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Superfreakonomics authors abandon climate science
The authors of SuperFreakonomics simultaneously insist they accept the science — "Like those who are criticizing us, we believe that rising global temperatures are a man-made phenomenon" — while at the same time labeling global warming a "religion" (see here). And we've seen one award-winning journalist explain "Freakonomics Guys Flunk Science of Climate Change." But now, as this stunning Charlie Rose video shows, we have the clearest demonstration that both Levitt and Dubner don't accept and don't understand the science. This is a Wonk Room repost.
Appearing on PBS's influential Charlie Rose Show last week, SuperFreakonomics authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner expanded upon their destructively uninformed portrayal of climate science, even throwing into question man's influence on global warming. When Rose asked him about the controversial "global cooling" chapter, Levitt fatuously claimed that "what we actually said is not even very controversial." Levitt said that SuperFreakonomics is "not denying that the Earth has gotten warmer." After Rose interjected, "And it's man created," Levitt said, "It's harder to know whether it's man created":
It's harder to know whether it's man created. It's always harder to know whether it's some "" you know, why something happened than whether it did. That's not even our question.
Later during the interview Dubner attempted to justify the book's claim that "carbon dioxide is not the right villain," arguing that it was the decrease in sulfur dioxide and other pollutants that has caused global warming, rather than the accumulation of carbon dioxide.
This is of course utter nonsense "" aerosols like sulfur dioxide certainly masked the heat-trapping effects of greenhouse gases, but global warming is caused by the greenhouse gases. If a methamphetamine addict is using alcohol to blunt the side effects of his meth habit, his hyperactivity isn't due to a lack of binge drinking.
[JR: I don't know what is more jaw-dropping — Levitt's response backpedaling on basic climate science or Dubner's "explanation." For the record, Dubner has the science exactly backwards: Removing the aerosols didn't show carbon dioxide was less important to warming — it showed it was more important! Indeed, one of the authors' few scientific sources, Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen, said after a 2003 workshop on the subject, "It looks like the warming today may be only about a quarter of what we would have got without aerosols." Crutzen noted that aerosols "are giving us a false sense of security right now." A 2005 study led by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [subs. req'd] concluded, "Natural and anthropogenic aerosols have substantially delayed and lessened the total amount of global ocean warming-and therefore of sea level rise-that would have arisen purely in response to increasing greenhouse gases." Indeed, wasn't the point of their "Global Cooling" chapter that aerosols would offset the warming we'd otherwise see from CO2?! What exactly do these guys believe?]
Dubner and Levitt's quest to deny the reality of climate change and promote radical geoengineering to block the sun as a "sensible" alternative to reducing greenhouse gases is, as the New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert writes, "horseshit." Their strategy is like counseling the meth addict to become a full-blown alcoholic instead of reducing his drug use.
Despite Levitt's argumenter that "it's harder to know" whether global warming is "man created," in reality the scientific evidence is clear and has been for years, according to the scientific organizations of the world:
American Association for the Advancement of Science: The scientific evidence is clear: global climate change caused by human activities is occurring now, and it is a growing threat to society. [10/9/06]
U.S. Global Change Research Program: Global temperature has increased over the past 50 years. This observed increase is due primarily to human-induced emissions of heat-trapping gases. [June 2009]
American Physical Society: Emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are changing the atmosphere in ways that affect the Earth's climate. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide as well as methane, nitrous oxide and other gases. They are emitted from fossil fuel combustion and a range of industrial and agricultural processes. The evidence is incontrovertible: Global warming is occurring. If no mitigating actions are taken, significant disruptions in the Earth's physical and ecological systems, social systems, security and human health are likely to occur. We must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases beginning now. [11/18/07]
American Meteorological Society: Despite the uncertainties noted above, there is adequate evidence from observations and interpretations of climate simulations to conclude that the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface are warming; that humans have significantly contributed to this change; and that further climate change will continue to have important impacts on human societies, on economies, on ecosystems, and on wildlife through the 21st century and beyond. [2/1/07]
American Geophysical Union: The Earth's climate is now clearly out of balance and is warming. Many components of the climate system""including the temperatures of the atmosphere, land and ocean, the extent of sea ice and mountain glaciers, the sea level, the distribution of precipitation, and the length of seasons""are now changing at rates and in patterns that are not natural and are best explained by the increased atmospheric abundances of greenhouse gases and aerosols generated by human activity during the 20th century. . . . Evidence from most oceans and all continents except Antarctica shows warming attributable to human activities. [December 2007]
American Quaternary Association: Few credible scientists now doubt that humans have influenced the documented rise in global temperatures since the Industrial Revolution. [10/24/06]
The national science academies of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa: It is essential that world leaders agree on the emission reductions needed to combat negative consequences of anthropogenic climate change at the UNFCCC negotiations in Copenhagen in December 2009. [May 2009]
JR: You can find a longer transcript of the Charlie Rose interview at Wonk Room. Here's another excerpt:
DUBNER: It's a big may, it's a big may "" I mean look, Myhrvold, I think, describes it very well in the book. The idea of the garden hose to the sky and sulfur dioxide in the air and geoengineering. It's like this. When you build a house you do everything you can to not have a fire in the house. You don't give your kids matches, you don't run around with a lighter and doing like this. But, if you have it, do you want a sprinkler system? Yeah. So the idea is: If the problem gets to be that bad, do you want to have something that could work beyond this kind of long-term, expensive, uncertain carbon mitigation idea?
As I said at the outset, it's obvious to anybody who looks at the problem that if we want to reduce climate risk we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce that really quickly. The earth's system is extremely complicated, and when you interfere in complicated systems, things happen that you don't anticipate. And so what we can do is anticipate the unanticipated but we don't know what that will be. But I do think we face grave risks, and I think we might be faced with a difficult situation where do we take the devil we know or the devil we don't know. We might be in a tough spot.And even if it worked as advertised, after Mt. Pinatubo the Ganges again had the lowest riverflow ever. What if you started doing this, and it did improve climate in most places most of the time, but you created a famine in India? India is a nuclear-armed nation now, and are they going to stand by and let their people be killed by this engineering approach? Even if it basically works for most people, there are issues of equity and governance and political tensions. It's fraught with all kinds of dimensions of difficult issues.
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I like Dubner's analogy: it doesn't matter if you have torches, matches, lighters inside the house because there's always the sprinkler system to back it up. Doesn't matter that the house is mostly destroyed and it's going to cost thousands to fix, the sprinkler will have mostly saved the house. Apparently Dubner doesn't want us to worry about spending money now on stopping the rise of CO2, we can always use a backstop fix that may or may not end up saving the Earth.
Good logic, these guys scare me.
Oh give me a break "outraged"–Romm isn't making fun of a speech impediment. He's complaining about his complete refusal to acknowledge the science on climate.
These Superfreaks are the lowest of the low.
