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A strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sorrow. The idea of sorrow has always appealed to me, but now I am almost ashamed of its complete egoism. I have known boredom, regret, and occasionally remorse, but never sorrow. Today it envelopes me like a silken web, enervating and soft, and sets me apart from everybody else.
From the opening paragraph I knew I was in for a treat, and that's exactly what this little gem delivered. The depth of our young narrator's self-understanding (and selfishness), an introspective tone, and engaging writing style drew me in right away and held me rapt through the final page.
A teenage girl, her philandering widowed father, his current girlfriend, a strict but well-meaning friend of her late mother, and a summer rental on the French Riviera... just imagine the possibilities! And there's a cute guy with a sailboat just a few villas down, too.
Goodreads says: "Deceptively simple in structure, Bonjour Tristesse is a complex and beautifully composed portrait of casual amorality and a young woman's desperate attempt to understand and control the world around her."
I think it's also a cautionary tale of youthful schemes and their unintended consequences.
A near perfect summer read, it's hard to believe the author was only eighteen years old when she wrote this novella in 1954.
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In opposition to All "Horse Racing" Possibilities
Horse racing is a sport which is gaining wide popularity in all of the four corners of the world. It's also considered to be probably the most popular wagering games ever made. Usually, the horses that are found in the race include the so-called thoroughbred horses.
This sport is characterized as being a race where two or more horses ridden by jockeys compete on who will be on the first place inside the race track. The people who watch the contest lay a wager on what horse will finish first. The betting maybe in the form of betting for the first, second or third place. Within the horse race term this refers to laying a bet on to win, to place and also to show.
Now horse race is difficult to understand if you're unaware of the terms found in this exciting sport. What you will usually hear in this wagering game is the term "horse racing odds." What do horse racing odds mean? Could it be something of high importance?
Horse racing odds specifically refer to the probability that is shown on a tote board. The tote board is a huge board where you can see the odds depending on how much cash you will receive in relation to the total amount that you will gamble.
How are these odds determined? The odds of horse racing are determined by deducting the amount of bet as well as its percentage in the total amount of money that has been bet on the horses less a percentage of the tracks take which is estimated to generally be between 10-20 percent of the sum total.
Now if you have some difficulty in reading a tote board, you may follow this simple procedure in computing for the odds on a horse. To have an accurate calculation, you should use a few of the other figures in the tote board. This refers to the overall amount of the win pool as well as the amount of money bet on that horse. You need to realise that the total pool is definitely the money bet on all the horses in the first. It does not relate to the amount that will be repay the ones holding the winning tickets.
The take that is from the winning ticket holder is deducted between 14-20 percent. This may vary based on the state what your location is in. All of the money which is created from the "take" goes toward the local taxes, the horsemen, track expenses and the horse racing earnings. The payoffs employ the specific figures that are usually reduced to the nearest dime. This could vary based on the rules which were talked about on the race track.
If you still do not get the picture of what odds for horse racing are all about, you should check out the Internet for some resources. An array of resources about horse racing can be found in the internet. Invaluable free info about bookmakers and betting are located at GertGambell.net. It is essential to find the right website that could supply you with the detailed information on odds for horse racing along with some horse racing tips and techniques.
Select the website that will best meet your needs. Consider an array of important elements you need to know including the basics of horse race betting – the way the whole wagering games goes and ways in which you can choose the winning horse in the race track.

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Eric Dossantos woke up in a French hospital with no memory of how he got there. Then he watched the GoPro video of his terrifying wingsuit crash, and all the painful details came flooding back.
Dossantos, 30, went wingsuit base jumping in Chamonix, France, on Sept. 29. It's a flight he'd completed at least 10 times in the past, but this time, a slight miscalculation nearly cost him his life. He crashed into a tree going approximately 90 miles per hour, suffering head trauma, liver laceration, and fractures in three ribs, his left scapula, and clavicle.
"I thought I had died," Dossantos, who is active duty military, told Top Gun Base.
"I had no idea what I was doing there or where I was. I couldn't remember anything after the first jump of the day, except for a faint memory that I had been jumping. Utter confusion. Turns out I had been laying in the forest for over 3 hours until some trail workers heard me calling for help. I had moderate brain trauma. I couldn't think or talk straight. I hurt everywhere. I couldn't speak French. I didn't have my phone. I was alone and in a state of utter confusion."
What makes the video so difficult to watch is that's it clear Dossantos doesn't know the danger he's in until way it's too late. "It wasn't until about the last 5 seconds that I felt the trees below me getting closer than I expected or wanted," he said. "Everything before that felt flyable to me." He added:
"There were things I was not aware of in my last few seconds of flight, and some things I was aware of. But in this crash situation, I did not flinch, brace for impact, or change to a body position that might worsen my situation. My skill level and knowledge pool was not high enough to keep me from stalling into the trees, but I knew the best chance of surviving my impact into the trees was to keep a flying position at all costs."
His friends have created a GoFundMe account to help cover his medical expenses, which could include hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Dissents wrote on Vimeo that he's not sure how he feels about the campaign—which gives some insight into his character and pride—but he's doing everything he can to make sure others learn from his near-death experience.
"There are so many things to take away from this. If you see something dangerous, man up, grow a thick skin, and say what's on your mind, right then and there," he wrote.
"To those starting from square one, who are looking to be the next Graham Dickinson, I would say this: Cut No Corners. At the end of the day, how well you fly your wingsuit is what keeps you alive."


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Application for this certificate is open each term. Please apply using our online application system, or the forms linked on this page.
The design of [Missio's] Certificate in Advanced Counseling program allows exposure to a variety of counseling topics, with a focus on practical application and higher-order thinking skills. I'm really impressed by the dedication and care for the students, and the way instructors shepherd to teach shepherding, and counsel to teach counseling.
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Please note that the practice and testing requirements for licensure will be the student's responsibility after graduation. While Missio makes every effort to stay abreast of licensing changes, our primary goal is to train and educate wise, godly counselors for kingdom work. Those seeking licensure in their jurisdiction need to take personal responsibility to ensure that Missio's program meets their needs.
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FOO Camping in Sebastopol
Earlier this summer, I was honored to receive an invitation to FOO Camp, a geek camping event at the O'Reilly publishing HQ in Sebastopol, north of San Francisco.
So last Friday, I did the 7-8 hour drive from LA with danah and Graeme, a co-worker from News Corp in Sydney, stopping at In-N-Out Burger each way (thank you, sweet sweet GPS).
FOO is an unconference in the sense that invitees program the schedule (as in the case with Barcamp.) This year, there were about 300 people at FOO. It was exhausting, inspiring, humbling, intense, and wonderful.
A highlight for me was playing games run by Jane and danah--specifically Werewolf and OOF, a reverse scavenger hunt. Jane has a good OOF overview here, but basically it involves a team picking objects before getting the list of items to find, and then determining how each object is a perfect match for an item on the list. Rolling with David Weinberger's suggestion, our teams's objects were 9 lifesavers and Greg Stein.
We didn't win, but the exercise in constraints-based creativity was super-fun. Plus, it was great being thrown together to strive for a shared goal with folks I don't know. Sharing the experiences of competition and gaming provide a great shared context to refer back to later. Put non-geekily, gaming facilitates getting to know people faster, so thanks to danah and Jane for putting together some kick-ass games!
The conference sessions were excellent; in particular, I enjoyed these:
- Getting High Performance out of High Performance People, by Keoki Andrus (with whom I also had an excellent and serendipitious conversation on Friday),
- Creating Passionate Users, by Kathy Sierra (who was excellent and who I'd never heard live),
- What I learned from Y-Combinator, by Paul Graham (hopefully he's got an article version coming soon), and
- a reading of a chapter from David Weinberger's new book, Everything is Miscellaneous
I also participated in two of my own sessions: one on the future of online media with Mike from Newsvine, Jay from Digg, Adrian from the Washington Post, Gabe from Techmeme, and a couple of other really interesting people, and a far too-short and somewhat unsatisfying session on hacking the corporation (look for more on this soon) with Yahoos Bradley Horowitz and Caterina Fake. Hacking the corporation was unsatisfying because I wanted to talk about organizational democracy and hear how people have used technology to decentralize their organizations, but the session got off-course a little bit. I suspect this is because "hacking the corporation" was too vague a term, and thus resolving peoples' different interpretations took up much of the 20 minutes we had. Once we were on the same page, I got a lot of push-back on organizational democracy.
