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Former England captain Phil Vickery would welcome a British and Irish Lions Test XV dominated by Welshmen if it was best equipped to defeat Australia.
Warren Gatland's squad have been dubbed the "Welsh and Irish Lions" by the Australian media and it is conceivable that the team picked for the opening Test on 22 June may not contain a single England player. Many of the 15-strong contingent from Wales have started the tour strongly and Vickery, who won five caps on the 2001 and 2009 Lions tours, has not been surprised by the impact they have made.
"I get a lot of stick for my views on the Welsh presence in the Lions, but while I'm a proud Englishman, I'm also proud of northern hemisphere rugby," he said. "The reality is that there's a large number of Welsh in the squad and that's because they're good. That's fact. They've played well and have consistently shown what they can do. I'd have no issues with a Test team based heavily on Wales if it was the best side."
Vickery added: "The Welsh lads are such good boys, they know they have to mix and there are no better boys than the Welsh lads to do that. The worst thing you can have on a tour are players who you think, 'why are you here because you're not good enough'.There isn't one Welsh guy on the tour who isn't good enough. The most important thing is to justify your selection."
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After scoring 128 points and 17 tries in their two tour games against the Barbarians and Western Force, the quality of opposition facing the Lions improves in Brisbane today. Force faced criticism for the lack of strength in their team last Wednesday, but Vickery is cautious about placing too much importance on provincial games.
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This feisty Tory fiefdom wanted to use a dormant clause allowing for local authorities to fund education outside state schools in "exceptional circumstances". I guess you could say a major recession leading to a sudden lurch in respectable unemployment qualifies.
Alas, we never got to find out. A legal challenge would no doubt have ruled the idea ultra vires and the political implications for the Tories were toxic. Bromley backed down — but not before it had thrown light onto a sideline of the recession: the large number of families finding school fees intolerably high and forced into a second look at what the state offers.
A dark secret of taxpayer-funded education in Britain is that it is no more an area of comparative underspend. In relation to many similar European countries, we spend rather a lot. But the results are still patchy and too variable, and faith in the system in the cities too shaky.
Bromley's moment of madness also posed an intriguing question for the Conservatives, as they prepare to inherit the responsibility (and pretty soon the blame) if schooling continues to be one of the great dividers of opportunity in Britain.
As the Kent example shows, many parents who aspired to private education are perforce more open-minded. Having children in a well-performing Islington primary, I find that I am now asked with voracious curiosity by parents whether it is to be recommended, whereas for the past few years, it felt like a well-kept secret.
A deluge of ex-privately educated children into the state sector is a chance to break down prejudices. It has long been argued that state schools would be better if wealthy parents didn't cream off their children to places with bonnets and blazers. Well, here is a chance to test that idea. The big expansion in education used to be the private sector — now it will be schools which are free (except, of course, to the taxpayer).
The Bromley proposal had its roots in pre-Cameronian thinking on schools — namely that parents should be issued with a voucher, which they could use in the state system or top up to pay for private provision.
That notion failed to attract support because it would have pulled even more middle-class parents and pupils towards the private sector, leaving only those of very limited resources behind.
Messers Cameron and Gove can see this is the opposite of the new inclusive Tory party. But what they still need to prove is that they can raise the standards of the state sector to attract and maintain bright pupils.
No good idea should be wasted and a very good one lurks in the sawdust sweepings of Tony Blair's original 1997 vision of an improved general education. The end of the "bog standard" comp was intended to be brought about in part by creating specialist schools.
Alas, these have been so watered down that many do not really merit the name. I enquired recently about a secondary school which boasted a rather outré specialism. "Oh I wouldn't worry," said a teacher, "It's not really important — we just have to specialise in something."
Labour clipped its own wings by insisting that specialisms were heavily restricted, in order to pre-empt the charge of selection by the back door. I suggest that the Conservatives should commit up front to opening that door wider.
State secondaries, whether they are called trust schools, academies or any other coinage, will keep the best in their ranks only if parents are sure there is a body of like-minded pupils to pull up standards and create an atmosphere of shared aspiration. A young Etonian said to me this week that what he liked about his school was that "whatever your interest, there's someone who shares it".
To which I thought that pretty much the opposite had been true in aspects of my state-school education: it might work out fine but academic children spend large chunks of it feeling that they are in an embattled minority. For all kinds of reasons, social, practical and political, grammar schools will not make a comeback and it is retrograde and pointless to hanker for them. But there is no good reason why a degree of selection cannot be carried out in state schools to create a guaranteed proportion of the intake with high aspirations and a drive towards excellence that is explicit.
Mr Gove has spoken a lot about parents setting up schools and, rather more vaguely, about the terms of the pupil premium, which would guarantee extra funding for schools in poorer areas.
But these are alterations outside the mainstream experience of most concerned parents. Rather as New Labour always seemed to be talking about a great idea that affected someone else, not your own child, the Conservatives must beware becoming so entranced by their Swedish model for innovations that they forget to tell us about what they will do with schools that already exist.
What so many of us want to know is, what will drive a local bog-standard secondary or just-about all-right academy to raise its game high enough for us to feel we are not letting down our children by sending them there.
Taking specialism seriously is a useful key. It would also end the depressing anomaly whereby "specialist" schools in parts of the old Eastern Europe are producing pupils who are outstanding in a chosen area and ready for the best universities, whereas its British equivalent carries no cachet or guarantee of achievement.
Of course, very bright children from good homes will benefit massively — no point denying it. Yet I also remember classmates who were all-round average performers but weirdly good at one thing.
Specialism, properly applied, can lift those who have specific talents, while it supports them in other subjects.
The Bromley passport to the private sector flopped for good reason. Now the Tories should think again about how they intend to make state schools fit for the best. Specialism is one golden key to unlocking that door. Let's waste no more time in using it.
