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Good news!
Amor y Autoestima, the book that inspired this post on how to reconcile rightly ordered self-love with Reality-respecting humility, will soon be available in English. I'll be translating it from the Spanish this summer, and it will be available from Scepter sometime thereafter.
As I was flipping through it before my first reading, I couldn't help noticing the footnotes. Listen to this: C.S. Lewis, Edith Stein, Dietrich von Hildebrand, Leo Tolstoy, Bl. John Paul II, Gabriel Marcel, St. Josemaria Escriva, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Paul Vitz, Sigrid Undset, John of the Cross, and Victor Frankl.
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In the February 2010 issue of Pumps & Systems, I discussed my Suction Specific Speed (S) Calculator and its ability to predict the stable range of flow for a particular centrifugal pump. In November 2011, I wrote a follow-up that addressed the S value of wastewater pumps. Recently, I have seen some engineering specifications that limit S to a maximum of 11,000 for any wastewater pump. I disagree with this across-the-board limit for several reasons that I will address in this column.
Suction Specific Speed
In case you did not read my previous columns, I will start with a brief overview of suction specific speed. In the early 1960s, many pump users began to encourage their manufacturers to provide pump designs that reduced the required net positive suction head (NPSHr).
The NPSHr at the best efficiency point (BEP) flow is a function of the impeller design, and a major design characteristic is the ratio of the impeller eye diameter to its overall diameter. As this ratio increases, the entrance velocity decreases, and NPSHr is reduced. These large-eye impellers allowed pumps to operate satisfactorily in applications with low NPSH available (NPSHa).
There was, however, a down side. The peripheral velocity of the large eye also increased, and at some capacity, flow into the entrance was distorted because of the high peripheral speed.
This caused some of the flow to reverse direction and begin recirculation at the entrance of the eye (suction recirculation). This recirculation can result in intense vortices that cause cavitation and pressure pulsations.
The flow at which suction recirculation begins depends on the impeller design, but as the eye-diameter ratio increases, so does the recirculation point as a percent of BEP flow. The calculation for suction specific speed was developed to help predict the point at which suction recirculation could begin. As the value of S increases, the flow at which recirculation can begin moves closer to BEP flow. Guidelines were established that suggested that S values should not exceed a range of 8,500 to 9,500 for pumps that could potentially operate at flows that were significantly below BEP flow. Lower flows could be caused by dynamic changes in system conditions or by a throttle valve at the discharge.
Suction specific speed is calculated using Equation 1.
S = N √Q / NPSHr0.75 [Equation 1]
S is directly proportional to the pump speed in rpm (N) and the square root of pump flow in gallons per minute (Q). It is inversely proportional to NPSHr to the three quarter power. Therefore, S will increase with an increase in speed and/or flow. It will also increase with a decrease in NPSHr.
Wastewater Examples
Wastewater pumps are not designed for low NPSHr, but the large eye that is required for solids' passage can reduce NPSHr and, therefore, increase the value of S in certain designs.
Let's take a look at a couple examples. The two pumps described below have a 6-inch suction and are designed for a BEP rate flow of 1,500 gallons per minute at a total dynamic head of 60 feet:
Pump A – 6-inch suction, 10-inch impeller, 1,750 rpm, NPSHr = 9
Pump B – 6-inch suction, 14-inch impeller, 1,150 rpm, NPSHr = 8
NPSHr is very similar for both, but Pump A operates at 1,750 rpm, while Pump B operates at 1,150 rpm. Both have a specific speed (Ns) of around 2,200. Pump A has a relatively high eye-diameter ratio (0.54) which accounts for its low NPSHr. Pump B has a lower eye-diameter ratio (0.38), but because it operates at a lower speed, its NPSHr is also low. The calculations for S are 13,044 for Pump A and 9,363 for Pump B. Based on the engineering specification I mentioned earlier, (S max = 11,000) Pump A would not be an acceptable option.
Figure 1 compares the values of S with the percent of BEP flow at which recirculation can begin. Since Ns is less than 2,500 for both examples, we can use the blue curve for the comparisons. The lower, red arrow shows that Pump B could begin recirculation at about 43 percent of BEP flow. The upper, red arrow shows that Pump A could begin recirculation at about 52 percent of BEP flow.
The reason I disagree with the suction specific speed maximum of 11,000 is that no wastewater pump should ever be operated anywhere near the two recirculation points shown in Figure 1. The reasons that they should not be considered have nothing to do with recirculation. The first is the cost of pumping. Once the process drops below about 85 percent of BEP flow, the cost per 1,000 gallons pumped increases substantially for most pumps.
The second reason is pump life. Once the process drops below 75 percent of BEP flow, higher head wastewater pumps will generate increased radial forces that will cause vibration and shorten the life of seals, bearings and wear rings. Why debate this? Why not just follow the engineer's recommendation, and select Pump B? Well, you certainly can if you want to. The pump I used in my example is a high-quality unit, but so is Pump A.
The reason Pump A should be allowed is that its cost is about 40 percent lower because it has a higher rotational speed. In many applications, 1,750-rpm pumps will have a life span that is very similar to their lower speed cousins, making first cost a significant factor in the equation.


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Hola, Reva! I*m still physically recovering from my trip to Paraguay
(connections into Asuncion are terrible). As is always the case, reality
on the ground * business doing well, people working and going about their
lives -- bears little resemblance to what is generally reported. If you
go by what you read, you*d think that the country is geared around
President Lugo*s personal *troubles* and around the radical Islamic
connection in Ciudad del Este (the former, absolutely true, the latter
probably so, but both only a small part of the country*s reality).
Still, Paraguayans play great soccer. I remember living in Germany for
a while and playing in a team, along with several Paraguayans. They were
so good , they made even me look good. Anyway*
Do you know that I have not heard anything about EDBI in Panama? I*d be
supremely surprised if they allowed them to operate in the country. I*d
also be surprised if any of the major banks in Panama had any kind of
relationship with them. The downside is simply too great.
