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Why International Women's Day is Hard
How did a woman who left New York for the west, and rode a horse named Chief and climbed to the summit of Mt. Rainier in her 20s, in the 1920s – how did she come to this?
It's International Women's day, March 8. Blog posts abound. I write this after the fact. Not because I forgot about it, though the 8th was a busy day. But because I have a hard time with International Women's Day. March 8, that day, has a different meaning to me.
[Note: see update at very end]
The kernel of the story is hard: Early that morning, my grandmother woke up. Fell. Pain. Broken hip. (this, some three months after falling and breaking her hip. The first time.) What we know comes from grandpa's phone call. She fell. Broke her hip. She's gone and by the time you get here, I'll be gone, too. Gunshot wounds. Police tape. News stories, and shock.
He came from gun people. We have pictures from long ago of him, holding a rifle, crouching low beside a big gleaming trophy. Another photo shows two teenage boys (my dad, my uncle) standing each with his gun on either side of a deer carcass. We've gone out to the desert on family trips— set up empty sodapop cans on a log and shot BB guns at the small targets. After trying it out, I didn't care for it.
I was there the first time she fell. We were heading to a wedding. I wore a cloak and swiftly turned and headed out of her bedroom while she finished dressing.
Crash. She was crumpled in the corner. I felt helpless. "Aspirin," she said. She gulped it down, dry. And while she rested on the bed, waiting for the ambulance, she said, "Just wait, this will be my fault." He sat in the other room, at the table. 21 years have passed since that conversation, enough time that I don't know if she actually said the word "he" in the "this will be my fault" sentence. But the meaning was clear. Her husband will will consider this her fault.
So. March 8. Early. Two days after her 85th birthday. She wakes, gets out of bed, walks to the bathroom and slips along the way. Thump.
Last I saw him, 3 months before, he wasn't moving so fast. 89 years old, walking with a cane in each hand. What happened? He hears a crash and hobbles as fast as he can down the hall. There she is, lying on the floor. Groaning in pain. No one else is right there to help. His oldest son's wife—who'd come to stay for a while to help out—is gone. His granddaughter, who comes to help from across town, is not there. Can he even bend down? What can he do?
Did he consider calling 9-1-1? Or was the choice to call for help beyond him? What went into his decision not to call for help, but to fetch his gun? (And where did he fetch it from?) Was that act a result of feeling helpless there, two canes in his own home, when he decided that we're no good for this world anymore?
I've visited this scene in my imagination, from her perspective, in the days and weeks immediately afterwards. What goes through her mind when she lies there and watches him approach, gun in hand? Does she say, "No, Kit, no!" to him? Is her pain so great that she wars within herself—because his gun will end her pain—but the ending of a life should be an act of God, not an act of men? Did the fierceness of her pain make her say "yes"?
(I later heard a story, how she told one of her sons that she knew she'd die from one of his guns) Was her stabbing-hip-pain made worse by the unfolding of this inevitability, that what she'd always dreaded was now coming to pass?
Even though they both died on that day, her death looms larger to me. I was with her the first time she fell. This time, he made the choice. In deciding for her, he diminishes himself. I have fewer questions of him. Anger, yes. Why the [bleep] did you do that? Why?
Had he contemplated this end before this morning? Or did the idea come on him at that moment?
Did he say any gentle words to her? Did he acknowledge any of their 60 years together? Did he say to her, "Polly, it's better this way." Did he surprise her, in the end, not with the recrimination she fully expected, but with regret? If he felt any of that, did he have a voice to speak such words? Or was he silent as he hobbled toward her, gun in one gnarled hand, cane in the other, straining with effort to bend down and point the barrel close to her chest, and pull the trigger?
I hope it was swift. Instantaneous. A split-second ear-ringing shout, a stab of pain, a second shocking insult after the first one in her hip, and then no more.
He hobbles to the phone. What goes through a man's mind right after he's shot his wife? Is there a torrent of thought, unvoiced?
His intent is clear—he will be next. But first… he picks up the phone. Dials. His son answers. He says, "Your mother fell. She's gone. By the time you get here, I'll be gone, too."
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Two decades after these events, a flurry of International Women's Day posts come out. March 8. March 8. March 8. The day has been commemorated for some time. Maybe it's been amplified by blogging. Yes, I see the need for it. This year's theme is Ending impunity for violence against women. The day comes at, well, a hard time. The larger theme is overshadowed by a particular instance that is, well, exactly in keeping with that theme. Because the day holds a question I will never know the answer to—was my grandmother's death of her own choosing?
UPDATED, March 2013. Later in the year after I wrote this, I learned something new about the events leading up to this day. I learned about a conversation that changed everything that I've thought about this event.
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I don't know what to say.
Your grandmother was obviously a fascinating person having climbed to the summit of Mt. Rainier in her 20s and in the 1920s.
I really feel for you.
Take care.
How heart wrenching! I hope you can spend most of the year focused on your happy memories of her. I can see why this carnival was so hard for you and I give you a lot of credit for being able to share and memorialize the tragic end to her life.
Thank you all for your comments. On the whole, I do concentrate on the good memories. It's just that the day itself—March 8—is that day. And two decades have leeched the rawest of the shock into something much paler than it first was. In more recent times, I concentrate on this story as, well, as a writer. (contrary to Jasia's comments, no, this wasn't hard to write. As a result, I was able to go to more difficult places with it. Plus, there are new discoveries. This is the first time I imagined it from my grandfather's point of view.)
And today I'm getting ready to head down to my parents' house to interview my dad. I'm taking the albums that his mom made, esp of early childhood… (in my possession for scanning) and so today will be spent in a ton of remembrance, and my bet is that it'll focus on any other day than this particular one.
This story is more shocking for the reader than it is for the writer—the writer has had 21 years of time living with it, it's brand new for the reader. My boyfriend read this and said, "I never know what to say about this." And over the years when talking about my grandparents, I find myself bracing the person for the shock of what I'm going to say next.
But at the same time, any process of exploring one's family history involves delving into dark and hard times, because those stories are there. Don't deny it. And so I wrote this, in part, to honor the pain and grief and bad times that are in all our family histories.
Okay, with this, I'm off to find the สล็อตออนไลน์ ได้เงินจริงlink to the StoryCorps question generator, because it's been a busy week and I'm too tired to think up questions on my own and I've got to be in mega-listener mode in 1.5 hours' time.
It's rarely that you hear such a moving story.. We could use some more of these women today, and this is a guy speaking! As cold as one may be, you cannot help but empathize with your story. I think I am going for a headache myself, better get my [edited comment spam term and link deleted] before it gets any worse. But before I go, I must say that you should be proud you are the grand daughter of such a woman and there are many things to be learned from her life.


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We feature a lot of LEGO here on Kotaku, for good reason: it's awesome. But the spaceships or Star Wars dioramas we show you are rarely made by kids, or Danish engineers. They're usually made by grown men.
Why would they devote so much time and energy to expressing themselves using what for many is still considered a childhood toy? This great PBS short, called LEGO Art, sticks a camera in the face of LEGO builders like Alex Kobbs (featured a few times on Kotaku) and lets them explain.