Lessons learned: set expectations earlier, and be better prepared for strong disagreement about a concept that significantly challenges the organizational design status quo.
I am extremely grateful to Tim and the rest of the O'Reilly crew for the opportunity to attend FOO, and for putting together such a tightly-run weekend. While often feeling like the dumbest guy in the room, I had a fantastic time. And while I'd love to go again in the future, I'd happily give up an invite so someone else can go. FOO is just too much fun to deprive deserving people of sharing the experience!
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I too hit In-N-Out on the way up and the way down. So let me ask you this? Which one(s) did you go to? I went to the standard Fisherman's Wharf one on the way up because I had plenty of time to deal with the huge lines that are always there. So then I thought I'd be sly on the way back and hit the seemingly less populus one a few miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge and BAM, 50 people in line!!! Is there no In-N-Out near S.F. without ridiculous lines? All I can say is that place kicks ass.
Hmm, we went to one in Bakersfield, but I don't remember where the other one way (my GPS pointed the way when we got It was somewhere between SF and LA in the middle of nowheresville.
The Bakersfield one had like 2 ppl in front of us in line when we stopped there at 10p, the other one had 10-15 ppl in line.
Still worth the wait :)


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Santorini, Greece Wedding Photographer
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These are the images of a Greek destination wedding which took place at Sifnos, a well known and wonderful Greek island that belongs to the famous Cyclades island complex.
Fotini and Apostolos decided to have their wedding at Sifnos as it is their favorite destination, especially the village "Kastro" (castle). Therefore, the answer to the question "which church" came up quickly and easily….the "Seven Martyrs" little church, which is situated just below "Kastro" village was chosen.
They didn't meet at Sifnos but Apostolos proposed to Fotini during their holidays at their favorite island.
The wedding was simple and traditional, just 75 guests in the company of the sun, the blue sky and sea, the white walls and the blue house roofs… elements for which the Cyclades island complex is famous for.
Two musicians escorted first the groom and later the bride, from their apartments and all the way to the chapel. Village people and even tourists mixed with the guests and went down, all the steps that lead to the "Seven Martyrs" small temple. We had a "location studio" photo session next day at "Kastro" village.
Santorini, Greece Wedding Photographer
http://www.thanasispapadopoulos.com firstname.lastname@example.com 00306944851861 Jul 30, 2011 Fotini & Apostolos
Sofia & Görkem | Marina Restaurant | Çanakkale | Turkish wedding by Victor Lax
Real Wedding | Château La Baumetane, Provence | by Marseille Wedding Photographer Eric Fabrer
Real Wedding - Chennai, India Wedding Photographer Hi-Q Photographers - UK to INDIA in search of love
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Helen Frances Wilburn, 93
Helen Frances Wilburn, age 93 of Lafayette, TN, passed away on Feb. 1 at Knollwood Manor. Funeral services for Helen Frances Wilburn were conducted Thurs. from the chapel of Alexander Funeral Home with Elder Dean Taylor, and Elder Jeff Blackwell officiating. Herald Gregory, Jimmy Wilburn, Billy Toney, Jerry Fisher, David Dyer, and Jimmy Dyer served pallbearers. Interment followed in the Macon County Memorial Gardens. She was born on Nov. 6, 1916 in Trousdale County, Tennessee, to her parents; the late Rome and Neppie Parker Gregory.
Helen first met Evans Woodrow Wilburn on Sat., Nov. 21, 1936, at Cato; they were married on Sept. 29, 1940, sharing sixty-one years together and raising one son, Scottie Wyatt Wilburn; Woodrow preceded her in death on May 27, 2001. Besides her husband and parents; brother, James Gregory and sister, Clarice Gregory, also preceded her in death. She worked public work in her earlier years, while living in Nashville. After moving back home to a farm in the Meadorville community in 1952, she became a homemaker. A kind, gentle, caring, virtuous woman, Helen was a lover of family and friends, and enjoyed being outdoors. She was saved by God's amazing grace as a young girl while attending Mace's Hill Missionary Baptist Church, after being saved, she was baptized into the fellowship of Dixon Creek Missionary Baptist Church at Cato, where she remained a member until death. She loved her church family and her husband's home church at Old Bottom, and had a desire for everyone to be saved. Helen will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by; son and daughter-in-law, Scottie and Gayle Wilburn of the Meadorville community, granddaughter, Jennifer (Jason) Brawner of Lafayette, and Kara (Nathan) Wheet of the Union Hill community, great-grandchildren, Mia, Molly, and Carson Brawner of Lafayette, Elijah and Bree Wheet of the Union Hill community, also survive.


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Washoe tribal women reflect on Tahoe resort name change
The Wašiw Tribe took a step forward in September of 2021 when Squaw Valley announced the name change of their resort to Palisades Tahoe. The name was changed following an official yearlong process of planning and working with the Wašiw (Washoe) Tribe of Nevada and California, along with several public discussions.
While many eager, and some angry, onlookers from around the country waited only a year for the official name change of the resort, the Wašiw Tribe was finally able to breathe a small sigh of relief after decades of fighting the oppressive word.
In August of 2020, when the resort announced it would begin the process of changing the name, Sierra Nevada University alumnae and journalist, Emily Tessmer, was drawn to the story immediately after hearing the news.
"I thought this could be such a cool story — to get feedback on the name change, what it means to them [the tribe] and to give them a platform to stand on and speak their truth," said Tessmer.
Tessmer reached out to a few tribal members she had previously known to put together a documentary titled, Walking With My Sisters.
"The history of colonialism is horrifying," said Tessmer. "There hadn't been any public acknowledgement of what happened."
The 8 minute documentary gives voice to the women of the Wašiw Tribe and helps viewers understand why the word is so offensive and how that oppression has over time stuck with their people.
The History of Wašiw and the term squaw
The Wašiw creation story says the center of the Wašiw world is DaɁaw (Lake Tahoe) and the people of the Wašiw were brought to the land that surrounded the lake by Gewe (the coyote). The lake is the center of the world for the Wašiw people, both geographically and spiritually.
"We all have a connection with Tahoe," said tribal member Karen Pete. "The areas around [the lake] are places where people get their food and the things that they use like the willow for baskets, the medicine, and the plants." For thousands of years, the tribe followed the seasons and lived off the land not only to survive, but to learn and carry on their traditions.
While many tourists enjoy the heavenly views of the basin, there are very few that know who took care of the land long before colonization. Karen explained that when the Wašiw people still lived in the basin, they were able to visit the lake whenever they liked and saw the water as a form of life.
"It is a sacred place to the Wašiw people," said Karen. She explained that it is a sacred Wašiw tradition to wash yourself with the water from the lake. This tradition — along with many others — was difficult for the Wašiw as more settlers poured into the area and pushed the Wašiw out. Even today, tribal members are required to pay the same fees as tourists to visit their own tribal lands.
In the documentary, Tessmer talked with Ron Cohen, former Chief of Operations of Palisades Tahoe, who was a large proponent of changing the name of the resort due to the violent history of the term. Cohen explained that original stories paint an idyllic picture about settlers arriving and coming in contact with Native women and children in the fields.
"But what we learned when we did the research, is that isn't what actually happened," explained Cohen in the documentary.
He explained that what truly happened is that the settlers came to the land with the intention to kill the women, who the settlers referred to as squaws.
"That is actually the oldest and most authentic origin story of this name," he said. "That name was given because somebody had been murdered here."
While the term's meaning has been disputed and even argued that it actually honors Native American women, Miriam Webster dictionary states the English-derived term is "derogatory, dated, disparaging and offensive" to Native American women.