And then there is the question of the Brazil-Iran connection. No one I
have spoken to can even begin to understand what President Da Silva is (or
was) trying to do. Itamaraty is as professional a state department as any,
so they have to know what high risks the policy entails. So I can only
think of two explanations for the charade: first, electoral politics. Lula
needed the support of the radical wing of his party to nominate his
preferred candidate. This, he achieved last week. Second: shaking
Ahmadinejad*s hand is as sure a way of demonstrating independence from the
US as any. Brazilians have this vision of their country becoming the
leader in Latin America and replacing US influence. Anti-Americanism runs
deep around here, so maybe the President was appealing to this inferiority
complex. Who knows. But I do know this: Brasil cannot be really serious
about it all. They have too much foreign investment in and into their
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This was supposed to be the year construction launched on perhaps the most important public project to hit uptown Charlotte in years: a $150 million-plus plan to demolish the Trade Street Greyhound station and replace it with a modern transit hub anchoring a 23-acre office, residential and retail district.
But after more than a decade of planning, state officials leading the Gateway Station project still havent secured the money to pay for it or the consent of the railroad company that owns the tracks.
Its languishing, said Ron Tober, the former Charlotte Area Transit System chief who helped launch the concept. I still think its a good idea.
He said city officials decided early on to let the state take the lead on the project, given the N.C. Department of Transportations strong relationship with Amtrak and the railroads.
State officials say they didnt drop the ball, but acknowledge they misjudged how much public money it would take, as well as how hard it would be to get the sprawling project off the ground.
We remain very, very interested in an uptown Charlotte station, said Paul Worley, director of the DOTs rail division. Its a location that we desperately want to have. Its just a very complex project.
The Grand Central Station-style plan would combine Amtrak and Greyhound service, eventual commuter rail from Lake Norman, and the citys planned east-west streetcar expansion all at one site. It could also help accommodate future transit lines to Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
City buses also would use the station possibly docking at a below-ground depot.
A lot is riding on the long-awaited project, proponents say.
Without the station, theres no uptown terminal to accommodate commuter trains CATS hopes to run from the Lake Norman area.
And the DOT has already placed a $23.7 million bet on the concept, buying 23 parcels along Norfolk Southern-owned tracks running through Third Ward and Fourth Ward. Planners envision privately-developed offices, shops and residences along the tracks near the station.
Charlotte leaders believe the station project can provide the same kind of spark as the Lynx Blue Line, which spurred more than $1 billion in development south of uptown.
One early estimate said the Gateway Station project would bring an estimated 1 million square feet of mixed-use properties and 11,000 new residents, turning a sleepy sliver of uptown into a bustling urban hub.
If you look at cities like Chicago, these (rail stations) become major employment centers because theyre the terminus of commuter lines, said Michael Smith, head of Charlotte Center City Partners. This is an important regional asset.
Freight vs. passenger trains
Current cost estimates arent available, but previous studies have said the station and nearby track improvements could cost anywhere from $150 million to $206 million.
Local officials had thought federal grants and money from Mecklenburgs half-cent sales tax for transit could help get the project built.
But federal transit money has dried up. And a slowdown in consumer spending in recent years has hampered sales tax collections, leaving CATS facing a $5 billion shortfall for the 2030 transit plan that includes the Gateway Station.
The state is directing the project, but has committed little state money to it. The DOT has budgeted $600,000 for preliminary track engineering and $225,000 for preliminary engineering on the station itself.
Gov. Pat McCrory last year signed into law a new system for prioritizing transportation projects.
The new system takes effect in July; Worley said DOT hasnt submitted Gateway Station for consideration because the agency must figure out how much the project will cost in todays dollars.
The state is working with Norfolk Southern on that, but Worley said the process could take up to 18 months. The two sides met this month, he said, and agreed that the rail company would secure private consultants to do the modeling; the state would pay for it.
The railroad company is concerned about overloading its tracks with new train traffic.
About 30 Norfolk Southern freight trains a day go through the corridor. A 2009 study prepared by CATS said the new station could eventually attract 38 Lake Norman commuter trains each day.
With the new intermodal shipping facility near the airport also expected to increase Norfolk Southerns freight traffic, the rail company is taking a wait-and-see approach on the station project.
We have no objection in theory to the presence of the Gateway Station, company spokesman Robin Chapman said. Norfolk Southern is open to the idea provided there is sufficient capacity to handle both current and anticipated growth in both freight and passenger trains.
Tober, the former CATS head, predicted tough negotiations ahead with Norfolk Southern. Railroads, he said, are not fond of passenger trains getting in the way of their freight trains.
Struggling with setbacks
Getting approval for major track improvements near uptown has already proven difficult.
After the recession, the state secured $123 million in federal stimulus money for track projects near uptown, including a freight tunnel. The tunnel was designed to decrease traffic conflicts between east-west and north-south freight and passenger trains.
But last fall, DOT officials said they shifted that money to other rail projects across the state, including Raleighs new $73 million downtown station. Worley said DOT moved the money in part because the agency had not reached an agreement with the Archer Daniels Midland flour plant straddling the rail line near the Brookshire Freeway.
Its certainly not what we had hoped for, Davidson Mayor John Woods said of the states move to reallocate the money away from the track improvements. He heads a task force seeking support for the commuter rail line to Lake Norman.
Tober said Charlotte officials have privately expressed to him their frustration about the stations slow progress. Asked about that, Deputy City Manager Ron Kimble said the state holds the reins, and the city is eager to figure out our game plan with DOT.
Also unclear is the role of the Houston-based Hines real estate firm, which announced in 2012 that the DOT had selected it as master developer to put the Gateway Station plan into action.
But Worley said the state has made too little progress on track modeling and preliminary engineering to let any development proceed. Rumors have spread locally that Hines dropped out of the project, but Worley said the company remains involved.
A Hines spokeswoman declined to comment.
Waiting for progress
So, what were left with is this:
The state wants to build the station, but doesnt have the money or Norfolk Southerns agreement to use its tracks. CATS wants it built, but is waiting on the state.
Norfolk Southerns in the drivers seat, but isnt saying whether it will sign off. And the ADM plant could literally stand in the way of the Lake Norman commuter line, even if the money and agreements fall into place.
Speaking of which, state and local leaders say the best hope of getting it built today rests in a public-private deal in which a developer builds the station in exchange for the right to develop the properties around it.
Worley said officials had hoped such a deal could underwrite the project without taxpayer dollars. He remains hopeful, he said, but the work so far reveals otherwise.
Well work and adapt to see what we can provide at a reasonable cost on the public budget, he said.
New legislation would be needed to let the DOT do a public-private partnership. Huntersville Mayor Jill Swain is pushing for it. She dreams of a partnership deal to tackle both the Gateway Station and the Lake Norman commuter line.
