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Sunday, 08 August 2010 07:51
On August 5, 2010 Israel's Haaretz newspaper, citing a Fars (Iran) news service story, reported that a non-governmental organization in Iran had "launched a Website with cartoons on the Holocaust aimed at undermining the historic dimensions of the mass murder of Jews." Israelis and Zionists reacted angrily to this announcement.
Spokesmen at Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holocaust museum stated that the website was "yet the latest salvo emanating from Iran that denies the facts of the Holocaust and attempts to influence those who are ignorant of history." The Haaretz report also noted, somewhat resentfully, that "since the 1979 Islamic revolution , Iran has not acknowledged Israel as a sovereign state and even refrained from using the name Israel, instead referring to the Jewish state as the Zionist regime."
This is obviously a hot button issue and so I will begin my examination of this report by stating that the Holocaust is a proven factual event and the number of six million Jewish victims killed is roughly accurate. Histories based on detailed research on this subject include the early classic study by Raul Hilberg, The Destruction of the European Jews, first published in 1961 and followed later by his Sources of Holocaust Research (2001). Other recent works include David Engel's The Holocaust: The Third Reich and the Jews (1999) and S. Hochstadt, Sources of the Holocaust– Documents in History (2004). There are many other works as well.
Iran's academics are no fools. Many of them have been trained in Western universities, but even those who have been trained elsewhere or locally are well read, multilingual, and every bit as intelligent as scholars you will find in the West. Thus, my feeling is that most Iranian historians and others familiar with the research on the Holocaust know the truth of the matter. Indeed, when I was in Iran in 2005 I did not find any academics raising questions about the reality and extent of the Holocaust. However, five years later we are witness to regular attacks coming from Iran on the traditional interpretation of the Holocaust. So what is going on here? Is it just that the present Iranian leaders are a bunch of anti-Semites as the Zionists would have us believe? Or is there something else behind this questioning of a seminal tragedy?
Understanding the Holocaust As a Western Event
For the West, the most disastrous event of the last century was the Holocaust. Yet, as horrible as the Holocaust was, it also was mainly a Western affair. With some justification one might argue that the lessons to be learned from the Holocaust are universal, but that does not negate the fact that Westerners did this to themselves. Thus, there is no reason why the West's tragedy has to be the tragedy of all other peoples. This is an important fact and it helps explain why, if one goes to the Arab world today and asks people what is the greatest disaster of the 20th century, you are not going to get the Holocaust as the most common answer. Rather, from a good number of Arabs the answer will be the Nakba– the massive dispossession of the Palestinian people by Zionist invaders. Unfortunately, since 1948 an added complication has crept into this equation. Because of the attitude taken by the leaders of Israel and their Zionist supporters, the two disasters, the Holocaust and the Nakba, have become inextricably intertwined.
Despite the fact that modern Zionism predates the Holocaust by half a century, that disaster has been consistently used by the Zionists to justify the need for the Israeli state. Therefore, the notion that Israel stands as a defense against a new Holocaust is present in much of the propaganda that makes the West's Zionist lobbies so powerful. In this storyline, the Palestinians who resist Israeli aggression are simply reduced to latter day Nazis. This claim was most recently made explicit by Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, in his September 25, 2009 speech before the United Nations General Assembly. In that speech Netanyahu compared Hamas to the Nazis and the firing of Qassam rockets with the London Blitz during World War II. As a corollary to this stance, any criticism of Israeli behavior is said to weaken the defenses against a new genocide of the Jews and is therefore, ipso facto, an expression of anti-Semitism.
Unfortunately, even if you believe that Israel is a necessary retreat for threatened Jewry, the use of the Holocaust as a justification for Israel and its policies is a grave strategic mistake. For by underpinning its continued existence on preventing a second Holocaust, the defenders of Israel invite some of their adversaries to call into doubt the first Holocaust. As we have seen, these opponents, now led by Ahmadinejad of Iran, assert that the Zionists have, at best, exaggerated the victimhood of the Jews during World War II, or that they might be just making it all up to justify stealing Palestine. Thus, the website that has caused all the uproar is, according to Haaretz, "dedicated to those [Palestinians] who have been killed under the pretext of the Holocaust." In short, if you can establish doubt about your enemy's core argument you have struck that enemy a serious blow.
Who is the Target Audience?
In this effort it is unlikely that the Iranian president or those behind the recent website are simply poking their fingers into the proverbial Western eye. The populations to whom they are really talking do not live in the West. They live in the non-Western world and more specifically the Muslim lands. Most of this audience have no more knowledge of modern European history than their Western counterparts have of Arab or Muslim history. Except, of course, that educated non-Westerners can readily identify the West with the history of modern imperialism. For many of them that is local history–the kind that stays in the collective memory for generations. So while the average citizen of the Muslim lands probably knows little about the reality of the Holocaust, they are likely to know a lot about Israel as a surviving symbol of their immediate ancestors imperialist experience. Under the circumstances, convincing them that the Holocaust is a Western ploy to justify an imperialist crime is not such a difficult task. And, that is just what Iran's anti-Holocaust rhetoric is all about.
An End Result
Before righteous indignation sets in over this deception, keep in mind that the Zionist movement has just as easily convinced most Israeli and Zionist Jews of the correctness of Nakba denial. That is, that the Nakba never really happened and that the history of the founding of Israel was nothing other than the heroic struggle of a people to survive.
The website in question seems to have been discontinued, perhaps because it was unauthorized by the government. But its brief existence should teach us a lesson. The West as well as the East is indeed full of "those who are ignorant of history." This does not mean, however, that they have no sense of any history at all. Rather, it means that the history they believe in is often contrived and distorted. This points the way to the lesson to be learned– what motivates us, and this includes our leaders, is not what is true, but rather what we think is true. Sometimes the two might be close enough that when we act we do so in a relatively effective way. But more often than not the two exist at some distance from each other, and it is then that we often walk off a cliff.
I am not sure how one can correct this situation. But it is an enormous problem in a world were there are no longer any sanctuaries. Where, for us Americans, the oceans no longer protect us.
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Powell, Ryan said, "has earned the right to start," according a transcript from the club.
Powell is listed first on the club's depth chart, with Ivory second-string and ex-Packers back Alex Green third-string.
"Bilal did a tremendous job for us throughout training camp and in preseason games as well," Ryan said.
The Jets' coach later added: "It's not just you feed one guy the football. Chris, obviously is a very talented back in his own right, so we will use his skills as well."
The 24-year-old Powell rushed for 437 yards on 110 carries for the Jets a season ago. The club added Ivory from New Orleans and Goodson from Oakland in the offseason, but Ivory missed time with a hamstring injury early in the summer, and Goodson will serve an NFL suspension for the first four games.
With the Jets starting rookie quarterback Geno Smith in Week One, the play of Powell and Ivory could be key to New York's chances of getting off to a good start in 2013. Both will apparently get reps against a Tampa Bay defense that may well stack the box daring New York to throw.

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Monday, 21 November 2011
When the dust settles
bright sunny day - cold - minus 5
I finally appreciate the full depth of that saying...Waiting until the dust settles.
The floor guys came on friday and sanded...without a bag to collect the dust. Our construction manager Bob Ray, who was there, describes it as akin to a dust storm in the Sahara. He and one of his workers, Ashley, went in on Sunday and cleaned up. They had to vacuum the ceiling. The walls. Inside the kitchen drawers.
The floor guys came back today....we were all shuddering....wondering what next. I went to the house at 7am to let them in. They arrived at 8. And announced they had more sanding to do. Now, I hadn't witnessed the ordeal on Friday, but Bob was almost in tears describing it. So I asked if it would be as bad.
