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The scan comes from Brewer News, the club newsletter: Volume 3, Number 1, the December '44 issue. Brewer News was a four-page newsletter published throughout the season (and occasionally in the off-season) to keep fans appraised of the latest news and upcoming events. At this particular Christmastime, it was also used to sell season ticket packages for the upcoming 1945 campaign.
The cover page gives us the ticket details ($43.00 bought exclusive rights to a box seat for every home game in 1945) as well as Owgust in his Santa suit. The normally black-and-white newsletter was given a seasonally-appropriate splash of color:
This issue of Brewer News also reveals Borchert Field's street address - 3000 North 8th Street, and the team's telephone number - COncord 3180.
The interior spread introduced the fans to Nick Cullop, the Brews' second new manager in as many years. Cullop was familiar to the Orchard's patrons from his regular visits as the Columbus manager in 1943 and 1944. In those two years, he led his Red Birds to a very respectable 170-134 record. The fans also surely remembered Cullop from the 1944 All-Star Game, played at Borchert Field. In those days, the format was Association All-Stars against the reigning champs, which happened to be the Brewers. Guided by Cullop, the All-Stars cruised to an 18-0 whalloping of the mighty hometown Brewers, their most embarrassing loss of an otherwise sterling championship season.
Cullup replaced Casey Stengel, whose single season in Milwaukee was marked by success on the field and constant conflicts with team administration off it.
The interior spread also includes a preliminary roster for 1945 and a handsome headshot of Marine Private First Class (not to mention Brewer President and owner) Bill Veeck in his dress blues. Veeck was in the Corona Naval Hospital in California, recovering from wounds sustained in action.
The back page introduced two new players to the Brews' upcoming lineup - Bill Burgo and Lew Flick.
The men were acquired from the the Philadelphia A's as part of the deal for Brewer hero Hal Peck. Neither would last long in Milwaukee - Burgo was sent down to the Little Rock Travelers during Spring Training of 1946, and Flick followed him to Arkansas in May, after playing the first 21 games of '46 in Brewer blue.
With the news of wheeling and dealing, a brief look backwards and a great gaze into the team's future, this issue of Brewer News sustained the Cream City hopeful during that 1944/45 Hot Stove league and beyond.
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Men, you need to come up with your own ideas for how to date your wife. You know your wife better than anyone else. Only you know how to best cultivate and guard the woman God has given you. But, sometimes it helps to build off other people's ideas in order to form your own … My prayer is that the power of the gospel would drive how you date your wife and implement these ideas.
1. Attend a wedding. Sit in the back row and spend the whole time whispering memories from your own wedding.
2. Make a list of ten things your wife loves to do. Each new time you take your wife on a date, do one of those ten things as your date.
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5. Take a twelve-month honeymoon with your wife. Relive your honeymoon by scheduling a 24-hour getaway for every month of this year. Each month go somewhere new with your wife.
6. Devote one hour each night for alone time with your wife. Talk about how your days went. Joke around with each other. Cultivate your friendship. Talk honestly about what's going on in your lives. Help each other. Encourage each other. Pray together.
7. Mark your wife's birthday, your wedding anniversary, and Mother's Day on your calendar every year and plan to make those days special.
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9. Spend an evening stargazing with your wife and talking about dreams you have for the future.
10. Spend an evening reminiscing with your wife about all you've been through together and all God has done and redeemed in your life together.
11. Devote the next month to studying a book of the Bible with your wife. Take twenty minutes several nights a week to read, discuss, and pray through a shorter book such as Ephesians or Philippians.
12. Visit your roots. Visit where your wife grew up and where you grew up. Learn more about each other's backgrounds.
13. Hold your wife's hand often, in public and in private.
14. Tell your wife that you love her.
15. Tell your wife that Jesus loves her more than you do.
16. Set a weekly date night. Each week rotate going out and staying in for your date night.
17. Cancel work for the day and do something special with your wife.
18. Take dancing lessons with your wife.
19. Cut something from your schedule and use that time to date your wife.
20. Vacation with your wife without your kids, without your work, and without your cell phone and computer.
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Marina Keegan had just graduated from Yale University with a degree in English and was headed off to a job at The New Yorker. On May 26, she died in a car crash near her family's summer home in Massachusetts.
The 22-year-old was an aspiring writer whose work had already drawn national attention. An article she wrote for a Yale student publication about the increasing number of her peers who were entering careers in consulting and finance was adapted for publication in The New York Times. She spoke to NPR about the piece earlier this year.
Yet her most widely circulated work — one that's been shared by hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet in the week after her death — is an essay she wrote for a special edition the Yale Daily News handed out at commencement five days before she died.
In the piece, titled "The Opposite of Loneliness," Keegan wrote about the feeling of fellowship and purpose she found at Yale and told her classmates they shouldn't lose that feeling just because they were graduating.
"What we have to remember is that we can still do anything. We can change our minds. We can start over. Get a post-bac or try writing for the first time. The notion that it's too late to do anything is comical. It's hilarious. We're graduating college. We're so young. We can't, we MUST not lose this sense of possibility because in the end, it's all we have."
Just months before her death, she shared the same enthusiasm with WSHU's Craig LeMoult for NPR's report.
"I'm just reminded every day how lucky I am just to be surrounded by such smart, interesting, passionate people," Keegan told him. "And one of the things that I've loved about being at Yale is just how enthusiastic people are about everything that they do."
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A few years ago, computer science whiz Chris Harrison created a beautiful visualization linking up every cross reference in the Bible. So, for example, if a verse in the New Testament referred back to a verse in the Old Testament, there was an arc drawn between the two chapters they were in (the vertical lines at the bottom represent the number of verses in that chapter):
Amazing! Turns out there are 63,779 cross references in the Bible (and that many arcs in the image)! If it's any indication of how complex this image is, the high-resolution version is more than 100MB large.
In 2009, graphic designer Andy Marlow used Harrison's work as his inspiration to created a similar visual for Sam Harris' Reason Project. This time, though, he only included arcs representing contradictions in the Bible:
Helpfully, this visual also included text explaining what the contradictions were and where they could be found:
Also amazing! But very bulky and not very user-friendly. I don't know that you could really print out a poster that large and, even if you could, the arcs are still a blur.
Now, computer programmer Daniel G. Taylor has taken all that data and turned it into a visual masterpiece.
His website, BibViz (Bible Visualization), gives you the same linking arcs as before, but when you hover over one of them, it lights up and tells you in the upper right-hand corner of the screen which verses are being linked together. Click on an arc and it takes you directly to those verses as compiled in the Skeptics Annotated Bible:
(***Update*** 12/16/20: The BibViz site is down and the URL redirects to adult material, so I have removed the link.)
That's not all. The visual also shows you where in the Bible you'll find the passages featuring Cruelty/Violence, Discrimination against Homosexuals, Scientific Absurdities/Historical Inaccuracies, or (below) Misogyny/Violence/Discrimination against Women:
See the long bar on the far left side? That means the Book of Genesis has more anti-women verses than any other book in the Bible. And all those bars are clickable and lead you to the specific passages in the Skeptics Annotated Bible.
When I asked Daniel what inspired him to create this, he said (via email):
Some of my family is extremely religious, and after quite a few discussions with them and some friends I was inspired to look up the Reason Project's contradictions poster again as a reference, but thought it might be nice to have something like that without the duplicated entries, with the ability to click individual links, and something that could be regenerated easily should errors be found.
