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Rev. Robert P. Coleman is the administrator of Immaculate Conception Parish.
We are approaching Holy Week and, while all of these days are important for us as Christians to prepare ourselves spiritually for the Paschal Mysteries, Good Friday is one of those days where we see visibly the piety and devotion of our Catholic people.
The pious practice of walking with Christ and meditating on the 14 stations in the last hours of His life has been, and still is, a popular devotion among the saints as well as fervent Catholics. This pious practice, which carries with it a plenary indulgence, should move us to go to Calvary often in the Mass. The Church teaches us that the same Christ, who offered Himself one time in the bloody Sacrifice on the altar of the cross, is present and offers Himself as the unbloody sacrifice in each and every Mass.
My own image of Calvary is this: The site is surrounded by a cyclone fence 2.5 meters high with barbed wire on top. There are Roman soldiers guarding the perimeter so that people will not jump over the fence and steal the body. There is only one gate by which to enter to go up to the cross. The only requisite to enter is to be accompanied by a priest. The rule is simple – no priest, you don't get in. You would have to stay outside of the fence seeing Jesus from afar. This is hardly participating in His sacrifice. You would just be a spectator and not a participator. It would be like someone going to Sunday Mass, but standing out in the parking lot of the church.
So I enter with my people and one of the guards sitting at the entrance asks me, "Priest, how many in your group?" I respond, "About 200." He asks another question, "and what are you going up there for?" I say with emotion, "to celebrate the Mass. Today is the Lord's Day." Unimpressed, he grunts, "sign here and go in."
We arrive at the foot of the cross. There is an altar. Jesus is on the cross. We look up at Him and He sees us. He is happy that we are there. No one in my group says, "Let's take Him down from the cross and heal His wounds." We know that we can heal His wounds by being faithful to our Baptismal commitments. The world has been saved. We have been saved. We know why He is on the cross – for our sins and for love of us. I begin the liturgy. The high point comes when I pronounce the words of consecration: "This is my body. This is the chalice of my blood." Without coming down from the cross, Jesus is physically present on the altar. Many people receive Our Lord and reflect, "What a wonderful gift we are receiving."
At the conclusion of the Mass, we leave Calvary. We have been changed, especially those who have received the Eucharist worthily, because we have participated in the "Perfect sacrifice." The Catechism of the Church reminds us, "The only perfect sacrifice is that which Christ offered on the cross as a total offering to the Father's love and for our salvation." (#2100)
The Mass I celebrated on Calvary was perfect because Christ did it using me as His instrument. Maybe the music wasn't as good as it should have been, or maybe the homily wasn't too inspiring, or it was too long or somewhat disjointed, or maybe there were noise, distractions, and worries on the minds of the participants. These are the limitations of human beings, although every minister participating in the Eucharist should do his/her part in the best way possible. We have been strengthened in ways which we don't understand completely, but now we have been renewed. We leave Calvary ready to continue the fight.
This Good Friday when you finish participating in the Living Way of the Cross, don't tell Jesus, "I'll see you on Calvary next year." It would be better if you were to say, "I will see you on Calvary at the next Mass I will attend. I appreciate what you have done for me."
Let us go to Calvary and participate in the Mass often.
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Lea Dacanay is a Vicariate Stewardship Consultant in the Stewardship and Development Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago. She serves as a consultant to parish stewardship professionals and parish leadership groups in their efforts to educate and inspire the community about stewardship. She is also a spiritual director and a licensed massage therapist.
"Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours. Yours are the eyes through which He is to go about doing good. Yours are the hands with which he is to bless people now." St. Teresa of Avila
A good friend of mine said that St. Teresa of Avila should be my patron saint. She had very bad headaches and as my friend knows, I get very bad migraine headaches. Of course that must have been his way of inviting me to read about the life of St. Teresa of Avila. One of the things that struck me in her writings is this quote. I keep it by my desk because it's a reminder for me why I am in the Stewardship and Development Department of the Archdiocese of Chicago, instead of an advertising agency in Hawaii.
I have been blessed by God in many ways and He has provided me with opportunities to share these gifts with others, one of which is through my work here in the Archdiocese. Stewardship calls us to recognize that all that we have is a gift from a loving God and that we are called by God to receive these gifts gratefully, use them fully and to share them with others. Our staff works with parishes, big or small, rich or economically challenged, ethnically diverse or otherwise, as well as with archdiocesan agencies, to promote stewardship and sound fund raising practices derived from these principles.
Our Department of Stewardship and Development is the Parishes' and Agencies one-stop shop for:
Most of our parishes, if not all of them, are aware of the services we provide for the Annual Catholic Appeal. However, we do more than that. Our annual training, scheduled either in late spring or early summer, offers pastors, business managers and parish leaders an opportunity to learn more about the principles of stewardship and the services we provide in our department.
From my experience, responding to this call, living a life of stewardship is not without its challenges. In a recent ICSC stewardship networking conference I attended, our very own Fr. Steven Lanza, pastor of St. Julie Billart said in his homily, "Following Christ's new way of life entails a great deal of risk-taking because the world is based on division, exclusion, all sorts of fences and hedges – as well as violence, greed, materialism and individualism. Servants of God practice a radically different lifestyle characterized by community, sharing, sacrifice and peace-making – the fuel for which is given to us by divined grace. All good things are a gift from God in Christ. So the question becomes – will we build a wall around the gifts we are given to preserve those gifts and hoard those gifts or will we share our many gifts with others?" (June 22, 2011 mass, St. Pius X Parish, Grainger, IN)
We hope that you can join us in our "All Star Summer Training" this year so we can share with you some ideas that can help your parish respond to this call. This year we are doing our training on July 12, from 10AM- 2PM at the Cardinal Meyer Center. There is no cost to attend and lunch will be provided. To register, or for more information, call our office 312-534-7614. We hope to see you there!
For more information on Stewardship, visit our website.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011 10:54 AM
Great start with a quote from a Doctor of the Church!
— Marc A.
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 2:15 PM
Very good summary of the help available, Lea - as well as exemplifying the priority of Stewardship!