Lego Art | Off Book | PBS [YouTube]

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A description and discussion of new compounds and materials made by the chemical industry during the past 100 years that have properties superior to those of naturally occurring products. Many of these advances have significantly improved modern living; however, by-products of some of these advances have also decreased the overall quality of life. After an introduction to the language and symbols of chemistry, topics related to contemporary problems and examples follow some compounds from research curiosities to
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Description and discussion of types and sources of natural resources with a special emphasis placed on energy resources. Background is presented in terms of simple chemical principles understandable to students with majors other than the sciences. Topics of societal concern include air pollution, acid rain, global warming, ozone depletion, and upcoming energy shortages. Viable solutions to these problems are discussed. Primarily for students majoring in areas other than science or physical therapy. Three hours of class meeting per week, including discussion, lecture, and quizzes. 3 credits. (F,Y)
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General chemistry for occupational therapy majors. Topics from inorganic, organic, and biological chemistry including the electronic structure of atoms, stoichiometry, equilibria, acids and bases, thermodynamics, kinetics, nomenclature, structure, and reactions of organic compounds and biochemicals. Required for occupational therapy majors. Prerequisites: High school chemistry. 3 credits. (S,Y)
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General theories and principles of chemistry. Introduction to physical principles, combined with a systematic study of the periodic table. Intended for students in physical therapy and other allied health professions. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: High school chemistry or 304-10600. 3 credits. (F,Y)
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Introduction to general theories and principles of organic chemistry and biochemistry. The naming and structure of organic compounds, reactivities of the various functional groups in both aliphatic and aromatic compounds, and an introduction to the organic chemistry of biologically important systems. Three hours of lecture per week, with a fourth hour scheduled for review session and exams. Prerequisites: 304-11100 or equivalent. 3 credits. (S,Y)
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General principles of chemistry needed for the study of environmental science. Topics include mathematical methods, electronic structure of atoms, stoichiometry, equilibria, acids and bases, thermodynamics, kinetics, and nuclear chemistry. Required of environmental studies majors but open to nonmajors. 3 credits. (F,Y)
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General principles of chemistry needed for the study of environmental science. Topics include polymers; mechanisms of organic reactions; and nomenclature, structure, and reactions of organic compounds and biochemicals. Required of environmental studies majors but open to nonmajors. Prerequisites: 304-11700. 3 credits. (S,Y)
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Introduction to general theories and principles of chemistry stressing underlying correlations. Systematic study of the periodic table, with an emphasis placed on bonding and the quantitative relationships between the elements, as well as molecular spectroscopy, kinetics, and thermodynamics. Three hours of lecture (and one recitation in 304-12100) per week. Prerequisites for 304-12100: High school algebra and high school chemistry with minimum grade of C or 304-10600. Prerequisites for 304-12200: 304-12100. 304-12100, 4 credits; 304-12200, 3 credits. (304-12100-F, 304-12200-S,Y)
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Introduction to general theories and principles of chemistry, stressing underlying correlations. Systematic study of the periodic table with an emphasis on bonding and the quantitative relationships among the elements, as well as molecular spectroscopy, kinetics, and thermodynamics. The course covers additional topics and examples of scientific interest not included in 304-12100 and 304-12200. Three hours of lecture (and one recitation in 304-12300) per week. Primarily intended for biochemistry and chemistry majors. Prerequisites for 304-12300: High school algebra and high school chemistry with minimum grade of C. Prerequisites for 304-12600: 304-12300. 304-12300, 4 credits; 304-12600, 3 credits. (304-12300-F, 304-12600-S,Y)
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First semester of a five-semester modern laboratory sequence designed to cut across subdisciplinary lines. Quantitative analysis, inorganic synthesis, and modern instrumental techniques, such as ultraviolet, visible, and infrared spectrophotometry, are introduced. One lecture and one laboratory per week. Prerequisites: 304-12100 or 304-12300; and 304-12200 or 304-12600 prior or concurrent. 2 credits. (S,Y)
304-22100, 304-22200 Organic Chemistry NS LA
Study of the chemistry of carbon compounds, with an emphasis on both traditional and current concepts. Structure, nomenclature, preparation, reactions, and analysis of organic compounds are covered, using modern theories and reaction mechanisms as a unifying basis. The use of scientific and logical thought patterns is stressed in problem solving. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites for 304-22100: 304-12200 or 304-12600. Prerequisites for 304-22200: 304-22100. 3 credits. (304-22100-F, 304-22200-S,Y)
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304-32400, 304-32500, 304-32600 Experimental Chemistry III, IV, V NS LA
Completion of the unified sequence. Project-oriented experiments to deal with concepts normally found in instrumental analysis, physical, organic, and inorganic laboratory courses. Emphasis is placed on using synthetic techniques, modern analysis by instrumentation, and studies of the physical properties of chemical systems. One lecture and two laboratories per week. Prerequisites for 304-32400: 304-22500 (with a grade of C- or better); 304-22200, prior or concurrent. Prerequisites for 304-32500: 304-32400 (with a grade of C- or better); 304-34200, prior or concurrent. Prerequisites for 304-32600: 304-32400 (with a grade of C- or better), 304-33100, prior or concurrent; 304-33200. 3 credits. (304-32400-S, 304-32500-S, 304-32600-F,Y)
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A theoretical interpretation of nature from the macroscopic viewpoint. Includes an introduction to thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics. Prerequisites: 304-12200 or 304-12600; 313-10800 or 313-11200; 315-10200 or 315-11800. 3 credits. (F,Y)
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A theoretical interpretation of nature from the microscopic viewpoint. Includes an introduction to the kinetic molecular theory of gases, quantum chemistry, and spectroscopy. Prerequisites: 304-12200 or 304-12600; 313-11200; 315-11800. 3 credits. (S,Y)
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Theories of atomic structure and chemical bonding are applied systematically to the elements. Emphasis is placed on thermodynamic, kinetic, and structural considerations of inorganic systems. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 304-33100 or concurrent registration in 304-33100. 3 credits. (F,Y)
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An introduction to the ways scientists use computers without writing computer programs. Topics include numerical calculations, statistical analysis of data, information retrieval, and artificial intelligence. Prerequisites: Three courses in 303-xxxxx, 304-xxxxx, or 315-xxxxx. Students should have written at least one program in a language such as BASIC or Pascal. 3 credits. (IRR)
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The synthesis, structure, and properties of polymers, with a special emphasis on practical applications in the chemical industry. Topics include sources of chemical raw materials, plastics, fibers, drugs, surface coatings, food chemicals, dyes, and pigments. Specific examples illustrate the scientific basis for the performance of familiar, everyday materials. Prerequisites: 304-22200. 3 credits. (S,Y)
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Recently I posted an article about Google's dictionary (titled: Did you know Google has a dictionary?) that was quite popular. To add to your dictionary collection, I encourage you take a look at another online dictionary, called Definir.
Definr.com is a fast, free dictionary based on Princeton's open WordNet 2.0.
The website framework is Ruby on Rails. Looking up words in a dictionary is easy, so we do that with MySQL and cache the top 10,000 definitions in memory.
Doing word completion (a.k.a. auto-complete, auto-suggest, globbing) is not easy, at least not when you have to search through 200,000 words for every keystroke. So our word completion is done in a C module for Ruby, and the word completion server is separate from the rest of the site.
With the DefinrBot algorithm, we can do 190,000 word completions per second without caching, and that translates to about 10,000 completions per second once the Ruby layer is factored in.
