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Stranger on a Train: 'I Would Fucking Kill You Bitch'
LatestI debated whether or not to share this story. And then I debated whether or not to put it on Tumblr…but I decided it was important. Because in my own way, I can (unfortunately) point out exactly what is wrong with men when they don't realize how hard it is to be a woman. How we do not have equal opportunities and freedoms in everyday life. How most men, even good caring men, have no clue what we go through on a daily basis just trying to live our lives.
So here goes.
I often ride the Metro when I commute from North Hollywood to Long Beach in order to save money. I bring a book, pointedly wear a ring on my ring finger to imply I'm married (I'm not) and keep to myself.
Without fail, I am aggressively approached by men on at least half of these commutes. The most common approach is to walk up to where I am sitting with body language that practically screams LEAVE ME ALONE and sit down next to me or as close to me as possible, when the train is not crowded and there are many empty rows. Sometimes an overly friendly arm is draped over the railing behind me, or they attempt to lean in close to talk to me as if we are old friends. Without fail, the man or boy in question will lean to close and ask me
What are you reading?
Is that a good book?
What's that book about?
This serves the double purpose of getting my attention and trapping me in a conversation. If I stop reading the book I enjoy to talk to you, random stranger, you hit on me or just stay way too close to me. If I tell you to leave me alone, you get mad at me. Because I somehow, as a woman, owe you conversation.
Tonight when I boarded the train in Long Beach at 10:30pm, it started up right away. I was not on the train more than three minutes before three boys who looked eighteen sat in the row behind me and leaned over the seats into my personal space, close enough to breathe on me. The one with his arm draped over onto the back of my seat asked me — surprise — "what are you reading?" I went through my usual routine. I told them loudly and firmly that I wanted to be left alone to read my book. They got angry. I was told "Why are you going to be like that? I just wanted to talk!" His friends start laughing at me and they don't move, telling me come on! and why are you gonna be like that? until I tell them to leave me the fuck alone, stand up, and move to the front of the car near the three other people on the train, a couple and a business man in a suit. They spend the next two stops shouting at me from the back of the car, alternating between trying to sound flirtatious and making fun of me, shouting "I bet she's reading Stephanie Meyer! I bet she's reading Twilight or some shit! You reading Twilight or some shit?"
They exit the train at the next stop, and I'm relieved. The train is going out of service at the next station, so we all exit to board a new train to Los Angeles. As we board, the business man steps aside to let me go through the door first and asks me if those guys were bothering me. I say yes, that it happens all the time, and he tells he'll beat them up for me if they come back. He is a nice person who talks to me like I'm a human being instead of a walking pair of tits, and I make a mental note: This is how a real man talks to a woman on a train.
The business man and the couple exit our new Blue Line train an exit or so later, and I think my night is ending on a good note. A seemingly normal man enters the train with his bicycle. At this point I am three rows from the front of the car, another man was sitting near the back of the car, and the rest of the car is empty. Bicycle Man walks halfway down the row, and settles into the seat directly opposite me. Perfect, I think. Twice in one night.
It's not the first time I've been bothered multiple times. As such, I'm still amped from the teenagers on the first train. So when this man leans across the aisle into my personal space and asks me, yes, what are you reading, I assertively but calmly tell him to please leave me alone, I am reading. The man stands up, moving to the front and muttering angrily over his shoulder that it isn't his fault I'm pretty.
Yes. Exactly that. I am the bad person in this situation because somehow this is all my fault. I started this by being attractive. I am making a mental note to bitch about this to my friends later. I go so far as to write it down so I know I'm remembering it properly.
It is at this exact moment I realize Bicycle Man is not taking it well. The seemingly annoying but normal man a moment before is now talking to himself, becoming agitated. In my years of being bothered by total strangers, I have learned how to hold a book and seem to be reading while taking in everything around me. He is glaring at me, and says out loud in an angry baby talk voice "PLEASELEAVEMEALONEI'MREADING. PLEASE LEAVE ME ALOOOONE."
Then he's up out of his seat and things go from bad to worse. He begins pacing back and forth in front of his bike, alternating between screaming something about his mother being dead and calling me a slut, a hoe, a bitch. I am frozen in place. There is one other person in the car, and I'm not sure if trying to change seats will draw more attention to me or less. I trust my instincts and show no fear, doing my best to appear to be calmly reading my book, never once looking up to acknowledge the abuse he's hurling at me. There are four stops left until we reach the main downtown station where there are lights and security officers. Those four stops are virtually abandoned, and I have no guarantee that leaving to wait for another train won't motivate him to leave the train as well, leaving us potentially alone at a metro station platform just outside of Compton. I'm frozen in place, trying to plan what I'm going to do if he decides to take all this rage directly to me. I'm ready to kick him, scream, make enough noise that he panics and flees.
At this point he's punching the walls and doors of the train, screaming at me. He stares me full in the face and screams
This went on for two stops. No one came to see what was happening. The man in the last row was as frozen as I was. I'm not angry he didn't come to my defense. He was smaller, older, and frailer-looking than I was. Again, I was worried if I got up, I would be turning my back on him to walk down the aisle. In the state he was in, I had no guarantee it wouldn't get physical, and I had more physical strength with my back to the window and feet in kicking position where I was. If he had chosen to assault me, I would only be making it easier for him by standing up and putting myself directly in his path. On and on, over and over, he screamed at me, screamed at his dead mother, screamed at me again.
The moment we reached the downtown station, I was out the door and down the stairs. I still had to catch a connecting train to North Hollywood, and made sure there was no sign of Bicycle Man before I entered the car. That's when I finally starting shaking, and almost threw up. By the time I exited the Red Line and reached my car I could barely breathe and my heart was pounding out of my chest. Even now, in my own home, my hands are still shaking and for some reason the stress has made my back muscles feel cold and numb. From all the tension, I can only assume. I can't eat anything, I still feel like I'm going to vomit, and I'd be lying if I said I hadn't cried so much, so hard I still have the headache.
So when people (men) want to talk about "legitimate" forms of assault, tell girls they should be nice to strangers and give men the benefit of a doubt, tell them to consider it a compliment, tell them to ignore the bad behavior of men, I want them to be forced to feel, for even one minute, what it feels like to have so much verbal hatred and physical intimidation thrown at them for nothing more than being female and not wanting to share.
I just wanted to read my book.
It's not my fault I'm pretty.
This post originally appeared on {UnWinona}. Republished with permission.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Five Years Ago Today
Five years ago today, I put on my first date uniform (jeans/black high heeled sandals/black knit empire waist top), flat ironed my hair, and emailed my date itinerary to my friend Karen to make it easier for the FBI to track my whereabouts just in case this was the internet date that finally went wrong. This was to be my 53rd first date of the summer. I had a system. The system involved a spreadsheet.
I had been on some second and third and even fourth dates, but it almost always only took one date to "know". Know that his divorce is "sort of almost" final. (#22) Know that he was gay as a box of birds. (#15) Know that he had insisted on meeting for dinner at an expensive restaurant, then when the bill came tallied up my half – the only guy ever to not pick up the bill. (#36) Know that I had dated his brother - awkward. (#25) Know that he had looked at my resume on internet movie data base and oh-my-god was he actually pitching an animated sit-com to me over Korean barbecue? (#41)
When describing the guys to Karen, I used their identifying traits to label them. (Stalker Creep. Dude Looks Like a Lady. Mom Jeans Guy.) Like an FNG in Vietnam, better not to learn their names. Due to a story he had shared with me via email, #53 was identified as Naked Drummer. I tried to reserve judgment.
For some reason, I broke many of my first date safety rules with Naked Drummer. I gave him my address. I let him pick me up. When he came to get me, I let him into my apartment. We went to dinner at Noshi Sushi. None of that is prudent behavior (including Noshi) and I do not recommend any of it.
Naked Drummer and I talked until the restaurant closed around us. When the bill came, Naked Drummer totaled my half with tax and tip. Again, I knew. I knew he was the best guy ever.