On Palisades Tahoe website, the resort clearly states, "No matter the true origin or intent of the name, we do not believe you can honor someone with a name that they clearly consider to be offensive."
On the resort's website they provide their stance, reasons and derogatory examples of the term in early literature including:
"…the crafty 'squaw' … the squalid and withered person of this hag," written by James Fenimore Cooper in the novel, The Last of the Mohicans in 1826.
"…the universal 'squaw' – squat, angular, pig-eyed, ragged, wretched, and insect-haunted," written by Lt. James W. Steele (Memoirs, 1883).
The website also provides common stereotypes correlated with the "Princess" and the "Squaw" including:
"A squaw is a 'failed' princess, 'who is lower than a bad White woman'" – Bird, 1999, p. 73.
"Where the princess was beautiful, the squaw was ugly, even deformed. Where the princess was virtuous, the squaw was debased, immoral, a sexual convenience. Where the princess was proud, the squaw lived a squalid life of servile toil, mistreated by her men—and openly available to non-Native men." – Francis, 1995, pp. 121–122.
Palisades Tahoe isn't the first place to dump the term from its name. Since 2003, seven states have worked to remove this name from geographical features, landmarks, and even the outright prohibition of its use in Oregon.
The long road to get here
Many people have fought for this name change among the Wašiw. Tribal elder Dinah Pete remembers the late Linda Shoshone, who served as the cultural director for the tribe over 20 years ago.
"She was the only one that was fighting against that name because it was really insulting to our Wašiw women and what the settlers were doing to them," said Dinah. Dinah's daughter Karen agreed that it has been a long time coming for the name change.
"We've been oppressed for so long that they [Native Americans] won't say anything even if it makes them angry," Karen said. "It wasn't a Wašiw word."
Although the ski resort had the name for 70 years, the valley has held the name for over 150. After decades of lobbying and waiting for change, the mother-daughter duo noticed support from the new management at the ski resort and finally began to see change.
"Some of the people [proponents] understood how the Wašiw people felt and I'm really glad those people were behind the Wašiw Tribe," said Dinah. "Our leaders are really glad that we are changing that name."
Dinah is hopeful that now that the name change has happened, it will open more doors for education within the Tahoe Basin and hopefully bring more peace for her tribe.
"Hopefully, they'll understand and know what had gone on before," said Dinah. "Our younger generation is now realizing what happened to the women."
While there was an abundance of excitement for this change, there were those who were unhappy with the announcement last fall and are still upset.
"We've seen a lot of angry comments about the name change," said Karen. "It's sad that people have such angry hearts."
Tessmer has always felt the indigenous people's culture has been grossly underrepresented.
"We need to imagine what it must have been like to be in their shoes," said Tessmer. "I know many people are saying, 'Oh, the word doesn't mean anything negative, but it does."
Education is key
"I was there that day in August 2020," said tribal member Cara James-Denetsosie. "Us Wašiw ladies visited the land within the Truckee area in celebration when we heard that they were changing the name."
James-Denetsosie recalled the day her and other tribal members went to the land that was once touched every day by their ancestors.
"As a Wašiw woman, it was the first time in our lives we were allowed access to that area and just be Wašiw," James-Denetsosie said. "We sang songs and reconnected to the land, plants, water, mountains, and animals. I'll cherish those memories forever because it's important that we are able to maintain those relationships with the land and the water. It's even more important to pass it down to the next generation."
James-Denetsosie attributes her knowledge of the culture to her grandfather Steven James, a respected elder and one of the last remaining fluent speakers of the language.
"He carries himself in the traditional way," said James-Denetsosie, "I've had the honor to be his caretaker for the last three years. Simply observing him and immersing myself in the language has reconnected me and shown me how to be."
But she has found that not everyone has had the honor of learning about the tribe from someone so knowledgeable. Other tribal members like Dinah and Karen have pointed to the lack of education on the subject or general hiding of it.
"It's a hidden sin," said Karen.
Tessmer said that for those who want to learn about Wašiw culture, there's no better way than to introduce yourself at one of the Wašiw communities near the basin.
"Immerse yourself in their culture," said Tessmer. "If there's an art exhibit, a film, go explore your own backyard because that oftentimes can lead you to discovering what their issues are and learn what they need help with."
James-Dentesosie believes that education for everyone on the land is the first and only place to start.
"We need to keep educating people on our history," said James-Dentesosie. "We need to remind them of the land they are on."
One education piece is through a land acknowledgment before entering Wašiw land out of respect for the area and its people, which is a common practice in many places around the basin.
"They start out with a land acknowledgment which is a polite way to say, 'Hey, we're standing on your land. We know who you are, we respect you and your continued presence in this area,'" she said.
James-Dentesosie hopes that with the name change and the raised awareness around the subject, it will help others see the importance of the land and the history to the Wašiw women and tribe. She hopes this will help keep the culture of the Wašiw alive as many of the older generations who lived the traditional Wašiw life are almost gone.
"Our world is rapidly changing and unpredictable due to the aridification of the land we now reside on," said James-Dentesosie. "If we're not there to take care of the land, the land will get sick. I'm still trying to carry on our culture; my grandfather used to have grandkids down at his feet and he would tell us the legend from the land, animals, plants and how they're all alive."
In addition to participating in traditional hunting and cooking, along with carrying on ancient stories and legends, the Wašiw tribe continues their tradition and education of future generations.
The changing of the resort's name is just one small step in the long journey of the Wašiw people reclaiming their history.
Editor's note: This story appears in the 2021-22 winter edition of Tahoe Magazine.
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Elon Musk slams NFTs but ends up arguing the case for…
While publicly mocking non-fungible token (NFTs) during a podcast, Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk appears to have inadvertently highlighted the case for Bitcoin Ordinals, also known as Bitcoin NFTs.
"The funny thing is the NFT is not even on the blockchain — it's just a URL to the JPEG," said Musk in an Oct. 31 released interview on The Joe Rogan Experience.
Musk said NFT projects should at least encode the JPEG on-chain:
"You should at least encode the JPEG in the blockchain. If the company housing the image goes out of business, you don't have the image anymore."
On social media, Bitcoiners argued Musk's comments actually summed up the use case for Bitcoin Ordinals. Bitcoin's version of NFTs launched in January by developer Casey Rodarmor, which was made possible by the Taproot soft fork in November 2021.
Cryptocurrency analyst Will Clemente was among those that praised Musk's comments, noting there are 38 million and counting Ordinals inscriptions that will forever exist on Bitcoin's blockchain.
.@elonmusk you just laid out the case for Bitcoin ordinals – image/text inscriptions directly on the most secure open source monetary network on the planet. There are currently 38 million of these inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain. pic.twitter.com/WASj1qpkz8
— Will Clemente (@WClementeIII) November 1, 2023
"This is why Ordinals will continue to grow," said Rohun "Frank" Vora, the creator of NFT projects DeGods and y00ts. "It's the most elegant solution to one of the most universal criticisms of NFTs."
Ordinals developer known as "Leonidas" liked Musk's comments so much that they inscribed the 19-second video into Bitcoin's blockchain at block 814,773:
The criticisms from Musk toward NFTs aren't new. In December 2021, he mocked NFTs as a sign of mental illness in a meme showing a patient lying on a therapist's couch.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 16, 2021
Musk's comments however don't stand true for all NFT projects on Ethereum.
For example, Larva Labs moved its Cryptopunks NFTs on-chain in August 2021 after they lived off-chain for the first four years.
"Storing them on-chain in this way would further cement the long-term survival of the Cryptopunks images and attributes, and ensure that they can be fully accessed by anyone with only an Ethereum client," Larva Labs in the statement.
.@elonmusk is correct that having NFT merely provide an http link to someone's domain is silly.
However, with rare exceptions, it's also silly to insist NFT content be on chain,
IPFS links, with the content backed by whoever owns the NFT is the natural solution.
