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LEWIS – State police say a trooper appears to have used justifiable deadly force in killing Richard "Joey" Aubin, who led police on a chase through Essex County Tuesday night that ended in a violent struggle in North Hudson.
People close to Aubin say he was a gentle person who went out of his way to care for others.
Speaking at a press conference Wednesday morning at the Essex County public safety building in Lewis, state police Capt. Robert LaFountain said Aubin, 28, of Wilmington, was shot during a violent scuffle with two troopers in the town of North Hudson after Aubin abandoned his pickup truck and tried to flee on foot. The troopers tried pepper spray and physical force but still weren't able to subdue Aubin. Then Aubin grabbed for Trooper Marcia L. Pooler's holstered handgun, and Trooper Leston W. Sheeley shot him several times, fatally.
LaFountain said it's regrettable whenever police have to resort to deadly physical force.
"We try to use all other means," he said. "These things unfortunately sometimes escalate very quickly. However, it is the suspect's actions that determine how we in law enforcement must respond."
Some state troopers are equipped with Tasers under a pilot program, according to Capt. John Tibbits. Asked whether Sheeley and Pooler were carrying Tasers at the time of the shooting, Tibbits said, "It's still part of the investigation."
Dozens of messages had been posted to Aubin's Facebook page as of this morning; many sharing condolences and prayers, and some expressing anger and frustration about the events leading to his death.
On local news media Facebook pages, those sentiments were echoed along with defense of the troopers.
Aubin's girlfriend, Amanda Murphy, told the Enterprise this morning that he was a loving person who helped take care of her and her young son. Aubin had been living with Murphy in Wilmington, although his family is from AuSable Forks.
"People need to know that this man took care of me and a child that wasn't his," Murphy said. "He was just a great, goofy, silly guy. A lot of people loved him. He was not violent at all. He never touched me; he never touched my son – except lovingly. He was a really good guy.
"Not very many men will take care of a child that isn't theirs."
Aubin was a track maintenance worker at the state Olympic Regional Development Authority's bobsled, luge and skeleton track at Mount Van Hoevenberg near Lake Placid; he was also involved in the bobsled passenger ride program. He had been employed by ORDA since 2009.
"Our sympathies and prayers go out to the family and to the troopers who had to make a difficult decision in this," ORDA spokesman Jon Lundin told the Enterprise. "It's tragic."
Elyse Relyea of Saranac Lake is a close friend of Murphy who got to know Aubin. She said his family plans to make a statement about their son's death, but they're not ready to at this point.
LaFountain said an "extensive investigation" will continue in the coming days and weeks. That investigation will involve the state police Internal Affairs Bureau, Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague and state police Troop B personnel, including the Violent Crimes Investigation Team, the Forensic Identification Unit and the Lewis Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
"There are preliminary results which will be verified and investigated even further," LaFountain said. "Once the investigation has been completed in its entirety, the investigation will be turned over to Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague for her review and determination."
LaFountain didn't say whether Aubin was armed during the incident, or whether drugs or alcohol were a factor.
"That remains under investigation," he said.
Other information, like the exact number of rounds fired during the incident, will be released after the investigation concludes, LaFountain said.
The incident began at about 5:07 p.m. Tuesday, when Trooper Sheeley, based at the Schroon Lake barracks, tried to stop a black 2005 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck traveling south on Interstate 87 at a high rate of speed. Police said the truck, driven by Aubin, was clocked at 95 miles per hour.
LaFountain said Aubin failed to pull over, and a pursuit was initiated.
"In addition to the speeding, there was reckless driving as well," LaFountain said.
Aubin eventually exited the Adirondack Northway and began driving north on U.S. Route 9 through the town of Schroon and toward North Hudson, where troopers deployed spike strips in hopes of puncturing his tires. By this point, state environmental conservation officers had joined the pursuit.
Aubin's truck hit the spike strips, but he continued to drive north on Route 9 for a short distance, LaFountain said. Aubin then abandoned his truck and fled on foot, heading into a wooded area on private property on the west side of the highway in the vicinity of Liberty Road in the town of North Hudson.
"Two troopers chased the suspect on foot into the woods, where they encountered the suspect, who violently resisted arrest as they were attempting to take him into custody," LaFountain said. "Pepper spray was deployed but did not have the desired effect on the suspect, who continued resisting and grabbed the trooper's (Pooler's) sidearm, attempting to gain control of the weapon.
"At this point, the second trooper (Sheeley) discharged several rounds into the suspect, who expired at the scene."
Sheeley and Pooler were the only ones present when the shots were fired, LaFountain said, although other law-enforcement personnel were nearby. Asked if Aubin ever gained control of Pooler's sidearm, LaFountain said, "We're not going into specific details concerning that at this time."
The entire incident unfolded over a period of about 25 minutes, LaFountain said.
Both troopers were transported to Glens Falls Hospital, where they were treated and released for injuries suffered during the incident.
Essex County Coroner Walter S. Marvin III responded to the scene and authorized removal of Aubin's body. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at Albany Medical Center.
Police said Aubin was a convicted violent felon with a history of resisting arrest. He had been released from state prison in December 2008 after serving time that year for assault, criminal possession of a weapon and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Relyea said she wouldn't associate herself with a violent criminal.
"Whatever was said as far as his past – he served his time," Relyea said. "That needs to be said. He served his time for the stupid mistakes he made when he was in his early 20s."
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We at Embassy Prague mourn the passing of Shirley Temple Black, U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia and Ghana, movie star, and American icon. She was Ambassador here during one of this nation's most important moments: the Velvet Revolution of 1989. The dissidents who suddenly found themselves running the country that would become the Czech Republic welcomed her help with the transition and had fond memories of her.
While I never had the pleasure of meeting Ambassador Shirley Temple Black, we did the same job, lived in the same house, and knew many of the same close Czech contacts. For these reasons, and more, I feel as if I knew her.
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Kari Miller had always been athletic, and used to love running and basketball. Volleyball, however, had never been part of her life.
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Nearly 13 years ago after serving in the U.S. Army in Bosnia and South Korea, Miller was back home in Washington, D.C., visiting with friends. While on their way to IHOP, the car she was riding in was hit by a drunken driver. Her friend who was driving the car was killed. Miller, then 22, lost both her legs.
As part of her rehabilitation, she explored various sports. She quickly ruled out some, including swimming, because, as she joked, "I don't want to mess up my hair." Volleyball, however, quickly became the sport of choice, and by 2006, she made the U.S. Paralympic sitting volleyball team.
