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Posted on 01/05/2010 5:34:26 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
A STAR primed to explode in a blast that could wipe out the Earth was revealed by astronomers yesterday.
It will self-destruct in an explosion called a supernova with the force of 20 billion billion billion megatons of TNT.
New studies show the star, called T Pyxidis, is much closer than previously thought at 3,260 light-years away - a short hop in galactic terms.
So the blast from the thermonuclear explosion could strip away our ozone layer that keeps out deadly space radiation. Life on Earth would then be frazzled.
The doomsday scenario was described yesterday by astronomers from Villanova University, Philadelphia, US.
They said the International Ultraviolet Explorer satellite has shown them that T Pyxidis is really two stars, one called a white dwarf that is sucking in gas and steadily growing. When it reaches a critical mass it will blow itself to pieces.
It will become as bright as all the other stars in the galaxy put together and shine like a beacon halfway across the universe.
The experts said the Hubble space telescope has photographed the star gearing up for its big bang with a series of smaller blasts or "burps", called novas.
(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...
Send Al up there to fix it.
By God, as long as there is a penny of wealth left to transfer we WILL be safe from this calamity, I just know it!
BS, unless one of the poles are aimed at us, 500 light years is enough distance to be safe from a supernova
It's Bush's fault or maybe Rush Limbaugh's.
I guess that would put the health care bill and the falling dollar in perspective!
I guess we don't need to worry about conservation or climate change then, do we?
I'd feel better if you can elaborate on that. I know certain blasts aim the explosion along a narrow plane, but not all?
Liberal fruitcakes don't perform, they delegate.
So, about 3300 LY away. Assuming a particle stream traveling at somewhat less than the speed of light as the primary destructive agent (if there are any), that gives us a few thousand years to come up with something. So, any ideas? Some kind of Dyson Sphere surrounding the Earth, or significant parts thereof? Maybe a magnetic deflector field to shunt those particles off to the side? I'm sure the techie-trekkies among us can come up with something.
Woman and Children hardest hit
That's no moon ...
So long as all democrats, commies, muslims, atheists, and assorted left wing rif raf go sizzle, I'm happy.
Well, that firms my decision up. I am leaving no full beers in the fridge tonight. Just in case.
How will we all sleep at night? Obama, start a government program to study and stop this -— now! Massive tax hikes are need this year, preferably retroactive for the last twenty years to help solve this Interstellar Global Nova Threat crisis! God Save Us All!
I'll be damned worried about it in 3,260 years.
Just move to a better neighborhood.
Maybe what a Dyson Sphere should look like?
Might have to give Lucas or someone else some credit here?
Maybe what a Dyson Sphere should look like?
Might have to give Lucas or someone else some credit here?
Maybe what a Dyson Sphere should look like?
Might have to give Lucas or someone else some credit here?
Stupid 3X post
Unless it did its explosive thing 3,259 years ago. LOL!
Good. Hopefully the whiney/emotional liberals won't be able to handle it and will commit suicide.
The Crab Nebula is 6500 light years away. It was a supernova that while noticed in the daytime in 1731 it had no ill effects. At 3500 Light years this supernova is still too far to worry about, but it would make for a great show!
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Unnhh. Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the light reaching earth from there is 3200+years old already. By definition it could have exploded in an OMGDIZE explosion 3199 years ago and we could not see it yet, because, the light and explosion from there is still on the way here.
That being said I have other crap to worry about.
Unfortunately, it blew up 3,259 years ago, and we will finally "see" its explosion next November.
Then will come the slower moving pieces.
The Beta Cassiopeia supernova was twice as far, roughly, and nobody on Earth was bothered much, back in 1572, except for the daytime star generating much talk.
Simesis 147 went off about 100KY ago, and was a tad closer, 3000 LY. Didn't wipe life from Earth. Eyewitness reports are somewhat vague :)
The Vela supernova was 800 LY away! Woo hoo, if we are worried about 3200 ly distance, this one was in our lap! 10,000 BC or so, so there were people around then to take UV readings to measure ozone depletion. No fluorocarbons back then, so the readings would be uncluttered.
Vela Junior may have been closer.
The supernova remnant that's now the Crab nebula went off 1n 1054, widely observed, and was 7000 ly away.
Supernova 185 was a big hot type 1A at only 3000 ly distance, about the same as the one coming up.
Point is, there have been supernovas in the past, some with people around, some as close as this Doom Star, and we pulled through.
I realize that back in the year 185 we did not have MSM to scare us to death with endless accounts of what the ozone layer is doing. Tune in at 11 to learn the ozone depth over YOUR town and what type of sunblock President Chelsea Clinton uses.
Maybe it's already blown up and we just don't know it yet...
