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Close games are more fun when you win at the end, and the Germantown Academy Patriots were all smiles following last Friday's 3-2 field hockey victory over visiting Academy of the New Church.
Senior Catherine Perlmutter scored two of the GA goals and assisted on the other, and her second marker, coming with 5:39 remaining, proved to be the game-winner. Sophomore Katie Westrum put in the other goal for the Pats and assisted on Perlmutter's first strike, and her 10th-grade classmate Ashley Piszek finished with 16 saves in goal after fighting off sustained attacks by the ANC Lions in the second half.
The outcome evened up GA's season record at 2-2-1, with the other victory coming against Conwell-Egan High School (2-1 final score). Germantown fell to Archbishop Carroll (3-5) and Hill School (2-3), and battled to a 1-1 tie against Princeton Day School.
Last fall, an 8-4 record netted the Patriots third place in the Girls Inter-Ac League, where they dropped home and away games against Episcopal Academy and Notre Dame, and swept season series against the other four schools. However, GA graduated a number of talented players from that squad, including high scorer Maggie Oberkircher, starting goalie Tyler Wellington, and a midfield trio that included Brooke Kiley, who headed off to Penn to play Division I lacrosse.
"We're younger now, with not as many seniors, but they're starting to come together," noted longtime Patriots coach Ginny Hofmann. "We put Meg [McGinnis, a senior] deep as a sweep, and we tried to have some experienced players in each layer of the field. We have moments of brilliance when we really move the ball well, and other times when we just lose control of the play."
The Pats were in control at the outset of Friday's frolic, and just one minute and 19 seconds into the action, Perlmutter deposited her first goal off a Westrum assist. Five minutes later Raika Nunez leveled the score for the Lions, who arrived at GA with a 2-0 record and a good crowd of parents to cheer them on.
With 17:48 remaining in the opening half, Perlmutter drove the ball from the right side of the circle over towards the left post, and Westrum scored to move Germantown ahead once more. Not long after that ANC was awarded a penalty corner at the other end, but a speedy sophomore for the host team, Hannah Sargent, flew out to break up the play.
Off of a GA corner with 10 minutes to go, senior Caroline Haynie hit a shot wide to the left of the cage, and the intermission arrived with the tally still at 2-1.
It was New Church which struck early in the second period, with less than two minutes elapsed when Nicole King tied the game at 2-2. The offensive momentum stayed with the Lions for quite a while, with numerous corners and long periods spent inside the Patriots' circle.
"It was just non-stop fouling for us," Coach Hofmann remarked. "The good news was that they didn't score during all that mess."
Keeping ANC from netting a go-ahead goal demanded some heroics on the part of Piszek, who had been the starting goalie for the JV squad in 2011.
"She's playing spectacular, and has really had some great saves for us," Hofmann said. "She's made other good plays besides the saves, and she's got a great clear."
Finally, GA changed the flow of the game and began to attack once more as the contest entered its final phase. With a little over five-and-a-half minutes to go, sophomore Allie Carrigan slipped a ball inside near the goal, and Perlmutter fought to get off a successful shot from a few steps off of the right post. The Patriots rode their 3-2 advantage to the final horn.
Perlmutter and several other GA seniors plan to continue playing in college, but none of them have completed the selection process. Junior midfielder Cooper Hall, whose primary passion is lacrosse, has made a verbal commitment to play that sport at Yale University.


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Blaze Pizza Assistant Manager job in Frisco, TX
- Company
- Blaze Pizza
- Job Title
- Assistant Manager
- Job Type
- Full-time, Part-time
- Est. Wages
- $16.17 to $33.50 per hour (Snag Est. )
- Location
- 3311 Preston Ridge
Frisco, TX 75034
- Last Active
- +30 days
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Assistant Manager
Blaze Pizza is Now Hiring Assistant Managers!
Are you looking for growth, fun, and excitement?
We have it all! Blaze Pizza is growing! We are developing our team with only the best in order to build our Brand and become #1 in the market. Exceptional quality is what Blaze Pizza is all about. At Blaze we celebrate individuality by making intelligent choices and exceptional pizza. Be a part of our growing team!
We are looking for Assistant Managers to blaze their own trail at our restaurants. We offer "lively, fun interactions", benefits and competitive pay plus tips!
What we are looking for in our leaders:
- Model and create an environment in which the guest is always right, ensuring a positive guest experience.
- Passion around quality
- Provide coaching, development, and training to Shift Leaders and Crew Members
- Assist General Manager in hiring, retention, employee relations, and corrective actions
- Ordering, inventory and COGS management
- Optimize profits by controlling food and labor costs
- Provide leadership and direction to all team members to ensure efficient operation
- Maximize profits by controlling food cost and suggestive selling
- Ensuring execution and compliance with all security, food safety, quality and cleanliness standards
Blaze Perks:
- Competitive salary & Bonuses
- Food discounts
- Health benefits
- 401 (k)
- Paid Vacation
- Growth and development opportunities
- High School education or equivalent
- Basic food safety understanding and practices
- Valid Driver's License
- Stable work history with a minimum of 1-2 years' experience in a supervisory role or quick service restaurant
- Possess strong management, team building, and communication skills
- Set high standards for yourself and your team
- Fun, energetic, and friendly
- Must be willing and able to pass a background check and drug screen
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and In cold rooms
- Ability to work nights and weekends
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Dijkstra algorithm using Fibonacci Heaps
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csgraph : array, matrix, or sparse matrix, 2 dimensions
directed : bool, optional
indices : array_like or int, optional
return_predecessors : bool, optional
unweighted : bool, optional
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dist_matrix : ndarray
predecessors : ndarray
As currently implemented, Dijkstra's algorithm does not work for graphs with direction-dependent distances when directed == False. i.e., if csgraph[i,j] and csgraph[j,i] are not equal and both are nonzero, setting directed=False will not yield the correct result.
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Applications for Radar Test / Electronic Warfare Test
Frequency converters e.g. in satellite transponders need to be characterized not only in terms of amplitude transmission but also in terms of phase transmission or group delay, especially with the transition to digital modulation schemes. They often do not provide access to the internal local oscillators This application note describes a method using the R&S ZVA to measure group delay of mixers and frequency converters with an embedded local oscillator very accurately. The key aspect of this new technique is, that the network analyzer applies a 2-tone signal to the frequency converter. By measuring the phase differences between the two signals at the input and at the output, it calculates group delay and relative phase between output and input.
This application notes introduces the Multi-Standard Radio Analyzer function of the R&S®FSW and shows how it performs the measurement on multi-standard radio transmitters. It reveals interactions caused by the coexistence of signals of different cellular standards and localizes the root cause. With an example of a base station signal consisting of three radio access technologies (GSM/WCDMA/LTE FDD) it shows how easy interactions can be found. The R&S®FSW is the ideal tool for trouble shooting tasks with its combination of a large bandwidth and the versatile Multi-Standard Radio Analyzer in one measurement instrument.
The measurement speed for spurious signal measurements is mainly defined by the spectrum analyzer sweep speed. With traditional swept spectrum analyzers and tight spurious limits the measurement can easily take hours or even a full day. This application note describes the differences in sweep speed between swept spectrum analyzers and modern spectrum analyzers with a wide-band FFT process, and how this improves the measurement speed for general spurious measurement.
High sampling rate and automatic pulse analysis make the R&S®NRP-Z8x wideband power sensors ideal for time-domain analysis of radar pulses.
This Application Note describes testing S-parameters under pulsed conditions with the R&S®ZVA vector network analyzer and either the ZVAX24 Extension unit with pulse modular option or the R&S®SMF signal generator with pulse modulator as a signal source.
In addition a constant power level calibration for applications requiring high drive power for test and measurement of device under test (DUT) is also included. A LDMOS S-band radar power transistor is used as example DUT. The pulse profile mode of the R&S®ZVA is used to analyze the time-dependent behavior of the DUT.
This Application Note describes characterization of devices used in radar systems with pulsed signals. The emphasis is on measurements using vector network analyzers (VNAs), signal generators, vector signal generators and spectrum analyzers.
This document describes the typical measurements performed on mixers and how they can be implemented on the ZVA Vector Network Analyzer with the ZVA-K4 Frequency Conversion option. The document describes the concept and setups required to perform Conversion Loss, Isolation, Intermodulation and Reflection measurements.
The converters offered for the R&S®ZVA family extend the network analyzers' frequency range up to 325 GHz. This Application Note describes typical measurements on millimeter-wave mixers and millimeter-wave frontends. It also discusses a signal identification method that enables spurious measurements to be performed in the millimeter-wave range using an R&S®ZVA network analyzer in conjunction with a converter.