Definir is available as a Firefox extension or you can drag Definir to your Firefox toolbar, where you can look up words on the fly. I tested the toolbar bookmarklet in Google Chrome, and it worked there, as well.


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There's a conversation going on on CafeMom right now about whether or not it matters if your kid's last name matches yours, and I had to jump in, because, man, do I know this situation. My daughter's last name is different than mine. Not much different, but different enough. I go by "Fabian-Weber", while she's just "Weber". I didn't want to give her a hyphenated name, as, let's be honest, it is a mouthful; but also, if she wants to hyphenate her last name some day, things could get tricky. Fabian-Weber-Smith? Too much.
Originally, I didn't change my name at all. And my husband was fine with it. But when we started discussing having kids, I thought it would be nice for all parties if I had "Weber" in my name, too. And so I went through all the annoying red tape and took off of work so I could sit in a courtroom in Brooklyn all day and changed my name.
But now I sometimes feel like it's still not enough.
Growing up, everyone in my household had the same last name. We were all Fabians. My parents were old school Italians, and I seriously doubt the conversation of whether or not my mom should change or hyphenate her name ever came up. When my friends came over, it was "Hi, Mrs. Fabian"; and when we went on school trips, "Fabian" was the last name my mom signed on the permission slip. She was my mom and her last name matched mine perfectly. When my daughter gets older, it won't be that simple for her.
I'm not overly worried about the whole "signing them out of school" thing that everyone always talks about. My last name does have "Weber" in it, and I hardly think I'm the only person in the New York City area to hyphenate their name. But sometimes, like when her grandparents refer to her as a "true Weber", it creates a sort of divide. I gave birth to her. Why don't we have the same last name?
On the other hand, I feel like changing my last name would send the wrong message to my daughter. No disrespect to people who take their husband's last names -- many friends of mine have taken their husband's surname, and like I said, my mother did, as well -- but it's just not "me". Not only do I feel like my maiden name is a big part of my life -- I grew up with that name -- it connects me to my mother, who died three years ago. Also, I don't want to feel like I've become a completely different person after getting married and having kids -- and I feel like that's how it may look to me on paper were I to change my name.
If my daughter wants to take her husband's last name when she grows up, that's a-okay with me. Her name, her choice. A goal of mine is to always respect her as an individual, and remember that she's not an extension of me. We're two different people. But I hope she understands why her mom has a different last name than her -- and eventually respects it, too.
Do you have a different last name from your baby?
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Jenelle Evans shocked her fans when she married Courtland Rogers earlier this month after just a two-week engagement. The first thought on everyone's mind? She was pregnant. Nope. Turns out the impulsive Teen Mom 2 star was just head-over-heels in love. You know, that type of giddy, heart-quickening, sweaty-palm-inducing love that inspires you to make completely irrational decisions. Well, if you thought their 'I do's were surprising, wait 'til you hear about what is possibly her biggest relationship mistake to date.
Jenelle, who tied the knot at a North Carolina Courthouse December 4, didn't have Courtland sign a pre-nuptial agreement. That is just lunacy to me. Yes, I know she's not an heiress like Ivanka Trump, but thanks to the success of the MTV hit, she should have some cash stocked away (I hope) and more undoubtedly coming her way. "Jenelle didn't get a pre-nup with Courtland mostly because she didn't think she needed one," a friend of hers told RadarOnline. "She's totally in love with him and thinks their marriage is going to last forever."
Big mistake. First, let me just say, I kinda get it. There is nothing less romantic than working out a contingency plan for how to divvy up money in case of a split. A pre-nup chat can definitely burst that romantic high. But thinking with her heart has certainly caused heartache and headlines in the past. This girl is nothing if not rash and reckless when it comes to her personal life. Before Courtland, she was engaged to Gary Head and had an off-on relationship with bad boy Kieffer Delp. And Courtland certainly doesn't have a squeaky clean image. He's been locked up twice. And friends told Us Weekly he's "a bad influence. He takes advantage of everyone."
Yes, getting a pre-nup is incredibly unromantic but necessary. It's just a smart thing to do. There is nothing wrong with making plans for the "what ifs" in life. In fact, Courtland should be thinking along those lines too. He works as a roofer but reportedly comes from a wealthy family. Honestly, they both need to make sure they are protected.
Do you think Jenelle and Courtland should have signed a pre-nup?
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At the end of the 19th century, agriculture began to become more professional and competitive. The Eastern States Exposition and county fairs gave farmers a chance to gain recognition for superior animals and other products. Little Meadow Defendress, a pedigreed pig, was owned by Arthur Ware Ball of Deerfield, Massachusetts. His farm and house was next to the site of the Old Indian House. The house, which is known as the Moors House, was built in 1848--the same year the Old Indian House was torn down.
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Last spring I saw a great colloquium talk on packing regular tetrahedra in space by Jeffrey Lagarias. He pointed out that in some sense the problem goes back to Aristotle, who apparently claimed that they tile space. Since Aristotle was thought to be infallible, this was repeated throughout the ages until someone (maybe Minkowski?) noticed that they actually don't.
John Conway and Sal Torquato considered various quantitative questions about packing, tiling, and covering, and in particular asked about the densest packing of tetrahedra in space. They optimized over a very special kind of periodic packing, and in the densest packing they found, the tetrahedra take up about 72% of space.
Compare this to the densest packing of spheres in space, which take up about 74%. If Conway and Torquato's example was actually the densest packing of tetrahedra, it would be a counterexample to Ulam's conjecture that the sphere is the worst case scenario for packing.
But a series of papers improving the bound followed, and as of early 2010 the record is held by Chen, Engel, and Glotzer with a packing fraction of 85.63%.
I want to advertise two attractive open problems related to this.
(1) Good upper bounds on tetrahedron packing.
At the time of the colloquium talk I saw several months ago, it seemed that despite a whole host of papers improving the lower bound on tetrahedron packing, there was no upper bound in the literature. Since then Gravel, Elser, and Kallus posted a paper on the arXiv which gives an upper bound. This is very cool, but the upper bound on density they give is something like , so there is still a lot of room for improvement.
(2) Packing tetrahedra in a sphere.
As far as I know, even the following problem is open. Let's make our lives easier by discretizing the problem and we simply ask how many tetrahedra we can pack in a sphere. Okay, let's make it even easier: the edge length of each of the tetrahedra is the same as the radius of the sphere. Even easier: every one of the tetrahedra has to have one corner at the center of the sphere. Now how many tetrahedra can you pack in the sphere?
It is fairly clear that you can get 20 tetrahedra in the sphere, since the edge length of the icosahedron is just slightly longer than the radius of its circumscribed sphere. By comparing the volume of the regular tetrahedron to the volume of the sphere, we get a trivial upper bound of 35 tetrahedra. But by comparing surface area instead, we get an upper bound of 22 tetrahedra.
There is apparently a folklore conjecture that 20 tetrahedra is the right answer, so proving this comes down to ruling out 21 or 22. To rule out 21 seems like a nonlinear optimization problem in some 63-dimensional space.
I'd guess that this is within the realm of computation if someone made some clever reductions. Oleg Musin settled the question of the kissing number in 4-dimensional space in 2003. To rule out kissing number of 25 is essentially optimizing some function over a 75-dimensional space. This sounds a little bit daunting, but it is apparently much easier than Thomas Hales's proof of the Kepler conjecture. (For a nice survey of this work, see this article by Pfender and Ziegler.)