@outraged: I too am livid when someone criticizes another for their disabilities. But I don't remember Levitt stuttering when he was being thrown softballs by Jon Stewart or George Stephanopoulos, interviews which I did watch. Now, unlike you, I haven't seen him at numerous speaking events, but this definitely looks more like embarassment stuttering than disability stuttering.
The Media, The Media, The Media
At this point, The New York Times (and other media) should be covering this mess and the fact that this book (and its authors) have basically adopted Orwellian nonsense. For example, if and when The New York Times has this book on the "best seller's" list, it should run a story to clarify the problems and provide the straight scoop to readers.
On a related matter, although I haven't read the full story, The New York Times today (I get it only on Tuesday's now, to see the science section) has a rather remarkable front page. Even as a story about corruption refers to the oil industry and contains ExxonMobil's name, there is (on the front page again) an ExxonMobil PR piece. The actual full truth of the oil/climate/Exxon/etc. situation is still like a huge one-trillion-pound-plus elephant in the room, pooping everywhere, on all of us, that The Times is too afraid and unwise to discuss. So, although today's front page doesn't do it, it presents a remarkable illustration of the "issue" that The Times doesn't want to call by name or explain, clearly, to the public.
Andy, what are you and Erica doing to prompt The Times to provide the public with more responsible information, and a better understanding, regarding ExxonMobil? What is Bill Keller doing? What is Curtis doing, at CJR?
The time is now folks, not next week. Decisions will be recorded in history.
Be Well,
I've watched the clip now. What nonsense!
If these folks went to the University of Chicago, the University of Chicago should disassociate itself from them, if it values its own credibility.
(Of course, our former President had gone to Harvard B-School, so who knows what can be said about that?!)
Be Well,
The Media is hanging over the financial edge of a cliff – don't look to them to cover important stories properly or at all. They are in desperation mode. Top science freelance journalists tell me, no one is buying science and environment articles any more. Meanwhile staff layoffs in first 9 months of 09 reached 14,000+ http://graphicdesignr.net/papercuts/
That leaves the field wide open to well-funded disinformationists …Joe you're going to be a busy boy.
I don't really understand what Levitt and Dubner are advocating… Their book seems to advocate a geo-engineering solution, but Dubner's latest blog post argues that we need a treaty to prevent countries from embarking on unilateral geo-engineering… they say that the earth is warming but it's also cooling… that climate scientists understand aerosols but not water vapor, but can just create clouds to offset warming… etc.
Meanwhile, Myhrvold was in the nytimes today:
apparently, Myhrvold is working on a cookbook, which will no doubt be quite interesting. In addition to other topics, it will cover the "physics of heat transfer on the stove and in the oven."
I hope someone is checking his math for him.
What a load of BS [from the Superfreakonomics authors]
The fire brigade to the rescue…
Californian firefighter warns of increase wildfires due to climate change
Thom Porter, staff chief at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) talks about the changes he has witnessed in the Californian climate and how it is increasing the risk of forest fires in a video for Greenpeace.
Sorry, the first comment was pertaining to the post….
[JR: I added that clarification. Lord knows, I often have to clarify what I write!]
We have been overwhelmed by carbon-financed, meticulously planned disinformation campaigns.
So now when two adolescent, upstart econo-freaks start cashing in on pandering to human cupidity — it is totally appropriate that we pick such an easy target and tear them apart.
It will be fascinating to see how – or whether- they grow up. .. Either they get wise, or get strident…. and their stridency is getting shrill… I expect their next book to be carefully chosen and well thought out.
Levitt and Dubner don't KNOW if global warming is man made like one doesn't KNOW if we really exist or anything for that matter…like the Heisenberg uncertainty principle…yea that's the ticket!
One thing we do know – Levitt and Dubner know very little about climate science or public ethics but a great deal about selling books.
What a crock … If removing all that "junk," particulates, etc. is allowing the earth to warm why was the earth in a basic steady state for eons prior to the industrial revolution? My understanding is that all that "junk" was in fact masking the effects of greenhouse gas warming which would have been far worse without the shade from the "JUNK." The "junk" has had a negative effect and has been accounted for in that it settles on the snow decreasing it's reflectiveness, being mostly soot, carbon, dirt, etc., thus increasing snow melt the world over. Thus amplifying the snow melt part of the equation.
It would appear to me that Levitt and Dubner are franticly digging as fast as ever.
[JR: Exactly.]
Jeff and Stephen –
ExxonMobil to the New York Times: "Nice little paper you have here. It would be a shame if anything happened to it."
Let's not expect the old Grey Lady to do any heavy lifting on climate change.
The Superfreaks boys are gibberish peddlers. The way they change their line from day to day, it is as if they are consciously attempting to increase the controversy and keep it going, to increase book sales. Especially this seems likely as they made their chapter on global warming unavailable online so people becoming interested in the controversy would have to seek out the book.
In the "false sense of security" department: Jim Hansen puts it differently than Paul Crutzen. Hansen said almost all possibilities other than what the current assumptions of the properties of aerosols are would mean that the forces driving global warming are more powerful than what has been observed which will become apparent if the aerosols are reduced, as is the plan. A chart in his 2008 AGU paper shows he thinks net forcing could be anywhere from what it is thought to be now to twice as powerful. All this discussion leaves out the feared unpredictable feedbacks like sudden massive methane release, etc.
"We had a rationale", says Hansen, for the assumptions, but "we must admit the error bar is huge". He cautioned civilization: "keep in mind that it is almost as likely" that the situation is far worse than it has generally been taken to be.
The "false sense of security" Joe quotes Crutzen speaking of in the post above is not some sense Crutzen, or Hansen has. Crutzen, who holds the Nobel for his work on ozone depletion, was talking about the false sense someone else, or civilization in general, has.
Read his "Albedo Enhancement by Stratospheric Sulphur Injections: A Contribution to Resolve a Policy Dilemma?" paper and see. This paper caused the discussion of geoengineering to come out of the shadows, as Crutzen called out to like minds who have the opposite of any false sense of security.
Hansen's understanding, which he says "stunned" him as it dawned: according to his paleoclimate studies, observations of ongoing global change, and modelling, in that order, there is too much GHG in the atmosphere already. Civilization must face the prospect that it must rapidly stabilize the composition of the atmosphere and remove some of the gases. Otherwise, we leave to our descendants a planetary system committed to no ice at the poles. This means no stable shoreline on any timeframe meaningful to human beings, 260 feet or so of eventual sea level rise, wholesale global climate change, the end of this age of life in the oceans and on land because of climate change, ocean acidification, and the general impact of civilization, and, at no extra cost, rising international tension which in the past has resulted from lesser changes of these types which means war.
This is the understanding based on current assumptions about aerosols that Crutzen and Hansen say might be false, because it could underestimate the problem. Hansen is worried something worse is in the cards. If the "almost as likely" properties of aerosols turn out to be what happens, Hansen says, "humanity, after enjoying the economic fruits of fossil fuels, may be dragged to its doom".