The R&S® ZVA-Z110 converters offered for the R&S® ZVA family enable network analysis in the W band (75 GHz to 110 GHz). In this Application Note, measurements with three or four converters will be discussed. Test configurations for such measurements have so far been implemented only with coaxial connector systems for a frequency range up to approx. 40 GHz. The term 'multiport measurements' was created for this type of measurements.
The converters offered for the R&S® ZVA family extend the vector network analyzers' frequency range to include the millimeter-wave range (EHF band). This Application Note describes the R&S® ZVA-Z110 converters. They cover the W band (75 GHz to 110 GHz). Several measurement examples are included, explaining in detail how to configure a converter-based vector network analyzer system.
This application note describes the noise figure measurement using the R&S Vector Network Analyzers of the ZVA and ZVT series. It explains the concept of measuring noise figure without the need for a characterized noise source. Furthermore, it discusses different measurement applications and the respective setup and implications. Some examples guide through the instrument setups and show measurement results as well.
Antenna Measurements, RCS Measurements and Measurements on Pulsed Signals with Vector Network Analyzers R&S®ZVM, R&S®ZVK
This application note describes the suitability of the R&S®ZVM and R&S®ZVK as multichannel microwave receivers for antenna measurements and RCS measurements including measurements on pulsed signals. Application examples describe the measurement possibilities on pulsed signals using the R&S®ZVM/ZVK as stand-alone units. In addition, various R&S®ZVM/ZVK-based antenna measurement systems of the March Microwave company are presented in detail.
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Funky starfish necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 94 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
We are a mother and daughter start up company, based in North Wales. We are keen sailors and are moving the fun from the water to the workshop to make funky sailcloth beanbags, bags and accessories, which are modern, clean cut and can be styled to the individuals preference.
We are trying to dominate the marine market, but are also hoping to break into the main stream market as well. With regards to age, we are hoping it will appeal to a wide range and not specific to one age group.
Having played around at home with a few ideas and realised we are pants at drawing anything resembling a 'FUNKY STARFISH' we have come to you for help. We are happy to let imaginations run wild but we have a few ideas you may want to play with:
•We want the writing to stand out and be fun looking
•The logo will be placed on all of our products including webpage and t-shirts
•We are happy to have logos including images of starfishes but images are not essential.
•We are looking for roughly 2 colours which stand out.
•The background colour can vary but my preferred colours are black or white
•We played around with the writing being Bold with the 'a' and the 'i' in the starfish been lower case (STaRFiSH) with the dot on the 'i' been a starfish so any ideas throw them out there.
•Perhaps add a nautical theme to the logo.
Have fun designing our FUNKY STARFISH logo.
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In the Shadow of Things: Leonie Hampton at Forma
Vernacular photography tells us our story. It shows us who we are and who we want to be. Open any photo album, and you're confronted with cultural clichés played out to illustrate an ideal of family, success, happiness. No surprise these are the moments we choose to memorialize. These amateur-ish snapshots create an archive of moments of imagined joy; they stop time at the instances[…..]


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JERUSALEM, June 16 (UPI) -- A member of parliament decried a proposed ban on the import of fur, which would eliminate the traditional fur hats worn by ultra-orthodox Jews.
If approved, the traditional fur hats, or shtreimels, worn by male members of the communities will be outlawed, the newspaper Maariv reported Tuesday.
The proposed amendment to the animal welfare bill, which has gained support in the Cabinet, would ban importing products made of cat, dog and rabbit fur, as well as furs imported from southeast Asia, the newspaper said.
Those violating the law could face up to a year in prison, Maariv said.
Parliamentarian Menachem Eliezer Moses, a member of the ultra-orthodox United Torah Judaism party, said it was inconceivable to support a bill outlawing such an important religious necessity.
"Oy vay, you will send thousands of haredim to prison. The proposed bill will bring a halt to the importing of shtreimels to Israel; it is inconceivable that anyone could support it," he told the newspaper. Moses said while he does not object entirely to the proposed bill, he would like it to exclude the shtreimel.
The shtreimel is worn by married men, particularly those affiliated with Hassidic communities, on holidays and the Sabbath. It is made of a circular velvet center surrounded by fur.


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When a new baby is on the way one of the first things expecting parents do is go out and purchase all of the necessary baby products. Blue items for a boy, pink items for a girl, and yellow products for those parents who choose to wait to learn the baby's sex. But not all baby products share equal levels of safety.
In 2011, 40 percent of all recalls were for kids products, according to the latest report from Consumer Reports. Published in the June 2012 issue of ShopSmart magazine, the report focuses on 12 baby products than can be extremely harmful to your little one, and also discusses what parents should do to ensure child safety when purchasing products for them.
The report also provide suggestions on how to keep your child safe while you're using specific products such as, baby monitors, safety gates, and jogging strollers.
"Many people think that if a product is for sale in stores that it must be safe," noted Lisa Lee Free, editor-in-chief of ShopSmart. "But that's not always true. Many widely sold baby products can put your child at risk of injuries or even death."
The first piece of advice when buying baby products according to the report, is to mail in the product's registration card, as this is typically used to keep parents abreast of any safety problems with the product.
PhotoWhen putting babies to sleep in their cribs, parents should stay away from certain sleep barriers like, blankets, pillows, bumpers or sleep positioners. They can all lead to potential suffocation if your child moves the wrong way. The report tells consumers to place your baby in an empty crib with just one fitted sheet. Also, parents should use footed or heavier pajamas to keep babies warm instead of thick blankets or comforters.
Also, when purchasing a crib, parents should select a full-sized crib with immovable sides, as opposed to a crib that has sides that drop. They should also stay away from bedside sleepers as both products can cause suffocation. As previously reported by ConsumerAffairs in Febuary of 2011, the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the drop-side crib, but no safety regulations were applied to bedside sleepers. Parents should avoid both, according to the report.
And when its time to give baby a bath, avoid using infant bath seats. They are used so the baby can sit upright above the water, but many children can tip over in the seat, or it can give way by excessive movement. The report explains how these bath seats provide a false sense of security, and parents should instead use hard plastic baby bathtub's to ensure better safety.
To avoid strangulation, keep cords from baby monitors and window blinds, curtains and shades out of baby's reach.
For items with harnesses -- such as car seats, high chairs, bouncers and strollers -- always opt for a model with a five-point harness, as they are much safer than those with a three-point. Always fasten the harness and keep it fastened until you are ready to remove the baby from the product -- babies have been killed or injured when their harness was not fastened securely and they fell, sometimes from a height of several feet.
Babies should be at least a year old before taking them jogging in a jogging stroller. A young infant who can't hold his or her head up risks asphyxia if not properly reclined. Instead, take brisk walks using a stroller that lets babies lie on their backs or one that accepts a car seat.
A pressure-mounted safety gate can help keep your babies from going up the stairs, but are not strong enough to keep them from falling down. Use a hardware-mounted model at the top of stairs, indoors or out. No gate is a substitute for careful supervision of a baby or toddler.
Use cool-mist humidifiers in your child's room instead of warm-mist humidifiers or vaporizers whose steam can cause burns or that have dangerously hot surfaces. When not in use, remove the humidifier from the room so children can't spill the water or play with the power cord, risking electrocution.


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Images | April 5, 2005
North Polar Erg
Our topic for the weeks of April 4 and April 11 is dunes on Mars. We will look at the north polar sand sea and at isolated dune fields at lower latitudes. Sand seas on Earth are often called "ergs," an Arabic name for dune field. A sand sea differs from a dune field in two ways: 1) a sand sea has a large regional extent, and 2) the individual dunes are large in size and complex in form.
This VIS image was taken at 82 degrees North latitude during Northern spring. As with yesterday's image, the dunes are still partially frost covered. This region is part of the north polar erg (sand sea), note the complexity and regional coverage of the dunes.
Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 81.2, Longitude 118.2 East (241.8 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.
Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.


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SOEP-IS Regulatories
SOEP-IS Regulatories
Governing Submission of Proposals for SOEP-IS
Researchers from universities and research institutes in Germany and abroad are eligible to submit proposals for the SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS) throughout the year. The fieldwork normally takes place from September to December of each year with a longitudinal sample of (currently) about 1,500 to 2,000 households and about 3,000 adult respondents. To be considered in a specific wave, proposals have to be submitted by December 31st of the year prior to the potential implementation of the study at the latest. We strive to serve different academic disciplines: in addition to proposals from economics and the social sciences at large, we particularly welcome proposals from the behavioral, medical, and biomedical sciences.
- Proposals can be submitted by email to the SOEP survey management at:
- All proposals must be written in English.
- Proposals should not overlap with existing SOEP data in terms of topics and questions (see SOEPinfo).
- Proposals should be between two and five pages long.
- Proposals should be accompanied by the names, addresses, affiliations and short CVs with the main publications for all of the participating researchers.