They exchanged glances and said - 'No.'
I stared at them, nodded, and left. The better part of valour? Just chicken, really. I realized if they were lying or telling the truth, it didn't really matter - whatever was about to happen, would happen....and I had to just step out of the way, and let them get on with it.
We went back at 5pm...and rushed in before our courage failed. To find...the place almost pristine! Or, at least, not any filthier than it was at 8am. And the floors??? Well, they'd managed to get the first coat of oil on the reclaimed teak, and the floors are spectacular. My God - even better than I dreamed.
What a relief!
Lise and Donna and Lise's friend Rose are going in tomorrow, while the floor guys put on a second coat....to do a clean of the upstairs. It isn't too bad - but it sure is far from clean, after three months accumulating construction dust. I suggest to Lise they get those masks, so she's off to Rona to buy some first thing.
What a travail, these renovations. But we've had worse. We actually had our home - many years ago - burn down. All the way to a smoldering black hole in the ground during renovations. Apparently one of the roofers tossed a lit cigarette into a garbage can filled with saw dust. And the inevitable happened.
Measured against that disaster, anything else looks like a cake-walk.
Yesterday, as I mentioned, I did another signing session at the Salon du Livres, at the booth of my Quebec publisher, Flammarion Quebec. Lots of people - but there were some quiet moments. I was telling you how horrifying those can be....one of the Flammarion employees captured a few of those moments on film.
This is what writers do with too much time on their hands....
Yes - that is what creativity looks like. I am indistinguishable from Jane Austen.
Hope you enjoyed your weekend - speak soon.
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- 21 November 2011 at 16:51
I just just finished the 4th Flavia story. You magical charmers are something else. Bob from Oak Park
- 21 November 2011 at 20:28
- lil Gluckstern said...
You've sure had a busy life. (Burnt down house?) You've earned your time, and bless you for your sense of humor.your renovations sounds beautiful, and it will get done ;)
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You're participation to Movember, I guess. ;)
Zut ! Avoir su, je serais allée chercher ma dédicace. Je me reprendrai. :)
- 22 November 2011 at 11:28
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Very funny picture, Louise. My own book signing years ago was a torturous session - nobody even asked about my book, nobody bought it, nobody was interested. Afterward I had my own little private pity party and then decided to laugh. Thankfully, you just have a few quiet moments in between buyers at your signings.
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Jack Cristil book orders now being accepted
Orders are now being accepted for the biography of Mississippi State's legendary sports broadcaster.
"Jack Cristil: The Voice of the Bulldogs" is written by university alumnus and veteran newsman Sidney L. "Sid" Salter. Printed by Pediment Publishing of Battle Ground, Wash., the 224-page hardcover edition also comes with a free compact disc of the radio veteran's greatest Bulldog football and basketball game calls.
Best-selling author and fellow alumnus John Grisham is providing the book's foreword. Grisham also has granted use of Jack's performance in the audio CD of his novel "Bleachers" to be used on the audio.
Scheduled to ship Nov. 4--in time for Christmas--the $29.95 book/CD package may be ordered online at www.pedimentbooks.com/store/product/jack-cristil-the-voice-of-the-msu-bulldogs/. Editions also should be in bookstores by Nov. 1.
All book-sale proceeds will support the newly established Jacob S. "Jack" Cristil Scholarship in Journalism in MSU's communication department.
"It has been a real joy to work with Jack Cristil in telling his story," Salter said. "Jack has worked hard and been a full partner in this process.
"The truth is that Jack's life story would have been an extraordinary story without his association with Mississippi State," Salter added. "I think that's the surprise of this book for Jack's longtime fans and friends."
Cristil spoke about the book recently during a campus ceremony to name part of the local U.S. Highway 82 Bypass in his honor. [Visit www.msstate.edu/web/media/detail.php?id=5276]
Praising Salter for his extensive preparation to write the book, Cristil told the large audience in attendance, "My parents came from the old country, and my father died when I was very young (and) I didn't really know him. My mother reared six children, so she didn't talk very much about things of that nature to us. I was just a kid, you know.
"(Sid's) found out more about my parents than I ever knew," the broadcasting icon continued. "He's done a world of research, and it's been very interesting to me. I don't know how much we're going to get into the final portion of the book, the ballgames and the ramifications thereof, but I'm very, very pleased with the methods he's using, and I'm amazed at the amount of research he's done."
A longtime Tupelo resident, Cristil served as the "voice of the Bulldogs" from 1953 until his retirement earlier this year due to health reasons. During a 58-year career, he called more than 1,500 play-by-play actions.
His distinctive voice and focused descriptions of actions on the field and court earned him numerous honors, including the Lindsey Nelson Award as the nation's premier sports broadcaster. He also received the prestigious College Football Foundation Chris Schenkel Award and the Ronald Reagan Lifetime Achievement Award of the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters.
He was named Mississippi Sportscaster of the Year a record 21 times and became the first non-coach/non-athlete inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
The book's author also has carved out a career of distinction in his home state. In early March, Salter returned to his alma mater as journalist-in-residence.
MSU's 2004 alumnus of the year, the Philadelphia native was a John C. Stennis Scholar in Political Science as a student. At age 24, he became publisher and editor of the weekly Scott County Times in Forest, continuing in that role for many years before becoming Perspective editor at the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.
Salter is a two-time winner of the J. Oliver Emmerich Award, considered the premier annual honor of the Mississippi Press Association. In 1996-97, he became the first holder of the Kelly Gene Cook Chair of Journalism at the University of Mississippi.
In addition to duties at the state's largest newspaper, Salter served as weekday host for a statewide talk show covering politics and other current issues on the Super Talk Mississippi Radio Network.
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Carrington Wooten has been named to the first semester honor roll at Saint Mary�s School in Raleigh.
To be eligible, she maintained a weighted grade-point average of 3.5 or higher in at least five academic courses while maintaining the status of a student in good standing with the Judicial Board and administration.
Wooten is an 11-grader and is the daughter of Elizabeth and Robin Wooten of Kinston.
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The Woman�s Auxiliary of Westside Free Will Baptist Church will host a community-wide indoor yard/garage sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6 in the church�s Family Life Center, 1205 Lynn Drive, near Bill Fay Park in Kinston.
Individuals or organizations that need to get rid of unneeded stuff and raise money for projects can rent a 10 x 10 vendor space with one table for $25. Vendors will receive profits from the items they sell. The climate-controlled building has food from the kitchen available for a nominal fee, and other facilities close by.
Doors will open for set up from 4 to 6 p.m. April 5 or at 6 a.m. April 6. Doors will be open to the public to buy items from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6. For more information, call Eleanor Baker, Auxiliary president, at 252-527-4810; Marlene Everett, event organizer, at 252-522-4058; or Sandy Tilghman, set-up coordinator, at 252-522-5729 (leave message).
To learn more about Westside Church, go to westsidefwbchurch.com. The church welcomes visitors looking for a church home.
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Changes brought about by new healthcare laws
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, will not go into effect for employers until 2015, but substitute teachers in Lenoir County are already feeling the effects.
Lenoir County Public Schools Superintendent Stephen Mazingo said the district currently has 190 substitute teachers and they play a vital role in the school system.
Lisa Davis, director of finance for LCPS, said substitutes are divided into two categories. Subs who are certified teachers are paid $91 a day and those who are non-certified are paid $70 a day.
She said under Obamacare, employers are required to provide health insurance to all full-time employees, and full time is designated as working an average of 30 hours per week.