In the AGU paper he discusses the possibility of a runaway greenhouse effect on Earth. He points out that Venus is 450 degrees C at the surface +470 of which is due to the greenhouse effect there. He notes that Earth has recovered several times from when it became a "snowball", when ice sheets extended to the equator caused by natural processes, but says he sees no possibility of a recovery from a runaway greenhouse. He says: "Venus will never have oceans again."
He calls for more precise aerosol data which he says could be available now except at that time the satellite that could provide was still sitting on a shelf at Langley. Hansen wants more temperature data from the deep ocean as well, as at present, studies assume no change has happened, when there is actually no data.
Because of his fears about aerosols, the unprecedented speed of increase in the forcing rate, the relatively tiny size of the negative feedbacks, the fact that solar irradiance has increased from ancient times and the business as usual course civilization remains on that is set to burn all oil, Hansen makes a prediction that if all the coal, tarsand and shale is burned as well a runaway greenhouse is a "dead certainty".
And then Hansen issued his prediction that when the next El Nino arrives, a new record global temperature will be recorded on the GISS analysis of global surface temperature chart. As Joe has posted recently, Mr. Nino is back in town. The surface temperature of the planet certainly looks as if it is heading to that record.
Joe has been critical of Hansen recently, but not for his scientific work. As NAS President Cicerone has said, Hansen is the best climatologist there is.
Levitt and Dubner and spouting "Corn pone opinions."
Since nobody has mentioned this yet; geoengineering proposals like "Stratospheric Sulphur Injections" do nothing to address the very serious problem of ocean acidification due to increasing CO2 in the atmosphere.
If you haven't looked into the issue of ocean acidification, I strongly recommend it. The recent scientific results showing significant impact on shellfish and other sea life should be setting off major alarm bells.
Joe – you take down anybody's posts who don't agree with you.
You are like a rabid dog with a single-minded focus. Once again, you show your inability to argue your point without resorting to taking things down.
Levitt and Dubner have many dissenting opinions on their blog. You crush it like a dictator.
Good comment David – it seems as though the world (and the political world in particular) has a very bad case of 'fiddling while Rome burns' syndrome. It is of course an easy option to put off the difficult decisions, until some crisis occurs which gives enough political cover to make the hard decisions. Unfortunately, what these scientists are saying is that we're already at the edge of the cliff and it might not be possible to grab hold of the edge on the way down. At the very least, the effort required to stop the momentum of increasing temperature forcing is going to get much harder the longer things are delayed.
Mike – the world needs people with single minded focus to address this problem. We have already had 2 decades of arguing the toss about AGW. Read the comment by David Lewis. Very carefully. Every delay means that the effort finally required to reverse the CO2 buildup in the atmosphere becomes even greater. At some point the task becomes impossible to achieve.
Apparently Dubner doesn't want us to worry about spending money now on stopping the rise of CO2, we can always use a backstop fix that may or may not end up saving the Earth.
It would be nice to see some well planned experiments which show the effects of various possible ways to decrease atmospheric CO2. Besides evaluating possible solutions, it could be possible to validate the models. Right now, the models haven't been validated, and they aren't "physics" models, so there is no way to validly predict the temperature effect of reducing CO2 levels.


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I made a separate directory for my second window, and not sure this parts really needed, but on my second shortcut I added -launch to the end of the target. Not seeing any extra lag from running 2.
Hope this helps.
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I am not sure if thas what he asked, when u try to launch 2 diablos it says diablo 3 is already running and wont let u, is there a way to change that?
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copy ur diablo3 folder to somewhere else, change its name (dont know if its neccesary), go to ur diablo3 copied folder and go to diablo III.exe, right click and make shortcut, now go to shortcut and right click on it, go to properties and where u have like "D:\lolz\diablo3,exe" -launch (add: -launch at the and) and now u can run multiple diablo3 instances
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Im getting crazy loading times when starting clients this way, screen turns gray for 15+ seconds. Another bot which i shall not name has a way of launching it which prevents this would love some info on that and on how to do it manually.
07.06.2012, 17:44 #8
You could always try IsBoxer + Innerspace, it allows you to run multiple instances with different window layouts and provides instant window swapping between clients. There is a free 7-day trial, then $15USD for 3 months or $50USD for 1 year. Not sure if it will fix your slow launch times though.
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without -launch u cant even start two instances, so yeah i am using that but at startup or leaving game or starting games it just gives gray screen for 15+ sec on (2+)nd games...
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Hey, Chicken Nugget Fans – Get a Load of This!Healthy Living
A reader (thank you Rita!) sent me a link to an article in the Huffington Post today that absolutely grossed me out and I thought I had seen it all where processed factory food is concerned.
This picture is of mechanically separated chicken meat, also called Advanced Meat Recovery (yes, you read that right) before it is made into chicken nuggets, bologna, hot dogs, salami – uh, shall I continue? Companies that produce processed food with this nauseating ingredient try very hard not to let photos like this get out to the public for obvious reasons.
According to Fooducate, this chicken paste is the result of cleaning every bit of meat off the chicken bones by passing it through a high pressure sieve. It tastes horrible, so artificial flavors like MSG and many other additives must be mixed in to make it palatable. The color is very odd and unappetizing requiring the cover of artificial colors. It is covered in bacteria, so the paste must be soaked in ammonia to degerm it (see comment below from Stanley Fishman Esq. discrediting denials of this from Snopes).
Anyone up for the fast food drive through?
Seeing a photo like this, I am so grateful for my local poultry farm! Do you have one yet? What are you waiting for?
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I have heard about this before. My question is this: are there any good hotdogs? Trader Joes sells the nitrate and nitrite free ones, would those be okay? Just curious.
I think your best bet are kosher hot dogs, or the ones that a number of companies are marketing now (at least in Canada) that have not fiollers and are made with meat. I'm not familiar with Trader Joes, but anything that has only meat in it, no fillers, and no nitrate that turns into nitrite, have go to be an improvement over the ordinary ones. There have been a few problems with meat packing/processing here in Canada, and my DD refused to buy anything Maple Leaf sold, for months afterwards. Caveat emptor, and read your labels.
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Ray,thank you for helping to expose yet more misinformation from Snopes. The way they treated you was despicable,and the arrogance they showed is revolting.
Snopes is always defending big corporations, big agriculture, big pharma, big everything. Their claim that they are "the experts" and we should blindly believe everything they say because they "are the experts", is ridiculous.
We should reason, research and think for ourselves, not depend on self proclaimed "experts" who support the party line on everything.
I agree about Snopes.com They are downright fraudulent in their advice at times. But just try telling them about it and you'll get the whole of their wrath! I wonder what makes Barbara think she is such a know-it-all? It's all opinion based, not fact based, AFAIC. Mere hot air from a couple of wind bags.
Yes, that awful pink slime and some other junk like it is produced in my home State of SD. There are "meat glues" and other stuff which are so nauseating to talk about it makes me gaggy just to think about it.
