of Hogwarts, Voldemort used the Cruciatus Curse on what he believed to be Harry Potter's dead body as a way of dishonouring it and to show he had won. Harry felt no pain because the wand Voldemort used, the Elder Wand, refused to harm its true master. However, Harry's body was tossed around by the force of the spell.[3]
|Sirius Black
|Lord Voldemort
|To make Harry Potter get the prophecy for him.
Crucio means 'I torture'. Cruciatus takes its name from the Latin word for "pain" or "torture," the root of which can be seen in other words such as "excruciating" and "crucifixion."
Behind the scenesEdit
- When Harry Potter attempts to cast this spell on Bellatrix Lestrange, a ball of red light is fired from the tip of his wand.
- Severus Snape once asserted Harry Potter had neither the nerves nor the skill to perform Unforgivable Curses.[7] However, less than a year later, Harry succeeded in cursing Amycus Carrow. - This move was met with criticism by some fans, who felt that Harry had sunk to the same level as his enemies in using it in such a manner. J.K. Rowling countered such criticism by asserting that "Harry is not, and never has been, a saint", and that he has flaws of character like everybody else.
- In the original script of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter said "Cruciatus" while battling Severus Snape in Hogwarts grounds instead of using the real incantation which is "Crucio".
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, only Dark Wizards, including Peter Pettigrew, Lord Voldemort, and Barty Crouch Jr. can use Dark Magic, which consists of the Killing Curse (Peter Pettigrew is the only lego dark wizard who can't use Avada Kedavra) and the Cruciatus curse. Whenever a Dark Wizard uses the Hover Charm on a person, it instead changes to the Cruciatus curse. When this is used, the Pink light of the Hover Charm is missing when targetting a person, but replaced by a blood red. the victim hovers several feet off the ground, and purple lights emits from their joints. After a few seconds, they die.
- According to the W.O.M.B.A.T. test, it is unknown if there is a defensive charm for the Cruciatus Curse, however Snape is able to parry it in Half-Blood Prince.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter: Spells
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, ch. 23
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ch. 24
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Spencer Hawes, as Collins put it, was the Sixers' "ace of spades" with 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. Damien Wilkins and Jrue Holiday netted 18 points apiece for the 76ers, who got 14 points from Thaddeus Young. It was Philly's third straight win at home.
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Kitesurfing is out of the Olympics.
It is only out of the Olympics because of the dumb ass companies
and their almost total disregard for safety and a long term vision of a true "industry".
Just look at just about any dumb kite company video. Promotion for them seems to equate with taking stupid risks and making that the image of kite surfing.
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A few "pro" kiters got together and autographed a board and auctioned it off to help Theo. They probably raised enough to pay for less than a week of therapy that he will have to do for many many years.
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Pastor and Zoon
You can find video of these two doing the same dangerous shit in shallow water, as well as the other "pros".
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They really don't give a shit or are just too stupid to realize what they are doing.
maybe it will take a good class action lawsuit to wake them up.
Going back to kiteracing. Just look at the ISAF promo video for kiteracing. The riders are riding very close to each other at very high speed on choppy waters. They are riding these large boards with massive sword shaped sharp fins AND NO FUCKING PROTECTIVE GEAR.
All this bullshit about the box rule that is really just to make things easier for the companies, but there is absolutely no safety gear required.
A high speed accident at the front of the pack could lead to a real mess.
Message to the kitesurfing industry. TIME TO FUCKING GROW UP!
Cool is when your customers can still walk.
IF you wonder why this pisses me off... well it's because I know a thing or two about what it means to be paralyzed. I have a cousin that is a paraplegic due to an accident.
Kitesurfing can still be incredibly spectacular and just as cool with a better approach to safety.


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PORTSMOUTH — First, the Seacoast Mavericks got their city.
Now, they've got their manager.
The Mavericks will announce the hiring of former minor-league pitcher and Newmarket High School coach Dave Adam as their field boss in the next day or so, team officials said Friday. He will become the team's third manager in its three years as a Futures Collegiate Baseball League entry.
"I'm excited about it," said Adam. "For me, it's an opportunity to move up to another level of coaching, and be around as talented a group of athletes as I can."
Mavericks president Mike Daboul said Adam was selected from "about a dozen" candidates that included college coaches and even some men with big-league playing experience.
"Fitting everything in, for them and for us, Dave was the best choice for us," said Daboul. "At the end of the day we kept on coming back to his name."
It's already been a busy winter for the Mavericks, who last month announced plans to move home games from Rochester, where they'd played in front of small crowds their first two seasons, to Leary Field in Portsmouth.
On Jan. 25, the team will host its first hot stove dinner in Portsmouth, with Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Sam Fuld of Durham the headliners.
The nine-team FCBL is a showcase league for top college prospects, with an emphasis on players who are New England natives or play at New England schools. Among the players who'll take the field for the 2013 Mavericks are Portsmouth High School products Keegan Taylor (Northeastern), Matt Feeney (St. Michael's), Aidan O'Leary (Manhattan), Keegan Pafford (Rhode Island) and Gabe May (UMass-Boston); and Ryan Coppinger of St. Thomas Aquinas (Canisius).
Adam will oversee a coaching staff that includes Kike Calero, an instructor at USA Training Centers in Newington and MLB scout; former player Wayne Richardson, an assistant coach at Nyack (N.Y.) College; and current Marshwood High School coach Eric Fernandes. Only Fernandes was on the Mavericks' coaching staff last summer.
A high school and college standout in Connecticut, Adam spent eight years playing affiliated minor-league ball, mostly in the Seattle Mariners organization, reaching the Double-A level in 1994, '95 and '98. He closed out his career with the independent Bridgeport Bluefish, leading the Atlantic League with 27 saves in 1999.
"I know what it's like to be a 19- or 20-year-old player that has the world of baseball ahead," said Adam. "I think given my past experience, it will be a great summer at Leary Field … and my team will be far better off in August as players and as men than they were in the spring."
The Mavericks finished in eighth place out of nine teams last summer, going 20-33 overall and losing their final 12 games.
"All of our guys have aspirations of playing professional baseball," said Daboul. "The season's a grind. You need someone in there to help guide them through that."
Adam coached Newmarket from 2004-11, guiding the Mules to two appearances in the state championship games, one in Division III and one in Division IV. He resigned after the 2011 season to devote more time to his Strike Three Baseball business.
He also had stints as an assistant coach at Oyster River and on the club team at UNH. He joined the coaching staff at USA Training Centers last year.