Davis said in light of the new law, at the beginning of the school year, the district decided to limit subs to only 29 hours a week. She said there will be a measurement period of between three and 12 months, to determine the average number of hours for workers, prior to the implementation of Obamacare on Jan 1. 2015. At most, the measurement period could last from November of 2013 to the end of October 2014, and that is why the district decided to scale back hours this year.
She said if a sub worked more than 30 hours in a week, the district would be responsible for that person�s insurance.
�We would have to insure them for at least a six-month period,� Davis said. �The current rate for a year is $5,285, and we would have to pay half of that.�
Mazingo said they are still waiting on some clarifications to the law and he hopes a change will be made to classify subs as temporary employees, a distinction the district has given them for years. It would mean the district would not have to provide the subs with insurance and allow them to work more than three days a week.
He said it doesn�t make sense for subs to be considered full-time, when they are essentially on-call workers.
�They may work two this week and five days next week,� He said. �They sign on knowing that�s the job.�
Mazingo said the district will need to have more subs on hand going into the future.
�We are going to need more,� He said. �We�ve already run into a situation or two where sometimes we don�t have enough people eligible because of the restriction of time.�
Dawn Hunter, principal at Northwest Elementary School, said she does not like the law because when teachers are out for a long period of time, two teachers are required to staff a classroom every week.
�When you have long-term people out for maternity leave, which is usually six weeks, you are talking having two different people in the classroom each week,� she said.
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U23 & Collegiate champs awarded on penultimate day of cross nats
The 2012 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships reached its penultimate day Saturday and crowned eight more national champions, including the U23 men's and Collegiate women's champions. The temperatures began to reflect the calendar as the record highs earlier in the competition yielded to lower digits more common of Badger Prairie Park outside Madison, Wisc.
U23 Men
In the day's main event, Zach McDonald (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Team Rapha-Focus) turned five of the six laps of the race in under nine minutes to win by 2:21. McDonald's fastest lap was 8:37 and his slowest was 9:03 en route to an impressive 2:21 margin of victory. Cody Kaiser (El Dorado, Calif./California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized) bested a hard-charging Jeffrey Bahnson (Newark, Del./Van Dessel Factory Team) by 46 seconds to earn the silver medal while Bahnson secured the bronze.
"I wanted to keep the power down the whole race," McDonald said. "With the luck I've had in the past I wanted to have a little room for error. I just kind of got the gap and settled in. That was the goal and it worked out."
Junior 17-18 Men
Logan Owen (Bremerton, Wash./Team Redline) earned his seventh straight national title in the junior men's 17-18 event, jumping out to the early lead. The man with the most consecutive junior titles on record, Owen was able to open a nearly 10-second gap on Andrew Dillman (Fairdale, Ky./Red Zone Cycling) who was chasing hard when he went down on lap two and lost several places. With Dillman down, that left Tobin Ortenbland (Santa Cruz, Calif./California Giant-Specialized) and Richard Cypress Gorry (Payson, Ariz./Whole Athlete Specialized) to fight it out for the silver. Ortenbland was able to hold off Gorry in a sprint finish for second while Dillman made a nice recovery for fourth. Curtis White (Delanson, N.Y./Hot Tubes) recorded a strong final lap to grab the fifth and final podium spot.
Collegiate Women
Marian University's flexed their muscles handily taking first and second place in the Division I women's race. Racine, Wisconsin's Kaitlin Antonneau and her Marian teammate, multi-time junior national champion Coryn Rivera (Tustin, Calif.) distanced themselves from the start. Antonneau was able to open a small gap on her teammate after a bobble on the first lap forced Rivera off course.
"I was just going to play it by ear, but then she (Rivera) made a mistake and I just pushed on," explained Antonneau post-race.
Emily Shields (Salisbury, N.C.) of rival Lees-McRae finished nearly three minutes behind Rivera for bronze. Fort Lewis College's Sarah Sturm (Durango, Colo.) came in next and Katherine Shields (Salisbury, N.C./Lees-McRae College) joined her teammate on the podium in fifth. Beginning what will be a fierce battle for the team title, Marian, Lees-McRae and Fort Lewis locked up all of the race's first 13 places.
Rebecca Gross (Lakewood, Colo./Uninversity of Denver) bolted right from the gun, flying through her first of four laps in 13:01, but Mariske Strauss (Mars Hill, N.C./Mars Hill College) was just 16 seconds behind. Strauss and Gross dueled throughout the race. Heading into the last lap, Gross held a narrow nine-second advantage. Strauss swapped a muddy bike for a "squeaky clean" two wheeler to chase Gross down. The swap worked as Strauss traversed the course in 11:21, which was 22 seconds faster than Gross to prevail with an overall time of 47:22, 13 seconds faster than Gross.
"At the tape zone she (Gross) wiped out and I took the gap and just put the hammer down from there," Strauss said. "So it was quite a nice cat and mouse game going on. It was well done. It was a great race and a great track out there today."
For the second-consecutive day, the masters riders opened and closed the day's racing. The first competition of the day was the men 45-49, who tangled with the 2.1-mile course left frozen by plummeting temperatures and an overnight freeze.
The rigid ruts throughout the course were no match for 1996 Olympian Don Myrah (San Jose, Calif.), who competed in the Olympic debut of discipline of mountain biking in Atlanta. Myrah bested the 64-rider field with a time of 49:10. Jon Cariveau (Steamboat Springs, Colo./MOOTS) hung with Myrah though the first three of the five-lap race, but a dropped chain on the penultimate lap cost him valuable time. Myrah secured the seventh national title of his career while Cariveau, who finished 58 seconds back, earned the silver ahead of bronze medalist James Coats (Campbell, Calif./California Giant Cycling).
"This is exactly what I thought it would be," Myrah said of the course. "After last night when it was all loose I knew it would freeze up hard this morning. It was a matter of picking really clean lines, which there aren't that many. Just whatever I could find."
The second race pitted 81 of the nation's best men 40-44 against each other. After the first of the five laps, Adam Myerson (Dorchester, Mass./Mock Orange Bike-SmartStop), Brandon Dwight (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport) and Pete Webber (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport) were off the front opened a large gap on the field. The two Boulder Cycle Sport teammates worked together to leave Myerson 30 seconds behind as they completed their second circuit and 47 seconds back after their third. On the second-to-last lap, Dwight opened a seven-second cushion on Webber and a 90-second advantage on Myerson before riding solo to victory.
"I tried to be conservative where you could go down pretty easily and just tried to push hard where it was safe," Dwight said. "Even up to the last lap I almost caught a rut and almost went right into the barrier. So you really had to stay focused through whole race."
The evening's masters races had a distinct New England flavor to them with both winners residing in that region.
In the men's 35-39 contest, Brian Wilichoski (Danvers, N.H./Cyclocrossworld) rode away with the Stars-and-Stripes, but not without some anxious moments. On the last of the five-lap competition, Wilichoski pulled his foot out of the pedal, but accidentally hit the brake pad, knocking it into his spokes. Wilichoski dismounted, pulled the brake pad out and rode to the finish line. Christopher Case (Golden, Colo./Feedback Sports Racing) and Scott Frederick (Raleigh, N.C./Inland-Back to Dirt) locked horns in a battle for the silver and bronze medals. Case crossed the finish line just two seconds ahead of Frederick to earn second place, while Frederick secured the bronze. Weston Schempf (Rockville, Md./Charm City Cycling LLC), who had to forego an early lead due to a mechanical problem, rallied to finish fifth.
"I could see them," Wilichoski said of Case and Frederick. "I had a good gap like two laps in then I started fading a little bit and I started making mistakes and I'm looking back and they are closing and my eyes are blowing out of my head. It was everything I had to keep it together."