- Proposals must specify requested sample size, sample composition (entire SOEP-IS, a random subsample, or a specific target group), mode of data collection, repeated measurement (where applicable), etc.
- Proposals must clearly state the research question(s) and the specific scientific motivation.
- Proposals must specify the content of the questions.
- Proposals must contain a preliminary version of the complete set of proposed survey questions (also in German if possible).
- If the proposal is accepted, the SOEP survey management will draft versions of the questions that will then be finalized in collaboration with the proposing researchers.
- Proposals must contain an estimate of the length of interview time needed for the proposed questions, which should not exceed 15 minutes in total. Proposals with minor response burden (1 or 2 additional minutes) are especially welcome.
- The core mode of data collection to date has been computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI); the proposal should clarify whether and, if so, why other modes of data collection are needed. Data collection modes other than CAPI must be financed by the researcher.
- The proposal should ideally specify and discuss the potential for subsequent integration in the SOEP core sample (although this is not a requirement for the proposal).
Evaluation Criteria
All proposals are evaluated according to scientific quality, suitability, feasibility, and costs. Specifically, the following considerations are relevant:
Scientific quality and relevance
- Potential for scientific breakthrough
- Sound analytical framework and empirical design
- Appropriateness of the proposed research methodology
- Scientific merit of the researcher or research group. A plus, though not a requirement, is an international dimension.
Suitability for the SOEP Innovation Sample
- What is the added value of using a longitudinal household survey?
- To what degree will the longitudinal nature of SOEP-IS be utilized?
- To what degree is the multi-disciplinary nature of SOEP-IS be utilized?
- How does the proposal relate to the core variables (asked each year) of SOEP-IS?
- Questions must be comprehensible to respondents from different educational backgrounds.
- Questions must respect the respondents' privacy.
- "Attractive" questions are preferred.
- Questions with low response burden (1 or 2 additional minutes) are preferred.
Costs for SOEP-IS
- The SOEP-IS is an infrastructure for the international research community. Survey questions from accepted proposals will be introduced into SOEP-IS without any additional costs.
- If there is a need to integrate additional subsamples into the SOEP-IS, external funding is expected to be raised by the proposer.
- Similarly, if behavioral experiments are part of a proposal, or if non-survey contents are part of a proposal (e.g., biomarkers), external funding is expected to be raised by the proposer.
Open access for scientific research community
The SOEP-IS is an infrastructure for the entire research community. The SOEP data are available as open access data for the entire scientific community. Survey questions will thus be available as scientific use data no later than one year after the proposer has been given access to the data. The same procedure applies to non-survey data funded by the proposer.
Every analysis of data from the SOEP-IS should be pre-published in the SOEPpaper series (if the journal's regulations do not allow this then re-prints are welcome as an alternative).
- All proposers MUST contact the SOEP survey team prior to handing in their proposal. Proposals submitted without prior consultation with the SOEP survey team will not be considered.
- The survey team will give its preliminary recommendations on general feasibility of the proposal without evaluating the scientific merit of the study. The SOEP team will decide once per year (in spring) on submitted proposals. To be considered for evaluation and possible implementation in any given year, proposals must be submitted by December 31st of the year prior to the study implementation.
- The SOEP survey team will evaluate the need for additional pretests or pilot studies.
- Following a final decision of methodological feasibility, two further lines of evaluation are possible:
A. If the proposal is funded by an external peer-reviewed funding agency (e.g., DFG or NIH in the US), acceptance for funding will be considered proof of the scientific merit of the study and the module will be included in SOEP-IS without further evaluation.
B. If the proposal is not funded by an external peer-reviewed agency but by private foundations, the SOEP Survey Committee will evaluate the proposal and come to a decision regarding the scientific merit of the research proposal. The proposal will be accepted if two members of the SOEP Survey Committee provide a short letter of support.
- Following a positive evaluation (via either A or B above), SOEP survey management will suggest the next possible implementation of the SOEP-IS and will finalize the necessary field preparations.
- The number of proposals to be accepted is unlimited. The timing of proposal implementation is at the discretion of SOEP survey management, according to what is considered to be appropriate in line with other modules, overall content, and the burden to respondents.


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Artist: MOTION SICKNESS OF TIME TRAVEL
Title: The Perennials
Format: LP
Label: Boomkat
Country: UK
Price: $23.00
|"Motion Sickness Of Time Travel makes fuzzy eyes for the dancefloor on her sublime debut for Boomkat Editions. The Perennials is Rachel Evans eagerly-awaited follow-up to her eponymous LP for Spectrum Spools, channeling her celestial energies into concise and emotive ambient-pop arrangements on the cusp of progressive 90s trance. Taking in a handful of gorgeous songs ranging from pastoral instrumentals to strobing arpeggio surfers and sweeping mini bleep symphonies, she isolates a feeling or vibe hovering between the alien horizons of Tangerine Dream and Laurie Spiegel and the heart-aching cinematic yearn of Angelo Badalamenti and Julee Cruise at their best for David Lynch. From the Icarus-like trance ascension of opener "Efflorescence," she makes a deeply endearing virtue of divining unresolved tension between cosmic ambition and lo-fi willpower, defying its teasing gravity to ride pockets of thermal energy with siren-like chicanery on the radiant "The Reynard and the Vixen," while the neo-tantrik positivism of "Foggy Morning" consolidates the compatible dimensions of Laurel Halo and Suzanne Ciani with bittersweet effect beside the lushly heightened sensuality of "The Chord and the Centre." Ultimately its as close as weve seen MSOTT get to the dancefloor, a direction we reckon she should continue to explore. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton at Alechemy. Limited to 500 individually-numbered copies." -Boomkat.


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Name: Annie
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Location: Miami
Dr. Dick, My boyfriend and I have been having sex for about a year now. He is the first uncircumcised male I have been with. I've noticed that lately, it feels like he's tearing my vaginal opening. He pulls his foreskin forward to lessen the pain, but it still hurts. While examining his penis looking for an answer, I noticed he has a very common condition in uncircumcised males called 'pearly penile papules'. The papules are rough to the touch in comparison the rest of the phallus. Could this be the cause of my sex woes? Thanks so much!
I'm having a difficult time putting two and two together here, my dear. The painful fucking you describe; this is a new phenomenon, right? You say that even when he pulls his foreskin over his dickhead, you still experience pain when he enters you, is that correct?
See, that's where I'm having a problem understanding what's going on. If his foreskin is covering his dickhead, and thus the papules, how could they continue to be an irritant? Surely, you can't feel the papules through his foreskin, can you? If you can, maybe we're not dealing with pearly papules.
Listen, I know a lot of men who have developed pearly penile papules. Some of these men have mistaken them for genital warts or sign of another STD/SDI, but they are not.
All men are susceptible to these buggers. But interestingly enough, they are more common in younger uncut black guys. They are small, hard, white, pinhead sized bumps that appear on a dude's dickhead. They are neither painful, nor are they a sign of disease. And they are not contracted or spread through sexual activity.
If a guy has them, he should LEAVE THEM THE FUCK ALONE. Don't try to squeeze or pop them. If you break the skin doing this, you will leave yourself vulnerable to other more serious infections. Pearly penile papules are harmless and are simply part of maturing. Thy often disappear on their own later in life.
Allow me to repeat myself. Since this is such a common thing in younger men, I can't see how this is the cause of your discomfort during sex. Either your man has something other than pearly penile papules, or your discomfort comes from another source.
Let me ask you this. When you masturbate, do you insert anything in your pussy? If you don't maybe that's a good place to begin to get to the bottom of this mystery. If you can insert a couple of fingers or a dildo into your vagina without discomfort, then we'll have more information to work with.
If, however, you experience pain in your solo play, then you have something goin on in your pussy that needs immediate attention. You could have an infection or vaginismus.
Do you know what that is? Vaginismus is caused by the involuntary tightening of the pelvic floor muscles, especially the pubococcygeus (PC) muscle group. This will cause discomfort, burning, and painful penetration. That sure sounds like what's goin on with you, right?
Not to worry, vaginismus is easily treatable. Treatments include a combination of kegel exercises and insertion or dilation training. Why not get back to me with your thoughts on this.
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This is a fairly common question I see asked around the internet. Unfortunately most trinkets behave in unusual ways that make them difficult to evaluate using simple math and spreadsheets. On top of that the typically provide a large quantity of a single stat and therefore can sckew the results of a typical valueation.
So, what's the answer? Throw it in SimulationCraft and see what it says.
My Theory:
Honestly , I don't have much of a theory on this one. I've made several statements about the valuation of trinkets over the past few months and they seem to change with each statement. You may remember back to my first ICC gear list I said the two Reign Trinkets would remain BiS. Well I am now sure that I was wrong then.
