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Nanami discovers that Kurama, a famous pop star, has transferred to her high school, which spurs her to return to school. However, as a weak land god, her life may be at risk if she wanders outside the shrine alone.
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Developing a comparison question that is appropriate to an examinee and case is perhaps the most challenging aspect of polygraphy, and its importance cannot be overstated. This guide is designed to be a handy source to the competent polygrapher in this crucial process.
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Written by Angelic Storm on 09.04.2011 at 10:20
(probably my all time fave Death song) "Open Casket"
Written by Deadmeat on 09.04.2011 at 13:13i love this song!!!! from the "brutal" side of Death (and i mean their first 2 albums) this is by far my fav song! it is amazing! i love the drum fill-ins in the beginning of the song and generally everything on it!
Written by Angelic Storm on 09.04.2011 at 13:25
I love everything about that song, it's ultra macabre main riff
Written by Deadmeat on 09.04.2011 at 13:42that's what i love about this band! almost all their riffs were, as you called, macabre. chuck had the ability to write awesome music!
Written by Angelic Storm on 09.04.2011 at 14:07
Hehe, that's true. Even some of Death's later stuff had very macabre riffs, like the chorus riff of "Jealousy" which is just vicious. From the old Death, my fave songs are "Open Casket", and "Torn To Pieces". The latter is probably the most macabre song Chuck ever wrote, it sounds like the perfect sonic accompaniment to cannabalistic rituals! lol
Written by Guest on 10.10.2011 at 20:13
Best Death album and definitely better than the horrendously overrated "TSOP".
Written by hauntedgt on 03.07.2012 at 16:38
Great album. Leprosy and Pull the plug are my favourites
Written by Lustful Maid on 29.12.2012 at 12:05- What consistency are you looking for ? All 8 songs sound like 1 song ?
- If there are 3 out of 8 songs are considered classisc and also your favorite, yet still not qualified as your favorite album, guess your requirements are extremely high. May I know which album so far is your "Album of the century" ? (Unfortunately, Leprosy is my album of the century)
Written by Dr. Strawberry on 19.08.2014 at 05:13
Their second best album.
Written by raveneffect on 19.08.2014 at 15:14
Because he finds Death to be an average band.


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Pandemic Flu
An influenza pandemic happens when an influenza virus manages to spread on a large geographical surface, infecting a large number of people. While there are several seasonal epidemics every year and they come on a pretty regular basis, the influenza pandemic is irregular. The most recent and serious pandemic took place close to 100 years ago, back in 1918, and it was responsible for the death of 50 million people. Historical documents prove that in the last three centuries there have been three large pandemics, which took place at every 100 years. In 2009 the world has faced the most recent pandemic.
A pandemic happens when a new strain of influenza virus, coming from another species, is transmitted to men and women. Specialists say that viruses coming from pigs, chickens or ducks are easily transmitted to human beings. When such a new strain becomes powerful and is transmitted to people, the humans have no immunity, and this is the explanation why the virus starts spreading so quickly.
The influenza virus travels around the globe due to birds' migration. Birds get infected and transport the virus in the geographical areas where they migrate. Another means of transportation is represented by the commercial ships that carry bird products and even by people traveling from one place to another.
Pandemic influenzas have been better understood once The World Health Organization has classified them depending on the process in which the virus travels from the first few infected bodies to the human beings. First there is an infected animal; afterwards, the virus infects humans, and then it rapidly infects numerous people, traveling from person to person. The pandemic flu is recognized officially once the virus has reached several geographical areas in the world.
The common influenza may be recognized due to having fever, a sore throat, headache, muscle pain, coughing, general weakness and fatigue. It can get worse when the lungs are affected, and the sick person begins to suffer from pneumonia, which can actually cause death in older or in very young people. These symptoms may sometimes cause confusion, as pneumonia can be considered to be a simple cold.
The influenza virus is transmitted by means of coughing or sneezing. Aerosols are produced as a result, and they contain the virus, which can thus travel from one body to another. Saliva, nasal secretions or blood may transmit the virus. This means that a person may get infected when breathing the infected air, touching the infected secretions and then touching the eyes or nose of an infected person.
The virus can survive for indefinite periods of time at low temperatures, and about one week in the human body. The good news is that detergent, soap and disinfectants can help us avoid getting infected with these viruses.
Between 1900 and 1999 tens of millions of persons died due to influenza, during the three pandemics that took place in this interval. And each one of the pandemics was caused by the appearance of a new strain of the virus, which has been rapidly transmitted from person to person.
Every day specialists all over the world work to create better vaccines, one of the few weapons people have against influenza.
Some of the pandemics are minor, affecting only a certain segment of the population on the globe, while others are major, killing millions of people. In 1918 tens of millions died, and other several hundreds of millions were sick during the pandemic influenza. The crisis was so powerful that there were not enough doctors, nurses, hospital beds and medication. The peoples' dead bodies were even left unburied, as there were not enough healthy people to take care if this matter.
The pandemics come in the so called "waves", which in the end increase the number of people that die because of the disease.
During the Spanish flu pandemic about 50 million people died. The virus was a new, very strong one and was extremely easily transmitted. Some statistics even mention close to 100 million people dying back then. That pandemic is still considered to be the greatest medical holocaust in history of mankind, killing as many people as the Black Death.
The symptoms of the Spanish flu were so unusual that many people were wrongly diagnosed with cholera instead of influenza. Bleeding was a very common symptom and sick people suffered from nose, stomach and intestine hemorrhage. Still, the majority of deaths were caused by a secondary infection like pneumonia, for example.
This pandemic reached even the Arctic area and the distant islands in the Pacific Islands. Young adults were the most affected, and this was also unusual compared to other situations when young and old people were killed by the disease.
In cases when influenza is manifested only to animals and there are rare situations when the virus is transmitted to people, the risk of a pandemic is low. To prevent the spread of the virus, many countries invest in vaccines and teach the population to get vaccinated. In all major chicken farms, the workers are mandatory vaccinated against common flu and travel is sometimes restricted in the areas were people suffer already from influenza.
When workers are vaccinated, the risk of combining the chicken flu virus with human viruses is low, decreasing the risk of forming a new, powerful, unknown strain of virus. Another important aspect is the effort of limiting the contact between farm birds and the wild birds that can infect them with viruses, which can then be transmitted to humans.
Farming has evolved a lot during the last decades, and efforts are made to teach people how to grow chickens and other birds in a much more hygienic way, in special areas that are properly separated from the places where people themselves live. A lot of money is also invested in creating better vaccines for the vet use, so the animals and birds are kept healthier and stronger.
When a pandemic strikes, in the very first weeks, there will not be an efficient and available vaccine. Specialists need time to develop new vaccine formulas. This explains why powerful, efficient vaccines are launched on the market five or six months after the first few cases were registered.
In the world there are only 19 countries that can produce such vaccines, and medical authorities have declared that in the best conditions, about 750 million vaccines could be produced per year. It is well known that a person should have two doses in order to be immune competent.
Since 2009 the production of vaccines was focused on the H1N1 virus. The vaccines that have been already made in Canada and the U.S.A. are available not only for their citizens, but also for other countries that want to buy them.
There are also two types of drugs that can be used when it comes to influenza. Many countries in the world are trying to make stock piles of these drugs, in order to be prepared for the worst case scenario when the pandemic would strike once again.
Limiting travel, teaching people to regularly wash their hands and cover the face while sneezing are simple, and yet effective methods of limiting the spread of a virus. There have been made masks to protect people in the affected areas, but just the masks alone cannot provide total protection.