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On page 16 you will find a reproduction of Ohio's State flag suitable for display. The Amherst News-Times wishes a Happy Birthday to the Ohio State Flag, and encourages all to display it. Amherst News-Time! r~> »- o o o uo I I (— 00 M M c in o o 3 X CD < — ww C m m c/> r- <s, es JR —I >- 3> O -^ — <S> 3> M N) < 0*v. m *& s> r w (rl o O o X Xa I——^_____________________»___________ ^ Piano students stage recital — Pag - WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2002 State honors local ADBA volunteers for efforts AMHERST, OHIO 75 CENTS ■' It doesn't take a bunch of awards -for people to know that downtown 'Amherst is experiencing a rebirth of sorts; it seems everyday it becomes more attractive. But some recognition doesn't hurt either. Amherstonians received five awards last month after submitting nominations in seven categories at the Annual Downtown Ohio, Inc. and Heritage Ohio Conference. . • "I'm really proud," Lesia Boytchuk-Schneider, Amherst's Main Street program director said. Tin proud of all of us." Amherat competed with 23 other communities throughout Ohio for the Preservation and Revitalization Awards. Competitors included the cities of Cleveland and Toledo and from Lorain County, Oberlin, Wellington and Lorain competed against Amherst. Even the counties of Ashtabula and Lakeland submitted nominees. Councilman Terry Traster won the Spirit of Main Street award for his work creating a little park on Tenney Avenue and building a gazebo there. He was also recognized for his oversight of the rebuilding of the Harris-Dute house in the Amherst Historical Village. He is also an active member of the Amherst Downtown Betterment Association and the Amherst Historical Society. The Spirit of Main Street Board Member of the Year award was given to the ADBA's secretary Diana Kevin Kuchenbecker, tor of Heritage;Ohio John Higgins, Lesia nter, Executive Direc- 8 with Terry Traster, chuk-Schneider. Judi Lyon. She was an original of the ADBA. She also ADBA brochureVflow Rucknagel, John Deitrich and Diana Lyon at in Columbus where they received awards for restoration efforts irii Amherst. printing, that listed all of the bu- 11,000 homes in AmhersL sinesses in the downtown and outly- She also publishes the ADBA ing areas. The brochure was sent to -** 'J~rJm.-.m.. .-- CONTINUED on page 3 Second burglary suspect named The Amherst Police Department rarely releases the names of suspects they don't already have in custody, but they released the name and description of a fugitive who is suspected to be involved with a string of robberies in the area. Amherst police issued an arrest warrant for Hector Rivera, no known address, last week. Police said 21-year-old Rivera was the other suspect involved in bold daylight burglaries around the county that resulted in a five-hour manhunt last month. Jose Ortiz was captured by the Lorain County Sheriffs department with the help of an Amherst Township resident. Rivera allegedly escaped in the stolen Ford Contour the two were using during their break-ins, according to Amherst police, while Ortiz escaped on foot. Sgt. Dan Jasinski of the Amherst Police Department said that Rivera CONTINUED on page 2 Penton Honda-Suzuki sets sights on Rt. 58 superstore The weather has slowed them down, but ihe owner of Penton Honda-Suzuki is determined to get his new building up in the new industrial park going up on Rl 58. The motorcycle sales company is moving from its location on Cooper- Foster Park Road to a new a location south of Park Avenue on Leavitt Road. Penton's general manager, Wes Kish, said the new building would be 120 ft. by 200 ft., about twice as large as the current facility. He said that in addition to being bigger, the new building will be more modern. Kish said the company is looking forward to moving to its new location. "The city's been good to work with," he said. He said Penton's owner, Dale Barris, grew up in AmhersL He was an employee of the Penton Honda when it was owned by John Penton. After moving on to some other things he decided to buy the business from Penton when it came available, Kish said. Kish said the company is normally on the look out for new markets but right now they are just worrying about getting moved in to the facility. "Its enough just to get in," Kish said. "We're really looking forward to it. It's exciting, like motorcycling." : Students involved in the Network Cornrnunica- able to secure testing in various technology Mon Technology course at the high school are arenas. Steele High becomes site for internet testing venue VUE, the emerging leader in electronic test delivery, rapidly expanding its presence worldwide, las come lo Amherst Steele High VUE is the worldwide testing agency for NCS Pearson. Certificates me offered ia Novell. Microsoft, IBM, NASD, and a variety of other programs. Learning that no test site in the area was available to test his Network Communication Technology students, Joe Todd applied lo have his Steele classroom become a testing site. The requirements for testing centers are very specific. Todd had lo provide documental ion on the Network system si Steele, the facility maintenance, and the security of Ihe testing site. He ted to meet the requirements for a test administrator. The other major obstacle that needed to be overcome was the test fees of $63 per student. To offset the cost of testing. Todd organized nod ran a raffle for a new windows computer. Todd will test members of the community who wish to become certified. Contact him by email Qtoddtgkieca.org) to make mraage- menis. All tests cost $63 and arc scored mmedisBcty. Just a little closer A construction worker guides the deck of the new Jackson Street bridge being hoisted by a crane on Monday. Residents were becoming re stless as the progress of the earlier this month. 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Big Buck contest awards night draws big crowd
RIDGWAY - At the Summit Lodge and Grill on Monday, a packed house of about 200 hunters and enthusiasts gathered for the conclusion of the 7th annual Big Buck contest. Food and drink were served and those in attendance took the opportunity to get reacquainted with old friends and perhaps make a few new ones. Many talked shop, recounted memorable hunts from this season and ones past and debated the finer points of rifle and bow hunting. The Boone & Crockett scoring system was presented by Elk County Ammo & Arms in St. Marys, which was one of seven official weigh-in stations in Elk and McKean counties where hunters could take their bucks to be scored. In addition to Ammo & Arms, other official scoring stations were: St. Marys - The Daily Press and St. Marys Beverage; Ridgway - The Ridgway Record and Today's Carpet and Furniture; Wilcox - Wilcox Tannery House; Kane - The Kane Republican; and Lantz Corner - Allegheny Crossroads. Coder said the theme of this year's contest was, "Large or small, we want them all," and area residents were encouraged to enter the contest and be eligible to win great prizes regardless of their deer score. The winner of the Mentored Division went to 7-year-old Luke Ely. Ely won with a Boone & Crockett Club score of 106.75. Ely received a prize package that includes a head mount by Whitetail Country Taxidermy in St. Marys. In the Youth Division,15-year-old Theo Carlson won with an 8.5-point rack. Carlson received a prize package that includes a head mount by Conner's Taxidermy of Penfield. Finally in the Adult Division, which saw 96 entries this year, Steve Piurkoski of Ridgway took second place. Jacob Washburn of Ridgway took first place, which included not only bragging rights but a prize package worth over $8,000, including a head mount compliments of Cessna's Taxidermy of Penfield.
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I noticed a great deal of traffic this weekend, not on the roads, but on my blog. thanks to Blogger for making me a Blog of Note(do I get a plaque?) and to all who visited. It is time to step up my game.
But first, I want to take you all to lunch. Come on!
p.s. for some reason this blog was down for a couple of hours. It is back, and I will stay so that the terrorists don't win.