Reader, I married him.
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- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2009 at 8:54 AM
Living vicariously through your life back then was quite the ride. I'm sure it will be a funny book one day.
Yay for #53!!!!
Karen Peterson Matchinga Love it :-}
I met my husband of 8 years after leaving (but before divorcing) my first one. It wasn't a date, it was two acquaintances with mutual pals going to a concert because he had a spare ticket. yeah. And the Universe giggled. (That was Dec. 31st, 1999, the Ponitac Silverdome Millenium Concert and my first ever rock concert.. Metallica, Kid Rock, 7 Dust, Ted Nugent..)Naked guys with sticks are worth paying attention to? I'll have to file that one away for future reference. How cool, you married him. You're funny. And he's a lucky guy!
Happy SITS Day!Totally singing dude looks like a lady now. Lol. Love that you called him naked drummer. I called my hubby a weirdo.
Happy SITS Day!- AnonymousSeptember 10, 2012 at 5:44 AM
So happy to hear you found love with Naked Drummer! Love your sense of humor and enjoyed reading your blog. Happy SITS Day!
ReplyDelete Amazing story. I love looking back and realizing how we break the rules with the right one. It's like our heart knows :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Being married for 32 years (so far) I missed the whole Internet dating thing. It was hard enough the old-fashioned way. Thanks for the low down!
ReplyDeleteReally dig your attitude and storytelling talent. Good luck with the Avon walk - I still haven't been able to convince anyone to do it with me!
ReplyDeleteHmm Naked Drummer sounds much more interesting then Computer Geek (my husband) although we are a match made in heaven :) Congrats!!
ReplyDelete- AnonymousOctober 2, 2012 at 8:55 AM
I LOVE this story. Not sure how you got around to marrying this guy but I'm sure that he was wonderful. It sounds like all of the other dates were really bad and weird but hey lead to this story. Tell us more!!! Lol

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Bistro Jeanty is a French bistro, located on the main street in Yountville, that captures a little piece of the French countryside. The restaurant opened in 1998, after chef Phillipe Jeanty – who had spent several years working in fine dining in the Napa valley – decided he wanted a restaurant that would serve some of the same dishes that he enjoyed growing up in the Champagne region of France. The bistro is decked out with all kinds of classic French signs and authentic bistro furniture (yes, even the chairs are imported from France!).
I found that this restaurant is a big favorite with the locals. There is no shortage of good restaurants in Napa or in Yountville, of course, but Bistro Jeanty is one that gets recommended again and again for good, French comfort food. It's not too expensive and has a nice, casual atmosphere to it. The number one recommendation I've received is for the tomato soup and, if you are a tomato soup fan, I have to say that you can't go wrong by ordering that when you visit.
On this particular trip, which was part of my #weekwithILX road trip, I visited Bistro Jeanty for lunch. Their enclosed heated patio was a wonderful place to sit on a rainy day, but I have to admit that the green screens around the patio made me feel a little like I was on a French movie set! Service here is excellent, no matter what you order, and that is always a plus at a restaurant.
The tomato soup is large enough to be a full meal – or split between two people if you only want an appetizer-sized portion of it (and it is still big!). It comes out of the kitchen topped with a huge dome of buttery puff pastry. To eat it, you simply crack open the pastry to get to the creamy, rich soup within. It has a wonderful flavor of fresh tomatoes and butter, with a smoothness from the cream. It is definitely a hearty soup (and a bit indulgent), perfect for a cool day. I liked breaking up the pastry as I ate, dipping little pieces into the soup.
In addition to the soup, we rounded out lunch with some Duck Liver Mousse served with Brioche, which seemed like a nice French accent to the meal and went well with the soup and a little dab of the spicy French mustard set on the table. The mousse is probably not for everyone (it probably depends a bit on how much you like liver) – but the brioche certainly is, because it is delicious. We also paired this with a side of their fries which were excellent.
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Home > ASME Articles > Density of Neighbourhood Bars Linked to Violence-Related ER Visits
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been linked to heavy drinking, substance use by one or both partners, and living in a neighborhood characterized by poverty and social disadvantage. Alcohol outlet density has been linked to assaultive violence in a community. A study of the association between alcohol outlet densities and IPV-related visits to the Emergency Department (ED) throughout California between July 2005 and December 2008 has found that density of bars is associated with IPV-related ED visits.
Results will be published in the May 2012 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View.
"Most of the research on IPV-related ED visits has focused on individual-level risk factors," explained Carol B. Cunradi, senior research scientist at Prevention Research Center and corresponding author for the study. "We wanted to extend this line of research by testing whether alcohol outlet densities are associated with IPV-related ED visits, while also taking into account other neighborhood-level characteristics previously shown to be linked with risk for IPV."
"While a handful of international studies have looked at the geographic association between IPV and neighborhood conditions, this is the first study in the US documenting a relationship," added Richard Scribner, DAngelo Professor of Alcohol Research at the LSU School of Public Health. "This particular study is unique in that it uses an innovative data source only available in California that compiles IPV-related ED visits, namely the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. Having a statewide data source that provides some assurance of standardized reporting across the state is a major improvement in studying IPV which, typically, requires the use of police reports whose reporting reliability tends to vary across police departments."
"Although it is true that both bars/pubs and restaurants sell alcohol and food, we hypothesized that the context surrounding use of these two types of outlets would be quite different," said Cunradi. "For example, we expect that restaurants that also sell alcohol are frequented by couples and/or families primarily to have a meal that may or may not be accompanied by alcohol. On the other hand, we expect that bars/pubs are primarily frequented by men with or without their female partners, with the primary goal of drinking alcohol that may or may not be served with some food. There is also a large literature linking bar attendance, but not restaurants that serve alcohol, with aggression."
Cunradi and her colleagues computed half-yearly counts of ED visits related to IPV for individual zip codes taken from patient-level public datasets. Alcohol outlet density measures – calculated separately for bars, off-premise outlets such as liquor stores and grocery stores that sell alcohol, and restaurants – were derived from California Alcohol Beverage Control records.
"The key findings of the study are that the density of bars was positively associated with IPV-related ED visits, and the density of off-premise outlets was negatively associated with IPV-related visits," said Cunradi. "For the latter finding, the association was weaker and smaller than the bar association. There was no association between density of restaurants and IPV-related ED visits. These findings suggest that environmental factors, such as alcohol outlet density, affect IPV behaviors resulting in ED visits, but further research is needed to understand the mechanisms that underlie these associations."
"These findings are impressive if for no other reason than the growing realization of the robustness of a measure like bar density in identifying neighborhoods where alcohol-related outcomes like IPV are more common," said Scribner. "Clearly, these results suggest bar density is a marker for some as-yet-unidentified mechanism that geographically concentrates a broad array of health outcomes."
Both Cunradi and Scribner noted that ED visits represent a much more serious level of IPV than police reports.
"Police-reported IPV cases may involve threatening behavior, property damage, loud arguments, and physical aggression that may or may not result in injury," said Cunradi. "In contrast, IPV-related ED visits are, by definition, injuries requiring medical attention."
Scribner noted, however, that it is not clear that emergency room (ER) reports represent a more valid measure given the study design that included both urban and rural zip codes. "It is likely that cases at greater distance from the ER – that is, rural census tracts – may be less likely to drive the greater distance to the ER." Notwithstanding, he noted the utility of these findings for medical professionals.
"The obvious message for physicians is that they should have some familiarity with the neighborhood environment from which their patient population is derived," said Scribner. "Clearly, if their patient population is derived from a high-risk neighborhood environment in terms of the density of alcohol outlets, the suspicion of IPV in any trauma case should be heightened. This is also a general call for clinicians to realize the important role they can play in addressing alcohol abuse problems in their patient population. Brief motivational interventions, especially when conducted by health care providers, have been shown to be effective in reducing problem drinking among the abusing population."
