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Climate change's impact on war
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Zhang et al have a data set from the "Tabulation of Wars in Ancient China, dates 800 BC to 1911 AD. They looked at 899 wars between 1000 AD to 1911 AD. They divided China into "North" and "South" based on climate. The temperature data comes from compiling the five "most influential" climate series data sets. They then compared temperature fluctuations and frequency (and type and location) of wars.
They found that "wherever they occurred rebellions are always significantly correlated with temperature change," (407) as the temperature change leads to food shortages, famine and (relatively) heavier taxation by the state. Wars in the "South" region are also significantly correlated with temperature anomalies, despite the fact that the "North" region's climate is more vulnerable to temperature change. The authors believe this is because when climate changes affected the "North" region, northern Chinese migrated down into the "South" region, especially as China was frequently ruled by Northern tribes such as the Mongol and Manchu.
Essentially the authors look at the temperature data and see a cyclical pattern between warm and cold. During the warm period, agriculture expands and China is able to support a large population. During the cold period, agriculture contracts and China's population contracts via famine and resource wars. Economic stress forces tribes outside "civilized" China to attack China's borders, peasants rebel when they can no longer afford to pay taxes (the paper describes scenes from the Ming dynasty of Chinese eating bark, and when there was no more bark, digging up corpses and eating them - and then taxes on top of that).
The authors found "Almost all of the dynastic changes occurred in cold phases, with the exception of the Yuan dynasty, which collapsed 8 years after the end of a cold phase... largely a result of power struggles among different rebel groups"(412). They conclude that "it was the oscillations of agricultural production brought by long-term climate change that drove China's historical war-peace cycles" (413).
Basically, when a cold cycle hit, the amount of available food decreased in both North and South China. In South China, peasants rebelled at taxation, leading to war. In North China, tribes from the north who also felt pressure due to reduced food invaded. The Chinese dynastic state had enough food to feed northern tribes but not the whole of China. The state was weakened through peasant rebellions in the South, and tribes from north of China invaded. Those with power soon became those with food. In time, the climate cycle restarted, the northern tribes because the sitting dynasty, the climate warmed up, agriculture expanded, and China grew used to having more food just in time for another cooling period and more warfare.
Wiggins, at Opposed System Design, didn't have access to the paper, but from its summary, assumes "Zhang would be optimistic about the likelihood of peace in a warming future." The point of Zhang's article was not that cold periods lead to war and warm periods to peace. The point was that when societies adapt to a certain amount of resources, anything that leads to constraints on those resources will lead to conflict. Thus, current global climate change will most likely lead to conflict, even though it is warming rather than cooling. Human civilization has adjusted to climate of a hundred years ago. Any sudden shift that leads to a constriction on resources, whether its oil, arable land, housing, or water, will lead to conflict over that resource.
The logic is the same as if you have 3 toddlers with 3 GI Joes, and then took away two of them (the GI Joes, not the toddlers). You would then have 3 toddlers, each accustomed to having their own GI Joe, with only one GI Joe between them. What are the chances they would learn to share?
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David D. Zhang, Jane Zhang, Harry F. Lee, Yuan-qing He. Climate change and war frequency in eastern China over the last millennium. Human Ecology. Volume 35, Number 4, August, 2007, Pages 403-414.
2 comments:
- Arjun said...
Nice tagline at the end here. insightful without coming across as trite, but I wonder whether you have an ideas on how to make sharing more appealing than sqabbling. Countries share only when its mutually beneficial (ignoring times negative impact on country A is a benefit to country B) what would make sharing the GI's something the toddlers want to do. In a world of sqabbling nations, who can step in and play mommy?
- August 3, 2007 at 9:16 AM
- Adrian said...
Several things. First is to frame issues so they aren't seen as zero-sum. That requires looking at the long-term, something that's always been difficult. Also classic deterrence: don't steal our water or we will invade or we won't be able to control our population and they will use terrorist attacks against you. And finally changing behaviors, such as reducing consumption and changing the frames people see different decisions, like where to live or work. Israelis don't really need to water their manicured green lawns in the middle of the desert. If hurricanes are going to be more serious, maybe we shouldn't invest billions of dollars into New Orleans if it will just get destroyed again. Maybe we shouldn't build giant houses on Cape Cod and then demand state assistance when they fall into the ocean.
So to continue the metaphor, I don't think we need a "mommy", we just need to grow up.
- August 3, 2007 at 9:30 AM


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With Tuesday's draft lottery in the books, Grizzlies fans can officially start focusing on the team's three picks: #12, #25, and #28. Chances are pretty good one of these later picks will get moved, if even just for cash, on draft night. But for now we have to assume the team could be drafting at all three spots.
Off the board: At the moment there seem to be eight players fairly certain to taken before the Grizzlies make their first selection at #12, so we can take these names off the team's draft list (barring an unforeseen trade up):
John Wall
Evan Turner
Derrick Favors
DeMarcus Cousins
Wesley Johnson
Al-Farouq Aminu
Cole Aldrich
Greg Monroe
Longshots: Beyond merely the prospects not good enough to be considered in the first round, there are a couple of types of players I think the Grizzlies are unlikely to select. One of these types is wing players who aren't good three-point shooters. Currently the Grizzlies have three back-up wings (Sam Young, DeMarre Carroll, Ronnie Brewer), all of whom are poor outside shooters. I think it's unlikely the team would draft another player like this, taking some prospects (Stanley Robinson, Quincy Pondexter) off the board. The other category I think you can scratch is a project center. The Grizzlies took one of those with the second overall pick last year in Hasheem Thabeet, and with Thabeet and Marc Gasol commanding all the center minutes, there doesn't seem to be room for a developmental center (Daniel Orton, Solomon Alabi) on the roster.
This leaves us with three categories of players the team is likely to consider. Were the Grizzlies to keep all three picks, I think there's a good chance they would draft one player from each group. After each player, I'm including the current mock-draft position from Chad Ford, DraftExpress.com, and NBADraft.net in parenthesis to give a feel for where they're currently projected. And I'm putting the players in each group in the rough order I think they should be considered.
With Mike Conley still not firmly established, the coaching staff not comfortable giving O.J. Mayo consistent point guard minutes, and no other options under contract, it is certain the team will be adding another point guard to the roster. And there's a good chance that player will come out of the draft. The candidates
Eric Bledsoe (18, 25, 36): An interesting prospect. Only 6'1", but a big-time athlete with a strong frame and long wingspan, so size shouldn't be a problem. Wasn't supposed to be a strong shooter, but hit over 38% from three last year. Supposed to be a bulldog on both ends. Sounds a little like Kyle Lowry with a better shot. Seems like a reach at #12, but if the Griz go for a swingman shooter or a big at #12, would be a very enticing pick if he falls to #25.
Elliot Williams (31, 26, 26): Local product twice over. Nice combo of athleticism and shooting ability in the backcourt and a solid citizen. The key is whether teams think he can be a combo guard or whether he's just a "two." Should be under consideration late.
Terrico White (27, 35, 29): Local product, combo guard with good size. Downside is shaky jumper and doubts about whether he can really be an NBA point. Should be under consideration late, but has the look of another Javaris Crittenton.
Willie Warren (29, 27, 33): Had a rough second season at Oklahoma and has some red flags, but his talent would be hard to ignore late in the first round. An athletic combo guard with versatile scoring ability.
The Grizzlies are also almost certain to add a swingman who can provide a three-point threat and, at the moment, I think this is the group the team is most likely to focus on at #12. Luckily, this draft is pretty deep with wing shooters. The top candidates:
Luke Babbitt (12, 20, 19): Chad Ford has him going to the Griz, citing team-connected sources, and the Griz are definitely taking a look at him. I've never seen him play beyond highlights, but initial research is interesting: Shot 42% and 43% from three-point range in two years at Nevada while rebounding well for his position. Those two skills in concert are rare and intriguing. The video evidence suggests he's got a pretty good handle, decent hops, and some play-making ability, so maybe the Chris Mullin and Toni Kukoc comps aren't crazy talk. Babbitt was a Top 25 player coming out of high school, so he's always been on the radar and isn't just the case of a middling prospect putting up numbers in a weaker conference. On the other hand, there seem to be big questions about his ability to defend at the NBA level. He doesn't look anywhere close to the 6'9" he's listed (I'm guessing 6'7"). And I can't help but think of forgotten prospect Luke Jackson (another skilled white forward from the West named Luke) when I think of him.
Gordon Hayward (15, 18, 21): Shot 45% from three-point range as a freshman but somehow fell under 30% as a sophomore last season. Supposed to be an elite shooter, but is he? Based on what I saw in the tournament, I think he's a legit 6'8" and an NBA athlete. I would like him a lot at #25 but feel like he might be a reach at #12. Likely to fall somewhere in-between it seems.
Paul George (16, 23, 17): Good size and (allegedly) athleticism for a pro wing. Shot 45% from college three as a freshman and 35% last year as a sophomore. I haven't seen him. Interesting upside pick, especially if he slid down to #25.
James Anderson (17, 17, 16): Haven't seen him play, but his profile doesn't excite me. Three-point shooing in college was good not great. Nice size for an NBA two guard, but doesn't seem to have the height or frame for the three. Probably falls in between the Grizzlies picks.
Jordan Crawford (34, 32, 38): Reminds me a little of Marcus Thornton from last year's draft (who had a good rookie year in New Orleans): A slightly undersized two guard, but a good athlete who can flat out score. Put up over 20 a game for Xavier last year with 46% shooting from the floor and 39% from three and came up big in the tourney. A pure two fits less of a need for the Grizzlies than someone who can back up the point or swing over to the three (neither of which Crawford seems able to do), but talent is always the biggest need, and I'd take a hard look at Crawford if he's on the board at #25.
Damion James (20, 16, 24): A tough, athletic combo forward who's strong in transition. He improved his outside shooting during four years at Texas and seems like the kind of player the Grizzlies go for, but I think he duplicates what the team already has without providing much upside. I'd stay away.
Lance Stephenson (39, 58, 25): A big, powerful scorer at the two. Lots of red flags and not really a shooter. Doubt the team would spend a first-rounder on him, but his high-school rep earns a look.
With Zach Randolph a free agent after next season (pending a possible contract extension) and Darrell Arthur still not fully established as a rotation player after two seasons, there's an immediate opportunity for a back-up power forward and potentially a long-term need for a starter. Over at center, the position is theoretically manned, but the doubts about Hasheem Thabeet are considerable and no one really thinks Hamed Haddadi is going to be more than a third-stringer. A promising big who can play both spots would be strongly considered.
Ed Davis (10, 10, 13): Potential slider would be an upside pick and potential starter-in-waiting were the team to not extend Zach Randolph beyond next season. Athletic finisher and rebounder needs to fill out his body and game to be a big-time pro.
Hassan Whiteside (14, 14, 14): Fits the "raw center" designation that would seem to be a no-go for the Grizzlies after taking Thabeet last season, but his upside is such that he would probably be considered at 12. Long, athletic. A dominating shot-blocker at Marshall. Interesting prospect, bad fit.
Donatas Motiejunas (21, 12, 11): Lithuanian seven-footer theoretically fits the "stretch four" ideal better than anyone in the draft, but doesn't appear ready and may not come over next season. I doubt Griz would take him at #12. Would be an interesting pick later, but my guess is he pulls out of the draft if it looks like he could slip that far.
Patrick Patterson (22, 11, 8): Clearly under consideration at #12, but I just don't see it with Patterson. A productive college player, but he's an undersized four (6'8") without deep range on his jumper or elite athleticism. I can't see him being a quality starter in the NBA and at #12 you're still shooting for that. Won't be around at #25.
Larry Sanders (28, 22, 20): A super-long shot-blocking four who would give the team a different look and — theoretically — more upside behind Randolph than Arthur currently does. Supposedly very raw offensively.
Kevin Seraphin (23, 24, NA): Raw French big man. A pure athlete in the Serge Ibaka mold. A guy you take and let develop overseas. Could be an interesting flyer for the last pick if the team doesn't sell it.
Craig Brackins (25, 39, 31): A big power forward with range is something that will intrigue the Griz as a potential upgrade over Arthur, but nothing in Brackins' college resume jumps out at me.
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I very rarely make unlined bags, because as every woman I need many pockets to put all the useful things I'm always carrying with me – a screwdriver or Christmas card, or charger for the broken long ago mobile phone:).
But summer bags are the only ones that look perfect without lining, plus this will lower the price of the bag, because making a lining is practically sewing a second bag.
I choose very simple design just for the front pocket, which a carefully hand cut. Simple bag shape, some rivets and eyelets and… ta da – the first tote is ready and available in my HIE shop!


