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Sweeping consecutive national championships last month and reaching the finals of the famed Grand Challenge Cup at Henley this month continued the international renown for UW men's crew. This is the story of where that worldwide acclaim began -- in Nazi Germany.
By Gregg Bell
UW Director of Writing
SEATTLE – When needed – and given his guys' intrinsic motivation and fiendish work ethic, it's not often -- Michael Callahan reminds his Huskies of Washington's exalted place in international rowing.
The coach emphasizes they have "four years to make a mark on a program that has accomplished so much in the rowing world. Four years of hard choices. Four years of work. Four years of competition. Four years of frustration. And one last opportunity."
The Huskies have made more of that opportunity than any American college crew over the last century.
In 2012 UW completed what many felt was a "perfect" season, winning all five men's finals races at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships. Last month, the Huskies duplicated that feat, sweeping the IRAs in Gold River, Calif. That capped UW's undefeated season – and won the Huskies an unprecedented seventh consecutive Ten Eyck Trophy for the best overall team score at the national finals.
"It looks almost too easy for Washington," the race announcer on Lake Natoma called out June 2, as its men's eight cruised home ahead of Harvard and everyone else in the final race – again.
It was the Huskies' third consecutive national championship, and fifth in seven IRA varsity eight finals. The last time a crew had such a run: 1909-15, when Cornell also won five of seven IRA titles.
Then on July 6, UW beat Poland's national team to advance to the finals of the Grand Challenge Cup at the famed Henley Royal Regatta. The Huskies' unbeaten streak ended the next day when it lost by a length on the River Thames to Great Britain's national crew. But, hey, it took the British three Olympic champions -- including Pete Reed, who has been out of college for a decade and has been a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and 34-year-old Andrew Triggs Hodge, a three-time Olympic gold medalist -- plus a time that was the fastest in the history of a race that began in 1839 to beat Washington's boys.
"An unwavering work ethic is at the core of our ethos at Washington. Competition and committment is our foundation."
- Michael Callahan
"An unwavering work ethic is at the core of our ethos at Washington," Callahan says. "Competition and committment is our foundation." That ethos, and the international stature it has created, have roots that stretch 77 years, back to one of the Washington's greatest athletic accomplishments. It's one of greatest races ever rowed by an American crew.
The 1936 Washington men's varsity eight beat the host Germans, co-favorite Italians and everyone else in the world older than it was to win Olympic gold in front of Adolph Hitler at the Berlin Games.
A Hollywood filmmaker is already writing a movie script for Daniel James Brown's "The Boys in the Boat," the book from the publisher Penguin Group that arrived in stores and on online outlets last month.
Well before a release party at the University Bookstore June 4, fellow author David Laskin called Brown's story of UW's steel-minded rowers hardened by the Great Depression becoming international heroes "Chariots of Fire with oars."
In 2007 his neighbor in the Seattle suburb of Redmond, Judy Willman, brought a previous book of Brown's to her father. Joe Rantz lived at his daughter's home for the last 3 1/2 years of his life.
Willman told Brown he really ought to talk to Rantz about her father's life.
What a life it was.
"The more he talked, the more intrigued and fascinated I became," Brown said in a telephone interview from his home on five acres in Redmond.
"After two hours of talking to him I was absolutely hooked."
Rantz told Brown how he was, as Brown said, "cast aside by his family at a young age … left to fend for himself." Rantz was born in Spokane. His mother died when he was 3. At the start of the Great Depression, when Rantz was 15, his father and stepmother moved the rest of the family and left Joe on his own in Sequim. He spent three years fending for himself, often living with strangers, until an uncle brought Joe to Seattle's Roosevelt High School for his senior year. There, Joe competed for the gymnastics team.
Rantz's athleticism on the bars at Roosevelt attracted Washington crew coach Al Ulbrickson Sr. That figures; the best crew coaches are notorious for finding ultra-athletic and competitive rowers from many other sports. Callahan and UW's iconic Director of Rowing Bob Ernst have told me they regularly attend the Washington state high school basketball and volleyball championships to find the rugged, determined personalities they feel they could potentially mold into Husky rowers.
"In rowing, it's not like soccer where the kid has been competing in it since he was four and you can identify the kid. You are recruiting on physiology," Callahan told me in 2011. "A lot of kids end up switching sports say from football to rowing, and they might have a great physiological gift -- lung capacity or what have you.
"We're looking for personality types. Are you competitive? Do you have a really strong work ethic? So we identify people early and also pretty late, too."
That's how Joe Rantz became a Husky – and then an Olympic champion.
Rantz's physical gifts 70 years ago earned the Roosevelt High gymnast a spot on UW's varsity boat in his sophomore season. Willman, Rantz's daughter, recalls Ulbrickson kept trying to demote her father because the new rower's form was inconsistent, "but every time he replaced him with someone else the boat slowed down." Rantz was the last man selected for the varsity-eight boat in 1936.
That was no small feat, as those Huskies were no novices on the water. They had already won three national championships within a decade by the time Rantz got to Washington the mid-1930s. Yet he got right into the seventh seat on the varsity eight.
Rantz never lost a race as a Husky, while he paid his way through UW working summer jobs such on the Grand Coulee Dam as in broiling, Eastern Washington heat. Such work hardened him for the 1936 Olympics, and ultimately for the gold-medal race in front of Hitler and his Nazis at the Berlin Games.
Rantz. Don Hume. George E. Hunt. James B. McMillin. John G. White. Gordon B. Adam. Charles Day. Roger Morris. And coxswain Robert G. Moch. Those sons of loggers, shipyard laborers and farmers -- college guys who swept out Hec Edmundson Pavilion after UW basketball and track events to earn cash for lunch – won the 1936 IRAs by beating archrival California, ending the Bears' streak of three consecutive national championships. The Huskies then beat the best of the upper-crusters in the Ivy League. They ultimately beat everyone in the country to become the United States' rowing team for the Berlin Games.
Brown (a graduate of Cal, by the way) writes Washington's 1936 story as much about the unique backgrounds of its dominant rowers as he does of their victory over the world as Olympic upstarts.
"They were Westerners. They grew up in logging camps and on farms. They were pretty tough," Brown told me. "They weren't sons of bankers or lawyers, like many of the East Coast kids they rowed against. They were self-sufficient, for sure.
"They went through this vigorous process just become U-Dub's team. A couple hundred boys showed up at Washington to try out for the rowing team that year. There was this intense bonding factor that helped make them so good as a team."
Yet they almost didn't go to Berlin. It took an 11th-hour, grass-roots fundraising campaign across Washington after the U.S. Olympic trials. That raised $5,000 and paid the Huskies' way from New York to Germany by steamship.
Those Berlin Games remain known for Jesse Owens wowing Hitler and his Aryan nation on the track.
On Aug. 14, 1936, those Dawgs did the same thing on the water.
The Huskies were left in lane 6 on the outside of the blustery Lake Grunau course for the Olympic finals. The race began with the UW boat still stationary as its competitors sped away. The Huskies couldn't hear the starting signal from their distant lane over the wind rippling across the lake that was 20 miles south of Berlin, or over the noise of 70,000 fans in attendance that included Hitler and his top Nazi aides.
"Let's get out of here! The race has started!" Rantz reportedly yelled from inside the UW boat.
Washington was still dead last at 1,000-meter mark, halfway through the race. But then the Huskies zoomed at 44 stokes per minute, faster than they had ever rowed. The Huskies passed Great Britain, Hungary, Switzerland and Germany. Then they passed the stunned Italians in the race's final 10 strokes.
The Huskies finished their rally from gummed up to gold in 6:25.4, world and Olympic records for an eight-man boat over 2,000 meters. And they needed every stroke to do it. Washington won by a mere six tenths of a second.
Rantz and his teammates returned to UW as national heroes. Rantz won big off the water, too. On the same day in 1939 that he graduated with a chemical engineering degree from UW he married Joyce Simdars. They raised a family of five in the Seattle suburb of Lake Forest Park.
For 35 years Rantz was a chemical engineer at Boeing. He is credited with contributing to the invention of a dust-free workspace known as a "safe room."
In 1970, Rantz and the Huskies' gold medalists were inducted into the USA National Rowing Hall of Fame. In 1979, the UW established its Husky Hall of Fame -- and made those golden, 1936 rowers among its earliest members.
In retirement, the ever-charging Rantz made posts and other wooden products from cedar. By now it may not surprise you that he didn't simply whittle wood sharps someone fetched for him.