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Tuesday, July 05, 2011 8:46 AM
Thanks for putting together the summer workshop. Parishes need help in this area.
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It's a sweeping and incorrect generalization to say that advocates of gun legislation are anti-hunting. I am a big proponent of hunting AND in favor of reasonable legislation. There have been several news reports about the friction (before the school shooting) between some of the hunters in the Newtown and the assault weapons crowd that many people in Newtown felt were taking over the countryside.
Here in Washington State, bird hunters can't use a shotgun that holds more than 3 rounds. Why do the shooters of these assault weapons need clips that hold 30 rounds?
The NRA has really pushed the "camel's nose under the tent argument", i.e., that ANY regulation will lead to a complete ban on guns. By that reasoning, traffic laws and license requirements would lead to a ban on driving cars. Similarly, the NRA argues that, if there are guns laws, only law-abiding citizens wil obey them. There are plenty of people that drive without a license. Does that mean that driver's licenses are worthless and we should forget about them?
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MEMPHIS — Delta Air Lines is cutting flights from Memphis International Airport by 18 percent. The reductions will also affect airports in Nashville, Knoxville and other Southern cities.
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1) If we get enough late entries to offset the number of no-shows, then I will sort the "late signers" again by experience and replace the no-shows.
2) If a team has multiple no-shows, we will replace them until the number of members on a team is the same. Then, if we have enough late signers to replace all no-shows, then we will do that next, still keeping the number of members on each team the same.
3) Finally, if we have enough additional late signers to replace all no-shows and also add new members to teams such that all teams end up with the same number of members, we will do that.
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Concerto 20 d minor KV 466 Completed: Vienna, 10 February 1785 Mozart is 29 years old 1785, 16 February, Leopold to Nannerl ... on that Friday (10 II 85) in the evening, we went out to his first subscription concert, where there was a great crowd of personages of high degree. Every person pays a Souvrin d'or or 3 Ducats for the 6 Lenten concerts. It is at the Mehlgrube, he [Mozart] pays only a half Souvrin d'or for each time he uses the hall. The concerto was incomparable, the orchestra excellent, in addition to the symphonies a woman from the theatre sang 2 arias. Then there was a new, excellent concerto by Wolfgang which the copyist was still finishing when we arrived, and your brother didn't even have time to play through the Rondeau, because he had to supervise the copying.....
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W.A. Mozart Clavier-Concerte no.20 & 21 Jos van Immerseel, fortepiano & Anima Eterna, orchestra Clavier-Concerte 20, KV 466 in D minor & 21 KV 467 in C (period performance)
Jos van Immerseel and the orchestra 'Anima Eterna' On the 7th december 1979, critic Roger Hofmans of the Standaard, Brussels, wrote the following review of van Immerseel's Clementi recording: "van Immerseel forces you to listen; his articulation is daring, intuitively musical, and the ornaments that belong to the essence of this music have a sculptured relief, and the virtuoso passagework comes from the keys with the greatest ease. Whoever has not had the chance to hear van Immerseel on historic keyboard instruments, has no idea of the subtle nuances of sound that they possess. Van Immerseel makes Clementi's sonatas more exciting than those of Mozart, but perhaps he will accomplish the same with the sonatas of that great man from Salzburg". Ten years later, on the 6th of March 1990 the NRC Handelsblad, Rotterdam wrote: "In the "Andantino" of Mozart's Jeunehomme Konzert, it was a true wonder how he was able to reach the furthest corners of the Great Hall of the Concertgebouw and touch his listeners hearts with pianissimo passages....". Trouw wrote on the 7th March: "Jos van Immerseel was trained as pianist on the modern piano and feels at ease the literature for that instrument. At on early stage however, he chose not to utilize his capacities to the end of a fast career as a piano virtuoso, and decided to examine the piano's development through all it's stages of development fitting the contemporary literature. This combination of all round and highly talented keyboard player with knowledgable musical insight of the piano of Mozart's time, make him an artist who can compete with the great interpreters of Mozart on the Steinway". The orchestra 'Anima Eterna' was founded in 1987 and is composed of top musicians from 12 countries. They all perform on classic instruments utilizing the same techniques as those used during Mozart's time. The musicians were chosen not only on the basis of their professional qualities, but also for their musical intensity and 'spirituality'. Source of inspiration and mentor of the orchestra is concertmaster Marc Destrub from Vancouver, Canada. Utrechts Nieuwsblad, september 1989: "Here one finds clearly thought out and responsable playing on authentic instruments combined with a large measure of natural ease and musicality". Volkskrant, 7th march 1990: "Refreshing, spiritual and full of surprises". Chr. Lelie in Trouw, 4th september 1990: "Anima Eterna can be placed on the same line with the orchestras of Norrington, Brggen or Hogwood. Van Immerseel and his orchestra have a totally different approach. The most catching is the mild tone of the string section." Algemeen Dagblad, 7th march 1990: "It is absolutely certain that Anima Eterna has all the necessary qualities to become an orchestra of world format".
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By Ben Levisohn
Voters in Venezuela went to the polls for the first time since Hugo Chavez's cancer returned–and they've voted overwhelmingly for Chavez and his followers.
According to Barclays, Chavez's supporters:
…won 19 of the 23 governorships and [took] some of the opposition's key states. The opposition leader, Henrique Capriles won in Miranda. However, based on partial results per state weighted by its proportion of registered voters, this suggests Chavismo beat the opposition by approximately 13pp, which would be a bigger margin than the October elections.
Barclays analysts credited the Chavez victory to the "combination of an empathy effect due to President Chavez's illness and a high level of voter abstention," which may have been driven on the opposition side by "frustration among its supporters after the defeat in the presidential election seems to have reduced considerably the opposition vote."


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I had the strangest dream last night. I went into a KB and found, along with stuff like the "Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon/Wicket Cinema Scene," a 12" Jabba the Hutt w/ Sail Barge exclusive. For some reason, Jabba was a beanie and quite hairy.