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The multiple-reactor accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station following its catastrophic earthquake and tsunami on March 12, which may turn out to be one of the most damaging nuclear plant accidents in history once again tragically highlights the hidden (that is, uncalculated) costs of differing energy technologies. The difficulty of calculating certain ancillary costs of power production, such as potential risk and long-term environmental cleanup and recovery leaves both government and industry partially in the dark when making important decisions regarding power generation investment and policy.
The simplified formulas used to calculate total lifetime cost of power plants, because they generally leave out longer-term and risk-based costs, dis proportionally effect perception of solar and wind energy solutions. These technologies are generally more expensive than coal, oil, and natural gas to install initially, but contain far fewer long-term environmental costs. However, because these costs are precisely the ones omitted from projections, the result is a skewed picture of solar costs via-a-vis other technologies.
Coal plant costs are perhaps the easiest to calculate because their design is relatively stable and standardized, and coal supply is domestic in the U.S. and also relatively stable; however, such calculations rarely (if ever) include the potentially massive costs of future environmental cleanup or mitigation. Though we know that these costs (coal is a significant contributor to global climate change) are enormous, they are notoriously difficult to quantify, and thus official projections of long term cost rarely contain a numerical indication of costs beyond construction, materials, and regulatory fees. Oil, natural gas, and nuclear power plants all pose similar potential environmental costs that aren't included in cost projections—due not only to the direct difficulty of quantification, but also to the difficulty of projecting risk probabilities of accidents. The 2010 Gulf Oil spill will cost at least $30 billion in the long run, but none of these costs were figured into the development of BP's fleet of wells and oil rigs in the Gulf Coast. Neither were the costs of containment and environmental cleanup factored into the construction of the Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, or Fukushima Daiichi power plants. Such accidents are extremely rare, but their costs can exceed the lifetime construction and operating costs of a plant by many orders of magnitude, and clearly should be factored in to overall projections of lifetime costs.
Researchers are the Argonne National Laboratory, run by the U.S. Department of Energy, have begun to address this problem with the formulation of a new model for calculating solar's Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE). Their formula is essentially an extension of one developed by industry that utilizes a Monte Carlo simulation to statistically select from probability distributions to account for uncertainty in a number of variables. These are precisely the variables that would otherwise drop out of the equation or be replaced by arbitrary constants. Thus this work provides a concrete methodology to extend LCOE calculations to complex, uncertain features of long-term energy cost. While this is enormously helpful for anyone calculating costs of solar energy generation, similar models need to be developed for other industries for an accurate comparison of costs to be possible. Still, a publicly-funded (and thus not serving any particular segment of industry) effort of this sort in an enormous step in the right direction: by highlighting the problem with previous formulas and blazing a trail toward more accurate models that account for uncertainty, the Argonne researchers are helping to institutionalize a new, more accurate and complete form of energy cost calculation.
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One other bit of detail to add... perhaps I rushed the process a bit; I often expressed my feelings and talked a lot about the future... Do you think this may have contributed to it? Maybe I scared her?
Hey fellow LoveLogic members,
I need your advice...
I recently started dated this girl for about 7 weeks or so... She just finished med school and started her residency... She lives about 1.5 hours away from me -- I never considered it LD so I felt it was very manageable...
I haven't met someone I connected this strongly with in a while... we share the same values, religion (which has been extremely important), similar interests, and we have unbelievable amount of chemistry!! Our communication is also great -- both open and honest.
Early on.. I'll say a bit over a week into the relationship, she expressed her reservations, but couldn't say what it was at the time... About 3 weeks into it, as we were exchanging some great text messaging communication, she suddenly wrote: "I have to pinch myself because it seems almost too good to be true...I feel that it will fall apart eventually" (paraphrase)... I tried to reassure her that things were going well and as long as we continue to be honest with each other, things would progress naturally and well...
This past week, I spent a 3-day weekend with her... had an amazing time... she's quite busy with her study material, so we would spend 5-6 hours of each morning studying; well I'll be reading or surfing on my laptop... everything worked out well... On the Sunday, before I left we got into a touchy subject and things got a bit awkward... over the next few days, she had to work weird shifts, so we communicated very little... Last Thursday, she decided that at this point we should not be together -- considering her residency and because of her variable schedule, I usually have to be the one to visit her (which I absolutely do not mind because I feel that she's worth it), but she said she feels "indebted" that I have to make such a sacrifice -- since she has 4 more years of residency, I guess she feels that it would be a big burden on me over those years -- though we haven't talked about the possibility of me moving closer as the relationship develops, but I would be willing considering my profession is a bit more flexible in terms of location....
Anyway, I don't know what to do... I know we both really like each other, but I sense that this is her defensive mechanism at work -- it's like she's stopping it before she gets disappointed -- maybe she feels that what we're doing isn't sustainable??? I don't know...
What do y'all think?? I really like her a lot and we connect at a very high level... The fact that we share the same faith is an added bonus which I never felt would mean this much to me....
Any advice would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks in advance guys!
Hey, Unco -
I'm sorry to hear that things seem to be getting murky with your relationship.
The thing to remember is that you can't really break through someone's emotional defenses/walls/etc...they have to willingly take them down for you. The more you try to hammer at them and get around them, the stronger those defenses are going to become - I speak from experience with being on both sides of that situation.
I'm not sure if the situation you described has as much to do with her emotional defenses as it does with her current lifestyle - busy med student, working strange (and probably VERY long) shifts, hardly having any "down time." I can see that she's reserved about the relationship as well - she seems to be waiting for the other shoe to drop, so to speak. Looking at it from her point of view, I can see how she would feel a little guilty that you have to be the one to visit her while her schedule doesn't allow her to return the favor. I'd probably feel a bit obligated, too...no matter how much the other person told me it wasn't a big deal. And I'd feel frustrated that I would not be able to meet those obligations - it's a feeling of being unable to "give back" the same amount, and it creates a feeling of unbalance.
As far as what her feelings really are, well...only she can tell you that. Since I don't know her, I can't really say with any sort of confidence what I think is happening in her head. It could be that she's stopping before she gets disappointed, or she's stopping before things get too serious. With another four years of medical school ahead of her, it could also be that she can't see how she'll be able to sustain a healthy relationship while succeeding in her studies/career at the same time. I suppose my point is that you need to really look at this from her perspective, look at her specific situation and what she's already dealing with in her life. Her main focus, from what you described, seems to be medical school. It can be difficult to balance all of that with a relationship as well, even though I don't you'd be unreasonable or demanding - if anything, you sound quite supportive of her goals.
Regardless, there's always the "guilt factor" that people feel in not being able to give back the way they would like, and if she's anything like me, it doesn't matter what anyone says to ease my guilt - I'm still going to feel it, and it's still going to stress me out.
Since you don't know if she's using a defense mechanism, or if she's trying to be fair to you, or if she's been scared off, or if she simply wants to avoid putting more stress on herself than she's already got, I don't think it's a good idea to speculate on what she's thinking and feeling. You won't know unless she tells you. I can see how she might think it'd be difficult to see you regularly and work on her studies at the same time.
How is the communication situation with you two right now? Do you still contact each other, or none at all? If you're still communicating and you feel you need to state your intentions clearly, then do so. However, I wouldn't recommend trying to push her into a relationship - it will only stress her out and make her retreat. Whether or not this will help the situation for you, I can't say. It seems to me that the ultimate decision is up to her.
