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Boulder, CO, USA - GEOLOGY topics reach deep into Earth and far into space--from magma and plate tectonics to cosmic dust and asteroids--and touch on the intricate details of our planet, including a 1200-year record of corals and coral reef health and the wealth of climate change information found in both bat guano and Chinese loess. The GSA TODAY article studies the end-Permian mass extinction in the marine realm, examining long-term environmental stress and recovery.
Ups and downs of the Mississippi Delta
Michael Blum et al., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, E235 Howe-Russell Geosciences Complex, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA. Pages 675-678. NSF funding received.
Blum et al.'s recent research suggests the Mississippi delta has a complex history of vertical motion that reflects the response of Earth's crust to large-scale erosion during the ice age and deposition during more recent times. Erosion of the lower Mississippi valley and delta region during the last ice age removed a large mass of sediment--this would have resulted in large-scale uplift of the delta region and adjacent Gulf of Mexico shoreline--whereas deposition during the last few thousand years has resulted in replacement of that mass and in large-scale subsidence. The subsidence part of this cycle is ongoing and contributes to the modern-day land surface subsidence problem in the delta region. Recognition of this cyclical pattern of uplift and subsidence has a number of implications for understanding coastal evolution and sea-level change, as well as the evolution of large delta systems elsewhere.
Mantle upwelling, magmatic differentiation, and the meaning of axial depth at fast-spreading ridges
Douglas Toomey and Emilie Hooft, 1272 Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1272, USA. Pages 679-682. NSF funding received.
Since the first systematic mapping of the fast-spreading East Pacific Rise, changes in its depth below sea level have been used to infer regional-scale variations in magma supply or mantle temperature. Toomey and Hooft, however, show that segment-scale, rise-parallel undulations of both on- and off-axis seafloor depth result primarily from variations in the bulk density of oceanic crust. Seismic images of crustal and upper mantle structure are combined with gravity data and lava chemistry to demonstrate that variations in crustal density are caused by magmatic differentiation. This study concludes that the origin of rise-parallel changes in magmatic differentiation and seafloor depth is a newly discovered skew between the axes of mantle upwelling and plate spreading. The depth of fast-spreading ridges is thus controlled primarily by the geometry of mantle upwelling.
Stable carbon and hydrogen isotopes from bat guano in the Grand Canyon, USA, reveal Younger Dryas and 8.2 ka events
Christopher Wurster et al., School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St Andrews, Irvine Building, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AL, Scotland, UK. Pages 683-686.
Free-tailed bats roost in huge populations in some caves in the southwestern United States. Over thousands of years, they collectively have left deep deposits of guano, once highly valued as fertilizer. These deposits also contain a record of past climate and plant life. Stable hydrogen and carbon isotope values of guano reflect local precipitation patterns and the relative amounts of succulents, such as cacti and warm-weather grasses, compared with trees, shrubs, and cool-weather grasses. A bat guano deposit from the Grand Canyon tells the story of the North American monsoon during times when global temperatures shifted rapidly. During the "globally" cool Younger Dryas, the Grand Canyon was cooler and possibly dry. However, contemporary climate patterns took another couple of millennia to set as the monsoon gradually gained strength and became established about 9000 years ago. The record also suggests a second "global" cool phase 8200 years ago that began and ended abruptly. Although packrat midden archives have provided much information on climate in arid regions such as the Grand Canyon, depositional archives are exceedingly rare. Rapid climate changes are difficult to discern without a continuous record, and Wurster et al.'s study shows that guano deposits can provide a wealth of such information, with many like deposits occurring throughout tropical and subtropical regions.
Koronis asteroid dust within Antarctic ice
Matthew Genge, Dept. of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK; email@example.com. Pages 687-690.
Cosmic dust is everywhere--on the streets, in our homes, even on our clothes. Each one of us is never more than a few feet from a dust particle from space. Despite their abundance, however, it is difficult to know exactly from where in space these particles come. Genge reports the discovery that a large proportion of cosmic dust particles found in Antarctic ice, known as micrometeorites, are from the Koronis asteroids of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The source of these dust particles was determined by observations of their mineralogy and chemistry (which closely match a type of meteorite known as ordinary chondrites) and from calculations that show that matching abundances of dust particles are delivered to Earth from Koronis. The Koronis asteroids are a family of rocky bodies formed approximately 2 billion years ago when a much larger asteroid broke into pieces. The most famous of these asteroids is 243 Ida, and its tiny moon Dactyl, which was imaged by the Galileo probe. Genge's work suggests that many micrometeorites are actually tiny pieces of about 20 smaller asteroids known as the Karin asteroid family, within the Koronis asteroid family, and for the first time confirm that these stony asteroids are similar to ordinary chondrites, the most common meteorites to fall on Earth.
1200 year paleoecological record of coral community development from the terrigenous inner shelf of the Great Barrier Reef
Chris Perry et al., Dept. of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK. Pages 691-694.
Perry et al.'s study presents a long-term (approximately 1200 year) record of reef accretion and coral community composition from a turbid-zone, nearshore reef on the inner shelf of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and examines long-term interactions between coral communities and terrigenous sediment accumulation. This has direct relevance to contemporary issues of marine water quality and land-use change because increased terrestrial sediment and nutrient yields, linked to changes in catchment land use practices, are regarded as significant threats to coral reef health. In the central Great Barrier Reef lagoon, water quality has reportedly declined since European settlement (since approximately A.D. 1850), and inner-shelf reef conditions have purportedly deteriorated. However, the link between reef decline and water quality change remains controversial, primarily because of a lack of ecological baseline data, encompassing the pre- and post-European interval, against which contemporary ecological states can be assessed. Perry et al.'s long-term records of coral community composition from Paluma Shoals reef demonstrate the potential for coral communities to initiate and persist in settings dominated by fine-grained terrigenous sediment accumulation. Furthermore, reef-building has been dominated by a temporally persistent (but low-diversity) suite of corals for at least the past millennium, and the coral assemblages exhibit no evidence of community shifts attributable to post-European water quality changes at this site. While extrapolation of these findings to other turbid-zone and inner-shelf reefs must remain tentative, the study raises important questions about the resilience of inner-shelf reefs that have been under terrestrial sediment influence and subject to elevated turbidity conditions.
Cyrenaican "shock absorber" and associated inversion strain shadow in the collision zone of northeast Africa
William Bosworth et al., Apache Egypt Companies, 11, Street 281, New Maadi, Cairo, Egypt. Pages 695-698.
The Mediterranean Sea is closing; Europe is moving south to collide with Africa. This process began more than 80 million years ago and will take millions of years to complete. Bosworth et al. describe some of the geologic events that occurred during the beginning of this closure and how they impacted the development of sedimentary basins in northeast Africa, which affected how oil and gas were formed and trapped in the prolific Sirt basin of Libya and the Western Desert of Egypt.
The Pangea conundrum
Brendan Murphy and R. Damian Nance, Dept. of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, P.O. Box 5000, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada. Pages 703-706.
The existence of the supercontinent Pangea, which formed about 300 million years ago and broke up about 200 million years ago, is a cornerstone of plate tectonics, and processes resulting in its assembly and fragmentation have governed the evolution of Earth's crust for 500 million years. Over the past 20 years, evidence has been amassing that Pangea is just the latest in a series of supercontinents that formed repeatedly since the Archean, only to break up and reform again. Although the mechanisms responsible are controversial, many geoscientists agree that repeated cycles of supercontinent amalgamation and dispersal have had a profound effect on the evolution of Earth's crust, atmosphere, climate, and life. The geological record for the past one billion years is sufficiently well documented that we have a first-order picture of the changing positions of continents. Using these reconstructions in combination with other data, Murphy and Nance show that supercontinents form by different mechanisms and that many current geodynamic models cannot explain the processes that led to the amalgamation of Pangea. These models suggest that plate tectonics is primarily driven by subduction and that supercontinents break up and migrate from sites of mantle upwelling to reassemble at sites of mantle downwelling where subduction zones exist. Such models would predict that the young oceans created by the breakup of a supercontinent some 600 million years ago would have continued to expand as the continental fragments migrated toward sites of mantle downwelling that existed in the older ancestral Pacific Ocean. Instead, Pangea assembled as a result of the closure of the young oceans. The geologic record suggests that there are geodynamic linkages between the younger and older oceans that deserve more detailed study; it also suggests that, in the case of Pangea, the reversal in continental motion may have coincided with emergence of a superplume 460? million years ago that produced mantle upwelling in the ancestral Pacific. If so, the top-down geodynamics driven by subduction, which accounts for the assembly of the supercontinent that broke up 600 million years ago, may have been overpowered by bottom-up geodynamics involving large-scale mantle upwelling that led to the amalgamation of Pangea.