The Influenza Risk Assessment Tool was created to measure the potential pandemic risk posed by influenza. Among the criteria that are used, there are the properties of the virus (the genomic variation, receptor binding, transmission in lab animals, antiviral treatment susceptibility) and the attributes of the population (immunity, disease severity and pathogenesis, antigenic relationship to vaccine candidates).
The Ecology and Epidemiology include global distribution, infection in animal species, human infections. All these aspects, if well measured and approximated, help specialists understand better the situation that they are confronted with.
Cold and Flu Symptoms and Treatment
According to Louis Kraml, CEO at Bingham Memorial Hospital, some people are much more sensitive than others when it comes to flu illnesses.
Often times, the symptoms of cloud and flu are very similar. It is known that the flu lasts longer and can lead to serious complications, though. If you experience fatigue, fever, pain in your muscles and you breathe with difficulty, you might have been hit by flu.
Flu vaccines, while useful, will not be efficient each and every time. It is crucial to have a strong immunity; this way, you will fight the flu much easier.
The first important step that you can take to get rid of flu is to ensure that you are able to breathe properly; if you have a runny, blocked nose, it's going to be hard for your body to receive the oxygen it needs. The good news is that by inhaling eucalyptus oils, for example, you will be able to clear the airways.
Speaking of airways, it is important to inhale fresh air. Since most people work in air conditioned offices, the germs can easily spread from one to the other.
Drinking plenty of liquids will help; think water, tea, etc and stay away from soft drinks – they're going to do more harm than good. A good soup will also work wonders.
Low quality food (fast food) has a low nutritional value, so it should be avoided.
If you have caught a cold or flu, you need to be very careful. Try to get as much rest as you can, because this will strengthen your body.
Make sure to get in touch with your doctor without delay; otherwise, the cold or the flu can lead to severe complications – bronchitis, for example.


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Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o was a runner-up in the race for the Heisman Trophy.
The presentation was made Saturday in New York City where quarterback Johnny Manziel from Texas A&M won the Heisman honors.
Te'o had an outstanding postseason run of awards -- six to be exact -- which is the record for postseason awards.
The former Punahou star won the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp national player of the year award, Bednarik Award, Butkus Award, Nagurski Trophy and Lombardi Award.
Te'o passed former Michigan star Charles Woodson's record for national postseason awards. Woodson had five awards in 1997, including the Heisman.
Te'o will lead Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship against Alabama in Miami on Jan. 7.
A few days after turning 20, Manziel became the most inexperienced player to win the Heisman. Adrian Peterson had come closest as a freshman, finishing second to Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart in 2004.
Manziel is the second player from Texas A&M to win the Heisman, and first since John David Crow 1957.
Manziel broke 2010 Heisman winner Cam Netwon's Southeastern Conference record with 4,600 total yards this season, led the Aggies to a 10-2 in their first SEC season and orchestrated an upset at No. 1 Alabama in November that stamped him as legit.


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Yankees vs. Tigers: Thoughts and Notes
With one week and one day left of spring training baseball, the Yankees are starting to get into regular season form. Saturday afternoon the Bronx Bombers beat the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland by a score of 2-1.
Here's what I made of it…
A.J. Burnett
Coming into this game A.J. Burnett was 0-1 this spring, not exactly setting the Yankees on fire. I recently wrote a blog about Burnett, calling out his inconsistency and how everyone compared him to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde last season.
Today, he was "Dr. Jekyll-Burnett."
The Yanks' number two man tossed 91 pitches over 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball. He only gave up three hits, struck out two, and issued three walks. Not a bad day at the office for Burnett and it was a good sign, considering the Tigers played most of their regulars.
Manager Joe Girardi liked what he saw from Burnett today too; the skipper said he was "mixing his pitches, using the fastball more effectively, and was demonstrating better control than his last few starts."
Could not have said it better myself. Burnett was also in a good rhythm with Jorge Posada, who was catching him this afternoon. Many people have made issues about the Burnett-Posada battery in the past, but if they work together as nicely as they did today there won't be many problems.
Overall, Burnett looked great. A smooth and effortless delivery, a good fastball, a great breaking pitch, and everything was working for him. Let's just hope he pitches like this for the better part of the upcoming season.
Burnett will have one more start this spring before April 6–his first regular season start in Boston vs. the Red Sox.
Former Teams
What was interesting about this game was the scoring. The Yankees scored two runs, both of which were brought on by former Tigers. The Tigers plated one run, which was scored by a former Yankee.
In the top of the first, Curtis Granderson knocked in Posada with a two-out RBI single. Of course Granderson played for the Tigers last season, as did Marcus Thames.
With the game tied at 1-1 in the top of the fourth, Thames took Tigers' starter Nate Robertson deep to left for a long solo home run, a blast that gave the Yankees the lead they would not relinquish.
I think Thames needed that home run, considering the abysmal spring he is having. Heading into that at-bat, he was only averaging .114 at the plate. Yikes!
As for the Tigers, former Yank Johnny Damon scored in the bottom of the third on an RBI single off the bat of Magglio Ordonez. After Damon hit a two-out double Ordonez drove him in from second with a base hit to right field. I have to give credit to Randy Winn, who nearly made a spectacular outfield assist.
Damon just beat the throw to home plate, which was right on the money. A solid effort and a great throw by Winn, but the former Yankee was called safe at home.
It was just a strange day in terms of the scoring. Not many runs and a former player on each team lent a hand in each run. Crazy!
Joba Chamberlain
As announced on Thursday, Joba Chamberlain will begin the season in the bullpen. Phil Hughes won the fifth starting pitcher's spot, much to the dismay of many people including Chamberlain.
A good friend of mine called me almost immediately after the Yankees made the decision. I answered my phone and he literally went off about how angry he was how Hughes was named the fifth starter over Chamberlain. His argument was that the Yanks wasted time with the "Joba Rules" and how they treated him last year.
Think about it: they put Chamberlain on six days rest and then had him go out and throw 4 1/3 innings in some instances. They put him through all of that just to make him a reliever again? My friend said,
"He may not have been Roy Halladay right off the bat, but Rome was not built in a day."
Excellent point. Chamberlain is only 24 years old. If he was 34 years old and not performing at a high level as a starter, then I would say leave him in the bullpen.
I think many people forget what he did in July 25, 2008 against the Red Sox at Fenway. Chamberlain started the game and tossed seven shutout innings against the BoSox, beating the ace of the Red Sox staff, Josh Beckett. Not only did he pick up the win in that game, he only allowed three hits and fanned nine batters.
The capability and talent is there. He just needs a chance to put it to use.
Chamberlain said Hughes did a better job during spring training and earned the spot, but he also said he was disappointed. He has a right to feel that way. Everyone was expecting him to be the fifth guy and I can tell he wanted to be. But I think one thing has to be made clear:
Even though Hughes is starting the year in the rotation, it doesn't mean Chamberlain won't be there. If Hughes struggles (the way he has in the past as a starter) Chamberlain could very well be plugged into that spot and get some starts. Nothing is set in stone; it just means Hughes is starting the year in the rotation!
Maybe everything will work out fine. Perhaps Hughes will find his niche in the rotation while Chamberlain finds his in the 'pen. Just as he has proven to be a dominant starter, Chamberlain can be just as deadly as a reliever.
After all, he did pitch a scoreless ninth inning today and pick up a save.
Other Notes:
–The Tigers' spring training field is named "Joker Marchant Stadium." Detroit officially wins the award for silliest Stadium name. Ever.
–David Robertson took over for Burnett and got out of the sixth inning. The more I watch him, the more I like him. He is great!
–Chad Gaudin was released by the Yankees. He made seven starts for the Bronx Bombers last year and the Yanks were 7-0 in those games. I hope he finds a new team, he can really help a ball club the way he helped the Yankees.
–Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher, and Robinson Cano did not make the trip over to Lakeland today.
–Nick Johnson played first base this afternoon. I think it's good he can play the field, but unfortunately he went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts at the plate. He did draw a walk though.
–As mentioned before, Randy Winn almost made a great outfield assist. Even though he missed it, he still did a great job in right field. He made some nice catches and even doubled up a runner at first after an awesome snag. I'll give him a lot of credit–he won some battles with the sun and wind today!
–The Tigers have a minor leaguer named Michael Rockett. Deik Scram, Michael Rockett…Jeesh, the Tigers are chuck full of minor leaguers with funny names!
–Chan Ho Park's nickname is "Chop." Cool. Even cooler, he worked his way out of a 1st and 3rd, one-out jam in the eighth inning.
–Joel Zumaya of the Tigers struck out the side in the sixth inning. He whiffed Granderson, Winn, and Ramiro Pena. I am officially scared of him again. He has been practically a non-factor these past two seasons, but his fastball hit 99 mph on the speed gun and his curve ball was NASTY. I am not looking forward to facing him this year.
–During the telecast, Michael Kay and Tino Martinez had a discussion about the pies to the face after a walk-off win. Kay said the dynasty teams were "very conservative" and that Paul O'Neill (at first) did not like the pies after the walk-off wins.
Martinez however liked them and said the team did not look like they were having fun the last five-six years. "The pies loosened them up," Martinez elegantly stated.
I have to side with favorite player during the dynasty (Martinez) and say he was right.
–Tomorrow afternoon the Yankees take on the Tigers yet again, only this time they will play in Tampa at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
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It's interesting how Granderson has hit well against his old team this spring. His bat seems to come to life against the Tigers, which makes me wish we played them more often in the regular season! Good outing by Burnett.
A.J.: I love A.J., especially when he pitches that well. And all those tattoos make him look pretty sexy😉
Pretty ironic about the runs scored yesterday…I didn't even pick that up. Today's game is fun so far…I sure wish the rain would go away.
Nice post!


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NPS explores new stormwater solution; low cost, low maintenance key features
September 11, 2012 —
Water that used to flow across two parking lots and enter a stormwater drain that discharged into the Delaware River, carrying sediments and contaminants such as oil and grease, will now be cleaner due to installation of a new stormwater filtration system being tested by the National Park Service(NPS).
NPS staff and employees of Fabco Industries, Inc., which designs and installs the systems, were joined by representatives from various agencies and organizations at a demo conducted at the NPS headquarters office in Beach Lake on September 6. Installation was surprisingly simple and swift, taking less than 20 minutes to assemble, insert and customize the final fit of the StormSack filtration system.
NPS superintendent Sean McGuinness recognized the need for inexpensive systems that could be easily installed and maintained in the Upper Delaware River Valley and began researching solutions to the problem. "Stormwater runoff can significantly threaten and impair the health and enjoyment of our nation's water resources, natural habitats and scenic beauty, and we want to be a leader in finding affordable ways to reduce that impact," he said.
The system is designed to be installed into existing roadside drains, commonly called catch basins. Located just below the grate, the units capture and filter water as it leaves surrounding surfaces, thereby reducing source pollution.
McGuinness lauded the simplicity, affordability and low maintenance of the unit, which costs approximately $800 and is maintained by vacuuming the geotextile bag at least twice yearly. It was also suggested that maintenance of current stormwater systems could be reduced with the addition of the StormSack unit.
"It really bothered me that we were letting stuff from the parking lot go right into the river," said McGuinness, who walks past the drain daily. "The concept was to make something simple and affordable that could fit into an existing drain so that communities with tight budgets could focus on the places where the highest potential of pollutants are going into the watershed. This is an opportunity to evaluate a possible solution, show it to others and continue discussing how to protect the river from runoff."
NPS staff will assess how well the system works, monitor overall costs and consider installing an additional unit at the popular Roebling Bridge where informational signage could be used to educate the public about the importance of stormwater filtration to water quality.


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Who do you hope is not going to die
And who do you think is?
I hope none of the K11 dies and I'm not sure who'll
I hope Lee doesn't die
Karin should though
sakura should be sent to hell.......
Sakura, Kiba, Sai, half the alliance and many more.
I hope Kakashi doesn't die
I hope Tsunade does die
Sakura, Kiba(Plus the dog), and Tsunade. Those three need to die.
Sakura sakura and sakura she needs too die
hope obito die pretty soon
Kakashi and Gai need to die
No idea..Mb Tsunade should die with other Kages, really I have no idea :p
Sasuke! I think he's gonna die soon
kill sasugay
Kiba is, and I hope Rock Lee doesn't.
Kill Sakura off already.....
If Hinata dies, then Sakura has to die first. thats all.
I hope Sakura's feelings don't die.
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Arizona's Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards (Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 44, Section 1375) set minimum energy efficiency standards for twelve products, all of which have since been preempted by federal regulation. HB 2332 of 2009 established new standards, effective January 1, 2012 for three additional products:
- Portable electric spas
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Specific testing requirements and minimum standards are outlined in the regulations. Manufacturers must certify to the Arizona Department of Commerce Energy Office that products meet minimum efficiency standards. Certification to other states with similar standards that publish databases of compliant products is permitted as an alternative to certifying to the Arizona Department of Commerce Energy Office. New products manufactured in Arizona and sold outside the State are not covered by the regulations. Additionally, the regulations do not apply to products installed in mobile manufactured homes at time of construction, products designed exclusively for installation and use in recreational vehicles, and products installed in a laundry facility located within an apartment complex or mobile home park.
The standards stipulate that beginning on May 31, 2008, and every three years thereafter, the Arizona Department of Commerce Energy Office must conduct a comparative review and assessment of the standards and energy efficiency standards adopted in other states and submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the speaker of the house of representatives and president of the senate.