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Following a request from Council, the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) will be undertaking and audit of multi-storey buildings in Yarra.
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At this stage there is no evidence to suggest that these buildings are unsafe for occupancy and it is anticipated that some remediation work may be required. Council's records indicate that around 109 buildings may need to be audited, and the owners of each building will receive notification before this occurs.
The audit is being undertaken as a result of Metropolitan Fire Brigade investigation which identified that non-compliant cladding contributed to the spread of a fire at a Docklands apartment block.
Council this week resolved to receive a further report following the VBA audit. The resolution also called for a letter to be written to the VBA seeking an explanation of why the non-compliant cladding wasn't detected earlier and how it intends to rectify this issue.
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On Saturday, Percy Julian Middle School will become the one-stop shop for anyone needing to learn more about Oak Park mental health services – and more.
A social services resource fair will be sponsored by the Community Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the middle school, 416 S. Ridgeland Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
"People are in crisis. They've experienced a death in the family, or they've become homeless. There are people in financial crisis, or there's domestic violence. Perhaps a family member has been diagnosed with a mental illness. Families can come here and learn how they can receive help," said Vanessa Matheny, the health board's project coordinator.
The mental health board provides programs and services in the areas of mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse. And the board decided to bring together the nearly 50 partnering agencies under one roof so that clients can get the necessary information and resources, said Matheny.
Among the groups taking part will be West Suburban PADS, Parenthesis, Seguin Services, Parenthesis Family Center, Pillars, Thrive Counseling Center and Sarah's Inn. Groups as varied as the Collaboration for Early Childhood and the Oak Park Arts Council also will be present.
Local politicians will also be on hand. State Rep. LaShawn Ford will be answering questions and representatives from the offices of Sen. Don Harmon and Attorney General Lisa Madigan are also expected.
Organizations will explain new programs that will be starting up or familiarizing people with services such as the drop-in center organized by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. They can sign up or get more information on family support or peer support classes or a wide variety of other services, said Matheny.
"You'd be surprised how unfamiliar people are about programs," she said. "At times people don't want to ask a lot of questions and just ensure they are getting exactly what they need. They may not realize that the family would benefit from family support groups. This is the place where they can learn all of that."
While a majority of township funds go toward Oak Park agencies, the board works with groups based in River Forest, Cicero, Brookfield, Berwyn, Maywood and Chicago.
The fair comes at an important time because more people are in need of information on where to receive mental health services. Last year 1,043 new people were using mental health services locally. That's a total of 12,466 hours of service in the areas of counseling, outpatient therapy, homeless outreach, assessment, family support and crisis services, Matheny said.
For more information, call Matheny at 708-358-8855.
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The Love/Hate Music News Report 11.29.12: Minaj?
I wrote the 50,000 words needed for one to "win" National Novel Writing Month. I reached 50,027 words on Tuesday. Go me. Also, I had a grand ol' Thanksgiving—nothing screams "America" more than starting dinner at one o'clock in the afternoon. Oh, and welcome to The Love/Hate News Report. But enough about that.
In this column, I will six pieces of news and offer context, levity, and humor where appropriate. The only criteria I have for selecting stories is whether I care about the subject matter or not. I'm a dude in my mid-twenties, so don't expect me to indulge in too much celebrity gossip.
411mania's comment system has been overhauled to provide more instant feedback, so feel free to express your opinion on any of the pieces in this column. I don't moderate comments, but I encourage folks to proofread their comments and not waste their time posting inappropriate material. In other words, if you disagree with something I've written, please phrase your discontent in a manner that makes you sound like an adult.
Anyway, let's get down to business…
Most news items are from 411 Music's newswire.
Another News Story About "Gangnam Style"
To quote Ron Burgundy, "Boy, that escalated quickly." Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" garnered 355,000,000 views in just under two years. Gotye's "Somebody I Used to Know" reached 350,000,000 views in sixteen months. Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" was the big jam earlier this year and has reached 346,000,000 views in just under nine months. Those are monumental view counts, and most count themselves lucky if they make a video that has 1/300th as many views as any of those videos. That PSY's "Gangnam Style" was able to achieve more than 800,000,000 views in just over four months means that this isn't just another viral video—it is now a cultural landmark.
Whether you LOVE or HATE the song, the numbers are staggering and worthy of celebration. As of this writing, "Gangnam Style" has just over 841,000,000 views, making it the most-watched video on YouTube. It surpasses Justin Bieber's "Baby", which took ten times as long as "Gangnam Style" to surpass 800,000,000 views. If there's a lesson to be learned from "Gangnam Style"'s success, it is the same lesson that pop music has taught by example for decades that many people still haven't grasped: you just never know what is going to catch on. A little under twenty years ago, a Spanish dance song became one of the biggest songs in the world. Is the booming success of a rap song performed by a South Korean dude who imitates a horse's gallop really that much odder? Well, yes, but by now, the idea of a song like this catching on shouldn't be that surprising.
Wait, American Idol Hasn't Been Cancelled Yet?
Sometime last year, I said that the combination of Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler as judges on American Idol was probably the show's last shot at regaining any sort of credibility and that FOX should cancel the show if this change didn't work out. Well, as you know, both judges left the show and were replaced by Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey. One of them is an outspoken diva who is more infamous for her publicity stunts and questionable behavior than whatever they could bring to their music. The other is Carey. (Oh, and Keith Urban is on the show as well, but nobody cares about him.) Carey and Minaj got along about as well as could be realistically expected, which is to say that they didn't. Tyler, being the sort of dude who has earned the right to speak his mind, weighed in on Minaj, essentially taking her to task for being ostentatious:
You just have to give your opinion. It wasn't hard for me, but I would imagine it's hard for some people, and they need a manager to say 'Shut the f— up, and just give them your opinion.' These kids, they just got out of a car from the Midwest somewhere and they're in New York City, they're scared to death; you're not going to get the best [out of them]. …If it was Bob Dylan, Nicki Minaj would have had him sent to the cornfield! Whereas, if it was Bob Dylan with us, we would have brought the best of him out, as we did with Phillip Phillips. Just saying.