Stepwise extinction of larger foraminifers at the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary: A shallow-water perspective on nutrient fluctuations during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (Bonarelli Event)
Mariano Parente et al., Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita "Federico II" Napoli, Largo San Marcellino 10, 80138 Napoli, Italy. Pages 715-718.
The middle Cretaceous was a period of extreme climate changes and repeated perturbations of the global carbon cycle, which resulted in widespread deposition of organic carbon-rich sediments. High atmospheric pCO2 has been invoked as the main cause of middle Cretaceous super greenhouse Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs) and biocalcification crises. Most of what we know about climate and global change in the middle Cretaceous was derived from the study of geochemical proxies and biotic change in deep-water sequences. Comparatively much less is known from shallow-water carbonate systems, although they are an important part of the global carbon cycle and are very sensitive to oceanographic and climatic forcing. Larger foraminifers were among the most conspicuous carbonate producers in the late Cenomanian carbonate platforms. They were almost completely wiped out by extinction during the late Cenomanian OAE (about 94-93.5 million years ago). Parente et al. show how the pattern of extinction parallels the ecological succession along a gradient of increasing nutrient input predicted by model studies and observed in field studies of nutrient-polluted habitats of larger foraminifers. Correlation by high-resolution carbon-isotope stratigraphy shows that extinction on shallow-water platforms is contemporaneous with an episode of thermal instability in the open ocean. They suggest that enhanced water mass mixing delivered high-nutrient loads to the oligotrophic surface waters of the subtropical Tethys, triggering the stepwise extinction of larger foraminifers and the drowning of many carbonate platforms.
Anhydrite-bearing andesite and dacite as a source for sulfur in magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposits
Isabelle Chambefort et al., CODES, ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 79, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia. Pages 719-722. NSF funding received.
Magmatic anhydrite from andesites and dacites occurs as inclusions in high- and low-aluminum amphibole and pyroxene, and indicates that sulfate-saturated magmas spanned a period of six million years at Yanacocha, Peru. Magmatic anhydrite from Yanacocha and other sites is characterized by light rare earth element-enriched patterns and elevated strontium contents distinct from magmatic-hydrothermal anhydrite. Petrologic arguments suggest that the hydrous and oxidized Yanacocha magmas contained more than approximately 1000 ppm sulfur, both dissolved in the melt and as a separate sulfate phase, which is sufficient to provide all the sulfur for the genetically related giant sulfur-rich Yanacocha epithermal gold deposits. High-aluminum amphiboles contain unusual anhydrite with wormy and amoeboidal textures, which are tentatively interpreted to represent trapping of an immiscible CaSO4-water melt, together with sulfur-rich apatite at a temperature of ~950 degrees Celsius and a water pressure greater than 3 kbar. Chambefort et al. claim that such unusually sulfate-rich magmas may be required to produce sulfur-rich magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposits.
Particle size separation and evidence for pedogenesis in samples from the Chinese Loess Plateau spanning the past 22 m.y.
Frank Oldfield et al., Dept. of Geography, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZT, UK. Pages 727-730.
The deep accumulations of wind-blown silt (loess) that form the Loess Plateau of China provide a record of past climate changes spanning the past 22 million years. They therefore comprise one of the longest continuous terrestrial archives of environmental change anywhere in the world. The record is encoded in alternating bands of loess blown from the dry lands of the continental interior and buried soils formed during periods when warmer, moister climatic conditions prevailed. Decoding the signatures of past changes involves a mix of techniques, including particle-size analysis and magnetic measurements. These yield evidence of the climate at each stage in accumulation. Oldfield et al. provide a much more reliable basis for isolating the products of weathering and soil formation and analyzing their magnetic and geochemical properties. In so doing, they point the way to shedding new light on the environmental history of a key region in the evolution of global climate.
Long recurrence interval of faulting beyond the 2005 Kashmir earthquake around the northwestern margin of the Indo-Asian collision zone
Hisao Kondo, AIST, Active Fault Research Center, Site7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8567, Japan. Pages 731-734.
Kondo's successful paleoseismic trench survey in Pakistan reveals that the 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred on the relatively minor intra-plate active fault, not on the plate boundary mega-thrust of the Indo-Asian collision zone, in contrast with the damage and loss of the earthquake.
Origin of microbiological zoning in groundwater flows
Craig Bethke, Dept. of Geology, 1301 West Green St, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA. Pages 739-742.
Freshwater aquifers contain large numbers of various types of bacteria and other microbes that control the chemistry and composition of the water in the aquifer. Microbes, for example, degrade pollution into harmless chemicals and dictate whether natural groundwater contains undesirable levels of iron and arsenic. Rather than being distributed evenly through the subsurface, microbial communities in an aquifer are commonly segmented into zones that appear to be dominated by a single type of microbe, and scientists have been studying the origin of this phenomenon. Two working explanations, one based on thermodynamics and the other on chemical kinetics, have been proposed, but neither has proved fully satisfactory. Bethke's study shows that by integrating principles of population dynamics with the equations of thermodynamics and kinetics, the microbial zoning can be explained as an ecological effect in which one group of microbes maintains conditions under which other groups die more quickly than they can reproduce.
Tourmaline B-isotopes fingerprint marine evaporites as the source of high-salinity ore fluids in iron oxide copper-gold deposits, Carajas Mineral Province (Brazil)
Roberto Xavier et al., Instituto de Geosciencias, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rue Pandia Calogeras, Campinas, Sao Paolo 13083-970, Brazil. Pages 743-746.
Xavier et al.'s paper describes the first application of tourmaline boron isotope data to iron oxide copper-gold deposits, using as a case study three world-class deposits of the Carajas Mineral Province, northern Brazil. The data essentially indicate that marine evaporites, and not magmatic fluids, are the source of boron and high salinity in these deposits.
Biogeochemical controls on photic-zone euxinia during the end-Permian mass extinction
Katja Meyer et al., Dept. of Geosciences, 801 Deike Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. Pages 667-670. NSF funding received.
The largest Phanerozoic mass extinction marks the end of the Permian period and coincides with evidence of environmental change in the oceans and on land. Multiple lines of evidence suggest the oceans may have become anoxic and sulfidic, and previous work hypothesized that hydrogen sulfide release to the atmosphere could link the marine and terrestrial crises. Meyer et al. used an earth-system model to investigate the conditions necessary for hydrogen sulfide buildup and release to the atmosphere. They found that greater than three-fold increases in oceanic phosphate, a key nutrient derived from rock weathering, leads to hydrogen sulfide accumulation in the deep ocean and in upwelling zones of the surface ocean. Unique hydrogen sulfide-consuming bacteria thrive in sulfidic photic zones today, consuming hydrogen sulfide that upwells into the photic zone. Accounting for the presence of these organisms in the surface ocean reduces the amount of hydrogen sulfide released to the atmosphere but does not prevent hydrogen sulfide eruption from the ocean. The end-Permian geologic record is consistent with the modeled distribution of hydrogen sulfide, supporting the notion that hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide toxicity may have provided the kill mechanism for this mass extinction.
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Understanding mechanisms for the end-Permian mass extinction and the protracted Early Triassic aftermath and recovery
David J. Bottjer, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740, USA. Pages 4-10.
