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7 w irit weather m i'm — — ■wm j<jm Chicago and vicinity — con m mi a tinucd warm and generally fair,wit ra'u 5 ' v probably a local thunderstorm mon h -^ \ x >,| day tuesday generally fair coolei y/ij v a ir the latter part of the day light m julw to moderate southerly winds ffis vol viii no 209 a m * * Chicago examiner monday Chicago august 22 1910 monday uejjisurcd in o s l'atent offire exceptional bargains || are offered dally in the musical in w struments columns of the examiner k a if you wish to get a new or second fc 1 hand piano at a rery modwate pric 4 m reaa ibe slant ms € prirf dnf cfnt dellvcrea t>y carrlet fkiuc uinc v-lix 1 8q cent|j p r month ; 185 are dead in forest fires is report 100 firefighters at wallace said to have perished other towns give lives g relief trains on way many settlers are missing and i property loss will reach into the millions spokane wash axis 21 one hun dred fire fighters are reported dead in the flooded canyon dear wallace idaho and five citizens were bunted to death in their w homes as a result of forest fires which for b sixty days have terrified the coeur d'aleue ■country and which spread to the town of " wallace the metropolis of the ruining liistriet yesterday mure than a third of wallace is imrued ind the loss will reach over 51 000.000 the pacific michigan and coeur d'alene hotels two 0 it & st depots a big hardware warehouse and 150 to 200 resi iences are destroyed tm should the forty-mile gale now sweeping w over the couer d'alenes shift to the north f the business portloß of wallace now k thought safe will be doomed to destruc w tlon ¥ the province hospital filled with patients is believed sate although only a hill sep } arates it from the burning district all available soldiers in this part of the w country have been pressed into ser ice " fire fighters cut off latest unconfirmed reports say thai a crew of fighters in the wallace district aie surrounded by tires cut off from pro visions and are seeking safety in the beds of the crocks and rivers the most dangerous fires are now scat tered over territory 100 miles east fnd - north of spokane the northern pacific 0 u & x and the spokane electric lines are running extra trains to sufceriug dis tricts mayor trail of spokane has received a distress call from mitllan and wallace ap pealing for twenty-five trained nurses doc tors and other aid twenty badly burued persons were brought from mullan the fighters and nurses now on the scene are urterly exhausted during the last few days the lighters have been exploding djnainke from limbs of tall trees with i li.ipe of shaking the clouds and invoking ruin this proved successful in one place for n short time bin insufficient rain fell to quench the vast tires bctte mom aug 21 a wall of tire fifty miies long is sweeping the forests of western montana the towns of Taft and baugan have been wiped out the towns of belknap while pine noxon and heron were burning saltese hud been destroyed and thompson falls and st llegis are in grave danger scattering reports from along the rail roads before the wires were lost stated that about eighty lives had been lost anc it was feared that the total would be swelled the gravest fears are expressed for the fate of so forest tire fighters in the st joseph country ten Chicago milwaukee & pnget sound bridges west of missoiii burned early to-day the northern pacts to-night abandoned service on the mail line west of missoula fe 1 montana situation bad helena mont aug 21 the last re w ports from the flat head country before communication was cut off was to the i effect that new fires had broken out anc i that the fighters were absolutely unable to cope with them the bitter itoot valley fires have also secured renewed vigor 7 if kennedy of the bureau of protection 1 received information to-day that the town fiv of libby was surrounded by fires another bad fire starting from a thrash ing machine is reported on state land ad joining the gallatin national forest hig winds are carrying the flames toward th yellowstone park still another niessag says that the town of sylvauite in lincoln county has been wiped out governor » norris has wired for 500 men for the libby district fires are now advancing on it 1/om two directions smoke covers helena eureka is also reported surrounded rrfcile the fires at avon have started afresh to-nijrht in helena bot'n'the southern skies e.-i well as those to the north anil cast arc hgiow indicating that the tiames are rap idly creeping lip thf itocuy mountains from he westward several blocks is the limit one may see so dense is the smoke in helena the fire department fought brush fires all afternoon just west of tho city limits feipvernor xorris who is mailing a tour pf the stale with the army engineers on their inspection of irrigation projects is expected here to-morrow and it is expected ye will call out tlic state troops to assis li regulars rains however nlnno wili not ulh i to ciuoncli the names as the timbers nd even fields are execpwnally dry and i-'ili rather heavy winds slowing it is im us-sible ty tliock the flaiu.-s reported losses in forest fires dead 185 missing 184 property destkoykij wallace idaho 51.500.000 mullan idaho 500.000 st maries idaho 50,000 talt mont 100,000 haugan mont 300,000 bclknap mont 100,000 white pine mont 50.000 novon mont ro.ooo heron mont 50.000 thompson falls mont so.ooo newport wash 50,000 duke and longworths in collision of autos mrs goelet's machine is smashed in crash with vincent astor franz josef unhurt newport it 1 aup 21 duke franz josef of bavaria mrs robert goelet for merly miss icisie whaien ami congress man and mrs nicholas lougworth nar rowly escaped death in mrs ogden joe let's automobile saturday morning through a collision caused by vinncent astor who ran his machine accidentally into the other the duke and his party were making a round of calls on the way to bailey's beach and had started to turn into the roadway leading i the residence of mr and mrs nathaniel tliayer when along came vincent astor in his big car he did not see the duke and his party until very close to them as quickly is possible astor sum off the power and ap plied rhe emergency brakes which les sened the fore of the impact the astor machine struck the duke's machine in the center smashing the door and ot'jer parts and almost turning the car over servants passers by ami others rushed to tl'ie assist ifiu-e of the duke's party congressman tiongworth and the duke calmed the ladies and called for an auto mobile ambulance which took the badly damaged machine to the garage for re pairs politics closes church minimter who oppose county op tion finds pickets on guard oimo wi aug 21.--a new angle was taken to-day iu the fight between the kev daniel woodward who is stumping the state against county option and the rev 8 h anderson his superior in the meth odist ministry when woodward came home he found his church closed against him his congregation posted pickets to keep people away from the church where another clergyman hail been sent by an derson and this afternoon wgodward spoke at the jlasonie temple he produced an advertisement showing that anderson was stumping the state in favor of county op tion tutor farmers by train experts to tonr indiana on special to deliver lectures new york aug 21 beginning august 22 iiid continuing until september 7 the pennsylvania lines will operate a farmers special instruction train through indiana this will rive farmers an opportunity to hear lectures ou methods for improving wheat by experts from the purdue experi ment station these talks will treat of se lection of varieties of wheat cultural meth ods control of plant diseases and methods of combating injurious insects this fifteen days tour is a continuation of the cam paign started by the pennsylvania systom to improve the methods of farming iu the states through which it operates aldrich toga for colt head of haulier trust to be xevr jthode i i in ml senator newport r ].. aug 21.-colonel samuel i'omeroy colt the head of he rubber trust despite his recent denials is to be the next united states senator of rhode island to fill the vacancy the re tirement of senator nelson w aldrich will cause nest march the state is now thor oughly republican and has every cign of continuing so the state committee will bare no trouble in proclaiming colt elected next january there is no other man in the parly except colonel colt with the money that stub i job costs in khodo island and has it to expend for political honors john d scents a joke iliis hcnrtv l.n urli when asked if he'll see roosevelt ci.kvklanp u aug 21 john d rockefeller declined to commit himself on the apparent differences between roosevelt and Taft when interviewed to-day will you see the colonel when be comes to cleveland next week was asked mr rockefeller did not answer this question instead he broke into a hearty laugh he fairly convulsed as he retreated a few steps but when he stopped laughing there was still no answer forthcoming it's going to be warm to-day i think was all he would say iceland volcano smokes hecla qniet for 12 years again threatens eruption special fable to the examiner copenhagen aug 21 after a period of quiescence lasting thirtv-two years mount hecla the famous volcano of ice land is threatening erupt ion smoke is pouring from the crater the snow has vanished from the mountain presumably from the effect of internal heat earth quakes have been frequent recently the inhabitants are anxious the neighborhood of the mountain being the most fertile and most cultivated part of the island peddler hawks in auto karvnnl <• ni i!ii:i ic's bwwj nt tinr uenlng -•> hit with honwwlte boston aim a frank stiiitli har vard l'.w owner of two hi touring cars has onc into the garden truck business la somervlllc with one of his automobiles he lims rolled up his sleeves nnd gone into the business to win his sturdy vice hawk ing vegetables through the street ■>]' somcrviiie can be beard aiinoal any inoru iujj smith thinks his gasoline vegetable chicle in hie hiwntrstt iden yet nnd he has oindu ;< prowonured hit among the ibsutewives iu sotuerville king manuel's fall plotted in revolt overthrow by clericals and mil itary dictatorship to ensue is scheme recited republicans in arms disturbances during coming elections predicted through broil over church special table to the examiner lisbon aug 21 by way of the fron tien.