"The take-home message is that environmental factors, such as alcohol outlet density, affect IPV behaviors resulting in ED visits," said Cunradi. "However, the absence of individual-level data do not allow us to determine the precise mechanisms that link an increase of one bar per square mile with a three percent increased likelihood of IPV-related ED visits in a given zip code. There is nonetheless research evidence linking bar attendance with aggressive behavior, both in and out of the bar. Additional research is needed to investigate how bar density results in increased risk for IPV-related ED visits."


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Probably the most difficult task on the Instrument Rating (IR) practical test is Area VII, Task D: Approach with Loss of Primary Flight Instrument Indicators. But why is the FAA so concerned about this? In their own words from the IR Practical Test Standards (PTS):
The FAA is concerned about numerous fatal aircraft accidents involving spatial disorientation of instrument-rated pilots who have attempted to control and maneuver their aircraft in clouds with inoperative primary flight instruments (gyroscopic heading and/or attitude indicators) or loss of the primary electronic flight instruments display.
The Impact Of Glass And EFB's
As we transition from the typical light aircraft of the 20th century to the far more sophisticated glass panels of the 21st century, the philosophies of both training and testing are changing. From the classic 6-pack of flight instruments with electric turn coordinator and vacuum-driven attitude and heading indicators, to the multifunction displays with redundant attitude/heading reference sets, (AHRS), powered by redundant electric power supplies with backup attitude, altimeter, and airspeed indicators of classic design.
The addition of non-attached cockpit devices, such as the Garmin handhelds with their 5-instrument display, and uncertified backup units such as the Dynon D1 Pocket Panel, is also increasing the options available to pilots of aircraft legacy panels (or even pilots of glass panel planes if the lights ever do all go out).
Perhaps the first question to ask is what partial panelmeans. The Instrument Practical Test includes a task involving the loss of primary flight instrument indicators. The PTS says that this covers loss of the gyroscopic heading and/or attitude indicators (typically the attitude indicator, AI, aka artificial horizon and heading indicator, HI, aka directional gyro or loss of the primary electronic flight instruments display (usually the primary flight displayor PFD).
For classic 6-pack panels, this usually means the result of a vacuum pump failure which takes out the AI and HI. Simulation of these failures remains the classic instrument covers.
With glass panels like the Garmin G1000 or Avidyne Entegra Rev 9, the PTS doesnt specifically say what this means, so were left to some analysis based on possible system failures. For the G1000, Garmin provides a nice pamphlet on training for this situation (http://snipurl.com/guidefordpesandcfis). In addition to simply dimming the PFD to black as one simulated failure, it also sug- gests pulling the circuit breakers on the Attitude/Heading Reference Set (AHRS) and/or Air Data Computer (ADC) as means of simulating realistic failure modes.
However, Cessna recommends against pulling circuit breakers, and their guide suggests dimming the PFD or MFD, or dimming both to simulate failure of the underlying systems (AHRS/ADC). Another option is to make some custom overlays that can be hung from the knobs at the top of the PFD, with red X covers for the appropriate parts of the screen. Internet discussion boards suggest that several instructors have done this, but there does not seem to be any commercial availability.
Realistic Training Scenarios
In developing training scenarios, I think its important to tailor the training to the actual configuration of the aircraft with regard for the likelihood of multiple unrelated simultaneous failures. The purpose of the exercise is to prepare pilots for realistic failures in the aircraft they normally fly.
When working with a pilot whose aircraft has vacuum attitude/heading indicators but also an electric backup attitude indicator, I dont simulate the highly unlikely combination of vacuum pump failure along with a simultaneous failure of the electric AI. Likewise, if a standard 6-pack aircraft has a Garmin GNS530, I do not take away the 530 along with the two vacuum gyros. Instead, I want to see the pilot select the Nav1 page (HSI display) on the 530 and use that. Even if the aircraft doesnt have an installed GPS, if the pilot has a Garmin x96 or Aera handheld with the 5-instrument display, I want to see them use that.
Some may argue that this doesnt exercise all of the skills, which might possibly be needed. However, if instructors insist on taking away the backup tools, which the pilot is nearly certain to have available, the pilot will not be practicing the use of them, and the laws of exercise and primacy suggest the pilot may in the actual emergency not even attempt to use them.
In fact, I know several designated pilot examiners who, when testing the primary flight instrument failure task on an instrument rating checkride, will fail the applicant on judgment if they do not make use of every tool available in the cockpit, whether installed/IFR approved or not. They point out that while those tools may not be certified, in a critical situation, the pilot is not only encouraged but legally authorized to deviate from the rules about navigation/flight instrument system approval by 14 CFR 91.3(b), which excuses such deviation in an in-flight emergency.
How Far To Go
Another consideration is just how far to take the exercise. To my thinking, when the primary flight display/instruments are lost in instrument conditions, the only consideration is getting the plane on the ground safely at the earliest time consistent with safety. One should not overfly a suitable field just because it doesnt have an instrument repair shop.
At the same time, one should understand, for example, that some vacuum pump failure modes may have the potential to cascade resulting even in engine failure. For that reason, partial panel missed approaches may not be appropriate-in that situation, it may be better to take ones chances with an ILS or LPV to the runway rather than going around and trying to continue flying without those instruments.
One other question often raised in discussions of partial panel situations is whether or not to declare an emergency. Many pilots fear using what they often call the E-word(they cannot even bring themselves to say emergencyin such a discussion). In some cases, they think that just declaring an emergency will necessitate written reports and forms to fill out. This isnt true, since the regulations (91.3(c) and 91.123(d)) only require such a report if the FAA asks for one, and ATC typically does not do so-they hate paperwork as much as pilots. In fact, failing to declare an emergency is more likely to get you in trouble than the declaration, since declaration of an emergency widens the scope of things controllers are allowed to do, and that means less chance of creating a conflict which does have to be reported by the controller.
Other pilots think the word "emergency" should be used only when there is an immediate threat of death, such as failure of the only engine or being on fire. The Pilot/Controller Glossary says the following:
EMERGENCY-A distress or an urgency condition.
DISTRESS-A condition of being threatened by serious and/or imminent danger and of requiring immediate assistance.
URGENCY-A condition of being concerned about safety and of requiring timely but not immediate assistance; a potential distress condition.
While a well-trained and proficient pilot shouldnt be in imminent danger just because the vacuum pump quits, such a system failure and consequential loss of primary flight instruments should make any pilot at least concerned about safety, and thus being in an emergency situation as the FAA defines it. Better to have available all the help you might want and end up not needing it, than to need it and not have the controller prepared to render it as fast as you may require it.
This article appeared in the March 2013 issue of IFR Refresher magazine.


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The ZOIA is basically a modular synthesizer in pedal form. Instead of being a delay effect or tremolo, the ZOIA provides the modules necessary to build a delay or tremolo from the ground up. But since you're the one building it, you can make it do whatever you want. With the ZOIA you can build your own custom effects, synthesizers, midi controllers, and virtual pedal boards. And to make life a little easier, we've created modules for all your standard guitar effects. So for instance, if you want a phaser, you can just plop down a phaser. You don't have to break out the textbooks to learn that they're built out of all-pass filters. (Of course, if you're a nerd like us, you can use the ZOIA to build them out of all-pass filters).
Features :
- 80+ Modules and Growing - ZOIA comes packed with a vast collection of modules to create just about anything you can dream up. With ZOIA the only limit is your imagination!
- Create your own effects, synths, control devices, and more! - Oscillators, LFOs, filters, bit crushers, envelope followers - these are just a handful of the included modules that can be connected in almost any way imaginable. If you can dream it up, you can create it!
- 20+ Ready-Made Effects Modules - Pre-built effects modules such as reverbs, delays, chorus', flangers, overdrives and more.
- Up to 64 Patches - Create and save up to 64 patches that can be easily recalled during live performance.