I was wrong because I didn't take into account the amount of Spell Power I would be picking up by upgrading to T10 level gear. That dramatically helps Crit and Haste but has little impact on the proc value of either Reign trinket. Don't get me wrong. Both Reign trinkets are still very good trinkets in ICC, but I think the ICC trinkets are giving them a little more competetion then I first expected.
What SimulationCraft Says:
As usual, I used myself as the example. First, I assumed two base level trinkets: [Illustration of the Dragon Soul] and the normal [Reign of the Unliving]. I realize that not everyone has had luck gaining these trinkets, but Sarth and ToC are very pug able. Therefore I don't think they are out of the realm of possibility to be concidered baseline trinkets.
After I established a base level of DPS I started to exchange the IotDS for the DPS trinkets available from ICC10 and ICC25. In the table below are all the DPS values I got from SimulationCraft for each trinket.
|Dislodged Foreign Object (H)
|Reign of the Unliving
|Phylactery of the Nameless Lich (H)
|Phylactery of the Nameless Lich
|Dislodged Foreign Object
|Muradin's Spyglass (H)
|Muradin's Spyglass
As you can see the Heroic 25man trinkets all did very well for me. Even the Heroic version of Reign of the Unliving was comparable to Heroic DFO and Heroic PotNL. I am a little surprised with how low both Spyglass trinkets were. I thought the heroic version would at least be a little higher upPlease, do not take this as a definitive list of which trinkets are better then the others. If I ran this in a month with different gear it might be different. I highly suggest that you try running theses through SimulationCraft for your own toon.
Do It Yourself:If you don't have it already, you can download SimulationCraft from here.
After you have it downloaded you want to make sure it is set up correctly for you to import your toon, and assume all of the correct buffs. Click the Options tab at the top. You should see several more tabs appear below it. Click the Global's tab and make sure it is selecting the lates patch and make sure that the Armory region is set to your region. Then, if you are with the Alliance, go to the Buff tab and make sure Heroic Presence is checked.
From here it is fairly easy import your toon. Go to the Import tab and search for your toon on the armory and hit the import button. You can also import your toon from WoWhead or Rawr if you use either of them. After you click the Import button it will populate the Simulate tab.
Here is where it gets manual. In the middle of the import your gear will be listed. Towards the bottom of your gear there will be two lines for Trinket1 and Trinket two. These are the lines you want to replace to evaluate new trinkets. Here are the lines for the trinkets I used in the post:
If you are familure with WoWhead or Rawr it is much easier to change the trinkets with those tools and reimport the file.


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Frank Patterson needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 26 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Stovepipe Design is my web design & development company; I need a great logo that is both simple yet resonant for small business owners in Nashua, NH. Nashua is a great family-friendly city (the only city in the US to win Money Magazine's "Best City to Live in America - twice) with lots of small businesses who thrive. We have a downtown that we market as "The Great American Downtown"
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Two legendary singer-songwriters, Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale, have teamed up on a new album appropriately called Buddy and Jim. The two Americana/alt-country legends have created an excellent collection of original and cover songs that are well played, well crafted and well produced as one would expect from these two. The album is out next Tuesday, December 11th. Buddy and Jim are playing World Cafe Live in Philly on Friday, February 22nd. Go here to purchase tickets and for more information about the show. Below, watch Buddy and Jim perform a live version of Joe Tex's "I Want To Do Everything For You."
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This week Dan Roebuck and John Hawksworth look back at The Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek and a remarkable 12 shot victory for local star Charl Schwartzel. We hear from the South African and also from Sergio Garcia after his win in Malaysia after a final round 61 in a weather affected tournament. We also hear from Tom Watson following his appointment as the new US Ryder Cup Captain and get reaction from US Broadcaster Matt Adams looking ahead to Gleneagles in 2014.
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Check it out! There's totally a new trailer for Big John Games' Big Bass Arcade: No Limit for the Wii featuring those ooh-so-stunning graphics! I respect the Wii, I use mine quite a bit, but I've never understood why developers use graphics as a selling point for Wii games. That's obviously not where the system's strength lies.
One of No Limit's bigger selling points, in my humble opinion, is that it "takes all the best features of a fishing game and gets you right into the action." I'm only marginally interested in the idea of fishing games, but a lot of times the equipment management and nitty-gritty of it can be a bit of a turn off. So much of a turn off, in fact, that I cringe noticeably every single time I hear about a new fishing game (this one included). If that's your thing, though, this one's coming out later this month.
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For east-coast drive-timers and early risers elsewhere, I'll be guest-hosting Bill Bennett's "Morning in America" radio show again tomorrow morning from 6 – 9 am eastern on the Salem Radio Network. You can find a local station on the show's website, BillBennett.com, and you can stream it live on your computer if you don't have a local station.
We're still lining up guests, but we'll have at least one liberal, Joel Mathis, who writes and blogs from Philadelphia. Joel writes a joint left-right face-off column and podcast with Ben Boychuk out in California, and I've enjoyed sparring with Joel a few times on their show. I'll also cover the waterfront of what's in the news this week. Call in if you can; Power Line readers welcome!


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If we could just get all those poor people from cooking their food, imagine the CO2 savings!
KOHLUA, INDIA — "It's hard to believe that this is what's melting the glaciers," said Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan, one of the world's leading climate scientists, as he weaved through a warren of mud brick huts, each containing a mud cookstove pouring soot into the atmosphere.
As women in ragged saris of a thousand hues bake bread and stew lentils in the early evening over fires fueled by twigs and dung, children cough from the dense smoke that fills their homes. Black grime coats the undersides of thatched roofs. At dawn, a brown cloud stretches over the landscape like a diaphanous dirty blanket.
In Kohlua, in central India, with no cars and little electricity, emissions of carbon dioxide, the main heat-trapping gas linked to global warming, are near zero. But soot — also known as black carbon — from tens of thousands of villages like this one in developing countries, is emerging as a major and previously unappreciated source of global climate change.
While carbon dioxide may be the No. 1 contributor to rising global temperatures, scientists say, black carbon has emerged as an important No. 2, with recent studies estimating that it is responsible for 18 percent of the planet's warming, compared with 40 percent for carbon dioxide. Decreasing black carbon emissions would be a relatively cheap way to significantly rein in global warming — especially in the short term, climate experts say. Replacing primitive cooking stoves with modern versions that emit far less soot could provide a much-needed stop-gap, while nations struggle with the more difficult task of enacting programs and developing technologies to curb carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels.


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#11 on 2011 Top 100 Blogs List
Recently, mlblogs released the top 100 blogs of 2011. The rankings were based on the total number of visitors throughout the year.
I finished the year #11 on the list, which is pretty respectable. I would've liked to crack the top 10, but now I have something to shoot for in 2012. My blog does fairly well during the baseball season, for example, in April I was #3 for the month, May I was #7, June #7, July #5, August #8, and September #10.
The offseason months kill me though as I blog far less, which is in part why I've started blogging daily every day from now until opening day.
The complete list for the 2011 calendar year can be found HERE
You'll find several other PNC Park ballhawks blogs there (Click their pictures to read their blogs). There is Zac Weiss, who finished #61:
Nick Pelescak, who finished #77:
If you're a ballhawk and would like to leave your blog link in the comments section, by all means feel free to. I'm thinking of eventually compiling a master list of ballhawk blogs.
By the way, in case you're wondering, the #1 blog in terms of view went to Zack Hample (in the yellow):
His blog captivated readers as he went to all 30 stadiums in 2011 and attended almost 140 games.
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As many of you know the Boy Scouts of America bans atheists, agnostics, and gays from participation at any level. A group called Scouting for All might be a solution.
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It's funny to think of all that now. I started in Cub Scouts when I was five, and stayed in scouting just short of my Eagle rank when I was 17. I never really noticed how religious the ideals of scouting were. We were always the troop that had connections. We did everything from backpacking, camping, white water kayaking to flying glider planes. Recreation was great, and we had good funding. We were all taught to respect our elders and help everybody in need, regardless of religious affiliation. I guess the reason I am writing all this is the fact that the organization will help anybody, but when religious affiliation (or lack of) becomes known, it's suddenly a problem.
It sickens me to know an organization I spent a great number of years participating in, would be such judgemental pricks when it comes to this. I agree, scouting for all would provide a positive solution to the issue. I'm just wondering about national jamborees and other joint-regional activities. I'm willing to bet their would be a ban placed on Scouting for All members. What a judgemental world we live in....
Lol, the grammer nazi failed. "I'm willing to bet there...." Last sentence correction.
There is Camp Quest too.
