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A famous story about the boy wonder of mathematics has taken on a life of its own
Brian Hayes
Let me tell you a story, although it's such a well-worn nugget of
mathematical lore that you've probably heard it already:
In the 1780s a provincial German schoolmaster gave his
class the tedious assignment of summing the first 100 integers. The
teacher's aim was to keep the kids quiet for half an hour, but one
young pupil almost immediately produced an answer: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... +
98 + 99 + 100 = 5,050. The smart aleck was Carl Friedrich Gauss, who
would go on to join the short list of candidates for greatest
mathematician ever. Gauss was not a calculating prodigy who added up
all those numbers in his head. He had a deeper insight: If you
"fold" the series of numbers in the middle and add them in
pairs—1 + 100, 2 + 99, 3 + 98, and so on—all the pairs
sum to 101. There are 50 such pairs, and so the grand total is
simply 50×101. The more general formula, for a list of
consecutive numbers from 1 through n, is
n(n + 1)/2.
The paragraph above is my own rendition of this anecdote, written a
few months ago for another project. I say it's my own, and yet I
make no claim of originality. The same tale has been told in much
the same way by hundreds of others before me. I've been hearing
about Gauss's schoolboy triumph since I was a schoolboy myself.
The story was familiar, but until I wrote it out in my own words, I
had never thought carefully about the events in that long-ago
classroom. Now doubts and questions began to nag at me. For example:
How did the teacher verify that Gauss's answer was correct? If the
schoolmaster already knew the formula for summing an arithmetic
series, that would somewhat diminish the drama of the moment. If the
teacher didn't know, wouldn't he be spending his interlude
of peace and quiet doing the same mindless exercise as his pupils?
There are other ways to answer this question, but there are other
questions too, and soon I was wondering about the provenance and
authenticity of the whole story. Where did it come from, and how was
it handed down to us? Do scholars take this anecdote seriously as an
event in the life of the mathematician? Or does it belong to the
same genre as those stories about Newton and the apple or Archimedes
in the bathtub, where literal truth is not the main issue? If we
treat the episode as a myth or fable, then what is the moral of the story?
To satisfy my curiosity I began searching libraries and online
resources for versions of the Gauss anecdote. By now I have over a
hundred exemplars, in eight languages. (The collection of versions
is available here.) The sources range from
scholarly histories and biographies to textbooks and encyclopedias,
and on through children's literature, Web sites, lesson plans,
student papers, Usenet newsgroup postings and even a novel. All of
the retellings describe what is recognizably the same
incident—indeed, I believe they all derive ultimately from a
single source—and yet they also exhibit marvelous diversity
and creativity, as authors have struggled to fill in gaps, explain
motivations and construct a coherent narrative. (I soon realized
that I had done a bit of ad lib embroidery myself.)
After reading all those variations on the story, I still can't
answer the fundamental factual question, "Did it really happen
that way?" I have nothing new to add to our knowledge of Gauss.
But I think I have learned something about the evolution
and transmission of such stories, and about their place in the
culture of science and mathematics. Finally, I also have some
thoughts about how the rest of the kids in the class might have
approached their task. This is a subject that's not much discussed
in the literature, but for those of us whose talents fall short of
Gaussian genius, it may be the most pertinent issue.
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#31 Sun 10 Oct 04 8:14am
Re: The Silk Road
Hi ya...glad to see that you find the recipes useful...any other help u need just give a shout out...will try my best to give u the most authentic recipe! Have fun trying these out!
#32 Sun 10 Oct 04 8:19am
Re: The Silk Road
Hi Figgy...no sorry I can't remember the cafe it was a tiny one at Bourke Street...in an open air mall that same place had Haigh's Handmade Chocolate (that's the spelling I think!) and an outlet of Suga (huge candy shop that handmake's candy and lollipops right before your very eyes...wow!)It's ok...will source around for the recipe just hoped u had an inkling of what it was...do you have a good recipe for frittata however? Thanks.
Anyway...any other Asian recipes you need,just drop a mail over,will help you out, hope you did find something useful to do with your box of arrowroot though!
#33 Sun 10 Oct 04 8:40am
Re: The Silk Road
Hi Deb...glad you like the recipes...any other help you need, just give a shout out to me...here's another Malay dessert for you...it's nice and almond-y...very more-ish indeed,it's got sort of a middle eastern turkish delight flavour to it cos' of the additionof rosewater. Try it!
230gm fine castor sugar
6tbsp water
180gm ground almonds
180gm butter
2tsp rosewater
6 cardamoms, seeded,toasted lightly and ground in the blender
pinch of salt
Dissolve sugar in water over a low heat,bring to the boil after sugar has dissolved.
Add almonds,rose water, butter and salt,keep stirring till smooth. Lower the heat down at this point to prevent severe burning!
When the mix has thickened,pour into a shallow dish and sieve the cardamom powder lightly over top. Leave to cool and set before cutting into squares/diamonds. Decorate with glace cherries if desired.
Just something new for you to try...hope you like it.
#34 Sun 10 Oct 04 8:56am
Oh Deb
- Member
- From Brisbane, Australia
- Member since Sat 25 Sep 04
Re: The Silk Road
Many thanks for the extra recipe. sounds delicious and is right up my alley re tastes.
How is Singapore at the moment. Have visited many times over the years and still love visiting. Have seen lots of changes and masses of growth.
Last time, went to a great eatery. Can't remember the name of the building, but it's the one with the fountain and the fish. Did the walk around the fountain and went big time with hoping for 'world peace'.
The food was great - the most memorable being the pigs trotters. Absolutely delicious and a bit of a challenge to eat with chopsticks. My friends have decided that on each visit, I'm to try something new. Birds nest soup is next on the list. They think it's an absolute hoot that I approach some of these dishes with trepidation.
Went to an expats place for the first time. Can't remember where, but it really jumps - might have been out on the east coast. Had snails there for the first (and last) time.
Many thinaks for the recipes.
#35 Sun 10 Oct 04 9:03am
Re: The Silk Road
Hi LadyRed...here's a great Malay dish you have to try...it's a meal in itself,very yummy and flavourful indeed...it's called Mee Soto,a common dish you can find in Singapore hawker centres
A 1.5kg chicken
6cups cold water
600gm fresh thick egg noodles
300gm beansprouts,tails removed
Grind in a blender: 1.5 tbsp toasted coriander seeds,1 tsp toasted cumin seeds,1 tsp toasted fennel seeds,1 stalk sliced lemon grass (use lower end only),1 thick slice peeled ginger,4 candlenuts, 8-10 shallots and 1tsp toasted whitepepper corns.
Garnish: chopped spring onion and coriander, potato cutlets (boil and mash potato,season with pepper,salt,beaten egg, chopped coriander and finely chopped garlic, form cutlets with wet hands, deep fry in hot oil till golden and crisp,drain well).
Dipping Sauce: sliced chillies mixed in lime juice,sugar and thick dark soy sauce
Put whole chicken,ground spice paste,water and some salt in a large pot, boil for 90-120 minutes till chicken is cooked.
Remove chicken,shred meat to use in soup,keep bones in freezer for boiling soup again.
Check seasoning in stock,set aside.
Cook noodles and scald beansprouts in hot water.
Put noodles in a bowl, sprinkle beansprouts and shredded chicken over. Add hot stock over,top with potato cutlet and garnishing,serve with dipping sauce.
Hope you like it.
#36 Sun 10 Oct 04 9:08am
Re: The Silk Road
Singapore is great! You went to Suntec City I guess...the huge fountain where all the tourists ooh and aah over!
It's nice...especially at night!
We have more and more eateries springing up over here...ooh you went to East Coast! That's where I live...I am like 10 minutes away from the beach man!
Let me tell ya'...don't waste your time eating at expat restaurants, the good stuff is in the hawker centres...after all...coming all the way here means trying new stuff don't ya think? Let me know when u drop by again,will recommend you some good places to pig out in! Haha take care will post u more recipes when I have the time, do you prefer sweet or savoury? Let me know!
