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Preliminary Guide to the Preston E. Cloud Papers
Preliminary Guide to the Preston E. Cloud Papers
Collection number: UArch FacP 5Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Processed by:
- Preliminary arrangement and description mainly to the box level; latest revision by D. Tambo, Apr. 21, 2004.
- Encoded by:
- A. Demeter
Scope and Content of Collection
Scope and Content Note
1944-1945: Harvard
1946: Milton Grant
1948-1949 (mainly U.S. Geological Survey)
Billings, Buck
Bradley, W. H.
Bridge, Josiah
Cole, W. Storrs
Cooper, Ken and Arthur
Dunbar, Carl O.
Irving, Earl M., and Charles G. Johnson
Ladd, Harry S.
Mason, Arnold C.
Neuschel, Sherman K.
Pacific Geological Survey (Mariana Islands, incl. Saipan and Guam)
Reeside, J. B., Jr.
Romer, A. S.
Whitmore, Frank
Nov. 1949-Apr. 1950
May-Dec. 1950
Jan-Oct. 1955
Nov. 1955-Mar. 1956
Apr-July 1956
Aug. 1956-Feb. 1957
Mar-Sept. 1957
Oct. 1957-Feb. 1958
Mar-Dec. 1958
Jan-Oct. 1959
June 1960-July 1961
Sept. 1961-June 1962
Aug-Dec. 1962
Jan-Aug. 1965
1974-1976: N (incl. NASA, National Science Foundation (NSF), and National Research Council (NRC))
1977-1979: A-M (incl. Biogeology Clean Laboratory, Arthur Boucot, Creationism, Frank Daniel, Ronald Duncan, Alta And Gerard Germs, Phil Handler, Joseph Hazel, and Joel Leventhal)
1977-1979: N-Z (incl. National Science Foundation, Dave Pierce, Mischa Semikhatov, USGS, and Malcolm Walter)
1980-1985 [a few earlier and later]; A-H
Office Chronological Files
Scope and Content Note
Oct. 1965-June 1968
July 1968-Dec. 1975
Jan. 1976-Aug. 1979
Pre-Minnesota Correspondence
Scope and Content Note
Adams, J. Lee, 1948-1958
Akers, Ernestine, 1951-1954
Alaskan Branch, 1949-1959
Alaskan Geology Branch, 1958
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1952-1953
American Geological Institute, 1960-1961
Amsden, Thomas W., 1948-1955
Anderson, Charles A., 1960-1961
Applin, Esther R., 1950-1959
Avias, M. Jacques, 1949-1957
Bahamas, 1955-1958
Bandy, Orville L, 1951-1959
Banner, A. H., 1951-1956
Barnes, Virgil E., 1949-1961
Bell, W. Charles, 1950-1954
Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1951-1957
Billings, Marland P., 1950-1953
Birch, Francis, 1950-1955
Boucot, A. J., 1956-1961
Bowers, Sydney D., 1960
Bradley, W. H., et al, 1950-1959
Bradley Volume, 1959-1961
Bramlette, M. N., 1950-1959
Brombert, Beth M., 1960
Burke, Harold W., 1949-1957
Campbell, Ian, 1951-1955
Cloud, Preston E., Jr., 1937-1958
Cobban, William A., 1952-1959
Cole, W. Storrs, 1955-1958
Crispin, Irene, 1949-1955
Cross, Aureal T., 1952
Cullison, James S., 1950-1952
Deiss, Charles, 1950
Dott, Robert H., 1950-1951
Dunbar, Carl, 1950-1956
Dunlap, John C., 1949-1955
Durham, J. Wyatt, 1950-1958
Dusseldorf Symposium on Marine and Non-Marine Sediments, 1962
Dzulynski, Stanislaw, 1957-1959
Eargle, D. Hoye, 1950-1954
Easton, William H., 1950-1959
Edison [Thomas Alva Edison Foundation], 1959
Elias, M. K., 1948-1953
Fish and Wildlife, 1954-1956
Flint, D. E., 1953
Flower, Rousseau H., 1953-1958
Fox, Steven K., Jr., 1948-1955
Frick, Childs, 1952
Fuels Branch, 1948-1960
Gallagher, David, 1950-1954
Gardner, Louis S., 1952-1958
Geologic Mapping Committee, 1955
Geological Society of America, 1950-1961
Geological Survey Maps, 1955
Goodenough, Ward, 1951-1960
Gregory, Reginald (Mr. and Mrs.), 1950-1958
Guam Fossil Collection, 1949-1951
Guam – Liaison, 1948
Halstead, Bruce W., 1952-1955
Ham, William E., 1951-1958
Hanzawa, Shoshiro, 1958
Hatai, Kotora, 1950-1958
Healy, James, 1950-1955
Hedberg, Hollis D., 1937-1956
Hendricks, Thomas A., 1959-1961
Hewett, D. Foster, 1951-1956
Holmes, Chauncey D., 1950-1951
Howell, B. F., 1950-1953
Hubbs, Carl L., 1950-1951
Ingerson, Earl, 1959-1961
International Geological Congress, 1959-1960
Irving, Earl M., 1953-1954
Israelsky, Merle C., 1950-1959
Jenkins, Olaf P., 1953-1958
Johnson, J. Harlan, 1925-1959
Jones, David L., 1959
King, Philip B., 1936-1960
Kleinpell, Robert M., 1953-1956
Klepper, M. R., 1950-1951
Kobayashi, Teiichi, 1949-1956
Konishi, Kenji (Kenneth), 1959-1960
Kozlowski, Roman, 1959-1961
Kremp, Gerhard O. W., 1957-1959
Kummel, Bernhard, 1947-1956
Lecompte, Marius, 1949-1959
Leopold, Estella B., 1955-1959
Lewis, G. Edward, 1956-1959
Longwell, Chester R., 1950-1955
Love, J. David, 1950-1959
Lovering, T. S., 1950-1961
Lowenstam, Heinz, 1950-1958
MacNeil, F. Stearns, 1951-1959
McCracken, R. J., 1949-1958
McKee, Edwin D., 1950-1960
Mackin,, J. Hoover, 1959-1960
Maher, John G., 1950-1951
Mallory, V. Standish, 1955-1959
Mascot – Jefferson City, 1953-1954
Merriam, C. W., 1959-1960
Meyer, Richard F., 1950
Miser, H. D., 1923-1951
Moore, Raymond C., 1949-1959
Moul, Edwin T., 1951-1955
Muir-Wood, Helen M., 1949-1956
Muller, Siemon W., 1936-1957
Neuschel, Sherman K., 1949-1952
Nevada Tertiary, 1954
Newell, Norman D., 1950-1959
Nolan, Thomas B., 1956-1960
Nordeng, Stephan C., 1950
Onotoa, 1951-1952
Oriel, Steven S., 1953-1958
Pacific Geological Survey, 1948-1956
Peck, Raymond E., 1951-1959
Peterson, James A., 1949-1953
Quinn, James H., 1959
Read, Charles B., 1950-1955
The Record, 1960-1961
Reimann, Irving, 1950
Rezak, Richard, 1950-1958
Richards, Joyce, 1949-1954
Riedel, William R., 1952-1958
Rodgers, John, 1948-1959
Romer, A. A., 1950-1959
Ross, Clyde P., 1949-1953
Ross, Reuben J., Jr., 1957-1959
Sahni, M. R., 1949-1957
Said, Rushdi, 1949-1951
Saipan Geology, 1954-1958
Saipan Manuscript, 1954-1958
Schmidt, Robert G., 1949-1957
Schopf, James, 1950-1959
Scott, Richard A., 1954-1959
Shepard, F. P., 1949-1959
Shrock, R. R., 1940-1950
Silbering, Norman J., 1950-1959
Sisler, Frederick D., 1956-1962
Smith, Patsy J., 1957-1958
Spackman, William, Jr., 1950-1953
Stenzel, H. B., 1951-1957
Strasburg, Donald W., 1951-1955
Swanson, Vernon E., 1952-1954
Taylor, Dwight W., 1951-1958
Teichert, Curt, 1950-1960
Tracey, Joshua I., 1952-1957
Wanless, Harold R., 1950-1955
Wells, John W., 1949-1959
White, Donald E., 1949-1953
Whittington, H. B., 1949-1959
Williston Basin, 1952-1954
Wilson, James Lee, 1949-1958
Minnesota Correspondence
Ca-Con, 1963-1965
Craddock, Campbell, 1962-1963
Deffeyes, 1962-1963
Ewing – Lamont Bottom Photos, 1964
Gast, Paul W., 1961
Hervin, Karen, 1964
Hisashi, Kuno, 1963
Hogberg, Rudy, 1962
Humphrey, Hubert H., 1961
James, Harold Lloyd, 1961
Mooney, Harold M., 1962
Phinney, William C., 1962-1964
Sims, Paul Kibler, 1961
University of Minnesota, 1961-1965
Wright, H. E., 1961-1963
Yongquist, Walter, 1961
Zoltai, Tibor, 1961-1964
Organizational and Administrative Files
Scope and Content Note
Board on Mineral and Energy Resources, 1975-1978
Committee on Mineral Resources and the Environment (COMRATE), 1972-1975
Committee on Resources and Population, 1968-1970
Denver Colloquium – Non-Marine Environment, 1956
Diagenesis, 1949-1956
Geological Society of America, 1973-1974
Geological Survey – Paleontology and Stratigraphy Branch, 1949-1961
Geoscience and Man Committee, 1973-1974
International Geological Correlation Program (IGCP), 1980-1986
Jindabyne Conference, 1981
Marine Resources Development Program, 1966-1967
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) – Geology Section, 1976-1979
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – incl. grants, ca. 1972-1973
National Committee on Growth and the American Future, 1970
National Materials Advisory Board, ca. 1972
National Program on Material Resources, 1977-1978
National Research Council (NRC), ca. 1973-1978
National Science Foundation (NSF) – incl. grants, ca. 1970-1975
Natural Resources Advisory Committee, 1969
Pacific Science Board, 1962
Pacific Science Congress, Tokyo, 1966
Penrose Conference – Function of Geologists in Society, 1976
Salzburg Seminar, 1973
Smithsonian – Oceanography, 1961-1962
Space Science Priorities, 1970
Terraspace Policy Feasibility Study, 1972
US – Japan Cooperative Science Programs, 1963
USGS – UCSB Cooperation, ca. 1974-1976
Yale Council on Physical Sciences, ca. 1967-1977
Scope and Content Note
Hamilton, Tully, and Onondaga (NY); Reef Excursion, Aug. 18-Sept. 18, 1937
Michigan – New York, June 18-Aug. 3, 1938
Gaspé Peninsula, Aug. 8-Sept. 2, 1938
A: Canadian Arctic, Summer 1939
Personal Record, 1942
Monthly Reports, 1942-1946
B: Alabama, 1943
C: Texas, 1944
D: Texas, 1945
E: Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Nevada
F: Marianas A (Guam, Palau, Saipan; Cambridge to Tokyo), June 28-Nov. 10, 1948
G: Saipan – New Zealand, and return, Jan. 22-Dec. 3, 1949
H: Marianas B (Saipan), Nov. 11, 1948-July 7, 1949
I: Saipan – D.C., via Orient and Europe, July 9, 1949-June 26, 1950
J: Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, D.C., California, Texas, June 26, 1950-June 3, 1951
K: Gilberts, June 4-Sept. 25, 1951
L: D.C., Texas, Colorado, New York, Oct. 22, 1951-July 13, 1952
M: Algiers, then mainly Spain, July 14-Dec. 2, 1952
N: Spain, D.C., California, Colorado, Dec. 2, 1952-Oct. 9, 1953
O: D.C., Colorado, Hawaii, Philippines, Guam, Oct. 10-Dec. 31, 1953
P: mainly D.C., Jan. 1-Oct. 27, 1954
Field Notebooks
Scope and Content Note
8: Central Uplift of Texas, 1943-1944
9: Central Texas, Apr. 10-Aug. 4, 1944
9A; Conference notes, Nov. 1, 1943
10: Bear Springs area, trans Pecos Texas, road logs for Llano region, late 1944-early 1945
11: Riley Mountain Area Spring, 1945
12: Ellenb. Field Conference, Miss. – Dev. Llano Region, Penn, Texas, June-July 1945
13: Rocky Mountain Front, West Texas, Misc. Llano Region, Stringfellow Bauxite, et al, 1945-1946
14: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Glass Mountains, Nevada, Summer 1946
15: New England, Triassic Nevada, 1947
16: Guam, Palaus, Tinian, 1948
17: Saipan, 1948-1949
18: Saipan Offshore, 1949
19: Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Utah, 1950
20: Pacific – Gilbert Islands, Onotoa Atoll Onshore, July 1951
21: Pacific – Gilbert Islands, Onotoa Atoll Offshore, July-Aug. 1951
22: Pacific – Gilbert Islands, Onotoa Atoll Offshore, Aug-Sept. 1951
23: Spain, Sept-Nov. 1952
24: Spain, Nov-Dec. 1952
25: Florida, D.C., Colorado, Alaska, Oct. 1954-Mar. 1955
26: D.C., Bahamas, Montana, Wyoming, Apr-July 1955
27: D.C, Texas, Bahamas, Aug. 1955-Aug. 1956
28: France, Italy, Germany, Jan-Apr. 1957
29: Germany, Poland, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, May-July 1957
30: D.C., Colorado, California, Jan. 1958-Mar. 1959
31: Nevada, Idaho, Tennessee, Aug-Nov. 1958
32: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, California, Mar-July 1959
33A: Arkansas, D.C., Sept. 1959-July 1960
33B: England, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Colorado, July-Dec. 1960
34: Grand Canyon, June 1963-May 1964
35: South Dakota, California, Texas, Sept. 1964-Mar. 1965
36: Australia, June-Aug. 1965
37: Africa, Aug-Sept. 1965
38: Alberta, Alaska, 1966, Mojave, 1966-1974
39: Wind River, Uintas, Arizona, 1969
40: Brazil, Venezuela, June 1971
41: USSR, July-Oct. 1971
42: India, Iran, Britain, Nov. 1971-Jan. 1972
43: Canada, 1972-1973
44: Greenland, 1974; Alaska, 1975
46: South Africa, 1975
47: Belt, N. Michigan, Minnesota, Mono Lake, 1976-1978
48: China, 1979
49: China, Brittany, Iceland, 1980
50: Australia, 1981
51: Canada, 1982
Photo Notebooks [logs of photos taken], 1948-1971
Logs – Geological Samples, Bahamas, 1955
Lab Notebooks
Bahamas Computations, 1955
Lab Record, ca. 1956-1957
Typed Transcripts – USSR, South Africa, China trips, 1970s
Subject Files
Scope and Content Note
Alabama Fossil Localities, ca. 1945
Book on General Paleontology, 1959
Books in My Head, ca. 1979-1984
Climatic Change, ca. 1970s
Colorado Fossil Localities, 1945
Cryptozoic History, ca. 1980s
E & R [fossil reports], 1942-1962
Evolution and Creationism, ca. 1970s-1980s
Creationism in Court
Evolution and Special Creationism
Geology – D.C. and nearby Maryland, 1950s
Lebenspuren, ca. 1950s
Lebenspuren (cont.)
Life as an Agent in Environmental Change, 1980s
Limnology and Paleolimnology, 1950s-1960s
Lyell, Charles
Maps (various locations, including Canada, Scotland, Sweden, USSR)
Nannofossil and Microscopic Techniques, ca. 1970s-1980s
New Earth History, 1980s
Atlantic Seamounts and Canyons, 1960
Foreign Marine Science Institutes and Research Programs, ca. 1950s
Indian Ocean, 1960s
Oceanographic Facilities – Oregon State, Scripps, University of Washington, Woods Hole, 1961
Pacific Marine Station, ca. 1961-1970
SCOR Symposium – Marine Biochemistry, 1963
University of Miami Marine Laboratory, 1950s-early 1960s
Venezuela, 1959-1961
