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Are you read for a dose of mild weather? It is kind of hard to believe many people would not be! After experiencing some of the coldest wind chill temperatures in 20 years, it is time for a break in the cold.
Winter is hanging on to one last grip this evening. Some light snow is spreading in as a weak disturbance moves through the region. This snow will accumulate between 0.5 and 1.5 inches across the area before tapering off after midnight. Temperatures will hover around freezing and even warm a degree or two by morning. This will limit accumulations on pavement and even change the snow over to rain by the early morning hours. A very brief period of patchy sleet or freezing rain will be possible after midnight, so watch out for an icy patch or two on the roads overnight.
Friday will be a dreary but mild day. Expect clouds to hang tough for the majority of the day and patchy drizzle to stay with us. It will be a very moist feeling day as the remainder of any fresh snow from Thursday night is melted by the warming temperatures that will head into the middle 40s.
A cold front will push through Ohio late Friday night and early Saturday morning. A broad area of rainfall is expected with this front so take the umbrella with you for any early plans Saturday. The rain will taper off after noon and temperatures will begin to fall from the upper 40s into the 30s by the early evening hours.
Sunday will be a quiet weather day under high pressure with partly cloudy skies and highs in the lower to middle 40s.
The colder weather will return by the middle of next week. Some rain and snow may accompany a weather system late Monday into Tuesday which will pull down the colder air and produce more snow showers for Wednesday.
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Making climate science simple & understandable
Climate science is not a single discipline like 'neuroscience' – it involves bringing together expertise from many different areas of science to understand a complex problem: why the climate is changing, and what we can do about it.
Like any complicated scientific topic, there are many uncertainties once you start asking detailed questions – so although the basic questions about climate change are well understood (e.g. what is causing it), there is still a lot that scientists don't know.
This is a challenge for communicators – they must communicate a complex and incomplete body of scientific knowledge to people who are not necessarily interested in the science of climate change. However, there are a number of strategies that communicators can pursue, and resources that make the challenge of conveying the complexities of climate science less of a daunting prospect.
Firstly, it should not be assumed that people want (or need) to know 'everything' about climate science, or that the chance of them acting on climate change is completely determined by the amount they know about the topic. The reasons for scepticism about climate change are complex, and it is not simply a question of turning up the volume on the facts (Kahan et al, 2011). In a recent paper in the journal Nature Climate Change, Nick Pidgeon and Baruch Fischhoff suggested that instead of assuming what people should know about climate science, a better way of beginning the process of climate change communication is to find out what they want to know (Pidgeon & Fischhoff, 2011).
There are several websites that are specifically dedicated to making the science of climate change more understandable and accessible. Probably the pick of the bunch is Skeptical Science, run by John Cook, which contains dozens of well-researched and carefully phrased arguments that deal with lots of sceptical points of view that are based on a false understanding of the science. The Guardian newspaper has a section of its website (still being updated with new content) which provides short, simple answers to the most commonly asked questions about climate science. Both the New Scientist and the climate change media organisation Carbon Brief have good guides to what is known – and unknown – about climate science.
Slightly more technical, but also very useful if you are comfortable reading information with some scientific terminology is the Green Alliance briefing on climate science. Although it is aimed at politicians, it is useful for anyone who needs to be able to explain the basics of climate science in an understandable way. The British Royal Society has produced a longer summary of what is currently known (and not known) about climate science – this is more technical, but still a lot more manageable than primary scientific literature or the IPCC Assessment Reports.
The psychologist Stephan Lewandowsky and John Cook (Skeptical Science) have published a 'debunking handbook' that aims to provide tools for communicators to refute common climate myths without inadvertently making things worse. The handbook explains how to avoid re-enforcing existing myths about climate change (e.g. that the sun, rather than human emissions, is responsible for recent warming), and how to use written and visual techniques to tap into powerful cognitive processes.
In the UK, the Science Media Centre exists to ensure that accurate and timely scientific information reaches the media: they cover all science (not just climate change), but if you are a journalist or press officer looking to write an accurate story (or obtain a quote from a suitably qualified climate scientist) they are a good place to start. In the US, the Climate Science 'rapid response' team are a group of climate scientists who will respond to media enquiries through their website.
Sometimes the failure to communicate scientific information about climate change effectively is literally a case of using words and language that is understood by non-scientists. The Centre for Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in the US has produced a very useful guide to the psychology of climate change communication, that contains a list of words (developed by Susan Hassol – Hassol, 2008) that mean one thing to scientists, and something completely different to everyone else:
Hassol, S. J. (2008). Improving how scientists communicate about climate change. Eos, 89 (11), 106-107.
Kahan, D.M. et al (2011). The Tragedy of the Risk-Perception Commons: Culture Conflict, Rationality Conflict, and Climate Change. Cultural Cognition Project Working Paper No. 89.
Pidgeon, N.F and Fischhoff, B. (2011) The role of social and decision sciences in communicating uncertain climate risks. Nature Climate Change. 1, 35-41.
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Media sources during the latter part of December and now are still talking about major happenings that affected the nation of the Year 2013. The concentration has also brought on analyst and pundit views on what occurred in the nation's capital – Washington, D.C. – from events locally in the region. NewsChannel 8 did a review of the top five occurrences that affected the city firsthand. They are:
*The Government Shutdown. The Government Shutdown of 2013 was a tragedy for the American people, due mainly to the Republican Congress affecting all aspects of citizen's lives in many ways to a halt. The 16-day (partially) shutdown closed many agencies that included parks and national memorials visitors come to spend their time each year. The cost of the shutdown was a waste of $24 billion dollars, but Congress used the ploy due to their hatred of the President and particularly his Healthcare Bill (i.e. Obamacare). Congress has tried to repeal the healthcare law more than 40 times, giving the stage such as the infamous 21-hour speech Ted Cruz (R-TX) gave last September of the law.
Washington, D.C. had its own problems to contend with in the shutdown. Mayor Vincent Gray and D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton wrote a letter to President Obama about the District's disapproval of Congressional approval for their budget. Letters were also sent to House Speaker John Boehner and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The District has its own appropriated dollars and reserve fund. The mayor's leadership during the shutdown was substantial; he considered all working residents essential.
More on Government Shutdown 2013's impact from citizens can be viewed below.