"He made another living out finding old cedar logs and dragging them out of the forest," Brown said, marveling at Rantz beyond his rowing heroism. "He then hand split the wood.
"He hand-carved the cedar fence in my backyard."
A few months after Brown completed his series of wowing interviews with him for the book, Rantz died of natural causes at his daughter's home in September of 2007. He was 93, and one of the last remaining rowers from that golden UW moment.
Brown used the documentations the children of Rantz's teammates kept of their fathers' gold-medal experiences to give "The Boys in the Boat" its depth of details. In the case of one UW rowing family Brown used a nephew's collection.
Brown finished writing his book about a year ago. He has included in his promotional works some film footage of the Huskies' victory at the Berlin Games. That came from Leni Riefenstahl, the German film producer who became Hitler's favorite filmmaker.
"The Boys in the Boat" is on its way to becoming a film of its own.
In April The Weinstein Company, distributor of the Academy Award-winning, 2011 film The King's Speech, exercised its option to make Brown's story into a movie. The filmmakers are writing a script for a future motion picture based upon this book.
That – plus the ongoing dominance by Callahan's modern-day Dawgs on the water -- would ensure the story of the Huskies' remarkable 1936 crew team shines on.
"We started here before professional sports developed," Callahan says of Husky crew, a few feet from where UW's 1936 Olympic-winning shell hangs inside Conibear Shellhouse.
"And we've been able to carry it on."
Gregg Bell is an award-winning sports writer who joined the University of Washington's staff in September 2010 as the Director or Writing. Previously, Bell served as the senior national sports writer in Seattle for the Associated Press. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of teh U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He received a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley in 200.
Gregg Bell Unleashed can be found on GoHuskies.com each Wednesday.
Click here to visit Bell's Twitter page.


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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
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Full SubmissionSubmission by Save the Children, Plan International and World Vision (for the Children in a Changing Climate coalition) for Zero Draft of the outcomes document of UNCSD Rio+20, 2012 Children in a Changing Climate (CCC) is a coalition of leading child-centred development and humanitarian agencies calling for investment in children as agents of change for resilient, sustainable development. CCC welcomes the dual track of Rio+20 to i) develop a roadmap for the green economy, and ii) develop a new institutional framework for sustainable development. These are two areas that are crucial for building a green, environmentally safe world for current and future generations. This submission outlines the key issues for children that must be considered in the development of a new institutional framework for sustainable development. The Role of Children and Young People in Sustainable Development Children and young people every day demonstrate their important role in achieving and raising awareness about environmental safety and sustainability. The involvement of youth in environment and development decisionmaking and in the implementation of programmes is critical to successful sustainable development the world over. Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In order to successfully and equitably achieve this aim, we must put today?s children and future generations at the heart of any sustainable development plans. Girls and boys under the age of 18 make up half the population in some of the worlds poorest countries, and over a third of the population of the world as a whole. They are some of the most vulnerable people requiring protection in the face of environmental risks, in particular the immediate and long-term impacts of climate change and disasters. Their children will inherit the world we leave behind. Through our education, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation programmes, we have seen children advancing the principles of sustainability in school, at social clubs, and at home ? effecting real change in their communities, and their countries, right up to the global level. Education for sustainable development (ESD), as part of the formal curriculum as well as informal education activities, ensures that children are well informed about environmental degradation and environmental risks. With this knowledge and suitable encouragement young people are able to contribute fully to policymaking and action to address environment and development issues. ESD should be a central part of a strategy for sustainable development for the 21st century. In order to secure a sustainable future for the world: . Education and awareness for sustainable development must be prioritised in planning and implementation for sustainable development.
Education and awareness raising are the foundation of sustainability, safety and resilience-building in development. Through formal and informal education activities, children can raise one another?s awareness and that of their duty-bearers: parents, teachers, community leaders, local governments. The principles and options for sustainable development will then be understood, supported and acted upon. . The active involvement of children and young people in planning, decision-making and implementation of sustainable development activities must be encouraged and supported, financially and technically, by national governments and the international system.
Girls and boys of all ages must be given equitable access to information and opportunities to meaningfully take part in ensuring sustainability in their futures, and for their children. Their unique insight and contribution are crucial, from the local level to the international; and their role as implementers of sustainable development activities is pivotal to the success of those activities. It?s already happening Stepping up to the challenge, in 2011 around 2000 children from Africa, Asia and Latin America took part in two global consultations calling for the increased involvement of communities, in particular children, in decision making and action to identify and reduce environmental risks. One of these culminated in the production of the Children?s Charter for Disaster Risk Reduction which has been translated into multiple languages and dialects and has been signed up to by more than 200 representatives from civil society and 26 governments to date. In the Philippines, children made short films to successfully lobby their local government to ban chromite mining, which was poisoning a river and exacerbating floods. In Bihar, India, children across 50 villages played a major role in community risk mapping and leading village taskforces for flood risk reduction, including developing community plans for child protection in emergencies. Child-centred education training builds the Skills of local governments to engage with children and introduces teachers to new participatory teaching methods, including for risk reduction lessons. In Laos, children themselves have reported higher school attendance after the teachers began to use new methods in other classes. Children and young people are increasing their knowledge and stepping up their action for sustainable, resilient development in communities across Asia, Latin America and Africa. With regular, specific and systematic support ESD can continue to generate in this vast and relatively untapped stakeholder group the knowledge, motivation and wherewithal to achieve a sustainable world for the future. It?s already supported Multiple international agreements and campaigns have already emphasised, acknowledged, and committed to the importance of children?s role in building a sustainable future for the world. The outcome of the Rio+20 meeting should echo and advance Agenda 21: It must continue to advance education for sustainable development, and support children?s meaningful participation in decision making which will affect them, and their world ? and the future of both. The outcome document from Rio+20, must put children and future generations at the heart of any new sustainable development initiatives, recognising their centrality to the creation and success of sustainability. This submission is based upon and supported through several international agreements and campaigns, including . UNDESA Agenda 21, chapters 3 (poverty), 24 (women), 25 (children and youth), 36 (education and awareness) . United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, articles 3 (best interests of the child), 6 (survival and development), 12 (right to participate), 28 and 29 (right to education) . United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, articles 4 (commitments), 6 (education and awareness) . Millennium Development Goals, especially 1 (poverty), 2 (primary education), 4 (reduce child mortality), 7 (environmental sustainability) . Hyogo Framework for Action, especially priorities 1 (governance), 3 (knowledge and education) . SAARC Declaration, article III.B.4 (education, awareness and training for disaster management) . Incheon REMAP, article I.E. (child-centred and people-centred education for risk reduction) . Beijing Declaration on South-South Cooperation for Child Rights, paragraphs 15-17 (equity) and 18-20 (environment and disaster risk reduction) . Children?s Charter for Disaster Risk Reduction, signed up to by 200+ individuals including representatives from civil society, the UN and 26 national Governments . UNISDR Step Up! for Disaster Risk Reduction campaign, supported by UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon Children?s Charter an action plan for disaster risk reduction for children by children The Children?s Charter for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) has been developed through consultations with more than 600 children in 21 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Children were asked about the impacts of disasters on their lives, the networks that exist in their communities to tackle disasters and their priorities for DRR going forward. The following abbreviated version of the charter presents five points selected based on the priorities identified by children themselves, grouped together according to the most common themes. The aim of this charter is to raise awareness of the need for a child - centred approach to DRR and for stronger commitment from governments, donors and agencies to take appropriate steps to protect children and utilise their energy and knowledge to engage in DRR and climate change adaptation. 1) Schools must be safe and education must not be interrupted ?I felt unhappy when I saw the school destroyed by the storm. I did not go to school because the school was destroyed. It happened at night and in the morning my friend and I went to school and found it had been destroyed.? child from Laos 2.) Child protection must be a priority before, during and after a disaster ?We do not feel protected by anyone in our community? child from Mozambique. In India, children suggested training in life - Skills which they feel would ?enable them to protect themselves from risks and troubles? and that they be provided special care when they are traumatised by disasters. 