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Category Wiki Saves The World
The end of the world is near. If we do not pay attention, humanity will be destroyed by any number of deadly catastrophe.
But don't worry, the great collective mind of wiki is hard at work finding the solution.
This page was created by
, in honour of the sublimely ridiculous and sublimely incompetent effort to save the world started here on wiki, Sunday the 2nd of October 2005 A.D. By two people independently nevertheless, and the fate wanted that both be aussies. One would wonder if there's some kind of flu going on down under.
Look, it's really not hard to figure these things out.
has presently got our neck of the woods about 10 degrees C warmer than it should be this time of year. It's October and it feels like December. The arctic circle is 20% smaller than it ought to be. Polar bears are drowning because they can't swim 400 miles to shore. The oceans are acidifying so quickly that by 2050 krill won't be able to form shells - which means a giant global dieback. Last summer the damn European forests got so warm they became a carbon source rather than a sink. 4.5 million acres of Alaska went up in flames. 1.5 million square miles of Siberian permafrost has thawed. Oh, and then there's those hurricanes.
This isn't a laughing matter. We really are staring extinction in the face. And of course it's ridiculous to propose we do something about it. The only thing more ridiculous is to propose we do nothing about it. Tea break's over, back on your heads!
I seem to remember back around 1990 we were facing rampant global warming, total loss of the ozone layer, a collapse of the economy due to oil reserves running out, piles of garbage in the street due to all the landfills filling up, and the death of all plant life by the year 2000. What happened with that anyway? --
There was only scanty data on it so only a few extremists were worried about it. Now there's plenty data and only a few extremists don't worry about it.
Pete, come back to the states and run for president. You'll have my vote (if and when they'll grant me citizenship, that is). Or support Ward, who already has put up a program and I'm pretty sure he's a friend of the environment. --
Um, yeah, voting, that worked the last two times ... wait, no it didn't. Anyway I don't believe any pollies from any parties are in the slightest competent to deal with these problems. I ask myself who is. Well, I'm not the smartest, most competent, or most committed engineer in the whole world, and I can't speak for the rest of you zombies, but I reckon it's our problem and no one else's. But if you'd rather vote than think, go right ahead, toilets are over there. -- Pete
I'd have to agree. It appears to me that most politicians in most countries seem to be actively involved in making things worse. I'd suggest that any solutions to the current problems faced by humanity aren't going to be solved from inside the competing-nation-state model.
Pete do you ever recall reading a certain
on the necessity of being acutely aware of the limited size of one's own skull ? If not, I'll give you a pointer.
Standard BS, Peter.
I know that you're competent enough to approximately regurgitate the latest "popularization of science" stuff you read in NationalGeographic
, but, common, do you really take yourself seriously ? If you feel like being truly dedicated to this subject, go study it (like at Berkeley, USC, UCSB, UCSD, options are practically unlimited) and then you'll be in a position to do some justice to the subject rather than discredit it with irrelevant and uninspired ramblings. Or find some competent people, invite them to C2. Or better yet, start a wiki dedicated to this problem. -- Costin
Ever hear about a guy called Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution? Cut the fearmongering crap, get an education, and fix the problem. --
How can we select cultivars to thrive under rapidly varying climactic extremes?
Wait, now we're facing rapidly varying climactic extremes? Global warming is only temporary? I'm confused now.
Global weather is chaotic; we know very little about what the tipping points are or what directions they may push things. For example the big bogey man speculation that had
calling conferences on this stuff was that arctic melting would dump sufficient fresh water in the gulf stream to stop it, plunging European temperatures in a manner similar to the 19th century "little ice age" during which people skated on the frozen Thames. The CIA also published a paper supporting this dramatic reversal as a possibility. In general non linear systems given a good thwack in the phase space tend to spend a lot of time wobbling about before settling down into a new behavior.
Besides, you missed the point. I didn't tell you what the solution was, the Green Revolution was just an example. How about showing us some solutions, instead of choking up a Wiki with fearmongering?
is a nice try, but its a decades old idea that's been shot down many times already in what passes for "public discourse" these days. --
Ah, very interesting, this kind of information sharing is just what makes wiki such a delight. I'd be very obliged if you could point me at some of those discussions so I can learn from them. Anyway
is just a wild hair - see
for a collection of similar. What I'm hoping to see in general is a discussion of technological solutions to this technological problem, not hand-wringing, hair-pulling, or similar paranoid reactions. If
really held this stuff in check, for example, it seems ridiculous to suggest that
wouldn't be a fair idea to consider ...
I guess what I'm saying is
. Worried about lack of food supply? Work on increasing it. (This is what Norman Bourlaug did. Thanks to the Green Revolution, the primary cause of hunger in the world today is political, not technological.) Worried about oil dependence? Work on advancing alternative fuel sources. Worried about a Microsoft monopoly? Work on open source software.
First you want the politicians to solve it for you, then the scientists? Come on Costin, you know scientists don't create solutions - they're button sorters and publish-or-perishers. Barring a very precious few, they're fact finders at best. It's engineers that create solutions - us, you and me. I might be a lousy engineer - though I've never worked with you, you clearly think so. I've only got 20 years of successful projects in my troubled wake, but they're easily blamed on other people. As for you, all I know about you from c2 is you're a noisy pot, but I presume someone out there is paying you to do something that actually turns a buck. If we dare ourselves to stop squabbling and actually engage neurons and think, we have as good a chance as anyone, and better than most I suggest, of coming up with ways forward.
So I'm still waiting for you to shoot down
. If you like you could start with
, that's gotta be easier. Work up a good pout, break out your pocket calculator, and tell me why it can't work. Otherwise you're just a fool haranguing a fool, a flea on a flea, and so on.
Oh, yeah. And
waits for me to shoot down his "flag theory".
waits for me to shoot down some Kantian metamorphosis of the latest marketing
. Please take your place in line, Peter, and have patience. I'll dutifully reply to each of you when I'll see somewhat worth replying to. -- Costin
What was that guy's name? Djikstra? How do you spell that? ;-) Not actually having a go at you CC, I know this stuff is almost certainly guff, not even wrong, and similarly addled, and my
isn't fair either. But if the guff serves to make someone's neurons ping, sometimes
. Love and good times to you and yours.
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What Drives Media Slant? Evidence from U.S. Daily Newspapers
Matthew Gentzkow
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Jesse M. Shapiro
University of Chicago; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
November 13, 2006
We construct a new index of media slant that measures whether a news outlet's language is more similar to a congressional Republican or Democrat. We apply the measure to study the market forces that determine political content in the news. We estimate a model of newspaper demand that incorporates slant explicitly, estimate the slant that would be chosen if newspapers independently maximized their own profits, and compare these ideal points with firms' actual choices. Our analysis confirms an economically significant demand for news slanted toward one's own political ideology. Firms respond strongly to consumer preferences, which account for roughly 20 percent of the variation in measured slant in our sample. By contrast, the identity of a newspaper's owner explains far less of the variation in slant, and we find little evidence that media conglomerates homogenize news to minimize fixed costs in the production of content.
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Keywords: bias, text categorization, media conglomerates
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Morsels For The Mind – 04/04/2014
Every day we provide you with Six Incredible Things Before Breakfast to nibble away at. Here you can fill your brain with the most intellectually stimulating "amuse bouches" from the past week – a veritable smorgasbord for the cranium. They're all here for you to load up your plate – this week's "Morsels for the mind". Enjoy!
If you do nothing else, make sure to check out the "Reads / views / listens of the week".
Feather, fur & fin – birds, beasts, fishes, and the things they do
Call of the wild. Excellent start to blog series on field research on orang-utan calls, by James Askew.
Secret to a long life? It may be calorie reduction (for monkeys), as Erika Check Hayden explains.
Belugas' beautiful bulges. Rebecca Helm on the iconic white whales' functional fat.
Deep thoughts. What does it mean to restrict whaling? What should it mean? Excellent critique by Philip Hoare.
When is science not science? Um, when it's whaling. Good legal decision, as explained by Justin McCurry.
Marvellous manatees. Gorgeous grazers. Emily Frost provides a nice look at the "sea cow" family.
Isn't that sweet?! Sarah Zielinski finds that pandas have a taste for the sugary.
The mane event. Lion evolution revealed by DNA analysis. Matt Walker looks into a matter of pride.
A breed apart? Should the dingo be considered a separate species? Cool science, nicely explained by Leigh Dayton.