— Arthur B. (@ArthurB) November 1, 2023
Related: Are NFT markets in a death spiral or ready for a resurgence?
Metagood, the team behind the Ethereum-native OnChainMonkeys, announced in September that it would migrate its NFTs to Bitcoin.
While the firm's CEO Danny Yang didn't directly address the JPEG dilemma, he explained that NFTs "will win on Bitcoin" because it is a more secure network to work from:
"The Bitcoin Ordinal protocol is better designed for decentralization and security than the Ethereum NFT protocol. High-value NFTs will win on Bitcoin."
However, Ethereum still remains home to 84% of all NFT trading volumes, according to CoinGecko, sourcing data from June. Bitcoin and ImmutableX came in second and third with market shares of 11% and 2.5% respectively.
Magazine: NFT Collector: William Mapan's Distance sells out, NFT float in Macy's Parade, Nouns DAO forks


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How coworking can help you live your passions
by Amy Segreti
My work involves helping people dig up their true passions so they can express them in the world. When a client has just taken the leap from the corporate world, coworking spaces are the absolute first thing I recommend. They are a venue, a community and a culture. They are whatever you make them.
But even with the broad view that those of us immersed in the coworking world have, I think that when we talk about coworking, we often dance around the point — that at their deepest level, they can be containers and facilitators for our own self-realization.
While the specific community you choose is important, the space in which it's contained is not what this work revolution is about — it's about the growing number of people who are able to live all of their passions and expression through their work and relationships.
There is sometimes a distancing that happens when it comes to work and work spaces in general — and even coworking spaces. We talk about their features: the wifi, the events, the coffee. We talk about work-life balance and how to best manage stress. And yes, we talk about the amazing culture and communities.
Those things have varying levels of importance, but I think most important of all is that coworking is vital in supporting people who choose healthy, sustainable work they love. Coworking can help people truly come alive.
What if we looked at coworking this way — as an empowering space for growth, exploration and self-evolution?
I believe we need to shift the conversation from how much work we can get done in our space to the kind of expansive, supportive, nourishing work we can do — the things that make us come alive, that represent our fullest expression — and use that awareness to catalyze soul-fulfilling projects within our coworking space.
The difference in focus is subtle, but powerful.
Here are a few simple ways you can be intentional about letting your coworking space help you support your dreams.
Make your schedule reflect your true goals.
You can work whenever you want. Fabulous. But are you working on the things you care about?
Even when we're inspired, we often don't do the very things we say that we love doing. Focus on creating enough structure to allow space for your inspired work — because it's your job to create it.
And you know what? If the actual hours of 9am to 5pm work for you — freaking go for it. We don't need to demonize the 9 to 5. If you are, you're actually still engaging in a negative relationship with it.
Be strict then soft with yourself, and figure out the balance that works best. You get to decide how you make your living in this world, and that's beautiful.
Join or create a group of intentional goal-reachers in your space.
In two of my most frequented coworking spaces, there are programs that help members set goals and motivate themselves.
At Scrib (Boulder, Colo.), of which I'm a member, I've facilitated Work 'n Wine, a Monday night gathering of entrepreneurial women who come to work on the things that truly move themselves and their businesses forward (not just tread water with emails and maintenance tasks). Cotivation at New Work City (NYC) is an accountability group that meets weekly for an hour to set goals and check in with each other on the progress of those goals.
There's help out there. In most spaces, you do not need permission to start an event that will help people. Don't be afraid to ask if something like this exists or if you can be the one to start it. It's also a great way to get to know your fellow coworkers — you never know what great things may come from it.
Networking? Forget about it. Be open to magic instead.
Coworking spaces are designed to facilitate our creativity and our transition into doing the work that makes us thrive, and that's what we should be focusing on. They're a breeding ground for magical connection and serendipity.
The reason I prefer "magic" to "networking" is because when you open yourself up to connection and don't try to force it is when we have the best collaborative experiences. Don't worry about power networking in your coworking space's kitchen in an aggressive attempt to befriend every single member. Get cozy and contemplative with yourself, and try to vibe out which people make you feel truly expansive. When you can look at it from this soft space, you're much more likely to make deep, vibrant connections.
Most importantly: Realize you are choosing this lifestyle and workstyle. Make it worth it.
If you're just using a coworking space as a space to work, you're missing the point. Coworking spaces are the first infrastructure designed to support, quite literally, our self-realization on the planet. Let's take advantage of that.
As Howard Thurman said: "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
Through our own discovery and expression of our passions, we help other people give themselves permission to do the same.
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Pictures can be powerful. Am I right? I mean they can easily show an emotion, a thought, a feeling, a reaction, a memory in the making, etc. As I browsed through the past few pictures on my camera and phone, I saw just that. One big BALL of LIFE wrapped around a Snap Shot.
Let me explain, or rather, let the pictures explain.
And the words, feelings, and emotions of life that go along with it? See Below.
Stormy, but calm
fed, but hungry
hopeful, but eager
still, but moving….
and ready for what else is in store.
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On Saturday, April 24th, Legislator McCaffrey paid a visit to an Island Harvest food drive that was held at the West Babylon Public Library. The food drive served as the kick off to Island Harvest's Inaugural Spring Harvest Food Collection, and included other collection sites at libraries in Sayville, Melville, and Huntington.
Island Harvest Food Bank is a leading hunger-relief organization that provides food and other resources to people in need. Always treating those it helps with dignity and respect, its goal is to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island through efficient food collection and distribution; enhanced hunger-awareness and nutrition-education programs. For more information on their work, visit: Island Harvest
Legislator McCaffrey represents Suffolk County's 14th Legislative District which encompasses the Village of Lindenhurst, Babylon Village, the hamlets of West Babylon and North Lindenhurst, portions of Copiague, North Babylon and Babylon's barrier beach communities.


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July 04, 2015
My new room! {Hot pink and blue bedroom decor}
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Vett, your room turned out so amazing... I love the color scheme... you did an awesome job xoxReplyDelete
Happy 4th of July, I hope it is a wonderful day for you xox
Your color scheme is on point and I love the way you utilized your space! Congrats on the new bedroom girl :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful color scheme! Great job on the decor! Be sure to take a pic of that view :)ReplyDelete
Hope you had a festive weekend!
Love the pink chair! Your new room is so cute!ReplyDelete
Looks really nice and colourful.ReplyDelete
it turned out so cute! i live in midtown too, holla!ReplyDelete
Your room is so stinkin' cute! That chair is fabulous :)ReplyDelete
xoxo, SS
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How exciting Vett! Congrats on your new place! I'm a fan of anything that's coastal themed, so I love your room! :)ReplyDelete
This is amazing. Good job!ReplyDelete
We are loving the pink accents!! Definitely need to try that DIY~ReplyDelete
Best, Victoria of DuoDiaries
Such a cozy room. You did a really good job! I love how you brought all of the colors together.ReplyDelete
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Joanna)...I've love this space every since I first saw it in Elle Decor. Every time I come across it again it just further fuels my jonesin' for a De Vera pilgrimage. Soon...
Isabel Marant's studio in anticipation of fashion week via Garance. I especially love how she describes the atmosphere as "really easy -- all the girls in the studio are cool and stylish." I want to be "really easy, cool, and stylish" in the face of heart-stopping deadlines. Wonder if wearing more Isabel will help me achieve that state?
Henry Wilson's STRT table. Beyond awesome, yes?
Dries Van Noten's Spring 2014 RTW collection (via style.com). I'm not so much a fan of the florals on the sartorial front, but Dries might just convert me. It also helps that he's eschewed traditional spring hues in favor of a more autumnal palette of burgundies and navy and ochre and whatnot. Just sayin.'
Zara. Though having lived through the 80s, I'm a bit worried about veering into Members Only territory. Thoughts?
Julie has finally opened an online shop for her brilliant ceramics. I want every. single. one. of these Object & Totem beauties.


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Here's a super easy sweet treat you can make for valentine's day. I love Rice Krispie Treats and if you add some chocolate and sprinkles they transform into fancy dessert treats.
