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You can use the Event System Local Queues page to review the local queues used by the Business Event System as well as the messages currently being held on those queues.
Note: In the standalone version of Oracle Workflow, you can also use the Check Setup page to verify the setup of your local queues. See: Checking the Business Event System Setup, Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide.
Note: If you are using the version of Oracle Workflow embedded in Oracle Applications and you have implemented Oracle Applications Manager, you can use Oracle Workflow Manager to review the statuses of the messages being held on local queues. For more information, please refer to the Oracle Applications Manager online help.
If you are using the standalone version of Oracle Workflow, you can use the standalone Oracle Workflow Manager component available through Oracle Enterprise Manager to review the statuses of the messages being held on local queues. For more information, please refer to the Oracle Workflow Manager online help.
Attention: This URL accesses a secured page, so if you have not yet logged on as valid user in the current web session, you will be prompted to do so before the page appears. You must have workflow administrator privileges to access the Event Manager web pages.
Note: You can also access the Event System Local Queues web page from the Oracle Workflow home page. See: Accessing the Oracle Workflow Home Page, Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide.
Note: You cannot view message details for queues that do not use WF_EVENT_T as their payload type.
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It's urgent time for the next release, for some new features and for plenty of bug fixes.
attribute [ <TAG>::<variable> ] = <expression>
state [ critical ] = <expression>, just on the child check level. It will be evaluated directly after a child check has been executed and affects the state of a particular child check.
command [ tmp_dir_permissions ] = ls -ld /tmp attribute [ tmp_dir_permissions::critical ] = $tmp_dir_permissions$ !~ /^drwxrwxrwt/
The output is:
$ check_multi -f test_tmp_dir.cmd -r 1+4+64 CRITICAL - 1 plugins checked, 1 critical (tmp_dir_permissions) [ 1] tmp_dir_permissions CRITICAL drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 Nov 17 15:29 /tmp [CRITICAL: output matched rule '"$tmp_dir_permissions$" !~ /^drwxrwxrwt/']
attribute [ <variable> ] = <value>
Have fun with check_multi,
The incredibly simple plugin interface is a key to the mysteries of the success of Nagios. A return code of 0,1,2,3 and some explaining words, that's all.
Everybody was able to understand these two elements and started to write plugins. In all languages one can imagine and for all OS where Nagios is running on. Nagios got a famous reputation ('Yes we can plugin!'), and the only limitation was the skill of the plugin programmer.
As a side note: Some plugins actually are not of best quality, as we can see in the exchange repositories. But they cover the whole range of monitoring.
Plugin output limited
Let's talk about a small aspect of the plugin interface which is annoying and often frustrates especially Nagios beginners - the limited length of plugin output. It sounds pretty simple, but the devil is in the details.
If you take the output of the standard plugin check_disk, the length of output should not be a problem:
DISK OK - free space: / 947 MB (8% inode=74%);| /=10533MB;10884;9675;0;12094
But in the meantime there are plugins like check_multi, which transport much more data:
OK - 3 plugins checked, 3 ok [ 1] disk DISK OK - free space: / 947 MB (8% inode=74%); [ 2] load OK - load average: 1.43, 1.23, 1.52 [ 3] swap SWAP OK - 95% free (1935 MB out of 2048 MB) |check_multi::check_multi::plugins=3 time=0.046274 disk::check_disk::/=10533MB;11489;11852;0;12094 load::check_load::load1=1.430;5.000;10.000;0; load5=1.230;4.000;8.000;0; load15=1.520;3.000;6.000;0; swap::check_swap::swap=1935MB;0;0;0;2048
428 bytes instead of 83 bytes: If you still have Nagios 2 running, this would have blown the maximum length of plugin output.
Plugin buffer overflow? Nagios does not care
The plugin interface is simple, but it also means that Nagios does not care about the length of plugin output. If it exceeds the internal buffer length, nobody is informed and often nobody notices it. The content is simply cut.
Bad news for the performance data, which is appended to the output: If the buffer is not long enough to house the whole output, the performance data is missing or even worse, it is corrupted. And no warning lamp alarms the monitoring admin.
Nagios 2 allowed 332 bytes of plugin output, but for Nagios 3 this was increased drastically. Have a look on how the maximum plugin output length evolved over the Nagios timeline:
On Nagios side it's the constant named MAX_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_LENGTH:
| Maximum plugin
output in bytes
|Nagios version
|Include file
Don't think that the 8K bytes are sufficient in all cases - check_multi's HTML mode can easily consume dozens of kilobytes.
Increasing MAX_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_LENGTH - and some more
In principle the idea of increasing the constant MAX_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_LENGTH is correct - increase it, recompile and restart Nagios, done. Ethan himself gives a hint in nagios.h to also increase MAX_EXTERNAL_COMMAND_LENGTH for passive checks:
NOTE: Plugin length is artificially capped at 8k to prevent runaway plugins from returning MBs/GBs of data back to Nagios. If you increase the 8k cap by modifying this value, make sure you also increase the value of MAX_EXTERNAL_COMMAND_LENGTH in common.h to allow for passive checks results received through the external command file. EG 10/19/07
One remark to the buffer size - generally it's a good idea to restrict it. But increasing it to 32K or 64K should not be a problem for modern servers in the gigabit world, even if there are runaway plugins.
Transports and oddities
Enlarging Nagios buffers is not all - since many of the plugins are running on remote machines. Their output has to be transferred to Nagios. Here several transports enter the stage:
There are more, but these are the most important in the Nagios world. Let's take a look how they behave with large plugin output.
We will begin with the transport SSH, since it's not Nagios and in terms of transportation the simplest. I know that some people will not agree, but here are my 2 cents: if you manage the public key authentication with SSH, it's a simple, safe and robust transport. And if you transfer 10K or 100K, who cares…
NRPE is a bit more tricky, and this comes from the internal implementation. In the original version it is a one buffer transport and will fail if you don't adjust the small buffer sizes in common.h:
#define MAX_INPUT_BUFFER 2048 /* max size of most buffers we use */ [...] #define MAX_PACKETBUFFER_LENGTH 1024 /* max amount of data we'll send in one query/response */
Ton Voon has provided an improvement which breaks this limitation. The best on Ton's patch is that you don't have to upgrade all machines at once. You can do it step by step which is helpful especially for large installations.
Note: if you are running NRPE on Linux machines before kernel release 2.6.11, you will only be able to transport one buffer. This is an effect caused by the old single buffered PIPE implementation. In 2.6.11 Linus Torvalds himself inplemented a ring buffer which allowed circular pipes. With the default kernel PIPE size of 4K and 16 buffers, NRPE can now transport 64K. So if you still have problems with cut NRPE data, watch for 2.6.10 and below.
NSCA is the nasty end - and if you ask me: it needs a reimplementation. There are several implementation itches which do not fit anymore in the current Nagios world:
Recommendations for check_multi?
After our small walk through the puzzling world of Nagios transports the conclusion for the use of check_multi is pretty clear: NRPE and SSH will work well, while NSCA is the black sheep in this family.
But this does not need to be a real disadvantage: in a check_multi driven Nagios infrastructure you don't need that much passive services with NSCA, because you can use active check_multi services instead.
In the end this means no more need for freshness checks and no more need for sophisticated distributed setups.
I confess - this release should have been launched much earlier. I know the OSS mantra: release early, release often. But there were so many enhancements, redesigns, fixes in a row that I really missed to shift the trunk version into a new stable release .
You can download it like always from here.
So these are the new features:
statusdat [ TAG ] = host:service
state [ CRITICAL ] = COUNT(CRITICAL) < COUNT(ALL)-1
-r can be specified with a chain of plus-separated numbers instead of a sum:
-r 1+2+4+8 is better readable than
-r 15, isn't it?.
\ is also valid, so nobody needs to rewrite his command files.
make test) and consolidated directory structure.
check_multi -V, and it will print the complete configure line:
nagios~> check_multi -V check_multi: v$Revision: 272 $ $Date: 2009-10-15 08:22:59 +0200 (Thu, 15 Oct 2009) $ $Author: flackem $ configure '--prefix=/opt/nagios'
This version is properly working on 1.000 european servers in the data centers of the telecommunication company I work for. If you find oddities or bugs anyway, please report them in the German Nagios-Portal or send me a mail.
Some day a customer complained that he could not access a local intranet server. But I was sure that the server is running, nagios showed green lights everywhere.
But when I remotely connected to the customers PC, I had to notice that he is right and there is no connection from his network to the intranet server due to routing problems. Whoops…
The afternoon I thought about ways to cover this situation in our Nagios monitoring. Nagios has no obvious resp. generic solution for this problem except setting up multiple checks from different hosts.