—the newspapers to-day print alarm ing reports of an alleged plot of the cler ical party for the overthrow of the portu guese government and the establishment of a military dictatorship the seculo says the clerical party's strong and growing dissatisfaction with the liberal policy of the government has cul minated in the organization of a revolu tion to overthrow the administration seize its members and set up a military dicta torship the first object of which will be to stamp out the republicans el hondo says that several regiments have joined the movement and that the duke of oporto heir apparent to the portu guese throne while in the casino in cas eaes last night was apprised of this fact and took refuge in the fortress the paper says also that alarm is general and that the military and naval forces are under arms night and day the gov ernment is disturbed over the intense activity of the republicans in preparing for the general elections which are to be held next sunday it is known that rifles and revolvers daily are being smuggled into the country across the spanish frontlets and that the republicans are now well armed it is feared that the elections will be marked by disturbances engineer shoots thief watches marauder try window and profoainly fatally wounds him walter wagner a consulting engineer living in berwyn shot and probably fa tally wounded a man who was trying to break into his home at 3206 maple avenue about 12:45 o'clock this morning mr wagner who had retired saw the man try to enter the home of dr vasampaur next door and then watched him walk across the lawns to the wagner home wagner procured a revolver and crouched at the window waited until the intruder moved cautiously to a basement window nnd tried to open it then the engineer leaned out and fired wounding the bur glar in the head wagner notified the police and called a physician by telephone the wounded man was apparently about thirty-five years old roosevelt here sept 8 he will i.eare oyster bay on 14 stnte stump to-morrow oyster bat aug 21 theodore roose velt starts on a journey of 5,493 miles tuesday he will travel through fourteen states and deliver fourteen set speeches ernest abbott and w b howland asso ciated with him in his editorial work and frank harper his secretary will navel ivitl him in addition to set speeches mr roosevelt will make many extemporaneous addresses from his car at milwaukee ho will speak before the press club he will remain over nisbt there leaving at t a m on september 8 for freepon 111 tnere he is to speak the same day at a picnic of railway trainmen leaving at 1:40 p m he is to reach Chicago at 4:35 p m and speak that night before the hamilton club tests sound by mirrors inliiis hopkiiik professor flndn way to tell if tone in correct baltimoee lid aug 21 professor johu a anderson of johns hopkins says he has a system by which any musical instru ment and the human voice may he tested to determine definitely whether the instru ment or the voice is a good oue he de clares the method will revolutionize the manufacture of musical instruments and serve as nn absolute guarantee of tone qual ity the tests are made in a felt-padded room the testing instrument reproduces a violin's tone upon certain pipes which produce action upon a mirror an instnn taneous photograph records each composite portion of tone and overtone in the form of a curve the better the curve the better the tone pastor confesses theft minister kxplaius s::oo student rob hcry kcmly for cell zanksville 0 aug 21 1 needed the money so x took the jewelry ." said tin 1 her a a hauberch pastor of the miltonslnir (().! lutheran kvansfliial church wlitn arrested to-day for the al l j nod theft of seventeen watches and other valuables amounting in all to s:;(k from students at the kdcn theological seminary clayton mo may 22 when 1 go to prison i am to learn fl jiood trade so i ran he useful in this world when 1 am liberated 1 have lieen expelled from the ministry and noth ing move is left for me to do but work out my crime he said virginia hotel deal on fashionable hostelrj in itoiiortcd sooa to cliniisre hiinik ii is rumored thai hip virginia botel one of chicago's limit fashionable bouses will han.c:o uoildfl within i fow days krt ('. pnffoi of toledo lioin^r the prosm-oiive pdr ehaner neither mr pnffer nov th man ilt of th iiolol i-nul'l liy found last even ing it is known however that mr pnf ifer is in cwcago pastor's wife fiios tights not so bad mrs dudley c fosher and preacher-husband make stage debut sunday at all-night rehearsal i am trying to make an hon est living says minis ter after the play a petite hut vivacious woman with traces of rouge still showing on her cheeks smiled us she emerged from the stage door of the racine opera house last night the little woman was mrs dudley c kosher wife of the rev dudley c fosher who until n week afro was the pastor of the ryder memorial vniversalist church of wood lawn with her was her husband husband and wife former minister and former minister's wife had just made their delmt on the stage she as a member of the chorus he iu n small singing and speaking part iu a musical play well it's over and i'm glad of it said mrs fosher and her cheeks reddened even under the rouge but still it was not half as bad as i thought it might be those tights were not so dreadful after all i mmst confess that i felt a little em barrassed after 1 had pulled and tugged to get the tights on but it soon passed away sees no harm in tights you don't think i did so badly or that i looked a fright do you the little woman queried quickly with the true feminine in stinct really now she continued i do not think that there is the least harm in the world for a woman to wear tights on the stage if i did i never would have put them on i try to look at the matter in a sensible way a good woman is a good woman any where tights have nothing to do with the question of morality tights as long as they are worn solely for the purpose of displaying the human form cannot be con demned they have been worn on the stage from time almost immemorial yon must remember that shakespeare the greatest master of them all when he cre ated tlie part of the winsome and dashing rosalind in as you like it clad his hero ine in tights 1 could cite numerous ex amples ftut they really do not bear on the question at issue would forget she was pastor's wife i know i am going to like the stage i know i am going to like the work i am trying to forget that i have ever been a minister's wife for some time i expect to be simply a chorus girl but i hope to be a loving wife and true helpmeet as well the rev dudley c fosher stood by as his wife talked he looked at her fondly and several times nodded his head in ap proval of her remarks i and you he was queried docs it not seem strange to be singing and dancing on - the stage before a house crowded with peo ple on the day that you have been nccus tomed to expound the gospel from the pul pit of a church my ministerial days are over was the reply of the former minister given gravely i have left that part of my life behind me lam trying to make an bonest living i has not transgressed moral law i but he continued after reasoning . with myself after weighing all sides of the ! question in accordance with my lights i : cannot see or feel that i have done any 1 thing that has transgressed a moral law a man's own conscience is the best judge of > these things some persons lock at these r matters in a different light than others when my wife and i determined to i adopt the stage for our profession i knew very well that she would have to appear in public in tight i knew that 7 would 5 be called upon for sunday performances the step was not lightly or thoughtlessly , taken here i am and i have no regrets or qualms of conscience for what i have done strangely enough the rev mr fosher r in the role he was called upon lo lake j yesterday in a stubborn cinderella ap peared as a minister in one act he wore the conventional black at a preacher of the gospel he seemed visibly embarrassed j when he first appeared but this embar 1 rassment wore off to some extent as the ■performance proceeded his voice was \ ve:ik and he showed many traces of the i amateur iu his work ) fosher better as an indian chief f when chorus girls some in tiglits some * in short skirts one of those in tights was his wife swarmed about him in one scene f 1 he hardly knew what to do in the second act of the musical play fosher took the part of the chief of an indian tribe and in this he was much bet ter than in the minister's role mrs fosher her stage name is baker bv the way — was amateurish in her work 1 and she showed the lack of careful traln ! ing in her singing and dancing that the ! other members of the chorus have had 1 mr and ms fosher had a taste of real • stage life on saturday night and sunday morning a full dress rehearsal was called 0 for 11 o'clock at night and continued uu , til well iu the morning robbed near selfridge's >. v woman i'jiiteriiik store in tjoii ilon i.osch scon bpccud able to the kxamioer london aug 21 an american woman who gave her name as mrs dynack of new york was robbed of 600 saturday noon as she was entering selfridjie'.s department more on oxford street the money was in her handbag which an expert thief cut from her wrist escaping in the crowd about the windows before he could be dc tei-ted and identified thus far the police have uot been able to trace him mrs dudley c fosher photograph of former pastor's wife as she appeared in tights in her stage debut in a stubborn cinderella astors meet but child's plea fials ex-wife quits secret confer ence in tears woman of mystery aids peace move newport r 1 aug 21 john jacob < astor and his divorced wife were finally brought together at a secret conference by their little daughter muriel and a woman of mystery who has kept newport society on the qui vive at a meeting last wednes day at the home of barton willing brother of mrs astor the secret was so carefully guarded that it did not become known until to-day although mrs astor left her husband in tears and the colonel was discovered after ward in a melancholy mood the conference