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The Higgs boson explains why particles have mass -- and in turn why we exist. Without the boson, the universe would have no physical matter, only energy.
The cosmological implications are hotly debated. Can God fit in a scientific story of creation?
The answer is "no" for Lawrence M. Krauss, an Arizona State University theoretical physicist. He argued in Newsweek that the Higgs boson discovery "posits a new story of our creation" independent of religious belief.
"With enough data, physics would make God obsolete, he said. "If we can describe the laws of nature back to the beginning of time without any supernatural shenanigans, it becomes clear that you don't need God."
What will be enough evidence for science to prove that there is no god?.
I had stated in another conversation about this that no matter what science proves, the religious will just say that it is still some divine intervention. God allowed us to see this etc. etc. instead of simply showing himself. Groan!.
"Alternative medicine guru Deepak Chopra said in a YouTube video that the boson hints at a divine interconnectedness of all things.
"It only strengthens the notion that the universe comes out of a nothingness which is everything," he said."
At the end of the day, even a slap in the face does not wake people up. They ask us to prove the lack of existence of god, we give it to them in so many instances and yet they still choose to be delusional simply based on feelings rather than facts.
As usual with Huffington Post news stories, I always encourage you to read the comments as this is where most of the action happens.
Also: 9 Great Nonbelievers In U.S. History
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I completely disagree. Either the laws of nature are regular and predictable or they are not. I don't see the whim of some all-powerful deity as having any form of predictability.
Now ... if the mechanism of miracles is nothing more than physical law which has not been discovered to date, that those laws are available to be discovered, understood and utilized, that is entirely another matter. The problem is that there is no evidence to suggest anything like that.
Put bluntly, if there is a god, he/she/it can come out and show him/her/itself. Far more likely, the concept of god is nothing more than the recession of ignorance in the face of knowledge, as Neil deGrasse Tyson suggests, which also means the eventual death of the concept of god is only a matter of time and the advance of human understanding of the reality we live in.
Science is indeed a process, a process which deals in fact and evidence and the objective assessment and analysis of those elements with the goal of a fuller understanding of the reality we live in.
Any concept which wants to be included in the scope of science needs to substantiate itself within the scope of fact and evidence. Just because someone thought up the concept of god does not substantiate the reality of god, and without hard, objective demonstration of the concept, god has no more meaning than a left-handed zindlefinger.
I continue to subscribe to the Null Hypothesis. Without hard, testable evidence, the concept of god is only that: a concept, devoid of any practical reality.
There are an uncountable number of unmanifest things that could be invented or imagined, perhaps as a mental exercise. Said exercise does not bring those imagined things into reality, nor does it give them substance or abilities or any meaningful interaction between the concept and WHAT IS.
I dismiss the concept of god for this very reason: it has no demonstrable utility, nor does it have any mechanism for interacting with my world or having any possible impact on me. Just because someone thought it up doesn't make it real, nor does it necessitate my recognizing the validity of that concept.
I have better things to do with my time than to fool with such a brand of baseless suppositions.
Proving the existence of a truly omniscient, omnipotent deity would be a first for this world. It would be so because it would establish the very first Absolute Referent in the midst of a reality which knows NO REAL ABSOLUTES. That said, the proof that such a being represents an absolute would have to be considerable and rigorous ... as is any proof in the scientific community.
That there isn't even so much as a hint of such evidence speaks to the unlikelihood of such an event, which means that anyone attempting to prove such has one hell of a curve to climb.
am i right, the real meaning of god's particle is Goddamn particle? and no god involved at all, right?
The original title of the book describing the research into the Higgs Boson was to be called The Goddamn Particle, because of the elusive nature of the Higgs. The publisher didn't like the potentially offensive nature of the title and edited it ... and created offense of an entirely different sort!
I'm with Jonathan Chang on this one. I'm not sure how Sandi sees the recognition of the Higgs boson as proof of the lack of existence of God. I don't think there has been any instance at all were God has been "disproved."
My 'desire' to disprove god has nothing to do with what the Higgs Boson is nicknamed rather that what it stands for, what we discover from it.
I feel that we disprove god and or religion every time we dig a fossil from the ground or look at the sedimentary layer of rocks or unearth bones from a prehistoric era simply because it refutes their story of creationism and miraculous happenings. I hate the fact that no matter what scientific findings there are to prove evolution or the beginnings of the planet or universe they come up with some other story that just covers their asses and no matter what is found or proven, goddidit anyway with no substantiation.
I live in a state that wants to push creationism and religion into our education system by rewriting school books. How fucking ignorant and backward. It's scary. How a group of Texas conservatives is rewriting your kids' textbooks
As is said, it has nothing to do with the nickname, I just don't want to live in a world where we are going backwards and I do believe that science and atheism do go hand in hand. It is our argument, our proof that questions can be answered and more questions can be asked. It broadens our minds.
As it stands now, we can't even elect a President without religious issues being at the forefront. Family values and morality are key components of the debate. Even Chick Fil A are getting in on the act, now I get good christian family values with my chicken sandwich. Seriously?????
I have never ever had any religious thoughts in my life, atheist upbringing from atheist parents and my thinking may be just as stubborn as any christian's but I guess that is just the way it is. Perhaps I want the 'miracle' of some scientists to actually say "Here it is, we have finally disproved it, now stop being silly and delusional". I can only dream.
There are many, many scientific theories that tell different stories, different scenarios of how the universe began or how the Earth came about and while I find them interesting and even possible, I don't run around telling everyone how I believe this to be true, I keep it in mind and wait and see what else they come up with. In my mind, just about anything is possible, but I cannot and will not even consider a mythical being taking responsibility for it.
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A couple months ago, I read this post by Jessica Jones at How About Orange, one of my very favorite DIY/craft blogs. She does a lot of simple, beautiful origami projects, and introduced me to one of my favorite products, fabric stiffener. (She uses Stiffen Stuff in that post, but I strongly prefer Aleen's Stiffen Quik.)
From her post, I created this fabric necklace (and many, many more).
She mentions at the end of that this paper project could be tried with stiffened fabric, which I started thinking as soon as I saw that first picture. So here's my take on her lovely project. The fabric used here is one that Jessica designed, Skiff in Dusk (that link is where I got it). It's home decor weight, which means it's as sturdy as a canvas. I've also made these with quilter's weight cotton and t-shirt jersey. Continue reading


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Overview of refacing cabinets
Meet the pro
Joel Bour is a remodeling contractor who specializes in kitchens and kitchen cabinet refacing. In addition to his other kitchen jobs, he completes about two dozen refacing projects a year.
Refacing cabinets is a quick and easy way to change the look of your kitchen without the mess and expense of a complete remodeling. You simply cover the cabinet face frame with self-sticking wood veneer and the end panels with 1/4-in. plywood. Then replace the old doors and drawer fronts with new ones. Refacing costs about one-third what new cabinets would cost, plus you can leave the countertop in place for even greater savings. And by doing the work yourself, you'll also save at least $1,000 in labor for a small kitchen, and a lot more if your kitchen is large.
Refacing cabinets does require attention to detail and some experience working with tools, but you don't have to be a master carpenter. If you can measure and cut accurately, you shouldn't have any trouble.
Three Simple Steps to Transform Your Kitchen Cabinets: Reface Cabinets
Refacing cabinets is a great way to give your kitchen a new look with a minimum of mess and inconvenience. In a nutshell, here's how to reface cabinets:
1. Remove the doors and drawers and cover the front edges of the cabinets with peel-and-stick wood veneer.
2. Hang the new doors with easy-to-adjust, easy-to-install cup hinges.
3. Attach new drawer fronts to your existing drawers. Finish up by replacing moldings and installing new hardware.
Special tools for working with veneer
Joel uses a Virutex laminate slitter to cut strips of veneer (Photo 3). It's the perfect tool for this project, but if you don't want to spend the money, you can rent a laminate slitter from Refacedepot.com. A table saw also works (see below).
You'll need a veneer tool (Photo 6) to apply adequate pressure for a good bond. You can buy a veneer scraper tool through our affiliation with amazon.com, or buy a similar tool, called a veneer smoothing blade, at Rockler.com.
For cutting veneer strips to length, Joel uses a paper cutter he's modified slightly for more accurate cuts. We found that even an inexpensive paper cutter works great for cutting veneer.