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text: Can You Remote View? Yes, Most of You Can. Teresa Frisch posted:1/11/2013 11:14:50 PM Hi, Thought I would share a bit of information with those who are interested. No, I'm not promoting me, but everything I've done was with an educational focus regarding remote viewing. So I share these things as resources for information about it. My name is Teresa Frisch, I'm a registered nurse and a Controlled Remote Viewer trained by Lyn Buchanan. I went through his viewing courses and beyond to become the first Analyst to come through his program and the third CRV Instructor certified as knowing CRV theory and methodology by him. My website is www.aestheticimpact.com. You'll find a lot of remote viewing information there as well as declassified documents from the STAR GATE files. I've been recording webinars with target reviews and guest speakers since 2011. I just uploaded forty-two target discussions, tutorials and guest speakers onto YouTube. Speakers are Lyn Buchanan, Angela Thompson-Smith, Courtney Brown, Marty Rosenblatt, Lori Williams (in Spanish) and Paul O'Connor. You will need to access Paul's through Aesthetic Impact. The rest of them are available here: http://www.youtube.com/user/MemoryMime/videos?view=0 Anyone can come and listen to our discussions. You can ask questions if you like. You'll need Internet Explorer as your browser. The webinars are free. To register: http://www.aestheticimpact.com/webinar-recordings.html# My latest article which shows remote viewing images with session results and sketches can be found at Eight Martinis, The State of the Art of Remote Viewing, Issue 8, page 39-53. "Controlled Remote Viewing and Era III Medicine." The magazine is named after an in-house military intelligence term that means results so good you need eight martinis to recover from the shock. The magazine has a lot of good articles from a lot of credible people, including Lyn Buchanan, Joe McMoneagle, PJ Gaenir, Daz Smith, Ingo Swann, Rick and Sandra Hilleard. http://www.eightmartinis.com/ If you have any questions please feel free to email me at [email protected] Best, Teresa Frisch Controlled Remote Viewing Instructor / Analyst / Project Management Aesthetic Impact Informational Services, LLC www.aestheticimpact.comjaguarsky posted:1/12/2013 11:29:17 AM Thanks for posting this info Teresa. I participated in a remote veiwing experiment back in the early 90's through ARE. For those of us who have either done this instinctually in our lives or have learned to do it, participation, discussion and validation are a blessing. How cool is it when you find out you are not crazy?Wereparadox posted:1/12/2013 2:16:28 PM Hate to tell you this but there is no "not crazy" the most "normal" person alive to day apears a mad person to another. Crazy like good is almost entirely subjective. People use subjective words to bend you to their way of life. There are entirely evil acts and that's the only real crazy. What's good for the hunter is bad for the prey. Having sex with your sister is bad unless your an egyptian pharaoh. Through out time the worst things we concider crazy at one time was perfectly normal. Many of the normal stuff we do today will seem insane to our great grandchildren. Want proof just look at the 80's. Is it crazy to pick up stones and chuck them at a woman till she dies a slow painfull death for cheating.... depends who you ask even today.gary107 posted:1/12/2013 3:52:45 PM If it seems impossible to have happen, then it can be considered impossible. Why pick at it, it was no fun when it did happen.jaguarsky posted:1/13/2013 11:48:37 AM Ok, so how cool is it when you find out that the thing people kept telling you did not exist actually does. Like the Africans were vindicated when a white man first set eyes on a gorilla.Wereparadox posted:1/13/2013 9:40:27 PM Now your talkin my language Jaguarsky. I love the giant squid. Proof that legends can be true. I was suck on that science teacher. I can't wait untill something really crazy happens. Even if a titans come back and I'm the first one they crush I'd die happy. I'd be like. "SUCK ON THAT SCIENC-" Squish!!gary107 posted:1/14/2013 10:20:23 AM I'd be like. "SUCK ON THAT SCIENC-" Squish!! you must respect the spirit involved with such defiance.jaguarsky posted:1/14/2013 11:32:13 AM I have, over the past few years, been watching what we learn from quantum physics; which is basically we know nothing. But it seems that everytime a "discovery" is made it reinforces the things the mystics have been telling us since before we crawled from the cave: ALL things are connected, time is not linear (or perhaps does not really exist at all), an object can be in two places at the same time, etc. Loves me my old mystics.bobprin posted:1/14/2013 5:15:33 PM The native americans also that everything was connected and had a spirit also. Now that we know that everything is made up of the same stuff their beliefs are justified.breeld posted:1/14/2013 7:38:27 PM Soon as I get a day off, I`m gonna check out Teresa`s site. I`m sooo interested in this.Wereparadox posted:1/14/2013 7:52:01 PM Thank you Gary as long as I'm a thorn in the side of convention I can take some small comfort. Even if I am moving at a pace of a man running on the ice against the wind in a hurricane.breeld posted:1/15/2013 6:10:29 AM Lol Wereparodox-I pictured that, too funny. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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The Orange County Register quotes Angels general manager Tony Reagins as saying there was "no personality conflict" that led to scouting director Eddie Bane's dismissal.
Angels GM Tony Reagins denied Wednesday's dismissal of scouting director Eddie Bane was the result of a rift among the Angels' decision-makers or the sign of a philosophical shift in the way the Angels will approach scouting and drafting players in the future.
"That's not accurate," Reagins said. "There was definitely no personality conflict. I have great respect for Eddie and what he's done in this organization. But you have to make difficult decisions in this business sometimes."
Reagins did indicate there is dissatisfaction within the organization over what recent drafts had produced. "We have good players. It's more about the process," Reagins said, denying that Bane's firing was a direct referendum on his draft strategy. "In order to be successful, you have to have talented players in your system and we feel we do. But some of the players that we have that are very talented have not materialized with that talent within the system."
Personal comment … If a "very talented" player does not materialize from "within the system," that's the player development department, not scouting.
But I don't think there's anything wrong with the Angels' player development program. It's one of the most respected in baseball.
As I wrote yesterday, the perceived lack of talent at upper levels might have more to do with the Angels losing high-round draft picks for several years earlier in the decade due to signing free agents.
Register columnist Mark Whicker comments:
Ah, philosophical differences.
Apparently the Angels fired scouting director Eddie Bane because they liked John Stuart Mill and Bane was partial to John Locke.
Or maybe they mean differences in the ways to assemble baseball talent. Since Bane's philosophy was to draft and sign really talented guys, it is left to the reader to determine the Angels' philosophy.
What we do know is that Bane was not fired for lack of performance.
Whicker talked to Bane briefly, who didn't comment at length, but notes that "one of the few bright spots Wednesday was the supportive call Bane got from [Nick] Adenhart's father, Jim." Eddie was the one who negotiated the deal for Nick to sign despite his recent "Tommy John" surgery. The Angels offered to supervise his rehab at their minor league complex in Mesa, and Eddie arranged for Nick to attend nearby Arizona State, Bane's alma mater, to begin his college education.
Whicker quotes long-time Angels scouts Tom Kotchman and Chris McAlpin as saying of Bane, ""He let you do your job." Whicker wrote, "That was at least a majority opinion," suggesting that Bane trusted his people and gave them the freedom to succeed without interference.
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Bane has failed to produce top-tier major league talent. Bane's much publicized idea of drafting a bunch of football players who were great athletes and teaching them baseball is old-fashioned and particularly out of the ordinary when set against the backdrop of the "moneyball era." There is a reason why NOBODY does things this way anymore. If you are the scouting director, you are supposed to find baseball players with baseball skills, not guy with bat speed who hack at anything and fast guys who can't get on base. The idea that Bane wasn't fired for lack of performance, as Whicker says, is totally silly. Exactly, who has the farm system produced? Basically, a bunch of guys who aren't good enough to win the weakest division in the American League, and Jared Weaver. Coincidentally, Weaver is the one guy who DOESN'T fit the "high risk/high reward" mold of Bane's drafting strategy and he is the best one.
It's true they have recently traded away a number of guys, but have those turned up for other teams? Not really. I don't know of any guys who were traded away that would really be helping the Angels right now, specifically in the bullpen.
If you draft on athleticism, you get Howie Kendrick instead of Dustin Pedroia (who was called unathletic early in his career), if you scout other organizations for athleticism you get Erick Aybar instead of David Eckstein, and if you look for a nice fastball instead of a pitcher, you get Fernando Rodney instead of someone more effective. The Angels minor league system has not produced because they haven't signed baseball players, but in Bane's tenure they may have ruined the careers of some great college quarterbacks.


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On the final day, the divine Sensei of the monastery examines the design. The monk is blessed if the Sensei approves of his painstaking endevours.
On that fateful day of examination, as the painting is being presented before the Sensei, the Sensei looks the monk directly in the eyes and proceeds to destroy the fragile design with a single sweep of his arm.
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The suspect's brother helped negotiators talk him into surrendering, Whitney said.
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The state is running out of tuberculosis tests. Hawaii, has the second highest yearly rate of the disease, and it is now getting hit by the nationwide shortage.
The Hawaii State Department of Health says manufacturers are not sending enough supply of TB test solution to keep up with the demand. Now, instead of testing 1,000 people per week, the department will only be able to treat 200.
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The TB test is crucial to help protect people by actively screening potential carriers for the disease.
"It's not like the flu where the person will get sick right away. They might carry the bug inside their lungs for many many years and eventually might get tuberculosis," said Brostrom.
The DOH insists the suspension will not have a negative impact on public health. TB tests will still be on reserve for certain cases.