- Swap and Share Patches - Join the community of ZOIA users on patchstorage.com to try out other users patches, or upload your own awesome creations to share with the world.
- SD Card Included - Load and save patches to/from ZOIA. We're also continuously improving the firmware by adding new modules and features, and fixing bugs. Download the newest firmware from empresseffects.com and load onto the ZOIA with the included SD card.
- OLED Display Screen for Easy Editing - View all of ZOIA's module and parameter information on the high resolution OLED display screen.
- Control Port and MIDI Connectivity - Dedicated control port and MIDI 1/8" in/out jacks allow you to connect a huge range of external devices to control any or all of ZOIA's functions and parameters. 1/8" to MIDI dongles included.
- Built-In Help - Almost like having a built in manual, the dedicated help function will give you quick information at a glance about ZOIA's various modules and options.
- High-Quality Audio - 48kHz sampling, with 24 bit conversion and 32 bit internal processing.
- Low-Noise Signal Path - Features extremely low noise operation with a signal to noise of >105dB


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For the Surf Lovers…
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- Carribean Citrus Grilled Fish with a side of Caribbean slaw makes for a healthy and classic grilled dinner!
And the Turf Lovers…
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- Three ingredients, a few minutes of hands-on time and you've got Grilled Round Steaks to satisfy any appetite.
- There's no need to be intimidated by charcoal grilling with this Steak on a charcoal grill recipe!
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- Now you can grill up the World's Best Burger in your very own backyard.
And we can't forget Chicken …
- Kabobs are always such a fun way to grill and these Sweet and Sour Chicken Kabobs have a wonderful little fruit twist to bring out the sweet and sour. Try them. You'll love them!
- Hawaiian Grilled Chicken! Because if you're going to grill, why not make it taste like you're on the big island?!
- Grilled Chicken with Summer veggies are even tastier when you grill the chicken and the veggies and have less dishes to clean up!
- This Easy Soy Marinade Grilled Chicken is quick, simple and has a classic grilled flavor.
- A few years ago, Kim shared this recipe for Chicken and Veggies Foil Packets on the Grill. Simple, tasty and virtually no cleanup!
- For those of you who prefer a little kick, this BBQ Pepper Jack Chicken uses Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce, our family favorite, and pepper jack for a quick 4-ingredient grilled dinner.
- These BBQ Chicken Fajitas start with a great idea like Chicken Fajitas and take it up a few notches with grilling and BBQ. Yum!
- If you're looking for the secret to the perfect grilled chicken legs, you'll find it in my BBQ Chicken Legs recipe. Shhh!
And then there's Pork … and Pizza …
- Move over chicken, there's a new meat in town … Honey Mustard Pork Chops
- Ginger-Peach Pork Tenderloin! Grilled ginger and peaches and pork, Oh My!
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No Grill? No problem! How about some awesome BBQ flavors in your slow cooker or instant pot?
- For all you coffee lovers, these Red Eye BBQ Ribs will absolutely make your day!
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- Don't forget to check out these other recipes for Traditional Summer Barbecue that you can make in the slow cooker.
And a little more Grilling and Barbecue goodness
Did you know that you can make these EASY Freezer Marinades, pour them over frozen meat and pop them back in the freezer until you're ready to pull them out and toss them on the grill? It's true. Simple. Tasty. Everybody wins!
- And while your meat is marinating and grilling, here are a few perfect Barbeque sides to add to the table.
- Before you shut the grill down, toss some pineapple slices on for this wonderfully sweet and light Grilled Pineapple Dessert.
Granted, June is designated as National Barbecue Month and that's a good enough reason to bust out your favorite barbecue sauce and try some of the recipes above. But let's be honest, BBQ & grilling isn't just for June or even summer for that matter. Is there a better way to brighten up a cold winter day than a slow cooker barbecue dinner? Let's hear it for menus that are tasty problem-solvers all year round!
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- Supported DNS zones
- Accessing EmerDNS zones
- Creating and maintaining a DNS record
- Integration into a regular DNS tree
- SSL Certificates for EmerDNS zones
EmerDNS is a system for decentralized domain names supporting a full range of DNS records. EmerDNS operates under the "dns" service abbreviation in the Emercoin NVS.
Because of Emercoin's secure and distributed blockchain the domain name records are completely decentralized and uncensorable and cannot be altered, revoked or suspended by any authority. Only a record's owner can modify or transfer it to another owner, and a record's owner is determined by whoever controls the private key to the associated payment address.
Only DNS record owners can manage their records: change values, lease times, or delete them or transfer ownership to another EMC address. These actions can be performed using the Emercoin NVS in the Emercoin wallet GUI, or via the name_new or name_update commands in the Emercoin API.
DNS records can easily be retrieved from any Emercoin wallet using the Emercoin API using JSONRPC or the command line, or by the standard RFC1034 DNS protocol that is built in to every Emercoin wallet.
Supported DNS zones
Technically, EmerDNS can support any DNS-zone or TLD. However, for seamless integration into a standard DNS tree, and to prevent collisions with existing DNS-zones, we currently recommend creating EmerDNS records only in the zones: *.emc, *.coin, *.lib, *.bazar.
Current root zones supported by EmerDNS, and their intended purpose:
Zone | Intended Purpose |
.coin | digital currency and commerce websites |
.emc | websites associated with the Emercoin project |
.lib | from the words Library and Liberty - that is, knowledge and freedom |
.bazar | marketplace |
Accessing EmerDNS zones
There are several ways that EmerDNS domains can be reached:
Browser extensions
Several 3rd-party browser plugins exist which allow you to easily visit EmerDNS domains:
- Peername.com browser extension (firefox, chrome, opera)
- Blockchain-DNS.info browser extension (firefox, chrome)
- friGate browser extension (firefox, chrome, opera)
A more updated list of browser extensions that support EmerDNS may be found here.
Emercoin maintains a peering agreement with the DNS provider OpenNIC which means domains registered with EmerDNS are accessible by default to all users of OpenNIC DNS servers. Emercoin domain zones are thus accessible by visiting opennicproject.org and following their guide for setting your DNS resolver to OpenNIC servers.
OpenNIC is a simple and convenient method to seamlessly access all websites registered in the Emercoin blockchain, as well as all other domain zones that OpenNIC supports.
Creating and maintaining a DNS record
Record types
Emercoin's built-in DNS server supports the following DNS record types:
Record abbreviation | Service description |
A | IP V4 address |
AAAA | IP V6 address |
NS | Name server record |
PTR | Pointer record |
CNAME | Canonical name record |
MX | Mail exchange record |
TXT | Free form text message |
SD | Subdomains (see below) |
Note: SOA, WKS, and SRV records are not directly supported by Emercoin's built-in DNS server.
To insert a DNS record into the Emercoin blockchain, create (or update) a name->value pair under the "dpo" service abbreviation in the Emercoin NVS as follows:
"name" : "dns:<your_name_here>"
"value" : "<list of NS-records>"
For example:
"name" : "dns:example.coin"
"value" : "A=192.168.0.123,127.0.0.1|AAAA=2607:f8b0:4004:806::1001|NS=ns1.google.com|TTL=4001"
In this example the domain example.coin is specified by:
- two A-records (192.168.0.123 and 127.0.0.1);
- one AAAA-record (2607:f8b0:4004:806::1001);
- one NS-record (ns1.google.com);
- a TTL record.
The records are separated by the default separator vertical bar or pipe ("|"). If necessary, you can redefine the separator by prefixing the value with \~\<new separator character>. For example, if you wish to use a hash character "#" as a separator instead of a pipe you can assign it with "\~#" at the start of the value as follows:
"value" : "~#A=192.168.0.123,127.0.0.1#AAAA=2607:f8b0:4004:806::1001#NS=ns1.google.com#TTL=4001"
Note, if you use the space character " " as a separator, you will not be able use it inside the fields. Therefore, you should select an appropriate symbol as a separator for your records instead.
