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Privacy watchdog needs someone to explain technology
Help give this puppy some teeth
The Information Commissioner's Office needs you to help it deal with the privacy implications of new technology.
The ICO admitted in August that it needed to "develop our understanding of the impact of technology on privacy and ensure that this informs our policy making".
The watchdog is appointing a Technology Reference Panel of industry experts to spot upcoming privacy threats in new technology and act "as a sounding board for the development of ICO policies".
A "technology advisor" will work alongside the panel.
David Smith, deputy commissioner and director of data protection at the ICO, said: "Online technology is moving at a faster pace than ever before so the new Principal Policy Adviser for Technology will ensure the ICO stays one step ahead of the game."
So dust off your CV and head to the ICO's jobs and careers page.
The ICO has been criticised for taking an overly soft approach to certain technology issues such as Google's Street View data snoop. The watchdog initially cleared the ad giant, but has now reopened its investigation. ®


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Do You Dare Try the Bacon Chocolate Cupcake in Yakima?
As is one of my new traditions since they opened a few weeks ago, after my music lesson at Taylor Music, I walk across the street to Sweetie Pie Baby Cakes and grab a quick treat. Today I saw these chocolate cupcakes with bacon, not only on, but in them as well. Do I dare?

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Few Addison County views are more breathtaking than the golden sun dipping down the backs of the Adirondacks at sunset, veiling the rolling farmland and surface of Lake Champlain in a golden cloak of luminescence.
One of my favorite times to head out on a north-south bike loop is during this period. Not only is the air a bit cooler, but you find yourself in the center of numerous sunset vistas as you breeze on by.
This week's Weekly Rider features a Middlebury to Vergennes loop called sunset loop.
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Masturbation is Abortion says Sen. Enrile | Urban Meter 10/02/2011
The latest RH Bill plenary debate has enlightened millions of Filipinos as the Honorable Senator Juan Ponce Enrile labeled the act of masturbation as a form of abortion. Enrile says it comes from his belief as a Roman Catholic.
The Roman Catholic Church and CBCP views masturbation as "an act that constitutes a moral disorder and absolutely and without any excuse, a seriously disordered act". It has the same category as bestiality and sodomy.
At the Senate RH Bill plenary, Enrile has said that…
"And the question that bothers me is… Is the sperm alive? Is the ovum of the woman alive? I have consulted doctors and the answer is yes.
The sperm of a man cannot fertilize any egg, not the egg of a whale, or a lizard, or a bird, or a fish, but only the egg of a woman. And neither can the egg of a woman be fertilized by any other sperm except the sperm of a man, so that these two elements must be together to create life. But each one of them has life. There is no question about that because they have mobility: They move; they develop."
And with this statement, Sen. Pia Cayetano a co-author of the Senate's version of the Bill, gave a hypothetical scenario where a man ejaculates outside the woman's vagina, here are the excerpts.
SEN. PIA CAYETANO: "So, if a man and a woman are sleeping together as husband and wife and a man avails of the withdrawal method and ejaculates outside the vagina of a woman, that is 'interference' in the same way a condom would be, because the man and the woman decided not to allow the egg and the sperm to meet, is that his Honor's position?"
SEN. JUAN PONCE ENRILE: "Well, if the man wants to satisfy himself by manipulating himself alone, if it is only for pleasure, then it interferes with the production of life. That is my belief. That is a matter of faith to me."
Senator Enrile believes that the sperm is a living entity and that ejaculating it outside a vagina is a form of abortion and that a sperm's purpose is only for pro-creation and not for pleasure. Faith is important for Senator Juan Ponce Enrile and it is important for the Filipino Roman Catholics. But should faith interfere with the laws of a secular government or not?, Should all the rules and basis of morality of the Catholic Church be included in the Philippine Constitution?
Is belief really an acceptable argument in an intellectual discourse? or should religion be well represented in the government? None of us will know until the RH Bill has come to a vote... or will it?
Senator Pia Cayetano: http://senatorpiacayetano.com/?p=731
On Masturbation: http://www.religioustolerance.org/masturba10.htm
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This position taken to its extreme would say that nocturnal emissions occurring in sleeping men are as bad as masturbation! And just HOW are we supposed to stop THAT?
Yet another example of church indoctrination designed to inculcate guilt in the population it wants to have under its control. Well, sorry, you bunch of "hysterical, sinister virgins," we're not having any!
oh shit! i'm murderer.. lol!
if it is abortion why did science says that it's a part of human nature?? and i don't believe that abortion is a part of human nature..
wow. as if the cults were not bad enough they gotta go against that most private of actually sanity bolstering activities; what's that guy a robot?!?! liar.
The twisted , dark corridors of human stupidity never ceases to amaze me - and oft time scare the shit outa me.
Every sperm is sacred...
Following his train of logic, menstruation is a form of abortion.
"But each one of them has life. There is no question about that because they have mobility: They move; they develop."
I guess that means fire is alive too.
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The program aXe2web provides a quick-look facility for slitless spectral data reduced with aXe. To facilitate examination of hundreds to thousands of spectra, axe2web produces a series of webpages that display the main results of the reduced data. With any web-browser the webpages can then be viewed to identify interesting objects or to reveal flaws in the data reduction. Examples of the webpage visualizations are linked at the bottom of this page.
Software Access
aXe2web is completely implemented in python. The installation uses the python standard module disutil. The latest version of aXe2web can be downloaded here: aXe2web-1.3.tar.gz. Important notes about the installation are given in the README file bundled there.
Detailed Documentation
Detailed documentation is bundled in the above tar file, and can be found in the subdirectory aXe2html/doc/aXe2web_help.html The html-formatted help page can also be viewed here. A higher-level overview follows below.
Overview Documentation
For each detected object aXe2web produces a table row giving the reference number, magnitude in the magnitude system of the direct object, the (x,y) image coordinate of the direct object, its RA and Dec, a cut-out image showing the direct object, the spectral stamp image showing the 2D spectrum, a 1D extracted spectrum in counts and the same in calibrated flux units. To facilitate the navigation within a data set, overview and index pages accompany the detailed object pages. The index page includes a table with the ordered reference number of all objects. Direct links from both the overview page and the index page take you to the corresponding locations of the objects in the object pages.
The details of the html summary produced by aXe2web are controlled by a set of about 20 keywords or settings, which influence the presentation of the objects in various ways. There exist, for example, keywords/settings to:
- order the objects in a catalog column (usually by magnitude)
- specify the number of objects that are displayed
- limit the wavelength range of the spectra
- produce spectra with or without error bars
A list of all settings can be found in the detailed documentation above.
Examples of visualizations created by aXe2web
- Example 1 – The web pages show the 100 brightest objects from the input data set. The spectra are plotted without error bars and the sources are not marked. The parameter file is: example_1.par.
- Example 2 – The input data are the same as in Example 1. However all objects are shown, ordered according to right ascension. The sources are marked and the error bars are plotted. The parameter file is: example_2.par.
In both examples the flagging of contaminated data points with blue symbols alerts the viewer to consider these pixels with caution.


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Newlywed R&B star Kelly Rowland has sparked rumors she is pregnant with her first child after performing at a weekend concert in an uncharacteristically baggy outfit.
The former Destiny's Child singer is known for her slim figure and frequently shows off her abs in revealing stage costumes.
However, she raised eyebrows at the Rhythm on the River festival in Oklahoma on Saturday, when she donned a crop top and teamed it with high-waisted, baggy trousers, prompting some fans to speculate that she is with child.
Rowland has yet to comment on the rumors, which emerge a month after marrying her manager Tim Witherspoon in a private ceremony in Costa Rica.
Fellow R&B beauty Ciara pulled a similar fashion stunt late last year as she tried to conceal her growing baby belly as she performed while pregnant. She gave birth to son Future Zahir Wilburn with her rapper fiancé, Future, last month.


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Tight end Jared Cook has been named the Titans' recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award as a result of his community service.
That means he's a finalist for the league-wide honor handed out during Super Bowl week. Cook's going to have plenty of time to lobby for votes.
Coach Mike Munchak announced Monday that Cook will miss the rest of the season after tearing his rotator cuff in Sunday's loss to the Colts. That ends his year with 44 catches and 523 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games.
Cook's contract is up at the end of the season and he reportedly requested a trade before the deadline this year in hopes of going to a team that utilized him more often in the offense. That could be a route available to him in the offseason, although the Titans could conceivably use their franchise tag on him in order to make sure Cook sticks around a little longer.