Oklahoma Fossil Localities, 1944
Paleoevolution Extinction, 1980s
Pre-Phanetozoic Oil, 1980s
Reviews in Progress, 1980s
Saipan Fossil Localities, 1951
Scientific American – Grand Canyon, ca. 1983
Seiche Paper, ca. 1984
Shallow Water Research, 1961
Spain, 1950s
Texas Fossil Localities, 1950s
Trace Element Extinction, ca. 1950s
USCGS – Caribbean, 1960
Wyoming – Wind River Basin, ca. 1950s
Scope and Content Note
Early Years – mainly Harvard, some Yale, Rolla, Radcliffe, U.S.G.S. (primarily geology and paleontology courses, with some early exam examples), ca. 1913-latter 1950s
Minnesota, early-mid 1960s
UCLA, latter 1960s [ca. 1966]
UCSB, late 1960s-1980s
Geology 145: Science and Society
Geology 195: Adventures in Earth History
Geology 202: Marine Geology
Geology 220: Biogeology
Geology 250: Seminar, The Primitive Earth
Geology 260: Journal Club
Geology 316: Palynology
Lunar Studies (incl. files on lunar samples and Apollo 11-17)
Mount Holyoke, 1979-1980
Scope and Content Note
Adventures in Earth History... [readings] (published 1970)
Cosmos, Earth, and Man: A Short History of the Universe (published 1978)
Oasis in Space: Earth History from the Beginning (published 1988)
Oasis... (cont.)
Oasis... (cont.)
Resources and Man: A Study and Recommendations [compiled by the Committee on Resources and Man, National Academy of Sciences – National Research Council; Preston Cloud, chair], (published 1969)
Scope and Content Note
Thru 1968 (includes research files, as well as papers)
Algae, ca. 1953-1954
"Approach to Assessment of the World's Mineral Resources," 1968
Bahamas, ca. 1955-1961
Bahamas Seawater Project (Escanaba), ca. 1955-1958
Environment of Calcium Carbonate Deposition, West Andros Islands
Shells and Biology
Size Analysis of Carbonate Sediments
"Beach Cusps — A Response to Plateau's Rule?" ca. early 1960s
"Behaviour of Calcium Carbonate in Sea Water," 1962
Biogeochemistry and Paleontology, 1953-1960
"Carbonaceous Rocks of the Soudan Iron Formation (Early Precambrian)," 1965
"Carbonate Precipitation and Dissolution in the Marine Environment," ca. 1963
Cloud and Seminhator, ca. 1963
Colonization of the Sea, ca. 1964-1965
Conodont and Relict Forms – Llano Region, ca. 1945-1953
Devonian, ca. 1957
Dolomite – Australia, 1959
Dolomite ᾯ Magnesium Carbonate, ca. 1958
Earth Resources, ca. 1968-1980
"Earth Science Today," 1964
"Electron Microscopy of the Gunflint Microflora – Preliminary Results," n.d.
"The Environmental Sciences and National Goals," 1967
"Eucaryotic Nannofossils in Kerogens from the Pre-Paleozoic Windermere Series from Alberta," ca. 1967
Fish as Sediment Machines, n.d.
Floridian Reefs – Growth Rates, ca. 1955
"The Future of Paleontology," n.d.
Gas Markings, ca. 1957
"Genesis of Calcium Carbonate Sediments," ca. 1957
"Geology as a Career" (talk), ca. 1964
"Geology, Cities, and Surface Movement," ca. 1964-1968
Gilberts Islands, ca. 1951-1952
Glauconite, 1956
Island Arcs and Continental Accretion, ca. 1952-1954
Metazoa – Figure Notes, ca. 1965
"Microbiological Fractionation of Hydrogen Isotopes," 1958
"Microbiotas of the Banded Iron Formations," 1968
Mississippian and Devonian Age – Llano Region, Texas, ca. 1944-1956
Myojin Reef Explosion, ca. 1952-1953
"Nature and Origin of Atolls: A Progress Report," ca. 1956
"A New Chroococcacean Alga from the Proterozoic of Queensland," ca. 1968
Offshore Studies – Saipan Air Photos, ca. 1958
Oligocene Krosno Beds of Western Carpathians, n.d.
Onotoa (Southern Gilbert Islands), ca. 1949-1955
Organic Geochemistry, 1960-1961
"Orthogenesis," n.d.
Paleobiogeography of Marine Realm, ca. 1959
"Pre-Metazoan Evolution and the Origins of the Metazoa," ca. 1966
"Proterozoic Eucorotes from Eastern California," ca. 1968
Pteridinium, ca. 1966-1967
"Realities of Mineral Distribution," 1968
Recent Dolomite, 1964
"Reef," 1967
Reefs and Atolls, ca. 1953-1955
"Reproductive Structures and Taxonomic Affinities of Some Nannofossils from the Gunflint Iron Formation," 1965-1968
"Role of Geology in the Age of Power," ca. 1962
Scolithus, ca. 1949
"Silurian Outcrops Discovered in Central Texas," 1966
"Some Early Evidences of Life and Their Implications," in Infectious Diseases, edited by Aidan Cockburn (Springfield, Ill.: Charles C. Thomas, 1967)
Spirorbis, ca. 1958-1959
"Systematics and the Earth Sciences," 1953
Texas Relict Formations, 1952-1964
"Time of Lunar Appearance and Nearest Approach to Earth," ca. 1968
Geological Society of Washington (proposed papers and informal communications), 1950-1952
Publication Authorizations, ca. 1951-1960
1969-1989 (mainly published papers and related material such as photos; also some apparently deferred/unfinished projects/ideas)
"Algal and Cryptalgal Structures and Platform Environments of the Late Pre-Phanerozoic Noonday Dolomite, Eastern California," 1978
"Are the Medicine Peak Quartzite 'Dubiofossils' Fluid-Evasion Tracks?" 1983
"Aspects of Proterozoic Biogeology," 1983
"Banded Iron-Formation – A Gradualist's Dilemma," 1983
Baraga Group (northern Michigan), ca. 1970s
"Beginnings of Biospheric Evolution and Their Biogeochemical Consequences," 1976
"Beyond Plate Tectonics," 1980
"Biogeologic Relationships of Ancient Stromatolites and Modern Analogs," in Environmental Biogeochemistry and Geomicrobiology, edited by W. E. Krumbein, 1978
"The Biosphere," 1983
Brookings Institutions Conference, 1979
"Carl Owen Dunbar (1891-1979)," ca. 1979
"Confessions of an Environmentalist," ca. 1980
"Conophyton in the Bambui Group — What Form and Age?" ca. 1973
"The Cryptozoic Biosphere: Its Diversity and Geological Significance," Moscow talk, 1984
"Dating the Beginnings of Photosynthesis" (letter to editor), 1974
"Earliest Phanerozoic or Latest Proterozoic Fossils from the Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," 1979
"Early Biogeochemical Systems," 1979
"Early Biogeologic History: The Emergence of a Paradigm," ca. 1980
"Earth Science and Earth Resources: A Centenary Salute to the U.S. Geological Survey," 1979
Ediacarian, ca. 1980s
"Entropy, Materials, and Posterity," 1977
"Environmental Quality: What Is It? How Do We Get It?" n.d.
"Eppur se muove (Some Challenges for the Teaching and Practice of the Earth and Space Sciences," 1978
"Evolution of Ecosystems," 1974
"A Forum View of the Total Materials System," 1972
Gebelein, Conrad Dennis (memorial), 1978
"Geological Perspectives on Climatic Change" (ad hoc Committee on Geology and Climate, Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Research Council), 1978
"Giant Stromatolites and Asociated Vertical Tubes from the Upper Proterozoic Noonday Dolomite, Death Valley Region," 1974
"Government and the Climate for Science," 1969
"Hilfsquellen, Bevolkerungszahl und Lebensinhalt," 1970
"How Life Began," 1982, 1986
"The Improbable Bureaucracy: The United States Geological Survey, 1879-1979," 1979-1980
"The Interdisciplinary Science," 1989
"An International Year of the Biosphere?" 1980
"Is There Intelligent Life on Earth?" in Carbon and the Biosphere, edited by George M. Woodwell and Erene V. Pecan, 1973
Jubaylah Fossils, ca. 1978
"Luminaries of the Albany Era: Beecher, Schuchert, and Hall," 1987
"Lunar Science and Planetary History," 1970
"Major Features of Crustal Evolution," 1976
"Man vs Nature at Mono Lake," ca. 1980
"Marine Geology," ca. 1980
"Materials – Their Nature and Nurture," 1973
"Microbiota from the Late Proterozoic Tindir Group, Alaska," 1973
"Micromorphology and Surface Characteristics of Lunar Dust and Breccia" (Apollo 11 Lunar Science Conference), 1970
"Mineral Raw Materials and the National Welfare," 1976
"Mineral Resources – An Elusive Target of Variable Dimensions," in Proceedings of the World Conference: Towards a Plan of Actions for Mankind, Vol. 1: Long-Range Mineral Resources and Growth, edited by M. Marois, 1977
"Mineral Resources and National Destiny," 1977
"Mineral Resources in Fact and Fancy," in [William W.?] Murdoch book, [title?], ca. 1975
"Mineral Resources Today and Tomorrow," in [William W.?] Murdoch book, [title?], ca. 1975
Mono Lake, ca. 1970s
Nama Group, South West Africa, ca. 1970s
"A New Earth History for Undergraduates," 1988
"New Microbial Fossils from 1.3 Billion-Year-Old Rocks of Eastern California," 1978
"New Pre-Paleozoic Nannofossils from the Stoer Formation (Torridonian), Northwest Scotland," 1971
"Nonprevalence of Biochemical Fossils in Kerogen from Pre-Phanerozoic Sediments," 1975
"Of Man and Nature," in A Tribute to Ronald Duncan, edited by Harold Lockyear, 1974
"Oldest Sexually Reproducing Organisms Found in California," ca. 1969
"On Making Choices" (Marymount Graduation), 1970
"On Microbial Contaminants, Micropseudofossils, and the Oldest Records of Life," ca. 1978
"Origins of Life," ca. 1970s
"Our Evolving Earth," n.d.
"Paleoecological Significance of the Banded Iron-Formation," 1973
Penrose Medal Response, 1977
Poetry and Geology, 1963
Population Control, an essay in Population Control: For and Against, 1973
"Population, Resources, and Quality of Life" (remarks to House Subcommittee on Conservation and Natural Resources), ca. 1976
"Possible Stratotype Sequences for the Basal Paleozoic in North America," 1973
"Precambrian of North America," 1971
"Pre-Paleozoic Sediments and Their Significance for Organic Geochemistry," ca. 1969
"Present Trends Cannot Be Sustained," 1975
"The Primitive Earth," ca. 1969
"Procaryotic Algae Associated with Australian Proterozoic Stromatolites," 1972
"Proterozoic Age of the Bambui Group in Brazil," 1973
"Proterozoic Stromatolite Zonation," ca. 1969
"Pseudofossils: A Plea for Caution," 1973
Quantico Slate, ca. 1970s
"Reef," ca. 1984
"Reflections on the beginnings of Metazoan Evolution," 1985
"Report on the Feasibility of a More Coherent National Policy for the Governance of Underground Space," 1972
"Resources, Population, and Quality of Life," in Is There an Optimum Level of Population, edited by S. F. Singer, 1971
"Response to the News-Press Editorial of 30 April on 'The Nuclear Power Issue'," n.d.
Review of Topics in Molecular Oxygen Research, 1974
Review of Stromatolites, 1977
Reviews – Misc., ca. 1980s
"Rubey Conference on Crustal Evolution," 1974
"Second Flowering of Geology," 1982
"Sedimentary Humus through Geologic Time...," ca. 1973
"The Shape of Things to Come — A Cautionary Tale," ca. 1972
"Some Early Microbiotas and Their Bearing on the Evolution of the Primitive Earth," ca. 1971
"Sporulation and Ultrastructure in a late Proterozoic Cyanophyte: Some Implications for Taxonomy and Plant Phylogeny," 1975
"Striking a Balance with Nature," in Leo F. Laporte, Encounter with Nature [?], ca. 1975
"Stromatolite Morphogenesis – Progress and Problems," 1979
"Sulphide Mineralisation of Microbial Cells," 1983
"Surface Micromorphology of Lunar and Terrestrial Glasses," ca. 1970
"Surface Micromorphology of Lunar Fines Compared with Tektites and Terrestrial Volcanic Analogs," n.d.
Swartkoppie, ca. 1960s-1970s
Termite Burrows, ca. 1970s
"This Finite Earth," 1971
Tillery Algae, ca. 1976-1977
Tindir, ca. 1970s
"Trace Fossils from the Flathead Sandstone, Fremont County, Wyoming, Compared with Early Cambrian Forms from California and Australia," 1973
"Traces of Animal Life from 620-Million-Year-Old Rocks in North Carolina," 1976
24th International Geological Congress, 1972
"Ultrastructure and Geologic Relations of Some Two-Aeon Old Nostocacean Algae from Northeastern Minnesota," 1972
"The Uncertain Future of Non-Energy Mineral Resources. A Call for Study and Action in the Intermediate Time Range," 1974
"U.S. Geological Survey: Some Charges Draw Reply" (letter to editor), 1969
"The Veils of Gaia," in the Encyclopaedia of Ignorance, vol. 2, edited by Ronald Duncan and Miranda Weston-Smith (Oxford and New York: Pergamon Press, 1977)
"Vestiges of a Beginning," 1985
"Wendell Phillips Woodring [Biographical Memoir]," ca. 1983
"Wilmot Hyde Bradley [Biographical Memoir]," 1980
Woodring (Wendell Phillips) Presentation (Paleontological Society Medal), 1977
"A Working Model of the Primitive Earth," 1972
In Preparation, 1960s
"Inspiration" (copies of articles by others)
Pending, 1970s
Scope and Content Note
Photo Log
Cloud, Preston
Grooves at University Point
Sedimentary Rock
Tindir Fungi
Aerial Photos (b/w, Naval Operations, with index) [transferred to MIL]
Bahamas, 1943
Texas, ca. 1938-1940
Oversize – Boxed
Charts and Graphs
Photographs, Charts, and Drawings
Oversize – Map Cases
Aerial photographs, charts, drawings, maps, and other photographs