But wait a little bit - there is a conceptional problem with this. All these checks are associated to other hosts as they're really belonging to. This will confuse the whole process (and the administrator as well ). Notifications and escalations are based on the wrong host and the statistics / SLAs are also affected.
check_multi provides a simple but effective solution for this scenario: a distributed monitoring which works as a service associated to the target host.
You need:
You will then:
That's it!
And more: you can do this with one generic check_multi command file. Some parameters will control which hosts are to be checked and what check_command is used to examine the service.
check_multi -f distributed.cmd \ -s CHECK_COMMAND="check_tcp -p 80 -H hostx -t 5" \ -s HOSTS="host1,host2,host3,host4,host5" \ -s THRESHOLDS="-w 'COUNT(WARNING)>3' -c 'COUNT(CRITICAL)>3'"
As you can see in the source below, you can also set other parameters from command line.
But there are already some reasonable defaults available:
check_by_ssh -H \$host -t $timeout$ -C )
Most of the child checks are designed for parameter validation and visualization:
# # distributed.cmd # # Matthias Flacke, 21.11.2008 # # calls different remote hosts with parametrized check and returns # only critical if (nearly) all hosts return errors # # Call: check_multi -f distributed.cmd # -s CHECK_COMMAND="check_tcp -p 80 -H hostx -t 5" \ # -s HOSTS="host1,host2,host3,host4,host5" \ # -s THRESHOLDS="-w 'COUNT(WARNING)>3' -c 'COUNT(CRITICAL)>3'" # # caveat: take care of the different timeout thresholds! # eeval [ check_command ] = \ if ( "$CHECK_COMMAND$" ) { \ return "$CHECK_COMMAND$"; \ } else {\ print "Error: CHECK_COMMAND not defined. Exit.\n"; \ exit 3; \ } # eeval [ timeout ] = ( "$TIMEOUT$" eq "") ? "2" : "$TIMEOUT$"; # eeval [ hosts_to_check ] = \ if ( "$HOSTS$") { \ return "$HOSTS$"; \ } else {\ print "Error: no HOSTS defined. Exit.\n"; \ exit 3; \ } \ # eeval [ remote_check ] = \ if ( "$REMOTE_CHECK$") { \ return "$REMOTE_CHECK$"; \ } else { \ return "check_by_ssh -H \$host -t $timeout$ -C "; \ } # eeval [ host_checks ] = \ my $count=0; \ my $disttest=''; \ foreach my $host (split(/,/,'$HOSTS$')) { \ $disttest.="-x \'command [ $host ] = $remote_check$ \"$CHECK_COMMAND$\"\' "; \ $count++; \ } \ parse_lines("command [ distributed_check ] = check_multi -r 15 $disttest $THRESHOLDS$"); \ $count;
For a individual interpretation of data in check_multi the builtin state evaluation is a good means. It internally works with perl eval and therefore is extremely flexible.
Look at the following SNMP example as a simple introduction:
# sensor.cmd # # (c) Matthias Flacke # 30.12.2007 # # Flexible interpretation of smmp results command [ sensor ] = /usr/bin/snmpget -v 1 -c $COMMUNITY$ -Oqv $HOSTNAME$ XYZ-MIB::Sensor.0 state [ UNKNOWN ] = $sensor$ !~ /[4627859]/ state [ OK ] = ( $sensor$ == 4 || $sensor$ == 6 ) state [ WARNING ] = ( $sensor$ == 2 || $sensor$ == 7 || $sensor$ == 8 ) state [ CRITICAL ] = ( $sensor$ == 5 || $sensor$ == 9 )
What is happening here?
The first part, the sensor command is just a plain snmpget, as you probably often use in self written plugins.
But instead of a big if-else-clause check_multi uses state expressions to assign SNMP values to the different result values OK, WARNING and CRITICAL.
UNKNOWN has a special role here. It is used, when the SNMP value is not member of a specific group of numbers.
So this example really does not more than standard plugin also can do. But it shows how fast and reliable you can do develop such a SNMP plugin with check_multi. And if you want to change a value afterwards, you does not need to bother a developer. Any administrator can do this as well.
check_multi can do all the standard tasks like a normal plugin:
There is often the discussion, if monitoring checks should be run remotely or locally on the server, which has to be monitored.
The decision is sometimes easy, when the ressource to be monitored is not available remotely, e.g. logfiles or disks.
But there are plenty of cases where you can do both, e.g. applications and services, which are accessed via network. Please don't think, that network services have to be monitored remotely, because otherwise there's no proof that it's working over the network. You can give exactly one proof with your nagios check, and that is for the nagios server. Where the servers users normally not reside
So why not executing all checks on the remote server?
There are indeed some reasons for this approach:
But the disadvantage of this approach lies just here - when the customer comes and asks:
Generally we won't find a generic solution for all cases. I have prepared a small table to help you finding the criteria for your specific solution:
|1. check_multi running on Nagios server
|2. check_multi running on client server
|Basic concept
|check_multi runs on the Nagios server and accesses the remote server with each child check independently
|check_multi is running on the remote server (here called client) and executes the child services locally
| Resources
| 1. The Nagios servers bears most of the execution load and needs more power.
2. The footstep on the client server is not that big.
| 1. The load on the Nagios server is very small.
2. The major work is done on the client, therefore it takes the burden of its own monitoring.
|The network load is higher, especially with SSH transport mechanisms the effort is much higher due to multiple authentication steps.
|The network load is very small, there is only one connection to trigger the startup and transport back the results over the network.
|Configuration is easily accessible, there is no need to distribute configuration files
|The remote client needs configuration to be distributed and updated.
|As for configuration, its sufficient to provide plugins only on the central Nagios server.
|Plugins have to be distributed and updated.
| Local monitoring vs.
remote monitoring
|There are particular local checks like disk monitoring, which need high efforts to be run remotely
|Every remote check can also be run as a local check. That means vice versa, that all checks can be run from the remote server, even checks for network services. A plus in terms of homogenity of monitoring
The Nagios world consists of hosts and services. But what to do if the hosts do not matter? This is the case with all devices which are not necessarily up all the time, but have services need to be monitored if they are.
The basic principle is really simple:
This can be implemented using the following check_multi snippet:
# # check_client.cmd # 08.02.2009 # # (c) Matthias Flacke # # Call: check_multi -f check_client.cmd -s HOSTNAME=<host> command [ ping ] = check_icmp -H $HOSTNAME$ -w 500,5% -c 1000,10% eval [ offline ] = if ($STATE_ping$ != $OK) { print "Host offline"; exit 0; } # execute these commands only if host online command [ command1 ] = ... command [ command2 ] = ...
The trick happens in the eval line: if the ping in the command line before does not succeed, we don't bother any more about this client, pring a short message "Host offline" and exit with OK.
Note: The eval command will not be shown in the normal visualization.
That's all.
BTW - users reported, that it's quite a miracle when during the late afternoon all clients problems disappeared silently host per host until everything is green
The idea stems from this thread in the German Monitoring Portal

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It adopts the experience of real books. Set the logo and cover, and you are ready to go with Kuntilanak Theme.
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"Streamlining DMV services remains a top priority," stated Governor Chafee. "The online renewal process is quick and convenient and helps reduce wait times for those who must go to the DMV to complete other transactions in person."
There are approximately 750,000 licensed drivers in Rhode Island and 87,000 may be eligible to renew their licenses online this year, according to RI Department of Revenue Director Rosemary Booth Gallogly. "So far, about 6,000 Rhode Island drivers have used the online service since it became available in May and we hope to boost those numbers by spreading the word that you can do it anywhere you have access to the internet."
"Through our partnership with DOT, motorists are getting the message that it is easy to access DMV's online services from a computer or mobile devices including the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android," said DMV Administrator Anthony Silva.
To use the online license renewal service, customers must have a valid RI operator license eligible for renewal up to 45 days before its expiration date and no more than 180 days past due. A credit card and billing address are needed to complete the transaction.
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SANTA ROSA — Sonoma County sheriff's officials and family members say deputies shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who was carrying a replica assault weapon.
Two deputies observed the boy walking with the replica weapon around 3 p.m. Tuesday in Santa Rosa. Lt. Dennis O'Leary says they repeatedly ordered him to drop what appeared to be a rifle before firing several rounds from their handguns.
The boy fell to the ground. Deputies handcuffed him and began administering first aid, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. O'Leary says deputies also found a plastic handgun in his waistband.
The boy's father, Rodrigo Lopez, told the Press Democrat of Santa Rosa (http://bit.ly/1h8bWbt) the victim was his 13-year-old son, Andy.