Gimme shelter? "Adoption Ambassadors" moves dogs beyond shelters, enhances adoptions. Cool new approach to improving dog adoptions, nicely explained by Zazie Smith.
No flies on us? Are zebras' stripes all about avoiding blood-sucking insects? Intriguing hypothesis. Akshat Rathi looks into the evidence supporting it.
What to do if things are bugging you? Evolve stripes. Henry Nicholls explains that this may be what zebras did to contend with bugs.
Cold hard cache. Tara Garnett looks at how squirrels decide to hide nuts.
Family matters. Mammalian infanticide & its implications. Fascinating, if somewhat sad, subject, wonderfully handled by Virginia Morell.
Birds of a feather. Sing similarly. Dan Engber provides the science as to why this is the case.
Child's play? Kevin Loria explains that some crows are as smart as some kids.
Caws & effects. Crows use logic to solve problems. Corvids are phenomenal, as Jason Goldman reveals.
Phenomenal flocks. Spectacular starlings make marvellous mumurations. Beautiful video, shared by GrrlScientist.
Northern exposure. Why so many snowy owls headed south this past winter. Superb look at one of the most amazing occurrences over the past years, by Laura Nielsen for Frontier Scientists. Read of the week.
Sex in the city? Even when they move to urban settings, urban owls stay monogamous. Really amazing finding, explained by Colin Barras.
Home team disadvantage? Roberta Kwok looks at how invasive parakeets push out native birds.
Island of n̶o̶ return? Actually, endangered isle-dwelling lizard makes a comeback, as John Platt explains.
There's shrinkage?! Yep, when salamanders & a warming climate are concerned. Sarah Zielinski looks at the evidence.
Small mercies. Warming climate makes salamanders smaller. Virginia Gewin explains.
Some like it hot. Not salamanders. Warmer climate makes them shrink, as Sarah Williams explains.
You only live once. Lovely, poetic consideration of the lives of salmon (and Drake!), by Natalie Sopinka.
Mouthing it out. Blind fish navigate by suction. Elizabeth Preston continues to share the most amazing animals stories.
Senses & sensibility. Elizabeth Howell finds that sharks use many senses to hunt.
What use is half an eye? It keeps shrimp out of hot water. Alex Riley on an incredible evolutionary innovation. Read of the week.
Hidden in plain sight. Bec Crew reveals that the egg cowrie is a master of disguise.
Wondrous worm. Two meter long hermaphrodite. Matt Simon continues his exploration of the bizarre.
Velvet underground. Mary Bates takes a look at the wonderful velvet worms.
"Zoos are portals to nature; bridges between urbanizing society & natural habitats degraded by human activities." Quote by Massimo Bergamini on why zoos are needed: "last link to a vanishing natural world". Thought provoking.
Captive audience. Animals in captivity. Frequently heart rending, via DL Cade.
Bugs' life – insects and other things that creep, crawl and otherwise delight – the arthropods
Tremendous trilobites. Trilobite beetles that is. Amazing arthropods, beautifully described by Bec Crew.
Curiously-coated critter. Jennifer Frazer on a new mite that sports a marvellous mantle.
Spidey scents. Nsikan Akpan finds that male spiders sniff out bad sex.
Dinner drama. Spider mealtime takes a Shakespearean turn. Great pictures by Sean McCann, accompanied by dramatic words by Catherine Scott.
The bearable lightness of being. Phenomenal fireflies, filmed on the move by Vincent Brady. View of the week.
In a flap. Fly flight muscles in action. Emma Ganley looks into it.
Flights of fancy. Butterfly & moth wings up close, photographed by Linden Gledhill.
Hidden in plain sight. Insect camouflage. Nora Gallagher takes a look.
That loving feeling. Cockroach makes babies faster when touched. Rachel Nuwer has a touching tale to tell.
"A week ago today, I ate my first crickets." An interesting look at entomophagy, by Barbara King.
"Most painful sites were penis (7.3), upper lip (8.7) & nostril (9.0)." Bee sting index. Must read examination of the science, by Ed Yong. Read of the week.
On the right track? Not getting left behind? The direction of arthropods in photos, tallied by Chris Buddle.
"In old passport, dumped, stolen goods." Pseudoscorpions show up in darnedest places. Super story, by Richard Jones.
Fossil finds – organisms of times past – palaeontology, archaeology, anthropology, history and the like
Dying to know. Did microbes cause the biggest mass extinction? Fascinating hypothesis, with the evidence wonderfully explored, by Akshat Rathi.
Home brood. 450M years ago, a crustacean held her eggs. Wow! Jennifer Frazer beautifully describes an amazing discovery. Read of the week.
Cambrian curiosity. An amazing filter feeder. Great multimedia presentation of a new, old animal, by Noah Baker & Jessica Morrison.
Almost like a whale? 500 MYA, a different kind of filter feeder roamed the oceans. Brian Switek looks into it.
Heavy metal rules. Plant fossils reveal long-term metal distribution.
Back tracking. Reconstructing a dinosaur trackway. So cool. Victoria Gill looks at how it was done.
Stepping back in time. Alexandra Witze looks at the work involved in the reconstruction of a dinosaur footpath.
Lasting impression. Fossils of dinosaur skin imprints.
A cast of character. How Neil Shubin's Tiktaallk fossil was duplicated. Superb personal experience of merging science and artistry, by Kalliopi Monoyios.
A bone to print. Reproducing dinosaur skeletons using CT scanning & 3D printing. Awesome development in sharing paleontological finds, beautifully described by Katie Jennings.
Spotted in the past. Fossils suggest leopards had a bone to pick. Brian Switek reveals why this is helpful to palaeontologists today.
"Piltdown demonstrates the ways in which racism & nationalism shaped science at different points in our history." Quote by Krystal D'Costa from an interesting post on Piltdown Man, science communication & bad science.
Light entertainment. Ancient cave art wasn't static. Flames animated it. Amazing discovery, perfectly described by Zach Zorich.
"There's no way he was clever enough to make this sh*t up." Report of the biggest bird. Ever. Darren Naish shares a great story. With a nod and a wink.
Beautiful botanicals – wonders of the photosynthesising world – that is, mainly plants
Looking for the first signs of spring? They're not when they used to be. And that's important. I wrote this.
Divisive behaviour. How plant cells divide asymmetrically.
Makes good scents. Plants "decide" which beneficial insects to attract.
Friendly giant. Spectacular 3200-yr-old sequoia.
Wonderful woods. Phenomenal forests. The astounding photography of Kilian Schönberger.
Change wood, be good. Altering trees to make biofuels easier. Robert Service's take on this topic here, and Hal Hodson's take here.
If you go down to the woods today…You may find altered-lignin trees for better biofuel production, as Richard Van Noorden explains.
How things crop up. We need new food crops. Which plants should we use? Excellent look at this important topic, by Virginia Gewin.
Good for what ales you. Sarah Shailes describes the plant that gives us hops.
Microscopic marvels – smaller than the eye can see, but big in action – bacteria, fungi and viruses
"To understand the ocean's true ecological structure is to appreciate that we inhabit a microbial world." Quote by Tony Palumbi from an astoundingly great read on the diversity & impact of ocean microbes. Read of the week.
Enlightening relationship. David Shultz takes a look at a squid-microbe luminescent partnership.
No scents. Makes sense. How microbes keep kangaroo flatulence from smelling bad. John Platt's writing is, as always, excellent, even with a topic that might stink.
Plagued with good reasoning. Are rats exonerated as cause of Black Death? Um, not so much. Brooke Borel does a great debunking here.
It's elementary! Of Holmes, Koch, & disease. Great interview of Thomas Goetz on the Iodine initiative, by Caitlin Roper.
"Our ability to treat & cure HIV in future is threatened by continued stigma, apathy & ignorance surrounding HIV." Quote by Nathalia Holt from a brilliant interview with Virginia Hughes on HIV, science, & storytelling. Read of the week.
Home alone? Nope. There are always loads of microbes with you. Great feature, by Joel Warner.
A growing industry. Using microbes to make "living materials". Intriguing technology, nicely described by Katia Moskvitch.
Word of mouth. S.E. Gould on how community communication & oral vaccines combat cholera.
Catch as cat can. Feline-to-human TB transmission. Rare, but possible. James Meikle looks at the case.
Molecular machinery – the toils of the macromolecules of life – nucleic acids and proteins (and others) – from molecules to cells to organs to organisms (including genetics & genomics)
Staying retro. Charles Choi on how retrovirus remnants power stem cells.