*Navy Yard Tragedy. Aaron Alexis, 34, was the gunman responsible for bringing about the Navy Yard shootings that occurred September 16, 2013. He injured three people and fatally shot 12 before he was gunned down by Washington, D.C. police. Alexis was a civilian IT contractor, had prior military service, but it was later revealed he had mental health issues. The tragedy took place at the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters in Building 197. All military and federal installations ordered by President Obama held flags at half-mast until sunset Sept. 20. The news of the tragedy reached global attention.
*RGIII/Washington Redskins. Robert Griffin III, better known in the sports world as RGIII, is the 23-year-old starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins. The 2011 Heisman Trophy winner from Baylor University joined the National Football League (NFL) in 2012. Washingtonians and area residents were ecstatic upon RGIII's arrival; his #10 shirt outsold all of the Skins jerseys in history. He was the darling of Washington sports; fans expecting the football team to reach the playoffs and perhaps for a chance in the Super Bowl.
RGIII in his first season did bring the Redskins to the playoffs, something that had not been done by a rookie quarterback. He also received numerous accolades in sports reviews on his accomplishments and became the team's leader. RGIII was also known to be a "running quarterback" who used a lot of his footwork to make yards if necessary; much like other quarterbacks such as Michael Vick or Colin Kaepecnick.
But RGIII's ability to run came to crushing blow when he was stomped in the Baltimore Ravens game in 2012. The Redskins won in overtime but RGIII was injured on his right knee. The 2013 season was a disaster for the team, with coach Mike Shanahan continuing to play RGIII when he should had sat out the season to repair. Sports analysts inquired about the relationship between the two, many stating that RGIII's relationship with Redskins owner Daniel Snyder was more congenial. Shanahan benched RGIII in early December 2013 and replaced him with Kirk Cousins for the last three games of the season. On December 30. 2013, Snyder fired Mike Shanahan, who came on board January 2010 and finished the 2013 season with a 3-13 record. Jay Gruden, former offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals and brother of former Super Bowl Coach John Gruden, was hired by Snyder as the new head coach on Jan. 9.
More details can be viewed below.
The changing of the Redskins name has also been a hot issue for the team and its owner, who refuses at this time to take action.
*Governor Bob McDonnell. The outgoing Republican governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia gave his swan song Wednesday night at 7 in the State of the Commonwealth Address; apologizing to Virginia citizens on the scandal he caused that took up the last year of his administration. McDonnell was accused of receiving gifts from former CEO Jonnie Williams. He has not been charged specifically for any crime (the case is still under investigation) but his wife and daughter also received gifts. The payment of gifts and money totaled an estimate of $145,000.
More on McDonnell's farewell speech is below.
The Washington Post gives more of an in-depth report of what money and gifts were obtained by the governor. The story is below.
*Miriam Carey Killing. Miriam Carey was a 34-year-old dental hygienist from Connecticut who caused panic on Capitol Hill October 3, 2013 when she ran her car into a barricade trying to enter the premises of the White House. Carey led Capitol and Washington, D.C. police on a wild car chase before she was shot. Unarmed, her one-year-old daughter was in the back seat when Carey was shot several times. Luckily the child was unharmed
The Washington Post revealed this in its October 4, 2013 report –
Carey had received a diagnosis of postpartum depression with psychosis, her sister Amy Carey-Jones said in a Friday interview on "Anderson Cooper 360°," and had been treated with counseling and medication, but was reducing her use of medication under a doctor's supervision. Carey-Jones said her sister "didn't appear to be unstable."
"We will never know what Miriam was thinking in those last hours before she died," her sister told Cooper. "We can only speculate, and our real concern is why and were things done properly. Was there some other way that she could have been helped so that it didn't end tragically?"
Carey was buried on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 in Brooklyn, N.Y. According to the website ctpost.com, about 90 people attended her funeral.
More on the Miriam Carey story from the Washington Post is below.


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Mirror Therapy to Ease Arthritis Pain
by Dr. Trupti Shirole on November 16, 2011 at 2:58 PM Research News - G J E 4
The pain of arthritis can be reduced by an optical illusion which uses mirrors to trick the brain and reduces the perception of pain, according to neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran. This simple trick is based on a technique called mirror visual therapy.
The mirror based therapy makes it appear as if the sufferer's arthritic joints have been replaced by healthier ones, causing the brain to believe that they are less stiff and painful, and easy to move. Researchers could not clear what exactly made the subjects feel less pain. They feel that the sight of 'their' hand (which is actually the researcher's) as a young, healthy hand with no arthritic deformities might have made them feel better. The appearance of effortless movements may be responsible for lack of pain. There is also a possibility that the exercise undertaken during the study could have loosen pain grip.
AdvertisementThe mirror therapy has already been used successfully for treating patients with phantom limb. Unlike non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAID's), that come with many side-effects, mirror therapy is non-invasive, safe and relatively cheap. All it takes is a mirror and a healthy person to help with the therapy.
The study was presented at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington DC.
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A variation of this one is "LinuxSupportsMoreDevicesThanWindows™" but it amounts to the same thing.
What? Whoa, wait? LINUX supports more hardware than WINDOWS? Awesome, now I can use my wacom tablet, my wireless card and multiple monitors, right?
NO. By "more hardware" they mean architectures! And it's mostly Debian, not every distro. Add various devices like toasters and cell phones and that totally makes up for anything Linux lacks on the desktop.
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I use both Windows and Linux and while its true that some wireless cards still aren't supported, I use wacom tablets, with pressure sensitivity, as well as multiple monitors, 3 in fact, with Linux all the time. I don't know when the last time you tried Linux, but it sounds like you are describing Linux in 2002. Oh, and CPU's are hardware, and support for rarer CPU's is important to institutions with existing non x86 based systems like Sparc, Power, and z/OS based servers, and pretty soon here, itanium, which microsoft just announced it would stop supporting.
Thanks for that extra long, combined WorksForMe™ and NotAnIssueAnymore™, Darkwall! I'm really impressed at your positive experience anecdote; it totally makes up for any flaws Linux has.
"Oh, and CPU's are hardware, and support for rarer CPU's is important to institutions with existing non x86 based systems like Sparc, Power, and z/OS based servers, and pretty soon here, itanium, which microsoft just announced it would stop supporting."
z/OS, your new CPU architecture. Soon available in a computer store near you.
Secondly, guess why MS announced they'd stop Itanium? Right, cause the only advantage IA-64 would have nowadays over x64 is that it's a lot more expensive than a normal x86_64 Xeon and (!) it got some more 64-bit registers. Thirdly, MS did not say they'd stop to support IA-64. They only don't ship new Windows which will have support for them. But you receive nevertheless support for them until 2018. Maybe it's just me, but I doubt any 'institution' keeps 8 year old IA-64 servers.