is said to have been fruitless the two appear to be as unalterably estranged as ever the meeting was under the same roof the divorced couple first met and it was there too that they announced their engagement colonel astor's attitude toward his wife throughout the present crisis has won the admiration of not a few again and again he went out of his way that his son vin cent might visit his mother frequently colonel astor finally closed beechwood and took all his belongings with him those who are closest to his confidences say that muriel who escorted him to the conference with his divorced wife will con tinue her efforts to bring about a recon ciliation spreads gossip sermon divorced general lli»iriipi re buke amonk talking critics sharon pa aug 21 t0 set at rest tile wagging tongues of the gossips general charles miller of franklin whose divorce proceedings against the second mrs miller last spring caused a widespread sensa tion has prepared for distribution 5,000 copies ot a sermon on gossip among the talkative critics several years ago gen eral miller sued hk first wife who is a sister of joseph c sihley for.n divorce and obtained it later marrying mrs emma zuver bulen last spring general miller brought suit for divorce from his second wife later they were reconciled gossip ran high in franklin then the rev dr a lincoln moore preached a sermon on gos sip which so pleased the general that he has had the sermon printed for distribu tion gaynor steals a march outwits physicians li tnking a walk around his bed nkw york aug 21 only one bulletin mas issued on the condition of tbo wounded mayor of new york to-day it was "'!» p m mayor qaynor is slowly gain ing in strength be sat up part of the day has walked ii few steps has enjoyed reading and this evening is in very excel lent condition aßlltz imtwd secretary adamapn explained that the walklns referred to the elreumutance that he svolc a mftrdi ou the physicians 1 ipy walking from the chair he had heen sitting iu urouml the loot of tile beii arrested i.c men will put harahan on stand to shift balme higher up j m borrowdale state's chief witness declares that president is responsible for the car repair swindles stuyvesant fish now brought into charges ousted chief at head of line when coughlin fled for feiting bond which the road is accused of paying denials are repeated by official under fire presioent.of.i.cr.r there is absolutely noth ing in these charges the same accusations were brought to me some three weeks ago by thomas mcguire of the mcguire & white detective agency who stated that if his clients were criminally prosecuted he would have published these charges in reply i advised him that he was run ning up against a stone wall — that the accusations were not true and that any party found criminally connected with these graft cases would be prosecuted to the fullest extent j m borrowdale to be the chief witness against john m taylor the attorneys for the defense of frank b harriman charles u ewing and j m taylor accused of playing a confidence gama on the Illinois central railroad of which they were former offi cials decided last night to make president james t harahan their witness in an effort to shift responsibility for the vast car-repair graft in connection with the charges presented to state's attorney way man that the Illinois central financed jury bribing and the escape of coughlin and armstrong the name of stuyvesant fish of new york was brought in he was president of the road at the time the jury bribers forfeited their 20,000 bail and will be called as a witness if the jury bribing matter is investigated i it was pointed out that the continued payments of 75 a month to mrs nellie coughlin wife of big dan constituted a continuation of the crime and acted as a bar to invoking the statute of limitations these payments are said to have been made by maurice walsh special agent of the railroad but he denies it the state of Illinois will go into the trial of j m taylor formerly chief storekeeper of the road with john m borrowdale newly-made su perintendent of the Illinois central car department as its principal wit ness through him it is hoped to prove a charge of conspiracy to rob the road through padding car-repair bills borrowdale puts the blame on harahan mr borrowdale promises to be a peculiar witness yesterday he de clared that the real responsibility for the farming out of cars to out side repair shops which made the graft possible lay on the shoulders of president harahan he would neither admit nor deny that he had confessed he declared that he did not know why his name had origi nally been written in the complaint on which the warrants for harriman ewing and taylor were issued it was scratched out according to at torneys of the railroad when he agreed to testify against his fellows in calling president harahan as a witness for the defense the attor neys for the accused do not even intimate for publication that they hope to prove that he received any of the graft they say they hope through his testimony to shift the blame somewhere else where they declare it belongs they expect to demonstrate that mr harahan should havd discovered the graft long before he did and that his laxity was respon sible for its continuation here are some of the questions that will be asked mr harahan when he takes the witness stand possibly to-day in the municipal court if chief justice olson decides to hear the case against taylor at once did you sanction the farming out of the Illinois central car repairs m.the blue island and other companies will ask karahan cause of farming out were not the Illinois central's own shops able to do the work why were the cars farmed out \ when did you first hear that officers of the Illinois central held stock in the car repair companies which were doing the work which officers of the company do you believe held such stock in terests when did you first hear of the car repair graft then he will be asked why certain officials have not been prose cuted and a host of questions regarding the detail of the graft jolin m borrowdale the car department superintendent who is td be given an immunity bath for his testimony against harriman tay lor and ewing was seen yesterday afternoon at his home 66-45 monroa street he declared that he had been fourteen years in the car depart ment of the Illinois central serving under joseph e buker who re signed february 1 last buker was one of the four officials named in the first suit for restitution brought by the Illinois central borrow dale succeeded him as superintend ei although at the time he wa under investigation by the railroac^bdetectives . he was asked yesterday il ac ii^biue car repairs were harmed oultj james t harahan
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Study: Loss Of Genetic Diversity Threatens Species Diversity
Davis, California - Human activities are eliminating biological diversity at an unprecedented rate. Critical when you consider that variation in plants and animals gives us a rich and robust assemblage of foods, medicines, industrial materials and recreation activities. A new study shows this is bad news for all species.
Lead researcher Dr. Richard Lankau says, "This is one of the first studies to show that genetic diversity and species diversity depend on each other," Lankau said.
"Diversity within a species is necessary to maintain diversity among species, and at the same time, diversity among species is necessary to maintain diversity within a species. And if any one type is removed from the system, the cycle can break down, and the community becomes dominated by a single species."
A new study offers clues to how these losses relate to one another -- information that is essential as scientists and land managers strive to protect the remaining natural variation.
Sharon Strauss, a professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis, and former doctoral student Richard Lankau (now a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the University of Illinois), studied competition among genetically varied plants of one species (black mustard, Brassica nigra), and among black mustard and plants of other species.
The research was funded by the National Science Foundation. The paper, titled "Mutual feedbacks maintain both genetic and species diversity in a plant community," was published in the Sept. 14 issue of the journal Science.

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text: As USA came on the air tonight (4pm PST, 7pm EST), the Tommay Haas - Sanguimetti match was just starting the 5th set. Why didn't they go immediatly to that match as they did with the Ferrero match yesterday? We never even saw the start of the Haas match because it just started as USA went off the air at 2pm PST.


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LAS VEGAS - With the 2012 LeBron James Skills Academy all wrapped up we take one final look back at the event before moving on to coverage of July's "live" period for college coaches. Here's a look at what we learned.
Andrew Wiggins is the best player in the land
Some had been quick to anoint Canadian import Andrew Wiggins as the best prospect in high school hoops regardless of class. At Rivals.com, we wanted to take some time before making that declaration. After watching the No. 1 player in the class of 2014 again in Las Vegas, there's no point in holding off any longer.
The 6-foot-7 wing from Huntington (W.V.) Prep has done enough and shows so much promise that it's hard to argue against him as the best prospect in the land. Everything he does on the floor seems to come easy. Effortless athleticism, a jumper that needs to be respected, natural drives to the hoop and effortless body control allow him to dominate the competition, and he seems to just be scratching at the surface of what he can do long term.
Kevon Looney is for real
In April, Kevon Looney was elevated to No. 11 in the class of 2014. At the time, locals filled our email inbox and voice mails with messages. For whatever reason, many Milwaukee locals just didn't see the Hamilton High product in the same light that Rivals.com did.
Now, after a few months of competing against and often dominating some of the nation's best competition, the 6-foot-8 rising junior has firmly established himself among the nation's elite.