The whole site is seriously an incredible resource. Go there and just play around with it. Then show your fundamentalist religious friends and watch them squirm. There's just no plausible way anyone can take the Bible literally after spending time on this site… unless they're closing their eyes, sticking their fingers in their ears, and refusing to think about any of the errors in their worldview.
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"Wonder Woman" hits movie theaters around the world next summer when Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action adventure from director Patty Jenkins ("Monster," AMC's "The Killing"). Joining Gadot in the international cast are Chris Pine (the "Star Trek" films), Robin Wright ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Netflix's "House of Cards"), Danny Huston ("Clash of the Titans," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"), David Thewlis (the "Harry Potter" films, "The Theory of Everything"), Connie Nielsen (Fox's "The Following," "Gladiator"), Elena Anaya ("The Skin I Live In"), Ewen Bremner ("Exodus: Gods and Kings," "Snowpiercer"), Lucy Davis ("Shaun of the Dead," FX's "Better Things"), Lisa Loven Kongsli (upcoming "Ashes in the Snow"), Eugene Brave Rock (AMC's "Hell on Wheels") and Saïd Taghmaoui ("American Hustle").
Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers... and her true destiny.
Patty Jenkins directs the film from a screenplay by Allan Heinberg, story by Zack Snyder & Allan Heinberg and Jason Fuchs, based on characters from DC Comics. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston.
The film is produced by Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder and Richard Suckle, with Stephen Jones, Geoff Johns, Wesley Coller and Rebecca Steel Roven serving as executive producers.
Joining Jenkins behind the camera are director of photography Matthew Jensen ("Chronicle," "Fantastic Four," HBO's "Game of Thrones"), Oscar-nominated production designer Aline Bonetto ("Amélie," "A Very Long Engagement," "Pan"), Oscar-winning editor Martin Walsh ("Chicago," "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit," "V for Vendetta"), and Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming ("The Dark Knight" trilogy, "Topsy-Turvy"). The music is by composer Rupert Gregson-Williams ("Hacksaw Ridge," "The Legend of Tarzan").
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, an Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual production, "Wonder Woman." The film is scheduled for release on Only In Cinemas, and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.


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There's something about people who raise chickens. They come up with so many creative ideas. Just take the folks who decided to crochet and sew egg-gathering aprons to carry that daily collection from their hens. They also seem to have a great (if wicked) sense of humor — have you seen just how many people have made KFC-inspired chicken coops for their chickens?
But the Wild West-themed chicken town Mitzi Ballard's husband, Tracy, made for her feathered friends really takes the cake. Country Music Nation reports that the Missouri couple didn't have a dedicated space in their yard for the chickens, so Tracy decided to make a whole town for them. Each building is packed with clever details, and taken as a whole, it's probably going to be the most delightful thing you've seen all day.
Ballard posted photos of her husband's creation. Though it's been four years since he made it, you'll see why his work is still making the rounds on the internet.
Here's an overview of the town, posted to Facebook, that shows the jail, livery, saloon and water tower. Oh, and chickens at the far left!
Here's the town water tower, which hydrates residents right at hen height.
And check out the livery. It's two stories, and the barn doors open and close. If you look closely, you can see the faux hay in the upstairs doorway. Also, note that like every town with multiple streets, this one has signs marking the major thoroughfares.
Here's the town bath. A popular spot!
Here's the chickens' saloon … though that sign on the right (Miss Clara, Miss May, Miss Lulu) indicates there might be another business operating out of the saloon as well! Hmm.
The saloon has a place to tie your horse out front, of course, along with curtains in the windows and a tiny red lantern hanging on the porch.
If anyone gets too rowdy at the saloon, they'll presumably end up in chicken jail (which Ballard noted is really for feed storage). It looks like there's a rooster with a "fowl" attitude in there right now! Not in this town, sir! Say, is that the fellow on the "wanted" poster below the window?
Meanwhile, the hardworking hens seem to appreciate that there's now a blacksmith in town to meet all their metalwork needs.
Everyone should be safe and sound in here!
Well done, Tracy. These chickens are surely glad to come home to roost here every night.
[H/t: Today's Mama]
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Checkout Simplemost for additional stories.


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Constantinos Costa, a Ph.D. Alumni of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cyprus in 2018, was among the finalists of the 2019 ERCIM Cor Baayen Young Researcher Award for his PhD Thesis titled: "Algorithms and Indexing Structures for Spatial Big Data". Costa completed his Ph.D. at the Data Management Systems Laboratory under the supervision of Associate Professor Demetris Zeinalipour. Costa is currently a teaching and research staff at the University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
The 2019 competition for the ERCIM Cor Baayen Young Researcher Award was highly competitive with 16 final nominees. A selection committee composed of members from ERCIM and Informatics Europe eventually awarded two outstanding young researchers in recognition of the outstanding scientific quality of their research and the impact on science and society they have already achieved in their short career: Ninon Burgos (CNRS) and András Gilyén (Caltech) with an honorary mention to Paris Carbone (RISE). The award will be presented at the European Computer Science Summit (ECSS) in Rome on Tuesday, 29 October 2019.


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2015 sees the release of IZAH's debut full length Sistere for wich the band teamed up with producer Jochem Jacobs (ex-Textures). Sistere has become a heartfelt 72 minute long musical narration through darkness and light, hope and despair. In four heavy atmospheric compositions IZAH takes the listener from serene post-rock passages to crushing hardcore grooves, from dark ambient to free form noise and from hypnotising black metal to massive walls of sludge
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The Oral Talmud with Rabbi Benay Lappe
Hosted By: Judaism Unbound
This weekly class is an introduction to the Talmud through the "traditionally radical" lens pioneered by Rabbi Benay Lappe.
We will explore key stories and other material from the Talmud that was left there by the early Rabbis as a how-to manual for re-imagining Judaism. In alternating weeks, we will interview leading scholars of and thinkers on Talmud to understand the Talmud more deeply from the perspective of contemporary academic study and creative re-interpretation.
The event listed here is hosted by a third party. My Jewish Learning/70 Faces Media is not responsible for its content or for errors in the listing.


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The Name the Calf Contest is a beloved staple of visiting Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery.
However, with the COVID-19 situation, Barstow's is operating as a drive-thru service only farmstand. In-store amenities like the name the calf contest is temporarily unavailable.
But our new girls need names!
There are about 100 heifer calves born each year on Barstow's Longview Farm! Every calf born gets a number and is inputted into our computer system so we can keep track of her for her entire life on the farm. Each one of our animals has her own distinct personality, and to honor that, we make sure each calf gets a name. To make it even easier to keep track of them, calves born around the same time have names that begin with the same letter.
These calves were born in the last half of June and need names that begin with the letter L.
Names should be respectful and under 9 letters. All of the calves are female.
Contest winners will receive a photo in the mail of their calf and a coupon for one free kiddie ice cream, cookie, or mini cupcake from Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery.


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For professional photographers and advanced hobbyists, digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras are the way to go. They offer faster performance, more control over settings, and better image quality than top-of-the-line point-and-shoot cameras. Most importantly, they give you the ability to switch lenses.