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And those already being treated and evaluated for TB will not be affected from the suspension. The DOH says some symptoms of TB include coughing, sometimes with blood that lasts at least three weeks, night sweats, fevers and unintentional weight loss. The TB suspension and test shortage may last 120 days.
Hawaii has a shortage of tuberculosis tests
The state is running out of tuberculosis tests. Hawaii, has the second highest yearly rate of the disease, and it is now getting hit by the nationwide shortage.
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|Tora Ziyal (2373)
|Cardassian/Bajoran hybrid
|Deceased (2374)
|Tora Naprem
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|Dukat's father (grandfather)
|Played by:
|Cyia Batten, Tracy Middendorf, Melanie Smith
|Tora Ziyal (2372)
Tora Ziyal was the illegitimate daughter of the Cardassian Gul Dukat and the Bajoran Tora Naprem, conceived during the Occupation when Dukat was in command of Terok Nor.
Early life Edit
Although Dukat loved both Naprem and their daughter, he knew the Occupation was drawing to a close and that Ziyal would not be accepted on either Bajor or Cardassia Prime. Therefore, he sent the two of them away to live on the neutral planet of Lissepia, aboard the transport ship Ravinok in 2366. En route, the Ravinok was attacked and downed on Dozaria by Breen warships. Naprem was killed in the crash, while Ziyal and the other survivors were captured and forced to labor in a nearby Breen dilithium mine.
Six years later in early 2372, the fate of the Ravinok reached the outside world. Dukat learned that Major Kira Nerys was mounting a search for the transport and arranged to have himself join her. Dukat had intended to kill Ziyal if he should find her alive, as the fact he had an illegitimate half-Bajoran daughter posed a threat to his political position and legitimate family. Ziyal was aware of this fact from the other Cardassian prisoners, but she still hoped that her father would rescue her as her mother promised. When Dukat found her as he and Kira liberated the camp, Ziyal told him that she would rather die than to be apart from him. As he looked upon his daughter, Dukat found he could not kill her. (DS9: "Indiscretion")
Following Ziyal's return to Cardassia with her father, the expected political backlash was swift. Dukat was demoted from his position as chief military adviser to the Detapa Council and assigned to command the freighter Groumall, while his wife took their children and left him. Meanwhile, Ziyal was shunned by most Cardassians for her Bajoran half. She later confided with Kira that the only good thing about her life on Cardassia was her father, who spent time with her and never acted as though he were ashamed of her. Since he was the only family she had, Ziyal followed Dukat to the Groumall. However, after the Groumall was destroyed and Dukat took command of a captured Klingon Bird-of-Prey, Ziyal returned with Kira to live on Deep Space 9. Dukat had conceded that it would be a better life for her on the station than accompanying him on his war against the Klingons. (DS9: "Return to Grace")
Aboard Deep Space 9 Edit
Aboard the station, Ziyal developed a close friendship with Major Kira; coming to think of her as a sort of big sister. Ziyal also became drawn to Elim Garak, who was the only other Cardassian on the station. Garak was initially concerned that Ziyal might try to kill him, due to the enmity between him and Dukat, though the two eventually developed a relationship. Dukat was outraged when he learned of this development in 2373 upon his return visit to Deep Space 9. At that time, Dukat had been secretly negotiating the alliance between the Cardassian Union and the Dominion. Knowing that he would soon rule over Cardassia itself, Dukat attempted to take Ziyal back with him, promising that "things will change" this time around. Ziyal refused, since Garak was lost in the Gamma Quadrant and she had promised she would wait for his return. In response, Dukat disowned her and would soon condemn her to death with a plan to destroy the Bajoran sun. (DS9: "For the Cause", "In Purgatory's Shadow", "By Inferno's Light")
The Dominion War Edit
Ziyal continued living aboard Deep Space 9 until the outbreak of the Dominion War, and the station was under threat of attack. Kira arranged to have Ziyal admitted to a Bajoran university in the care of her friends. There, she discovered a passion and talent for art, through which she hoped to bring Cardassians and Bajorans closer together by showing that they have a common viewpoint. However, she was never truly accepted on Bajor either, since her father was the hated Gul Dukat. Soon after Dukat retook Deep Space 9, he and Ziyal talked and he told her he may have "overreacted" previously. Ziyal agreed to return with Dukat to the station; despite his actions she was willing to forgive him, because living with her father was the only time when she felt like she really belonged. Upon returning to the station, Ziyal was reunited with Kira and was very glad to see her. The two planned to have dinner that evening to catch up and share news. But, Dukat insisted the three have dinner in his quarters to Kira's dismay. At dinner that evening, Ziyal shared some of the paintings she had done with her father and Kira, both were very impressed with her talent and agreed that that while they never agreed on anything but the the fact that they both loved and cared for Ziyal. (DS9: "Call to Arms", "Sons and Daughters")
Although Dukat doted on Ziyal, it was difficult to reconcile her sympathy towards the Federation with his direction of the Dominion war effort. Ziyal wanted to believe that her father was not the tyrant the Bajorans described, and so she was angered and disillusioned when Dukat refused to pardon Rom because he was an "enemy of the state". Afterward, she helped Quark break Kira, Rom, Leeta, and Jake Sisko out of station security, so that they could prevent the Dominion from destroying the minefield around the Bajoran wormhole. As the Federation-Klingon fleet neared the station, Ziyal and Dukat found each other in a corridor. Ziyal again told her father that she could not leave with him, and admitted to him her involvement with Kira and the others' escape. She told him good-bye, and that she loved him.
Just then, Ziyal was shot and fatally wounded by Damar, who heard her confession and had executed her as a traitor. The stricken Dukat refused to leave Ziyal's side as the Dominion forces evacuated the station. Just before she died, he told her that he forgave her, and that he loved her too. Garak arrived at the station too late except to see Ziyal's body, while Dukat became mentally unstable in the wake of her death. (DS9: "Favor the Bold", "Sacrifice of Angels", "Waltz")
Appendices Edit
Appearances Edit
- Cyia Batten
- DS9: "Indiscretion" (Season Four)
- DS9: "Return to Grace"
- Tracy Middendorf
- DS9: "For the Cause"
- Melanie Smith
- DS9: "In Purgatory's Shadow" (Season Five)
- DS9: "By Inferno's Light"
- DS9: "Call to Arms"
- DS9: "Sons and Daughters" (Season Six)
- DS9: "Favor the Bold"
- DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels"
Background information Edit
Tora Ziyal was portrayed by Cyia Batten on her first two appearances, recast with Tracy Middendorf in the episode "For the Cause", and then portrayed by Melanie Smith on the last six episodes.
Ronald D. Moore has stated that Melanie Smith was "cast deliberately a little older because we didn't feel that the other actresses were 'reading' mature enough on screen to plausibly be involved in any way with Garak." (AOL chat, 1997)
Three costumes worn by Tracy Middendorf and Melanie Smith in the episodes "For the Cause" and "In Purgatory's Shadow" were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1] [2] [3] [4]
StarTrek.com lists her birth year as 2354.
External link Edit
- Tora Ziyal at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Tora Ziyal at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
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I've never liked the analogy of the Emperor's non-existent clothes to religion's supposed non-existent empirical underpinnings (and not just for the obvious reason that a great deal of what goes under the name "religion" does not aspire to empirical truth in the same way that science or history do.) I think the analogy does violence to the story, which (in the Anderson version) is a fable about vanity, not ignorance. The Emperor is able to be so easily swindled because he greedily desires the finest possible garments, and because he desires to maintain his Imperial station even when he appears to himself unfit to rule (inability to see the garments being putative evidence of lack of discernment). The irony is that it is his vanity that makes him unfit to rule. His senses don't deceive him, nor his reason; his insecurity does.