I'm not sure any of that was helpful, but if you need to give any more information, then I'll be happy to try again!
"Are tangerines really just oranges that didn't want it enough?" - Random Greeting Card
Hey kelley,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience and advice with me. It was very helpful. I think it's a combination of emotional defense and lifestyle/work.
Some additional details: she was once engaged but decided to end the relationship because her ex was not supportive of her med studies. This was a few months into her education. Even though she's now out of med school, she is in residency ... it's the process of specializing after school -- so she is actually a practicing doctor and studies at the same time. She's in her early 30s have expressed to me so I know she ideally wants to develop a relationship and plan a family for the near future (say3-5 years). But somehow I feel this fear or reservation, hence I mentioned the "emotional wall". It's ironic as I say that because she is extremely verbal and affectionate. I have already met her parents and went on a double date with her sister and brother-in-law. She's really close to her family so their approval was important and from what I know, they like me so far. I was actually suppose to go over to her parents house this coming weekend for dinner, which I was very much looking forward to -- I was going to bring over dinner and all.
The last time we had communication was a brief text exchange on Monday. The last time we actually spoke on the phone was last Thursday.
So kelley, are you saying I should leave it entirely up to her right now? I really want to give it another shot at reaching her, but don't know when or how. I know people often criticize the length of relationship if it was short... In this case, we've been together for 2 months -- it's really not the length, but the quality of time that we've spent together I value. Conversations are great and I have seriously never made someone laugh like how I make her laugh before -- I've never considered myself much of a funny guy but with her my synapsis is rapid fast and my wit comes alive. Our values and outlook on life is very much aligned.
I don't know, is there much to add?
Hey, Unco, and I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I've been buried for the past couple of weeks and am only now coming up for air!
While I'm not going to tell you what you "should" do - I'm in no place to do so - my observation is that the ball is in her court whether or not she wants to change her mind and pursue a relationship. You can certainly make your intentions known, but be prepared for the possibility that it might not change her mind.
Do you have any updates to add?
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I am a DJ. I love electronic dance music and this is one of my ways of contributing to that which I love. I want others to come to the same passion that I have and to experience the bliss of what EDM can bring to ones life.
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December 23, 2017 | By Paul Kelly, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Editor's Note: This is the third of a series of 10 vignettes in which IMS Senior Communications Manager Paul Kelly picks his top 10 moments of 2017 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been known worldwide for great motorsports competition for 108 years. But the Racing Capital of the World also has welcomed some of the top musical artists in a variety of genres for live concerts over the last two decades.
This year was no different. The lineup of musical acts performing on event weekends at IMS included rock stars Steve Miller Band and Barenaked Ladies, EDM standouts The Chainsmokers, Major Lazer, Zedd and Marshmello, country hit-makers Brantley Gilbert, Dustin Lynch and Clayton Anderson, and more.
All of the performances were great. But none blew me away quite like the headline act by country superstar Keith Urban during the Firestone Legends Day concert May 26 on Indianapolis 500 Race Weekend.
Let's make one thing clear: I'm not a big country music fan. I'm an aging devotee of rock-and-roll who also dabbles with jazz, pop and EDM.
So when Urban took the stage on the in-house TV monitor near my work area on the fourth floor of the Media Center, I took a quick glance. I knew Urban has won nearly every award possible in country. I knew he is a guitar player of some renown, even outside of Nashville. I knew he is married to Nicole Kidman. I know he's from Australia yet sings with a Southern twang.
And that was about it.
So I returned to work, head down at my laptop to prepare for the busiest day of the year the following day, Race Day for the Indianapolis 500. But something rare and memorable happened over the next 45 minutes or so.
Urban's smooth singing, tight band and INCREDIBLE guitar playing gradually distracted my attention from my work. I found myself staring up at the TV more than my laptop screen for a few minutes, especially when Urban brought a young boy out of the crowd and gave him his guitar.
Trust me, this doesn't happen often. When I'm grinding at work during an IMS event, very little distracts me. I'm one of those guys who gets locked in and puts on the blinders like Secretariat hurtling alone down the stretch at the Belmont in 1973.
But Urban grabbed me.
The man is a phenomenal guitar player and singer and an even better entertainer. He walked the tightrope between genuine connection with fans and schmaltz more deftly than any artist I've seen in years at IMS. Urban had the entire crowd eating out of his hand by the midway point of the show. And he gave the love right back. It was real, palpable.
It was a fantastic performance, the capper for me of a great year of music at IMS. I started Saturday, May 26 not knowing much of Keith Urban's music. I finished the day as a Keith Urban fan – something I never would have predicted.


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Demi Lovato Recalls Former Diva Behavior in E! Special
Demi Lovato filmed a special sit down with E! host Giuliana Rancic to coincide with the 'Give Your Heart a Break' video bow. Well, the vid leaked ahead of the planned premiere, but the special aired as scheduled last night (April 2.) During the frank and candid conversation, Lovato recalled how she had sank into diva-like behavior before she headed to rehab for treatment. If we could only love and respect one thing about Demi -- since there are so many things to love and respect about her -- it would be her honesty. There are no bounds to what she'll share, and her honesty is refreshing.
"I have been through a lot in the past year and a half, and before then, I didn't appreciate it fully," the singer said about her gig. "There have been times in my past, where I acted really diva-ish. I wasn't the most pleasant person to work with. After treatment, I knew I might not have the same career afterwards, and that was scary to me." That realization, which was powerful, made her live each day to the fullest, since she now abides by the credo that you might not have any of this tomorrow, so do as much as you can while you have a voice.
Lovato, in sky high heels, leather leggings and crimson lipstick, spoke about some of the key details pertaining to 'Give Your Heart a Break,' as a song and a video. "It was recorded a year-and-a-half ago, so I wasn't in a relationship then. But when I sing it now, I think of someone, make it as relatable as I can. It's a love song about having faith." The video also turns the tables on the notion that men have to do something romantic for women, instead having a woman doing something incredibly beautiful for her man, which she does in the vid!
She also commented one of the most valuable lessons that she has learned is that she has to love herself before anyone else, and that women can be independent on their own, without significant others. That's something we can get behind!


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Jamie Frees '12 started as an intern at the Center for Environment & Society during the summer of 2009, after taking the Archaeology Field School.
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In 2009, George Carey, an amateur telescope maker and astronomer from the UK, published a modification of previous focus mask designs to make a much more sensitive version of the device. This focus mask allows you quickly, easily and precisely focus your DSLR camera, webcam or CCD camera for astrophotography. The method is simple, very intuitive, and the device has universally been named after the inventor: The "Carey Mask".
Farpoint manufactures this "lifesaving" astrophotography tool out of virtually indestructible ABS plastic, which comes in two major types and in a range of sizes. The mask pictured below is a general purpose mask designed to fit SCT telescopes.
Carey Focus Mask - Description and Use
(Description courtesy of Farpoint Astronomical and George Carey)
The Bahtinov Mask requires you to judge when the central spike is midway between the two angle spikes. This is quite easy to do, but there is still a little uncertainty in determining the exact center alignment, especially when viewing in a DSLR viewfinder.
With the Carey mask the central spike idea has been abandoned. The angle between spikes has been considerably reduced. Instead of two sloping sets of slits and one central set, there are four sets of slits, with a small angle difference on each side of the mask as shown in the image below.