When one looks at a star 3300 LY away, one is looking at the past, 3300 years ago - so whatever process has happened so long ago in this star's history, we will experience in our world's future. We may have time to prepare but it is no 3300 years - the radiation ("cosmic" rays) travel quite close to or at the speed of light, and will do what they will do.
Women, Children and Minorities hardest hit.
Now that, will cause global warming.
Perhaps if we sacrifice Algore to the sun god it won't happen.
It's worth a shot.
"That's no moon !"
Let me make this easy for everybody.
We will be wiped out on December 21, 2012.
Galactic travelers beat the speed of light here using warp drive and told the Mayans.
For at least 500 years, anyway!
On the other hand, it may have already supernova'd 499 years ago!
We must immediately repeal the ban on CFC's and start a Manhattan Project to produce ozone.
Does this mean I won't be getting a green job?
If you play your cards right, they just might hire you as a human shield. Lefties love that job.
"The doomsday scenario was described yesterday by astronomers from Villanova University, Philadelphia, US."
Isn't Villanova a catholic school? Don't they read the Bible at all? Either this supernova is not going to go off, or it will not do anything like what they are saying. The BOOK says that after the fast-approaching 7 years of Tribulation on this old battered planet, there will be the 1000 year reign of Christ, known as The Millennium.
I think I'll choose to believe The BOOK rather than some apparently unbelieving backslid eggheads.
The problem is that the "poles" where gamma rays are emitted seem to be aligned with the Earth. The article didn't really explain this. This close to the Earth, and at strengths of other gamma ray bursts that have been observed, this WOULD be bad.
OTOH, this sort of thing doesn't seem to have happened to the Earth in a very long time - so why should it happen in the next 50 years?
Agreed 3260 light years is a long, long way!
Someone unclear with the concept.
The fact that it is 3260 LY away doesn't mean that we already received the email
It could have happened already 3259 years ago,and we would blissfully ignorant.
Doesn't that suck?
Liberals think our world is a perfect place and only man can screw it up. They can not grasp the concept that we live on a violent and volatile planet that's in a very violent and volatile galaxy. We're here just for the ride and we can't stop nothing catastrophic from happening and that includes climate change.
Now, if I can just get that warp drive thingy going, we'd have a little advanced warning. Didn't Beowulf Shaeffer pull a similar trick when he found out the galactic core exploded some 20,000 years prior to his starting out? Gave the inhabitants of Known Space a little heads-up (they weren't too worried, except the Puppeteers). Of course, he survived decapitation and a shot from an ARM punchgun, so he's a bit more resilient than most.
Heck, I'm gonna cash in my 401K and head for vegas.
3,620 light years away? At the speed of light it will take 3,620 years before it hits us. Don't know about you but I figure on being looooong gone by then.
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I chose Top of the World to celebrate my ...
I chose Top of the World to celebrate my wife's 40th birthday, and she was thoroughly impressed! The food was great, the customer service of the waiters was excellent. She said it will be one of her most memorable moments ever!
As a Vegas local, there are many places ...
As a Vegas local, there are many places to have a nice meal for a special occasion. Quite honestly, there isn't a better view in Vegas to have dinner at than Top of the World.
Having been to Top of the World several times now over the course of several years, the place is fairly consistent. The food is good, but there is a tradeoff on value to get the view. Which is fine, the view is quite amazing, and being able to get a 360 degree view of the city is something that you have to see to believe.
The food is pretty much your common steakhouse fare. The wine list is a little small compared to other places, but that should be expected (I'm sure storage space up at the top goes for a premium). The service is where things can get a little iffy. In terms of taking your order, it's all good. Drink/bar service seems to be slow and always has been when I've gone in there.
When we arrived, we requested an outer ring table, and was told that it would be about 45 minutes (which is fine, they would have seated us immediately elsewhere). We took a pager and headed up to the observation deck to wait. Less than 30 minutes later, the pager went off and we headed back down to the restaurant, and was promptly checked in and seated. The hostess asked us where we were from and asked if it was a special occasion. We informed her that it was an anniversary and she wished us the best - that's about where it ended (I could easily name 2 dozen places of similar price-range on the strip that would do a lot more when they heard it was a special occasion). The waiter didn't seem to care and the ultimate slap in the face was when the restaurant photographer offered photos to all the tables around us, except ours. Maybe it's because we're 2 guys and that would be weird to them? Did I try to flag her down? No, the fact that she just walked by our table was enough.
Next time, I'll be going elsewhere - I won't be at the "top of the world", but at least I'll feel welcomed.
The Top of the World restaurant was a gr ...
The Top of the World restaurant was a great ending to the trip I planned for my cousin's birthday. We knew that the restaurant would be a little more expensive but it was well worth it. From the opulent style a restaurant to the wonderful food, to seeing Sky Jumpers fall from the building with a great 360 view, made everything wonderful amd worth it.
The food was very sub par for the price. ...