I did a similar version last summer for a July 4th party using red and blue sprinkles. For that version I bought Rice Krispie Treats, cut them into squares and inserted a wooden skewer to make them like pops.
But for this valentine's version, my daughter and I made our own Rice Krispie Treats. It was a snow day and we needed something to do but, oh they taste so much better! We also intended them to be pops with the chocolate and sprinkles on the bottom but then they looked so pretty flipped around so we kept them like this.
Here are the super easy steps:
You can buy the treats already made, or make your own Rice Krispie Treats using this recipe. If you make them, I suggest you put them in a much smaller dish than suggested so they're thicker and a good size for dipping. Whether you buy them or make them, you'll need to cut them into 1″ squares and set aside.
If you want to make them pops, insert small wooden skewers into each of the squares.
Set up small bowls with your different sprinkles. We kept with the red, pink and white for valentine's day. I especially love the red sprinkles against the milk chocolate.
Next, melt your chocolate either on the stove or in the microwave. We used both white and milk chocolate morsels. When melted, we just dipped one end into the chocolate and then in the sprinkles.
Then we placed them sprinkle-side up on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. If you make them as pops, you place them sprinkle-side down on the wax paper. Place them in the refrigerator to cool.
Then set out and enjoy!
You could always put them in little baggies and give them away to your special valentine! Easy and yummy!


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Bengaluru: Karnataka Police have arrested a youth after a minor girl ended her life for being dragged and hugged by the accused person, the police sources said on Tuesday September 14.
The arrested person is identified as Subramani alias Subbu (26).
The Nandagudi Police have slapped charges under POCSO Act and also under IPC Section 305 (abetment to suicide of child).
The accused waylaid the minor girl when she was moving towards the toilet to attend nature's call early in the morning on September 6 in the premises of her house. The accused who was eying on her for a long time had dragged and hugged her.
The mother of the girl rushed to the spot after the victim screamed for help. The accused ran away from the spot after seeing the mother. However, mother and daughter kept the incident a secret fearing social stigma.
However, the accused bragged about his heinous act with his friends and the girl's father came to know about the gossip. The hurt father questioned his daughter and wife about the incident.
The minor girl who was shocked from the day when the incident occurred, felt humiliated after her father questioned her and consumed poison at the residence on September 9. Though she was rushed to the hospital, she passed away on September 11.
The parents of the girl lodged a complaint on Sunday against the accused Subramani, a JCB operator. The parents have also submitted the suicide note left behind by the victim who clearly blamed the accused for taking the extreme step.
The accused was arrested on Monday evening.


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Does Media Pressure Propel Corporate Governance Improvements: The Case of Dual Class Share Unifications
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What is the role of the media and can it substitute for explicit legislation in some cases? In our paper, we present evidence that media pressure can propel corporate governance improvements. Specifically, media hostility does encourage unifications of dual class shares into a single 'one share one vote' class.
Dual class structures evolve when controlling shareholders issue to the public inferior-vote shares (where, for example, each share is entitled to a 1/10 vote) while keeping for themselves most of the superior-vote shares (with one-share one vote). Many such companies exist all over Europe and the USA (Facebook, Alphabet and more).
Dual class firms draw harsh public criticism on the ground that they take public investors' money without giving them (or us) adequate voice. Moreover, the dual class structure generates a wedge between the control group percentage in vote and percentage in equity, and Professor Bebchuck claims that this wedge aggravates agency problems by encouraging private benefits consumption by controlling shareholders.
We study voluntary dual class share unifications, ie, decisions by firms to abolish their dual class structure and convert all shares to one-share one-vote. Our first proposed hypothesis is that when media sentiment towards dual class shares becomes more negative, the reputation toll levied upon dual class firms increases (dual class firms' valuation-discount deepens), and the trend of unifications intensifies.
Our sample comprises 286 dual class firms in seven European countries in 1994-2009, of which 72 decided to unify their dual class shares. We monitor press hostility by counting the yearly number of hostile press articles on these firms in the Financial Times and the Wall Street Europe. Consistent with our first hypothesis, we identify positive correlations between the media anti-dual-class-shares sentiment, dual class firms' valuation discount (as measured by the lower Tobin Qs of dual class firms), and the propensity of dual class firms to unify. This evidence leads us to conclude that media pressure helps convincing controlling shareholders to abandon the dual-class structure. Controlling shareholders rationally give up the extra private benefits afforded by the dual class structure in return for the extra market valuation of their holdings (elimination of the dual class discount) afforded by the unification.
Our second testable hypothesis is cross-sectional. We propose that firms that are more sensitive to their public image and reputation are more likely to unify their dual-class shares. The empirical tests support this hypothesis. We find that on the eve of a Seasoned Equity Offering (a period of high reputational concerns) firms are more likely to unify their dual class shares. We also suggest approximating the public image sensitivity of an industry by its Corporate Social Responsibility ('CSR') score, and present evidence that firms in industries with higher CSR scores exhibit a higher unification propensity.
Our main conclusion is that media plays an important role in corporate governance promotion. Firms care for their reputation, which is a valuable asset for them; thus firms pay special attention to public opinion and media criticism. Some real firm decisions are influenced by firm image and reputation concerns, and the weight of these concerns probably only grow with the current 'explosive' advance of social media and its power.
Another interesting possible conclusion is that media is a powerful and flexible tool that in some cases can substitute for regulation in effectively restraining firms and their controlling shareholders.
Beni Lauterbach is the Raymond Ackerman Family Chair in Israeli Corporate Governance at the School of Business Administration of Bar Ilan University.
Anete Pajuste is an Associate Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia.


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Camp Creek is a gorgeous little canyon, and a short ¼ mile action packed route that will both visually and physically satisfy. Camp Creek is a tributary of Herman creek in the Columbia River Gorge on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. Although the route only covers ¼ mile, it is loaded with typical Columbia River Gorge eye candy, including four waterfalls, beautiful rain forest atmosphere, and a lovely creek to travel through. You will reluctantly depart this area feeling as though you just stepped out of a fantasy world of lush beauty.
Send us a suggestion!
Camp Creek
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The Hype
Getting There
The Canyon - Rating: 3C III, 35' Longest Rap: 35' # of Raps: Four
The Exit
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Condition Reports for Camp Creek
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Scientists have long known that animals and plants are governed by a circadian rhythm—a roughly 24-hour cycle guiding biological processes that is linked to alternating periods of light and dark. We know, for instance, that our bodies are entrained, or synchronized, by sunlight. Our cells would drift out of phase if exposed to continuous darkness. However, it has been difficult to understand entrainment because of the difficulty of making precise measurements that reveal the genetic underpinnings of the cycle.
To remedy the problem, UC San Diego biology professor Jeff Hasty led a team of researchers to develop a model biological system that is simpler than that of an organism. The scientists created a simple circadian system using a model consisting of glowing, blinking E. coli bacteria. Drawing on their knowledge of synthetic biology, microfluidic technology, and computational modelling, the researchers built a microfluidic chip containing chambers with E. coli.
As the press release explains:
Within each bacterium, the genetic machinery responsible for the biological clock oscillations was tied to green fluorescent protein, which caused the bacteria to periodically fluoresce.
To simulate day and night cycles, the researchers modified the bacteria to glow and blink whenever arabinose—a chemical that triggered the oscillatory clock mechanisms of the bacteria—was flushed through the microfluidic chip. In this way, the scientists were able to simulate periodic day-night cycles over a period of only minutes instead of days to better understand how a population of cells synchronizes its biological clocks.
Hasty said a similar microfluidic system in principal could be constructed with mammalian cells to study how human cells synchronize with light and darkness.
In the future, genetic models such as this one could be important because circadian-rhythm problems are linked with a number of medical issues ranging from jet lag, various sleep disorders to diabetes.