The diffraction pattern produced is two overlapping 'X' shapes with slightly differing angles, and at perfect focus the Xs will be symmetrical.
Inside and outside focus the Xs will be displaced. Because the angle of each X is slightly different, it will be easy to spot when out of focus, and also which way focus should be altered.
In this example the offset of the Xs causes a noticeable gap between the left hand spikes, but the right hand spikes overlap, appearing to be single spikes.The mask should always be placed on the telescope in the same orientation so that the user becomes familiar with which way to alter focus. In this example, because the left hand spikes are 'split' you will know that the focus knob must be rotated anti-clockwise.
Closer to focus, but the left hand spikes are still more split than the right.Rotate focus knob anti-clockwise a little more.
|The 'split' in the left hand spikes is now the same as the right hand side.
Sharp focus has been reached.
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It only takes a very small shift in focus to make a drastic change in the appearance of the spikes.
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- Allocate plenty of time for the exhibits. Don't attempt to see all the exhibits in one day. Make several short trips. Use the program guide to select and find exhibitors.
- But also, allow for the seredipity of coming across a new vendor ... who just might have a product or service useful to your library.
- Don't pick up everything you see in the exhibits hall. Ask exhibitors to send you information after the conference. Take advantage of the "expocard" you get at registration--just have the exhibitor scan it! Or, if you have business cards, use them. Or, some people bring self-addressed labels.
- Check your expocard! An error on your expocard can happen -- especially if you've had a change of address or employer. It's very frustrating to discover this on the last day of a conference, especially if you've requested important info.
- For materials you do pick up, make use of the on-site postal centers to ship materials back home or use bag check services. You will have a much easier time if you aren't trying to carry everything.
- Attend the exhibits early in the conference before vendor giveaways run low.
- Try and find a map of the exhibit floor with exhibitors, and then maximize your time on the floor by deciding ahead of time which exhibitors you want to visit and how much time you have to spend. You can leave a business card at the booth to try and schedule an appointment. Maps are available in the Meeting Guide and in the "Into the Stacks" booklet.


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Spring 2012
Lab meetings: T 2-5 PM in TLS 181
Labs begin the first week of class.
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Take food, for example. Tonight's dinner was smoked salmon (served cold), steamed white rice, nori wrappers, corn on the cob, and sliced watermelon. Upon seeing the dinner, Maddie exclaimed, "Oh! I LOVE seaweed!" She proceeded to eat a good number (four or five?) of salmon and rice wraps, most of her corn, and two slices of melon. Riley ate at least ten slices of melon, two servings of white rice, and, when asked to choose some kind of protein, a SmartDog. He's a vegetarian by choice, and his go-to proteins are any and all dairy, SmartDogs, hummus, raw almonds, eggs, and peanut butter.
My point here is that Maddie is an adventurous eater and a combiner. She'll try almost anything and likes all kinds of somewhat unexpected things. She has an especially keen taste for sour and bitter things. She loves to mix things together. When we go out to eat, my best strategy is to just order a meal for myself and share it with her.
My best strategy with Riley is to ask for a refill on the bread basket. He loves carbs, which Maddie could totally live without. He won't eat meat, Maddie's favorite food group. Grapefruit is his least favorite fruit, Maddie's top choice. He's a pretty healthy eater, Riley, but he's adverse to trying new things and he has a fairly limited repertoire.
If I had just Maddie, I'd be all about taking credit for having fed her a variety of foods from the very beginning and for not having catered to her whims when mealtime comes around. If I only had Riley, I'd wonder what I'd done wrong to create someone who is so limited in his preferences and so generally nervous about eating anything new.
As it is, I have them both and they've been presented with the same offerings. My only catering has been to accommodate Riley's preference not to eat meat. Otherwise, what's served is served, like it or lump it. And yet, two totally different palettes, one adventurous eater and one who falls somewhere on the spectrum of "picky."
I choose to draw the conclusion that I didn't have much to do with this outcome. I think Riley could be pickier if I let him dictate his meals and Maddie would try even more things if I were willing to take the time to broaden my quick meals repertoire. But in the end, I deserve no credit nor do I feel any failing.
Sleep is the same. Oh, how I wish Riley would sleep more, or at least later in the morning! But I've tried everything, and in the end, Maddie has always tended to need more sleep and sleep later and Riley has an internal clock like mine, which means he thrives on predictable to-bed and wake-up times.
It's easy as a parent, at least for this parent, to feel guilty about every little perceived negative or problem with one's kid. And it's sometimes equally easy to feel pride for every little positive and success. I certainly think that how kids are parented has some influence on their behavior and certainly on their world view, but having two rather temperamentally different children who have been parented in largely the same way at the same times in their lives has taken off some of the heat for me.
People often say that I'm lucky to have twins, and in many ways, I agree. This is one of the more selfishly practical ways in which I find having twins to be a boon.
And on that note, I shall now go assemble two desks from that pinnacle of consumerism: IKEA. I would make a lame joke that double the furniture assembly is a negative about having twins, but the truth is that I am one of those nutters who actually enjoys putting together IKEA's wares. So I guess it's just another reason to be happy about the twin situation.
Now just don't ask me about the first two years of the kids' lives. Those stories, at least the ones that were not already documented on this blog, are for another, perhaps less positive, day.
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- Goddess in Progress said...
I couldn't agree more. Seeing such differences in my kids' behavior/preferences/patterns, and seeing them develop side-by-side at the same time, helps me be a little more mellow as a parent. While I take less credit for the good stuff, I take less blame for the rest.
Both my mom and her sister had the easy, well-behaved girl as a first child, and got mighty confident in their spectacular parenting abilities. Then both were slammed with a hellion of a younger son and struggled to temper the credit/blame thing. Having twins first makes you realize a lot earlier that all kids are different, somewhat regardless of how "well" you parent them.
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- Lizard said...
most people only learn this once they have the second child, the first either being a puzzle and lots of frustration at not being able to get your kid to do whatever it is you want. Or, they congratulate themselves for being such Excellent Parents when they only have one kid (while looking askance at you, with your substandard kid who isn't as perfect as theirs) and they get brought down to earth when they have the second and the slowly learn that their parenting has nothing do do with the kid's easy bedtimes or non-picky eating.
I think every new parent should have to read what you have written. We can file off the rough edges on our kids, but we have no control over their basic personalities and ways of being. The sooner a pre ant realizes that, the happier everyone is.
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So it gets easier after 2? Before my guys were born, everyone said twins get easier after 1. For me, it just hasn't been the case. If anything, the months since they turned 1 (5 months ago) have actually been harder. I like this new carrot you've dangled.
As for the food, it's so interesting how palates develop. Right now I have one who throws just about everything, and one who -- although he enjoys the throwing too -- generally seems to like food of all kinds. I'm curious to see their preferences as they get older.
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- Megan said...
I whole heartedly agree with this post. I think parents certainly have sway in their child's behavior/likes/tendencies, but only within a certain range from their natural state.
I'm a parent of an only child, but have the unique perspective of watching her older, full biological sibling being parented by her birth parents. In some ways they are similar parents to us; in others, we are vastly different. It's absolutely amazing to me how much alike my daughter and her brother are, despite growing up with different parents and in a different environment. And where they are really different, it's a good reminder that my daughter is her own person, who will be who she is regardless of what I do.