The food was very sub par for the price. My chicken was raw, and I had to send it back. They didn't even offer us a free dessert or anything for the screw up. I had to wait for them to remake it, and my husband pretty much ate without me.
The server was non-existent most of the time. We had to flag someone down several times. The dishes were not fully clean.
I expected this to be fine dinning. What we got was the level of service you expect at a busy chain restaurant.
It was VERY hot in there as well. The waiter just blamed it on the heat. ...it's always hot in Vegas - why are they not fixing it? The floor also vibrates really bad when you hit a certain spot while it's rotating. Kinda scary the noise and vibration it makes.
An amazing restaurant. I have to send my ...
An amazing restaurant. I have to send my sincerest thanks to the restaurant service and kitchen staff. we reserved a table for the v ery last reservation of the night. We were the last people to arrive for dinner that night. we're very appreciative of the staff for service at the late hour. This was a romantic dinner. The food was amazing the view equally amazing. The service also equally amazing. We plan to return to the restaurant next time in Las vegas.
This was my husband and I first visit t ...
This was my husband and I first visit to your restaurant, and it was a wonderful experience. From our waiter, to the atmosphere, to the mouth watering food everything was unforgettable . We will definitely be back when we visit Vegas again!!
The Chef's tasting menu was excellent, a ...
The Chef's tasting menu was excellent, as was the wine flight that accompanied it. The views were spectacular. Our one concern was that the long walk through the casino and mall area of the Stratosphere hotel were decidedly LESS than upscale. Passing fast food restaurants that smelled of grease fryers and cheap stores did not set a good tone for an elegant evening. Once we reached the restaurant the views and food were excellent, but I would suggest a separate entrance if this is to remain a $$$$$ restaurant.
Was so ready to eat here based on review ...
Was so ready to eat here based on reviews, but it was one of the worst steak meals I have ever "tried" to eat. The steak and also my son's were the worst rib eyes we have ever had. And I am including steak purchased at grocery stores. We were given some compensation because we had eaten half. That is only true if you consider that we put it in our mouths and then had to take out because it was gristle and unchewable.
Sides were good as was dessert. I would not go back. Even after price break still over $300 for 3 people. I can buy a LOT of steak at Sams for that and fix myself. Being able to see Vegas in the round was interesting
Overall, Top of the World was good. The ...
Overall, Top of the World was good. The view is absolutely amazing, as expected, overlooking Vegas with a scenic mountain backdrop. Stunning. The variety of food was not as great as I had hoped, but still large enough to satisfy many people. My steak was a little overcooked but still good (my wife's was cooked as ordered).
The service was outstanding. Our waiter was friendly and responsive to every request and stayed on top of our drinks making sure we never went without.
Waiter service was excellent and view th ...
Waiter service was excellent and view the main draw card was the view. Group of 10 with a few of the meals not correct prepared in way cooked (too raw etc). Very nice that 5 small cakes were provided to celebrate the birthdays occurring. Would definitely eeturn
The restaurant had a fabulous view and t ...
The restaurant had a fabulous view and the service was great. I was very disappointed in the taste of the food. My husband and I could not eat the second course. The steaks were tender with no flavor. I liked the overall experience and although I was with my family. It would be great for a romantic dinner.
First I would like to say that I made my ...
First I would like to say that I made my reservation at least 5 weeks in advance. Upon arrival I was not able to get a window seating as promised even though I was promptly on time. I was told that if I wanted to be seated at the window I would have to wait another hour even though there were empty seats available. I am a local who had company who flew in from the East Coast who I was trying to show a special time. No one seemed to care. To make matters worse the people seated across from us at the window for a solid 2 hours continued to get up from the table ,stand up and take hundreds of pictures blocking what little view we had and were very annoying all evening. Again your establishment did not seem to care. They stayed there for a total of two hours drank glasses of water, had a appetizer and split deserts. Never ordering a meal. I really hope the waitress enjoyed her tip. Again no one seemed to care. After such a terrible experience and the cost I paid I really do not ever plan to come back or refer anyone to your restaurant.
The view from the restaurant is what you ...
The view from the restaurant is what you pay for here! Be prepared to wait, even if you have a reservation (and be sure to reserve a spot!). The food is good but extremely pricey. Would recommend the bar/lounge to get the view without the expense! There's MUCH better dining options in Las Vegas!
Was on vacation with spouse, 26 yo daugh ...