Tyler could have shared this sentiment in a way that was easier to digest, but I think most of you understood what he is saying: the job is to judge both ability and star potential, something that requires a bit more understanding than giving a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" (though, sure, they have to do that as well). It is all too easy to imagine Minaj writing off Bob Dylan, who has a voice that is, to put it most kindly, "unconventionally beautiful", and it is just as easy to imagine Minaj completely miss the point of Tyler's comments and respond by going off on him on Twitter. Which she did. Ahem:
Steven Tyler said I would have sent Bob Dylan to a cornfield??? Steven, you haven't seen me judge one single solitary contestant yet … I understand you really wanted to keep your job but take that up with the producers. I haven't done anything to you. That's a racist comment. You assume that I wouldn't have liked Bob Dylan??? why? black? rapper? what? go f–k yourself and worry about yourself babe. … LOL lets make him a shirt that says 'No Coloreds Allowed' then escort him down 2 Barbara Walters so he can tell how he was threatened w/guns. … When Steven 1st went on Idol he was ridiculed by his peers & fans alike. Called a sell out. So what does he do? Ridicule the next judge.
My head hurts. Let's go through these claims in order. True, we haven't seen Minaj judge any contestants yet, but we have seen her threaten to beat up Carey over a difference of opinion, and I don't see why Minaj would be any more forgiving or understanding to the people she is supposed to judge. As for the whole "racism" thing, I don't get it. Minaj employed four vocalists on her first album who either rely or have extensively used Auto-Tune in the past, so, yeah, I think there is plenty of reason to doubt that Minaj would have praised Bob Dylan if she didn't know that Dylan was performing for her. The rest of it is an overreaction to perceived racism directed at a guy who helped hip-hop break into the mainstream. Has Minaj deleted her Twitter account yet?
Tyler has since apologized for his comments, saying that he could have expressed himself better, but he added, "I am the last thing on this planet as far as being a racist. I don't know where she got that out of me saying I'm not sure how she would have judged Bob Dylan." I don't see it, either, unless she is a stupid…um, individual.
Say, What Is Jessica Simpson Up To These Days?
Oh, she's pregnant again. This comes shortly after inking a deal with Weight Watchers, publicizing Simpson's use of their program to lose the weight she gained after giving birth to her first child earlier this year. I'm not about to say that this isn't joyous news or anything like that, but I think it is kind of amusing. This news isn't confirmed as of this writing, but when everyone starts reporting it as truth and the PR rep says "no comment", it usually means that they are drafting up how to officially announce the news.
Congratulations to Simpson and Eric Johnson, and here's hoping that AJ doesn't post that picture a billion times over the course of the next few months.
Andrew W.K. Is Too Awesome For Other Countries
There's a lot to this story, but I'll try to keep this short. Rocker Andrew W.K. was announced as a "cultural ambassador" to Bahrain, though most sources made his role out to be more about spreading goodwill than as an official representative to the United States. It seemed like a story that was too good to be true, which, as it turned out, was the case: the State Department put the kibosh on these plans, claiming that Andrew W.K. wouldn't go over well in a country as conservative as Bahrain.
That is an understandable explanation, I suppose, but this trip was in the works for a year before it was nixed. Nobody thought to silently call it off before it went public? Goodness, if I didn't know better, I would think that our government didn't have their priorities in order.
Yep, We've Reached The Weird Part Of The Column
This is too good to not share as a proper story. The last Hot Chip video I saw, "I Feel Better", was one of the funniest things I have ever seen, and their new video, "Don't Deny Your Heart", is similarly awesome. It takes a while to get going, but trust me, it is worth it.
The Story With An Embedded Music Video That You Shouldn't Click On
Hey, do you want to see a music video about some preteen boy trying to both mack on a girl with an overprotective father and come across as the next Justin Bieber despite not possessing the good looks or charisma to pull it off? If so, watch the video below!
There are just so many things wrong with this video that I can't hope to cover them all here. Do I even need to point out that this was produced by the same guy behind "Friday"? I didn't think so.
And with that, we've come to this week's playlist. This week, I've decided to go with THEESatisfaction's awE natural. It made waves earlier this year, and I'm hoping that folks keep it in mind when they are making their year-end lists. Enjoy.
Albums To Love
January: Attack on Memory, Cloud Nothings
February: Put Your Back N 2 It, Perfume Genius
March: 4Eva N A Day, Big K.R.I.T.
April: The Money Store, Death Grips
May: Cancer 4 Cure, El-P
June: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, Fiona Apple
July: Confess, Twin Shadow
August: II, Nude Beach
September: CIA TV, .L.W.H.
October: good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar
Cheap plug: Earbuddy. Damn good source of music news and views. "Like" it on Facebook, too. I wrote reviews for AZITA's Year, Boys Noize's Out of the Black, and the latest edition of my other column, "Own It or Disown It", in which I look at Dizzee Rascal's Showtime, is up as well.
And here it is, this week's Video To Love…
See you in seven…if you're lucky.
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After an initial announcement at 8:00 a.m. that the 26th running of the Izumo Ekiden, the first major race of the university men's ekiden season, would go ahead as scheduled in the face of the approaching Typhoon #19 with the possibility of later cancellation in the event of worsening conditions, the IUAU issued a statement at 10:15 a.m. that the race had been cancelled.