Furthermore, while we, the readers of the tale, know that the King has been deceived, the brave innocent child does not, and cares not. Nor has she heard the lie that not seeing the non-existent clothes is evidence of foolishness. She only knows that he is naked. This simplicity is what makes her innocent, and also what makes her a bad model for any thoughtful social critic, who we would like to have studied the ways of the world, or at least read some William Blake. (I take this to be Kazez's main point: that while calling a spade a spade has value, all things being equal, it is not always the wisest choice. We blunt, temper, dress up, and postpone the truth for a host of reasons, sometimes legitimate, sometimes less so; truth is one value among many.)
Having said that, I can see why Kazez's story rubs Blackford the wrong way, since she explicitly compares the Incompatiblists to children, and the Compatiblists to grownups. This would come off as undeservedly condescending, if Blackford did not reply--in a voice very much like a child's--that his side was innocent and noble, while the other side is mendacious, simplistic, underhanded, and just mean. (This isn't the first time Blackford has assigned the black and white hats thusly):
As far as I can see, the incivility is generally not coming from people who could be considered part of the New Atheist movement - such as Dawkins, or Ophelia, or maybe Jerry Coyne [...] Most of the mockery, name-calling, gotcha rhetoric, twisting of the truth for effect, adopting outrageous and wildly implausible lies as "Exhibits", and various others forms of downright unfairness actually seem to be coming from such people as Chris Mooney and Josh Rosenau, i.e. people who wish that the Gnus would go away.Without even getting into particulars, this is a suspect stance. It's human nature that one's argument will appear to oneself as highminded, while one's opponent will seem to be illegitimate and sniping. This is one of the tendencies that the best discourse tries to meet head on, and rise above. The same is true of the position that our arguments are in the spirit of debate, dialogue, truth and inquiry, while our opponents arguments are censorious and scolding. "There is no God, and people should not believe there is," is an opinion which may be supported by rhetoric and logic, just as "Attacking religion in a withering, alienating fashion will have undesired blowback" is an opinion which may be supported by rhetoric and logic. Each can be presented in good, or bad, faith.
What we actually tend to see is reasonably civil, courteous, thoughtful critiques of religion from the Gnus being met with the response that it is so far beyond the pale that it should not be said. Thus, the crucial moment that set off the current round of debates was when Jerry Coyne reviewed two books by religious authors who argued for a compatibility of religion and science. The review was as civil as one could expect from any reviewer who disagrees strongly with key elements of non-fiction books that he or she is reviewing. It was thoughtful, detailed, and followed all the courtesies. See for yourself.
The response from Chris Mooney was that such things should not be said.
To be fair, it's true that Coyne's TNR article was pretty measured and tame. And it's true he was gentle and respectful when addressing that group of Methodist parishioners. But before we take these examples as typical and endorse Coyne's self-congratulation for never having "criticized an evolutionist, writer, or scholar in an ad hominem manner," it's worth taking a quick glance at his blog, where it's hard to find a post that doesn't devolve into ad hom (unless it's about kittens). Starting with the most recent example, earlier this week Coyne called Deepak Chopra (not someone I particuraly admire, but a writer nonetheless) "Deepity Chopra," whose significant wealth he calls "an indictment of America."
Prior to this he suggests that the critiques ("tripe") of Phil Zuckerman--writer and scholar--are motivated mainly by jealousy of the New Atheists' book sales. Thomas Jackson writes "babble," Mary Midgley is "dumb" and "superannuated" (Coyne loves the 10 cent words Hitchens and Grayling teach him). Elaine Ecklund is a "disingenuous" "Templeton-funded automaton," (regular readers of Coyne's blog will learn that everyone funded by Templeton has been horribly corrupted) Laurie Lebo has "lost neurons," Rob Knop is "mushbrained, and Josh Rosenau has been taken over by a demon. That's just in the last 3 weeks.
Now, I really do mean to be sociological about this. There are numerous fair, interesting and important criticisms to make about religious belief and practice in this world, and I have no interest in stopping anyone from making them. Some I've even made myself. But do we really need to erect a firewall between these criticisms, and similar good-faith criticisms of science, humanism, or enlightenment values? Debate unavoidably divides people into teams, but we can acknowledge this division as a structural artifact, rather than mistaking it for a carving out of ontological categories. If we're interested in truth, dialogue, learning, and similar values, does it really matter so much where the lines are between us and them?
Not that I have any illusions about our ability to reject shibboleths altogether. But we can periodically direct our attention to the high-amperage jolt of human nature that runs through this debate, fueling (in this case) the self-serving myth of the big bad accomodationists trying to stamp out the decent, unimpeachable, eminently rational arguments of the "Gnus." And yes, there's sanctimony and snark to go around on all sides. That crack above about the 10-cent words, for example. That was jerky of me to say. It was and is an obstacle to clear vision and communication, every bit as much as the vanity of the Emperor in Anderson's story was an obstacle to his own clear sight and judgement.
Update I: Jeremy Stangroom, in response to Blackford's post, calls him out for some choice ad homs of his own. His post is more concise than mine, if also slightly more testy.
Update II: Josh Rosenau chimes in:
But when Russell claims in the post linked above that I "wish that the Gnus would go away," he's wrong. I wish they'd make better arguments, ones which engage the peer reviewed literature in the relevant fields, including philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, science/religion studies, metaethics, and even theology. I wish they cited that literature more, and I wish they published their arguments there and engaged with the relevant communities of scholars that way, rather than just through blogs, and TED talks, and mass-market books and magazines. I wish they'd study the literature of social movement theory, and take what lessons can be learned from past efforts to change society and apply that research to their own efforts. I wish they'd lay out some sort of consensus platform, including both big principles and practical changes to be made. I wish they'd work with, rather than against, their most likely allies. I wish they wouldn't drive wedges within the pro-science movement, and would focus their righteous ire on the religious authoritarians who deserve it, or who at least we all agree deserve it most. I don't want them to go away, I want them to be better at what they're trying to do.


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Technical sessions are scheduled for oral and poster presentations beginning 8 a.m. Sunday, 1 April, and concluding at 5:30 p.m. Monday, 2 April. All oral and poster sessions will be in the Renaissance Asheville Hotel.
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Session chairs are invited to attend the Session Chairs Orientation and Breakfast from 77:50 a.m. in The Top of the Plaza on the 12th floor of the Renaissance Asheville Hotel, Sunday, 1 April and Monday, 2 April. Session chairs are requested to strictly adhere to the schedule and to limit speakers to the allotted times.
Information for Presenters
Each speaker is allotted 20 minutes which includes ~15 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for questions. Authors of posters are asked to have their posters in place by 8 a.m. for morning sessions and 1:30 p.m. for afternoon sessions. Authors of posters should be present at their posters for 2 hours: 911 a.m. for morning sessions, and 2:304:30 p.m. for afternoon sessions. Morning session posters must be removed by noon and afternoon session posters by 5:30 p.m. Poster presenters will have one 4' by 8' horizontal (landscape) display board. Electrical hookups will not be available for poster boards.
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The Eagle Room on the second floor of the Renaissance Asheville Hotel will serve as the speaker ready room. Student volunteers will be staffing the speaker ready room and providing assistance for uploading presentations. Each speaker should bring their PowerPoint presentation to the speaker ready room on either a CD-ROM disk or on a USB compatible flash drive (a.k.a. thumb drive, memory stick) according to the schedule listed below. All morning presentations must be uploaded by the end of the day prior to the presentation. All afternoon presentations must be uploaded by noon on the day of the presentation.