While there have been some lapses in progress, she said, I think those lapses may turn out to be good for us.
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I find myself at a strange crossroads in my gambling/horse racing life – one that started at the tender age of 13 when I hit the first bet I made at the Northport, New York OTB.
Actually my grandfather made it for me. It was a time when I wasted away beautiful, summer vacation days with crotchety, old retirees complaining about everything from bad jockey rides to the price of gas while smoking like chimneys. Taking the lead from my grandfather, I handicapped solely on "whose turn" it was to win, a rudimentary assessment of jockeys and trainers rotating victories, usually to our dismay at not guessing correctly.
I was committed to winning all those years ago. Why else would I forego beach days and ball fields? Besides the fading poster of the well-endowed, Atlantic City Casino showgirl there wasn't anything remotely glamorous about the Sport of Kings for me. But still, I persisted jumping from Jerry Bailey to Robbie Davis to Eddie Maple.
More than 30 years later, I have maintained the same level of commitment, with all the time necessary to be a decent handicapper. I hit my share of scores, and suffer more than my share of misses, both by an inch and a mile. I've had a bunch of fun betting along with friends and family members during the biggest races – Triple Crown, Breeders' Cup, Saratoga – became ecstatic beyond comprehension when I discovered TVG ten years ago and have recently forged friendships with horse racing lovers across the country through my blog at Horse Racing Nation.
In fact, I've had the time of my life recently covering the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup with my fellow bloggers – Matt, Brian and Mark – who also happen to be outstanding handicappers. You know, not everybody gets greeted by Churchill Downs or Santa Anita as a member of the media, laughs heartily along the way and creates lasting memories.
My press credentials have gotten me time with trainers like Todd Pletcher, Kiaran McLaughlin, Gary Contessa and Richard Mandella, the godfather of horse racing partnerships and gentlemen, Cot Campbell and of course, the ridiculously magical ride along with Edward Stanco and King of Prussia Stables as their homebred filly, Princess of Symlar, took them to racing heights from the Kentucky Oaks to the Breeders' Cup.
The racing gods, in more than one way, have blessed me. So, I say with a heavy heart, I'm not sure if I'll make another wager following May 3, 2014. While this is an emotional decision based upon my singular Thoroughbred horse racing journey, I feel a shared spirit with many, maybe more than the horse racing world knows.
Yes, Churchill Downs' money grab/takeout hike may be the final straw on my small, camel's back. But it's so much more than that. Horse racing in North America is an industry that continues in spite of its own shortsightedness, the stories and whispers of abuses in drugs, horse care and a lack of customer service, which belies an almost conscious effort to drive us away. (Boutique meets like Keeneland, Saratoga and Del Mar exceptions.) When you add it all up, why do any of us stick around making bets? Really?
One thing industry insiders know about us, the bettors – who fund the purses the owners race for, the money the tracks profit from – is that we will bet, almost regardless of product, amenities, rake, etc. This is who we are: hopeful, confident, arrogant, clueless, thorough, wishful, exasperated, and all of these emotions can be felt in just one race, never mind a whole card, a whole meet, a whole year.
Even if you're great at picking the ponies, you will go through losing streaks, your confidence shaken. You'll lose bets, quite possibly not knowing the real reasons why. To comfort ourselves, we may eat a cold hot dog on a stale bun trackside or watch as tracks and/or state governments take even more of our betting dollars from us. Have I mentioned, this is a tough game in which to win? God bless the pros that carve out a living at it.
And so the horses race, and we bet. We bet horses from shady trainers, dropping one-time-stakes winners into $10,000 claimers, as well as upstanding ones with no violations. Beyond the past performances, most of us know almost nothing on each horse we bet: how it's treated; how it's feeling on race day both emotionally and physically; medication it's been given beyond two listed in most programs; it's typical aversion to or liking of a surface, jockey, equipment change, etc. etc. etc. Given all this and more tracks should not only advertise for us, they should take up arms against those trying to compete for our gambling dollars, the fool-hearty horse players. They don't, yet we still bet.
Not me, not anymore…at least for a while. I will fully immerse myself into picking a Derby winner and building a superfecta ticket for seven friends and myself, trying to turn $400 into $40K. Then it's a break from handicapping and betting. Who knows, maybe I'll enjoy the game a whole lot more.
Don't worry I'll blog about the game (hopefully you'll come along for the ride.) I still have a lot of love for the many who do it the right way and the equines themselves, putting their hearts and souls into every race from lowest-level maiden claimers up to the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
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Wow i love you sooo much khloe and dont change a thing about you.....so perfect in all ways oh and lammie too
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I trully HATE all those loosers who call Khlo 'fat' just because they have issues with THEIR OWN BODIES!! Get a life people!!! and stop being so bitter just because u 'don't have the perfect body' according to non-real standars!!!!!! BE HAPPY!! Just like the beautiful Khloe does and stop being envy about it! L.O.V.E!! Happy New Year!!!
Fuck U! you envious little bitch!! Don't u have anything better to do rather than criticize peolple that apparently 'you don't like'? You idiot!!! And that comment is not only rude and disrespectful but RACIST!!!! U ass-hole!!! Live them alone!!! they do not hurt anyone... it's simple: YOU DON'T LIKE THEM? THEN DON'T PAY THEM ATTENTION!!!!! Fucking looser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She's not that skinny in the waist. Even Kim doesn't have that skinny of a waist.
Merry Christmas to all the family!! how can I get a Christmas picture? they are so BEAUTIFUL!! :)
Nobody noticed the hired help got in on the picture? That is not the limo driver?? You mean this nasty trashy girl MARRIED THAT???
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21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials I will give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives, into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon which has withdrawn from you. | 21 "I will hand Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials over to their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon, which has withdrawn from you. |
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Nov 28, 2012, 07:50 AM | |
Just press the servo wires back into the wall with a chopstick or similar.
I'm not sure the motor wires will get much better than that, even if you open her up. Tony |
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Actually, some good news on that. Rather than replacing the entire servo - that gear can just be popped right off. If you have another linear servo, you can simply replace that gear. Easy fix~!
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I managed to get in a flight this afternoon and on video---I won a country ham this morning and used the excuse to leave work early to pick up the ham...(Best ham on the planet!!!...Look here: http://www.countryhams.com/ )
Anyway---I got the flight on video with my hatcam...It's the best that I can do with a hatcam as I have trouble keeping the plane centered in the video frame...The flight was cut short when I mistakenly grabbed a partially discharged battery...As you can see the MiG easily performed multiple loops from level flight---Even with a partially discharged battery!!! Kevin
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Servo cleaning
Did someone already clean the servo's?