Before and After DIY Cabinet Refacing
Give standard kitchen cabinets a unique, custom look by refacing them.
How to order new doors and drawers
Figure A: Measuring a cabinet
Measure each cabinet as shown to get the correct sizes for new doors, drawers and end panels.
There are three standard types of cabinet doors: overlay, inset and 3/8-in. lip (Figure B). Regardless of what type of doors you currently have, in most cases you can replace them with overlay doors that use modern, fully adjustable cup hinges. And that's the situation we're showing here.
To size the doors, you'll need to decide how much of the door you want to extend past the face frame opening. This is called the overlay distance and is determined by the hinges you install. To keep it simple, Joel gives his customers a choice between 1/2-in. overlay, which is the most common, or 1-1/4- in. overlay. Depending on the hinge, you can choose a different overlay if you like. The 1-1/4-in. overlay doors hide more of the face frame for a more contemporary look. But the extra door width can cause problems. You have to measure carefully at inside corners and between doors to make sure there's enough room. And remember, the new drawer fronts will be the same width, so check at inside corners to make sure there's clearance for the drawers to open without handle conflicts. Also, there's usually not enough space to add the extra 1-1/4 in. to the top and bottom of both doors and drawer fronts, so you may have to customize these overlay distances.
For our kitchen, Joel ordered doors that overlay the cabinet 1-1/4 in. on the sides and bottom, but reduced the top overlay to 3/4 in. Then he reduced the top and bottom overlay of the drawers to 3/4 in. to avoid conflict with a built-in breadboard. If you decide to order an overlay greater than 1/2 in., you can check the fit by applying tape to the face frame to represent the outside edges of the doors and drawers. This allows you to visualize the doors installed and alert you to any problems.
The most critical part of the cabinet refacing job is measuring for and ordering the new doors and drawers. Start by making a sketch of each wall of cabinets showing the doors and drawers. Then measure the openings and write down the measurements—width first, then height (Figure A). Double the overlay distance and add this to the opening size to get the size of the door or drawer. For example, if the opening is 18 x 20 in., the door size with a 1/2-in. overlay would be 19 x 21 in. If you want a pair of doors to cover one opening, add two times the overlay to the opening size as usual. Then subtract 1/4 in. for clearance and divide this number by two to get the size of each door.
Calculate drawer front sizes the same way. Add two times the overlay distance to the opening size to arrive at the drawer front size.
Inside corner cabinets with or without rotating shelves can be a little trickier. Joel finds he can replace most existing corner cabinet doors with a "scissors-hinged" door—that is, a pair of doors hinged together and hung from one pair of hinges (see below). Ask your cabinet door supplier for help figuring the size of corner cabinet resurface doors.
Double-check all your measurements and calculations before you place the order.
Figure B: Cabinet Door Types
If you have inset or lip doors, you can convert them to overlay doors for your refacing project just by using the correct overlay cup hinge.
Where to get your materials
In addition to new drawer and door fronts, a typical cabinet refacing job includes covering the face of the cabinet frames with veneer and the end panels with 1/4-in. plywood to match. While it's optional, most cabinet refacing projects also include a new cove molding at the top of the cabinets and a thin layer of matching plywood to cover the cabinet toe-kick.
Joel orders doors, drawer fronts, veneer, plywood and moldings prefinished from the manufacturer, but his supplier only sells to professionals. You can search online for cabinet-refacing supplies to find companies that will provide all the parts prefinished, or you can buy unfinished parts and finish them yourself. One online source for prefinished doors and parts is Refacedepot.com. A few sources for unfinished doors are Distinctivedoordesigns.com and Rawdoors.net. At Rockler.com, you'll find doors and 2 x 8-ft. sheets of veneer with pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) on the back. Ask at your local lumberyard for 1/4-in. hardwood plywood and moldings.
Measure and make a list of the veneer strips you'll need to cover the face frames. From this list, figure out how many 24 x 96-in. sheets of PSA-backed veneer sheets you'll need. Allow extra material, though. There are a few inches on the outside edges of PSA veneer that are unusable. On average, one sheet will cover face frames for about 15 doors. Expect to spend about $90 per sheet for the veneer.
Then measure the end panels and make a list of the sizes you need. You can order the plywood cut to rough size from some online suppliers, or figure out how many 4 x 8-ft. sheets of 1/4- in. plywood to buy from the lumberyard. The face frames on most modern cabinets overhang the end panel slightly. Rather than cut off this overhang, which is messy and time-consuming, Joel creates a flush surface by gluing a filler panel to the end first (Photo 2). Joel says most cabinets have either a 1/8-in. or a 1/4-in. overhang, so check yours and buy the appropriate thickness of plywood or hardboard to fill the space. Finally, make a list of the moldings you'll need, including the toe-kick cover.
You'll also need denatured alcohol, rags, medium-grit sanding sponge, construction adhesive, 3/4-in. brad nails and a stain pen and colored putty to match the new stain color.
Prepare the cabinets
Prepare the cabinets
After removing the doors and drawer fronts, clean all the face frame and end panel surfaces with denatured alcohol. Then scuff the surfaces with a sanding sponge. Finally, clean again with alcohol.
Since the sanding involved creates a little dust, Joel recommends emptying the cabinets before you start. Next, remove the doors by unscrewing the hinges from the face frame. Also remove or modify the drawer fronts. There are two types of drawers. On most new cabinets, the drawer front is a separate piece and can be taken off by removing the screws from inside the drawer. But some drawer fronts are attached to the drawer sides. If you have this type of drawer, you'll have to take the drawer out and remove the overhanging parts of the front by sawing them off. Then you'll screw through the old drawer fronts to attach the new ones.
Test the fit by placing the modified drawer back into the cabinet and pushing it in to make sure there's enough clearance behind the drawer for the drawer front to sit flush with the surface of the face frame. If the drawer protrudes, you'll have to order or build new drawers. In addition to removing doors and drawer fronts, pry off any moldings you plan to replace.
To ensure that the pressure-sensitive adhesive on the veneer and the construction adhesive for the end panels bond well, the face frames and end panels must be clean and scuffed up slightly. Start by cleaning the face frame and end panels with a rag dampened in denatured alcohol. Then scuff all the surfaces with a medium-grit sanding sponge (Photo 1). Don't use a power sander or sand to bare wood. The PSA-backed veneer won't stick well to bare wood. Finally, clean the surfaces again with denatured alcohol to remove the dust.
Joel doesn't bother to fill small screw holes or other small imperfections. The veneer is thick enough to span them without a problem. But he uses a two-part hardening-type wood filler to fill large dents and chips. Joel said he sometimes encounters a face frame stile at the end of cabinets that's rounded or beveled. He fills the bevel or round-over with the two-part wood filler after installing the new end panels but before applying the face frame veneer.
Cover the face frame and end panels
Photo 2: Install the end panels
If the face frame protrudes past the side of the cabinet, add a filler panel to bring them flush. Then cut the end panels to fit and attach them with construction adhesive and brads.
Photo 3: Cut veneer into strips
Measure the width of the stiles and rails and cut strips of veneer to fit. Joel is using a laminate slitter in this photo, but you can also use a table saw (see below).
Photo 4: Cut the veneer to length
A paper cutter is the perfect tool for this. Measure the length of the stile and mark the strip of veneer. Line up the mark with the paper cutter blade and cut the strip to length.
Photo 5: Apply the veneer
Carefully align the veneer and press it lightly to the surface of the face frame. If you don't press too hard, you can still realign it.
Photo 6: Press the veneer
Pull the veneer tool along the veneer to smooth and adhere it. Press down firmly to ensure a good bond.
With the cabinets prepped and cleaned, it's time to start making the transformation. The first step is to install the end panels. If the face frame overhangs the existing end panel, add a filler to create a flush surface. Joel attaches plywood with construction adhesive and uses a few 3/4-in. brads to hold it in place. Next, measure and cut an end panel to size so its front edge is flush with the surface of the face frame. Hold the end panel in place and mark the notch for the toe-kick. Cut out the notch. Then install the panel with construction adhesive and a few brads (Photo 2). Cover all the end panels before starting on the face frame veneer.