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It's been one of THOSE weeks
You know when you have one of those days where you wish you could just crawl back under the duvet and forget about everything and try again tomorrow? A grrr day?
Well I've had one of those weeks. A grrr week.
On Monday, during a rare break in the rain, I left the back door open. When I opened the front door to the postman it blew shut, smashing the glass all over the floor. Queue cut feet and fingers (mine) and endless phone calls to the insurance company.
On Tuesday we discovered we have mould in the kitchen. Given the kitchen was only fitted two summers ago this is not great news. The mould is all over the external wall and it looks like a drainpipe needs replacing.
On Wednesday I realised the tumble dryer door had broken. It still works but the door won't stay shut (is this dangerous?) It's no longer under guarantee and the manufacturers quoted me £150 to come and fix it (um… the price of a new dryer?!)
And yesterday I managed to knock a bottle of favourite perfume on the floor, smashing the glass everywhere. Queue cut feet (again).
But then a friend told me she has Breast Cancer. We have boys the same age, she is just a year older than me. She has shaved her hair in prep for the chemo and told me cancer 'wouldn't dare' take her on, the mood she's in.
Now that puts everything in perspective.
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Well, that will certainly put a person's week in perspective won't it? But it still doesn't make your week any less rubbish. Maybe think about it this way…it can't get any worse?? And you are leaving for the TRIP OF A LIFETIME as well! Wee!
What an awful week, definitely time to stay in bed. Hope your friend does ok
Eek! That's a tough week and I'm also sorry to hear about your friend – it sounds like cancer had better watch out as she's planning to beat it. Life is strange that way. Obviously it doesn't change your frustrating week, but you'll deal with these things. (((HUGS))) On another note – We had an incident with our washing machine a couple of months back. Was going to shell out hundreds of pounds for a new one as I objected to a minimum charge of £100 per hour – a local washing machine expert came out and fixed it in minutes – £55. Worth checking around.
My thoughts are with your friend, for a really positive blog on Breast Cancer pop over to http://www.bahtocancer.com. It is a great, but honest read. I too have weeks and sometimes months like that!
Crap. Sorry. Hope your friend's OK. And you x
A grrr week indeed; sorry to hear about your friend, it certainly makes us think. I don't know where these engineers get their prices from; they must think women are stupid or something. CJ xx
I had a week like that fairly recently as it happens – though all problems surrounded one thing – car accident. We're all OK and now we have car back it's all forgotten – almost. Really hope things work out for your friend.
Wow, you friend sounds like an inspiration to us all. Gosh, I hope she kicks that cancer straight out of the field. Wishing her every positive vibe I can muster
Yes, it's hearing news like that that makes you cherish what truly is important. Hope your friend is okay.
Sorry to hear about your friend Liz, I hope she gives her cancer a really good kicking, and that of course next weeks is much better for you.
Tough week indeed. Your friend has the kind of attitude that will see her through – but she may also have tough times and times of doubt. It is great that she has you as a friend to be at her side on her difficult journey.
It really does make you think doesn't it. However a mountain of things going wrong in a week is enough to test us all. It sounds like your friend will fight her way through this, good for her. Thinking of you xxx
What a horrible week and so sorry to hear about your friend. I hope next week is better x
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Let's assume you're an observational astronomer. Your observations are made and the data are unprecedented in quality. You reduce the data and find an exciting and important result. The signal is so strong that you have no doubts about its reality, so extra statistical tests aren't required. You can write a paper immediately and submit it to a leading journal. The referees of the paper suppress their jealousy about you - their competition - making this discovery & quickly accept the paper. Your colleagues and head of department are thrilled and a press conference is organized by your appreciative public information officer. The press embargo remains intact, and the commentary written by an independent expert provides glowing praise. The story is a big hit with the press and public and everybody is happy, apart from people quarreling in comments sections about whether or not this result proves the existence of God. You are especially edified by the strong and unanimous support of your scientific colleagues. The result is now established as SCIENTIFIC FACT and you and everybody else goes on to study other objects.
If you think this description is far-fetched, you're right. This is not how discoveries in astronomy proceed, and that's a good thing. As an example, there is the evolving story of the possible planet around the nearby star Alpha Centauri B.
|A beautiful image of the Southern Cross and the Pointers by talented astrophotographer Phil Hart. Alpha Centauri (containing Alpha Centauri B and two other stars) appears as the bright, yellow-tinted star on the left of the two pointers. The Southern Cross is very familiar to Australians - like Phil and me - because it is not only prominent in the Southern sky, but it's also on the Australian flag. Credit: Phil Hart,www.philhart.com
The Nearest Exoplanet to Us?
Many will recall the announcement, back in October of last year, of the discovery of Alpha Centauri Bb by Xavier Dumusque and colleagues. As the nearest exoplanet to us, this result generated a lot of media attention, as Paul Raeburn explained in a blog post at the Knight Science Journalism Tracker. I also wrote a detailed blog post about the media coverage.
How well does this discovery conform to the clean scenario given above? I'm not sure whether their data was unprecedented in quality - although it probably was - but the Nature paper by Dumusque et al. (not yet freely available on the arXiv) reports that their signal was not so strong that extra statistical tests weren't required. This is reality check #1 for my imaginary scenario given above. The signal they claim to see is a periodic variation in the radial velocity (RV) of the star Alpha Centauri B, caused by the pull of an orbiting planet, but there are other, much larger variations present. Using a simulation, they performed one statistical test of the procedure used to search for the periodic signal, and their method passed the test.
|The radial velocity technique for detecting an exoplanet. Credit: http://astronomyonline.org/Exoplanets/ProfessionalDetection.asp
I have no insider information about the refereeing process for this paper, but I would be happy to hear from any referees or authors who are willing to share! I do know that when the publication of the paper approached the embargo was broken. Reality check #2. Also, a skeptical News and Views article by Artie Hatzes - an astronomer not associated with the work - was published in Nature alongside the science paper, leading to an appropriate level of skepticism in much of the press coverage, as I discussed in detail. Reality check #3.