3.) Children have the right to participate and to access the information they need ?I am part of the Emergency Committee that has been created in the community. Our goal is to reduce the disaster risk by implementing the principles of the Community Emergency Plan.? child from Dominican Republic. 4.) Community infrastructure must be safe, and relief and reconstruction must help reduce future risk. ?Build bridges because every year children miss school in the rainy season when they have to cross gullies, rivers and water channels huge enough to drown them.? child from Lesotho 5.) Disaster Risk Reduction must reach the most vulnerable ?In my area, there were three children about - 5 years old. Once they went on the river dyke to avoid the flood water which could make them wet on the street, but they slipped and fell in the river and were drowned because they could not swim.? child from Philippines Children?s Charter Pledge By signing up to the pledge below, you can show your support to make this important Children?s Charter a reality to improve the situation for children around the world. ?I/We pledge to prioritise and include children in DRR programming. I/We will report on progress at the Global Platform in 2013.? For more information and to sign up to the Children?s Charter please visit our website www.childreninachangingclimate.org 1.) Schools must be safe and education must not be interrupted Education was the most commonly occurring theme and prioritised by all children during the consultations. Children want access to information and training in DRR, they want DRR and climate change to be included in the curriculum and for their schools to be safe and built on higher ground. ? We want to learn about DRR through outdoor activities; you can find truth from practice? ( child from China ). They also want their learning materials to be protected and for safe play areas to be identified before a disaster so they can continue as normal a life as possible. If safe play areas are not identified before a disaster, children report that their movement is restricted and they end up either staying in their homes or playing in unsafe environments such as rubbish dumps or flood waters. 2.) Child protection must be a priority before, during and after a disaster The consultations raised a number of child protection issues which deeply affect children?s security and sense of well - being. Children want protection from harmful behaviours and practices and state that after a disaster, especially if they are forced to move away from their homes as a result, they feel insecure, at risk and unsafe. ? We left our houses to come here when the floods happened. We live in tents; we do not feel safe here? ( child from Mozambique ). Children also report increased child - trafficking, child labour and dropping out of school as a result of disasters. Clearly, children?s psycho - social well - being as well as their physical security is being routinely affected by disasters, and the ?normal channels? are insufficient to protect children. 3.) Children have the right to participate and to access the information they need Children are ready and willing to participate in measures to tackle disaster risks and climate change ? they want to help disseminate key messages and protect their communities as well as themselves. Whilst some children acknowledge that measures are been taken to disseminate awareness and information through the radio, village gatherings and school visits, the majority of children feel completely cut off from any information regarding disasters. Children expect and are asking for help to raise their awareness and level of preparedness. Rather than children feeling that ?adults do not listen to what we say? ( child from Mozambique ) children need to be given the opportunity as citizens in their own right to contribute and engage in DRR activities within their communities. 4.) Community infrastructure must be safe, and relief and reconstruction must help reduce future risk Children are sensitive to the continual erosion of development in their communities. For instance, to enable continued access to health care and thereby to reduce illness during a disaster, children highlighted the importance of safe hospitals and health centres. They also identified the need to maintain access through improved roads and bridges as when these are damaged and not repaired, children are unable to travel safely to school and are often forced to stay at home. Children also report that in times of disaster, a range of services are cut off and reconstruction efforts are often insufficient in bringing them back to a reasonable standard. Children have a strong awareness of the need to clean up and care for the environment and the way in which unsafe and dirty environments are impacting them. Finally, they understand safeguarding livelihoods will help them remain children - ?The dam water can be used for irrigation and this will help us get food and learn better.? ( child from Kenya ) 5.) Disaster Risk Reduction must reach the most vulnerable people Children recognise that people are affected differently by disasters. They felt that some people are more vulnerable than others and require special attention; yet such groups are often ignored and isolated. The children identified a range of factors including disability, age, gender, social status and proximity (specifically communities living in remote locations) as determining levels of inclusion. ? To me, there is a big difference because many disabled children are not treated properly by providing them the necessary information since they are not being taken into account due to the fact of being disabled.? ( child from the Philippines ). The children also felt that orphans and young children below the age of five needed particular attention. 1. 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Animals in GTA V
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Some details may be speculative, and may not turn out to be correct.
Animals have been rumoured to appear in several Grand Theft Auto games, although most of these are generally believed to be created using unofficial modifications. Rockstar have, however, confirmed that animals, including wildlife, will appear for the first time in Grand Theft Auto V, including dogs who will guard restricted areas and will alert enemies of the player's presence, and sharks while exploring the ocean. Around Mount Chiliad and other countryside areas, there will likely be scores of birds and deer, and possibly bears.
Rockstar has stated in the past that they do not like the idea have having children or small animals in their games[1], possibly due to the controversy that could be caused by making them killable - Although dogs were present and killable in Red Dead Redemption, another game by Rockstar. They have since stated that without wildlife in GTA V's world, it would feel "too hollow", especially due to the large amount of countryside.
Types of Animals
Dogs will likely be the most common, as well as the most utilized, animals in GTA V. Franklin, one of the protagonists of the game, owns a rottweiler named Chop, and based on the second trailer, Chop appears to be a focal point of some missions.
While rumored to be in previous games, sharks are confirmed to be in GTA V. According to the private demo shown to the press, they are hostile in the game, capable of attacking and killing the player. Before attacking, they circle the player in groups, gradually getting closer (similar to real shark behavior), and appear as dots on the mini-map when they are in the vicinity.
The shadow of a moray eel can be seen in the upper left of a promotional gameplay screenshot showing a scuba diver exploring the ocean floor. Moray eels are known to bite if agitated, so this will be an added danger in the ocean in GTA V.
Hands-on previews confirmed the inclusion of deer, coyotes, bobcats and cougars in GTA V. Predatory animals will hunt other animals in the world, and most likely be a danger to the player as well.
Since GTA V has a large countryside, and the fact that Red Dead Redemption featured many animals, it's possible that we may see many of Red Dead Redemption's animals, and perhaps some new ones. Animals such as deer, black bears, beavers, ducks, and mountain lions are common throughout California and the Southwestern United States, so it is reasonable to think they may appear in the game.
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was originally set to have animals, but were removed later on in development. It's possible that Rockstar could not properly program animal A.I., which they would later do in Red Dead Redemption.
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It's not the holidays in SLC without The Grand America Hotel's brunch and Angel Tree charity. It's also a great time to give yourself a gift at the newly renovated Grand Spa. The spa has a modern aesthetic, setting a different tone than the hotel's Old World feel.
At the renovated spa, you'll find a new retail boutique with more products, a relocated 24-hour fitness center for hotel guests and a new yoga studio. Locker rooms feature steam rooms, dry saunas and showers, which include eight body spray heads and an overhead shower head. The salon features new manicure and pedicure stations, along with make up, hair-styling and drying stations and 18 service rooms. Couples can enjoy house-baked creme brûlée when they come for couples' services. The spa also works with Salt of the Earth for the Blend Bar, where you can create a product for body treatments or wrap. During the holidays, Warm Apple Cider, a scent from Salt of the Earth, will be used in massages, manicures and pedicures.
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A South Davidson High School student has been charged with having marijuana at school.
Delathan Amir Hilliard, 17, of 760 Jolly Road, was cited for simple possession of marijuana. He has a court date of Feb. 7 in Lexington District Court.
A Davidson County Sheriff's Office school resource officer charged Hilliard after he alleges he found a small bag of marijuana in the student's wallet, according to a press release from the sheriff's office.
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Growing Edible Flowers in Your Garden (page 2 of 3)
by Charlie Nardozzi
Some Great Edible Annual Flowers
Here?s a table of common edible, annual flowers that are easy to grow and tasty to eat. Included are a number of herbs and vegetables that have edible flowers as well as leaves and fruits.
- Calendula/pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) comes in yellow, gold or orange flowers that have a tangy and peppery taste.
- Garland chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum coronarium) produces mild-favored, yellow to white flowers.
- African marigold (Tagetes erecta) has white, gold, yellow or red flowers with a strongly pungent flavor.
- Signet marigold (Tagetes tenuifolia) features white, gold, yellow or red colored flowers with a citrus flavor.
- Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) has white to red colored flowers with a watercress and peppery flavor.
- Pansy/viola (Viola) has violet, white, pink, yellow or multi-colored flowers that have a sweet flavor.
- Petunia (Petunia hybrida) is a summer blooming flower that comes in a wide range of colors and has a mild flavor.
- Garden salvia (Salvia officinalis) features blue, purple, white or pink colored flowers with a slightly musky flavor.
- Pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) has scarlet-colored flowers with a sage flavor with pineapple undertones.
- Radish (Raphanus sativus) has yellow, spicy-hot flowers.