After all the 3s testing and modding (mig 15 mod thread) and opening the Mig for at least 30 times, a few 100 flights, some severe crashes involving glue and tape I finally decided to do a complete rebuild. Man, what a &@tty job that is. Even the linkages come unassembled and you have to assemble them yourself. The real snag obviously is getting them at the correct length to avoid blowing all te margin you have with bending the little U joint. Anyway, since all the servo's were on the workbench anyway I decided to open and clean them just like I did with the Blade mCPx servo's when that bird got a lot of airtime. Well, the servo's were DIRTY !! , it was almost unreal. There was a huge difference in how dirty the aileron and elevator servo's were compared to the rudder. I don't use a rudder a lot during flying, but it could also be the gyro gives (a lot) less output to the rudder channel. Just before the rebuild also had a crash with what seemed a stuck servo so hopefully that potential disaster happening again is solved now. Without a complete rebuild the servo cleaning is possible as well, but slightly more difficult. For instructions how to clean you can check the video's on cleaning the mcpx servo's on youtube, they are the same ones as used on the Mig. I would certainly recommend this procedure to all you guys with a Mig with a serious amount of flights on it! |
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Yes, many of us clean these servos periodically. DeoxIT FaderLube is the product of choice for this. Joel |
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Thanks in advance Joel |
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the judge that i was assigned to in a family court case to adjust child support has previously been my judge in criminal court for 3 cases. the judge that i would like my child support case to be transferred to ( the only other judge available) has been my criminal court judge in only one case, my very first offense ever. can i still ask the judge to recuse himself for conflict of interest because he was my judge in the last 3 criminal cases or is conflict of interest not an acceptable reason to request change because the other judge has also at one point handled one of my criminal cases ( though it was my first one, not my last 3)?? so does it matter that the other judge has also dealt with one of my cases in the past?
The issue is not conflict of interest, the issue is potential "bias." A conflict of interest is more to do with the judge being the opponents relative, or something along those lines. (i.e. the judge having some potential personal stake in the outcome of the case).
Bias, under the situation you describe, is a pretty flimsy argument. Problem being, you are questioning the judge's credibility to judge your domestic issue dispassionately.
You can try, but I think you would lose (or be forced to appeal, and then lose).
I think that asking for the judge to recuse himself would probably be counterproductive. You might try requesting a substitution of judge if the case is early in the process, though. Or, just remember that judges deal with thousands of people each year with criminal problems and family problems and other problems and you are probably just one drop in the bucket. If he does remember you and your cases were unremarkable, the judge at most probably remembers the general gist of what happened in your cases and maybe what appeared to have been the root causes (i.e. drug or alcohol use and/or mental health challenges.) In a small county, you should also know that replacing one judge with another might not be terribly effective because the court staff and other judge might end up chatting with each other about the case or the judge might think he recognizes you from the courthouse and pull your other court files. In an adversarial system like ours, the opposing party usually does a pretty good job of pointing out the flaws in the other party, too. Get an attorney if you have something worth fighting about (i.e. placement or property division).


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Seasonal snowfall has moved back a little above average over the last few days. After the November lake effect storm(s), the airport (never hit full strength by those events) had gone to 29+ inches with an average to that date of 16+ inches. By midweek last week, the airport had slipped to several inches below average, following an unusually mild December (3.4 degrees above average) and well below average snowfall. We've gone back in the other direction this month up to this point. Temperatures have been significantly colder than average, and monthly snowfall has been above average.
Those trends will level off following the arctic shot for Tue-Wed, with temperatures slowly recovering to closer to average later this week (still on the cold side, but nothing like last week or Tue-Wed this week). Readings may head a little above average during the weekend. During the time period from around the 18th into the latter part of the month, there will be more occasion for more Pacific air to cut off the kinds of arctic blasts we've endured last week. However, the moderating trend will not be a totally smooth ride, and there will be some ups and downs, just fewer if any extremes. Ensemble means show a very broad ridge in the eastern Pacific at the end of the runs (26th-27th) and very broad troughing over the N Central and Great Lakes states. The amplitude is lower than it is now, to be sure. When ridges and troughs are so broad, it's often a sign of large spread between the ensemble members which make up the ensemble mean. It doesn't look as though there will be much phasing between the northern jet stream and the southern stream for awhile. However, large ensemble member spread can mask any individual features even more, so the more moderate pattern (not to be confused with truly mild, as would be the case with a well defined eastern ridge) is a very fuzzy one as depicted. In the next week (through the 20th or so) there are no current signs of any significant synoptic storms putting a hit on the eastern Great Lakes. And because there are no current signs of large lake effect potential, my "but Not for Long" headline is probably a safe bet over the next 7 or 8 days.
After some almost unseasonably mild weather before and during the Christmas holiday, the pattern will be shifting to a more wintry one for the last few days of December and the first few days of January. The northern branch of the jet stream is going to buckle again, but this time the trough will be "positive" tilt, with the axis running from Quebec to the Great Basin and SW. That will preclude any deep storm system in our region for at least a few days. A somewhat split, separate southerly branch of the jet may carry a vigorous system far to our south and toward the SE/middle Atlantic seaboard with no impact on us.
However, as the cold air deepens on New Years Eve, a brisk (and bitter-feeling) WSW flow will set up across the eastern Great Lakes. This means late night revelers should be dressed in their warmest, protective gear for any prolonged exposure, even though temperatures look "merely" cold that night. There will probably be some Lake Effect developing downwind of Lake Erie. Working against it will be early model and ensemble projections of this being a dry air mass. Working in favor of it will be some cyclonic curvature to the flow (the arctic anticyclonic ridge will be Well S & SW of us) and a pretty healthy delta T/low level lapse rate. Lake Erie is currently 3 degrees above average at 39. The lower res global models and ensembles are not very good at picking up all but extreme lake effect this far out in time, so they're not showing much. I do expect some lake response by either late New Years Eve or New Years Day, slowly winding down by the weekend. The pattern will then begin to relax, and more seasonable temperatures (not mild, but seasonable) will return.