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We're back to the good same old, same old question about my biological father. I have found one I'm hoping is him, but with more information also comes more questions. Is it possible to be enlisted in the Navy from 1945-1946 (Wounded in action) and then re-enlist as something else? The he would pop up as something else as well then?
And since my mother met "her" Robert in 1961 in Berlin, something is not right with this guy. Then there is another fellow, who also fit the describtion as far as name and birthday goes. So now I've written to my helper, and asked again what he think we should do. Like I said recently. I'm about to give up on the whole thing.

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A fresh report from one of my deep mole BSIs inside Golden's tent tells us that >>> organized disinformation will be a major part of the Golden operation going forward in 2018
I have CONFIRMED that Marty Golden and/or many on his staff think that I am partially responsible for some or all of the anti-Marty sentiment in Bay Ridge.
Even though Golden and his sycophants are clearly worried about Democrat Andrew Gounardes, some appear to be easily distracted by flashy things and always try to strike (back) quickly. Like this: anytime someone attacks Marty on this blog, whether it's me in one of my featured posts or an anonymous commenter, some among Golden's staff and campaign crowd have been tasked to make routine counter-attacks by going after some designated Democrats or independents.
Lately more than anyone else, that has been Justin Brannan and Bob Capano, no doubt because of their open support of the Democrat Andrew Gounardes; who is also running on the Reform Party line. But occasionally it has been directed at me, as well. These counter-attacks have already appeared both here on this blog and on other social media sites and we should expect more of the same as we get closer to election day.
A RUSSIAN-STYLE "FAKE NEWS" GRASSROOTS OPERATIONNow, that Marty is in campaign mode, his handlers have put together a cadre of his supporters posting fake stuff on various different forums online saying things like "this neighborhood is going to hell", etc. --- not realizing that many, many people blame State Senator Golden and his contributors in the real estate business for that.
Just yesterday, on local Bay Ridge parents' Facebook pages, a "woman" posted a fake photo of hypodermic syringes around "the neighborhood...". That particular picture actually thad been taken in London several years ago, however, the woman said it was taken at the JJ Carty Park on Fort Hamilton Parkway. After several people called her out for it, so she deleted the posted phony photograph in one quick hurry. There are many more fake accounts of neighborhood disarray out there on social media --- many of which are controlled by and came from various friends of State Senator Martin J. Golden.
I can't say that all of this is a 100% coordinated effort to undermine all organized opposition to Marty Golden. However, my source told me that some of Marty Golden's campaign consultants even promised him that they can make lots of people come out vote for Republicans in November by making them think local crime is on the rise, and that many other unsavory prospects await if the Democrats take over control of the New York State Senate.