Press release: Glowing, Blinking Bacteria Reveal How Cells Synchronize Biological Clocks
Abstract in Science magazine: Entrainment of a Population of Synthetic Genetic Oscillators


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Thursday 27 June 2013
Moon from a terrace window
The moon caught my eye just before I was about to go to bed and possessed me to drawing it straight away. Captivating me by being the only glowing light I could see late at night from a lower terrace floor bedroom in Charlton, Melbourne.
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Stormsurf Mobile App
Issued for Week of Monday 5/23 thru Sun 5/29
SHemi Swell Heading Towards CA and Mexico
Models Hint at New Zealand Storm Longterm
Swell Classification Guidelines
Significant: Winter - Swell 8 ft @ 14 secs or greater (11+ ft faces) for 8+ hours (greater than double overhead).
Summer - Head high or better.
Advanced: Winter - Swell and period combination capable of generating faces 1.5 times overhead to double overhead (7-10 ft)
Summer - Chest to head high.
Intermediate/Utility Class: Winter - Swell and period combination generating faces at head high to 1.5 times overhead (4-7 ft).
Summer - Waist to chest high.
Impulse/Windswell: Winter - Swell and period combination generating faces up to head high (1-4 ft) or anything with a period less than 11 secs.
Summer - up to waist high swell. Also called 'Background' swell.
Surf Heights for Hawaii should be consider 'Hawaiian Scale' if period exceeds 14 secs.
Next Forecast Update: Thurs PM (6/2)
Significant: Winter - Swell 8 ft @ 14 secs or greater (11+ ft faces) for 8+ hours (greater than double overhead).
Summer - Head high or better.
Advanced: Winter - Swell and period combination capable of generating faces 1.5 times overhead to double overhead (7-10 ft)
Summer - Chest to head high.
Intermediate/Utility Class: Winter - Swell and period combination generating faces at head high to 1.5 times overhead (4-7 ft).
Summer - Waist to chest high.
Impulse/Windswell: Winter - Swell and period combination generating faces up to head high (1-4 ft) or anything with a period less than 11 secs.
Summer - up to waist high swell. Also called 'Background' swell.
Surf Heights for Hawaii should be consider 'Hawaiian Scale' if period exceeds 14 secs.
Next Forecast Update: Thurs PM (6/2)
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Current Conditions
On Thursday (5/26) in North and Central CA surf was waist to chest high at top spots and pretty warbled from northwest wind. At Santa Cruz surf was flat and clean. In Southern California up north waves were knee to maybe thigh high on the sets and clean early and barely rideable. Down fading there was no rideable surf with south winds adding some texture to the surface. Hawaii's North Shore was flat and clean. The South Shore was very small with waist high sets and clean. The East Shore was flat with light southeast trades and nearly clean conditions.
See QuikCASTs for the 5 day surf overview or read below for the detailed view.
Meteorological Overview
No swell was in the water in the North Pacific. A small low developed in the far Northwest Pacific on Wed (5/25) producing 20 ft seas targeting Hawaii. Maybe windswell to result on Mon (5/30). Otherwise a summer time pattern has taken over. For the southern hemi, swell that previously hit Fiji from a small storm that was in the Tasman Sea on Thurs-Fri (5/20) with seas to 42 ft aimed north is pushing towards Hawaii, but well filtered. A tiny pulse of south-southeast swell from a gale off Chile on Fri (5/20) with seas to 26 ft is pushing towards Southern CA. Another small gale started building in the far Southeast Pacific Mon (5/23) with 34 ft seas then is forecast to pulse again on Tuesday to 32 ft and again on Wednesday to 31 ft, but all over just tiny areas. South angled swell for California down into Mexico and Central America looks likely. After that the models are hinting at something developing under New Zealand on Wed (6/1) with seas to 40 ft aimed east-northeast with secondary fetch behind that on Thurs (6/2) generating 35 ft seas aimed northeast. Something to monitor.
Current marine weather and wave analysis.cgius forecast conditions for the next 72 hours
North Pacific
Surface Analysis
On Thursday AM (5/26) modest high pressure was in the Gulf of Alaska at 1032 mbs and weak low pressure was over the intersection of the dateline and the Aleutians at 996 mbs, the remnants of a previous gale that produced some windswell pushing towards Hawaii (see Northwest Pacific Gale below). Otherwise no swell producing fetch was occurring.
Over the next 72 hours no swell producing fetch of interest is forecast.
The local California coastal pressure gradient started producing north winds at 25 kts on Thurs (5/26) over North CA waters and is forecast building to 30 kts on Fri (5/27) but also starting to fall south some. Windswell is likely for Central CA but also marred by wind. The gradient is to lift north again on Sat (5/28) at 25+ kts over Cape Mendocino fading to 25 kts on Sunday, then lifting north and fading from 25 kts early Monday. More windswell possible through Monday (5/30) then fading out. .
Northwest Pacific Gale
Low pressure in the Northwest Pacific started building on Tues PM (5/24) with winds to 35 kts in it's east quadrant but all fetch was aimed north as the low interacted with high pressure to it's east in the Gulf. But northwest fetch started building in it's west quadrant at 30 kts. This system built more on Wed AM (5/25) generating 35 kts north winds in it's west quadrant and seas to 18 ft at 48N 168E. In the evening 30 kt northwest winds were fading with seas building to 20 ft at 49N 172E. A quick fade followed. Windswell with period in the 11-12 secs range is possible for Hawaii.
Hawaii: Swell arrival expected Mon AM (5/30) at 2.2 ft @ 12 secs (2.5-3.0 ft). Swell fading through the day. Residuals Tues AM (5/31) fading from 2.0 ft @ 10-11 secs (2 ft). Swell Direction: 323 degrees
North Pacific Animations: Jetstream - Surface Pressure/Wind - Sea Height - Surf Height
Tropical Update
No tropical systems of interest are being monitored.
California Nearshore Forecast
On Thursday (5/26) high pressure at 1032 mbs was just off North CA ridging into the coast setting up the standard summer time pressure gradient producing northwest winds at 25 kts over North CA and 20 kt north winds for Central CA and lighter still into Southern CA. The gradient is to build on Friday with north winds to 30 kts over North CA and 20 kt north winds down to Pt Conception and the Channel Islands. Saturday the gradient is to fade some but still at 30 kts from the north early off North CA and 20 kt north winds further off the Central CA coast. SCal is to be protected. Sunday (5/29) 25 kt north winds to be in the Pt Arena to Pt Reyes area with 15 kt north winds down into Central CA. Monday the gradient is to start lifting north and fading through still at 25 kts late but isolated to Cape Mendocino with low pressure moving into the Gulf of Alaska. A light local wind flow is forecast from Pt Arena southward starting mid-day. Tuesday the gradient is to dissipate with a light northwest flow forecast for North and Central CA. More of the same is forecast Wednesday with a front from the previous Gulf low dissipating while pushing into outer CA waters. More light winds expected Thurs (6/2) as a gale start building north of Hawaii with low pressure isobars reaching within 600 nmiles of the north coast. That seems highly optimistic.
South Pacific
On Thursday AM (5/26) a .cgiit jetstream pattern was in control with the southern branch running west to east down at 63S with a cutoff upper low circulating in the far Southeast Pacific, remnants of a trough previously in that area but now fading. The northern branch was running west to east up at 27S and .cgiitting half way across the South Pacific and offering no trough to support gale development. IN all a pretty muddled pattern was in control. Over the next 72 hours more of the same is expected, with a .cgiit pattern in control and no troughs forecast. If anything the northern branch is to have more wind energy associated with it than the southern branch. Beyond 72 hours starting Tues (5/31) a decent patch of wind energy is to start building under New Zealand at 150 kts starting to form a trough ahead of it but those winds to fade pretty fast on Wed (6/1). Additional energy to 120 kts is forecast pushing up into this trough on Thurs (6/2) carving it out more and offering continued support for gale development. south and southeast of New Zealand. Something to monitor.
Surface Analysis
On Thursday AM (5/26) swell from a storm previously in the Tasman Sea was starting to show at the buoys in Hawaii (1 ft @ 20 secs) and well filtered by Fiji, and expected to be more noticeable on Fri (5/27) (see Tasman Sea Gale below).