Judah Cohen is forecasting the AO to go predominantly negative for much of January, but also says there is uncertainty about the strength and impact of his predicted SSW during the month. Despite the AO showing a general trend toward the negative by the start of the year, the NAO goes positive for a while, so there are mixed signals on that front. But there IS good agreement on this cold period for New Years week, and the WSW flow setting up in the boundary layer, so things may get interesting for a few days.
Confidence is continuing to grow as of this Wednesday evening posting that a major storm system will be taking shape by Christmas Eve into Christmas. Confidence continues to be much lower by comparison as to that storm's impact in WNY. As you should expect 8 days in advance, there is model disagreement on storm timing and placement, and there is some ensemble disagreement as well. However, there is unusually good agreement this far out between the operational GFS and ECMWF on the broader details. That is, there is good agreement an initial low pressure area and its trough will undergo a transformation as that trough begins to tilt from NW to SE, known as a negative tilt. That tilt encourages more rapid and deeper strengthening of a surface low with a broadening of the precipitation shield associated with the storm. The negative tilt will spawn a deepening frontal wave along the initial low's cold front. This secondary low will undergo strong cyclogenesis, coming up from the S or the SSE. The new intense low will eventually merge with the original parent low to the N and become a rather powerful cyclone. Both the GFS and ECMWF deterministic runs take the central pressure of the merged low down to 964mb! The ensemble means of the 2 models drop the center to around 978-980mb. The GEM has some similarity, but its cyclogenesis is less impressive than in the GFS and ECMWF. The actual path taken by the new deep low in the GFS is faster and farther east than the ECMWF depiction, which would put us in the cold wraparound snow and strong winds more quickly than in the ECMWF.
Also strong to possibly High winds will be favored. On Wednesday, a strong SE flow will increase coverage and intensity of rainfall, and winds will strengthen, strongest near the Lake Erie shoreline south of Buffalo. As the main low shifts north with its near bombogenesis, the cold wraparound circulation should change the rain into an uncertain amount of snow overnight on Christmas Eve into Chrstmas morning. As of this Wednesday evening, both the ensembles and deterministic models favor strong to possibly High winds in the cold advection as well. It is too soon to speculate as to how much synoptic snow will fall vs lake effect behind the storm. Signs do point to potentially dificult travel by or before Christmas morning, and there will be the chance for damaging gusts and a seiche–depending on the orientation of the pressure field. There may also be especially strong gusts immediately following passage of the cold front, with an isallobaric coupling (pressure fall/rise couplet) possibly causing additional problems.
Much can and probably will change over the days to come, of course. We'll keep you updated. If things get really hectic, watch on air and/or go to wivb.com for details.
As I type this post Monday evening, all of WNY is under a Winter Storm WATCH which begins late Tuesday night and continues into late Thursday night. For our 8 WNY counties, snow begins as a light mix Tuesday evening and turns to light snow later at night. Accumulations will slowly build from E to W on Wednesday and increase further later Wednesday night into Thursday. The wraparound "deformation zone" snow will pile up the most on hills from southern Erie & Wyoming counties into the Chautauqua Ridge and parts of interior Chautauqua & northern Cattaraugus Cos with much less accumulation closer to the PA line. The N to NW flow will also enhance the snowfall amounts N & NE of the City in locations such as Batavia, Medina, and parts of inland Niagara County. Amounts near the City will be somewhat reduced.
Beyond the storm, the warming for this weekend will be slowed a little by the slow departure of the vertically stacked, weakening storm system. Temperatures should edge up to a few degrees above average by Sunday and Monday, ahead of some cooling for a few days by midweek, next week. The overall pattern will return to warmer than average in the mean much of the time out to December 22 or so. CPC, in fact, shows not a hint of a pattern change nor do they discuss one in their 8-14 Day Prognostic Discussion. On the other hand, I am seeing signs of a change in the making. The GEM and GFS 500mb ensemble means seem to clearly show a western ridge rebuilding by the 23rd with somewhat increase troughing in the east. This may or may not be tied to a forecast weakening of the currently active MJO, which is still propagating to the east. Ensemble output favors the MJO weakening considerably by later in week 2, so that its propagation would not have much of an impact compared to what would have happened had it retained its strength. There is also the question about how much influence we can expect from a poorly mixed SSW.
In any case, I'm a little perplexed why CPC isn't putting much effort into their prog discussions for the 6-10 & 8-14 day outlooks as of late. I would rather they also pointed to what I'm pointing to, but absent their agreement I'll stand by what I've said. A pattern change to colder weather is coming by Christmas Eve and the rest of the month. How MUCH colder I can't say yet…it may or may not be a big deal.
Now that nature is done doing its worst (let's hope!) we'll be catching a relative break on the majority of days over the next 2 weeks. Temperatures will run below average through Friday, with some weekend moderation. Readings will drop back early next week for a couple of days before rebounding midweek. Lake effect will be strictly limited in supply with no indications of moderate or heavy accumulations into next week. In general, the upper level flow will allow some ridging in the east–in the mean–though there will be ups and downs within this pattern. So, anyone looking at smoothed temperature anomalies on CPC maps as being the whole story will be disappointed from time to time. Near the end of the 2 week period, Arctic Oscillation ensemble members have a tendency toward becoming Negative/Cold, but there is still quite a bit of spread at the end of the run–as there usually is. And the PNA seems to be taking on a Positive phase late in the period as well. Model ensemble means hint at the rebuilding of western heights late in the run, with the GEM being the strongest on that ridging. However, it can't be foreseen if this a temporary ridging in a progressive pattern of ups and downs, or if it is going to be the beginning of a new western ridge/eastern trough amplification. Having seen the 2 links on the previous thread (http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/intraseasonal/temp10anim.shtml) and (https://www.aer.com/science-research/climate-weather/arctic-oscillation) posted by Dave from Rochester and Ayuud, I'm inclined to think if the end of those runs isn't yet indicative of a return to colder conditions, it might follow shortly beyond the 14-16 day range.