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Two things:
Snopes had "exposed" a popular email during the height of the Iraq war where Starbucks had refused to send a Marine unit some coffee. Long story short, they had defended Starbucks, and when I pointed out in an email to them that Starbucks really was guilty of what they were originally accused of, they dismissed me by saying that they were the experts, and I shouldn't mess with the experts. (I even copied and pasted from Starbucks own website for proof, and Snopes basically refused to talk about it anymore.)
Secondly, there's no possible way that a meat packing plant has anything dripping on the product from any mechanical device. (In reference to the ammonia supposedly dripping on the chicken by accident.) I work for a large company that makes packaging for the food industry – we don't even make the food – and we have to go through so many inspections, and meet so many standards that is simply inconceivable that a meat packing plant just has leaky equipment and roofs, and things are just casually getting into the food.
The food is processed, nasty, and foul, but they are "approved" practices.
Sarah, the Healthy Home Economist
When I take off every little bit of chicken off the bones of my pastured poultry (by hand of course) and then blend in the food processor to make chicken salad, it is definitely NOT PINK!
I just pulled all the meat off the Christmas turkey, and then cooked down the bones and scraps for broth. NONE of that was pink.
Hmmm. I am not surprised or grossed out by the color of the meat. It is meat recovered from the bones where there is a higher concentration of blood flow so the pinkness of the meat is directly related to that fact. :shrug
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Linda, that is only partly true. The government banned the use of "advanced meat recovery "for beef, because of mad cow, but not for chicken. And the government allows ground meat to be injected with ammonia to supposedly kill the e coli in the filthy scraps and slaughterhouse floor trimmings they now add to ground beef.The result is a pink slime that looks very much like the picture in this article.
Did I hear Jamie Oliver right in saying that that method is not used in the US anymore?
Stanley Fishman
Anonymous, McDonalds french fries are not gluten free. In 2006, McConalds stated that the "flavoring agent" they put in the oil for frying the fries contains wheat and dairy components.
It is quite possible that your daughter is allergic to something in the "flavoring agent", which is unique to Mcdonalds and a secret.
So gross.
On the ammonia controversy, in Food Inc. there is a interview with a guy from some meat-processing plant who is bragging about how they use ammonia to sanitize the meat (beef or chicken…I can't remember) because it lowers the risk of food-borne illness. So it apparently does happen. That was all my hubby needed to see to swear off CAFO meat for good. Did anyone else see that movie that can back me up on that? It's been a while so I don't remember the specifics.
Yes, it's a segment in Food, Inc., and the substance was once beef. I also saw an article within a month or two ago about it, also beef, and a process still ongoing. (NY Times, I believe.) They take this stuff and mix it with everything they can, plus a little "real" beef (from a CAFO, so you know what I mean). Repulsive. And because it is so dirty they need to use the ammonia.
Hi Sarah,
Thank you for posting this information.
I think that intuitively many responsible parents try to avoid such foods for their children and themselves. However, I think that there is a vast segment of the population that blindly consumes these types of foods just because they are sold at restaurants and grocery stores.
The issue is not one of government intervention and/or regulation (although that is helpful at some level), but rather the issue is educating consumers about these food products. Exposing the producers is much more effective than making them pay a fine to the FDA as they continue to produce the same garbage.
Please continue to bring these issues/topics up. Exposure and education are the right antidote!
Sarah, the Healthy Home Economist
Melinda, I do think you have a point here, though. The title of the blog refers specifically to McDonald's chicken mcnuggets while nuggets from other places are just as bad. I will change the title from "Mc"Nuggets to plain "Nuggets" so that all food producers using this nasty pseudo food carry equal blame.
Melinda, The fact that McDonalds say they no longer use this process is an admission that they did use it.
Since they did use this horrible glop in their McNuggets at one time, where is the slander? They should bear responsibility for what they have done, and people have a right to know that Mcdonald's used to do it. The very fact that they used to do it is something that I, as a consumer, have a right to know. I do not want to patronize a company that would put that kind of stuff in their food. Do you?
And why do you think they stopped doing it? It was because of people like Sarah, who exposed what they were putting in their chcken nuggets, and shamed the FDA into requiring that it be labeled. So Sarah and people like her make your food safer, and you cry slander and shame?
You owe her an apology.
Sarah, the Healthy Home Economist
Hi Melinda, I clarified the point you make in the comments above .. however, I seriously doubt that what McDonald's uses now is any better as the "trans fat free" fat they use for frying their fries is not worse than before. This is an evolving story and the fact is that McDonald's used to use this pink paste for its nuggets and is likely still using something just as bad or worse with a different name and processing method! Fooling the public is the name of the game here. Let's put the shame where it belongs please!
We mostly make our own chicken strips from pastured poultry but when we are traveling we sometimes partake. I noticed anything McDonald's will give my autistic daughter almost immediate mucous diarrhea, fries, nuggets, etc. but Chick-fil-A she can always tolerate. Chick-fil-A uses pieces of cut chicken but I often wonder why she can tolerate Chick-fil-A's fries but not McDonald's. Do any of you experts have an idea?
My question is why would you mention McDonalds in your title and in the closing statements of your story? McNuggets belong to McDonalds. There are "nuggets" all over the place… why are you targeting McDonalds? You'll get no argument from me that as far as fat and sodium are concerned, McD's have issues, but to put their name into the story is tantamount to slander… McDonalds say they "no any longer use this process" is your reason for using their name? Shame..
Well that makes sense if they're sending the intestines through, too. I assume the chicken was bled, plucked, and gutted, so that you had muscle and bone and gristle left, and that is what would go through the sieve.
Sarah, the Healthy Home Economist
Hi Jill, yes I think most of the chicken goes through the sieve process as doing this with CAFO beef is no longer allowed as parts of the cow's central nervous system end up in meat paste which is a Mad Cow Disease risk. Given how toxic these confined chickens are, I wouldn't want parts of their nervous system, intestines etc in there. This probably accounts for why it is crawling with bacteria as well — bits of perforated intestine would account for this. There are probably other sources as well. No wonder processed meats are such a regular salmonella risk it seems!
Hi Sarah, I saw the photo on someone's Facebook page and my thoughts are: CAFO meat bad, for many reasons, pastured meat good.
BUT…as far as this idea of Advanced Meat Recovery goes, I am wondering, if you're going to eat CAFO meat, does it matter if it's ground to a paste first? The Facebook person was saying the whole (I assume plucked) chicken goes through a sieve, including bones, eyes, organs, skin. Is that correct, or is it just that the muscle meat and bone go through a sieve? I am not clear whether they're saying there is bone in with the meat, or just meat.
But WAPF encourages eating the whole bird…so assuming you have a CAFO chicken here, is there anything worse about eating a slurry of the whole bird vs. just the muscle meat? Might you actually get some cartilage and organ meat that would be a good thing?
Why does it taste so bad, if none of the component parts of the bird would taste bad? I wonder if it's artificially flavored mainly because it's a way of standardizing the taste year round and worldwide, which they are so big on.
Why is it crawling with bacteria any more than the cut up whole chicken would be? (Or is ALL the chicken in the stores treated with ammonia?)