A strong performance at the LBJ Skills Academy was simply another feather in the cap of the skilled, aggressive and high-volume rebounding swingman. Because of his strong spring and start to the summer, Looney has become one of the most hotly recruited players in the country.
Wesley Clark's recruitment will blow up in July
Even in today's world of high school basketball where the nation's major events and top travel teams are heavily scouted, guys can slip through the cracks. Wesley Clark is a perfect example of that.
The 6-foot point guard from Romulus (Mich.) High played for a major team -- Detroit based The Family -- on Nike's heavily covered EYBL circuit. Still, he showed up in Vegas outside of everybody's rankings and viewed as more of a upper end mid-major prospect. A solid player to be sure, but not somebody that anyone was making a fuss or spending much time writing about.
So, Clark either had the best two or three days of his entire basketball life, or his talent was simply under-appreciated. At this point, we're going to lean toward under-appreciated as the senior-to-be looks like a sure-fire high-major point guard and a safe bet to enter the 2013 Rivals150 post-summer. He enters the July live period with USC, Dayton, Xavier and Creighton already onboard with his recruitment, and we'd expect the crowd of teams angling for his services will swell greatly over the next few weeks.
Future bright for Stone and Rabb
The vast majority of players in attendance at LBJ were either rising seniors or juniors. However, thanks to a classic duel on the last day of camp, two of camp's hottest names were two of the youngest players. If people didn't know about Oakland (Calif.) Bishop O'Dowd's Ivan Rabb and Milwaukee (Wisc.) Dominican's Diamond Stone, they certainly do now.
Fellow class of 2015 big man Karl Towns has been heavily touted, and for good reason after a great freshman year and making the Dominican Republic's national team at just 16 years old. However, Rabb and Stone are in the same class, and both look to be five-star prospects and top 10 players in the class of 2015 at this juncture. Rabb gives you the length, athleticism and skill to face up, while Stone is a crafty back to the basket performer with great hands and a pure shot all the way out to the three-point line.
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Mitchell Anderson | April 24, 2008
By Mitchell Anderson • Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 17:18
To understand just how complex, scary and immediate climate change is, look no further than the case of the tiny mountain pine beetle.
Populations of this tree-eating insect have exploded over the last ten years due to warmer winters, devastating the majestic forests of western Canada and destroying over $20 billion in timber.
Now comes a frightening study published in the prestigious journal Nature that that the huge swaths of dead trees killed by the beetles are themselves emitting enormous quantities of carbon into the atmosphere as they decompose – further exacerbating our climate problems.
How much carbon? By altering the climate in western Canada, we have un-leased a chain of events that will release of close to one billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by 2020. This is more than five times as much as the annual emissions from all forms of transportation in Canada.
Dr. Werner Kurz of Natural Resources Canada has been researching the devastating impacts of the mountain pine beetle for many years. He says BC infestation is "unprecedented in scale and severity" and at least ten times as large as any outbreak on record.
This rice-sized insect is endemic to western Canadian evergreen forests and makes its living by burrowing into pine trees and eating the soft tissue beneath the bark. Too many beetles can overwhelm a healthy tree and kill it.
For thousands of years none of this was a particular problem. Beetle populations were kept in check by Canadian winter frosts that reliably plummeted below minus 40. Trees and forests lived in chilly equilibrium .
Enter climate change. It has been over a decade since winters have been cold enough to significantly knock back the beetles and their numbers have exploded. Over 130,000 square kilometers of pine forests have been devastated – an area the size of Greece
This epidemic has clobbered the economy of the province, which remains highly dependent on the forest industry. More than 25,000 forest dependant families will be impacted for the next 80 years. Over $100 million of public money has been spent trying to control the spread of the beetle, but all experts agree that the only hope is colder winters.
Instead, it appears that the only thing that will end the beetle epidemic in BC is that they will have no more live trees to eat - something Dr. Kurz believes will come to pass within the next few years.
That will not be the end of our beetle woes however. Having almost exhausted their indigenous food supply, they have already crossed the Rocky Mountains into new habitat and now threaten Canada's entire boreal forest - one of the most important carbon storehouses on the planet.
"I don't want to be alarmist but it is certainly feasible that a future outbreak later this century could go right across the the boreal", said Kurz. If the same cycle of devastation and carbon release occurs, we will be looking at much bigger eventual release of carbon dioxide than one billion tonnes.
Dr.. Kurz's research demonstrates the dangerous complexities of playing with the thermostat of the planet. This new source of atmospheric carbon from by decomposing trees is an excellent example of what scientists pedantically call "positive feedback loops ".
The rest of us might better describe these unplanned accelerations of climate change as the "holy crap factor ". Besides pine beetles killing forests that later decompose, here are some other "holy crap" scenarios we can expect from global warming in the near future:
- Melting sea ice causes less sunlight to be reflected into space, further heating artic oceans.
- Melting permafrost in the artic releases massive quantities of CO2 from decomposing muskeg.
- Melting tundra also releases large amounts of methane – twenty-five times as powerful a greenhouse gas as CO2.
It's becoming clear that we really don't have a good handle on how this planet works. Before we twist any more dials, maybe we should sit down and read the owner's manual. If we did, I suspect we would find a warning in the first few pages that read: "DANGER – DO NOT OVERLOAD THE ATMOSPHERE WITH CARBON DIOXIDE!"
Many more nasty surprises like the pine beetle lie in store for us as we continue our uncontrolled experiment with the plant's atmosphere, and we ignore these milestones at our peril.
Troll replied on Permalink
Holy Crap !
"The Holy Crap scenarios we can expect from global warming in the near future:"
Like the 10 years of no warming and 2008's blizzards and Cold records.
you guy crack me up.
the Pine beetle migration is a serious problem. To make a joke of it like this sad.
And with BC's timber industry in trouble, some idiots would like to shut down the Western provences tar sands industries as well just make matters worse.
Good Grief
Steve L replied on Permalink
Good work, Troll
Good boy, keep repeating it. "10 years of no warming." "2008 is cold." "Environmentalists want to ruin the economy." Again. Again. Again.
What will you say in 2009 after another summer of extreme melt in the arctic, La Nina ends, the '98 El Nino is 11 years in the past, and the economy still hasn't recovered? I'm guessing: "1998 was warmer than 2008; the first half of '08 was cold; protecting the environment is too costly." Eventually, though, that'll get old and you'll have to change your netname. I recommend "Redikalus Jirk".
Dan replied on Permalink
what next
Good grief. Now they are even denying entomology.
Paul S replied on Permalink
Where is one to start? What
Where is one to start?
What peer-reviewed literature states that we have never experienced a pine beetle outbreak as serious as this one?
Mithcell then goes on to "positive feedback loops". His definition appears to be a huge stretch and again, provides no actual data proving this assertion.
Also, has anyone actually seen the above mentioned report? All it takes is a press release it appears for the extreme warmers to jump on their high horses making unwarranted claims.
New forests grow much more rapidly then older forests, which pine beetles tend to attack, yet no mention whatsoever is made as to what effect vast new forest growth will have on CO2.
Jeffrey J replied on Permalink
Law of Unintended Consequences
The chain reaction following Western society's massive use of fossil fuels will ripple out in every direction. We have exported this "way of living" to the four corners of the globe, followed by oil delivery systems. Now every continent is burning oil as fast as it can. To presume that 6.5 billion humans cannot impact the earth's environment is a unique operating principle. Scientific curiosity is more preferable, and has challenged the beliefs of many, many financial and political elites, in the past and in the present. Scientific data, compiled by thousands of people around the world, demonstrate exactly what our own senses tell us.
The earth's environment is changing. Only scientists can tell us in greater detail the best hypothesis to explain this. Like all scientists, they began with cautious warnings, which have grown steadily as the evidence mounts. Now, we can see the unintended consequences have resulted in the beetle kill. And like nature's ironies everywhere, the dead trees are in turn releasing more CO2. Exactly what we don't need. Amazing how Canada's major media avoids this topic.
Great article DeSmogBlog. Keep up the great work.
rob replied on Permalink
Senses and Scientific Data Agree. It's Still Cold Out.
"Scientific data, compiled by thousands of people around the world, demonstrate exactly what our own senses tell us."
Yesterday, my senses agreed with the scientific data. It snowed, and was -15 Celcius with the windchill. This morning it was also -15.