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Chris Mooney | May 7, 2012
By Chris Mooney • Monday, May 7, 2012 - 06:11
Debate over The Republican Brain is mounting, as emotional (and highly extraverted?) conservatives fling meaningless attacks at the book–attacks so off target it's doubtful in most cases that the critics read the book–but scientists admit that it represents the research on ideology accurately. That's what just happened Saturday morning on MSNBC's Up With Chris Hayes, where Jonathan Haidt, the University of Virginia moral psychologist and author of The Righteous Mind, basically agreed with me that liberals are indeed more open to new experiences, with all that entails—which is why they are more sympathetic to scientists, and take their knowledge more seriously. Conservatives, meanwhile, just do it differently, Haidt explained:
I want to fully agree with Chris that the psychology does predispose liberals more to be receptive to science; my own research has found that conservatives are better at group-binding, at loyalty, and so if you put them in a group-versus-group conflict, yes, the right is more prone, psychologically, to band around and sort of, circle the wagons.
Haidt nevertheless went on to talk about a lot of cases of the left attacking science too, enough that both Michelle Goldberg (of the Daily Beast) and Chris Hayes eventually challenged his stance. Goldberg worried about a "morass of cultural relativism, in which everybody's equally irrational," and later, Hayes suggested that Haidt was trying to put himself at a "remove" that may not exist:
It's the claim to special enlightenment that centrists have that drives me crazy…the fact of the matter is that [centrism] is as ideologically binding and team oriented as [anything else].
This drives me crazy too–but I don't think Haidt is an un-thoughtful or knee-jerk centrist, of the sort that we so often see out there. Indeed, I think Haidt is incredibly close to my own views, and have no problem with him problematizing things and pointing out cases of left science denial, which clearly do exist. I point out these cases myself, whenever I can. Haidt's argument, in other words, is not simply that "everybody does it equally"—it is more complex than that, more accurate than that (as I think the Haidt quotation above shows). But a lot of people are going to hear it that way. And it's this mishearing that requires answering.
Indeed, while Haidt is not making the "everybody does it equally" argument, others really do.
For instance, this argument popped up recently on The Young Turks' "The Point," a great web show that did a special science focused episode hosted by Cara Santa Maria of the Huffington Post. I did a minute-and-a-half video to spark discussion for the show, and in response to it, science writer K.C. Cole really did seem to articulate what I consider the knee-jerk centrist stance (something that Phil Plait, also appearing on this episode of The Point, also criticizes). Here's Cole at around 8:07:
I was recently at a meeting of the American Chemical Society, and somebody showed this great slide, it was of a health food store in Princeton, New Jersey, and a sign out front, on a chalk board, saying, "Chemical Free Sunblock." "Chemical Free Bug Spray." And these people are not Republicans. There is a lot on the loony left that is as anti-science, truly, as there is on the right.
Here, unlike with Haidt, it sounds like we really are getting the centrist "pox on both your houses" approach–which to me, is pretty weak. Let's state it plainly: Just because the left is not always 100 percent factually correct, it does not follow that the left and right are equally wrong, or that the left and right handle or process information in the same way, or that they're equally biased, just in opposite directions. None of this follows from simply pointing out a few cases of left wrongness.
How do you defeat the knee-jerk centrist argument? Other than by articulating the logic above, I mean.
Well, first you can show just how overwhelmingly wrong the right is, not just about science, but about facts in general—something that The Republican Brain actually does in detail. And when you do this, not only do you find much more right unreality. You also find that in cases where some on the left actually are wrong, the misinformation doesn't go politically mainstream in the same way.
On Up with Chris Hayes, for instance, I pointed out that some on the left do seem to believe wrong information about nuclear power, and particularly about the risks of low dose radiation. "It doesn't travel all the way across the Pacific from Fukushima and kill babies on the West Coast," I noted. But as Hayes quickly pointed out, that's exactly the point: Lots of Democrats today are pretty okay with nuclear power. Dubious ideas about low dose radiation risks over vast distances aren't in the Democratic mainstream. But climate denial, evolution denial, and so on really are in the conservative mainstream.
Another way to make the argument is to point out that liberals today trust scientists much more than conservatives do—the data are unequivocal on that. This is something that Haidt full recognizes, for instance–he mentioned it on air–but that K.C. Cole doesn't appear to concede.
Most important and insightful, I think, are the psychological arguments for why the left and scientists are naturally aligned—in much the same way that the right and the military are naturally aligned, or the right and the business community are naturally aligned. This, again, is what Haidt and I agree about, as discussed on Up with Chris Hayes.
Anyway, what all of this leads to is the following. If knee-jerk centrists really want to make a serious argument, then they should start by showing one or more of the following:
1. The dramatic extent of left anti-science, and how it equals or surpasses right anti-science.
2. The regular mainstreaming of left anti-science in the Democratic Party.
3. Left wing distrust of science that is equal to or greater than right wing distrust, as shown in national polling data.
4. Psychological evidence that the left and scientific community aren't actually aligned, or that the right and the scientific community are just as well aligned as the left and the scientific community.
Until they do this, the centrist "view from nowhere" will continue to seem pretty hard to distinguish from simple blindness.
Good phrase
I like that phrase "knee-jerk centrism" for which I could immediately think of examples in political wrangling as well as climate change argumentation.
Did you come up with that, Chris?
Maybe there's reason to be distrustful
In the case of climate science, which has become politically charged, maybe republicans, and the public in general, might have good reasons to be distrustful of scientists. When scientists are tilted to one side of the political isle, and are expected to be consulted on policy that will have significant economic effects, they should be open and not insular.
Judith Curry has been critical of her own group:
Willis Eschenbach, the first person to file a Freedom of Information Act Request against the CRU, has been really critical:
stupidicus replied on Permalink
too funny
sure, they have a right to be distrustful of anybody or anyone they want, but that's a damn stupid thing to do when you can supply no reasonable, fact-based reasons to do so.
So far the only thing goons like Watt's have to go on, is a few predictions/projections that were in error on isolated things like glacial melt in the Himilayas, etc, all of which are overwhelmed by the more general predictions offered for decades that we're currently witnessing in terms of temps rising and the subsequent melting worldwide, extreme weather events, ect, much less anything resembling an alternative explanation to the warming that has survived more than a few days or so. There's no "debate" to be had, there's just the reasonable and responsible "it's the ghg crew" as opposed to those who have nothing in their little quivers but "uh uh!!!".
The only ones lacking in credibility are those like Watt's and the rest of the "climate-gate" crew, for which their intended victims Mann, etc, were vindicated by how many investigations?
I bet the stupid hack watt's didn't contest this http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/04/05/458670/stopping-climate-change-would-cost-consumers-pennies-per-day/ or this http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/science/earth/americans-link-global-warming-to-extreme-weather-poll-says.html either, did he?
The world is waking up despite the best efforts of a collection of idiotic hacks like Watt's to keep it bored and asleep with the meaningless nonsense he spews.
Maybe you should go on a Watt's diet, no?
Watt's wrong with being a Hack?
You say "hack" Watts didn't contest the post from "hack" Joe Romm's Climate Progress blog, based on an article from … Mother Jones! I'd say Watts probably didn't have time for it. Yes, they're both hacks. they both toil away passionately to advance their respective causes. I think there's something admirable about that. Chris Mooney also deserves the compliment of being called a "hack". I wish I had the perseverance to be a "hack"!
Anthony Watts is the world's most reviled and popular climate blogger, with the later being the reason for the former. Him and his geust writers blog about all aspects of climate science and policy. They have a skeptical bias against the catastrophic claims of climate change. They critique new papers in the feild and go into extreme technical detail. I tend to agree with a lot of their policy posts. He often gets accused of being a "paid hack". He did get money from the Heartland Institute, which he is using to make NOAA weather data readily accessable on the web. He is uniquely qualified for this. For a weatherman, he has a long history of working with computer technology, which includes the start of the Weather Channel 30 years ago:
This technical competence, along with his broadcasting experience is undoubtedly responsible for the success of his blog. I particularly like the cartoons by Josh.
Joe Romm's Climate Progress blog is pretty much progressive, left wing propoganda. They have a party line that solar and wind are good, nuclear is bad, any aspect of climate change will be catastrophic…ect. You'll seldom, if ever, see anything that deviates from this.
Edited to change NOMA to NOAA
Willis Eschenbach... the construction worker?
The guy is as stupid as he is nuts.
He thinks that Darwin Airport's data was possibly tampered. So… lets go with that a second and say he's right. *gasp* Looking closely one data point in 1500, he claims it has been tampered.. that means a .067% error injected.. So if the global temperature shifts by .5C, Darwin would introduce .000333C error. Why is that news? Why bother writing about it. (Of course… he doesn't mention how much error his analysis could introduce…)
If there was any truth to what that incompetant said he would analyze the other 1500 data points and prove himself right and all of climate science is wrong. Instead he cherry picks a data point and makes hay with it.