Btw, is it just me or are these LoadsOfCPUArchtitectures™ some kind of playback? I'd bet 50 bucks that NONE of the people claiming this to be important to ever have used such a computer.
You can already see that at claiming that z/OS ( wow, actually unlike for instance AIX, here even the name tells it ) would be a hardware or CPU.
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St. John's Sweeps Men's Tennis 7-0
NEW YORK -- St. John's took two out of the three doubles matches and all six singles competitions in sweeping the Princeton men's tennis team 7-0 Sunday afternoon in Queens.
The Tigers were without top singles player Matija Pecotic, ranked No. 31 in the nation. Princeton also did not use its nationally ranked doubles pairing of Matt Siow and Matt Spindler, as Spindler only played in singles play while filling in for Pecotic.
The loss drops Princeton to 6-7 on the season. The Tigers will host Stony Brook Friday at 4 p.m. in Jadwin Gym.
Princeton Tennis -- Princeton vs St. John's (Mar 04, 2012)
Princeton Tennis
St. John's 7, Princeton 0
Princeton vs St. John's (Mar 04, 2012)
Mar 04, 2012 at Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (USTA National Tennis Center)
|Singles competition
|1. #29 Mladenov, Vasko (STJOHNS) def. Spindler, Matt (PRIN) 6-3, 6-3
|2. Hauk, Milo (STJOHNS) def. Bloom, Augie (PRIN) 6-1, 7-6
|3. Bojic, Stefan (STJOHNS) def. Richardson, Dan (PRIN) 6-1, 6-7, 10-3
|4. Ilija Vucic (STJOHNS) def. McCourt, Zack (PRIN) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
|5. Lampa, Mike (STJOHNS) def. Yegya-Raman, Ravi (PRIN) 6-1, 6-2
|6. Najfeld, Matty (STJOHNS) def. Siow, Matt (PRIN) 3-6, 7-6, 10-3
|Doubles competition
|1. Ilija Vucic/Hauk, Milo (STJOHNS) def. Davies, Dan/Siow, Matt (PRIN) 8-5
|2. Mladenov, Vasko/Najfeld, Matty (STJOHNS) def. Richardson, Dan/Bloom, Augie (PRIN) 8-5
|3. Shoji, Yohei/Lin, Michael (PRIN) def. Lampa, Mike/Mihai, Valentin (STJOHNS) 8-3
Match Notes
Princeton 6-7
St. John's 8-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,1,2,4,3,6)
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There have been many well-funded experiments on the effects of increased carbon dioxide on plants. They show that plants increase in size, thus locking up that extra CO2 in the form of extra cellulose (fuel/energy). They also produce more oxygen, provide more shade, use less water, and in general grow more efficiently. This is a natural balancing act on the part of Mother Earth, which keeps the quantity of carbon dioxide in check so it cannot cook the planet.
If there is a bit too much CO2, the trillions of plants and their quintillions of leaves will simple lock it up and store it away whilst enriching the oxygen percentage of the atmosphere. The global warming myth was busted long ago and multiple times. See the San Jose State University article below:
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Thank you, Edmund.
Three years later, and it looks as though politicians and the media have been more loyal to global warming, than even the grant-dependent scientific community.
And the public is losing interest! Which is almost as good as trying to be informed, I guess :)
I confess that I looked at the link you provided, and right about here, my eyes glazed over:
I used to post discussions with little more than a link to an interesting article, but those never seemed to get any bites! I have found that writing a discussion like a short essay makes it more likely to end up on that "check out this discussion" emailing. And you clearly seem to be more comfortable reading biology stuff than the average bear, so please don't give up!
Thanks for the response Lizzie. That's really sad. The formula above simply says what plants do: They take in 6 chunks of CO2 (carbon dioxide, our exhalations) and 6 chunks of H2O (water), using the energy of the sun (that little "v") in the presence of chlorophyll (the green color in plants, and it is only an unaltered catalyst that promotes the process). Then the plants convert those two simple ingredients into one chunk of sugar (C6H12O6) and 6 chunks of PURE Oxygen.
Now repeat quickly: 6 carbon dioxides plus 6 waters plus solar energy yields one sugar and 6 Oxygens. The sugar is stored energy; it might or might not be converted by the plant later to the form of a cellulose such as wood . But it is still stored solar energy.
Nothing could be nicer. It was God's plan. Plants need what we exhale and they exhale what we need, along with a bonus---FOOD! And all done with solar energy. Plants love CO2 so much that they grow bigger and faster when there is more of it. Notice that the CO2 is gone after the transformation---it is now locked up in the fuel that was produced. So, plants actually scrub the CO2 from the atmosphere. It is self-balancing.
If fewer folks were scared of such chemistry equations as this miracle above, then this whole "green" agenda of control could never have happened.
Only evil beings could possibly lie to deny the facts above, and only fools could believe those lies. I remember the Jim Jones Kool-Aid massacre...
Well, thank you for the explanation! So that's a sugar molecule.
I still wonder how the scientific community could bounce from "the coming Ice Age" to the "Gaia theory" to the "Earth will lose all of its ozone" to "Global warming"... without pausing to take each new prediction with a grain of salt?
How is it, that some scientists have the happy gift of being able to challenge the conventional wisdom, without being literally shunned? We've seen a steady trickle of reports to the effect that there is ample evidence that the methods of the pro-warming scientists are sloppy, and in some cases, dishonest. Yet, their theories are above reproach. Perhaps they just understand how the game is played.
I came across Stephen Jay Gould saying this is his favorite quote, from Darwin:
"How odd it is that anyone should not see that all observation must be for or against some view if it is to be of any service!"
Well then, service to whom? Who benefits from all of the financial shenanigans in "fighting climate change"? Apparently, the people who will stop at nothing to prevent the unpopular kids from asking too many questions.
But I'm more interested in having more of the science explained. Can you debunk global warming theory, as a sort of Mr. Wizard for grownups? Make a blog out of it?
Or do you have any opinions about the Bill Nye/ Ken Ham showdown, which you could present here?