Was on vacation with spouse, 26 yo daughter and Mother celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary. We had eaten there years ago and had a lovely time and wanted to share it with our family. Our reservations was for 6:30 and we were there early and seated at 6:15pm. Rebecca was our server and said she had a gentleman assisting her. I immediately informed her that we did have a show at 9:30 so we needed to be done in plenty of time so we would not be late. She said "Oh that won't be a problem"... PROBLEM... She took forever just to
deliver cocktails and wine! Assistant kept our water glasses full and another man delivered a selection of breads and butters. Rolls were hard as rocks. The butter, though supposedly flavored did nothing for my tastebuds. When dinner was finally delivered Rebecca was so busy floating around the other tables shes didn't get by to check on us until we were
halfway thru the meal. Then we sat and waited ignored! It was 8:45 and I was ticked I finally grabbed the assistant and said we needed to leave... So Rebecca comes back with 2 desserts and asks if my husband wants coffee??? They didn't have enough class to give everyone free dessert at the table much less ASK if anyone else wanted dessert!!!! She just brought out the 2 desserts that automatically came as part of the chef's tasting entree. I never received a discount or an apology. We got into the cab at 9:05 and made it to the show at 9:30. I WILL NEVER pay $500 for such crappy food and DISRESPECTFUL service again in my life. The view was lovely but next time I'll just go to the observation deck!!!!!!!
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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's WeeklyRanging from prose lyrics of less than a page to much lengthier (but still lyrical) fictions, these stories are eloquent testimonials to the status of Mexican-American women. Cisneros ( The House on Mango Street ) introduces a cast of Chicanas from the environs of San Antonio, Tex., letting us eavesdrop on a series of interior monologues as well crafted as they are expressive. She begins with the self-conscious yet spontaneous effusions of young girls (``You laughing something into my ear that tickles, and me going Ha Ha Ha Ha''), then turns to preadolescents and young women; her speakers evince a shared, uneasy awareness that their self-worth depends on a loyalty to Mexico strained, all the same, by the realities of their lives up North. The restless vamp of ``Never Marry a Mexican'' feels ``ridiculous'' as ``a Mexican girl who couldn't even speak Spanish,'' and cultivates a contempt for her white lover (``nude as a pearl. You've lost your train of smoke'') and his wife (``alive under the flannel and down, and smelling like milk and hand cream'')--but she is not sure just what she is envying. In this sensitively structured suite of sketches, however, Cisneros's irony defers to her powers of observation, so that feminism and cultural imperialism, while important issues here, do not overwhelm the narrative. Author tour. (Apr.)
Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Storiesby Sandra Cisneros
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A collection of stories, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom.
A collection of stories, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom.
A collection of stories, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom.
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Library JournalIn this collection of Mexican-American stories, Cisneros addresses the reader in a voice that is alternately buoyant, strong, funny, and sad. The brief vignettes of the opening piece, ``My Lucy Friend Who Smells Like Corn,'' are tiles in a mosaic. Taken together, these vignettes give a vivid, colorful picture of life on the Texas/Mexico border. Family ties are strong: aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents are all present. The stories are often about the romantic dreams of young girls longing to escape stifling small-town life who discover that things are not much different on the other side of the border. Cisneros has an acute eye for the telling detail that reveals the secrets and the dreams of her characters. She writes with humor and love about people she knows intimately.-- Marcia Tager, Tenafly, N.J.
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Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories based on 0 ratings. 13 reviews.
Thia book is great! IT was a page turner that I coundn't put down!
I loved the book! The stories gave an insight to the lives and situations of the characters. These female characters expressed the latino culture in many different situations and gave the image of women having strong and weak characters. I suggest you read this book.
The stories included in this collection are very diverse. It is written to appeal largely to a bilingual audience, but if you're not a Spanish speaker, don't worry- she reiterates everything in English. In the opening pages I wondered whether the author was not rather ill-educated, but as it turns out the narrative voice changes with each story, and Cisneros herself is actually quite brilliant. A word of warning to my fellow light-skinned readers: only read this if you don't mind being insulted from time to time.
Woman Hollering Creek, by Sandra Cisneros, is a book of short stories told from the viewpoint of what seems to be multiple different people. The beginnings of the stories tell of times when the narrators were little girls, who they were friends with, what their environments were like. The stories persist into adolescence, where the multiple characters tell of hard times they¿d had. Finally, a few longer stories ended the book by telling of husbands and family and children and trials of adulthood. The stories are all told from the viewpoints of women growing up in a Hispanic culture, and while they share that one fact, each short story still manages to differ from all the rest. All the women have different personalities and opinions, meaning if you switched characters from stories, the stories would have to rewrite themselves. While some stories are a bit mature, Sandra Cisneros did an excellent job of capturing the minds of multiple people within her own in her book Woman Hollering Creek.
Don't get me wrong. Some of the stories were good especially the onces from childhood. But most of them dragged on and eventually became boring. It was interesting enough for me to finish it but I was glad the book was over. I really don't have much to say about it. I guess if your into really poetic short-stories this might be for you. None of them really had a plot. If you want an example of a good short story read 'The Lesson 'by Toni Cade Bombara and 'the story of an hour' by kate Chopin.