Miller's big break came at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, when she was a part of the U.S. sitting volleyball team that took home the silver medal.
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Miller is one of the older players on the U.S. team. But she also has made it a priority to take the younger players under her wing.
"The only thing I stress to them is their skill," said Miller, who is the team's top libero, a defensive specialist. "I tell them that you wouldn't be here if you weren't one of the best players in the world. I tell them to remain confident and to remain positive."
There exists the possibility that this could be the final major competition in Miller's sitting volleyball career. Now 35, Miller plans to get her PhD in the near future. And she has also been working closely with the Citi Every Step of the Way program, which supports the rehabilitation of wounded veterans through various athletic programs.
She also has worked with veterans as a Paralympic ambassador and she helps introduce them to the Paralympic Movement. Miller has visited veterans who are still in their hospital beds, when she said they are thinking, "This is going to be the end of their world."
"Then I come boppin' in with two missing legs and a gold medal and that gives them hope," she said.
"I just love being able to give back to the community," Miller added. "I love telling my story, but I love having a positive impact on others. I absolutely love that."
Among the sports that the Every Step of the Way program uses to appeal to the wounded veterans are track and field, aquatics, archery, and of course volleyball.
"We try to rotate as many different sports as we can," said Miller. "Like I grew up loving basketball, but then I realized that volleyball is my sport. So we try different sports with everyone."
That is the main theme with Miller — that you never know when you're going to switch sports, when you're going to switch careers, or when your entire life direction is going to switch drastically at the drop of a hat.
And when Miller thinks back to that fateful day back in 1999 — when she lost her legs but her friend lost a life — and says that her life changed forever, she actually means that it changed for the better.
"I would never have gone to all of these countries that I've gone to, because of playing volleyball," she said. "I wouldn't have met so many great people. I've had so many great experiences. And I've learned a lot about myself. I know that I'm a lot stronger because of playing sports. And I've learned a lot about patience. It's made me a better person than I think I would have ended up being because of the accident."
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This lunar orbit chart was used in conjunction with the flight of Apollo 11. It represents what astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would see on one complete revolution. Prominent features were marked to assist their navigation.
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Akasha Workshop
Pagan workshop and discussion group
Sundays 3pm in Bristo Hall
Established group since September 2000
Open to those 16 and over
Future events:
Meet the elements season
11th March - Water
8th April - Earth
13th May - Fire
10th June - Air
Please note that workshop topics are subject to change
For further information please contact us at:
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The Forest Choir
Come Sing ! - in a completly relaxed and supportive environment. We will glide gently through warm ups, effortlessly through workshop style excercises to boost vocal confidence, and slide gracefully into a'capella heaven. Harmonies are optional and inclusivity is the key word here. . . .
No previous experience is necessary and if you say ' but I cant sing' - please come along !!!!
Just a relaxed and fun couple of hours to explore your voice and have fun with song, that is all .
WHEN ? - Tuesday 10th October and weekly thereafter till xmas hols. 7pm - 9.30 (please respect the space and be on time)
WHERE? Hall above the Forest
Wear comfy clothing and bring water.
See you there !
X Chandra
The Forest Healing Group
Meets every Wednesday
at 8pm in Bristo Hall, which is the hall above the forest cafe.
It is free + beautiful
If you know any way of healing - Come!
If you want powerful, soothing healing - Come!
If you want to learn ways of healing - Come!
We do great work
And we dance at the end of it
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Bringing ourselves to peace!
Hatha Yoga
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Wednesdays 10.45am
Improve your physical health, breathing and emotional wellbeing through hatha yoga.
Friendly class, suitable for beginners.
We do warm up exercises, some gentle asanas (postures), some dynamic postures, breathing exercises, meditation and relaxation.
Upstairs in the hall.
Bring a mat.
Don't eat before the class.
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Spiritual Nutrition
Starts Wednesday 28th March
Are you into Meditation, Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Quong, Emotional Freedom Technique and all the rest of that crap?
Do you find it hard to sit and make your mind be still?
Are you troubled by negative thought pattern?
Do you want to get high without consuming toxins?
Dare you read on.....?
Statement of Fact
The mind is a complex organ. It wants to be busy all the time. It plays games with itself. How often have you found yourself thinking a thought that bears little relation to the 'real you' When we meditate etc the mind creates silly thoughts that seem to get in the way of our desired goal. No matter how much we practice, no matter how much time we spend willing our minds to do a certain thing it says ' I shall not be tamed, I shall continue to think about what I'm having for tonight's tea...'
It's a bleak looking scenario but there is a simple solution:
Complete Physical Detox
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If the body is polluted and in a state of agitation what chance has the mind to become clear, focused and calm? Piss all really. Ok there are a small group of individuals who may not need to do this but for the rest of us three months of eating fresh, raw vegan food is enough to get yourself into a physical state wher you can begin to maximise the efeect of any spiritual practices you do/know. That's right. Three months on the living diet and it's lift off.
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As there are seemingly very few people aware of the facts detailed above a series of workshops are to be held in the Forest over the next wee while (free, obviuosly). The workshops are very informal and are designed to give novices and experienced practictioners a chance to share information/experiences with each other.
Forest Spanish Workshop
Willing to join a two month workshop delivered by a qualified native Spanish teacher? It'll focus on conversation and attend especially to suggestions/purposes...
Time: On Fridays from 10:30 to 12:00 (we could move it)
First meeting: Friday 9th February
If interested you're warmly welcome!
Contact Amelia on 07877 154 212 (messages any time)
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Crystal Magic
Time: Not Yet Set - Please contact to register interest
Place: At the Forest
Are you one of the few who is utterly fascinated by the mysterious powers that are locked inside of crystals and gemstones? I am offering workshops that will show you how to charm, empower and use crystals in a positive way that will have unbelievable effects on you life....
If you are interested please email Max at:
or call: 07919 321 661
Alt-Drama Workshops
Every Tuesday
In Bristo Hall upstairs
From 9.30pm
Contact: Ras
almajnuun [@] yahoo.com
Textile Craft Workshop
Do you like to sew? Pattern cutting? Corsetry? Knit? Crochet? Macrame? Spin or weave yarn? Dye or felt fibre? Embroider, cross stitch or work tapestry? Quilt or patchwork?
Would you like to learn any of these things? Would you be willing to share your knowledge with other Forest type people?