Thanks to recent innovations, DSLRs and compact interchangeable lens cameras (also known as compact system cameras) are growing in popularity with the hobbyist and enthusiast crowd.
Many DSLRs now feature preset shooting modes, friendly interfaces, helpful guides, and more compact designs. Mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras are proliferating and growing more popular than ever with their lightweight, sleek, stylish looks and advanced functionality.
While you can find consumer DSLR and interchangeable lens cameras for well under $1,000, they are a considerable investment. How do you choose the right one? We've got some tips on shopping for a DSLR or interchangeable lens camera if you're in the market for one this holiday season.
When swapping out lenses, keep the camera pointed down.
Understand the basics
Here are a few key points to consider before shopping.
The megapixel myth: A high megapixel count doesn't mean better image quality. However, it does give you more flexibility when cropping or making enlargements. These days most cameras offer a resolution of at least 10 megapixels, which is overkill for most shooters. A 5-megapixel image is enough to make a sharp 8-by-10 print. An 8-megapixel image is enough to make a sharp 11-by-14 print. A 10-megapixel file can produce acceptable prints of up to 13-by-19 inches, though they may lose some detail. Images from a 13-megapixel camera look good at 13-by-19 inches and can be pushed to 16-by-24 inches. Many DSLR cameras today exceed 13 megapixels—all the better to creatively zoom in and crop your images. Keep in mind that higher megapixel counts also produce larger files, which in turn take up more space on your camera's memory card and computer's hard drive.
Pay attention to sensor size: Cameras with larger sensors and better lenses normally take better shots, regardless of megapixel count. Bigger sensors normally create better images, as do higher-quality lenses; this is why DSLRs take such stunning photos. If you can't get any hands-on time with a camera before deciding whether to buy it, make sure to check the specs to see its sensor size, and compare it with any other camera you are considering purchasing. Typical terms you'll run into when examining camera sensor types are CCD (charged coupled device) and CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor). When considering sensor size, you'll confront terms like Four-thirds and Micro four-thirds, APS-C, full-frame, and more. Large sensors are not confined to interchangeable lens cameras anymore, either. Sony, Nikon, and Canon have all come out with large sensor fixed lens cameras, too.
Canon APSC image sensor
Be practical: DSLR prices range from $500 to well beyond $1,000. If you're new to DSLRs, look for a camera in the sub-$1,000 range. They'll have preset shooting modes you can use while you learn how to master the manual settings, and you won't sacrifice much in terms of image quality. And, if you do decide to upgrade to a more expensive camera body later, you can buy a camera that takes the same lenses and accessories.
Body only: Many DSLRs can be purchased body-only and require that you supply a compatible lens in order to take photos. Others—especially entry-level models—also ship as part of a kit that includes a decent-quality multipurpose lens. Kit lenses tend to be relatively slow, meaning you may have trouble getting sharp action shots in low-light situations without a flash. If you tend to shoot indoors, you may want to consider also investing in a faster lens.
Features to consider
Lens selection: If you think you'll want to use different lenses for different shooting situations (like a zoom lens for distance shots, a macro lens, or even a lens with an effect like fish eye), consider the lens selection for the DSLR you're considering before you buy the camera. If the kit lens wouldn't be of much use to you, it may be more affordable to buy the camera body-only and invest in the lens you really want.
Buying a camera body lets you tailor your lens selection to suit your shooting needs.
Once you've settled on basics like the number of megapixels and the size of the sensor, you should have narrowed your search to a more manageable number of cameras. From this point on, you should base your decision on features and performance. Here are some important ones to consider.
Image stabilization: Even if you think you have rock-steady hands, it's easy to end up with blurry photos—particularly in low-light, indoor environments where you don't want to use a flash (in a church or a museum, for example). In these situations, the shutter has to stay open longer in order to create a good exposure. And the longer it stays open, the more susceptible your image is to the effects of camera shake or subject movement.
To help battle these problems, many camera manufacturers offer camera and lenses that include image-stabilization technology. But there are different approaches to image stabilization, each with its own unique advantages and disadvantages:
Optical Stabilization Used in compact cameras and DSLRs, optical stabilization is the most common image-stabilization method. Optical stabilization uses gyroscopes within the camera or the camera's lens to detect camera shake, and then steadies the path of the image as it makes its way to the camera's sensor. In DSLRs, the gyroscopes are often located in the lens.
Sensor Stabilization This technology works similarly to optical stabilization. With sensor stabilization, gyroscopes located in the camera body, rather than the lens, detect shake and then move the image sensor to counteract the motion. Although it's available on some point-and-shoots, sensor stabilization is more commonly used in DSLRs.
Digital Stabilization Unlike optical and sensor stabilization, which actually correct the image while you're capturing a picture, digital stabilization attempts to make a picture clearer by simply changing the camera's settings or by altering the image after it has been captured. There are several approaches to digital stabilization. One of the most useful is Intelligent ISO. Used primarily in compact cameras, an Intelligent ISO feature automatically increases the ISO, or light sensitivity setting when the image sensor detects a moving object. As a result, the camera is able to use a faster shutter speed to snap a picture, thus freezing the motion of the subject and reducing blur. A high ISO can, however, make images more noisy.
Viewfinders Cameras come with three basic types of viewfinders: Optical viewfinder (OVF), electronic viewfinder (EVF), and an LCD screen with Live View. The first two are both eye-level viewfinders, while the third lets you preview a scene on the camera's LCD screen. Most current DSLRs have an LCD screen in addition to an eye-level viewfinder. When evaluating a camera, make sure its viewfinder is bright, that you can see from edge to edge, and that the focusing screen is clear.
Electronic viewfinder attachment for Sony NEX and other cameras.
LCD with Live View Live View on an adjustable LCD screen is a great feature for any time when you need to shoot over your head, down low, or in other situations where your camera position makes looking through the viewfinder impossible. If an LCD screen isn't adjustable, Live View still makes for more relaxed tripod-mounted shooting. Unfortunately, LCD screens can have reflections and glare, making them difficult to see in bright light. Also, during Live View mode on most cameras, the SLR must flip up its mirror. That means the camera loses its autofocus capability. To calculate focus, it has to analyze the image that it's seeing (Sony's translucent mirror technology solves this problem). This takes much longer than normal autofocus, so when working with Live View you'll need to anticipate your focus concerns and adjust your shooting technique accordingly.
Optical Viewfinder Optical viewfinders on DLSRs show exactly what the lens sees, but often with a small amount of cropping around the edges. They are the preferred choice for many pro photographers as they have all the dynamic range of the human eye, and no lag time. They can sometimes feel like you're looking through a tunnel, though. The optical viewfinders on more expensive (over $1,000) cameras are better quality.
Electronic viewfinder Found on many of the compact interchangeable lens cameras, these viewfinders take up less space in a camera, which mean a smaller and lighter body. They are projected video feeds, and as such can have low resolutions. They also don't show you the full dynamic range of the scene, making it harder to make creative decisions about how you want to expose your shot. They also have a slight lag time which can be a deal breaker for sports photographers. What they can do is overlay more information and show a preview of what an image will look like with your chosen aperture, shutter speed, and ISO settings.
For a more expansive look at the pros and cons of optical and electronic viewfinders, check out this comparison.