Steve L replied on Permalink
Thanks for the update
Be sure to check in with another update tomorrow so we can keep tabs on this whole global warming thing.
Steve L replied on Permalink
Questions for Paul G/S
This is talking about a time when CO2 is at its highest level in 650,000 years (right?), we're increasing CO2 concentrations by half a percent each year just by burning fossil fuels, and now non-fossil sources of carbon are being liberated at increased rates (due to higher temperatures). What is the relevance of previous pine beetle outbreaks?
Also, why not go to the library and check out the Nature paper (or get an esubscription)? "No mention whatsoever is made as to what effect vast new forest growth will have on CO2" – did you even read the news article? Kurtz recommends logging the dead trees and replanting young ones to combat the problem. How can you complain about 'warmers' jumping on their high horses making unwarranted claims when you spout fallacies about the article and perhaps didn't even read it?
Paul S replied on Permalink
Have you read the article
Have you read the article Steve?
Steve L replied on Permalink
Yes, I read the CBC article in which specific mention is made of new forest growth, contrary to what you wrote. But I asked you first.
Paul S replied on Permalink
So you've only read a
So you've only read a summary Steve and I've read the Nature summary. Accessing the full article costs $32. Seems like nobody has read the full article.
Steve L replied on Permalink
Let's recap
You complain that there's no mention at all of new forests. I clicked the second link in Mitchell's post and found it discussed.
Strike 1.
You say you've read the Nature article summary. Then you ask what peer-reviewed literature states we have never experienced an outbreak like this one. The abstract of the Nature article states, "The current outbreak in British Columbia, Canada, is an order of magnitude larger in area and severity than all previous recorded outbreaks4."
Strike 2. (You missed that one badly)
You accuse others of jumping on their high horse prior to obtaining all the information and reading the Nature article. I'm the only person who responded to you, and now you conclude that nobody has read the Nature article.
Strike 3. Oh, okay, foul-tip.
You complain that 'extreme warmers' make unwarranted claims on the basis of a press release. First, it appears you didn't check through the links posted to see if that's all Mitchell had read. Second, this website is devoted to examining the treatment of AGW issues in the media – blogging about press releases is perfectly legitimate in that regard.
Strike 3. You're out.
You don't answer questions I've asked you even though I asked first.
Strike 4…
Paul S replied on Permalink
Someone claiming that this
Someone claiming that this pine beetle outbreak is in an order of magnitude greater then previous ones is not evidence Steve. It is simply a statement. And since extreme warmers have often made exaggerated claims before, I don't accept a statement like that at face value.
As for reading the article, you have not read it either. I don't think anyone posting here has. Reading the abstract is not sufficient in many cases.
… this website is devoted to examining the treatment of AGW issues in the media – blogging about press releases is perfectly legitimate in that regard.
That's fine. My criticizing the often over-hyped claims made here is legitimate also.
Steve L replied on Permalink
You started with: "Where does one start?"
You could start by reading everything offered to you. The abstract contains a reference (the #4 at the end of my quotation). You don't have to take the published statement in the peer-reviewed literature at face value – there's also a reference. But you asked, "What peer-reviewed literature states…?" The abstract is part of the peer-reviewed literature. If you wanted a more in-depth discussion of that issue, you could have asked for it and then given folks a chance to read up (the article came on on Thurs, right?). In the meantime, you can also view Kurz's email, so you can write to him to obtain that reference or a copy of the article. But instead of doing any of those things, you wrote a bunch of aggressive garbage about others not having enough information, all the while including wonky statements suggesting that you in particular haven't tried to obtain the information.
Paul S replied on Permalink
The article came out a few
The article came out a few days ago and already it is being peddled in the most alarmist terms possible here Steve. That is my point. You hold others to a different standard then you do the warming alarmists. Now why is that?
Steve L replied on Permalink
Another fallacious statement
I do?
"Errors using inadequate data are much less than those using no data at all." – Charles Babbage. That's what I believe. But I also think it's pretty poor form not to try to use all of the information available to you. I think it's especially awful to bitch about others jumping to conclusions when you yourself have done that (and made false statements) in accusing them. Yeah, I dislike hypocrisy the most.
If you don't agree with Babbage or me, that's fine. If your point was that folks should read the journal article before making interpretations, I wouldn't have called you out. But anyone can look back at what you wrote in "Where to start" and see the unwarranted points you tried to score. You've exhibited nothing but troll behaviour on this thread.
Now I could go on and demonstrate how you apply double standards, but I've wasted enough time with you for now. Just try reading the post and the links before making untrue claims next time, for a change.
Paul S replied on Permalink
Yes, you do
No one has read the actual article yet Steve. It may well be misrepresented here. Yet you have no problem with that. The only conclusion I jumped to is not to overexaggerate a report that it appears no one has even bothered to read yet. That you object to this sensible concept says a lot about your own biases.
Steve L replied on Permalink
Nobody demonstrably mis-represented the accessible information except you. You said there was no mention of new forest growth – that was demonstrably wrong. You can't demonstrate that anything was misrepresented; all you do is throw about your unfounded accusations. Bye bye.
Paul S replied on Permalink
Don't worry . . . you'll be back
Whatever Steve. The other thread was simply a piece of warming alarmist agit-prop based on a few short articles. For something that alarmist, the responsibility to report accurately (and read all the relevant information) is upon the poster. Instead, you reverse the onus which is the double standard extreme warmers often fall prey too.
Troll replied on Permalink
Ever wonder?
Ever wonder why 650,000 years is cited?
It's becasue most of the history of the earth has had MUCH higher CO2 levels than today, Except for the last 650,000 years.
The normal level for plante earth is approximately 1500 ppm CO2.
We barely have enough now to keep plants growing.
Steve L replied on Permalink
citation please! what's your source?
My understanding is that 650,000 years is cited because it's hard to get records of CO2 concentration from before then.
You say there's 30% more CO2 in the atmosphere than in the previous half million years and the plants are barely able to grow. Uhuh. Plants must've gone extinct when there was 30% less! Hmmm, but they didn't. And it turns out that sea critters are going to have a hard time dealing with higher CO2 concentrations than present levels. http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=9779&tid=282&cid=7388&ct=162
Interesting. What say you?
Troll replied on Permalink
Oh Please!!
Surely you must have seen the graphs many times:
I have posted them here myself.
CO2 has been as high as 7000 ppm but most of history was below 2000.
Only the last little while has it been so low that plants can barely survive.
At 180ppm we all die by the way.
Steve L replied on Permalink
Thank you
Well then, thanks for posting the links again (I hadn't seen them). They don't support your statement that 650,000 yrs is chosen because CO2 was higher before that. It seems 650,000 yrs is discussed because that estimate is based on measurements of CO2 rather than proxies.
Please also provide a source regarding plants barely surviving. (Also, are we in danger of cutting atmospheric CO2 by more than half?) I thought this graph was interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phanerozoic – it seems that biodiversity did pretty well as atmospheric CO2 declined.
Oh please? I don't see why you're exasperated. I think we're actually exchanging information here. This isn't my area of expertise. I'd be happy if you could explain to me the apparent disconnect between the figures you showed and the experimental work on shelled plankton.
Troll replied on Permalink
Oh Please!
Just haveing fun Steve. Nothing personel.
You are one of the very few that actually seen to want to know what is really going on.
Keep up the search.
I will try to get some time later to answer the questions with better answers.
Troll replied on Permalink
Oh Please!
Steve: While trying to re-find some of the CO2 articles I have read, I ran across this one.
It is (as stated in this thread, more relevent to currtne situation) quite interesting and indicates, among other things, that CO2 is a result, not a driver of temperature.
Since 1812, the CO2
concentration in northern hemispheric air has fluctuated exhibiting three high level
maxima around 1825, 1857 and 1942 the latter showing more than 400 ppm.
Steve L replied on Permalink
Oh Please! Oh Brother.
I'm not sure if you're just having fun with your last comment. In case you're serious … I haven't seen a reasonable response to this fairly thorough rebuttal:
I look forward to your other responses which will hopefully be on point.
exusian replied on Permalink
Oh Please!
Ahhh, Ernst-Georg Beck, the German high school biology teacher who thinks he's an expert on climate science. And published in the illustrious journal Energy & Environment, no less!
See: Curve manipulation: lesson 2
And: The weirdest millennium
Only an imbecile would take this 'study' seriously.