Doubts in New Analysis
The reaction from astronomers to the paper has been mixed, for reality check #4. Hatzes has now written a paper, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal, based on analysis of the same velocity data used by Dumusque et al. Using one test Hatzes saw the 3.24 day signal claimed in the Nature paper, but at a lower statistical significance than reported by Dumusque et al. Using a second test that should be just as sensitive Hatzes was unable to see the 3.24 day signal. In the abstract Hatzes says "It may be premature to attribute the 3.24 day RV variations to an Earth-mass planet."
For more details about the Hatzes paper and reactions to it from astronomers, please read this article by Mark Zastrow in Sky and Telescope and this article by Dennis Overbye in the New York Times. Both are excellent.
On a more positive note, Katherine Rosenfeld, an astronomy grad student at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA, my institution), repeated the analysis of Dumusque et al and found a similar signal, although she did not perform a rigorous analysis of the signal's significance. I expect there are other astronomers who have also analyzed the data of Dumusque et al.
This quick reaction from astronomers shows the intense interest in exoplanet research, a sign of a healthy field. Astronomers aren't just pulling out the "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" cliche, they're checking for themselves how strong the evidence is.
This is science in action and kudos to Zastrow and Overbye for writing about it, given that editors are more likely to prefer discovery stories, even at speciality publications like Sky and Telescope. I expect that many readers will appreciate seeing this look at the less sensational aspects of research, marked by uncertainty, debate and patient cross-checks. A crucial factor was that the velocity data were made public when the paper was published, and credit goes to Dumusque et al. and/or Nature for this display of open science.
It's not rare for exoplanet claims to be disputed. Overbye points out the example of Gliese 581g* and doubts were raised about the famous planet 51 Peg until the challenge was retracted (in this case Hatzes helped make the case that the planet was real).
[* Note added June 28th, 2013: Xavier Dumusque kindly read this post and provided a couple of comments where he disagreed with me. Dumusque writes:
"The first is the comparison between Alpha Cen Bb and Gl581g that Overbye has done. In the case of Gl581g, the signal false alarm probability was ~1% when they published the article. In addition, this signal was not found on HARPS data, but only when combining HARPS and KECK data (HARPS being twice as precise). Therefore I do not find it fair to compare the two claims of a planetary signal."My response: There are differences in the strength of the evidence for the three exoplanet candidates or exoplanets that I mention, Alpha Centauri B, Gliese 581g and 51 Peg. My goal was only to list a couple of extra examples where exoplanet claims have been disputed, not to list examples where the evidence was as strong as for Alpha Centauri Bb. I agree that the planet claim for Gliese 581g may turn out to be incorrect. For example, analysis by Philip Gregory - not mentioned by Overbye - does not support the detection of Gliese 581g. At the other extreme, the planet claim for 51 Peg turned out to be correct after it had been disputed.]
|Radial velocity as a function of orbital phase for the famous exoplanet 51 Peg. Note the obvious sinusoidal signal and the large amplitude of over 50 meters/second. Credit: Geoff Marcy and Paul Butler, San Francisco State University.
More Data Are Needed
Regarding future observations, and reality check #5 (the most obvious one), Dumusque has 18 orbits of Hubble Space Telescope time to look for transits of Alpha Cen B by the possible planet. A detection of a transit would clinch the case for a planet, but the authors estimate there's only about a 30% chance of seeing one, assuming a planet is present, because of the need for orbital alignment.
Dumusque has already obtained more velocity data, a crucial step because longer observations will inevitably lead to a firm detection of the 3.24 day signal, if it's real. He is also interested in trying different analysis techniques to strengthen the case for a periodic signal. There can be tension between the desire to publish an exciting result in a timely way and the urge to be ultra skeptical by carrying out multiple tests. Sometimes it's not clear when you should stop.
I have some experience at seeking weak signals amongst a lot of noise. More than once colleagues suggested that I limit the number of tests I carry out after seeing a tantalizing signal, leading me to think "really?" and "don't tell me what to do!". When you do decide to pull the trigger and write the paper, it's important to be clear about what you've done, as I think they have been.
Describing Marginal Results
One question that arises is whether the Dumusque paper fully communicates the challenges involved in their planet search. Overbye's article says:
""Calling to question a detection is always something fruitful," Dr. Dumusque wrote in an e-mail. But he added that it was clear in his team's paper that "the signal we are searching for is at the limit of the data precision.""I think that's true for an expert reader, but Nature papers are intended for a wider audience than just specialists. For example Leslie Sage, the Nature astronomy editor said in a presentation about Nature papers:
"If the paper is not comprehensible to people outside a narrow specialty, why bother publishing in Nature?"The impression given by the paper to a non-expert is that there are no doubts about the detection. For example, the paper says: "We report here the discovery of a planetary companion around Alpha Centauri B" and no qualifiers or caveats such as "likely", "possible" or "candidate" are used. Also, when writing about the planet the word "confirm" is used only to "confirm the expected rocky nature of the detected planet around Alpha Centauri B". A more obvious sign of the marginal quality of the detection is their figure showing the radial velocity data, reproduced below.
|The radial velocity data for Alpha Centauri B from Dumusque et al.'s Nature paper. Note the much smaller amplitude of the variations and the much lower signal to noise compared to the 51 Peg figure shown above. Credit: The figure and caption appearing above is from a Sky and Telescope article by Camille Carlisle, dated October 18, 2012. Credit in that article was given to X.Dumusque et al. Nature, 2012.