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Big East Blog
Player of the Week
Kemba Walker
The most valuable player from the Big East tournament was guard Kemba Walker, who helped Connecticut knock off four top 20 teams in five days. Walker, who averaged 26 points throughout the week, put on arguably the most impressive stretch of performances this tournament has ever seen, tantalizing opponents with a team strapped on his back. It truly looked as if the Huskies were playing with an NBA player, as he torched opposing defenses despite being targeted like he was Jason Bourne. His game-winner against Pittsburgh was legendary, seemingly tying Gary McGhee's shoelaces together with his mind before electrifying the Garden crowd with a picturesque step back jumper.
First Team All-Big East
Kemba Walker, G, UConn
He was great in Maui to start the year, he was great in New York City to end it. No player has had a bigger impact toward his team's success than Walker, who became the team's leader and go-to scorer from game one of the season. Walker's 23.5 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals per game doesn't quite tell the whole story, but will no doubt earn him votes for National Player of the Year.
Ben Hansbrough, G, Notre Dame
The Big East player of the year had a memorable senior season, averaging 18.5 on 44% shooting from downtown. With his strong late play down the stretch, he's put himself in the draft day conversation. One of the toughest players in the country, he'll have plenty of eyes watching him over the next week or two, or three.
Marshon Brooks, SG, Providence
Brooks came out of nowhere to average 24.8 points and 7 rebounds per game, finishing second in the nation in scoring. It wasn't until he scored 52 points against Notre Dame that his name would make headlines, but if you followed him throughout the season you'd know how spectacular he was on a nightly basis against the most elite competition.
Ashton Gibbs, G, Pittsburgh
Gibbs' steady play all season was a primary reason for Pittsburgh's season-long stay atop the rankings. He averaged 16.7 points per game on an eye-popping 48% from downtown.
Dwight Hardy, G, St. Johns
Also named the conference's most improved player, Hardy's rise from inconspicuous to featured was exciting to watch. His 26 point effort in a win over Duke at the Garden seemed to have started the run, one that followed with a 33 point game in a win over Connecticut, a 28 point game in a win at Marquette and a 34 point game in a win at Villanova. Hardy finished the year averaging 18 points per game.
Second Team All-Big East
Austin Freeman, SG, Georgetown
Despite failing to fulfill the preseason conference player of the year vote, Freeman's season would be tough to scrutinize. Scoring 17.9 points per game, Freeman led the Hoyas to an eight game win streak midway through the season, where they collected wins over against St. Johns, Villanova, Louisville, Syracuse and Marquette.
Preston Knowles, G, Louisville
Knowles played an instrumental role in the Cardinal's run to the championship game at the Garden. This year he stepped up to become the team's go-to scorer, doubling his junior season's scoring average at 14.8 per game.
Darius Johnson Odom, SG, Marquette
DJO had some electric moments this season, where he averaged 15.9 points per game for the up and down Golden Eagles. With Jimmy Butler graduating, Johnson-Odom has the opportunity to have a big senior year.
Rick Jackson, PF, Syracuse
Jackson finished as the conference's defensive player of the year, averaging a double double consisting of 13.6 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. The Orange' most consistent producer, Jackson most likely earned himself some looks as an NBA prospect.
Corey Fisher, G, Villanova
Though second team all conference may seem like an honor, I'd bet Fisher was disappointed to not have finished higher. He had a poor year shooting the ball, but still managed to score 15 points per game based on his impressive scoring instincts. Still, his 4.8 assists per game was his best stat of the season.
Third Team All- Big East
Chris Wright, PG, Georgetown
Wright's injury down the stretch proved just how valuable he is to his team, who struggled moving the ball without their true point guard. Look for Wright to rejoin the Hoyas for his last run during March.
Tim Abromaitis, F, Notre Dame
Abromaitis' season was highlighted by his 30 point, 9 three pointer performane in a blowout win over Villanova on senior night. The Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year, Timmy averaged 15 points, 6 rebounds and shot 42% from three.
Jeremy Hazell, SG, Seton Hall
Even a bullet couldn't stop Hazell, who averaged 19.8 points per game despite being shot (yes, by a gun) earlier in the season. He missed 13 games in the middle of the year, but didn't miss the trip to the Carrier Dome where he scored 28 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a win over Syracuse, nor did he miss the St. Johns game where he scored 31 in a 14 point rout.
Brad Wanamaker, G, Pittsburgh
Another all-around season for Wanamaker, who has become irreplaceable in Jamie Dixon's offense. He did a little bit of everything, averaging 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.5 steals in 30 minutes per game. His ability to hold multiple responsibilities on the floor could be attractive to NBA teams deep in the draft.
Kris Joseph, SF, Syracuse
Joseph had somewhat of a disappointing year for the Orange, who struggled to get decent looks as the team's top offensive option. Still, he averaged 14 points per game and improved his three point shooting, showing occasional glimpses of his potential. Returning to school to straighten out some flaws and improve his stock shouldn't be out of the question.
Corey Stokes, SG, Villanova
Stokes had an up and down senior year, with his ups seeming to overshadow his downs. Despite some rocky and inconsistent play, Stokes finished the season averaging 15 points per game on 43% shooting from behind the arch.
Tournament Thoughts
- The injury to St. Johns forward D.J. Kennedy is devastating, and should not go overlooked when picking your brackets. Coach Steve Lavin has said all year how Kennedy has been the team's most important player, and Lavin is never wrong.
- Trying to figure out if Connecticut's five games in five days will hurt them come tournament time...
- Rick Pitino should have gotten more credit for the job he's done this season. He truly got the best out of what's on his roster.
- To tell you the truth, I don't love Notre Dame entering the tournament. Some team with size that plays a more physical style is just bound to overpower the Irish' finesse game.
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Acceptable Proofs of Age Updated for Seasonal Year 2018-2019
What to Take to the Registrar This document is obsolete; it is replaced by What to Send to the Registrar (below)
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US Soccer and FIFA have recently revised the approval process for International Travel.
Please use only the forms listed below; previous versions are obsolete
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President and Professor of Homiletics
Year Started at PTS: 2005
Contact Info
- Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh / Rhetoric and Communication, 1977
- M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1973
- B.A., University of Tulsa / Religion, Philosophy, and Greek, 1970
Honorary Degrees
- Doctor of Science, Waynesburg University, 2007
- Doctor of Humane Letters, Sterling College, 2004
- Doctor of Divinity, Presbyterian College, 2000
In addition to serving as the Seminary's fifth president, the Rev. Dr. William J. Carl III is a professor of homiletics. Before coming to the Seminary, Carl served as pastor of the 1,700-member First Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas, a position he held for 22 years. Carl graduated from the University of Tulsa, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (where he was a Patterson Fellow in New Testament Greek), and the University of Pittsburgh (where he also taught as an instructor). He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1973. Carl's previous teaching experience includes Union Theological Seminary (Va.), Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and Austin Theological Seminary. He has lectured at Oxford, Princeton, Cornell, and Boston Universities, the Moscow Theological Academy, St. Tikhon's Orthodox University, the Kerala United Theological Seminary in India, The Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary in Seoul, Korea, and dozens of other divinity schools and conferences both here and abroad. Carl has published eight books (two of which have been translated into Korean) and more than 75 scholarly articles and reviews. He also lectures on the brain at medical schools and conferences and serves as an ethics consultant to corporations. Carl is married to Jane. Their immediate family includes: their son, Jeremy, a professional tennis instructor in Washington, D.C., his wife, Melissa, a lobbyist for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Jeremy and Melissa's young daughter, Margaret Lenore (Maggie) Carl (Dr. and Mrs. Carl's first grandchild), and another son, David, who is an actor in New York City.
After 10 years of service to Pittsburgh Seminary, Dr. Carl has accepted a call to Independent Presbyterian Church (Ala.) and will begin fulltime in July.
Church Associations
Ordination: PC(USA), 1973 as Minister of Word and Sacrament
Professional Competencies
Areas of Specialty
- Homiletics
- Greek language
Professional Service
Board Service
- Children's Medical Center of Dallas
- Central Dallas Association
- DFW Airport Chaplaincy
- Louisville Presbyterian Seminary
- Austin College
- Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
- Presbyterian Health Care Resources
- Texas Health Resources
- Dallas Together (Mayor's Task Force on Race Relations)
Editorial Board
- The Living Pulpit
Leadership for Professional Societies
- 2003: Guest Chaplain, United States Senate
- 2002: Moderator, Grace Presbytery in Texas
- 1997-1998: President, Greater Dallas Community of Churches
- 1997: Reporter for the Presbyterian Outlook in Seoul, Korea
- 1991: Chair, Bills and Overtures, PCUSA General Assembly
- 1980: Retreat Master for U.S. military officers and troops in Berchtesgaden, Germany, and later in Golden, Colorado
- 2002: Winner, Telluride Indiefest Screenwriting Contest, for "Maggie's Perfect Match"
- 1979: Sermon "So Help Me God" published in the Congressional Record of the United States Congress
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Rep. Al Green took to the House floor last week, calling for a renewed push for his housing bill that would help veterans, ethnic minorities, the poor get affordable housing.
Green used the 45th anniversary of 1968's Fair Housing Act to make his remarks. While the 1968 Act mainly addressed racial discrimination in housing, Green argued that its protections remain necessary.
"It is important for us today to realize that is very much having an impact on person that many of us do not assume are victims of housing discrimination," Green said on the House floor Thursday.
Green said thousands of complaints of discrimination came from those with disabilities in 2011. He argued this was troubling in a time when many veterans are returning from overseas, some of which will have disabilities both physical and mental.
The proposed law would make the Housing and Urban Development authority report to Congress every two years on the outcomes of those seeking housing. The report would look at race, gender, disability, and other criteria to see if any discrimination occurred. Reports would be published online. HUD would also propose suggestions to Congress. The government would also award private grants for the study of housing discrimination, as well as increase total funding to HUD.
The bill would call for $15 million in annual spending on the HUD reports, and $5 million annually for private grants.
Green's bill will advance to the House Committee on Financial Services, where he is a member.