Think about it… he could do a study… oil companies could fund it… it would get published.. there are journals to do it… he'd put 15000 climate scientists out of work..
The only logical conclusion is that there is nothing but hot air backing his BS claims. At this point I consider everything he says with a certain degree of tar and sand.
Side Note: Statistics, and data filtering are the very life blood of our society. Any competent individual who processes data from the medical profession to the engineering profession can tell you that some data points get seriously munged in the processes. It does not mean that all the data is wrong. It is also impossible to draw any conclusions by just looking at the numbers as he did.
He doesn't claim it disproves AGW
I read that post and he says that his findings don't dispute AGW.
Why is he having trouble getting data from CRU?
Its illegal to look at their databases.
Its a simple fact that the CRU doesn't own the data.
Much is also military.
Having working in a weather office I can tell you;
- I needed Secret clearance.
- How to track military vessels that aren't supposed to be there.
- Meteorologists don't study climate.
- And its a guy with a 2 year diploma (Met Tech) doing weather prediction.
Instead of cat calling he and you could grow up and actually speak intelligently on the subject, instead of standing around waving your arms around and demonstrating absolute ignorance. Do a little (microscopic in fact) reading and you will learn that everything I'm saying is true.
Speaking of owning data....
Gee… how did I know I'd find this, Canman. I know… its 'cause I'm smart unlike you and Willis.
You really should try to understand what you are talking about before opening your trap. Obviously Willis is too stupid to know what he's talking about. For a paid blogger, he appearently doesn't know how to use the internet. Odd, don't you think?
"The CRU collates data from many sources around the world. Its director, Phil Jones, told the science journal Nature in 2009 that he was working to make the data publicly available with the agreement of its owners but this was expected to take some months, and objections were anticipated from national meteorological services that made money from selling the data. It was not free to share that data without the permission of its owners because of confidentiality agreements, including with institutions in Spain, Germany, Bahrain and Norway, that restricted the data to academic use."
Science is supposed to be reproducable
How can research be reproduced and verified if data is unavailable? Something does not seem right about that. In the Wiki, under the heading, "E-mail controversy", it says:
The Muir Russell report, however, stated, "We do find that there has been a consistent pattern of failing to display the proper degree of openness, both on the part of CRU scientists and on the part of the UEA."
It is simple and easy to verify the data.
First… Get a Phd in a useful and related field. Construction… hmm… doesn't count.
Second… Get a job in a useful field. Blogging conspiracy theories doesn't count.
Third.. Sign the non-disclosure agreement. That means look at data, don't reveal or sell it because it costs a lot of money to produce.
Even Steve Macintyre knows nothing. What was the field… dendropaleoclimatology? News flash, there are multiple experts in the field. He doesn't even rank. (Apart from odor.)
Actually Steve is quite the butt when you think about it. I mean.. he thinks that in a review he gets to demand that the author's do specific actions. Its not true but it doesn't prevent him from blogging about it for oh 6 months. (Gotta drag it out for little no minds like yourself.)
So… yes. The science is completely and totaly reproduceable, and has been. Just not by uneducated bumpkins with no expertise.
Is there room for the amature scientist?
I haven't seen anything about nondisclosure agreements. I have seen claims that the data was available elsewhere. WE was requesting to know which data was used. Refusal to disclose this can only be described as obfuscation, the antithesis of science!
Is there room for the amature scientist or does he need the secret decoder ring?
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Plenty of room for honest people
Unfortunately, there is no room for dishonest deniers like you and your ilk.
Also why can't you write in grammatically correct English? Is that beyond you too?
Attacking grammer in blog comments?
Is this what I've reduced you guys to? I'll admit I'm not a good writer, but I think my points are pretty concise and clear. If you are referring to "WE was requesting…", the "WE" is short for "Willis Eschenbach".
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
You don't even know that "data" are plural
You are an atrocious writer (you cannot use abbreviations without letting us know what you mean, that is just lazy) Your knowledge of science is just as bad. Anybody who has studied science for any length of time knows that "data" are plural. You just show your ignorance of many things every time you post.
Of course if you are still in Grade 6 then you are doing very well.
Sorry about the abbreviation
OK, sorry about the abbreviation. I see them used often in blog comments and I thought it would be obvious. I didn't realize that coinciding with the spelling of the word "we", would be so confusing to you. It seems like the capitalization would give it away.
"Data" is indeed a plural noun, but if you look at the American Heritage Dictionary defenition of "data", you will see that it can be used with both singular and plural verbs:
I have not made a mistake using the word "data", but you have made a mistake by saying that I did. Now, if a simple matter like this can confuse you, maybe you should reevaluate your position on the much more complicated issue of AGW.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Typical denier using all sorts of excuses
You have obviously (very obviously) never published a science paper in a science journal. Such lack of grammatical correctness would have any editor or reviewer rolling in the aisles at such obvious ignorance of how science is written.
However, since you continually show your ignorance of science I guess you can use that ignorance of the subject as an excuse for your lack of proper usage.
Did you read my comment?
I just defended my use of the word "data" with singular verbs! If I made some other gramatical error, maybe you could enlighten me. If you're an example of what passes for published climate science, then my point that maybe the public has a reason to distrust climate scientists, is vindicated.
What grade are you in?
Bachelor of Engineering
going on a Master's degree… I believe that makes me better suited and better educated that almost all of heartland and of course Mr. Watts who never graduated from anything.
I've written papers, and I have patent for new and original work measuring low concentrations of toxic gases.
As a professional engineer I am authorized by law to apply science to the real world. Therefore it is easy to spot spacious silly arguments like yours.
After all I can't go to and advertising web site like say, Watts Up With That and walk away with something useful that I could in any way apply to the real world.
Anyone who's worked with temperature sensors (I have and do) would read what Watts did and realize he doesn't know what he's doing.
If a high school kid presented that to a professor in university, the prof would take take the kid aside and say..
"Son. here's all things you did wrong…."
"Does that mean I can't go to university?"
"Son. you're going to have to study real hard."
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Canman is so funny
Canman (or should that be Conman?) boasted:
"If I made some other gramatical error, maybe you could enlighten me"
I wont enlighten you as to what error you made in that sentence. I will leave it for you to find out once you graduate into 5th or 6th grade English.
Conman, you are a hoot, you are so stupid you can't even see it.
But Why?
Why is that only simpletons seem to be picking up the anti-science side of things?
Can't they think for themselves?
Are they more susceptible to brain washing?
Conman! "These aren't the droids you're looking for!" Did that work?
The smart ones (First Tier) I get in Calgary know better than to back their positions with garbage like facts or information. They say its all wrong, but won't say why. They just go at the people (like me) and try to pry them apart.
First and second tier always avoid links to anything that might back their position. ('cause its WUWT… and even they know its political claptrap.) Anyone that shows their cards gets shredded. Fast. Which brings you to the newb or third tier.
Conman is a third tier denier. He doesn't understand what he's talking about. He's just parroting it like a dumb bird. "SQUACK! CLIMATE CHANGE ISN'T REAL! CLIMATE CHANGE ISN'T REAL! SQUACK!"
Anyways, I know for an absolute fact that I have made many grievous technical mistakes in my rantings on Desmogblog and I know for a fact, that not a single one of the deniers that frequent here has even noticed. (Meaning they don't know the material at all.) Many of the friendlies such as yourself, have noticed and corrected me.
The data was viewed by qualified individuals not associated with the CRU. I've outlined what you must do to look at the data. Are you illterate? (Its a reasonable question at this point.)
There is no obfuscation. It is against the law to take things you don't own and give them away.
Unless you're a communist. Thats what it is. You're a communist. Only communists and left wing nut jobs take things they don't own.
The Data is Available Elsewhere
If the data is available elsewhere (the response to the FOIA request), how can it be owned? Willis was asking which data was used in a publicly funded study, and was refused. How is that not obfuscation?
Educate yourself.
Education has clearly dropped since I graduated. Are you a simpleton?
The data can and is owned. All of it. Its ownership. Not obfuscation.
Now… if I use private data to do a public study, that doesn't defacto mean the data is public. The study isn't necessarily public either. (Not in Canada anyways.)
Here's CIA data.
No you can't see it. No matter how much you rant, rave, beg, and espouse communist beliefs. You can't see it.
Data ownership is a moot point
Thanks for the link. It was an interesting article. But as to the FIOA request made by WE (Mr. Eschenbach to you guys), the ownership of the data is a moot point. The response said that the data was available elsewhere on the web. What WE needed to know is what specific data was used, so he could reproduce the results. Not supplying that information can only be described as obfuscation!
You are unqualified and or retarded.
"The Independent Climate Change Email Review went back to primary data sources and were able to replicate CRU's results. This means not only was CRU not hiding anything, but it had nothing to hide. Though CRU neglected to provide an exact list of temperature stations, it could not have hid or tampered with data."