Oh, wait…
Alex J replied on Permalink
Um, I think what's most
Um, I think what's most relevant when discussing CO2 concentrations is rapid change during a populous, biodiverse interglacial period. Human civilization wasn't thriving under harsh prehistoric conditions with very high CO2 levels (heck, even higher mammals weren't). I guess by some people's logic, the fact that Earth was a baking cinder X billion years ago means that would be just fine & dandy today.
Troll replied on Permalink
This is Good!! Stuff
Out of the mouths or babes!
The second place winner was excellent.
Really captures the essence of why CO2 is not the problem.
Dan replied on Permalink
armchair anti-science, here we go again
"What peer-reviewed literature states that we have never experienced a pine beetle outbreak as serious as this one?"
After a comment like that, there is no need for you to answer the question "have you ever looked into even the most basic science regarding this species?"
Mike replied on Permalink
National Post had it right
On April 23, Terence Corcoran wrote about the upcoming pine beetle study in the National Post, saying: "Climate change advocates will probably try to turn this into another scare. "Aha," they will say, "this just makes climate change even more of a horror story." Climate change increases beetle activity, and that increases carbon emissions, which increases climate change."
Thanks for proving him right, Mitch.
Hugh Campbell replied on Permalink
And how does this petty
And how does this petty oneupmanship make climate change less of a concern?
Steve L replied on Permalink
Aha. Aha! Stupid 'warmists'
1. What does 'climate change advocate' mean?
2. Let me predict something to show how right I can be: people who think CO2 emissions are problematically out of control will point to examples showing that they are problematically out of control. See what a bunch of opportunistic bastards they are, using real examples to back up their arguments? This just shows their desperation and we can take this as evidence supporting our point that there's nothing to worry about.
Paul Tonita replied on Permalink
Did Corcoran have anything to say about the study, about the actual science?
A warmer climate increases beetle dispersal, which appears to increase carbon emissions, which of course traps more heat. What would you expect reporters to say?
Troll replied on Permalink
Another one falls off the wagon.
Climate Change: A former NASA astronaut says the same solar phenomenon that doomed Napoleon's army may soon stop Al Gore's march to glory cold. Prepare for the big chill.
Hugh Campbell replied on Permalink
Yah, well, my dad says your
Yah, well, my dad says your mother wears army boots.
Troll replied on Permalink
Army boots???
Airforce boots to be accurate.
Good one Hugh!
A little humor now and then helps keep dialogue civil.
Have a good weekend.
Troll replied on Permalink
Now I'm angry.
I just finished watching a news cast about the Global Food shortage.
This humanitarian crisis is NOT the result of some natural disaster or unforeseen economic trend.
No. The responsibility for this horrific situation rests squarely with the environmentalists and the sheeple that followed them.
This disaster was caused by idiots.
Idiots that push AGW.
Idiots with no conception of reality or the consequences of their actions.
Idiot Greenies promoted biofuels as a cure for Global Warming.
Global starvation is the real tangible result of AGW industry stupidity.
Take a bow everyone.
You should all be proud of your accomplishments.
Oh spare me
The only idiot here is you.
"Greenies" have been against biofuel from the very start.
They have been sounding the alarm from day one about the danger of diverting food into fuel production.
Corn ethanol is a failure as a substitute for gasoline.
The amount of fuel used to produce the stuff is roughly equal to the amount ethanol that comes out the other end.
The whole process also produces a lot of CO2.
Biodiesel is also a mess. Land clearing in the Amazon for soybeans and more land clearing in Asia for palm oil plantations. Some of the Asian clearing has resulted in huge peat fires producing even more CO2.
The only ones currently pushing biofuel is George W Bush and our own Mr Harper. The European governments have apparently backed off after they started to see the disaster they were creating.
Brazil seems to be the only one able to make biofuel process work, but only by using sugarcane.
Why don't you wander over to the Greenpeace Canada site and see what they have to say…it's one of the topics of the day…
Alex J replied on Permalink
Even today's biofuels (which
Even today's biofuels (which according to other studies can result in a modest net CO2 reduction) could be used as a supplement (blends with petro-fuels) for enhancing combustion efficiency without huge impacts on food production. But the really important goals should be accelerating development of cellulosic biofuels/other alternatives, and enhancing fuel economy so that they go further.
I agree
Cellulosic ethanol is the product I'm rooting for.
Using crop waste, wood chips, etc, is a far better plan than using food.
Garbage sourced fuel might have a future too. Lord knows there's enough of that stuff.
But corn ethanol? As a supplement to gasoline for emission purposes it's a lot better than using chemical additives, but as a substitute…it's a poor idea.
rob replied on Permalink
Another Inconvenient Truth
""Greenies" have been against biofuel from the very start.
They have been sounding the alarm from day one about the danger of diverting food into fuel production."
"Corn ethanol is a failure as a substitute for gasoline."
Not only would that industry not even exist as it does today, but guess who not only advocated it, but also rescued it from dying a natural death?
Excerpt from a speech by Vice President Al Gore, December 1, 1998:
"I was also proud to stand up for the ethanol tax exemption when it was under attack in the Congress – at one point, supplying a tie-breaking vote in the Senate to save it. The more we can make this home-grown fuel a successful, widely-used product, the better-off our farmers and our environment will be."
It should be pretty obvious by now, that any policy advocated by environmentalists is pure irresponsible idiocy. You disavow all negative consequences after the fact, and lie about it. Now you seek to replace bad policies of tax subsidies with even more bad policies of tax subsidies, based on your latest whims.
Isn't it time we stopped pandering to fools who pass themselves off as "environmentalists", and treat them as the capricious, opportunistic ideologues they obviously are?
Forget it gasoline breath
Gee, all this time you've been calling him a non-environmentalist because of his huge house and private jet, etc, etc…..but now he's a "Greenie" because it suits your purposes.
Al Gore might have dealt the first hand, but George W has a whole mitt full of ethanol cards right now and he's pushing really hard…..does that make W an "environmentalist" subject to your scorn?
mambashokolad replied on Permalink
Zog replied on Permalink
" 'Greenies' have been
" 'Greenies' have been against biofuel from the very start."
I've seen a lot of bullshit on this site but, that comment takes the prize. It marks the first time that I've ever read anything here that left me trembling, rapid-breathing angry. Sure, for several months, a few gutless enviros with no compunction about deep-sixing their earlier propaganda have been trying to climb out of the biofuel hole they dug for themselves, but like a lot of other stupid ideas, biofuel originated with the environmental movement. "Mother Nature's fuel", "be kind to the earth", "natural energy". Puke, puke, puke.
Yes, biodiesel is indeed a mess. So is ethanol. Silly greenies got what they wanted because that gave hard-nosed, pork barrelling politicians the chance to simultaneously cater to them and to producers and sharp promoters. (And bio-fuel is small beer compared to the loot that will roll into the well-connected pockets of carbon traders.)
Anyway, biofuel production will start slowing down because sane people won't continue to tolerate this goofy combination of technological stupidity, unconscionable waste of food and diversion of taxpayers' money.
Now, the flavour of the day is to make ethanol from cellulose - a typical urban warmist's idea - to really rape the land by taking away the straw from cereal crops or, worse, plow up marginal land to grow switch grass.
Wood chips, sawdust, household garbage … Have non-technical greenies even a faint idea of how trivial the production from those sources would be in a world that gulps down 80 million bbl of oil every day? Oh, wait, we could mow down the boreal forest to make alcohol. Hell of a fine idea. Then nobody would notice the piddling little patches that are being bulldozed to access the tar sands. Grrr
Done puking yet?
Tell me of a "Greenie" group in favour of making fuel from food.
Fuel from biomass, not food.
The only people pushing biofuel from food sources are politicans and big Agriculture. The only others I see making any gain are the smaller farmers who are finally getting some decent prices for their corn and beans.
"Rape the land by taking away the straw from cereal crops…"
You sure aren't a farmer. What do you think a combine does when harvests a field of wheat? It sure doesn't leave the grain attached to the straw!
You don't know much about switchgrass either. You don't have to plough the land to plant it. You can, but that would be pretty dumb in marginal land.
And all that oil that we burn every day is not going to last forever. Some oil experts already say we've passed peak-oil.