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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Cybersecurity Framework
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
Executive Order 13636: Cybersecurity Framework
Recognizing that the national and economic security of the United States depends on the reliable functioning of critical infrastructure, the President issued Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, in February 2013. It directed NIST to work with stakeholders to develop a voluntary framework – based on existing standards, guidelines, and practices - for reducing cyber risks to critical infrastructure.
Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
NIST released the first version of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (PDF EPUB EPUB Help) on February 12, 2014. The Framework Core, an important component of the Framework, and Informative Requirements thereof are available as separate downloads in three formats: spreadsheet (Excel), alternate view (PDF), and database (FileMaker Pro). NIST is also pleased to issue a companion Roadmap that discusses NIST's next steps with the Framework and identifies key areas of cybersecurity development, alignment, and collaboration.
The Framework, created through collaboration between industry and government, consists of standards, guidelines, and practices to promote the protection of critical infrastructure. The prioritized, flexible, repeatable, and cost-effective approach of the Framework helps owners and operators of critical infrastructure to manage cybersecurity-related risk.
The Department of Homeland Security's Critical Infrastructure Cyber Community C³ Voluntary Program helps align critical infrastructure owners and operators with existing resources that will assist their efforts to adopt the Cybersecurity Framework and manage their cyber risks. Learn more about the C³ Voluntary Program by visiting the C3 Web site.
NIST is also pleased to issue a companion Roadmap that discusses NIST's next steps with the Framework and identifies key areas of cybersecurity development, alignment, and collaboration.
In the interest of continuous improvement, NIST will continue to receive and consider informal feedback about the Framework and Roadmap. As has been the case throughout the process, organizations and individuals may contribute observations, suggestions, and lessons learned to email@example.com.
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The Office facilitates alumni relations and the activities of the Alumni Committee, philanthropy giving and events.
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stone borders for flower beds pictures
Providing the beautiful yard will be great idea for you. Well, it is reasonable because the yard will be able as the place to stay with your family and also the play room for your children. In this case, we will talk about edging for flower beds that can be the great idea to beautify the appearance of your yard. The edging can be the special thing because it will give the different effect for you. I have several details that I hope it will be useful for you below. The simple ways in edging In order to have the best result in edging for flower beds, you need to know the ways to do it. The ways in edging for flower beds ideas will guide you to do it easily. Here, there are some steps that you need to know. The first step that you need to do is cutting the fresh edge on the grass side. In cutting the fresh edge here, you can use the dig or other tools. The experts say that you need to cut it like you cut the cake in your birthday. Ask your family to help you when you need some hands. The second kind of the step in edging for flower beds that you need to do is trenching the soil away cut from the edge. Well, in simple it also can be called as renewing the design of the soil. The trenching soil here will be useful to provide the appropriate look of the edging for flower beds ideas. Also, the trenching here will be useful to provide the beautiful edge in your flower beds. Something that you need to know here is the regularity. You need to be careful in trenching projects. The last step of the edging for flower beds that can be your alternative is trimming the grass horizontally and vertically. Well, the last step here will be useful for you in order to beautify the appearance of your edging for flower beds ideas. The trimming job will be useful to provide the regular view of your yard. In order to have a unique view of your lawn, you also can trim it with the special shape. However, you need a special lawn to do that. Beautifying the edge appearance After the process of the edging for flower beds, it is important for you to consider the ways in beautifying the result of your edging. In this case, you can consider some ways of it. The first is by the arrangement. Well, the arrangement is kind of an important thing you need to consider. Here, you need to find the best arrangement of the yard feature, such as the pot, the flower and other. Use the picture of the landscape to make an illustration. Another thing here that can be your consideration in beautifying the appearance of your yard is by combining some features. In this case, it will be great when you add some kinds of the flowers in your yard. The unique color of the flower and also the natural of the lawn will provide the best view for you. So, which one will you do in this edging for flower beds?
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If I had to choose one color for spring and summer, I would have to say yellow. Hands down, yellow is one of my favorite handbag colors for those warm weather months. It is such a cheery and upbeat color, guaranteed to boost your mood and put a spring in your step. However, yellow is a pretty bright color and to some, perhaps a little too bright. So if you want to try a yellow handbag, but you want to play it safe, then start out with a clutch. It's easier to incorporate into a look. Trust me, you won't be sorry. And if you are looking for a suggestion, I say check out the Tabitha Simmons Flower Embellished Pouch!
This lovely pouch style clutch is made of bright yellow suede. It features a white polka dot design on the front which are actually flat beads. Near the top of the clutch, the white polka dots form circles around colorful flowers. The overall look is very playful and even a little folk art-ish.
What I love about the Tabitha Simmons Flower Embellished Pouch Clutch is the embellishments, which really seem to enhance the cheery vibe of the yellow suede background. This clutch would pair nicely with a white sundress or other semi-casual summer attire. But if you are still not feeling the yellow, you will be happy to know this clutch also comes in navy/multi and black/white versions.
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Lately it's rare that a day goes by without someone calling for more automation to umpiring in Major League Baseball.
As technology advances and baseball embraces it much more slowly compared to other professional sports, fans, players, and managers are all beginning to voice their frustrations.
Aside from having more replay reviews, the one area where technology could significantly alter umpiring is with calling balls and strikes. If you want the correct, rule book strike zone properly enforced just use some sort of machine to make the calls behind the plate, the argument goes.
Count Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine as one of the proponents of this idea.
Here's what Valentine said prior to Monday's game versus the Miami Marlins (via the Boston Herald, emphasis ours):
"I don't know how the Internet works — how about a fax, how about putting a thing in a machine and it showing up in Europe — if they can do that, they can figure out how to call a strike and a ball. Are you kidding me? That isn't tough. It's whether or not they want to do it."
Valentine may sound like a grumpy old manager pissed off about getting a few bad calls, but his reasoning for removing the human element is actually quite valid.
"I think it's almost impossible to do what they do, so why do we ask them to do the impossible? [...] now pitchers are throwing pitches that are moving in that zone, cutting and splitting and moving in the zone your eye can't see what's happening, your lens doesn't snap that photograph and register in the time the ball is moving the last 5 feet. [...] We're asking humans to do a feat a human can't do."
Valentine is absolutely correct about this.
It doesn't mean umpires are not great at what they do. As Valentine also says, they are "very well trained," but they're being put in an impossible position.
With all of the advancements we have today (HD cameras, strike zone radar) it makes no sense for baseball to continue this "we like the human element" charade.