I'm just asking, because I really enjoy having people discuss the current issues from an informed perspective... as long as they speak to the layman! :)
Do I have opinions of the Bill Nye interview? Oh yes! He showed his loyalty to his messiah right away. The scientific community has always looked a bit wishy-washy from the outside, but there is a reason for that appearance. The way science works is to observe something first, and ask why. Then think of possible reasons (using the known laws of nature) for what you observed. Pick the best one and form a theory. Argue about it with others. Refine the theory. Test the theory with experiments. Publish it. Argue some more. Get closer to the truth. Fudging data and lying are not allowed.
It might not look neat and simple, but it eventually works. Consider Newton's Laws about falling objects. His (and other's) data were not accurate enough to account for air resistance. Maybe that was a good thing! After all, that resistance varies with the shape of the falling object, the altitude, the humidity, the surface of the object, etc. If Newton had been forced to reconcile all of that, all at once, he might not have arrived at the very simple equation for falling bodies (which is precise without air or other interferences).
In the case of the Global Warming Myth, both of the latter (above) occurred simply because some scientists are actually "progressives." They fudged the data and they lied. You must surely realize that the communist manifesto says that the ends justify the means---in plainer words: Do whatever you must do to get your desired result.
The other problem with the Climate Change Myth is the computer models they used to calculate their "theories." Their time spacing and data are too short and too small. The models are too sensitive and extrapolate too far. Currently, it is junk science in my opinion, plus the messiah-pleasing problem...
Everyone knows that our star (the sun) is our main source of heat. It is a nuclear explosion about 300,000 times the mass of the Earth, and it is continuously ongoing. The amount of power striking the dirt at noon in the summer averages about one Kilowatt per square meter or 840 Watts per square yard. That's nearly the amount of an electric heater. Measure your front yard. Or your roof.
The sun also has cycles about 11 years long. It varies in intensity a bit and it has gigantihumongous storms that blow Godawful amounts of energy outward, some toward us. The Earth's temperature is affected much more by this than it is by forest fires, volcanoes, or cow farts.
There's a lot more CO2 in our atmosphere than ever before though, increasing at a pace not seen before. People don't debate that Climate Change is occurring; we just don't have 100% certainty that HUMANS are the cause.
As for plants absorbing CO2, what do you think happens when we cut trees down? They decompose and release the CO2. So our sprawling urbanization and deforestation doesn't exactly help the so-called "self-balancing."
I may be a Conservative, but I'm not going to be ignorant to the immense potential that there is a solvable problem here. The worst thing that we could possibly do is create a cleaner, more advanced infrastructure for no reason.
No. Just no. You are a FU**ING idiot. Do you hold a PhD in any form of science? Are you a scientist?
Plants absorb CO2. They produce Oxygen. Then end.
The Democrats invented the myth that trees STORE CO2 to perpetuate the Global Warming story.
And again, no, the worst thing we can do is not "Create a cleaner world." That too is bullsh*t. If we start throwing all of our money at solar energy and windmills, we will bankrupt our country faster than Obama is working to do. Do you want ugly windmills in every empty field and disgusting solar panels on top of every house?
The oil and gas industry gave us highways, roads, and bridges. They gave us incredible cars and a booming industry with literally millions of jobs. Just think where the fracking industry will take us. In the next ten years, I expect them to take us to even newer heights as long as they aren't regulated heavily.
A little common respect is in order for your comments. Profanity is a violation of the TPN terms of service. Think twice. Regards, Norman
Bill, you need to do thorough research to find out what the truth is. (Looks pretty cyclical to me.)
Bill, I'm going to try to be respectful. First, please tell us when you measured the levels of CO2 and with what accuracy and how far apart in time you took those measurements.
Oh, I see! You say you didn't yourself, but read about it? Maybe heard it from the mouths of white-coated people with stethoscopes in Obama's Rose Garden who claimed to be doctors in favor of Obamacare? Does Obama lie every time he speaks? Those are the same people who write all of those polls about how 3% who are atheists somehow vote 47% against religious symbols at Christmas.
In short, there are a great number of people who have swallowed the "Progressive's" (read that as Communists) Kool-Aid. Some of them are scientists. And they lie for their messiah!
Now your statements about trees. absorbing CO2 and being cut down and sprawling deforestation and not being self-balancing--- You simply implied strongly that everything I wrote was untrue. I find that very offensive. Ask yourself how much total Carbon there is on Earth. That's the main ingredient of CO2. Has more Carbon arrived from space? Has any departed? No, neither, but even if more arrived, then each one of the quintillion-trillions of green leaves in the world would respond with the tiniest increase in area and soak it up.
You last paragraph is hilarious and at the same time, also quite offensive. The truth is that particulates pollution (fine dust in the air) was solved and resolved long ago. Smog (remember Los Angeles?) was caused by combustion gases other than CO2, and is mostly resolved. CO2 is not a pollutant, nor a danger for us.
So it seems that you have either swallowed some of their Kool-Aid or you are a troll working for your messiah.
Global warming is a scam perpetrated and perpetuated by those who make large amounts of money from it. There are many different ways to make money within the scam. Subsidized Green Energy is one. Carbon banking is one. Green research and education is one. There are many more. Suffice it to say, we are the ones paying for it all. And, there are very few of our electeds who are willing to invest the time to learn and take appropriate action to put a stop to it. Shame on us for tolerating it.
The global warming scam is only one of many ways our governments take advantage of an uninformed and lazy populace.
Global warming , climate change is all about convincing the public to allow peacefully centralizing power and control over resources taking it away from free enterprise and fundamental transform the consumer driven market into a totalitarian system to save earth from World Overpopulation . All policies we see are designed to bring this about worldwide . Solution out of crisis , crisis they create , so they can say they don't want to let a good crisis go to waste !
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Though outshot 31-3 for the game, the Rebels played inspired defense around the goal, led by the outstanding play of sophomore goalie Jenna Huff, who finished with a season-high 12 saves. With just under 15 seconds left to play, UCLA threw the ball in from the right sideline, and advanced the ball into the box. Iris Mora passed off to Sarah-Gayle Swanson, whose shot from 10 yards out in front of the goal hit a Rebel player, and was deflected into the net past Huff's reach at the 89:57 mark, three seconds before the end of regulation.
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Namaste, a film inspired by true events, is an important, inspirational drama / romance about a young musician who becomes deaf in an accident. We join him on his new life's journey as he fights to overcome the obstacles of acclimating to a deaf world and eventually, he fights through the silence and triumphs in the music scene. Ultimately, this film proves that anything is possible when you believe in yourself and when you learn to hear with your heart.