Dylan McNicholas (Stratham, N.H./Cyclocrossworld-Cannondale Cyclocrossworld) rode away with the men's 30-34 race to cap the day's racing. McNicholas opened a 30-second lead after the first lap. As the sun set during the race allowing the ground to harden slightly, McNicholas flew through his second lap in 8:56 before finishing his third circuit in only 9:01 to help him win the first national championship of his career. With the top step of the podium decided, a three-rider bunch fought for second, third and fourth. Matthew Pacocha (Boulder, Colo./BikeRadar.com), Robert Marion (Mount Airy, N.C./American Classic Pro Team) and Jake Wells (Avon, Colo./Stan's NoTubes) offered no quarter in their battle. Pacocha attacked the group late to secure the silver medal. Marion saved his best lap for last to edge Wells by four seconds to earn the bronze medal.
"I made my way through traffic, I started at the back," McNicholas explained. "Made contact with the leaders on the first lap over the top of the hill. I went over the top a bit faster and that's where I got my gap. And just tried to grow it."
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The event culminates Sunday with the Collegiate Division I and II men's races and the men's and women's elite competitions.
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Watch the elite men's and women's race live online at http://media.usacycling.org/2012CX-NatsStream.html or www.youtube.com/usacyclingorg.
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Visit the official event webpage of the 2012 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships for more information on the event, including eligibility and call-up details, complete schedule, results, collegiate results, photo gallery and more. Follow the event on Twitter, using hashtag #CXNats.
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Master Men 45-49
1. Donald Myrah (San Jose, Calif.) 49:10
2. Jon Cariveau (Steamboat Springs, Colo./Moots) 50:08
3. James Coats (Campbell, Calif./California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized) 51:44
4. Gannon Myall (Lafayette, Calif./California Giant Cycling) 51:51
5. Greg Ferguson (Glassboro, N.J./Cape Atlantic Racing-Beaconcycling.com) 52:16
Master Men 40-44
1. Brandon Dwight (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport) 48:34
2. Pete Webber (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport) 48:53
3. Adam Myerson (Dorchester, Mass./Mock Orange Bike-Smart Stop-Mock Orange Bike p/b Ridley) 50:28
4. Michael Yozell (Emmaus, Pa./Kapelmuue Independent) 51:21
5. Mark Savery (Omaha, Neb./Midwest Cycling Community NE) 51:47
Junior Men 17-18
1. Logan Owen (Bremerton, Wash./Team Redline) 36:55
2. Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz, Calif./California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized) 37:43
3. Richard Cypress Gorry (Payson, Ariz./Whole Athlete-Whole Athlete Specialized) 37:43
4. Andrew Dillman (Fairdale, Ky./Red Zone Cycling) 38:24
5. Curtis White (Delanson, N.Y./Hot Tubes Development Cycling Team Inc.) 38:30
U23 Men
1. Zach McDonald (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Team Rapha-Focus) 52:44
2. Cody Kaiser (El Dorado Hills, Calif./California Giant Berry Farms) 55:05
3. Jeffery Bahnson (Newark, Del./Van Dessel Factory Team) 55:51
4. Jesse Keough (Sandwich, Mass./Corner Cycle Cycling Club-Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross) 57:36
5. Joseph Welsh (Cordova, Tenn./Raleigh Allstars Cycling Club) 58:05
Collegiate Women - DI
1. Kaitlin Antonneau (Racine, Wisc./Marian University) 42:47
2. Coryn Rivera (Tustin, Calif./Marian University) 43:10
3. Emily Shields (Salisburry, N.C./Lees-McRae College) 46:01
4. Sarah Sturm (Durango, Colo./Fort Lewis College) 46:54
5. Katherine Shields (Salisbury, N.C./Lees-McRae College ) 47:16
Collegiate Women - DII
1. Mariske Strauss (Mars Hill, N.C./ Mars Hill College ) 47:22
2. Rebecca Gross (Lakewood, Colo./University of Denver) 47:35
3. Kimberly Flynn (Hixson, Tenn./University of Tennessee-Chattanooga) 48:55
4. Elizabeth So (Washington, D.C./Georgetown University) 50:42
5. Niki Soderberg (Rochester, Minn./University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire ) 51:02
Masters Men 35-39
1. Brian Wilichoski (Danvers, Mass./Cyclocrossworld) 48:15
2. Christopher Case (Golden, Colo./Feedback Sports Racing) 48:25
3. Scott Frederick (Raleigh, N.C./Inland-Back to Dirt) 48:27
4. Weston Schempf (Rockville, Md./Charm City Cycling LLC) 49:12
5. Justin Robinson (Bonny Doon, Calif./California Giant Berry Farms) 49:47
Masters Men 30-34
1. Dylan McNicholas (Stratham, N.H./Cyclocrossworld-Cannondale Cyclocrossworld) 45:25
2. Matthew Pacocha (Boulder, Colo./BikeRadar.com) 47:19
3. Robert Marion (Mount Airy, N.C./American Classic Pro Team) 48:09
4. Jake Wells (Avon, Colo./Stan's No Tubes) 48:13
5. Brad Cole (Fort Collins, Colo./KCCX Fuji Elite Cyclocross Team p/b Challenge Tires) 48:45
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Astigmatism, cornea, excimer laser, eye surgery, hyperopia, laser-assisted
in situ
, laser epithelial keratomileusis, laser vision correction, LASIK, keratomileusis, myopia, photorefractive keratotomy (PRK), refractive eye surgery, refractory surgery, vision correction.
LASIK is the acronym for laser
in situ
keratomileusis, sometimes referred to as laser-assisted
in situ
keratomileusis. The name refers to the use of a laser to reshape the cornea without invading the neighboring cell layers.
In situ
is Greek for "in the natural or normal place." Medically,
in situ
means confined to the site of origin without invasion of neighboring tissues.
is the Greek word for cornea and
means "to shape."
LASIK is a type of refractive eye surgery that may reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses by permanently changing the shape of the cornea (the delicate clear covering on the front of the eye).
Refractive eye surgery is a surgical procedure that changes the way the eye refracts light. As light rays enter the eye, the cornea and lens bend (refract) the rays to focus them on the back of the eye, the retina. If a patient has a refractive error, the eye is shaped in such a way that light rays are not sharply focused on the retina.
The cornea is the part of the eye that helps focus light to create an image on the retina. Usually the shape of the cornea and the eye are not perfect and the image on the retina is out-of-focus (blurred) or distorted. These imperfections in the focusing power of the eye are called refractive errors.
There are three primary types of refractive errors: myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Persons with myopia, or nearsightedness, have more difficulty seeing distant objects as clearly as near objects. Persons with hyperopia, or farsightedness, have more difficulty seeing near objects as clearly as distant objects. Astigmatism is a distortion of the image on the retina caused by irregularities in the cornea or lens of the eye. Combinations of myopia and astigmatism or hyperopia and astigmatism are common. LASIK surgery is most commonly used to correct myopia.
LASIK eye surgery was developed in 1990 by doctors Lucio Buratto and Ioannis Pallikaris. It is a refinement of an earlier procedure, photorefractive keratotomy (PRK), which also uses ultraviolet laser light to disrupt tissue in the cornea for removal or reshaping to achieve sharper vision. LASIK has been performed internationally for approximately ten years. It was first performed in clinical trials in the United States in 1995. The United States Food and Drug Administration provides a complete listing of the approval status of excimer lasers in the US on their LASIK website.
Theory / Evidence
Both near and farsighted people may obtain benefits from LASIK eye surgery. The goal of the surgery with nearsighted people is to flatten the cornea and the reverse is true of farsighted people. LASIK surgery may also be beneficial for people who suffer from astigmatism. In this procedure, the laser is used to smooth the irregularly shaped cornea into a more normal shape.
The Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) reports that of approximately 500,000 Americans who had LASIK surgery in 1999, 70% had 20/20 vision after surgery.
For low to moderate myopia, results from studies in the literature have shown that LASIK may be effective and predictable in terms of obtaining very good to excellent uncorrected visual acuity (sharpness) and that it is safe in terms of minimal loss of visual acuity. For moderate to high myopia, the results are more variable, given the wide range of preoperative myopia. The results are similar for treated eyes with mild to moderate degrees of astigmatism. Side effects such as dry eyes, nighttime starbursts, and reduced contrast sensitivity may occur relatively frequently.
For low to moderate hyperopia (farsightedness), results from published studies have shown that LASIK may be effective and predictable in achieving very good to excellent uncorrected visual acuity (sharpness) and may be safe in terms of minimal loss of best-corrected spectacle vision. Although there is little data for hyperopic astigmatism, the results available seem to mirror the data for low to moderate hyperopia. Utilizing hyperopic LASIK for the treatment of consecutive hyperopia and astigmatism may also be effective, although the ability to reduce hyperopic astigmatism after radial keratotomy is limited. Serious adverse complications leading to permanent visual loss are possible.
A 2003 study reported in the medical journal
found that nearly 18% of treated patients and 12% of treated eyes needed retreatment. The authors concluded that higher initial corrections, astigmatism and older age are risk factors for LASIK retreatment.
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Balazsi G, Mullie M, Lasswell L, et al. Laser in situ keratomileusis with a scanning excimer laser for the correction of low to moderate myopia with and without astigmatism. J Cataract Refract Surg 2001 Dec;27(12):1942-51.
Cobo-Soriano R, Calvo MA, Beltran J, et al. J Cataract Refract Surg 2005 Jul;31(7):1357-65.IG.Thin flap laser in situ keratomileusis: analysis of contrast sensitivity, visual, and refractive outcomes.
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LASIK eye surgery. 9 March 2005. FDA: Center for devices and radiological health. 14 June 2006.
McGhee CN, Craig JP, Sachdev N, et al. Functional, psychological and satisfaction outcomes of laser in situ keratomileusis for high myopia. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000 Apr;26(4):497-509.
Miller AE, McCulley JP, Bowman RW, et al. Patient satisfaction after LASIK for myopiaCLAO J 2001 Apr;27(2):84-8.
Sugar A, Rapuano CJ, Culbertson WW, et al. Laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia and astigmatism: safety and efficacy: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2002 Jan;109(1):175-87.
Varley GA, Huang D, Rapuano CJ, et al. LASIK for hyperopia, hyperopic astigmatism, and mixed astigmatism: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2004 Aug;111(8):1604-17.
Yanoff M, Duker JS, Augsburger JJ, et al. eds. Ophthalmology. 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2004:188-195.
: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in cooperation with the American Academy of Ophthalmology, has developed the following guidelines and recommendations for good candidates for LASIK: A patient should be at least 18 years old (21 for some lasers), since the vision of people younger than 18 usually continues to change. An exception is the small child with one very nearsighted and one normal eye. The use of LASIK to correct the very nearsighted eye may prevent amblyopia (lazy eye). Pregnant or nursing patients are not good candidates because these conditions might change the measured refraction of the eye. A patient should not be taking certain prescription drugs, such as Accutane or oral prednisone. The eyes must be healthy and the prescription stable. If a patient is myopic, a patient should postpone LASIK until the refraction has stabilized, because myopia (inability to see distant objects) may continue to increase in some patients until their mid to late 20s. A patient should be in good general health. LASIK may not be recommended for patients with diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, glaucoma, herpes infections of the eye, or cataracts. A patient should discuss this with the surgeon. For patients with presbyopia (inability of the eye to focus sharply on nearby objects), LASIK cannot correct so that one eye can see at both distance and near. However, LASIK can be used to correct one eye for distance and the other for near. If a patient can adjust to this correction, it may eliminate or reduce the need for reading glasses. In some instances, surgery on only one eye is required.
Preoperative procedure
: Before the surgery, the surfaces of the patient's corneas are examined with a computer-controlled scanning device to determine their exact shape. Using low-power lasers, it creates a topographic (showing surface features) map of the cornea. This process also detects astigmatism (a distortion of the image on the retina caused by irregularities in the cornea or lens of the eye) and other irregularities in the shape of the cornea. Using this information, the surgeon calculates the amount and locations of corneal tissue to be removed during the operation. The patient typically is prescribed an antibiotic to start taking beforehand to minimize the risk of infection after the procedure.
Operative procedure
: A numbing drop will be placed in the eye, the area around the eye will be cleaned and an instrument called a lid speculum will be used to hold the eyelids open. A ring will be placed on the eye and very high pressures will be applied to create suction to the cornea. The vision will dim while the suction ring is on and a patient may feel the pressure and experience some discomfort during this part of the procedure. The microkeratome, a cutting instrument, is attached to the suction ring. The doctor will use the blade of the microkeratome to cut a flap in the cornea.
The microkeratome and the suction ring are then removed. A patient will be able to see but may experience fluctuating degrees of blurred vision during the rest of the procedure. The doctor will then lift the flap and fold it back on its hinge and dry the exposed tissue.
The laser will be positioned over the eye and the patient will be asked to stare at a light. This light is to help a patient keep the eye fixed on one spot once the laser comes on. When the eye is in the correct position, the doctor will start the laser. The pulse of the laser makes a ticking sound. As the laser removes corneal tissue, some people have reported a smell similar to burning hair. A computer controls the amount of laser energy delivered to the eye. Before the start of surgery, the doctor will have programmed the computer to vaporize a particular amount of tissue based on the measurements taken at the initial evaluation. After the pulses of laser energy vaporize the corneal tissue, the flap is put back into position.
A shield should be placed over the eye at the end of the procedure as protection since stitches are not used to hold the flap in place. It is important for a patient to wear this shield to prevent rubbing the eye or putting pressure on the eye while sleeping and to protect the eye from accidentally being hit or poked until the flap has healed.
The operation is performed with the patient awake. However, the patient may be given a mild sedative (such as Valium or diazepam) and anesthetic eye drops. The surgery usually takes less than 30 minutes.
After surgery
: Immediately after the procedure, the eye may burn, itch, or feel like there is something in it. A patient may experience some discomfort, or in some cases, mild pain and the doctor may suggest a mild pain reliever. Both the eyes may tear or water. In addition, a patient may experience sensitivity to light, glare, starbursts or haloes around lights, or the whites of the eye may look red or bloodshot. These symptoms should improve considerably within the first few days after surgery. A patient should plan on taking a few days off from work until these symptoms subside. Contact a qualififed healthcare professional immediately if experiencing severe pain, or if vision or other symptoms get worse instead of better.
A patient should see the doctor within the first 24 to 48 hours after surgery and at regular intervals after that for at least the first six months. At the first postoperative visit, the doctor will remove the eye shield, test the vision and examine the eye. The doctor may give the patient one or more types of eye drops to take at home to help prevent infection and/or inflammation. A patient may also be advised to use artificial tears to help lubricate the eye. Wearing a contact lens in the operated eye is not recommended, even if the vision is blurry.
During the first few months after surgery, the vision may fluctuate. It may take up to three to six months for the vision to stabilize after surgery. Glare, haloes, difficulty driving at night, and other visual symptoms may also persist during this stabilization period. If further correction or enhancement is necessary, a patient should wait until the eye measurements are consistent for two consecutive visits at least three months apart before re-operation.