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Hawks take Cranston Invitational crown
The Bishop Hendricken wrestling team grabbed medals in 11 of 14 weight classes on its way to the team championship at the annual Cranston Invitational this past weekend. Hendricken finished with 226 points, 47 points better than second-place finisher Plymouth South.
Nick DiMauro and Dylan Bessette won titles for the Hawks, with DiMauro taking the crown at 113 and Bessette winning at 160. Jason Davol added a second place at 106 and Nick Parente took second at 138.
Third-place medalists were Anthony DiMauro at 132, Chris Barone at 152, Mike Gelardi at 170 and Billy Stewart at 220. Taking fourth for the Hawks were Rob Lanni at 126, Alex Knight at 195 and Dallas Sauer at 285.
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He is probably better then any internal MI we have at this point.
He provides a better option to "push" Plouffe at 3B then Hannahan (though not by a ton)
Ever since he left we have been losing a ton of games.
Good clubhouse guy. Book it.
Can teach the younger guys how to slide head first.
None that I can think of.
He is still loved and wanted in Boston
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It seems quite the thing to do these days for many of our local music stalwarts - form a supergroup, release an album. Jon Toogood teamed up with Shayne Carter and Julia Deans to form the Adults in 2010, and the Finns have been reconfiguring themselves in multiple formations for years, for example, the Pajama Club. Last year three of our talented Auckland-based songbirds (yep, Anika Moa, Boh Runga, and Hollie Smith, like it says on the cover) had a couple of wines one evening, and mused over the idea of collaboration - and instead of just talking about it, next thing they were booked to do the national Acoustic Church Tour, had studio time locked in, and got a band organised. They just needed to write the songs.
And with the serious songwriting experience accumulated between them, from the outside that didn't look like a big stumbling block. I initially wondered how their voices would work together, given that they've all got lovely, yet distinctive vocal qualities - Smith's huge, soulful, powerful pipes, Moa's warm and winning pop star tone, and Runga's sweet yet rocking delivery.
But when their first single Be Mine came out I was reassured they'd managed to find a pleasing balance. Even though Runga took the lead on this song the other two provided multi-dimensional backing colour, and it seemed logical that the others would get their chance out the front too. There were no egos in the way in that catchy folk-inflected pop song that balanced the sweet and subtle with the comparative passion and power of three simultaneously warbling females. But curiously enough that song hasn't made the album cut. And neither did another one which they performed so strongly during their church tour - Slipping Away, which remains in my memory despite being unreleased anywhere.
Those that did make the cut are perfectly lovely easy listening pop songs, with inflections of Fleetwood Mac, soul, 60s doo-wop, and sunny ska. You can't fault the performances of the girls or their band (made up of luminaries Jol Mulholland, Godfrey De Grut, Chip Matthews and Tom Broome), but perhaps that absence of any egos actually left them with songs that don't quite reach the conviction and class of their solo material. There are some definite growers of course: Walk Away has a great summery groove with its organ lines and striding guitars, Lost adds some appealing 80s-ish electro production to the yearning ballad, Don't Really Care has a wry smile in its cute riff, and the title track has a beautiful anthemic feel and could be quite the crowd sing-along a la TrinityRoots' Home, Land and Sea.
Having been impressed with their live performances twice (they were charismatic, engaging and cheeky), the album can feel a bit soft-focused and smoothed-out in comparison. But it's still a great souvenir of the shows, and the three live bonus tracks are worth a listen - particularly Smith's incomparable performance of Bathe in the River.
Stars: 3/5
Verdict: Not quite the sum of it's impressive parts
Buy Peace of Mind by Anika, Boh and Hollie here.
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Tell me more about...... Wah Pedals
At some point, every guitar player in the world MUST own a wah pedal. The optional extras, are a fuzz pedal and leather trousers. Its in the Bible somewhere, honest.
Most wah pedals are associated with choppy funk licks from the 70's or Hendrix's Voodoo chile, not to mention Jimmy Page's "Dazed And Confused" opening harmonics. George Harrison also used wah in later-day Beatles and even wrote a solo song called "Wah Wah". From Eric Clapton in his Cream days to Noel Gallagher of Oasis, the wah has found its appeal in each generation of rock'n'roll guitar gods.
This may be enough to hook many of us, but the wah is a much more versatile pedal: The wah pedal (also known as wah-wah pedal) basically works by changing the tone of your guitar in one fast, sweeping movement, controlled as an expression pedal by the foot.
Basically, anyone who has ever tapped their foot in time to music can qualify. Give yourself 30 minutes with one and that's when the guitar faces come out.
Some wah users go the other way and use the pedal on a stationary position, to get a different tone this way.
And, like any effect pedal, the only limit to its usage is your creativity! Wah pedals have been used not only plugged to guitars, but also to basses, keyboards and even DJ turntables!
With so many Wah models out there to choose from, it might be hard to make a decision, so here's our guide to some of the best models available at Dolphin Music!
Entry Level Wah Pedals:
This multi-functional Wah-Wah pedal offers everything you need for virtually all styles and sounds. Perfect as a first wah pedal for those who are still not sure of what they want. view more
Dunlop Original Crybaby Wah-Wah
This is the original wah-wah pedal used to create many classic rock sounds. Despite it's modest price-tag, it's the very same model used by many famous guitarists. A fast-reacting effect for unmistakable tone bending. view more
VOX V847 Reissue Wah-Wah Pedal
Retro-style wah, that unlik ethe other ones look like the 60's models. This Wah-Wah is totally authentic right from its classy chrome top to its legendary growl. An original-style, vinyl carrying case is also included. Very cool! view more
The Fender Fuzz-Wah puts the freak-out at your feet and the fuzz in your beat, all in one rugged, smart-looking pedal. view more
Signature Wah Pedals:
Ambassador's for the wah in this century include Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Zakk Wylde, Tom Morrello, Dimebag Darrell and Slash.
Most of these guys even have signature models available, with modified voicing or added boost, depending on what tone they want to achieve. Taking it to a different level, and perfect for guitarists who want a wah that's truly special.
Dunlop Crybaby Zakk Wylde Signature Wah
The toughest, meanest Crybaby wah pedal on the planet! Built from the ground up with great tone and rugged durability in mind, the Wylde Wah pedal can stand up to the crushing stomp of metal's reigning king of lead guitar. view more
Dunlop Dimebag Signature CryBaby from Hell
That's what we call a hot-rodded wah. With an extended sweep so you can go more high-end sounding to deeper than usual wahs. There's a 5-way selector on the side so you can pick what frequency you're gonna play within. view more
Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Signature Wah
The Jimi Hendrix Signature Wah reproduces these timbres, and more, with startling accuracy. Throaty and expressive, it will fire your imagination. The vintage classic look is 100% authentic too. view more
Like the man himself, the new Slash Wah from Dunlop is both revolutionary and classic, right down to its hot rod metallic red finish and cutting edge circuit design. view more
To fasel or not to fasel??