The Permo-Triassic (P-T) extinction is generally recognized as the largest mass extinction in Earth's history, with estimates ranging upwards of 90% species extinction. Identifying a cause for this extinction has proven elusive, as historically various agents from sea level fall, to volcanism, to global oceanic anoxia, to deadly oceanic burps of H2S have been hypothesized. New paleobiological studies on the environmental distribution and ecological importance of brachiopods, benthic molluscs, and bryozoans across the P-T boundary support the hypothesis that stressful ocean conditions, primarily elevated H2S levels (euxinia), but also heightened CO2 concentrations, were the prime causes of the end-Permian mass extinction. These studies also further demonstrate that both the Late Permian interval preceding and the Early Triassic interval following this mass extinction were times of similarly aggravated environmental stress. In the low-diversity, long term Early Triassic recovery, huge numbers of benthic mollusks typically covered the seafloor. That a relatively few marine molluscs thrived during this time indicates a tolerance for some combination of marine anoxia, elevated CO2, and/or increased H2S concentrations. The survival of organisms with such attributes is likely a reflection of the P-T extinction cause.
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New Jail on Rosebud Sioux Tribe Reservation to Open in January
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is set to open a $25 million adult jail next month that will emphasize cultural wellness for inmates.
The grand opening for the 67,500-square-foot Rosebud Sioux Tribe Adult Correctional Facility is set for Jan. 17 near Mission.
Administrator Melissa Eagle Bear says the facility will house 160 male and female inmates and replace a smaller facility that does not meet safety standards.
The jail will house tribal members charged with crimes in tribal court as well as people arrested for federal crimes waiting to be picked up by federal officials.
Eagle Bear says the new facility will include a courtroom for arraignments, classroom space and space for traditional ceremonies.
Federal stimulus money funded the facility.
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SAN ANTONIO, June 5 (UPI) -- In honor of the NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs fans have been getting haircuts of their favorite players taking selfies.
It sounds a little bit strange, but seeing is believing.
Some are getting individual players like Tim Duncan, Kawhi Leonard or Tony Parker...
Incredible detail and work by Joe Barber in San Antonio with this Kawhi Leonard (#Spurs) haircut. pic.twitter.com/gK1DsluxwM— Before I Was Famous (@BeforeFamePics) June 5, 2014
Whereas others are just getting the whole team.
Last but not least, the #Spurs "selfie" haircut. @RTNBA pic.twitter.com/dbVWUzjhoO— Before I Was Famous (@BeforeFamePics) June 5, 2014
Barber Joe Barajas of KardzMatic Barbershop in San Antonio is the guy behind the crazy cuts and he's certainly a huge Spurs fan.
"'The Spurrific selfie haircut' we gonna go win this championship but fist let's take this selfie. ..the whole roster in one cut.. Spursnation. . #finals #spurs #spursnation #nba #playoffs #champions," he posted on Instagram.
The NBA Finals begin Thursday night in San Antonio.


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Voyager 1 Hurtling Through Solar System's Outer Limits
Dec 14, 2010 3:30 PM PT
For the first time in history, a manmade spacecraft has reached the outer edge of our solar system and will soon enter interstellar space.
Now about 10.8 billion miles from the sun, NASA's Voyager 1 probe has crossed into an area where the velocity of the hot ionized gas, or plasma, emanating directly outward from the sun has slowed to zero. Those solar winds are likely blowing sideways, scientists believe, as a result of pressure from the interstellar wind in the region between stars.
Researchers currently estimate that the spacecraft will cross the frontier into interstellar space in about four years.
"As a surrogate for human senses, Voyager 1 is sniffing and listening and sensing the galactic auras beyond the final physical boundaries of the solar system -- the grandest voyage ever made by any Earth-sprung traveler," James Oberg, a retired rocket scientist who is now an author and full-time media consultant, told TechNewsWorld. "Even the sun has, in its eyes, faded to merely the brightest star in its full-surround heavens."
'Termination Shock'
Launched back in 1977, the Voyager 1 is one of two twin spacecraft built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory primarily to collect data. Its twin, the Voyager 2, is not traveling as quickly and so is expected to reach a similar milestone in the next few years. Currently, it's about 8.8 billion miles from the sun.
After visiting both Jupiter and Saturn in the late 1970s and early 1980s -- resulting in a significant collection of photographs and even downloadable sounds from its travels -- the Voyager 1 had been hurtling for years through what's known as the heliosheath, which is the turbulent outer shell of the sun's sphere of influence.
The heliosheath is at the outer edges of the "bubble" known as the "heliosphere" that encircles our solar system, created by the stream of charged particles given off by our sun. The solar wind created by that stream of particles travels at supersonic speed until it crosses a shockwave called the "termination shock." At that point, the solar winds slow down dramatically and begin to heat up in the heliosheath.
At the outer edge of the heliosheath, separating it from interstellar space, is what's known as the "heliopause," which is where solar winds stop.
Slowing Solar Winds
In December 2004, Voyager 1 crossed the termination shock and passed into the heliosheath, where it's been traveling ever since. Using data from the spacecraft's Low-Energy Charged Particle Instrument, scientists have been watching the solar wind's velocity closely for signs that the heliopause was approaching.
Researchers knew that the net outward speed of the solar winds was zero when the speed of the charged particles hitting the outward face of Voyager 1 matched the spacecraft's own speed. That first occurred in June, when Voyager 1 was about 10.6 billion miles from the sun, but researchers watched for four more months to ensure it wasn't just a temporary phenomenon.
Sure enough, analysis of the data shows the velocity of the solar wind has steadily slowed at a rate of about 45,000 mph each year since August 2007, when the solar wind was speeding outward at about 130,000 mph. The outward speed has remained at zero since June, indicating that Voyager 1 has reached the heliopause.
That discovery was presented Monday at an American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.
A Moving Target
"When you get out this far, there's a great deal of interpretation required as to what you're seeing," Paul Czysz, professor emeritus of aerospace engineering at Saint Louis University, told TechNewsWorld.
In fact, though it's defined as being at a distance of 100 astronomical units from the sun, the actual position of the heliopause can fluctuate depending on the solar pressure of the sun, Czysz noted.
"If you have a lot of intense solar radiation and sun spots, you will see that boundary move out," he explained. "If you don't have as many sun spots and the solar pressure is less, you'll see the boundary move closer to the sun."
There is no absolute measurement as to where the heliopause actually is, in other words, making it difficult to be sure of the probe's true whereabouts.
Then, too, there's the difficulty of detecting the signals sent out by NASA's probes at such remote distances, Czysz added.
"If you're on the shore watching the surf come in, this is like detecting a wave the size of a pea," he explained. "It's a consistent pea, but it's so small and so weak that we have to have these big antennas staring there and trying to pick this out of all the galactic noise."
100 Billion Suns
Once Voyager 1 does pass into the interstellar region on the other side of the heliopause, it will face "an entirely different environment," Czysz pointed out.
"You have charged particles and all kinds of particles moving around, and that motion may be in one direction, or it may not be," he explained.
At 100,000 light years across, the region includes almost 100 billion suns as well as "a big black hole in the middle," he noted.
A Lonely Traveler
Traveling through such remote regions, Voyager 1's "loneliness is even more poignant since all other space probes within the solar system have already been, or will be within a century or two, followed by the living descendants of their human creators -- all save the Voyagers and their two slow-poke Pioneer precursors, all on solar escape trajectories that humans may not recapitulate for a thousand years, if ever," Oberg pointed out.
"On the other hand, enhancements in human virtuosity and chutzpah could someday see Voyager 1 retrieved and returned to Earth for a place of honor in a planetary museum, even as Voyager's own multigenerational technological descendants push outwards even faster and farther, pioneering new paths for future humans as well," he suggested.
"That's the future I'd prefer," Oberg concluded, "and it's a future made more realistically imaginable by Voyager itself


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OWASP Board Meetings July Agenda
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Identified need for clearer guidelines for OWASP projects: The first and second round reviews for SOC are to be completed and documented. This will provide definition of procedures for future projects. Larry and Paulo will work on updating wiki.
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* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims were once neighbours, albeit uneasy ones, but now there is no sign of reconciliation
There was a time when ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and stateless Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar lived and worked together. They were once neighbours, albeit uneasy ones, sharing a tense but relatively stable existence.
Then in June 2012, religious clashes between the two groups drove them apart and forced 140,000 people - mostly Rohingya - from their homes.
When I first met the displaced Rohingya in May 2013 in makeshift camps outside the Rakhine capital Sittwe, I thought their displacement would be temporary, the conflict somehow eventually resolved. But when I went again two months ago, I was struck by how these camps – home to two-thirds of those displaced by the violence – had started to look like permanent segregated ghettos.