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Every little breeze seems to whisper, not Louise, but softly . . . OPEB, OPEB, OPEB.
Other Post-Employment Benefits (retiree healthcare costs) have risen to the fore of local towns' thoughts and most are now dealing with this unfunded liability that totaled about $20.1 million in Brewster, $19.5 million in Eastham, $20.7 million in Orleans and $7.2 million in Wellfleet. But the largest liability on the books belongs to the Nauset Regional School System, either $26.7 million or $28.1 million depending on what estimate you're using.
Unlike the municipalities the school system can't raise taxes to fill the coffers.
On the advice of an actuarial consultant Orleans voters have raised their annual contribution to their OPEB fund to $450,000 via an override that over 30 years should eliminate the deficit. Wellfleet has also boosted its funding to $250,000 per year to erase the shortfall by 2030 and Brewster will increase its contribution annually by $25,000.
The reason for this sudden attention is a change in state accounting laws. In the past a town only had to report its annual shortfall in OPEB funding but the towns now must report total liability. When they go out to borrow, bonding agencies are taking those tens of millions into account. The other in the OPEB acronym refers to non pension benefits and most towns also have significant liabilities on that side as well.
With Nauset Regional High School considering a major building project the district also is looking at its OPEB liabilities. It has $87,000 in the OEB trust fund with $49,000 to be deposited this year. They'll need to do more to cover the $26.7 million liability.
A subcommittee of the Nauset Regional School Committee met Tuesday to consider putting together an article for the local town meetings, by next spring, to approve a plan to fund the liability.
"We need to get in the game," sub-committee Chairman James O'Leary of Brewster said.
"We have to have this before the towns prior to the next town meeting," school committee Chairman Chris Easley said. "And we have to have it fully funded in a 30-year time frame."
All the estimates for liability are based on a discount rate – the expected return on investment, plus funding, minus withdrawals and such. The regional system is operating with a discount rate of 2.85 percent. The regional system has 216 retirees at present receiving benefits and 215 active workers who will someday retire. Changes in Medicare and the rate of heath care cost increases will also alter estimates.
The sub-committee will meet with an actuary at its next meeting on Aug. 15, to get a better handle on the above (is the liability $26.7 million or $28.1 million?) which will help its members explain to the various select boards. The actuary should also give them a set of options. The sub-committee will come up with a plan, bring it to the full school committee and then present to the towns working through the selectmen and finance committees.
Since three of the towns have already dealt with the OPEB issue, and Eastham is devising a plan, they won't be that taken aback.
"The sticker shock is somewhat over," School Superintendent Tom Conrad said. "People are starting to realize what this is and what it is going to cost."
Richard Stewart opined that education will still be needed, which is why the full committee needs to understand the issue. That'll begin in detail at the sub-committee level next month.


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Best Ski Wear To Buy Now
ALPINE REFRESH: Retro intarsia knits and mountain-ready fleeces starred on the catwalk this season at Chloé, Peter Pilotto, Carven and Pucci – so why not transplant them to their natural habitat? Seventies ringpull zip sweaters still have currency on the slopes; pair them with stirrup legging pants and a super padded jacket. Or get a headstart on one of the key colours for spring/summer 2017 and inject some yellow into your ski look – chartreuse snow pants suddenly look sophisticated set against creamy knitwear (not to mention sparkling-white snow). As for après – a languid skirt takes knitwear off-piste, tonal creams and caramel browns semaphore chic, while shearling takes centre stage for footwear. Here's Vogue's edit of the best ski wear on and off the slopes this winter.
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text: Last week I was excited to see several red-headed woodpeckers in the neighborhood. These birds prefer old-growth trees that we often cut down for lumber or to make room for houses and malls. Spotted while perched on a light pole, flying across the road, or hammering in a dead oak, adults in three different locations meant a small population was taking hold. Red-headed woodpeckers, with their bold white-and-black color blocks, and full red heads, are less common in our area than red-bellied woodpeckers, which are about the same size. Some large trees still survive as roadside trees, and all three birds I'd seen were close to the road. A few days after spotting the red-headed birds, one was dead on the street, flattened by a car. We constantly place habitat pressures on wildlife. *** My neighbor held the limp bird in her hand. It was a house wren. She'd watched it die, and worse, knew the cause. While moving a pile of firewood, she uncovered a nest of carpenter ants. She grabbed some ant-killer spray and generously doused the swarming adults and eggs. Attracted by the movement and the nutrient-rich conspicuous white eggs, the house wren darted in to scavenge a meal. The bird ingested some eggs and died instantly from the toxins in the spray. Will her newly fledged young survive without her? Our actions often have wide-ranging implications for wildlife. *** Apparently a tire crushed a portion of the garter snake that lay dead on the road. Amazingly a dozen little snakes wriggled from her split belly. They crawled off the shoulder into the sandy soybean field. Garter snakes are one of the few snakes that give birth to live young. Most snakes lay leathery eggs in soil, decaying leaves, woodpiles or other areas where they won't dehydrate. Once the eggs are laid, the female departs, having no duties in tending the nest. Garter snakes don't care for their newborn young, either. Although orphaned at birth, and born prematurely, these baby garter snakes will likely live. Despite the chaos we bring to their world, in some cases, wildlife is able to survive. *** Driving into the morning sun, I squinted to make out dark lumps on the road at the crest of the hill. Perhaps someone lost a jacket or boots off the back of their truck. Suddenly, the forms rose off the road. I swerved to miss the two turkey vultures, enormous in wingspan at this range, that took shape as they labored into flight. A dead deer, hit a few hours earlier, lay in the road. I had disturbed the vultures' quiet roadside breakfast. Already flies and carrion beetles were laying eggs on the carcass. For some in the natural world, death brings life. Evelyn Kirkwood is director of the St. Joseph County Parks and Recreation Department in Indiana and host of "Outdoor Elements," broadcast at 5 p.m. Saturdays on WNIT Television.