There are two methods for applying veneer to a face frame. You can cut and install oversize strips and trim them in place with a sharp razor knife. But Joel prefers to cut the strips to the exact width and length needed before applying them. He does this easily with a special tool called a laminate slitter. The tool is intended to cut strips of plastic laminate, but it works great for veneer, too. To use it, you set the depth and width of the cut. Then simply slide the tool along the edge of the sheet to create a perfect-width strip. As we show below, you can also use a table saw to cut strips of veneer.
Measure the width of the stiles and rails and cut strips from the sheet of PSA-backed veneer (Photo 3). Then measure the height of the end stiles and cut strips to length with a paper cutter (Photo 4). Start by applying veneer to the outermost stiles in a run of cabinets (Photo 5). Smooth and bond the veneer by pressing it with the veneer applicator (Photo 6). Next, measure the distance between the stiles and cut strips of veneer to cover the long horizontal rails. Check the fit before you pull off the paper backing. Then apply these strips and press them down. Cover the remaining stiles, and on the lower reface cabinets finish by covering the drawer rails.
If you have any veneer that overhangs the face frame slightly, carefully sand it flush. Finally, use a matching stain pen to touch up the unstained edges of the veneer and any other imperfections.
Another Way to Cut Veneer
The slitter shown above isn't the only tool you can use to cut veneer—you can use your table saw. For the best results, build a simple veneer-ripping jig. Cut a 3-in. strip from a 24 x 24-in. piece of particleboard or plywood and glue it to the edge of the remaining piece. Add 3/4 in. to the width of the veneer you wish to cut, and set the fence. Then send the jig through the saw, stopping about halfway through. Clamp the jig to the table saw fence and you're ready to cut veneer strips. The jig keeps the thin veneer from sliding under the fence, and the narrow slot left by the saw blade supports the veneer to help prevent splintering.
Hang the doors and install the drawer fronts
Photo 7: Measure for the hinge location
Mark the center of the hinge on the face frame stile. Calculate this distance by measuring from the top of your new door to the center of the hinge and subtracting the overlay.
Photo 8: Hang the door
Line up the center of the hinge with your mark and drill a pilot hole. Then drive a screw through the top hinge plate into the stile. Attach the bottom hinge the same way.
Photo 9: Measure for the drawer front placement
Measure the distance from the drawer side to the face frame stile. Also measure from the drawer bottom to the face frame drawer rail. Add the overlay distance to these measurements to arrive at the dimension you'll mark on the back of the drawer front (Photo 10).
Photo 10: Mark the drawer location
Use the dimensions you calculated (Photo 9) to mark the back of the drawer front.
Photo 11: Attach the drawer front
Align the drawer box with the marks and drive screws through the drawer into the drawer front. Double-check the screw length to make sure the screws won't go through the face of the new drawer front.
Start the door installation by mounting the cup hinges in the doors. Simply line up the hinge and press it into the large round recess. Then tighten the supplied screws to anchor the hinge. Prepare for hanging the doors by marking the center of the top hinge on the face frame stiles (Photo 7). You don't need to mark for the lower hinge. Hang the door from the top hinge (Photo 8). Then drill the pilot hole for the lower hinge screw and drive the screw to finish the job.
Photos 9 – 11 show how to attach the drawer fronts to the drawer boxes. The key is to measure the distance from the drawer box to the face frame and add the overlay distance. Then transfer these measurements to the back of the drawer front, align the drawer and attach it with four screws. To make the drawer front adjustable, drill oversize screw holes through the drawer and put washers under the screw heads. With this method, you can loosen the screws and move the drawer front slightly to align it perfectly.
When you're done with the door and drawer installation, adjust the hinges to align the doors with each other. Now you're ready to install your new cabinet door and drawer hardware. For great tips on installing door hardware, see How to Install Cabinet Hardware.
Finish the project by installing cove molding along the top of the wall cabinets and covering the toe-kick with a thin strip of plywood finished to match the rest of the wood.
Corner Door Need Special Hinges
Talk to your door supplier if you need corner doors like these. They require special hinges. If your doors have a 1-1/4-in. overlay like these, you may have to cut 3/4-in.-deep notches in the face frame stile to mount the hinges.
Required Tools for this How to Reface Cabinets Project
Have the necessary tools for this DIY cabinet refacing project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
- 4-in-1 screwdriver
- Brad nail gun
- Caulk gun
- Circular saw
- Cordless drill
- File
- Forstner drill bits
- Miter saw


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Applications for energy assistance for the 2016-2017 heating season are now being accepted by the Access Community Action Agency. Program eligibility is determined by total household gross income and is available for all heated households using oil, kerosene, propane, wood, coal, electric, or natural gas heat except motor homes and campers. Residents of Windham and Tolland counties can contact Access in Willimantic at 860-450-7400 or in Danielson at 860-412-1600 to make an appointment to determine eligibility and to find out what documentation they will need to bring to their appointments. Appointments are currently available during the agency's normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Households that have received energy assistance in the past must reapply and bring in updated documentation to be eligible for the new heating season. Each applicant must bring in copies of their documentation and if there is missing documentation they will be rescheduled.
Funding for this program is provided by the Connecticut Department of Social Services. The Energy Assistance program is designed to offset winter heating costs for low-income (below 60% of state median income) households in Windham and Tolland counties. Benefits are determined by total household gross income and liquid assets. Deliverable-heated households may use benefits starting November 15th and ending March 15. Utility-heated households (Eversource Energy, electric and gas) are eligible to participate in the matching payment programs and are protected from utility shut-off from November 15 through April 15.
To apply for assistance, applicants must schedule an appointment and provide copies of the following documents for all household members:
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The Access Community Action Agency is the federal and state designated anti-poverty agency for Windham and Tolland Counties. Access provides food, emergency shelter, energy assistance, energy conservation services, job and life skills training, youth mentoring, group homes, senior housing and more for low-income families and individuals. For more information about Access's services, call (860) 450-7400 in the Willimantic area, (860) 412-1600 in the Danielson area, or visit www.accessagency.org.
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Halo 4 Nation writes: Thanks to Cyren on Reddit for posting this awesome full length Spartan Ops gameplay. Its not a direct screen capture, but its the highest quality version of Spartan Ops gameplay we have seen so far.
This guy is terrible, it's crazy that he gets to play the game so early.
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Eyes strained to spot a tiny dot among ocean swells stretching to the horizon. Somewhere below, quite possibly within view, a sea turtle was tangled in fishing gear, a fatal condition more often than not. A latitude and longitude of unknown accuracy and age were used as the starting point, the DHC-6 Twin Otter flying concentric circles from it in a long-shot effort to find the turtle and guide a rescue.
A phone call to fisheries biologist Christin Khan had prompted a change in plan, though the planned mission remained essentially the same: a short out and back from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis, Mass., to demonstrate what the Twin Otter can do. Khan, having just returned from an hours-long orbit over offshore waters in search of whales, was preparing to drive home when the call came in. She consulted with Lt. j.g. Mike Hirsch (an ensign at the time), the aircraft commander and a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's small corps of commissioned "environmental intelligence" officers, to use an apt if unofficial term. Hirsch agreed that finding the stricken Leatherback was worth an attempt, though the odds were slim. Though large as turtles go, the distressed animal—called in by boaters—was significantly smaller than the Right Whales being tracked out of Hyannis and a building offshore wind was whipping up waves and white caps that made the already difficult task of finding anything smaller than a steamship next to impossible.
This Twin Otter, one of four in the NOAA Corps fleet, was well suited to the attempt. Windows in the passenger cabin were fitted with clear domes bulging from the fuselage, large enough for an observer's head and shoulders, allowing a wide field of view. On other missions, an even larger dome in the belly can be fitted with survey cameras. NOAA has found many applications for the Twin Otter's low-and-slow abilities, observing and photographing a range of marine animals, surveying coastlines, documenting mountain snowpack to support flood forecasting, and conducting damage assessments in the wake of storms like Hurricane Sandy.
Ensign Kerryn Schneider deployed 10 degrees of flaps at Hirsch's request, and confirmed there was adequate speed to begin a steep turn, one of many such cross-checks.
"Flaps set at 10," Scheider reported crisply.
"Thank you."
Her head and shoulders scrunched into a spot that would be blasted by slipstream in other aircraft, Khan spoke up, a spark of curiosity in her voice over the intercom:
"Hey, can we go to the right? It's probably just a small vessel at 2 o'clock. I don't know … can we head that way for a minute?"