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By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
JACKSON, Tenn. – While the 2013 season still isn't over for the Tennessee Tech baseball team, several members of the Golden Eagle squad have been honored for their spectacular play during the regular season as the Ohio Valley Conference announced their post season awards Tuesday evening.
Eight Golden Eagle players earned a place as All-OVC players, including three first-teamers and five second-teamers.
Also recognized Tuesday night was head coach Matt Bragga, who grabbed his second OVC Coach of the Year honors after leading Tech to its eighth OVC regular season championship, an OVC-record 24 league wins, and tying the school record for wins with 39.
Bragga is just the second Tech coach to earn the honor, the other being OVC Hall of Famer David Mays who took home the honor five times during his career (the last coming in 1997). After finishing eighth in the OVC a season ago and missing the OVC Tournament, Tennessee Tech was picked to finish sixth in this year's preseason poll. Bragga was able to lead the Golden Eagles well past those expectations.
During the season the team had a 14-game winning streak (which was the longest in the nation when it ended and the tied for the longest in program history) and also topped No. 2 Vanderbilt on April 16, marking the largest upset in both program history and TTU athletics history. As a team Tech ranks second nationally in pitching strikeouts per nine innings (9.1), fourth in sacrifice flies (37), fifth in slugging (.474), fifth in home runs/game (1.0), ninth in runs (404) and doubles/game (2.24) and 10th in scoring (7.5/game) and fielding percentage (.979).
Among those player earning first team honors were Daniel Miles, Brandon Thomasson, and Tristan Archer. Second team honors were presented to Dylan Bosheers, Zach Zarzour, Zach Stephens, James Abraham, and Seth Lucio.
A four-year starting pitcher, Archer has spent much of this season rewriting the Tennessee Tech record books and firmly cementing a place among the all-time greats in Tech history. Archer already owns two career records and with 22 career victories, he sits just one win away from breaking a tie for the most career wins in Golden Eagle history. He has pitched the most innings (315.1) of any Tech pitcher in a career and has also made more starts (54) than any other Golden Eagle. Archer ranks second among all Tech pitchers in strikeouts, setting down 267 batters on strikes.
On the year, Archer has already broken his career-high in wins, leading the Golden Eagles with eight wins in 2013, ranking second in the Ohio Valley Conference. His 85 strikeouts this season currently ranks second in the league. He has thrown 88.2 innings, and owns three 10+ strikeout games this season, including his first career complete-game shutout over SIUE. The performance led to the senior garnering his fourth career adidas OVC Pitcher of the Week honor. A member of the 2010 OVC all-Freshman team, Archer was also named OVC Player of the Week by College Sports Madness.
In just his first season as member of the Golden Eagles, third baseman Daniel Miles has proven to be a difference maker at third base. The junior ranks second on the squad with a .344 batting average, collecting 65 hits in 50 games this season. Twenty-six of those hits have gone for extra bases, including 11 doubles, three triples and 12 home runs. His .624 slugging percentage ranks third in the Ohio Valley Conference. He also ranks in the top five in the league in RBI (53), triples, home runs, and total bases (118).
Miles put together one of the best single-game performances in team history this season, hammering three home runs at Austin Peay. All three dingers came in consecutive innings as the junior slugger recorded six RBI in the contest. His weekend performance against the Governors led to his first of two adidas OVC Player of the Week awards as well as two Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week honors. This season he also became the first Tech player to ever hit a grand slam in back-to-back games.
Brandon Thomasson is tied for second on the Golden Eagle team with 12 home runs and has also collected 51 RBI to help propel his way to being the All-OVC first-team selection at the designated hitter position. Thomasson finished the regular season with a.284 batting average to go along with a .554 slugging percentage. The junior earned OVC Player of the Week honors twice this season. He has produced 18 multiple-RBI games this season to go along with 18 doubles, three triples, and his 12 dingers.
Zach Stephens came into the 2013 season with huge expectations after being named Ohio Valley Conference Preseason co-Player of the Year, Preseason All-OVC first-team, Preseason All-America third-team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America honorable mention by CollegeBaseballInsider.com. The junior has done a great job of tempering those expectations by leading the Golden Eagles in runs scored (57), hits (73), home runs (15), RBI (69), walks (38), and slugging percentage (.636). His 69 RBI leads the OVC as does his 15 home runs.
He also ranks in the top five in the OVC in slugging percentage, runs, total bases, and walks. The junior slugger owns a solid .341 batting average and has improved dramatically on the defensive side of the ball, owning a .993 fielding percentage after 54 games at first base. Stephens ranks fourth in the nation in RBI per game, driving in 1.24 runners each contest. His 0.26 home runs per game rate places him 14th in Division I baseball. He earned adidas OVC Player of the Week earlier this season as well as OVC Player of the Week by College Sports Madness. In just three seasons, Stephens has already made on impact on the Tech record books, pasting his names among the best hitters to don a Golden Eagle uniform.
His 43 career long balls already ranks second on the all-time home runs list, just eight behind former Tech slugger A.J. Kirby-Jones and 10 off the all-time OVC record . He also ranks second for career RBI, racking up 170 so far in his career, just 38 shy of the OVC record. Stephens already ranks among the top 10 hitters in Tech history as his 206 hits are good enough for eighth. He is also among the top 10 in career doubles (seventh), slugging percentage (sixth), total bases (third), and walks (10th) and is approaching the top 10 in runs scored, triples, and at bats. This marks the second straight season Stephens has earned All-OVC second-team honors.
After garnering OVC All-Freshman honors just a season ago, shortstop Dylan Bosheers collected second-team honors following another solid season. The sophomore has started every game of the season at shortstop, just one year after making every start at second base. Bosheers hasn't missed a beat, recording a .976 fielding percentage and making just one error the entire OVC season. He is batting an impressive .332 on the year, collecting 68 hits, including 18 doubles, two triples, and six long balls. His .527 slugging percentage ranks fourth on the team, as do his 45 RBI. He is also one of just three Tech players to hit a grand slam on the year.
Taking over for Bosheers at second base was junior Zach Zarzour and he proved more than capable, earning second-team honors behind a solid first year. As the team's lead-off hitter, Zarzour is batting .310, has scored 54 runs, driven in 26 RBI, and stolen 13 bases. His .971 fielding percentage has helped contribute strongly to great team defense.
Senior James Abraham collected second-team honors behind a fantastic overall year. The left fielder leads the Golden Eagles with a .346 batting average and also leads Tech with 14 stolen bases. Abraham has made just one error all season, putting together a .989 fielding percentage. He has collected 65 hits while scoring 39 runs and driving in 29 more while slugging .415. He has also drawn 27 walks to contribute to his .431 on-base percentage.
Seth Lucio has put together arguably the best season as a closer in Tech history. In his first season as the Golden Eagle closer, the sophomore has already broken the single-season saves record and sits just one away from the career record of 12. He has made a single-season record 28 appearances on the year, allowing just six earned runs in over 40 innings of work. He has struck out an incredible 58 batters this season, walking just 18 and holding batters to a .200 average. Just one season after being named to the OVC All-Freshman team, Lucio earned second-team honors this season.
The Golden Eagles will go for the tournament title beginning Thursday, May 24 when they take on the lowest seed remaining from the first day's games at 7 p.m. CDT.


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'Lohengrin' opens La Scala opera season
Milan --
The famed La Scala opera house inaugurated its 2012-13 season Friday with the Teutonic classic "Lohengrin" as it launched dual bicentennial celebrations of its own Giuseppe Verdi and German icon Richard Wagner.
Daniel Barenboim, La Scala's music director and a Wagner aficionado, conducted the gala season opener, one of the premier events on the European cultural calendar.
German bass Rene Pape appeared as King Heinrich and tenor Jonas Kaufmann as Lohengrin. Evelyn Herlitzius played Ortrud and German soprano Annette Dasch was singing the role of Elsa after headliner Anja Harteros was forced to cancel because of flu.
Dasch, who has sung the role at Bayreuth since 2010, was brought in after Harteros' understudy, who sang Tuesday in a preview performance for the under-30 crowd, also came down with flu, the opera house said.
The opener was being broadcast live in 600 cinemas around the world, as well as on Italian state television and radio. Large screens were also placed in the nearby Galleria to allow Milanese to participate in the gala event.
Opera house management has dismissed criticism by Italian media over the decision to launch the season honoring Verdi, who called La Scala home, with a Wagner opera.
Even President Giorgio Napolitano was drawn into the fray after media speculated that he would miss the opening as a personal protest over the Wagner staging. Napolitano denied any snub, calling the polemics "futile" and "pathetic." He said he had state business to attend in Rome.
Verdi and Wagner were born in 1813, and La Scala has included seven Verdi productions and six by Wagner in its program this year to honor their shared anniversary.
Verdi gets his season premiere Jan. 15 with "Falstaff." Perhaps anticipating the Wagner hostility, La Scala has already announced its 2013-14 gala premiere to be Verdi's "La Traviata" conducted by Daniele Gatti.


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Did you know that the IRS has changed the due dates for many of your tax return forms? These changes will be effective for taxable years starting after Dec. 31, 2015, meaning your 2016 tax returns filed next year (2017) will be impacted. Since some due dates have been altered quite a bit and others have not even been touched, it's incredibly important to pay attention to the changes.
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Stay out of trouble with the IRS. Start studying up on the new tax form due dates, below.
- Form 1065 pertaining to partnerships operating on a calendar year are now due March 15. A six-month extension from that date is allowable. Previously, the due date was April 15. According to the new law, partnership returns are now due on the 15th day of the third month after the year end.
- Form 1041, which refers to trust and estate taxes, gained a 5½-month extension from the original filing date of April 15. This was an increase of half a month.
- Your 2016 C Corp tax returns for returns that impact businesses with traditional Dec. 31 and June 30 year-end deadlines will be due on the 15th of the fourth month after the year end. A six-month extension from that date will be allowed.
o If your year-end is before Jan. 1, 2016, your due date is April 15, with a Sept. 15, extension.
o If your year-end is after Dec. 31, 2015, your new due date is April 15 with an Oct. 15, extension.
- For C Corps operating outside a traditional fiscal year end (with fiscal years other than Dec. 31 and June 30), the new due date for your tax return forms is the 15th day of the 4th month after year end and the 15th day of the 10th month after year end.
- A special rule for C Corps with a June 30 fiscal year end was established and will impact the due date for Form 1120. The new due date will go into effect for returns with taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2015 for the 2017 filing season.
o Before Jan. 1, 2016, Form 1120 is due Sept. 15 with an April 15 extension.
o After Dec. 31, 2015, the due date for this form is Oct. 15. The April 15 extension date will not change.
- For exempt organizations required to file Form 990, the new extension date becomes a single, automatic 6-month extension. This eliminates the need to process the current first 90-day extension.
- Those filing the Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Report (FBAR) will have to adhere to a new April 15 due date. An Oct. 15 extension date was also established. This report was previously due on June 30.
- All W-2 and certain 1099-MISC forms are now due to the IRS/SSA no later than Jan. 31, which is the same day they are due to the taxpayer. All other Forms 1099 are due Feb. 28 or, if filed electronically, March 31. This is a change from the Feb. 28 due date (and March 31 date if filed electronically) for all W-2 and 1099 forms that was previously enforced.
For all the changes outlined above, there are a few rules that will remain unchanged. Below are four due dates that will not change in 2017.
- Form 1120S – These forms are due on March 15 with a six-month extension from the due date.
- Form 1040 – The individual tax form will continue to be due on April 15 with an Oct. 15 extension date.
- The due date for Form 5500, concerning employee benefit plans, will not change as a federal law that was enacted in December 2015 effectively repealed a previously enacted extension. These forms are due on July 31 with an Oct. 15 extension due date.
- Form 3520-A for foreign trusts with a U.S. owner will not be changing. These forms will continue to be due on March 15 with a Sept. 15 extension due date.
Check with your tax advisor to find out if you will be ready to comply with these changes and to ask any tax planning questions you might have. Believe it or not, tax season is closer than you think. Be a proactive business owner. With enough lead time, you can implement a tax savings strategy capable of delivering amazing results. Email Rea & Associates to learn more.
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It has become a holiday tradition on the OUPblog to ask our favorite people about their favorite books. This year we asked authors to participate (OUP authors and non-OUP authors). For the next two weeks we will be posting their responses which reflect a wide variety of tastes and interests, in fiction, non-fiction and children's books. Check back daily for new books to add to your 2010 reading lists. If that isn't enough to keep you busy next year check out all the great books we have discovered during past holiday seasons: 2006, 2007, 2008 (US), and 2008 (UK).
David L. Bosco is an Assistant Professor in the School of International Service at American University. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a former Senior Editor at Foreign Policy and has been a political analyst and journalist in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a deputy director of a joint United Nations – NATO project in Sarajevo. His most recent book, Five To Rule Them All: The UN Security Council and the Making of The Modern World, tells the inside story of this remarkable diplomatic creation, illuminating the role of the Security Council in the postwar world, and making a compelling case for its enduring importance. Read Bosco's previous OUPblog posts here.
For those who love history and politics, it's tough to do much better than Edmund Morris's The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. It helps of course that TR was a compelling, larger-than-life character, but the book is one of the best I've read. I particularly remember Morris's description of TR as police commissioner, skulking around the city trying to catch snoozing cops unaware. The narrative ends as Roosevelt–who was hiking a mountain–learns that McKinley has died and that he will become president. I still go back to the book from time to time just to enjoy the writing.
There are two children's books that I adored as a kid (and, come to think of it, I need to get them both for our seven-month old son). One is Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. Written in the 1930s, it's a wonderful tale about man and machine struggling together against obsolescence. The other is One Morning in Maine, by Robert McCloskey. My family used to spend summers in Maine and this one really resonated.