I'm not defending industrial meat, just wondering how this is worse than ANY industrial meat.
I had read about ground beef being treated with ammonia, and so it wouldn't surprise me if chicken was too.
But, say you took a pastured chicken and put it through a Magicmix or whatever Jamie Oliver used. Problem? Is it that different than making head cheese or sausage? Seems like it might be better for you than just muscle meat, if you're getting organs and skin blended in. (I don't know how it tastes; I don't like the taste of some organ meats, but that's why spices and such are added to sausages, right?)
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Disgusting. Glad I make any "chicken nuggets" we consume at home with pastured chicken. They are delicious. My children LOVE them. They look at fast food nuggets (when friends are eating them usually) like they are not even food. Maybe because they're not.
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If you are unfamiliar with Paul and Storm, Mike Lombardo and/or "Nugget Man," you are welcome.
I LOVE Chicken Nuggets! They have made my meals happier for years.
Sarah, the Healthy Home Economist
I find it interesting that McDonald's states that "it no longer" uses the Advanced Recovery System meat which means they definitely used to use it! I guess when pictures like this get out, the Corporate PR office go into overtime damage control mode. I would be pretty certain that whatever non Advanced Recovery System meat they switched to is probably just as bad like the switch from trans fats to interestified fat for the french fries which is arguably even more damaging to health.
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Sarah Faith, Snopes.com publishes a lot of articles that defend the food industry. They have no credibility with me.
According to the New York Times and the Organic consumers Union, A pink slime is made from beef scraps that is treated with ammonia.
The USDA approves this treatment because it is supposed to kill e coli bacteria. That is an undisputed fact. According to these sources, that pink slime is in most of the ground beef in the supermarket. I have no difficulty believing the same process is used with recovered chicken meat. Even the Snopes article admits that ammonia has been found in the chicken meat, but they claim it is not intentional, and is from ammonia dripping form the cooling system. As far as I am concerned, if it is there, it is there. And nobody in their right mind should want to eat ammonia.
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That is so gross. I am glad that I am vegan! My last bite of meat that turned me off was a hot dog 18 years ago. I guess my instincts were good! I can't believe people feed that stuff to their children. Meat eaters definitely need to go organic, pasture fed!
Ew, I'm not surprised a hot dog turned you off of meat. Although I respect your choice to become a vegan, I certainly wouldn't, if only because I love my raw ice cream too much! 😀 I appreciate your acknowledgement that local, organic, pastured meats aren't even in the same class as the gross man-altered substance Big Food likes to call "chicken."
It appears Europe has similar issues with food, so this article highlights. Ammonia or no ammonia, the moral of this tale is: eat well but above all know what you are eating!
Sarah, the Healthy Home Economist
Here's an update per the McNuggets, again from HuffPost:
UPDATE, 10/4/10: The story has been amended to reflect that although mass produced chicken nuggets at large may contain mechanically separated chicken, McDonald's famous McNuggets no longer do contain "mechanically separated poultry as defined by the federal government. The USDA now requires foods with mechanically separated poultry to be labeled as containing "mechanically separated chicken or turkey" in their ingredients lists.
Sarah, the Healthy Home Economist
I thought it was soft serve strawberry ice cream when I first saw it!
Sarah Faith, not positive about the ammonia .. I took the info from HuffPost – see from link.
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Have you vetted this? I saw somewhere that the ammonia part was a hoax. You should definitely check it out asap lest you undermine your credibility.
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Actually in the article that you shared, snopes just confirms that ammonia is regularly used to clean the meat, all they say is that it is not "routine" to soak chicken in it. The reason you don't see ammonia on the label is because it is not required to put non-food grade items on food labels.
Actually, in the article that was shared, snopes confirms that you are incorrect;
Occasionally, ammonia accidentally leaks onto food and contaminates it. It is NOT used to "Clean the chicken".
I suggest you brush up on your reading skills.
Wow! I saw Jamie Oliver's version of this process on Food Revolution — and his was much cleaner, actually. Yuck! Does anyone want to eat anything made from an "Advanced Meat Recovery" process? Sounds like something dug out of the trash!


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Prerequisite: FIN 301 (for undergraduate students)
FIN 456 or FINAN 596 London
The objective of this course is to provide finance students exposure to the international capital markets, in particular the United Kingdom's. Modern financial markets are complex and global, and due to their rapid integration, it is essential for finance students to have exposure to them. While in London, students will become familiar with the U.K. banking system and financial and derivatives markets.
Course Registration (for course credit)
- Meet with your academic adviser to discuss how this course will impact your educational progress. Have your adviser sign a drop/add form to add this class. Forms are available online at registrar.psu.edu.
- Contact WorldStrides Capstone to register and pay the deposit or total cost for the trip and obtain a receipt from the agency.
- Take your signed drop/add form and your travel agency receipt to the Office of the Registrar in the Swatara Building to complete enrollment in the course.
Course Requirements
- Mandatory pre/post-trip meetings, group readings, journals, etc., during spring 2016 term.
- Students must have at least fifth semester standing by the spring 2016 semester or permission of the program.
- Students must be free of judicial review or judicial sanction. Eligibility will be verified.
London Itinerary
Itinerary and visits subject to change without notice.
Day 1 - Friday, March 4
- Departure from Philadelphia with US Airways Flight 728 at 9:20 p.m., non-stop to London Heathrow Airport, arriving the next day at 9:25 a.m.
Day 2 - Saturday, March 5
- Arrival London Upon arrival, you will be met by private coach and assistant for transfer to the hotel. Check into the hotel for seven nights. Half-day guided sightseeing tour with a visit to St. Paul's Cathedral, then travel by tube to Westminster and view the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, Westminster Abbey (from the outside), and the government ministries. You will be provided with a seven-day tube pass for travel around the city.
Day 3 - Sunday, March 6
- Breakfast at the hotel. Free day on your own.
Day 4 - Monday, March 7
- Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your guide in the lobby for a morning walking tour of the financial district. Stop at the Museum of London. Transfer to the London Metal Exchange. Afternoon and evening on your own.
Day 5 - Tuesday, March 8
- After breakfast at the hotel, travel to Oxford University for a guided tour and lecture.
Day 6 - Wednesday, March 9
- Following breakfast, morning and afternoon corporate visits to be announced.
Day 7 - Thursday, March 10
- After breakfast, morning and afternoon corporate visits to be announced.
Day 8 - Friday, March 11
- After breakfast, morning and afternoon corporate visits to be announced.
Day 9 - Saturday, March 12
- Check out of hotel and transfer to London Heathrow Airport for return to U.S. Return flight on US Airways Flight 729, departing at 10:15 a.m., arriving in Philadelphia at 1:45 p.m.
* Examples of past corporate visits: JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and London Stock Exchange
Travel Awards
Award funds are available to undergraduate honors students through the Penn State Harrisburg Honors programs. The Univer - sity also has funds for students traveling internationally. For details, visit http://gpglobalea.gp.psu.edu and select the "Scholarships and Grants" link. Refer to the section regarding embedded programs. A limited number of travel awards are available through the Penn State Harrisburg Office of International Programs. Application deadline is October 30, 2015.