Fat chance? Did genes from Neanderthals involved in fat metabolism confer an advantage on Europeans? Emily Willingham takes a great look at the recent results.
Good marks for behaviour? Promise of epigenetic marks to decipher disease. Great look at a hot topic, by Ewen Callaway.
Fighting the good fight. Heidi Ledford on how our immune system could be used against cancer.
Heart of the matter. It's possible to break a heart through emotion. Literally. Jason Goldman takes a look at a heartfelt topic.
Keepin' it real. Best stuff to eat? Science says "real" food, mostly plants, as James Hamblin explains.
Everything's groovy? Psychedelics can be good medicine. Helping cancer patients. Fascinating development, nicely explained by Linda Marsa.
Forces of nature – big-ticket items – ecology, evolution & extinction
When Spring gets cold as ice, some organisms embrace it. A reflection on convergent evolution. I wrote this.
The long & short of it. Wonderful ode to organisms of great longevity, by Carl Zimmer.
"Incredibly tiny but relatively long-term evolution experiment." The scale of life. Awesome post by Richard Lenski on scale of 26-y.o. evolution experiment relative to life on Earth.
Branching out? What should the tree of life look like? Excellent look at the evidence, by Alex Riley.
Family matters. On Bill Hamilton, kin selection, & ongoing scientific debate. Excellent weaving of a personal story with the emergence of a hypothesis, by Eric Johnson. Read of the week.
Hypothetically speaking. There is value to just-so stories. As hypotheses. Jacquelyn Gill looks at the value of "story telling" in developing ecological and evolutionary hypotheses. Read of the week.
Human kindness? Fernanda Castano takes a look at anthropogenic effects on extinctions.
The mind of the beholder. Why did we evolve to appreciate beauty? Thought-provoking essay, by Mohan Matthen.
A misstep? Should ecological impact be measured as a "footprint"? Thought-provoking look at word use, by Laura Martin.
Earth, wind and fire – planet shaping – geology, meteorology, oceanography, the environment & climate
Terra incognito? We're still getting maps of Africa wrong. And that's just wrong. Superb dissection of a long-standing problem that is still being perpetuated. Great read by James Wan. Read of the week.
Captivating corals. Simply stunning. Must view of coral reefs and related creatures in high definition slow motion, by Daniel Stoupin. View of the week.
Our wonderful world, captured in beautiful images, by Kilian Schönberger, via Erin Corneliussen.
Colour my world. The dirt on soil's hues. Fascinating look at a dirty topic, by Antonio Jordánvia EGU Soil Sciences.
Brushing up on history. Jason Goldman on how historical paintings help us understand changing climate.
Inside scoop. A voyage into an ice cave. Amazing trip, brought to you via DL Cade.
The time of the season. Is getting shorter. In northern forests, autumn & spring edge closer.
Star attractions – the final frontier, space
Takes up lots of space. Literally. Ethan Siegel describes a giant galaxy.
It's full of stars. Stunning panorama of our galaxy.
Looking up! Great gallery of best space photos from the past month.
Stars in our eyes. Ken Croswell peers into a cosmic birth at the galaxy's edge.
Star struck. Amazing nighttime trails, captured by Evgeniy Zaytsev.
Kinda Mickey Mouse. Jovian storms' surprising appearance, as Nancy Atkinson reveals.
Moons with a view. Orbiting nearby planets.
Scrappy satellite. Uranus's patchwork moon, Miranda. Nadia Drake on a lesser-known, but completely intriguing, celestial feature.
What lies beneath. Enceladus's intriguing ocean. Awesome interactive, by Paddy Allen.
Seas the opportunity! Ian Sample finds that the best place to look for life might be in Enceladus's ocean.
Superior discovery. Lake Superior-sized sea beneath Enceladus's ice. Lisa Grossman looks into it.
How do you hide an ocean? Bury it under ice on a distant moon. Akshat Rathi on the latest discovery from Enceladus.
Water world? Well, water moon. Sea lays beneath Enceladus's icy exterior, as Francie Diep reveals.
Something to sea? Enceladus's hidden ocean may hold life. George Dvorsky looks at the evidence.
Land ho! ExoMars mission choosing where to land to search for Martian life. Lizzie Gibney examines how the decision is being made.
Water, water everywhere? Marcus Woo on how water in meteorites on Earth show extent of water in Martian past.
Smashing discovery! Collisions used to calculate dates of Earth & Moon formation. Excellent researcher, beautifully explained by John Timmer.
"He brought us closer to the stars." 19th century glassmaker changed science. Superb story, by Kitty Ferguson. Read of the week.
Getting physical – physical sciences – cosmology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computing, engineering, and technology
Beside ourselves. The multiverses that surround us. Amazing explainer by Ethan Siegel.
It's all relative? Nope. Much of science is about absolutes. Excellent explainer, by Henry Reich.
Artistry of nature. Turing's trippy patterns in nature & art, shared by Nadia Drake.
Southern exposure. Ron Cowen on how Antarctic research shed light on the birth of the universe. Great feature.
A wide margin. Width of the Higgs boson. Jon Butterworth's explanation really measures up to the best.
Head's up! 3D printing of a new skull makes for life-saving transplant. Erika Engelhaupt takes a look into the spectacular procedure.
Memory only skin deep? Not even. Wearable e-skin stores data in remarkably thin patch, as Jessica Morrison describes.
Bound to be appealing. Robotic kangaroo.
Matters of mind – how we, and other animals, perceive our world and our place in it – neuroscience, mental health, psychology, sociology & human interest stories
"Neuroscientists need a statistics refresher." Critique of weak stats in brain research, by Gary Stix.
The roots of behaviour. Identifying neurons that shape how fly maggots behave. Cool research, superbly explained by Laura Sanders.
"If it's real, if it's replicated…" Controversial link between brain structure & autism. Greg Miller looks at the evidence.
Help science move a head! Donate your brain! Greg Miller makes a compelling case for making the donation.
Time waits for no one. Even without memories, episodic amnesiacs are not stuck in time. Neuro Skeptic examines the evidence.
After sunset. We really should be asleep. Eli Chen finds that artificial nighttime lighting not good for us.
Something to lose sleep over. Bethany Brookshire finds that pulling all-nighters could cause neuron loss. (Oh oh!)
"flashy, Magically Rendered Images." Potentially self-aware MRI reveals what fMRI really stands for. Quote from a super post by Pete Etchells on how MRI of MRI reveals stuff about MRI. URL says it all.
Pause for thought? Pete Etchells looks at the correlation between stress of public speaking & pauses in speech.
The kids are (just) alright? Showering inflated praise on kids can be problematic. Pete Etchells looks at the evidence.
Time spent poorly? Hours of TV & video negatively correlated with kids' wellbeing. Great critical look at the research, by Pete Etchells.
Liar, liar. Laura Sanders finds that, not so surprisingly, lying to kids may teach them to lie.
Words make scents. Jason Goldman on the relationship between language & olfaction. Fascinating.
Heat of the moment. Erika Engelhaupt on how thermal imaging a person's face can reveal psychological state.
All you need is love? On the taxonomy & science of love. Fascinating exploration, by Patrick Clarkin.
The love hormone? Um, not so much. Oxytocin promotes group-serving dishonesty. Ed Yong, "king of oxytocin debunking", take a great look at the latest evidence surrounding the activity of this amazing hormone.
Smells like team spirit? Sniffing oxytocin increases group-biased deceit. Fascinating research, wonderfully explained by Christie Wilcox.
Oral fixation. Aviva Hope Rutkin reveals that we're wired to fill our mouths.
Behind the scenes – the workings of life's museum of natural history – discovery, communication, and education
This made me throw up a little…In a good way! Super Q&A with Joe Hanson.
"Science gives us more accurate pictures – but the meaning we find in them remains up to us." Quote by Jon Butterworth on the differences between science & religion. Thought-provoking read.
Ear candy. This week's Science Weekly podcast is awesome, as usual. Sadly, it's also Alok Jha's last. Super send-off at the end of the podcast. Listen of the week
"People know she's for real, it's not just some persona." Nick Nichols describes Jane Goodall. Quote by Nick Nichols from a remarkable reflection on Jane Goodall's 80th birthday, from an interview with Janna Dotschkal. Read of the week.
"Chimpanzees never say goodbye." Wonderful interview with Jane Goodall. Must read, by Henry Nicholls. Read of the week.
A life at sea. What it means/takes to be a marine scientist. Great overview, by Alex Warneke.