For the moment Alpha Centauri Bb should be viewed as a planet candidate. This isn't bad news, since NASA's Kepler satellite has, at the time of writing, 3,216 planet candidates and only 132 confirmed planets.**
|Kepler's list of planet candidates before the latest data release. Credit: NASA Ames/Kepler Mission/Jason Rowe/Chris Burke/Wendy Stenzel
[** Note added June 28th, 2013: Xavier Dumusque's 2nd comment is:
"Regarding the fact that this is just one more candidate as for Kepler ~3000 detections, the two techniques are not affected by the same false positive. Therefore a comparison between transit candidate and RV candidate is not straightforward. I suppose this was not the point here, but it can be interpreted in this way."
My response: I agree that the two techniques are not affected by the same false positives and a comparison between transit candidates and radial velocity candidates is not straightforward. I also agree that this wasn't the point I was trying to make. I decided to limit the length of my description, but my original intention was to point out that (1) the majority of Kepler's planets have not been confirmed and (2) the Kepler team - to their credit - have consistently and accurately described these objects as planet candidates. One reason the Kepler results have been celebrated is because the false positive rates are likely to be reasonably low, although different groups estimate different amounts. For example, Alexandre Santerne et al. estimate a false positive rate of about 35% for close-in giant planet candidates, while Francois Fressin et al. estimate a global false positive rate of 9.4% and 17.7% for giant planets. Many of these false positives are caused by eclipsing binaries - double stars that transit each other - located in the background, so they are real, periodic signals but not caused by exoplanets.
To give some numbers for the radial velocity data for Alpha Centauri Bb, Dumusque quote a false-alarm probability of 0.02% for their 3.236 day signal. By contrast, in table 7 of his paper, Hatzes quotes false-alarm probabilities ranging from 0.4% to 40% for analysis of the same data. Because large false-alarm probabilities are found for some of his tests, there is concern that the signal is not real.]
The Real Story is Unfinished
The real story deviates in several key ways from the clean scenario I imagined at the beginning of this post, but I think it's more interesting. Crucially, Dumusque et al. and their critics have behaved well and are moving on. Maybe the data that will clinch the case for Alpha Centauri Bb's existence is already sitting on a computer disk, waiting to be incorporated into one long time-series. Or maybe not. I have no doubts that Alpha Centauri B and its bright companion will remain popular targets for exoplanet searches no matter what is found in the near future.
Much of the excitement about the initial announcement concerned the potential for us to travel to this star system. Remember that this planet - if real - is a roaster, since it's much closer to its star than Mercury is to the Sun. Even if Alpha Centauri Bb is real there is currently no direct evidence that Alpha Centauri B has rocky planets in the habitable zone, only statistical arguments. Maybe by the time we find evidence for such planets, if they exist, we'll be ready to start planning that long trip. I won't try to predict what developments will occur in spaceflight technology, but I will predict that the story of Alpha Centauri's exoplanets is far from done.


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Yankees take Citi-Subway Series!
"Not too bad for a bunch of chickens," Nick Swisher said after Robinson Cano's eighth-inning solo homer accounted for the final run in the Yankees' 6-5 victory over the Mets before a record crowd of 42,364 at Citi Field. – nypost
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Honey Cinnamon and Turmeric
Recently I was reading an article about a university study in the UK about Parkinsons disease; they had been looking at the benefits of using cinnamon to reduce the shaking effect on people with this debilitating disease. No, I don't have Parkinsons, but I have inherited shaky hands from my mother's side of the family.
With that in mind, I went out and bought a cinnamon supplement but was a bit taken aback at the price of nearly a dollar per capsule.
Combining for Taste
I used the month's supply and in the first week my hands had become steadier. I encouraged my elderly Mother to try cinnamon but unfortunately, it had little effect on her shakiness.
After my month's supply was used up I didn't buy any more and, within a few weeks, the shakiness started to return. The cost was a put off but I knew I needed to be back on them and then someone mentioned taking it with honey. Since I also wanted to take turmeric supplement, I decided to combine it with the cinnamon and honey and use it as a spread on toast or crumpets. I have to tell you I love the taste, for me the benefits of combining honey cinnamon and turmeric works perfectly .
Turmeric and cinnamon, like many other herbs and spices, do have side effects. For instance, pregnant and lactating mothers should avoid taking them as a supplement as it may harm the child. Diabetics should first check with their health professional.
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The benefits of turmeric have long been known and yet many are not proven by medical researchers. I guess the big pharmaceutical companies that fund these researchers don't need to prove a product that they have no control over, since turmeric and cinnamon are freely available in the supermarkets.
Turmeric has been used in India and South Asia for hundreds of years. As well as using it in their cuisine to create color and flavor, it is also used as an antioxidant; helps to get rid of free radicals that cause so many health problems; helps flush toxins out of the body and some researchers say it helps to stop the occurrence of cancer and it contains anti-inflammatory abilities, which help many health issues like arthritis, tissue sprains and healing open wounds.
These benefits make it well worthwhile including turmeric in this spread.
Read this article from the Huffington Post talking about the latest research on turmeric.
Cinnamon has long been an additive to enhance sweetness; helps lower LDL cholesterol and blood sugar levels; is considered to have anti-clotting properties and may help with brain development.
Tip: When buying cinnamon, look for Ceylonese cinnamon, it's considered healthier than the cinnamon from China or Asia.
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My recipe
The mix I make suits me, you may need to adjust the amounts. My recipe uses liquid honey, Ceylon cinnamon and Turmeric – 2 tbsp of honey to 2 tsp of cinnamon to 1 tsp of turmeric. Mix together and store in a jar. Should keep for several weeks in your pantry, no need to for refrigeration.