We need to get alternate fuels, and that only partly includes cellulose ethanol, into the market place to take up the slack and eventually replace oil.
Boreal forest? Gee…I just happen to know where there's a dead one….
rob replied on Permalink
Selective Amnesia
"Tell me of a "Greenie" group in favour of making fuel from food."
I just posted a big fat quote from the Imperial Wizard of "Greenies", Al Gore.
What part of that don't you understand?
Hugh Campbell replied on Permalink
And in your two-dimensional
And in your two-dimensional world, Al Gore is calling all the shots? Wasn't it the IPCC that was the culprit yesterday?
What part of my reply did you not understand?
Vice President Al Gore...
He was an individual when he cast that deciding vote, but I suppose after that vote was tallied he became a member of a "Greenie" group…of sorts….
The United States Government.
If I recall correctly, a Government that was dominated by the Republican Party.
George W Bush is now the head of that Government and has seemingly with great enthusiasm carried on where Al Gore left off.
Does that now make George W the head "Greenie"?


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Time is just about up for Wellemeyer
Entering Wednesday's game in Arizona, the Giants pitching staff had allowed a league-low 24 home runs. Todd Wellemeyer had allowed six of those — or one-fourth.
After Wednesday's loss to the Diamondbacks, the Giants have allowed 30 home runs, with Wellemeyer giving up nine — or almost one-third.
The other four starters in the rotation have allowed a combined 10 home runs.
Wellemeyer is now 2-4 with a 5.71 ERA. If you only count his seven starts, his ERA is 6.16. Left-handed hitters have on OBP of .413 against him this season.
In a completely unrelated story, Giants pitching prospect Madison Bumgarner struck eight over seven shutout innings for the Fresno Grizzlies against Oklahoma City on Monday. After a dismal start at Triple-A Fresno, Bumgarner is now 3-1 with 3.64 ERA. Over his last six starts, he is 3-0 with a 1.54 ERA.
Now, More Splash Hits will admit we were an advocate for Wellemeyer winning the No. 5 spot in the rotation, both in the offseason and during Wellemeyer's fine spring outings.
But we are ready to change our tune. Actually, what we were advocating all along is that having Wellemeyer in the rotation at the start of the season would give prospects like Bumgarner more time to season at Triple-A, putting them in position for a midseason callup.
Well, we think we've reached that point.
But unlike other internet pundits, More Splash Hits is not calling for the immediate removal of Wellemeyer from the rotation. We believe a more prudent approach is in order.
The Giants have an off-day Monday before opening a homestand on Tuesday. So the Giants should skip Wellemeyer in the rotation and pitch him out of the bullpen. Wellemeyer has thrown three scoreless innings in relief this season.
That would put Wellemeyer on course to make his next start on May 29 against the Diamondbacks at home. But that's OK, because Wellemeyer has better at home than on the road.
At AT&T Park, he is 2-1 with a 3.04 ERA. On the road, he's 0-3 with a 9.35 ERA. Seven of his nine home runs allowed have come on the road.
With another day off slated for June 3, the Giants could skip Wellemeyer again. The next time they would need a No. 5 starter would be on June 8 at Cincinnati.
That would be a perfect time to call up Madison Bumgarner.
You listening Sabean and Bochy?


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From your cousin to your grandma, make them all happy this Christmas with a special holiday party playlist.
Now, what do you put on it that will make everyone happy?
Here are 10 suggestions of soon-to-be classics (excluding Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," of course, since it's obviously already on your list. Right?) to make this year's holiday party even more festive.
So break out that ugly sweater and crank up the tunes, it's Christmas!
CeeLo & The Muppets "All I Need Is Love"
It has the Muppets. Do you really need any other reason to play this one?
Christina Perri "Something About December"
While writing this song, which is about being away from home during the holidays, Christina burst into tears. don't be surprised if you're grabbing for the Kleenex also.
Colbie Caillat "Christmas in the Sand"
The weather outside will possibly be frightful, but Colbie's ode to a surfing Santa will surely warm you up.
She & Him "Baby It's Cold Outside"
Everyone and their mother has done a rendition of "Baby It's Cold Outside," but She & Him's take on the song switches things up a bit. Zooey Deschanel, who also performed the song in Elf, isn't the one trying to leave, but is trying to get her guy, bandmate M. Ward to stick around. Women's lib at its finest.
Lady Antebellum "Holly Jolly Christmas"
It's hard to compete with Burl Ives, but Lady A update "Holly Jolly" to make it a downhome country boot stomper.
Michael Bublè "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Yeah, there are a lot of different versions of this song you can pick (Bruce Springsteen's being one of the best), but this year switch things up with the Canadian crooners big band version of the classic.
Richard Marx "Christmas Spirit"
Let Richard's peppy Christmas original take you to your happy place.
Rod Stewart "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Rod slows things down for his sultry take on the classic. To really get the party started, we suggest you pull out some of the "Maggie May" singer's interpretive dance moves. Best part is, they'll be perfect for any other climate focused Christmas songs.
Train "Joy To The World"
Pat Monahan and the guys meld a soulful "Joy To The World" with their 2003 song, "Calling All Angels" to create a Christmas mash-up perfect for this year's playlist.
Wham! "Last Christmas"
No matter what happened last Christmas, this one's going to be different. We promise. But no matter what your romantic status is, this song is the perfect way to wind down after a little too much eggnog.
–Shannon Carlin, CBS Local


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Hi all,
I'm new and just wanted to say hi. My mother did a lot of quilting and had a Gammill (basic model w/stitch regulator) long arm. She died early in November quite unexpectedly and left the Gammill to me. Needless to say, I have some decisions to make! I enjoy top quilting, but never really got into piecing. I look forward to talking with you and getting to know more about the world of quilting!
Welcome, Sarita. So sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. Enjoy your time here, and post often. This is a great place to be to learn about quilting and gain lots of inspiration. Again, welcome!
lovemyavy in Ohio!
Hi Sarita, welcome so sorry for your loss
[Ava, Missouri
Hi Sarita, welcome to the wonderful world of quilting. So sorry for the loss of your mother. (((((HUGS)))))
Millbury, MA
Hello sarita, welcome to the group
gini in north idaho
Welcome, Sarita
My sympathies for the loss of your mother - a hard thing to deal with. Your mother's quilting machine has led you to a wonderful group of quilters who will generously share their knowledge when simply asked. Enjoy
Hi Sarita - I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Try something new with your piecing and you might find that you like to do a different type of piecing. Maybe paper piecing. Look forward to seeing some pictures of your quilts. Welcome to the group. You will love it here.
Georgetown CA I'd Rather Be Quilting
Welcome Sarita. Sorry about the loss of your mother. We are a very supportive group here, it's a good place to be.
Chiliwist Valley
Hi Sarita,
I taught myself to quilt about 8 years ago. Don't be scared, but ask questions. If you enjoy doing the top quilting more, you might consider advertising with your local quilt shop and get paid to do this for others when you have time. i don't have a long arm, so I look for others that do. You can also upgrade your Mothers machine and do some really creative stitching.
I am very sorry about you losing your Mother. If you need to talk, we are all ears & hearts.
Thank you for the warm welcome!
hi sarita , I am new here too. i finally got thru to this site. it kept saying i needed to log in over and over. on other sites i have had a very warm welcome and am already receiving lots of helpful hints and i'm sure i will here too. my name is joy tippit from mesick michigan. i have been sewing for most of my life so i'm not new to sewing just forums. my mother taught all of us girls to sew but i get my passion for quilting from my paternal g-ma. she is 95 and still quilting! i have been married for almost 26 years to my best friend Lovel who is a woodworker and makes some beautful things. we have a dog buddy and a big cat Tank. so sorry to hear about your mother.
Hi joy, welcome to the group.
Welcome Joy! This is a great group of people here. Unfortunately lots of technical difficulties, but the friendships I have developed have made it all worth it.
Hello Sarita, welcome to the club.


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Hendriks hit hard by Indians in return from Minors
CLEVELAND -- The Twins are planning to throw Liam Hendriks out on the mound again. That news might be surprising to anyone who watched the right-hander's performance at Progressive Field on Saturday night.
The Indians pounced on Hendriks for seven runs in a start that lasted only 4 1/3 innings. Minnesota couldn't mount much of a response against Indians starter Zach McAllister, and the Twins lost the second game of the series, 7-2.Full Game Coverage
CLEVELAND -- The Twins are planning to throw Liam Hendriks out on the mound again. That news might be surprising to anyone who watched the right-hander's performance at Progressive Field on Saturday night.