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HUNTLEY – Kathleen Wiedenfield is doing whatever she can to reverse decades of hardships for a small township in Kankakee County – even if it's by helping one neighbor at a time.
Motivated by Oprah Winfrey, Wiedenfield, a Huntley resident, set out two years ago to try and improve the living quality of the 2,140 people who live in Pembroke Township, an eastern Illinois community bordering Indiana that has been ravaged by extreme poverty.
Many Pembroke residents still live by third-world standards, often lacking clean running water and adequate indoor plumbing. Former governors and wealthy philanthropists have tried and failed to fix the plight of Pembroke.
"I feel very strongly that life in Pembroke isn't the way things should be," Wiedenfield said. "If we can only change things one neighbor at a time, that's the way we do it."
Wiedenfield's mission has so far been met with modest success. A mother and retailer, Wiedenfield first took interest in Pembroke in 2005, after she watched Oprah's special program on the township's poverty-stricken history.
Located almost 70 miles south of Chicago, Pembroke's predominantly black population has a per capita income of $11,822, U.S. Census data shows. Almost 26 percent of the population is below the federal poverty level and about half of the township's population aren't considered to be in the labor force.
Wiedenfield, who visits Pembroke about once a week, initially reached out to federal and state lawmakers to bring their attention to the area. Frustrated by the response, she took matters into her own hands.
She sent out almost 1,000 mailings in 2010 to Pembroke residents, asking whether they needed assistance. Using the responses, Wiedenfield has raised money in a piecemeal fashion and provided basic necessities for three Pembroke residents.
She first paired with Pembroke resident Keith Bobo, who approached her about helping after receiving the mailing. The two then helped a 39-year-old woman receive running water after her well went dry late in 2010.
The woman, Wiedenfield said, would travel 10 minutes to her sister's place to fill water jugs to use for showering and flushing her toilet at home.
Wiedenfield and Bobo raised $800 to build the woman a deeper, more effective water well. From there, the two officially formed an organization devoted to helping Pembroke, called "One Neighbor at a Time."
The group also has raised money to establish running water for a 69-year-old woman, who had gone 18 months without a free-flowing water supply. They currently are building a new foundation and water supply for another elderly Pembroke woman.
The group has raised $20,000 total for the three projects. Wiedenfield said the group's incremental strategy ensures that Pembroke residents receive basic needs, such as water, food and shelter.
"We are trying to get them the basic necessities that I think everybody is entitled to," Wiedenfield said, adding, "I've never wanted this to be about me, ... It's about the people who need help."


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We've known about the Josh Brolin MIB3 casting rumors for a while. And now that Sony has secured Will Smith they're more confident, announcing they're in advanced negotiations for both Tommy Lee and Josh Brolin — for the same part?
Sony has announced that they want all the original characters back — plus one more, Josh Brolin. The plan is to have Brolin play a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones' character, Agent K. What does that mean plot-wise?
We're guessing that Will Smith ends up back in time, thanks to a DeLorean or an alien time-travel ray or something. Which means more wacky Will-Smith-is-out-of-place jokes.
The screenplay is being written by Tropic Thunder's Etan Cohen, and even though we're trying to stay positive we can't help but think this universe might have run out of zany aliens for us to poke fun at. Unless they are racist backwards-thinking jerk aliens from the 1950s, which could be weirdly different.
[via Cinemablend]


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- Kelli Schmith said "if I did it more often and organizers effectively understood their attendees."
- Colleen Intero said "if I had even more audiences!"
- Joy-Mari Cloete said "...if I didn't lose my train of thought mid-way through a presentation."
- Beth Schachter said "if I could more effectively engage the audience. (Most of my talks are meant to be instructive. I'm a big fan of participatory learning but my seminars/workshops don't always show it.)
- Erin Donley said "if there was an audience already there and I didn't have to be the one doing all the marketing."
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Backup throughput measures the speed at which a solution can ingest data, usually measured in megabytes per second (MB/s) or terabytes per hour (TB/hr).
Deduplication effect on throughput
In general, disk-based backup solutions with deduplication provide faster restore throughput than tape as disk is online with random access. However, backup throughput varies based on the vendor because data deduplication is a resource-intensive process.
During writes, the deduplication process determines if a small data sequence has been stored before, sometimes up to prior petabytes of data. A simple index of this data is too big to fit in random access memory (RAM) unless it's a very small deployment. Many solutions need to seek on disk, and disk seeks are notoriously slow and not getting better.
The easiest ways to make data deduplication go fast are to be worse at data reduction, looking only for big sequences, so you don't have to perform disk seeks as frequently, and to add more hardware so there are more disks across which to spread the load. Both have the unfortunate side effect of raising the system price so that it becomes less attractive against tape from a cost perspective.
Vendors vary in their approaches, but we took a unique approach with EMC Data Domain systems, which leverage a central processing unit (CPU)-centric architecture to quickly and efficiently identify redundant data, enabling industry-leading throughput.
CPU vs. disk-centric (spindle-bound) throughput
Unlike EMC, many vendors leverage a disk-centric approach to deduplication. However, since disk drives are the slowest component in any storage system, in order to get greater performance it's common to stripe data across a large number of drives so they work in parallel to handle I/O.
If your system uses this method to reach performance requirements, consider the right balance between performance and capacity. This is important as the point of data deduplication is to reduce the number of disk drives.
With EMC Data Domain Stream Informed Segment Layout—an inline, CPU-centric approach—very few disk drives are needed to reach maximum performance so its deduplication delivers on the expectation of a smaller storage footprint.
Single-stream backup and restore throughput
Single-stream performance indicates how fast a given file or database can be written, read, or copied to tape for long-term retention.
Due to backup windows for critical data, backup throughput is what most people ask about though restore time is more significant for most service level agreements (SLAs).
Aggregate backup/restore throughput per system
With multiple streams, how fast can a given system ingest or recover data? This will help gauge the number of controllers or systems are needed for deployment.


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Nantucket is located 25 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. The island is about 50 square miles in size with a year-round population of just over 10,000 people. In recognition of the island's 150 years as the center of the world's whaling industry, the U.S. Department of the Interior has designated Nantucket Town as a National Historic Landmark.
Getting There
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If you are thinking about taking an automobile to Nantucket Island, you may want to reconsider. The island is small with only one main village and there are many transportation options available once you arrive. The only ferries transporting automobiles are the traditional ones that take two hours and it is quite expensive. Be sure to check for space availability and fares on the websites for each company.
Both Nantucket Airlines and Island Air provide air transportation from Barnstable County Airport in Hyannis. See their websites for fares and schedules.
Getting Around
When you step off the ferry and onto Straight Wharf, you are on island time and in what the locals call Nantucket Town. If you are visiting Nantucket for the first time, you may want to take an organized tour of the island when you arrive. There are a number of options available via wheels, heels, and peddles. Most require advanced arrangements during the summer months. This will give you an opportunity to learn about the island and see some places that you probably will never see on your own. Most folks don't know that Nantucket has two cranberry bogs, Milestone Road and Windswept, both working bogs. The tours show you the bogs, The Old Mill, Sconset Village, Sankaty Head Lighthouse, Nantucket moors, and Low Beach.
If you would like to tour the island by bicycle, you can rent wheels and get a wonderful map of the bike paths at Young's Bicycle Shop on Broad Street. Nantucket Bike Tours offers a number of guided biking tours and will even customize one for you.
Not a cyclist? Not to worry. There are several automobile rental companies on Nantucket where you will find convertibles, Jeep Wranglers, and other fun cars that you can rent for the day at pretty reasonable rates. We have had guests who have done this and had a really great day touring the entire island.
There is seasonal public transportation on the island in the form of The Wave bus, which has routes from Madaket to Sconset, Surfside to Jetties beaches, to Nantucket Airport, downtown Nantucket, and to the Mid Island area. Check the schedules and dates of service online and when you see the bus, wave it down and it will stop.
Getting CharmedKnown as a whaling port during the 17th century, little has changed architecturally since. The cobblestone streets are still lined with old-fashioned lamps and quaint seaside cottages. The island is a national historic district and is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Just ask anyone who has ever visited there.
If you would like to take a walking tour of Nantucket Town, you can pick up a self-guided tour map at the local Chamber of Commerce and be on your way. You will be guided to historic houses along Lower Main Street, Upper Main Street, Milk Street, Bloom Street, Howard Street, to the Old Goal on Vestal Street, Quaker Meeting House on Fair Street, and the Fire Hose-Cart House on Gardner Street. During the summer months, a climb up the 94 steps to the top of the First Congregational Church bell tower is a must. The birds-eye view will take your breath away. Make sure you have on comfortable walking shoes as the cobblestone streets can be difficult to navigate in those stilettos you love so much because they make you legs look amazing.
Guided tours are available to the Old Mill, the oldest windmill in America and one of Nantucket's historic icons, and to the Oldest House, that was built in 1686. Guided tours are available through the Nantucket Historical Association at the Whaling Museum at 13 Broad Street.
A must see while you are on the island is the Whaling Museum and it's numerous galleries that showcase the history of Nantucket and its whaling past. The museum features a restored candle factory, artwork, artifacts, and a forty-six-foot sperm whale skeleton.
Nantucket Lightship Basket. Woven by Alan Reed and Nap Plank and signed and dated, these are some of the most coveted baskets in the world. Native artist and Scrimshander Lee Ann Papale does the scrimshaw for these works of art. Visit the shop at 11 First Way in the Mid-Island area to see their new and vintage baskets.
Nantucket Town is a Mecca for shopaholics. Most of the quaint boutiques are locally owned and are filled with items you surly won't find in any mall. You are sure to find a unique treasure for yourself or a gift for someone special. A favorite place of mine is the Nantucket Cottage Hospital Thrift Shop. Located in a lovely old house at 17 India Street of which the entirety has been converted into a shop, this place is a little gem. You will find great style here that is amazingly affordable. They are only open from mid May through mid October. So plan you trip accordingly.
If you are visiting Nantucket anytime from June to October, stop by the Cisco Brewery at 5 Bartlett Farm Road for a tour. The cost is $20 per adult and covers the brewery, the distillery, and the winery and includes samples of their products. You even get to keep you tasting glass. During the afternoon and early evening hours there is live music. You can bike there or take the Regional Transit Authority buses Miacomet Loop. If you do take the bus, be prepared to walk about a third of a mile from the bus stop.
While you are out that way, be sure to visit Bartlett's Farm. It is the island's oldest and largest family owned farm and sells fresh fruits, vegetables, plants, and flowers. Bartlett's Farm Kitchen has farm-fresh ready to go foods. Be sure to check their website for the date of their next farm dinner. You may want to make a special trip to the island to attend. Reservations are necessary.
Getting SunNantucket has pristine, beautiful beaches with designated entry points. Some you can get to by foot from town, others you may need wheels, or peddles. You can take the shuttle bus to, or within walking distance of, several beaches. Surf and rip currents can be dangerous and not all beaches have lifeguards or services of any kind. Madaket Beach is famous for its sunsets. Great Point has a lighthouse that is well worth seeing but you will need a beach permit and a four-wheel drive vehicle. Brant Point has a lighthouse that is familiar to everyone who has visited the island as it will be for you when you visit. You may want to pick up a picnic lunch to enjoy at the beach. Just remember not to leave any litter behind.
Getting FedIn Nantucket Town there are wonderful bakeries, chocolate shops, gourmet specialty shops, and markets, all purveyors of the most delicious and the finest of products you will find anywhere. If you are a foodie, every conceivable kind of dining experience is available here from world-class fine dining to the casual and friendly. Galley Beach is one of the highest Zagat rated establishments on the East Coast and where the rich and famous enjoy the coastal cuisine. Figs at 29 Fair is perhaps Nantucket's most historic restaurant featuring the bold and complex Mediterranean flavors of well-known chef Todd English. For great food and good value in a casual atmosphere, stop in at The Brotherhood of Thieves at 23 Broad Street. Here you will find good food, good drink, and good company. We like to sit at their 1840's Whaling Bar. Black-Eyed Susan's at 10 India Street and Queequeg's at 6 Oak Street are both casual and fun. A great local favorite is the Even Keel, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We love having lunch on their outdoor patio. This is a great place to grab take-out if you are headed to the beach for a picnic.
Getting Home
Make sure you check the ferry schedules so that you don't miss the boat back to America!
There is something for everyone on this quaint and beautiful island off the coast of Cape Cod. The Gray Lady's picturesque beauty is sure to steal your heart. If you are staying at our bed and breakfast and traveling to Nantucket on one of the early morning ferries, we are happy to make you a take-away breakfast to enjoy on the trip over. Just let us know the day before you plan to visit the island.
Note: Visitor information is available on the Nantucket Island website and from the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce.
Jan Preus, the Innkeeper, chef, and artist in residence at the 1750 Inn at Sandwich Center, Sandwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts


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Cool data: It's not as rainy as it seems
It's seems like clockwork this year: At 3pm, the clouds roll in, and by 4pm the skies open up. But if you think this summer's been wet, what you may actually mean is that this summer's been cool.
"What's remarkable about this summer is not the rain," says Pat Michaels, head of the State Climatology Office at UVA. "It's the lack of very hot days," he says.
The Climatology office has the data to back up this assertion.
"Rainfall has been about normal through mid-July," says Michael's colleague Jerry Stenger.
As of July 22, Charlottesville had received 23.80 inches of the wet stuff. But last year, the wettest on record? Holy soggy galoshes, at this point in the summer we'd had 41.71 inches– nearly twice this year's figure. By contrast, on July 22, 2002, at the height of the drought, a mere 16.97 inches had fallen.
And in terms of number of rainy days, Stenger says, this year we're dripping in at just slightly above average. As of July 22, we'd had 77 days of measurable precipitation compared to the average of 72 by July 22 in the past.
Michaels says some people may have the feeling we've gotten a lot of rain thanks to a preponderance of afternoon thunderstorms. Those storms, says Michaels, are caused by cooler-than-normal air "aloft," air that's 18,000 to 20,000 feet up. That, he says, means "the atmosphere is more unstable and has more tendency to form thunderstorms in the afternoon when temperatures heat up."
But despite the regular precipitation, it's actually the cooler temperatures, says Michaels, that make this year feel wetter.
"Over in the Shenandoah Valley near Fishersville, they haven't recorded a single 90 degree day," he says. Here in Charlottesville, there have been nine days above 90, but not one above 95– an anomaly in a Central Virginia July, where by this time in an average year we've had five days over 95 degrees and 18 days over 90 degrees.
Combine those low relative temps with high humidity, and you've got, well, lots of frizzy hair.
The dew point– the temperature at which dew forms, and which is used as a measure of the air's humidity– has been higher than average– in the 70s– whereas the average is somewhere in the upper 60s, says Stenger.
"When we look at all the moisture," he says, "we've been seeing maximum [temps] held down, and the minimum elevated."
So what do these cooler than normal temperatures mean? An end to global warming? Apocalyptic horsemen?
"I'm a secular climatologist," laughs Michaels. "It means people should be happy."
Jerry Stenger says it's not the rain, silly, it's the cool!


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In a future where chocolate and caffeine are contraband, teenage cellphone use is illegal, and water and paper are carefully rationed, sixteen-year-old Anya Balanchine finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight as heir apparent to an important New York City crime family.
For three years, seventeen-year-old Cas Lowood has carried on his father's work of dispatching the murderous dead, traveling with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat, but everything changes when he meets Anna, a girl unlike any ghost he has faced before.
Alex, a resourceful seventeen-year-old running from her incurable brain tumor, Tom, who has left the war in Afghanistan, and Ellie, an angry eight-year-old, join forces after an electromagnetic pulse sweeps through the sky and kills most of the world's population, turning some of those who remain into zombies and giving the others superhuman senses.
After the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano destroys his city and its surroundings, fifteen-year-old Alex must journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Illinois to find his parents and sister, trying to survive in a transformed landscape and a new society in which all the old rules of living have vanished.
Perry's parents insist that he take Gobi, their quiet, Lithuanian exchange student, to senior prom but after an incident at the dance he learns that Gobi is actually a trained assassin who needs him as a henchman, behind the wheel of his father's precious Jaguar, on a mission in Manhattan.
In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
When seventeen-year-old Alex starts dating Cole, a new boy at her high school, her two closest friends increasingly mistrust him as the relationship grows more serious.
Seventeen-year-old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters--the chimaerae who form the only family she has ever known.
Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, when she falls in love.
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
Overburdened by his parents' bickering and a bully's attacks, fifteen-year-old Lucky Linderman begins dreaming of being with his grandfather, who went missing during the Vietnam War, but during a visit to Arizona, his aunt and uncle and their beautiful neighbor, Ginny, help him find a new perspective.
Raised by an unstable father who keeps constantly on the move, Sam Border has long been the voice of his younger brother, Riddle, but everything changes when Sam meets Emily Bell and, welcomed by her family, the brothers are faced with normalcy for the first time.
After tragic events tear Mickey Bolitar away from his parents, he is forced to live with his estranged Uncle Myron and switch high schools, where he finds both friends and enemies, but when his new new girlfriend, Ashley, vanishes, he follows her trail into a seedy underworld that reveals she is not what she seems to be. Lexile 530
When her best friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover the culprits in her small North Carolina town.
Having spent several years in and out of hospitals for a life-threatening illness, pragmatic sixteen-year-old Cam is relocated by her miracle-seeking mother to a town in Maine known for its mystical healing qualities.


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Just as the economy is showing signs of emergence from a lethargic recovery, economist Nouriel Roubini is warning Americans should lower their expectations for growth in the second half of the year.
No less than the Wall Street Journal heralds the good economic tidings as the lead news item in Thursday's print edition.
"After years of struggling to shed debt, Americans are finally gaining enough confidence in their finances to step up borrowing for autos, homes and other goods — a shift that could boost the economic recovery," the Journal declares.
The paper cites lots of happy news, including a decline in consumer debt of $78 billion last quarter, down to $11.15 trillion, the lowest level since 2006, before the financial crisis.
Yet in an illustration of the complexity of reading economic tea leaves, noted economist Nouriel Roubini seems unimpressed with newly strengthened household finances, pointing out on his Twitter page on Thursday:
"Philly Fed much worse than expected; it dashes the view of those – including GS – expecting significant US growth acceleration in H2." A later afternoon Tweet is more specific, forecasting "2013 GDP growth at a mediocre 1.6% but 2014 at 2.5%."
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia report, released Thursday, forecasts continued expansion for mid-Atlantic manufacturers, but the pace of growth is expected to decelerate significantly. Its monthly index reading fell from a nearly two-and-a-half-year high of 19.8 last month to 9.3 this month, a significant fall.
Any positive number indicates expansion, while negative numbers signify contraction. Among the August survey's sub-indexes, the shipments index fell a steep 15 points into contractionary territory; unfilled orders and delivery times were also negative.
While a tweet does not provide room to explain why Roubini attaches so much weight to the Philly Fed index, the famed economist is not called Dr. Doom for nothing. The consultant and New York University professor has sent out a variety of negative tweets recently, including retweets of two Financial Times stories, one suggesting the stock market is overvalued and another that takes some air out of emerging markets enthusiasm, as well as a re-tweet of a gloomy Bloomberg story about the gold market bust.
While the Journal's reporting, citing economists at TransUnion and JPMorgan Chase, suggests that reduced debt and increased credit "could help propel U.S. growth in the second half of the year and help offset worries about federal spending cuts and weaker economies abroad," Roubini's consulting firm has recently counseled selling emerging market investments and gold.
Check out Roubini, Others: Where to Find Global Opportunities Amid Market Volatility on ThinkAdvisor.


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Variations of the 'cups and balls' magic trick have been performed for over two thousand years. One simple version involves three inverted cups into which the performer loads brightly covered balls. Using sleight of hand, the balls are moved in and out of the cups. Magicians hold many beliefs about why this trick is so effective, one of which is that it's critical for the performer to mislead the audience with his direction of gaze. Hector Rieiro, Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik of the Barrow Neurological Institute got the assistance of Teller (of the famed magical duo 'Penn & Teller') to test this. Even when Teller performs this trick with clear cups he can still surprise an audience.
Seven subjects snuggled their chins onto mounts and watched film clips of Teller performing different variations of cups and balls while eye tracking devices monitored their gazes. They were asked to immediately press one button as soon as a ball made physical contact with either a cup or the table and a second button as soon as a ball stopped touching a cup or the table. The volunteers consistently reported seeing the balls' movements some time after the actual movements. For example, people thought a ball was placed in a cup after it had actually been placed there.
Interestingly, covering Teller's face so that he couldn't use his own gaze to misdirect the viewers did not improve their performance. This is contrary to most magicians' intuition on the matter. Using gravity to assist in the trick did not increase misdirection either, also a common magical misconception.
Rieiro, H., Martinez-Conde, S., & Macknik, S. (2013). Perceptual elements in Penn & Teller's "Cups and Balls" magic trick PeerJ, 1 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19.