Houses, clinics and schools were larger, sturdier. There were newly-opened shops and pharmacies, where the displaced – whose movements are tightly restricted and who have lost all property and any means for making a living – sold their aid rations to buy medicines and other goods.
There is little sign of reconciliation or effort to bring the two communities together again: More than two years after they were driven out, Muslims who used to live and work in Sittwe are still barred from entering the city, and thousands of Rohingya may spend the rest of their lives in prison-like displacement camps, with no hope of going home and a perilous voyage by sea as the only way out.
"We're concerned that segregation is becoming permanent and not enough is being done to change it, let alone protect the fundamental rights of the displaced," said Matthew Smith, executive director of Fortify Rights, a group that monitors Rohingya issues.
"Members of government at all levels still feel as though the Rohingya don't belong in the country, and that's part of the reason why the Rohingya remain segregated in ghettos."
Further deteriorating the situation, Rakhine leaders have proposed a plan that would make the segregation permanent - on paper - and force all undocumented Rohingya to live in detention camps.
Local leaders are organising a public meeting this week to drum up support for the plan, which would apply to Rohingya who were driven from Sittwe into displacement camps, as well as those who were not forced from their homes and still live in nearby villages, according to Than Tun, a Sittwe resident and member of the government's Emergency Coordination Committee set up to scrutinise humanitarian aid workers.
This would basically mean detention for all Rohingya - a minority group of around 1.33 million who are stateless despite living in Myanmar for generations. Critics say Myanmar's 1982 Citizenship Law makes it almost impossible for them to become citizens.
As Rakhine leaders push the segregation plan, the government is conducting a "verification process" to determine the citizenship status of Rohingya, but this is more or less a pointless exercise that forces Rohingya to identify themselves as Bengalis – a label that many Rohingya reject because it amounts to an admission that they are illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh.
In another sign I spotted of the Rohingya settling in for the long haul at the displacement camps, there were small, dusty shops selling snacks and plastic bags of milk powder, pharmacies with shelves full of medicines with faded labels, mobile phone charging stations and people selling fresh fruit, vegetables and fish.
Some analysts see optimism in such commerce because it points to the resumption of small-scale trade between the Rohingya and the Rakhines, who are the main source of goods from the outside world.
Others say it underscores the irreconcilable differences that may separate them forever.
"As long as Rakhine extremists continue to monitor and target anyone in their community who reaches out to the Rohingya, it's going to be hard to see how reconciliation can get started," said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch.
In the meantime, their lives are precarious.
While at The Chaung camp outside Sittwe in June, I met Sayed Hussain, who used to work as manual labourer in Sittwe market and now lives with his wife and four children in a displacement camp outside town. Their mud-floored hut was a patchwork of walls made of sodden cardboard and old rice sacks, and a roof of ragged plastic and thatch.
"My wife has kidney problems and my children have coughs and diarrhea, but we have no money to go to the hospital," 60-year-old Hussain told me.
As the early monsoon drizzle turned into a downpour, I wondered if his ramshackle shelter – and for that matter, his family – would survive the most ferocious rains of the monsoon season.
(Additional reporting by Min Zayar Oo and Paul Mooney; editing by Alisa Tang)
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Sharmila Ganesan-Ram | TNN (THE TIMES OF INDIA; December 2, 2009)
Mumbai: Kurbaan, typed the eager 26-year-old in the search bar of his favourite website. 'No results found,' blinked the screen. Santosh Kannan (name changed), who usually reserves his weekends to watch downloaded movies, was aghast. Never before in the history of this techie's four-year-old affair with the site Mininova had the search for a new movie yielded zilch results. The explanation, that arrived in tiny font on the site's homepage, soon made Kannan feel like "I had just lost a friend.''
Mininova, the largest Torrent (a popular file-sharing software) site offering movie and music downloads and the lifeline of numerous online movie pirates like Kannan, announced last week that it will now only share movies that have been uploaded through its content distribution service. This means that all its illicit Torrent movies have been deleted and, in turn, piracy is now impossible on the site. The portal's founders took the decision after they lost a civil dispute and were ordered to remove all infringing torrents from the site.
This may be reason for distributors to smile as the move is a big blow to online piracy. But for its numerous patrons like Mulund-based Kannan, who banked on the site for its promise of convenient movie downloads, it marks the end of good times. The dejected Kannan even posted a message on Facebook saying, 'RIP Mininova'. "I had bookmarked this site as one of my favourites. It was safe as, unlike other Torrent sites, Mininova did not contain porn uploads,'' says Kannan who must have downloaded about 60 to 80 GBs of content, courtesy Mininova so far.
The site was founded in early 2005 by five Dutch students as a hobby project, but soon, it spiralled into a successful business generating millions of dollars. For years, it faced numerous complaints from copyright holders, who saw their intellectual property being shared by users of the site. Earlier this year, the Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN decided to take Mininova to court, demanding that the operators proactively filter uploads pointing to copyrighted material.
Final year science student Aditya Kumar, who has set 'Goodbye Mininova' as his chat status, says he saw this coming. "A few months ago Mininova had started moderating the Torrent uploads, which was just a sign that they would soon go legal.'' Though he admits that "piracy is wrong'', he can't help but praise the "good quality prints, great download speed and accurate reviews'' that characterised the website. "It was incredibly well-organized, and easy to navigate. It didn't require a complex invite procedure to sign and log in,'' he recalls.
Of course, the site is not totally dead. But "it's unlikely anyone will use Mininova for legal stuff,'' predicts Kumar.
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UPDATE: No confirmation from the Raiders, but beat writer Steve Corkran reports sources familiar with the situation say Al Saunders has been hired as the Raiders' offensive coordinator.
Al Saunders will be the Raiders' offensive coordinator under Hue Jackson, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Saunders interviewed with Jackson on Wednesday and was considered a favorite for the job, having worked with Jackson with the Baltimore Ravens and also having interviewed with Al Davis for the Raiders' head coaching job on two occasions.
Saunders has been a play-calling coordinator in his previous stops with the Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams. Jackson said Tuesday he would call the plays this year and was looking to the coordinator to run offensive meetings when he was occupied with other areas of the team.


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I'm joined Curves at the start of January and this is my first post on the forum. I joined Curves with the goal of being fit at the end of the year (I never exercised beforehand). I've really enjoyed doing Curves and I love going. Also, it's pretty much the only alone time I get between school, family and friends. Now my best friend is going to join and I really don't want her too. She is very boastful and will turn Curves into a contest and boast about it being her thing (she does this with a lot of things). I really don't want her to join cos this is my one place where I can be alone and also I kind of wanted Curves to be my thing...like she'll turn it into her thing, everyone will think it was her idea to join first.
Do I sound horrible or right? Has anyone else been in a similar situation?
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Without a doubt, the most important issue the City Council will be discussing over the next several months is the future of housing in Worcester.
In particular, the city administration and council will be working to formulate a strategy to adapt Worcester�s housing resources for the next 100 years.
City Manager Michael V. O�Brien said the city is at a critical crossroads in which it must strengthen and adapt that key resource at a time when the nation�s economy is at a near-standstill, and it continues to reel from the devastating impacts of the 2008-09 market crash and the national housing market bubble burst.
�Our neighborhoods � and the variety and diversity of housing for all needs and desires � are our greatest of communitywide assets,� Mr. O�Brien said. �We must preserve, protect and enhance this asset, for it defines who we are and it will define our future as well. We have a rare opportunity before us to adapt through thoughtful strategies, public dialogue and private-public partnerships.�
The big question is how that will be accomplished.
The information contained in a comprehensive housing market study done for the city by RKG Consultants will likely be used as a basis for future housing strategies formulated by the city.
The report, which the City Council received last week, is eye-opening in many respects and speaks volumes about where Worcester is today, how it has changed in recent decades and the state of its housing stock.
Here are but a few glimpses from the housing market study:
�Worcester had 74,380 housing units in 2010, having gained nearly 4,000 units since 2000. Of the total number of housing units, 44.5 percent were owner-occupied and that is only marginally better than 43.3 percent back in 1990.
In comparison the owner-occupancy rate of the towns in the immediate region was 79.6 percent in 2010.
As a result, Worcester is very much a rental market.