As you can imagine, this set was quite large. It was packed in a window box that was about eight feet high and about fifteen feet long. And it retailed for only $80! There were quite a few, so I passed on buying it. For, you see, in this dream, I was somehow (as was the KB and the mall it was in) on Air Force One trying to help Charlton Heston defeat those "[darn] dirty apes." (I try not to figure out the logic behind these dreams; I just resolve not to eat pizza immediately before bedtime again.)
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ReferencesVitra Design Museum, Paul Heyer
Project Year1989
From the architect. An independent private foundation, the Vitra Museum was founded in 1989 by the CEO Rolf Fehlbaum. Focusing mainly on furniture and interior design, the museum features work from Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Alvar Aalto, Verner Panton, Dieter Rams, Richard Hutten and Michael Thonet.
The modern architecture which houses these collections was the first building of Frank Gehry in Europe, and included the museum for Rolf Fehlbaum's private collection, production hall, and gatehouse for the factory of Vitra.
Easily recognizable as the architectural style of Frank Gehry, the deconstructive sculptural building differs only slightly than his usual designs in that he limits his materials to white plaster and a titanium-zinc alloy. As said by the architect, "I love the shaping I can do when I'm sketching. And it never occurred to me that I would do it in a building. The first thing I built of anything like that is Vitra in Germany.
At only 8,000-square-feet, the two-story Vitra Museum is one of the world's largest collections of furniture, with pieces from most periods and styles beginning with the nineteenth century and continuing into the modern era. A functional mix of towers, ramps and cubes, the volumes of the building are determined by lighting and programmatic necessities.
At the rear end of the building, the factory hall relates to the adjacent building by Nicholas Grimshaw in both size and height. A formal link between the museum is found in the towers and ramps, which bridge together the production areas, showroom, test laboratory, cafeteria, a multi-purpose room and offices.
Paul Heyer, an architecture critic, described the visitor's experience as "a continuous changing swirl of white forms on the exterior, each seemingly without apparent relationship to the other, with its interiors a dynamically powerful interplay, in turn directly expressive of the exterior convolutions. As a totality it resolves itself into an entwined coherent display..." Surrounded by a meadow of cherry trees, the museum is also nearby to Claes Oldenburg's sculpture Balancing Tools, as well as a conference pavilion by Tadao Ando.


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FULTON – Itawamba Community College sophomore guard Ty-Nita Baker (Houston) averaged 17.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5 assists per game as the No. 13 Lady Indians went 2-1 in the opening week of the 2012-13 basketball season.
The Houston native recorded a double-double in the Lady Indians' 85-65 win over East Central Community College where she scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed 11 boards.
The Lady Indians (2-1, 0-0 MACJC North) travels to Little Rock to take on Arkansas Baptist Community College on Tuesday before returning home against Meridian Community College on Thursday and closing out the week with a road trip to East Central Community College on Saturday.
For more information on ICC basketball and the eight other intercollegiate athletic programs visit www.LetsGoICC.com.


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I have a dog that has been having some trouble keeping weight on. High drive balls to the walls dog. Keeping weight on has always been a problem from the time he was a pup. He has been having some issues lately, (blood in urine) all the normal things that cause that have been checked. Been on antibiotics for a while. Now his protein levels are higher than the vet would like. She wants him on lower protein and higher fat. Any suggestions? His is and always has been on 26 % protein 16 % fat. ( I don't think the brand is important at this point)
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Nostalgic fans want all the original 102 characters made in the vintage line by Kenner, remade up to modern standards by Hasbro today.
Probably the most controversial figure amongst the 12-15 you could make a case for still needing re-doing, is "Blue Snaggletoothe."
Originally, Zutton appeared in both A New Hope, and the Holiday Special. But he was cut out of ANH in editing. Takeel got left in (seated near where Han blasts Greedo). Kenner only had a black and white set photo to work with, and since Zutton was seated, they had no idea he was a shorter alien - or what color his costume was.
Kenner released a blue Snaggletoothe with the special Sears catalog special cardboard catina (yes they had exclusives back then, too). He was a standard height and wearing blue.
When the Holiday Special aired, and Lucasfilm caught Kenner's error, the figure was corrected (just like Luke's glove on the wrong hand thing today), and red Snaggletoothe, an authentic Zutton for the vintage line, was released on a 21-back card shortly before The Empire Strikes Back figures were released.
Today, Blue Snaggletoothe is regarded as an error figure, but a highly valuable one since the red figure is more common.
The Question is, for nostalgia's sake does a blue Snaggletoothe have merit in today's line?
Old (and incorrect rumors) had it that Kenner had made the error because they had confused images of the other characters shown to you in this poll: Treva Horme and Utriss M'Toc. Seeing them in the image attached, that's a little hard to believe.
However, these characters, or another Snivvian (Wiorkettle wore blue)might make a good replacement for some nostalgic fans who still count Blue Snaggletoothe as another true figure of the vintage collection.
Additionally, Cloud City has some good offerings (like the Ice Cream Maker Guy) that are often overlooked, and Empire Strikes Back remains the film with the least amount of new character offerings.
Wiorkettle offers another true Snivvian, and a female I believe.
Treva Homre is also female, and a very interesting alien at that.
Utriss M'Toc shows by example that not only humans could serve the infamous Bespin Wing Guard (Lando's security troops).
My poorly photoshopped blue Zutton stands in for those who want an exact replacement for the vintage Snaggletoothe, though Hasbro would need to alter his height.
Which one do you like?


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Panel explores 'looming crisis' in Iran, March 12
Posted March 7, 2007; 05:03 p.m.
"Iran: A Looming Crisis With Possible Solutions?" is the focus of a panel discussion scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 12, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
The panelists will consider Iran from domestic, regional and international perspectives. Speakers will focus primarily on the country's nuclear issues, the implications of Iran's increasing involvement in Iraq, its ties to regional terror networks and its domestic political situation's potential impact on regional security.