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The wood cut, the most basic relief print making process, originated in China during the ninth century. By the twelfth century, the wood cut had made its way across Asia to Europe on textiles brought to the region by way of the Silk Road. By the fourteenth century, the wood cut was perceived as a form of popular art, as it was chiefly used to illustrate Biblical scenes for the illiterate masses throughout Europe. Albrecht Durer revolutionized the woodcut, elevating the process and aesthetic alike. The godson of the renowned printmaker Anton Koberger, Durer apprenticed under him, absorbing his deft skill with the wood cut process. Durer, however, would take this largely rudimentary approach further, creating astonishingly meticulous designs on the woodblock, which resulted in exceptional pictures appreciated for their beauty as much as for their illustrative capacity. Still, in the fifteenth century, printing processes such as engraving and etching usurped the wood cut as Europe's primary illustrative tool and the woodcut fell into relative obscurity.
"Mankind practically raced through the last stage of a millennium that had begun after the fall of the great classical world," writes Franz Marc in "Two Pictures," appearing in Der Blaue Reiter Almanac. Published in 1914, facing the Great War, Der Blaue Reiter, or Blue Rider, figured as a calling to arms for Modern artists of Germanic dissent. Marc and his Blaue Reiter compatriots, such as Wassily Kandinsky, disgruntled and indeed, disgusted with modern art's reception and appreciation in Germany, embraced so-called primitive art forms, such as Bavarian glass painting and the wood cut. Heralded as a more spiritual and transcendent art making practice, the wood cut was elevated and celebrated by printmakers such as Marc. Marc's colored woodcuts, such as Resting Horses (1912), are spirited yet soft hybrids of classical technique and modern sensibility. Perhaps the most adroit with the woodcut was Ernst Kirchner, a key member of Die Brucke, or The Bridge. Kirchner's woodcuts are piercingly vivid, yet remarkably truthful in their so-called primitive aesthetic. Cloaked collectively under the title German Expressionism, Die Brucke and Der Blaue Reiter differed, but shared a passionate commitment to finding and forming a spiritual, authentic national art that fervently expressed the feelings of their inner psyches. Die Brucke was especially pledged to reviving the woodcut, as woodcut images routinely adorned the group's placards and texts. Emil Nolde, member of Die Brucke, relished in the wood cut's graceful yet rigid line. Nolde's works, such as Schiffe (1906), are poetic invocations of energetically mystical forms alive in contemporary conception.
Marc was tragically killed during battle in World War I, and Expressionist groups such as Der Blaue Reiter and Die Brucke would loose their urgency during the Weimar years. Kirchner would sadly commit suicide 1938, a year after the Nazi's infamous "Degenerate Art" exhibition in Munich, were German Expressionism—Der Blaue Reiter and Die Brucke alike—would be condemned as dangerous to humanity. As such, many seminal German Expressionistic works, including wood cut blocks and prints, were mercilessly destroyed. Given their extreme rarity, wood cut prints are coveted in public and private collections alike. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' newly acquired Ludwig and Rosy Fisher Collection, assembled during the height of German Expressionism, did not fully escape the Nazi's attempted obliteration of Modern Art. Miraculously, however, many seminal wood cuts by Kirchner and other key figures of German Expressionism did avoid destruction, thus making the Fisher Collection a sacred assembly of both the German Expressionist movement and wood cut process. Perhaps most evocative of the period is Kirchner's Bathing Scene Under Hanging Branches (1913), a electrifying and contented glimpse into modern, ultimately malevolent German life through wood cut's timeless, traditional aesthetic.
Leah Triplett is a Boston-based writer and critic.


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UFO Sighting Report - Canada
October 25th 2009 : Head Pond (Madawaska River), Arnprior, Ontario
Head Pond (Madawaska River) In Arnprior Ontario Meteor Sightings
Date: October 25, 2009
Time: Between from about 6:15 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Good morning Sir; I am curious to see if anyone else noticed a very large "shooting star" or "meteor" on Sunday morning. I was hunting ducks on the Head Pond (Madawaska River) in Arnprior. We had witnessed a lot of shooting stars between from about 6:15am to 7am, all of which were fast moving and fleeting. My son pointed out one in particular at 7:05am (I checked my watch afterwards), it was traveling South to North West, and very slow moving. I actually counted to 10 as I watched what was the most impressive and spectacular thing I have seen falling from the sky!! The object was on a shallow trajectory, had a very long tail, brilliant blue and white light, very much like magnesium burning. What made it even more impressive was the pieces of debris breaking off of it as it was streaking past. No less than a half dozen large pieces broke free and fell behind the main body, also burning as magnesium.
Thank God my son was there because I would have though I was losing my mind!! Just curious to see if anyone else had reported anything? Thank you for your time!
[Note: This fireball/meteor report is included for reference purposes - John @ UFOINFO.]
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Though you may not expect it, one of Christy's Gourmet Gifts' busiest times is during the months of May and June! Why, you may ask? The reason is…it's dance recital season! One of the products we are well-known for is our Cookie Bouquets. They are a very unique product and a great alternative to traditional flowers. We are always adding new cookie cutter shapes and chocolate moulds to our repertoire. We have recently added a beautiful Tutu cookie, Dance Medallion moulds, a Dress cookie and much more! Check our website for details www.christysgourmetgifts.com.
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News Release, Kansas Geological Survey, Dec. 19, 2003
LAWRENCE--The amount of water that replenishes the Ogallala aquifer in western Kansas each year is extremely small, well under two inches per year, according to a recent study by researchers at the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
The research results have important implications for an area that relies heavily on water from the Ogallala, one part of the High Plains aquifer, for irrigation. The aquifer underlies about the western third of the state.
The research, conducted in 2000 and 2001, was recently published in a report from the U.S. Geological Survey. The results were based on three specially instrumented wells in southwestern Kansas--two under irrigated farmland in southern Finney County, and one in rangeland in the Cimarron National Grasslands in Morton County.
The researchers found that recharge, or the movement of water from the surface down into the aquifer, was consistently higher under irrigated farmland, as opposed to rangeland. However, the water that returned to the aquifer beneath irrigated land was also higher in contaminants, such as herbicides and nitrates.
The wells, each about 150 feet deep, were equipped with sensors that could track the movement of water back underground to the water table. In addition, water samples were analyzed for several contaminants. The wells were measured and studied from May of 2000 through November 2001.
"In general, the amount of recharge we found is less than one percent of the annual precipitation," said Marios Sophocleous, a water scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey and one of the authors of the report. Average annual precipitation in this area is less than 20 inches per year.
Understanding the amount of recharge is crucial to managing the aquifer. Large amounts of water are pumped out of the aquifer, and water levels have been generally declining for the past several decades. Those declines range from a few feet to more than 100 feet in some parts of southwestern Kansas. Knowing the amount of water that replenishes the aquifer is crucial to water management in the area.
Researchers have previously estimated that recharge is less than an inch per year across much of the western third of Kansas. However, relatively few studies have attempted to precisely measure and analyze recharge in the field.
This study found that recharge under irrigated land ranged from 1.1 to 1.8 inches per year. Under the rangeland, it was 0.17 to 0.21 inches per year.
"In the rangeland, it appears that precipitation is captured by evaporation or by plants before it can get to the water table," said Sophocleous.
Higher amounts of contaminants were found in the water beneath irrigated land, however. Nitrate concentrations range from 20 to 24 parts per million in water beneath irrigated land. Atrazine, a commonly used herbicide, was found at levels slightly above 0.9 parts per billion.
"These results make it clear that levels of nitrate and herbicides are elevated in the water beneath land that is used for irrigated agriculture," said Sophocleous.
While recharge rates are higher under irrigated land than rangeland, irrigation is no solution to declining groundwater levels.
"Irrigation is now so widespread that it seems to contribute more to recharge than does precipitation," said Sophocleous. "But this recharge is coming at the expense of groundwater that was previously stored in the aquifer, and more irrigation is not the answer."
The study was part of the U.S.G.S.'s National Water-quality Assessment Program. The U.S. Geological Survey is a federal agency that deals with geology, natural resources, hazards, and the environment. The Kansas Survey is a research and service division of KU.