�Worcester�s overall housing vacancy rate jumped by more than 50 percent (2,340 units) during the past decade, rising to 8.1 percent, to about 6,000 units, in 2010 compared to 5.2 percent in 2000.
The dramatic jump was fueled in part by a growing number of bank-foreclosed properties that have yet to be made available for sale or rent. Also, there are indications that a large number of units, especially those in older multifamily homes, are being kept off the market by owners to avoid factors such as strong tenancy laws, the decline of desirable renters, capital costs to bring units up to code, or general disinterest in being landlords.
In addition, housing production in the city since 2000 averaged nearly 430 units per year, but household growth was unable to keep pace with that � it was sufficient to occupy only 40 percent of the housing that was created, with the remaining 60 percent representing �excess market supply.�
�Worcester exceeds the statewide mandate requiring that at least 10 percent of its housing supply be comprised of �affordable� units � 9,486 units are so-called �income-based housing,� which accounts for 12.8 percent of the total housing supply.
In fact, over the past 20 years the city has averaged 13 percent income-based housing supply, which is three times higher than the region�s rate of 4.3 percent.
Based on projected needs, the consultant has suggested that the city should consider maintaining a supply of 9,000 to 9,600 income-based housing units over the next five years.
�It is estimated that approximately 33,600 households would qualify for income-based housing in Worcester since the median household income in the city was 42 percent lower that the area median income, which includes surrounding higher-income communities.
The largest demand appears to be related to the need for family and/or workforce housing, since 21,540 of the eligible households are younger than age 55, according to the study. Similarly, income-eligibility was highest among renter households, which numbered 22,800, or 68 percent of the total.
�Roughly 18.5 percent (12,500) of the households in Worcester are below the poverty level; in comparison the national average is 15 percent.
That is an 11 percent increase in households over the last decade. Conversely, the region had a 7 percent decline in households below the poverty line.
�In 2011, 9,591 housing units in Worcester were deed-restricted, income-based housing, while an additional 2,500 households held Section 8 certificates.
In effect, more than 12,000 households, or 17.6 percent of all households in Worcester, were some form of subsidized housing, either income-based or Section 8.
�This data suggests that increases in Worcester households below the poverty level was due both to a shift in the region�s households � households below poverty moving to the city from a regional location � as well as a general decrease in income levels of the city�s existing households,� the market study report said. �This trend may also reflect the city�s role as a regional provider of social services, affordable housing and other infrastructure that supports low-income household needs.
�The city will continue to provide these services in the future but may need to re-evaluate its overall approach to serving the needs of this population in order to avoid placing an unsustainable burden on available financial and social resources,� it added.
�Worcester has nearly 2,050 properties in transition, 1,740 of which were residential properties.
About 60 percent of the transitional properties were due to unpaid taxes that totaled $2.95 million. The remaining 40 percent were nonresidential, including vacant land totaling 110 acres that were also in arrears.
�Only 22 percent of Worcester�s housing stock was developed after 1980, while more than half (52 percent) was built before 1940.
It is estimated that about $120 million in capital investment is needed to upgrade the condition of the 5,676 housing units that are considered to be in �below average� condition, or worse.
The three-decker housing stock is in most need of capital investment, as 16 percent are considered to be in below average condition.
It�s clear that the City Council and city administration will have their work cut out for them in grappling with all these needs in coming up with a sound housing strategy.
�We must use this opportunity to revisit our existing policies and funding priorities,� Mr. O�Brien said. �We must leverage and increase homeownership and owner-occupied homes and units � from three-deckers to single-family homes and all other types. Our goal is to ensure housing of all types for people of all incomes to ensure that Worcester remains an attractive place for everyone to call home.�


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Envista necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 95 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
Envista Consulting
I deliver lifestyle coaching and training around the theme of authenticity. Simple, straightforward, clear thinking that helps my clients identify their inner strengths, motivations and ambitions.
My core audience consists of professional people, 30-45 who are educated, ambitious, primarily English speaking and looking to get more life satisfaction from their choices. They will have an eye for quality and good design.
I need six iconic patterns to symbolise the six different areas of my coaching model. They should be roughly circular and have the appearance of rotational symmetry (this doesn't have to be perfect eg: one of my designs is a spiral which of course is not symmetrical).
Please look at my sketches in the file "nVive symbols.jpg" - this will give you an idea of what the designs should look like.
Then please look at the documents "page 1.jpg" and "page 3.jpg". These files will give you an idea of what I will be doing with the winning designs. If your design works here, it is worthy of the prize. However the winning designs should look equally at home in white on a dark background and in black on a light background.
The six designs are as follows...
Acuity - Topic: Goalsetting and vision - Concept: Glass lenses/prisms (colour light blue/aqua)
Vitality - Topic: Knowing Yourself - Concept: concentric circles around an inner core.(colour dark blue)
Affinity - Topic: Building Resources - Concept: Lines of starbursts coming from a central point.(colour purple)
Unity - Topic: Making Connections - Concept: Two circular chains, one inside the other. (colour red)
Facility - Topic: Working Smarter - Concept: A rotor with 6 spinning arms. (colour amber)
Infinity - Topic Finishing off and following on - Concept: The koru (a New Zealand Maori symbol) (colour green)
Your design must be inspired by the designs in the document called "nVive Symbols.jpg".
Please DO NOT use the circular patterns on bottom of the documents called Page 1,2,3 as the basis of your design. Any design concepts that resemble the circular patterns in these files will be immediately eliminated to avoid confusing other contestants.


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Dawn Chmielewski and Meg James reported tonight that Hulu will begin testing a $9.95 "Hulu Plus" subscription offering as soon as May 24. According to their LA Times article, the Hulu Plus offering will open access for viewers to watch many more shows than are currently offered. (Hulu's content license restrictions currently allow viewers access to only the five most recent episodes for most shows.)
Last month, I wrote that for Hulu, advertising won't be enough. Tonight, I predict Hulu's subscription program will be successful with consumers, and will be a business success for Hulu.
First, here's why — unlike many other subscription programs — Hulu's will work:
- Outstanding experience: Hulu has nailed the consumer experience. From their innovative video player to their Hulu Desktop application, they have an experience that is worth paying for.
- Shows people desire: Hulu has the TV shows that every household knows and wants to watch. These are among the most popular entertainment brands around.
- Exclusive access: The vast majority of consumers (i.e. those who won't use BitTorrent) simply can't get this content anywhere else, thanks to Hulu's exclusive agreements with content providers.
- A great value proposition: Compared to typical cable TV, on-demand packages, and Netflix, Hulu offers outstanding variety at a modest monthly fee.
Net, this is an impressive combination. Unlike many of the subscription offerings being floated by others, which move information that can be found in many places behind a paywall, Hulu's offering is unique enough and compelling enough that it's worth consumers paying for.
As for the business benefit to Hulu, they are already receiving high monetization. At reported $100MM annualized revenues over comScore-reported 695MM pageviews per month, Hulu already monetizes at $12 per 1,000 pageviews. Even if subscribers view 10 times as many pages per month as average users, Hulu will still more than double its revenues from those customers.
With an outstanding value proposition and great monetization potential, this subscription program is a win-win for Hulu and its audience.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - In its third year of honoring former student-athlete and administrative success, the Georgia College Athletics Hall of Fame will add four new members Homecoming Weekend, Saturday, Feb. 21. Baseball's Greg Winters, tennis's Jay Torrence and Anna (Haggkvist) Sundstrom and basketball's Leonard Scott will return to Milledgeville and receive the honor.
Winters hit for a .396 clip during his career, ranking second all-time at Georgia College. A four-year member of the Colonials from 1993-1996, his 290 hits ranks fourth all-time and is the highest total since the school joined the NCAA Division II in 1992.
Winters was named All-American in 1996, adding three All-Region honors from 1994-96. The last two seasons of his career brought All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) honors, and he was also selected to the 1995 World Series All-Tournament Team. Always patient at the plate, Winters hit over .400 in three of his seasons, also drawing a school-best 199 career walks.
Torrence is the first men's tennis player to earn a spot in the Georgia College Athletics Hall of Fame, thanks to two stellar seasons for the Bobcats from 1993 to 1994. He was an NCAA All-American in 1994, adding Georgia Tennis Association Player of the Year honors during that season.