Sundays 4pm
Liz Ashton
07796 305 817
Cloth Bag Making
Save the fishes!
Every Saturday from 2 to 6pm
Learn how to sew and make yourself a snazzy cloth reusable shopping bag.
It's free but we ask you to make one bag for yourself and one to give to other people (for free)
In the cafe
more info: http://www.morsbags.com
shannon [@] theforest.org.uk
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Posted 22 October 2008 - 07:32 PM
is it worth it to buy the phantom for my first pump? is it $100 better than the cocker w/ pump kit?
If i get the cocker, should i get a 3.5 oz co2 tank for the weight.?
upgrading an ion is like polishing a turd...
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Posted 22 October 2008 - 09:46 PM
1). You can keep the set up the same as a semi which you are used to and use a bulk tank and hopper.
2). You can easily get your $$ back by parting the cocker and pump kit on resale if you decide it's not for you.
3). You won't feel as outgunned with a sniper as you will a phantom. Also the pump stroke on a sniper is softer so it's easier to shoot faster.
Personally I don't like direct feeds and hoppers on a phantom but it's a matter of preference. My preference is phantoms w/ stick feeds and 12 grams. Is a phantom worth $220, hell yes. Cockers are machined and mass produced, phantoms are made by hand by the guy who invented them. The stock phantom barrel is all you will ever need. Phantoms are already tuned for maximum efficiency. If you have a problem w/ a phantom you can contact Mike Casady (the owner of CCI) directly and he'll stay on the phone until you get it fixed, if not he'll send you replacement parts at no cost to you. Have you talked to Bud Orr on the phone lately or heard anyone who has?
Posted 24 October 2008 - 08:01 AM
With cocker pumps, you have the weight, but an inexpensive pump marker.
Phantoms are super light, well built, and are pretty damn quiet. If they were semi, theyd probably be the "super gun"
good luck. You should get a trilly, see if you like pump, then go to a phantom if you figure its for you
Posted 24 October 2008 - 08:08 AM
so... should i get the3.5 co2 tank, or just use 12 grams.
Also im a first time pumper, if i get the sniper... and then want to get the phantom.... i would have to pay >$300!
tell me your oppinion and please reply
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Posted 24 October 2008 - 10:12 AM
Posted 24 October 2008 - 07:16 PM
It's not hard going from semi to stock class pump. (i prefer stock class, it's alot lighter than having a tank and hopper.)
will it be really hard to play with 12 grams for a first time pumper?
so... should i get the3.5 co2 tank, or just use 12 grams.
Also im a first time pumper,
tell me your oppinion and please reply
Well, My first time with a pump was in August--i have a stock class phantom (check the pic thread.)
What i did was target practice with my phantom, and with that i was use to using 12 grams by my game date.
But in time i would pick up a 3.5 oz tank, just for an option because not every field is 12 gram friendly.
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For those of you who missed it on the internet ("Upworthy" and "Youtube"), Alice Herz-Sommer is a 109-year old survivor of Theresienstadt death camp. An accomplished pianist, Alice and her young son were used by the Nazis to make propaganda films to deceive both incoming victims and the outside world. Now living alone in a small apartment in London, she lovingly plays the piano for 4 hours every day. Alice shares her secrets for a long life: Music, optimism, and the determination to see beauty wherever she looks. When asked about technology she exclaims: "It's wonderful! I can send an e-mail to someone in Alaska and it arrives instantly!" Looking at the world as Alice does, the bad things that happen to us in this life become opportunities for redemption and reconciliation. With faith that all will be well, we can use our freedoms and resources to make this world a better place for all people, now and forever.
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Introducing analysis of means to medical statistics
- Correspondence to Mohammed A Mohammed, Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; m.a.mohammed{at}bham.ac.uk
Contributors MAM conceived the idea and RH jointly wrote and agreed the text.
- Accepted 10 January 2012
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Statistical hypothesis testing involving the comparison of three or more means and/or proportions is a frequent undertaking in medical statistics. For comparison of means, analysis of variance is a common choice and for comparison of proportions, χ2 tests are common. However, both these approaches have important limitations which include the need for post hoc testing to identify the unusual group(s) without an integral graphical device to present the final results. These limitations are elegantly overcome by the analysis of means, which is widely used in industrial statistics, and illustrated here using means and proportions.
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The map, as many people know, is not the territory. However, as discussed in a recent NY Times editorial, some iPhone 5 users are finding that the map app doesn't even do a job representing the territory. I haven't had that particular problem yet; I've been too busy with a different irritating feature of iOS6: podcast management.
In iOS5, I could download my podcasts through the Music app and assemble them into playlists on my iPhone. In iOS6, Apple removed that functionality from the Music app — oh, you can still make song playlists, just not podcasts — and moved podcast management to Apple's podcast app. Not only is this app slow and buggy, it doesn't allow users to assemble playlists.
This leads me to wonder if Apple is succumbing to the Creeping Box trap. The Creeping Box trap is something I wrote about in my book, The 36-Hour on Organizational Development, and spoke about in several talks I've given on organizational culture and innovation. Fundamentally, it's what happens when the box you've been thinking outside of finally catches up with you. In Apple's case, the original iPhone created a whole new standard for smart phones. The iPad created a whole new space for tablet computing. Apple blazed the trail, and plenty of other companies followed them or are on the way. They are all in a new box that Steve Jobs built.
Here's the thing: Apple's competitors have much less to lose than Apple. They are trying to knock Apple off its perch. Assuming the have the sense to not bet the farm, the worst that can happen to them is that the status quo remains unchanged: "The
is really nice but doesn't live up to the . Still consumers will like… and so they'll sell enough of their tablets to make it worthwhile to try again. And, if they beat the iPhone or iPad, the rewards are immense. Indeed, I know many people would argue, with a great deal of justification, that there are plenty of phones out there as good or better than the iPhone 5.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (558 votes).