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Students will be reading the novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. The novel deals with the Nazis invasion of Copenhagen, Denmark and how the community had to pull together to help the Jewish people. Each student will work in a small group as a roving reporter. Using a variety of sites that focus on the Holocaust, students will gather valuable information for the creation of a class newspaper. The newspaper will detail the affects of the Holocaust on all aspects of society. Each group will take a different component of the newspaper to research, write up, and present to the class and parents.
Throughout the year the students will be introduced to variety of novels. Each novel will depict a different time in history and the characteristics of the people involved. Students will apply the knowledge that they have gained through each of our previous novel studies, in a detailed examination of the Holocaust. This educational journey will be supported by a novel study, research project, and an orally read account of a childs perspective on the Holocaust.
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"Forgotten Sins" is a movie based on the true story of Paul Ingram and the Satanic ritual abuse case in Thurston county. The movie debuted on ABC in 1996. It is based on the book and the article" Remembering Satan" by Lawrence Wright. Most of the real names were changed in the movie, according to the New York Times.
(Cast stars: Bess Armstrong, John Shea and William Devane)
"Forgotten Sins" synopsis/plot
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The true story is based on the case of Paul R. Ingram, an ex-sheriff in Olympia, Wash. The real case happened between the late 1970's and late 1980's. Paul Ingram was accused by his children of sexually molesting them and making them participate in a Satanic ritual. The case shocked the town.
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- Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until apples are tender. Garnish with whipped topping and cinnamon if desired. Yield: 2 servings.
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A while ago I read an article on Cracked.com about why you wouldn't want to be immortal. Among many other reasons was that time would speed up for you after so many years and it would make every second seem fleeting. Relative to a year old, each day is a long time because it's a large portion of their life, but to someone who has lived 100 years, it's a very small fraction.
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In the twilight years of my life, I have discovered the competitive sport of truck pullin'.
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Late last month, Gov. Steve Beshear announced he will call the General Assembly back into session to tackle what is one of the most underappreciated stories in several years.
While George Bush and Barack Obama were handing out billions and billions of dollars in bank bailouts and economic stimulus packages, somewhere along the way we apparently lost track of exactly how much money we are talking about.
Kentucky is facing a nearly $1 billion shortfall for the next fiscal year.
It's almost an unfathomable amount of money.
Today, as we begin to look toward the year 2010 and the May Primary Election, it is clear we must continue to improve the management of voter registrations. The State Board of Elections has reported that they have mailed 441,000 voter postcards in the state of Kentucky, and 142,000 were returned as undeliverable. In most situations, the correct address of the voter is not available. These postcards have been returned to the State Board of Elections and the board, in return has mailed the cards to the County Clerk's Office in the county where the voter was last registered.
"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner wrote that. I'm not sure I know what the line means. Faulkner's mind was complex and his words nuanced and layered. But he was born in Mississippi in 1897 where the Civil War could break loose at the turn of a prepositional phrase over supper most any night of the week. And I was born in Owen County, Kentucky, where we identify the names of fields on our farm by the names of men a century dead.
For the most part, I have been one of those people who sees the main significance of Memorial Day as being the start of summer.
For me and a lot of others, whether or not they would admit it publicly, Memorial Day has been little more than a nice three-day weekend – a good time to sleep in late, get outdoors, grill some brats and maybe have a family reunion or go for a swim.
I know the history of Memorial Day. Somewhere, squirreled back in the file cabinet of my brain, I recall hearing people call it Decoration Day.
As I was driving to Frankfort one Sunday afternoon, May 17, I saw two groups of dedicated people picking up trash on the side of the road.
I would like to say a huge thank-you to those people for caring enough to take the time to help make our country a better place for everyone. I'm sure that they were not the ones who put the trash there, but yet they took the time to clean it up.
I think it is great that Mr. and Mrs. Runion have started this karate program here in our community. It does give the kids who don't want to play sports like football or baseball another thing to do.
But I don't think it was fair that they act like they are the only martial arts program in Owen County.
I have had several students of the Owen County Judo team come to me today and ask why the Runions act like the judo club doesn't exist.
My book club was planning to read Barbara Kingsolver's new book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" – the one about eating locally grown foods exclusively and only those in season – and so the discussion leader turns to me, and says, "And so Georgia, why don't you make Kingsolver's 'Month of May' recipe for Rhubarb Crisp on page 89 for our refreshments next month."
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Jasper Winery announced the dates and most of the acts for their 2014 Summer Concert Series yesterday. The annual concert series will take place on the lawn of the winery at 2400 George Flagg Parkway in Des Moines every Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., starting May 15 and running through the end of July. The concerts are free and open to the public. The winery will have burgers, brats, wine, sangria, and Madhouse beer available for purchase, and Chocolaterie Stam and Gusto Pizza will also make regular appearances at the concerts. Patrons may bring non-alcoholic beverages, but all food and alcohol must be purchased on the premises. The winery encourages patrons to bring blankets and chairs to sit on.
Here is a look at the schedule that was released yesterday for the 2014 Jasper Winery Summer Concert Series:
May 15- Boomerang (rock/R&B/soul)
May 22- Dustin Smith and the Sunday Silos (rock/soul)
May 29- Decoy (rock)
June 5- To Be Announced...
June 12- Brother Trucker (roots rock)
June 19- The Nadas (alt-rock/country)
June 26- Pianopalooza (dueling pianos)
July 3- Brian Congdon and Brad Seidenfeld (dueling guitars)
July 10- Mr. Baber's Neighbors (bluegrass)
July 17- Dazy Head Mazy (rock)
July 24- Flipside (cover tunes)
July 31- Final Mix (cover tunes)
Expect a similar announcement to come soon from the winery concerning their unWINEd Concert Series that will alternate this year between Gray's Lake and The Riverwalk Hub. That Friday night concert series is also expected to start sometime in May and run through the end of September. To find out more about Jasper Winery and their many events, go to the winery's website.
Check out music from the May 22 performers Dustin Smith and the Sunday Silos in the embedded video.
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- Umphrey's McGee and Local H add Des Moines concert dates
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From: Ghana l Adom News Published On: 2013-06-05
Some residents in the Brong Ahafo Region have expressed their disappointment about the increasing rate of teenage prostitution in the region.
According to them, the situation is sad and they are calling on authorities to put measures in place to address it.
Their call comes following a research conducted by Hope for the Future Generation, an NGO, in collaboration with other non-governmental organizations in the region which revealed that a high percentage of girls between14 and 16 years have multiple sex partners.