The other side of life. Of algae & art. Lovely portrait of biologist & painter Lynne Quarmby, by Rachel Bernstein.
Train in vain. A failed railway technology. How time makes good ideas "bad". Superb story, by Philip Strange. Read of the week.
Silence is golden? Is science sometimes better served by people saying nothing?
Who gives a tweet? Not many folks from "ivory tower". Must fix this.
Just say no? Know when to say yes to doing something, & when not to. Important post for academics, by Athene Donald.
Grad student sabbatical? Is there such a thing? Yes there is. Margaret Kosmala explains how to do it right.
Getting the word out. The challenge of getting a research paper written. Excellent post, by Morgan Jackson.


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This 11-acre property first opened as a girls school in 1934, but became a destination for upscale drinking and dining after being remodeled as a lodge in 1937. This year, it was restored as a glamorous, eco-friendly backyard hangout for the Valley.
Guests can play bocce ball on the regulation-size court or stroll the property to check out the organic herb garden or to inspect the scientific-name labels on the trees and floral plantings. The patios afford views of Mummy and Camelback mountains that you'll savor long after the cocktail buzz has vanished.
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Most days, Diana Estrada gets out of bed at 8 a.m., logs onto her computer and works on school assignments. Come noon, she wraps each hand in gauze, straps on her gloves and hits the gym.
The 15-year-old is training to becoming a professional boxer. That means working out for at least three hours a day, and as many as seven before major competitions.
It helps that she has easy access to three top-notch sparring partners -- her brothers Efrain Jr., 19, Eric, 17, and Omar, 13 -- who are just as committed to the sport and share her professional aspirations. Mom Salud is the head coach, and her husband Efrain assists when he can fit in time around his construction job.
Boxing is exactly the type of challenge Diana Estrada is up for. She spent three years as a competitive gymnast before dedicating herself to boxing full time. Gymnastics taught her how to work hard, but she wanted something more.
"Boxing is mostly known for world champions in the men's division," she said. "It's rare to see a woman be successful, but I'm getting to the level where I'm being recognized as much as guys are. That makes me stand out."
Women make up 10 percent of the 39,000 athletes registered with USA Boxing. Though it has been an organized sport since 1888, women have been allowed to compete only since 1993, and in the Olympics since 2012.
For Estrada, home doubles as school and the gym. She and Omar enrolled in the Hillsboro Online Academy so they could maintain their rigorous practice schedule. The family trains in their driveway with little money for equipment.
In January, Estrada accomplished her biggest feat, becoming this year's Junior and Youth Open champion in the 125-pound weight class. USA Boxing also named her the junior female outstanding boxer.
"That's another big step for me," she said. "Many girls are not recognizable in that type of event. It only comes once a year and once you have that opportunity, you can't let it go. "
Now Estrada has her eye on the 2020 Olympics. That's six more years of sparring against increasingly stronger female boxers.
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A Berkeley County Sheriff's Office deputy and K-9 handler has filed a lawsuit against the county, alleging the county did not reimburse him for overtime work.
BCSO deputy James Blakely filed the complaint James Lamar Blakely vs. Berkeley County on May 20, and requested a jury trial.
A copy of the complaint was sent to The Independent by Mt. Pleasant attorney Marybeth Mullaney of Jaffe Glenn Law Group, P.A.
The complaint is against Berkeley County government, not the BCSO, Mullaney said.
It is a collective action complaint, meaning other deputies can opt into the lawsuit if they choose. One other deputy has joined so far, according to the attorney.
Blakely is a K-9 handler, and his work with the police dogs is one focus of the suit.
"The focus has been a lot on K-9s but it is not just for K-9 handlers," Mullaney said. "They love their jobs and this lawsuit is about making sure they're paid fairly."
She said the lawsuit is in regard to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which ensures overtime pay and holiday pay is compensated.
The complaint alleges Blakely and other Berkeley County law enforcement officers suffered damages as a result of FLSA violations.
The complaint states that Blakely regularly worked in excess of 171 hours in a 28-day work cycle and was rarely compensated properly for those hours.
Blakely has worked for the county since 2001, according to the complaint. In 2008 he began working to train, care for, board and handle a K-9.
In addition to regularly scheduled hours of work, Blakely spent time in connection with the care of K-9s including feeding, watering, grooming, bathing, exercising, cleaning up after, training and bonding for which he was not compensated, according to the complaint.
Mullaney can only comment on what is public record at this point because the case is pending, she said Monday. The county has not responded to the complaint and has 30 days from the filing date to respond, according to Mullaney.
"It's very early in the litigation," Mullaney said. "Their law firm is still investigating. Who's to say whether we will go to court or the case will settle? It's in the very beginning stages.
"We still have a lot to learn and a lot of investigation to do."
Mullaney said she specializes in such cases. While there are no similar cases in the area being handled by Jaffe Glenn Law Group, P.A., the firm does have offices in Miami and Camden, N.J., where there is currently a similar suit by law enforcement officers.
"We do have similar cases in other states," she said.
Nicole Ewing of the Berkeley County Attorney's Office said their office does not comment on pending litigation.
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Man charged in June crash that killed passenger
James Walker charged in fatal crash near Cocoa
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A Brevard County man has been charged in a June crash that killed one passenger and seriously injured another.
Troopers say 27-year-old James Walker was drunk when he lost control of his car near Cocoa.
His car overturned, and his passenger, Dalton Cook, 26, was ejected and killed.
Walker and another passenger were seriously hurt in the crash.
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text: I am surprised that anyone is surprised over the fact that the president pulled off the biggest bait and switch on the American people in history! When his term is up, he should get a job as a used car salesman. If you like your doctor; if you like your health care, you can keep it, period. It doesn't take Jack Frost to recognize that snow job!


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In May 2009 PIMCO's Bill Gross first used the term the "New Normal" to describe an investment future filled with more regulations, less borrowing, slower growth and below average returns. In his latest letter to shareholders, (January 2013) he now says we may be leaving the "New Normal".
So how did investors do following his advice…well not too shabby.
This graph shows how $10,000 invested in the PIMCO Total Return grew by about 9% per year from May 2009 (when he first mentioned New Normal) to Dec 2012 (the end of the New Normal).
|Peer Index (Lipper Intmdt Inv Grd IX)
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This graph shows how $10,000 invested in the Vanguard S&P 500 Index grew by about 15% a year during the same time frame.
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|Market Index (S&P 500 Daily Reinv IX)
So by following his advice and owning bonds, your money grew by 9% a year with just a few months of mild price swings.
This sounds to me like what owning a bond should be like.
If you owned the S&P 500 Index during the same time frame you had a higher ending value but that is only if you never sold out during the multiple double digit declines.
Just another example of the differences between the two.
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LOS ANGELES — The fans made their top picks in television, music and film at the 2014 People's Choice Awards and deemed Ellen DeGeneres their favorite daytime TV host, making her the woman with the most People's Choice honors: a total of 14 trophies.
"As a young girl growing up in New Orleans, if anyone would have told me I was going to win 14 People's Choice Awards, I … I mean 12, yes. Thirteen? Maybe. But 14?" joked DeGeneres, who said she wanted to make The Ellen DeGeneres Show the show for everyone.
"As a matter of fact, just yesterday I was talking to this lovely African-American woman and she told me she was single and she works 80 hours a week to get by and she looked forward to coming home every night and watching me, and that woman's name is Oprah Winfrey. I think I am doing something right."
The show kicked off Wednesday night with Sandra Bullock receiving the award for favorite movie actress.
Presented the award by fellow actor Sean Hayes, Bullock said, "I know this looks like I spent lonely Friday nights just voting for myself, but I didn't. An actor can't do what they do without hundreds of amazing people working for them, with them, alongside them."
Justin Timberlake picked up an award for favorite album, The 20/20 Experience. He thanked his "beautiful wife," Jessica Biel, "for teaching me patience and the little things like just putting the dishes in the dishwasher. It goes a long way. Fellas, you're welcome."
A pregnant Drew Barrymore, who joked that DeGeneres had called her fat backstage, presented her Blended co-star, Adam Sandler, with the comedic movie actor award.
After Queen Latifah debuted her talk show The Queen Latifah Show in 2013, fans crowned her their favorite new talk show host.
Hosts Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs, the stars of 2 Broke Girls, kicked off the show with a gut-busting set of wisecracks. Dennings joked, "She's the Hathaway, I'm the Franco," in reference to Anne Hathaway and James Franco, who hosted the Academy Awards in 2011.