In short: Nice and flat!In full: The organisation let the event down.Had to queue for the toilets for a long time and it took us an hour to get out of the car park.NEED BETTER PARKING ORGANISATION!!!Date of review: April 14, 2009
In short: Enjoyed for a first half marathon. Shocked to read that people had stuff nicked from unmanned backage area. Not in the spirit of such events. In full: We arrived early enough to see the entrance that the instructions sent you to closed!!! Luckily my husband wasnt staying so he went and came back later. Within 3 minutes there was a very long queue. really not acceptable to direct everyone a particular way and then close the entrance you sent them to!!! Disgraceful (and we were there an hour before the race!!).Chaos in side the room where you left the baggage and poor signs everywhere. The outside toilets were madness with a very silly system for waiting!!-ves: Closing directed to entrance 1 hour before race; people slow to react to collapsed racer at 7 miles; underpasses not very nice; wind a nightmare on return leg+ves - Good atmosphere, nice marshalls, scenery better than expected (loved the pretty villages); lots of runners around you to keep you moving fast; fab medal; got a pb !!Date of review: April 13, 2009
In full: Took nearly an hour from M1 to HQ almost missed race very poor organising put me on the backfoot never enjoyed it even though I won my age groupDate of review: April 6, 2009
In short: Date of review: March 18, 2009
In short: Definately great for a PB and good crowds cheering you onDate of review: March 18, 2009
In short: A cracking morning.Date of review: March 17, 2009
In short: great race with a couple of nigglesIn full: A lot of people seemed to have many problems but i can only go on my own expeiriences. Got there 45 minutes from the start & i drove straight in with no queues. Marshalls were very good directing me in but there could have been a few more signs directing me to the actual race start. the start was a little congested but not too much & managed to run at a good pace for all the race. Water stations were good but could have been manned better. The finish was good but very congested. Missed getting medal at first but then went back against the tide to go to the one lady giving out medals. Left the car park at about 1.15pm & drove straight out, straight to ikea & spent a fortune lol. All in all this was my first MK race, loved it & will def be back next year. One tip for runners next year... GET THERE EARLYDate of review: March 15, 2009
In short: Same as last year queueing to get medal / drink CHIP OFF, bit tight on the course in places with volume of entrants.In full: Don't expect an easy ride it is a half marathon after all!Date of review: March 14, 2009
In short: Great race, good courseIn full: I really enjoyed the race, it was well organised and I think it has absolute PB potential.Date of review: March 13, 2009
In short: Windy!In full: I travelled a long way to this event as it advertised itself as "flat and fast". It was flatish, but had a lot of ups and downs through underpasses/ over bridges. The main problem though was that there were a large number of sharp turns which were not condusive to a fast course. The course was also very narrow in places, and quite unsuitable for 3000 runners. Bottlenecks arose.The advise given on the website stated, and I quote, "Please allow enough time for your journey. We suggest that you arrive at least an hour before the event." I would have been in the carpark with an hour to spare if it wasn't for the 50 minutes in the traffic jams into the event. Jams in themselves are not unforgivable at large events, but the lack of warning was poor.I had to sprint from the car to the start and so missed my usually essential pre race toilet stop. I jumped in where I thought would be the right place, but there was no guidance on where to start with regards to expected finishing time. With an apparently large number of newbies at the event more should have been done to let them know the importance of where to stand, especially in a chip timed event. I spent several miles negociating my way round some very slow runners who started at the front of the field.I didn't suffer with the theft from the baggage area, but feel appalled it occured. "Left baggage at owners risk" - fair enough, but it is not unreasonable to expect the organisers to take some care over it. Leaving it unlocked and unmanned was a disgrace!I finished earlyish so the finish wasn't congested for me but I hear others had a bad experience. The total lack of any signs on where the finish was in relation to the start was confusing. No idea where to go to get back to the car. Wasn't alone.The showers were lovely and hot and uncrowded. I thought the medal was nice. Was glad not to get the usual "goody bag" full of old toot. Saw some excellent, friendly marshalls who were the one saving grace of this event.Overall, felt like an event that had grown rapidly and the organisation was, shall we say, lagging a long way behind.Date of review: March 13, 2009
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Would I just add flour and water to see how much moisture might have been lost for a hydration bake test? If I only wanted to use a 10 gram piece of dough for a hydration bake test how much water and flour would I add for a dough ball. I guess I would need to mix a little more dough incase something might be lost in the mixing. I might do a hydration bake test on the Caputo Extra/Blue 00 flour just to see how much moisture it did lose.
Norma,All you need to do is take a sample of the Caputo Extra/Blue flour all by itself and bake it at around 212 degrees F to allow the moisture to evaporate. You will want to be careful not to exceed the 212 degrees F temperature since that can cause the flour to burn and volatilize some of its components. When the weight of the sample stabilizes, which might take a few hours, that is the value you would use in comparison with its starting weight to calculate the amount of moisture in the flour. The calculation won't be perfect, given the imprecision of the test, but it should give you a general idea as to the moisture content of the flour. You perhaps don't want to use too much flour for the test since that can make the bake time too long to drive off all of the moisture, and you might have to stir the flour from time to time to expose more of the flour to the heat. Just a thin, uniform layer in your holder (e.g., a metal jar lid) should be sufficient.Peter
Norma,The three weights you mentioned yield the following moisture content values:18.71 grams (container included) = 13%18.74 grams (container included) = 12.4%18.82 grams (container included) = 10.8%It is hard to say which is the most correct value. The moisture content of flour depends not only on the flour and its starting moisture content but also on the temperature during storage and the humidity to the extent it affects the flour. My recollection is that a flour can lose a few percent moisture over the duration of its storage. I tried to get some specific values from a Google search but did not find any hard and fast data. However, during that search I stumbled across a document that gives specific instructions on conducting a flour moisture test. It is at page 2 of http://extension.oregonstate.edu/sorec/sites/default/files/ash.pdf. FYI, the 130 degrees C in the instructions converts to 266 degrees F. I don't know if that particular temperature is tied to the type of oven (air oven) mentioned in the article.For the age of your Caputo Extra/Blue flour, I can't say that the values you got are out of line since they are all in the few percent moisture loss range.Peter
It is 191.18 grams.