#37 Sun 10 Oct 04 9:24am
Oh Deb
- Member
- From Brisbane, Australia
- Member since Sat 25 Sep 04
Re: The Silk Road
Yeah - it was Suntec City. Don't usually do the expat eateries - but that place was where everyone from the office wanted to go.
Usually just wander about and pick up stuff I like the look of. I remember one Christmas when we had bags of roasted chestnuts for lunch - we were wandering around in Chinatown at the time - many years ago. Noticed last time they had roasted chestnuts near the station on Orchard Road - the one opposite Robinsons.
Had some great Hor Fun down around the old Change Alley - actually I think it was at the pub at Clifford Pier. That was years ago as well.
would be your best friend forever and ever if you could give me a decent recipe. Just love rice noodles.
I like savoury mainly, but I do have a very sweet tooth.
#38 Sun 10 Oct 04 1:14pm
Re: The Silk Road
Hor fun - thick flat rice noodle
dark soya sauce
light soya sauce
red chillies, seeded and sliced finely
beef slices, marinated in an egg white, soy sauce, and chinese wine
Choi sum (Chinese flowering cabbage), blanched in hot water
white pepper (powder)
chopped garlic, minced ginger
pounded dried black beans, easily obtainable from a chinese grocery (go easy, it's salty)
chicken stock
An egg
In a good sturdy wok, Heat 1-2 tbsp peanut oil and fry hor fun briefly with a little dark soya sauce and set aside.
Make sure the fire is strong and wok hot enough or the hor fun will stick to the pan.
For the Sauce
Heat wok, fry garlic, minced ginger, chillies and black beans till fragrant. Add meat, stir fry briefly, remove meat. Add veggies, fry till cooked. Season to taste with pepper, light soya sauce and thicken with corn flour (first dissolved in chicken stock). Simmer meat in sauce, add more dark soy to colour. Take care not to overcook meat. Stir in beaten egg till it forms ribbons in sauce. Otherwise, crack egg over top and simmer till done.
Served with pickled green chillies in soy sauce.
Note: to make pickled green chillies, heat 1 cup white rice vinegar in a non-reactive pot till it boils, add in 1-2 heaped dessert spoon sugar, 1 heaped tsp salt and enough chopped green chillies to be amply covered by the hot vinegar mix. Immediately turn off heat, cover pot and leave to pickle for 2-3 hours. Pour into a screwtop jar with liquid, fridge it. Drain desired amounts and pour soy sauce over to eat with noodles, hor fun or stir-fries
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#39 Sun 10 Oct 04 3:42pm
Re: The Silk Road
Oh my gosh guys...I just did this tonight...it was great! My family had a BBQ and I decided to make this Malay-style fishcake wrapped in banana leaf,it turned out great...excited to share it with you all...here it is!
500gm Spanish Mackeral fillet
3tbsp peanut oil
1 and 1/4 cups coconut cream
1 egg,lightly beaten
8 kaffir lime leaves, shredded
1 and 1/4 level tsp salt
4 tbsp sugar
20 banana leafves, cut into 15cm squares
40 sharp toothpicks
Grind in a mixer, 5 washed candlenuts, 15 dried chillies (soaked in water 1st to soften), 50gm ginger, 1 thumb-sized tumeric root, 2 stalks lemon grass (use lower ends only), 4cm piece shrimp paste,15 shallots and 1 tbsp toasted coriander seeds
Grind fish in a food processor till smooth
Heat oil in a wok till hot, fry spice paste till fragrant, about 5 minutes. Srit in coconut cream and cook until just under boiling point. Turn off heat and cool. Stir in egg into cooled mix.
Add ground fish, salt,sugar and lime leaves.
Soften banana squares by holding them briefly over a gas flame.The leaves will soften and the natural oils will exude.
Divide fish into 20 portions, place each portion in the centre of the banana leaf and fold into a rectangle, seal with toothpicks at both ends securely.
BBQ the fish parcels over gently glowing coals for 3-4 minutes each side or bake them in a 180 degree celsius oven for 10 minutes.
This can be eaten as a snack hot or cold, or with rice and a salad of cucumber,pineapple and shredded carrot dressed with a little vinegar, pineapple juice, sugar and salt.
#40 Mon 11 Oct 04 5:24am
Re: The Silk Road
Hey guys I am planning to make this tonight for my aunt and uncle who are flying in from Perth today, it's their favourite dessert from dim sum/yum cha restaurants. I thought you all might like it, good if you can get hold of the ripest type of firm mango for this fabulous Mango Pudding!
2 cans evaporated milk
1 packet (12g) agar agar powder
300gm fine castor sugar
2 cups water (1/2litre)
3 ripe mangoes
A little yellow food colouring
5 eggwhites
Blend agar agar powder with sugar in a pot, pour in water and boil till agar agar and sugar dissolves. Turn off heat.
When mix is slightly cooled, whis in evaporated milk and tint the mixture with a few drops of yellow food colouring.
Peel and de-seed mangoes. Dice the flesh of one, puree the rest in a blender.
Beat egg whites in a dry, clean bowl with a pinch of salt till it's stiff. (do the ol' Jamie style...if the bowl's held over your head and nothing falls out, you're good!)
Mix mango puree into evap mixture and fold in the egg whites. Gently stir in diced mango.
Refrigerate in a glass bowl or in individual glasses to set. Top with cherries if you like. Serve well-chilled with extra evap on the side if desired.

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Characters from the Collection
- Date: 18th February 2017 - 13th January 2018
- Every day
- Time: 10:30 - 16:30
- Location: City Art Gallery and Museum
- Cost: Free
This new display around the museum's atmospheric balcony cafe brings out a selection of rarely-displayed paintings from the museum collection and introduces their accompanying stories.
From film stars to artist's muses to great Worcester leaders, the Worcester City museum collection includes pictures of many interesting characters, ones you'll know and ones you won't.
David Cox and his Contemporaries
- Date: 11th February 2017 - 03rd June 2017
- Every day
- Time: 10:30 - 16:30
- Location: City Art Gallery and Museum
- Cost: Free
Enjoy the beautiful landscapes of David Cox and his contemporaries Turner and Constable in an exhibition exploring Cox's position in the great age of British watercolour painting.
Discover the vibrant art scene of the West Midlands during the nineteenth century through the work of Birmingham born David Cox.
Renowned for his landscape paintings, this exhibition explores the artists that influenced Cox, as well as the influence that his own work and writing had on watercolour painting, landscape art and the vibrant artistic communities of the Midlands. Bringing together Worcester's amazing collection of paintings by Cox with works high profile loans by Turner and Constable from the British Museum, this exhibition uses rarely displayed artworks to explore Cox's place as a world class artist.
Taking the story of making and collecting art into the 21st century, the exhibition will also host work by recent graduates as part of New Art West Midlands 2017, accompanied by a selection of works from the Worcester City collection acquired through the Contemporary Art Society.
Download artist's guide to David Cox
Enquiring Minds
- Date: 14th January 2017 - 11th November 2017
- Every day
- Time: 10:30 - 16:30
- Location: City Art Gallery and Museum
- Cost: Free
Visitors can discover and celebrate this rather special period from Worcester's past in this exhibition drawn from the museum collection and some special items on loan.
Seemingly impossible engineering feats, global wildlife explorations, early investigations into iron-age man, world-renowned artist sketching trips: all these amazing activities were happening in Worcester a hundred and fifty years ago. Worcester was a burgeoning cultural city in a busy changing landscape.
Exhibition highlights are drawings by naturalist John Gould, land- and cityscape watercolours by artist HH Lines and local artefacts discovered by famous archaeologist Pitt Rivers.