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text: Ada Evening News, The (Newspaper) - March 7, 1962, Ada, Oklahoma Boley Bank Is 'Short' OKLAHOMA CITY Farmers State Bank at Boley only Negro bank in Oklahoma was closed today because of irregularities exceeding Bank Commissioner Carl B, Se- bring disclosed. Sebring said the small bank's Board of Directors asked that he appoint a receiver and liquidate it. This will be done, he said. President Blamed A resolution blaming the diffi- culty on the bank president, M. W. Lee, and asking Sebring to take action, was passed unanimously Tuesday afternoon by the board. Ethel Anderson made the motion i and her sister, H. E. Lee, sec-i ended it. Mrs. Lee is the wife of the bank president. The two women and their sister, Mack Anderson, are daughters of the bank founder, Forrest Ander- son, who is dead. Not Insured "This is not an insured bank but t h e.y do have a bond 'that will cover Sebring said. "I'll appoint a liq we'll liquidate the bank. "In the long run in my opinion the depositors will not lose any money." Sebring said the bank appliec for insurance with the Federal De- posit Insurance Corp. and FDIC agents discovered the irregular! ties Monday when they began i check of its operations. Sebring was called and he senl George Frame, assistant commis sioner, to handle the investigation, "We're still checking, but the loss will be in excess of he said. The resolution passed by the board said: "Due to the apparent Irregulari- ties of the managing officer, the Board of Directors of the Farmers State Bank, Boley, Okla., volun- tarily requests Carl B. Sebring, bank commissioner of the state ol Oklahoma, to place the Farmers State Bank, Boley, in voluntary liquidation af the close of busi- ness March 6, 1962." Lee Is "Sorry" Boley is a small Negro town in Okfuskee County., Bank-President Lee said at Bol- ey: "I'm sorry this" thing happened. We have a policy to protect our customers." He said financial arrangements involving his company at Boley, The M. W. Lee Manufacturing Co. "is what messed us up." He said he hoped "this thing doesn't keep us from operating the plant." The plant turns out commercial and individual size barbecue cookers and-employs a dozen peo- ple. First Since August Sebring said as of Feb. 1, the family-operated bank had 142.76 in deposits, in capi- tal, in surplus and in undivided profits. Powers Draws Praise U2 Account READY FOR POWERS REPORT John McCone director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and Sen, Rich, ard Russell of Georgia, pose before hearing a Senate report by U2 pilot Gary Francis Powers yesterday. Powers gave a detailed report of'his ill-fated flight above the Soviet Union last year. Following his report, most Senators praised the pilot. Powers made a 90-minute appearance then slip- ped quietly away for a vacation. (AP WASHINGTON Praise from several senators has capped Francis Gary Powers' story ol his U2 flight over the Soviet Un- his- capture and imprison- ment in one of the cold war's hottest episodes. It was an exciting story the soft-spoken pilot told Tuesday .in a 90-minute appearance before the Senate Armed Services Com-- a mystery explosion 12 miles up, a spinning plane and long hours of questioning. Then as- secretly as he came, the. high altitude flier slipped away for a vacation. CIA Director John A. McCone told reporters Powers will con- tinue to be employed by the CIA. "We have additional work for him to McCone said. "I hope today's hearing has cleared, up any cloud that may have hanging over him." been After the hearing Powers linked fight to get out'of the U2 and his arms with two sisters and set off for. what :he said will be a vacation at an unannounced place. He indicated he 'plans no news conference such as Presi- dent Kennedy said the pilot would be free to hold. In the faint country twang of southwest Virginia Powers told the committee in a packed hear- ing- where- spectators often broke into applause, that he doesn't really know what caused the explosion that downed his plane. He said the blast, which fired the sky with orange, like a 'shump.'" He conceded il might have come from a near- miss by a Soviet Senators Impressed Powers' recital of' his -efforts to destroy- the secret equipment in his stricken craft, his agonizing his disposal of a map while rid- ing; his parachute down obviously impressed senators, and spec- .tators. Senators nodded approval as he testified that when his efforts to invent a cover story failed he de- cided to tell the Russians he was linked with the he said he had been instructed to do if he was withheld some vital information. The biggest outburst of ap- plause came when' Powers raised his voice to say that during' his ordeal of capture, imprisonment, endless hours of questioning, trial and sentence1 he always remem- bered that "I am an American." At another point he cried loud- ly, "Oh, no" when he was' asked if he were under obligation' to kill himself if captured. Even" before Powers testified the CIA said in a report the 32- year-old pilot had lived up to .his instructions and "his obligations as an American." The report said he would get his. back pay, amounting, to about Not All Praise Not all the senators on the com- mittee voiced praise of Powers. But Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, R- to commend him as "a cou- rageous, fine young. American citi- zen, who lived up to his instruc- tions and did "the.best you could under very d'iff-icu'lt circum-1. stances." Sen. John Stennis, D-Miss., said ance- with the highest traditions of the country." Others .commending Powers were Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D-Va., Henry M. Jackson, D-Wash., and J. .Glenn Beall, R-Md. Powers filled in with vivid de- tail many of; the highlights of his adventure May 1, 1960. Two Vapor .Trails When he was winging high over Mass., told the flier he wanted the Ural Sea he saw two vapor trails far below him that'might come from Soviet jets hunting for him. "I don't, 'think .they ever saw said Powers. he had landed by para- chute he saw another parachute in the sky, not a part of his he was: "satisfied'to learn equipment. At the time, have been 'fully Sen. Prescott Bush, R-Conn., commented he was satisfied Pow- he said he speculated it might be a parachute bringing back part of a fired Russian rocket. ers had "conducted himself in anj The Soviets claim a rocket shot