Norma,I assume that the above number is incorrect. Did you mean 19.18?Peter
Norma,Yesterday, after I mentioned the Oregon State article, I decided to conduct the flour moisture bake test as described in that article. For the test, I decided to use the King Arthur bread flour (KABF). Since my bag of that flour is a fairly fresh one, I wanted to see how close to 14% the results would come. A moisture content of 14% is standard for most white flours, and is also the value I have been using for all of my calculations in reverse engineering projects. So, for the test I used 3 grams of KABF and baked it in my countertop toaster oven at 266 degrees F for one hour. At the end of that time, the flour had turned a light brown color. The numbers suggested a moisture content of almost 17%. I let the sample bake longer but the numbers were erratic. I think part of the problem was that the sample was too small and my scale is accurate to only 0.1 gram. That meant being off by only 0.1 gram changed the numbers by several percent. So, I decided to conduct a second test along the lines that I recommended to you and that you used. I had used that test with flour before when we were conducting hydration bake tests at the Mellow Mushroom thread, and similar tests with molasses products, so I thought that maybe that test method was more reliable for our purposes in a home setting.For the second test, I used a 5-gram sample of the KABF and heated it in my toaster oven at about 212 degrees F until the weight stabilized. It took about three hours for the weight loss to stabilize. From the final weight value, I calculated that the moisture content of the KABF was 14%. The actual value might have been a bit higher or bit lower because of my scale limitations but the larger sample size reduced the error rate. Also, the color of the flour was only slightly changed. Like you, I then decided to leave the KABF sample uncovered to see if it would regain any of the moisture that it had lost because of the bake test. I left the sample overnight on my kitchen counter. I checked its weight a few times before going to bed and I saw that its value was gradually increasing, suggesting that it was taking moisture out of the air. By this morning, all of the moisture that had been lost through the bake test was completely regained. The weight of the flour sample was exactly the same as when I started the test. This was all quite fascinating to me since I had not thought before how flour left at room temperature can attract moisture from its environment and at what rate. I had read before that that sort of thing can happen quite quickly, which was the reason I suggested to you that you let your sample cool off for only a brief period, but I did not think that the flour could absorb the ambient moisture so quickly.Of course, the above tests, and yours as well, beg the question about the effect of flour moisture on the gluten mass test results. I guess in your case you would need a fresh sample of the Caputo Extra/Blue 00 flour to see if the gluten mass test results are different. I guess the best we can say is that we learned something new. Peter
Norma,I am not at all surprised to learn that storage of flour can affect flour and its gluten mass quantity, fornation and qualities. Marco did not specify those effects but I did a Google search and found a report directly on point at http://www.international-agrophysics.org/artykuly/international_agrophysics/IntAgr_2003_17_2_71.pdf. As you will note from that report, long storage of flour can have both positive and negative effects on gluten formation and its retention of moisture and its rheological properties (the gluten index test), as measured by the amount of water extracted during centrifugation. (It might help to note that the water retained by the gluten after extraction is called absorbed water and the water lost by extraction by centrifuge is called non-absorbed water). Moreover, the report noted that soft flours, of which I would consider the Caputo Extra/Blue 00 flour to be an example, actually had certain improved properties when used to make baked goods that made them better to use than stronger flours. There is no way to know without further testing of a fresh batch of the Caputo Extra/Blue 00 flour whether the gluten mass you achieved from your gluten mass test was compromised by the long storage time. Since we noted in the Master gluten mass list that the Caputo Extra/Blue 00 flour has a 2010 date, that it the best we can do at this point. As for repeating past gluten mass tests, thank you for offering, but I am not sure what that would do for us. Your flours seem to be fairly fresh. Anyone conducting a gluten mass test will be at the mercy of the flour as it is constituted as of the time the test is conducted. If flour age is a factor in gluten formation, then that might show up in the gluten mass quantity and quality, depending on the particular flour in question and other factors. I forgot that you have the Kyrol high-gluten flour. If you don't mind doing a gluten mass test on that flour, I would be interested in the results.As a footnote, when I was researching the effects of storage on flour, I also learned that some of the vitamins added to flour also degrade with long storage of the flour. I believe that there are also changes in the lipids in flour. All of this serves to instruct us to use flour while it is fresh to get the best results and the fullest benefits.Peter
I also have Occident flour that is bromated if you want me to do a gluten mass test on it.
Sometime I would like to separate glutenin and gliadin from gluten to if that works... If you soak the ball of gluten in pure ethyl alcohol, the glutenin and the gliadin will separate out.


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The top of the old Ahmeek ore stamper comes into view. We make a right turn on Sixth Street, head uphill on Golf Course Road. This seasonal road is where the transition starts. Where it is not covered with snow and ice, the road surface is a patchwork of old asphalt before it fades away completely into sand, clay and gravel.
We turn left, onto the railroad grade, where four-wheeler ruts are frozen in snow and ice. On the grade, the work of the surveyor and the engineer are still clearly in evidence. The grade curves gradually and evenly toward the bridge that towers over Hungarian Creek.
There is no sound of traffic up here. The wind is hushed, somewhat, by the bare tops of the birch and maple trees on either side of the grade.
Reaching the bridge, we make a right turn; scramble up a steep, slippery hill; head back toward Hungarian Falls. Where it is not covered in snow, the ground underfoot is now a mix of red sand and clay. The bare ground is littered with aspen leaves, all a uniform pale tan color, damp, slicked flat to the ground. Instead of brick buildings or ones clad in corrugated steel, trunks of trees rise on either side, mostly birch and aspen with an occasional white pine.
On the left, on the edge of the creek ravine, stands a remnant (an outpost) of the engineer's trade. This is a crumbling bridge abutment, made of Jacobsville sandstone.
This sand and gravel trail back to the falls has been shaped by the feet that have trod it, by water, and by the roots of white pine trees. The trees surrounding the top of the lower falls are nearly all pines. Their tawny needles blanket the ground.
The falls are going like it's spring run-off time. Rushing water drowns out the wind.
We stand on solid sandstone now. Down alongside the creek, wind stirs a few dry leaves still clinging to the thin branches of a very young oak tree. Water roars over the edge, drops onto ice below. We stand for a while, looking out on the expansive view that opens to the east.
Walking back down Golf Course Road, on the ice and the snow and the patchwork pavement, I see a sign off to the right alerting snowmobile riders the intersection with Sixth Street is approaching. It is made of plywood. Its paint has weathered. Where the yellow paint has flaked away, moss has grown on the bare and weathered wood.
Back in town, in Hubbell, an uneven sandstone retaining wall props up the front edge of a vacant lot. Some of its stones have fallen out of place. Clumps of grass, sapling trees, grow out of the spaces between its stones. Nature claims outposts of its own.


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Hey Guys - for some reason on this cold snowy day I started to think about my golf game. Been an off and on golfer for about 8 years but last year got back into heavily. When I first started I got lessons and could shoot around the 90's and hit the ball further. Last year I was shooting around 100-110 (I know I suck)and my distance was way off. This year I would really like to get some lessons to straighten me out. Last year I got so much advice from other golfers and online videos that I had a thousand things running through my head when I was over the ball.
Anyone know of a good golf instructor? I obviously need to go back to the basic. I live on the westside but will travel if someone comes highly recommended.