A glum tone of voice would return as the smaller of two vessels below came into clearer view. "Yeah, it's probably a boat. It's some kind of boat. Never mind. Caught my eye."
"No problem-o," Hirsch said, returning to a previous task: demonstrating for a reporter how the Otter can turn tight circles over objects of interest, a buoy, in this case, for lack of anything else.
If the hurricane-hunting P-3 Orions are the darlings of television networks, as the alphabet soup of bumper stickers inside attests, the Twin Otters remain the first love of many NOAA Corps pilots. They decorate the cockpits with pairs of stuffed (toy) otters perched inside the windshields, facing the pilots. They speak fondly of the airplane's predictable and steady habits.
"None of us really ever want to get away from the Twin Otter because it is that much fun to fly," said Lt. David Cowan, echoing the sentiments of many pilots interviewed at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, housed in a hangar at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. "We jokingly call it the flying trapeze, because it literally is so stable at slow speeds."
That is not to say the missions offer the greatest of ease: Cowan has flown the length of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, surveying marine mammals like the Steller sea lion, which has a penchant for narrow beaches flanked by steep volcanic cliffs. Pilots must carefully maneuver for an overhead shot, banking to get the right angle for the belly-mounted camera while taking care to avoid the rocks.
"You fly within about a wingspan or two distance from the edge of the mountain," Cowan said, and then paused to reconsider. "Maybe it's a little further than that, but that's what it seems like in the plane."
Over the Alaskan islands, Cowan and other pilots must learn to cope with williwaws, ferocious winds created when air cooled by snow and ice descends a steep slope. Those katabatic winds have been known to exceed 100 mph, and make flying close to cliff faces arguably just as dangerous a proposition as penetrating the heart of a hurricane. Despite such risks, NOAA has maintained a near-spotless safety record by carefully assessing such risks through a collaborative approach. Each mission is planned in exhaustive detail, with a systematic, written analysis of risk factors and mitigation strategies that is reviewed throughout the chain of command. The collective knowledge and experience of the group is applied to imagining what can possibly go wrong, and what can be done to avoid trouble.
This process, known as "operational risk management," is used throughout the organization, according to Capt. Randy TeBeest, now retired, who was preparing to hand over command of the aircraft fleet to Capt. Harris Halverson during a visit earlier this year.
"We use ORM at every level in this center as a decision-support tool," TeBeest said. "What we've learned here is that formalizing that process, verbalizing it, using teams to look at various missions (as opposed to) one person, really raises the value of that tool."
Pilots develop spreadsheets that stretch for pages, noting each risk factor and a strategy to address it. Long-endurance missions call for auxiliary fuel tanks, and a plan for alternate airports in case of need. Weather and aircraft limitations are considered, along with options available in case things don't go according to plan. Each mission plan is then circulated among the pilots, boiling down to one final question that must be answered in the affirmative by the overall commander, a task TeBeest has since passed to Capt. Harris Halverson to continue the tradition based on a simple question:
"Do we feel like we can do this responsibly and safely?"
TeBeest began his NOAA career in 1992, and could recall only one fatal accident—involving a helicopter operating in the Arctic—which predated his tenure. There have been no NOAA aircraft or crews lost since, despite logging many hours penetrating hurricanes, avoiding cliffs, and stretching the legs of their aircraft on hours-long missions far out over hostile seas.
"The one thing we keep in mind is that we're never safe enough. It's not something we ever want to become complacent with," TeBeest said. "That's a maturation of the organization that I've seen over the years."
Their eyes may glint a bit when describing the more challenging missions, though NOAA pilots—several of whom were interviewed at length in Tampa, and in Hyannis, where the Northeast Right Whale Project is based—do not come across as risk-takers.
"What I'm looking for is, can that pilot know his limitations in the plane, and make sure that they can circle, in our case, at a safe airspeed, and know when it's not a safe situation," said Lt. j.g. Robert Mitchell, who serves as a Twin Otter instructor and the lead point of contact for its various operations. While the Twin Otter is ideally suited for the steep, slow turns at low altitude that are a common denominator of wildlife surveys and coastline photography, Mitchell said there is still a thin margin "between flying and not flying."
Crews are trained to "back each other up," Mitchell said, describing a culture of collaboration that extends from the evaluation of weather and a consensus decision to launch, into the cockpit. It is everyone's job to speak up if danger or an unsafe condition is spotted, and the collaborative approach is illustrated during each takeoff, when both pilots take hold of the power levers, each ready—and empowered—to react instantly to the unexpected.
It is a disciplined approach to safety similar to the crew resource management and risk management techniques used by many professional and military aviators. NOAA Corps draws many of its pilots from military ranks, though not all. Some have been trained in civilian settings, earning college degrees with a healthy dose of math and science. Some served for two years or more on NOAA ships at sea before being selected for flight training.
Cowan, who studied meteorology and aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, joined the corps four years ago, having heard about the little-known opportunity from a professor. He said competition is increasing, the applicant pool roughly doubling in size to 100 or more since he was selected.
Cowan is transitioning to the Gulfstream IV used for high-altitude hurricane study (the P-3s probe the low-level winds), but looks forward to staying with the aircraft where nearly every NOAA aviation career is launched.
"You never really get away from the Otter … it does fly all year round. It's a very busy airframe," Cowan said. "I wouldn't want to give it up, either."
In January, NOAA officer candidates began training at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, where future generations will learn military discipline, seamanship, and other mission-critical skills such as cold water survival and rescue.
This was a point driven home during a lengthy safety briefing conducted by Lt. j.g. Kevin Doremus, an ensign at the time who prepared a reporter to ride along on a January whale survey out of Hyannis. Though that mission would be scrubbed by an offshore sea state not conducive to observation, Doremus and Lt. j.g. Sandor Silagi were happy to show how to don the survival suit worn at all times during cold-weather operations. If something goes wrong at 700 feet above the waves and the aircraft is forced to ditch, there will be no time to struggle into such a suit before swimming in the frigid North Atlantic. Unlikely, to be sure—both the Twin Otter and its Pratt & Whitney PT-6 turboprop engines are renowned for reliability—but survival suits are mandatory.
A reporter struggled to zip up the tight-fitting hood, pondering the potential loss of body weight from sweat during a mission that typically lasts many hours, an auxiliary fuel tank taking up the space of three seats inside the cabin. Both pilots applauded as the stubborn zipper finally pulled closed leaving only the eyes and nose exposed.
"That's a good look for you," Doremus said, grinning.
NOAA Corps Twin Otter pilots quickly get used to hotels, spending months at a time on the road. Aircraft and crews rotate through assignments that can last up to two months in one location, then move on to follow a migrating population, sample air quality, photograph storm damage, or update a vast geographical database.
Hirsch, for one, embraces that lifestyle.
"My personal apartment that I am renting is just a storage locker, because I don't want to see it at all," Hirsch said. "I asked them to put me on the road 365 days a year if possible."
Not every pilot is quite that enthusiastic, though all adapt to trading the comforts of a fixed home base for the adventure of flying for science.
"It's a wonderful opportunity for aviators who are interested in an environmental application," Cowan said.
Over the ocean waters south of Cape Cod in July, the search for the turtle ended with no joy, though the turtle would be found, and rescued, the following day.
The NOAA Commissioned Corps uses a risk assessment tool called "operational risk management," a systematic evaluation of conditions and potential risks detailed in lengthy spreadsheets.
AOPA's Air Safety Institute offers general aviation pilots a similar tool, if not quite so exhaustively detailed: Check out the online Air Safety Institute Flight Risk Evaluator to take advantage of a similar preflight check—it's free to AOPA members and registered users.


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Life in Christian County, Kentucky... More About Trees and Plants...
Even the grass in the ditch has its moments of glory.
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Very true, Genevieve - such a lovely photo. Sometimes the most beautiful things are right in front of us and we just don't see them...
Moments in time... I wish I'd taken this photo!
Usually, it's dry here from July to October, but we've had fairly regular rains this year. I think that's why all the grasses on the roadsides this year have such lush, heavy, colorful heads. I wish I knew grasses better so I could identify this one for y'all. I call it "foxtail", but I don't know if that's correct!