Before becoming a parent, I thought parenting was about shaping your child into the person you wanted him/her to be in society. Now I view it much more as providing the best guidance I can given who my daughter just IS, as well as recognizing that it's her natural personality/tendencies that determine the areas I have to focus on to give her the guidance and lessons she needs. I don't get to determine who she is - I get to do my best to provide the tools and support for her to make the most of who she is anyway.
- 08:10
I have twins and I agree, one of my boys will eat anything or at least try it. His twin eats - literally - 5 things (and loves carbs). I just love when people tell me all the things I did wrong to make him picky....I always say "then how do you explain his brother?" I don't take credit OR blame, and having twins is always a reminder how little we can interfere with the nature they are born with.
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- Vanessa said...
My daughter (an only child) has a very reserved personality, which manifested as extreme fearfulness and clinging when she was a toddler and preschooler. I would have loved if she'd had a more adventurous sibling, both to prove that I didn't make her that way, and to show her by example that escalators, merry-go-rounds, movie theaters, unfamiliar houses, her own relatives, and any number of other things weren't out to get her!
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NJ Bans Trash-Talking In High School Sports
New Jersey high school athletes who talk trash could find their teams penalized and themselves under investigation by the state Civil Rights Division.
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association and the state Attorney General's Office announced the new policy on Wednesday.
They say it brings athletic events into line with the state's anti-bullying law for schools.
The sports policy goes into place this fall.
Participants could be in trouble if they make harassing statements related to gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Referees would also be required to report incidents for possible further investigation.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Still in search for their first conference win, the Tech volleyball team hits the road for a second chance at Morehead State Friday night and Eastern Kentucky Saturday. The Golden Eagles faced the both teams earlier this season, and lost to each in four sets.
Friday, Oct. 26
6:00 p.m. CT - Tech at Morehead State
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With the end of the season drawing near, the Golden Eagles only have six matches remaining. Despite their record, Tech remains one of the best defensive teams in the conference. Several teams have had to make adjustments to the wall the Tech block has placed at the net.
The net is anchored by senior Kelsey Gray, who is currently ranked 14th in the NCAA with 1.46 blocks per set, out-blocking players from some of the best programs in the country, inluding Penn State, Nebraska, Texas and UCLA. Gray leads the OVC in the same category, with .29 lead over Morehead State's Ann Gruenschlaeger, the second-ranked blocker 1ith 1.17 blocks per set.
Leading the backcourt is sophomore libero Courtney Smith. Smith averages 5.23 digs per set, placing her third in the OVC. Smith is leads the Golden Eagles with a .944 serve reception percentage, controlling over one-third of the Golden Eagles serve receive.
Offensively, the Golden Eagles are led by Gray with 2.31 kills per set. Outside hitters Natalie Penrod and Ellen Conti have surpassed the 100 kill mark with Gray this season. Penrod averages 2.11 kills per set, and Conti proves 1.80 kills per set.
Madison Comperry and Ashleigh Hancock continue to split time running the offense averaging 3.82 and 4.36 assists per set respectively.
As a team, Tech averages 9.35 kills, 14.19 digs, 2.49 blocks and 0.91 aces per set.
TECH (2-20, 0-10 OVC) vs. Morehead State (18-6, 10-0 OVC)
MSU leads the series 54-17.
Earlier this season, Morehead State defeated the Golden Eagles in four sets, 25-13, 22-25, 25-17 and 25-15.
TECH vs. Eastern Kentucky (7-14, 4-6 OVC)
EKU leads the series 47-20.
EKU defeated Tech earlier this season 3-1. Set scores were 25-22, 23-25, 25-15 and 25-19.
LOOKING AHEAD: For their final home appearance of the season, the Golden Eagle volleyball team will return to Hooper-Eblen Center Homecoming weekend, Nov. 2-3. Friday night, the Golden Eagles will take on SIU Edwardsville at 7:00 p.m and then host Southeast Missouri Saturday at 5 p.m. Saturday, the Tech will honor its three seniors: Madi Comperry, Katrina Dvorken and Kelsey Gray as they will play their final game in the Hoop.
OUTBLOCKING THE OVC: Tennessee Tech sits atop the conference in blocks per set with 2.38. The majority of the team's blocks come from 6-2 senior Kelsey Gray, whose average of 1.33 blocks per set ranks first in the OVC and 40th in the NCAA.
100 MILESTONES: Two Golden Eagles have reached the 100 kill mark this season, outside hitter Natalie Penrod and middle hitter Kelsey Gray have each reached the season milestone. Gray has accumulated 117 kills so far this season, and Penrod has 100 kills.
CAN YOU DIG IT? Courtney Smith had a career weekend, recording a match high 24 digs at Austin Peay (a career high) and a team high 15 digs against Murray State. She had a .953 reception conversion, taking 64 of Tech's serve reception. Smith averaged 5.57 digs per set over the weekend, well above her 4.86 season average.
CONFERENCE ACTION: This season, with the addition of Belmont University to the conference, the OVC will break down into two regions, expanding tournament play to the top eight teams (from six in previous years). The winners of each division get automatic berths into the conference championship, while the seeding will be determined by winning percentage.
Tech will play in the East Division along with Belmont, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State and Tennessee State. The West Division includes Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Murray State, Southeast Missouri, SIUE and UT Martin.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Kelsey Gray received her second All-Tournament selection this season at the Samford Bulldog Invitational. Gray had two double-digit performances in kills, 11 against Gardner-Webb and 14 against Alcorn State. She hit a whopping .462 attack percentage against Alcorn State. Gray put up a wall at the net, blocking just about every ball that went toward her. Gray had seven solo blocks and 10 block assists over the weekend. Against Gardner-Webb, Gray had five solo blocks and four assists forcing GW's top player to have three straight errors, and to be pulled from the match. Gray's blocking effort held opponents to a .161 attack percentage, the lowest of any tournament this season.
Natalie Penrod was selected to the Western Kentucky all-tournament team, marking her second all-tournament honor this season. Returning to her home state of Kentucky, Penrod earned all-tournament honors in a five-team tournament with opponents like #10 Dayton and Ohio State. Penrod led Tech with 22 kills despite facing a triple block most of the weekend. Penrod was responsible for 25 of Tech's 99 points, and a third of Tech's total offense.
Gray earned a spot on her first all-tournament team at the Xavier Invitational. Gray hit an outstanding .667 against Xavier. She recorded nine kills, leading the team. Against the second best team in the Big East, Marquette, Gray had eight terminations, again leading the team and hit .500. As a middle, Gray hit above and beyond against three top-tier teams.
Penrod netted all-tournament honors at the Country Inns & Suites Invitational hosted by UT Chattanooga. Penrod recorded 35 kills (3.89 k/s), hitting at a .260 clip.
Prior to the 2012 season, 56 Golden Eagles have earned all-tournament honors, dating back to 1994.
RECORD BREAKING SEASON: Tech opened the 2012 season at the Country Inns & Suites Invitational and set the first record of the season. The Golden Eagles didn't allow a single block against Alcorn State, tying the Golden Eagle team record for fewest total blocks allowed.
SENIORS: There are three seniors leading the 2012 squad. Madi Comperry, Katrina Dvorken and Kelsey Gray lead the Golden Eagles and are looking to get back to the OVC tournament. The trio has a career record 26-63. They have accumulated four tournament wins and appeared in two OVC tournaments.