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Hey peeps. Happy FRIDAY!! Yay, you did it! You made it through the week without losing your cool, your mind or your coffee. LOL I'm drinking lots of coffee already this morning. And I have a tutorial for you. Double yay!! So here is the card I made and I'm going to show you how I used fun foam for dimension to my card.
Here is my little tutorial. I hope you'll try this out. It's super easy and fun to do.
Have a great weekend everyone. Be safe and I'll see you back here soon. Go forth and be crafty~
September 18, 2015
Hello Beautiful - Playing with stencils and fun foam
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This is the 795th posting here at Video WatchBlog, and I'm making it to proudly announce that VWb has just logged its one millionth visit -- and it only took us (us? YOU!) three years, one month and twelve days! Our millionth visitor, hailing from Denver, Colorado, logged in at exactly 7:44:01 pm. Maybe it was you!
Earlier this year, on February 22, I noted our one millionth hit, or page visit, but this is a different sort of milestone. Hits are a page count, driven up when the people who come to Video WatchBlog are curious enough to browse through its back pages (as I encourage everyone to do); the visits, on the other hand, are a head count of the folks who have come here to see what's new. I'm thankful to and appreciative of both varieties. I'm just happy that so many of you continue to come here on a regular basis -- something I'm still only aspiring to do.


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April 1, 2009
STANFORD, Calif. - In a close and intense Battle of the Bay, the Santa Clara baseball team was edged 6-5 in the series opener against Stanford. The Broncos and Cardinal were tied 5-5 until the home half of the eighth inning when Stanford scored the game-winning run.
The two teams will play three more single games throughout the remainder of the season and will conclude the series on Wednesday, May 6 at 6 p.m. at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
The win went to sophomore Drew Soren (1-0). He struck out five Broncos in two innings of work. The loss went to J.R. Graham (0-1). The freshman righty tossed three innings in relief, giving up one run and striking out three.
Matt Long led the Broncos with two runs, while Geoff Klein added two more RBIs to his team-leading tally. Brady Fuerst hit double No. 15 of the season, while Long and Jon Karcich also had doubles in the game.
Santa Clara started off strong in the first inning. The Broncos took a 2-0 lead as Long scored on an error by Cardinal catcher Zach Jones. Karcich then scored on a wild pitch from Brandt Walker. Long reached on a hit-by-pitch, while Karcich got on with a fielder's choice.
Stanford then knotted the game in the bottom of the second inning. Jones tripled to left field to open the half and then scored on an Adam Gaylord base-hit. The bases then loaded as Gaylord and Brent Milleville advanced on a groundout and Colin Walsh walked. The second run was plated as Kellen Kiilsgaard reached on an error by Bronco shortstop Karcich. With two outs already on the board, SCU quickly got out of the inning as Joey August grounded out to second baseman David Abraham.
After a scoreless third inning, Abraham drove in Chris Morton in the fourth inning to give the Broncos a one-run lead, 3-2. Morton got on base with a single to right field.
However, the Cardinal tied the score once again and took a two-run lead in the bottom of the fifth. Stanford home runs from August and a two-run shot from Milleville did the trick.
Yet, Santa Clara was not about to back down and tallied two runs in the seventh inning to tie the game up for the final time, 5-5. Long doubled to left field and then advanced to third on a wild pitch to get the Broncos on base. Reliever Michael Marshall then walked back-to-back Broncos to load the bases. Long and Lucas Herbst scored with a single from Klein. The junior catcher now has 30 RBIs and is one shy of matching his sophomore year total.
In the eighth inning, Stanford had runners on first and third with two outs on the board. The Cardinal regained the advantage and Kiilsgaard drove home Jake Schlander for a 6-5 lead.
The Broncos were focused to get on top in the ninth inning but Soren struck out two and Herbst flied out to left field to bring the game to a close.
Santa Clara returns to West Coast Conference action this weekend against No. 23 San Diego. The Broncos and Toreros open the three-game series on Friday, Apr. 3 at 7 p.m. and continue action on Saturday, Apr. 4 at 6 p.m. The series finale is scheduled for Sunday, Apr. 5 at 3:30 p.m. and will be televised nationally on ESPNU.