With help from Ian Somerhalder, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Arsenio Hall and Christina Aguilera, Dennings and Behrs, who play waitresses on their show, took the orders of some of the nominees.
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Ted Nugent and Paula Zahn right now on CNN
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And ?????
April 25, 2007, 12:28 AM
I give Ted credit for at least debating these jack-asses, but they will never get it. Check out what this guy had to say. Crazy!!!
ZAHN: So is banning handguns the way to prevent future massacres, like the one at Virginia Tech? Let's debate that now with rock guitarist and outspoken gun rights activist Ted Nugent, and constitutional lawyer Michael Gross, who wants semiautomatic weapons banned.
Good to see both of you. Ted, I'm going to start with you tonight by comparing some statistics between the United States and the U.K. going back to 2004. That's when 75 people were killed in the U.K. compared to 11,000 people killed in the U.S. So based on the population of the two countries, that means there are 30 times as many Americans at risk of dying from gunshots. So why not ban handguns here if there hasn't been a massacre in Great Britain since they were banned?
TED NUGENT, GUN RIGHTS ACTIVIST: Well, you're really comparing apples and grenades, Paula. Greetings to you. But I think what the argument is about is my right to defend myself versus people who don't think I have the right to defend myself.
Every one of these mass shooting have taken place in gun-free zones, which is the gun control -- the gun banners' dream scenario. But most importantly, I've just recently discussed the Scotland Yard report over in England. And in fact, since they've banned the private ownership of self-defense weapons, including handguns and shotguns and rifles, that the violent crime rate in England, most notably, the violent crime rate with the use of firearms in England, is at an all- time high.
We've got a different society over there. But as soon as you guarantee the unarmed helplessness of civilians, you have a red carpet welcome mat for the most violent, evil amongst us. And those of us in America who know that we have a God-given right to defend ourselves, we will not let that happen here.
ZAHN: All right. Michael, he's not buying into these statistic at all about how Americans are at much greater risk of dying because of all these handguns on the street. Why shouldn't I have -- or Ted have the right to defend themselves?
MICHAEL GROSS, SUPPORTS BAN ON SEMIAUTOMATIC WEAPONS: Because we're killing each other with these guns. It is not just that we are at greater risk. Innocent people are dying by the hundreds every week in this country compared to down to one a week in those countries where they are banned.
And the statistics that the Nuge talks about are hogwash. The facts are simple. We're not in Deadwood anymore. Get rid of the guns. That time is over. And when the Second Amendment was written, which is being contorted by these people who say they have an absolute right to carry guns, there weren't even police forces.
Ask the cops whether we should have guns or not, whether vigilantes -- trigger-happy vigilantes should be out on the street. It is tough enough for cops to kill the right people when they're in a gun fight.
ZAHN: All right. Ted, I would like to read you something that the governor of Virginia had today when he acknowledged there was a loophole in the law which allowed someone like Cho, who had a history of mental illness, to get his hands on at least two guns.
Let's listen to what he had to say.
GOV. TIM KAINE (D), VIRGINIA: ... was not committed to an institution. That information wasn't given to the database. And that's one of the things that we're looking at very immediately.
Less than half of the states currently share information about mental health adjudications with the national database.
ZAHN: All right. While you so fiercely believe that every American has a right to defend herself or himself, will you concede tonight that there are cracks, that there are problems in this background checking process that would allow someone like Cho to get guns?
NUGENT: That makes my point exactly, Paula. What Michael Gross...
ZAHN: But should he have been able to get a gun?
NUGENT: What Michael would like to do is he would like to implement the bureaucracies that are failing us, to continue to fail us, and increase their failures so that they think they can protect us while the loopholes that they create won't allow me to defend myself. That's bizarro world.
ZAHN: All right. Now hang on a second. So you're saying there shouldn't be any change in the laws, that it was fine for his mental history not to have been revealed because...
NUGENT: No, not at all. No. That's not...
ZAHN: ... committed?
NUGENT: That is not what I'm saying at all. This guy was known to be a nutcase. In every instance, these people are known to be nutjobs from the academia to the mental health system, to law enforcement, to their own peers. Everybody was sounding an alarm.
This guy slipped through a bureaucratic crack that I'm not going to allow me to become helpless because they can't protect me.
ZAHN: Right. But how would you catch that bureaucratic crack?
GROSS: With his insane suggestion that students be allowed to have guns on campus to defend themselves against other students who are going to kill them. Talk about nutcases. That's insane.
NUGENT: I think good people should be able to defend themselves. You don't think people should defend themselves. But the ACLU that Michael represents thinks that men should have sex with underage children.
Michael, you're a nutcase. And I don't trust you to protect anybody, much less the... (CROSSTALK)
GROSS: I'm sorry that I don't speak for the ACLU. I certainly respect their organization.
NUGENT: You should be sorry.
GROSS: But you've got it wrong.
NUGENT: Because they're the problem.
GROSS: What you're doing is simply supporting the NRA. Everybody...
NUGENT: No, I'm supporting self-defense...
GROSS: ... knows that the era of guns are over...
NUGENT: Everybody in this country knows we have the right...
GROSS: ... since the sheriff took them, since the bartender took them.
NUGENT: ... to defend ourselves.
GROSS: Get out of here with these guns. We don't you want you killing innocent people anymore.
NUGENT: If you don't want to defend yourself, have at it. I'm defending myself.
GROSS: Our legislature is in the hands of the NRA.
NUGENT: Here's the bottom line, hey, Michael, we have the right to defend ourselves. Case closed.
GROSS: Bought and paid for. Otherwise, we would have laws that would prohibit the use of guns.
ZAHN: All right. You two...
NUGENT: I'm defending myself. ZAHN: ... I've got to cut this off.
GROSS: Well, then let's have a duel.
ZAHN: I'll bring you back for another duel. This one has got to end right now. Michael Gross, Ted Nugent, thank you both.
April 25, 2007, 01:54 AM
It looks like Gross is one of those "living document" fraud morons.
Debate degenerated into personal attacks, but Nugent seems to have held is own.
Not afraid to call a spade a spade.
Gross = "constitutional" lawyer?
Right. In his dreams.
April 25, 2007, 02:04 AM
GROSS: Get out of here with these guns. We don't you want you killing innocent people anymore.
Interesting how he accuses the Nuge of "killing innocent people", lumping law abiding gun owners in with monsters like Cho. Bigot.
April 25, 2007, 05:56 AM
Isn't it amazing how liberals can accuse all gun owners of being killers. That's the same as saying all blacks steal, all Irishmen drink etc etc. Get the picture? It's another form of racism.
April 25, 2007, 07:26 AM
When the guest and the host of the show put forth facts from only one side of the story from the get'go it's only fitting to call that an ambush on Ted a'la Rosie and Selleck
April 25, 2007, 01:01 PM
I like the part at the end:
GROSS: Well, then let's have a duel.
April 25, 2007, 01:09 PM
GROSS: Well, then let's have a duel.
notice who wants to shoot who; and they say gun owners are violent.
They don't understand what it truly means to be a firearms owner.
If they did they wouldn't be so afraid.
High Planes Drifter
April 25, 2007, 02:20 PM
It appeared as tho the Nuge was doing quite well up untill the whole thing blew up.
April 25, 2007, 02:38 PM
Isn't it amazing how liberals can accuse all gun owners of being killers. That's the same as saying all blacks steal, all Irishmen drink etc etc. Get the picture? It's another form of racism.Not trying to chastise you or anything, but using the term "racism" so loosely is like throwing out the race card every time something doesn't go our way. Racism is a race based thing, whereas this has nothing to do with race (gun owners are not a race, they are a segment of society). The proper term is bigotry. Racists are always bigots, but bigots aren't necessarily always racists. Throwing out the race card where racism doesn't exist doesn't help the cause. This is not taking into account the racist nature of UnConstitutional arms infringements (still don't like calling it "gun control") in America, just the comments accusing all gun owners of being "killers".
April 25, 2007, 02:55 PM
GROSS: Our legislature is in the hands of the NRA.
GROSS: Bought and paid for. Otherwise, we would have laws that would prohibit the use of guns.
This stood out.
I'm amazed that the gun banners still believe that the gun rights movement has a top down structure.