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- 1. Transcurrent Motion in the Southern Appalachians: Comparing Kinematics and Timing across the Orogen.
Cosponsored by GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division.
Cheryl Waters-Tormey, Western Carolina University, cherylwtwcu.edu;
Jim Hibbard, North Carolina State University, jphibbarncsu.edu.
- Transcurrent motion likely played a major role in the evolution of the Appalachian orogen and its foreland basin. However, the record and timing of transcurrent and oblique plate motion is only just beginning to be recognized throughout the orogen. Recognition of transcurrent motion is significant because it is a major factor in trying to build sequential regional tectonic models that link crustal components of the orogen from the foreland to the hinterland. This symposium will highlight current work documenting the kinematics and timing of transcurrent and oblique tectonic events across the orogen, and directions for future investigations.
- 2. Industrial Minerals of the Spruce Pine (NC) District and the Southeast.
Cosponsored by SME Carolinas Section; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division
Bob Ganis, Consultant, bobganismac.com;
Alex Glover, Active Minerals International, a.gloveractiveminerals.com.
- 3. Practical Applications of Engineering Geology.
Cosponsored by AEG Carolinas Section.
Paul Weaver, Chair, AEG-Carolinas, pmweaverbellsouth.net;
Brad Worley, North Carolina Department of Transportation, bdworleyncdot.gov.
- The Practical Applications of Engineering Geology symposium will include talks by numerous geoprofessionals covering varied engineering geology projects throughout North Carolina. The purpose of this symposium is to provide an insight into how engineering geology is currently being used to investigate and provide practical solutions to geological issues. The talks will be given by experts in their fields of practice with emphasis on new technologies, methodologies, and data interpretation. Each talk will cover a different aspect of applied engineering geology in order to expose the symposium attendees to a wide range of engineering geology topics. Included among the planned presentations are landslide mapping and the practical applications of the resulting maps for land use planning by municipal and state engineers, the use of geotechnical subsurface investigations in highway planning and construction through challenging geologic terrains, and the use of in-depth geologic mapping during the planning phase of infrastructure projects for the anticipation and alleviation of construction issues.
Theme Sessions
- 1. Terranes of the Southern Appalachian Blue Ridge and Piedmont: Insights into Their Tectonic Heritage and Incorporation into the Orogen from Recent Geochronologic, Isotopic, Provenance, and Field Studies.
Cosponsored by GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division.
Arthur J. Merschat, U.S. Geological Survey, amerschatusgs.gov;
Brendan R. Bream, ExxonMobil Exploration Co., bbreammsn.com.
- The southern Appalachian orogen is an amalgamation of terranes assembled during multiple Proterozoic and Paleozoic events. These terranes are the building blocks of the orogen, but the nature of the larger crustal blocks from which they were derived remains a subject of debate. Questions of interest include: (1) is there recognizable stratigraphic, isotopic, or geochronologic evidence that links the terranes to crust that was exotic, proximal to, or even located on the Laurentia margin; (2) when and where were the terranes transferred to Laurentia; and (3) what were the mechanisms by which they were incorporated into the orogen. We invite papers that address these and related questions regarding the tectonic heritage of the terranes of the Blue Ridge and Piedmont and the subsequent amalgamation of these terranes into the orogen through various approaches including geochronology, isotopic, provenance, geochemical, petrologic, and field studies.
- 2. Ancient and Modern Eolian Systems of Eastern North America.
Cosponsored by Eastern Section, SEPM; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division.
Chris Swezey, U.S. Geological Survey, cswezeyusgs.gov;
Rich Whittecar, Old Dominion University, rwhittecodu.edu.
- Several recent studies have identified and described various ancient eolian strata and modern eolian sediments in eastern North America. For example, eolian interpretations have been applied to certain strata of Paleozoic age in the Appalachian Basin, Michigan Basin, and Illinois Basin (when what is now eastern North America was located approximately 20 to 30 degrees south of the Equator). Eolian interpretations have also been applied to certain strata of Mesozoic age in basins that formed during the opening of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Finally, both stabilized and active eolian sediments of Quaternary age have been identified in numerous river flood plains, inland interfluvial settings, and coastal settings in the eastern United States, eastern Canada, and the Caribbean region. This session focuses on these diverse eolian systems of eastern North America, and explores how the interplay of climate, sea level, tectonics, and geography led to their creation and preservation.
- 4. Hydrological Processes and Problems in the Southern Appalachians.
Cosponsored by GSA Hydrogeology Division.
Mark Lord, Western Carolina University, mlordwcu.edu;
Dave Kinner, Western Carolina University, dkinnerwcu.edu;
Jerry Miller, Western Carolina University, jmillerwcu.edu.
- The southern Appalachians have experienced unprecedented growth and land-use change during the past decade, and socioeconomic studies indicate that development will continue through at least the middle of the 21st century. Combined with recent meteorological events (e.g., Hurricanes Ivan and Frances in 2004 and a subsequent, multiyear drought), there is considerable interest in the current state of the region's aquatic resources. Federal, state, and local agencies, for example, have argued that the development of steep slopes with easily eroded soils has increased the flux of sediment and other contaminants to the region's streams and rivers, posing a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems. The quantity and quality of groundwater is also stressed by development, highlighting the need for an improved understanding of the interaction of ground- and surface waters. In fact, local groundwater supplies proved to be inadequate during a recent drought as reservoirs fell to near all-time lows. This session is intended to highlight studies that address one or more of the relations between human activities and basin hydrology, surface and subsurface flow systems, fluvial geomorphologic processes, water quantity and quality, and riverine ecological health. Included in this broad range of topics are analyses of the current approaches to the management and restoration of the region's water resources.
- 5. Hydrogeology and Geomorphology of Carbonate Aquifers in the Southeastern United States.
Cosponsored by Eastern Section SEPM; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division.
Lee J. Florea, Ball State University, lfloreabsu.edu.
- Carbonate aquifers comprise some of the most important and extensive regional aquifers in the southeastern U.S. They span a range of geologic ages and hydrogeologic characteristics. Furthermore, the secondary porosity and permeability of these aquifers are self-organizing and evolve into karst. The landscapes of these karst environments are linked to the interaction between surface water and shallow groundwater, and are dominated by sinkholes, caves, and springs. This theme session considers recent research in the Paleozoic limestones of Interior Lowlands Plateaus and the Cenozoic limestones of the Southeast Coastal Plain. Potential abstract topics may include studies in hydrogeology, carbonate stratigraphy, cave and karst studies, landscape evolution, groundwater modeling, geophysical investigations, and contaminant transport.
- 6. Coastal Hydrogeology.
Cosponsored by GSA Hydrogeology Division.
Samuel Mutiti, Georgia College and State University, samuel.mutitigcsu.edu;
Alex Manda, East Carolina University, mandaaecu.edu.
- Groundwater resources in coastal regions are increasingly being stressed because of population growth, urban development, and natural changes to the environment. In order to address current and future stresses on groundwater, scientific information and data are required to inform water resource management decisions. This session will examine groundwater regimes in coastal regions and how they are influenced by climatic variability and anthropogenic and other variables. The session will also address surface water and groundwater interactions in coastal environments.
- 7. Building the Foundation for Geoscience Education, a Next Step: Working with Expert Earth Science Teachers to Create More Highly Qualified Earth Science Teachers.
Cosponsored by National Association of Geoscience Teachers Southeastern Section; North Carolina Geological Survey.
Randy Bechtel, North Carolina Geological Survey, randy.bechtelncdenr.gov.