Visit, http://harrisburg.psu.edu/international-programs/grants-and-awards or contact Marie-Louise Abram, firstname.lastname@example.com, for information.
Hotel Accommodations
All efforts have been made to choose a comfortable, moderately priced hotel in order to keep the price of the trip reasonable
St. Giles Hotel
Central London, Bedford Avenue
London WC1B 3GH
+(44)0 20 7300 3000
Airline Schedule
The exact time of these flights is subject to change and will be reconfirmed. Check-in at the airport is three hours prior to departure time.
Friday, March 4, 2016 – US Airways #728 Philadelphia International Airport 9:25 p.m. to London Heathrow Airport 9:25 a.m. (+1)
Saturday, March 12, 2016 – US Airways #729 London Heathrow Airport 10:15 a.m. to Philadelphia 1:45 p.m.
You will be responsible for transportation or a supplement may be added from the Office of International Programs for charter bus service to and from the airport. You will be notified if a charger service is planned and what the supplement will be.
Price Includes
- Round-trip airfare from Philadelphia International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Hotels accommodations as per itinerary (Hotels in London are only available as double rooms. In the event of an uneven number of class participants, the final registrant will be required to pay the single supplement of $435. The Office of International Programs will work closely with students to understand this responsibility)
- Buffet breakfast daily
- All transfers and sightseeing with entrance fees as per itinerary
Price Does Not Include
- Tuition
- Transfer to and from Philadelphia International Airport
- Single room supplement + $435.
- Mandatory travel and medical insurance which must be obtained by all students and participants through HTH Worldwide (approx $1.25 per day)
- Internet service at the hotel (GBP 10 per 24 hours)
- Excess luggage
- Gratuities for guides and drivers
- Meals other than breakfast
- Personal expenses
Passport fees - Passport should be valid until September 13, 2016
Visas are not required for United States citizens traveling to the United Kingdom. All international students are responsible for determining if a visa is required and should immediately apply for the visa. Please check the website at https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-new-york for visa requirements. Trip fees cannot be refunded if a visa is denied. Also, alert the International Programs office if you are applying for a visa.
Terms and Conditions
WorldStrides Capstone terms are based on contracts with hotels and other suppliers. The terms and stipulations noted below are bound by these contracts and will be strictly enforced.
A passport valid until September 13, 2016 is required
WorldStrides Capstone is due by November 25, 2015. After November 25, 2015, space may not be available and supplements and/or penalties may apply
Registration Online
To register, visit https://olr.worldstrides.net/scripts/cgiip.exe/RegisterOnline/OLRdefault.htm
- Click "Register To Travel."
- When prompted, enter the Penn State Harrisburg Trip ID: 123959
- Enter the requested security characters, and click on "Register Now."
- Review the summary page and click "Register" to enter your information.
Travel Arrangements
WorldStrides Capstone
Account Manager: Signe Clayton
Suite 400, 218 West Water Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 1-800-422-2368
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Program Information
Marie-Louise Abram
Director, International Programs, Penn State Harrisburg
777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: 717-948-6003
E-mail: email@example.com
Dr. Indrit Hoxha
Assistant Professor of Economics
Trip Registration
Deposit: $400 - Non-refundable
Your deposit will assure your reservation with the hotel and other suppliers. Your deposit can be paid online by credit card or elec - tronic check. If you are paying by regular check, payment must be sent with a copy of your passport as soon as your registration has been made online.
Half due November 4, 2015 ($1,248). Final payment of $1,247 or remaining balance due Janaury 4, 2016. Credit card, debit card, or electronic check payments will be accepted by WorldStrides Capstone.
Late Fees:
A late fee of $40 per person will be assessed if payments are not received within seven (7) days of their respective due dates unless advance arrangements have been made. These arrangements and requests must be made in writing to WorldStrides Capstone.
Cancellation penalties: All cancellations must be sent in writing via e-mail or fax to WorldStrides Capstone. Cancellations are effective on the date they are received by WorldStrides Capstone.
- GROUND SERVICES DE - POSIT: The $200 per person Ground Services is non-refundable.
- INTERNATIONAL AIR DEPOSIT: A $200 per person deposit is required to hold the group international air space. Between 120 and 61 days prior to departure, there is a $200 per seat cancellations penalty.
- CANCELLATIONS RECEIVED 31 TO 60 DAYS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE: For any cancellations received between January 4, 2016 and February 2, 2016, WorldStrides will retain 50 percent of the Ground Services portion of the program fee ($1,448).
- CANCELLATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DEPARTURE (OR NO-SHOW): Cancellations received February 3, 2016 and after are subject to a cancellation fee equal to 100 percent of the Ground Services fee ($2,895).
Course registration is separate from trip registration.
Upon receiving your deposit, WorldStrides Capstone will send you a receipt that you must present at Penn State Harrisburg's Office of the Registrar to register for the course.
WorldStrides Capstone is due by November 25, 2015. After November 25, 2015, space may not be available and supplements and/or penalties may apply.
Registration Online
Register for the trip online at WorldStrides Capstone
- Enter the Trip ID: 123959
- Enter the requested security characters, and click on "Register Now."
- Review the summary page and click "Register" to enter your information.
Travel Arrangements
WorldStrides Capstone
Account Manager: Signe Clayton
Suite 400, 218 West Water Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 1-800-422-2368
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Program Information
Marie-Louise Abram
Director, International Programs, Penn State Harrisburg
777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: 717-948-6003
E-mail: email@example.com
Dr. Indrit Hoxha
Assistant Professor of Economics


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The Texas Rangers have emerged from the doldrums at a great time and have a chance to claim a series win against first-place Oakland when the teams meet Thursday afternoon. The Rangers had lost six straight and had seen their offense disappear before the Athletics came to town with a three-game lead over Texas, but the hosts have produced 19 runs in taking two of the first three games.
The Rangers pounded out 14 hits, three apiece by Nelson Cruz and David Murphy, to pick up a 9-4 triumph Wednesday. The offensive outburst enabled a Texas starter - in this case Justin Grimm - to win a game for the first time all month. It was also the Rangers' highest scoring output since May 30. Following the series finale, the teams will not play again until Aug. 2.
TV: 2:05 p.m. ET, Comcast SportsNet California (Oakland), Fox Sports Southwest (Texas)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Athletics RH A.J. Griffin (5-6, 3.93 ERA) vs. Rangers RH Josh Lindblom (0-2, 5.94)
Griffin is 0-3 over his last four starts and has allowed exactly four runs in four of his last five outings. This will be the fifth time in six starts that Griffin has pitched on the road. He was at home on May 13 when he limited Texas to a run in seven innings, striking out eight. That was the only start this season in which the 25-year-old did not walk a batter.