The price practices charge will vary, depending upon the conditions specific to the patient and the country. Although LASIK is not a cosmetic procedure, it is considered an elective surgery. Such surgeries are covered in many European and Asian countries. However, most United States (US), Canadian and Latin American insurance policies will not cover the procedure, nor will Medicare usually cover it. If a patient resides in the US, a patient should check with the insurance company to see if the policy offers partial or full coverage. In many cases, the cost of the procedure can be covered by medical flex plans or medical cafeteria plans that allow pretax dollars to be set aside for medical expenses. A patient should check with the employer to see if the company offers this type of benefit. It is possible that the cost of LASIK may be deducted from the US federal income taxes. A patient should check with accountant to see if a patient can take LASIK as a deductible health expense. Many ophthalmologists in the US also offer financing plans to patients.
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George Mason tops La Salle 59-57
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Marko Gujanicic's 15 points Thursday night included the game-winning layup, and George Mason beat La Salle 59-57.
Sherrod Wright and Patrick Holloway scored 10 apiece, Erik Copes grabbed 10 rebounds and the Patriots (11-18, 4-11 Atlantic Ten) out-rebounded the Explorers 43-35.
Tyrone Garland scored seven points in La Salle's (14-15, 6-9) opening 9-1 run, and the Explorers led 22-17 at 3:53 on free throws by Tyreek Duren. A 7-2 George Mason run tied it at 27, but Garland's free throws made it 29-27 La Salle at halftime.
The Patriots opened the second with a 6-0 run, then pulled ahead on two 6-2 runs to lead 50-44 on a layup by Gujanicic. La Salle took a 57-56 lead on a layup by Garland with 44 seconds to play, but Gujanicic answered with a layup for the win.
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Select Sires Employees Receive Advanced Training
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, April 3, 2013 - Nineteen professional technicians, Select Mating Service™ (SMS™) genetic consultants, Select Reproductive Solutions™ (SRS™) specialists and sales and marketing staff participated in Select Sires' employee orientation held on March 26 and 27 at the Select Sires headquarters in Plain City, Ohio. Employees from five member cooperatives, Select Sires Canada and Select Sires Inc., were present for the two-day event where they received advanced education in serving Select Sires' customer-owners. Several employees attended an additional two-day session for extensive sales training on March 28 and 29.
"Select Sires' employee orientation and sales training provide great resources to both new and existing employees, giving them more knowledge and the opportunity to share concepts with their colleagues," said Lyle Kruse, vice president of U.S. market development for Select Sires. "At the end of these conferences, our skilled staff departs with the latest information to better serve Select Sires' customer-owners. As a company, we are committed to providing the best training opportunities for our employees."
The participants received in-depth information about Select Sires' programs including the Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™), SRS, SMS, Aggressive Reproductive Technologies™ (ART™), Program for Fertility Advancement™ (PFA™) and StrataGEN™. They also received advanced training on the topics of reproductive solutions, fertility research, beef and dairy sire programs, cattle evaluation, herd management products and Select Sires' gender SELECTed™ process.
Orientation and sales training participants included: All West/Select Sires-Angie Kennedy, Visalia, Calif.; COBA/Select Sires Inc.-Katie Henson, Ashville, Ohio, Joe Hernandez, Farwell, Texas and Justin Williams, Prospect, Ohio; Minnesota/Select Sires Co-op Inc.-Jennifer Becker, Eden Valley, Minn.; NorthStar Cooperative-Nicole Hoff, Ithaca, Mich., Jim Mayer, Amery, Wis., Jennica Vander Boon, Charlotte, Minn.; Select Sire Power Inc.-Dan Alleger, Cameron, N.Y., Doug Lull, Schenevus, N.Y., Melissa Magini, Richford, Vt., James Martens, Dansville, N.Y.; Select Sires Canada Inc.-Ashlee Aldred, West Lorne, Ontario, Derek Clark, Woodville, Ontario, Fred Fillion, St-Marc des Carrieres, Quebec, Travis Syme, Almonte, Ontario and Stephanie Tardif, Compton, Quebec; Select Sires Inc.-Marshall Bargar, Hilliard, Ohio and Chris Tracy, Pickerington, Ohio.
Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc. is North America's largest A.I. organization and is comprised of nine farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying dairy and beef producers with North America's best genetics at a reasonable price.™Select Mating Service, SMS, Select Reproductive Solutions, SRS, Program for Genetic Advancement, PGA, Aggressive Reproductive Technologies, ART, Program for Fertility Advancement, PFA, StrataGEN, gender SELECTed are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.


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Under its Certificate of Incorporation, the Foundation has broad powers to assist all charitable agencies of Western New York other than churches or affiliated religious agencies. The corporate stated purposes are "to conduct and promote educational, charitable, philanthropic, eleemosynary and beneficent works only
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Global warming
Global warming, the phenomenon of increasing average air temperatures near the surface of Earth over the past one to two centuries. Climate scientists have since the mid-20th century gathered detailed observations of various weather phenomena (such as temperatures, precipitation, and storms) and of related influences on climate (such as ocean currents and the atmosphere's chemical composition). These data indicate that Earth's climate has changed over almost every conceivable timescale since the beginning of geologic time and that the influence of human activities since at least the beginning of the Industrial Revolution has been deeply woven into the very fabric of climate change.
Giving voice to a growing conviction of most of the scientific community, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). In 2013 the IPCC reported that the interval between 1880 and 2012 saw an increase in global average surface temperature of approximately 0.9 °C (1.5 °F). The increase is closer to 1.1 °C (2.0 °F) when measured relative to the preindustrial (i.e., 1750–1800) mean temperature.
A special report produced by the IPCC in 2018 honed this estimate further, noting that human beings and human activities have been responsible for a worldwide average temperature increase of between 0.8 and 1.2 °C (1.4 and 2.2 °F) of global warming since preindustrial times, and most of the warming observed over the second half of the 20th century could be attributed to human activities. It predicted that the global mean surface temperature would increase between 3 and 4 °C (5.4 and 7.2 °F) by 2100 relative to the 1986–2005 average should carbon emissions continue at their current rate. The predicted rise in temperature was based on a range of possible scenarios that accounted for future greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation (severity reduction) measures and on uncertainties in the model projections. Some of the main uncertainties include the precise role of feedback processes and the impacts of industrial pollutants known as aerosols, which may offset some warming.
Many climate scientists agree that significant societal, economic, and ecological damage would result if global average temperatures rose by more than 2 °C (3.6 °F) in such a short time. Such damage would include increased extinction of many plant and animal species, shifts in patterns of agriculture, and rising sea levels. By 2015 all but a few national governments had begun the process of instituting carbon reduction plans as part of the Paris Agreement, a treaty designed to help countries keep global warming to 1.5 °C (2.7 °F) above preindustrial levels in order to avoid the worst of the predicted effects. Authors of a special report published by the IPCC in 2018 noted that should carbon emissions continue at their present rate, the increase in average near-surface air temperatures would reach 1.5 °C sometime between 2030 and 2052. Past IPCC assessments reported that the global average sea level rose by some 19–21 cm (7.5–8.3 inches) between 1901 and 2010 and that sea levels rose faster in the second half of the 20th century than in the first half. It also predicted, again depending on a wide range of scenarios, that the global average sea level would rise 26–77 cm (10.2–30.3 inches) relative to the 1986–2005 average by 2100 for global warming of 1.5 °C, an average of 10 cm (3.9 inches) less than what would be expected if warming rose to 2 °C (3.6 °F) above preindustrial levels.