I loved this book and I love Sandra Ciscernos. It is poetic and beautiful.
It is really confusion book to read. Too many Latin laguage without the meaning.


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Furman Bisher, the dean of America's newspaper sports columnists, appears on a stunning list of talent set to leave the AJC staff voluntarily as part of the daily's downsizing.
Unlike others on the list, Bisher actually may continue to produce work for the paper. There was talk inside the newsroom about him staying on as a contracted columnist rather than an employee.
But colleagues were able to confirm the names of more than two dozen other journalists who'll be leaving the paper over the next few months most at the end of August. A handful are relatively young talents; most are newsroom veterans who represent whole blocks of the AJC's institutional knowledge.
Among them: film reviewer Bob Longino, investigations editor Jim Walls, and a slew of familiar bylines responsible for some of the paper's best work over the last two or three decades. Opinion column editor David Beasley also appears on lists circulating among newsroom staffers, but colleagues I contacted weren't sure whether he did take the paper's buyout offer. (UPDATE: Beasley confirmed this morning that he's taking the buyout.)
Talking Biz News reported last week that another high-profile columnist, Maria Saporta, was accepting the buyout. Her thrice-weekly column has been the AJC's most consistent link to the business and civic communities since the 1980s.
But, should the list circulating among newsroom staff be accurate, Bisher, 89, would be by far the longest term employee to leave a staff position. He started with the old Atlanta Constitution in 195o, after spending time as a sports writer and editor in North Carolina. He reputedly was the last journalist to interview banned baseball great "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and, for the Atlanta papers, he's covered every Super Bowl except for the first one.
While Bisher generally doesn't come into the office, his column currently appears twice a week. It's unclear how frequently he'd write under a contractual arrangement. Bisher himself couldn't be reached for comment, and an AJC spokeswoman wouldn't confirm his status.
The departures are part of an 8 percent workforce reduction announced two weeks ago by Publisher John Mellott. On Friday, Editor Julia Wallace told the editorial staff that 73 of their colleagues had accepted buyouts. In a sense, that was good news because it meant the editorial department would avoid layoffs.
"It's really emotional," said one employee who's leaving. "They really compressed the time we had to make this decision. I don't know a lot of people who really feel great right now."
According to sources who said they had direct knowledge, the familiar bylines taking the buyout include golf writer Stan Awtrey, college football editor Tony Barnhart, city and regional editor Arthur Brice, high school sports writer Curtis Bunn, real estate (and former government) reporter Julie Hairston, investigative reporter Ann Hardie, veteran reporter Bill Hendrick, news feature writer Michelle Hiskey, "Technobuddy" columnist Bill Husted, higher ed reporter Andrea Jones, film reviewer Longino, Gwinnett reporter Rebecca McCarthy, Cobb reporter Tom Opdyke, Horizon reporter David Pendered and Saporta.
Veteran staff members appeared particularly concerned about the impending departure of longtime editor Walls, who as a leader on the enterprise desk oversaw some of the paper's most notable investigations, including recent revelations of financial shenanigans at the Cobb Electric Membership Cooperative.
Other editors who are leaving include senior business and state government editor Kathy Brister, auto editor Rob Douthit, Gwinnett editor Susan Gast, North Fulton bureau chief Glenn Hannigan, travel editor Amanda Miller, copy editor Jill Miller; food and health editor Susan Puckett, photo editor Minla Shields and Homefinder editor Susan Wells.
Walter Cumming, a longtime staff artist, is among those said to be leaving, as are photographers Andy Sharp, Chris Hunt, Renee Hannans and Frank Niemeir.
More names were on the lists circulated by staff members, but other than Beasley and Bisher I've only included the names of people whom colleagues were certain were taking the buyout. (We'll try to update.)
The newsroom lost another high-ranking member shortly before the buyout plan was announced, when former managing editor and Pulitzer Prize winning author Hank Klibanoff announced he was leaving.
One employee said remaining staff members found themselves "looking at the loss of bodies and saying, 'Who's going to get all this work done?'" Meanwhile, departing employees, many of whom spent the bulk of their careers at the AJC, were leaving ambivalently. "All the people who are leaving wish they were staying; all the people who are staying wish they were leaving."
In the workforce reduction plan announced last month, the paper's sales department was to lose 104 positions. I was unable to get details on the outcome of the buyout offer there.
Editorial was set to lose 85 positions. With 27 open slots and 73 newsroom staffers who've accepted the buyout, however, the department apparently will be cut by 100 positions. That brings the newsroom staff down from approximately 500 budgeted positions just 14 months ago to 335 people once the staff reductions are complete in the fall.
Several lists of departing staff members were circulating in the AJC newsroom Friday one day after a deadline for staff members to apply for the buyout. But departing employees were hesitant to speak on the record because, to receive the buyout, they were required to sign an agreement not to make any "disparaging or untrue statements" about the paper.