We have some very tall decorative grass (6'+) that just developed it's purple flag like tassels in the first week of October. This seemed to be in a bit of delay from last years splendor which I wrap in bundles to stand tall for the Winter's winds. I cut 4" stubs in the Spring and the pre-tied decoration go out with the next weekly pick-up. :)ken
I would love to get a tall decorative grass to plant on the west side of our shed (a hot dry area.) I need to do some research this winter so I can be ready to start it next spring. Do you know what type of grass you have?
CONTENTMENT: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry, live simply, expect little, give much, sing often, pray always, forget self, think of others and their feelings, fill your heart with love, scatter sunshine. These are the tried links in the golden chain of contentment.
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IT IS STILL BEST to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasure; and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong.
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Promotion officials announced Thursday that Danny Castillo will face Paul Sass at the Feb. 16 event, while Che Mills, Josh Grispi, Terry Etim, Vaughan Lee and Ulysses Gomez square off with Matt Riddle, Andy Ogle, Renee Forte, Motonobu Tezuka and Phil Harris, respectively.
UFC on Fuel TV 7 takes place at Wembley Arena in London and is headlined by an interim bantamweight title conflict between Renan Barao and Michael McDonald. The evening's main draw airs live on Fox-owned cable network Fuel TV, while the preliminary card is streamed live immediately prior on Facebook.
Castillo, 33, recently saw a three-fight winning streak smashed by "Ultimate Fighter 12" finalist Michael Johnson, who brutally knocked out Castillo on Oct. 5 at UFC on FX 5. Sass, meanwhile, suffered the first loss of his career on Sept. 29, when he was submitted by Matt Wiman at UFC on Fuel TV 5.
A nine-year pro, Mills has won six of his last seven. Like his countryman Sass, the 30-year-old Englishman was last seen competing on home soil at UFC on Fuel TV 5, earning a first-round technical knockout over Duane Ludwig. Riddle, 26, has not lost since September 2011, most recently earning a victory over another Brit in John Maguire at UFC 154 on Nov. 17.
Once considered the top contender for Jose Aldo's featherweight title, Grispi now hopes to halt a three-fight skid. "The Fluke" last competed on Aug. 4, submitting to a Rani Yahya north-south choke at UFC on Fox 4. In Ogle, Grispi faces a 23-year-old prospect looking to erase the memory of an unsuccessful Octagon debut against "TUF 14" cast mate Akira Corassani at UFC on Fuel TV 5.
Etim, 27, has lost two of three after posting four straight wins. The 27-year-old was most recently knocked stiff by an Edson Barboza spinning heel kick this past January at UFC 142. Forte now makes his sophomore Octagon effort as a lightweight after falling to "TUF: Brazil" cast mate Sergio Moraes in a welterweight duel at UFC 153.
Lee, 30, has gone 1-2 since joining the UFC just over one year ago and was last seen submitting to a T.J. Dillashaw neck crank this past July at UFC on Fuel TV 4. A veteran of Deep and Pancrase competition, Tezuka enters the cage coming off a split-decision defeat to Alex Caceres at UFC on Fuel TV 6 on Nov. 10.
A former two-division Tachi Palace Fights champion, Gomez was upset in his Octagon foray at UFC on Fox 4, falling by knockout to fellow debutant John Moraga. Like "Useless," Harris was also bested in his UFC debut, submitting to a Darren Uyenoyama rear-naked choke on Oct. 5 at UFC on FX 5.view original article >>


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Hot & Cool Pool Toys & Games for 2013
I've always said that pool toys are my favorite product category. I love the time of year (months ago) when we get the new pool toy catalogs, and we can plan on which toys to stock for the coming year.
2013 is a big year for pool toys - we've added dozens of new floats, games and pool toys to our pool toy department. Here's some of my favorite new pool toys we have stocked for the coming pool season. I hope you like them as much as we do!
I could see this game at your next summer corporate picnic! Adults and kids have fun with the new Log Flume Joust game, or as I like to call it - the Pool Bopper Game.
The idea is simple - straddle your "log" and use the soft, inflatable jousting "bopper" to try and knock your opponent off of their log into the water.
The inflatable canoe for kids looks like a Tippy-Canoe, but it's actually quite stable with the inflatable side pontoons on the bottom.
48 inches long from stem to stern, it's perfect for gliding across the pool, or floating down the river (also holds a full size cooler for your floating pool or river parties).
Battle Stations, everyone! You can buy the Battle Station squirters with or without the docking station. The docking station allows 4 kids to play - with two seated back to back inside the docking station.
Each side of the docking station and each floating warship includes 2 squirt guns and shield. A total of 8 squirt guns - guaranteeing a good soaking for anyone nearby, including the family dog.
Measuring 10 feet across, the inflatable volleyball set is perfect for small kids or small pools. Quickly inflates and deflates, allowing you to play volleyball anywhere there's water!
Inflatable volleyball set includes net and game ball. No assembly required, and easy to inflate. When deflated, stores in a small box.
The Inflatable Sphere is one of my favorite new pool toys for 2013. While inside, kids can walk the sphere from one side of the pool to the other, or can be rolled around by other swimmers.
The Sphere has a hole on each end for easy access. Put two kids inside and you're sure to soon hear shrieks of delight, as they rock and roll around the pool. We also use this in our grassy front yard (avoid large hills, or rough ground).
The Labyrinth floating island is one of a kind. 9 separate holes allow for an entire party of kids to hang out. Could also be used for games with beachballs or volleyballs, with different points for making the ball in different holes.
Heavy duty PVC construction can take the roughest treatment. Yellow and blue colors keep the material from getting too hot. 92" across.
The Inflatable Boathouse Floating Habitat, entertains kids and shades them too! What kid doesn't want a boat of their own for hanging out with their friends.
The Boathouse Floating Habitat measures 78" long x 52" wide x 63" high and includes inflatable boat, buoy rings, and removable roof raft for non-stop fun and games. Can be used in the pool, in the yard, or inside the house!
Inflatable Tea Cup Spinner is a bit of fun borrowed from the famous amusement park ride, reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. Or is it Beauty and the Beast?
The idea of the game is simple - 1 person gets inside of the teacup, while the other players spin the teacup, 'round and 'round. Makes me dizzy just thinking about it - but for kids, it's a world of fun.
Neo Noodles are not your ordinary pool noodles, these are made of a colorful mesh polyester (not foam), and are filled with lightwieght and quick drying EPS foam beads.
Definately not your father's pool noodles, these are soft and comfortable, for floating, exercising or whacking your brother over the head with!
Doodles are also a unique pool noodle, because they are also not your traditional extruded foam, but are inflatable vinyl. Simply inflate to use, deflate to store.
At almost $2 each, Doodles are an economical pool noodle that can also be used as pool party decorations or photo shoots. I've even used these to seal up gaps against the wall on an in-the-wall safety pool cover installation.
Super Duper Dippers, besides being fun to say, are made of the dense foam of our finest foam pool floats, and covered in thick and soft vinyl.
Undoubtedly our best pool noodle, for comfort and style. At 7" diameter, it's so large, that this jumbo pool noodle could serve more than one swimmer. Comes in green (shown) or a teal color.
It's not an inflatable shark, but is filled with lightweight, quick drying EPS foam beads, that keep this shark floating, even with riders.
The foam beads and the soft polyester mesh fabric also make this pool shark a great hugger. 42" long!
Unique shark is also useful as a pool party or photo shoot prop. Nearly lifelike appearance looks much nicer than an inflatable vinyl shark.
For the wading pool set or the kids in the baby pool, this cute game can keep them occupied for hours. The large fish eats up the smaller fish - I guess it's a life lesson to learn, at some point!
Set includes large (and hungry) orange shark, with 5 guppies. Shark has a hinged jaw that opens with a squeeze trigger. The game, of course, is to scoop up the guppies into the happy shark's mouth.
The Splash Blaster shoots water or green ping pong type balls up to 30 feet! These lightweight balls don't hurt if they hit you, or a nearby window. If left floating in the pool, your skimmer will clean it up.
Set includes the Splash Blaster and 3 balls. If the balls go missing, you can substitute similar, or use the Splash Blaster as a water gun for the pool or yard.