- Snapdragon (Antirrhinum) features spring and fall flowering plants in a wide range of colors with a bland to bitter flavor.
- Scented geraniums (Pelargonium) has white, red, pink or purple-colored flowers with an apple, lemon, or other flavor depending on the variety.
- Scarlet runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus) has bright orange to scarlet colored flowers with a mild, raw bean flavor.
- Squash (Cucurbita) has yellow to orange colored flavors with a mild, raw squash flavor.
- Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) features white, yellow, orange or burgundy colored flowers. Unopened buds taste like a mild artichoke. Flower petals are bittersweet.
- Tuberous begonias (Begonia x tuberhybrida) have white, pink, yellow, red, orange or multi-colored flowers with a citrus flavor.
Some Good Tasting Perennial Flowers
Flowers of these perennials and herbs offer a broad range of flavors and mature at different times throughout the summer.
- Baby's breath (Gypsophila) has white or pink colored flowers with a mild, slightly sweet flavor.
- Bee balm (Monarda didyma) features red, pink, white or lavender colored flowers with a tea-like flavor that?s stronger than the leaves.
- Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) have white, lavender or purple colored flowers with a strong onion flavor.
- Dianthus/Pinks (Dianthus) have pink, white and red colored flowers with a spicy, clove-like flavor.
- Daylily (Hemerocallis) comes in a wide range of flower colors with a slight asparagus or summer squash-like taste.
- Borage (Borago officinalis) has blue, purple to lavender colored flowers with a cucumber-like flavor.
- Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) has yellow, slightly bitter flowers.
- Red clover (Trifolium pretense) has sweet tasting, pink or red colored flowers.
- Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) come in a wide range of colors with a bland to a slightly bitter flavor.
- Tulips (Tulipa) come in a wide range of colors except blue and have a mild, slightly sweet flavor.
- Violet (Viola odorata) has violet, pink or white colored flowers with a sweet to slightly sour flavor.
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Fort Mason Center has selected West 8 as the winner of its 2012 design competition for the 13-acre waterfront campus in San Francisco. The three-month long competition sought creative and practical design concepts to further enliven and integrate the site. The design will enable Fort Mason Center to realize its full potential, both as a vital and stimulating location for arts and culture, and as an attractive destination for enjoyment of the site.
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Legislators running out of time
April 13, 2013
After a ballot measure to strengthen the state's animal cruelty laws was defeated by North Dakota voters last fall, the bill's critics and state lawmakers told animal rights supporters not to worry....
The conference committee met twice this week to discuss the bill and unfortunately, they did not strengthen it(the House weakened the original, stronger version of the bill that was passed by the Senate). In additon, they removed the reference to "extreme pain" under the cruelty section of the bill. Now, the bill now will go through the House and the Senate again since it has been changed, so this is not over yet. Those opposed to better animal protection laws in our state are doing all they can to weaken and/or kill this bill. For all those who support better animal protection laws in North Dakota, please contact your legislators and urge them to support stronger legislation for our animals, and thank you for speaking out for the welfare of the animals of our state. Here is the link that will take you to the ND state government website page where you can find your legislators-
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Jack, grrreat idea!
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We feel (us community organizers of the Free Lunch Counter Café) that we may add another line to our business...we feel there has to be a pent up demand for hot-tubs with a little Mr. Bubble added. We all could feel a little less cold after a stint in those tubs....
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Veritas, I understood your post until the Mr. Bubble reference, so I can agree with you until there.
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I find it funny that MDN is running an editorial about how the legislature is dragging its feet on an animal cruelty bill but has made no comment on how the legislature eviscerated the proposed DUI legislation that would have made the penalties harsher for getting a DUI which is far more common. Typical politics succumb to special interest.
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Call, email and/or write to the legislators to make this issue of more importance. The original proposal was suitable.
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This winter has been and is currently very hard on the wildlife in the hardest hit areas of the state. Can anything be done to stop the starvation of the wildlife, it's looking pretty ugly.
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The Church of Gesù Nuovo - Naples
The Church of Gesù Nuovo (New Church of Jesus) is without doubt the most important Church built by Jesuits in Naples.
It is called "Nuovo" (New), and this refers to the fact that, in 1568 the Jesuits had already constructed a Church of Jesus.
That church now belongs to the diocese and is used by the University of Naples.
The construction of the new church began in 1584 on the area of Renaissance "Palazzo Sanseverino" (Sanseverino Palace), and it still retains the splendid facade with its "diamond point bugnato" finish.
Designed by Jesuit Giuseppe Valeriano (1542-1596), and completed in 1601, it was transformed by Cosimo Fanzago according to the canons of Baroque architecture.
It was dedicated to the name of Jesus and Immaculate Conception of Mary, as is written in the scroll of the founding stone, under the central pilaster.
Built in 1470 by Novello da San Lucano, the magnificent diamond point bugnato facade is the only element of the historical noble Palace of the Sanseverino family which remained intact after Valeriano's restoration project.
The volcanic piperno stones with their bugnato finish are the work of "Master piperno-masons" who were part of powerful and secret society that handed down the art of cutting Campanian stones, from Roman times, under oath by the apprentices.
It is set out on a Geek cross, with three naves or aisles thet correspond to the three entrance doors.
The architectural style is Renaissance while the details are Baroque.
Large pilasters covered with polychrome marble rise from the marble floors up to the cornice.
The altars and balusters are inlaid with marble. There are eleven chapels.
Behind the facade, there is a large fresco representing "The Expulsion of Eliodoro from the Temple of Jerusalem", a masterpiece by Francesco Solimena (1657-1747), inspired by the biblical episode narrated in Book II of Maccabei.
The frescoes of the vaulted ceiling, in the first half of the nave between the door and dome, are by Belisario Corenzio (1560-1630) and Paolo De Matteis ( 1662-1728), with biblical scenes and stories of the Saints.
Above the four pilasters that support the dome are the frescoes of the "Four Evangelists" by Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647).
The present dome is not the one that was originally designed with grandiose solemnity by Paolo Valerinao, because it collapsed in the earthquake of 1688.
In the second half of the vaulted ceiling, up to the apse, there are frescoes by Massimo Stanzione (1585-1656) which represent scenes from the life of Virgin Mary.
It was originally designed by Cosimo Fanzago and reviewed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680).
It has six great columns, at the centre of which there is a large statue of the "Immaculate Virgin", placed on a large block of marble and help up by a group of angels.
The statue is the work of Antonio Busciolano (1823-1871) and the lateral statues of the apostles Peter and Paul are by the same sculptor.
It is the fruit of the work of various Neapolitan artists, inspired by P. Giuseppe Grossi and was erected in 1857.
It cost a great deal of money in those days, since it was made of rare marbles, gilded bronzes and precious gems.
Three bas-reliefs in bronze rise above the black marble base: to the left there is the "Supper of Emmaus" (by Salvatore Irdi), to the right there is the "Promise of the Eucharist to Cafarnao", and at the centre is a reproduction of "Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper".
These last two bas-reliefs are the work of Gennaro Calì.
Above these, together with didactic stories and symbols regarding the mystery of the Eucharist, emerging from shell-shaped medallions, are the busts of eight Saints that are particularly associated with the glorification of the Eucharist: from left to right we have St. Juliana of Liege, St. Stanislaus Ostka, the blesses Lanfranc of Canterbury, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Francis Borgia and St. Gaetano Thiene.
The medallions are the work of Gennaro Calì, with the exception of the third and the fourth busts which were made by Costantino Labarbera.
Above the Tabernacle, which is made mainly of malachite, is the inscription that expresses the concept of the whole Altar: "Deus absconditus heic" ("God is hidden here").
In the walls on each side of the Main Altar, there are two small choirs of red marble, on marble portals, and two chancels with their large 17th century organs.
The organ on the right is from 1650, is the work of Pompeo di Franco, and was restored in 1986 by Gustavo Zanin.
It has 52 registers and 2,523 pipes.
The organ on the left, by Vincenzo Miraglia, predates 1646 and is no longer working.
It has five chapels: first there is the Chapel of S. Carlo Borromeo (1538-1584).
The altarpiece representing tha Saint is by Giovanni Bernardino Azzolino (1560-1610).
Then comes the Chapel of Visitation.
The altarpiece of this chapel is the last work by Massimo Stanzione (1585-1656), and was completed by one of his disciples.
Under the altar, there is a bronze urn containing the mortal remains of St. Joseph Moscati (1880-1927) canonized on the 25th October 1987 by John Paul II.