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While this Stan Laurel film (made before he teamed up with Oliver Hardy) was not one of the most inspired comedies he made for producer Joe Rock, it still has some amusing moments. Laurel plays a Harry Langdon-like innocent, Winchell McSweeny, whose parents have fallen on hard times. Unaware of the ways of the world, and severely warned against the wiles of women by his mother, Winchell finds himself on a ship containing a bevy of beauties (including the Amazonian Blanche Payson). Winchell accidentally causes the boat to catch fire and the women find themselves cast away on an island with no men -- until Winchell shows up. Winchell finds the sudden female interest in him disconcerting until he discovers it can be used as a source of power. Unfortunately for McSweeny, some more men show up on the island and Payson ditches him over the nearest cliff. But young Winchell is in luck after all; he finds pretty Julie Leonard and the film ends on a romantic note.
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Robots: The history of mechanical men in cinema
BRING ON THE BOTS: FAMOUS ROBOTS of SCI-FI CINEMA.
We all love robots, don't we? What would science fiction be without them? Throughout the decades, Robots have not only been a popular and important part of the sci-fi genre, they have also frequently acted as metaphors for cultural views on the technical and cultural issues of the time. Robots make excellent symbolic representatives for the problems facing society. And aside from that, they're just a whole lot of fun. Robots can have all sorts of powers and abilities. They can be funny or menacing. That's why we love them.
The term "robot" was coined just after WW1 by a Czechoslovakian playwright named Karel Capek in Prague for his stage play "Rossum's Universal Robots". The name comes from the Czech word "robota", meaning "to work". The term caught on and robots have becomes part of popular culture. This article focuses on the cinematic history of robots.
The first significant movie robot appeared in the 1927 German silent masterpiece Metropolis. The film depicted a futuristic urban dystopia where the divide between the powerful rich and the suffering poor had become immense. The downtrodden working class planned to rebel, led by the benign and altruistic Maria. However, the bad guys were way ahead of them. Maria was kidnapped and replaced by a robot duplicate, designed to lead them into a trap. This Mecha-Maria knew how to party and did a naughty, naked dance for a group of rich men (A rather daring scene for 1927) before leading the poor into peril.
The film was an anti-capitalist reactionary warning, where the workers had become part of the machinery; slaves indistinguishable from the dynamos and turbines that powered the Utopian upper city where the rich lived in luxury. Mecha-Maria represented this by being physically identical to a real woman of the worker class. When the workers trusted the machine, (however unknowingly) it led them to disaster.
For decades after Metropolis, robots were invariably depicted as weapons of destruction. A good example of this was in the laughable, low budget serial The Phantom Creeps (1939) starring Bela Lugosi. Bela played a mad scientist who wanted to use an invisible army (AKA "Phantom Creeps") to take over the world. He also had an 8 foot killer robot he called "the Iron Monster". There was no social commentary in this serial and the Iron Monster was just your garden variety monster henchmen for the Mad Doctor.
The theme of the deadly robot had become so engrained by the 40s that it took a major league hero to thwart a bad guy who used robots to do his bidding. Therefore, it became a job for Superman! The Mechanical Monsters (1941) was the most popular entry in the series of animated Superman shorts by Max Fleischer Studios. Who else but the heroic and powerful Man of Steel could stop a marauding hoard of killer robots?
Evil robots were not only made on Earth, they also came from outer space to invade our little green planet, such as in The Robot Monster (1953). This notoriously terrible movie is justifiably a contender for the title of Worst Film of All Time. The villain, Ro-Man of the Ro-Men, came to conquer the 'hu-mans', using a machine that blew bubbles. Ro-Man was a ludicrous creation. His body was a cheap gorilla suit and his head was a diving helmet with rabbit-ear antennas. The film's budget was microscopic and the plot was so bad, it was hilarious. It doesn't get much worse than this.
Things got better for robots when they started being portrayed as servants of the good guys instead of just evil scientists and hostile aliens. Post WW2 industrialization brought a feeling of national pride to the United States. Technology helped us come out of the war as the greatest world power.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1953) was a ground breaking sci-fi film in many ways. One of its innovations was "Gort". Gort was the 8 foot robot Policeman assigned to assist intergalactic emissary Klatu (Michael Rennie), who came to save humanity from its own short-sightedness. Although Gort had no personality to speak of, he was technically the first significant robot good-guy in films.
Another loyal robot sidekick came to the screen in Forbidden Planet (1956), starring Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis. The film introduced the world to Robby the Robot. Robby became one of the most iconic robots of sci-fi and even appeared in an episode of the Irwin Allen TV series Lost in Space, where he fought another famous cyber star, the bubble headed TV icon known only as "Robot".
Robots come in all shapes and sizes, such as in the form of a giant metal ape. King Kong Escapes (1967) featured that super-sized simian King Kong battling his evil duplicate Robo-Kong, who served the evil Doctor Who (No, not the guy with the TARDIS.) Flesh and blood Kong represented the United States who were the protectors of Japan at the time, while Robo-Kong exemplified Japan's fear of powerful weapons, such as the H-bomb.
By the early seventies, Japan had a thriving anime industry and one of their most popular creations was Gigantor; an obedient giant robot who protected Japan from a succession of evil giant robots. Gigantor was popular with kids, as was that legendary lizard leviathan Godzilla. Toho studios, who produced the Godzilla films, decided to cash in on Gigantor's popularity by creating a rip-off called Jet Jaguar. Jet Jaguar joined forces with Godzilla to battle a pair of menacing monsters in Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973).
Godzilla hadn't seen the last of cybernetic co-stars yet. Since King Kong had already fought a robot duplicate, it was only natural that the King of the Monsters face his own techno-imposter. Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster (1974) introduced fans to Mecha-Godzilla, possibly Godzilla's most formidable foe. Mecha-Godzilla was so popular that he was brought back for the next Godzilla film, The Terror of Mecha-Godzilla (1975) to battle our reptilian hero once again. Mecha-Godzilla reappeared years later in the revamped Godzilla franchise. Godzilla vs. Mecha-Godzilla (1993) was one of the best entries in the new franchise.
Disney World opened in 1971. A few years later, the film Westworld (1974) parodied the animatronic entertainment of the popular theme park by postulating the idea of a whole theme planet. Instead of animatronic dummies, the planet Delos used robots based on famous fictional characters. The Gunslinger Model 406 was based on the Yul Brenner character Chris from The Magnificent Seven (Brenner also played the Gunslinger robot) but unfortunately for the visitors to Delos, Gunslinger 406 started to run amok, shooting the guests.
The Stepford Wives (1975) used robots as a metaphor for the extreme viewpoint of opponents to the 1970s Woman's Liberation Movement. The men in the film, intimidated by the idea of their once subservient wives becoming independent women, replace them with robot duplicates.
And what list of cinematic cybernetic stars would be complete without C3PO and R2D2, the Abbott and Costello of robots? Star Wars 4: A New Hope (1977) introduced the world to the comical mechanical duo and they've been beloved ever since. C3PO was polite but cowardly, constantly taking his frustrations out on his tiny partner. R2D2 was brave and resourceful; an indispensable ally to his human masters. The two pop cultures icons returned in a pair of Star Wars sequels Star Wars 5: the Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars 6: the Return of the Jedi (1983). They were also characters in the three prequel films Star Wars 1: the Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars 2: Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars 3: Revenge of the Sith (2005). They are arguably the most well known robots in movie history.
Alien (1978) was the beginning of a franchise that gave us differing views on mechanical men. The original Alien gave us Ash (Ian Holm), an android programmed to sacrifice his human crewmates in order to achieve an objective. In the sequel Aliens (1989) the "artificial person" Bishop (Lance Henriksen) was likable and loyal, sacrificing himself to help Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) defeat the alien menaces. So why the change in the view of robots during the decade gap between films? Perhaps because in 1989, the technology of entertainment and convenience had grown, becoming common in the household (VHS, cable TV, video games, cordless telephones, etc.) like members of the family.
A re-edited version of the three hour TV pilot for Battlestar Galactica (1979) was released theatrically. Meant to cash in on the success of Star Wars (George Lucas sued the producers of Galactica for ripping him off), Galactica gave us the sinister Cylons; machines who's only purpose was the eradication of the human race. The Cylons basically wiped out the humans species, and the survivors fled on a quest to locate the lost colony on Earth. In the film (and the series), humans represented faith and hope for the future, whereas the soulless machines represented death. The message of the film and the series was humanism over technology. A superior remake of Battlestar Galactica debutedon television in2004. The Cylons were portrayed there as religious zealots, worshiping a monotheistic God, battling the humans who worshipped a polytheistic pantheon.
Debuting the same year was another re-edited TV pilot released as a theatrical feature. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), starring Gil Gerard, was a light-hearted, action film based on the old comic strip. Buck had an incredibly annoying robot sidekick called "Twiki" (Voiced by the legendary Mel Blanc of Looney Toons fame) who alternated between speaking hip 1970s Earth slang and making a strange "Bitty-bitty-bitty" sound.
The cult classic Blade Runner (1980) starring Harrison Ford, gave us a very unique interpretation of cybernetic beings. The "Replicants" of Blade Runner feared death. They had the same survival instincts that we humans have. They desperately searched for a way to expand their short existence. (Replicants had a four year life span.) They cared for their fellow androids and angrily sought revenge when one of their one was destroyed. They weren't supposed to have emotions but they clearly did. In one beautiful scene, boss replicant Roy (Rutger Hauer) realized he was about to die and lamented that all the things he'd seen and done would disappear with him. He spared his enemy because in his final moments, he loved all life.
The reliable old concept of man-vs.-machine was used to excellent effect in The Terminator (1984), the film that made Arnold Schwarzenegger into a household name. The story was about a powerful machine-man assassin from 2029 that time-traveled back to the 80s to kill Sarah Conner (Linda Hamilton), the mother of his enemy John Conner before John was born. The Terminator was hard to destroy and it absolutely would not stop until its target was dead. The back-story of The Terminator franchise regarded a soon-to-come machine revolution where the Terminators battled humans in a savage war.
The Terminator was made during a tense period of hostility between the Ronald Regan administration and the USSR. Nuclear War was a distinct possibility. We had the technology to destroy ourselves. The machine war in The Terminator embodied this fear. In Terminator 2 (1991), we had two Terminators fighting each other; one good and one evil. The Terminators in general were still the villains but because Schwarzenegger wanted to play the hero this time, we were given a benign Terminator to protect Sarah and her son. Two more sequels (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines in 2003 and Terminator: Salvation in 2009) were made years later.
The lighthearted Short Circuit (1986) depicted the adventures of a self-aware robot designated # 5, but who later adopted the name Johnny Five. Johnny Five had a sentient Artificial Intelligence. He was going to be disassembled, but when he became aware of the concept of mortality (after seeing a butterfly squashed) he developed self preservation instincts and went on the run. Johnny's search for identity and meaning was representative of anyone with a seeking spirit, trying to find their place in a confusing world. A sequel came out in 1988.
Robocop (1987) gave us religious symbolism along with a story of corporate corruption. A slain man is brought back to life as a robot to protect the public. The Christian imagery is unmistakable. Our hero Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is programmed to be an emotionless instrument of law enforcement, but he starts to get his memories back and misses his old life. Sadly, he can't go back to his wife and family now that he is trapped in the body of a machine. His enemies are the head honchos of the very corporation who rebuilt him. Technically, Robocop is a cyborg not a robot, but with a name like Robocop, he had to be included in this list. Two sequels were made, Robocop 2 (1990) and Robocop 3 (1993).
Film versions of the popular TV series Star Trek: the Next Generation brought the android Data (Brent Spiner) to the screen. Data had a Pinocchio-like desire to be human, which led to a lot of cutesy moments where the emotionless Data tried to emulate human behavior. Data and his Enterprise shipmates first came to the big screen in Star Trek: Generations (1994) and returned for three sequels; Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), where Data was killed in action (Although he left a spare; his twin "brother" B4, in case another movie was made.)
Lost in Space (1998), a cinematic remake of the 60's TV show, brought a newer and less entertaining version of "Robot" to the screen. The new Robot didn't have the personality of the original, nor did it get a chance to banter with Doctor Smith.
The Iron Giant (1999) was a big screen adaptation of a classic cold war story. The tale is a masterpiece of red scare paranoia. The Giant was clearly beyond the engineering capacity of any country of the time, yet the immediate reaction of every character who spotted it was to assume that it must be a Russian weapon. At the end, the Robot turned out to be more humane and self-sacrificing than the humans were.
The Matrix (1999) placed the machines back in the role of the bad guys. In the film, humans were enslaved by machines and a group of free men were fighting a revolution against them. The machines sent the deadly Sentinels (the killer calamari robots) as foot soldiers to destroy the free humans. The movie discussed not only the age old battle of man against machine, but also the nature of reality as well. Two sequels came out in 2003; Matrix: Reloaded and Matrix: Revolutions.
I Robot (2004) was a loose adaptation of the works of Isaac Asimov. The main Robot character was "Sonny". Although most of the robots were killers, Sonny befriended the humans. Robots also acted as surrogates for racism in the film, because Detective Spooner (Will Smith) had a deep hatred of all robots. His alliance with Sonny helped him realize that you can't generalize any group. There's good and bad in every culture.
The most popular robots to hit the silver screen in recent years were The Transformers (2007). Based on the popular 80s cartoon, the titular robots had the ability to change their form. In the film, two races of robots came to Earth, fighting an ancient war. One race, the Autobots (Optimus, Bumblebee, Jazz, Ratchet, and Ironhide) were benign. The other, the Decepticons (Megatron, Bonecrusher, Starscream, and Frenzy) was pure evil. The film didn't have any social commentary or metaphorical imagery. The robots were just robots. A sequel, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) continued the story. A third installment is in the works.
The best robot film to come along in many years was the wonderful Wall-E (2008). The movie sent a strong environmental message, as well as using our cute robots to carry out an innocent love story. When we're first introduced to the titular WALL-E (Waste allocation Load Lifter- Earth class) he was alone on Earth, cleaning up the polluted planet. Then he witnessed the arrival of a ship that brought EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator), who he took a liking to and followed into space for adventure and romance. The robots in WALL-E take the place of the usual cute, talking, anthropomorphic animals you'd expect to see in such a film.
A much darker, post apocalypse film about robots was 9 (2009), featuring the "Stitchpunks" (A combination of steampunk and ragdolls) who had survived an unspecified global disaster where all the humans were destroyed. The nine remaining mechanical men fought against another cybernetic survivor. Even when the humans were gone, the legacy of their violence lived on in their machines.
And finally we have Astro Boy (2009), based on a popular anime and manga character. Astro boy was a powerful robot created to replace the deceased son of a rich genius. But eventually, the grieving father grew sour towards his duplicate son and kicked him out. Astro Boy was befriended by others and learned to use his vast array of powers for good. Astro Boy also dealt with the subject of prejudice by having the Robots deemed as a lesser class of being. The cartoon series Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot was loosely based on the anime characters Gigantor and Astro Boy.
Robots have always been fun to watch. Serious or silly; big or small; they're a ubiquitous presence in sci-fi and let's be glad of that. From R2 to Twiki; from Robocop to Robot Monster; from the Iron Giant to the Iron Monster…Bring on the Bots!
Hey thanks for doing this. A great help
That was a fantastic article. I have been writing about my favorite robots, androids and cyborgs and will all the research I have done I still found loads of useful information that I have not come across.
Thanks for the informative read.
My favorite mechanical man is Robby the Robot, but the Cylons from Battlestar Galactica used to scare the crap outta me! Good Hub!
Smashing hub Rob,
Robots: The history of mechanical men in cinema. I love reading about movie history. I haven't seen the movie with the gorilla-suited robot with a diving helmet for a head and rabbit-ear antennas but I reckon I should. Truly terrifying :-)
But don't you think it's scandalous that a robot hasn't won an Oscar yet. Not even a best supporting bot.
p.s. Whatever happened to the career of the gay robot in 'Sleeper'? He stole the show LOL
Cheers for the great read
Love love loved this! The Phantom Creeps was a very nice touch, it's one of my favorite Lugosi films. :)
Thi is one of my favorite subjects--Hollywood robots! I have memories of 50's sci fi with some of the lesser known robots that starred in B movies. Thanks again Rob.
Thank you for a lovely trip down memory lane.