HEAD COACH: John Blair continues his reign as head coach by reaching the decade mark, becoming only the second coach in Tech history to do so.
During the 2011 season, Blair reached another milestone, earning his 100th victory at UT Chattanooga in a five-set thriller. Blair has had continued success since he lead the Golden Eagles to a conference championship in 2008, making it to the OVC tournament four out of the past five seasons.
Blair earned his 69th OVC victory last season when the Golden Eagles defeated Eastern Kentucky on November 11. Blair now has 373 wins after 27 years as a head coach, including 104 career wins at Tennessee Tech, making him the third winningest coach in program history.
CATCH THE GOLDEN EAGLES: Fans can catch Live stats via PrestoSports Prime Time via Tennessee Tech here. For conference play, games will be broadcasted on the Ohio Valley Conference Digital Network here.
OVC DIGITAL NETWORK: The Ohio Valley Conference has launched the OVC Digital Network the new and improved home for live streaming of athletic contests involving OVC member institutions, including Tennessee Tech.
The Conference is entering its seventh year of web streaming athletic contests, and this investment in improved quality, rebranding and launch of the Digital Network coincides with the OVC's partnership with SIDEARM Sports (SAS), which debuted as the new OVCSports.com in July and is the host of the OVC Digital Network.
SOCIAL NETWORK: Like TTU Sports on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to get updates on the Golden Eagle volleyball team this season. Both sites will be updated live during matches this year.


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Funny thing about the Daily Caller: they've never been wrong.
That seems to be their official stance, at least. Even when they are spectacularly in error -- something that happens to every news org now and again -- Tucker Carlson and his retinue will get right in your face and tell you nope, you're wrong, we're right.
Consider the flap over Daily Caller reporter Neil Munro's absurd outburst during President Obama's June 15 statement on the new immigration policy. Nearly every observer, regardless of ideology, agrees that Munro acted unprofessionally, and disrespected himself and his organization. But not Tucker Carlson: "A good reporter gets the story. We're proud of Neil Munro."
Standing by your own is one thing, but this goes beyond merely circling the wagons. Carlson is arguing that Munro behaved as a reporter should -- that he "got the story." This praise is belied by the actual story Munro wrote, which contained little substance, barely touched on the policy at issue, and lacked detail (probably because Munro didn't do any actual reporting while he was at the White House).
Acknowledging miscues is part of the professional news business, but this screw-the-world counterfactual stubbornness is the Daily Caller's go-to response for those moments when they cross the line.
EPA Regulations
Last September, Daily Caller reporter Matthew Boyle wrote a piece claiming that the Environmental Protection Agency is "asking for taxpayers to shoulder the burden of up to 230,000 new bureaucrats -- at a cost of $21 billion -- to attempt to implement" new greenhouse gas regulations. Boyle's source, a court brief filed by the EPA, actually said the exact opposite: the EPA had issued a rule in May 2010 that allowed the agency to avoid that scenario. Boyle misread the document and got the story completely wrong.
After various media outlets weighed in and confirmed that the Daily Caller had botched the report, executive editor David Martosko penned an editorial note lashing out at critics and declaring: "Our news story was well reported, carefully sourced, and solidly written. Despite the criticisms that some have offered, we haven't changed a word." Defiance notwithstanding, his rationalization for not correcting the story didn't hold up.
Defending the story to Politico, Martosko argued, essentially, that the story had to be right because the EPA is government and government is bad: "What's more likely: that the Obama administration's EPA wants to limit its own power, or that it's interested in dramatically increasing its reach and budget? Anyone who has spent more than a few months in Washington knows the answer."
Go Gun Crazy
Last month the Daily Caller announced that every week until Election Day they would be handing out a free gun. The gun in question, a 9-mm pistol with the Bill of Rights inscribed on the slide, is the work of Jim Pontillo, a small-time firearms manufacturer and authentic whacko. On his blog and in a smattering of Human Events columns, Pontillo cracked wise about the Obama White House being called the "Black House;" said it is "natural to understand the Confederate rebellion. A resistance to government power is integral to the American DNA;" and recommended that we invade Mexico to halt illegal immigration.
Asked by the Washington Post whether it was proper to promote Pontillo, given his colorful opinions, the Daily Caller said that the man's insurrectionist sympathies and casual racism were immaterial; what mattered was Pontillo's sure hand at making guns. "All that's germane to the contest is that he's a fully licensed firearms manufacturer. If we were giving away iPads, the political views of Apple would also be irrelevant."
Of course, soon after dismissing Pontillo's crazy political opinions as irrelevant, the Daily Caller started publishing Pontillo in their Guns And Gear section.
Trayvon Tweets
In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, a number of conservative media outlets embarked upon what Zerlina Maxwell dubbed the "thug-ification" of the slain Florida teenager: "It is a strategic manipulation of public perception with the purpose of turning Trayvon into a stereotypical black male predisposed to criminal behavior." The Daily Caller distinguished themselves in this effort by publishing the contents of Twitter accounts belonging to Martin, highlighting a photo of Martin that "depicts him smiling, gold-toothed."
Asked why the tweets were relevant to Martin's shooting by George Zimmerman, David Martosko wrote: "We don't know who the aggressor was. Character counts." Poynter's Andrew Beaujon wrote of this "character" defense: "the intent is fairly clear: Establish a counternarrative that doesn't make Martin look like a saint."
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we get the ball first...ok offense lets go
we get the ball first...ok offense lets go
I live in NE Ohio and its funny looking back at the beginning if the season, all the Browns fans really thought this was going to be their year.
and parker gets a whole 2 yds..imagine that
go figure...power football gets the first...
well so far they are hell bent on running the ball today
he'll need 50 carries today just to get 100 yds
hell yeah first down Hines...he's gonna have his 27 yds on this drive!
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Each flag represented a person who died in the terrorist attacks. The Conservative Union's Jeremy Wentzel spoke briefly to open a short ceremony. Rev. John Van Nuys '83 offered a short prayer.
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I've been doing tests with the cast on critical strike support gem lately and I have been having quite a bit of fun.
I've looked into most abilities, but so far I've been using discharge. I also use cold snap + concentrated effect for a single target ability in this video, which puts out slightly more dps for a loss of survivability (no life leech, I don't own any 5L or 6L armor pieces).
I can maintain 87% resists (can easily be 88% with one more point in my tree) and 15,000 armor almost always during dangerous combat. This gives me quite a bit of survivability. Unfortunately I can only use this for general farming. Big bosses just don't melt fast enough with a 4L Voll's Protector, and even elemental resistant rare mobs give me trouble unless they're in the center of a group.
I will be doing tests with other abilities (such as using spectral throw in place of cyclone, and using firestorm in place of discharge). There seems to be a lot of potential in this.
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I'm also working on a tree based from the Scion that uses blood magic in place of eldritch battery, and also does not get iron reflexes. While running grace + iron reflexes is nice, it seems unnecessary. Trying to run cyclone off of mana is very difficult, and I can often run out of mana. This is especially true when I use Voll's Protector because of its huge mana reduction. Not having to take mana nodes would be very helpful. With the blood magic setup, I also get some useful Marauder nodes (+2% Max Resists and -30% Critical Strike Damage Taken). Getting frozen can kill you .


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