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ZombiU multiplayer: twice the screens, twice the genres
"Asynchronous multiplayer" is a stupid way to describe people playing a game together in varying ways. Fortunately, WiiU launch title ZombiU makes the whole concept simple with its innovative RTS-FPS combination.
"For the first time, a classical FPS player could be defeated by his own mother playing the tactical game on the tablet. It's good. A new sensation. It's funny."
The idea of the double-screen set-up is one every console platform manufacturer latched onto in the last year, and WiiU will be the first native implementation of it when it releases in the US later this week. For the first time in mainstream console gaming, this will allow "asynchronous multiplayer". You're going to be hearing those words a lot in 2013. The first time I ever got to try it was with ZombiU at Ubisoft Montpelier last month.
"Asynchronous multiplayer" sits alongside "platform agnostic" as being a supremely stupid way to describe a simple concept. In ZombiU's case, it means one person using the Pro controller – or "the rubbish 360 pad," as most seem to call it – and WiiU's touch-screened GamePad. In the mode we played, the person with the GamePad is zombie-lord King Boris. He's trying to kill the other person, who's playing on the TV in a traditional FPS style. The aim is to capture a required number of flags.
As the pad player, you're given a suite of zombies with which to attack the FPS player. You drop them into the game by touching the screen, and you're unable to place them too closely to the FPS player. You have blockers, which are useful at choke-points and only attack when the opponent approaches; you have normal zombie chaps, who just attack the player wherever he is on the map; and you have red zombies, who never attack and are solely focused on capturing the flags. The number of zombies you can place in the world is restricted, and there's a cool-down so you can't just spam enemies at the FPS guy. Based on your successes, you level up, each upgrade bringing options to add new zombie types. There are explodo-zombies, dashing zombies, and all the rest of it.
As the FPS player, you have to run around an arena, capturing flags, shooting zombies with a variety of guns, setting things on fire and generally shitting yourself as Boris becomes more powerful. Thanks to the survival horror bent of ZombiU, killing things is a slow process. You get powerful guns, but they're not much good to you unless you're headshot-capable. It gets hectic.
Think of it like being a sole player in Left 4 Dead. FPS guy is the traditional player. The pad guy is the AI Director.
"It's a new way of playing, this asymmetrical gameplay," said co-creative director Jean-Phillipe Caro. "For the first time, a classical FPS player could be defeated by his own mother playing the tactical game on the tablet. It's good. A new sensation. It's funny."
Which is all great – it really is great, and it really is new – but there's one pretty major catch: it's offline-only. While WiiU may be the dawn of gaming's fresh dual-screen era, quite whether or not it's going to make a real impact in terms of the online side of play is still muddy.
ZombiU's multiplayer was originally created as a base concept in the game's previous incarnation, Killer Freaks from Outer Space. Offline isn't a problem, JP said: a lot of its fun is playing in the same room and swapping roles when rounds end.
"It became clear that it's just going to be a funny mode to discover, that's cool to play," said Caro. "It's cool to discover the new capabilities of the GamePad. It's a cool way to play fast and exchange roles. Everyone can play with the controller."
We were told, however, that online play would be a target for a sequel, should it come to that.
As with ZombiU's single-player, WiiU's GamePad adds something absolutely new to core console multiplayer. The experience of being the pad guy is one of omnipotence, of maniacal diabolism as you pump specials into the arena. FPS guy is Ash in Evil Dead II: the seriousness of ZombiU's campaign is replaced by a frenzied horror comedy, of popping heads and screaming laughter in the face of overwhelming odds.
"Laughing" is a key element to ZombiU's multiplayer, actually. There appeared to be a great deal of it going on during our session.
For the record, JP claimed FPS players tend to get the continual upper-hand against pad players if they're accomplished. I played as the pad player and beat one of the devs as the FPS guy. Just saying.
Read our impressions of ZombiU's single-player experience here. ZombiU releases as a WiiU launch title in the US on Sunday. Both WiiU and ZombiU release in Europe on November 30.
VG247 saw ZombiU at Ubisoft's Montpelier Studio in the South of France. Sam and Pat attended. Ubisoft paid for Sam's return flight from the UK, two nights in a hotel for both Sam and Pat, one lunch and two evening meals. Pat paid for his own train ticket to and from Montpelier. The trip took place before the publication of new VG247 transparency guidelines.


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Three Ohio Women Held Captive for 10 Years Are Free After Daring Escape
There's rejoicing in Cleveland after the stunning discovery that three women who disappeared separately a decade ago are all still alive.
Police say Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight had been held captive in a Cleveland house and that three brothers are in custody.
A neighbor says one of the women was nervous, crying and appeared dressed in pajamas and old sandals as she escaped the house where she said she'd been held captive.
Anna Tejeda says she was sitting on her porch with friends Monday when they heard someone kicking a door across the street and yelling for help. Tejeda speaks Spanish, so a friend translated her comments to The Associated Press.
She said the pleading woman, Amanda Berry, eventually kicked out the door's screen to escape and call police.
Two more women who separately went missing about a decade ago were found alive, and police arrested three brothers.
The police chief said he thinks the women were tied up at the house and held there for years.
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Professor Placher Visits Ft. Worth Schoolby Tom Runge • February 27, 2005 Share:
Feb 25, 2005. Professor Bill Placher '70 provided a rare treat to Nolan Catholic High School students as he served as a guest lecturer for three advanced religion classes. The classes all use his book as their textbook. The visit, set up by alumnus Peter Pactor '65 and Nolan religion teacher Mark Rist, came on the heels of Professor Placher's visit with Dallas alumni the evening before.
Placher's wide open discussion technique had students in every class working to move past the "book definition" of religion and into the weighty issues of comparing religions and identifying the underlying differences between the many different faiths of today. Professor Placher's visit also drew attention from former Nolan students as a couple of alumni returned just to be in class. One young man, a sophomore at Texas Tech, drove five hours to sit in on class.
Not only did Bill challenge over 75 Nolan students to continue to explore their religious beliefs but he gave them a rare opportunity to take part in a college-level discussion. Bill's impact was immediately evident as a line of students formed to have their textbooks autographed! That's certainly something you don't see every day.
Many thanks go to Peter Pactor and to Mark Rist for their efforts to make the visit a reality.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Willis Whitfield, an award-winning physicist known for inventing the modern-day cleanroom, has died. He was 92.
Sandia National Laboratories, where Whitfield worked for three decades, announced Monday that Whitfield died in Albuquerque on Nov. 12.
Lab President Paul Hommert says Whitfield's concept for a new kind of cleanroom came at the right time during the early 1960s to usher in a new era of electronics, health care and scientific research.
Dubbed Mr. Clean, Whitfield was born in Rosedale, Okla. He was the son of a cotton farmer.
Whitfield had his initial drawings for the new cleanroom by the end of 1960. His solution for dealing with the turbulent airflow and particles found in cleanrooms of the day was to constantly flush out the room with highly filtered air.
Sandia says within a couple of years, $50 billion worth of cleanrooms had been built worldwide.
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In Email To Congress, The Blaze Seeks Help Pushing Debunked Saudi National Smear
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Glenn Beck's The Blaze continues to push the debunked claim that a Saudi Arabian national who was briefly placed on the federal No-Fly List following the Boston Marathon bombing was wrongly removed from that list and, at one time, was a suspect.
And now it wants Congress to help.
For weeks, Beck and The Blaze have fixated on the 20-year-old Saudi man, Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi, claiming that he was once considered a suspect in the bombing and had been up for deportation. Other news outlets have debunked these claims.
But just this week, a producer at the conservative outlet sent an email (since obtained by Media Matters) to staff members at congressional offices of both houses and parties asking whether members of Congress would "be willing to raise" the Blaze's claims with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano or FBI Director Robert Mueller.
The email (below) from Blaze producer Virginia Grace states:
From: Grace, Virginia
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 4:40 PM
To: Grace, Virginia
Subject: Revised: Request from TheBlaze
Over the past two weeks TheBlaze has been reporting on the Saudi National, AbdulRahman ali Al-Harbi, who was briefly detained as a potential suspect after the Boston bombing. Shortly after a search of his apartment in Revere, Massachusetts an event file was issued by the NTC designating him as a terrorist under the Immigration Nationality Act 212 (a)(3)(B)(ii)(II) and making reference to involvement in the bombing. Twenty four hours later the file was amended to remove the terrorist designation and a short time after that removed from the system altogether. To date Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has refused to comment on the terrorist designation, first even denying Mr. Al-Harbi had ever been a person of interest before finally admitting to Congress on Tuesday that he had, in fact, been placed on the Watch List for a short time. TheBlaze believes the public has a right to know why Al-Harbi went from terrorist to nobody in the span of 48 hours. What evidence led to the designation in the first place and what transpired to reverse it a short time later.