The 26-year-old Lindblom will be making his fourth career start after two seasons in the National League as a reliever. He was knocked around by Oakland at home on May 20, when he gave up four runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings of a 9-2 loss. Since then, the righty has been a bit better, lasting six innings in each of his last two starts, striking out eight and walking one.
1. Murphy's three hits game him his first multi-hit effort in 17 games this month.
2. Oakland OF Chris Young is 6-for-12 with two homers and a double in his last five games. He was batting .169 prior to the hot stretch.
3. Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (hamstring) is expected to come off the disabled list Friday.
PREDICTION: Athletics 5, Rangers 4


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Amazing... Loved every second. Even towards the end of migration we managed to spot 3/4 different mammals. Steer clear if you suffer with sea sickness though.
I highly recommend this trip, we had a guide called biggles who was fantastic and certainly knew where to go and see the whales, he was very knowledgeable. The barbecue lunch was very nice, a very well organised trip
What a fantastic experience! The crew was professional, the food was good, and the weather was beautiful. Most importantly, the crew cares deeply about the whales. Our commentator was incredibly knowledgeable and, while they always worked to get us a good view, safety of the whales was of utmost importance. Thanks for a fantastic day!
Nice tour - unfortunately the whales didn't cooperate, but that's life. I'd take it again anyway!
Very informative and the whales are magnificent
Unbelievable tour. Our guide, Biggles, was extremely knowledgeable about whales and kept us informed the whole tour. We saw many whales and had an enjoyable lunch.
Great tour, I took some great pictures of humpback whales, highly recommended.
These guys care about the whales, but still got plenty of whale viewing. Great day out!
This tour was amazing!
it was great, saw some whales enjoyed the day but cold and very choppy. thank goodness we took our travel calm as there were several very sick people but the crew were very attentive to them. I woul do this again, but in the spring.
I really liked it except we only found one whale but that is the way it goes. Our guide was very informative and I felt like the crew knew how to track the whales. And insured the whales safety as well. Next time more whales!
It was way beyond our expectations! Though the ride was pretty rough prepare sea sick pill if you're prone! We managed to see whales for the first time! I've got tonnes of videos to share with family and friends when i got back. It was amazing. Worth waiting. Highly recommended!
Fantastic day trip!
Great host, great BBQ on board, and the whale came really close to our ship! Weather was fine and the sea was calm, great experience!
Awesome one...
Very experienced guide and a perfect cruise! Highly recommend to anyone interested in nature and whales.
Really great trip , saw lots of whales and it was well organised
An excellent experience . A great bbq meal and that was just the first of many good things that continued to happen. We saw at least 15 whales. And got some great photos. The boat crew were excellent. Ed and Sue
This tour was amazing!
Great time. Saw whales
Excellent value for money. Wonderful BBQ, and an excellent guide/commentator. We saw numerous whales and Sydney harbour. Wonderful. Importantly, the boat would not go too near the whales to disturb them, unlike others.
This was great. Lunch was really nice. Be prepared for the ride. Take motion sickness tablet before trip, just in case. Some of us were sick.
totally awesome!!! the narrator was most impressive with his thorough and in-depth knowledge of the entire whaling issue - outstanding.
Went for the BBQ lunch but ended up really enjoying the whole trip !! Our tour guide "Biggles" was very knowledgeable and passionate about the wildlife. The captain and crew went to a lot of trouble to find whales and were rewarded by sighting and following two humpbacks. A great day out and highly recommended.
An absolutely fantastic 4 hr cruise, well organised and the commentary excellent. A very knowledgeable guide and as promised we did get to see Whales which was an additional bonus.
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Shawnee County Sheriff's vehicles are sporting a new style.
The agency vehicle's are in the process of changing their look, with a little help from Sheriff Deputies.
The vehicles are getting new stripes in a different color and a new pattern of lettering down the side of the vehicles.
The new stripes replace the current pattern done in 2000.
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The chief executive of Air New Zealand has been invited to
Dunedin to hear concerns from the business community about
the axing of a late-night flights.
From March 1 the direct evening flight, which leaves Auckland
at 7pm and arrives in Dunedin at 9pm, will cease.
That move disappointed Dunedin Labour MPs Clare Curran and
David Clark, who met Air New Zealand's regional affairs
manager, Ian Collier, last week to discuss the change.
He told the pair ''unfortunately, we simply do not have
available aircraft to adjust the timings at the current
Ms Curran said she was inviting chief executive Christopher
Luxon to Dunedin to discuss the change with city business
leaders who were affected by the loss of service.
It was vital businesses were supported by adequate
infrastructure, including flights, she said.
''Air New Zealand needs to take into account what business
leaders are saying, and their response is simply just not
good enough.''
Ms Curran understood Dunedin had the fastest-growing domestic
network - ''and if that is the case why drop the commuter
Otago Chamber of Commerce chief executive John Christie said
the issue ''is something we want addressed sooner, rather
than later''.
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With the alliance between Air New Zealand and Virgin
Australia, they can keep any real competition from setting up
in Dunedin, and dictate there prices and number of flights.
The only way Dunedin will see competitive prices, and more
flights is for the alliance to be discontinued.
Girlyswot: what's happened here is that AirNZ have bought new
bigger planes, it's AirNZ's change that has changed the
economics, I guess they've decided that they can make more
money using their planes somewhere else - it's AirNZ who have
changed the bar to "what is profitable" here
The reality is Air NZ would not stop the service if there was
demand enough to make it profitable. I like this flight
myself, but they obviously don't think the service can make
them money. Do Clare Curran and co think differently?
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Shares of Sports Authority fell 20 percent after the world's largest retailer of sports equipment said it'll take a third-quarter restructuring charge of $55 million and post a loss for the quarter.
Sports Authority (TSA) shares dropped 1 3/8, or 20.4 percent, to 5 3/8 on the news.
The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company said the charge, which amounts to $1.72 a share, will cover the cost of closing 18 stores, writing down inventory, making severance payments and other related expenses.
Sports Authority said it sees a loss for the quarter of 27 cents to 32 cents, before the charge. Analysts surveyed by First Call had expected the company to lose 2 cents a share. In the year-ago period, Sports Authority earned 6 cents a share.
Including the charge, the company sees a loss of $1.99 to $2.04 a share.
The company's chief financial officer, Anthony Crudele, acknowledged that the magnitude of the announcement hit the stock hard. The number of stores to be closed, plus the size of the quarterly loss, may be greater than investors were expecting, he said.
"What's driving (the sell-off) is that operating earnings are below expectations," he said. Investors are expecting Sports Authority's management, which has been reshuffled in recent weeks, to right the business, Crudele said.
"Given that the closing locations were negatively impacting annual earnings by 18 cents to 20 cents, this action should have an equivalent positive effect on earnings in future years, " said Marty Hanaka, Sports Authority's chief executive, in a statement.
Sports Authority said it will close stores in the fourth quarter, after the holiday season.