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Using BLAST on Stampede
The Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) finds regions of local similarity between sequences. The program compares nucleotide or protein sequences to sequence databases and calculates the statistical significance of matches. BLAST can be used to infer functional and evolutionary relationships between sequences as well as help identify members of gene families.
The BLAST suite contains the following programs
|nucleotide blast
|Search a nucleotide database using a nucleotide query
Algorithms: blastn, megablast, discontiguous megablast
|protein blast
|Search protein database using a protein query
Algorithms: blastp, psi-blast, phi-blast, delta-blast
|Search protein database using a translated nucleotide query
|Search translated nucleotide database using a protein query
|Search translated nucleotide database using a translated nucleotide query
BLAST Installations
There are currently two different versions (2.2.28 and 2.2.29) of BLAST installed on Stampede and one version of mpiBLAST (1.6.9).
For more information about a specific version, use "
module spider":
login1$ module spider blast/2.2.28
Running BLAST
Below we detail how to run both implementations of BLAST, ncbi-blast and mpiBLAST. While mpiBLAST is the recommended method for large scale simulations, it does not provide so many options in terms of input as BLAST. This imposes a limitation for many users that need more flexibility. These users will need to use BLAST at large scale and should run ncbi-blast.
Running with ncbi-blast
The first approach consists of running BLAST with threads. Several different nodes can be used for this. The input file will have to split into the same number of nodes used for the job. Since having all the nodes accessing the shared filesystem would create a very high IO load, the database needs to be moved to the local disk of each node (/tmp).
Load the BLAST module to set up the environment:
login1$ module load blast/2.2.29
Lets say we want to use 10 nodes (10 nodes, 16 cores per node, equals 160 cores). After splitting the input file, we have 10 files with names:
input.9. Now, the rank 0 will work on
input.0, rank 1 will work on
input.1, and so on. We are going to need an auxiliary executable file, "
task.sh" that will do this
#!/bin/bash # Each process determines its own rank rank=$((${PMI_RANK-0}+${PMI_ID-0}+${MPIRUN_RANK-0}+${OMPI_COMM_WORLD_RANK-0} + ${OMPI_MCA_ns_nds_vpid-0} )) mkdir /tmp/DATABASE lfs cp DATABASE/* /tmp/DATABASE blastp -query input.$rank -db uniref90.fasta -num_threads 16 -outfmt 6 > blast_results.$rank
First, each task (remember, in this example we have 10 of these) gets its rank. Next, it creates a folder in its own local disk and copies the original database to the local disk. Once the file has been copied, it runs
blastp using as input the file
input.$rank. Since rank starts at 0 and ends at 9 (in this example), we need the input files to be name exactly like that: input.0,…, input.9. Be careful not to use: input.00, input.01,…, input.09, as that will fail. It is important to notice how we are indicating blastp to use 16 threads.
Now, all we need is to run this script using
ibrun. Since BLAST will run using 16 threads per execution, we only need one instance of the previous script ("
task.sh") running on each node. Therefore we have to use ibrun with task.sh, and we need to put in the job submission scripts that the number of parallel tasks (those started by
ibrun) will be one per node. We achieve that by specifying the same value for -n and -N in the submission script (10 in our example). Our batch script for this example will be:
#!/bin/bash #SBATCH -J blast_10 #SBATCH -o blast_10.o%j #SBATCH -e blast_10.e%j #SBATCH -n 10 #SBATCH -N 10 #SBATCH -p normal #SBATCH -t 0:30:00 #SBATCH -A TG-STA110019S module load intel module load blast export Shared=/tmp/DATABASE/ export BLASTDB=/tmp/DATABASE/ export BLASTMAT=FOO export Data=FOO export Local=/tmp ibrun tacc_affinity sh ./task.sh cat blast_results.* > blast_results_out_10.txt rm blast_results.*
See how we are requesting 10 nodes ("
-N") and 10 processes ("
-n"). Then, each of these 10 processes will use 16 threads as previously stated. It is also important to pay attention to how the environment variables are now defined, pointing to "
/tmp/DATABASE", which is the local disk of each node. Once all the 10 tasks have finished, the individual output files of each execution are put together into "
Running with mpiBLAST
The second approach consists of using mpiBLAST instead of BLAST. mpiBLAST needs the database to be formatted, since it uses its own format. Load the following modules:
login1$ module load intel login1$ module load mpiblast
TACC staff strongly recommends increasing the number of stripes of the database folder to at least 60 in order to decrease the impact of large parallel jobs on the Lustre filesystem.
If we consider that the database is going to be in a folder named DATABASE, we need to run these commands:
login1$ mkdir DATABASE login1$ lfs setstripe -c 60 DATABASE login1$ cp original_database.fasta DATABASE/uniref90.fasta
Once the mpiBLAST module has been loaded, reformat the database as follows:
login1$ mpiformatdb -N 200 -i DATABASE/uniref90.fasta -o T
This command formats the database into 200 fragments. It will put those fragments in the same folder as the FASTA database. To specify a different location, use the "
-n" option.
Typically, both BLAST and mpiBLAST require a set of variables to be defined in the "
.ncbirc" file. However, using this file with a large number of cores leads to timeouts since all those cores try to access the file at the same time. That timeout leads to MPI aborts and the computation will fail. In order to avoid that, the variables must be defined as environment variables. Since we are going to submit the job to the queues, it's a good idea to include those variables in the batch script. The following variables must be defined:
Finally, the batch script to submit the job is as follows:
#!/bin/bash #SBATCH -J blast_960 #SBATCH -o blast_960.o%j #SBATCH -e blast_960.e%j #SBATCH -n 960 #SBATCH -p normal #SBATCH -t 4:00:00 #SBATCH -A iprojectnumber module load intel module load blast export MPIBLAST_Shared=$SCRATCH/00_data/large_dataset/DATABASE/ export Shared=$SCRATCH/00_data/large_dataset/DATABASE/ export BLASTDB=$SCRATCH/00_data/large_dataset/DATABASE/ export Data=/opt/apps/intel13/mvapich2_1_9/mpiblast/1.6.0/ncbi/data export Local=/tmp export BLASTMAT=/opt/apps/intel13/mvapich2_1_9/mpiblast/1.6.0/ncbi/data ibrun mpiblast -p blastp -d uniref90.fasta -i input_seq.fasta -o blast_results_960.txt --partition-size=200 -m 8
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I recently wrote an article and was interviewed at the BioIT World Expo. This is now published in the May/June online edition of BioIT World Magazine (http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=mypagesuite&pnum=&refresh=fM1270nCZ30y&EID=e0620411-7193-4774-ae9b-a6b0781a1248&skip=).
In that article I make the points that in Next Generation Sequencing the rapid creation of new data continues, but also that the nature of the data workloads are changing at a much quicker pace than the IT infrastructure can keep up with. Bottom line, to not get stuck in a dead-end, users need to invest in storage solutions that architecturally are designed to be able to handle change.
Part of the forces driving the rapid changes is the increasing amount of local and remote collaboration that is happening, also cross disciplines. This is driving unpredictable combinations of data and a need for high speed remote collaboration.
Now we're also embarking on a series of seminars to have in-person discussions about this, together with our partners BioTeam and Aspera.
The first seminar will be in Boston on July 12, 2011. If you want to participate, you can sign up here: http://www.bluearc.com/lifesciences-ma
The second seminar will be in New York on July 14, 2011. If you want to participate, you can sign up here: http://www.bluearc.com/lifesciences-nyc
We also plan to do more of these across the US and you'll find information about this in our Events listings at www.bluearc.com, where you also can sign up to receive our newsletter.