As described above, each record can contain multiple values. In the provided example, the A-record contains two values, separated by a comma ",". You can also redefine the value separator with \~\<new separator character>. The following example demonstrates how to redefine the separator two times: slash "/" as record separator, and asterisk "*" as value separators for multiple TXT-records:
"value" : "~/TXT=~*This is text, Hello!*2nd text/MX=gmail.com:33,mx.microsoft.com:66/CNAME=emc.cc.st/A=192.168.0.100,127.0.0.1"
In the last example we've demonstrated the usage of a MX record. The value of MX contains a mail exchanger reference and priority, separated by a colon ":". If priority is omitted, the default value is 1.
Also, intentionally omitted in the last example is a TTL record. The default value for TTL is 24 hours.
Naming requirements
Domain names may be formed from the set of lowercase alphanumeric ASCII characters (a-z, 0-9). In addition the hyphen ("-") is permitted if it is surrounded by characters, digits or hyphens, although it is not to start or end a name. Only lowercase letters are valid.
Internationalized domain names
Internationalized domain names (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, etc) are technically possible using punycode.
For example, if we want the following internationalized domain name:
Then we must transcribe it using a punycode converter and register the result:
A general challenge with distributed DNS is that anyone can allocate any unique name, allowing someone to register a subdomain for a domain that they do not own. To remedy this situation, EmerDNS has special ways to manage subdomains:
- A subdomain (SD) record in the DNS parent's NVS value, permits lookup and resolution of the subdomain directly within the Emercoin DNS subsystem e.g. SD=www,ftp,mx
- A nameserver (NS) record in the DNS parent's NVS value, allows reference to external nameserver(s) managed by the domain owner, to provide authoritative lookup and resolution of the subdomain external to Emercoin DNS e.g. NS=ns.example.com
Subdomain resolution is applied in the following order, recursively to all third-level subdomains and deeper:
- First, check SD record in the parent's DNS value for reference to the requested subdomain. If a reference for the subdomain is found then look up the subdomain within the Emercoin NVS subsystem.
- Next, check for nameserver (NS) record in the parent's DNS value. If found, generate reference to external nameserver.
- If no resolution results from SD or NS records, return as per parent domain (i.e. ignore subdomain prefix).
NOTE: When utilizing external nameservers, please take care with correct name resolution in those servers, including any gateway-suffixes.
Example 1 - parent contains SD and NS records
[1] dns:example.coin -> A=184.108.40.206|SD=www,gopher|NS=ns.example.com
[2] dns:www.example.coin -> A=126.96.36.199
In this case, subdomains will resolve as follows:
- example.coin will be resolved by record [1], and return A=18.104.22.168
- www.example.coin will be approved by record [1], resolved by record [2] and return A=18.104.22.168
- gopher.example.coin will be approved by record [1], and not resolved, since NVS does not contain an appropriate DNS record. This will return NXDOMAIN.
- mail.example.coin will not be approved by record [1], but the NS record will generate a reference to external server ns.example.com, which may or may not resolve this subdomain.
Thus a single record [1] supports flexible hybrid resolving:
- www is resolved by Emercoin NVS.
- gopher is blocked.
- all others are resolved by delegated NS=ns.example.com.
Example 2 - parent contains SD record only
[1] dns:example.coin -> A=18.104.22.168|SD=www,gopher
[2] dns:www.example.coin -> A=22.214.171.124
In this case, subdomains will resolve as follows:
- example.coin will be resolved by record [1], and return A=220.127.116.11
- www.example.coin will be approved by record [1], resolved by record [2] and return A=184.108.40.206
- gopher.example.coin will be approved by record [1], and not resolved, since NVS does not contain an appropriate DNS record. This will return NXDOMAIN.
- mail.example.coin will not be approved by record [1], and (because of missing NS record) prefix "mail" will be ignored and resolve the same as example.coin.
Example 3 - parent contains NS record only
[1] dns:example.coin -> A=22.214.171.124|NS=ns.example.com
[2] dns:www.example.coin -> A=184.108.40.206
In this case, subdomains will resolve as follows:
- example.coin will be resolved by record [1], and return A=22.214.171.124
- www.example.coin will not be approved by record [1], and will generate a reference to external server ns.example.com, which may or may not resolve this subdomain.
- Record [2] will be ignored, and will not participate in DNS resolution.
- mail.example.coin will not be approved by record [1], and will generate a reference to external server ns.example.com, which may or may not resolve this subdomain.
Example 4 - parent contains no references to subdomain
[1] dns:example.coin -> "A=188.8.131.52"
[2] dns:mx.example.coin -> "A=184.108.40.206"
In this case, subdomains will resolve as follows:
- example.coin -> "A=18.104.22.168"
- mx.example.coin -> "A=18.104.22.168"
- www.example.coin -> "A=18.104.22.168"
- upload.ftp.example.coin -> "A=18.104.22.168"
Because record [1] does not contain any SD or NS records, all subdomains will be resolved to the "parent domain" example.coin. Record [2] will be ignored, and will not participate in DNS resolution.
Integration into a regular DNS tree
First, activate the RFC1034 DNS server in Emercoin by specifing two optional parameters in the emercoin.conf config file, EmerDNS and EmerDNSport:
emcdns=1 # Run DNS server. Default is 0 (don't run)
emcdnsport=NNN # Port for DNS, default is 5335
To integrate Emercoin DNS server into a regular DNS tree, you can use full-service DNS or caching DNS. The standard Windows DNS-client is unable to perform this work, so you should use an additional DNS proxy server to do it. Below we will show some examples.
Single PC, Acrylic DNS proxy
Running the Emercoin wallet and everything else on a single PC is the most simple case. For this we recommend to install the lightweight Acrylic DNS Proxy onto your PC. Acrylic will improve the performance of your PC by resolving DNS requests with the local cache, decreasing latencies with browsing or any other Internet activity.
For installation and initial configuration in Windows, see the guide on the Acrylic website. After installation you should configure Acrylic to integrate Emercoin domain zones. A config file example is available online. To configure, you should forward all requests to EmerDNS zones (*.emc, *.coin, *.lib, *.bazar) to the local Emercoin wallet, and all requests to other zones to the default DNS provider. This can be configured in the Acrylic config file as follows:
; Forward to primary (default) DNS server anything but EMC-zones
PrimaryServerAddress=DNS_of_your_provider or any public DNS, for example: 22.214.171.124
; Forward to EMC wallet requests for EMC-zones only
In Windows, the default path to the Acrylic config file is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Acrylic DNS Proxy\
Single PC, BIND DNS proxy
Instead of installing a DNS proxy, you also have the option to install a full service DNS server. Fortunately, the full DNS server "BIND" is available for Windows, and is free. You can find many tutorials on the internet that show how to install BIND onto Windows.
After installation you should tell BIND to forward EMC-zones to the local Emercoin wallet by adding to the BIND configuration file named.conf as follows:
zone "emc" {
type forward;
forward only;
forwarders {
127.0.0.1 port 5335; // Local Emercoin wallet
zone "coin" {
type forward;
forward only;
forwarders {
127.0.0.1 port 5335; // Local Emercoin wallet
zone "lib" {
type forward;
forward only;
forwarders {
127.0.0.1 port 5335; // Local Emercoin wallet
zone "bazar" {
type forward;
forward only;
forwarders {
127.0.0.1 port 5335; // Local Emercoin wallet
Local network, BIND DNS proxy
If you have a server with a static IP address in your LAN, you can install BIND onto your server, and point your desktop PC's primary DNS address to your BIND server. On the server you can run a headless Emercoin wallet to which BIND will forward requests to the appropriate zones. In this case configuration of BIND is exactly the same as above.
Also you can run the Emercoin wallet on any PC of your LAN, instead of on the BIND server. If so, you should change the forwarding address in the BIND configuration from 127.0.0.1 to the IP address of that PC. Of course that PC should have a static LAN IP.