The buyout terms allow qualifying employees to receive two weeks' pay and benefits for each year employed by the AJC or another Cox Enterprises company.
More high-profile staff members didn't leave because they were barred from the buyout "essential" employees, according to one staff member. Because they were identified by job type, it's unclear who was in that category, although one "essential" employee "cartoonist" was a dead giveaway. In other words, it was foregone conclusion that Pulitzer Prize winner Mike Lukovich would stay at the paper.
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Opposed law, procedural vote
Says Scott Brown "voted to reward" companies "to ship jobs overseas."
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on Friday, October 31st, 2014
Paved the way for ... not really anything
Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted to pave the way for a new national energy tax."
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on Friday, October 24th, 2014
Mostly True, again, and again
Says Jeanne Shaheen has "voted with the president 99 percent of the time."
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on Tuesday, October 21st, 2014
Maybe not "force," but close
"In Massachusetts, Scott Brown pushed for a law to force women considering abortion -- force them -- to look at color photographs of developing fetuses."
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on Friday, October 10th, 2014
An election-year exaggeration
Says Scott Brown co-sponsored legislation to let employers deny women coverage for mammograms.
Amendment he backed was broadly written
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Not quite that much, but still a lot
In 2012, "Wall Street" gave Scott Brown "more campaign contributions than any other candidate -- $5.3 million."
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on Friday, September 19th, 2014
By percentage, not raw number
"New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state."
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on Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Not all from Big Oil
"Big Oil gave Scott Brown $454,260."
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on Friday, September 5th, 2014
Number is accurate, sample is small
Says Scott Brown voted with President Barack Obama 70 percent of the time in 2011.
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on Wednesday, June 25th, 2014
'Simple fact,' not factual
Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted for a measure that would have amounted to a new national energy tax."
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on Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
Not most, but close
"I was the most bipartisan senator in the United States Senate."
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on Thursday, March 27th, 2014
Charge lacks full context
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on Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
Deep roots, but he's no native
"I'm ninth generation from New Hampshire."
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on Friday, December 20th, 2013
Brown flubs the history
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The federal health care law raises taxes and cuts Medicare.
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— PolitiFact Wisconsin
on Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Clear-eyed about budget kabuki, but still switched from yes to no in 10 days
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Part 1: The United States Coast Guard Cutter Juniper
I started my summer a bit early. Because I knew I would be extending into next year, I got a head start on my summer and headed out to Newport, Rhode Island. There, on the naval base, in the farthest corner of an extremely large campus, two Coast Guard 225's, and a 175' (all buoy tenders) are moored up. I was sent to the Juniper while it was undergoing some hydraulics maintenance, and for that reason, we never actually got underway. I got to help the crew instead with preparations to participate in Fleet Week, and also to prepare for their scheduled testing of damage control drills and readiness assessments.
I briefly lived the buoy tender lifestyle and learned a lot, despite the fact that we never actually got underway. The crews are smaller, tight-knit, and very family-oriented. I really enjoyed my time on board and was happy to learn that a buoy tender schedule is often like a normal work week, out during the weekdays and in on the weekends (for the most part). I thought this was a pretty big plus to the platform, and made a mental note to remember that… JUST as I was transferring to a ship that was actually going to be getting underway that very weekend.
Part 2: The United States Coast Guard Cutter Forward
Now near and dear to my heart, in hindsight and even while I was underway, I have to say I had an incredible experience on the 270' out of Virginia. I flew down to Portsmouth from Rhode Island and got underway with the Forward that Monday morning. It was a fast transition, meeting the crew, learning names and jobs and remembering where everything was. I was lucky because I had been on a 270' my first first class summer, so it was actually a comfort to be back in familiar territory. I was quick to break in as Quarter Master of the Watch, and after qualifying, I stood watch in the CIC or Combat Information Center, and got my qualification for watch standing in there. My real passion is in ship driving when underway, and so toward the end of the patrol when I was allowed to begin breaking in on the bridge. I had a lot of fun learning the rules of the road in the context of an Officer of the Deck (OOD) board, where the specifics matter. The crew was amazing and I had the best time on port calls, a particularly memorable moment being when I was pepper sprayed the day after my birthday on the pier in Boston. Most cadets get this done before going to Boarding Officer School where they leave qualified to be boarding officers as the name may suggest. I got to see many whales, both humpback and right whales, and I got to see our boarding team complete a ton of fishery boardings and then have to put together the reports when someone had violated the law. I departed the ship after a month of being underway and at that point, it was hard to leave. Being underway for a long time is hard, but it really brings you close to your shipmates. This being said, I left the Forward in Portland, Maine, ready for my next adventure.