Swimming pool toys are fun, they are my favorite category of products that we sell at poolcenter. After looking at parts and equipment all day, or writing about pool safety or pool repair topics, I enjoy looking through our new pool toy selection in the warehouse. My kids too, will soon be asking about their annual shopping trip through the warehouse. They're going to enjoy this year's selection of pool toys and games!
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Super Mario Bros. Super Show (US - DVD R1)
Gabe cries because he can't get the freaking theme song out of his head
I've got no one to blame but myself. When word came over the wire that a review copy of the entire run of a live action/animation hybrid I adored in my youth, I jumped at the chance. With visions of weekday afternoons in front of the tube, avoiding homework, snacking on grapes in a little Tupperware container swimming in my head I put the first disc of the four-disc collection in my player. Within minutes all my illusions came crashing down, and I was stabbing my inner-child to death with a pick-axe culled from dashed expectations and the raspy last breath of my sense of nostalgia.
Based on the popular video game (most specifically the first and second Super Mario Bros. games, which were the only ones available at the time), each episode of Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (note the exclamation point) is split into two separate segments, one concerning the plight of working class plumbers Mario and Luigi in the real word, the other concerning the adventures of the same working class plumbers trapped in another dimension where malevolent, dragon sized turtles kidnap princesses that rule over fungus. The live action segments usually revolve around a guest star, and never leave the nightmare realm of the Mario Bros. Plumbing Co.'s underground lair. The animated segments usually revolves around the Bros. and their fungal friends looking for some magical whatsit that'll stop the evil talking testudine named King Koopa (he's the one you fight at the end of all the games).
The show is bad. It's bad in a way that only a show from 1989 can be bad. Live action guest stars strut as has-beens before the episodes even aired; their loud, neon clothing crying out for the mercy of career euthanasia, their faces dull with the shame selling out in the vilest way. The animation is sloppy. Voices jump characters, extra mouths and hands are mistakenly left in frame, and backgrounds are recycled to the extent that story geography ceases to make any sense. Yes, this is the kind of garbage that numbed the mind of a young Gabe Powers. No wonder I couldn't remember my times tables.
To the series' credit, the live action segments are watchable in a car-crash kind of way. They play out like bastard cousins of The Peewee Herman Show, and the regulars posses a certain impalpable charm. Aging wrestler Captain Lou Albano is sort of adorable, in that he cannot act or dance, making his characterization of Mario Mario uncannily realistic. To the contrary, Danny Wells takes the lead in most segments as the wiser (and more intentionally funny) Luigi Mario. There is something to them, I must admit, but I'm not sure if I prefer them to Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo just yet.
The funniest thing about the set is that Shout Factory (a company I will always adore for releasing every season of my favourite animated sit-com Home Movies) has seen fit to leave everything in but the commercials, including the pre/post commercial stills, and the previews of the upcoming weekly Legend of Zelda episode (which, as I recall, aired every Friday). Shout Factory has released The Legend of Zelda collection as a separate set, and I'm not sure if they were introduced by the live action Mario's or not. Regardless, this inclusion makes it so each episode, totally around twenty two minutes, includes less than ten minutes of actual cartoon, yet the cartoons still has a commercial break in the middle. Had the set included the Zelda episodes and maybe even some toy ads, it would've really been the complete package: a 100% recreation of a week in the life of my younger self. Then I could watch The Real Ghostbusters on Saturday, and Sky Commanders, Robocop, and Dino-Riders on Sunday. Or maybe I should just let my sense of nostalgia die quietly in the corner.
Well, the show looks about as good as I remember it looking back when I watched it on a thirteen inch Admiral with questionable reception. The picture is pretty clear, but the bright cartoon colours (in both the live action and animated segments) bleed like my rapidly haemorrhaging inner child, minus all the whining of course. Red is an especially vicious offender, which is too bad, considering one of the main characters dresses in the titular colour. Chroma noise is present throughout, as is some pretty wicked edge enhancement, and a few nice bits of dirt. I don't blame the disc's producers for this, as I'm pretty sure that everything was mastered from old magnetic tapes, maybe even bootlegs taped by intrepid little youths who've grown up to be obsessive big adults, not unlike the one writing this very review. I know I still have my Eek the Cat VHS tape around here somewhere.
Swing your arms from side to side, c'mon, it's time to go do the Mario
'The Mario' was not a real dance. It was simply an invitation to children to flail their limbs to the classic video game theme. It wasn't even sung by Captain Lou Albano. It was a lie, an abrasive, obnoxious lie. But thanks to the advent of DVD now you too can listen to the end title song over and over again, along with the opening title rap, and the cartoon segment's slightly varied opening title rap. By the end of the day you'll probably be looking for sharp objects to cram in your ears in hopes of puncturing the part of your brain that won't quit singing the damned themes. I know I am. In fact, I'm hearing them right now as I type this.
Anyway, I suppose that like the video, the audio is as clean as can be expected. It is presented in Mono, and has decent amount of fidelity and balance to it. Everything's a little on the flat side, but there's no major distortion, and you do have to work with what you get. The live action sequences have a heinous laugh track that I thank God wasn't re-mastered into surround a surround track.
The four-disc set isn't overflowing with the extras fans may have expected. They consist of an interview with the Captain, the storyboards to the opening song, and background art galleries.
The interview with Albano is the closest we get to a history behind the show, which I (for some reason) was actually interested in. Apparently the show was a massive hit. Albano, who some readers may remember from Cyndi Lauper music videos, is a friendly enough guy who seems satisfied n the work he did on the series. He also makes a big deal of the fact that he had to shave his trademarked goatee for the role of Mario, who only has a trademarked handlebar moustache. The storyboards and art galleries are welcome, but not the kind of thing viewers will want to watch time and time again.
It's too bad that Shout Factory couldn't get the cast together for a few commentary tracks, which would've added some much need joy to the series. It's also too bad they couldn't get their hands on a decent documentary on the Super Mario Bros. sensation. I'm pretty sure I saw one on G4 TV here in The States. The surreal worlds of the game (and show) could do with a little explanation—I mean, besides drug-addled stupors.
Well, I'm pretty sure that my review is going to have exactly zero effect on the fan base of the show, and that my negative endorsement will probably inadvertently create curiosity in younger readers who aren't familiar with the series. If you still have a healthy sense of nostalgia, by all means pick this set up. While you're at it, pick up the Legend of Zelda set too, and have a grand old time. Me, I've got an inner child to finish off, he just won't quit singing that bloody theme song.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 28th March 2006
Discs: 4
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.33:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital Mono English
Subtitles: None
Extras: Storyboards, Concept Art Gallerys, Interview with Captain Lou Albano ("Mario")
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: Lou Albano, Danny Wells
Genre: Animation
Length: 660 minutes
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Boston bombings hit close to home for Sabres
Rookie Chad Ruhwedel was shaking his head, thinking it was very possible he could have been near the scene of the Boston Marathon bombings Monday. Nathan Gerbe, a former standout at Boston College, seemed angry at the carnage in his collegiate home.
Emotions will be raw tonight in TD Garden when the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins stage a hockey game that will mark the first professional sporting event – and the first large public gathering – since the explosions that rocked the nation at the finish line of the big race. The eyes of the nation will be on the game, as it will be televised on the NBC Sports Network.
There were plenty of stark thoughts in the the Sabres' dressing room after practice Tuesday when players were asked to discuss their feelings about the blasts on Boylston Street. The site is about 1½ miles from the Sabres' regular Boston headquarters, the Ritz-Carlton hotel on the famed Boston Common.
"You know exactly where it is. I've walked past there I couldn't even tell you how many times," said Gerbe, who said he watched the marathon finish a few times while he was a student. "For yourself, you thank God for keeping you safe. But something like this happening is embarrassing for our world to affect innocent people and innocent children. Sad."
Until Saturday, Ruhwedel was a player for UMass Lowell, a school about a 30-minute train ride from downtown. Had he not suddenly signed his pro contract with the Sabres' in the wake of Tyler Myers' injury, he could have easily been with his college teammates enjoying the sunny day on the marathon course.
"If I didn't have this great opportunity, I'd probably would have been down there hanging out with my team," Ruhwedel said. "It hit me like that. I would have been somewhere in the vicinity.
"My teammates didn't see it but they were rather close. It was a day where everybody was really joyous and having a lot of fun and then you could see the emotion of people's faces how heartbreaking it was. It was a pretty rough day."