The scenarios referred to above depend mainly on future concentrations of certain trace gases, called greenhouse gases, that have been injected into the lower atmosphere in increasing amounts through the burning of fossil fuels for industry, transportation, and residential uses. Modern global warming is the result of an increase in magnitude of the so-called greenhouse effect, a warming of Earth's surface and lower atmosphere caused by the presence of water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, and other greenhouse gases. In 2014 the IPCC reported that concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxides in the atmosphere surpassed those found in ice cores dating back 800,000 years.
Of all these gases, carbon dioxide is the most important, both for its role in the greenhouse effect and for its role in the human economy. It has been estimated that, at the beginning of the industrial age in the mid-18th century, carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere were roughly 280 parts per million (ppm). By the middle of 2018 they had risen to 406 ppm, and, if fossil fuels continue to be burned at current rates, they are projected to reach 550 ppm by the mid-21st century—essentially, a doubling of carbon dioxide concentrations in 300 years.
A vigorous debate is in progress over the extent and seriousness of rising surface temperatures, the effects of past and future warming on human life, and the need for action to reduce future warming and deal with its consequences. This article provides an overview of the scientific background and public policy debate related to the subject of global warming. It considers the causes of rising near-surface air temperatures, the influencing factors, the process of climate research and forecasting, the possible ecological and social impacts of rising temperatures, and the public policy developments since the mid-20th century. For a detailed description of Earth's climate, its processes, and the responses of living things to its changing nature, see climate. For additional background on how Earth's climate has changed throughout geologic time, see climatic variation and change. For a full description of Earth's gaseous envelope, within which climate change and global warming occur, see atmosphere.
Climatic variation since the last glaciation
Global warming is related to the more general phenomenon of climate change, which refers to changes in the totality of attributes that define climate. In addition to changes in air temperature, climate change involves changes to precipitation patterns, winds, ocean currents, and other measures of Earth's climate. Normally, climate change can be viewed as the combination of various natural forces occurring over diverse timescales. Since the advent of human civilization, climate change has involved an "anthropogenic," or exclusively human-caused, element, and this anthropogenic element has become more important in the industrial period of the past two centuries. The term global warming is used specifically to refer to any warming of near-surface air during the past two centuries that can be traced to anthropogenic causes.
To define the concepts of global warming and climate change properly, it is first necessary to recognize that the climate of Earth has varied across many timescales, ranging from an individual human life span to billions of years. This variable climate history is typically classified in terms of "regimes" or "epochs." For instance, the Pleistocene glacial epoch (about 2,600,000 to 11,700 years ago) was marked by substantial variations in the global extent of glaciers and ice sheets. These variations took place on timescales of tens to hundreds of millennia and were driven by changes in the distribution of solar radiation across Earth's surface. The distribution of solar radiation is known as the insolation pattern, and it is strongly affected by the geometry of Earth's orbit around the Sun and by the orientation, or tilt, of Earth's axis relative to the direct rays of the Sun.
Worldwide, the most recent glacial period, or ice age, culminated about 21,000 years ago in what is often called the Last Glacial Maximum. During this time, continental ice sheets extended well into the middle latitude regions of Europe and North America, reaching as far south as present-day London and New York City. Global annual mean temperature appears to have been about 4–5 °C (7–9 °F) colder than in the mid-20th century. It is important to remember that these figures are a global average. In fact, during the height of this last ice age, Earth's climate was characterized by greater cooling at higher latitudes (that is, toward the poles) and relatively little cooling over large parts of the tropical oceans (near the Equator). This glacial interval terminated abruptly about 11,700 years ago and was followed by the subsequent relatively ice-free period known as the Holocene Epoch. The modern period of Earth's history is conventionally defined as residing within the Holocene. However, some scientists have argued that the Holocene Epoch terminated in the relatively recent past and that Earth currently resides in a climatic interval that could justly be called the Anthropocene Epoch—that is, a period during which humans have exerted a dominant influence over climate.
Though less dramatic than the climate changes that occurred during the Pleistocene Epoch, significant variations in global climate have nonetheless taken place over the course of the Holocene. During the early Holocene, roughly 9,000 years ago, atmospheric circulation and precipitation patterns appear to have been substantially different from those of today. For example, there is evidence for relatively wet conditions in what is now the Sahara Desert. The change from one climatic regime to another was caused by only modest changes in the pattern of insolation within the Holocene interval as well as the interaction of these patterns with large-scale climate phenomena such as monsoons and El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
During the middle Holocene, some 5,000–7,000 years ago, conditions appear to have been relatively warm—indeed, perhaps warmer than today in some parts of the world and during certain seasons. For this reason, this interval is sometimes referred to as the Mid-Holocene Climatic Optimum. The relative warmth of average near-surface air temperatures at this time, however, is somewhat unclear. Changes in the pattern of insolation favoured warmer summers at higher latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, but these changes also produced cooler winters in the Northern Hemisphere and relatively cool conditions year-round in the tropics. Any overall hemispheric or global mean temperature changes thus reflected a balance between competing seasonal and regional changes. In fact, recent theoretical climate model studies suggest that global mean temperatures during the middle Holocene were probably 0.2–0.3 °C (0.4–0.5 °F) colder than average late 20th-century conditions.
Over subsequent millennia, conditions appear to have cooled relative to middle Holocene levels. This period has sometimes been referred to as the "Neoglacial." In the middle latitudes this cooling trend was associated with intermittent periods of advancing and retreating mountain glaciers reminiscent of (though far more modest than) the more substantial advance and retreat of the major continental ice sheets of the Pleistocene climate epoch.


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The thing with cheeky is that it's very, very easy on a regular run, but can be a true pain in the behind on PQI runs or specfic runs. There's maps out there that make looking for an "easy" level 2 guy to kill a tricky proposition that ends up biting you in the ass (vicious maps can really be like that), and it takes concessions you're not used to having to make. Weird but true.
Also, the badge made me laugh out loud. It's impossibly crude and could be the illustration for the TV Tropes page for "Refuge in Audacity", but I was looking really carefully at the ones which didn't make sense to me and started from the right for some reason and I took a long hard look at it. It's like wtf is this, hmmm, no clue, wtf is this supposed to be, hmmm, wtf is... omgLOL


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Monmouth: Longest Battle of the American Revolution
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Eager to end the agony at Valley Forge, General George Washington broke camp in the spring of 1778 and began following the British army from Philadelphia into New Jersey. It was a near disaster for the Patriots. More »


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One of Westport's most historically noteworthy houses now on the market
WESTPORT — The landscape of Westport has changed in the last decade as more vintage houses are razed and replaced with 10,000-square-foot contemporary colonial mansions.
Efforts are made by local preservationists to save the more significant houses, although not always successfully. One of Westport's most historically noteworthy houses is now on the market. The Samuel Meeker Homestead, also known as the Schilthius-Meeker House, at 188 Cross Highway, is listed on the town's Historic Resources Inventory. Its future was in doubt until the current owners worked tirelessly to make sure the house - part of which dates back to 1728, and their converted barn next door were protected in perpetuity.
Zoning regulations in the Hunt Club neighborhood require two-acre lots but the owners successfully campaigned for approval to subdivide their 2.9-acre property into two separate lots and have the properties designated as a historic district. The updated antique colonial sits on a parcel of 1.21 acre.
"This house is a designated landmark. We are very pleased with what they (the owners) did. They worked hard to create a zoning ordinance to sub-divide their two properties into two different lots. It's so encouraging from a preservation standpoint to realize all that they have done," said Ed Gerber, vice chairman of the Westport Historic District Commission and immediate past president of the Westport Historical Society.