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uwedigitalmedia wiki is a central hub of information and discussion for everyone (staff and students) involved with the Digital Media BSc.
- Find out more about the course Digital Media BSc
- Investigate and contribute to the useful tools pages
- See available equipment and hardware hardware pages
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- Find regularly updated links to interesting digital media things online
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Weather Blog: Winds Turn, Temperatures Cool
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! A shift in wind direction will result in cooler temperatures returning to close the work week. In today's blog we discuss temperature trends and look ahead to thunderstorm and severe weather chances.
Let's start with a sight you do not see all that often on a weather map -- a front extending from the East coast of the United States all the way to the West coast. The surface forecast map below from the WPC shows a frontal system stretched from the mid-Atlantic through the Midwest and into southern California. Notice where southern Wisconsin is located, to the north of this front.
With the front to the south of our area, and high pressure to the north a general easterly wind flow will develop. Any easterly component to the wind this time of year pushes cooler air above the chilly waters of Lake Michigan inland cooling temperatures. The result will be cooler 60s and low 70s returning to the viewing area. By Thursday afternoon expect 60s near Lake Michigan, with 70s farther inland.
Even cooler temperatures will take hold on Friday with highs in the low to mid 60s lakeshore, and closer to 70 father inland. The Future Temps map below is valid at 3pm Friday. If you are near Lake Michigan you may need a sweatshirt or light jacket at times.
Along with the cooler temperatures Friday may also squeeze out a few rain showers. Best chance will be later in the day.
The cooler than average temperatures will not last very long. Milder temperatures should start to return over the weekend. A southeast wind will still keep lakeshore areas a little cooler on Saturday, but most locations will return to the 70s.
Looking ahead to next week warmer temperatures, more moisture and a storm system present will lead to increased chances for showers and thunderstorms in southern Wisconsin . The Storm Prediction Center's day 4 and 5 convective outlooks are placing a threat for severe storms into southwest Wisconsin. I think this threat area may slide farther north and east in future updates. Something to keep an eye on as we get closer to Monday and Tuesday.
For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News, and for updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweather
Have a great day!
Jeremy Nelson


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Herbert Grönemeyer's honest, open and committed style has won the singer many admirers. Since his hit album Mensch (2002), he has had three number one hits in Germany including the 2006 World Cup anthem Zeit, dass sich was dreht.
Grönemeyer was born in Göttingen and grew up in Bochum. He began his career at Bochum theatre as a stage musician and actor, becoming musical director in 1976. Fittingly his breakthrough as a musician came with the album 4630 Bochum (1984), which was more successful in Germany than Michael Jackson's Thriller. Since then, all of Grönemeyer's studio albums have reached the top spot in the German charts. In the 1980s Grönemeyer enjoyed additional success as an actor, with roles in Das Boot, Frühlingssinfonie and Väter und Söhne. He wrote the soundtrack to the film The American (2010, with George Clooney).
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October 5 is Pro-Life Sunday, a time to remember our commitment to defend life from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death. In that context, I am glad to invite you all — but particularly the youth and young adults — to attend an event called "Walk as Children of Light" that will take place on that day.
The event will start at 10 a.m. at Cathedral High School with a Youth Rally featuring Father Stan Fortuna and will be followed by Mass at the Cathedral.
Participants will also be encouraged to participate in the annual Massachusetts Citizens for Life Respect Life Walk.
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It is always very heartening to see successful members of the community give witness to their faith. Last Thursday, I was honored to attend a dinner at Northeastern University celebrating the accomplishments and service to the school of Neal Finnegan.
Neal gave a beautiful testimony to his Catholic faith and his commitment to the Church. For 10 years Neal was the chairman of Northeastern's board of trustees. The school dedicated a plaza and a monument for him on the campus.
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Friday, I was in Providence to celebrate the vigil Mass for the annual meeting of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
At the vigil, we awarded the promotions to different members. Among those promoted was Ted Furey, who is so active at the cathedral parish and was promoted to Knight Commander.
Saturday, the Mass was celebrated by the Order's Grandmaster, Cardinal John Foley, who was visiting from Rome. It was a beautiful celebration. The singing was extraordinary. Under the leadership of Father Anthony Mancini, the choir at the cathedral in Providence is always an inspiration.
Father Kevin O'Leary, Father Jonathan Gaspar and Father Robert Reed were among the priests who entered into the Order.
That evening there was a banquet at the Marriott for all the members. This is Jack Monaghan's first year as the lieutenant for the region. He honored Dennis Looney for all the hard work Dennis has done for the order and continues to do.
The order goes back to the 12th century and the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, where its mission was to defend the pilgrims and the Holy places and care for the sick. In our modern times, the order has been very much engaged in supporting the mission of the Church in the Holy Land, where the number of Christians has diminished considerably. Their work has been very significant in support of the works of evangelization and the works of mercy that have been carried on by the Church in the Holy Land.
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Saturday, Catholic Television visited with me at the cathedral for the filming of a program, which is part of our bicentennial celebration. The program highlights the many Boston men and women who have gone to serve the Church in the missions. Many of the religious communities were represented. We hope this will raise awareness of the missions among the people and make them willing join us in prayer for the missions and make them generous with financial support.
One of the salient activities highlighted was the work of the St. James Society, which has sent priests to serve in Peru, Equator and Bolivia.
Each year, CatholicTV runs a telethon and this year many of the Catholic Daughters were there to answer the phones. Many people came to the studios to sing and perform during the program. It was a great success as always. Each year, the telethon is an opportunity to showcase the extraordinary work being done by Father Reed, Jay Fadden and the remarkable staff at CatholicTV.
With Heather Waxman, a local singer, at the telethon
I participated at the telethon to greet the people and encourage them to make their donations.
CatholicTV's new venue at Watertown's former St. Patrick's Convent, a building completely refurbished for the needs of the television station, has been a wonderful asset for their ministry in the archdiocese.
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Sunday, I celebrated Mass at East Cambridge's St. Anthony of Padua Church to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the passing of Cardinal Humberto Medeiros.
The Mass brought together bishops, priests and the faithful as well as a number of relatives of Cardinal Medeiros.
Also attending was the Portuguese consul to Boston, a representative from the Catholic University of Portugal and Tim Toomey, the state representative for East Cambridge.
The actual day of the cardinal's death was Sept. 17, this was the following Sunday when we celebrated his memory and the great contributions he made to the Church, as a priest and as a bishop: first as the pastor of St. Michael's Parish in Fall River, then as chancellor of the Diocese of Fall River, and finally in Brownsville, Texas, a very large diocese with very few resources.
After serving so well in Brownsville, he came to Boston to replace Cardinal Cushing. Cardinal Cushing was a larger than life local hero and it was a challenge coming in at a time of great financial distress for the Church of Boston.
Cardinal Medeiros brought a sense of faith and peace and healing to a number of issues here in the archdiocese. His spirituality and humility were great graces for the archdiocese. You can read more about the event in this Pilot article.
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Later on Sunday, we were able to show our appreciation to the sisters celebrating their anniversaries at a Mass for jubilarians.
Seventy five years
Sister Marian Batho calculated that there were 10,000 years of service represented.
Seventy and sixty-five years
Some of the sisters were celebrating more than 70 years of religious life. Even some contemplative sisters, the Poor Clares, came. One from Andover was celebrating 72 years of religious life.
Sixty years
Sixty years
It is a wonderful way for us to demonstrate the great affection and appreciation that we have for our religious sisters. Particularly those who have spent so many decades of their lives serving the Church and the people of the Archdiocese of Boston.
Fifty years
Twenty-five years
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Monday, I was in Framingham to celebrate the funeral Mass of Father Frank O'Brien, the pastor of St. George's, who died suddenly last week.
It was totally unexpected and Father Ben Letran stepped into the breach with the help of his faithful staff and parishioners.
At the ceremony, there was a wonderful outpouring of affection for him. It was very moving to see there was standing room only as people mourned the loss of a beloved pastor who served them and the Church so well during these challenging times.
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We have more than 200,000 Brazilians in the archdiocese, so it is not surprising that this year the national leadership team working in the Brazilian Apostolate would have its annual meeting in our archdiocese. We met at the Franciscan Center in Andover.
There were 50 or 60 priests present, most of them from Brazil.
The speaker, Bishop Alessandro Ruffinoni, is a Scalabrini missionary working for the Brazilian bishops with the task of traveling the world and helping people ministering to Brazilian immigrants. He has a special competence in addressing their needs. In fact, he just arrived from Japan, where there is a substantial Brazilian population.
I celebrated Mass for them and afterwards we greeted the people.
The other bishop present was Bishop Edgar da Cunha, who is a Vocationist Father and an auxiliary bishop in Newark, N.J., where they have a very large Portuguese-speaking community. Until Bishop da Cunha was ordained, I believe I was the only bishop in the country who spoke Portuguese.
Here in the archdiocese the second most common language spoken is Spanish. But, a close third is Portuguese, because of the tremendous numbers of people from Cape Verde, Brazil and Portugal.
It just so happened that the day was the Feast Day of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina. It has been 40 years since the death of Padre Pio, and also on that day, the Holy Father announced his intention to visit the Padre Pio shrine at San Giovanni Rotondo. The shrine now receives more visitors than any other site in the world, except Guadalupe in Mexico.
After the Mass, we stopped by to say hello to the Poor Clares whose convent is next door to the Franciscan Center.
From Andover, we went to Fenway Park to see the Red Sox play the Cleveland Indians. We were invited to use one of the private boxes at the stadium and we were joined by several priests of the archdiocese and some members of the staff at the pastoral center.
I must say, after seeing the game from one of the private boxes, I can now say those seats down by home plate have lost their luster.
Of course, the Red Sox defeated the Indians that night to secure a place in the playoffs. There was great rejoicing at the victory.
The president of the Red Sox, Larry Lucchino came by to greet me and I told him I was very pleased to be there.
I also told him I was very proud of the fact that since I have been the Archbishop of Boston, the team has won two championships. Only one other Archbishop in the history of the diocese can make that claim. Cardinal O'Connell saw the victories of 1912, 1915, 1916 and 1918 … but, I have just gotten started!
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Ralph McCloud, the new leader of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the anti-poverty arm of the bishop's conference came to visit this week. With him was Randy Keesler. Randy is the staff person who takes care of this area of the country. Many years ago, he worked for me at the Centro Catolico Hispano in Washington. I have know Randy and his wife, Celeste, for many, many years. Randy has been very active in the service projects of the Church and promoting the cause of the poor. He has done a great job at CCHD. Randy was showing Ralph some of the projects in the archdiocese founded by CCHD.
Until my next post,
In Christ.
Cardinal Seán