The Saint was a Biochemistry professor at the University of Naples, and head physician at the Hospital of the Incurables.
The activities of the Saint are illustrated by the triptych sculpted on the urn by Amedeo Garufi, who was born in Palermo in 1918.
The left hand panel represents the Professor among his pipils, the central panel shows him illuminated by the Eucharist and the right hand one shows him as a Doctor, consoling the sick and suffering of the Hospital of the Incurables.
The bronze statue of the Saint, to the left, by Pier Luigi Sopelsa, was placed there in 1990.
In the Moscati rooms, whose access to the left of the Chapel of St. Francis Xavier, there is a display of mementos of the Saint, and a series of photographs illustrating the various stages of his wife and also of moments relating to when he was Beatified and later Canonised.
Following on, at the centre of the nave, there is the Chapel of S. Francis Xavier (1506-1552), the Jesuit considered to be the greatest missionary of the modern era, proclaimed "Patron Saint of Missions", together with St. Therese of Lisieux.
Francis Xavier preached Christianity in India, in the Malaysian archipelago and in Japan.
The altapieces, which represents the saint as experiences a vision of the Madonna is attributed to John Bernardino Azzolino (1560-1610).
the three canvasses with episodes of the life of the Saint, are by Luca Giordano (1632-1705), while the frescoes on the vaulted ceiling, with other episodes from the life of St. Francis Xavier, are by Balisario Corenzio (1560-1630) and Paolo De Matteis (1662-1728).
in the Chapel of St. Francis Borgia (1510-1572), the third General of the Company of Jesus, the painting represents the Saint kneeling in prayer in front of the holy Sacrament, and is attributed to Sebastiano Conca (1679-1764).
the final Chapel of the right nave is the Chapel of the Sacred Heart, dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
the frescoes on the side walls are by Balisario Corenzio (1560-1630).
the painting that represents "Holy Trinity with Groups of Saints" is now placed on one side of the Chapel of St. Ignatius, and was painted by Guercino (1591-1666).
Five chapels also open onto this nave.
The first is the Chapel of the Martyr Saints.
The altarpieces represents the Blessed Virgin with Child and three Martyr Saints.
It has been attributed to Giovanni Bernardino Azzolino (1560-1610).
The second is the Chapel of the Nativity, with its large painting by Girolamo Imparato (1550-1612) above the altar.
At the centre of the nave there is the Chapel of St. Ignatius of Loyola (491-1556) founder of the Jesuit Order.
Among the marble sculptures and columns are the statues of David and Jeremiah, both by Cosimo Fanzago (1593-1678).
Higher up, two canvasses represent the history of the Saint and are by Giuseppe Ribera (1588-1652).
The frescoes of the vaulted ceiling, with episodes from the file of St. Ignatius, are by Paolo De Matteis (1662-1728).
Then we move on to the Chapel of the Crucifix.
The Christ on the Cross, with the Blessed Virgin and St. John, was sculpted out of wood by Francesco Mollica, a 17th century Neapolitan woodcarver.
Under the altar there is an urn containing the relics of St. Ciro, a doctor, hermit and martyr from the 3rd century, in the times of the persecutions of Diocletian.
On the right side, in Roman cinerary urn, are the relics of St. John the soldier, a companion of St. Ciro.
At the far end of the left nave there is the Chapel of St. Francis De Geronimo (1642-1716).
The statue of the Jesuit Saint, apostle of Naples in the second half of the 17th century, was sculpted by Francesco Jerace in 1934.
The two imposing lateral Reliquaries, with 70 busts of martyr Saints in gilded wood, are according to recent research, mostly the work of the Neapolitan wood-worker Giovan Battista Gallone.
La Sacristy contains frescoes by Aniello Falcone (1600-1665).
The Lavabo in the back, is in polychrome marble and is the work of Dionisio Lazzari. (Gianmaria Romano)
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Georgia's WIC is the nation's fifth largest Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. The Food and Nutrition Service administers the program at the federal level and provides funds to state agencies for implementation. At the state level, the Department of Community Health, Division of Public Health, Maternal and Child Health Program, Office of Nutrition and WIC administers the program.
Georgia participants receive a nutrition assessment, health screening, medical history, body measurements (weight and height), hemoglobin check, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, referrals to other health and social services, and vouchers for healthy foods.
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Theodora Colborn, Ph.D., whose career has focused on the effects of synthetic chemicals on human health, has been given the second annual Rachel Carson Award for Integrity in Science by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). The former World Wildlife Fund scientist was recognized for her courage in advocating sound science in the face of strong opposition from industry.
Colborn's widely-acclaimed 1996 book, Our Stolen Future, spurred global concern about chemicals that affect hormonal balances. The attention she generated led to new laws and increased research by governments, the private sector, and academics around the world. She has published a number of scientific papers and testified before the Senate and the House of Representatives on the threats posed by endocrine disruptors on infertility, birth defects, autism, and cancer.
"In exactly the spirit of Rachel Carson, Dr. Colborn's work alerted the public to the dramatic effects that even low-levels of man-made chemicals can have on our health," said Michael F. Jacobson, executive director of the CSPI.
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Dont know if this has been posted already....but i dont know how much i agree with it but from a non biased party they aren't terribly off base but i know CPR will get the job done.
Texas Longhorns top projected Big 12 standings for 2013 - College Football - ESPN
I cant recall the last time we were "predicted" to finish with 6 wins. So we have that in our favor. I also think winning all 3 non-conf games is a must this year.
Projected finish: 3-9
Win total range: 2-10 to 5-7
Chance to win Big 12: 0 percent
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Frankly, I don't mind it. Since I'm not an Insider I can only see Texas, and am therefore forced to make up the rest of the list. I think people will be surprised who he picked to finish second in my head...
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last year proves anyone can play in the Big Ten West and win games. But if you want to play real football we are the midwest option in the Big 12.
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I wonder if someone could put together CPRs 4 year win/loss totals vs. who has predicted him. I bet he would be +5-6 games.
Why do we care what ESPN thinks? The game is played on the field.
We dont care but still can hate them. Texas wont win the big 12 i would probably put my life savings on that one.
What did they predict for us?
That would really determine my hate level.
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
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they said with the minimal amount of returning starters and also not finishing in top 75 in defense along with losing our best defensive players were in trouble because of the youth and that under CPR we have shown to be a giant killer but not a serious contender.....i think we are on the verge of being a serious contender though
We'll also finish 8th in the league in basketball too. And we were going to get destroyed by #2 OSU. Predictions are dumb. Gotta play the games
I wont begrudge anyone for a poor prediction. Gotta earn respect, and we havent really shown anything to the national crowd recently besides one game (which nationally, most would view as a fluke), and we've shown plenty of other awful performances (tulsa bowl game, for example) to even that out.
Prediction people need to start adding "The Paul Rhoads" factor into their predictions. The guy is worth 1.35 upset wins and at least 2.3 even odd wins! My math is also made up tho
How dare they disrespect us and pick us to drop so far in the standings from last year! What, we finished 9th last year? Well LOUD NOISES then.
Originally Posted by cytown
I cant recall the last time we were "predicted" to finish with 6 wins. So we have that in our favor. I also think winning all 3 non-conf games is a must this year.
Projected finish: 3-9
Win total range: 2-10 to 5-7
Chance to win Big 12: 0 percent
I don't see how they would put 5-7 as the "best" case. UNI, Tulsa, Iowa, Baylor, Kansas, and WVU would be six wins. And you don't need cardinal tinted glasses to think that we have a legitimate chance to win all of those games.
All 3 non-cons are a must every year if we want 6 wins any given year.
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Brown Deer - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is in planning stages of a reconstruction of Wisconsin Highway 57 (Green Bay Road) from Teutonia Avenue in Brown Deer to Mequon Road in Mequon.
Design is planned through 2013, real estate acquisition from 2014 to 2015, and final design from 2016 to mid-2017. Multistage construction is slated for 2019.
The project, according to DOT documents, is precipitated by inadequate vertical clearance for Brown Deer Road traffic under the Green Bay Road overpass, projected increases in traffic, deteriorating pavement and safety concerns. The project plans presented to Brown Deer and Mequon residents at Brown Deer Village Hall on Tuesday call for reconstruction of the interchange where Brown Deer Road and Green Bay Road intersect, bicycle lanes and wider paved shoulders, intersection changes, grass terraces and sidewalks, and signal upgrades.