The couple purchased the larger property with the house and barn about a decade ago. It was blighted and abandoned by its previous owner. The couple painstakingly restored, updated and have maintained the structures, all the while being sensitive to their historical integrity. The house that's on the market is a fascinating mélange of several time periods. One of the owners calls it a representative of "the best of three centuries of architecture." The original part of the house is a pre-Revolutionary saltbox that has a traditional three-sided fieldstone fireplace with a beehive oven, hand-hewn exposed beams and the original wide-plank chestnut floors in a second floor bedroom. A Colonial Revival wing was added in 1929 and then in 1961 a mid-century modern addition was constructed. That section of the house includes the spacious great room with a barrel ceiling and Brazilian cherry floor, the first floor master bedroom suite, and a service bar for entertaining.
Of particular historical note is the original front door, which now serves as an interior door that separates the sizable entrance foyer - or garden room, from a sitting room which was probably the original kitchen because it contains the portion of the fireplace with the beehive oven. More than two centuries later that door still bears evidence of an encounter with British troops in April 1777 and the occupants of the residence. The door is scarred with an indentation from where it was allegedly struck by musket fire as British troops attempted to conscribe its resident during their march to Danbury. Brothers Daniel and Benjamin Meeker were taken as prisoners of war in that encounter.
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The white clapboard house with colonial blue quarter moon shutters sits back from the road behind a fieldstone wall. The driveway is market by two tall white columns topped with lanterns. The house has 4,539 square feet of living space. The covered front entrance with sidelights opens into the foyer, which has a bluestone floor, half bath, skylight, and two sets of French doors to the first of several bluestone patios and to the backyard.
Despite the age of the original structure this house enjoys a tall ceiling height of at least nine feet. The sitting or living room is open to the formal dining room which also shares the three-sided fireplace, and has exposed beams. The living room has a Dutch door to a covered back porch. The gourmet kitchen by Rose Adams features a Viking Professional four-burner range with griddle, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and a farm sink on the sizable two-tiered wood center island. The upper part of the kitchen has stone flooring. Step down into the breakfast room, which has a wood floor, fireplace, and a Dutch door to the same covered porch.
In the great room there are three sets of French doors to a patio, a barrel ceiling, and a fireplace flanked by doors into the private master suite, which features a fireplace of its own and a door to a private patio. The spacious master bath has hardwood flooring, deep soaking tub, two pedestal sinks and a large shower stall with limestone backsplash. Walk through the walk-in closet to access a small office with a water closet and a service bar room with a wet bar, counter space and shelving for stemware. Perfect for entertaining in the great room and patio. This room could also be used as a morning kitchen for the master suite.
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STYLE: Updated Antique Colonial
ADDRESS: 188 Cross Highway, Westport
FEATURES: award-winning updated historic home, original period details - beehive oven, hand-hewn beams and wide-plank floors, 1.21-acre level property, privacy fencing, bluestone patios, porch, five fireplaces, skylight, workshop, gas heat, partially finished walk-out basement, walk-up attic, two-car attached garage, wood and asphalt shingle roof, four bedrooms and three full and two half baths
SCHOOLS: Long Lots Elementary, Bedford Middle, Staples High School
ASSESSMENT: not set yet *
MILL RATE: 16.86 mills
TAXES: not set yet *
*under review since the sub-division
On the second floor there are three more bedrooms. There is a playroom on the third floor, and the walk-out full, partially finished lower level has a workshop and game room.
The listing agent plans to host an open house on Sunday (March 26) from 1-3 pm. Please contact David Kinyon of William Raveis Real Estate at 203-247-0337 or email@example.com, to confirm the open house or for more information about the house.


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NMSU Ruggers Mar Tech's Field Debut
SOCORRO, N.M. September 25, 2012 – New Mexico Tech's two rugby clubs may have taken the spirit of hospitality a step further than desired Saturday as both the Queens and Pygmies lost their first matches on their new turf to New Mexico State University teams.
Willie Desir of the Queens Rugby Team breaks a tackle against the NMSU Lady Chiles on Saturday.
Team captain Enrique Koerdell passes the ball to his backs during his team's 29-18 loss to New Mexico State University in Socorro Saturday.
|Pygmy flyhalf Brock Romero upends his opposite number Alex Andrews in Saturday's match with the New Mexico State Chiles as Rick Cosentino arrives in hope of collecting the loose ball.
The Queens stumbled to a 29-5 loss after a promising showing against the Lady Chiles in Las Cruces on September 15. Pygmy penalties allowed an enterprising Chiles side to overcome a halftime deficit and win 29-18.
The Queens achieved a milestone of sorts by outfitting 17 players. Not since the late 1990s have the Queens fielded so many players. In the end the resulting lineup may have been weakened slightly by the addition of so many beginners, but no complaints were heard even as the more numerous and experienced Lady Chiles set about exacting revenge.
Playing 10-minute periods on a hot day, State benefitted from nice teamwork and an intercepted pass to score two unanswered tries before the first break. Both touchdowns were converted with two-point kicks to make it 14-0. In the second of five stanzas the Lady Chiles scored again on a nicely-worked play from a scrum but could not convert; 19-0.
There was no scoring in the third period as the Queens showed signs of life on defense if not attack.
Ironically the Queens gave up two final tries in the fourth period, even as they played their best rugby of the day. Jade Horton made some charging runs for long gains and the home team showed more willingness to pass the ball, leading to longer stretches of needed possession and a more entertaining competition.
NMSU was sharper in taking their chances however, leading to two long-range tries.
First-season player Lindsey Rasmussen drew first blood for the Queens, breaking a tackle and sprinting 40 meters to paydirt in the final minutes. She was later named Woman of the Match by her teammates. The Queens will next see action in the Northern Arizona Tens tournament in Flagstaff, Arizona October 6-7.
The men's match kicked off with the mercury climbing toward the mid-90s. New Mexico State's Chile men took an early 3-point lead over the Pygmies on a penalty kick by Alex Andrews. The Pygmies, who opened strongly in new black and blue uniforms, got the lead back after 26 minutes and two kicks from lock forward Jordan "Donkey Leg" Fastle. 30 minutes into the 40-minute first half, scrum half and team captain Enrique Koerdell scored a hustling try after his tactical kick was charged down from open play.
The ball bounced into the arms of Tech fullback Isaiah Sanchez, who shot through a gap and ran 50 meters before being hauled down just short of the try line. Koerdell was there to snag Sanchez's pass out of the tackle and touch down the try.
Tech's 11-3 lead was cut to 11-8 just before halftime when the hosts were penalized for going offside and the alert Chiles quickly put the ball into play and ran through a gap in Tech's defense.
The second half became a nightmare of penalties for Tech as all of State's scores resulted directly from Pygmy indiscretions. Time and again, play was interrupted by the referee's whistle, signifying another opportunity for NMSU to quickly foot tap the ball and attack the defense.
On three occasions Tech was unprepared, resulting in three converted tries by the victors. Koerdell bagged a short range try of his own from a rare Chile penalty in the waning moments to account for the final 29-18 score.
Freshman hooker Darien Williams was named Man of the Match for New Mexico Tech. The Pygmies will square off with the New Mexico Brujos of Albuquerque with kickoff at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, on the NMT rugby pitch.
By Dave Wheelock/Tech Rugby Director


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The Shadow battles murderous arsonists in thrill-packed pulp novels by Theodore Tinsley and Walter B. Gibson.
First, the Knight of Darkness hunts a masked mastermind who uses a stolen invention to become the "Master of Flame." Then, Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane search for a sinister arsonist who attacks a "Town of Hate" with deadly lightning from the sky!
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This hot instant collector's item showcases the original color pulp covers by Graves Gladney (reproduced from the original oil painting) and Modest Stein, original interior illustrations by Paul Orban, and historical commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray.
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