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Of all the Abstract Expressionists working in New York in the 1940s and 1950s, Jackson Pollock was undoubtedly the most conspicuous. Even within a radical group that took abstraction to new heights, shifting the attention of the international art world from Paris to New York, Pollock's mercurial personality and unique mode of painting stood out. Once referred to by Time magazine as "Jack the Dripper,"(1) Pollock is widely remembered as the man who appeared to perform a ritualistic dance over a canvas stretched out on the floor of a converted Long Island barn, flinging paint from the end of a stick or brush. Pouring, dripping, brushing, and splashing paint from edge to edge, Pollock created a new type of pictorial field, producing images that have evoked comparisons ranging from Walt Whitman to chaos theory.
In 1985 the Modern acquired twenty-one works by the pioneer Abstract Expressionist, among them three paintings done between 1938 and 1952, four drawings, and fourteen prints. The works represented in the Museum's collection reflect the artist's evolution from constructing personal symbols that could have broader mythic meaning to pure abstraction and finally a return to an abstract/figurative hybrid just prior to his premature death in 1956 at the age of forty-four.
Drawing was a critical force in Pollock's development, and he used it effectively early in his career to sort out aspects of his life as well as his art. Although much of his efforts concentrated on large-scale paintings, the artist produced a number of rare drawings and paintings on paper, the Museum's Untitled (Collage I), ca. 1951, being a superb example. Untitled (Collage I) represents Pollock's understanding and appreciation of the concept of scale; that is, the ability to make something small, even intimate, seem big. On a sheet of illustration board measuring twenty-one-and-three-quarters-by-thirty inches, the artist has created a pictorial galaxy using black enamel and silver paint infused with small pebbles. Discreetly dripping the paint near the corners and at times over the edges of the paper, the artist created lines of visual energy that suggest movement beyond the paper ground. Although flatness of the picture plane has often been a characteristic associated with Abstract Expressionism, Pollock's best works oscillate between surface and deep space, as in Untitled (Collage I). Here, the clusters of pebbles peek out of the pools of paint, enticing the eye to the surface, while also suggesting a telescopic view of a far-off planet or star clusters; a kind of Milky Way in enamel and rock.
It was also around 1951 that Pollock's abstractions began to mutate, the dark gestures of paint again suggesting a figurative presence. Number 5, 1952, was made during the artist's controversial black-and-white period, in which he eliminated color and once again began drawing ambiguous figures into abstract fields. Lee Krasner Pollock, the artist's widow, explained his technique: "...using sticks, and hardened or worn-out brushes... and basting syringes, he'd begin. His control was amazing. Using a stick was difficult enough, but the basting syringe was like a giant fountain pen. With it he had to control the flow of ink as well as his gesture."(2) Number 5 demonstrates this control. A seated female figure, whose head, breasts, and legs seem spontaneously articulated, is embedded in a rush of lines and pools of black enamel. It is difficult to discern whether the figure has emerged from the overall field or the reverse, which creates a tight linkage between representation and abstraction.
— Michael Auping
(1) Dorothy Sieberling, "The Wild Ones," TIME 67 (20 February 1956): 73.
(2) Lee Krasner Pollock quoted in "An Interview with Lee Krasner Pollock by B. H. Friedman," in Jackson Pollock: Black and White (New York: Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, 1969): 10.


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Yes, I linked to that passage in my previous post (DANIEL DENNETT AND 9/11), to support my comment about Dennett profiting personally from 9/11. I am not claiming that Dennett was "revealing" anything to the public through his lecture but the timing at only two months after 9/11 suggests he is "in the know".simonshack wrote:Well, here's a piece by Daniel Dennett concerning 9/11 (on Iwise.com - the "wisdom-on-demand" website...).pdgalles wrote: Edit: This is quite an interesting find Honestlynow, as Dennett delivered these lectures 7th Nov. 2001.
Basically, Daniel feels it was a fortunate thing that the Statue of Liberty wasn't targeted on 9/11 ...
*Off topic: I fear I may have been tagged as a defender of such people after my DeLillo posts but I am as suspicious as everyone else of all people who live their lives "in the public eye" (ie. through the media). I would not stake my life on any of the ideas that I post here. I abandoned the DeLillo thread as it felt like it had the potential to cause trouble here, which is not at all what I want.
I believe you have misinterpreted Dennett's point - he was saying you could pull off a trick by airing 'ultrarealistic' computer renderings on TV. People would buy it (hence the line "even though millions of people had been thereby convinced...").simonshack wrote:I also find particularly telling this passage from Dennett's book "Sweet Dreams":
Basically, what Dennett is saying is:
"You just can't pull off a trick by airing 'ultrarealistic' computer renderings on TV. People wouldn't buy it."
He was referring specifically to the method of video fakery as not being an acceptable performance of the Indian rope trick in order to collect the prize money he had talked about earlier in the chapter.
Re-read from the start of the chapter that I linked to if not convinced.
One more excerpt, just for fun:


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A Texas high school student has been suspended for writing the word "YOLO" on the essay portion of an exam, then tweeting a photo of the page to school officials. The high school junior defended his actions by noting that the test would have no impact on his G.P.A and would not be screened by universities. However, the Arlington school district felt it was no laughing matter and have disciplined the student with a four-day on-campus suspension.
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This may be more of a recreational mathematics question than a research question, but I have wondered about it for a while. I hope it is not inappropriate for MO.
Consider the standard assumptions for ruler and compass constructions: We have an infinitely large sheet of paper, which we associate with the complex plane, that is initially blank aside from the points 0 and 1 being marked. In addition we have an infinite ruler and a compass that can be stretched to an arbitrary length.
Let us define a move to be one of the two actions normally associated with a ruler and compass:
- Use the ruler to draw the line defined by any two distinct points already marked on the paper.
- Stretch the compass from any one marked point to another and draw the resulting circle.
Assume that all intersection points among lines and circles drawn by these operations are automatically marked on the paper.
Now define $D(n)$ to be the maximum distance between any two marked points that can be constructed in this way with $n$ moves.
- Is anyone aware of results about the function $D(n)$ or something equivalent?
- It is not difficult to prove $D(n) > 2^{2^{cn}}$ for some positive constant $c$ for sufficiently large $n$. Can one do better? If so, can one prove an upper bound on $D(n)$?


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Après-ski is part and parcel of the ski holiday experience, and if you've never seen a good mountain bar 'going off' at 6.30pm - well, you haven't lived. The sense of euphoria that being in the mountains can bring, plus the extra buzz the adrenaline provides, means the party atmosphere goes from 0-60 faster than you can mumble 'ein bier bitte' at the bar. At the best bars, it's like New Year's Eve every night.
Not all ski resort nightlife is so supercharged, however, and if you want to sample the best of it, you want to shop around. But if you can't bear the idea of being marooned in the middle of 1,000 sweaty, beery twenty somethings, that's fine too: the mountains are full of resorts where a quiet and relaxing drink is the more acceptable means of unwinding after a day on the slopes.
5 top tips to remember for après-ski
- Party like an Austrian, not like a Brit. That means stopping off on the way back into the resort and dancing in your ski boots, rather than going out after dinner. Why? Because you'll get into the mood much more quickly, and finish earlier, leaving you relatively fresh for the next day's skiing or snowboarding.
- A glass of shandy is a great way to kick off. Actually, make that two. It sounds a bit wimpy, but chances are you'll neck them in a nano-second, because you'll be so thirsty from the slopes. Saves you from getting too drunk too quickly.
- Check what they put in the hot wine: take it gently if it includes schnapps!
- Don't be put off by the music. Cheesy Austrian music makes a lot of sense when you're dancing in your ski boots.
- A good rule of thumb for those looking for a quiet drink is to find a four-star hotel and go for a drink there. Five stars can be a bit starchy. Four stars usually have nice lounges and a more laid-back atmosphere.
Finding the right kind of après-ski
Not all après-ski is the same. In fact, a lot of it can be disappointing if you find yourself in the wrong resort. So here are few rules of thumb by which to steer yourself.
- Austrian après-ski is the best. But even so, it's not universally brilliant. If you want the real deal, go for a resort with a reputation for it, such as St Anton, Saalbach, Solden or Mayrhofen.
- Italian resorts tend to be lively only at the weekends - unless, like Sauze d'Oulx, they attract a big contingent of Brits.
- Lots of the purpose-built French ski resorts suffer from being broken up into 'villages'. This means there are never enough people in any one of them to generate a real buzz. So avoid resorts such as Courchevel, Les Arcs, La Plagne and Tignes which were built according to these concepts. (They do, however, have plenty of places for a quiet drink - though the bars are often small and quite rudimentary). Resorts which have grown into big towns, such as Val d'Isère and Chamonix, are much better.
- If you want sophisticated cocktails, then aim for a resort with an upmarket reputation - St Moritz, Lech, Verbier, and Zermatt all do a great line in cool bars for grown-ups.
- Beware of the bar with the widescreen TV. Useful for catching up on the scores back home, but an atmosphere-killer.
- If the idea of après-ski appalls you, go for a small resort with a family-friendly reputation.
A word of warning about your travel insurance
One important point to note is that most ski and snowboard insurance policies have specific exclusions for accidents caused by excessive alcohol or drug consumption. If you were to hurt yourself after a night out on the tiles, your cover may be void.
This almost certainly applies during the evening itself - unless you can either show the drinking was totally unrelated, or there are other circumstances that apply (for example, someone spiking your drink). It may also apply if it can be shown that any accident suffered on the slopes the next day was directly caused by your drinking the night before.


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Dog in fatal attack on woman shot to death
The wounded stray dog that killed a 63-year-old Liberty County woman who had adopted him was shot to death on Tuesday night.
For nearly two days, the mixed breed had eluded deputies who responded to more than a dozen sightings in the Woodland Hills subdivision near Dayton where the attack occurred. Deputies had also followed a bloody trail left by the dog because of a bullet that left a flesh wound in his neck from an earlier encounter with deputies.
A deputy fired three shots at the dog when he twice charged him and an emergency medical technician that had gone to the woman's home to check on her welfare.
"The dog had yelped but had still been able to escape under the fence and flee after he was wounded that first time," said Liberty County sheriff's Capt. Ken DeFoor.
Deputies and constables then mounted a massive search for the dog which was deemed a threat to the community.
The victim, Linda Oliver, was known as an animal lover who often rescued abandoned pets. She had started feeding the hungry stray after it wandered into her yard about two weeks ago, authorities said.
The stray had turned on Oliver when she tried to stop it from attacking her small brown wiener dog, which suffered deep lacerations on its throat, investigators said.
After being badly injured by the stray, Oliver crawled from her front yard into her house on County Road 648. She managed to call her husband, who was working in Pearland, before passing out.
Her husband, Leland, alerted authorities and was still talking to the 911 operator when investigators arrived at the scene, fended off two charges by the dog and then discovered Oliver dead on the living room floor.
Jittery neighbors expressed relief when word spread the animal had been shot.
"I hadn't been out of my house since it happened," said Dee Lorts.
A female resident in the 900 block of County Road 648 had spotted the stray dog wandering behind her home.
"The animal came out behind the house and then started coming straight for the deputy," said DeFoor.
The deputy fired two shots that brought the dog down.
The dog's remains will be tested for rabies.