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Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union (APGFCU) was presented with an award by the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) for its continuous support of ATC activities.
Col. Jeffrey P. Holt, commander and technical director of the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, presented the award to Claudia Holman, APGFCU's business development director for Harford County, and Carrie Melvern, APG branch manager, at the ATC's annual family picnic on June 22, 2012.
APGFCU annually sponsors a variety of ATC activities, including the ATC's annual family picnic, in support of the military and civilian employees at Aberdeen Proving Ground [APG].
ATC's mission is to provide test and test support services for authorized customers, within Department of Defense (DoD) and outside DoD, including government and non-government organizations, domestic and foreign; provide comprehensive test and training both real and simulated; provide expert knowledge and technical services including instrumentation application, facility operations, manufacturing and fabrication; exploit emerging technologies; and develop leading edge instrumentation and test methodologies. For more information, visit www.atc.army.mil.
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Xerox Launches Fast, Efficient Light Production Series
Monday, March 05, 2012
Press release from the issuing company
Xerox's newest series of light production devices – the Xerox D95/D110/D125 Copier/Printer and D110/D125 Printer – deliver sharp black-and-white image quality with speed and efficiency.
Built to handle the demands of print-intensive environments, the devices make it easy for educators to create curriculum materials, student directories, course packs and bound materials. Productivity can be increased with archiving and stamping software allowing legal, insurance and healthcare users to store documents electronically and guarantee their authenticity with numerical markings. In the print-for-pay market, commercial, quick and franchise, printers can meet tight turnaround times and offer more applications and services, like newsletters, on-demand book publishing and customized catalogs.
The copier/printer models are available in speeds of 95, 110 and 125 pages per minute (ppm), while the D110/D125 Printers are available in speeds of 110 and 125 ppm, which is suitable for the transactional print environment. Key customer benefits are:
Fast and easy.
2400 x 2400 dpi print resolution and prints from and saves to a USB drive.
Advanced workflow tools.
Multipurpose finishing options.
"The faster scanner and the simplified graphical user interface should make these new products popular in light production environments where ease of use and affordable productivity are key," said Jim Hamilton, group director, InfoTrends.
The D95/D110/D125 Copier/Printer will be in the Xerox booth at drupa 2012, May 3 -16, Dusseldorf, Germany.
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The Xerox D95/D110/D125 Copier/Printer and D110/D125 Printer are available immediately worldwide through Xerox direct sales, agents, resellers and dealers, by calling 1-866-480-3119 or at http://www.xerox.com/direct. List prices range from $53,400 to $86,350.
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Google AdSense triggers intrusion attempt alert in Norton Internet Security
Norton Internet Security has long been known to block Google AdSense ads with its default installation of the popular virus protection program that blocks advertising by default. But now, Norton Internet Security is triggering medium risk intrusion attempt alerts, even with ad blocking turned off.
With Norton Internet Security updated, a user would see this warning alert appear.
Note that there is no option for turning this off, or "allowing" this intrusion attempt to occur.
The intrusion alert reports the intruder as pagead2.googlesyndication.com, the server used by Google AdSense to serve AdSense ads. It also notes the IP address is 188.8.131.52, which their IP lookup traces back to google.com.
So what is so dangerous that it is causing this intrusion alert warning?
On the upside, regular AdSense ads are no longer blocked with Norton Internet Security with the ad blocking feature turned on, unless one of the ads in question has a destination URL that matches one of the directories or URLs in the ad blocking filter list. However, in those cases, just the individual ad is blocked, not the entire ad unit itself.
If it is a video ad being displayed, however, Symantec ad blocking will block it as an attempted intrusion attempt with the popup warning. And the unfortunate side effect of what Symantec is doing is that it gives users - particularly those who aren't as web-savvy as AdSense publishers - the impression that it is the website they are visiting that is doing something evil and attempting the intrusion, not a third-party ad that is on the site they are visiting.
It is also worth noting that this alert is triggered by video ads appearing through the regular AdSense javascript used by regular publishers. It is not a problem only affecting premium publishers or publishers utilizing some of the special AdSense video ad beta tests.
It seems to be only with a recent update that Norton Internet Security began blocking video ads with this intrusion attempt alert. While the video ads have been out for several months, it is only recently that these alerts began appearing to users viewing pages with AdSense video ads. However, AdSense could have changed something on there end in how these ads are shown within the iframe that is now resulting in these intrusion attempt alerts. If this is the case, hopefully AdSense will revert back once aware of the problem. If it is solely Symantec who is to blame, hopefully Google and Symantec can come to an arrangement where a future Norton Internet Security update will allow Google video ads to display without causing these alerts.
Posted by Jenstar at October 2, 2006 02:39 AM
Go figure...NIS blocking things it doesn't need to block.
I doubt we're going to see any agreement or arrangement any time soon. NIS is an "aggressive Internet filter", meaning it nails things that are totally innocuous.
Personally, any time I see it on someone's machine, I usually just uninstall it. I've done this 10 times now, and it's solved problems...10 times.
Anyway, good post. I wasn't aware of this personally, but it comes as no surprise.
Posted by: Adam Senour at October 3, 2006 10:18 AM
Symantec is tortiously interfering with legitimate business operations. In this case, Google's, the advertiser's and the publisher's.
Posted by: Sheryl at October 6, 2006 03:28 PM


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Blac Chyna's not waiting for Memorial Day weekend to show off her patriotism ... or her bountiful booty.
It's safe to say BC's feeling confident with her post-baby bod, flaunting a thong swimsuit on a yacht in Miami for a photo shoot. She brought along Old Glory for some of the shots, because ... 'Merica!
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At the beginning of July, I was lucky enough to be able to attend one of Trish Burr's London classes. Trish designed this piece especially for the UK classes because the Nuthatch is native to the UK. I would recommend taking a class with Trish if you get the opportunity. She provides very clear explanations of the techniques and lovely kits. I particularly like the way she explains how her approach to needle painting is evolving.
This was my first completely silk shaded piece of embroidery. I have done smaller amounts of silk shading on previous pieces but my results always seemed a bit crowded and clumsy. I was a bit nervous attending this workshop because I thought I might be aiming a bit high. But what a surprise it actually looks like a bird! Trish's choice of colours really helps of course and the steps are broken down clearly.
It's always interesting to meet other embroiderers at workshops. Over lunch I was talked to lady who had been retired for 20 years about how her list of UFOs had continued to increase (quite dramatically) since she had retired. She has come to the conclusion she will never finish all of her UFOs and she just enjoys working on them. I have completer/finisher tendencies or to put it another way, I like to tick boxes. I also find myself thinking about the next piece of embroidery which means I get stressed about finishing the current piece. Recently I followed the Here and Now Meditation guide on My Yoga TV which is all about being present in the current moment. The conversation I had with the retired lady reminds me that I need to enjoy what I'm doing when I'm doing it, in the here and now. Actually finishing something is just a bonus. I think you can tell I enjoyed embroidering the Nuthatch.