Brown Deer Road under the overpass will also be expanded to six total lanes to match the rest of road east and west of the overpass.
"The level of service is a D or an F," said DOT Project Manager Tom Lazcano, referring to a 2008 traffic study. "Our minimum to do reconstruction is a C."
Public input at the community meeting was mixed. Some were curious, some skeptical, and some, like Brown Deer resident Ellen Jogwer of 8715 Kildeer Court, were upset. Jogwer said she has seen a number of properties over the years lost to road widening or highway expansions, and that she may lose part of her property as part of the project.
"I don't want them taking any more of our property," said Jogwer, adding that she has called Police Chief Steven Rinzel, North Shore Fire Chief Robert Whitaker, and will be in touch with state Rep. Daniel Knodl.
Mequon resident Matthew Goetzman, who lives near the intersection of Highway 57 and Mequon Road, said he had been struck by a car while walking along Hwy 57 and is glad to see curbs as part of the plan.
"We want public safety," he said. "It's a heavily trafficked road."
During a presentation of the project overview, former Brown Deer Village President Margaret Jaberg spoke out against the reconstruction of the interchange at Brown Deer and Green Bay roads. She said that when the Village Board was creating its 20-year plan, the idea was to do away with the interchange and build a level, "at-grade" intersection to improve sight lines for drivers on Brown Deer Road.
"It's just ridiculous what (the DOT) is doing at that intersection," Jaberg said. "The Village Board wanted this rebuilt at-grade. That was what we had envisioned."
However, Crispell-Snyder transportation engineer Jeff Knudson said an at-grade intersection would need to be large to accommodate the traffic the interchange handles now, with four lanes and multiple left and right turn lanes.
"You would likely have more safety problems," Knudson said.
Representatives from the DOT and Crispell-Snyder encouraged public feedback to aid in the planning stage. Those looking for more information or to offer feedback can contact DOT Southeast Project Communications Manger Lindsay Schmidt at (262) 548-6702 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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ZF-12187: Remove Google Base API from Zend_Gdata
Google Base API has been discontinued by Google and will be removed from Zend Framework in 1.12 See: http://googlemerchantblog.blogspot.ca/2010/12/…
Attached patch to remove Zend_Gdata_Gbase
- All constructors now throw a Zend_Exception explaining that Gbase is discontinued.
- All instance code has been removed.
- All unit tests have been removed
Attached updated patch:
- Remove all references to Google Base from manual
- Remove demos
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What happened to global warming?
This headline may come as a bit of a surprise, so too might that fact that the warmest year recorded globally was not in 2008 or 2007, but in 1998.
But it is true. For the last 11 years we have not observed any increase in global temperatures.
And our climate models did not forecast it, even though man-made carbon dioxide, the gas thought to be responsible for warming our planet, has continued to rise.
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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:17 am
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Global warming appears to have stalled. Climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years. Some attribute the trend to a lack of sunspots, while others explain it through ocean currents
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:51 pm
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When scientists attempt to hide data in order to make it seem their beliefs are true they can no longer consider themselves "true" scientists, but rather political lobbyists, in my opinion. The goal of a scientists should be to find the truth, period. Using tree rings for temp data, but only up until 1961, because then they diverge from what we know to be true......what possible valid logic could there be for this? Super-imposing other data to "hide the decline"? Searching for ways to keep skeptic scientists from publishing? Real science is real because it can withstand the toughest opposition, not because it fought dirty and kept anyone from disagreeing with it.
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Climate Emails Stoke Debate
Lord Lawson calls for public inquiry into UEA global warming data 'manipulation'
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I'm not an environmental scientist and must rely on articles and reports for laymen. However, I do understand "cooking the books, er data", collusion, corruption, money trails, lies, suppressing information and such. I found this enormously informative and confirms the stories and reports that don't make the main-stream media and academia. Man-made global warming is a man-made fraud and there's a LOT of money involved. Bernie Madoff is a piker comparied to this ponsi scheme and the human suffering caused by these mad, greedy scientists, including the terror they instill in children and students, make them an unspeakable form of criminal. I know the Adminstration is insisting that all this is "meaningless" and keeps maintaining that the "science is fixed", but thanks to some Russian students, the whole scheme is unraveling very fast. Like ACORN, the lid is off and the truth is escaping.
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This is also to the point:
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Portia wrote:
I'm not an environmental scientist and must rely on articles and reports for laymen. However, I do understand "cooking the books, er data", collusion, corruption, money trails, lies, suppressing information and such. I found this enormously informative and confirms the stories and reports that don't make the main-stream media and academia.
Too many people think "a computer cannot make a mistake" and take "information" developed by a computer to have to be
. Unfortunately, people forget -- the creators of the programs those "infallible" computers run are
people ... and mistakes happen either because of a goof or an attempt to defraud or mislead. Recent study of the programs used to create the "models" for AGW have been found to have, uh, "inexplicable" hard coded figures within the programs. Hard coding that has managed to manufacture the desired result.
Global Warming in Last 15 Years Insignificant, U.K.'s Top Climate Scientist Admits
The embattled ex-head of the research center at the heart of the Climate-gate scandal dropped a bombshell over the weekend, admitting in an interview with the BBC that there has been no global warming over the past 15 years.
Phil Jones, former head of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia, made a number of eye-popping statements to the BBC's climate reporter on Sunday. Data from CRU, where Jones was the chief scientist, is key evidence behind the claim that the growth of cities (which are warmer than countryside) isn't a factor in global warming and was cited by the U.N.'s climate science body to bolster statements about rapid global warming in recent decades.
Jones also allowed for the possibility that the world as a whole was warmer in medieval times than it is today -- a concession that may also undermine theories that global warming is caused by man.
In addition, Jones admitted that an overall lack of organization, and his poor record keeping and office-tidying skills, had contributed to his reluctance to share data with critics, which he regretted.
"To say when you're the record keeper for the globe's temperature that you're not a good record keeper, well, that's going to come back to haunt you for a long, long time," Pat Michaels.of the Cato Institute, a public-policy think tank, told Fox News.
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One could be forgiven for being a little sceptic about the climate "skeptics", though.
Hacked e-mails show climate scientists in a bad light but don't change scientific consensus on global warming.
In late November 2009, more than 1,000 e-mails between scientists at the Climate Research Unit of the U.K.s University of East Anglia were stolen and made public by an as-yet-unnamed hacker. Climate skeptics are claiming that they show scientific misconduct that amounts to the complete fabrication of man-made global warming. We find that to be unfounded:
- The messages, which span 13 years, show a few scientists in a bad light, being rude or dismissive. An investigation is underway, but theres still plenty of evidence that the earth is getting warmer and that humans are largely responsible.
- Some critics say the e-mails negate the conclusions of a 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, but the IPCC report relied on data from a large number of sources, of which CRU was only one.
- E-mails being cited as "smoking guns" have been misrepresented. For instance, one e-mail that refers to "hiding the decline" isnt talking about a decline in actual temperatures as measured at weather stations. These have continued to rise, and 2009 may turn out to be the fifth warmest year ever recorded. The "decline" actually refers to a problem with recent data from tree rings.
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I see the argument as not whether the earth is warming, but how the opposing sides think we should react. It will be interesting to see what kind of Climate Bill passes.
One model we do in class is the expansion of water lab. As the beakers of water heat up, the water expands. Flooding is not just because ice caps are melting.
NOAA discusses the importance of reflection and absorption of the sun's energy depending on the amount of ice. The more ice there is, the more energy that is reflected back and the cooler earth becomes while the less ice there is, the more energy is absorbed by water and the quicker Earth heats up. This can happen very rapidly. Did you see the Planet Life series? On the other hand, when Mt. Pinatubo erupted in the Phillipines, Earth cooled by several degrees for a few years. That also happened rapidly. People argue about what we should do and how much of our tax dollars should be spent on this.
Should we go on as we are or should we make changes in the way we live now? Several years ago the world banded together to ban CFC's and the ozone hole is now getting smaller.
Meanwhile, the BP Oil Spill makes me sick and I question why more isn't being done to plug the hole. I heard on the news last Sunday that more could be done but that BP doesn't want to lose the well. I wonder why we don't see images of BP out working on recovering the oil as it moves towards land.
We have a company handing out leases to bring wind towers to our area. I hope they put one in my front yard.