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If the board members of Scammers Inc needed a blueprint for their plan to hoodwink wealthy investors with tales of crashed flying saucers and reverse engineered alien technology, they didn't have to look very far. Conveniently for them, a blueprint already existed in the form of the Aztec UFO scam that fooled wealthy investor's way back in the late 40's and early 50's.
Blueprint for Deception
Frank Scully's "Behind the Flying Saucers", published in September 1950 by Henry Holt & Co, was a tale of crashed flying saucers and dead alien bodies, mixed in with a load of nonsense about where they came from, how they got here and why. Scully's source of this unbelievable information was an acquaintance of his by the name of Silas Mason Newton and a mysterious "Dr Gee". Dr Gee was allegedly a brilliant government scientist in the field of magnetic energy and told Scully he had examined crashed flying saucers for the government. In reality, Dr Gee's real name was Leo GeBauer and he owned a radio and television parts store in Phoenix, Arizona. Newton was the president of his own oil exploration business, the Newton Oil Company. It was this field of oil exploration in which the two con artists were to make the money from their saucer scam.
Newton was no stranger to swindling wealthy individuals out of their hard earned money. In September 1934, he was arrested and charged with selling $25,000 of worthless stock to an individual. He was also investigated for two incidents of stock fraud and was sued for conning another person out of $28,000. Despite all of this though, nothing ever came of it and he was free to carry on with his illegal activities. His Flying Saucer/Brilliant Scientist scam were to make him and GeBauer more money than they ever could have dreamed of.
Signs of the Times
It is not difficult to discover what first gave the pair the idea of coming up with the flying saucer plan. They heard about an alleged incident near Death Valley in August 1949. A local newspaper, The Bakersfield Californian, reported the story of prospector Buck Fitzgerald who claimed to see a flying disc crash land followed by two "little men" jumping out and running away. There were many stories of people seeing things in the sky and assuming they were ships from other planets, with newspapers and radio stations alike often discussing the many sightings and what they might be, the technology they use and their purpose for being here.
Realising the potential of using such material for themselves, coupled with the "new" science they would be able to invent because it came from outer space, it didn't take the pair long to get started. Only seven months later, in March 1950, an unidentified lecturer -later identified as Silas Newton- gave a fifty minute lecture on flying saucers at the University of Denver. In it, he talked about the crash of a saucer at Aztec, NM and proceeded to lay the foundations for the scam. He talked about the saucer and its (dead) personnel in great detail, he talked of alien artefacts in their possession "for research" and this is also where we see the introduction of the genius scientist by the name of Dr. Gee.
Fiction becomes intriguing possibility of a fantastic reality, invented characters become bona-fide people based on, well, nothing at really and before you know it, you have yourself an event. It matters not one jot that for the majority of people who hear the tale it will be written off as fantasist fiction, the story isn't for them. It is for those people who are perhaps too trusting of folk and would never believe they are being set up for a hit. The believer will go out and tell the story to the people they know. Of them, a few will do the same thing -with embellishments of course- and the cycle will be repeated until eventually the story will be reported on the radio, talked about in bars and printed in newspapers etc. Imagine the potential if only six months later that same story appears in print in the form of Behind the Flying Saucers courtesy of Mr. Scully…
Men at Work
With all of this in place, the pair were free to bedazzle and befuddle those investors that were unfortunate to cross their path. The scam was both elegant and crude in equal measure. Newton would go into the desert and drill holes into which he would insert a quantity of oil. The next day, accompanied by potential investors, they would go out into the desert and demonstrate their amazing ability at locating oil using a wondrous device that had been invented by the brilliant Dr. Gee. Naturally, he was able to develop such a fantastic contraption thanks to the amazing secrets he had learned while examining the crashed flying saucer. Using this method, the pair not only managed to con some investors into purchasing worthless oil leases, but were also able to sell some of the devices at a lovely $18,500 each. The total figure they managed to squeeze out of the investors added up to $400,000 – which by today's standards is estimated to be somewhere in the region of $19 million! One of those investors -Herman Flader- was fleeced for $231,000 all on his own. He would get his own back on the pair, however.
Reality Uncovered, Retro
Were John P. Cahn alive today, he would be made a honorary member of Reality Uncovered in a heartbeat. Who is he? You might ask. John P. Cahn was the investigative reporter who brought the Aztec UFO hoax crashing down around Newton and GeBauer's ears. He also made Frank Scully look somewhat foolish in the process, with him having written the book that gave the conmen so much publicity in the first place.
John P. Cahn, or JP Cahn as he was known to his friends and associates, was a Stanford graduate and served in the US Navy. He subsequently worked as a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Denver Post. He also wrote for Coronet, True, Liberty and other national magazines, RKO Studios and for television shows including Alfred Hitchcock Presents. While on special assignment to True Magazine in 1952, Cahn first discovered that all might not be as it seemed in regards to the information contained in Behind the Flying Saucers.
The introduction from the September 1952 issue of True Magazine, entitled "Flying Saucers and the Mysterious Little Men" really sets the tone for what had gone before, and what was to come.
Had flying saucers manned by crews three feet tall actually landed on Earth? That was the question. This is how TRUE and Mr. Cahn found the answer.
For four months, across 4500 miles and five western states, I tracked down visitors from the planet Venus.
It was a fantastic assignment. The story I was to dig up if I could was the weirdest that any reporter could dream of having handed to him. If I found the Venusians, I couldn't interview them, even if I knew how to speak their language. For they were dead, those strange little beings, from unknown causes – half of their number crisped by heat to a dark brown color.
They'd come out of the sky in flying saucers. My job was to bring their story down to earth.
I got it – their full inside story. And though I didn't find the dead Venusians, I uncovered some rather fantastic living characters…
On the crest of a wave of public excitement about flying saucers in the spring of 1950 came news from the West that topped any of of the hundreds of saucer reports that had been recorded up to that time. Newspapers everywhere printed and reprinted the rumor that, in Denver, several businessmen had been shown little pieces of metal, small gears and a curious little radio set. These things, it was said, had been taken from a fallen flying saucer.
The metal was an unknown stuff that defied analysis. The gears- well, they looked like ordinary gears. The tubeless radio set, however, was really something; it beeped every fifteen minutes, exactly on the quarter hours, with a single brief ethereal tone-note that was seemingly a signal from outer space.
The entire 13 page article is a veritable tour de force of investigative journalism and should be required reading for anyone interested in the history of UFOlogy. The absolute highlight for me is how Cahn managed to get hold of one of the discs that allegedly came from one of the flying saucers. According to Newton, the disc had been subjected to over 150 exhaustive tests and could even withstand heat of 10,000 degrees. Cahn knew he needed to get his hands on one and have it subjected to independent tests. How he went about achieving his goal is a joy to behold. Cahn had already met with Newton previously, and arranged to meet him a second time at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. This time he brought with him his close friend and Sunday editor of the Chronicle, Scott Newhall. It was during this meeting that Newton showed them both the discs of unknown metal. Only allowing them a brief glimpse of the metallic treasure, Cahn nonetheless saw enough to know he had to think of something in order to achieve his goal. Think of something is exactly what he did!
First, he and his friend Scott got to work on creating copies of the discs they had been allowed a brief glimpse of. Working entirely from memory, they produced several copies of differing sizes and thickness using various metals. Once completed, Cahn kept the copies in his pocket everywhere he went; in order to give them an "authentic" worn look, similar to that of the originals. For the next part of his plan, Cahn employed the services of professional magician Hal McIntyre in order to try and switch one of the discs with one of Cahn's fakes. For that to happen of course, Newton needed to produce the discs again and allow them to have a look. At first the plan didn't work, primarily because Newton didn't show the discs at the next meeting. However, Cahn most certainly was not one for giving up. He had Hal the magician teach him how to make the switch himself. Eventually, after many false starts Cahn was to get his chance.
"Newton was in great form that day. He was wearing a very pale gray flannel suit and somewhere in his travels he had picked up a deep tan. The way he handled himself I got to feeling that $35,000 was really a pretty chintzy offer.
There was the usual amount of backing and filling. Newton mulled the proposition over and gravely considered what his people would think. Occasionally he digressed long enough to spin some colorful bit of saucerian information, but by and large he was strictly the business man negotiating.
It was a shock, then, when he rummaged around in a coat pocket, hauled out the grainy handkerchief, spread the gears and disks on the desk and said, "I suppose you wanted to see these again."
It was a bad moment. One look at Newton's disks and it was a cinch that the substitutes were at best pretty unreasonable facsimilies. But it could have been a lot worse – I could have been caught diskless. Luckily, I did have the fake disks with me, bad as they were. I was still carrying them around, aging them in my pockets.
The most obvious thing wrong with my fakes was that they were much too thin – all but the one made with monel metal. It was halfway thick enough, but if it had seemed too heavy when it was made up, now, by secretly sorting it out and hefting it in my pocket, it seemed hopeless.
While I was wondering what to do, Newton was talking about a saucer that had been sighted over Africa. As swept away as he was by his new story he never once lost sight of the disks, handing over first one and then the other and placing them on his open handkerchief as they were returned.
I didn't dare stall any longer. Not only was there the chance that any minute Newton would wrap up the disks and tuck them away, but I was beginning to get the shakes. I palmed the monel fake by gripping it with the fourth finger between the palm and second joint, and tried to remember what my friend McIntyre the magician, had told me. "Let me see one of those disks again, Mr. Newton," I said. I guess I'm not cut out for this sort of thing because my voice sounded like I was going to be sick and when I took my hands from my pocket I could see the skin creases shine where the sweat was forming.
I took Newton's disk between my thumb and forefinger, held it up to look at it, and then let it drop into my cupped hand. I gave a kind of feeble cough with the idea that if it clinked against the fake, the sound would be covered. There wasn't any clink.
I went through the motions of hefting the disk in my hand although actually I was holding the two of them tightly palmed to keep them from getting mixed up. Big, single drops of icy sweat were slithering down my sides.
I just sat there for a second or two hefting away and trying to look as if I were pondering some deep interplanetary problem. Then, looking Newton right in the eye as McIntyre had told me, I let the monel fake slide into my other hand and passed it back to him. Keeping my eyes from flicking down at that fake disk as I handed it over was the hardest thing I've ever done.
Newton took it, plunked it down on the handkerchief without even glancing at it, and went right on with his story. All I had to do now was get his disk into my pocket without his noticing the move. McIntyre had warned me not to do it too soon and above all, not to look at my hand while I put it into my pocket. I didn't, but it was a struggle. Then I tried to sit there and listen to Newton with that disk of his burning a hole right through the side of my suit. As hard as I tried not to sneak a look at the fake sitting there in the handkerchief alongside of Newton's disk, I couldn't stop it.
When I saw the two of them together I almost passed out. The fake was so bad it stuck out like an Eskimo at a Boston social tea party."
Newton never noticed the switch and Cahn finally had an original "alien" disk. Thanks to another friend of his, Dr. Hobson of (wait for it!) the Stanford Research Institute, the disk was subjected to a barrage of tests and was found to be nothing more than pots-and-pans-grade aluminium that melted at an earthly 657 degrees Fahrenheit. Armed with this new found knowledge, Cahn made easy work of dismantling the hoax perpetrated by Newton and GeBauer but with more than a little help from Frank Scully.
As a result of JP Cahn's marvellous exposé, several investors who had been conned by the pair came forward with their stories. For some, the 3 year statute of limitations had already expired and they were unable to make a case. For Herman Flader however, the millionaire businessman who had been taken for over $230,000, it hadn't. The pair were arrested by the FBI and charged with conducting a confidence game, and conspiracy to commit a confidence game. The trial at the District Court in Denver lasted for several weeks, with the jury taking less than five hours to find the pair guilty on both counts. Result.
Back to the future
When one looks at the elements of the Aztec hoax and compares them to more recent events in the field of UFOlogy, the resemblance is startling. Every single aspect of the Aztec hoax has a counterpart in the modern day Core Story hoax. Even the main characters today can be uncannily matched to the characters of Newton, GeBauer and even Scully. The only thing that is different -so far- is the modern day hoaxers have not been caught.
Well, we know who they are and we know how they did it. In just a few more updates, so will you.
–Stephen Broadbent
Behind the Flying Saucers
The original story by Frank Scully in MS Word format.
The Flying Saucers and the Mysterious Little Men, TRUE Magazine September 1952
The full 13 page article detailing the quite brilliant investigation by JP Cahn. Absolutely essential reading.
Flying Saucer Swindlers, TRUE Magazine August 1956
More essential reading by JP Cahn. This 6 page article details the investigative work done to uncover the motive of the scam and its victims. Also features some great anecdotes from the trial of Newton and GeBauer.
Further Reading
Flying Saucers and Frank Scully
Wonderful article discussing the book by Frank Scully and the great work done by JP Cahn.
Aztec (New Mexico) UFO Hoax – The Skeptic's Dictionary
Short but descriptive version of events.
The Aztec, NM UFO Scam – New Mexicans for Science and Reason
More background information on the story.
The Fate of the UFO Crash Supposition – The Roswell Files
Excellent series, must-read resource.
The Other Side of Truth
Collection of Aztec-related blog posts by Paul Kimball. Some fascinating insights.