Hartlebury Castle's History as a WWI Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital: 'A Happy Convalescence'
- Date: 12th March 2016 - 01st March 2018
- Every day
- Time: 10:00 - 17:00
- Location: County Museum at Hartlebury
- Cost: Adults £5, Seniors £2.50, Children (aged 5-16) £2.50, Family Ticket £13 (admits 2 adults & 2 children)
Stories of fun, friendship and romance that offered a brief respite from the front lines for injured soldiers sent to recover at Hartlebury Castle Hospital.
The exhibition will feature real objects from the trenches, including gas masks, cigarettes and even a surgeon's kit used at the front. The exhibition has been curated from Museum Worcestershire's collection along with loans from George Marshall Medical Museum, The Mercian Regiment Museum and from local people.
A Happy Convalescence, is part of the Worcestershire World War One Hundred project.
The County Museum at Hartlebury closes Mondays.
Please visit the County Museum at Hartlebury page for opening information
Spring Craft Case 2017
- Date: 07th March 2017 - 09th May 2017
- Every day
- Time: 10:30 - 16:30
- Location: City Art Gallery and Museum
- Cost: Free
Our Spring Craft Case 2017 shows a selection of glass beaded jewellery by Sulamith Kilian-Carter, greeting cards and bracelets by Lisa Iannantuoni and watercolour paintings on card by Sue Rickhuss.
This Spring Craftcase 2017 shows a colourful selection of glass beaded jewellery made by jewellery maker Sulamith Kilian-Carter. A selection of greetings cards and bracelets using original Liberty material by Lisa Iannantuoni. Original Miniture landscape watercolour paintings on card by artist Sue Rickhuss.


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2. Please note that the toilet is not en-suite. Instead, it is just next to the bedroom.
Home amenities:
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2. We provide a washing machine and a dryer for your use free of charge. If you would like us to do your laundry for you, we will charge a small fee.
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text: The Falcons themselves aren't as much of the problem as the likely loss of Prince being anywhere near full speed and the front four keeping trend and not being very effective. If they can't get pressure on Matt Ryan then the likelihood that Hosley gets smoked for several big plays is high. At that point it will be up to the offense to win a shoot out.


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There are certain things in Figure Skating that make us go hmmm....things we may never get the answers to, but it sure is fun to speculate....here are some of mine.
Russians and Gloves....what's up with that? Sokolova wore that one red one in her '03 LP, Yags had them in both Oly programs, Plush wore them in is '03 LP. It seems russians have a thing for gloves or something.
Illusion fabric....how can anyone think that yards and yards of illusion that doesn't match thier skin tone looks good?
What makes a skater decide to wear bootcovers? I think Sarah Huges would look much less "gawky" on the ice if she didn't cover her boots. Maybe its just me.


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Town Square
On Deadline: Local question -- Was 'Hurricane Irene' news coverage overblown, so to speak?
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Aug 29, 2011
I also wanted to see some real storm damage and flooding scenes, not just windblown (or not) local reporters -- including seemingly endless shots of one intrepid journalist being sandblasted on a flat beach, hunched over, trying to talk.
"I think they're just making it all up about the damage and floods," like those who believe the moon walk never happened, I quipped to a friend midway through the coverage cycle, impatient at seeing only a wind-blasted reporter and a few shingles blown partway back on a large building.
The importance to Palo Alto and the Bay Area is that news reports that "cry wolf" deepen the level of people's skepticism about such warnings. That is especially true of longer-term warnings of potential impacts climate change: rising sea (and bay) levels and increased volatility of our traditionally benign Central California coastal weather.
"Increased volatility" means that with just a few degrees of warming of the Pacific Ocean it could cease being pacific and generate hurricane-force winds and heavy rains, in addition to increased heat and aridity in the food-producing Central Valley -- which one prediction called a Death Valley effect.
Climate change is a long way off, it seems, and we have so many immediate things about which to worry, like jobs and deadlocked state and national leadership.
Yet having lived some years in the Santa Cruz Mountains I've seen first-hand what wind gusts of 40 or 50 miles per hour can do to the trees there: large firs, bay laurel, madrone -- especially in rain-soaked earth. I've also seen many big trees fall in calm spring weather following rains, as warmth draws heavy sap up into the treetops. There's good reason many residents carry chain saws in their vehicles.
If a real blow of 80 to 100 miles or more per hour hits those mountains, think of the old game of Pick Up Sticks. Lots of firewood.
Yet both the predictions of sea-level rise and increased volatility of weather depend on acceptance of the notion of climate change -- about which there are plenty of skeptics. One friend of mine ridicules the notion. But if he's wrong and we ignore the many climate-change warnings, I once replied to a scoffing e-mail he sent, there will be catastrophic consequences. Yet if the climate-change "Chicken Littles" are wrong it will be no big deal, a passing non-news story.
I don't suppose those East Coast residents who lost homes, friends or family members feel the advance coverage was overblown.
And much of the news was based on warnings of officials and the massive forced evacuations -- a remarkable story in itself, especially in New York City. No one wanted to get caught short, as with New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina's claiming of 1,800 lives.
Few today know of the great Galveston, Texas, flood of 1900, in which between 6,000 and 12,000 people died, most from drowning and mostly attributable to lack of advance planning and inadequate warnings. We're a nation of short memories.
It's hard to say how many lives, injuries, homes and businesses were saved by the extensive preventive boarding up and evacuations, or careful "hunkering down" (a repeated phrase by the on-site journalists) by those choosing to ride out the storm. Yet I began to wish the journalists would do more hunkering than hyping.
The coverage reminded me of a classic exchange in the film, "Shipping News," some years back. A grizzled older reporter was instructing a newcomer about what news is about. He tells the newbie to give him a headline about clouds building up across a bay. "Clouds form along horizon," the newbie ventures. Nope, the veteran rejoins: "Storm threatens village."
But what if the storm doesn't arrive? Then it's, "Killer storm spares village," the veteran growls. He could be referring to Greenwich Village today, even.
And yet. … There are renewed expressions of concern about the potential consequences of ignoring the inadequacy of our bayfront levees in the south bay, and the thousands of acres of homes and businesses that would be impacted by just an 18-inch rise in sea level within the next few decades, and a 22- to 55-inch rise by the end of the century. Coupled with land subsidence from over-pumping groundwater a half century and more ago, large areas of the south bay are at risk of serious flooding.
The San Francisco Bay Conservations and Development Commission (BCDC for short) is blunt about the threat on its website, www.bcdc.gov.ca.
"The Bay is rising and this is projected to continue," it warns. "In fact, today's flood is expected to be the future's high tide. Areas that currently flood every ten to twenty years during extreme weather and tides will begin to flood regularly. These areas are home to over 160,000 residents, critical infrastructure, diverse habitats, and valuable community resources." It then outlines its "climate change plan."
BCDC's proposal to expand its jurisdiction beyond 100 feet from the bay has elicited vigorous opposition as well as support. The debate is raging primarily in a below-the-news-radar fashion.
There's also a recent website backed by a coalition of labor and business groups pushing a levee-construction solution: www.bayrising.org.
New York City and much of the East Coast lucked out this time around. But good planning and preparations helped, along with people heeding the warnings. Will the West Coast do as well when our turn blows in?
Jay Thorwaldson is the former editor of the Weekly. He can be e-mailed at firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 29, 2011 at 12:46 pm
> After watching some days of Weather Channel and
> other news coverage of Hurricane Irene
Why? Hurricanes are creatures of the East Coast.
> I also wanted to see some real storm damage and flooding scenes
Youtube is a good place to look ..
Web Link
Web Link
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Most of the people posting video on Youtube have "boots on the ground" and are not professional "journalists" … so they actually took the videos they upload.
> "Increased volatility" means that with just a few degrees of warming
> of the Pacific Ocean it could cease being pacific and generate
> hurricane-force winds
OMG! Now we're into science fiction. Definitely the domain of "journalists" ..
> I don't suppose those East Coast residents who lost homes,
> friends or family members feel the advance coverage was overblown.