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Skip to comments.Five sad pictures from todays anti-NRA March
Posted on 04/25/2013 11:39:02 AM PDT by theruleshavechanged
A generous estimation of the crowd size would have been about 100 people, including members of the media.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Wanna bet that some Union Print shop made a ton of money printing up the signs that the paid "protesters" were carrying? I'll also bet that there were 20 or 30 signs available for each that did show up.
Remind me to take pictures while I attend the NRA convention next weekend. I'll bet a dollar to a donut hole that the crowds will be much larger.
well duh it is world penguin day and priorities are priorities
But, but we were told 90% favor gun control!!!
That's pathetic.
A march? Why there isn't enough there for a platoon,
in the Marine Corps that would be called a "gaggle".
The bait and switch continues to fail them.
The opinion poll on just one issue vs the poll on all issues.
LOL that's a March? That's more like a couple of idiots coming together to smoke some weed
When the Left says whites are the source of all that is evil in the world and calls for making whites minorities in all their countries so they won't be able to harm the diversity, shall we assume they are making the Freudian tactic of transference or whatever its called and are actually talking about their leftist evil?
The media will probably have those few walking around in a tight circle with a close up shot to make it look like many more.
Well, to be fair, as you can clearly see from the photos, the weather was terrible, and that certainly tends to suppress turnout at events like this...
Typical gun show crowd:
I have some bad news for the left. Not sorry to inform them that even if the NRA didn't exist, most all of us would still be anti gun grabber. If I upset them then good.
I've had euchre games with more people than that.
You'd be surprised at what Hollywood can do with computers today.
LOL! The headline should be changed from "sad" to "pathetic" actually.
Gotta love penguins though:
Sea World San Diego Live Penguin Cam
Discovery Frozen Planet penguin cam (also at Sea World San Diego)
I'm not sure if the Discovery penguin cam is "live".
That is sad? I'd do a back flip if I could. LOL
So only 30 people showed up?
unaffiliated deer hunters = ~ 5,000,000
unaffiliated pissed off resistors = ~ 10,000,000
So only 30 people showed up?
When the Left says whites are the source of all that is evil in the world
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Sort of a 'reverse' pot calling the kettle black.
It is WHITE LIBS (and female) that say the White man is the cause of all evil.
Kind of like me (as a White of Irish descent) going to South Boston to kind of 'fit in'.
It is fine until all the rest of the 'enemy' are dispatched, then it is ME vs THEM cause I am the 'newby'.
Had a Marine COL buddy of mine that was stationed with the Irish Troops somewhere in the Mid East and the guy was your typical NY Irishman - brash, cocky, (chopper pilot in VN), red headed —all 5 brothers, Father and couple of Uncles were Marines, the other 4 bros getting out and joining NYPD where Father was a ranking Officer. Also a Funeral Home in the family and a Nun and Priest...got em coming and going....
ANYWAY, he was drinking with the Irish 'peacekeepers' (whoda thunk there was drinking going on?) and he declared himself an Irishman and was QUICKLY rebuked 'No lad, you are just a Yank with an Irish surname'.
multiply by influence those have on other registered voters...
no wonder senator collins was having her undergarments in a bind.
Before this ridicule dies down, those morons might wish their Enemedia buddies had just deleted those photos.
Their bosses probably have enough money to support the lifestyles of politicians for a while, otherwise, we wouldn't be seeing so much legislative gun control noise.
Like somebody in the comments pointed out, I wish the line to purchase ammo were that short. BTT.
Lets' Roll!!
Them Irish must not have been IRA fundraisers, I've seen them milk the green cows and let them mooo about their Irishness.
This gets more attention than the March for Life which draws hundreds of thousands every year.
(moral of that photo : don't piss off gramma ; -)
The usual Communist trick. I was just a kid but I remember the 1948 May Day parade in NYC. Seemed like a lot of people marched by until my dad said they marched from Columbus Circle down about 10-15 blocks, then got on the subway, rode back up to 59th St and joined in the rear of the parade.
An old lasy across the hallway from us was a Communist and usually left "The Daily Worker" lying in the apartments vestibule in an attempt to convert people. I remember the headlines after the parade: "THOUSANDS march in the May Day parade, showing that support is growing for The Party!"
We wrote mocking jokes all over the rag and left it there.
Makes me want to get about 100 gun owners togther and stand there in a line and play a game of "reverse red rover" start hollering in unison and make them think this huge mass is gonna charge them but stop about a foot away, how much you wanna bet they start running like the pansies they are when you are less than 15 feet away?
I wonder how much trash they left behind...
I mean the anti-NRA people...
I know how much the tea party group left behind, nothing... in fact the park was prolly cleaner after they left...
How moving......Powerful.......
A dozen hippie liberals LEAVING park after protest:
(actually - photo was courtesy of post-Obama inaugaration party)
That's more sparse than the last family reunion I attended...
The local police decided against assigning some of its officers to crowd control, since there wasn't one.
I bet that ticked him off. LOL!
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Also on this site are a couple of interesting and timely polls. First asks whether on-line purchases should be taxed at same rate as purchases made in brick-and-mortar locations.
82% No
14% Yes
How well does your phone company protect your privacy
4% Very well
14% Somewhat well
32% Neutral
22% Somewhat poorly
28% Very poorly
Respondents were:
56% Republican
26% Independent
7% Democrat
There were more people than that at the last Open Carry Picnic I attended.
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Rec, airport budgets discussed
Swimmers at the aquatic center in Fort Dodge will likely find that not all of the site's slides will be open in the evenings this summer.
The proposed 2013-2014 budget for operating the site calls for closing down some of its amenities at 5:30 p.m. in a move that will save money by reducing the number of lifeguards on duty, according to Lori Branderhorst, the city's director of parks, recreation and forestry.
Even with that change, the budget envisions the center requiring $19,500 in tax money to balance its $334,100 budget.
Fort Dodge City Council members were briefed on the recreation spending plans Monday as they continued their review of the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. State law requires cities to have their budgets done by mid-March.
The elected officials also reviewed the spending plan for the Fort Dodge Regional Airport, which will require less property tax money thanks to increased revenue generated there.
The airport budget also provides for a roughly $1 million renovation of the terminal.
Parks and recreation
Total spending on parks and recreation is set at $1,509,865.
The budget anticipates that various recreation fees will generate a little over $1 million.
That means $456,725 worth of tax money will be needed to run the recreation programs and facilities.