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Lecture explores munitions dumped near HawaiiUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Cynthia Hunter, (808) 956-4748
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Associate Professor, Biology Program
Posted: Oct 28, 2009
UH Mānoa will host the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists 2009 Scientist of the Year lecture: "Hawai'i Undersea Military Munitions Assessment" on Tuesday, November 10 at 5 p.m. at POST 127. Margo Edwards, researcher with the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at UH Mānoa, was named the 2009 Scientist of the Year by Achievement Rewards for College Scientists–Honolulu in recognition of her research group's work in advancing understanding of the sea floor.
Edwards will describe recent surveys identifying discarded military munitions dumped in the ocean south of Pearl Harbor since the late 1940s. Edwards will also talk about the Hawaiʻi Mapping Research Group's (HMRG) 12-day research cruise aboard UH's R/V Kaimikai-o-Kanaloa.
As director of the Hawai'i Mapping Research Group, Edwards oversaw development and operation of new underwater mapping tools. Since joining UH's Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology in 1991, she has advanced seafloor mapping using sidescan sonar and multibeam bathymetry data and published widely on the geologic clues these techniques have provided in areas ranging from volcanic processes at mid-ocean ridges to impact of ice sheet drainage on the Arctic seafloor. For the latter project, Edwards was the first woman to live aboard a Navy nuclear submarine as it pulled the seafloor mapping towfish under the Arctic icecap for 12 days.
Funded by the Army's Hawai'i Undersea Military Munitions Assessment project, Edward's undersea mapping team has been using sidescan sonar to locate munitions, as well as UH submersibles and a remotely operated vehicle to identify the munitions (about 2,000 to date) and collect water, sediment and sea life samples for laboratory analysis to assess presence of chemical agents, metals and energetics. In the meantime, HMRG mapping of the dump site will allow submersibles to operate more safely within the 27-square-mile area.
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) is a national nonprofit organization that raises funds to support graduate students in the sciences, engineering and health fields. Since it was founded in 1974, the ARCS–Honolulu chapter has provided more than $1.7 million to doctoral students at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.


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New England Law's clinical programs help you find your passion.
"If you know exactly what area of law you want to work in, get into clinics early in your academic career and start building your expertise. If you change your mind, you will still have time to explore other areas. And if you have no idea what you want to do, get into a clinic and try something out. No one has ever been sorry for starting early. The only regret I have ever heard was, 'I wish I'd taken my first clinic sooner.'"
Professor Russell Engler, Director, Clinical Programs
Hit the ground running
The clinical program at New England Law | Boston is a leading model in the integration of legal study and clinical experience. It often serves as a guide to other law schools trying to build clinical legal education programs that combine theory and practice in a substantive package
Every law school clinic has a required classroom component and most require a course in a related subject area as a prerequisite or corequisite. This ensures that students are well prepared to make the most of their opportunities in the field. It also allows students to discuss their work with peers and faculty mentors and to reflect on legal theory and the legal system to better handle the challenges of their clinical training.
Law students can choose from more than a dozen clinics each semester in a wide range of areas. Students have the opportunity to propose placements with organizations of special interest to them. Sixty percent of New England Law students take at least one clinic before they graduate.
Students are able to take clinics once they have completed their required courses (second year for day students and third year for students in the part-time day and evening programs). Those who take one early in their law school career find that the experience enriches their understanding of upper-level study. Law school clinical programs encourage rigorous legal and factual analysis and expose students to issues of policy and ethics with a sense of urgency that is difficult to simulate in the classroom. Clinical work also enhances readiness for the bar exam, elevates a resume, promotes networking, and provides excellent opportunities to perform public service and public interest legal work.


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The objective of this course is to provide staff with a clear understanding of the key issues involved in selecting samples of households, enterprises, facilities or individuals to be included in various surveys. It covers the basics of sampling, both in theory and in practical terms. The module is useful both for those who plan to be involved in any of a variety of sample surveys as well as those who analyze such data. Upon completing the course, the participants should be familiar with the major issues and procedures.