April 25, 2007, 04:32 PM
It is time we had another Teddy in office. The last one spoke softly and carried a big stick. This one could rock loudly and carry....:D
April 25, 2007, 06:45 PM
Ooh Rah Ted !!! We should have hundreds of thousands of him. This
bow hunter knows that bows and arrows will be next :fire: Poor Richard,
Race ??? This has to do with granted rights and to be able protect one's
self...or not!:banghead: :banghead: To quickly place lefties on alert with
fact instead of prey on emotions is a talent to my thoughts! The man
fights for the right of us all without having to agree with his life style. No
rights, what purpose would THR have to express any interest in firearms?:D
April 25, 2007, 07:19 PM
we're killing each other with these guns.Are we? :scrutiny:
I haven't killed anyone.
Nobody has killed me.
Seems some people think it's OK to just fling out baseless accusations.
Problem with our side is that we feel compelled to analyze and respond to them.
Prince Yamato
April 25, 2007, 07:52 PM
We're not in Deadwood anymore
Damn liberals trotting out fiction like it's reality... AGAIN.
April 25, 2007, 08:23 PM
Poor Richard,
Race ??? This has to do with granted rights and to be able protect one's
self...or not! To quickly place lefties on alert with
fact instead of prey on emotions is a talent to my thoughts! I was merely pointing out that it isn't an issue of "racism". However, lumping all gun owners in with "killers" is most certainly bigotry.
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SALEM - William C. "Bill" Mercer, 76, of Salem, died at 11:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 at the Northside Medical Center in Youngstown.
He was born Nov. 28, 1935 in Salem, the son of the late William Howard and Pauline (Branntsch) Mercer.
Bill was a 1953 graduate of Goshen Union High School and before his retirement in 1989 he was a self-employed farmer. He was a member of the N.R.A.
He enjoyed both fishing and hunting and also enjoyed watching football, basketball, baseball, boxing and playing cards with his family. He was compassionate about his beagles.
His wife, Thalia Alice (Stowe) Mercer, whom he married Sept. 14, 1956, survives him along with a daughter, Paula Miller of Hanoverton; a sister, Kathleen Walden of Fruitland Park, Fla.; four grandchildren, Slade Miller, Rachael Miller, Billie Jo Mercer and Thad Mercer; and a great-grandson, Ripley McIntosh.
A son, Bill Mercer preceded him in death in 1991.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 at the Stark Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor Alan Smearsoll officiating.
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Playing a bed-hopping bachelor on HBO's Dream On (1990-96), Brian Benben inevitably found himself in various states of undress during each episode. Shortly after CBS recruited him for his own series last year, the word came down from network suits: no nudity. "To the great relief of everyone," Benben jokes, "I keep my clothes on this time." Though less racy than Dream On, The Brian Benben Show (Mondays, 9:30 p.m. ET) finds plenty of fodder for the actor in the role of a seasoned TV news anchor demoted to covering absurd human interest stories when he's replaced by a news reading team. Benben, 42, says he drew his inspiration from hours glued to the local news. "Some of what you see is incredible," he says of the antics of ratings-hungry newsmen. "They almost parody themselves."
Those comic possibilities persuaded Benben to return to the small screen. When Dream ended 2½ years ago, he retreated to his ranch outside Fredericksburg, Texas, with his wife, actress Madeleine Stowe, 40, and their daughter May, 2. There, Benben and Stowe helped ranch hands with, among other chores, castrating bulls. He also developed a sitcom about—get this—an actor who moves to Texas. The networks passed on the pilot, but CBS snagged him for the newsroom comedy. What's the one thing Benben hates about The Brian Benben Show? The title. "People will hear that," he says, "and think it's a children's clown show."
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More charges for accused for fraudulent canvassing
More charges have been laid against a Red Deer man who is already accused of nearly 240 counts of fraud under $5,000.
Phillip Wiggins, 37, was arrested late in December by Red Deer City RCMP investigating complaints that someone had been canvassing for funds for the Canadian Cancer Society under false pretences.
Wiggins, who has not yet entered a plea on any of the charges, was brought into Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday to address 96 new charges laid earlier in the day.
The new charges came from Lacombe, one of four communities in which the canvass was alleged to have occurred. Police allege that Wiggins also approached donors in Red Deer, Penhold and Blackfalds.
Because of the new charges, Crown prosecutor Tony Bell advised Judge John Holmes that he was not prepared to proceed to guilty pleas and sentencing, which had been anticipated.
Police must still interview hundreds of people to complete their investigation, with potential for even more charges to come, said Bell.
Defence counsel Walter Kubanek argued that his client has already been held in custody for more than a month, that he plans to enter guilty pleas and that he wishes to deal speedily with the charges against him.
Further, Kubanek stated that he had found numerous errors in the information the Crown has provided so far.
Bell said his office has additional information to provide, including a binder containing the new charges.
Kubanek and his client return to court on Tuesday to enter pleas.


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HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2851
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Alice Hanlon Peisch
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to mediation of divorce cases involving children.
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2851
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
An Act relative to mediation of divorce cases involving children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 208 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 28A the following new section:-
SECTION 28B. Mediation of cases involving children
The general purpose of this section is to:
(a) Manage conflict and decrease acrimony between parties in a dispute concerning parental rights and responsibilities for minor children;
(b) Promote the best interest of children;
(c) Improve the parties' satisfaction with the outcome of disputes concerning parental rights and responsibilities;
(d) Increase the parties' participation in making decisions for themselves and their children.
(e) Increase compliance with court orders;
(f) Reduce the number and frequency of cases returning to court; and
(g) Improve court efficiency.
In all cases involving disputed parental rights and responsibilities or grandparents' visitation rights, including requests for modification of prior orders, the court may order the parties to participate in mediation. If the parties are ordered to participate in mediation under this section, all issues relevant to their case, including but not limited to child support and issues relative to property settlement and alimony, shall also be mediated unless the court orders otherwise.
The mediator has no authority to make a decision or impose a settlement upon the parties. The mediator shall attempt to focus the attention of the parties upon their needs and interests rather than upon their positions. Any settlement is entirely voluntary. In the absence of settlement, the parties lose none of their rights to a resolution of their dispute through litigation.
Reasons that the court may choose not to order mediation include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) A showing of undue hardship to a party;
(b) An agreement between the parties for alternate dispute resolution procedures;
(c) An allegation of abuse or neglect of the minor child;
(d) A finding of alcoholism or drug abuse, unless all parties agree to mediation;
(e) An allegation of serious psychological or emotional abuse; and
(f) Lack of an available, suitable mediator within a reasonable time period.
The court shall not order mediation if there is a finding of domestic violence, unless all parties agree to mediation.
Either party may move to have the mediator replaced for good cause. Mediation proceedings shall be held in private, and all communications, oral or written, made during the proceedings, which relate to the issues being mediated, whether made by the mediator or a party, or any other person present, shall be privileged and confidential and shall not be disclosed and shall not be admissible in court.
Any mediated agreement reached by the parties on any or all of the disputed issues shall be reduced to writing, signed by each party, and filed with the court as soon as is practicable.
The parties shall participate at mediation in good faith. If the mediator determines that mediation is not helpful in resolving the dispute, the mediator shall report that fact to the court and return the matter to the court for adjudication of the underlying issues.
In the event both parties are indigent, the mediator shall be paid a set fee for his or her services. The amount of the fee shall be set annually by the Probate Court. The court may order each party to pay a proportional amount of said fee.
The Probate Court shall establish rules and take such action as necessary to effectuate the purpose of this section.


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The concert will feature the West Ranch Lab Band, Studio A Jazz Band, and Wildcat Combo directed by Bob Babko.
Tickets will cost $5 at the door.
West Ranch High School's Theater is located at 26255 W. Valencia Blvd., Stevenson Ranch 91381.
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Victoria Tsurutis, the 2009 champion, shot an opening-round 72 Friday to take the first-round lead in the 2014 Charleston Ladies City Amateur golf championship being played at Municipal Golf Course.
Tsurutis holds a two-stroke lead over Savannah Hallman, a former Wando golfer headed to Charleston Southern. Ansley Vaughn, who now plays for Converse, is third at 75 while 13-time winner Lea Anne Brown opened with a 76. Defending champion Colleen Estes opened with a 77.
The tournament concludes Saturday. Tee times begin at 8 a.m. with the leaders scheduled to start at 9:50 a.m.
Tsurutis, who beat Brown in a two-hole playoff to win the 2009 tournament, managed to avoid any big numbers. She made one birdie and one bogey on the front nine while her back nine included two birdies and two bogeys.
Hallman made only one birdied while recording three bogeys. Vaughan had two birdies, one bogey and a disastrous quadruple bogey on the par-3 11th hole. But she recovered and parred in.