According to legend, and to some experienced players, the secret of the 60's wah-wah tone lies with the fasel inductors, which most newer models don't feature. However, some of the best new wah pedals on the market do come with it, which some regard as the "holy grail" of wah componets.
This wah faithfully recreates the vowel-like sweep and lush harmonic sparkle heard on so many classic recordings. If you want that vibe, you need Fasel inside And the Original Crybaby has it. view more
Vintage styled Wah with modern features and striking looks! view more
Cited as a major influence by wah-wah masters such as Hendrix, Clapton, and Vaughn, Buddy Guy helped establish the wah-wah as part of the blues vocabulary Perfect for warm and bell-like wah tones. view more
Looking for your own experimental virtuoso tone?
Besides the traditional wah pedals we mentioned above, there are other, more esoteric wah effect pedals, that provide wah-like tones in different and sometimes surprising ways. here's a few:
Digitech XSW Synth Wah - The Digitech XSW Synth Wah isn't just one wah, 7 selectable and modifiable wahs are included in a single pedal. Modify your vowel sounds and various wah types to provide rich variety to your leads.
Boss PW-10 V-Wah Pedal - A Wah Pedal for the 21st Century The amazing BOSS PW-10 V-Wah is likely to be the last wah pedal you'll ever need or want-to buy. This first-of-its-kind programmable modelling wah gives you instant access to six classic and modern wah pedal sounds, as well as all-new "Double Resonance," "Uni-V" and "Voice" sounds never found in a wah pedal before!…
Ibanez WD7 Weeping Demon Wah Pedal - It will have your audience screaming for more with its shrieks, cries, wails, and seductive siren songs. Features: spring and normal footboard action selectable wah range fine tuning controls.
Z-Vex Ooh Wah II - This improved version of the Ooh Wah holds at step #1 when in bypass mode, and starts in time when turned on. Z. Vex makes another pedal called a Seek-Wah, but this new one does everything that one does and more.
Behringer ULTRA WAH UW300 - Ultimate Auto-Wah Effects Pedal that offers auto-wah effects for all styles and sounds. Control the wah effect with your string-picking strength and add an awesome funky touch.
Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah - The world's first compact pedal to produce human-voice type wah sounds using a "Humanizer" effect. EXP Pedal mode allows foot control, plus dedicated Bass input for processing bass guitar.
Essential Listening
Here's a selection of some of the most classic rock songs that feature a wah pedal...
- Jimi Hendrix - voodoo chile
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Psycho sexy
- Guns'N'Roses - Sweet chile o mine
- Metallica - pretty much anthing Kirk doe's pre 1990!
- Cream - Tales of Brave Ulysses
- Led Zepplin - dazed and confused
...and here's some videos from You Tube. Watch, get inspired, and get your wah today!
Jimi Hendrix - Voodo Chile
Led Zeppelin-Dazed and Confused
Cream - Tales of Brave Ulysses
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Most people can deal with the usual anger and stress of everyday life, but sometimes it gets out of hand.
How do you deal with or cope with anger and/or stress?
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Example: So far I've talked with my friends about it, I've posted about my frustration here on CR in a different topic, and I've even punched some stuff. It hasn't solved my frustration, but I feel slighter better.
That feeling you get after you finish a good anime =/
I watch some anime or listen to music, forget about whatever is on my mind, and remember real life is too full of shit to be stressed out by things that wont matter in the end. Then if it's something that needs to be addressed, I'll figure out what needs to be done after the initial anger/stress has settled.
well i'm here now right
you wouldn't believe your pants, if ten million fire ants
Watch watever Anime i am in the mood and listen to watever music i am in the mood for
i go to the gym
chocolates makes me happy ! WHEE !!!
+ anime/manga lol
occupation: sleepiest girl on the planet
I would put on some headphones with my favorite music, take a walk, and think of the good things in your life instead of the bad things. If you cant do that i would drink something soothing and watch anime or read a book. Also try to stay cool and avoid thinking of whatever made you mad.
Touken Ranbu ♡
punching a wall seems to help
I punch pillows and internally scream my head off....
Magical Girl in Training
I grab an axe and go out lumber-jacking in the woods, great for getting the anger out.
Simple anger or stress is dealt with meditation.
i tap into my extreme anger levels to release adrenaline to combat pain.
Even as I wait till october to have my left knee replaced I still try to do sword training once a week.
Its painful but the adrenaline works great.
I dont have to rely on pain pills(10mg Percs).
Guns Kill so I now carry a BF Knife!!
I workout or try and watch my fav anime so I can take my mind off of things. It gets really hard some days. :sweatingbullets:
making my dreams come true...^.^
Normally i push down my feelings so i deep i don't feel them anymore, which works and then i eventually forget about them!
Sometimes though when the anger is beyond too much i either confront the person about it, or go for a walk/run and maybe work out because is distracts me.
Honestly it depends on the type of person you are how to actually handle it but it's normally always best to confront the source of your anger, regrettably it led to a break up with my ex but even i know as someone who pushes everything down some things have to be confronted.
Most important thing is just try your best to stay happy! My opinion is life is just a race to spend as much time and make as many people as humanly possible happy.
Think about an imaginary hot guy in my head.
He has curly hair and perfect body, and we're walking along the beach in the sunset. It helps me de-stress.
I'm probably the only person who does this... but it works for me.
The way I hold you and the night just seems to fly
Working the hardest I've ever worked
punching a pillow won't get rid of dead lines. I just deal with it and do the best I can.
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In Celebration Of Paul Walker's Life, His 5 Best Movie Roles
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It still seems surreal that Paul Walker has passed. I see it over and over on social media and the news and this reality still seems to be part of a movie. According to his twitter account the 40-year-old actor, husband and father died in a tragic car crash "while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide," the event was in aide of the Filipino victims of Typhoon Haiyan. In remembrance of his memory, we bring you the 5 best roles of this great actor's career. Read More


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Feb 20, 2004
Feb. 20, 2004
The Yale men's tennis team lost only one match en route to a 6-1 victory over Army at Cullman Courts on Friday afternoon. Ryan Murphy lead the way with at the No. 1 singles spot, wih a 6-1, 6-0 win over Army's John Sabia. The Bulldogs improve to 2-1 on the season.
Andrew Rosenfeld and Rowan Reynolds won the No.1 doubles match, with an 8-4 victory over Army's Rafael Albornoz and John Sabia. Brandon Wai and Johnny Lu were both straight set winners in singles competition for the Bulldogs, while Rosenfeld won his singles match, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3, over Albornoz.
The Bulldogs return to action next Saturday, February 28, at Navy, for a 12 p.m. start.