He was also a 1994 All-PBC selection and the Rolex Division II Southern Singles Champion. Torrence was named the 1994 GCSU Male Senior Athlete of the Year.
Sundstrom was a two-time All-American for Georgia College, pulling down honors in 1997 and 1998. She played under GCSU Hall of Famer Duward Whelchel from 1996-1999, earning four All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) trophies.
She was named the NCAA Region Senior Player of the Year in 1999, earning the ITA Rolex Regional Singles title in 1995 and regional doubles champ in 1997. She was also named the 1999 GCSU Female Senior Athlete of the Year.
Scott was a four-year member of the then-Colonial basketball team, competing from 1975-79. The second-leading scorer in Georgia College history at 1,908 points, Scott owns the school mark for rebounds in a career at 868.
Scott averaged 18.0 points per game in his four seasons, tallying 93 double-digit scoring contests, including eight 30-point games. His 43 points against Piedmont in the 1977-78 season ranks first in school history.
The quartet joins previous inductees Jennifer Joiner from softball, Phil Arp, John Kurtz, Rusty Kea and Tom Gorman from baseball, Whelchel, Julia Roudkovskaya and Lilia Biktyakova from tennis, Robert Williams and Julius Joseph from men's basketball, Sherita Ballard from women's basketball, David Robinson and Alex McMichael from golf, Missy (Thomas) Swicord from gymnastics and former athletic director and golf coach Michael Peeler.
Visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame. The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement.


text: Over April 2005, Simon Foxton styled 30 models as 'living magazine pages', seated in front of a webcam. Via telephone, the 'Sittings' models could take questions from a curious public watching via the Internet. This project details not only each outfit of this thirty-day editorial but also a monograph of Foxton's trailblazing styling career through text and image.


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Led Zeppelin Attend NYC Premiere of "Celebration Day"
Really cruddy photos by G.
You'd think after meeting Morrissey, my night would not get any better (or hell, the decade for that matter), but it did. Thanks to a tip (much obliged, Joe!) I found out that Led Zeppelin was in New York to attend the premiere of their concert film "Celebration Day" at the Ziegfeld Theatre, which is footage of their one off 2007 reunion gig. Knowing (and I was right) that the band would be utterly mobbed, I still decided to stick around to see them in person because how often do you get to see Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones in the same place at the same time? Not very often! Unfortunately, all the members of Led Zeppelin were surrounded by bodyguards and ran straight to their cars, so these are possibly the worst quality photos I've ever posted, but what can ya do?
Also spotted at the premiere were artist Jeff Koons, Paul Stanley from Kiss, Chad Smith from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joan Jett and Stevie Nicks. Whoa! What a night!
See them after the jump.
Again, these photos are pretty bad, but it was dark and the band did not stop moving, so I view it as "this is better than nothing."
Lisa said,
Gail said,
I heard they snuck out of their press conference as well.
Tony said,
Better Led than never…thanks! Goosebump moment for sure.


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It is with great pleasure that I announce my candidacy for the office of Levy County Supervisor of Elections. My name is Brooke Ward and I am a longtime resident of Levy County. My daughter Kinsey and I are strong agriculture advocates, and reside at Ward Farms, which has been in our family for several generations. I attended Lake City Community College and obtained certifications in Education from Central Florida Community College and the State of Florida. I received the American Degree from the National FFA Organization in 1998. I am proud to say that Kinsey is a student in the Levy County School system. She attends Chiefland Middle School where she is very active in the Future Farmers of America.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 will be the successor to the popular Lumix TZ. It shares many of the same features as the Lumix DMC-ZS1, such as a powerful 12x zoom and 10.1 megapixel resolution, but features a slightly larger LCD at 3.0″ and HD video capture capability.
- Colorful images
- Excellent 12x zoom
- 720p video capture
- Noisy images
- Lagging AF
- AVCHD Lite is limited
Quick Take
It's a still camera. It's a camcorder. At least that's what Panasonic hopes you'll think when you think about the latest high-profile Lumix to hit the market this year.
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The Hope College Concert Series performance featuring Brooke Waggoner with special guest Jonathan Ytterock has been rescheduled to Monday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
The concert was originally to have been presented on Thursday, Nov. 13, but was postponed due to Waggoner's illness. The event's organizers note that the illness is not related to the noro-like virus that has led to the cancellation or postponement of other campus events during the past week.
Brooke Waggoner is a piano-playing singer/songwriter from Nashville, Tenn. She began playing piano at age four and received classical lessons all the way through her senior year in college, when she graduated with a degree in music composition and orchestration from LouisianaStateUniversity. It was in college that she also began to perform her own music. In Waggoner's own words, her music strives to "connect the 'classical world' with the 'mainstream world' by showing people it all works hand-in-hand." "Paste Magazine" has said that her classical background enables her to approach pop melodies in a way that makes her stand out in an often crowded genre of pop piano.
Waggoner was also recently named to "Paste Magazine's" "Best of What's Next: 26 Emerging Artists You Must Know" list. Her other honors include being a finalist in MTVU's Best Music on Campus competition and becoming a semi-finalist in the national John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
Jonathan Ytterock will be opening the concert. A Hope junior from Swartz Creek, he has performed often at Lemonjello's as well as previously for the Hope College Concert Series.
In addition, 2005 Hope graduate and cellist Hannah Schroeder, a Holland native, will be performing with Waggoner. Schroeder was a music performance major at Hope.
Tickets are $5 for the general public and free with a Hope College ID, and are available at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and can be called at (616) 395-7890. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.
Additional information about the show and other Hope College Concert Series events may be obtained online at www.hope.edu/concerts.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located in downtown Holland at 86 E. Eighth St.
The doors will open at 7:30 p.m. the night of the concert.


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Biblical archaeologist Ron Tappy examines the Tel Zayit abecedary, a 2,900-
year-old alphabet stone that suggests King Solomon was a real historical figure.
Tappy's findings figure in "The Bible's Buried Secrets," a PBS documentary.
"The Bible's Buried Secrets," premiering tonight on PBS, presents archaeological findings that will annoy believers as well as skeptics - which suggests the TV documentary just might be on the right track.
At least that's the view of William Dever, a world-renowned archaeologist who worked on the show and calls it "the first honest film that's been made" about the first books of the Bible. For Jews, those books make up the Torah and other early scriptures, while Christians would call them the early part of the Old Testament.
The two-hour show has already stirred up a backlash among some believers. For example, the program airs archaeologists' assertions that:
- The Bible's first books have been traced back to multiple authors writing over a span of centuries.
- There's no evidence for the actual existence of patriarchs such as the biblical Abraham.
- Some ancient adherents of Yahweh also worshiped his "wife," a fertility goddess named Asherah.
- The Exodus appears to have involved just a small segment of the Jewish population rather than all Jews.
- The Land of Canaan was not taken over by conquest - rather, the Israelites actually might have been Canaanites who migrated into the highlands and created a new identity for themselves. "Joshua really didn't fight the Battle of Jericho," Dever said.
That kind of talk has spurred the American Family Association to start up an online petition urging Congress to cut off federal funding for PBS. But Dever maintains that it's not a biblical archaeologist's job to demonstrate the truth of biblical stories, despite the many TV specials of the past about the real Christmas story, the lost tomb of Jesus and other claims.
"Archaeology certainly doesn't prove literal readings of the Bible," he told me. "It calls them into question, and that's what bothers some people. Most people really think that archaeology is out there to prove the Bible. No archaeologist thinks so."
David and the disbelievers
Disbelievers may be discomfited as well: "The Bible's Buried Secrets" includes a segment highlighting the work of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary's Ron Tappy, who is part of a team studying an inscription at Israel's Tel Zayit archaeological site. The inscription hints that a well-organized state was functioning in the 10th century B.C., with Jerusalem as its seat.
Yet another inscription at Tel Dan, from the ninth century B.C., appears to refer to the "House of David" - although that interpretation is disputed. Such evidence suggests that King David and King Solomon were historical figures who matched up with the biblical accounts.
Dever said still more evidence may be coming to light with the discovery of a ceramic shard inscribed with Hebrew writing from the 10th century B.C. The shard was found amid the ruins of a fortified settlement south of Jerusalem, and the inscription appears to include words meaning "judge," "slave" and "king."