Most of the homes lost are in perennial flood zones—particularly along the North Carolina coast. The people who build here don't need news coverage—they need insurance. Every year these storms come (sometimes in the winter too—called "Nor'Easterners") .. homes get blown down, or flooded, and the people build them back again. In short, they deserve what they get!
Homes are also damaged from winds too, but generally just those homes that have allowed trees to grow too close to the structures. This one is a hard call—since most trees can grow for hundreds of years, and not fall over, or get blown over. And then all of a sudden—boom, the tree and a hurricane meet—and the hurricane wins.
The 7/24 coverage doesn't make the storm go away, it only reminds those that decide to stay in harm's way that it's their choice.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 29, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Yes it was
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 29, 2011 at 10:23 pm
I think it is all down to perspective. I didn't pay too much attention to the coverage as it didn't affect me personally. But, if I lived closer and was about to be affected by the storm I would have watched more closely and probably feel very different.
Since we live in earthquake country, we know that we don't get warnings. Those who live in hurricane country do have the opportunity of forewarning and appreciate the opportunity to do what they have to do to keep themselves and their property adequately ready. If we could have the same forewarning of earthquakes I know we would appreciate the time to prepare ourselves.
Therefore, I think that the fact that there is technology available for these natural disasters is good. If the storm doesn't live up to the hype or the coverage is supposedly too much, then it is better than having too little.
If you are not interested in the event, then why spend the time watching? If you are in the way of the storm, then no coverage is too much.
If only we could get the same for earthquakes.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Aug 29, 2011 at 11:16 pm
The Galveston hurricane is actually very famous. I've been interested in that historical weather event for some years.
Read Isaac's Storm/Eric Larson, for one recommendation.
There are books, tv documentaries, historical society in Galveston that you can visit if interested.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 30, 2011 at 5:34 am
Climate changes. We have nothing to do with it. SunFlares are decreasing, so we are cooling, and have been stable or cooling for 10 years. Ice melted on Mars during the sun flares increase, nothing to do with us, everything to do with flares. The earth changes its tilt, shifts its heat/cold cycles, the earth goes through predictable cycles of change. Every 30 years for the last 120 years we have had dire predictions of either freezing to death or heating to death, depending on the cycle. I am looking for the story of Lady Liberty being covered in ice sometime in the next 10 years, like there were in the 70s..and the 40s..and at the turn of the century.
Because of the "rest of the story" behind climate change, I have gone from a 'believer' to a skeptic. Far too much data to support us having nothing to do with climate. One blown Volcano throws more junk in the air than all of our world's "emissions' for years. One wildfire throws more trash in the air than all of our fireplaces for years. I believe it is high human arrogance that tries to believe we can affect our climate, combined with a tremendous desire by some to control the rest of us.
As for the "hype". Yes, there was a lot...I was amazed, having spent some time in hurricane country, how much hype there was. We lived in an area that expected 3-4 real hurricanes every fall. We prepared. Of course, we were used to it. Sort of like the northeast and snow.
On the other hand, I can't blame the reporters. They are employed by folks who pull their puppet strings to keep them employed. The bosses listen to Hurricane Center, which is a govt agency. I am done with Govt Agencies. Too much politics involved. Centralization of "information" leads to cherry picked info sifted through a political lens. I can't help but feel extreme skepticism over the hype in this storm....
The real pity is that if there really is a big one that is coming, now folks won't believe it. In response, Dr. Atkins Web Link is setting up a national weather "rating" data base for weathermen. I think I will like that. An independent, not associated with government, source for weather news.
editor emeritus
on Aug 30, 2011 at 9:13 am
Jay Thorwaldson is a registered user.
Good comments and dialogue.
As for "I disagree" on climate change, again, if you're wrong and we do nothing in the way of preparations for some type of sea-level rise and weather volatility for 20, 30, 40 years then the results will be catastrophic locally, nationally and worldwide.
But if those who accept the widespread concern among responsible scientists and observe the acceleration of polar ice and glacial melting are wrong and we have DONE SOMETHING that turns out to be unnecessary then OK, it's a wasted effort -- but not catastrophic. Consider it an economic stimulus? -jay
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 30, 2011 at 10:24 am
thanks jay sez "An independent, not associated with government, source for weather news. "
That uses data provided from the infrastructure built, supported and run by that big ol' nasty government.
thanks jay sez "...so we are cooling, and have been stable or cooling for 10 years."
"2010 Tied For Warmest Year on Record" Web Link
"Combined global land and ocean annual surface temperatures for 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest such period on record at 1.12 F (0.62 C) above the 20th century average. "
Yeah, we're cooling alright. I get why exxon funded entities publicize this garbage - they're well paid to deny change. Why do bozos who don't get paid parrot such nonsense?
These are the same dudes that used to claim Obama was Kenyan, that the UN was going to take over our government, Roswell has aliens, etc..
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 30, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Good lord .. what happened to science as the basis of making predictions about the future?
Sea level can be affected by any number of geologic processes—
Sea Ridge Spreading
Subduction (via tectonic plate movement)
All of these could change the sea level, and there is virtually nothing that can be done to start/stop these processes.
Even if the level were to go up a little, seawalls, dikes, and if push comes to shove, some land might need to be abandoned to the sea. None of these situations would be catastrophic.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 30, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Remember, Jay, the purpose of news is to entertain; not to inform.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 30, 2011 at 6:42 pm
"and if push comes to shove, some land might need to be abandoned to the sea. None of these situations would be catastrophic."
Ask the folks in Alameda, New Orleans, Manhattan or so many coastal areas. Are you nuts? Or just have no ideal of the value of land?
"what happened to science as the basis of making predictions about the future?"
Well, pal, thanks for the tip.
Uh-oh, it says here most real scientists, as opposed to wannabes who post anonymously on blogs after a session with Pharmacy Major Rush Limbaugh, say climate change is man-made change. Time to pull out the wild conspiracy theories!
So we agree - what happened to listening to science?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 30, 2011 at 7:36 pm
> it says here most real scientists,
So.. care to post a link to a list of "real scientists" who claim that "global warming" is "man made"?
There are only a handful of so-called "climatologists" around, since this is a fairly new field of inquiry--barely twenty-five to thirty years old--and by no means is there 100% agreement on this rather controversial point-of-scientific-view in their numbers.
By the way .. has the author of this article ever offered up his background as a climate scientist, or his background in any kind of science? Or should we look to Al Gore, who is now claiming that if you don't follow his teachings that you are "this generation's racists"! Yeah .. now that's got to be some of the best scientific reasoning put forth yet--and this guy has a Nobel Prize in "science"?
> Ask the folks in Alameda ..
Before those folks were living water, the land was unoccupied by humans. The local Alameda government gave them permission to build there--based on its zoning code. So, if the sea rises, then the Alameda government would need to rescind the permission to build/live in those zones, and would certainly have the option to buy up the land that might have to be surrendered to the sea.
While humans don't have a "right" to live anywhere they want, the Dutch have done a pretty good job building dikes to reclaim land from the sea. So, maybe there is a lesson to be learned, if the costs of abandoning the land turned out to be too expensive. However, people have walked away from their homes in the face of rising water in the past, so it's not an impossibility in the future.
> Time to pull out the wild conspiracy theories!
Well .. people opposed to anthropomorphic global warming ideas generally don't dwell in the domain of "conspiracies". It's the other side of the argument that is always accusing Exxon, or BP, or Bush, or Rush Limbaugh, of conspiring to ... well .. it's kind of hard to follow their arguments, or their logic .. most of them are poorly educated, and certainly not the kinds of people who have managed to graduate from a credible educational institution with a degree in a hard science. No .. they just like to attack people personally .. when they have nothing much to say.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Aug 30, 2011 at 8:00 pm
I didn't think there was too much hype, given the ridiculousness of the news today. Given the storm's huge swath & incredible damage potential, I think there was a lot of attention along w/vehemence, to prevent another Katrina so that residents would evacuate AND so there wasn't the appearance of gov't, from local to nat'l, of resting on their laurels & not doing enough.