So… I don't know… grow a brain or something. Get qualified perhaps. Just stop with the tin hat the fishing expeditions into stupidity.
The review agrees with me
Skeptical Science quotes the review:
"CRU should have made available an unambiguous list of the stations used in each of the versions of [CRUTEM] at the time of publication. We find that CRU's responses to reasonable requests for information were unhelpful and defensive. [1.3.1]"
I'm skeptical of Skeptical Science. From your quote of them:
" Though CRU neglected to provide an exact list of temperature stations, it could not have hid or tampered with data."
Isn't neglecting to provide an exact list of temperature stations hiding the data, which is the exact list of temperature stations? To quote former president Bill Clinton, I guess it "depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is".
You're going no where with this.
Lets go down your little tin hat theory….
Its all faked. Everything the CRU did faked.
WHO CARES! Its not like their 10 scientists out number the other 30,000 working in this field. Its not like they did anything more than provide a singular view of data.
Their view however closely correlates all the other data sets from all the other sources which you are somehow ignoring. Is there a reason you are ultra mega deeply concerned about this one single location? Is there a reason you are ignoring all (as in lots) the other data sets?
This includes big oil funded studies; (Koch funded this result.)
I have no tin hat theory
I have said nothing about the accuracy of CRU's data or findings. I simply linked to an essay by Judith Curry and one by Willis Eschenbach. These two essays were not about the accuracy of any data. They were critiquing CRU's practices in publishing their work, and especially their responses to inquiries from their critics.
I don't believe there is any grand conspiracy to perpetrate a hoax on the public. But I do believe that the field of climate change is very politically charged, and this is affecting the behavior of many of the scientists. It doesn't help that most of the scientist and their critics tend to be on opposite sides of the political spectrum. I can't imagine that the science won't be infuenced by subtle bias.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Another dishonest post from Conman
So many lies from Conman I don't know where to start, so many errors or deliberate lies in his post.
You are nothing but a dishonest denier, who pays you to post your lies?
You claim:
"But I do believe that the field of climate change is very politically charged, and this is affecting the behavior of many of the scientists".
That is complete nonsense, the scientists are being completely honest, at least the 97%, not the few dishonest types such as Singer, Michaels, Spencer, Christy, Ball etc. The honest scientists' work is being distorted by fossil fuel sycophants such as Watts, McInytre, Jeffid, Mountford etc. Brainless idiots like you, who appear to know nothing about science are part of the ignorant "Rah Rah" crowd who cheer on these losers. Does it make you feel good to know that you are part of the problem rather part of the solution or are you too stupid to even realize that you are part of the problem?
People like you are not even worthy of the title "scum of the earth", since even pond scum serve a useful purpose.
Your last comment is an insult to scientist everywhere:
"I can't imagine that the science won't be influenced by subtle bias".
The only people who are "biased" are the denier supporters like you who are incapable of making rational statements because of a combination of ignorance, arrogance, greed and selfishness. You are one despicable person Conman.
"Willis Eschenbach, the first
"Willis Eschenbach, the first person to file a Freedom of Information Act Request against the CRU, has been really critical:"
Well, he's an oil executive as well as a Republican…why wouldn't he?
I can't find any evidence that he's a republican.
I seem to remember Willis Eschenbach describing his stint as an oil exec in one of his colorful bioessays, but I don't see any evidence that he is a republican.
While searching with Google, I see that the DeSmog crew has a dossier on him:
" but I don't see any
" but I don't see any evidence that he is a republican."
I don't see Chris Mooney is in any way a liberal/Democrat. I certainly havn't heard him say he is a Democrat, so therfore he is independent, or probably a republican.
Are you really that naive? WTFUWT is a conservative blog. All of its political links are to conservative or green hit piece blogs. They have attack pieces on Al Gore nearly every week and Eschenbach is all too willing to join in the dog whistle politics.
Have you ever seen them attack the carbon taxes or cleantech programs of conservative governments in Germany or N.Z?
WUWT is conservative
I'll have to agree with you that WUWT is a conservative blog. This is probably one of the reasons that it is so reviled by liberals. But I don't think individual writers can be pigeonholed so neatly. WE certianly seems to hold a lot of conservative positions, but he does not toe the line on everything. For example, he took extreme measures to avoid combat in Veitnam. Sometimes public figures can have suprising politics. A good example is country singer Toby Keith who claims to be a life long democrat.
Its writers can and are pigeonholed.
Here's a great clip from a Republican Scientist;
Notice your choice of words… WUWT has writers. Yup… no science in that! Not a bit. Your barber or car mechanic is just as educated in climate science as the folks at WUWT.
So.. the next question is who's paying them to write what? Since it clearly isn't driven by science.
"This is probably one of the
"This is probably one of the reasons that it is so reviled by liberals."
No, the reason WUWT is so reviled, is that it lies so consistently. It so blatantly misconstrues evidence to give it a conspiracy slant. It consistently takes comments from scientists on the pro side out of context to invent more controversy and suspicion. It attempts to persuade it's readers that AGW is a liberal invention and not a scientific fact shared by progressives and conservatives worldwide except high fossil fuel rich countries like USA, Canada and Australia . And that the science was established before the Republican party or Democrat parties came into being, let alone environmentalism.
It attacks renewables consistently without presenting any alternative besides fossil fuels ( gee, I wonder why? $ -> R ) . Like one of Willis's recent posts full of shite attacking renewables and leaving only one alternative…fossil fuels.
Knowing their readers will not look up anything said, people like Willis can get away with blatant lies. Fuel poverty in the UK is caused by renewables Willis? Really? It couldn't be anything to do with distribution network upgrades due to everyone buying more energy hungry ( plasma's) appliances? It couldn't be caused by, oh I don't know….poverty itself? Or people living in larger houses? Or poor energy efficiency? Oh no, WUWT readers or Willis will never acknowledge those kinds of possibilties, the only possibility is renewables and no one at WUWT questions that. Incredible dishonesty.
Or this beauty by Watts himself:
"Supreme irony: wind farms can cause atmospheric warming, finds a new study"
OMG, OMG OMG NO!…….its the wind farms causing it! Maybe they could have asked the scientists themselves, like the Washington post did :
Instead of regurgitating exagerated hit pieces from right wing journalists and papers.
Excerpt: "Still, that didn't stop news outlets and pundits from inflating Zhou's study beyond all recognition. The Daily Mail ran the headline, "Wind farms make climate change WORSE." That's wrong. Zhou himselfcomplained that the media coverage of his study has been "misleading."
Hmmm, the scientists disagree with Watts version. Hmmm, who to believe? The person who did the research? Or…………………..Watts? I know who Watts readers will believe.
WUWT is not a science site. It's a conservative opinion blog, with right wing memes, pro fossil fuel stories and conspiracy theories. Science is the anathema of WUWT.
bvonahsen replied on Permalink
"In the case of climate
"In the case of climate science, which has become politically charged, maybe republicans, and the public in general, might have good reasons to be distrustful of scientists."
Well that is possible. It would depend if the reason for being distrustful is based on science and not on subjective feelings. But the fact is that the political affiliation of individual scientists has nothing to do with whether or not science is true. It is not a valid argument to say that because many scientists are liberal that therefore the science they do is biased. Scientific facts are NOT determined by politics. They are determined by whether or not the science is TRUE.
"Whatsupwiththat" is a denialist web site funded by Exxon.
Where's the evidence?
"Whatsupwiththat" is a denialist web site funded by Exxon.
Do you have any evidence of this? Watt's received funds from the Heartland Institute to use his considerable programming skills for a project to make NOAA data accessable on the web. Other than that, Anthony Watt's, Joanne Nova, Steve McIntyre and other climate bloggers are doing it on their own, according to Matt Ridley:
bvonahsen replied on Permalink
Why yes, I do have evidence.
"Do you have any evidence of this?"
Why yes, I do.
Willard Anthony Watts (Anthony Watts) is a blogger, weathercaster and non-scientist, paid AGW denier who runs the website wattsupwiththat.com. He does not have a university qualification and has no climate credentials other than being a radio weather announcer. Watts is on the payroll of the Heartland Institute, which itself is funded by polluting industries. (1)
Watts held an American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval (a discontinued credential that does not require a bachelor's or higher degree in atmospheric science or meteorology from an accredited college/university) with a status of "retired". (2)
Some online lists incorrectly refer to Watts as "AMS Certified", but this is incorrect; the American Meteorological Society reserves its "AMS Certified" designation for its Certified Broadcast Meteorologists and Certified Consulting Meteorologists, and Watts posesses neither certification (3)
(1) Cubby, Ben (2012 [last update]). Scientist denies he is mouthpiece of US climate-sceptic think tank. watoday.com.au. February 15, 2012.