Local network, DNSMASQ proxy
Modern routers usually contain a built-in proxy DNS in their firmware. Usually this is DNSMASQ. Some router firmware like DD-WRT and OpenWrt (as well as others) allow you to configure the built-in DNS proxy (for instance, see DD-WRT DNSMASQ manual or OpenWrt DNSMASQ manual).
In this case the wallet should be run on a PC with a static LAN IP and DNSMASQ from the router would send DNS requests to that PC. Following are examples of the configuration lines needed to add into dnsmasq.conf. In this example the PC running Emercoin has the LAN IP address 192.168.1.53.
Public Internet, direct gateway
The ability also exists to make a public gateway from a regular DNS tree into EmerDNS. In this case, you can lease any public domain or subdomain, and point the NS records for this domain to a machine that is running the Emercoin wallet with an active DNS server on port 53 (see in the next paragraph for how to define the port). Once you do this, all regular NS requests to that domain will be resolved by the DNS server, and answers will be retrieved from the Emercoin NVS database in the Emercoin wallet.
To configure a new domain as a public Emercoin DNS gateway, you need to specify DNS servers as authoritative for your zone (domain). For the domain emergate.net, we specified two Name Servers (NS), authoritative for this domain with our domain registrar:
Name Server: SEED1.EMERGATE.NET
Name Server: SEED2.EMERGATE.NET
You can check this info using whois.
On each of these nameservers runs an Emercoin wallet with an active DNS server which serves the gateway and local zone for emergate.net. DNS specific config parameters for the file emercoin.conf are as follows:
If you are only running a DNS gateway for your local computer (with Acrylic or BIND) or for your LAN, it is enough to specify just a single parameter in emercoin.conf:
# enable emc dns
This will activate Emercoin's DNS server and run it on default port 5335, as allowed for DNS forwarding by DNS proxies (Acrylic, BIND, dnsmasq, etc).
To run as a public DNS gateway, you need to specify some additional parameters:
# Gateway suffix. This suffix will be ignored when a request is passed to the internal gateway.
# Requests for other domain suffixes will be ignored.
# NS Server port 53 is the default NS port and must be used if the server is public and "not forward only".
# Filter for allowed zones. Protection for "cool hackers", who try to lookup any external domains through our server
# or attack someone else by DNS amplification mechanism. Currently, only the four EMC-zones are allowed.
# Optional path for a file that contains names in the local gateway's NS zone (like www.emergate.net).
# Must be full path. Example:
The local config file (EmerDNSlocal.conf above) contains pairs in the format "name=value". An empty name assumes "gateway as is". The values use the same format as EmerDNS values in the blockchain. For example, the local file for emergate.net is as follows:
# This is local zone config
# For built-in Emercoin DNS
=A=126.96.36.199|TXT=Emercoin site
www=A=126.96.36.199|TXT=Emercoin www-site
Virtual webhosts (vhosts)
When you run virtual hosts, you will be required to modify your web server's config to correctly distinguish your hostname with as many possible gateway-suffixes as you wish (or without suffix if name resolved by LAN or locally). This is easy to do by creating a vname-alias with an asterisk "*" as the suffix. The following example shows the appropriate Apache web server config for the virtual server exchange.emc. Note the ServerAlias line:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin [email protected]
DocumentRoot "/var/www/exchange.emc/html"
ServerName emc.cc.st
ServerAlias exchange.emc*
ErrorLog "/var/log/exchange.emc-error_log"
CustomLog "/var/log/exchange.emc-access_log" common
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/usr/local/libexec/cgi-bin/"
Get SSL Certificates with Postmet
Since 2021 it has become possible to obtain an SSL certificate for Emercoin domain zones. On the postmet.com website, you can apply for a certificate by following the instructions on their website:
- Download Sublect alternate Name (SAN) example req_san_example.conf.
- Edit this example, write your actual domain names (CN, DNS.n) or other value (Country, STate, Location, Orgznization)
- Generate Certificate signing reqyest (CSR) and private key files with the command:
openssl req -new -out domain.lib.csr -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -sha256 -keyout domain.lib.key -config req_san_example.conf
- File following form with CSR and info about you.


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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
To start Mayfield, or not?
It's not a question of whether Mayfield, a versatile junior guard, should be playing. He's been the 49ers' most effective offensive player for much of the season and averages 26.4 minutes per game (second on the team to point guard Pierria Henry). But until he got his first start last week against Xavier, Mayfield had done what all excellent sixth men do: bring energy and an ability to change the course of the game that's already a few minutes old.
That wasn't a factor against Xavier, a close game all the way that Charlotte won 63-57. But the 49ers might have fared better in a 82-54 loss against George Washington had Mayfield been able to come in and potentially provide a spark, rather than be part of a sluggish Charlotte start that quickly dissolved into a blowout defeat.
With the 49ers (16-4, 4-2) off all week before playing a home game Saturday against Massachusetts, Major said he'll keep thinking about whether Mayfield is more valuable as a starter or sixth man. Mayfield is now Charlotte's leading scorer at 11.7 points per game(14.3 in league play).
"It's tricky," said Major. "Sometimes you don't want a guy feeling that if he starts the game that he's got to do it right away. It can be a little easier coming off the bench, when you know exactly what you're going to do. Either way it's a positive and a good problem to have. We have to manage it the right way.
"We'll take a look at that and see if it warrants keeping him in there."
A factor in Major's decision is whom Mayfield is starting for. Freshman Denzel Ingram has been inconsistent (he started alongside Mayfield and Henry in the backcourt against Xavier and had 12 points, but was scoreless off the bench against GW). Sophomore Terrence Williams (benched against Xavier but back in the starting lineup against GW) continues to struggle with his shot (31.5 percent).
49ers notes
-- Forward Jennifer Hailey is the Atlantic 10's women's basketball player of the week. She's averaging 15.5 points (fourth in the A-10) and a league-leading 11.4 rebounds. Hailey is second on Charlotte's career blocks list (197); fourth in double-doubles (33), fourth in rebounds (930) and 13th in scoring (1,235)
-- The 49ers picked up a football commitment last week from defensive lineman Wolfgang Zacherl (6-4, 272 pounds) of Raleigh Broughton.
-- The 49ers started baseball practice on Saturday. Charlotte, which opens its season Feb. 15 against Delaware State in Hayes Stadium, will host the Atlantic 10 tournament in its final season in the league May 22-25.
7 comments:
- Anonymous said...
How about putting Braswell back on the bench? He was the leading scorer when he was the 6th man, but since he got back in the starting lineup in January he has done almost nothing. ONE rebound against GW? Bras has talent, but no work ethic, and plenty of attitude. Go back to the starting five we started with.
- Anonymous said...
How about asking if he should start Braz or not?
- Anonymous said...
This offense is 'un-watchable' and it's starting to catch up now that we're in league play. Second, I don't see a problem if a guy has the mentality to come in and score right away. I think it's a problem to NOT want these players to have that mentality. Nothing wrong with getting out of the gates quickly and applying some pressure on the offensive end of the floor.
- Anonymous said...
I think Henry, Mayfield, Nickerson, Clayton and Braswell should be the starters. Clark, Thompson, Ingram and Williams are fine coming off the bench. The Niners need scoring so Williams - who is a great defender - shouldn't be on the floor much until he starts shooting better. Can't be a two guard and shoot like he does. Ingram is a good backup for both guard spots while Mayfield can slide to the three to give Nickerson a rest. Clark and Thompson should split time with Clayton and Braswell up front.
- Anonymous said...
Charlotte really needs to improve thier shooting - I think Nickerson has a lot of potential but needs to get more confident and shoot more - I would start him and demand Nickerson and Mayfield take at least 12 shots each per game. Same goes for Henry. We have to open it up so Bras, Clayton, Clark and Thompson can operate under the basket and you can't do that when you are not even looking to take perimter shots...