"That's dynamite," Dever said, "because if there's a small fortress where people were able to keep records, on the way to Jerusalem, there's a king up there. I don't care if you name him Solomon or Fred, it doesn't matter to me."
The way Dever sees it, "The Bible's Buried Secrets" plays it straight down the middle, and that may raise unsettling questions for literalists as well as those who see the Bible as a collection of fairy tales.
"The film's going to get it from both sides," Dever said.
Reality check for the reality check
Dever would be expected to feel that way, since he's so closely associated with the film. But Hershel Shanks, founder of the Biblical Archaeology Society and editor of the Biblical Archaeology Review, agreed that there's nothing shocking in "The Bible's Buried Secrets" - that is, if you've been following the field closely.
"When you know a lot about something, it always appears that the media make mistakes," Shanks told me. "The scholarly experts can find emphases that they would disagree with. Biblical archaeology is a field that is riven [by such disagreements]. But overall, I think it's a fine production. It is very basic, for people who don't know much about it."
Those who believe in the literal truth of every word in the Bible aren't going to be happy, he said. "There's a question of what it means to be 'literally true,'" Shanks said, "whether you're talking about spiritually, or in terms of the lessons being taught, or whether you're talking about factual historicity."
Sometimes it's a matter of emphasis - for example, in the debate over how many Israelites (or would those be Canaanites?) took part in the Exodus, versus how many were in Canaan to start with. "If I were saying it, I would put more emphasis on the crew that did come from Egypt," Shanks said. "Nobody who deals with the Bible critically would say that there were 2 million or 3 million people moving across the desert. But that doesn't matter. We're talking about a group. How large, we don't know."
Once those sojourners arrived in the land of Canaan, it would be "perfectly normal and understandable" for other Canaanites to head into the highlands where the crew from Egypt had settled, Shanks said.
Debating the evidence, or lack thereof
That doesn't mean archaeologists are fully in agreement: For example, Dever and Anson Rainey, a professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University, have long been locked in a big argument over the Israelites' origins. (You can read Rainey's latest volley in Biblical Archaeology Review.) But Shanks said believers shouldn't feel threatened - even though some of the claims in the show may seem to equate the absence of evidence with evidence of absence.
"Anybody who says that Abraham never existed has no archaeological proof for that," Shanks said. "That's a matter of faith and an understanding of the way stories developed. But if someone wants to say we have no proof that Abraham existed, that's true."
You could even argue that it wouldn't make much of a difference even if every Bible story were proven true. In fact, that's exactly the argument made in Luke 16. You can also find biblical evidence to back up claims from "The Bible's Buried Secrets" that may seem controversial at first blush - for example, the claims about goddess worship among the Jews.
The fact that PBS is setting aside two hours of prime time to focus on the Bible's early books demonstrates that those ancient texts can still stir the soul - and stir the blood as well. The film's writer, director and producer, Gary Glassman, said that's why he spent the past six years raising money for the documentary, and the past two years making it.
"The testament to the fact that the Bible has great ideas in it," Glassman told me, "is that we're still wrangling over it today."
Update for 12:45 p.m. ET Nov. 19: In case you missed the program, or even if you just want to see it again, the entire show has been posted online at the PBS Web site, broken up into 13 video "chapters."
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Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri. He attended Texas A&M University and turned professional in 1986. He was player of the year on what is now the Nationwide Tour in 1990 and has been a member of the PGA Tour since 1991. He has won three times and finished runner-up fifteen times on the PGA Tour, in addition to winning several other professional tournaments. He has represented the United States in the Ryder Cup three times and in the Presidents Cup once.
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Contestants Matthew and Tina Lambert with host Drew Carey on THE PRICE IS RIGHT's Valentine's Day special, where couples play together for prizes that both can enjoy, including date night arrangements for a year and a romantic trip to Paris, Thursday, Feb. 14 (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT). Photo: Screen Grab/Fremantle Media ©2013 Fremantle Media. All Rights Reserved.


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The Bengals have extended the contract of one of their Pro Bowlers by one season.
According to Albert Breer of NFL Media, the Bengals have picked up the 2015 contract option on star wide receiver A.J. Green.
Green is now slated to make $10.176 million in 2015, according to NFL Players Association data, a significant raise from the $3.06 million he is due in 2014.
The No. 4 overall pick in 2011, the 25-year-old Green quickly established himself as Cincinnati's go-to target. Last season, he caught a career-best 98 passes for 1,426 yards and matched his career high of 11 receiving touchdowns. Green has made the Pro Bowl in all three of his NFL seasons.
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Kalevala said something about DW knowing about the workaround? Not that it ever worked for me: https://github.com/wDCat/ANRC/issues/59
VM Remix works, except for event shops, as you said.
Dual-Boot Remix does work, but for me, it is very slow. I would assume that VM Remix without acceleration would be just as slow, even if you can access event shops.


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Located under the sea off the coasts of Mexico, Grenada, and the West Indies, Jason de Caires Taylor's realistic sculptures of people morph and evolve over time with the proliferation of colorful sea life that inhabits them. Stony human faces are obfuscated by coral, barnacles and seaweed; fleshed out and breathing with new life, the resulting ecosystem textures and transforms these ever-changing, ephemeral bodies. Created with environmentally friendly materials that promote coral growth, the sculptures contain inert, ph-neutral properties designed to last hundreds of years, and to house the creatures that distort and transform them. Taylor's magnus opus, The Silent Evolution, located in Cancun, Mexico, consists of 400 life-sized casts and forms a permanent artificial reef. Taylor's body of work provides both an artful method for addressing environmental concerns and the spectacle of witnessing true buried treasure.
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The October 2001 USA Patriot Act's Section 802 created the crime of "domestic terrorism" (applicable to US citizens) for the first time, applying it to persons engaged in acts "dangerous to human life" in violation of federal or state criminal laws, if such actions:
The Patriot Act gave Washington expansive powers to investigate and prosecute "terrorism," including environmental and animal rights activists demonstrating peacefully or engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience, America's longstanding tradition, now harshly criminalized, those convicted subject to long-term incarceration.
For example, in 2001, several prominent Americans engaged in civil disobedience on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico by unlawfully entering an airbase to protest against regular Pentagon military exercises, including bombings. It's now called domestic terrorism to influence government policy.
Under the Patriot Act's Section 806, with no hearing or notice, the government may confiscate or freeze all foreign and domestic assets of any individual, entity, or organization engaged in, planning, supporting, concealing, or perpetrating any act of domestic or international terrorism against America - even by protesting nonviolently.
Other provisions are just as harsh, using vague language giving authorities wide latitude to twist the law perversely and advantageously, targeting anyone for anything called terrorism.
Eric McDavid is one of many victims, serving a 20-year sentence in federal prison for "thought crime," encarcerated for his political beliefs, targeted by an FBI undercover informant who entrapped him unjustly.
Detailed information on him can be accessed by just clicking here.
Previous articles described "green scare," the Spirit of Freedom support network calling it "tactics the government and (enforcement agencies use) to attack" environmental and animal rights activists and anyone supporting them - called "eco-terrorists" for engaging in socially responsible protests or civil disobedience against harmful corporate practices. Opposing them is now criminal, repressive laws like the Patriot Act putting innocent people at risk, McDavid one of many.
On January 13, 2006, he, Zachary Jenson and Lauren Weiner were arrested, charged with "conspiracy to damage and destroy property by fire and an explosive," the January 25 indictment stating:
The "defendants....did knowingly and intentionally agree, combine and conspire with each other, and others known and unknown to the Grand Jury, to maliciously damage and destroy, and attempt to do so, by means of fire and an explosive, (1) a building, and personal and real property of the United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (2) a building, and personal and real property of an institution and organization receiving (government) financial assistance....and (3) personal and real property used in interstate commerce and in an activity affecting interstate commerce...."
Conspiracy alone was charged to commit the following acts:
Yet prosecutors said these activities violated Title 18, United States Code, Section 844(n), even though engaging in them and all items bought are legal and nonviolent. Prosecutors cited no incriminating evidence proving otherwise. How could they? There was no plot or crime, the FBI inventing guilt by entrapment, a scheme used numerous times before, snaring innocent victims in the "war on terror."