Also swell from a gale that developed off Chile on Fri-Sat (5/21) was pushing north towards Southern CA (see Small Chilean Gale below).
Also swell from another gale further west of Chile is producing swell heading north (see Southeast Pacific Gale below).
Over the next 72 hours no other swell source is forecast.
Tasman Sea Gale
A solid but compact storm formed in the Tasman Sea on Thurs PM (5/19) with seas to 37 ft late at 46S 155E (Central Tasman Sea). The storm moved northeast on Fri AM (5/20) with seas 41 ft at 41S 161E. The gale was fading in the evening with seas dropping from 35 ft at 37.5S 168. Residual seas at 30 ft were fading Sat AM (5/21) at 33S 172E and mostly shadowed by the tip of New Zealand. Large swell arrived in Fiji on Mon (5/23) local time. Small sideband and filtered swell eventually reaching for Hawaii. Something to monitor.
Hawaii: Swell fading Fri AM (5/28) from 1.5 ft @ 14 secs (2.0 ft). Swell Direction: 212 degrees
Small Chilean Gale
On Fri AM (5/20) a small gale developed on the southern coast of Chile producing a decent fetch of 35-40 kt south winds aimed north mainly at Mexico. 40 kt south fetch held into the evening with seas building to 25 ft at 37S 116W. On Sat AM (5/21) a solid fetch of 35 kt south winds held with seas still at 25 ft at 34S 107W. A new pulse of 40 kt south winds developed in the evening with seas building to 28 ft at 38S 105W aimed north. This system dissipated from there. Small swell is radiating north towards Mexico and exposed breaks in Southern California.
Southern CA: Expect swell arrival on Sat (5/28) building to 1.8 ft @ 14-15 secs late (2.5 ft). Swell holding on Sun (5/29) at 2.2 ft @ 13-14 secs (2.5-3.0 ft). Swell dissipating early Mon (5/30) from 2 ft @ 13 secs (2.0 ft). Swell Direction: 173 degrees
North CA: Expect swell arrival only at the most exposed breaks starting Sun AM (5/29) 1.4 ft @ 15-16 secs (2 ft) and holding. Swell fading Mon AM (5/30) from 1.5 ft @ 14 secs (2 ft). Swell Direction: 166-167 degrees
Southeast Pacific Gale
A gale developed in the far Eastern South Pacific on Sun AM (5/22) starting to produce a small area of 30 kt south winds and seas building. In the evening a small fetch of 35-40 kt south winds was in.cgiay generating a tiny area of 22 ft seas aimed north. By Mon AM (5/23) a decent sized area of 40 kt south winds were blowing with an embedded area to 45 kts with seas building to 26-28 ft over a decent sized area at 42S 136W. This was pretty far north of normal. Fetch was fading from 40 kts from the south in the evening and tracking northeast with seas associated with it fading from 35 ft at 42S 128W while a new broader fetch of 35 kt south winds was building below it with seas on the increase from 24 ft and pushing north. On Tues AM (5/24) 40+ kt south winds held with with 29 ft seas building at 50S 134W aimed north. 35-40 kt south winds were pushing north in the evening with seas 32 ft at 48S 130W. On Wed AM (5/25) a new tiny fetch of 45 kt south winds were developing on the eastern edge of the CA swell window with seas barely 30 ft over a tiny area at 49S 122W. South fetch increased in coverage but fading from 40 kts in the evening aimed due north with seas fading from 30 ft at 44S 119W. Beyond that this fetch is to rapidly fade with no additional seas of interest forecast.
There is decent potential for swell resulting for Mexico up into California.
Southern CA: Expect the first pulse of swell arriving on Mon (5/30) building to 2.1 ft @ 17 secs late (3.5 ft). That pulse to peak on Tues AM (5/31) at 2.6 ft @ 15 secs (4.0 ft). Secondary swell to start building underneath to 2 ft @ 18-19 secs late (3.5 ft). Secondary swell building first light Wed (6/1) to 3.3 ft @ 17 secs (5.5 ft with sets to 7 ft) and holding. Swell holding on Thurs (6/2) at 3.6 ft @ 15-16 sec early (5.5 ft with sets to 7 ft). Swell fading from there. Swell Direction: 195 degrees moving towards 185 degrees
North CA: Expect the first pulse of swell arriving on Mon (5/30) building to 2.3 ft @ 17-18 secs late (4.0 ft). That pulse to peak on Tues AM (5/31) at 2.8 ft @ 16 secs (4.5 ft). Secondary swell to start building underneath to 1.6 ft @ 19 secs late (3.0 ft). Secondary swell building late afternoon Wed (6/1) to 3.3 ft @ 17 secs (5.5 ft with sets to 7 ft) and holding. Swell holding on Thurs (6/2) at 3.6 ft @ 15-16 sec early (5.5 ft with sets to 7 ft). Swell fading from there. Swell Direction: 195 degrees moving towards 185 degrees
South Pacific Animations: Jetstream - Surface Pressure/Wind - Sea Height - Surf Height
Marine weather and forecast conditions 3-10 days into the future
Beyond 72 hours the models suggest a moderately more active pattern developing in the North Pacific starting Sun (5/29) but no fetch capable of generating swell is expected to result initially. there's some suggestion that a legit gale might develop north of Hawaii on Thurs (6/20) producing 30 kt northwest winds targeting Hawaii initially. Low odds of any swell resulting at this early date.
South Pacific
Beyond 72 hours a primer gale is to develop south of New Zealand on Tues (5/31) 35-40 kt southwest winds generating 28 ft seas at 57S 178W mid-day serving mainly to rough the oceans surface up. On Wed AM (6/1) a small but far stronger storm is forecast over the same area producing 60 kt southwest winds and seas building to 36 ft at 53S 176W. In the evening 55 kt southwest fetch is to be fading while tracking east-northeast with seas building to 40 ft at 49S 164W. And a larger secondary fetch of 40 kt southwest winds is to be building behind that with 29 ft seas at 55S 178E. That fetch to build to 45 kts Thurs AM (6/2) while the original fetch start fading from 50 kts and falling southeast. Seas in the secondary fetch building to 32 ft over a solid area at 54S 177W with seas in the original fetch fading from 36 ft at 50S 150W. The secondary fetch is to build a little more. It's way too early to believe any of this, but it's something worth monitoring.
More details to follow...
La Nina Continues to Advance
ESPI and SOI Retreating
The Madden Julian Oscillation is a periodic weather cycle that tracks east along the equator circumnavigating the globe. It is characterized in it's Inactive Phase by enhanced trade winds and dry weather over the part of the equatorial Pacific it is in control of, and in it's Active Phase by slack if not an outright reversal of trade winds and enhanced precipitation. The oscillation occurs in roughly 20-30 day cycles (Inactive for 20-30 days, then Active for 20-30 days) over any single location on the.cgianet, though most noticeable in the Pacific. During the Active Phase in the Pacific the MJO tends to support the formation of stronger and longer lasting gales resulting in enhanced potential for the formation of swell producing storms. Prolonged and consecutive Active MJO Phases help support the formation of El Nino. During the Inactive Phase the jet stream tends to .cgiit resulting in high pressure and less potential for swell producing storm development. The paragraphs below analyze the state of the MJO in the Pacific and provide forecasts for MJO activity (which directly relate to the potential for swell production).
Overview: The 2014-2016 El Nino is fading out. La Nina is emerging.
KWGA/Equatorial Surface Wind Analysis & Short-term Forecast:
Analysis (TAO Buoys): As of Wed (5/25) east winds were over the entire equatorial Pacific including the Kelvin Wave Generation Area (KWGA) except south of the equator where winds were calm. Anomalies were neutral over the entire region except weak from the west over the dateline.
1 Week Forecast (GFS Model): Weak east anomalies are over the KWGA and are forecast slowly fading through 6/1 returning to neutral by 6/2. La Nina is in control.