Part 3: Sector Life
Okay, so I got to switch gears a little bit. Well a lot a bit, for the second part of my summer. As a Marine and Environmental Sciences major, I took a class my junior year that taught me about geographic information systems (GIS). Basically, this is a powerful tool that can be used by anyone for anything. It is a map that you can put information into and analyze said information, combining it with other information that may, when used together, result in geographically savvy and efficient decision making. I use the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) software to create geographic response plans that would allow me to plan for an oil spill in a particular harbor or marine location. If an oil spill were to occur, responders could access my plan and see where the environmentally sensitive areas are, where the facilities that could endanger these areas are, and where they could deploy a boom from (a protection mechanism we use to keep oil away from the places it should stay away from). I took an assignment from District 1 to create these plans for both sector Long Island Sound and also Sector New York. I spent a week working on Long Island Sound, then two weeks on Sector New York (in which I challenged myself to go into the city EVERY night, which I did, and also happened to see Flava Flav in concert). My last day in New York, I was able to fly in the Nassau Police Department helicopter over my area of work, Jamaica Bay, and it was a very cool experience.
Part 4: San Diego
I was extremely lucky because I was able to use my GIS experience at the sectors to fly out to the west coast. Don't worry though, it was still for GIS! I attended the ESRI user's conference with my academic advisor, and we were exposed to the wonders and uses of the application that I had been working with for my oil spill planning. People use GIS all over the world to solve spatial dilemmas such as refugee migration, hurricane planning and response, earthquake rescues, police networks…you name it! ESRI put on a show for the crowd of almost 20,000 people! They demonstrated improvements they had made and advancements in the GIS world. It was pretty cool and I saw so many ways to take my oil spill responses to the next level. Not only did I get to attend the conference, but my advisor taught me how to SURF in the mornings! We went five times, and I got to be able to stand up pretty easily by the end. I am now a BIG FAN. Lastly in San Diego, I was able to visit the Scripps Oceanographic Institute. My advisor is a Ph.D. student there and he gave me the full tour of many of the labs and buildings. He introduced me to famous professors and also his own Ph.D. peers. I have always been interested in going to graduate school and now I have a good idea of what I am looking for. California was an amazing experience. And then it was time to get back to work.
Part 5: Back to Work
I flew back from Cali on the Fourth of July. It was cool to see the fireworks from a different perspective as I flew in over Providence, Rhode Island – they look a lot smaller. Now I am back at Sector Long Island Sound. I am working on my geographic response plans combining my New York and Long Island Sound methods to get the job done. While I was in California, I was asked to present my oil spill work in the fall at an oceans-specific conference, so I am now even more excited to put together this plan. I am helping out with a change of command ceremony this week and then next week I will be able to go out into the field and conduct analysis of the harbors I am planning for: New Haven Harbor and Bridgeport Harbor.
Working at sectors has been cool because I have never seen this angle of the Coast Guard before. They work hard in response and prevention; coordinate boat inspections, oil spill response, search and rescue, and port security; and a lot more, too. It is interesting because we actually work with a lot of different non- Coast Guard organizations to complete these missions, and depend on auxiliary Coast Guard members, the New York Navy Militia, local police departments, and park police to achieve everything that needs to be done, which is a lot more than I ever knew before I reported aboard. I have two weeks left of my summer before I can go on leave. It has been a very busy summer and I am honestly very excited to be back at school and not move for a while. I will be graduating in December and am incredibly excited to be in the Coast Guard!!! All of my now-officer classmates have had their 30 days of leave and have now settled into the rigors of junior officer life, all over the country.
Sorry for the lengthy blog!
More about Lucy.
So both the flying and the watches were good experiences; but, the highlight for me was definitely meeting all the wonderful people at the air station. The aviation community is full of people who truly care about each other, and who love being pilots for the Coast Guard. I learned so much from hearing about each of their experiences and unique backgrounds, and found some individuals whose values and career paths aligned precisely with my own. Some showed me what it means to be a skilled and highly proficient pilot; some demonstrated to me what it means to take care of others and watch out for their well-being; some displayed the positive attitude and sense of humor necessary to make it through challenging assignments; still others helped me understand what goes into an aviation career from start to finish, including families and graduate school. It was such an invaluable experience; definitely one of the best I have had since reporting in. I'm all the more grateful to have spent time with the Clearwater crew, because amazingly, this fall will mark the start of my journey into the aviation community when I start preparing my flight school application! And let me tell you, spending five weeks at air station Clearwater has given me so much motivation to try my hardest and get into Coast Guard aviation. Praise God for first phase; stay tuned to hear about second phase in a few weeks!
More about Abby.