I found the coverage actually helpful so that I could be aware of the circumstances of loved one's back east, as well as disruptions that affected local airports, business and commerce.
a resident of Southgate
on Aug 31, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Thinking water in a bowl,once it was poured on ground,you would never get it back.
a resident of Meadow Park
on Aug 31, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Jay, your point is well taken. There is always the possible price of action, or inaction.
However, to flip the argument a bit, if the anthropogenic climate changers are wrong, it would also be catastrophic to liberty and economies not just here, but around the world. Think of how bad it is already in our economy. Imagine much worse, around the world. Think of the tremendous loss of liberty and by extension, capitalism in this country, which had us as the powerhouse of the world in economic development. Think of the displaced people, the suffering, from the implementation of oppressive laws that kill businesses, jobs. We see a microcosm of that now..imagine much more.
Even Al Gore bought beachfront property. Can't believe much if even he didn't buy into the "rising ocean" stuff. If we really believed the oceans would rise etc, we would simply stop building on ocean front.
And, there is the fact that our climate has 30 year cycles that go back more than humans have existed, let alone before industrialization. We are entering the cooling 30 year cycle now and have been for the last 10 years. Climate change happens. We don't control it.
But, let's assume for a moment we do have an impact...let's assume we affect 5% of the climate. Let's assume we want to stop that impact. What price is "worth it"?? Would ( and I am being silly here, but to make the point, I want to do this) that we decide that killing half the world's population would do the trick.
Would that be an "oh well, no harm done" if we are wrong? That is the question and one which I am answering, yes, we would have done a lot of harm for no reason.
Not saying we should "dirty our air" on purpose. Am saying we are already are so much cleaner than even 30 years ago, so much cleaner than the rest of the world, that we are a very small amount of the air pollution that is put out by humans, that no matter what we do, we affect nothing.
Along the same lines, the "what is the worst that can happen' question, many in favor of going into Iraq, with the heavy risk of Saddam being able to quickly ramp up and produce WMD and use them, given his history of already having them and using them, decided it was "worth the risk". Worst case scenario, Saddam holds all oil hostage, threatens nuclear war, if we don't do x,y, z, sending the world into starvation and death from a world wide huge depression ...many decided the risk of that happening was worth the war. Frankly, I was one of them. The "worst that can happen if we are wrong" thinking was "some people die, but then there are 60 million free people with a Constitutional Democracy". If we were right, we also eliminated one nutcase threat to the world and avoided many more deaths from Saddam. For right or for wrong, it was the same logical thought process.
Or, to put it in another realm. What price life in cars? In reality, to save lives, we should all drive tanks, right? But, at what cost would such a decision result? How many would lose transport at all from not being able to afford it? Of course, there are many more costs than this, but just making a point.
We, as humans, make cost:risk: benefit analyses all the time. And, in this case, my cost:risk:benefit analysis is to say, no, the economic and liberty devastation from never ending "standards" is not worth the "maybe in 30-40 years" scenario, especially in light of the falsified data, the bad science, the horrific computer models which are only as good as the designer and data input. The latest hurricane scare is a great example of how wrong we can be, how much we don't know.
Or, another example. DDT was banned on bad science and emotional hype. We knew then and we still know that DDT used to kill mosquitos saves lives. Millions of dead folks from malaria would really have liked to have DDT used to eradicate the mosquitos that infected them. At the time, the question was "what harm in banning it?" Well, millions dead, for no reason. Millions more suffering.
Well, engineers out there have many examples.. No need to continue. It is a 95% rule. If the best knowledge you have determines a 95% chance of being "right", you stop there. 95% probability the bridge won't collapse with max load..ok, it is good.
My best evidence is 95% "right" that we can't affect, in our nation, climate change. Given over 90% of the "greenhouse" is water vapor, and of the remaining 5% humans contribute less than 1%..along the lines of a pencil line drawn on a football field, then I honestly believe to do more is to destroy human endeavor for no reason.
So, I understand how you are thinking. I truly do, but in the estimation of many, if not most, of us, we don't see the risk of being wrong very high. We do see the risk from the economic loss and liberty loss. Very hard to recover from such massive takeover.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 31, 2011 at 4:03 pm
"So.. care to post a link to a list of "real scientists" who claim that "global warming" is "man made"? "
Happy to. Care to post a list of the thousands of scientists that DISPUTE climate change, that are NOT funded by the extraction industries?
Real scientists:
"The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts. The UN General Assembly endorsed the action by WMO and UNEP in jointly establishing the IPCC.
The IPCC is a scientific body. It reviews and assesses the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information produced worldwide relevant to the understanding of climate change. It does not conduct any research nor does it monitor climate related data or parameters.
Thousands of scientists from all over the world contribute to the work of the IPCC on a voluntary basis."
a resident of Meadow Park
on Sep 1, 2011 at 6:59 am
Web Link
To Parrot: Link to over 31,000 scientists who do not agree with the assertion that we are harming the climate.
BTW: Do you realize your moniker is rather ironic?
a resident of Southgate
on Sep 1, 2011 at 7:17 am
There is nothing wron if we cuddle with safe side.
a resident of Barron Park
on Sep 1, 2011 at 10:18 am
31,000 "scientists"!!!
Who filled out little petitions like the ones outside a Safeway, they checked a box claiming they were a gosh dern, holy smokes, dadgumit real, no, I swear, REALLY a real, real scientist!
Okay, we're ignore that this hoax started as an Exxon funded project in Oregon a decade ago. And the dreadfully archaic web design from 2003 or so. Man, one forgets how ugly the original websites looked!
We'll ignore that there is no verification, review or stringent standards that any real scientist would insist on for his/her work.
Let's focus on what they CLAIM: Web Link
"only .1% of the individuals on the list of 30,000 signatures have a scientific background in Climatology. To be fair, we can add in those who claim to have a background in Atmospheric Science, which brings the total percentage of signatories with a background in climate change science to a whopping .5%.
The page does not break out the names of those who do claim to be experts in Climatology and Atmospheric Science, which makes even that .5% questionable [see my section on "unverifiable mess" below]."
Wow. So let's look at some of these cards sent in, starting with the letter "A":
"What you'll quickly find is either no information, very little information or information substantiating the fact that the vast majority of signers are completely unqualified in the area of climate change science.
For example,
"Munawwar M. Akhtar" - no info other than the fact that he is a signatory on the petition.
"Fred A. Allehoff" - no info other than the fact that he is a signatory on the petition.
"Ernest J. Andberg" - no info other than the fact that he is a signatory on the petition.
"Joseph J. Arx" - no info other than the fact that he is a signatory on the petition.
"Adolph L. Amundson" - a paper by Amundson on the "London Tunnel Water Treatment System Acid Mine Drainage." [PDF]
"Henry W. Apfelbach" - an Orthopedic Surgeon
"Joe R. Arechavaleta" - runs an Architect and Engineering company." "
Hocus pocus - we got us a conspiracy supported by 31,000 real SCIENTISTS!!!!!!!! Well, sorta 31,000. And sorta scientists, well, not really. Well, we were able to cash Exxon's checks, so it's all good!
Allow me to repeat: I love it.
Thanks for the great laugh this morning!
a resident of Barron Park
on Sep 1, 2011 at 10:20 am
re: the moniker "Parrot"
Glad someone finally got it - you guys parroting Exxon talking points is beyond ironic, as we all pump $3.79 gas.
Remember when oil was 15 bucks a barrel a dozen years ago?
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Sep 2, 2011 at 6:09 am
Parrot: I love it, love it, love it...using a Huffpo blog to support your emotion on the 31,000 scientists pretty much says it all. You got scared about that petition, and ran to MamaHuffington to find some talking points to use.
BTW, your petty denunciation of "web page design"..um..well..ok..I finally get it. I thought I was dealing with someone a little more mature.
Oh well. That was a waste of my time. Have fun! It is all yours!