According to the research, many of these girls are located in the Jaman North and South, Kintampo North and South, Berekum, Dormaa, Nkoranza North, Techiman and Sunyani districts.
Speaking to Ark FM's Kwaku Abrampah in Sunyani, Programmes Director of Hope for the Future Generation, Mr. Godfred Nkansa Bonnah stated that some of the girls had contracted sexually transmitted infections because they engaged in unprotected sex.
Reacting to the story however, some of the residents blamed parents for shirking their parental responsibilities, allowing the children to indulge in acts of immorality.
Meanwhile, the public relations officer of the Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command ASP Christopher Tawiah has warned that it is criminal for children below 18 years to be engaged in prostitution.
He has therefore appealed to residents in the region to volunteer information to help the regional Police Command to address the issue.


text: I took these photos right before I left for New York. It was one of those times when I grabbed whatever I could find that hadn't been used on the blog and threw them together. If you look closely at each item in the outfit, all three components belong to very different style genres. You have the plaid shirt which would normally be paired with jeans. The leather pants have a more sexy and edgy look to them. And the sparkly clutch (by the new Cosmopolitan line at JCPenney) is something you would expect to see on a fancier outfit. I love mixing different styles together that wouldn't typically be put together. Too much of one style can get too predictable and boring. I'm all about the mixing and matching! What do you think about the way this outfit came together?


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the flobots…then (jonny 5 + yak)October 15th, 2008
I saw a poster up in my neighborhood a few months ago. Oh, huh, how about that? It's Jamie. And last night I saw him again along with his band on Conan (including a sweet shirt.)
Of course, it's Jonny 5 of the Flobots (myspace), now a Universal-signed hip hop group. But in college, it was my friend and housemate Farhad's friend Jamie. The guy that'd come up from Providence to lay down some tracks all the time. Farhad did all the production on their recordings and some of it was a bit unusual. I'd be walking by his room and he's ask me to hit record while he banged on a 5 gallon water jug in the hallway; or he'd tell me about taking inspiration from the horn hits in a Bruce Lee film.
The album eventually came out as Onomatopoeia under Jonny 5 + Yak, but the group would refer to themselves as the Flobots and had the website to prove it.
But what about the music, right? Up until that point I hadn't liked a lot of hip hop, but the album steadily grew on me. It got to the point where the friend-relation had worn off and I was still listening to it more and more. The production was meticulous, creative and fascinating and Jonny 5's MCing was impressive and his raps were smooth and, perhaps more importantly, thought provoking. While few people would call this one of the best hip hop albums, it certainly numbers among my favorites and most listened it.
Back in those days, there were even a few basement concerts of the Flobots, in a live set up with Jonny 5 on the mic, Farhad on drums, a bassist and a guy on Rhodes electric piano. I remember enjoying those shows immensely.
The title track is also one of the best. The D.A.R.E. section in the middle is pretty impressive just for how smoothly it goes by; it doesn't seem forced at all.
Jonny 5 + Yak (the Flobots) – Onomatopoeia (mp3)
I always loved how "the Last Straw" started out as so many things and then managed to merge together into one thing without one really noticing.
Jonny 5 + Yak (the Flobots) – The Last Straw, Pt. 2000 (mp3)
Onomatopoeia is still available from amazon. The Flobots' current incarnation are in San Francisco on November 23 at the Warfield with Matisyahu.
Jamie went on to, well, the Flobots of course. Farhad went on to rock in Night Rally, which has subsequently folded, and now Summerduck.


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Flowers Smile
When They See Me
Salvacion Placer Angtuaco
"Mama, flowers smile when they see you!" This remark came from my daughter, because I was always taking photos of flowers wherever they are - our garden, our neighbor's garden, the park, the restaurant, the hotel, the roadside, anywhere really! This book showcases some of those photos.
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About 30 years ago, a group of Tioga County churches decided they could better serve the community's poor by joining forces. The coalition formed back then is now known as Allied Christians of Tioga (ACT); its membership, consisting of mainline Protestant, Catholic and nondenominational Christian churches, as well as one nonprofit organization, are still united in service to God's people in need.
For I was hungry and you gave me food… (Mt 25:35a)
Every Thursday evening, anywhere from 60 to 100 people or more gather in Owego to share a meal. Most gatherings had been held in the Owego United Methodist Church fellowship hall until the church was devastated by the September 2011 flood. The First Presbyterian Union Church of Owego has taken over as the primary dinner site while the Methodist Church's hall undergoes extensive repairs.
On a typical Thursday afternoon guests begin arriving around 5 p.m. They are old and young, men and women, families and singles, able-bodied and disabled. When the weather permits, small groups assemble outside to swap stories and share a laugh. Inside there are games for the kids and free blood pressure screenings provided by the Lourdes Parish Nurse Ministry. No one is turned away. Guests who are able help with the setup. On occasion there are also educational programs provided by organizations such as Cornell Cooperative Extension or the American Red Cross.
Around 6 p.m. the assembled guests join in asking for God's blessing. Dinner is then served, with member churches/organizations taking turns doing the preparing, serving and cleaning up.
I was a stranger and you welcomed me… (Mt 25:35c)
No one is left out or ignored. No one remains a stranger. There is animated conversation as friends visit and children play. After serving many of the volunteers sit down with the guests to share a meal and renew old acquaintances or forge new ones.
After dinner guests police their own tables, deliver dishes to the kitchen, help with cleanup. By 7 p.m., the community has dispersed, some lingering for a few more minutes of visiting before going their separate ways until next week.
All who believed were together and had all things in common… (Acts 2:44)
Every Thursday evening, ACT members and guests recreate the early Christian community of the second chapter of the Book of Acts. The company of those who gather are of one heart and soul, and there is not a needy person among them (cf. Acts 4:32, 34). Joined as one in service, churches do together what no one church could do on its own.
Current ACT members include:
- Abide in the Vine Christian Fellowship, 1277 Taylor Road, Owego
- Blessed Trinity/St. Patrick Catholic Church, 300 Main Street, Owego
- FirstBaptist Churchof Owego, 228 Main Street
- First Presbyterian Union Church of Owego, North Avenue & Temple Street
- FranziskaRacker Centers, 1277 Taylor Road, Owego
- OwegoChurchof the Nazarene, 3732 Waverly Road
- Owego United Methodist Church, 261 Main Street
- Park Terrace Community United Methodist Church, 30 Glann Road, Apalachin
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 117 Main Street
For more information on how you or your church can help please contact ACT Board of Directors Chair Jeff Patricia at 607-972-3092.