"That's a huge day in Boston," said interim coach Ron Rolston, a former assistant at BC and Harvard who has also watched the marathon finish several times. "The [11 a.m. Red Sox] game lets out and you've got all those fans coming out in the street and they usually stay out to watch the race and go to the restaurants and bars. It's a scary thing."
While Gerbe said he was a little nervous about walking the city streets on this trip, General Manager Darcy Regier said he had no reservations taking his team to Boston on its flight Tuesday afternoon.
Winger Steve Ott agreed, but said he expected the Beantown the Sabres arrived in would not be the one they're used to.
"I'm sure they've got it Fort Knoxed right now," Ott said. "That it's pretty bolted down and security is pretty high."
Regier said he was reminded of a flight through New York to South Carolina to attend training camp a few days after the 9/11 attacks. And of the Sabres' emotional season opener against the Rangers in Madison Square Garden on Oct. 7, 2001, when both teams wore "New York" on the front of their jerseys in the first pro sporting event in Manhattan after the attacks.
He said he also pondered the communal feel in Buffalo surrouding the Sabres' overtime win over San Jose here on Feb. 13, 2009 – the night after 50 died in the crash of Continental Flight 3407 in Clarence Center near the homes of many Sabres players and coaches.
"You can't help but think in terms of the families that are involved and how difficult it must be," Regier said. "The only thing you can do is, thoughts and prayers are with them and their family. It's terrible."
The Bruins didn't play Monday and the Celtics' NBA game against Indiana was canceled Tuesday. Is tonight still too early to play a game in Boston where a large crowd will gather?
"That's a good question. I don't know," Regier said. "There's at least a couple of ways to look at it. You can either stop everything or make a statement to these types of situations that you're gonna get on with life. It won't be our decision. It will be a decision made by the people in Boston empowered to make those decisions, or even higher."
Boston city leaders and the NHL apparently decided the game could go on and everyone involved hopes it can play a small part in the healing.
"It's going to be a little bit overwhelming to start the game with heavy hearts just as people," Ott said. "It's extremely disheartening to hear and see. … It's going to be very touching."
"Boston will respond really well," Ruhwedel said. "They're a very patriotic city, lot of support for one another. They're a close community and I have no doubt they'll respond well and bounce back. Right now, I'm sure they're having a little time to grieve."


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The state Department of Education has launched a new web site designed specifically for parents of students in New Jersey's public schools on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Known as The Parents' Circle, the site serves as a complete guide to New Jersey education.
"This is a very exciting day for me," said Commissioner David Hespe. "In my travels to school districts throughout the state, it has become quite evident that parents desperately need factual information about how their school systems work, and how they relate to the Department of Education.
"By launching The Parents' Circle, we are providing parents with a convenient way to learn about the roles and responsibilities that their local school districts and the Department of Education carry out on behalf of their children," the commissioner said. "I encourage all New Jersey parents to go on line, visit the site, and plan to spend some time at the Department of Education web site before they log off."
Gov. Christine Todd Whitman praised the new web site. "When parents are informed, they are in the best position to be effective partners in their children's education," she said. "I commend Commissioner Hespe and the Department of Education for creating this valuable information tool."
Visitors to The Parents' Circle can get to the site's home page by visiting: www.state.nj.us/njded/parents
The page consists of the site's logo and headings for the following topics: Understanding Standards, Why Assessment? Are Teachers Prepared? Career Preparation, Facilities for the Future, Children with Special Needs, School Health and Safety, Beginning with Preschool, How Does Your School Measure Up? School Choices, Transportation Eligibility and Law and Policy.
Clicking on each heading takes visitors to a special page describing the topic. Where appropriate, the page contains underlined words or phrases known as "hot links." When clicked, the hot-links will connect visitors with other web-based documents containing details on the topics.
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Parents using the site will find answers to the most commonly asked questions. For example, in the How Does Your School Measure Up? page, visitors learn how they can make some judgments about the quality of their schools. On that page, they also learn, contrary to popular belief, that the department does not rank schools based on their performance.
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Alien27 wrote:Anyway back to CM, looking at those pics above of the latest ride over the SHB, I cant help but think it was counter productive. Really, taking over all the north bound lanes of the bridge at peak hour on a Friday evening? I would suspect the motorists caught in the jam behind them for a lot longer than normal aren't thinking 'wow look at that, what a nice sustainable way of commuting, I should try that'.
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PUNXSUTAWNEY — Despite having a disappointing regular season finale, the Punxsy Chucks football team was able to qualify for the District V-VI-VIII-IX subregional playoffs. The foe will be a familiar one for Punxsy as it will travel over the mountain to tackle undefeated District IX champ Clearfield on Friday night in a 7 p.m. kickoff.
In the new format, the Chucks (5-5) enter the AAA subregional tournament as the fourth seed. Clearfield (10-0) holds the top seed.
In the other contest, third seed Somerset (5-5) will face University Prep (5-3) as the second seed.
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So, what have I learned from my 20 days of flying solo? The simplest way to put it is: Life is easier, more fun, louder, and less stressful with Mr. John home. I can't wait for Saturday!
While he's been away some things that haven't happened... besides the uh... well, the obvious. (blush) ahem.
- I haven't gone to bed before midnight. (sometimes not until 3:00)
- The television hasn't been turned on, except to play the occasional movie or video game.
- We haven't been reading the scriptures every morning (boo).
- And the mail hasn't been collected. Actually, it has, but I really really have to make a serious effort to remember it every couple of days or so. That's Mr. John's job! Don't judge me.
Me: "Awwww, shoot!"
Sage: "What???! Mom, WHAT?!" (hysterical crying)
Me: calmly walking into the kitchen cupping/hiding my profusely bleeding thumb, "Nothing. It's OK." I take a peek and see blood dripping down my arm rhythmically with my heartbeat. crap
Did I mention that Sage is super freaked out by blood and when she saw me cutting into the pumpkin she was already dreading the worst? Did I also mention that the last time I saw a lot of blood (coming out of Sage's crushed finger) I threw up? I've never been known to get grossed out by blood before, but something about the ripe old age of 32 has changed that for me.
There I am trying to wrap my finger while simultaneously hide it from Sage, while trying not to faint. I sound like such a wuss! Bailey brings me gauze and I quickly wrap it up tight, breathe deeply for a minute to ward off the naseau and off the 4 of us go to gymnastics.
Now, here we are on Thursday. My thumb is healing nicely, my pumpkins are painted, Sage has a fever, I have a nice migraine forming, it's almost 6:30 and I don't know what's for dinner. So many adventures and experiences while Mr. John is away! Did I mention that I can't wait for SATURDAY!?
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
The Spirit of Johnny Blood is Alive and Well
Inspired by the 1929 World Championship club, the first to "bring the bacon back to old Green Bay", and updated to reflect modern uniform specifications, it was the first appearance of the Packers' original color scheme at Lambeau Field since 1994's the NFL 75th anniversary throwbacks.
I don't know that there's much more to say, except that they looked as good as I hoped.
The coaches also got into the act on the sideline with their blue Acme Packers gear, although I'm still a little uneasy about compressing the 1921-22 sponsor with the 1929 uniforms into one Roaring Twenties package.
Bit of a shame that it wasn't sunnier - with brown helmets and khaki pants, the entire package was a bit muted under the overcast December sky.
I'm a big fan of the one-color socks. I don't know what purpose low-whites serve nowadays, except to give the uniform a small layer of clutter. The solid-leg color looks more elegant, especially with black shoes.
The lack of television numbers seems strange to my eyes, but I like it.
My only real complaint was with Aaron Rodgers's white compression shirt. I don't mind the terribly 21st Century piping in a retro uniform, but the color ruins it. The entire throwback uniform is simplified and streamlined, until we get to the white sleeves. How easy would it have been to issue him a blue shirt, incorporated seamlessly with the jersey to give the illusion of long sleeves?
That's been a pet peeve of mine for years. The Packers wear green compression shirts with white jerseys and white with green jerseys, ensuring that the uniform is as cluttered as possible, home and road. Swapping the two would go a long way towards fixing the (relatively few) problems I have with the Packers' standard look. Another thing to hope for when Nike takes over the leaguewide uniform contract.