Flash When buying a camera, you'll want to know what type of flash it has and how much control it gives you over flash settings. Some DLSRs have a small built-in flash, some have a hot shoe mount—a bracket that lets you attach an external flash to the camera, and some cameras have both. If a camera has a mount but no flash, check to see if an external flash is included as part of the kit or if you'll need to buy it separately.
A built-in flash is extremely handy to have, but it's not going to be as high of quality as an external flash. If you plan on using a DLSR camera for casual photography or if traveling light is important to you, a built-in flash will be useful. If you're an advanced photographer who wants to greatly improve the quality of your flash photography—and aren't concerned about the heft of the camera—take a hint from the pros and choose a camera with a hot-shoe mount. This way you can attach external flashes, which throw light wider and farther than built-in flashes can, producing more-consistent light. They also raise the flash head above the lens, which helps reduce red-eye. (Forget about using a camera's red-eye mode for this—it'll be more annoying than useful.) Some external flashes even have rotating heads that let you bounce the light off of ceilings for a diffused, natural look. Finally, external flashes don't drain your camera's batteries, as they run on their own battery source.
Hot shoe mount
Make sure the camera you buy gives you quick access to different flash modes, including On (which forces the flash to fire even if the camera detects enough light—useful for back-lighting situations), Off (to prevent your flash from firing even in low-light situations), and Slow-Sync (which is also sometimes referred to as Nighttime mode). This last mode is particularly useful as it tells your camera to use a slow shutter speed in combination with the flash, thereby preventing background detail from getting washed out. If you don't find this mode in the Flash settings, take a look at the camera's preprogammed modes. Some cameras also include a nifty Flash Exposure Lock (FE Lock) feature. This lets you tell the camera what the most important aspect of the scene is and then provides just enough flash to illuminate it.
Autofocus While shopping you'll read a lot about different autofocus systems. The most common thing you'll find is that some systems have more "points" than others. This simply means that they can detect a subject in more parts of the frame. More points are better, but the speed of the autofocus mechanism is equally important. Also, DSLRs don't have the shutter lag that many point and shoot cameras have. Still, focusing a DSLR requires pressing the shutter button halfway and can take varying amounts of time on different cameras. If you can get a hands-on experience with a DSLR before you buy, check the autofocus speed.
Continuous autofocus is a handy feature if you are photographing moving subjects. Some new DSLRs now offer continuous autofocus while shooting video. This is a great feature, but if you're shooting without an external microphone, your video might pick up the sounds of the lens refocusing.
Size A full-size DSLR is larger and heavier than other camera types, so comfort is key. A camera that fits comfortably in one person's hand may be too large or small in someone else's. If size and weight are a serious concern, you may want to consider a compact interchangeable lens camera, which have bodies as small as point-and-shoot cameras.
Dust buster If you think you'll be changing lenses often, look for a DSLR with an internal sensor cleaner. This helps keep your image sensor clean and dust free. If you're using your camera in rugged, outdoor conditions you may still need to manually clean your camera.
File formats DSLRs support raw file formats, which are un-processed files. Raw files offer the most editing flexibility when you open the photo in an image-editing program. However, if the camera is still relatively new, keep in mind that you may need to wait for editing programs from third-parties, such as Adobe and Apple, to support the camera's raw format. DSLRs also support the JPEG format, which all image editors can read, no matter what type of camera takes the image. JPEG uses compression to create smaller file sizes that won't take up as much storage space as raw files, but do not have as good image quality.
Most cameras store images on an SD card.
Continuous shooting mode If you take photos of sporting events, kids, or any other fast, unpredictable subject, a continuous-shooting (or burst) mode will make a huge difference in your photography. This mode lets you hold down the shutter button to shoot multiple photos in rapid succession. The number of pictures you can record in one burst is determined by your camera's electronics—and in some cases by the type of memory card you have. You may need a more high-speed memory card to take advantage of your camera's fastest shooting rate. If so, be sure to factor that cost into your decision. To be effective, a continuous shooting mode should capture images at least 3 fps (frames per second) or faster at the camera's highest resolution.
Face Detection With this mode turned on, your camera locates the people in a shot and then fine-tunes the focus and exposure for those faces. While this may sound like a superficial gimmick, we've found that it works surprisingly well—greatly increasing your chances of getting good shots at a wedding or family reunion. Typically, this option is in the camera's autofocusing (AF) menu. Face detection is particularly handy for candid shots, where you're working quickly and are thus more vulnerable to misfocused shots. It's also a boon for flash photography. With face detection turned on, the flash doesn't try to illuminate the whole room, just the people within range—cutting down on the nuclear blast effect.
Storage If you have an existing storage card that you'd like to use with your new camera, make sure that it's compatible with your new purchase. Most cameras on the market today use SD (Secure Digital) or SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) format cards. SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) cards are more expensive, offering increased storage capacity up to 32GB, but they're not backward-compatible with standard SD slots. SDXC, which supports storage capacities up to a whopping 2TB, are even more expensive and they aren't compatible with all SD/SDHC card slots.
Video Many DLSRs offer video recording features—often at HD resolution. You'll have to make some usability compromises that you wouldn't have to make if you used a camcorder but the video quality is often worth it. And because you can take advantage of a variety of lenses, including fish-eye lenses, you can achieve interesting video effects with an SLR. Remember that video requires a lot of storage space, so plan accordingly.
In addition to storage capacity, there's also the speed issue to consider. SD and SDHC cards have a Decoding Class rating listed, which refers to the data-writing rate for each card. The higher the Class number, the faster the write speed; if you're planning on shooting video or using a high-speed burst mode, look for a Class 4 or Class 6 card at the very least.
To complicate matters further, there are a couple of other card formats out there. Some cameras support MicroSD or MicroSDHC cards, a smaller version of the SD card format that isn't compatible with full-size SD slots. Older Sony cameras take MemoryStick cards, and older Olympus cameras use the XD card format; both companies' new cameras now support SD/SDHC cards. What's more, many higher-end DSLRs have a larger-format CompactFlash card slot. You'll want to consider all of these options when purchasing storage for your camera, though it is definitely easiest to go with standard SD/SDHC cards since you will be able to use them across cameras.
Battery life Cameras use one or more of several types of batteries: AAs, either non-rechargeable alkaline ($5 for four) or rechargeable nickel metal hydride (NiMH, about $14 for four); high-capacity disposable CRV3s (around $10 apiece, and some cameras take two); or proprietary rechargeable batteries that can cost $25 to $65 to replace. Some digital cameras quickly drain batteries—especially alkaline batteries—which can be expensive and annoying. Battery life and cost often aren't related; some inexpensive cameras have great battery life, and some expensive ones use up a charge quickly. Either way, it's a very good idea to buy spare batteries.
Menus When evaluating a camera, consider how easily you can reach common settings—resolution, macro mode, flash, and exposure adjustments—and how easily you can play back just-taken images. Too many buttons, and you waste time trying to figure out which button does what; too many menus, and you waste time digging through them.
Compact interchangeable lens cameras These cameras are part of a newer product category that sits between true DSLRs and advanced point-and-shoots. The design of these cameras omits the DSLR's mirror chamber and moves the sensor closer to the back of the lens. The lack of a mirror chamber allows for a smaller camera body, while moving the sensor closer to the lens allows for smaller lens design.