No. 1 Singles Ryan Murphy (Y) d. John Sabia (A), 6-1,6-0 No. 2 Singles Andrew Rosenfeld (Y) d. Rafael Albornoz (A), 7-5,6-7,6-3 No. 3 Singles Brandon Wai (Y) d. John Houghton (A), 6-1,6-4 No. 4 Singles Rowan Reynolds (Y) d. Carl Fisher (A), 5-7,6-4,6-2 No. 5 Singles Johnny Lu (Y) d. Mike Good (A), 6-1,6-1 No. 6 Singles Sebastian Sales (A) d. Neil Tolaney (A), 4-6,7-5 (12-10) No. 1 Doubles A.Rosenfeld/R.Reynolds (Y) d. R. Albornoz/J. Sabia, 8-4 No. 2 Doubles R. Murphy/B. Wai (Y) d. M. Good/J. Houghton (A), 8-2 No. 3 Doubles N. Tolaney/C. Lawler (Y) d. K. Royba/C. Fisher, 8-2


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Preparing your home for sale
One of the most important steps in selling your home happens before you even put it on the market and that is getting it prepared for listing. Inside and out, you will want to make sure your home shows in the best light possible. This will ensure that you get the best possible price.
Curb Appeal. Often, the first time a potential buyer sees your home is in the car, driving by. If you can not grab their attention on that first drive by, then you might have lost them for good. Think about your lawn, trees and shrubbery, the driveway, and exterior paint. Consider putting potted plants around the entrance, for a softer, more welcoming feel. Clean shutters and the exterior of the front door. The front entrance is one of the most important parts influencing a potential buyer's first opinion of a home. Even something small, like a new mailbox, could influence a first impression.
Interior. Obviously it is important that your home be kept in clean and pristine condition while it is on the market. Steamed carpets, clean counter-tops, and fresh scents are all important factors. But beyond that is staging your furniture or having a staging company stage theirs in a way that makes your home's floorplan seem appealing to most people. If you move from your home before you sell it, it is best not to leave it empty, but instead stage it will furniture. It is hard for a potential homebuyer to picture how their furniture will fit in a big empty room with nothing to compare to.
Repairs. Having a problem-free home can save you a lot of time and money in the contract negotiating process. Buyers will always inflate the actual cost of the repairs; therefore it is best to take care of it first. Make sure your furnace, water heater, central air, and electrical outlets are all working correctly. Even replacing light bulbs should be done.


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by thefourthman » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:56 am
admirable and great are not the same thing. This is the kind of thing that gets covered in an honorary award, not the recipient of the actual award itself.
Let me put it this way... Transformers completely succeeded at what it was supposed to do... it made a lot of movie in the box office, even more in dvd sales and opened the way for a sequel creating a franchise for the studio. Does that make it a great movie?
by Punchy » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:57 amFourthy, you gave it a 9/10, why bash it?
by thefourthman » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:59 am
Not bashing it. Just saying, it is not great. It is far above average, but does not quite make it all the way and if you look at my score it is the writing that drags it down. It is a nice action piece, that is fun, it is hardly world changing or thought provoking.
by Punchy » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:04 am
I don't think anybody is saying that it is world changing, I myself referred to it as 'a fun breather', 'silly dark fun' and that it had 'great action choreography'.
by guitarsmashley » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:05 am
I change my score to an 8.
by ****** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:06 am
Why does something have to be world changing or thought provoking to be great?
by Punchy » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:07 am
No! No score changing!
by thefourthman » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:12 am
and while all of that is true, it does not make it Watchmen or Four Eyes or Planetary...
Jason Aaron is a great writer. He has shown that with the Other Side and Scalped. However, his Marvel work is paced to the trade and it suffers as a result. Scalped and The Otherside compel you to feel for the characters, the are meaningful and entertaining. Wolverine Weapon X and much of his Ghost Rider work suffer from an absence of meaning. They are fun and serviceable, to quote Amlah "the succeed at what they are supposed to do." However, that should not be the only component of quality... if succeeding at what you are supposed to do is all we need then Hulk, Dark Avengers, and the like are the best book published right now, because they succeed at remaining at the top of the charts... whether they succeed in more or not is up for debate, but I the feeling that most of us would argue they do not. Ghost Rider is a fun book. It is entertaining, it is not "great".
by Punchy » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:13 am
But you still gave it a 9.
And Wolverine has only had 1 issue, give it a chance.
by thefourthman » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:13 am
Doesn't have to be, but it has to bring more to the table than this book does.
Great pieces affect the reader in numerous ways. I don't think any of us were affected by this book.
by thefourthman » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:17 am
But that's the point, it is the FOURTH ongoing title of one character, not of a set of characters, of one guys. It shouldn't need to be given a chance. It should knock your fucking socks off, make you cum, serve you diner in bed and then suck you off. You should then proceed to the comic store and ask for the next issue to be immediately put in your box regardless of release date, you need it now.
Ghost Rider #34 was a fun book. It is not a particularly memorable one and it is not going to change the way people who aren't reading the book see it. It works for people who were presupposed to like it, it will not convert others. We will not see the sales of the book spike as a result.
It was somewhat formulaic and predictable if we are being honest with ourselves.
by Punchy » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:21 am
I don't let outside influences effect my reviews as much as you do, I judged W:WX #1 on it's own merits, and I liked it a lot more.
Who cares if there are other Wolverine books?
And GR #34 certainly has made quite a few of our members to decide to go back and pick up the trades of Aaron's run, so it has changed the way certain people feel, more than one review has remarked that they never expected to enjoy a Ghost Rider comic so much, that's pretty great in my eyes, in the same way that Immortal Iron Fist was great.
by ****** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:37 am
Not what I said at all. I said it "succeeds in what it is" which is to say that in being a horror comic with elements of action and comedy, a popcorn comic if you will, it's an entertaining bit of escapism.
I think by limiting "great" to thought provoking works you're eliminating a huge part of the creative process of the comic which is the actual art. The chase sequence in this comic is freaking awesome as is the page of Ketch's transformation into Ghost Rider. If art isn't being included in the equation as to what makes a great comic, you might as well just stick to prose.
by thefourthman » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:49 am
But outside influenes are there and do effect the book.
And I enjoyed the book. I didn't hate it. But the job of a review is to tell someone why they should read the book over the other books and it is difficult to make a case for that book over any of the other wolverine books. Even Origins has been good since Dark Reign started, although with this last issue it seems that it may have been a short lived thing.
Dilution is one of two really big factors (the other is the comics industry's inability to market outside of its niche audience) that I think keeps comic book sales where they are at. So I will speak out about it every time it happens for no reason.
There are 8 seperate Wolverine titles on my shelves right now in single issue format. That means that if the trailer works and there are more people finding their way to comic shops as a result of the Wolverine movie we are sending them in eight different directions. And this doesn't even take into consideration comics inability to act like a professional industry i.e., they are jumbling the release schedule because Millar and McNiven can't get a book out on time.
That being said, I am sending movie goers to Weapon X, not because it is better than Millar's book, but because it is a better starting place for movie goers. I don't base my personal recommendations on my personal quantifiers, but on whether or not it works for the customer asking the question. In recommending a book in store, it is all about whether or not the customer as end consumer will be satisfied with the product and whether or not that purchase will get them to come back. I think my review of the book (Weapon X) reflected that attitude.