The Indians pounced on Hendriks for seven runs in a start that lasted only 4 1/3 innings. Minnesota couldn't mount much of a response against Indians starter Zach McAllister, and the Twins lost the second game of the series, 7-2.Full Game Coverage
"They just outplayed us tonight," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "It didn't go our way at all. It was just kind of another one of those games where we just kind of sit there, and you're waiting for something to happen, and it never does."
Hendriks, who was recalled from Triple-A Rochester following Friday's game, allowed seven hits and one walk and did not strike out a batter.
"We just have to go on down the road here and see what happens here," Gardenhire said, referring to Hendriks' standing in the rotation. "Our plan is for him to start again, but we'll see."
Minnesota (57-71) fell into an early hole that only got deeper as the game progressed.
Hendriks recorded two quick outs in the first, but allowed Jason Kipnis to reach on a single before serving up a deep home run to right field by Carlos Santana.
Brian Dozier's sacrifice fly with men on the corners in the third brought Minnesota to within one. Then, in the bottom of the inning, Cleveland (70-59) left the yard again, with Kipnis hitting a liner over the right-field wall. As before, the two-out homer came with a runner on, as Drew Stubbs led off with a single and stole second base.
"It was the secondary pitches that just weren't working tonight," Hendriks said. "I couldn't throw a strike when I wanted to. I was in the wrong location. They took advantage of some bad pitches. They hit them in the right spot, as well."
Hendriks' outing only got worse in the fifth. Stubbs again led off with a single, and Michael Bourn followed by drawing a walk. Then, Nick Swisher stepped in and spanked a double into the right-center gap, plating two more runs.
Swisher advanced to third on a wild pitch. He would have come home on Kipnis' liner up the middle, but Dozier, playing in at second base, dove to his right to snare the ball. At that point, Gardenhire had seen enough of Hendriks (0-2, 6.20 ERA), who was replaced by Anthony Swarzak.
"Hendriks made too many mistakes in the middle of the plate with people out there on the bases," Gardenhire said. "He just got some balls up. He couldn't keep it in the ballpark more than anything else."
Swarzak walked his first hitter before Michael Brantley sliced a sinking liner into left field, where Oswaldo Arcia was playing for the first time since Monday. Arcia, who's experiencing discomfort in his left wrist resulting from a bone bruise, reached down and touched the ball, but was not able to catch it, resulting in Cleveland's final run.
"We needed a nice little offensive day like this," Kipnis said. "The pitchers have been doing their job. We know the offense has been struggling a little bit, so tonight was a good night for us to have."
The Twins couldn't keep up with the Indians on the scoreboard, not with how McAllister (7-7, 3.51 ERA) was pitching. Besides Dozier's early sacrifice fly, Dozier's solo shot in the eighth marked the right-hander's only other blemish. That brought about McAllister's exit. In 7 1/3 innings, he held Minnesota to four hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.
"He just pounded the strike zone, used his breaking ball and attacked us," Gardenhire said. "He went right at us and made us chase early. Had some quick innings. But he had a nice changeup, whether it was a forkball or just a straight change, we couldn't figure it out."
McAllister's successes made Hendriks' failures all the more glaring, and they haven't been limited to Saturday. In 24 Major League starts, the Australian is 1-12 with a 5.79 ERA. His only win came at Progressive Field on Sept. 19, 2012. Victory No. 2 will have to wait.
"I want a couple more other than the one," Hendriks said. "Outings like tonight aren't going to help. I just need to keep going out there and try to string a couple quality starts together and let the offense do their thing."
Mark Emery is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Nika Antonikova's Journey to USD
Thursday, March 7, 2013
San Diego (March 7, 2013) – Nika Antonikova, '14 (JD), now a second-year law student, came to San Diego in 2010 from Russia with her husband, who had taken a job in the biotech industry.
Although Antonikova's father had wanted her to become a tax lawyer when she was heading for college in Russia, she resisted the idea, declaring, "I will never become a lawyer!" Instead, she attended the highly selective Moscow State Lomonosov University, majoring in public policy and administration.
After earning her degree, she worked for non-profits organizing judicial exchange programs with the United States and arranging for U.S. federal judges to visit Russia. "As I talked with these judges, I became very impressed with the U.S. judicial system, which seemed better-organized and more ethical than ours. In Russia, a lot of people do not believe in the judicial system because of the lack of transparency and perceived corruption."
Once in San Diego, Antonikova began reaching out to the judges she had met to get advice about her next career move. "Several of them suggested I go to law school, and I gradually warmed up to the idea. One of the judges I had met, David Laro, a senior judge with the United States Tax Court, works as a Professor-in-Residence at USD, and he was especially encouraging."
Like many first-year law students, Antonikova was anxious and felt overwhelmed at times by the amount of reading: "I was drowning in cases!" But things have gotten steadily better. Antonikova was selected for the San Diego Law Review; she is the Editor-in-Chief of the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (VICAM) team; and she also serves as the social co-chair of the Diversity Committee (DivCom). "Involvement in student clubs and organizations gives law students unique opportunities to work in a team. This is one of the most valuable experiences because it prepares students for future work in law firms."
Antonikova has noticed contrasts between the United States and her native Russia. For one thing, she was surprised to find out how few women here get to be partners in law firms. "This seemed discouraging. In Russia, many women are partners in firms, and women judges are common. Women are expected to work, and the government provides affordable day-care so that women do not have to choose between career and family." On the plus side, she finds people here much more respectful of differing groups, differing lifestyles, and differing opinions.
Antonikova visits friends and family in Russia every year, but she prefers the warm and sunny San Diego climate to the long Russian winters.
About the University of San Diego School of Law
Recognized for the excellence of its faculty, curriculum and clinical programs, the University of San Diego (USD) School of Law enrolls approximately 900 Juris Doctor and graduate law students from throughout the United States and around the world. The law school is best known for its offerings in the areas of business and corporate law, constitutional law, intellectual property, international and comparative law, public interest and taxation.
USD School of Law is one of the 81 law schools elected to the Order of the Coif, a national honor society for law school graduates. The law school's faculty is a strong group of outstanding scholars and teachers with national and international reputations and currently ranks 23rd worldwide in all-time faculty downloads on the Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN). The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Founded in 1954, the law school is part of the University of San Diego, a private, nonprofit, independent, Roman Catholic university chartered in 1949.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes have selected Wilcox High School senior Noama Iftekhar as their recipient of a $3,000 scholarship in conjunction with the Bay Area All-Star Scholarship Team (BAASST) Program.
Iftekhar was presented with her scholarship check in front of classmates and teachers at her school in Santa Clara on Thursday, March 22.
Iftekhar ranks near the very top of her class of over 450 students in maintaining a 4.67 grade-point average while taking a course-load of all AP (Advanced Placement) classes. She has not received a grade lower than an A- throughout her high school career. Outside of the classroom, she is a member of the varsity tennis team at Wilcox, and has previously volunteered as a peer counselor for an online crisis intervention program in Santa Clara, and as a play therapist with young cancer victims in a hospital in Pakistan. Iftekhar also served as a fundraiser for the hospital in Lahore, which provides free medical care to the impoverished afflicted with cancer, and plans another trip in the near future.
The Earthquakes had previously announced their partnership with BAASST, joining the Golden State Warriors, Oakland Athletics, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants and San Jose Sharks in awarding a $3,000 scholarship to a deserving college-bound student on behalf of the Earthquakes Community Fund. In addition to earning the prestigious award, the recipients will be recognized during ceremonies at the various home venues of participating teams around the Bay Area.
Each local participating franchise contributes to the scholarship program in a collective effort to assist Bay Area high school students in achieving their goals of higher education. The unique committee is the first of its kind in the realm of professional sports.
The BAASST scholarships are awarded to seven outstanding and well-rounded students residing within the Bay Area's nine counties, as all seven participating teams choose their own recipient. Selection criteria includes being a college-bound senior currently attending a Bay Area public high school, being a legal U.S. resident, displaying leadership qualities in and out of the classroom, having a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 from their sophomore to senior year of high school, and demonstrating the value of education, a good work ethic, community outreach, and a commitment to extracurricular activities.