Participants will include: Ali Ansari, director of the Institute for Iranian Studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland; Wolfgang Danspeckgruber, director of Princeton's Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination; James Gow, co-director of the International Peace and Security Programme at King's College London; Gabrielle Rifkind, human security consultant to the Oxford Research Group; and John Thomson, former British ambassador to the United Nations.
The event is sponsored by the Liechtenstein Institute.


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Is the best time to breed a bitch after her show career is over, or does breeding while showing take away from her looks and over all build.
There is nothing wrong with showing a bitch after she has had a litter. I do however advise that you give her a chance to recover from her pregnancy. It is common for a bitch to blow coat after having babies. Recovery time is important so that she can be shown at her best. Personnally when judging bitches I do not mind at all when it is obvious that a bitch has had babies in the past. In fact I think it is an attribute and obviously proves she is a good brood bitch.
How does one become a Judge?
Every country has different qualifications. I will speak for Canada. In our system, before beginning
you must prove to the Canadian Kennel Club that you have been breeding for over 10 years
have shown at least 3 dogs to their championships. You must be a member in good standing with CKC for a minimum of 10 years. You must ring steward for shows to gain experience you must judge at 'sanction' matches a minimum amount of times you must judge sweepstakes matches
you have to write a test on the anatomy of dogs and dog show rules once completed the above requirements, you are able to accept your first 'permit' assignment. In the U.S. this is called 'provisional'. you will be observed during this assignment and every other 'permit' assignment along the way. you will be required to write additional tests on breeds you are applying to judge.
Would it be a better system to have 2 or 3 judges combine a score to award a major.
I don't think so. The idea of majors is a very sound one. It obviously makes it much more difficult to attain a championship, which is very important and makes the Ch. more meaningful.
At any show, time is a factor and to have a dog judged by extra people would obviously add extra time to the show making it very hard to schedule. I don't think it would be practical.
What is the most Bulldogs ever in a single show to be judged.
The most I have seen at a show was at the Nationals in the U.S. where there are normally about 450 entered. I have had the pleasure of judging over 100 on several occasions at specialties.
Why do people show their dogs? What do they win?
The main purpose of a dog show is to 'show your breeding stock'. this was the original purpose of dog shows. However, through the years dog shows have been turned into competitions, some very fierce
at times. Purposes for exhibitiors to show range: attaining a championship to placing their dog high
in the standings. Dog shows are the only proving ground we have to compare our dogs.
Chris Neilson
'Bulldogs are my love, not my living'


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WHY do I tell my poor little story so circumstantially, I wonder? Will any one care to read it? Is a dissected heart worth looking at, even though it be rather a foolish one? They say that love is the recognizing something of oneself in another person. Will any one, I wonder, recognise in me some of their own foolish fancies and thoughts and notions, and love me for being as silly as themselves, and for owning to them that I am? The old yellow‐bodied barouche, and the two victims to spavin and spring‐halt, are slowly creeping up "the long back" of a hill; the old coachman is flicking spavin's fat flanks gently with his whip, which that worthy beast does not mind a bit. The sunlight lies page: 66 patchily on the dusty road; here and there a big tree intercepts it, and holds it in his great branches; a little white‐haired child stands at a cottage door eating bread and treacle, and clapping his little brown hands at the horses; bees are buzzing drowsily about straw hives; "wine‐dark" auriculas are blowing in the little borders; a woman is feeding a pig. We are going home; Wentworth lies three miles behind us, and I am thinking of the past, and smiling.
How plainly I see that group gathered on the stone steps to bid us God‐speed. Lady Lancaster, in a brown silk so stiff and thick that it could well stand by itself, without the support of her ladyship's body inside it, leaning forward to give me a motherly salute (her beard meanwhile pricking me rather), while she says, in her prim old woman's voice—
"I hope we shall see you very often my dear, now!"
Dolly, with one foot on the carriage step, giving a small, smooth lavender hand to Sir Hugh, and saying good‐bye page: 67 to him so softly, as if she was so sorry to part from him; Dick, leaning one great shoulder against the door‐post, and smiling a tender, flickering smile under his heavy moustache, and all around a great glory of sunshine, and young green leaves, and blue summer sky. Dick is going to Cork to‐day, to join his regiment (happy, happy Cork!) but he is going to write to me, and I am to write to him; is not this brick and mortar enough to build quite a big Spanish castle with? I am so building now as we jog along in the sleepy sunshine.
"My darling! my darling!" I am saying to myself over and over again, like the refrain to a song; "how I love you!" My hands are clasped together in my green cotton cap, and my eyes are looking up to the grand blue dome above, in a great rapture and gratitude and joy. Was it his beauty I loved him for? Should I have loved him so much if he had been little and black and ugly? If his comely looks were to go away from him now, would my love go away too? No, no, no! page: 68 If he were to lose arms and legs, and eyes and nose and ears, he would still be my Dick, my beautiful, strong King Olaf.
When by myself I was eloquent enough, page: 69 eloquent as Ulysses or Burke, but when with him the passion of his eyes struck me dumb. It would be different when we were married. I should then be able to speak to him without that shy thrill; should be able to tell him what he was to me; to find words to syllable my great pure love.
Then the scene shifted. Dick was ousted from among the dramatis personæ; I reigned in the elbow chair instead; I, dressed simply yet elegantly, holding a levée of officers of every grade and standing in Her Majesty's army; colonels, majors, and captains clustering in reverent admiration around me.
With what modest dignity should I comport myself in my difficult position; with what simple yet spirited answers should I parry their complimentary remarks.
Married at nineteen! How interesting, and like a story‐book! Mrs. M'Gregor! Nelly M'Gregor! Major and Mrs. M'Gregor! I would write it down in my blotting book as soon as I got home, to see how it looked.page: 70
I suppose my lips moved visibly as I articulated my own and husband's names softly under my breath, for Dolly, who had not uttered a word before since we left Wentworth, now turned to me—Dolly in a neutral‐tinted gauzy bonnet, with one blood‐red carnation resting on and contrasting her shiny sombre hair; thus she spoke in her harmoniously round, full tones—
"Are you engaged in prayer?"