I try to make my reviews fit as wide as they can as opposed to giving an arbitrarily high score to a book because I liked it, I try to give high scores to books that I think most people will like and try to explain why they will or won't.
I also read more books than you, so it does take more for a book to impress me, as it should.
And if people are going to go back and pick up the trades or add the book then great, but the book is not going to see a significant increase in sales as a result of this issue or its positive reviews.
Ghost Rider probably got a higher score than a lot of books, because it was entertaining, but it is not a perfect book and as I have said, it is not a book that means any more than what is on the page. Doesn't detract from the quality of the work presented... it just doesn't make the next echelon of quality.
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Clouds, drizzle and puddles will be the dominant landscape features of our weekend in MetroWest and the Milford area. There are also areas of dense fog this morning so plan for a little extra commute time for wherever you are headed in eastern Massachusetts.
Highs today will reach the mid-60s and we dip back to about 50 tonight. Tomorrow will reach the mid-60s again under cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of showers.
On Friday and Friday night most areas received about an inch of rain. That's enough to keep replenishing our reservoirs but not too much to cause flooding problems. There were some reports of street flooding in Rhode Island.


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Consensus Report
Landscapes on the Edge: New Horizons for Research on Earth's Surface (2009)Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
Chemical, physical, biotic, and human processes constantly reshape Earth's surface from particles to continents, over timescales from nanoseconds to millions of years. These processes form a complex network of interactions and feedbacks, but these interplays are not well understood, and challenging questions face science and society: How did Earth surface processes interact to create the landscapes of today? How will changing processes shape Earth's surface in coming years? This report identifies nine grand challenges in the emerging science of Earth surface processes, and proposes four high-priority research initiatives to reach a new understanding of the processes that build the planet's dynamic surface and underpin its habitability.
Key Messages
- A set of mathematical laws is needed to allow researchers to understand the rate of Earth surface processes such landslides and glacial erosion
- An understanding of the linkage among living ecosystems and landscapes will be needed to fully understand Earth's changing surface
- Earth's surface is a record of previous environmental conditions that could reveal information about the planet's future
- Information is limited about why some landscapes are more resilient than others to change
- Research on how humans will shape Earth's surface is needed
- There are nine grand challenges facing the field of Earth surface processes that provide opportunities for progress


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Until something gets done, the David Wright situation will to be the central theme on Mets blogs everywhere for this entire offseason. I wanted to get things started by asking our staff the following most important question for the Mets moving forward.
Have we seen David Wright's final game in a Mets uniform?
Mitch: No. The reason why the Mets won't be spending much in free agency is so they can bring both David and Dickey back. If a deal isn't done this winter, it will be a major distraction in 2013, as everyone speculates about what the plans will be. I do believe David will be back, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't be surprised if he were traded mid-season in '13. In fact, if a deal isn't done his winter, I think there is a very good chance he gets traded.
Nick: No, no matter how people feel about the Wilpons and their lack of money and/or intelligence they understand David Wright is the New York Mets. He resembles to the fans everything Mets and is the face of the franchise and needs to be until he retires and into the foreseeable future.
Michael: No. I think Sandy has realized that this team can't function without Wright or make any money, seeing as he is the only player the fans really pay to see play every day.
Gregg: I believe David Wright will be a Met for his entire career (of course I thought the Mets would have signed Jose Reyes). I think David wants to sign with Mets, it's up to the Mets to make a credible offer. I also think if the Mets fail to re-sign Wright, 2014 will resemble 1977 at Citi Field.
Jim: Absolutely not. The guys wants to be here (surprisingly) and wants to be a part of the team that finally brings a championship back to Queens, whether that be next year, five years from now or 10-plus years from now. He's now also the all-time leader in hits for the franchise. Ownership will somehow work out a deal for him for something like five years, $100 million. With Bay and Santana coming of the books in 2014, this will hopefully be a manageable contract.
Clare: After listening to David, it sure sounds like he wants to be a Met for his whole career. The Mets need to find a way to sign Wright long term. He is the face of our franchise and the fans are already dismayed with ownership. If Wright is allowed to walk like Reyes did, everyone better watch out! The fan reaction would be explosive to say the least
Jessep: No, because I do hope that the major financial issues of this franchise are behind them. Look, the bottom line is – if Wright is not retained past 2013, it tells you just how bad things really are. If he is signed, it gives hope that 2010 and 2011 are things of the past and yes there were some casualties from a terrible situation, but they are moving on.
Elliot: No, I've always felt that Wright, the Mets and New York had a different relationship than Reyes, the Mets and New York. The Mets know they need him for multiple reasons, and they'll retain him beyond 2013. This could also be optimism blocking my sense of reason.
Fonzie13: No! David Wright will be extended over the winter. The Wilpons can't afford the PR hit. Even they realize how important he is to the fanbase.
Satish: I think after the hit record, it would be an embarrassment to the franchise not to keep him. I think he will be around.
Rob Tie Dyed: This is a sad thought but a very real possibility. Sadly, I fear it will be. As David is in the midst of his most productive years, he needs to cash in. And to get to a team that actually wants to win, not just acts like it. Thanks for everything, David… See you in 20 years at Oldtimers Day. And go get that World Series ring. Ain't happenin' here any time soon.
XtreemIcon: No. His option will be picked up and the Mets will try to re-sign all the way up until he signs with another team. Coming to terms on money is an entirely different question.
Have the events and comments by Sandy Alderson in the last 24 hours given you more hope that a deal with David Wright will get done? Or did it only add to the uncertainty of the situation? Tell us your thoughts.
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The Complete Book of Leviticus
Chapter 20
This is the Law and Order: SVU chapter, where the Lord specifies punishment for sex crimes. The most popular sentence: "They shall be put to death." Execution is the price for sex between: adulterer and adulteress; man and stepmother; man and daughter-in-law; man and man; man and beast; woman and beast. A threesome of man, woman, and her mother is singled out as especially heinous: The punishment is not just death but getting burned to death. God allows a few tender mercies: Marrying a sister is punished only by excommunication. Sex with a menstruating woman—that rates only banishment. And sex with an aunt or sister-in-law merely guarantees the culprits will die childless.
Chapter 21
That God who spoke up so powerfully for the blind and the deaf in Chapter 19? He's gone. Out with Martin Luther King God, in with Martha Stewart God—a finicky Lord who's peeved by human frailty and offended by illness. The fussiness shows up when He issues His rules for the priesthood: No one who's blind, a hunchback, or a dwarf, or has scurvy, a broken leg, a boil-scar, one leg longer than the other, or crushed testes can join God's squad. "Having a defect … he shall not profane these places sacred to Me."
Chapter 23
God issues His calendar. He assigns three big holidays to the seventh month of the year: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), and Sukkot. Here's the question that puzzles me and for which all you Torah scholars have an easy answer: Why does Rosh Hashanah—the holiday celebrating the New Year—fall on the first day of the seventh month?