As for ENSO, we still can't say an el nino event is now occurring because the standard calls for 3 consecutive months of el nino conditions to have occurred. However, warming has continued across most of the tropical Pacific east of the dateline, and key Nino region 3.4 is now at .9 degrees above climatology. So, it's not an event, and CPC by definition says we still have a neutral ENSO in place for now. Nonetheless, we have el nino conditions in place. This warming was in place during the recent extreme pattern, so no one should jump to conclusions that this el nino condition is bound to be a match for the probable Sudden Stratospheric Warming which seems to have taken shape. We just have no evidence at this point such would be the case. Most ENSO models still indicate a weak el nino is taking shape, but there are now a couple more members (out of more than 20) which point to a short period of moderate el nino conditions than there were a few weeks ago. An interesting note: the CFS v.2 is an outlier for next year, showing a weak el nino weakening by spring and then redeveloping more strongly toward next summer. That time range is far beyond the window of known reliability for predicting ENSO phases in the first place, but it's also the only model showing that redevelopment.
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As of this posting (late Sunday afternoon), a Lake Effect Snow Watch has been elevated to a WARNING for Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus Counties. This has the hallmarks of a true major winter event and will be highly disruptive due to rather strong winds creating near blizzard conditions within the movable feast of snow. (All this will be preceded by a few inches of water laden snow late Sunday into Monday afternoon, although there is still some chance of rain mixing in with that slushy snow at times).
BUFKIT and other models are showing Extreme instability from late Monday night into Tuesday, which virtually assures occasional thundersnow and locally very heavy snowfall rates. The lake snow will probably start over the hilly terrain Monday evening and shift northward through the Buffalo Stowns and into the rest of the metro area by Tuesday morning out to at least Batavia as the flow backs from W to SW. There are more indications as of this posting that enough backing of the boundary layer flow will occur for the LES to reach into the Ntown & NE 'burbs, as well as the City (backing to 240 now indicated in the higher res NAM.). In a synoptic setup such as this (as noted by NWS AFDs), the climatological positioning of the 850mb low is favorable for such backing and for accelerated gusts. The passage of a short waves (I posted this in the previous thread) during Tuesday will allow some veering during Tuesday afternoon and evening back through the Stowns and into Ski Country. Winds are still likely to back to SW again by Wednesday AM, bringing LES back north. Rh values should diminish somewhat by Wednesday afternoon (along with some anticyclonic curvature around the ridge to our south), gradually lessening snowfall rates. Also as previously noted, another vigorous short wave will approach late Wednesday into Thursday, bringing more synoptic snow showers and some developing LES. The cold air trailing this low appears to be colder than in runs over the last few days, so some of that LES MAY be fairly impressive again if there isn't too much directional shear–which can't be determined this far out.
Bottom line: Confidence is High that this will be a major event. Confidence is growing that the metro area will suffer a big impact toward and through Tuesday morning, with veering returning a major impact through the Buffalo Stowns and then down into Ski Country by late Tuesday/Tuesday evening. Confidence is moderate and growing that the nearby northern and NE 'burbs will also have a substantial impact. And, confidence is High that within this band Near Blizzard conditions will occur.
Our Buffalo Weather Blog regulars are already familiar with the probable relationship between rapid accumulation of snow in Siberia during October, and the pattern the polar jet stream takes on in the winter. There appears to be a fairly strong correlation between above average accumulating snow, particularly if the advance of snow cover is rapid in October, and how an oscillating feature to the far north (call the Arctic Oscillation; http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/ao.php) takes on a colder phase. We call that phase a Negative Arctic Oscillation, or -AO for short). This correlation isn't airtight, but during Octobers in which the advance of snow cover in Siberia is especially rapid, the correlation has been shown to be reasonably reliable. That kind of rapid advance occurred this past October at a much higher than average pace. Dr. Judah Cohen, who first discovered this correlation, has issued his winter forecast. He believes the -AO will be the dominant phase much of this winter (not all of it), with its greatest impact in the eastern US (including the SE), the midwest and over much of Europe. If that verifies, this will be the second colder than average winter in a row for the east. It cannot be known at this time whether it will be exceptionally cold as per last winter, or just somewhat below average. As of this posting, I am not seeing many signals from nature which would suggest a milder than average winter. That is, the majority of known indicators are pointing toward colder than average. I'll post a link of a summary of Judah Cohen's forecast below, along with a link which will give those who are drawn to more technical discussions, the actual forecast in detail. And, believe me, it IS technical, and part of it is beyond the scope I normally present on this blog. So, feel free to skip it if you're not into semi-heavy lifting.
In the meantime, the coldest part of the air mass this week will focus more on the upper Great Lakes, northern plains, the northern Rockies and the central plains. It will turn notably colder in WNY too, but not so extreme as to our west. Lake effect snow will become more likely late this week. By then, a more persistent WNW flow will favor most of the lake snow to focus on the hilly terrain well south of the metro area, with only spotty lighter snow showers on the Niagara Frontier. It is possible that significant accumulations will develop on some of the hills. During the weekend, the flow may eventually become more WSW, then SW. That could bring a little more activity to the Niagara Frontier at times. More widespread snow showers may develop during Sunday into Monday in advance of colder temperatures which will spread throughout the Great Lakes early next week…colder than anything we're going to experience this week. There will be additional lake effect potential next Monday-Wednesday, with gusty winds and the chance for some blowing snow. Of course, there is great uncertainty about any particulars involving lake snows so far in advance, including location and intensity. Temperatures will begin to moderate somewhat late next week.
It won't be cold every single day, to be sure. And it's too early to tell HOW cold it will be with any confidence beyond early next week. But after finishing a significantly 2.6 degrees milder than average October, we are likely to see more colder than average days from late this week through and past mid-November. A mild ridge of high pressure–something of a tall mountain in the atmosphere–will set up over western North America, forcing the northern/polar branch of the jet stream to go up and over the northern top of this ridge in western Canada. That's where this jet will have a chance to pick up some modified arctic air and steer it toward the north central and Great Lakes states states. There will be some ups and downs within this overall pattern. Waves of low pressure will be preceded by short warmups and followed by renewed surges of colder air, after each low's trailing cold front crosses our region. In pattern transitions such as these, precipitation tends to increase with each passage of a low pressure system and its fronts. It's too early to determine whether the precipitation will be predominantly rain or snow. Typically when we're early in November, there would be more rain than snow because we're not talking about midwinter continental polar air just yet. Of course, there can be exceptions to this, so the meteorologists of 4Warn Weather will be monitoring these low pressure systems and the path of the polar jet stream very closely.