CHAMPIONSHIP: Victoria Tsurutis, 72; Savannah Hallman, 74; Ansley Vaughan, 75; Lea Anne Brown, 76; Colleen Estes, 77. FIRST: Devvy Walker, 81; Elizabeth Thompson, 83; Beth Greenlee, 84; Alison Gianakas, 86; Denise Sterner, 87; Wanda Torres, 89; Amelia Goodwin, 91; Shanie Cooper, 91. SECOND: Kristin Biety, 92; Lynn McCain, 93; Robin Richardson, 94; Paige Austell, 95; Mary Gastley, 98; Michel Smith, 98; Sheila Spivey, 100; Suzanne Morgan, 106; Barb Taylor, 107.
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: Jeannie Hillock, 78; Sandy Bland, 79; Terry Rickson, 91; Chris Shaible, 85; Jan Blum, 85; Rhonda Hood, 85. SENIOR FIRST: Betty Poore, 88; Myrtis Burbage, 90; Suzanne Hutchinson, 90; Jane Assey, 92; Clara Polutta, 93; Linda Williams, 97; Charlene Atkins, 98.
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On Friday, the managers of the structure stated they are hopeful the deck will reopen this week.
That's when the new Burlington Coat Factory is slated to open for business.
But a check of the premises this morning showed the area remains in serious disrepair.
And much of the parking lot in the shopping area known as Woodbridge Crossing is roped off with yellow tape and is under surveillance by a private security company.
"We are currently in the process of rebuilding the affected portion of the parking deck and are cautiously optimistic that it will be fully secured and ready for normal use by middle of next week, in time for Burlington Coat Factory's store opening," Onyx Equities said in a statement emailed to NJ.com late Friday afternoon.
But today, ruptured concrete remained where steel beams once supported the 70-by 100-foot deck before it fell 20 feet shortly before 4 p.m. on Aug. 21.
There were no workers or engineers to be found and security guards in white uniforms kept shoppers and drivers from going near the area.
Jonathan Schultz, co-founder of Onyx Equities, did not return a voicemail left for him on Monday.
Woodbridge spokesman John Hagerty also did not return calls. Hagerty has said it is the responsibility of Onyx to repair the damage.
Neither the township nor Onyx has publicly stated what caused the deck to collapse.
Related coverage: Collapsed parking deck in Woodbridge may be repaired by next week; Woodbridge parking deck collapse under investigation
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text: Edwin Booth and Henry Irving staged Othello at the Lyceum in 1881, alternating the roles of Iago and Othello. When Irving started off as Iago he was praised for much subtle business. William Winter cites the example of Irving's behaviour at the attempted murder of Cassio: coming in to find Cassio only wounded Iago first kills Rodrigo but then raises his sword to kill Cassio too, only to be interrupted. Winter wrily notes that this business was invented by Booth not Irving, and Booth had described it in his prompt book of Othello published three years earlier, in 1878. Courtesy of the Yorck Project, under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License


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Consul general of Israel set to speak
KIHEI - The Jewish Congregation of Maui will host Jacob Dayan, consul general of Israel to Los Angeles, at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
He will brief congregation members on current affairs in Israel and the Middle East, followed by a question-and-answer period.
Dayan assumed the position of consult general of Israel in October 2007. In his role, he is senior representative of the state of Israel in the southwestern United States.
Prior to his Los Angeles post, Dayan served as a political adviser at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. In that position, he was responsible for policy coordination with the State Department and the National Security Council.
Earlier the same day, the congregation will hold a musical Shabbat. Congregation members will enter the Holy Shabbat at 5:30 p.m. with singing and chanting accompanied by instruments. (Members who are proficient on a musical instrument are invited to bring it.)
Kiddush, hamotzi and light refreshments will follow. For more information, call 874-5397.
Valley Isle slated to host guest speaker
WAILUKU - The executive director of the California Southern Baptist Convention will be the guest speaker at Sunday's services for Valley Isle Fellowship.
Fermin Whittaker will speak at the 8 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. services in the Wailuku Elementary School cafeteria.
Whittaker is a native of the Republic of Panama. According to a news release from Valley Isle Fellowship, he holds a bachelor of arts degree from California Baptist University and an honorary doctor of divinity degree.
He served as a pastor in the Los Angeles area and as a Southern Baptist home missionary in California while taking a leadership position with the Home Mission Board of the California Southern Baptist Convention.
Valley Isle Fellowship's services are open to the public. For more information, call the church office at 244-0865.
* The Religion page is published every Friday. This page welcomes news releases and announcements from churches and religious organizations in Maui County that wish to publicize guest speakers, special events and programs, and news items.
The deadline for submitting releases is 10 a.m. Tuesday in order to be considered for publication the following Friday.
To submit material, go to The Maui News Web site at www.mauinews.com. Look for Local News in the left margin, then click on Submit News: Virtual Newsroom. Once there, click on the Religion link.
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CHICAGO, Ill. - From the Fort Hood massacre to the failed attempt to blow up an airliner on Christmas day, Islamic jihadists have never been more active in their attempts to attack the U.S.
Many of the plots were hatched by U.S. citizens -- homegrown jihadists.
Exibit A: Five middle class friends from the Washington, D.C., suburbs: one was a dental student at a local university, all were praised as "good kids" by leaders of their northern Virginia mosque.
"I have always known these kids as fun loving, career focused children that had a bright future ahead of them," said Mustafa Abu Maryam, youth coordinator of the young men's mosque in Alexandria, Va.CBN News Terror Analyst Erick Stakelbeck talked with Pat Robertson on Tuesday's "The 700 Club" about the growing threat of homegrown jihad. Click play for the interview.
Now, a good part of that "bright" future may be spent behind bars. The men traveled to Pakistan in November to link up with Islamic terrorist groups and wage jihad against U.S. troops.
Their capture by Pakistani authorities capped a full year of terrorist plots, attacks and arrests involving U.S. citizens
Terrorism experts say the rise of homegrown terrorism has left the U.S. more vulnerable to attack than at any time since 9/11.
"I see these individuals, these homegrown individuals, as sort of the crown jewel for international terrorist organizations like al Qaeda," Rick Nelson of the Center for Stragic and International Studies said.
Indeed, 2009 saw no shortage of American recruits for al Qaeda and its allies:
One of those men, David Coleman Headley, traveled to India to scout out targets for the Islamic terror group, Lashkar e-Taiba.
The group later struck those targets in the Nov. 2008 Mumbai massacre that killed 166.
"Someone who has the ability as a legal U.S. resident to travel fairly freely throughout the world with a passport makes them a very useful tool," Nelson explained.
Headley and his partner in the plot, Tawahurr Hussein Rana attended school together in Pakistan. The two reconnected after moving to a heavily Pakistani neighborhood in north Chicago.
FBI agents seized two al Qaeda videos during a raid at Rana's home. The videos featured speeches by Osama bin Laden and vicious rhetoric against the U.S., Denmark and Jews.
The Chicago case has raised fears that American Islamists could have designs outside the U.S.
They're already attempting to wage jihad inside the U.S., in places like Springfield, Ill., where a white convert to Islam was recently arrested and charged with attempting to blow up a federal building.
Michael Finton, 29, converted to Islam in prison and idolized American Taliban John Walker Lindh.
A federal affidavit revealed Finton traveled to Saudi Arabia in 2008 and received $1,400 from an unidentified man in that country.
"These networks are able to recruit on the Internet and there are so many jihadist Web sites out there that particularly play to young, impressionable individuals," former FBI special agent Dennis Lormel said.
A co-worker of Finton's at a fast food restaurant in the blue-collar town of Decatur, Ill., said he "didn't like America very much." Finton and other American Muslims turned that rage against their country in 2009.
Fort Hood wasn't the only successful Islamic terrorist attack on American soil in 2009. In a shooting almost ignored by the media, a radical Muslim killed a U.S. military recruiter in Arkansas last spring.
Lormel told CBN News the "low-tech" paramilitary tactics used in those two attacks and in Mumbai could be the future of homegrown jihad.
"I think that plays to what happened in Mumbai," he said. "You had a group of individuals who were able to commit such devastation. Even though the death count was nowhere near 9/11, that still had a devastating impact on India."
Wafa Sultan, a former Muslim and author of the book A God Who Hates, told CBN News that until America faces the fact that Islamic ideology drives the jihadists, homegrown plots will continue in 2010.