Kelvin Wave Generation Area wind monitoring model: West and East
Longer Range MJO/WWB Projections:
OLR Models: As of 5/25 a weak Inactive MJO signal was over the dateline with the Active Phase of the MJO over the Maritime Continent moving into the West Pacific. The Statistic model projects the Inactive pattern fading 4 days out with a moderate Active pattern taking control of the dateline 1 week out then fading some 2 weeks out. The dynamic model depicts the Inactive pattern fading out in the next 2 days with a dead neutral pattern thereafter through the next 2 weeks. In all no enhancement of the jetstream is expected from the MJO.
Phase Diagrams 2 week forecast (ECMF and GEFS): (5/26) The ECMF model indicates the Active Phase of the MJO is over the Maritime Continent and fading but is expected to surge some while pushing towards the West Pacific. The GEFS model depicts the MJO collapsing and dissipating with no return in sight.
40day Upper Level Model: (5/26) A weak Inactive Phase of the MJO was over the West Pacific and is expected to slowly track east through 5/5. On 6/25 a new Active Phase of the MJO is to start pushing into the West Pacific.
CFS Model beyond 1 week (850 mb wind): This model suggests the Inactive Phase of the MJO was fading over the dateline with neutral winds offering no fuel to support enhancing the jetstream. The model depicts the Inactive Phase of the MJO gone by 5/28 with a weak Active Phase starting to produce weak west anomalies anomalies through 6/23. After that the MJO is to be weak with no real anomalies or weak west anomalies into 7/4 fading to neutral and holding through 8/24. El Nino is dead per this model no west anomalies of interest forecast other than those associated with the MJO.
CFSv2 3 month forecast for 850 mb winds, MJO, Rossby etc
Subsurface Waters Temps
TAO Array: (5/26) Actual temperatures are retreating daily. A pocket of 29-30 deg temps were building in the far West Pacific with the 28 deg isotherm line retreating west to 157W (loosing 1 deg per day). No El Nino subsurface anomalies remain. Neutral anomalies rule from the West Pacific to the east to 149W with weak negative anomalies east of there. Cool subsurface waters are at depth erupting east of 150W with -3 degs anomalies reaching east at depth to 120W. The Kelvin Wave pipeline has been r.cgiaced with a cold river rushing east. Per the hi-res GODAS animation posted 5/18 one last weak pocket of +0.5 deg anomalies is confined to a shrinking area 175E to 155W. Cool waters at 3-4 degs below normal were in.cgiay in the under the entire width of the equator, undercutting and residual warm water above it and upwelling over a broad area of the East equatorial Pacific. La Nina has begun.
Surface Water Temps: The more warm water in the equatorial East Pacific means more storm production in the North Pacific during winter months (roughly speaking). Cold water in that area has a dampening effect. Regardless of what the atmospheric models and surface winds suggest, actual water temperatures are a ground-truth indicator of what is occurring in the ocean. All data is from blended infrared and microwave sensors.
Satellite Imagery
Hi-res Nino1.2 & 3.4: (5/25) The latest images (1.2 3.4) indicates cooler than normal water continues over the equator region with negative anomalies along the coast of Peru (though collapsed a little compared to days previous) pushing north and then extending west from Ecuador over the Galapagos building west to 157W peaking at -1.5 degs over a good portion of that area now. La Nina is firmly in control of surface waters, though remnant El Nino warm water is 3 degs north and south of the equator. No warm water remains anywhere in the Nino regions on the equator.
Hi-res 7 day Trend (5/24): A cooler than normal trend is along Chile and Peru and continues from the Galapagos west out to 165W but has backed off some recently. A mirror image (though weaker) of that trend continues up in the Atlantic tracking west from Africa half way to Brazil and has built some in the past 2 days. Temps are holding along the California coast due to slackening of high pressure driven northwest winds. The PDO warm pool is building solidly from Oregon out to Hawaii and west from there to the Philippines.
Hi-res Overview: (5/24) The El Nino signal is dissipating. A clear La Nina cool water pool is tracking firmly from Ecuador and building in width on the equator from west of the Galapagos out to near 165W. A generalized pattern of +1-2 deg above normal temps remains 3 degs north and south of the equator and west of 160W. Cooler water is over the dateline in the North Pacific with warm water off the Pacific Northwest streaming over Hawaii looking very much like the classic Active PDO pattern.
Nino1.2 Daily CDAS Index Temps: (5/26) Today's temps were falling some at +0.173.
Nino 3.4 Daily CDAS Index Temps: Today (5/26) temps continue falling and are now down to +0.176 degs attributable to a developing La Nina cool pool.
Comparing Stongest El Ninos in the last 50 year - ERSSTv4 'centered' data
Pacific Counter Current: As of 5/22 the current was strong continuously from the east on the equator from 90W to 150E. Anomalies were strong from the east over the same area. There were no pockets of west anomalies indicated. La Nina is firmly entrenched based on this data, which is normal for this point in the El Nino lifecycle.
SST Anomaly Projections
CFSv2 Uncorrected Data (5/26) indicates temps on a steady downward trajectory reaching normal (0.0) mid-May, falling to -0.6 degs early July, then easing down to -0.8 degs in early Sept stabilizing between -0.6 and -0.8 degs into Jan 2017. This is solid La Nina territory but it's up from the -1.5 and -1.25 degs indicated even a few weeks ago.
IRI Consensus Plume: The mid-May Plume depicts temps falling steadily from here forward, down to -0.7 by Sept then starting to drift higher to -0.6 in February, See chart here - link.
Atmospheric Co.cgiing (Indicating the presence of El Nino in the atmosphere driven by the ocean):
Southern Oscillation Index (5/26): The daily index was steady at 3.30. The 30 day average was rising from -0.07. The 90 day average was rising from -8.87. El Nino was still evident in the 90 day average, but even that will soon be a distant memory.
SOI trend - Tahiti (looking for low pressure here): On 5/26 a weak high pressure pattern was south of Tahiti. That pattern is to hold into Sat (5/28) then start fading a little with perhaps a bit of low pressure developing over Tahiti on Mon (5/30) holding into Thurs (6/2). The SOI is expected to hold based on the Tahiti contribution and not provide any enhancement for the jetstream.
ESPI (like SOI but based on satellite confirmed precipitation): (5/26) Today's value was falling rapidly at +0.13. It peaked on 3/12 at +1.57 then fell until 4/14, when it started rising again peaking 4/23 at +1.12. But it has been falling steadily ever since.
Pacific Decadal Oscillation: The PDO continues to rise. April's value was +2.62, the highest it's been since 1941. The PDO turned from a 6 year negative run (2008-2013) in early 2014 and has been mostly above +1.5 all of 2015. In Jan 2016 it was +1.53 up to +1.75 in Feb, then spiking to +2.40 in March and +2.62 in April. Impressive. Looking at the long term record, it is premature to conclude that we have in-fact turned from the negative phase (La Nina 'like') to the positive phase (El Nino 'like'), but the data suggests that could be a real possibility. We've been in the negative phase since 1998 through at least 2013 (15 years). By the time it is confirmed (4-5 years out), we will be well into it.
Conclusion: This El Nino was the 3rd strongest El Nino since 1950 based on the MEI. Centered Monthly Nino3.4 data suggests it is the strongest. Based on California precipitation, this one does not compared to any major El Nino in recent memory due to it's westward di.cgiacement. Based on surf, El Nino has had the expected effect producing 13 significant class swells in the North Pacific (16 expected). From a pure El Nino perspective, this event is over and transitioning towards La Nina. But from a teleconnection standpoint, the warm pool in Nino3.4 is still imparting solid energy to the atmosphere and momentum will affect the upper atmosphere into the late Fall of 2016.
The question now turns to how much the jet will be enhanced by remnants of El Nino for the Fall and Winter of 2016-2017. It's too early to know anything definitive yet, but with the PDO still positive, it is possible the transition to La Nina may not be a strong as in past events.
See imagery in the ENSO Powertool
External Reference Material: El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), Kelvin Wave
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