"No;" said I, rather cross at being roused from my reverie; "why on earth should I be?"
"Your lips were moving, so I thought you might be breathing a short prayer, as people do in the 'Sunday at Home,' you know—for me, perhaps."
"No, I wasn't," said I; "I was talking to myself, which is much pleasanter than praying; at least I find it so." (Merciful God! I don't think so now!)
I turned my head away, and watched the cloud‐shadows travelling swiftly over the green wheat fields, turning their laughing golden green into dull blue green as they page: 71 passed; at the blackbirds gobbling cherries in the farm orchards we were driving by.
"Is it thinking of its lover?" pursued the angel in the gauzy bonnet.
"Yes," said I, briefly, "I am."
I would not stand any impudence from Dolly any longer, I was resolved. I should soon be a married woman, and able to patronize spinsters all and sundry.
"So it has got its big wax doll after all, has it?" asks she, with a sneer, "curly wig and long legs, and all!"
I am roused to retort. I turn and rend her.
Dolly smiled sweetly, but her long sleepy eyes gave one little flash.
"Yes, dear, I do," she said with candour, "only I don't think I should care about playing dolls in a workhouse, which I fear will be your portion."page: 72
"I believe you would sell your soul for gold," said I, with my nose in the air, in lofty disdain.
"I certainly would," answered my sister, sedately; "one's soul does not do one much good that I could ever find out; if I could have my body left me, my nice, pretty, pleasant body, with plenty of money to keep it well fed and well dressed, I'd give my soul its congé with the greatest sang froid imaginable."
I felt feebly shocked at Dolly's sentiments, but too lazily and sovereignly indifferent to what she or her soul said or did to contest the point with her, so we relapsed into silence, and preserved a sort of armed truce, till we reached the rook‐haunted old house blinking sleepily from its ivy mantle amid its sunny crofts, with the gray‐blue smoke curling straight up into the air from the queer old chimney‐stacks.
The library windows at Lestrange look out on the gravelled sweep before the door; small‐paned, casemented windows they are; and as we passed them I leaned page: 73 forwards eagerly, to blow kisses at my father, whose face I saw leaning out among the roses and the bowery clematis to greet us. What a sad old face it was! What a yellowing tinge—like a sere November leaf's tinge, that spake of waning life and waxing sickness—was stealing over it. Poor noble old face! how often I see you now in my dreams, looking out from among the fresh pink rose‐bunches! I ran to my sire with 'effusion,' and hurled my substantial young person into his arms; he bore the charge with equanimity.
"Well, little lass!" he said, with his sorrowful smile, sorrowfuller than any tears, "have you seen a great many fine people, and got a fine new lover, and are you very sorry to come back to the dull old house and the dull old man?"
"Of course I am," said I, with a fresh series of ursine hugs; "I should not have come back at all if it had not been that I knew the Cochin cock was to be killed to‐morrow, and I thought I must come back and bid him good‐bye, poor dear fowl, before he died. Come, dad," I continued, page: 74 coaxingly, thrusting my arm through his in its threadbare gray coat‐sleeve, and dragging him to the door, "let us come and see the pigs and the chickens, and I'll tell you all about it."
So we went, my daddy and I—went, and found the doomed chanticleer scratching and scraping peaceably on the dunghill, advertising the treasures he found there, now and again, to his harem, by one lordly cluck. The pigs and we exchanged civilities, and then I began, and narrated all things in order to my parent; how we had gone a pic‐nicing, and how I had been upset out of a dogcart, and how I had fainted, and how funny it felt, and how disagreeable it was spending all the night in that little pot‐house, reading the "Great Tribulation," and "waiting for the waggon" (my father looked unaccountably grave, I thought, at this stage of my narrative); what a lot there was for dinner every day; what smart gowns old Lady Lancaster had on, with many more interesting particulars concerning the Wentworth ménage; nor had I the modesty to hide or in any way page: 75 qualify the fact that Sir Hugh, the middle aged, the desirable, the much‐hunted, was the captive of my bow and spear. Then breath failed me, and I stopped, and threw damaged rice among the chickens.
"So you're going to be a great lady, are you, Miss Nelly?" said my father, playfully. "You won't speak to your poor old father, I suppose, when you are Lady Lancaster!"
That little bit of news had cheered him wonderfully; he looked less old, less bowed, all of a sudden, somehow. I leaned my elbows on the pigsty wall, reflectively.
"But, dad," objected I, "I've only said that Sir Hugh liked me; I have not said I liked him; that is a very different pair of shoes!"
My father did not heed my interruption.
"Lancasters and Lestranges!" said he to himself, as if the union of the two names was pleasant to him; "more like the old times! more like the good old times!"
A cold chill crept over me, as I thought page: 76 of the baggage‐waggon, and the barrack‐room, and twopence a year.
"You seem very anxious to get rid of me, dad," said I, picking bits of lichen from between the slatey gray stones. "Why do you want me to marry Sir Hugh?"
"My poor little lass," said my father very pitifully, "because I'm wearing my life out, thinking every day, and all day long, what is to become of you when I'm dead and gone—gone to be with the little mother, Nell; I pray God," he said, very reverently, taking off his hat; "and also," he added, a minute afterwards, straightening himself, and looking every inch the proud old gentleman he was, "because I believe that to see you raised to your right level again, and doing something towards bringing the old family back into its right position in the county, would add ten years to my life; upon my soul, I think it would!"
I could not dash his hopes—could not tell him that I was engaged to a man money‐less, position‐less, expectation‐less; page: 77 perhaps I ought to have done so, but I could not find it in my heart. So we turned homewards, I a saddened woman, sore perplexed. The chickens still scratched and pecked happily on the dunghill; the pigs grunted in the ineffable content of warmth and repletion; but to me the sunlight had gone out of grass and trees and shining pebbles.


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Posted March 29, 2004; 11:31 a.m.
A panel discussion designed to clarify the University's sexual assault response processes is scheduled for noon Thursday, April 1, at the Women's Center, 243 Frist Campus Center.