Would you be willing to raise those issues with Ms. Napolitano or Mr. Robert Muller at the FBI and report your findings to the American public?
Please let us know.
Sincerely, The Blaze
Several journalism veterans say this email is unusual for a media outlet, both as an effort to spark political action and as an attempt to get members of Congress to do their reporting.
"My general view is that legitimate, neutral news organizations should report and let members of Congress decide on their own whether they want to get involved," said Andy Alexander, former Washington Post ombudsman.
Edward Wasserman, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, and a former Miami Herald columnist, said Beck's site is "trying to stir up political trouble, and is using the cover of his apparent journalistic calling to offer legislators who do his bidding the reward of generous coverage of their demands to Napolitano."
"It's cheesy, and I wouldn't defend it as an appropriate journalistic technique," he added. "But what I really worry about here is the possible harm to this Arabian guy, who law enforcement seems to have decided is blameless. Unless Beck knows or suspects otherwise, maybe he should cut this guy some slack."
Then there is Bill Kovach, founder of the Project for Excellence in Journalism and former New York Times Washington, D.C., bureau chief, who said the letter to Congress "Reads like a back-door effort to turn a congressman into a part time correspondent to do reporting they can't seem to do themselves."
The Blaze did not respond to requests for comment and explanation regarding the email.
Shortly after the April 15 bombing, which killed three and injured more than 260, reports surfaced that a Saudi national was in a local hospital and was being questioned by authorities. Several news outlets, including The Blaze and the New York Post, wrongly described the Saudi national as a suspect. The wounded man was later cleared of any involvement with the bombing.
But things did not end there. On April 17 author and anti-Islam activist Steve Emerson claimed on Fox News' Hannity that he "just learned from my own sources that he [Alharbi] is now going to be deported on national security grounds next Tuesday, which is very unusual."
On April 18, The Blaze claimed the Saudi national "is set to be deported" on "security and related grounds," according to their "sources."
The same day, Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) questioned Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano about claims that the Saudi national was to be deported. She denied any such action, stating she was "unaware of anyone who is being deported for National Security concerns at all related to Boston."
Also on April 18, Glenn Beck covered The Blaze's "breaking" information about the Saudi National on his morning radio program and repeated the deportation claim.
The debunking began soon after. That same afternoon, CNN's Jake Tapper reported on "confusion and misreporting regarding the Boston Marathon bombing and two Saudi nationals."
Tapper wrote:
The Department of Homeland Security tells CNN that there has been some confusion and misreporting regarding the Boston Marathon bombing and two Saudi nationals.
One is in a Boston hospital, and has been questioned by the FBI because he was at the marathon during the terrorist attack.
He is not a suspect, nor is he a person of interest. He was an individual at the marathon, and therefore, like so many individuals, has been questioned.
There is a second Saudi national from the Boston area who is in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for being in violation of his visa. This case has nothing to do with the Boston Marathon, DHS officials said.
BuzzFeed then reported that Alharbi was not being deported, while The Blaze reported that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency had called The Blaze's claims "categorically false."
But that did not deter Beck, who said on his internet show that night that his sources had contradicted government officials and that the Saudi national was still somehow involved in the bombings.
Less than two hours after Beck's show, however, Fox News' Bret Baier reported that the Saudi national was "neither a suspect nor is he being deported." Baier added that according to ICE, there was a second Saudi in Boston that was arrested on a visa violation unrelated to the bombings and may be deported. [Fox News, Special Report, 4/18/13, via Nexis]
On April 23, Baier posted on the FoxNews.com website a lengthy video explanation of the Saudi national situation that detailed exactly what occurred; that Alharbi was never a suspect or ever considered for deportation and that his brief status on the No-Fly List was a simple security procedure that is often employed during terrorist investigations to keep someone from leaving the country: "If you don't have the whole picture sometimes you don't get the full perspective of what officials are saying about -- and what sources are saying about the real explanation of things."
Baier also stressed that officials said the Saudi national was found to be nothing more than a victim of the bombings and "he had been cleared of any wrongdoing and had been taken off the No-Fly List."
While most other news sources have corrected their reporting to make clear the Saudi was simply questioned in the case and never detained as a suspect, The Blaze has yet to do so. Rather, The Blaze continues to push the incorrect claim that Alharbi was considered for deportation, while also trying to paint his brief stint on the No-Fly List as some kind of questionable act.
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Club Notes: April 6
Apex Rotary baseball
The Apex Rotary is hosting the 2014 Coach Pitch Baseball League for 7- and 8-year-old girls and boys. Practices began the week of April 1, and games will start Saturday, May 10. For details, go to www.apexrotary.org.
Bass Lake Photo Club
The Bass Lake Photo Club will meet with anyone interested in photography from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Bass Lake Park, 900 Bass Lake Road, Holly Springs. Anyone under 18 must come with an adult club member. For more information, go to www.basslakephotoclub.com.
Charity Auction and Quilt Raffle
The Apex Newcomers and Friends Club Annual Charity Auction and Quilt Raffle will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, at the C.C. Jones Community Center, 309 Holleman St., Apex. The auction and raffle will raise money for local charities. There will be gift baskets, jewelry and other prizes. The public is welcome. For details, go to www.apexnewcomers.org.
Cary Mayor's Task Force on Disability
The Cary Mayor's Task Force on Disability meets from noon to 1 p.m. every second Wednesday at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop. Cary or Apex residents interested in creating awareness, improving accessibility and advocating for people with disabilities are welcome, regardless of age or ability. For details, go to www.carydisability.org.
Cary Woman's Club
Cary Woman's Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave., Cary. Women in Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs and Morrisville are invited. For details, call membership chair Lillian Smith at 919-469-9528.
Golf tournament
The Fuquay-Varina Lions Club 18th Annual Golf Tournament will be at 1 p.m. Monday, April 14, at Bentwinds Country Club, 6536 Dornoch Place, Fuquay-Varina. Team sponsorship, which includes lunch, dinner and door prizes, costs $400. Hole and brochure sponsorship costs $50 to $200. The tournament will raise money to help people who are blind or who need eye exams and glasses. For details, call Bob Griffith at 919-557-5636 or Terry Tutor at 919-552-4667, or go to e-clubhouse.org/sites/fuquayvarina.
Lupus support group
The North Carolina Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America will host a support group meeting for people with lupus, family members and caregivers from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 24, in the Waters Edge Office Park Conference Room, 4917 Waters Edge Drive, suite 250, Raleigh. Call 877-849-8271, ext. 2, or email email@example.com, www.lupusnc.org.
Arbor Day Tree Dedication
The Fuquay-Varina Garden Club will dedicate a tree on Arbor Day to Frances Ashworth Senter at 2 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Fuquay-Varina Museums, 131 S. Fuquay Ave., Fuquay-Varina.
South Wake Amateur Radio Club
The South Wake Amateur Radio Club meets for dinner at 6 p.m. and the official meeting at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at 307 N. Ennis St., Fuquay-Varina. Learn about getting an FCC license, community service and the local amateur radio group. For more information, go to www.SouthWakeArc.com or email email@example.com.
Cary Brain Injury Support Group
The Cary Brain Injury Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at WakeMed Cary Hospital. For details, contact Dave Baack at 919-460-9094 or Amanda Benson at 919-469-9880.
Peak City Exchange Club
The Peak City Exchange Club of Apex meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at The Loft at Anna's Pizzeria, 100 N. Salem St., Apex. The club supports child abuse prevention projects, community service, youth and Americanism projects. For information, email email@example.com or go to www.nationalexchangeclub.org.
Apex American Legion
The Apex American Legion meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at Cambridge Village, 10000 Cambridge Village Loop, Apex. Socializing and dinner begin at 5:30 p.m. Visit www.apexlegion124.com.
Glory Babies
Glory Babies offers support for mothers who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss. The group meets 7-8:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at Good Hope Baptist Church, 6628 Good Hope Church Road, Cary. Call 919-210-0827.
Cary Lions Club
The Cary Lions Club meets the first and third Monday of each month at D&S Cafeteria, 1177 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh. Contact Jim Irvin at email@example.com or 919-467-2719.
Loose Threads Teen ASG Sewing Group
The Loose Threads sewing group for teens meets from 7-9 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month in room 312 at St. Francis United Methodist Church, 2965 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary. For information, call 919-362-8722.