All of this means that these cameras and lenses can be made much smaller than those of a traditional DSLR, while delivering the image quality of an SLR and the flexibility of using additional lenses. However, this also means they lack an optical view finder. Some cameras in this category offer an electronic viewfinder instead; others—particularly those at the smaller end of the scale—lack even that and rely completely on the LCD for framing shots.
With all of the above factors to consider, it's impossible to recommend the best cameras for everyone. Much depends on budget, size, shooting style, and personal preferences. One more thing: Prices vary wildly so it pays to check a number of camera sellers before making the decision to buy.


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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Round up of my 12 Days of Cookies, A Gourmet cookies extravaganza!!!
As of now anyone who has looked at my blog knows that I spent 12 days starting on the 1st of December and posted a new cookie everyday for 12 days. This event was called the 12 Days of Cookies, A Gourmet cookie extravaganza. I was invited to participate in this little event and jumped at the chance of doing it with some of my favorite bloggers (be sure to check them out!!!).
Jerry - Cooking...by the seat of my Pants
Sandy -At the Baker's Bench
Courtney - Coco Cooks
Kelly - Sass & Veracity
Claire - The Barefoot Kitchen
Andrea - Andreas Recipes
The event was coordinated by Andrea of Andrea's Recipes. The idea behind it was that for each of the 12 days at the beginning of December we were to choose a cookie from Gourmet's online magazine and bake and post one for each day! Gourmet had decided that instead of doing a feature cookie recipe they were going to feature their best and favorite from all of the years leading up to 2008! The recipes started at the conception of the magazine in 1941 and went all the way through to 2008. The big thing was that we weren't suppose to tell each other what ones we were doing and to make the post a surprise. Some day's we posted the same cookies but this was all part of the fun!
I wanted to have one place on my blog that had all of these cookies so that if I was interested in revisiting one of them I would be able to find it easily and you wold be to!! I will be including some personal notes following each recipe!
Without further ado her is my 12 Days of Cookies!
Day 1: Lemon Thin (read my full post here!)
Lemon Thin was first published in Gourmet Magazine April 1976
My Verdict: These cookies were delicious and were everything I thought they would be. Light, crispy and full of flavor! I had some problem trying to get the size and the timing right. After my first batch I was on the right track.
Will I make these again? I most definitely will. They would be a great snack for a hot summer day around the pool!
Day 2: Jelly Centers (read my full post here!)
Jelly Centers - Gourmet Magazine June 1948
My Verdict: I loved the flavor of these cookies. Not too sweet. If I made these again I would definately fill them with a homemade jam or jelly. I think that would really add to these. For me though they were a little fussy to make and I found some of the (very short) directions a little confusing. There wasn't even a bake time in the original recipe.
Would I make these again? Probably not as they were a little fussy for me but they did look really elegant and I could see how they could have been a really popular cookie back in 1948!
Day 3: Cranberry Turtle Bars (read my full post here!)
Cranberry Turtle Bars - Gourmet Magazine November 2001
My Verdict: I love these bars. I love the tartness of the fresh cranberries mixed with the pecans. Just a wonderful flavor explosion. They also look so festive and seasonal.
Will I make these again? Oh yes without a doubt and I don't think I would change a thing! They are both tasty and pretty! These ones are being frozen and given as Christmas gifts!
Day 4: Mocha Cookies The Bakery (read my full post here!)
Mocha Cookies The Bakery - Gourmet Magazine October 1990
My Verdict: I did not like these cookies. I had more trouble with these than I have with any cookie recipe ever. Was it the way it was written or was it user error? Not sure. They never puffed up for me and I also waited for the top to become shiny and crack. As you can see that didn't happen for me. I think I ruined one of my favorite baking sheets as the batter oozed under the parchment and baked on tight! Oh well...
Will I make these again? No way! I didn't even finish baking these ones. Hope the rest of you faired better if you tried them!
Day 5: Mocha Toffee Bars (read my full post here!)
Mocha Toffee Bars - Gourmet Magazine December 1987
My Verdict: Mmmmm! These were really good! They taste very adult like with the espresso flavor coming through just enough to enhance the chocolate and the nuts...oh the nuts, the nice salty nuts with all that rich sweet chocolate!!! I am really liking the bar cookies of this series. Not only are they a bit less time consuming but I haven't really had too much trouble with them!
Would I make these again? Not sure. I liked them but there are a million more cookies that I want to try. I like these flavors together but maybe a cookie with all of them mixed together or a brownie?
Day 6: Biscotti di Regina (Queen's Biscuits) (read my full post here!)
Biscotti di Regina (Queen's Biscuits) - Gourmet Magazine November 1955
My Verdict: I LOVE these...now I'm not sure if it was them or the fact that I was sooooooo tired of mocha and coffee and chocolate! No really. I LOVED these. They are so Italian cookie tasting. I wanted to just drown it in an espresso but alas I only had hazelnut coffee!
They are sweet and cake like and covered with wonderful toasted sesame seeds and on top of all of that they are so easy to make. I made the dough the day before and then in the morning used the 450° oven to warm my kitchen and bake these little bits of goodness!
Would I make these again? OMG yes and maybe next week...
Day 7: Coconut Bars (read my full post here!)
Coconut Bars - Gourmet Magazine October 1953
My Verdict: Even once I got this all pressed into the pan and it was cooking, the timing was way off. I think I only cooked it about 15 minutes. Poured the topping on and cooked for another 15.
I only just now realized that I could have made my life easier by lining the pan with parchment and it says in the italics part of the description. What is with these recipes????
Cutting it was next to impossible. I had to wait until T. got home to cut it. He finally just lifted the whole thing out of the pan and cut it with the huge knife!!!
Would I make this again? Maybe. I think there are a lot of things that could be done better but overall everyone liked these. There was a yummy gooey layer between the crust and the top that was wonderful. Nice and sweet. my oldest daughter thought it was honey! Even T. who "hates" coconut was munching away on them!
Day 8: Kourambiedes (Greek Butter Cookies) (read my full post here!)
Kourambiedes (Greek Butter Cookies) - Gourmet Magazine April 1974
My Verdict: I hated this recipe. I almost quit baking cookies with this one. I swear I have never had a recipe for cookies (sugar people!!!!) turn out this bad. If not for the fact that I am incredibly stubborn and determined I would be hanging up my hat and baking no more of Gourmet's top pick of cookie recipes in the history of their magazine! WTH Gourmet- do you need recipe testers??? I'm pretty good at it by now!
Anyway, these turned out dry and incredibly flavorless. I am going to save then and try and make a tart crust with them or something. I took them with me and I met one of my girlfriend's and asked her to taste it. I thought she was going to gag. It was almost to dry to swallow!
Would I make these again? No way in Hell would I ever do this again! Feeling pretty strongly about this one. There are no redeeming qualities to these cookies. Please don't make them!!!!!
Day 9: Rugelach (read my full post here!)
Rugelach - Gourmet Magazine May 2004
My Verdict: I really liked these cookies. Their flavor reminded me of something from my childhood. It reminds me of our Christmas dinners at my Grandma's house but I can't quite put my finger on what it was. I don't think it was these exact cookies but...
They called for golden raisins and for some reason I could not find them so I used regular raisins. They probably are a bit stronger flavored but they were still delicious. T. does not like raisins so I made one log with just the nuts and the sugar. Those were good too.