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CHICAGO -- The surprising thing about the WWE Hall of Fame inductions wasn't that Bret "The Hitman" Hart was among the inductees -- and that he showed up -- but that the whole show was so sincere.
In a day when commercialism runs rampant (and not just in the Fed), and the names of dead stars from the past are used for cheap heel heat, the displays of emotion, thankfulness and appreciation shown Saturday night at the Rosemont Theater in suburban Chicago at the Hall of Fame ceremony was downright moving.
Nothing could possibly top the posthumous induction of Eddie
Guerrero, of course.
"I think we all thought Eddie Guerrero was going to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame one day," said Rey
Mysterio on the podium. "We just didn't think it would be so soon."
Guerrero, who died in November 2005, was inducted by Mysterio, his nephew Chavo Jr. (who thanked Eddie for teaching him it's okay to cry and "his infectious smile, his infectious laughter), and Chris
Benoit, who admitted to being, along with Dean Malenko, one of Eddie's "road wives."
"We always made sure everything was alright, that we were all comfortable. We were always fighting and bitching, whining, complaining," explained Benoit, his voice quivering. "Spending each other's money, lie, cheat and steal. One thing beyond a doubt though, Eddie Guerrero, when he stepped through the ropes into the ring, he was king, he was the boss, he was the man, he was the engine. He proved that to me every time I stepped into the ring with him."
Eddie's widow Vickie accepted the honour, along with their two daughters together. She especially thanked the fans -- in between chants of "Eddie" -- for their outpouring of love, and support of the Guerrero family. Among those in attendance were Eddie's mother and his three wrestling brothers, Chavo Sr., Hector (whom Gene
Okerlund outed as the infamous Gobbley Gooker in his speech), and Mando.
For the most part, the other inductees were thrilled by their moment in the spotlight.
Though it was a night headlined by Hart and Guerrero, it was most definitely "Sensational" Sherri Martel who stole the show with a brassy, overjoyed ode to life when her turn came on the lecturn. In short, she showed more personality in 10 minutes than the recent crop of "divas" has shown all year.
Brought to the stage by "The Million Dollar Man" Ted
DiBiase, who threw money to the crowd of wrestlers and guests in the front rows ("JBL, follow that," he challenged), Martel proved her toughness, and her love of the business.
When a member far in the back of the sold-out Rosemont Theater interrupted her the first time, Sherri threatened, "That's it, the nice girl stops here", and followed through. "I worked 26 years for this, so sit down and be quiet!"
Martel shared tales that verged into bawdiness: Ric Flair having the confidence to place $100 on her pool game -- which she lost; how she almost got paired with Ron Simmons in WCW to capitalize on the O.J. Simpson murder trial, but ended up with TWO big, African-American men in Harlem Heat instead; her troubled marriages: "The promoters gave me longer partners than I could pick for myself," she quipped, praising Pat
Patterson for being able to keep a relationship going for so long; and working with Randy "Macho Man Savage: "Now that was psycho, and you know you had to have a psycho to work with him."
It was a sincere, funny and very off-center.
The others on the show may not have measured up to the high bar set by Martel, but their appreciation of the WWE's honour was evident nonetheless.
Starting off the evening were The Blackjacks -- Blackjack Jack Lanza and Blackjack
Mulligan (Bob Windham), who were introduced by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
"We did it our way," proclaimed Lanza, who told a few jokes that didn't quite click, and rambled a bit. Mulligan was a little more direct when his turn at the microphone came, fitting for one of the world's best interviews. "I promised to go quietly, but to hell with that," he started, before getting into his trademark, rhythmic patter. "Every Saturday, between the Road Runner and the Cisco Kid, there was the Blackjacks."
A proud Mulligan reminded the current crop of WWE stars and guests in the front section of the theater of the importance of legends. "We've been putting guys in the seats for a long time," he said. "When you hear about the good old days, you're looking at it."
Up next came Greg Gagne to sing the accolades of his father. While the WWE video that preceded the Gagnes was woefully incomplete (no mention of Mad Dog
Vachon or Hans
Schmidt, to name two glaring omissions), both Gagnes made a few cracks about the irony of being inducted into a Hall of Fame run by Vince
, the man who put their company, the American Wrestling Association, out of business.
"Verne Gagne, WWE Hall of Famer," mused Greg Gagne. "Twenty years ago if you said that I would have said that you were out of your mind."
The elder Gagne, already a member of two pro halls of fame -- of the actual Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Amsterdam, New York, and the Lou Thesz/George Tragos International Wrestling Hall of Fame in Newton, Iowa -- came out to a chant of "one more match" by the crowd.
As for McMahon, Gagne admitted, "I never did like the guy either," smiling and asking, "Is he around yet?"
"Watch your back," said his son.
"That's why you're here," replied dad. (Incidentally, Mr. McMahon never did make a public appearance on the show.)
In the end, the 10-time AWA World champion said, "I couldn't have made a better selection than becoming a professional wrestler."
The induction of William "The Refrigerator" Perry into the Celebrity Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame was done by John Cena, who got by far the most negative reaction of any of the WWE superstars in attendance. Smiling through the resounding boos, Cena smiled and deadpanned, "It seems as if everybody is ready for WrestleMania 22," while looking at his main event opponent, Triple
H, in the first row. When Triple H stood, and the crowd started chanting for him, Cena said, "It's good to see Triple H's family is in the crowd."
To introduce Perry, Cena dropped into a pretty good impression of a Howard Cosell-type voice to recap The Fridge's exploits on the field and the single time he was in a pro wrestling ring for WrestleMania 2 in Chicago.
After the overwhelming zaniness of Martel's speech, S.D.
Joness came out to calm things down while talking about the next inductee, his friend Tony
Atlas. Jones told a few tales of traveling with Atlas and his weightlifting feats.
Atlas silenced the rowdy crowd with tales of growing up dirt poor in Virginia, and introducing the woman who helped him get himself on his feet again after being homeless as a part of his acceptance speech.
Okerlund, along with Hart and Guerrero, was a part of the portion of the broadcast shown on the USA Network. The switch from the live show, aired on WWE.com, to the TV version, was a bit awkward, but Okerlund's Number One supporter Hulk Hogan stepped into the breach with ease and brought the crowd up onto its feet again. "Mean Gene became the voice of professional wrestling," Hogan said, explaining how he and Gene hit it off so well and hit more than a few bars together as well.
After an impromtu kiss from Heenan on his bald skull, Okerlund told a few tales, especially thanked Hogan and the Gagnes. "I'm going to do it for another 35 years, if at all possible," he promised.
The final inductee of the evening, Bret Hart, had a tough act to follow in Eddie Guerrero's friends and family. Fortunately, he had the one and only "Stone Cold"
Steve Austin to introduce him.
Coming out to one of the biggest pops of the night, Austin smiled at the loud "Hogan-Austin" chant, a demand for an often-rumoured match-up. "I found a can of whoop ass, and it had Hulk Hogan's name on it," said Austin, before launching into a story about how his Wrestlemania 13 bout with Hart at the Rosemont Horizon was the best match he ever had in pro wrestling. Calling Hart a master storyteller in the ring, Austin praised Hart's work ethic, while knocking his constant lateness.
The Hitman proved to be a great storyteller on stage as well, even if the pro-Hart crowd sometimes drowned out what he was saying. He shared tales of Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, his brother Owen and father Stu, and much more.
"No one is more surprised than I am to be here today," admitted Hart, who has had a long-standing feud with the WWE since the 1997 Survivor Series when the WWF title was taken from him.
"I'll never forget what the WWE took away from me, but I'll also never forget what they gave to me," he said. "I came here to celebrate my career here today, not to mourn it."
Hart was somewhat muted in his enthusiasm for the honour, and noticably did not hug others on stage as his predecessors had.
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The Alexander/
Guest post by Sean Lorre, the Blogtender's husband
Now that we're three drinks in to Alexander Week, let's walk it back to the beginning. As I seem to be taking up the mantle of historical cocktail
dork expert at the blog, I will be leading the tour.
Did you know that, while the Brandy Alexander is the only Alexander that really remains in the everyday-drinking lexicon, the original Alexander was made with gin?
No really, I swear. The Brandy Alexander took the drinking world by storm after its introduction as the signature cocktail at the wedding of some English royal ugly dudes in 1922, but it was the gin version that came first. As with all things cocktail, the specific origins of the original Alexander are shrouded in myth, misinformation, and mystery.
The Alexander was first documented in Recipes for Mixed Drinks by Hugo Ensslin, most likely published in 1916. (Some references out on the interwebs point to either a 1915 or 1917 publication date, but the seemingly more reliable references point to 1916.) Cocktail Kingdom claims that the Ensslin tome was the last New York cocktail guide published before the implementation of prohibition; I am assuming that they must be referring to the second edition.
We couldn't have done Alexander Week without the original, but I have to admit, my first thought was, "Gin and chocolate, really?" The original recipe -- equal parts gin, crème de cacao and sweet cream -- just didn't sound like something I would want to drink (and I'll drink just about anything).
Keeping with our ice cream theme we quickly settled on mint chocolate chip as our swap-out for the sweet cream and the perfect bridge between herbaceous gin and crème de cacao. The fennel seeds were a last minute stroke of genius from Rose.
The Gin Alexander
1 ¼ ounces Hendrick's Gin
¾ ounces white creme de cacao
¾ ounces Ciao Bella mint chip gelato, plus a little more for the float
Fennel seeds, for garnish
Pour gin and creme de cacao into an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Add the 3/4 ounces of gelato. Cap and shake vigorously. Strain into cocktail glass. Add a tablespoonish-sized float of extra gelato and sprinkle with fennel seeds.
Tasting Notes:
Despite our initial trepidation this turned out fantastic. Hendrick's, again, proved to be the perfect gin for the occasion. I'm starting to think there is nothing it can't do.
1 Cocktail Kingdom claims that the Ensslin tome was the last New York cocktail guide published before the implementation of prohibition. They must be referring to the second edition. (http://www.cocktailkingdom.com/content/recipes-mixed-drinks)
2 Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [A] Group 1. Books. New Series, By Library of Congress. Copyright Office (yes, I know this citation does not conform to the Chicago Manual of Style…)