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Feb. 15, 2013
Arizona 16, Coppin State 0 (Box Score)
TUCSON, Ariz. - It was the start of a new season, but 10th-ranked Arizona picked up right where it left off a season ago. The defending national champions rode the dominating right arm of junior Konner Wade and the offense erupted in the middle innings to cruise to a 16-0 season-opening shutout victory over Coppin State before 5,145 fans at Hi Corbett Field on Friday night.
Wade (1-0), a winner in all four of his postseason starts last June, including two complete games at the College World Series, retired the first 11 Eagles' hitters and he did not allow a base hit until the seventh inning. He finished with eight strikeouts, one walk and just one hit allowed in 6.1 innings of work as he improved to 15-3 in his career.
Arizona (1-0), which won its 12th-straight game dating back to last season, was overanxious at the plate in the first two innings against right-hander Darryl Martinez. But in the third, sophomore designated hitter Tyler Parmenter blasted a leadoff triple off the wall in left field, the first of three three-baggers in the frame - a figure one shy of the NCAA Division I record for triples in an inning.
Parmenter scored the season's first run when freshman Ryan Koziol drove in a run and reached on a sharply hit grounder that was booted by second baseman Colin Dower. One out later, freshman leadoff hitter Scott Kingery was hit by a pitch and sophomore Joseph Maggi drew a walk to load the bases for Johnny Field. The reigning Pac-12 batting champion crushed a triple to the gap in left-center, clearing the bases to plate three runs.
Sophomore catcher Riley Moore knocked home Field with a single, and junior third baseman Brandon Dixon socked another triple to send home Moore. For good measure, Parmenter, who led off the frame, later drove in Dixon with a sacrifice fly to cap the seven-run explosion.
All seven runs were charged to Martinez (0-1), who suffered the loss after lasting just 2.1 innings. He gave up four hits and walked two, while two of his runs allowed were unearned.
The Wildcats kept their foot on the gas pedal an inning later, sending five more runs across the plate in the fourth. Kingery, who tied a school single-game record by being hit by a pitch three times, was plunked and promptly stole second to lead off. That set the stage for five Wildcats to collect RBI in the inning, including Field who went on for a five-RBI night.
Arizona added a pair of runs in the fifth and eighth innings, respectively, to set the score at its final, 16-0. It was UA's first Opening Day shutout since 2011, and its highest scoring output since a 19-6 romp over St. Mary's to kick off the 1999 campaign.
Wade was lifted with one out in the seventh, and he handed the ball over to senior right-hander Nick Cunningham, who finished out the game. Cunningham did not allow a hit and walked just one in his 2.2 innings out of the bullpen, combining with Wade to throw the school's first one-hitter since Feb. 2, 2007. That day against Gonzaga, Preston Guilmet and Cory Burns teamed up to one-hit the Bulldogs in a 14-0 rout.
Arizona hitters were hit by a pitch seven times in the game - a new school single-game record - and drew seven walks. Those 14 free-passes made up for a 10-hit night at the plate, a modest output for a program that led the nation with 756 base hits a season ago.
Field finished with three of those hits, highlighted by a 3-for-5 effort that produced three runs and five RBI. He sparked a middle-of-the-order attack that saw the Nos. 3-7 hitters tally eight of the club's hits and combine for 10 runs scored and 12 RBI.
Prior to the game, Arizona honored its 2012 national championship team in a pregame ceremony that featured a pair of stars from last year's team - Kurt Heyer and Joey Rickard. Each tossed out a ceremonial first pitch, and the newest of the school's four title banners was unveiled in centerfield. Opening Day came to a festive end with a postgame fireworks show.
The Wildcats and Eagles continue the three-game series on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. (MST) at Hi Corbett Field.


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June 5, 2012
|For more information, contact the Dept. of School and Community Relations at 703-228-6004 www.apsva.us
Arlington Public Schools is inviting parents and community members to apply to serve as a member of the Arlington Pupil Services Advisory Committee (formerly Student Services Advisory Committee).
The advisory committee reviews the services offered by psychologists, social workers, substance abuse counselors, school counselors, and attendance specialists. The committee reports to the Advisory Council on Instruction (ACI) and makes recommendations for changes or improvements in services.
During the 2010-11 school year, the committee focused on anti-bullying initiatives, strategies for strengthening relationships between students, and the use of social media as a student-staff communication tool. More information can be found online.
The Pupil Services Advisory Committee meets once a month throughout the school year (September-June) from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Arlington Education Center (1426 N. Quincy Street).
If you are interested in applying for one of the openings on the APS Pupil Services Advisory Committee, complete and submit the online application
If you would like to attend a committee meeting to see if the topics match your interests, the final meeting of the year is scheduled for Tue, June 19.
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Because of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, July 4th is often celebrated as the birthday of the United States. But other events holding great symbolic significance happened on this day in history. In 1884, France unveiled a gift to the United States — one that remains an icon of freedom to this day.
Origins of the Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was the brain-child of Edouard de Laboulaye. As the co-founder and president of the French Anti-Slavery Society, Laboulaye was thrilled with the outcome of the American Civil War and wanted to commemorate the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Laboulaye commissioned French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi as the artist responsible for crafting the 150-foot statue. The proposed completion date was supposed to mark the centennial of the founding of the United States, but problems in financing delayed construction on both the statue in France and its pedestal in America. By July 4, 1876, only the right arm and torch were completed.
With Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel as the architect for the internal structure, the French moved on with construction while Americans were still raising money for the pedestal. The copper behemoth was completed and revealed to US Ambassador Levi P. Morton in Paris on July 4, 1884. However, it wasn't until 1886 that the pedestal was built and ready for Lady Liberty to take her place atop it.
How Lady Liberty became an American icon
The Statue of Liberty has been cast in both positive and negative lights. The influx of immigrants funneled through New York during the late 19th and early 20th centuries made the statue a the light of the new world. After countless days of travel, millions of foreign-born people flooded in through Ellis Island in hopes of making better lives for themselves.
However, Nativists were not keen on the surge of immigrants. They drew political cartoons of Lady Liberty, making jabs at the "huddled masses." Still a hot-button issue today, some native-born Americans raised concerns about the effect immigrants would have on the economy and U.S. society.
Despite the negativity, America came to be seen as the land of opportunity — and Liberty Enlightening the World became the beacon of hope.