Would I make these again? Probably but only for someone really special. Not that they were hard or anything but they seem really special for some reason. Could that just be the memory attached to it? Not sure.
Day 10: Dutch Caramel Cashew Cookies (read my full post here!)
Dutch Caramel Cashew Cookies - Gourmet Magazine March 1972
My Verdict: I really liked this cookie. The only thing that I was very sad about was that it only made about 18 cookies!!! Not nearly enough of a good thing!
Would I make these again? Oh yes and next time I would double or triple this to give me more!!! See how nice and gooey the praline is? This was after it was baked. Before it was just crisp and delicious! I LOVED these cookies!
Day 11: Spritz or Norwegian Butter Cookies (read my full post here!)
Spritz or Norwegian Butter Cookies - Gourmet Magazine March 1983
My Verdict: I truly love these cookies. They were my test to see if I could succeed at making a butter cookie after this disaster! Well I can and very well too! I wanted to dress them up a little so I sprinkled some red and green sprinkles on them and I think it made them look very festive. I wasn't going to try piping them as I was already a little gun shy after my last ones so they did get balled and flattened. I loved the way these tasted and so have the girl's. They love being able to take a different type of cookie to school with them each and every day!
Would I make these again? Most definitely. I think with the sprinkles they will be very good in cookies tins for gifts. These will be made again next week!
Day 12: Chocolate Wafers (read my full post here!)
Chocolate Wafers - Gourmet Magazine February 1950
My Verdict: My family made me make these! They wanted chocolate after all of the others that I have posted! I really liked these but mine are nothing like what the ones Gourmet magazine made. Somehow missed the part about the chilling time???? So I made my cookies and wanted to roll them out. The stuff was like glue and I knew this wasn't going to work for me. I rolled it into a log and set it in the freezer. I was short on time (can you tell). Pulled the log out and sliced it. Could I get it thin enough? No way, my dough was still too soft but I needed to get these in the oven! I rolled the edges in sugar and plopped them in. I knew my timing was going to off but I sure didn't mean to burn them!!!
I am really kind of sad that this event is coming to an end. At a crazy time of the year I didn't even have to think about what I was going to post on any given day and I got to bond with some wonderful people over our trials and tribulations of these recipes!!! Do I wish this last cookie had of turned out better? Oh yes, I would love to be going out with a blaze of glory but my timing was off and these are what I ended with!
Would I make these again? Probably not. Too many other great cookies out there that have decent directions attached to them!
I can't wait for next years cookie event!!!
As Always...
Happy Entertaining!!!
14 comments:
- RecipeGirl said...
Nice summary!
Oh shoot, wish you had posted this yesterday. I had huge troubles w/ the cookie recipe that I chose for my cookie exchange and ended up scrapping it and made fudge instead. You might have persuaded me otherwise on your ringing endorsements of a couple of the above!
It would be neat if someone at Gourmet cared to comment :) - December 14, 2008 at 9:45 AM
- Andrea Meyers said...
Wonderful round up! I'm so glad you baked with us and had a good time (with some of the cookies). :-)
BTW, Top Gun was standing next to me as I scrolled though your post, and when he saw the Regina cookies he exclaimed, "Mommy, are we going to make more balls?" ha ha ha - December 14, 2008 at 10:01 AM
- glamah16 said...
Great roundup.This was so fun doing this. Next year for sure!
- December 14, 2008 at 10:02 AM
- Elle said...
Love the roundup, Judy! It's too bad they didn't all work out for you, but it seems like it was a good experience!
- December 14, 2008 at 10:07 AM
- Sandy Smith said...
Terrific job on the roundup! I'm going to miss your daily cookies! (Not mine, though. Not going to miss baking cookies every. single. day. :)
Merry Christmas!
~Sandy - December 14, 2008 at 3:00 PM
- Darius T. Williams said...
I mean really - all the cookies look just great!
- December 15, 2008 at 8:46 AM
- Peter M said...
Judy, a wonderful round-up of your cookies and a nice postcard of all your efforts. I hope you have some left for the holidays.
- December 15, 2008 at 12:31 PM
- Rachel J said...
"WTH Gourmet- do you need recipe testers??? I'm pretty good at it by now!"
That made me laugh my arse off-congrats you did it! I am on my cookie rollercoaster now but am not attempting 12. BRAVO!! :) - December 15, 2008 at 3:11 PM
- Thistlemoon said...
Wow, Judy! That was a lot of work, but they all look delicious! What a fun experience and a great event!
- December 15, 2008 at 6:04 PM
- Maggie said...
Wow—what a wealth of cookies! Thanks for all the recipes and reviews.
- December 16, 2008 at 9:51 AM
I'd missed quite a few of these (tis the busy season!) so thanks for putting them all in one post.
Now I am sooo hungry, lol. - December 16, 2008 at 10:43 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
Now you can back to your regularly scheduled program Judy...I'm looking forward to more of your delicious fare:D
- December 16, 2008 at 12:04 PM
- Mike of Mike's Table said...
I loved this event and all of the cookies. I wish I had the time (its been a busier-than-i'd-like month) to try them all because they all look fantastic!
- December 16, 2008 at 5:23 PM
- @design_love said...
Be thankful you didn't try the Gourmet Brandy Snap recipe. They had such a weird consistency I ended up throwing them away! I'm sorry some of yours didn't turn out either...
- December 25, 2008 at 5:07 PM


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Sunday, December 27, 2009
Guest comment: Did the Hockeystick kill the medieval warm period?
Over the coverage of 'climategate' and on lots of blogsites the view persists that Mike Mann's hockeystick is the one and only scientific obstactle to a warm (ie as warm as the late 20th century or warmer) medieval warm period.
Actually, there are scores of reconstructions of climate in the Northern Hemisphere over the last millennium, and none that I am aware of has the medieval warm period warmer than the late 20th century. Yet there are also lots of publications of individual records that show that the medieval warm period was very warm in places. This is no contradiction: the unusual thing about the recent warming is its widespread nature. While the medieval warm period was warm in places, it wasn't warm everywhere on the Northern Hemisphere, and it wasn't warm in different places at the same time. As the readers who are interested in climate point out, climate varies a lot. It is warm one place at one time and cold at another place at the same time (because the atmosphere shifts conditions around while it varies its circulation naturally, and the ocean does similar things). What the climate system cant usually do without external influences is create sustained, longterm and widespread warming trends - for that, you usually need external influences on climate.
So don't blame the hockeystick for getting rid of a warmer-than-today medieval warm period - climate science did that.
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"What the climate system cant usually do without external influences is create sustained, longterm and widespread warming trends - for that, you usually need external influences on climate".
Or people prepared to manipulate the temperature record to make it appear that warming is happening! - December 27, 2009 at 1:51 PM
If the global warming is what makes the current warming different, what if the current warming is not global? There are odd things being done to the global temperature, such as noticed at Darwin and Nashville.
- December 27, 2009 at 2:00 PM
- MikeR said...