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Sep 2, 2011 at 10:04 am
Didn't Dan Rather get his big journalistic break into network news after he risked life and limb to cover in the wild a hurricane hitting Texas? One Texas-sized version goes he chained himself to a tree. Do you recall?
a resident of Barron Park
on Sep 2, 2011 at 11:03 am
No, I did a google search and in about a tenth of a second it gave me a couple hundred thousand choices. Try it sometime. All the kids use it these days.
I took the top result that had lots of links to supporting facts. Clearly, after reading it and it's supporting evidence, all you could do was blast the website, not the facts (Huffington.)
It shows that petition is a crock and you know it. Attacking the messenger is admitting it.
The web design - are you serious? It's a starter kit template from some old off-the-retail-shelf package like Frontpage's 2002 version! The point is, most people attempting fraud try to cloak it in something less obvious - it screams "we can't bother with verification, review, stringent standards or even presentation, since Exxon forgot to send the last check."
"MamaHuffington"? I don't get it. Is that an attempt at wit or an attempt at insult?
a resident of Menlo Park
on Sep 7, 2011 at 10:23 am
perspective got his "facts" from a discredited website backed by exxon totally blown out of the water.
ran away
perspective, fwiw, I love it too.
You tinfoil hat conspiracy theory whackos are pawns of thinktanks funded by big oil. At least the deniers at those places are on the payroll and making a (dishonest) buck.
What do YOU get out of spewing their junk science? A pat on the head from Rush?
a resident of Green Acres
on Sep 8, 2011 at 2:27 am
Alice Schaffer Smith is a registered user.
The odd thing about so much coverage is that it numbs people . Once the storm is over, the chaos which is left isn't so newsworthy. The digging out of the muck, sewage and debris from flooded septic tanks along the Connecticut shore is a real health hazard and very smelly, but who is writing about that. Or questioning why they don't have sewer pipes in the 21st century built to withhold flooding (predictable) and instead rely on septic tanks where it is predictable that they will get flooded?
One Red Cross friend pointed out the devastation in rural/poor areas where the Red Cross has stepped in and provided food and shelter to countless people. Yet, the American people had not stepped up to the plate to help provide much needed financial support to help fund these efforts.
Most Americans are not prepared for disasters: flu, flood, hurricane or earthquake. Buildings on the East Coast aren't built to the same standards as the West. Why not? When earthquakes can happen any time any place.... Coverage of the lack of preparedness isn't sexy. Doesn't sell advertising space. Doesn't appeal to voyeuristic Americans.
Those are my rambling thoughts about media in weather emergencies.


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Hypothesis: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at higher risk for sexually transmitted diseases. Currently, free testing for sexually transmitted diseases is only being performed in urine samples. Investigators hypothesize that the rates of both gonorrhea and chlamydia will be higher when testing includes more than one anatomical site (rectum and oropharynx).
The aim of the study is to estimate the rates of asymptomatic Chlamydia and/or Gonorrhea in the oropharynx, rectum and urethra (urine) of HIV infected men who have sex with men at the specialty care center of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and compare to the rates in Douglas County, using nucleic acid amplification tests.
HIV Infection
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|Prevalence of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infections in Multiple Anatomical Sites in HIV-infected Men Who Have Sex With Men at an HIV Clinic in Omaha, Nebraska
- Chlamydia or gonorrhea infection [ Time Frame: one day ]Investigators will use nucleic acid amplification tests in urine, rectal and oropharyngeal swab specimens to detect asymptomatic chlamydia and/or gonorrhea infection
- accuracy for detecting infection when using one versus 2 versus 3 anatomical sites [ Time Frame: 1 day ]Investigators will compare the proportion of infections detected by using only urine, only rectum, only oropharynx vs. using combined sites (urine and rectum, urine and oropharynx or oropharynx and rectum) vs. using all 3 sites.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|19 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV infection
- Men with history of sex with men (including transgender and bisexual)
- Older than 19 years of age
- Asymptomatic at the time of visit.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active sexually transmitted disease symptoms in the oropharynx.
- Recent treatment for Chlamydia or gonorrhea within 3 weeks.
- Treatment with antibiotics active for Chlamydia or gonorrhea within the last 2 weeks: doxycycline, quinolones and azithromycin, and cefixime.
- Women.
- Inability to complete the questionnaire in English or Spanish.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02019771
|United States, Nebraska
|Specialty Care Center
|Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-8106
|Principal Investigator:
|Uriel S Sandkovsky, MD
|University of Nebraska
|Responsible Party:
|Uriel Sandkovsky, MD, Assistant Professor Medicine, University of Nebraska
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT02019771 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 18, 2013
|Last Updated:
|December 2, 2014
Keywords provided by Uriel Sandkovsky, MD, University of Nebraska:
HIV Infection
Men who have sex with men
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Chlamydia Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Chlamydiaceae Infections
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
Neisseriaceae Infections
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Damned bolshevik!
Even after the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment's guarantee has nothing to do with arming a standing army, this quisling has the unmitigated gall to state the Second is irrelevant because we HAVE standing armies.
Showing his true colors, Obama supporter Joe Lauria wants to repeal the Second Amendment. Obama can try to confuse the voters, but his most ardent supporters oppose your right to keep and bear arms, and in reality, so does Obama.
Damned bolshevik!
Even after the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment's guarantee has nothing to do with arming a standing army, this quisling has the unmitigated gall to state the Second is irrelevant because we HAVE standing armies.
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The Second Amendment was written after a war in which a new nation without a standing army defeated the biggest standing army on the planet. To defend itself, the new country relied on citizens arming themselves in civilian militias.
Ever since Britain had permanently garrisoned troops in Massachusetts to put down the brewing rebellion in 1768, opposition to standing armies ran deep among Americans. The Revolution was nearly lost because the Continental Congress for years refused Washington's pleading for a standing army. Sam Adams, before he and his class of merchants had won, believed a permanent force was "forever dangerous to civil liberties."
"Soldiers are apt to consider themselves as a body distinct from the rest of the citizens," Adams said. "They have arms always in hand..." But, "the Militia is composed of free citizens. There is, therefore, no danger of their making use of their Power to the destruction of their own rights..." Adams amended his position as the war dragged on, realizing the necessity of a trained, disciplined force in extreme circumstances. But once the war was over, he returned to his earlier position, saying a standing army was no longer needed.
Because of this distrust of standing armies the new republic wrote into its Constitution the Second Amendment, ensuring that citizens, and not a permanent state military, would bear arms to protect the land.
The United States today has the largest standing armed forces ever assembled. The militias are now called the standing National Guard.
The rationale for the Second Amendment is completely lost in history. It has as much relevance and moral force today as Section 2 of Article 1 that permitted slavery.
The Second Amendment means nothing unless we disband the National Guard and America's armed forces.
It is a dangerous absurdity to think it can justify the sale and possession of handguns. The Framers would surely be amazed by Thursday's Supreme Court decision and would wonder what had become of their republic.
The Second Amendment must be repealed.
Consider this, Amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic
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From the Supreme Court decision yesterday
Page 25
3. Relationship between Prefatory Clause and
Operative Clause
We reach the question, then: Does the preface fit with
an operative clause that creates an individual right to
keep and bear arms? It fits perfectly, once one knows the
history that the founding generation knew and that we
have described above. That history showed that the way
tyrants had eliminated a militia consisting of all the ablebodied
men was not by banning the militia but simply by
taking away the people's arms, enabling a select militia or
standing army to suppress political opponents. This is
what had occurred in England that prompted codification
of the right to have arms in the English Bill of Rights.
The debate with respect to the right to keep and bear
arms, as with other guarantees in the Bill of Rights, was
not over whether it was desirable (all agreed that it was)
but over whether it needed to be codified in the Constitution.
During the 1788 ratification debates, the fear that
the federal government would disarm the people in order
to impose rule through a standing army or select militia
was pervasive in Antifederalist rhetoric. See, e.g., Letters
from The Federal Farmer III (Oct. 10, 1787), in 2 The
Complete Anti-Federalist 234, 242 (H. Storing ed. 1981).