Chapter 24
A half-breed Israelite—his father was Egyptian—says the Lord's name, so he gets stoned to death. God declares that anyone "who pronounces the name Lord, he shall be put to death." This is a curious episode, because it's unclear if the culprit is executed for merely saying God's name or for cursing God. Is the crime the word itself? Or the word uttered in the wrong spirit? And what, exactly, is the "Name" that cannot be spoken? I realize this is like taping a big "Smite Me" sign to my back, but I'm curious: How did the Israelites know exactly what word to avoid?
Even so, as a writer I find this passage strangely comforting. The rage of the Israelites, Moses, and the Lord against the blasphemer signals their profound belief in the power of the word. Muslims call Jews (and Christians) "People of the Book"—a high compliment, and a well-deserved one. Although I am woefully ignorant of it, there have been 4,000 years of Jewish textual scholarship, of arguing and philosophizing about the meaning of all these Biblical words (a key reason why there are so many Jewish writers and lawyers). From the beginning—apparently, as we see here, from the very beginning—Jews respected the might of the word.
Chapter 25
Good intentions, bad public policy. The first half of the chapter addresses the Sabbath and Jubilee years. Every seven years, we're required to give the land a rest from planting—God promises to deliver bumper harvests in Year 6 so that no one goes hungry. Every 50 years, there's a jubilee, which is another year without planting. It is also the time when land is returned to its original owner. As I read it, farmland couldn't be sold for good, only leased until the next jubilee year, when the original owner could redeem it. I don't need to remind any of my real-estate-owning friends what folly this must have been. Such long-term leaseholds would have discouraged land improvements, prevented economies of scale, kept property in the hands of lazy owners, and suppressed entrepreneurship. (I remember reading that Orthodox farms in Israel observe some version of the Jubilee year even now. How does it work?)
Like most first-time Bible readers, I've been stunned by the amount of slavery in the Good Book. The second half of this chapter is the worst passage yet, a real slavery gobsmack. It doesn't sound so bad at first. In fact, it seems quite tolerant, because it is specifying all the ways in which an indentured Israelite must be well-treated. You can only keep him and his family until the Jubilee year: They can never become property. The Lord reminds His people to treat their Israelite slaves generously: "You shall not rule over him ruthlessly; you shall fear your God." This is all very apples and honey.
But note who the passage is not talking about: All the non-Israelite slaves. They, by contrast, become property "for all time." Leviticus says you must not treat Israelite slaves "ruthlessly." But what does that imply about how to treat non-Israelite slaves? Bring out the whips! Cut the rations! Want to be ruthless? Go ahead, be ruthless!
At the end of Chapter 24—right before this slavery chapter—there's a wonderful passage about equality in law: "You shall have one standard for stranger and citizen alike." Great stuff! Of course the Torah doesn't really mean it. Every so often—as in this Chapter 24 verse—the Bible nods toward a universal brotherhood of men. These are the kumbaya verses that are quoted by modern judges and heralded by modern civil rights activists. But they are aberrations. Most of the time, the Bible conceives of a tribal world, a world of a Chosen Us, and a nearly sub-human Them—an Us who can never be slaves, but a Them that can be exploited ruthlessly, a Them that is property, a Them whose first-born can be smitten.
Chapter 26
First two verses: Don't make idols, and keep the Sabbath. If I could boil down the first three books into a couple of sentences, they would be: Don't make idols. Keep the Sabbath. I haven't kept a tally, but I'd bet that the Torah has already issued this pair of laws at least 15 times. By contrast, "thou shalt not kill" rates only half a dozen reminders.
Let me hazard a guess about why idols and the Sabbath dominate the Torah. A key purpose of the Torah was to distinguish the Israelites from those around them—to make them feel different from the Baal worshippers and Molech-lovers. But the most obvious big laws—don't kill, steal, covet, etc.—are pretty universal. Even those loathsome Molechites probably had laws against stealing! So, those common laws garner just a few mentions. The laws that the Torah keeps noodging us about, by contrast, are the laws that separate Israelites from those around them: No idols, a seventh-day Sabbath, and—as I wrote earlier—no blood eating. Not-killing doesn't make you different from a Molechite, but keeping the Sabbath and avoiding blood does. The unusual rules are the ones Israelites have to observe if they're going to remain a distinct, independent people. They are the laws that keep Israelites from becoming Molechites. (What happens when Jews don't observe those unusual laws? Look around you. Those unusual laws go unobserved by American Jews like me, and the result is that we are largely indistinguishable from American Christians and atheists. We and the atheists and the Christians keep the same big laws—we don't kill or covet or dishonor our parents—but if we don't keep the defining laws, our identity blurs. And that, I assume, is why the Torah keeps bothering us about them.)
OK, back to this chapter, which is among the finest bits of writing in the Bible. It's divided in two. In the first part, the Lord tells the Israelites what glories await them if they obey His laws. In the second part, God warns what will happen if they disobey.
The reward for good behavior is: rain for crops, bumper harvests, easy victory in war: "I will grant peace in the land, and you shall lie down untroubled by anyone; I will give the land respite from vicious beasts, and no sword shall cross the land."
Since during the entire history of the Jews, there have been perhaps four days when we could "lie down untroubled by anyone," one can only assume that we have not followed God's laws faithfully.
This chapter offers a precise measurement of God's balance between love and fear. The rewards for good behavior take 11 verses. The punishments for bad behavior go on for 27 verses. I suppose the Lord understood the iron law of drama: Villains are always more interesting than heroes, and bad times make better stories than good times. The same thing is going on in this chapter. God cursorily promises the milk and honey. But he waxes enthusiastic about the suffering.
Let's just drop in and sample a few lines from what must be the most menacing speech ever recorded:
"If you reject My laws and spurn My rules … I will wreak misery upon you … you shall sow your seed to no purpose, for your enemies shall eat it. … I will break your proud glory. I will make your skies like iron and your earth like copper. … I will go on smiting you sevenfold for your sins. I will loose wild beasts against you, and they shall bereave you of your children … though you eat, you shall not be satisfied … your land shall become a desolation and your cities a ruin …"
He just goes on and on and on like this, verse after verse of wroth and wrath. It's incredibly scary but also—I probably shouldn't say this—a little bit funny. It's like a shaggy dog story of divine vengeance. Just as you think it's about to end, God suddenly remembers another comeuppance ("the land of your enemies shall consume you …") and flies off the handle again.
Despite all the threats, God never quite closes the door on His Chosen People. After their horrific reckoning, they (we) will confess our iniquity and atone for it. And He won't forget His promise: "I will not reject them or spurn them so as to destroy them, annulling My covenant with them: for I the Lord am their God." I'm very interested in how Jews read Chapter 26 after the Holocaust. Did some rabbis take Hitler's genocide as evidence that we had disobeyed God—that because we had broken His laws, the land of our enemies consumed us? Or was the chapter read in other ways?