"Actually, there are scores of reconstructions of climate in the Northern Hemisphere over the last millennium, and none that I am aware of has the medieval warm period warmer than the late 20th century." This is pretty much the opposite of anything I've ever heard. The previous post had comments that talk about scores of papers pre-Mann that discussed the MWP. I certainly had the impression that Mann's group's work was the main force opposing the MWP. And you provided no reference at all. Would you care to explain what you're talking about? Are you claiming that all serious climate scientists know that there was no MWP? (I don't think Bray/von Storch asked this question.)
I don't mean to say that you're being disingenuous, but a blanket statement that "everyone knows" that what everyone else thinks isn't true - needs a pretty good justification. - December 27, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- Hans von Storch said...
@MikeR: GabiH said "none that I am aware of has the medieval warm period warmer than the late 20th century" - if you are aware of such reconstructions, with a MWP global or northern hemisphere temperature warmer than during the late 20th cnetury - why don't you just point out where to find it?
- December 27, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Thank you for being willing to join in this debate - post publication of the emails.
Reading IPCC Ch 6 on paleoclimate there is a selection of references to reconstructions of climaate in NH over the last millenium. A number of these are inevitably tainted as they are by Mann, Jones, Briffa and colleagues. It will be helpful if you have a link to a source where the ones to which you referred can be viewed. Or does your 2006 paper list the scores you were makinbg reference to? - December 27, 2009 at 5:51 PM
- MikeR said...
Dr. von Storch, you have me wrong. I'm not a climate scientist, and don't know any sources. However, I'm pointing out that everyone talks about the subject in a certain way. Your guest post is claiming that there are many sources for the opposite position, not just the Mann group. Isn't he the one who needs to bring sources? What are the non-CRU-type reconstructions, and are they indeed unanimous in their results? Seems to me that is something that the rest of us ought to be hearing about.
- December 27, 2009 at 6:12 PM
You asked for facts. Here are facts:
Sources confirming the existence of the world-wide Medieval Warm Period:
CO2 Science
Michael Mann Debunked
Mann Debunked II
AGW Fraud Exposed
Worldwide Interactive Map debunking the lie that the MWP didn't exist [mouse over charts, or click on chart to expand] - December 27, 2009 at 6:45 PM
- Peter Dunford said...
"it wasn't warm everywhere on the Northern Hemisphere,"
Eminently reasonable, no arguments there.
"and it wasn't warm in different places at the same time."
This cannot possibly be true. It can be hot in Greece at the same time as in Morrocco. It can be hot in England at the same time as in Spain. It can be hot in California on the same day as in Italy, just a few hours difference for rotation.
"What the climate system cant usually do without external influences is create sustained, longterm and widespread warming trends - for that, you usually need external influences on climate."
There we need your definitions of "usually", "sustained", "longterm", "widespread" and "external influences".
The use of the word "usually" means you are uncertain, that there may well be /have been occasions when the climate system has created "sustained, longterm and widespread warming trends".
The reality here is that the situation is very uncertain and to pretend otherwise is disingenuous. "Hide the decline" exposes the obvious: if, for example, tree-ring proxies don't correlate since 1960, how on earth can we have any faith to use them to hind-cast over the past thousand or more years. People who make a living producing forestry management software will attest that it is very difficult to accurately forecast ring growth when temperature, sunlight, soil nutrients and rainfall are known.
Proxies someone's estimate, their interpretation. In doing so they select the "good" proxies to use and discard the bad ones. In no way are they the slightest bit definitive, we don't have a long enough temperature record to compare them against to to judge their efficacy (although there is no point in having a long record if the bits that don't correlate are thrown away instead of being explained).
Worse still, over the last 15 years many studies (as you indicate) have got funding to demonstrate that the MWP doesn't exist. Could you get funding if the stated aim was to prove that it DID exist? I don't think so, but I would be delighted to stand corrected. - December 27, 2009 at 7:04 PM
- Bishop Hill said...
There may well be many reconstructions that show current temperatures in excess of the medieval warm period but as the link to the CO2 Science site shows, there are many proxies that show the opposite.
This brings us neatly to the question of series selection in multiproxy studies. I wonder if Prof Hegerl would be willing to explain the proxy selection procedures used in Hegerl et al 2006 for example. There are many interesting questions here. - December 27, 2009 at 7:53 PM
- MikeR said...
Well, it's interesting to watch this. Presumably Prof. Hegerl will present his sources, but that's not enough. I, after all, don't have time (cannot be bothered? am not technically competent?) to read them all. So how am I supposed to make up my mind in any sensible way?
Remember, Prof. Hegerl, it's not enough to show me some sources for your point of view. You have to justify your brush-off: "none that I am aware of has the medieval warm period warmer than the late 20th century." Does that mean you're ignorant of these other studies, or that they are all demonstrably without merit? - December 27, 2009 at 8:47 PM
- Bishop Hill said...
Prof Hegerl is a she.
Loehle's study had an MWP warmer than modern temps. It also does an admirable job of explaining its proxy selection methodology. - December 27, 2009 at 9:48 PM
- Steve Carson said...
I'm intrigued as well.
I've consulted a number of geology text books, mainly undergrad level - ok they are not "peer reviewed papers" but they draw on them - they all show, like the first IPCC report, a MWP warmer than today. And not a Greenland MWP - a global "average" MWP.
Then I've also read the abstracts of scores of papers showing an MWP in many places around the world. (This may be a cherry picked subset, I'm not sure, hence my continued interest).
Prior to Mann, Bradley & Hughes 98, was there a consensus that the MWP was warmer than today? I understood there was but I would like to know Gabi Hegerl's view.
Secondly, can you provide us amateurs a list of papers that don't rely on Mann or Briffa.
MBH98 was clearly compromised, and having seen Mann tell the world repeatedly that the NAS vindicated his paper it would be major leap to see his later papers as anything other than more self-justification.
Briffa's amazing Yamal reconstructions, heavily reused by everyone else, are clearly compromised. Almost 10 years to get the data and once it's shown to the world it's quite amazing. No wonder Briffa didn't want to release it. Briffa hasn't yet responded to McIntyre's points, but it's hard to imagine a resurrection. (Amusingly, Briffa said in the climategate emails, "..I believe that the recent warmth was probably matched about 1000 years ago..")
Both Mann and Briffa know a hundred times more about climate and stats than amateurs like me, but given that I can form my own opinion, I've formed it and I don't find believe their work is reliable.
But if there are other significant papers out there with a global temperature reconstruction that aren't based on, or by, Mann or Briffa - please let us know, it would be much appreciated. - December 27, 2009 at 10:27 PM
One can read for instance a relatively unknown though peer-reviewed study of H.Grudd (http://people.su.se/~hgrud/documents/Grudd%202008.pdf) to find other conclusions about the NH-MWP. And if you want to dive in a bit deeper, do perform a search at McIntyre's site (http:\\realclimate.org) with Grudd as keyword.
All proxies however suffer from restrictions in available material, be it historical data, grape harvest data or tree rings. There is need of reconstructions where all possible proxies for a given region will be combined. The hockeystick negelected and contradicted solid historical information for the MWP and the little ice age, and such a contradiction should be a signal for the scientist that his approach is flawed. We have seen to much one-sided attempts to tackle the problem. Climate reconstruction is not a task for climatologists alone. A multidisciplinary approach is urgently needed to better understand past climate change and its effects.
Historians in such fields as social and cultural history and archeologists should cooperate with paleontologists and climatologists to attain a more acceptable and reliable reconstruction, taking account of all available knowledge. - December 27, 2009 at 10:38 PM
- MikeR said...