Written By Stephanie O'Brien
By CBSNews.com staff CBSNews.com staff CBS MarketWatch October 6, 1998, 4:28 PM
Sports Authority To Close Stores
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Top Shot Electronic Hockey Net
The electronic net is a full-size hockey net that offers three separate hockey challenges. Participants shoot pucks at the electronic net with the goal to shoot quickly, accurately and decisively at lit targets. The net can be placed into a gallery of simulated dasher boards with mesh netting that will give the appearance of a hockey rink or an inflatable structure. One or two-player game for all ages starting at about 5 years old through to adults.
The Top Shot Electronic Net also offers a number of different games to provide hours of excitement. Face Off, Rapid Fire, and Tic-Tac-Toe are just some of the games to be had.
Mini Hockey Rink
In hallways, hotels, at arenas, and at hockey tournaments … kids love mini sticks. The Top Shot Hockey Mini Rink Zone provides the arena for the ultimate mini stick showdowns. Two styles to choose from: a foam version which is held together by a series of Velcro strips and connects to a 1/2″ padded floor; OR an inflatable structure powered by a 1/2 hp Koala blower. Played by two players who shoot a light foam ball with the goal of scoring on the opponents net. This game is usually suited towards younger players, aging from 3-14. Game duration can be determined by venue.
At Top Shot Hockey, we have been able to put a hockey twist on the game, while still maintaining the traditional Skee ball gameplay. Targets of varying sizes are staggered around the goal, placed in the scoring zones of a goalie (top corners, under the glove/blocker, & five hole). Different targets present varying levels of difficulty, resulting in different point totals. Whether playing with just one person, or two players competing head-to-head, Skee-Puck is fun for all ages. Requires no power and fits into an 18 ft x 5 ft footprint, Skee-Puck provides no-hassle fun for any hockey event!
Stick-Handling Challenge
Individual participants stick-handle a magnetic puck across a series of randomly lit sensors. The monitor will count down from 45 seconds, scoring one goal for each sensor that is turned off. The sensors, once initiated will randomly light up and will not turn off until the special magnetic ball makes contact with the sensor. Computer hardware, monitor, hockey sticks, ball, floor and game structure. Size can be determined by venue. Usually a 4 x 8 series of sensors is used but can be customized to each usage.
Slap Shot Radar
Think you can blast a slap shot like Zdeno Chara? Test your slap shot with the Slap Shot Radar … individual participants shoot at a net and target, while having the speed of their slap shot recorded and displayed.
An exciting version of hockey played with mini-sticks and a Gockey ball on a unique Gockey table. For two players, Gockey is a fun game well suited to challenging a friend in any number of recreation, camp, and tournament events
Box Hockey
Two players challenge each other to a stick-handling duel within the confines of the box hockey rink. Lots of fun and works well with developing hand and arm strength.
Bubble Hockey
Two players challenge each other to the classic Super Chexx hockey game. A fan favorite everywhere!
Shooter Tutor
Ideal for the younger hockey fan, simple and easy. Four corners and a fifth hole. Can be used with balls or pucks.
Goalie Challenge
Participants will put on a goalie mask, stick and gloves and attempt to stop foam pucks shot at them by an operator. The challenge will be to stop as many pucks in a specific time.
Soccer Shooter Tutor
Ideal for soccer fans looking to show their shooting accuracy. Complete with shooting gallery and field turf, to provide a game like soccer atmosphere. This game also has the option of an added radar to test accuracy and shot speed.
Shut Out Virtual Goalie
One-player game where the participant stands in a studio like structure with their image on a monitor. Virtual shooters will attempt to score as the participant tries to stop as many pucks as possible. Includes one game case that holds the monitor, computer hardware and camera. The structure consists of two side walls and a back wall of special chroma-key green backdrop to enhance the participant's image on the screen. Lighting may be required depending on the location.
You Make the Call
Everyone knows the iconic goal call from the 1972 Summit Series. It's your turn with Top Shot Hockey's You Make The Call. Individual participants choose from a variety of hockey games and listen to a short segment of "play-by-play" on a monitor. Once they have heard the commentary the participant records their voice with the game segment they have chosen. A portable sound booth will be set up with monitor, computer hardware, microphone and viewing station. The booth measures approximately 6' by 6'.
* – Denotes Hockey Hall of Fame licensed game
Photo Booth/Opportunity
Hockey fans can have a chance to don their favorite team's sweater and have it immortalized with a picture. Custom backdrops are available.They can also stand behind a cutout of them hoisting the Stanley Cup. Fans can take their own pictures or Top Shot can provide photographer. *
*Additional charges for photography option
Synthetic Ice
We can provide synthetic ice for a public skating opportunity or a three-on-three tournament. 40 x 60 surface is available with a variety of border choices from dasher boards, backyard rink or snow bank. Rental skates available.
Street Hockey Zone
We can provide the complete street hockey experience with inflatable boards, hockey nets, and Sport Court flooring. "Caaaaar!" … not anymore with the Top Shot Hockey Street Hockey Zone. This 40 ft x 60 ft inflatable structure, with back walls, will make your next street hockey promotion or neighbourhood pick-up game something special. This complete experience is great for one day or weekend events. Easy, quick set up and takedown.
Public Address System
Do you have an event that requires you to be heard, we can help with that. We will set up and run custom PA systems based on your specific needs Exposition/Trade Show Booths Do you have a booth that you want to be pushed over the top? Well a custom sound system can do that.
Sound FX Design
If you are interested in a custom designed sound track or effects for an event or project we can assist you. Nature sounds to slapshots to buzzers we can do it all. Need a sound, but just can't find it anywhere? We can custom design sound effects. From sports sounds, to footsteps and everything in-between we can create an amazing sound FX library for all your needs. Ask about our "hockey sounds" soundtrack, a great edition to any hockey event. Click below for a sample.
Artist David Arrigo
If you want one of the most unique experiences at your next event try this experience. Accomplished and well-known artist David Arrigo will paint a collage of your choice during the event and your fans or customers can see the canvas come alive before their very eyes. One of the most renowned artists in the sports world, Mr. Arrigo's paintings can be seen all around hockey. From murals for Stanley Cup Champions like the Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Detroit Red Wings to goalie masks and helmets for some of todays hottest goaltenders … David Arrigo is certain to bring a unique element to your event.
"Hockey Talk" with the Keeper of the Cup
Top Shot Hockey, with our exclusive and unique
relationship with the Hockey Hall of Fame, is pleased to offer a series of Hockey Talk/Hot Stove style events. Appearances by Phil Pritchard, the famous "Keeper of the Cup", and special guests from the many Honoured Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Listen to stories about the Stanley Cup's travels with the "Travels with Stanley" presentation, from the man who has spent more time with the Stanley Cup than anyone else and has seen it all. Complete with a slide show of celebrations and hockey stars past and present.
NHL Alumni Appearances
Top Shot Hockey works with the NHL Alumni Association
and the Hockey Hall of Fame to bring legends from hockey's past to your next event. Whether it be a fundraiser, FanFest, or tournament an appearance by NHL Alumni always brings an added buzz.
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