"I heard it a million times [at mosques here in the United States]," she said. "That we are here to spread Islam and eventually to replace the American constitution with Islamic Sharia law."*Originally aired January 5, 2010.
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We are still waiting for economic development in eastern New Orlean. We have one supermarket, but there is a proliferation of Dollar General and Family Dollar stores. What happened to the plan to redevelopment the Lake Forest Plaza site?
We have no theater, but there is a theater in Chalmette.
Why can't our leaders try to convince a company such as SteinMart to come to this community? There seems to be a Walgreen's on every corner; that company must believe we have the population to warrant its presence. More than 80,000 residents have returned and many have the income to support many of the businesses that are located in the other parishes.
It is an injustice to have to travel out of your own community to enjoy basic services.
Wake up, city officials. Stop letting our tax dollars go to other parishes. Step up the effort to bring businesses to eastern New Orleans.
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I wrote this up for my birth club, and I thought it would be a good starting point for people asking for an overview. I know there's a lot missing, so please add more info and ask questions.
Elimination communication is about helping them use the potty instead of their diapers when they have to go. It's not about coersion or making them go, and it's also not about training the parent. In the same way as you know when you have to feed them because it's been a certain amount of time or they make certain body motions that mean they're hungry, you can figure out when they have to go.
This is a very traditional and old practice. For most of history, people didn't have diapers. Disposables only came out in 1961. Automatic washing machines to clean cloth diapers are only 100 or so years old. Before that, everyone would try to keep whatever cloth they had clean and dry instead of spending their time hand washing diapers. If you ask your great grandparents, they probably did something like this with your grandparents. It's also common in parts of Asia and Africa even today.
There are four main ways to get them to go on the potty.
One is timing. They often go soon after waking up. They also go a certain amount of time after eating, but the particular time varies by baby.
The second one is signals. When they get fussy and you don't know why, it's often that they have to go and are trying to hold it, or that they just went and don't like the wet/dirty diaper. They sometimes pause or get a look of concentration or a frowny face. Some of them do other stuff too, but that varies by baby and you'd have to watch them to know what their particular signs are. Boys sometimes get a bit bigger when they have to pee, but you'd only really notice if he is diaperless at that point. If you're nursing, they sometimes latch and delatch frequently ("plucking").
The third is cuing. When you notice them peeing make a sound like pssst. People generally use either a grunting sort of sound or blowing raspberries for pooping. Then they'll associate those sounds with peeing and pooping. When you put them on a potty, make the same sound.
The fourth is intuition. It's a bit new agey, but it works. Usually it's that you notice a signal but don't really notice that you notice, if that makes any sense.
Even if you can only do it sometimes, you're teaching them that there are other places to pee and poop than his diaper (I do this part time). With such absorbant diapers nowadays, we have been training babies to go in their diapers and ignore their body feelings. Then we have to retrain them to notice their body feelings once they're toddlers or preschoolers and starting to get defiant. Putting them on the potty when they're little keeps them from getting diaper trained. It'll make it so much easier to do "normal" potty training, or maybe this will work well enough that you won't need to do that at all.
The baby can be naked, or use cloth diapers, or disposable (I use cloth usually and have him naked sometimes).


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Arrowhead Park offers a free sandy beach with swimming and lifeguards on duty 10:30 am-6:00 pm daily during the summer months and Inlet's many lakes offer perfect temperatures and clean Adirondack waters to cool off any warm summer day.
Most accommodations offer lakefront swimming and our New York State DEC Campgrounds offer day use swimming areas with lifeguards on duty. Inlet area lakes offer plenty of room for swimming, tubing, water skiing and all kinds of water fun.
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Heath Ledger Posthumous Oscar Watch: Terry Gilliam Cries Foul
Soon the Heath Ledger Oscar campaign will become as tacky as our new logo.
Soon the Heath Ledger Oscar campaign will become as tacky as our new logo.
The 24-year old British stage star talks to Vulture on the eve of his becoming too famous to talk to Vulture.
Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law will replace the deceased star.
Guess which three actors will take over Ledger's role!
Plus: Dolly Parton!
It's now been two weeks since the death of Heath Ledger and still no definitive word on what will become of Terry Gilliam's half-completed The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.
Oft-reliable British tabloid The Sun reports today on an unsubstantiated rumor that Johnny Depp could replace Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Terry Gilliam's in-production fantasy film which Ledger's death threw into uncertainty this week.
Gilliam, though surely incredibly upset at the death of his friend and collaborator, must also be shaking his fist at Heaven and shouting, "What next?"
The role that truly defined Heath Ledger's career wasn't in Brokeback Mountain.
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It's Never Too Early To Celebrate Black History MonthRebecca from Fosterhood
Recently Wyatt Cenac, formerly a correspondent on the "Daily Show," joked that Black History Month is for white people not black people during an interview for his film screenings "Shouting At The Screen". He said that he's black every month of the year and he doesn't need a reminder of our nation's race history, it's white people who do. His statements hit a nerve, in a good way.
I have two baby daughters, one black and one white. I'm white and I live in a predominately black neighborhood. Skin color is on my mind all the time. My family didn't talk about race growing up, except to say, "We're not racist." However, now that I look back, messages were mixed.
If I've learned one thing from living and working in black communities for the past 14 years it's this: I, as a white person, can never go wrong by trying to talk about race relations with people who are black. At first, I was scared I might use a term incorrectly among my black colleagues — "black" or "African-American"? — so I just started to ask. Any mistakes I made in terminology were quickly erased by the fact that I was trying. The significance of trying meant that I acknowledged that prejudice and racism is real. Once the conversation was open, I learned a ton. The WORST thing that I can do is pretend as though skin color and race doesn't matter in our society, or to me.
So, my white friends, no more tiptoeing around Black History Month. And what a better excuse to try to better understand black history and culture than your new baby? Here are some ideas:
1. Go to a Black History Month event. And not just the ones with your mildly diverse group of friends. If there's a black community in your area, go there. Be the only white people, it's OK. It's good for you.
2. Look for online black publications in your home town. I hate to admit it, but in writing this post I tried to find Black History events in my home town of Bradenton, Florida, and I didn't find anything, despite a significant black population.
3. If you're religious, go to a predominately black church or temple.
4. Post photographs of successful people of color around your home. Research has shown that simply looking at photographs of powerful black leaders for 10 minutes before taking a test that measure prejudice reduces levels (you can take it, too, by clicking here).
5. Explore black arts. Film, jazz, fashion… find something that really interests you. It's one thing to tour a culture, it's another thing to become a fan and participate. American black culture is so diverse, find an artist, musician or whomever and get involved. Your enthusiasm will rub off on your baby for years to come. Personally, I'm a big fan of the new black comedians like Sasheer Zamata (who just joined the "Saturday Night Live" cast) and Jessica Williams from "The Daily Show."
This is just a quick list, would love to hear ideas from others!
For more posts from Rebecca this month:
3 Kinds of Moms When Baby's Sick
Why The Kay Jewelry Adoption Ad Offended Me
Meet Gina: The New, Adorable Face of Foster Care Adoption
I Can't Stop Giving My Baby Nicknames
How To Plan a Birthday Party With Your Adopted Child's Birth Family
How Was Woody Allen Allowed to Adopt Two More Kids?


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Tough plan faces opposition over deportation to 'abuse' countries
BRITAIN'S promised crackdown on the "preachers of hate" will begin today with a move to deport Abu Qatada, described as al-Qaeda's spiritual ambassador in Europe.
The attempt to send the cleric back to Jordan comes just hours after Britain signed a controversial deal with the authorities in Amman for them to take undesirables thrown out of Britain. The order to remove Abu Qatada will be seen as a test of the Government's determination to deal with militants who allegedly stir up hatred.
Whitehall officials accept the attempt to deport Abu Qatada, 44, after 12 years will determine how successful their


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About Ben Kallos
Confronted with corruption in Albany, Ben put voting records online so New Yorkers could finally hold politicians accountable. Since then he's run a government reform organization that successfully removed corruption from government and served as Policy Director for former Public Advocate Mark Green.
Ben grew up on the Upper East Side with his mother, who still lives in the neighborhood, and his grandparents, who fled anti-Semitism in Europe. A Bronx Science graduate, Ben knows that our public schools are more than just budget line. He attended SUNY Albany and SUNY Buffalo Law School, where he paid his own way through.
In the City Council, Ben chairs the Committee on Governmental Operations, where he promotes transparency to ensure every dollar gets spent to improve your quality of life--from affordable housing to senior services to better schools.