I am already so proud of your accomplishments and perseverance to receive an appointment to the Coast Guard Academy, especially my cadet candidates from last summer. This summer, you are going to embark on the most challenging and rewarding journey of your life to date. Let me assure you, it will be worth it. Swab Summer is meant to test your emotional, physical and mental strength. You won't be great at everything, and there are some things you may find easy. Make sure to share your strengths with your shipmates and allow your shipmates to share their strengths with you. Swab Summer is ultimately about teamwork; you don't have to do it alone and you shouldn't. If you haven't been practicing push-ups, sit-ups and running, please start now. It will only make the transition to Swab Summer easier. Also, if you are not from a hot and humid climate, be prepared for the Connecticut summers because they can be blistering on some days. Take each day a meal at a time and realize that it is only seven weeks of the four years of training. Just try your best and help your shipmates when you can. Most importantly, there will be at least one person that struggles a lot during these seven weeks. Help that person who is struggling because you are only as strong as the weakest link in your company. Have fun! You are going to meet your best friends in life and make some good memories. Good luck 2020!!!
More about Sydney.
I quickly packed out my room and moved all of my stuff down to Regimental Row, where summer staffers and company commanders will be living. It was a monumental task—so much trash was thrown away by the Corps of Cadets that an extra dumpster was rented for the week of pack out!
After an 18-hour flight to Juneau, Alaska, I reported aboard USCGC Liberty, a 110-foot patrol boat. The crew has been very welcoming, and I am doing my best to learn everything I can from the ship's Executive Officer, a CGA 2013 graduate. This week has flown by! From my observations over the past week, it is evident that the crew is tight-knit, the unit has a healthy operational tempo, and the crew is willing and able to help newly reported-aboard personnel. I have begun breaking in as in-port Officer of the Deck and Quartermaster of the Watch, and the crew has helped me qualify for these watches. I believe that at the current pace and so long as I keep up my work ethic, these qualifications are realistic and attainable. I honestly had no idea what to expect—good crew, bad crew, good leadership, or poor leadership. But, the crew is great, and the command cadre has been willing to help me understand what I need to in order to get ready for ensign life. I hope to learn much from the Executive Officer's dealings with personnel, technical knowledge on piloting and navigation, and his ability to keep morale high while also balancing mission effectiveness.
The motif of this week has really come back to the core tenants of the Commanding Officer's command philosophy—family, mission, and ethos. If I could sum up the advice given to me by the Commanding Officer, it would probably be mission first, people always. Even though it is our duty to carry out the mission aboard the cutter, taking time for personal development and family is equally important. Keeping this in mind, morale and mission do not necessarily need to compete for time and attention. There is no reason why the mission can't be fun.
As for the plethora of junior officer advice given to me over the past week, some things stand out. There is a divide between having no backbone and arrogance. It is important to keep a good workspace, maintain professionalism, and set the example, but also to show your human side, especially on a smaller platform with a tighter-knit crew. For me, the biggest takeaway so far has been when I know an answer, be confident, and project it. When I have no idea, or I have less than 75% certain, it is ok as a junior officer to just say, "I don't know, can you show me?" It seems this is the key to success for maintaining the balance between arrogance and spinelessness. The Commanding Officer, or the senior most officer of the ship, is a familiar face. During my 3/c summer, he was the operations officer aboard the medium endurance cutter I was on. One thing that I observed two summers ago and what I am observing now is that the CO on this cutter is, above all, decisive. He is able to make decisions on the fly and sometimes with insufficient information, but he sticks to his decisions and is confident in his directives. This too, I am quickly finding out, is why our country pays Coast Guard officers.
During the past week on the cutter, I initially had feelings of regret or that I had made a mistake by not doing 11 weeks attached to this boat. However, despite the valuable experience at this unit, I am not directly responsible for any personnel. I'm glad that I opted to spend the second half of my summer on Regimental Staff because although I may have less underway time, those experiences and problem solving opportunities will also prepare me for junior officer life.
In other news, next month, I'm running another half marathon and taking a road trip with my dad over leave. I'm running another race in July with ENS Engelhardt, so that should be fun, too. I can't wait for Swab Summer to kick off!
More about William.
I truly was pretty overwhelmed this last week, what with giving two presentations for the Science Department and lots of last-minute work for my division, but it truly did help to have something to look forward to. The annoyance and frustration is temporary; the experience is forever! I hope the incoming swabs will remember that as they go through the summer. The initial shock is pretty rough, and the days are very long…but believe it or not, the weeks are short. You just have to remember that there are better days ahead and a million adventures awaiting you. Before I reported in, I did some math. Did you ever realize that seven weeks, out of 200 for our training program, is only about 3.5% of your Academy career? That means 95.5% is made up of meeting new people, travelling, getting into a great major, assuming some leadership positions, flying, sailing, going on internships, joining clubs, attending religious activities… not the rigorous, loud days of the summer. Focus on the future, on the great things in store for you if you endure Swab Summer, and you'll be fine. Even if you have some doubts at the beginning, 2020… I think you'll grow to like those odds.
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