John Smilie, for example, worried not only that Congress's
"command of the militia" could be used to create a "select
militia," or to have "no militia at all," but also, as a separate
concern, that "[w]hen a select militia is formed; the
people in general may be disarmed." 2 Documentary
History of the Ratification of the Constitution 508–509 (M.
Jensen ed. 1976) (hereinafter Documentary Hist.). Federalists
responded that because Congress was given no
power to abridge the ancient right of individuals to keep
and bear arms, such a force could never oppress the people.
See, e.g., A Pennsylvanian III (Feb. 20, 1788), in The Origin of the Second Amendment 275, 276 (D. Young ed.,
2d ed. 2001) (hereinafter Young); White, To the Citizens of
Virginia, Feb. 22, 1788, in id., at 280, 281; A Citizen of
America, (Oct. 10, 1787) in id., at 38, 40; Remarks on the
Amendments to the federal Constitution, Nov. 7, 1788, in
id., at 556. It was understood across the political spectrum
that the right helped to secure the ideal of a citizen
militia, which might be necessary to oppose an oppressive
military force if the constitutional order broke down.
It is therefore entirely sensible that the Second Amendment's
prefatory clause announces the purpose for which
the right was codified: to prevent elimination of the militia.
The prefatory clause does not suggest that preserving
the militia was the only reason Americans valued the
ancient right; most undoubtedly thought it even more
important for self-defense and hunting. But the threat
that the new Federal Government would destroy the
citizens' militia by taking away their arms was the reason
that right—unlike some other English rights—was codified
in a written Constitution. JUSTICE BREYER's assertion
that individual self-defense is merely a "subsidiary
interest" of the right to keep and bear arms, see post, at
36, is profoundly mistaken. He bases that assertion solely
upon the prologue—but that can only show that selfdefense
had little to do with the right's codification; it was
the central component of the right itself.
I know nothing...........nothing !
That guy is a real asshole! Part of me thinks that he wrote it just to "stir the shit" and get attention.
I read a few comments and the one that REALLY makes me the angriest is "..we should repeal the second amendment..."
here's a few options for "those people"
-move to Canada
-move to France/UK etc
-Buy a gun yourself and get familiar with one
Instead of loving America for what it is, they hate is for what it isnt and SCURRY to try and change things.BIG THINGS, like civil rights.
The 2nd is there in case they try and take the others away.
I feel like aksing them what other civil liberties that they would erase or give up...since THEY dont use them.
NEVERMIND the other almost 300millin gun owners in the US(this grows by 1$ annually)
I hate nazi's, American flag burners and the thought of gay marriage, but I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT!!
These people need more constructive issues to deal with like...
leave my damn guns alone!!!!!!!!!
I agrees with upgrayedd in that his guy is just trying to stir the pot to get attention. If joe lauria thinks its a "dangerous absurdity" to own a gun then fine, don't buy one your problem is solved. Just because I don't agree with what he is saying, you don't see me wanting free speach taken away.


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Maybe the 'Cuda is alive after all. While we have speculated about the existence of one ever since we first heard a hint of the SEMA show car from last year, all we've had to work with since are rumors and sketches of what might be. Well, today at the weekly Cars and Coffee show in Irvine, a genuine 'Cuda Concept was parked right in the midst of everything. A convertible nonetheless. It just sat there with only a few people really spotting it for what it was. Considering that real original '70s 'Cudas are plentiful at this show and that several Challenger SRT-8s have already made appearances, it doesn't seem surprising that people might not spot this concept immediately. The surprising part is that it is painted purple with a white convertible top that can't be ignored no matter how hard you try. While the car sported no badges, it wore a mock "NEWCUDA" Colorado plate and had a seemingly stock Challenger-like interior, complete with a Hurst pistol-grip shifter for the automatic trans. While many of the details emulate the 70-74 cars, the bulk says Challenger. Particularly fun is the grill and headlight setup and the Shaker hood scoop. Very nicely done. The only badge we spotted was a big G on the front fenders, the mark of Metalcrafter's Gaffoglio boys. Looks like we have a SEMA '08 preview on our hands.http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/14/chrysler-cuda-convertible-concept-at-cars-and-coffee/Kick Ass
DANG Id buy that before challenger!!
power of a V8.
hell yeah.
hell yeah! I am feeling Plum Crazy!
if only it was a plymouth but sweet car any rear view pics?
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Thats badass.
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The rear isnt that great but here
There ya go
Thanks Gix
LOL! we did that at the same time too!
The rear is a bit boring, but theres the hood of a 2009 Viper in the back gound.
it's like a mustang in the rearend
looks kinda mustangish in taillights but not bad
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Looks like a New Camaro and Mustang had a one night stand and voila! CUDA...CamaromUstangDodgeAmerica
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Yes: Sell the Tomcat, and buy a better self-defense gun.
need some advice, I have a beretta tomcat that has an issue. every 40 or so rounds, the last fired shell casing does not eject from the barrel. In turn the next round feeding in causes a malfunction, that is very difficult to clear. The gun is clean. I've used different brands of ammo and the pattern is reocurring. it seems that the shell casing swells up just enough not to eject. In a personal deaafense situation this would not be good. Any ideas????
Yes: Sell the Tomcat, and buy a better self-defense gun.
Have to go with Steve on this one. I had two Tomcats at one time, but had to trade them off. One was fine, but the other would "throw" the slide right off the grip frame! Got a cut lip the first time it happened.


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Hi Guys/Gals,
I ordered two 4lb packages from McCary Honeybee Farm back in October of last year. Back then I spoke to Chris McCary on the phone and he told me to indicate which week I wanted the packages to arrive. I indicated first week in April 2011. I mailed a check for $220 back in October which was cashed immediately upon arrival.
I've called and left 4 voicemails now at 601-410-5582 spanning from 1 week before the bees were to arrive (just to make sure everything was on schedule) and each week following. No calls have been returned so far. Maybe I've got the wrong number or something. The voicemail is the generic default you get if you never setup your voicemail. I don't know how many BeeSource folks use McCary. I just wanted some Cordovan bees for the fun of it. I'm not holding anything against Chris as I could potentially be the source of the mix-up. Does anyone know what's up with McCary or if I'm using the wrong phone number?


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(DUR) Beautiful House with Garden
Size97 m²
Floor No.0
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
Accommodation summary
|Durward St, E1 5BZ London, United States
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Amazing 3 bedroom House with 3 beautiful rooms 2 bathrooms and Garden
Fully Fitted Kitchen , Dinning Space .
Top Location only 2 minutes to Whitechapel station only 1 minute to 24 h buses .
Central London is just here :)
Apartment :
Room 1
- double bed for 2 persons
- very nice build in wardrobe
- chest of drawers
- nice bedside lamps( great for reading books)
- nice double glazed windows giving a lot of light inside room
- every guest will have brand new
bed linen ( duvet , 2 pillows , and all covers for
duvet , pillows and bed sheet )
- every guest will have fresh Towels
Room 2
- double bed for 2 persons
- 2 chest of drawers with 2 lamps
- Big Window lots of light coming in makes the room spacious and bright
- huge nice wardrobe for your clothes
- every guest will have brand new
bed linen ( duvet , 2 pillows , and all covers for
duvet , pillows and bed sheet )
- every guest will have fresh Towels
Room 3
- beautiful double bed
- big nice sofa
- bedside chest of drawers
- big nice window
Living Room
2 sofa beds - 2 people can sleep on each , after opening 4 persons can have great sleep :)
*** Also we can provide extra mattress for £20 / person / night , please let us know if you need it .***
There is dining table with 4 chairs .
Kitchen is beautiful , modern and well equipped
- plenty of storage
- cooker with 4 burners
- washing machine
- fridge and freezer
Kitchen Towels
Coffee , Sugar , Tea
Forks , Knifes spoons and many more
But who needs to eat here when you have dozens of amazing restaurants in the area for some of the lowest prices in London?!?