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Hello Bloggiesss
Happy almost Friday!! Tomorrow is Good Friday. Do you care? Maybe you do, maybe you don't. But let me clue you in on what my day will be all about tomorrow…PESCE (fish for my non-fellow (real) italians (no guidos please)). As a descendant of real Italians and therefore real Italian tradition, my world will be all about the little fishies tomorrow. Cause you eat fish on Good Friday. And Italians love to cook. And my mother is of Tuscan descent. Therefore, good fish is made on good Friday. Want me to write 'good' again? ya I didn't think so 😉 Anywhooo, my mother makes this amazing Cioppino that is like whoa. But before I get to that, lets review my day.
It started a little something like this:
and my hair looked a little like this after 2 min outside:
ok ok, maybe more like this…I really shouldn't exaggerate 😉
you think I'm joking..no really..half my hair always seems to stay fine while the other half goes bananas
which moves us nicely into the next event…
Strawberry cheesecake banana oats for breakfast..yum 🙂
And then I was all planned to go to the gym to go running. Really, I was. I love to run. I told you that and I didn't lie to you. Its just…well..how do I say..como se dice…DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT. guess what? I didn't yesterday either. My muscles were saying NO MAMA and I listened. How macho am I? I should suck it up, tell my muscles to stick it where the sun dont shine. But they won. oh well. life will go on. I'll run everyday for the rest of my life 🙂 (well I shouldn't lie to you)
Lunch was just eaten with mah best friend and we ate ice cream. yup, I did that too. And its ok, cause I'll run tomorrow. Oh, and I had Gnocchi soup. Think I'm reaving up for an Italian food weekend? maybe so. I guess today is le cheat day. le big fat ginormous cheat day.
But back to my mothers Cioppino and how I will probably be eating it tomorrow night. See, fish must be eaten on Good Friday and my mother usually gets requests for her Cioppino. Cioppino is a tomato based fish stew that is eaten with crusty Italian Ciabatta. My mother typically uses Salmon (yum), Muscles (yum yum), some white fish (Tilapia or Cod) and Shrimp. It is soooo good. She doesn't have a recipe but it is basically Giada De Laurentiis recipe, which trust me, is no surprise cause the two ladies are basically the same.
The final result: yummness
Don't be intimidated by this dish or Italian cooking in general. Us Tuscans, we don't do the big, heavy, Italian food. We do light, rustic, simple, basic meals. They are delish. And really easier than you think. Do not buy frozen garlic bread. Buy a crusty loaf of Ciabatta and some garlic and olive oil. Literally toast, spread the garlic and olive oil, throw on some pepper and you will be amazed. When people eat at my house they are always amazed by my mothers cooking. She makes everything from scratch, always has. But the truth is, its really not hard and it doesn't take long. I highly recommend you try this recipe and its super healthy!
I hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend and eat lots of chocolate goody!!!


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"Bella Bruna" Cani opened Bruna's in 1933 – the same year prohibition was repealed. The third-oldest Italian restaurant in Chicago, Bruna's quickly earned a reputation for serving up generous portions in a lively, neighborhood atmosphere. When she wasn't cooking for her patrons, Bruna would dance on the bar while her customers sang. Bruna's legacy still lives on through Chicago lore, and until recently, you could find her daughter Marylyn (Mickey), who passed away in 2013 at the age of 94, relaxing on a neighborhood bench when the weather was right.
In 1981, after falling ill, Bruna sold the restaurant to Luciano Silvestri. The two had much in common. Both hailed from the central Italian region of Tuscany and shared a passion for authentic Italian food. In fact, Luciano preserved many of Bruna's original recipes, while also introducing several of his own family's prized Italian dishes to the menu.
A native of Siena, Italy, Luciano frequently travels back to his homeland for culinary inspiration. He joined the restaurant industry at a young age, working extensively in Switzerland and London. Before coming to Chicago in 1977, Luciano worked at the renowned Villa d'Este resort in Como, Italy, as well as on the Sitmar and Princess cruise lines.
Today, Bruna's is known for its wide assortment of pasta dishes, tender veal, and, of course, Bella Bruna's original roast chicken recipe, still served every Sunday. It's also home to what many say is the city's best tiramisu, which Luciano makes himself.
Bruna's offers an extensive wine list featuring mainly Italian wines with some Californian selections. Bruna's also imports a Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, a wine made near Luciano's Italian hometown. The Vino Nobile is offered by the glass and by the bottle.
You can typically find Luciano greeting customers as well as pouring wine and making espresso.
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"Indeed, to step inside Bruna's is to time-travel to bygone days: big plates, oil paintings hung in muted lighting and eager owners ready to proclaim "best in the city!" to just about every dish offered."
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"Regional northern Italian specialties mix with Italian-American fare and they don't really have a specialty because everything is that damn good. "
The best old-school Italian restaurants in chicago.
Bruna's is one of the oldest Italian restaurants in the city, and quite possibly the best. Their bread and olive oil melts in your mouth and the red sauce is simmered to perfection with just the right amount of salt. Make sure and save room for tiramisu."
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"Set in a "quiet" Southwest Side locale, this circa-1933 "landmark" serves "large portions" of "traditional" Italian fare "made the way it should be made"; the "tiny" "old-school" digs are "nothing to look at", but tabs are moderate and "you're treated like family", so it's "still a great haunt", especially when you need a "comfort-food blanket."


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Organizational Profile: Artisans
Artisans has launched a drop off and pick up eRecycling service for the Spokane Community and its outer lying areas. We are dedicated to not only providing employment for individuals within our community but to providing a convenient, affordable and safe resource to dispose of or refurbish old electronics.
Please contact us regarding all of your eRecycling needs…
- Batteries
- Cellphones
- Communications equipment
- Computers
- DVD players
- Household appliances
- Laptops
- Monitors
- Miscellaneous electronics
- Miscellaneous office machines
- PDAs, handheld games
- Printers
- Servers, routers, hubs
- Stereo and audio components
- Televisions
- VCRs
Drop Off Locations: 200 E. 2nd Street, Suite A, Spokane, WA 99202 | 4019 E. Central Ave, Spokane, WA 99217
Mission, Vision, and Values
Artisans is a non-profit agency providing services necessary for individual job development, employment support and employment opportunities in the community for persons with disabilities.
Artisans has been a proud partner of the Spokane Community since 1987. Artisans provides employment and community access services for persons with intellectual and physical disabilities. Our company's name stems from its roots as Artisans began as an agency whose employment offerings were centered around on-site woodwork. Although the focus of our employment offerings have changed to community based employment, the creativity in our employment development and support efforts harnessed by the direction of the agency and its staff members keeps the name applicable to our mission.
Other Services Offered to Individuals with Disabilities
Each client Artisans serves is a unique individual with specific skills, abilities and talents. Because of this, our agency prides itself in offering services and employment opportunities as diversified as those that make up our organization. Artisans began providing employment services for less than 10 adults with disabilities, and today provides employment support for more than 170 individuals. Artisans strives to provide each of our clients the services necessary to ensure employment goals can be accomplished and provide stable and supportive work environments.
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EL DORADO, Ark. -- Murphy Oil Corp. said Wednesday that its board of directors has approved the spinoff of its U.S. retail marketing business, Murphy USA Inc. It also announced that the board has named Roger Jenkins to the position of president and CEO, effective Aug. 30, 2013. Jenkins will succeed Steven A. Cosse who is stepping down effective the same date.
"Today's announcement signals an exciting new beginning for both Murphy Oil Corp. and Murphy USA Inc. as separating these two businesses will allow each to unlock its own potential for growth," Cosse said.
As reported in a Raymond James/CSP Daily News Flash, Murphy USA, to be based in El Dorado, Ark., will be a retail marketer of fuel products and convenience merchandise operating a network of 1,179 retail fuel stations as of June 30, 2013, almost all of which are in proximity to Walmart stores, in 23 states, primarily in the South and Midwest.
In January, Murphy Oil announced that it had appointed R. Andrew Clyde as president and chief executive officer of the upcoming spinoff.
In February, it announced that John Rudolfs, currently executive vice president marketing for Murphy Oil USA, will lead the marketing operations including fuel, merchandise and asset development. He has been with the company since 2009; Jeff Goodwin, currently senior vice president field operations for Murphy Oil USA, will be responsible for all field operations; and Marn Cheng, currently senior vice president field operations for for Murphy Oil USA, will be responsible for retail operations support.
Murphy Oil, which will also remain headquartered in El Dorado, will be an independent exploration and production company with a strong portfolio of global offshore and onshore assets delivering oil-weighted growth with upside to our exploration program.
The spinoff will be achieved through the distribution of 100% of the shares of Murphy USA to holders of Murphy Oil common stock. The company said it expects the distribution of shares to be completed after the market close on Aug. 30, 2013.
Following the distribution of common stock, Murphy USA will be an independent, publicly traded company. It has received approval for the listing of its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "MUSA."
The completion of the distribution is subject to a number of customary conditions, including U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) declarations.
Jenkins has also been elected to the board and the executive committee effective Aug. 30, 2013. Cosse will remain a member of both the board and the executive committee. Murphy Oil also announced the election of T. Jay Collins to Murphy's board, effective Aug. 7, 2013.
"We owe a debt of gratitude to Steve for his leadership over the last year as we transitioned both our upstream and downstream businesses," said Murphy Oil chairman Claiborne Deming. "The board looks forward to working with Roger as he leads us into a new phase as an independent exploration and production company. I am pleased to add Jay to our board with his depth of professional experience and look forward to his contributions to our business."