Panelists will include: Thema-Bryant Davis, coordinator of the Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resouces and Education (SHARE) Office; Olga Hernandez, coordinator of Sexuality Education Counseling and Health Services ; Steven Healy, director of public safety; Amada Sandoval, director of the Women's Center; and Hilary Herbold, associate dean of undergraduate students.
The panelists will explain the counseling, medical, informal, formal and legal options available to survivors of sexual violence.
The event, organized in recognition of Sexual Violence Awareness Month, is sponsored by SHARE, the Women's Center, the Department of Public Safety and the Organization of Women Leaders.
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Family: Asteraceae, Aster view all from this family
Description Native annual; herbaceous or subshrub.
Habit: erect and coarse, with rough, hairy stems.
Height: 1-5 ft (30-150 cm) or much more.
Leaf: opposite; simple and pointed near base, palmate with 3 lobes above, eventually palmate with 5 lobes on upper stem; 1.5-12 in (40-300 mm) long by 1.25-8 in (30-200 mm) or more.
Flower: tiny greenish yellow flowerheads held in long, narrow, terminal spikes, 3-10 in (75-250 mm) long.
Fruit: spiny pyramidal seed, 1/2 in long (7 mm) or more.
Warning This plant is a major cause of hay fever allergies, and can irritate the skin if touched. Can be toxic to livestock if ingested. (Humans should generally avoid ingesting plants that are toxic to animals.)
Flower June - November.
Habitat Waste places, fields, roadsides, disturbed sites; moist.
Range Throughout North America; not reported in Nevada, British Columbia, Alaska, or far northern Canada.
Discussion Also known as: giant ragweed, horseweed. This plant is considered weedy or invasive in many areas, and is listed as a noxious weed in California, Delaware, and parts of Illinois. This is the giant among the ragweeds, reaching towering heights and possessing long flower spikes. Ragweed pollen is spread by wind rather than by insects. It is one of the main causes of late summer hay fever.


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Family: Scolopacidae, Sandpipers view all from this family
Description ADULT SUMMER Beautifully marked with chestnut on crown and ear coverts, broad pale supercilium, and otherwise dark-streaked face and neck. Underparts have distinct dark bars; feathers on back have dark centers. ADULT WINTER Has mainly gray upperparts and white underparts; note the pale supercilium. JUVENILE Similar to winter adult, but feathers on back have cleaner-looking pale margins.
Dimensions Length: 8 1/2" (22 cm)
Habitat Very common locally high Arctic breeding species, from northern Alaska to Hudson Bay. Common on Atlantic coast during fall migration. Winters mainly in Central and South America, but small numbers remain on Gulf coast.
Observation Tips Look for migrants in fall on coasts; breeding birds are easiest to see in Churchill, Manitoba.
Range New England, Plains, Great Lakes, Alaska, Northwest, Southwest, Eastern Canada, Texas, Florida, Rocky Mountains, California, Mid-Atlantic, Western Canada, Southeast
Voice Mostly silent.
Discussion Elegant shorebird with long, yellowish legs; long bill is downcurved toward tip. In flight, note long, trailing legs, and white rump and upper tail. Usually feeds in deep water, probing mud in deliberate manner. Sexes are similar.


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My Teaching Philosophies
My broad goal is to make biology accessible, exciting, and relevant for all students. I'm perpetually learning and trying to improve myself as an instructor, so I know I will never be done working towards that goal. Some of my specific teaching strategies are...
1. I seek to cultivate an inclusive, welcoming, and supportive classroom environment that promotes equity and diversity.
I understand different students approach the subject of biology in different ways due to their varying academic backgrounds, past science class experiences, levels of familiarity with practicing scientists, degrees of existing interest in science, and numerous other factors. Even though we all have different backgrounds and goals, I think it is important that all students feel a sense of belonging in class. As such, I incorporate a variety of strategies aimed at increasing students' sense of belonging and self confidence in science. In addition, I try to adopt a stance of humility by recognizing my own limitations in understanding the backgrounds and experiences of all my students.
2. I try to find out what you know.
This diagram from an index card blog demonstrates an important truth about learning. We learn in a lot of places outside of classrooms. If we hope to gain new ideas or change our ideas in classes, it's important to recognize our preconceptions and the contexts in which we naturally learn. For those reasons, I put a great deal of effort into understanding the knowledge students bring to the classroom, so that we can examine and build on that prior knowledge. In addition, I design classroom activities that might mimic the ways we learn outside of classrooms and in real biological situations. With your prior ideas in mind, I can work to create activities that help you reach your academic and professional goals in the context of the learning you're engaged in as part of other classes and outside the classroom.
3. I encourage cooperation in the classroom and try to cultivate an environment where we all have a voice and are all free to make mistakes.
Doing science depends on bringing people together in teams to share unique perspectives on problems. In addition, people generally learn best by communicating their ideas with others. For those reasons, I stress teamwork and collaboration in my classes. A collaborative environment more-closely simulates how scientists work and creates a mutually supportive classroom where we all work together instead of competing against one another. This means we must all be encouraged to voice our ideas, even if we think they might be "wrong." I believe every student has something valuable to contribute to class, regardless of amount of past experience in biology, and I want my classes to provide space for every student to feel engaged and involved. Further, I hope everyone can become brave enough to make mistakes during class. Mistakes represent great opportunities for learning, and any student failing to make mistakes from time to time might be missing out on chances to challenge their prior ideas and grow as a biologist.
4. I "assess" student learning in lots of different ways.
"Assessment" can refer to any activity that provides me with insights into how and what students think. As a college student, my science classes generally had a couple midterms and a final, and that was it. Those were really the only times for the instructors to find out what I knew or how I was doing. That meant the instructors were not aware of my progress or my confusion with different concepts, and could not adjust to my needs. That also meant each test was a pretty scary, high-stakes event! Each one counted for a lot of the grade. In my classes, I try to spread out points over exams as well as other diverse assignments and activities that let students express their knowledge in many different ways and formats.