• The Cary Toastmasters meet from 8-9 a.m. every Monday in room 200-C at the Western Wake Campus of Wake Technical Community College, 3434 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary. Details:carytoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org
• Carylina Toastmasters meet to practice speaking and leadership skills from 7-8 p.m. Mondays at Carylina House, 111 McArthur Drive, Cary. Details:www.carylinatoastmasters.org
• Apex Toastmasters meet from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Spring Arbor Assisted Living Center, 901 Spring Arbor Court, Apex. Details:www.apextoastmasters.org
or call 919-303-5852.
• The Perimeter Park Toastmasters meet every other Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at the United Way office at 2400 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 150, Morrisville. Details:www.perimeterpark.toastmastersclubs.org
• The Heart of Cary Toastmasters, which focuses on public speaking, meets from 7-8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the second-floor meeting room of the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave. Visitors are welcome.
• The Techtalk Toastmasters Club meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. Thursdays at NetApp Building Two, 7301 Kit Creek Road in Research Triangle Park. The club helps members sharpen communication and leadership skills. Details:techtalk.toastmastersclubs.org
Mothers of Preschoolers
MOPS meets at 9:15 a.m. Mondays at Salem Baptist Church, 1821 N. Salem St., Apex. Register at salem-bc.org/mops. Details: 919-362-7327.
Recovery International
Recovery International support group offers self-help for stress, anxiety, depression, anger and fear. The group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Crosspointe Church, 6911 Carpenter Fire Station Road, Cary. For more information, call 919-886-7768 or go to www.lowselfhelpsystems.org.
TOPS of Apex
The Take Off Pounds Sensibly group of Apex meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at New Horizons Fellowship, 820 E. Williams St., Apex. Call 919-345-7733 or email email@example.com.
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for people with eating disorders or food/eating issues, meets from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 600 Walnut St., Cary. For details, go to www.triangleoa.org.
DAR group
The Yates Mill chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meets at 6:45 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 221 Union St., Cary. All women interested in joining are invited to attend.
Cary Community Lions Club
The Cary Community Lions Club meets at noon on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at IHOP, 1301 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary. For details, contact President Rob Moncure at email@example.com.
Holly Springs Masonic Lodge
The Holly Springs Masonic Lodge No. 115 meets at 6:30 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 224 Raleigh St., Holly Springs. A meal is served on the second Tuesday of the month following the meeting. For details, email firstname.lastname@example.com or go to www.hs115.org.
Grandparents support group
Grandparents of kids on the autism spectrum will meet to share information and experiences from 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the Autism Society of N.C., 505 Oberlin Road, suite 230, Raleigh. For more information, email email@example.com.
Cary American Legion and Auxiliary
The Cary American Legion and Auxiliary meets for socializing at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 8523 Chapel Hill Road, Cary. Dinner costs $6.
Ruritan Civic Club
The Ruritan Civic Club meets the second Tuesday of each month with dinner at 7:30 p.m. and a business meeting at 8 p.m. at Good Hope Baptist Church, 6628 Good Hope Church Road, Cary. For details, contact Chris at 336-213-9627 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rotary clubs
• The Apex Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Perkins Family Restaurant, 908 U.S. 64 West. Details:www.apexsunriserotaryclub.org
• The Morrisville Rotary Club meets at noon Tuesdays at Prestonwood Country Club. New members are welcome. Details:www.morrisville.rotary-clubs.org
• The Cary Rotary Club meets at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at McGregor Downs Country Club, 430 St. Andrews Lane. Visitors are welcome. Details:www.thecaryrotaryclub.org
• The Apex Rotary Club meets at 12:30 p.m. Thursdays at Carrabba's Italian Grill, 1201 Haddon Hall Drive, Apex. Details: 919-387-1040.
• Cary Kildaire Rotary Club meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at McGregor Downs Country Club, 430 St. Andrews Lane, Cary. New members and visitors are welcome. Details:www.cary-kildairerotaryclub.org
• The Cary Page Rotary Club meets for breakfast at 7 a.m. Fridays at Woodland Terrace, 300 Kildaire Woods Drive. Details: 919-522-0104 orwww.carypagerotary.org
Women in Networking
The Cary chapter of Women in Networking meets from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Mimi's Café, 115 Walnut St., Cary. For details, go to win-nc.com.
Cary Greatest Generation Club
The Cary Greatest Generation Club meets from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the Cary Senior Center. For details, call Page Ott at 919-467-3534.
A group meets to play cribbage at 11 a.m. Tuesdays at the Fuquay-Varina Community Center, 820 S. Main St. For details, call Dale Schleiter at 919-552-5380.
Chess club
A local chess club will meet from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays or Wednesdays at a coffee house/bakery at the corner of Weston Parkway and Harrison Avenue in Cary. Any level of experience is welcome. For details, contact David at 919-901-2352 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
XYZ Seniors Club
The XYZ Seniors Club meets at 10 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury Odell Place in Bond Park. For details, call Becky Furno at 919-467-8332.
Apex Newcomers and Friends Club
The Apex Newcomers and Friends Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the C.C. Jones Community Center, 309 Holleman St., Apex. Club activities include a book club, book exchange, card playing, crafts and cultural events. Details: apexnewcomers.org.
Cary Pilot Club
The Cary Pilot Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary. For information, call Nancy Hunter at 919-469-0035 or visit www.carypilotclub.org.
Holly Springs Garden Club
The Holly Springs Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of each month from 7-9 p.m. at Bass Lake Park, 900 Bass Lake Road. Activities include speakers, plant exchanges, field trips and community gardening projects. For details, visit www.hollyspringsgardenclubnc.com.
Apex Travel Club
The Apex Travel Club meets from 7-8 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the arts and crafts room at the Apex Community Center, 53 Hunter St. The club is for Apex and surrounding-area residents ages 50 and older.
Holly Springs Community Band
The Holly Springs Community Band is looking for adult woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboard, bass and guitar musicians to practice with the band from 7-8:45 p.m. Wednesdays at the Holly Springs Cultural Center. Musicians must be able to read music. Some positions are available for aspiring, talented and mature junior- and senior-level high school musicians. Details: www.hollyspringsband.net.
Apex Kiwanis Club
Apex Kiwanis meets most Wednesdays at Anna's Pizzeria, 100 N. Salem St., Apex. Details: Betty Obremski at 919-859-5810 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Red Hat Society
The Ladies over 50 Red Hat Chapter, "Glitzy Daytime Dollies," meets the second Thursday of each month. For information, call Lynn at 919-362-3902 or visit www.redhatsociety.com.
Between the Lines Book Club
The Between the Lines Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month except July at the West Regional Library in Cary. Details: 919-463-8500.
Swift Creek American Legion
The Swift Creek American Legion Post 530 meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Swift Creek Community Center, 6221 Yates Mill Pond Road, Raleigh. Socializing begins at 5:45 p.m., and dinner begins at 6:15 p.m. Dinner is $6. All active military personnel, veterans and their spouses are invited to the meetings.
TOPS in Cary
Take Off Pounds Sensibly holds morning meetings at 9 a.m. Thursdays at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, 110 SE Maynard Road, Cary. Details: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Cary Leads Group
The Cary Leads Group meets for networking with business owners and professionals from 9:45-11 a.m. Thursdays in the second-floor workshop at Hope Community Church, 821 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh. Meetings start at 10 a.m. For details, go to caryleadsgroup.net.
VFW Post 7383
• The VFW hosts bingo on Thursdays with $2,500 paid out each week. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at 522 Reedy Creek Road, Cary; pack sales begin at 6:15 p.m. The early-bird game starts at 7 p.m. and the main game starts at 8 p.m.
• The VFW accepts unserviceable U.S. flags any afternoon after 1 p.m. at 522 Reedy Creek Road, Cary. Details:www.vfwpost7383.org
Kiwanis Club of Cary
The Kiwanis Club of Cary meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 908 U.S. 64, Apex. For details, call 919-363-8209 or visit www.kiwanisofcary.org.
Keep Fit Club
Keep Fit uses the Power 90 Extreme home-fitness program to support members through their weight-loss journeys. The club meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Connections Event Center, 1280 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh. Details: 919-324-6828.
Cary Cross Trailers Square Dance Club
The Cary Cross Trailers Square Dance Club meets from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays in the fellowship hall at Cary United Methodist Church, 117 S. Academy St. Visitors are welcome. Details: www.carycrosstrailers.org.
Tall Club of N.C.
The Tall Club of N.C. meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at Brickhouse Sports Pub, 3801 Hillsborough St., Raleigh. To join the club, women must be 5 feet 10 inches, and men must be 6 feet 2 inches. Details: www.tallclubofnc.org.
Open mic-Apex
Quarter Note Music hosts an open-mic event from 6-9 p.m. Fridays at 1583 Beaver Creek Commons Drive, Apex. Details: 919-387-3939.