"The rhetorical impact of Team reconstructions largely derives from the modern-medieval differential: is it in the red or is it in the black?
Thus when one sees study after study which has modern-medieval differentials that are always just slightly in the black, any prudent analyst would arch his/her eyebrow slightly and examine any accounting policies that may have contributed to getting the result in the black. "
This kind of stuff makes me nervous! - December 27, 2009 at 11:09 PM
- Cameron Rose said...
Gabi wrote, "Actually, there are scores of reconstructions of climate in the Northern Hemisphere over the last millenium, and none that I am aware of has the medieval warm period warmer than the late 20th century."
The link below cites 32 referenced reconstructions, the majority of which show the medieval warm period warmer than the late 20th century. I wonder if Gabi could take a few minutes to comment on these.
http://pages.science-skeptical.de/MWP/MedievalWarmPeriod.html - December 28, 2009 at 12:30 AM
- eduardo said...
I am not really sure that the question of which period was warmer, the present or the MWP, is really that important. In the Northern Hemisphere the early Holocene, say 8000 y BP, was likely warmer than today. The forcings at that time were different, as they might have been also different during the MWP, for instance a more energetic sun.
If the MWP was warmer than today, does it invalidate future climate projections? how? - December 28, 2009 at 2:24 AM
- MikeR said...
"If the MWP was warmer than today, does it invalidate future climate projections? how?" Politically, I think it makes a big difference. It is much easier for a man in the street to understand that a hockey stick means: You must be right.
With the MWP, it comes across more like: This sure is complicated. That was a big bump over there too. Hadn't you guys better wait till we can really see what's going on? - December 28, 2009 at 3:01 AM
- Steve Carson said...
Eduardo has hit the nail on the head. What does it matter?
1. Regardless of whether or not the MWP was warmer than today, CO2 still has the same effect. The position of the temperature peak 1000 years ago doesn't impact the physics of climate science or the GCMs.
2. Earlier warming periods like the Eemian interglacial were warmer than today (currently believed).
Why does the first reconstruction to show the hockey stick become the poster child for the IPCC? After all, scores of previous papers - the consensus? - had a different result. MBH 98 didn't explain where everyone beforehand went wrong.
So why the massive effort to tell everyone that the modern warming is unprecedented in (drum roll) one thousand years!
It helps the sales process. And that, sadly, is where climate science is shooting itself in the foot, in my unimportant opinion. Simple stuff appears flawed in obvious ways and yet heavily defended/promoted by the IPCC, their marketing dept (realclimate.org) and their trade press (Nature).
So when it comes to complex matters like how reliable the GCMs are, many see the same snow job. - December 28, 2009 at 7:32 AM
If the MWP was warmer than today, does it invalidate future climate projections? how?
In my very layman point of view, it does not theoretically invalidate climate projectons, but it may affect their credibility. It may question the maturity (the reliability) of climate science. Unless there is a pretty good explanation of the difference in forcings, then and now. Or am I wrong, and I am no getting what you mean?
Svalgaard says, and says again, there is no solar forcing explanation for MWP. - December 28, 2009 at 10:05 AM
- eduardo said...
@ 17,19
I agree with you that if the MWP had been warmer the 'polar bear' story would not be credible, as they would have been already exposed to warmer temperatures naturally. This would apply to most present climate impacts.
Form a more scientific point of view the problem is that the solar forcing during the MWP is uncertain. Assuming the anthropogenic forcing since the 19th century is about 1.5 w/m2, the solar constant in the MWP should have been about 6-8 w/m2 larger than the preindustrial value to make up for the missing antropogenic forcing at that time (presently it is about 1367 w/m2. This is a highish change.
My point here is that the level of global temperature in the MWP will be relevant for climate model projections only when the solar forcing is better known. Only at that moment simulated and reconstructed temperatures can be compared and models can be tested. - December 28, 2009 at 1:10 PM
- MikeR said...
I guess I would add that for me, the fabled man on the street, Prof. Hegerl's defense of the hockey stick is a big part of the problem too. I don't know who to believe, but if she's running around saying that this is something that everyone agrees on, "none that I am aware of has the medieval warm period warmer than the late 20th century", and then I find out that there are at least as many reconstructions that say the opposite, and at the very least it's a very close call - well, I get the impression that someone is trying to "snow" me.
Not only that, but this is an important issue. For a decade there have been two narratives:
1) From the skeptics, that there's a team of climate scientists holding the field hostage, suppressing the opposite point of view, refusing to share their data and their methods, commandeering wikipedia and realclimate to create a pretended unanimity.
2) From the believers, that the skeptics (deniers) are all a big joke, clowns who don't know any science and don't trust science, shills of the oil companies. Who has the time to waste answering all their ridiculous requests, where the only point is to create doubt where there is none. Why would we send them our data - we are glad to send it to anyone real. We don't need to suppress them; they are self-suppressed, by the fact that no one who knows anything would consider publishing their nonsense. There is no such thing as a really competent climate scientist who doesn't know all this stuff beyond question.
Well, the big impact (to me) of ClimateGate is that it shows that narrative (b) is just not true, and that narrative (a) is. You can't brush me off by saying that scientists are human too - those emails are soaked in narrative (a). Things like Prof. Hegerl's comment (unless she has a convincing reply) tend to the same impression.
And it's a short step from there to doubting the conclusions in which the CRU team played such a prominent role. If the skeptics are right about the narrative, it's hard to say, "But maybe the results are right anyhow?"
Anyhow, it's hard for the Man on the Street. - December 28, 2009 at 2:49 PM
- Thras said...
I've yet to see a proxy record with a clear enough temperature signal to be able to tell us, to any degree of certainty, the magnitude of the MWP. Higher or lower than present.
Take a study. What is the resolution of the proxies used? Do they measure 1-year spikes? 10-year? What is the reliability?
The process, seemingly endemic in these reconstructions, of taking a load of proxies, running them through a regression meat-grinder algorithm, strikes me as little better than reading tea leaves.
Bad process, bad proxies, bad results. The archaeological data, at this point, is better than the temperature reconstructions.
The physical case for CO2 caused global warming is fairly good. But it's a sure sign of a lightweight when you see someone making a case from the temperature reconstructions. It's enough to make me disregard 99% of what they have to say. - December 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
- Kim Dabelstein Petersen said...
@Marcel Severijnen - Re: Grudd:
Note that Hegerl specifically said "publications of individual records that show that the medieval warm period was very warm in places." - Tornaträsk is such an "individual record[s]", specifically for a location in Northern Sweden.
Grudd is not a reconstruction of the Northern Hemisphere, but of Fenno-Scandia. - December 30, 2009 at 4:07 PM
eduardo wrote I am not really sure that the question of which period was warmer, the present or the MWP, is really that important.
One of the claims of some believers of AGW is that we may be reaching a tipping point. A few degrees higher in temperature and all sorts of terrible things will happen because the temperature is higher. But if in the MWP the temperature was higher, and if in the MWP terrible things did not happen, why worry about AGW?
Was it very bad in Europe during MWP? In China?
klee12 - January 6, 2010 at 7:59 AM
- eduardo said...
A tipping point is where you leave a tip, right?
- January 6, 2010 at 5:43 PM
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