5. I try to align my expectations with students' expectations so the path to success is easy to follow.
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A forty foot whale was found on the Toco beach. It was said to be there since before the weekend. No one knows what happened,what caused the whale to come ashore. when villagers saw it, it had already began to decay. Because of the size of the What it had to be taken out in parts.
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says ... on Friday, Feb 15 at 3:54 PM
This appears to be a Sperm whale, which are avid foragers that use intensive sounds to communicate. I presume the ocean's currents brought it in to Toco, but I'm not sure of it's cause of death.
says ... on Sunday, Feb 24 at 6:56 PM
Whales attempt suicide, sometimes they are sick sometimes they are lonely etc.
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poor gps signal on the north coast
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thats sad :(
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Why is it sad?
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says ... on Friday, Mar 22 at 12:24 PM
He came in with the tide and when the tide went down he got stock between the rocks. And without being submerged in water totally for a while , brings death.
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This is so very sad.
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Sad indeed but let's hope it was a natural death.....what's also very sad is the use of the word "tale" instead of tail to discribe the third photo.....get it together Mr. Editor, the world's watchin'.
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All u sure it wasn't Marlene Mc Donald sunbathing
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gang warfare
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this is a example to when the whale came to Manzanilla shore and the people push back the whale in the in the water and it came back it ready to go because when the whale ready to dead it comes in the shore so that why the whale come back to shore.


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By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 5:34 PM GMT on January 11, 2013
It was another year of incredible weather extremes globally during 2012. The year featured two of the most expensive weather disasters in world history--Hurricane Sandy and the Great U.S. Drought of 2012, which will both cost more than $50 billion. Thankfully, no disasters had a death toll in excess of 2,000, though the 1,901 people dead or missing due to Super Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines may rank as that nation's 2nd deadliest typhoon ever. Twenty-six weather disasters costing at least $1 billion occurred globally, according to insurance broker AON Benfield. Eleven billion-dollar weather disasters hit the U.S., a figure exceeded only by the fourteen such disasters in 2011. Nine billion-dollar weather disasters hit China, their highest total in a decade of record-keeping. I present for you, now, the top ten global weather stories of 2012, chosen for their meteorological significance and human and economic impact:
1) New Record Minimum for Arctic Sea Ice (September 16)
Sea ice extent in the Arctic fell to 3.41 million square kilometers on September 16, breaking the previous all-time low set in 2007 by 18%--despite the fact that 2012's Arctic weather was much cloudier and cooler than in 2007. Nearly half (49%) of the icecap was gone during 2012s minimum, compared to the average minimum for the years 1979 - 2000. This is an area approximately 43% of the size of the contiguous United States. And, for the fifth consecutive year--and fifth time in recorded history--ice-free navigation was possible in the Arctic along the coast of Canada (the Northwest Passage), and along the coast of Russia (the Northeast Passage or Northern Sea Route.) "We are now in uncharted territory," said NSIDC Director Mark Serreze. "While we've long known that as the planet warms up, changes would be seen first and be most pronounced in the Arctic, few of us were prepared for how rapidly the changes would actually occur. While lots of people talk about opening of the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic islands and the Northern Sea Route along the Russian coast, twenty years from now from now in August you might be able to take a ship right across the Arctic Ocean." Arctic sea ice is an important component of the global climate system. The polar ice caps help to regulate global temperature by reflecting sunlight back into space. White snow and ice at the poles reflects sunlight, but dark ocean absorbs it. Replacing bright sea ice with dark ocean is a recipe for more and faster global warming. The fall air temperature over the Arctic has increased by 4 - 6°F in the past decade, and we could already be seeing the impacts of this warming in the mid-latitudes, by an increase in extreme weather events. Another non-trivial impact of the absence of sea ice is that is causes increased melting in Greenland, contributing to sea level rise.
Figure 1. A sunny, slushy day near the North Pole on September 1, 2012. Webcam image courtesy of the North Pole Environmental Observatory. It won't be many years before Santa's workshop needs pontoons in the summer to stay afloat.
2) Agricultural Drought in the U.S., Europe, and Asia (Summer)
Drought is civilization's great enemy, and the most dangerous threat from global warming. Drought impacts the two things we need to live--food and water. When the rains stop and the soil dries up, cities die and civilizations collapse, as people abandon lands no longer able to supply them with the food and water they need to live. In a harbinger of things to come, severe droughts affected important agricultural regions across the globe during summer 2012, including eastern Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and central North America. Wheat, corn, and soybean crops were among those heavily impacted; global food prices rose by 10 percent during July. While it will be several months before the costs of America's worst drought since the 1930s Dust Bowl are known, the 2012 drought is expected to cut America's GDP by 0.5 - 1 percentage points, said Deutsche Bank Securities. Since the U.S. GDP is approximately $15 trillion, the drought of 2012 represents a $75 - $150 billion hit to the U.S. economy. This is in the same range as the estimate of $77 billion in costs for the drought, made by Purdue University economist Chris Hurt in August, and the Great U.S. Drought of 2012 is going to be one of the top-five most expensive weather disasters in world history.
Figure 2. Corn in Colby, Kansas withers in the Great Drought of 2012 on May 27. Image credit: Wunderphotographer treeman.