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Headlines for Wednesday:
|@1900 Blue Jays Baseball Trip
|Get ticket refunded
|Hang out at the Linux Caffe, think about purpose in life?
|Schedule lunch for Sunday : E-Mail from Matthew Burpee
|Add Matthew to my Upcoming list : E-Mail from Matthew Burpee
|@1830 Singers registration, Hart House debate room? : E-Mail from Graduate Office
|Write to Kevin Bartus re Web 2.0
|See if I can move my flight to Monday and Friday
|Go to IBM
I'm so excited about the panel. It looks like such an interesting lineup!
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Random Japanese sentence: 飼い猫の毛のつやが悪くなった。 Our cat's fur has lost its luster.
I needed to make sure I wasn't wearing anything with any metal, so I wore a red velvet turtleneck and the red Thai pants, and I took off my earrings before the scan.
I kept dozing off during the test, though. Repetitive task, horizontal position, not much sensory input... Meep! And to think they considered 5:00 to be among the peak work hours for evening types...
I hope I haven't screwed up their data too much. =)
Random Japanese sentence: すると、少し先に、またもう一匹、ふわふわした灰色のねこがめにつきました。そしてこれも前の二匹と全く同じくらいかわいいのです。 But then he saw a fuzzy gray cat over here which was every bit as pretty as the others, so he took it too. Suru to, sukoshi saki ni, mata mou ippiki, fuwafuwashita(!!) haiiro no neko ga me ni tsukimashita. Soshite kore mo mae no nihiki to mattaku onaji kurai kawaii no desu.
What do you know, I _am_ getting the hang of weather as small talk... =)
Random Japanese sentence: 「それがいい」おじいさんは言いってねこたちに聞きました。「おまえ達の中で誰が一番きれいなねこだね?」 "Oh yes," said the very old man, and he called to the cats, "Which one of you is the prettiest?"
Michael Chan gave a speech on first impressions. I talked to him afterwards to give him a more detailed evaluation and do the proper mentor-ish thing of telling him some of the things I learned from that speech, and we discovered that we had very similar book interests. He's also read things like "Never Eat Alone" and "Love is the Killer App". In fact, he goes to the trouble of publishing book reviews on Amazon. Must keep track of this guy. =)
I was proud of Chris Charabaruk, too, who stepped up and volunteered to evaluate Michael on his second speech despite just having finished his second speech as well. I talked to Chris afterwards to give him some feedback on his evaluation, too. I'm glad they're both making the most of the Toastmasters program!
We had our club elections today, too. I got acclaimed to the position of VP Ed, and I'm looking forward to helping everyone learn as much as they can... =)
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Random Japanese sentence: 犬が1匹、猫が1匹、カナリヤが3羽います。 We have a dog, a cat and three canaries.
Lots of interesting conversations, though, and lots of role models. I'll try to follow up with them over the next few days. I brought my little black book, of course, and it was fun seeing everyone else with Moleskines. (They're like Macs among the geek crowd, only more portable. ;) )
Note to self: either learn shorthand or learn how to write more neatly.
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Random Japanese sentence: 彼女は猫を脅かして追い払った。 She scared the cat away.
we will just help kids learn the basics of programming, logic formulation, flowcharting and the most important is their typing speed till they will reach 105 wpm.
Here's what I think about typing:
I find that as long as they can type without thinking about typing, they're fine. Get them to touch-type and they'll be okay even if they type slowly. The difference is that if you can't touch-type, you'll be looking at the keyboard, and thus not looking at the structure of your code. If you can touch-type, then even if you type slowly, you're still thinking about your code...
and about kids and programming:
What you really need to do is teach the kids to have _fun._ Show them that, and they'll learn whatever else they need to.
One of my favorite quotes is:"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Go back and think about what you found fun. What made you fall in love with computers? What was your passion?
I loved being able to explore. I loved being able to get the computer to do what I wanted it to, even if it was such a simple thing. And later on, when I discovered open source development, I loved being able to make a difference in other people's lives - even if it was just a very little difference... =)
Give kids inspiration by showing them what they can do. Give them time to play, to explore. Give them hints, not instructions. Help them discover. Let them own their work, let them feel that it is theirs. Don't make it a typing exercise. Make it fun. Make it interesting. Make it play.
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Random Japanese sentence: 猫がソファの上に寝ている。 A cat is lying on the sofa.
I have met many wonderful colleagues and like-minded individuals that I would never have met without starting the blog. I have had the chance to speak at various events, to push forward my views on blogs and blog outreach that might put me in the contrarian camp (as Sam Whitmore said to me during a meeting), but a contrarian view that likely will be mainstream view in the not-so-far future.
Link via Tara Hunt.
Random Japanese sentence: じゃあ、ネコの世話は誰がするの。 Who will take care of your cat then?
I like being a girl. I like turning up to tech conferences in dresses and earrings. I like hacking my computer T-shirts into something with more style. I like being me.
I like sneaking into tech get-togethers like the Linux Users Group or Ruby Users Group without worrying about technical credibility. I blend in. I'm part of the woodwork. People will just assume that I'm someone's girlfriend.
I like playing up my social aspect. I like connecting with people. Most people find it hard to reach out. They think it's easier for me because I'm a girl. Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't. Maybe I just use being a girl as an excuse to get over my nervousness. =)
If I have to bat my eyelashes at people and bribe them with homemade cookies, so be it.
If I have to jolt people out of their stereotypes by asking well-thought questions, I do so with great gusto.
If I have to bring out my laptop and do some console work in front of them to show them I've got the chops, fine.
And when the shadows in my head whisper that I'm not as good as the others, not as geeky as the others, I drown them in Emacs Lisp. ;)
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Random Japanese sentence: おしゃべりの人は、いつも秘密をばくろしては他人の利害を冒している。 A talkative person is always letting the cat out of the bag and jeopardizing the interests of others.
I hate being virtual...
Random Japanese sentence: 猫は夜行性の動物だ。 Cats are active at night.
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Random Japanese sentence: ペルシャ猫に関連した古い話があります。 There is a classic story related about a Persian cat.
Random Japanese sentence: その猫の一方は黒で、もう一方は茶だ。 One of the cats is black, the other is brown.
"I want small groups, so no one can hide in the anonymity of crowds. ;) I'm tired of audiences. I want participants. I don't want to hear presentations. I want to be part of conversations." This kind of thinking is what is setting you apart as a teacher and as a student. I am proud that this is the way you think and feel, and I know you will try your best to bring out not only the best in you, but also the best in others, and you will acknowledge that the others are doing the same to you. We should approach each other, like you said, not in the traditional manner of teacher teaching and student learning. There is no reason why they can't be both teachers and students at the same time. I believe that the most exciting times are when teachers and students discover "lessons" (learnings?) at the same time. When a teacher helps to bring a student to where he is by teaching him what he knows, the teacher is still where he is; and save for the additional information, the student is!
probably still where he is, but when they discover something together, both move at least a step higher in the quest for knowledge.
So many of my thoughts on education and other things come from my mom. She checked out practically every grade school in the area looking for the best school for my sisters and me, choosing St. Scholastica's College because it offered small group instruction with individualized pacing. She pushed for the creation of a gifted program and then for its expansion to include all students. She read to me until her voice cracked: The Three Little Pigs, the Big Fish, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish... And when I moved on to more complex material (having figured out how to read The Three Little Pigs upside down), she left interesting books lying around: kid-friendly encyclopedias and references, books on business and career, even books on parenting teenagers (which naturally I read from cover to cover).
She never dictated a career for me, but instead helped me learn how to listen to the world and to myself. She never emphasized grades, but instead emphasized the learning experience. That said, when I got three Ds (got bored in my merit English classes for fiction and poetry), she warned me that I'm going to have to work extra hard to get people to overlook that on my record. ;) But she taught me what it was like to love learning and to want to fill other people with that love.
I love my mom. =) Give your mom a hug today.
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Random Japanese sentence: 猫は闇で物が見える。 A cat can see in the dark.
Arrrrrrrrrg! Not quick-cooking! No, no, no. Get yourself some of those steel-cut oats I recently mentioned in another post and do this:
- Boil some water just before you go to bed1.
- Place 1 cup of steel-cut oats in a pot
- Place 4 cups of boiling water in the same pot
- Place lid on said pot
- Goto sleep (make sure you've turned *OFF* the stove!)
When you wake up in the morning, scoop yourself a bowl full of oatmeal and add about a half cup of water. Place it in the microwave on high for about 2 minutes. Add brown sugar or maple syrup, raisins, bananas, or whatever, and either milk or light cream to taste, mix it all up and enjoy. A healthy, delicious, very filling breakfast in under 5 minutes :)
Not a burned-pancakes post goes by without great suggestions from him. =) He's awesome. He said:
I can't contribute too much by way of code to many projects, but if I can keep my elisp inspiration well fed, I figure that's not a bad contribution ;)
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E-Mail from Paul Lussier
Random Japanese sentence: 私たちは猫を飼っています。私たちはみなその猫が好きです。 We have a cat. We are all fond of the cat.
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Random Japanese sentence: 小雨のときは、傘は役に立つが、土砂降りのときは、ほとんど役に立たない。 An umbrella is useful in a mild rain, but when it rains cats and dogs an umbrella is of little help.


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Adidas and LeWay Enterprises have delivered a colorful winner with our YESsoccer 2014 coaches kit.
YESsoccer's 2014 coaching staff will sport the famous 3 stripes for chilly spring sessions, but will wear a dri-fit jersey array to stay cool and dry when warm weather returns.
In addition to our primary navy and red, our fresh-green 3rd jersey will support our goal of being a paperless company by 2015. And more importantly, our pink 4th jersey will be worn in solidarity with soccer moms and women everwhere who are fighting breast cancer.
All four of our color ways will also proudly display the logos of Dick's Sporting Goods, our Official Equipment Providers; and Giant Eagle, our Family Nutrition Partners.
In this exciting World Cup year, YESsoccer looks forward to the arrival of our 2014 coaching team, and to a soccer year that is filled with new opportunities to serve, and new solutions to create.
And new colors to wear.


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1. What is W+A doing in this project?
For instance, managing the roll-out project Huawei/"Swisscom Vectoring SWAP". The main tasks are:
1. Technical clarifications together with the client
2. Procuring/providing suitable resources
3. Planning/coordination of the entire migration with personnel (with regard to quantity and timing)
4. Procurement of site access information
5. Provision of aids for personnel (tools, access means, general equipment, etc.)
6. Material purchasing
7. Monitoring the flow of materials from Huawei to Weiss+Appetito
8. Assuring the quality of delivery/quality assurance
9. Commercial control and monitoring
2. What is the approach to or course of action for tackling such an assignment?
For instance, managing the roll-out project Huawei/"Swisscom Vectoring SWAP". The start conditions are:
- Basic contract concluded with client Huawei.
- Resource procurement process completed (allocation of internal or external personnel)
1. Roll-out planning
2. Order processing
3. Draw up and submit final documentation
4. Carry out acceptance process
5. Initiate billing process
6. Reclaiming/disposal of old material
7. Roll-out meeting
1. Site survey
2. Obtain site configuration data
3. Site configuration
4. Site migration
Continuous/as required
1. Quality assurance/remedy of defects
2. Personnel training
3. How big is the project?
2013/2014: 2,134 sites
2015/2016: 1,280 sites
4. Special assignments?
- Site surveys
- Re-testing of reclaimed hardware
5. What characterises W+A in this project?
- Very high flexibility
- Reliability
- High quality of installation
- Virtually 100% delivery reliability (only 0.9% of cancellations caused by W+A)
6. Impact on the daily life of Joe Public?
- Swisscom fixed network customers (excluding FTTH) will have more bandwidth at their disposal (up to approx. 150 Mbit) when this project is concluded
7. A look ahead to the future …
This project is fully concluded with the completion of all site migrations.
Additional projects will follow within the framework of our agreement with Huawei.
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