2 Bathrooms and 2 toilets
very nice modern bath + toilet
shower room with toilet
little storage for your cosmetics , toilettes
All bills are paid Gas,Electricity,Water,Internet
There are no hidden charges or extras !
Heating , Hot and Cold Water always 24hours
Wi-Fi 10MB FAST WIRELESS INTERNET CONNECTION
It's the most fun place to be in London. Brick Lane has a party atmosphere every evening and this flat is just far enough away that you don't get the noise. Shoreditch is 15 minutes walk away. It has a great night life at the weekend. The most exciting restaurants, cafés and bars in London open in this neighbourhood. The area has a rich and fascinating history, which can be enjoyed through one of the walking tours available. The Jack the Ripper tour is very popular. There are many artists, galleries and artist studios nearby. One can even go on a tour of the artist Banksy's work in the area. You are also 15 minutes walk to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. These are very popular for a first time visitor to London. You can actually get a boat from there to anywhere else on the river for £6. You can also get on a historic routemaster bus from there to Trafalgar Square. The Gherkin is 5 minutes walk away. It's probably London's most iconic skyscraper. There's a lot to see and do in the area. Within a mile there hundreds of bars, restaurants and cafés. The flat is technically in the parish of Spitalfields. The Spitalfields market is the nicest in London and there are also nine other markets in the area, which are a fascinating exploration in themselves.
-Barclay's bicycle rentals
-Tas Firin Turkish Restaurant
-Well and Bucket Pub
-Organic Food Shop
-Green City Mini Cabs (discount taxi service 50% regular taxis to airports, etc.)
-Sainsbury Food Market
-Benets Cafe
-Maida Indian and Indo Chinese Eatery
-Green Art Cafe
-Falcon News Market
-City Wines and Food
-Espacio Art Gallery
-Noodle King Chinese Food
-Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium
-Allpress Espresso Roastary
-Brick Lane Coffee
-Beigel Bake
-Loco Mojito
-Disappearing Dinner Club
-Kahalia Cafe
-Franze & Evans
-Shoreditch High Street Station
-Les Trois Garcons
-Rochelle Canteen
-Vintage Bean Cafe
-The Owl & Pussycat
-Simply Fish
-Thai & Lao Street Food
-Bunny Chow
House rulesWe are doing check in at 3pm and check out at 11am however we are trying to by flexible. We also have letting office around in Bethnal Green close to the stations so you can drop your bags if necessary. We accept check-in up till midnight ot later but please inform us of the time you are coming.
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Reviews of this property
They house wasn't what we expected. There was no dishwasser, no dryer! The kitchen was not establisched for 10 people, to less glasses, cups and pans . They electicity went off twice by ussing the shower, fridge and oven. The cleaning wasn't proper. The house needs a handyman! Doors are peeping, cabins are hanging out, chairs and toilets are swinging. The neighbourhood is not that good. The hosting could be better, par examble: how to get to the apartment: There is some work at the underground, so you need to go to the right when you leave the underground to get to the house. A simple tip, not given. We told the host we were not happy with the house, fridge didn't work and the disciption isn't right. they send somebody after 3 days, but no excuses for al the thinks missing. We asked some money back, no reaction. We are very dissapointed and probably never will use WImdu again.
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It was late afternoon when we arrived in the neighborhood with the subway (Stepney Green). It was already dark and it was a bit difficult to find the keyboxes with the keys. But after a phone call and some explanations we finally got into the apartment. It was a bit tricky because the door of the apartment is a little bit difficult to open, but once you know how it works it is not a problem anymore.
The apartment has three bedrooms and one bathroom and a separate toilet. We did not share the apartment with someone else, so it was pretty quiet. Our room 1 was cosy and the bed was comfy. The apartment looks like it is shown in the pics. The kitchen is well equipped. In general everything is clean and you have a good price/performance ratio!
Central Metro Line is closed to the neighborhood and although we did not meet Emran everything ran smoothly.
We arrived in the neighborhood at midnight. Everything was very dark which made it difficult to find the aparment fast. It is a neighborhood composed of identical buildings with diferent name each one, in our case was 'Colebert House'. It would be better if you'd arrived in the morning. The lock of the apartment has a little trick to open the door, thankfully there were guests in a room and they opened the door.Otherwise, the apartment is fine. Three bedrooms and one bathroom. The kitchen is well equipped. Good value for money. Central Metro Line is closed to the neighborhood.
cozy and clean room in London, well connected and in good area. thanks a lot Emran for your professionality we wish to stay again at your place in the future.
Very handy location, close to Shadwell Overground and DLR stations, yet in a quiet street. Very neatly organized kitchen and fridge, quite big toilet and shower. The room was basic, but nicely decorated, and had everything we needed. It would probably be a little small for 4 people, but really perfect for a couple!
Everything was fine and Emran was a good host, always kind and available, although we couldn't meet him. I recommend!
We stayed 2 nights in a room for 4 in Bethnal Green. Though the bathroom and kitchen were shared, we didn't actually meet any other occupants so we practically had them all for ourselves. The room was clean and nice, just like in the photos. Only the shared facilities could have been prepared better... The bins weren't emptied and there were some food leftovers in a sink. This place is really well communicated with train stations and central London. Everything you need is nearby - supermarket, a great pub, some restaurants etc. And people in the letting office were really helpful!
As for the price, it was worth it. Thanks!
The place was very well located, because we had two of the main tube lines near our place. The only problems I have had is that it was very cold inside and the eiderdown was pretty short so my feet were uncovered most of the time.
The location of this flat couldn't be better, very close to Old Street Station, places to eat, supermarkets, etc. The Barbican centre is also very close and so is the Shoreditch area.
The room is basic, but nice. The only negative aspect was the bathroom, dirty and not perfectly working (toilet did not flush) . If they fix it, this is indeed a very good bargain.
When you arrive to London, you have to take the keys in an office but it is so easy and you have all the instructions by mail when you book...
The room is near the Underground (Old street station 150 metres), it is a basic room but is perfect to enjoy a few days in London. The only thing we miss was a TV. I´d repeat again if I returned to London.
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I went out to feed one of my outyards this morning and found to my dismay that both hives were dead.
Both hives have the same or very similar characteristics. Both hives appeared to be alive exactly one week ago, and both hives were alive and queenright exactly two weeks and two days ago.
Both hives have capped brood, one more than the other and brood nests about the size and shape of a kid's football. Some of the brood is partially emerged but not all of them have their tongues out.
There is a mess of damp bees at the bottom of both hives about half an inch deep and there was a pile of bees inside one hive beneath the entrance at one corner about two inches deep.
Both hives had been robbed of all stored honey and both were being picked over by wasps and hornets.
I was unable to find a dead mite among the bees.
One queen was a split from this spring and the other was a queen I purchased from Zia Queenbee.
Both hives have been fed for the past month or so with 3:2 sugar syrup and were emptying 1.5 gallon feeders in under a week.
There did not appear to be many bees dead in front of the hives.
The hives were located on a 40 acre undeveloped piece of land surrounded by residential areas. They were in full sun until late afternoon when they were shaded by a tree.
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What are the possible side effects of zaleplon (Sonata)?
Zaleplon may cause a severe allergic reaction. Stop taking zaleplon and get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop using zaleplon and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- aggression, agitation, changes in behavior;
- thoughts of hurting yourself; or
- hallucinations (hearing or seeing things).
Less serious side effects may include:
- day-time drowsiness, dizziness, "hangover"...
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What are the precautions when taking zaleplon (Sonata)?
Before taking zaleplon, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: liver problems, very high/low blood pressure, breathing problems (e.g., asthma), depression, history of drug/alcohol abuse.
This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Avoid alcoholic beverages.
To reduce the risk of dizziness and lightheadedness, get up slowly when rising from a sitting...
Last reviewed on RxList: 10/17/2016
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