- Tim Yo Mommas Daddy said...
dont worry Jedis, all the Lutz trash will be forever gone next yr
- Anonymous said...
We are a young team this year, and we will be a young team next, but these are some of the deepest teams we have ever had! Major is really nailing it with recruiting!


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Add Frame and Stone to the List of Papers Validating IPCC Warming Projections
Posted on 18 December 2012 by dana1981
Just a few weeks ago, a paper in Environmental Research Letters by Rahmstorf, Foster, and Cazenave (2012) confirmed the accuracy of the global surface warming projections made by climate models used in the 2001 and 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports (the Third and Fourth Assessment Reports). Now a new paper published in Nature Climate Change, Frame and Stone (2012) has confirmed the accuracy of the temperature projections made by the climate models in the 1990 IPCC First Assessment Report through 2011 (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Observed changes in global mean surface temperature over the 1990–2010 period from HadCRUT3 and GISTEMP (red) vs. 1990 IPCC business-as-usual best estimate (dark blue), vs. projections using a one-dimensional energy balance model (EBM) with the measured greenhouse gas (GHG) radiative forcing since 1990 (light blue) and with the overall radiative forcing since 1990 (green). Natural variability from the ensemble of 587 21-year-long segments of control simulations (with constant external forcings) from 24 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 3 (CMIP3) climate models is shown in black and gray. From Frame and Stone (2012).
Frame and Stone Methodology
The paper tests the IPCC warming projections using a simple one-dimensional energy balance model (EBM) comparable to the main model used to make the 1990 prediction, using similar input parameters. Frame and Stone then ran the model using just the radiative forcing (heat imbalance) caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) changes from 1990 through 2011, represented by the light blue line in Figure 1. Because the IPCC model projection is based on GHGs-only, this is the most applicable comparison. They also simulated other radiative forcings like changes in solar activity and particulates in the atmosphere, represented by the green line in Figure 1.
Results Similar to Prior Skeptical Science Analysis
We at Skeptical Science previously conducted a similar analysis to that in Frame and Stone (2012). The 1990 IPCC report ran simulations using models with climate sensitivities (the total amount of global surface warming in response to a doubling of atmospheric CO2 concentrations, including all feedbacks) of 1.5°C (low), 2.5°C (best), and 4.5°C (high) for doubled CO2 (Figure 2).
Figure 2: IPCC FAR projected global warming in the BAU emissions scenario using climate models with equilibrium climate sensitivities of 1.5°C (low), 2.5°C (best), and 4.5°C (high) for double atmospheric CO2
In reality, GHGs have increased about 20% slower than the IPCC's "business-as-usual" scenario, in part because of the success of the Montreal Protocol in reducing chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) emissions (CFCs are GHGs), and in part because of the collapse of the Soviet Union, among other reasons.
As noted above, the light blue line in Figure 1 is the most appropriate for comparison, and is very similar to our own previous analysis at Skeptical Science (Figure 3).
Figure 3: 1990 IPCC business-as-usual "best" global warming projection reflecting the observed GHG changes (blue) vs. observed average global surface temperature change from GISTEMP (red) since 1990.
Observed Warming Not Natural Variability
Frame and Stone (2012) also simulated the possible range of natural temperature variability since 1990 by using the ensemble of 587 21-year-long segments of control simulations with constant external forcings from 24 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 3 (CMIP3) climate models. These give a 90% range of about ±0.19°C, and are shown in black and gray in Figure 1. The observed warming from 1990 through 2011 was approximately 0.39±0.20°C (95% confidence range); thus there is only a very small chance that the observed global surface warming over the past 21 years could be explained purely by natural variability.
IPCC Has Excelled at Global Warming Projections
Ultimately, Frame and Stone note that while there is a fairly large range in the envelope of all climate model projections, and while to some degree they may have gotten the right answer 'for the wrong reasons', the IPCC has thus far done quite well in projecting future temperature changes.
"...it seems highly likely that even in 1990 we understood the climate system well enough to make credible statements about how its aggregate properties would change on timescales out to a couple of decades, even in the presence of considerable uncertainty surrounding the exact forcing trajectory."
Rahmstorf, Foster, and Cazenave (2012) arrived at a similar conclusion by taking a very different approach, first using the statistical technique of multiple regression to filter out much of the short-term variability, then showing that the IPCC temperature projections have been very accurate (Figure 4).
Figure 4: Observed annual global temperature, unadjusted (pink) and adjusted for short-term variations due to solar variability, volcanoes and ENSO (red) as in Foster and Rahmstorf (2011). 12-month running averages are shown as well as linear trend lines, and compared to the scenarios of the IPCC (blue range and lines from the 2001 report, green from the 2007 report). Projections are aligned in the graph so that they start (in 1990 and 2000, respectively) on the linear trend line of the (adjusted) observational data. From Rahmstorf, Foster, and Cazenave (2012).
Frame and Stone have also shown it is very unlikely that natural variability alone can account for the observed global surface warming over the past two decades.
While it has underestimated many climate impacts, thus far the IPCC has done very well at projecting average global surface temperature changes.


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THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — School districts in Florida can require their students to wear masks, despite the governor's order blocking mask mandates – for now at least.
A circuit court judge in Leon County ruled Wednesday that the state can't enforce Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on school mask mandates,CBS News reported.
"We're not in normal times. We are in a pandemic," said Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper during a virtual hearing, according to The Associated Press. "We have a (coronavirus) variant that is more infectious and dangerous to children than the one we had last year."
The question of who can decide mask mandates has been debated since July, when DeSantis signed an executive order that barred school district mandates and allowed parents to decide whether their children would wear masks at school.
At least 10 school boards in the state implemented local mask mandates anyway, CBS News reported. The Florida Board of Education then retaliated by cutting funding for school board members in districts that defied the order.
In a prior ruling Cooper overturned the executive order, just days after the sanctions began. Then, the governor appealed the ruling. That placed an automatic stay on the decision and allowed the ban on mask mandates in schools to continue.
The latest ruling takes effect immediately.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases are surging in Florida due in part to the highly contagious Delta variant. Cooper noted that fact, while saying that evidence shows masks provide some protection against the virus in crowded settings like schools, CBS News reported. Children younger than 12 are also still ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, he said.
"Based on the evidence I've heard, there's no harm to the state if the stay [against mandates] is set aside," Cooper said.
The ruling will stand while the state appeals the decision. DeSantis expressed confidence that the ban on mask mandates will be reinstated.
"In the trial courts in Tallahassee state and federal, we typically lose if there's a political component to it. Then in the appeals court, we almost always win," DeSantis said at a Wednesday news briefing. "I'm confident we'll end up winning on appeal."
The case now moves to the First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee.
"Today, we plan to file our emergency motion to reinstate the stay, and we anticipate the appellate court will rule quickly, much like during the school re-opening case last year," said Taryn Fenske, the communications director for the governor's office.
More information
There's more on how masks can curb the spread of COVID-19 at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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itsumade mo hitotsu ni wa narenakute yasashisa yori fukai basho de fureau no wa itami dake futari wo musunde kudasai bokura wa mou yume wo minai tomadoi nagara te wo totte zankoku na yoake no hou he arukidasu | We will never become one. In a place deeper than gentleness Touching each other is merely pain. Please bind the two of us. We will dream no more, Joining hands in uncertainty Walking towards The cruel dawn. |
hontou no sekai no dokoka bokura no mukuchi na yoru ni hisonderu ima mo kitto | Somewhere in the true world, Lurking In our wordless night. Surely even now |
kuchidzuke wo kawasu made shiranakute soredemo ima kimi to aeta yorokobi ni furuete iru kokoro wo sasaete kudasai bokura wa mou yume wo minai atatakai basho he nigenai zankoku na yoake wo kitto koete yuku akirameteta sono shizukesa hontou no kotoba wo kitto aishi kizutsuke au tame ni sagashidasu itsuka kitto | We won't know until we exchange a kiss. Even so, I am trembling with the joy Of having met you. Please support my heart. We will dream no more, We can't run to a warm place. We will surely overcome The cruel dawn. The abandoned quietness Will surely find The true words In order to lovingly hurt each other. Someday surely |
itsumade mo hitotsu ni wa narenakute yoake mae no tsumetai hoshi futari dake no michiyuki wo douka terashite kudasai | We will never become one. O cold starts before dawn, Please light The path that's just for us. |
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It is only really this year that we have started to drink more of and begun to appreciate gin. Stemming from visits Barcelona, Madrid and closer to home, Ginever gin Bar on Hope Street and a fantastic gin tasting night at Lunya. With our gin appetite well and truly whetted, we were eager to sample more gins and jumped at the chance to visit Gin Festival on its Liverpool stop at the Crypt in the Metropolitan Cathedral.