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"Cheeseburger" Casserole
Jenny Pennington @angelface9881
I make this quite often at my house and it's always a BIG hit! There are 9 people that live here and 5 of them are children who just love this! I usually will double all the ingredients except the meat and make 2 casseroles very cheap! =) I hope you enjoy my concoction of burgery goodness as much as my kids do!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
- 1 lb
- ground meat
- 1 Tbsp
- beef bouillon, canned
- 2-3 Tbsp
- worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp
- yellow mustard
- 3 tsp
- ketchup
- 1/2 tsp
- garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp
- onion powder
- 1 Tbsp
- seasoned salt (lawry's)
- 1 box
- macaroni and cheese
- 6 slice
- bread
- 2 c
- cheese, shredded
- 1/2 small
- onion, minced
- 3 large
- pickles
Directions Step-By-Step
1Pre-Heat the oven to 440 degrees. Butter your 6 slices of bread and put them butter-side down in an un-greased baking dish. (I use the long Pyrex dish.) Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheese over the bread.
2Prepare the box of mac 'n' cheese per package directions. During this time you can also start on the meat.
3Combine all the "Ingredients mixed with meat" in a large skillet. Brown the meat until it is almost done. There should still be a few pieces of meat that are not cooked all the way. (Don't worry, they will cook the rest of the way in the oven.)
4Now the mac 'n' cheese should be done and needs to be poured onto the the cheesed bread. Then pour the meat onto the mac 'n' cheese. Sprinkle the other cup of shredded cheese on top of the meat. Then sprinkle the pickles and onions on top. Last you get your ketchup bottle and squeeze "zig-zags" of ketchup on top of the casserole.
About this Recipe
Course/Dish: Beef, Other Main Dishes, Pork, Burgers, Casseroles
Main Ingredient: Beef
Regional Style: American
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Sophomore Paige Callahan led Tulane at the South Central Regional Championship, while posting a 3.314 GPA
Feb. 26, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association announced that the 2012 Tulane women's cross country team has earned All-Academic Status for their achievements in the classroom and in their sport.
The recognition marks the second straight year the squad has been honored by the USTFCCCA, and the third time overall. The 1995 team also earned All-Academic Status. "I'm very proud of the effort and how serious our student-athletes approach their training and their academic pursuits," said Tulane director of track and field Eric Peterson. "I'm particular proud of this group, because I know how rigorous it is to pursue an education at Tulane University. Our team GPA is an indication that our kids are working very hard and producing at a high level in the classroom. That is a big part of what we are promoting here as a cross country program."
To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have started at least five runners at their respective NCAA regional championship.
The Greenies held a team GPA of 3.368, thanks in large part to the individual efforts in the classroom of freshman Jessica Adamson (3.525), senior Emmi Aguillard (3.438), junior Aimee Arceneaux (3.934), sophomore Paige Callahan (3.314), senior Katherine Crabtree (3.856), sophomore Tiffany Kenney (3.575), sophomore Kelci Lyons (3.499), junior Amanda Savage (3.845), freshman Mikayla Sonneborn (3.640) and freshman Callie Turlington (3.719).
Callahan, Crabtree, Aguillard, Sonneborn and Arceneaux all ran in the South Central Regional Championship on Nov. 11. Callahan finished with a time of 21:50.74, followed by Crabtree (22:59.27), Aguillard (23:03.04), Sonneborn (23:25.38) and Arceneaux (24:57.04).
You can follow the Green Wave cross country/track and field program on Twitter (@GreenWaveXCTF) or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TulaneXCTF.


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As noted in the comments, the Nationals have released the following minor-leaguers:
• RHP Clay Hensley (offseason pickup)
• 2B Kyle Attl (GCL, Auburn)
• 2B Taylor Wrenn (offseason pickup)
• LHP Casey Selsor (Auburn)
• RHP Greg Holt (Potomac)
• RHP Martires Arias (Rule 5 Draftee, AAA Phase)
As was the case a year ago, there aren't any real surprises here. Except that I believe there may be more coming because this is the earliest I've written this post the past three springs. Baseball America has already done a Transactions post for this week, which covered the week of March 6-12. Most of these releases were dated yesterday.
If not, the standard caveat applies… this is likely the end of the line for most of these guys, so remember that before commenting.
UPDATE: This afternoon Baseball America did indeed have more names in its weekly post, which were as follows:
• RHP Kelvin Rodriguez (GCL)
• C Kevin Flynn (GCL)
• LHP Joel Barrientos (Auburn)
• LHP Elliott Waterman (Auburn)
• OF Jordan Poole (Auburn)
• RHP Silvio Medina (Auburn)
• C Thor Meeks (Hagerstown)
• IF Wes Schill (Hagerstown)
• RHP Cameron Selik (Potomac)
• RHP Rob Wort (Potomac)
Kelvin Rodriguez becomes this year's GCL surprise — a pitcher that put up decent numbers, which should remind us of the perils of scouting by boxscore. Most of the others, particularly the large contingent from Auburn, which was a major disappointment last summer, should not be considered a shock.
16 Responses to "So Long, Boys (UPDATED)"
I saw the Auburn guys play a couple of times last year…hope they have a great post baseball career.
It is sad to see their careers end so quickly. That is the nature of the business. Arias was a very tall pitcher. I saw Casey pitch a couple of times.
I hope that it is not the end of the line. I hope they enter high school and/or college coaching with their professional pedigree and lay waste to local club leagues!
Todd Boss's comments on Holt was very interesting. He was pretty good last year and then gets released. Hmmmmmm.
Luke, you saw him last year; what do you think?
Souldrummer, look forward to your posts. Of course, you're having more fun than any of us.
Oodles of pics including a decent one of me and ward. All of our players are crazy cool and I can't wait to follow them starting 4/8.
Getting ready for the draft? More influx from the Dominican? Or both?
Billy Burns hit .313 with 10 stolen bases in Spring Training for the A's and is making the trip to the Bay area for a 3 game exhibition with the Giants this week according to their manager. The kid may make it to the big club there by the end of season. Good for him.
Thanks for this great update on Burns. I'm so busy with work and music right now that pretty much the only baseball I get is the occasional check-in here and a few other sites that I favor.
Yes, Melvin says he earned it. But it still looks unlikely at this point. Of course you never know …
Joel B just could not get over hump
Like all the other guys
Luke I agree on that thought on moving out
Bodies for GCL kids
I wonder if Sandy Guerrerro ends up in GCL
Himself after claim off Chisox ??
Sounds like Adrian Nieto has made the White Sox roster….