A government informant called "Anna" befriended, encouraged, deceived, and entrapped them, earning at least $75,000 for her services, according to Sacramento-based FBI Special Agent Nasson Walker. "She was the glue" said McDavid's lawyer, Mark Reichel, explaining that "Take away Anna, and (the case) would have scattered in the wind like so many tumbleweeds."
In an affidavit filed in the case, Walker said she was used in at least 12 prior cases, entrapping others like McDavid, Jenson and Weiner, provoking them to discuss actions they never committed or wanted to, manufacturing fake crimes. Reichel explained that "when you have someone poking you and prodding, egging you on," you end up saying or going through the motions of things you'd never do, but may seem like it, making defendants vulnerable because jurors are afraid to exonerate.
McDavid's case is especially troubling, according to Reichel:
"There has never been (one like it in America) that has involved this much entrapment, this much pushing by an informant, by the US government and by the FBI behind it."
He was charged with one count of conspiracy, commonly used against activists and others when no real evidence exists, the idea being to intimidate juries, ensure convictions, crush dissent and discourage others. Twice he was denied bail, despite no past criminal record or history of violence.
As a result, pre-trial, he spent two years isolated in Sacramento County Main Jail in "Total Separation," given no contact with other prisoners and allowed out of his cell only a few hours weekly.
McDavid is a vegan. Protesting for acceptable food, he conducted two hunger strikes, and suffered two bouts of pericarditis - an inflammation of tissue surrounding the heart, causing chest pain and long-term complications if not properly treated. Born in October 1977, he's now 32 years old, a shocking condition for someone that young, something he never before experienced.
Under pressure, his co-defendants copped a plea for a lesser sentence, agreeing to testify against McDavid. His case is clear entrapment, his trial defense citing it in vain. Despite no incriminating evidence and proceedings "riddled with errors, lies and blunders," jurors convicted him, many later making "damning statements about the FBI's handling of the case."
Nonetheless, on May 6, 2008, he was sentenced to 19 years, seven months in prison, equivalent to a 2nd degree murder judgment in some states. McDavid committed no crime yet got, up to that time, the longest ever Green Scare punishment, increased by Terrorism Enhancements (TEs) - used against defendants trying to influence or coerce government policy, an act of honor, not a crime, when challenging lawless, harmful practices.
In February 2009, animal rights activist Marie Mason received 21 years, 10 months and a $4 million dollar fine (another travesty of justice). Just click here to read an article on her case.
In June 2001, environmental activist Jeff Luers was sentenced to 22 years, eight months for burning three SUVs - to raise awareness how gas-guzzling vehicles exacerbate global warming. No one was hurt, $40,000 in damages resulted, and the vehicles were refurbished and sold.
A political prisoner, Luers appealed in January 2002, his hearing held in November 2005, and on February 14, 2007 the Appeals Court remanded his case to the Circuit Court for resentencing. On February 28, 2008, it was reduced to 10 years, a hopeful sign for McDavid, Mason and others like them, wrongfully imprisoned for their activism and honor.
Calling his sentence "fair, just, and reasonable," Judge Morrison C. England found McDavid's talk and items bought "very serious....with respect to the disruption of the Government....There was no question that this....was a conspiracy, and (its) object (was) federal buildings or locations....this is a new world after September 11, 2001...."
"So when taking all of these factors into consideration, it is the judgment and sentence of this Court that in accordance with the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, that the defendant, Eric McDavid, will be sentenced to 235 months in federal prison. (He) will also pay a special assessment of $100 immediately....Upon release from imprisonment, Mr. McDavid will be placed on supervised release for a term of 36 months."
Imprisoned at FCI Victorville, Medium II, Adelanto, CA, McDavid's appealing his conviction and sentence.
On August 9, the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard McDavid's oral arguments, focused mainly on "the incorrect written response to a question the jurors asked during deliberations....the oral answer (given) was the complete opposite from the written" one, after which jurors quickly reached a guilty verdict.
Afterwards, however, the deception outraged juror Diane Bennett, saying:
"During deliberations, we asked the court to please clarify for the jury the issue of whether Anna was a government agent, and if so, when did she become one. The written answer....stated 'no' that she was not a government agent, yet we were told orally that she was."
"With the written response of 'no,' and after reading the other written responses to the court, we ended our consideration of the issue of entrapment, the vote (being) 7 - 5 to consider the entrapment issue as a defense. Once the written response advised Anna was not a government agent, we then changed to a guilty verdict soon thereafter."
To prove criminal conspiracy, prosecutors must show McDavid conspired with one or more others. His codefendants, however, absolved him, testifying that no illegal actions were planned. As a result, it was his word against Anna's, an FBI provocateur, paid to entrap innocent victims prosecutors want to convict.
The presiding appeals judge expressed interest, having previously been involved in reversing a sentence because of erroneous jury instructions. Defense counsel was hopeful, noting other important arguments also raised and likely wait before a decision - on average six months to a year, a long time to perpetuate injustice never easy to reverse in a climate of fear, police state terror, pervasive spying, entrapment, and complicit courts.
It's "a new world after September 11, 2001," not a fair or just one.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at email@example.com. His blog is sjlendman.blogspot.com.
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An Interview with Diane Wilson
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Diane Wilson is the author of An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas (Chelsea Green, 2005). It is a remarkable book, telling the story of Wilson's life as female shrimp boat captain and an environmental activist fighting devastating toxic pollution from chemical and plastics manufacturers on the Texas Gulf Coast.
But I have to confess, when the book was first recommended to me, I hesitated to read it. As an environmental activist, I have my own personal history of endless hours of research, boring meetings, scary confrontations, nasty intimidation and the infighting that goes along with these struggles, and I wasn't sure that I wanted to hear all the gritty details of someone else's pains and triumphs. Lois Gibbs, the courageous activist mother of Love Canal, said the same thing in her review of An Unreasonable Woman in Orion Magazine. But like Gibbs, I was hooked after the first page. For one thing, the Texas Gulf Coast seems to be unlike any other place on the planet.
Molly Ivins and others have called An Unreasonable Woman a masterpiece of American literature, and I agree. First, there is the poetry of Wilson's language. I can only compare her to fiction writers like Cormac McCarthy and Annie Proulx. She wraps her tender descriptions of her beloved Lavaca Bay around poignant inner reflections, while rendering the home-grown dialogue and emotionally tense social ecology of her community with complete authenticity.
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A first look at Linda Farrow's collaboration with wunderkind Alexander Wang. The slick shades hit the runway in just a week. [Nylon]
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Carousel , a photo editing and sharing app from Adobe for the iPhone, iPad and Mac is now available to download from the iTunes and Mac App Stores.
The iOS version and Mac version are both free to download though to start using Carousel you'll need to sign up to a subscription, which costs £3.99 per month or £39.99 per year.
You'll need to set up the subscription through an iOS device, as the Mac App Store doesn't yet support subscription-based app. After downloading the app, you'll get 30 days use of Carousel until you have to sign up to a subscription.
Adobe announces Carousel cloud-based photo app
Carousel is based on Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom technology and lets you view, browse, adjust and share your photo collection without having to worry about manual syncing or storage. The apps interoperate via the cloud so that when you snap a photo or access an album, those images are automatically accessible from any supported device via what Adobe calls "smart mesh" technology.
"Currently, consumers have to endure a broken experience when it comes to accessing their photo library on multiple devices. Storage is limited, syncing across devices is challenging, sharing and collaborating is difficult, and the experience for adjusting photos is not the same across devices," said Chris Quek, Carousel's product manager.
"Adobe Carousel solves these problems by offering consumers access to their entire photo library; a consistent user experience across devices that lets people browse, adjust, and share all their photos using their Mac computer and any iOS device; the ability to easily share an entire photo library and improve photos with your friends and family; and simple setup."
It supports multi-touch gestures letting you browse photos and apply edits such as adjusting exposure, shadows, highlights, white balance, vibrance, clarity, and contrast. There are 12 stylized Looks that let you experiment with different photographic styles nondestructively.
Photo sharing is another key function, as Carousel lets subscribers invite friends and family to collaborate on a photo library free of charge. Anyone with a Carousel enabled device can view and contribute photos, apply Looks, flag favorites, and otherwise edit an album. The app also lets you share photos via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or email.
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