Gin Festival is a great touring event created by Jym and Marie Harris to share their love of gin. Since its inception they can boast that it is the biggest gin festival with gin from around the world.
The event works on a pre-ticketed basis, included in the ticket price is a gin goblet for you to sample as many gins as you can handle for £5 each via a token system. Also included is a a gin guide highlighting the different types of gins and garnishes.
Their are also a multitude of gin exhibitors, each showing off their own distilleries. Small samples can be tried and we lost count of the number of gins we tried before even moving to the gin bar!
The Masons dry Yorkshire tea gin was the best newcomer winner in 2015 and it was special with its unique tea notes which worked very well.
Onto the bar we scoured the gin book and decided on a couple of gins, first of which was the G'vine Floraison, hand crafted in France. This was served with raspberry and grapes.
Next was the Sikkim Fraise from Spain served with mint, this was full of juniper and summer berries.
The gin below is Thevethan Cornish gin from Cornwall. Served with orange and clove, it was quite a bold gin with a rounded orange spice.
The bars were separated into four sections by letters, this corresponded to the gins in the book to make ordering easier.
Gin Festival is highly recommended for both the casual gin drinker and for connoisseur alike with something for everyone. Check out their website for dates and cities, but be fast as tickets sell out quick!


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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The white man accused of killing nine black churchgoers during a Bible study will face the death penalty, according to court documents filed Thursday.
The documents said prosecutors would pursue the death penalty against Dylann Roof, 21, because more than two people were killed, and that others' lives were put at risk.
Prosecutors also said they intended to present evidence on Roof's mental state, adult and juvenile criminal record and other conduct, as well as his apparent lack of remorse for the killings.
Roof faces state charges including nine murder counts in the June 17 slayings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. He is expected in court again on those charges in October.
He also faces federal charges including hate crimes and obstruction of the practice of religion, some of which are also eligible for the death penalty in that system. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has said federal charges were necessary to adequately address a motive that prosecutors believe was unquestionably rooted in racial hate. South Carolina has no state hate crimes law.
Roof is white and appeared in photos waving Confederate flags and burning or desecrating U.S. flags. He purportedly wrote online of fomenting racial violence, and federal authorities have said he used a personal manuscript in which he decried integration and used racial slurs to refer to blacks.
A federal indictment says Roof planned for months to increase racial tensions throughout the country and seek retribution for perceived wrongs he thought had been committed against white people.
And when it came to picking a target, he purposefully selected the historic church — a centuries-old religious institution rooted in South Carolina history — "in order to make his attack more notorious," according to the indictment. Survivors told police he used racial insults during the attack.
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Square Root By Long Division - 2014/08/11
Good question. The answer is yes, and I solved it using a technique Paul didn't know:
Long DivisionSo let's start with the division problem, computing 999999 divided by 7. Apparently modern teaching doesn't use long division any more. Instead they use a thing called "chunking". In fact, "chunking" is nothing more than long division done with more guesses and less formality.
999999 = 700000 + 299999 We can see that laid out formally at right. That table then says that 9999999 / 7 = 100000 + 299999/7 We now iterate. We can remove 4 chunks of 7 from 29, so that's removing 40000 lots of 7 from 299999. Again, we lay that out in the tabular fashion:
So we are, at each stage, deciding what the next digit should be, multiply by 7, subtract from the remaining amount, and then repeat. This is laid out in a formal, tabular fashion. At each stage we have an intermediate sum that makes sense.
Here we can see that 999999 = 7 * 142800 + 399. At each stage we reduce the remainder, subtracting a chunk of 7s from it. Polynomial divisionThis can be used for polynomials too. So, for example, here we start:
The first term has to be multiplied by $x^2$ so we end up cancelling the $x^4,$ so the first term has to be $x^2.$ Multiply and subtract - the first term cancels:
We've magically vanished the $x^2$ term as well, although that will come back in a moment. We bring down the "8x" and ask what we need that will cancel the $2x^3$ term. Clearly that will have to be "2x", and so we continue ...
As you can see, we can divide $x^4-x^3-3x^2+8x-5$ by $x^2+x-3$ and we get $x^2-2x+2$ with a remainder of 1. So we can perform long division with polynomials in exactly the same way as we can perform long division with numbers, and in effect, it's just a formalised way of doing "chunking." Square roots by Long DivisionSo, on to Square Roots By Long Division ... We do the same thing. We remove as much as we can from the leading portion, hang on to the remainder, and then carry on. At each stage we have an equation giving the current status. Let's compute the square root of 677329. We start by thinking of it as $67*10^4+7329.$ That means the square root will be 800 and a bit (because the square root of 67 is 8 and a bit, and the square root of $10^4$ is 100.) So $\sqrt{677329}$ is (800 and a bit). Let's put that in a table:
So, specifically, $677329=800^2+37329.$ Now let's go for the next phase. Drop the last two digits of 37329 to get 373. We computed the square root of 6773 as 80 and a bit, so we have $(80+x)^2=6400+2\times80\times{x}+x^2.$ We've already removed the 6400 to be left with 373, so we think of that 373 as the $(2\times80+x)\times{x}.$ We need to find a digit "d" such that "16d" (that's one hundred and sixty-d) times "d" is as big as possible, but no bigger than 373. In other words, find the maximum value of "d" such that $(160+d)\times{d}\leq{373}.$
The "16" at left in that table is twice 8. So we want a "d" such that "16d" times "d" is as close as possible to, but no bigger than, 373. Clearly the best value is "2". We insert the value "2", multiply, and subtract:
Now again, we double the answer so far (giving 164) and find a digit that we can put on the end, then multiply by, to get something as close as possible but no bigger than 4929.
So we need to the largest "d" such that $(1640+d)\times{d}\leq{4929}.$ Just looking at the first two digits gives us a first approximation. 16 goes into 49 three and a bit times, so let's try 3:
It goes exactly, the remainder is zero, and so we've computed our square root. Now let's do that with 2:
Here we are looking for the next digit. Our equation so far is that $\sqrt{2}=(1.4142+x)^2.$ We are part way, and we can see that $2=(1.4142)^2+0.00003836.$ We double the bit we have so far, multiply by 10, then find the digit to put on the end, multiply by, and get close to 0.00383600. So "28284x" times "x" has to be close to, but not exceed, 383600. The value for "x" has to be 1, and so we continue. Polynomial Square Roots by Long DivisionAnd so, back to the original question.
Remember, we double what we have so far, and then work out what the next term will be:
Whatever X is going to be, we have to get rid of the $2n^3$ term when we multiply by $2n^2,$ so there's only one option - X has to be n.
Double the answer so far, and work out what to extend by:
We can see that X has to be -1 and we get this:
.... and there's no remainder. Therefore
And we're done. So, a final example. Let's take the square root of this:
Here it is ...
So: and hence it's the difference of two squares. That means we have the factorisation: or Credits ...Hat tips to both Colin Beveridge (@icecolbeveridge) and James Tauber (@jtauber) for useful feedback and helpful suggestions while writing this.
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