- The geologic community needs to provide educators with age-appropriate resources as well as generate educational opportunities—discussion, activities, and community participation. The foundation of education begins in the elementary school (K–5) where the most assistance is needed because teachers are least prepared to teach science. The middle and high school levels (6–12) have a shortage of geologically knowledgeable teachers, and all levels have pressures to teach to the End-of-Grade and End-of-Course tests. Many times geology is pushed aside because of these pressures. These high school graduates are then ill prepared to be successful in college level science courses or make appropriate decisions regarding health, safety, and economy in an era with increasing misinformation and disinformation.
More highly qualified earth science teachers are needed to teach and mentor students and new, or geologically inexperienced, teachers to understand the interconnectedness of geology over a wider range of topics than identifying rocks and minerals and learning the layers of the Earth. Industry, government, and academia can support teachers by providing understandable information in an understandable format so that real world connections can be made. Another aspect of this process is the adoption of the newly revised National Curriculum and the Race to the Top program. We encourage educators and geoscientists to submit their best practices for engaging students, teachers, and the public in Earth Science education.
- 8. Geologic Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives (Poster Session).
Michael W. Higgins, The Geologic Mapping Institute, mhigginsmindspring.com;
Ralph F. Crawford, The Geologic Mapping Institute, crawfordsprintmail.com.
- Geologic maps are the most fundamental tool of the science of geology. Almost all other geologic research is ultimately based on the geologic map. The art and science of geologic mapping must be kept alive and nurtured if geology is to survive. A new tool for presentation, printing, and publication of geologic maps is geographic information systems (GIS), which locates the topographic base map in real space, allowing production of a digital geologic map. Geologic maps, geophysical maps, and digital maps are best displayed in poster sessions.
- 10. Coastal Response to Sea-Level and Climate Changes.
Cosponsored by Western Carolina University Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines; Eastern Section, SEPM; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division.
Katie McDowell, Western Carolina University, kmcdowellwcu.edu;
David Mallinson, East Carolina University, mallinsondecu.edu.
- Changes to coastal systems, resulting from climate processes or sea-level rise, will likely have enormous economic ramifications related to the disruption of biological, hydrological, and terrestrial resources, and accelerated rates of shoreline erosion. The key to understanding the fate of coastal systems in the future is to examine modern processes and the changes that have occurred in the past in response to sea-level rise and variability in storm patterns. This session will present the latest research on the response of coastal systems to sea-level rise and climate change, on historical to geological timescales, using observations and models. Issues to be addressed include rates of sea-level change during the Holocene, geologic evidence for rapid coastal change, thresholds in large-scale coastal behavior, geomorphic and hydrodynamic changes to coastal systems, and the future response of coastal systems to projected sea-level changes.
- 11. Outstanding Field Trip Stops in the Carolinas and Beyond for Professionals and Teachers (Poster Session).
Cosponsored by the Carolina Geological Society; North Carolina Geological Survey; National Association of Geoscience Teachers Southeastern Section.
Phil Bradley, North Carolina Geological Survey, pbradleyncdenr.gov.
- In commemoration of the Carolina Geological Society (CGS) 75th Anniversary in 2012, CGS, in cooperation with the North Carolina Geological Survey and the SE Section of National Association of Geoscience Teachers, is sponsoring a poster session to highlight some of the outstanding field trip stops within the Carolinas and the Southeast. It is the intent that the submissions from locations within the Carolinas will be included in a published "best of" field trip guidebook for CGS's 75th anniversary at a later date.
Past CGS, SE GSA, or other field trip stops are encouraged as potential subjects. Additionally, there are many excellent geoscience education opportunity outcrops that have not been the subject of CGS or any trips that would make wonderful stops. It is highly encouraged to select a location on public land that will have future long-term access.
Submissions should be targeted for two distinct audiences: professionals and teachers (non-university). Submissions targeted for the professional will have vocabulary targeted for persons familiar with typical content found in professional journals. Submissions targeted for the teacher should contain introductory to intermediate level geologic vocabulary and concepts with the intent that a teacher may use the stop for personal education or may bring a class to the stop. A poster submission could contain text that targets both groups as long as the sections are clearly separate and stand alone. A teacher's guide could be provided for some stops in addition to the professional content.
- 12. The 23 August 2011 Virginia MW5.8 Earthquake: Highlighting Earthquake Hazards Throughout the Southeastern United States.
Cosponsored by AEG Carolinas Section; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division.
David B. Spears, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, david.spearsdmme.virginia.gov;
Russell A. Green, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, rugreenvt.edu;
Mark W. Carter, U.S. Geological Survey, mcarterusgs.gov.
- The magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck near Mineral, Virginia, on August 23, 2011 was among the largest on record for the eastern U.S. The quake was felt over much of eastern North America, from northern Florida to southern Canada and westward to at least Illinois. The USGS reports that this earthquake was felt by more people than any other in U.S. history. Damage to public and private structures exceeded $100 million in central Virginia—33 private homes were destroyed, and more than 1000 homes suffered moderate to significant damage. Damage extended from Bedford County, VA to Prince George's County, Maryland, northeast of Washington, DC. Although the earthquake occurred in the Central Virginia Seismic Zone, an area that experiences small earthquakes almost every year, the severity of this quake and the resulting damage came as a surprise to citizens, government officials, and geoscientists. Like the New Madrid, MO and Charleston, SC earthquakes in centuries past, this event highlights the fact that the eastern U.S. is vulnerable to significantly damaging earthquakes. We must ask ourselves, "What is our role, as geoscientists, in educating and preparing the public for such events?" Please join us as we consider multiple aspects—geology, seismicity, geotechnical engineering, and public policy—of the Central Virginia Seismic Zone, as well as other seismic zones in intraplate tectonic regimes.
- 13. Applied and Environmental Paleontology: Using Fossils to Understand Modern and Ancient Environments.
William J. Garcia, University of North CarolinaCharlotte, wjgarciauncc.edu;
Scott P. Hippensteel, University of North CarolinaCharlotte, shippensuncc.edu.
- While fossils are a useful tool for answering a variety of geologic questions, they are especially valuable as a tool for understanding and interpreting past environments. As such, fossils provide insights into ecosystems and environments prior to natural or anthropogenic disturbance and can be used for a number of significant environmental applications. This session will explore the application of fossils to answering specific questions concerning the reconstruction of recent and ancient environments.
- 14. Characterizing Fluid Flow in Porous/Fractured Media.
Cosponsored by GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division.
Attila Folnagy, University of Idaho, attila.folnagyvandals.uidaho.edu.
- The processes of fluid flow through porous/fractured media present a unique challenge for geologists. This session focuses on the advances in understanding reservoir/aquifer heterogeneity and its effect on flow and transport processes. Approaches of interest include storage characterization, flow and transport modeling, upscaling, inverse modeling, hydraulic fracturing methods, and designing remediation systems.
- 15. Conservation Paleobiology: Using the Fossil Record to Improve Living Species Conservation.
Michael L. McKinney, University of TennesseeKnoxville, mmckinneutk.edu;
Rowan Lockwood, College of William and Mary, rxlockwm.edu.
- There is an increasing realization that the fossil record can provide useful data to improve the conservation of living species. This often includes the use of "near-time" paleontology to document human impacts and observe the natural dynamics of a group through time. Any group with a fossil record can be utilized in this way. Examples include documenting the effects of dams or pollution on freshwater mussels, the impacts of overhunting on Pleistocene vertebrate faunas, the impact of human settlements on oceanic island fauna, and even global events such as the impacts of climate change on marine and terrestrial organisms. These studies can provide valuable "baseline" data to provide essential context for the rate and cause of population declines that may be observed over recent time scales. They can also help identify the extent to which humans have played a role in the decline. Paleobiology can thus become more than a retrospective science with a focus only on the past. It can play a proactive role in the future of the biosphere.


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