Warriors 4 Epilepsy Group
The Warriors 4 Epilepsy Group meets from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every second and third Saturday of the month at the gathering space by the café at Hope Community Church, 821 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh. Details: email@example.com.
Morrisville Community Garden
The Morrisville Community Garden is planning, planting and seeking members to join the garden. Anyone interested can visit the garden from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays at 219 Church St. Details: firstname.lastname@example.com or www.morrisvillegarden.org.
Cary Multiple Sclerosis
People with MS lead monthly meetings of The Cary Multiple Sclerosis self-help group. Details: call Mary Ann at 919-779-2101.
MOMS Club
The Moms Offering Moms Support of Fuquay-Varina/Holly Springs invites all at-home moms of Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs and Willow Spring to join the chapter. The club provides support for at-home mothers and takes part in community service projects. Details: email@example.com.


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Barbie and Julia
When the town begins to run low on water, the residents of Chester's Mill begin to fight for the remaining resources. Meanwhile, Julia discovers a strange connection that two of the town's residents have with the Dome, on UNDER THE DOME, Monday, July 29 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured L-R: Mike Vogel as Barbie and Rachelle Lefevre as Julia Shumway Photo: James Bridges/©2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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CHICAGO – Before every Blackhawks home game, big crowds gather in front of the statues for Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull outside the United Center.
It's a photo op, a meeting place and a great conversation starter all rolled into one. On one statue, Mikita wears a "C" on his sweater and stickhandles the puck up the ice. A few feet away, Hull follows through on one of his trademark left-handed blasts.
They're terrific poses, and kudos to the Hawks for preserving them in bronze. Everyone who walks past on Madison Street is immediately reminded of the franchise's rich tradition and two of its finest players.
All of this got me thinking.
Hawks modern-day superstars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane are well on their way to becoming future Hall of Famers. And – this probably will sound strange – they're well on their way to becoming future statues.
The next-generation statue unveiling will happen a long time from now, of course. Toews just turned 26 years old and Kane is 25, and there's no telling how many more seasons and goals and Stanley Cup rings remain in their futures.
But it's never too soon to start thinking about the details of their forever poses. Fortunately, Toews' and Kane's teammates were happy to offer some suggestions.
Congratulations, Hawks forward Ben Smith. You've just been commissioned to design the future statue for Kane. What will it look like?
"What's the pose for Kaner? Probably one of his fist pumps," Smith said with a grin. "He scores a lot, but it seems like he really loves to score, so definitely some kind of celebration would be Kaner's."
Hawks forward Brandon Saad agreed with Smith's idea.
"Probably some sort of celly," said Saad, 21. "He's got probably 50 of them because he scores all the time. I'm sure they'll have something like that."
Note to all readers past the age of 21: A "celly" is a celebration that follows a goal.
So that was settled.
Toews' statue proved to be a tougher conversation.
How do you choose a single statuesque moment for the player who does everything? Toews scores goals, finds teammates, forechecks, wins faceoffs, and on and on.
"I have no idea what his would be," Hawks forward Brandon Bollig said with a laugh. "I have no idea.
"A guy like that does literally everything you can think of for the team, so I'm not sure there's one thing that you could put on a statue that would tell the story."
Smith, who was quick to describe Kane's fist pump, stalled on Toews. Regardless of Toews' pose, Smith said, the statue would need a "Captain Serious" expression.
"Probably, it'd be him with kind of a tough looking, serious face on him," Smith said. "It's hard to pinpoint one thing because he's so good at everything."
It was a fun, light topic that Hawks players seemed to enjoy. On certain teams, superstars have been outsiders to their regular-guy teammates (see: Sosa, Sammy). But that's not at all the case with the Hawks, who view Toews and Kane as equals in the locker room while simultaneously admiring their world-class skills.
"There's no question about that," Bollig said. "It's great to get to play with these guys, especially in their prime. I'm sure as years go by, like you said, they're going to end up in the Hall of Fame and I'm sure they're going to be enshrined outside."
In the meantime, it's a blast to play with a couple of future statues.
"Any time you get a chance to be on a team with guys like that, you're grateful," Smith said. "You get to watch them play every day, you get to be amazed by them every day.
"But I'm sure at some point 20 years from now, when those statues are going up, I'll look back and be grateful that I was able to play with those guys, learn from those guys, and have a chance to be a part of what they've done here – which is a lot already, but hopefully will be a lot more here in the next few years."
• Northwest Herald sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at email@example.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.


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Uniformitarianism is a guiding principle of origins science that was derived in contrast to catastrophism. The view argues that the same processes that operate on the universe now have always operated on the universe in the past, and at the same rates; and that the same laws of physics apply everywhere in the universe. A uniformitarian is one who believes in the principles, or any number of aspects and/or assumptions of the philosophy of uniformitarianism.
Uniformitarianism is an important element within modern geology as it is practiced by evolutionists and embraces the idea of deep time and an old earth. Less well appreciated is its importance as an element in astronomy, in that it also assumes deep time and even infinitely deep time for the entire universe. Uniformitarianism is based on the philosophy of naturalism and was promoted in James Hutton's book "Theory of the Earth" and later expanded upon by Charles Lyell in his three-volume series "Principles of Geology" first published 1830-1833. Charles Darwin took Lyell's books on board the ship HMS Beagle. During that voyage, Lyell's works informed Darwin's thinking about slow biological change known as gradualism.
The interpretation of geological strata is a central point of debate between the creation and evolution camps. Creationists believe the fossil record represents the relative times of death of organisms during the global flood, while evolutionists believe it describes hundreds of millions of years of evolution on earth. The Biblical flood was in fact a long-standing interpretation of geologic formations until geologists such as Charles Lyell began arguing that the earth had been shaped by slow and gradual forces working over a vast timescale.
The word uniformitarianism is defined by the Glossary of Geology as
|the fundamental principle or doctrine that geologic processes and natural laws now operating to modify the Earth's crust have acted in the same regular manner and with essentially the same intensity throughout geologic time, and that past geologic events can be explained by phenomena and forces observable today. [1]
- 1 Lyellian Uniformitarianism
- 2 The impact of uniformitarianism
- 3 Conclusion
- 4 References
Lyellian Uniformitarianism
Under the term uniformity, Lyell conflated two different types of propositions: a pair of philosophical axioms (required for science to work) and a pair of hypotheses. The axioms are universally acclaimed by scientists, and embraced by all geologists — creationary and evolutionary alike. However, the hypotheses were and still are controversial and accepted by few.
Unfalsifiable axioms
- Uniformity of law
- Uniformity of process
Falsifiable hypotheses
- Uniformity of rate
- Uniformity of state
Charles Lyell, according to the University of California, Berkeley, invented uniformitarianism because he wanted to avoid the supernatural implications of the Bible. Frustrated that his mentor, William Buckland, was using the then-prevailing theory of catastrophism to support the Bible, Lyell turned to the ideas of a Scottish farmer, James Hutton, who in the 1790s had argued against catastrophes in favor of slow, gradual, physical processes. Lyell traversed Europe, seeking evidence for his new theory. Uniformitarianism greatly influenced Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, but today we now know the basic assumptions at the heart of uniformitarianism are flawed, since scientists acknowledge mass catastrophes did occur in the past, and not solely uniform processes.
|'Catastrophism,' as this school of thought came to be known, was attacked in 1830 by a British lawyer-turned-geologist named Charles Lyell (1797-1875). Lyell started his career studying under the catastrophist William Buckland at Oxford. But Lyell became disenchanted with Buckland when Buckland tried to link catastrophism to the Bible, looking for evidence that the most recent catastrophe had actually been Noah's flood. Lyell wanted to find a way to make geology a true science of its own, built on observation and not susceptible to wild speculations or dependent on the supernatural... Lyell had an equally profound effect on our understanding of life's history. He influenced Darwin so deeply that Darwin envisioned evolution as a sort of biological uniformitarianism. Evolution took place from one generation to the next before our very eyes, he argued, but it worked too slowly for us to perceive.[2]
Unfalsifiable axioms
As axioms the first two propositions listed above cannot be tested or falsified by science. You can't go to a rocky outcrop and observe either the constancy of nature's laws or the working of unknown processes. It works the other way round, before you can proceed as a scientist, you must 1) assume that nature's laws are invariant and 2) you choose to exhaust familiar causes before inventing any unknown mechanisms. Then you go to the outcrop of rock.
Uniformity of law
|Natural laws are constant in space and time.
The axiom of uniformity of law is necessary in order for scientists to extrapolate inductive inference into the unobservable past. As James Hutton wrote:
|If the stone, for example, which fell today, were to rise again tomorrow, there would be an end of natural philosophy, our principles would fail, and we would no longer investigate the rules of nature from our observations.[3]
In essence, we must assume the constancy of natural laws in our study of the past, because if we do not, then we cannot meaningfully study the past.