The total budget includes these major categories:
- Lakeside Municipal Golf Course: $441,200
- Aquatic center: $334,100
- Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex: $332,600
- Parks: $178,400
- General recreation: $89,900
- Citizens Central (senior citizens center): $84,150
- Oakland Cemetery: $23,875
- Oleson Park Splash Pad: $20,640
The full name of the aquatic center is Rosedale Rapids/Fort Dodge Aquatic Center/Schmoker Family Park. Its proposed budget generated the most discussion.
Branderhorst said closing some of the center's features at 5:30 p.m. will enable a reduction in the number of on-duty lifeguards from 24 to 18.
She said the budget calls for keeping the center open from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
It will be open from 6 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. daily for the adult fitness sessions. The open swimming period will be from 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Branderhorst said the center will also be open at night during the week the girls state softball tournament is being played at Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex.
The proposed airport budget is $568,150, according to Rhonda Chambers, the director of aviation.
She said $181,850 in tax money will be required to balance the budget, but added that figure is down $14,716 from the current budget.
Growth in airport revenue means less tax money will be needed to operate it. The growth in revenue is generated in part by leasing the large corporate hangar to Great Lakes Airlines. Chambers said more landing fee revenue is being collected and the cash rent for 417 acres of farm ground owned by the airport has been increased.
Chambers said 68 percent of the budget is funded with revenue generated at the airport.
The terminal renovation job will yield a new security check point, waiting area and baggage claim.


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Topic: Break apart the Rails Programming forum?
At the moment the Rails Programming forum has over 22,572 posts. Next up is Application Theory and Design with 1,375 posts. That's more than 16 times the number of posts in Rails Programming.
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Scenes from the scene of the movie's opening night.
Inside Our Movies Away You Go: Websites for Moving Elsewhere
Away We Go chronicles a couple trying to find their place in the world. At home, you can just use the Internet.
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Away We Go, Sam Mendes' forthcoming film for Focus Features, presents a new star in the form of singer-songwriter Alexi Murdoch, who provides the movie's memorable soundtrack.
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Scott Macaulay looks at the way that the green initiatives on Away We Go are revolutionizing environmental production methods.
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Scott Macaulay visits the set of Sam Mendes' upcoming movie for Focus Features, the first environmentally friendly studio movie.
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The Stolzle Glencairn glasses are a special class of crystal vessels most often used for spirit tastings. The unique tapering brings the aromas to the nose while the larger bowl allows the spirit to rest and rise. This glencairn design will give you the most rich experience in tasting both the aroma and flavor of the spirit.
Scotch drinkers are very familiar with the glencairn glass design and they make a great item for your tasting collection.


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Rosina M. Bierbaum, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Ecology and Evolution, 1985, State University of New York, Stony Brook
B.S. Biology, 1974, Boston College
B.A. English, 1974, Boston College
Rosina's research interests lie at the interface of science and policy--principally on issues related to climate change adaptation and mitigation at the national and international levels. She teaches courses on Climate Policy. She has been named the new Chair of the Global Environment Facility's Science and Technical Advisory Panel, and serves on President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Rosina is an Adaptation Fellow at the World Bank, leads the Adaptation Chapter for the Congressionally-mandated U.S. National Climate assessment, and is review editor for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. She serves on the Boards of several Foundations and NGOs and has lectured on every continent. Bierbaum served in both the executive and legislative branches of Government for two decades--as the Senate-confirmed director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy's Environment Division, and in multiple capacities at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. Rosina was Dean of SNRE from 2001-2011, during which time she oversaw the creation of a new undergraduate Program in the Environment, five new dual Master's degrees across campus, and tripled interdisciplinary research in the School.
Bierbaum videos (lectures and presentations):
2012 Investor Summit on Climate Risk and Energy Solutions (Jan. 12, 2012)
PCAST Biodiversity report presentation (March 8, 2011) | Download Biodiversity Report to the President
7th Annual Cantor (U-M) Lecture on Intellectual Diversity (April 13, 2010)
National Climate Adaptation Summit (May 25-27, 2010)
- "Current Understanding of Climate Change & Adaptation" (starts at 0:36:00)
- Introducing third day of conference (0:00:00); delivering conference summary and closing remarks (2:57:00)
Coping with Climate Change National Summit (May 8-10, 2007)
Executive summary: Download the proceeding's executive summary written by SNRE Dean Rosina M. Bierbaum
1st Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability (Oct. 17, 2001)
Bierbaum professional background:
Dr. Rosina Bierbaum is a Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy with appointments in both the School of Natural Resources & Environment and the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. She served as Dean of the School of Natural Resources & Environment from October 2001-October 2011. In that decade, she orchestrated the creation of a new undergraduate Program in the Environment; enhanced interdisciplinary teaching and research by successfully recruiting twenty-five new faculty to the School, developed new Master's tracks to link business, engineering and natural resources; tripled research activity; and expanded the mission of the School to include global change.
In April 2009, President Barack Obama named Bierbaum to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). PCAST consists of 21 of the nation's leading scientists and engineers. They advise the President directly to help the administration formulate policy in areas where understanding of science, technology and innovation is key to forming responsible and effective policy. She chaired their recent report "Sustaining Environmental Capital: Protecting Society and the Economy," which has led to increased coordination on valuation of ecosystem services across the Federal agencies and the creation of new bioinformatics tools to make data accessible to the public.
In 2010, Bierbaum was appointed to the Federal Advisory Committee of the U.S. National Climate Assessment, and serves as the Chair of the Adaptation Chapter for that Congressionally-mandated effort. She is also a Review Editor for the IPCC Working Group II "Foundations for Decisionmaking", in the ongoing 5th Assessment Report.
Bierbaum was selected in April 2008 by the World Bank to co-direct its prestigious World Development Report 2010, which focuses on climate change and development for the first time. This report has served as the foundation for subsequent Bank-wide strategies on energy and environment and the development of a public climate data portal. In 2011, Bierbaum was named as one of the World Bank's first Fellows, in the area of Adaptation, a role she continues in today. In this capacity, she is serving to integrate climate vulnerability and adaptation concerns across the regions and sectors of the Bank to link development to climate resilience.
Bierbaum is also a board member for the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Federation of American Scientists, The Energy Foundation, Environmental and Energy Study Institute and the Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation (where she chairs their Environment Advisory Committee). She is also a member of the International Advisory Board for the journal "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment" and the Executive Committee for the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. Dr. Bierbaum serves as the U.S. Scientific Expert, Permanent Court of Arbitration of Disputes Relating to Natural Resources and/or the Environment, in The Hague.