(2) List of AMS Television Seal Holders". American Meteorological Society (2009-11-05).
(3) List of AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologists (CCM)". American Meteorological Society (2009-11-19).
"…to use his considerable programming skills for a project to make NOAA data accessable on the web"
I was unaware that web designers also carry a PhD. in climate science. When did that happen?
"Anthony Watt's, Joanne Nova, Steve McIntyre and other climate bloggers are doing it on their own, according to Matt Ridley"
I fail to see what relevance "doing it on their own" has to anything. I guess you are trying to suggest that iconoclasts are always right by virture of their being… iconoclasts. This is an obvious logical fallacy. Just because a lone BA in zoology from Oxford (Matt Ridley) believes something doesn't make it true. Neither does having a romantic vision of oneself as doing battle against the dogmas and orthodoxy of science make one right. Famous iconoclasts of the past fought against the ignorance of religion, not science. In science, people who think they can refute Einstein or relativity orQM or climatology or evolution are called CRANKS.
What makes something true is if in fact it is true.
Global warming is a fact, we can measure it. CO2 is a greenhouse gas. We know this because quantum mechanics determines how IR is absorbed and then emitted by CO2. We know that the CO2 released by humans is responsible by far for the warming that we can observe because CO2 from fossil fuels has a different fingerprint than that from natural sources. Climate denialists need to explain how it is that CO is NOT a greenhouse gas.
Good luck with that.
Who's denying CO2 is a GHG?
"Global warming is a fact, we can measure it. CO2 is a greenhouse gas. We know this because quantum mechanics determines how IR is absorbed and then emitted by CO2. We know that the CO2 released by humans is responsible by far for the warming that we can observe because CO2 from fossil fuels has a different fingerprint than that from natural sources. Climate denialists need to explain how it is that CO is NOT a greenhouse gas."
I think you are using a straw man argument. I don't see any of the major climate skeptic bloggers saying that CO2 is not a greenhouse gas. They argue that temps are not rising as fast as the models predict or that other factors are having a bigger effect.
While the temperature charts show a long term rising trend, they also swing up and down pretty significantly along the way. While it seems that all charts related to climate seem to have these wild swings, I have found one that looks almost like a straight line. Clicking on the time serie and multimission radio buttons on this page shows satellite measures of sea level rise:
Over about 20 years, it shows 6 cm of rise, which extrapolates to 30 cm or about 1 foot a century. Of course, past performance is no gaurantee of future results.
The skeptic bloggers seem to display a lot of scorn for computer models and I suppose that could be unjustified. They tend to argue that the temperature trend (though it is rising) is not rising very fast and here I tend to agree with them. Could we be hit with an exponential curve? For CO2 without feedbacks, the sensitivity is agreed to be 1.2 degrees per doubling, and the curve flattens out logarithmically. If sensitivity is going to be high, I think it could be argued that we will warned by the next steep upswing.
bvonahsen replied on Permalink
Welcome to reality
"I don't see any of the major climate skeptic bloggers saying that CO2 is not a greenhouse gas. They argue that temps are not rising as fast as the models predict or that other factors are having a bigger effect."
Well it's nice to know that you agree that global warming is real and is caused by human activity. For many years now we've been told by climate denialists that global warming is not happening and even if it were humans could not possibly be responsible. The claim that warming is not happening as fast as some models predict is true. It's happening faster, THREE times faster and scientists have had to adjust their models to account for the massive changes they've observed.
"While the temperature charts show a long term rising trend, they also swing up and down pretty significantly along the way."
Sure, there is a lot of noise. Climate science is not easy because it requires expertise accross several scientific domains. So I don't know what you think you've found on some website. It shows mean sea levels rising which you would expect if global warming is true.
"They tend to argue that the temperature trend (though it is rising) is not rising very fast and here I tend to agree with them. Could we be hit with an exponential curve?"
The main concern is if large CO2 sinks like the arctic permafrost or methane calathrates thaw and release massive amounts of CO2 triggering a feedback loop or if the glaciers that now cover Greenland melt and raise sea levels by METERS. The great majority of humans live on coastal lowlands. Rising sea levles would displace millions of people who would have to move inland. The resulting political and social disruptions that would then follow would add to our already distressed internaional political scene. Not to mention the loss of capital infrastructure and of food sources or airable land.
Small changes in the global climate have disproportionatly large negative effects on humans. So is it not wise to prevent what warming we can and to adapt to that we cannot prevent? Conservatives resist these needed changes because they are either authoritarians and do as they are told or they are just knee-jerk conservatives who resist ALL change without any basis in rational thought.
You alarmist are getting hysterical
"The claim that warming is not happening as fast as some models predict is true. It's happening faster, THREE times faster and scientists have had to adjust their models to account for the massive changes they've observed."
Sea level and temperature trends, while they are rising, seem rather benign, which I consider to be a good thing. Yet, climate hawks like Joe Romm and Peter Gleik just seem to be freaking out about how bad everything is getting! I understand that there are concerns about methane bubbling up out of thawing tundra and it should be watched closely. But until I see faster temperature rise and ice melting, me and most of the public aren't going to get too worked up about it. It doesn't seem like a planetary emergency. It looks like a long drawn out process. This is climate and not weather after all.
bvonahsen replied on Permalink
"Sea level and temperature
"Sea level and temperature trends, while they are rising, seem rather benign, which I consider to be a good thing."
The claim that warming will be purely benificial is flat out wrong but it is nice to know that you agree that global warming is real and that humans are responsible. Most humans live in lowlands near the sea. Most of our food comes from or depends on estuarays, reefs and other ecologies that would be harmed by rising sea levels.
If you like illegal immigration from Mexico now you're gonna LOVE it when ALL of Mexico decides to pick up and move north because they can no longer live where they are.
"until I see faster temperature rise and ice melting, me and most of the public aren't going to get too worked up about it. It doesn't seem like a planetary emergency."
No one is saying the planet is threatened. Earth will be just fine. Humans will also survive just fine. Civilization perhaps not so much.
Just to clarify
What I consider to be a good thing, is that temperatures and sea level do not appear to be rising too fast. I do not consider rising tempertture to be purely beneficial, although I do think that it is fortunate that it will likely prevent another ice age.
Its rising fast.
Very fast. It will affect the world in my children's life time.
Can you see the ads for Hawaii? Come see the Great Wall of Hawaii!
Here's what the Australian government says is happening; (Page 33, question 78)
As far as I know, there are no projections including ice melt yet. But indications are that its also happening, and its accelerating.
Note they reference Skeptical Science. That's because skeptical science is endorsed by the scientists themselves. (As opposed to oil companies and crack pots which you prefer to look at.)
"although I do think that it
"although I do think that it is fortunate that it will likely prevent another ice age."
We are not due for another ice age for some 30,000 years and we have managed to add a degree to the globe in just under a century.
If theoritically we haven't already wiped outself out, or a virus does it, or an asteroid, or we don't have some other technological advancement within 30,000 years time, we might just need something like fossil fuels to stave off another ice age, instead of using it all up within the next century or so.
The latest trend from you guys...
Anyways, I'm seeing this all over the place.
Suddenly (over 6 months or so) I see a ton a posts saying you guys believe the world is waming. But you just don't think the models are correct. (It begins with the Monckton Maneuver.)
You have to do this of course. The world temperatures held constant and high for the last 11 years or so… This is while solar energy was declining AND La Nina holding temperatures down. (Yet 8000, 100 year temperature records were broken in March alone this year.)
In the next 3 years we will definitely be breaking global temperatures.
Many of the arguements I've seen lately show folks like Lintzen using false data and lying in public. So why is it acceptable to for him to lie like that?
More importantly, why is Lintzen illiterate? Please explain why he is illiterate to me. Why can't he publish his theories in papers and actually generate some degree of credibility for you blogger based claims?
There are junk journals willing to publish whatever tripe you guys produce. It gets read and viewed by real scientists. This has worked fine for Craig Loehle. (Too bad he hasn't proven anything… but that is always the case for you guys isn't it?)
The scientists at Science 2.0
After deep discussions about evolution and brain function At Science 2.0 the scientists there were very critical of the tribalistic nonsense Mooney is selling. They see Mooney as a misguided propagandist who is contorting science for his own ego driven ends. I didn't expect that kind of backlash at Science 2.0 but objectivists apparently do not choose sides when it comes to science.
Going on MSNBC, one of the lowest rated networks, on a Saturday? What's the point? What's next the Comedy Channel? lol
Lol, take THAT Christopher! Hahaha!
With an attack like that...
I may just break down and buy the book.
I thought his stuff was hooey, but if you guys attack it, it must rock solid true.
That was my take home lesson from you guys and climate change, expecially Lara "Evidence? I don't need no stinkin Evidence!" Jorgensen.
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