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I don't worry about it too much. I place a lot of trust in Nature, of which mankind is a part. I'm always impressed by the way Nature eventually reclaims what is supposedly lost and what appeared at one time to be an ugly heap of trash can become, in a few short years, covered by greenery of some type. The greenery may not be anything but wild grapevine, but nonetheless, nature has managed to redeem what appeared to be unredeemable. Or the way a mulch heap turns itself into fertile soil. Or the way grass and weeds insist on growing where it seems impossible for them to grow--in the tiniest possible slit in a sidewalk, for example.
Don't you wonder sometimes what earlier peoples thought when something they'd hunted and ate for years disappeared? Do you think they thought--hey, we've got to conserve these critters!
I don't know. Sometimes it seems to me we have an awesomely exaggerated opinion of the importance of ourselves in the whole scheme of things. As the recent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and tornadoes indicate, we have far less control than we think we do.
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For an idea of limits to nature's ability to recover from disasters, read up on the subject of mass extinctions (when large percentages of extant macroscopic species vanish from the fossil record). If you don't have something handy in print, there is a Wikipedia article listing 5 major extinction events and more minor extinction events.
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But, if nature is unable to recover from disasters, isn't that also "natural"?
If mankind has contributed to those disasters, and mankind is a part of nature, then the inability of nature to recover from it is also "natural," isn't it? Can we call it unnatural when mankind, a part of nature, deliberately set out to eradicate smallpox and is trying to do the same to polio?
Somehow, some way, life seems to prevail. It's milieu may change, but life--animal, vegetable, microbe, whatever--seems to continue.
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I might argue whether polio, or viruses in general, are truly alive but your points are well taken. How do we decide what species are worth saving? Recent reports state that more than half of all amphibeans are endangered because of disease and loss of habitat; we can't save them all. Is the purpose of the International Space Station simply a way for humanity to continue should humans on Earth meet disaster?
I do like the idea of preserving beauty for the next generation. It is disoncerting to find a wonderful spot only to find it overdeveloped or trashed on a return visit.
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By Hilma Wolitzer
His beloved wife of almost 20 years has been in the ground all of two minutes when Edward Schuyler, mild-mannered sixtyish science teacher, discovers that he's become a hot commodity. His friends start fixing him up. His matchmaking stepchildren take out a personal ad ("Erudite and kind, balding but handsome"). And women, as his wife once predicted, begin "crawling out of the woodwork." Propelled onto the late-life dating scene, he runs a fascinating gamut of Ms. Wrongs—including a man-eater and a pathological old flame—before love, in a twist worthy of Jane Austen, saves the day. —Amanda Lovell
2. The Odds
By Stewart O'Nan
Art Fowler's got nothing to lose. The economic downturn has taken his job, his house will soon follow, and his wife, -Marion—after years of trying to forgive him for having an affair—has decided she is not in love with anyone. But Art's got a plan up his sleeve that involves a bridal suite at Niagara Falls, a diamond ring, all their liquidated assets and a roulette wheel. This compact page-turner of a novelexamines how much good luck a long-term marriage requires, and it dares to suggest that if Art risks everything, he just might win back all he ever really wanted: Marion's trust and love.—Pam Houston


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Friday, August 3, 2012
My Summersville Pillow
Hey, look! I made a pillow out of Summersville. And now it's in Fat Quarterly. It's a little ray of awesomeness, to wrap up a week that was a bit short on that commodity. : )
I participated in the Designer Challenge for Issue 10 of Fat Quarterly. I don't think you can go wrong with Summersville, but for this I wanted to do something different than my usual solid white backgrounds (which I know I tend to fall back on a little too easily!). Enter the Essex Linen Yarn Dyes, which I'm just a tiny bit obsessed with right now. Sooooo much texture in these! I did the whole pillow in a double-monkey-wrench block, which is basically a more-condensed churn dash, and set the blocks on point.
Head to the Fat Quarterly website to pick up Issue 10 of Fat Quarterly—this time they're celebrating all things British. Plus you can check out the details on my pillow and see what everybody else in the Designer Challenge did with their Summersville.
Looking for this fabric? Pink Castle has one color of yarn-dyed linen in stock, plus the entire Summersville line on sale!
29 comments:
- Janice said...
Wow, congrats! What a beautiful pillow! That Essex Linen really makes it special.
- August 3, 2012 at 10:09 PM
- Katie B. said...
Such a cool design, lee!
- August 3, 2012 at 10:30 PM
- Stephanie said...
Gorgeous! Love those colors and design!
- August 3, 2012 at 10:36 PM
- Heidi Staples said...
I like this, Lee! It's so different from most of the Summersville projects I've seen with the linen background. Well done!
- August 3, 2012 at 10:53 PM
- Dina said...
This pillow definitely has a WOW factor! nice!
- August 4, 2012 at 1:08 AM
- Charlotte said...
- August 4, 2012 at 2:12 AM
- Kathy said...
An awesome design - I love it!
- August 4, 2012 at 2:21 AM
- Trudi said...
Fabulous pillow :)
- August 4, 2012 at 2:34 AM
- Mareenchen said...
Gorgeous pillow! Really love the design.
- August 4, 2012 at 3:58 AM
- Amy Friend said...
How funny, I have had a stack of Summersville sitting with a yard of Essex yarn dyed linen now for a couple of months but haven't gotten to it yet. Needless to say, I like the combo!
- August 4, 2012 at 6:34 AM
- Xandi said...
Very cool! I love how the blocks look kind of plaid-y together
- August 4, 2012 at 7:52 AM
- Patti said...
- August 4, 2012 at 7:55 AM
- Angela Nash said...
Love that block on point!!
- August 4, 2012 at 9:29 AM
- Angie said...
This pillow is fabulous---one of my most FAVorite blocks and the colors are wonderful!
- August 4, 2012 at 9:34 AM
- kitty said...
Congratulations Lee and well deserved! This is a great pillow!! The interlacing of the grey makes it very interesting. Perfect quilting choice too!
- August 4, 2012 at 11:20 AM
- DKB said...
Great choice on the background fabric. A nice surprising choice
- August 4, 2012 at 2:27 PM
- Tiffany said...
Beautiful fabrics, abundant texture - awesome pillow!
- August 4, 2012 at 3:25 PM
- Katy Cameron said...
It looks fab with the yarn dyed linen, congrats on the publication :o)
- August 4, 2012 at 3:33 PM
- Cherie said...
Awesome looking pillow! It's good to get out of your comfort zone sometimes =D
- August 4, 2012 at 3:55 PM
- Anne said...
Congrats on the pillow publication. Great design. Love the woven look it takes on.
- August 4, 2012 at 4:12 PM
- made by ChrissieD said...
fab colourway :)
- August 5, 2012 at 12:06 AM
- diane said...
It looks so pretty. Congrats on making it to the big leagues.
- August 5, 2012 at 12:27 AM
- Needle little Balance said...
What a fab idea to set the bloccks on point, makes the traditional pattern look totally new.
- August 5, 2012 at 5:13 AM
- Shontelle said...
Gorgeous! I love the background fabric. I'm the same - always go for white. But this week I stepped up and used, (wait for it)......beige linen! GASP! I really need to get a bit more adventurous, but baby steps. Who knows where this foray into the exciting world of beige linen will take me?
Congratulations on being published. x
- August 5, 2012 at 6:37 AM
- Lindsay Conner said...
Love that texture--great pillow!! And just like that, the Essex is sold out...no doubt due to your recommendation!
- August 5, 2012 at 8:08 AM
- Linz said...
I love this pillow!!! Way to go!
- August 5, 2012 at 11:30 AM
- DazedandCreative said...
Gorgeous! Nicely done and congratulations!
- August 5, 2012 at 5:25 PM
- Shocking Hocking said...
love how the secondary 'woven' look has occurred - fabulous - i love this block
- August 6, 2012 at 7:28 PM
- Marcia R said...
I absolutely LOVE this! I have some Summersville sitting around waiting for a project. I may just have to make a pillow!
- August 10, 2012 at 9:25 AM


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Results tagged ' Brandon Morrow '
17 Drab Innings…Then A Walkabout
Though I was a bit crushed that I had to work at night on the day of the Twins' home opener against the Seattle Mariners, I taped the game and watched it later in the evening. Gee, that was worth it. First, this guy…
…"King" Felix Hernandez, completely shuts down our bats. Even in the sparse situations we scraped together that could have produced runs, Felix would always get out of the jam either via a strike out (usually Michael Cuddyer, who whiffed three times) or a double play (Justin Morneau). This was especially frustrating due to the fact that it wasted a pretty decent effort from our mound man..