3) Superstorm Sandy (October 29)
Hurricane Sandy was the most powerful and second most destructive Atlantic hurricane in recorded history. Ten hours before landfall, at 9:30 am EDT October 29, the total energy of Sandy's winds of tropical storm-force and higher peaked at 329 terajoules--the highest value for any Atlantic hurricane since at least 1969, and equivalent to more than five Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs. At landfall, Sandy's tropical storm-force winds spanned 943 miles of the the U.S. coast. No hurricane on record has been larger. Sandy's huge size prompted high wind warnings to be posted from Chicago to Eastern Maine, and from Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Florida's Lake Okeechobee--an area home to 120 million people. Sandy's winds simultaneously caused damage to buildings on the shores of Lake Michigan at Indiana Dunes National Lake Shore, and toppled power lines in Nova Scotia, Canada--locations 1200 miles apart! Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ on October 29, with sustained winds of 80 mph and a central minimum pressure of 946 mb--the lowest pressure on record along the Northeast coast. The Battery, in New York City Harbor, had an observed water level of 13.88 feet, besting the previous record set by Hurricane Donna in 1960 by 3 feet. Sandy's catastrophic storm surge was responsible for the majority of the 131 deaths and $62 billion in damage in the U.S. Sandy also brought torrential rainfall in excess of 12 inches to the mid-Atlantic, and blizzard conditions to the central and southern Appalachians. Sandy's late-season show of unprecedented strength, unusual track, and exceptionally damaging storm surge were made more likely due to climate change, and the storm helped bring more awareness and debate about the threat of climate change to the U.S. than any event since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Figure 3. Hurricane Sandy at 10:10 am EDT October 28, 2012. Image credit: NASA/GSFC.
4) Greenland Ice Sheet melt and Glacier Calving (July)
Measurements from three satellites showed that on July 8, about 40 percent of the Greenland ice sheet had undergone thawing at or near the surface. But during four consecutive days July 11 - 14, temperatures rose above freezing at the top of the Greenland Ice Sheet, which is 10,551 feet (3216 meters) above sea level and 415 miles (670 km) north of the Arctic Circle. Melting of the ice sheet dramatically accelerated, and an estimated 97 percent of the ice sheet surface had thawed by July 12. This was the greatest melt since 1889, according to ice core records. On July 16, an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan calved from the Petermann Glacier in Northeast Greenland. This was the second huge ice island to calve from the glacier since 2010. The glacier's margins have now retreated to the farthest point in the last 150 years. The record melt in Greenland caused the highest loss of ice mass observed in the satellite era, and melting from Greenland is now thought to cause about 0.7 mm/year of global sea level rise, which is about 20 - 25% of the global total.
Figure 4. The massive 46 square-mile iceberg two times the size of Manhattan that calved from Greenland's Petermann Glacier on July 16, 2012, as seen on July 21, 2012, using MODIS satellite imagery. Image credit: NASA.
5) Super Typhoon Bopha (December 3 - 4)
The deadliest weather disaster of 2012 was Super Typhoon Bopha. Bopha was the strongest typhoon ever hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, making landfall as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) on December 3. Bopha made two additional landfalls in the Philippines, on central Visayas and on Palawan, on December 4. The typhoon left 1901 people dead or missing, mostly on the island of Mindanao. If the missing people are presumed dead, this total would make Bopha the 2nd deadliest typhoon in Philippine history. Bopha affected over 5.4 million people and left over 700,000 people homeless. With damages estimated at $1.04 billion, Bopha is the most costly typhoon ever to hit the Philippines. The previous record was the $600 million price tag of 2009's Typhoon Parma.
Figure 5. December 7, 2012: rescuers and residents look for missing victims amongst toppled tree trunks and coconut shells after flash floods caused by Super Typhoon Bopha hit Compostela Valley on Mindanao Island in the Philippines on December 3 - 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jay Morales, Malacanang Photo Bureau, HO)
6) Northern Hemisphere Warmth (throughout 2012)
Land areas in the Northern Hemisphere reached record warm monthly values for four consecutive months (April - July). Much of the unusual warmth occurred in North America; Canada was 3rd warmest on record for the period January- September, and the United States had its warmest year on record. Many European countries and Russia had record to near-record warm summer temperatures in 2012.
Figure 6. This young lady chose to cool her heels in the Fox River on June 28, 2012, as the temperature was topping 102 degrees in Carpentersville, IL imag credit: wunderphotographer pjpix.
7) Eurasian Continent Cold Wave (January 24 - February 17)
Europe's worst cold snap in at least 26 years hit central and eastern Europe hard during a 3-week period in late January and the first half of February. The 824 deaths being blamed on the cold wave made it 2012's second deadliest weather disaster. Parts of the Danube River froze over for the first time in 25 years, and Northeast China through eastern Inner Mongolia recorded extremely cold minimum temperatures ranging between -30°C to -40°C.
Figure 7. Snow falls in Trogir, Croatia on February 3, 2012. Image credit: wunderphotographer antoniomise.
8) China Floods (July 21 - 22)
Torrential downpours on July 21 - 22 affected Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, with several stations recording their highest daily precipitation on record. Mentougou recorded an impressive 305.2 mm (12 inches) of precipitation in one day. The floods killed 129 people and did $4.8 billion in damage, one of a record nine billion-dollar weather disasters to affect China in 2012.
Figure 8. A Chinese man uses a signboard to signal motorists driving through flooded street following a heavy rain in Beijing Saturday, July 21, 2012. China's government says these were the heaviest rains to hit Beijing in six decades. The torrential downpour left low-lying streets flooded and knocked down trees. (AP Photo)
9) Pakistan Floods (August 21 - September 30)
Torrential monsoon rains caused deadly floods in Pakistan, with Balochistan, Punjab, and Sindh provinces the hardest hit. Over 5 million people and over 400,000 hectares of crops were affected by the floods, with more than 460,000 houses and infrastructures damaged or destroyed. The death toll of 455 made it Earth's 3rd deadliest weather-related disaster of 2012.
Figure 9. A driver makes his way on a street flooded from heavy rain in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
10) African Floods (July - October)
Heavy rains in Nigeria killed at least 431, making it Earth's 4th deadliest weather disaster of 2012. Over 3 million people were affected by flooding across 15 countries in Africa, most notably Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, and Chad. The floods destroyed farmlands, homes, and schools, and caused outbreaks of cholera and other diseases.
Other Top Ten Weather Lists of 2012
My Top Ten U.S. Weather Events of 2012.
Wunderground's Angela Fritz's has a list of Top Climate Events of 2012.
A group of seventeen climate scientists and climate bloggers created a Climate Disruption: Critical 2012 Events and Stories list of 19 key climate change events that occurred in 2012.
TWC's Stu Ostro has his annual post showing his pick for top weather images of 2012.
Climate Central has a top-ten most striking images of 2012 post.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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