Bierbaum was the Acting Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in January 2001, and preceding that, she directed the first Environment Division at OSTP from 1995-2001. She served as the administration's senior scientific advisor on the $2 billion environmental research and development strategy, with responsibilities for global change, air and water quality, biodiversity, ecosystem management, environmental monitoring, and energy research and development. In this role, she coordinated the first U.S. National Climate Assessment, the first state of the Nation's Ecosystem report, and the development of a 10-year research plan for the U.S. Global Change Research Program. She served as the co-chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council and developed environmental budget priorities across 12 agencies. As well, she led the Government review of the IPCC documents and served as Head of delegation to several IPCC and other international science meetings.
Bierbaum's career in Washington began in 1980 when she was awarded a Congressional Fellowship. She then continued working in the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), helping various Committees of the Congress tackle the emerging science and policy concerns posed by acid rain, marine pollution, urban smog, ozone depletion, energy production and climate change. She participated in 9 book length reports and testified many times before Congress.
In addition to the reports mentioned above, Dr. Bierbaum is the co-author of "Confronting Climate Change: Avoiding the Unmanageable and Managing the Unavoidable" prepared at the request of the Commission on Sustainable Development (2007). She is also the primary author of Changing By Degrees: Steps to Reduce Greenhouse Gases. This report (1991) identified a series of technical options to reduce both U.S. and worldwide emissions. In 1993, she directed and was the primary author of the two volume study, Preparing for an Uncertain Climate, which outlined a sustainable development strategy for the United States and became the basis for the adaptation section of the U.S. 1995 biennial report to the Framework Convention on Climate Change
In addition to teaching each year, even while Dean, Bierbaum delivers more than 50 public lectures on climate change to audiences as diverse as the United Nations, the IFC, AID, EPA, the Clinton Global Initiative, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, multiple Universities, National Laboratories, many science societies (AAAS, AGU, ESA, AMS, AIBS), college clubs, children and youth groups, rotary clubs, and retirement communities. She has lectured on each of the continents, and in more than 15 countries.
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The children of black immigrants from Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America are well-prepared for school and well-behaved in the classroom, compared to their native-born black classmates and children born to Hispanic immigrants, concludes a University of North Carolina study released by the Migration Policy Institute.
Black immigrant parents are likely to be married, educated, employed and proficient in English, notes Education Week.
. . . mothers are also less likely to have abused drugs or alcohol during pregnancy and more likely to have breastfed, all of which lead to better health outcomes for young children, the report says.
Black immigrant parents also report strong support for education and were more likely to enroll their children in center-based care during the preschool years.
More than half of black immigrant children come from low-income families, the study found. Apparently, strong parents can ensure that poverty isn't destiny.


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To the Journal editor:
Senate Bill 288, proposed by state Sen. Tom Casperson, D-?Escanaba, is a shortsighted, dangerous bill that attempts to dismantle part of our democratic process.
Our state constitution was crafted intentionally to allow citizens to accept or reject laws proposed by legislators.
When enough of the people speak by means of a petition to put an issue on the ballot for a vote (as in the public's prior decision to not allow the hunting of doves,) our democracy functions as the wise framers intended.
Casperson's SB 288 is an obvious attempt to thwart the process of checks and balances that citizens currently possess.
I urge everyone to call his office at 517-373-7840 and tell him to pull his anti-democracy bill SB 288.
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#1 Women And The Vote: Irony Or Hypocrisy10-21-2012, 01:43 AM
Everyone remembers this meme courtesy of President Obama's own Twitter:
Think about the context of this for a moment. Think about the feminist movement and their meme for, well, forever. It's amazing when you think about it. For decades women wanted nothing more than to be looked at as anything but mere sex objects. And now, they want women to vote based on the object that is used for sex. Irony is ironic, no? Or is it hypocrisy?The Obama Administration: Deny. Deflect. Blame.
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5 Best Homebrewing Gifts for the Holidays
Little more than a decade ago, home beer brewing was a niche that required a whole lot of research and an equal amount of money. The American Homebrewers Association had a little less than 8,500 members, down by nearly 10,000 from a decade before -- after the microbrew boom of the 1990s went bust. This year, the association added its 30,000th member, saw homebrew spending increase by almost 20% and saw four out of every brewery supply shops in the U.S. sell more beginners' kits than the year before.
That growth has made it a whole lot easier to get started. While starter brewing sets from Cooper's or Mr. Beer sell for $40 or less, a professional-grade beginners kit that will come in handy even when a brewer gets to be an old pro costs only between $80 and $110.
As wizened homebrewers can tell you, supplies don't have to be expensive, either. The five-gallon pot you use to boil pasta sauce or steam mussels will work just fine. That recycling bin full of holiday beer empties? Rookies may want to keep them around for the first case.
Gary Glass, director of the association, recommends starting with a plastic bucket fermenter, an air lock and stopper, thermometer, racking cane for siphoning, tubing, bottling bucket, bottle filler, bottle capper, sanitizer, bottles and a bottle cleaning brush.
You don't have to knock yourself out sweating the basics, either. The association offers Zymurgy: An Introduction To Homebrewing as a free online guide to help new brewers tackle the process a step at a time. Meanwhile, free online books such as John Palmer's How To Brew offer additional insight for refining those first batches of porter and IPA.
We decided to do a little holiday shopping and came up with five recommendations for the folks on your list either looking to start their homebrew journey or who've just started their first few batches and wonder where to go from here:
Maltose Express starter kit
Just about every brewing supply shop will have a kit like this, but few are put together by the folks whose book you'll need to make your first attempt at a Lagunitas IPA or even a Heineken lager.
We've recommended this particular kit before and Tess and Mark Szamatulski, owners of the Maltose Express brewing supply shop in Monroe, Conn., are a big reason why. They put this $110 kit together themselves and packed it with a primary 7.8-gallon plastic fermenter with a drilled and grommeted lid, a secondary stage five-gallon glass carboy, airlock and stopper, racking cane, five feet of flexible tubing, bottle filler, capper, caps, sanitizer, hydrometer, floating thermometer, bottle brush and two books. The first volume is Byron Burch's how-to guide Brewing Quality Beers (which can be replaced with Charlie Papazian's Joy of Homebrewing ) and the second is the Szamatulskis' taste-alike recipe book Clone Brews .