After unseasonable warmth on Tuesday, a cooler pattern will begin to take shape midweek. But the transition changes from cooler to Colder during Halloween into the weekend. A sharp disturbance will be able to tap in to the coldest air mass of the season. As this transition develops on Halloween into Halloween night, rain showers are likely to mix with snow and eventually turn to all snow by or during Friday evening, with some leftover snow showers around during Saturday. The chance for accumulating snow seems low near the Lakes, but a coating will be possible over higher terrain inland. One computer model has enough moisture for some modest accumulation over the interior, but another–the European–is less generous with the moisture accompanying the change to cold weather. This posting comes on a Monday night, so some change is still possible concerning snow chances. For historical perspective, it has snowed on 12 Halloweens in Buffalo, going back to 1871. The most recent significant snow was in 1993, when 2.8″ fell officially after rain during the day. While I've heard people's selective memories picking out more frequent snowfalls on Halloween, actual data shows measurable snow is still a relatively rare event on October 31. Of those 12 Halloweens with observed snow for Buffalo, only 6 have been more than a trace (a trace means observed, but not enough to measure) and just 4 over 1″…and just 1 over 5″, in 1912 (6″).
As for this almost wintry hit Halloween night looks cold whether we have snow showers or mixed showers as a wind chill will increase; Saturday will be the coldest day of the season so far, with high temps only in the 30s, along with a nasty wind chill and some light snow or mixed showers. Sunday will be drier, and readings will edge back into the 40s. Temperatures are likely to go back above average much of next week, with some modest cooling possible late next week.


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KOCHI: Three nurses from Kerala, who were forced to work in Saudi Arabia without proper salary and documents for over two years, returned home on Monday forfeiting their legitimate dues.
Saramma Verghese (44) from Pathanamthitta, Subadra Omanakuttan (50) from Thiruvananthapuram and Sreelatha Nair (42) from Changanassery came home by Air India flight. Their ticket fare was donated by some informal social collectives there.
"We are happy to return home alive even though we have lost our hard-earned savings. Our colleague Shameem Rasheed, from Bangladesh, died about a year ago without being able to see her beloved ones. We had to undergo terrible ordeals and uncertainties in the last two years," Sreelatha told TOI here over phone from Changanassery.
Saramma, Subadra and Sreelatha were working at Al Hadi Polyclinc, Riyadh for the last 18 years. Their ordeal started with the death of its owner in 2009. His son, Faisal Shereef, then
took over the clinic and ran it for a few days, before leasing it to nother Saudi citizen, Fahad Samri, who closed down it on January 3, 2010.
The three Kerala nurses and their five Bangladeshi colleagues were denied salaries and other benefits since then. Their Saudi IDs expired, and requests for fresh Iqamas (residence permit) were denied by the sponsor. All their documents, including passports, were with Fahad Samri (the lessee).
The nurses filed a petition in the labour court, which ordered Fahad to pay nearly 73,400 Riyals to all of them together as dues. But he appealed and managed to obtain an order in his favour. As per Saudi laws, expatriates cannot live there without proper documents. They can be detained either at their places of work or at residential premises.
"In between, we managed to do informal jobs at another hospital. It's illegal. We used to hide in the bathrooms for hours together whenever labour department officials came for inspection," Saramma said.
They approached the Indian Embassy with the help of an NGO called 'Please India Pravasi Legal Aid Cell'. The original sponsor and lessee were finally persuaded to return the documents and give the three nurses exit clearance. "We had to spend lot of money to get the exit documents," she said.
Noel Thomas, chief executive officer of Norka Roots, said there has been a spurt in cases of Indians being harassed when firms they are working in Gulf countries change hands. "We have drawn the attention of the Indian Embassies there to this," he said.
However, when TOI contacted over phone, Muhammed Ali, labour welfare secretary at the Indian Embassy in Riyad, said such incidents were not frequent. "The embassy tries to help whenever specific instances are brought to our notice," he added. Embassies in Gulf countries have many operational constraints. Those countries generally don't like interference by Indian authorities. The Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry has limitations in forcing Indian Embassy officials to act as they come under the Ministry of External Affairs, expatriates say.
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Mariah Carey Busts Out the Christmas Carols for Rockefeller Tree Lighting Performance (PHOTOS)
It's that time of the year again for Mariah Carey's holiday sing-a-long favorite -- "All I Want For Christmas is You."
Carey will ring in the holiday season with her famous carol when her pre-taped performance airs tonight as part of the Rockefeller Tree Lighting ceremony in New York City.
Despite the brisk winter weather, the singer sizzled on the Rockefeller Plaza stage while taping her performance on Tuesday.
"Walking to the stage to perform at Rock center. Let the festivities begin! Thx 2 all the lambs who are braving the temps here! LYM!!!" the 42-year-old diva tweeted on Tuesday before hitting the stage.
Carey got saucy with Santa as she belted out her holiday hit in sexy Santa's helper costumes that would have melted the North Pole.
In addition to the oldie but goodie, the American Idol judge belted out her new holiday single, "Christmas Time Is In The Air Again" as she sparkled in a glamorous silver gown. She also offered an a capella line from "We Are Family," changing the lyrics to "Lambily" -- aka the massive group of fans she affectionately calls "lambs."
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On November 19th, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled in favor of the freedom to marry in Montana. There was no stay issued in this case.
On October 7, the United States Court of Appeals in the 9th Circuit ruled in favor of the freedom to marry in cases from Nevada and Idaho. Because Montana is in the 9th Circuit and this ruling is binding throughout the circuit, the path is paved for the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in Montana.
A legal case from the ACLU of Montana is pending before a federal court in the state, and a motion for summary judgment has been filed. A hearing was set for November 20, but on Noveber 19, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled in favor of the freedom to marry in this case.
In 2004, anti-gay forces in Montana pushed through Initiative 96, a constitutional amendment that excluded same-sex couples from marriage.
In 2009, a domestic partnership bill was proposed in the state legislature, but it was unsuccessful. In July 2010, seven same-sex couples from Montana filed a lawsuit seeking full partnership protections in the state.
- The ACLU of Montana is leading a legal challenge seeking to overturn the state's constitutional amendment barring same-sex couples from marriage.
- Freedom to Marry is the campaign to win marriage for same-sex couples nationwide.
A majority of voters in Montana have moved to support marriage, with 46% saying it should be legal, including 47% of independents. (Montana State University-Billings, March 2014)
According to The Williams Institute's analysis of the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,348 same-sex couples are living in Montana, representing 3.3 same-sex couples per 1,000 households.