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As many of you know, the display of views in Revit's Project Browser can be customized using your own parameters. For example, we use two additional parameters - View Type and View Sub-Type - to help our teams efficiently organize hundreds of views while working on large projects. With these parameters assigned to views, we can sort the views in logical groups such as FLOOR PLANS, Sheet and Working as shown below.
The drawback to this scenario is that the user is required to assign the values for the custom parameters by either accessing the View Properties shortcut or right-clicking on the view in the Browser and selecting "Properties" (another one of Steve's Reviteristics). Wouldn't it make sense to allow the user to drag a view from the ??? area into a defined 'folder' and have it adopt the properties of the other views in that area?


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A man who stole his dying sister's life savings and left her children with no inheritance has walked free from court.
Kevin Hunter, 61, pocketed thousands of pounds belonging to Lynne Purvis while she was seriously ill as a result of being diagnosed with MS ten years earlier.
It was only after the 58-year-old mum died last October that her children realised her bank account had been "reduced to almost nil".
Prosecutors claim over £40,000 was stolen but Hunter, of Whiteleas Way, South Shields, claims the figure was £25,000.
Daughter Michelle Purvis said in a victim statement, part of which was read in court: "My mother would be horrified to find her brother had stolen her money and her children had been left with no inheritance."
Hunter, an accounts department worker, pleaded guilty to theft.
Prosecutor Michael Bunch told Newcastle Crown Court Mrs Purvis had been in care since 2008 because of her health problems and had limited financial needs.
Mr Bunch added: "She died in October last year and it then came to the attention of her children that their mother's bank account, when they approached to deal with probate, was effectively reduced to almost nil."
The court heard a police investigation was launched and it was discovered that £8,5000 had been withdrawn from the account in the last year of Mrs Purvis's
Hunter, who had access to the account, was questioned.
Mr Bunch told the court: "He admitted he had made some withdrawals on her behalf in relation to that amount.
"When asked for the amount , he said it would have been something in the region of £100, against the total withdrawals of £8,500.
"Effectively, he conceded that the balance was used for him for his own purposes, he being in financial difficulties."
The court heard Hunter is a married dad who admitted taking his sister's money to cope with mounting credit card debts.
He has saved up almost £3,000 in a bid to pay back what he took.
Prosecutors have launched an investigation under the Proceeds of Crime Act which could result in an order for his family home to be sold so he can pay the money back.
Mr Recorder John Aitken sentenced Hunter, who has never been in trouble before, to 12 months imprisonment, suspended for two years.
The judge told him: "You pleaded guilty to stealing this money. It was a substantial sum, between £25,000 and £40,000 you took from your late sister while you were handling her bank accounts.
"That was money that would ordinarily have passed on to her relatives.
"I am told you have raised the sum of about £2,900 and that your house has an equity of about £30,000 which is likely to be used in one way or another to satisfy the outstanding amount so all or most will eventually go towards relatives.
"This is a serious offence."


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When: Sun., Sept. 8, 5 p.m. 2013
Class from 5-6, then join us for social dancing to practice all your moves (we will even throw in some salsa and bachata to mix things up), have a bite to eat, something to drink and enjoy the intoxicating kizomba music with us from 6:00-8:00pm. Social is FREE with the purchase of a class, or JUST the social is available for $5 Come dance with us in a relaxed environment, in which you can learn great new moves, technique, styling, leans, drops, footwork and more, and learn what kizomba is all about!
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TBH (To Be Honest)
TBH is an educational one-man show depicting students confronted by cyberbullying. This powerful show, created specifically for middle and high school audiences, addresses a range of issues including Cyberbullying Prevention, Bystander Intervention, and the impact of Texting and Social Media on friendships and intimate relationships. Utilizing contemporary language and trending topics, TBH is an engaging and memorable program for students and educators.
Questions? Contact me to learn more or to book a show.
Praise for Tim's Shows
"Tim's solo anti-bullying presentations engaged our students in conversations about how to avoid bullying behaviors and what we can all do to end the prevalence of bullying and cyberbullying." –Harrisburg High School, Harrisburg, MO
"We had Tim Collins do his timely and critically important show about cyber bullying for 90 high school students at our Governor's Institute on Current Issues and Youth Activism. It was one of the highlights of the week. The students gave him a standing ovation and were deeply touched by this too relevant show about an issue that too many of them face in their daily lives. Tim's program helped open up the heart of compassion for our students towards each other and their friends.Ithelpedempower them to consider ways to take action to make their schools, communities, and online lives less cruel and more kind." —Dr. John Ungerleider, Director, Governor's Institute on Current Issues and Youth Activism, S.I.T., Brattleboro, VT
"Freeburg Community High School hosted speaker Tim Collins, who performed his one man play "To Be Honest" for each class. The play featured four characters who were dealing with issues related to social media, texting, cyberbullying and healthy internet usage. Student responses were overwhelmingly positive, saying they enjoyed the show and that the topics were relevant and easy to relate to." Tina Hoefft, Counselor, Freeburg Community High School, Freeburg, IL
"Thank you Tim Collins Solo Performer for spending the morning with us. His artfully crafted solo show captivated our students and faculty as he brought awareness to the issue and impact of cyber-bullying and how we all can work to prevent it. Tim, thanks so much for your creative approach to such an important topic." –Liz Olmstead, Director of Alumni Engagement, Vermont Academy, Saxtons River, VT
"There was only one guy on the stage, but Skaneateles Middle School students were riveted recently by four totally different characters who took them on a suspenseful and uncomfortable journey about the realities of bullying and cyber bullying. In two assemblies (one for sixth graders and one for 7th and 8th graders) solo performer Tim Collins wore various hats to show struggles students face as instigators, bystanders and victims of various types of bullying." –Skaneateles Middle School, Skaneateles, NY
"Tim Collins' shows at Compass School were a resounding success. His acting is superb and sincere, allowing for a quick connection to his audiences. His work resonated with our students. He portrays powerfully realistic examples of cyberbullying and bystander intervention while offering do-able strategies to youth. He stresses the importance of kindness and makes all of this accessible to young people in way that surpasses any previous presentations that we have made or hosted. I love the mix of characters as well as the deep well of stories that Tim can share with all high school and middle school levels. I truly hope that many other schools bring Tim to their students." —Ronald BosLun, Teacher and Health Coordinator, Compass School, Westminster, VT
"Without any prompting, numerous high school students have said to me, 'That was a REALLY good presentation!' If you know today's teenagers who are bombarded with "positive messages" that we adults try to give them, that was a ringing endorsement for Tim's shows." —Eric Rhomberg, Senior High Teacher and Advisor, Compass School, Westminster, VT
"Tim's performance was captivating and educational- a great way to engage youth on the complex topic of cyberbullying. Highly recommended!"–Philip Sher, MSW, LCSW, Children's Advocacy Services, UMSL, St. Louis, MO
"The presentation deeply affected me– I never really thought about social media and it makes me realize how damaging cyberbullying can be…I also thought that the characters you played were very real." –Bluett High School Student, Age 17, St. Louis, MO


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Coughlans' win IMRO award
Congratulations to Coughlan's of Douglas Street who won the public vote and was named National Live Music Venue of the Year at last night's IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards in Dublin.
The awards, which took place at the Irish Music Rights Organisation HQ, are now in their sixth year and are voted by over 8,500 IMRO members. Other winners in the regional categories last night included:
Dublin – Whelan's
Rest of Leinster – Mermaid Arts Centre, Wicklow
Munster – Crane Lane Theatre, Cork
Ulster – An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny
Connacht – Matt Molloy's, Westport, Co. Mayo
"Over the past few months we have had many concert type gigs with some of the countries best artists including Lisa Hannigan,Wallis Bird, Mick Flannery,Cathy Davey, Mundy, Liam O Maonlai, Interference, Declan O Rourke, Iarla O Lionaird and Steve Cooney with plenty more exciting shows planned for the future."