Longtime reader Tim O'Donnell was curious about the manufacturer's label on the helmets - it appears to have been blue, a change from the customary green. Nice detail from Riddell.
Keeping with the helmets, it appears that equipment manager Red Batty left the new player number decals off the backs (the warning label was reversed to white knockout text, which is the standard for dark shells).
While I can understand why some people didn't care for the throwbacks, I continue to be in favor of anything that raises awareness of the Packers' grand sartorial history, particularly the pre-Lombardi eras.
Plus the tuques were a nice touch.
So that's it for the throwbacks in 2010. I expect that we will see them again next season; they will continue to remain on the NFL's books through 2015 as the Packers' only permitted alternate, by which time we'll be talking about the team's plans for their 100th anniversary in 2019.
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I agree the overall look was fantastic. My main complaint/pet peeve is the NFL, American Flag and warning decals on the throwback helmet. (I believe Buffalo is the only team that leaves the helmet clean from extra decals on their throwback helmet.) Also, maybe they could have gone with a lighter brown color on the helmet to try and match the khaki pants since most of the leather helmets the packers wore appear to me to be a lighter tan color/brown.
Finally, I believe the low whites you refer to were worn over the top of the colored socks back in the day because they were actually stirrups.
- December 6, 2010 at 12:40 PM
I also really liked the unis. Agree that blue sleeves would have looked better on Rodgers, and I do wish they would have gone with a slightly different helmet look to try and capture the old leather helmet vibe. At least the solid chocolate brown looked better than the times they've gone with solid yellow with no logo!
I like the dark navy blue jerseys, and the solid color socks really did look sharp. I look forward to seeing these again next year.
- December 12, 2010 at 9:38 AM
Are you sure that they wore a brown helmet back then? My grandfather told me Johnny blood wore a dark red/maroon helmet back then. I can't find any color pictures or references to the color before they were Yellow.
- December 18, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- Chance Michaels said...
My understanding is that the leather helmets weren't standardized until the mid-1930s. Most before then were likely shades of brown. That could include oxblood, which would certainly account for the dark red.
Was your grandfather a fan, or did he have a connection to the team? Eyewitness accounts are both rare and precious.
- December 20, 2010 at 4:57 PM
My grandfather was a huge fan and played on his church football team in the Greenbay area in the 20's-30's. We have family pictures of "The Nashotah house" football team back then and some kind of receipt for showing a football movie. Oxblood describes the helmet color very good. And it has black trim on it.
- December 22, 2010 at 2:39 PM
- Chance Michaels said...
I know the mid-1930s helmets, when the Packers started to standardize, incorporated black trim.
I'd love to learn more aboutthe early leather helmets, emblems of the game's earliest days.
- January 13, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- Mrs4444 said...
I really like the blue :)
I stumbled upon your blog while looking for something else and plan to link to it tonight. I like your passion for The Pack!
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Funeral services for Robert J. Parker, 76, of Hamburg are scheduled at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13, at Gude Mortuary in Nebraska City.
Robert J. "Bob" Parker, age 76, of Hamburg, IA (formerly Omaha, NE) passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at his home.
Bob was born on May 15, 1936 in Brookings, SD; the son of John F. and Dorothy L. (Jones) Parker. He attended school and graduated from the former Tech High School in Omaha, NE. He was united in marriage to Joan Bennett on May 25, 1957 in Clearfield, IA and to this union five children were born: Carolyn, Karen, Bill, Sharon and Larry. The couple was later divorced. He later married Sandy Conyers and they later divorced as well.
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He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister June Marie Oknewski.
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Odell spent his childhood moving with his family from one construction jobsite to another. The majority of his youth was spent in Carbon County, where he received his education and began his career in the construction business at a very young age.
Odell was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held various positions, including serving as a high councilman and executive secretary in the Moab Stake. Odell and Olive also enjoyed their calling as ordinance workers for the Monticello Temple.
Odell served our country as a U.S. Marine in the Korean War and spent his life serving his family. He was a partner in a successful contracting business, G&O Construction, and built thousands of miles of roads from Parley's Canyon to the Virgin River Gorge, which was truly a joy in his life. He thoroughly enjoyed traveling with his dear wife, children and grandchildren.
Odell is survived by his loving wife, Olive; children, Misti (Troy Jr.) Sweeten of Green River, and Cory (Millie) Anderson of Loa; grandchildren, Troy Sweeten III, Brighton (Alex) Green, Gavin (Stephanie) Anderson, Colin Anderson and Brenna Anderson; and siblings, Orson L. Anderson, Neil (Linda) Anderson, and Jeanette (Gerald) Ellefsen.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Orson Bryner Anderson and Elda Mae Edwards; and brothers, Leland Edward Anderson (Deloris, deceased), and Ronald Joseph Anderson.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - For the second straight day, the UC Santa Barbara (17-28, 3-11 BWC) offense was held in check by UC Riverside's (26-21, 6-8 BWC) pitching, losing 3-2 in a Big West Conference game Saturday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
Highlander starter Chris Smith (8-6) tossed a complete game six-hitter, shutting down the Gaucho offense after giving up two runs in the second inning. Smith also had nine strikeouts in the game.
Gaucho starter Sean Thompson (2-3) also pitched effectively for the Gauchos, but did not get enough run support to win. The junior lefty from Redondo Beach, Calif., pitched eight-plus innings yielding three runs while striking out five. Eric Posthumus (Santa Clarita, Calif.) pitched his way out of a bases loaded situation in the ninth, in relief.
Both teams scored two runs apiece in the second inning, but UC Riverside was able to score the deciding run in the third inning, when Scott Powis stole third base and catcher Taylor Vogt's (Burlingame, Calif.) throw went into left field to score Powis. The shortstop also led the Highlanders at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two runs and two stolen bases.
Gauchos third baseman and Riverside Poly High School graduate, Matt Stevens, led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with the lone RBI in his first start of the season at third base.
The Gauchos have now lost six consecutive Big West games.
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Sixth-seeded Benoit Paire of France beat Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands 7-6 (5), 6-3 Monday in the opening round of the Portugal Open.
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In the women's event, fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain overcame New Zealand's Marina Erakovic 6-3, 6-0. Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia came from behind to beat sixth-seeded Varvara Lepchenko of the United States 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-2.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – It wasn't always easy, but the King University women's volleyball team advanced to the Conference Carolinas Tournament semifinals with a 3-0 sweep of seventh seeded Converse College on Saturday. Kelsey Griffitts, Summer Kremer and Grace Underwood paced the Tornado attack that hit over .300 in the final two sets.
The first set was played tight the entire way until Underwood and Mariah Herington pounded home back-to-back kills to give King a 17-15 lead and force Converse timeout. The Valkyries (7-25) tallied a point out of the break, but Herington and Maribeth Kern answered with consecutive kills before Underwood served back-to-back aces, forcing another timeout. Griffitts gave King a chance at set point with her fifth kill of the set, and Kremer gave King the 25-18 win with her second kill of the match.
The Tornado (31-4) looked to set the tone early in the second set, jumping out to a 9-3 lead. King held their lead there, and stretched it to 20-13 following a Kern kill before Converse started to work their way back into the set. The Valkyries scored seven of the next nine points to get within 22-20 before Kern and Underwood drilled back-to-back kills as the Tornado took the set 25-20.
King again grabbed the early lead in the third set, and stretched it to 16-9 following consecutive kills by Kremer that forced Converse timeout. The Valkyries came back and got within 18-16 before Underwood and Kremer teamed up to force another Converse timeout at 20-16. Kern served up back-to-back aces, and Griffitts gave King the 25-18 win with her 11th kill of the match, moving the Tornado to the semifinals.
Griffitts and Kremer led the Tornado with 11 kills. Griffitts only made two attack errors on 15 attempts for an attack percentage of .600, which was outdone by Underwood who hit .800. She posted 10 kills on 17 attempts without an attack error. Payton Tipton led three King defenders in double figures with 17 digs. Kern accounted for 11 digs and eight kills while Blair Fields chipped in with 10 digs. Olivia Underwood dished out a team-high 34 assists.
King will be in action again on Wednesday night when they host either third seed Mount Olive College or sixth seed Limestone College in the Conference Carolinas Tournament semifinals. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., in the Student Center Complex.