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Miley Cyrus' new "We Can't Stop" music video features twerking, girl-on-girl, girl-on-doll, furries -- y'know standard freak show stuff ... and the official death knell for her old Disney persona.
Oh, and it's also ... awesome!
Miley's Dial Tone Does the Talking ... Again
Oops, she did it again. For the 3rd time in a week, Miley Cyrus' peeps hijacked her radio interview when the questions crossed the Disney approved line.
MiCy was on with WNCI Columbus this morning -- but as soon as the DJ asked about the meagerly anticipated 4th season of her TV show, the line went dead.
On her Twitter, Cyrus blamed previous hang-ups on her busy schedule -- saying if "a station goes over time I am IMMEDIATELY connected to the next station."
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Hijack Radio Show
Take 2
It's time for Round 2 of Miley Cyrus' PR bulldogs vs radio DJs -- and this time, one of her handlers actually jumped in on the conversation in order to redirect the line of questioning.
Miley was on with Chet Buchanan and the Morning Zoo on 98.5 KLUC in Vegas today, when they strayed from the pre-approved topics and asked how much control Cyrus has over her bank account. Great question, right?
The voice that answered was not Hannah Montana's -- and the DJ's response couldn't have been more perfect.
Miley's People Pull the Plug on DJ -- On Live Radio
Miley Cyrus' PR peeps are hardcore -- and they'll shut anyone down who doesn't play by their rules.
When the MJ Morning Show decided to go rogue on the 16-year-old Disney supastar -- asking questions that weren't pre-approved by her publicity team -- the only response he got was the click of a phone hanging up.
Miley Apologizes -- Take Two
After finally realizing that her first apology wasn't much of one, Miley Cyrus is actually saying she's "sorry" for taking part in this photo that mocks Asians.
Miley took to her fan club website to give the second mea culpa. She wrote:
"I want to thank all of my fans for their support not only this week, but always! I really wanted to stress how sorry I am if the photo of me with my friends offended anyone. I have learned a valuable lesson from this and know that sometimes my actions can be unintentionally hurtful. I know everything is a part of GOD's ultimate plan, and mistakes happen so that eventually I will become the woman he aspires me to be. Peace and love, Miles"
Miley Digs Herself a Hole All the Way to China
Hanoi Montana doesn't seem to get why people think she's mocking Asians in this picture.
During a half-ass non-apology she just posted on her website, Miley claims she was simply making "goofy faces" with her friends and "In NO way was I making fun of any ethnicity." Ok, it's a plausible explanation ... BUT WHY ISN'T THE ASIAN DUDE MAKING THE FUNNY FACE?
Hanoi then deflects responsibility even more by joking that the only reason people are mad is because "... now that Britney is back on top of her game again, they need someone to pick on!"
Her full statement can be read after the jump.
In NO way was I making fun of any ethnicity! I was simply making a goofy face. When did that become newsworthy? It seems someone is trying to make something out of nothing to me. If that would of been anyone else, it would of been overlooked! I definitely feel like the press is trying to make me out as the new 'BAD GIRL'!"
I feel like now that Britney is back on top of her game again, they need someone to pick on! Lucky me! haha Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know what is on my heart. You guys know me and have been by my side every step of the way!
You guys know my heart and know the most important things to me are my friends, family, fans, and GOD! In NO WAY do I want to disappoint any of you! But, when I have made mistakes in the past, I feel like Ive owned up to them and apologized.
Anyway, I really wish everyone would stop focusing on my personal life and get back to focusing on what I love! Music and Acting! Hopefully, I will be touring again this fall! Yayy! =] It will be a nice change to be back out on the road again!"
xoxo Blessings.. Miley =)
Asian Group Not Mad at One of These People
When Miley Cyrus transformed herself into Hanoi Montana for this photo -- she had to know it would turn into bad fortune.
The OCA -- a group "dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans" -- is fuming at this photo of Miley and pals for using what they have deemed an offensive, stereotypical gesture.
The OCA sent us this statement: "The photograph of Miley Cyrus and other individuals slanting their eyes currently circulating the Internet is offensive to the Asian Pacific American community and sets a terrible example for her many young fans. This image falls within a long and unfortunate history of people mocking and denigrating individuals of Asian descent...
"OCA hopes that Miley Cyrus will apologize to her fans and the APA community for this lapse in judgment and takes the opportunity to better understand why the gesture is offensive."
Miley Won't Go Away That Easily
Repeat after us: Miley Cyrus is alive.
We clarify because some creep hacked into Miley's YouTube account this weekend and posted a video which read, "Miley died this morning after being hit by a drunk driver. She always told us if anything ever happened to her then tell her loyal fans first before the public. R.I.P Miley, we'll never forget you!" The weird message has been pulled down.
Miley was out about all weekend -- so once again -- she's very much not dead.
Miley Cyrus & Mom
Who's Who?!
Move over Dina and Lindsay Lohan -- there's a new mother/daughter duo burning up the Hollywood scene!
Looking more like an adult than ever, "Hannah Montana" sensation Miley Cyrus (right) hit the American Music Awards red carpet on Sunday with her mother Tish (left) at her side -- 14 going on 30!
Like many child stars, Miley has yet to reach major milestones in her life, like getting her driver's license, graduating high school -- or going to rehab!
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OMG! Hannah Montana is being sued by a fan! The charge facing tween star Miley Cyrus? Failure to make tickets available to upcoming concerts. Oh, what-ever!
Kerry Inman of Pennsville, New Jersey says she paid $29.95 to Cyrus' official website, MileyWorld.com, which promised to make seats available to members before they went on sale to the general public.
The $5 million class action lawsuit filed in Tennessee alleges that Interactive Media Marketing and Smiley Miley, Inc. were "unfair and deceptive" and "created a false impression that tickets would be available."
Clearly, there'll be no backstage passes for her!
UPDATE: Miley's rep issued the following statement to TMZ: "Among the many benefits of membership, Mileyworld members had an opportunity to purchase pre-sale tickets to the Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds concert tour and more than 70,000 Mileyworld members obtained concert tickets as a result of their membership in Mileyworld. The Mileyworld website expressly states that Mileyworld does not guarantee every member a concert ticket. Mileyworld members had far greater access to concert tickets than the general public and other fan clubs and the claim that the vast majority of Mileyworld members were unable to obtain concert tickets is simply false. Mileyworld will vigorously defend itself from the frivolous claims in the lawsuit."


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