Sure, Francisco Liriano gave up three dingers, but one came after a glaring error from Alexi Casilla. All told, he pitched very well and just didn't get any offensive support.
So, I went to bed hoping that the next day's matchup (which I would be watching on TV…or so I thought) would produce a much better result. The next morning, however, I was informed that my grandparents (who live in the Metro area suberbs…Fridley, to be exact) had received four free tickets from a Target store promotion and were wondering if my brother and I wanted to go with them?! Stupid question, as we headed out the door right away!
Game #2 of 162 proved to be much more exciting than the previous one…and perhaps the next 160! Of course, it didn't start out so great, as our guy…
…Nick Blackburn found himself down 4-0 after just four innings. RBI hits from Denard Span and Cuddyer (he was basically either whiffing badly or driving in runs all game) brought the Twins to within one run for the middle innings, but Luis Ayala surrendered another Mariner run in the top of the ninth. Thus, new Seattle closer Brandon Morrow was summoned to the Dome mound with a 5-3. That's when things started to get interesting:
Morrow got two quick outs in Joe Crede and Delmon Young, but Carlos Gomez put together a surprisingly good at-bat (he would have K'd on four pitches last season in that spot) and drew a walk. Jason Kubel was called on to pinch-hit for Jose Morales (who had struck out in all three previous at-bats), and Kubel used patience to his advantage to coax another base-on-balls.
Then, with the Jumbotron at the Dome flashing the "Walks Will Haunt" graphic, Morrow walked a third straight batter (Brian Buscher) and was pulled in favor of Miguel Batista. By this time the lineup had turned over again, so Span The Man stepped in and hit a high chopper that Adrian Beltre couldn't will down into his glove fast enough, making the score 5-4.
This brought Alexi Casilla to the plate, and my flashback started…the last time I was at the Metrodome, Lexi singled to center field with the bases loaded against the Chicago White Sox to complete the late-season sweep. This time, Casilla again ripped the first pitch he saw into center, plating both the tying and winning runs…
Though this wasn't the greatest run-differential the Twins have ever come back from, it still has to go down in team history as one of the great late-inning victories due to the fact that all the action transpired with two outs. When Buscher slide across the plate and was mobbed by his teammates, what was left of the 23,700 announced crowd was in a bedlam!
Man, I think I need to starting getting to more of these games…whenever I'm there, something crazy seems to happen.
Preview (1-1, 2nd, 0.5 GB CWS): Kevin Slowey (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Carlos Silva (0-0, 0.00). Though Silva is gone from "Fatboy" to "Slim" over the off-season, he still lives and dies by the sinker. If "on" he can be maddening. If not, he WILL get pounded.


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Featured in Vallarta Lifestyles Magazine, Spring/Summer 2010 issue.
On the way to Cajón de Peña, we came upon Hacienda El Divisadero on the outskirts of El Tuito, owned by renowned restaurateur Tino Carbajal. In addition to delicious food and their own raicilla, assorted activities are offered here. Among them is a tour of the surrounding area that includes a visit to rocks bearing intriguing petroglyphs. These stone carvings were a means of communication between indigenous communities and their gods, a physical manifestation of the rites performed to ask for more rain and a better harvest.
Our curiosity piqued, we did some further research on petroglyphs in our region. To our surprise, we found there are several areas with this type of artifact, including the archaeological zone Piedras Azules, located between Valle de Banderas and San Juan de Abajo; Altavista, an hour and a half north of Puerto Vallarta on Highway 200; Villa Purificacion, in the municipality of Cabo Corrientes; and the small archaeological area in Ixtapa, just outside our city.


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Our Best of National Geographic Collection Volume 3 makes the perfect gift and is a great sampler of recent favorites from the National Geographic Channel. The collection contains a dozen episodes from six titles, including Wicked Tuna, Doomsday Preppers, Taboo, Border Wars, Known Universe, and a Nat Geo WILD bonus disc featuring episodes of Killer Shots and Python Hunters. See the Title List tab for details and program descriptions. Not available for shipment outside of the U.S.
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In America's oldest seaport, Gloucester, Mass., there's a special breed of fishermen. They depend on Bluefin tuna for their livelihood in one of the most highly regulated fisheries in the world. But many experts think Bluefin tuna populations are at critical levels. So as the world debates how to save this species, these fishermen depend on them to make their living… one Bluefin at a time. Includes Season 1, episodes 1 and 2: "The Bite Is On" and "Payback's a Fish."
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Follow a group of people as they obsessively prepare for apocalypseeach expecting the world to end in a different way, for a different reason, at a different time. From bunkers to fortified off-the-grid homesteads, see how these Doomsday Preppers go to extremes to make sure they are ready for just about anything. Includes Season 1, episodes 1 and 2: "Bullets, Lots of Bullets" and "I Hope I Am Crazy."
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Is it the world's biggest cave? More than three times the height of Niagara Falls, much of Vietnam's Mountain River Cave has remained untouched by humans until now. With exclusive footage, NGC reveals, for the first time in history, astounding evidence that this could be the largest cave in the world. Together with renowned expedition leader Howard Limbert, cave geologist Darryl Granger uncovers the formula for how the cave grew so grand.
45 minutes. TV-PG. © 2010.
Do we really know who our co-workers, loved ones and friends are? Maybe not as well as we think. Each hour-long episode of Taboo examines a topic from a variety of cultures and perspectives, venturing into closed worlds rarely seen. Includes Season 1, episode 1: "Secret Lives."
45 minutes. TV-14. © 2012.
Border Wars
National Geographic's critically acclaimed series Border Wars follows officers and agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and their critical battles at the most treacherous border crossings between the U.S. and Mexico. In Season 3, Border Wars goes even deeper inside the struggle as CBP fights an escalating drug-smuggling crisis fueled by big money, cartel rivalries and violence threatening to cross into our cities each day. Includes Season 3, episodes 1 and 2: "Seize and Destroy" and "Cocaine Sting."
90 minutes. TV-14. © 2011.
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Known Universe journeys to the farthest reaches of the universe to explore the most powerful stars, to study the biggest cosmic blasts and to examine how the newest technologies can help humans build for the future and survive the dangers of space. Includes Season 3, episodes 1 and 2: "Surviving Outer Space" and "Most Powerful Stars."
90 minutes. TV-PG. © 2011
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Andy Casagrande is not your average wildlife camera guy. Whether he's swimming with great white sharks, on foot with lions, or leaping out of a helicopter to film polar bears, nothing scares him much. In each hour Andy carries out a dangerous assignment: go behind the kill with some of the world's most advanced camera technologies and break down the elements of the hunt. To get the images he needs, he has to get close to the planet's top predators-and, with luck, come home with a Killer Shot. Includes Season 1, episode 1: "Great White Ambush."
45 minutes. TV-PG. © 2011
Python Hunters
The Python Hunters protected Florida from invasive Burmese pythons, lizards, and iguanas. Now they're on a global mission, joining teams around the world to help protect the planet's other snakes and reptiles. Traveling from Costa Rica and Peru to Thailand and Australia, the elite squad of experts is on a high-stakes adrenaline-pumping adventure. They're champions for some of the most feared and misunderstood creatures on the planet, and in the process they're determined to come face to face with every species of python wherever it may slither. Includes Season 3, episode 1: "Lizards of Oz."
45 minutes. TV-PG. © 2012.
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The New York Times offers an article this week that should interest and possibly terrify skiers and the resort owners who love them.
You can read the report's details and the numbers yourself. But in a nutshell, it's pretty clear to anyone who isn't a Utah Legislator that the globe is getting warmer. And that means an ever bleaker outlook over the next three decades for downhill skiers and resort owners from Sugarloaf to Park City.
Here's what the NYTimes article says:
As temperatures rise, analysts predict that scores of the nation's ski centers, especially those at lower elevations and latitudes, will eventually vanish.
In the Rockies, where early conditions have also been spotty, average winter temperatures are expected to rise as much as 7 degrees by the end of the century. Park City, Utah, could lose all of its snowpack by then ...
BTW, artificially made snow is problematic solution because less snowpack means less water to run through the machines.
The resorts business this season, of course, will improve drastically with every good storm. But long term, Utah—heavily dependant on its outdoors and tourist industry—is going to have to be even more careful with its natural resources.