The necessity of assuming uniformity of law in order to make inferences about the past is wrapped up in the difference between studying the observable present and the unobservable past. In the observable present, induction can be regarded as self-corrective. That is to say, our erroneous beliefs about the observable world can be proven wrong and corrected by other observations. This is the principle of falsifiability. However, past processes are not observable by their very nature. Therefore, in order to come to conclusions about the past, we must assume the invariance of nature's laws.
Since there is no human who understands everything there is to know about nature and it laws, we need to allow for the possibility that nature's laws may not be only what we experience and imagine them to be. And so, we may not be able to meaningfully study the past. However, with recognition of this concession, we assume the invariance of nature until evidence forces a change in paradigm.
Uniformity of process
|If a past phenomenon can be understood as the result of a process now acting in time and space, do not invent an extinct or unknown cause as its explanation.
We should try to explain the past by causes now in operation without inventing extra, fancy, or unknown causes, however plausible in logic, if available processes suffice. This is known as the scientific principle of parsimony or Occam's razor. Just as one should not invent unobservable causes when observable ones are sufficient, one should not neglect unobservable causes when observable ones are insufficient. If a comprehensive explanation of the physical evidence requires the inference of extraordinary causes, then those extraordinary causes should be permitted.
Acceptance of the axioms
It is impossible to learn anything about the cosmos unless the axioms of uniformity of law and process are extended to 'out there' across space.
How far one is willing to extrapolate the axioms of uniformity of law and process into the past, depends upon which paradigm one chooses to work within. Ontological Naturalism accepts deep time as a matter of course. Biblical Creationism accepts time limits imposed by the revelation of God through his prophets. Thus, it is at this philosophical level, and not through science, that the uniformitarianism of Naturalism/Evolutionism conflicts with the catastrophism of Creationists.
Falsifiable hypotheses
Lyell's other two uniformity propositions are radically different in status. Rather than being axioms they are hypotheses that may be judged true or false on empirical grounds through scientific observation and repeated experimental data.
Uniformity of rate (or "Gradualism")
|Change is typically slow, steady, and gradual.
Mountain ranges or Grand Canyons are built by accumulation of near insensible changes added up through vast time. Some major events such as floods, earthquakes, and eruptions, do occur. But these catastrophes are strictly local. They neither occurred in the past, nor shall happen in the future, at any greater frequency or extent than they display at present. In particular, the whole earth is never convulsed at once.
By force of popularity, uniformity of rate has persisted to our present day. For more than a century, Lyell's rhetoric conflating axiom with hypotheses has descended in unmodified form. Many geologists have been stifled by the belief that proper methodology includes an a priori commitment to gradual change, and by a preference for explaining large-scale phenomena as the concatenation of innumerable tiny changes. Yet, uniformity of rate is increasingly coming under attack.
Modern geologists do not apply uniformitarianism in the same fashion as Lyell and his contemporary scientists. Twentieth-century geologists question if uniformity of process should also require that the rate of processes be uniform through time and limited to the values measured during the history of geologic study. Is it possible for processes to have been active in the past that humans have not witnessed or for such processes to have operated at different rates? [4]
Uniformity of state ( or "Nonprogressionism")
|Change is evenly distributed throughout space and time.
The history of our earth follows no progress in any inexorable direction. The planet has almost always looked and behaved as it does now. Change is continuous, but leads nowhere. The earth is in balance—a dynamic steady state. So, we can use its current order (not only its laws and rates of change) to infer its past. The earth had no early period of more vigorous convulsion.
Late in Lyell's career, accumulating evidence that many fossils are found only in some parts of the geologic record forced him, reluctantly, to accept evolution's progression in life's history [since he had already rejected creation by God]. He finally surrendered his commitment to nonprogressionism. Evolution served Lyell as touchstone for this minimal retreat. With evolution, he could still hold firm to uniformity of rate, especially with Darwin's idea that nature does not make leaps. He could continue to embrace uniformity of law, for evolution makes use of known general Law, rather than intervention by God. And gradualism remained intact, for Darwin insisted that small scale changes of ordinary genetic variation were, by logical, but unprovable, extension, the stuff of all evolutionary change.
The impact of uniformitarianism
Lyell defended uniformity of rate and state not by logic but with rhetoric — he conflated these controversial hypotheses about the nature of things with the philosophical axiom that all scientists accept, thereby attempting to secure an a priori status for his hypotheses. He argued that the claims of catastrophism were unintelligible in principle because all scientists accept the uniformities of law and process, tacitly including his concepts of gradualism and nonprogressionism. It was his rhetoric as a lawyer, rather than the validity of his claims, that won the controversy with catastrophists of his day. And it has had a deleterious effect on geology ever since.
Stephen J. Gould has said:
|Lyell's gradualism has acted as a set of blinders, channeling hypotheses in one direction among a wide range of plausible alternatives. Its restrictive effects have been particularly severe for those geologists who succumb to Lyell's rhetorical device and believe that gradual change is preferable (or even required) a priori, because different meanings of uniformity are necessary postulates of method. Again and again in the history of geology after Lyell, we note reasonable hypotheses of catastrophic change, rejected out of hand by a false logic that brands them unscientific in principle. [5]
Uniformitarianism has now been trimmed down to Lyell's first two presuppositions – uniformity of Law and Process. And these are embraced by all practicing scientists both creationist and evolutionist. In general however just as Bates and Jackson state above, evolutionary geologists still tend to favor gradualism, allowing only for occasional and rare catastrophes, which may, but are not likely to, involve the entire globe. Creationist geologists, on the other hand, tend to look for natural catastrophic explanations for most of the geologic record in keeping with a global cataclysm denominated as Noah's Flood.
Strict Lyellian uniformitarianism fulfills the thinking of scoffers outlined in II Peter 3:3-6. His two hypotheses — uniformity of state and uniformity of rate — explicitly deny a global catastrophe on the order of Noah's Flood and imply no creation by God. The acceptance of Actualism — "The present is the key to the past" — across unlimited time and space shows a willful ignorance of Creation, the Flood and the Second Coming. Because of what God has told us through his prophets[6], creationist geologists accept Actualism across limited time. The present can be the key to the past or future, but within Biblical constraints.
When Lyellian gradualism and steady-statism began gaining momentum during the 19th century and into the 20th century, uniformitarianism was contrasted with catastrophism as the explanation for major geological and paleontological phenomena. Prior to this time, various geological features were considered related to the global flood as described in Genesis 6 .
The defense of catastrophism was rooted in the most direct reading of geological evidence. Lyell, by contrast, urged that theory — the uniform rate and state hypotheses — be imposed upon the record. The geologic evidence was interpreted according to what theory expected but imperfect data did not provide.
The publicity surrounding Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species accompanied the movement of sentiment among scientists toward a uniformitarian perspective, and into the 20th century it began affecting scientific studies increasingly. One result, according to many creation scientists, is the solidification of some of the assumptions that provide the base for study. One example is non-variability in the speed of light, which was experimentally demonstrated as a constant in the 19th century and into the 20th. Today almost all creationists agree with this idea even after this consistency was integrated into the support for naturalism, a close relative of uniformitarianism. However creation science has provided a conceptual framework to support the idea that the speed of light may have varied in the past. This is an idea that has been accepted increasingly as a topic for study by cosmologists, as existing "paradoxes" for the Big bang scenario became too numerous to ignore and new astronomical evidence was found that implied a slowing.
- ↑ (Robert Bates and Julia Jackson, Glossary of Geology, 2nd edition, American Geological Institute, 1980, pg. 677)
- ↑ "Uniformitarianism: Charles Lyell." Understanding Evolution. University of California Museum of Paleontology. April 18, 2012.
- ↑ Hutton, J., Theory of the Earth with Proofs and Illustrations, 1795, p. 297
- ↑ Smith, G.A. and Pun, A., How Does Earth Work? Physical Geology and the Process of Science, 2006, p. 12.
- ↑ Gould, S.J., Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle, 1987, p. 176
- ↑ See, for example, Amos 3:7


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MSC Divina is waiting for you in Miami, departure port for our Caribbean holiday. Weekly cruises run between Mexico and Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, St Maarten and Jamaica. We will be taking to the seas from Florida for the whole of 2016.
Miami: a glamorous metropolis. Before embarking, stroll down Ocean Drive like a VIP, past the luxury shops and fabulous villas, or you may prefer an excursion to the Everglades National Park for a close encounter with crocodiles and pink flamingos.