Chapter 27
If the author of Leviticus had an editor, the book would end with the terrifying thunderclap of Chapter 26. Instead it finishes with a whimper—an extra chapter about taxation and tithing. We are ordered to tithe one-tenth of our harvest and our animals to the Lord: Is this law still in force? Are Jews still supposed to obey it? If so, here's yet another way I'm falling short.
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Field Camp
8 Semester Credits
Field camp in Alaska offers students a geological experience that few places can match. (Field camp is offered odd years only).
Geology field camp in Alaska is truly a unique experience. Members of the department faculty have projects in many remote parts of Alaska, and they are among the most field-oriented earth scientists in the nation. The field geology course takes advantage of the great variety of different geologic settings offered by Alaska's complex geology. Our field camp gives students the opportunity to develop field mapping skills in regions with gold-bearing plutonic rocks, metamorphic rocks, clastic and carbonate sedimentary rocks, and complex structural relations. Different members of the faculty will join the students in each area to share their knowledge and experience.
Students are exposed to many different geologic problems and challenges because Alaska offers such a wide variety of geologic terranes. Ongoing investigations of Alaskan geology by various agencies and academic entities makes Alaska an exciting place to work and study, because understanding of the regional geology is rapidly expanding.
The UAF field camp will appeal to students who enjoy remote wilderness camping. The camp is unique in that the main study area is reached by bush airplane. In this remote and mountainous setting, strenuous hiking is a daily activity, and field mapping and camp life in general require cooperation and teamwork.
Scope of the field camp
The primary focus of our field camp is geologic mapping. Mapping projects in Interior Alaska, the Alaska Range, and the Talkeetna Mountains allow students to develop, in stepwise fashion, advanced skills in topographic map reading, geologic observation, the construction of geologic maps, and map interpretation.
We will start with small mapping projects within Interior Alaska to build basic field mapping skills such as:
- Pace measurement
- Pace and compass navigation
- Measuring, recording, and plotting structural data using a Brunton compass
- Field identification of major rock types and structures
- Use topographic maps of various scales
- Navigation, point location, TRS, & UTM coordinates
- Use of air photos and geophysical maps
- Effective note-taking strategies
Next, we will move to the Healy area in the northern foothills of the Alaska Range. Here students will work on defining and tracing contacts in well-defined stratigraphy. A focus will be on developing skills in locating contacts on topographic maps and visualizing structural relations in three dimensions.
Students will continue to develop geologic mapping skills in the Alaska Range in Denali National Park. The class will work out of wall tents in the campgrounds in Denali National Park and access the field areas by van and back-country hiking, in order to map Cretaceous and Early Tertiary sedimentary and volcanic rocks north of Sable Pass.
Mapping at Limestone Gap is the capstone portion of the field geology course. This field area is located in the Talkeetna Mountains about 20 miles north of Sheep Mountain, and is reached by bush aircraft. The campsite is located on a meadow at 5000 feet elevation, and is an area with abundant wildlife (Dall sheep and caribou).
Geology in the Limestone Gap area is well-exposed. The section consists of a Late Jurassic to Cretaceous mostly marine sequence, including black shales of basin origin, storm deposits, near shore and beach deposits, and lagoonal or non-marine calcareous clastic rocks. The section is unconformably overlain by a thick section of Tertiary basalts. Basaltic dikes related to the extrusive rocks intrude the clastic section. The sedimentary rocks are highly fossiliferous; ammonites, belemnites, and bivalves are common in parts of the section. The area is located near the eastern limits of the Castle Mountain - Caribou fault system of south-central Alaska, and the layered rocks are faulted and folded in patterns that are a challenge for students to map and explain.
Work in the area begins with measuring and describing several stratigraphic sections, defining map units, and interpreting the depositional history. The remainder of work at Limestone Gap is devoted to completing a geologic map of the 6 km x 6 km study area at a scale of 1:12,000. The structure of the area is diverse and complex, but well-defined marker units, good exposures, and easily negotiated terrain allow students to focus their efforts on locating and tracing contacts on their maps. Students must map contacts of folded and faulted units, faults, and fold axial surfaces, identify different types of faults, and evaluate whether their maps make geologic sense. The conclusion of the project involves compilation of a complete map, preparation of cross sections, interpretation of geologic history based on the mapped cross-cutting relations, and preparation of a report.
Field camp is a writing-intensive (W) course, thus emphasis will be placed on effective report writing, including organization, clear, concise, and grammatically correct writing.
The prerequisites for our summer field camp are : Petrology, Structural Geology, and Stratigraphy with a minimum grade of C in each class. All students must have Junior Standing and permission of instructor. The instructors will evaluate applications to determine if students meet prerequisites and students will be admitted until the available spaces are filled.
2015 Location and Schedule
13 June 2015: Introduction in Fairbanks
18 June 2015 - 24 June 2015: Interior Alaska mapping projects.
26 June 2015 - 6 July 2015: Alaska Range/Denali mapping projects and travel.
10 July 2015 - 31 July 2015: Limestone Gap mapping projects and final reports.
These dates are fairly firm, however slight changes might be necessary to accommodate weather and other variables. We will return to Fairbanks on or about August 1. Students should count on at least 4 days of office work to write final reports. A safe departure date from Fairbanks would be August 5.
During the Fairbanks portion we will use facilities at the UAF Department of Geology and Geophysics for the preparation of field reports. We will travel to the Alaska Range sites in UAF vans. Meals will be provided while in Denali Park/Alaska Range. We will then travel to Sheep Mountain on the Glenn Highway and fly from there to Limestone Gap on a chartered bush plane. Office tents, a cook tent and meals will be provided during the Limestone Gap portion of camp, with students staying in their own personal tents. After the Limestone Gap project, students will travel in UAF vans to finish their projects at UAF.
2015 Cost - $3,990
This includes undergraduate tuition of eight credits (in-state and out-of-state are the same) and Geology department fees ($3,850), accident insurance (mandatory for remote field locations - $140) and all transportation to field sites. Each student must provide proof that they have medical insurance coverage. Meals and housing while in Fairbanks are the students' responsibility and can be arranged through UAF Residence Life. Three meals per day will be provided by a camp cook while in the field. Students must bring their own tent, sleeping bag and personal gear. The Geology department will provide a cook, cook tent, and office tents while in the field.
Applications are due January 19, 2015 for UAF students and January 26, 2015 for non-UAF students.
The form is designed to allow you to type in all the required information. After you type in your information, print the form, sign your name, and email, fax or deliver to the Field Camp Director. Jochen Mezger.
*Non-UAF Students ONLY : Give the evaluation form to a professor who has agreed to serve as a reference for you, and ask them to fax or mail their evaluation to the department. Any questions? E-mail Jochen Mezger at email@example.com
These forms are in Adobe pdf format