MSC Divina departs from Miami and charts her course towards the Eastern Caribbean. The first stopover is St Maarten, perfect for a dip in the Simpson Bay Lagoon. Relax as you feel all your worries melt away into the cobalt-blue water. Back on board, continue your aquatic activities and take a hydromassage in the whirlpool looking out to the breathtaking panoramic views. Holidays are all about relaxation.
Our sea voyage continues to San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. The scents and colours of the wild orchids in the El Yunque National Forest are as bewitching as the rhythms of the Caribbean. In the streets of the old town, not far from El Morro fort, performers and dancers sway to an irresistible beat, drawing us in. Fortunately, you can brush up your salsa and merengue dancing skills with a few quick lessons on board.
While MSC Divina sails on through the Eastern Caribbean, you can enjoy all the ship's comforts. A Balcony Cabin gives you the space to gaze at the infinite horizon, just like all the great explorers who have charted these waters on their way to discovering the New World. The cuisine on offer includes a vast range of international dishes and local specialities made with delicious tropical produce. You may even find time to visit the Casino and try your luck at the roulette table.
For gaming thrills and spectacles, the casinos at Paradise Island in the Bahamas will exceed your expectations. It feels like Las Vegas, but lift your gaze from the betting tables for a breathtaking view: artificial lagoons teeming with sharks and enormous marine turtles bordered by colonial mansions and markets. Next are the irresistible attractions of New Providence Island, and time for snorkelling with the rainbow-coloured tropical fish.
The week will fly by in an instant, then back to Miami. For some of you it will be time to return to land, but not for those who have chosen to experience another week-long cruise to the Western Caribbean. An excellent way to maximise all the beneficial effects of a tropical holiday. And so we take to the seas again.
Sailing into the Western Caribbean, Ocho Rios in Jamaica, is MSC Divina's first port of call. Swimming costume and comfortable, non-slip shoes. This is the "equipment" that the Excursion Office advises visitors to take with them onto the island of reggae. The "king's music", if Bob Marley's claim to the origin of this word holds true, or raggedy as others insist: but rags or riches it's not the reggae beat that will make you lose your balance in Jamaica. It's those non-slip shoes that are essential for scaling the Dunn's River Falls: 180 metres of waterfalls, jump-offs and natural pools. And there's nothing like the pure fun of diving into the water. In the warm waters of Dolphin Cove you will find yourself playing with the friendly dolphins.
After this abundance of nature, a few hours of sailing provides the perfect opportunity for some beauty treatments. Your skin, face and hair are in expert hands at the Aurea Spa. It's time to dress up and look your best for the gala evening.
If it's beauty that turns your head, you'll find the coral reef off the Cayman Islands a masterpiece of natural beauty. Its extravaganza of colours, marine flora and fish just below the surface of the water is a spectacle you can even enjoy from the comfort of a catamaran. If sports are what you desire, look no further than the white beaches of Grand Cayman. There are up to seven miles of jogging tracks along the shore. If you have been training on board MSC Divina's sport decks, you may have the stamina to complete the course.
The Mayan civilisation is the cultural thread that runs through your visit to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. The archaeological area of Tulum is the site of El Castillo: pyramid, temple and fortress, it was dedicated to the "Descending God", which may refer to the setting sun or to the terrible prophecy about the mysterious decline of this splendid civilisation. On the island of Cozumel, swim with sea turtles and sunbathe alongside the friendly and harmless iguanas. Sip tequila in a colourful Mexican village, find a last souvenir before coming back on board for the last stopover: the Bahamas.
It's now time to return to Miami and then home. Happiness is tinged with nostalgia as farewells are made on MSC Divina – our travelling community on the Caribbean Sea. Enjoy your photos and the souvenirs you have collected along the trip, but you'll find it's the memories of the colours, scents, encounters and music that will evoke the most vivid emotions and remain forever etched on your heart. You can be sure of one thing: a return journey to this earthly paradise is a must.
MSC Divina's home port will be Miami for all of 2016. This choice allows our travellers from all over the world to get the best out of their Western and Eastern Caribbean holiday, for whichever period of the year, itinerary or length of journey that they prefer.
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Several Hope College students made presentations during two regional symposia held in the first half of November and organized by the Midstates Consortium for Math and Science, discussing original research that they have conducted collaboratively with members of the faculty.
The "2010 Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Biological Sciences and Psychology" was held on Friday-Sunday, Nov. 5-7, at the University of Chicago. Some 140 students and faculty from throughout the Midwest made 26 oral presentations and 74 poster presentations during the symposium.
Making an oral presentation of a research paper from Hope was junior Angelica Willis of Lansing. Hope students who made poster presentations during the Chicago event were: senior Jonathan Brooks of Hudsonville; senior Alyssa Cassabaum of Polk City, Iowa; junior Andrew E. Cook of Frankfort, Ill.; senior Kyle Edewaard of Holland; junior Anne Georges of Ramsey, Minn.; junior Christine Gobrogge of Frankenmuth; junior Matt Hartwell of Brighton; senior Emily Leathley of Livonia; junior Robert Muterspaugh of Clarklake; senior Anne Short of Holland; junior Robert Sjoholm of Burnsville, Minn.; junior Ingrid Slette of Holland; and sophomore Alyssa Stevenson of Brighton.
The "2010 Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science" was held on Friday-Sunday, Nov. 12-14, at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Some 92 students and faculty from throughout the Midwest made 23 oral presentations and 46 poster presentations during the symposium.
Hope students making oral presentations of research papers during the St. Louis event were: junior Elly Earlywine of Richmond, Ind.; junior Kristen Hasbrouck of Traverse City; and junior Colin Rathbun of Ada. Hope students who made poster presentations were: senior Olajide Banks of Chicago, Ill.; junior XiSen Hou of Qing Dao, China; and senior Kyndra Sluiter of Holland. In addition, two sisters who are students at Harold Washington College in Chicago who conducted research at Hope this past summer also made poster presentations of research papers: Ana Ortega and Arcelia Ortega.
Members of the Hope faculty and staff who attended one or both of the two symposia were Dr. Maria Burnatowska-Hledin, who is the Frederich Garrett and Helen Floor Dekker Professor of Biology and Chemistry; Marlene Field, who is the program assistant for the Midstates Consortium; Dr. Karen Nordell Pearson, who is an associate professor of chemistry and is director of the consortium; and Dr. Graham Peaslee, who is a professor of chemistry and a professor of geology and environmental science.
Peaslee delivered the "Janet Andersen Award Lecture" during the Nov. 12-14 symposium. Established in 2008, the award is named for former Hope professor of mathematics and consortium director Dr. Janet Andersen, who died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in November 2005. Selection for the lectureship is intended to honor faculty who have vigorous research programs involving undergraduates, who are exceptional mentors for undergraduate research students, who are engaged and skilled teachers, or who create interdisciplinary research opportunities for undergraduate students. Peaslee discussed his research with students using the college's Ion Beam Analysis Laboratory.
More information about the symposia, including listings of the presentations, can be found on the consortium's website at http://www.mathsciconsortium.org/.


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SOCORRO -- March 4, 2003 New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron has officially declared Saturday, March 29, as "New Mexico Tech Rugby Football Club Day" throughout the state, in recognition of the club's 30-year record of athletic achievement and international goodwill.
The occasion will be observed on that day with a 12:45 p.m. presentation of the official decree, just before the afternoon kickoff of New Mexico Tech's first home match of the spring rugby season, against perennial rivals Brujos RFC of Albuquerque. New Mexico Tech RFC's humble origins hark back to the organizing efforts of former Tech students and ruggers Timothy Franklin and Hans Waight Paap in 1973.
The rugby club at New Mexico Tech to date remains a charter member of the Rio Grande Rugby Football Union, which was established in 1974; and, Tech Rugby Club members have continued to play fall and spring seasons ever since the union's inception. In 1998, the New Mexico Tech rugby team undertook a playing tour of the British nation of Wales, winning one out of three matches, with a victory against the North Wales Under 19-year-old All Stars.
Last year, the Tech rugby club toured Ireland, again achieving the same win-loss record with a triumph over a team from Trinity College Dublin, the oldest continuous rugby club in
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Today, most people will get a bone density scan from a machine using a technology called Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry or DEXA for short. This machine takes a picture of the bones in the spine, hip, total body and wrist, and calculates their density. If a DEXA machine is not available, bone density scans can also be done with dual photon absorptiometry (measuring the spine, hip and total body) and quantitative computed tomography scans (measuring the spine). Bone density scanners that use DEXA technology to just measure bone density in the wrist (called pDEXA scans) provide scans at some drugstores. Yet these tests are not as accurate as those that measure density in the total body, spine or hip - where most fractures occur.
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