exemplary-fashion and in accord-i down the U2. Powers apparently was convinced it was near miss, and no hit. Powers said, "I feel that the ex- plosion was external to the air- craft and behind me, but I really don't know." He said his first reaction was to reach for what he called the "destruct switches." These were connected to a charge set to damage the photographic equipment. While Powers never made '.I clear if this also would destroy the plane, Sen. Barry Goldwater. R-Ariz., said, such a charge would have been highly damaging to the plane itself. Goldwater is a re- serve Air Force general. Powers said there was a good reason why -he couldn't use the pilot ejection mechanism provided in the.plane. "In flu's particular 'aircraft he (Continued on Page Two) This is the first state bank to be closed since Aug. 12, 1961 when Sebring closed the Earlsbora Na- tional Bank because of irregulari- ties. Liquidation has not yet been completed on the Earlsboro bank. Shortage was reported to be 000. Later last year the.First Na- tional Bank at Maud was closed when irregularities were found at the Maud bank amounted to about Stephens Wins Commission Post In Murray Vote SULPHUR (Staff) Floyd Stephens, Democrat, won the post of county commissioner. District 2, in a special election here yes- terday to fill the unexpired term of the late J. E. Moore. Stephens was ppposed by R. M. "Red" Webb, Independent. Voting was 744 for Stephens, 344 for Webb. The total vote, was term- ed "rather light" for the district by Bill Heath, secretary of the Murray County Election Board. There were votes cast in the primary Jan. 30, when eight can- didates competed for the nomina tion. Algerians, French Set Final Talks EVIAN, France and Algerian rebel officials sat down' at the conference table again today for what may be the final'round of talks in their long search for an agreement to end the Algerian rebellion. Three Swiss army helicopters flew the Algerian delegation across Lake Geneva from their hotel headquarters on .the Swiss side. Rebel Vice Premier Belka- cem Krim led the Algerian team. Louis Joxe, French minister for Algerian affairs, headed the French negotiators waiting in Ev- ian's Hotel du Marc to hammer out final details of an accord pro- viding for a cease-fire and refer- endum to give independence to strife-torn Algeria. Amid widespread expectations that a peace agreement would be reached in a matter of days, vio- lence and bloodshed continued un- abated in Algeria. Tuesday's toll was 24 killed and 32 wound- ed as- the rightiest European- Se- cret Army Organization bent on keeping French control of the ter-' ritory, kept up'terror raids, and the Moslems retaliated. THE ADA EVENING NEWS 58TH YEAR NO. 306 ADA, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1962 8 Pages 5 CENTS WEEKDAY, 10 CENTS SUNDAY Canaveral Hums Again As Solar Shot Orbits OKLAHOMA Mostly cloudy this afternoon and tonight; Thursday cloudy east portion partly cloudy west; scattered thundershoVers extreme west tonight and central and east Thursday; warmer this after- noon east and south tonight and extreme east Thursday; a little cooler west. Thursday; low to- night 33 northwest to 50 south- east; high Thursday 60-70. High temperature in Ada Tuesday was 54; low Tuesday night, 37; reading at 7 a. m. 'Boomerang' Skit Takes E. C. Honors The Tiger Tangles smoothed out :o a fine presentation of amateur j talent and kept a crowd of 300 j laughing last night at East Cen- tral College. When the show had ended, the Wesley Foundation's skit "My Boomerang Won't Come had. taken the first prize of" In second place was the '0' Club's farcical ballet from the "Nut- cracker Suite." The Nutcracker Suite jrought down the house sughs as '0' Club members jranced daintily about in gay cos- ;umes. Third place Alpha Rho Tau, 3ast Central's-Art Club, provided the aesthetic with their modern 'Abstraction" dance impressions and interpretations of abstract fc art. R. Lewis Jr., president if the Student Senate, presented he awards. Accepting, for Wesley Founda- ion was Guy Langstpn; '0' Club, Lew McGill; and Art Club, Bill CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. solor observatory satellite was fired into orbit today to learn how solar radiation influences the weather and other conditions on earth and how great a threat it is to manned space flight. The satellite, nicknamed OSO for orbiting solar ob- servatory, was packed with instruments to give scientists their first clear look at .basic mysteries of the sun. The 458-pound OSO payload roared away from this spaceport at a. m. (EST) aboard a Thor-Delta rocket. All three stages ignited as planned and propelled the craft into orbit, about 350 miles above the earth at miles an hour. Less than an hour later, the National Ae'ronautics and Space Administration reported that-radio signals -received-by-ground- stations- indicated the satellite'Tvas' in orbit. Confirmation of orbit couldn't be made until the 95- swing around the globe was completed. If everything goes as planned, the observatory will provide the most extensive data yet on how solar radia- tion affects the earth and how great a threat 'it is to manned flights deep into space. One of the most complex scientific payloads ever sent aloft, OSQ was designed to make the comprehensive study of the sun. from a vantage point above the distort- ing influence of the earth's atmosphere. The new space traveler is the first of several such ob- servatories planned to unravel puzzles of sun-earth rela- tions. Space agency officials hope to launch at least one a year to chart a full 11-year sun-spot cycle. Sun-spots are violent eruptions on the face .of the sun ranging in area from 100 miles to more than miles in diameter. They are believed to be venting valves for tremendous forces at work below the sun's surface where temperatures reach 50. million degrees fahrenheit. These explosions unleash great clouds of radiation which spread at incredible speed throughout the solar system-7-with.some. of the hot-red, particles-zipping the in 10 minutes.. The atmosphere protects us from most of this lethal radiation by absorbing or deflecting the as X-rays, gamma, ultra-violet and infrared.. If they pene- trated, life as now known on earth would not exist. The atmosphere also prevents ground- instruments from obtaining a clear idea how this radiation affects the earth's weather, influences radio communications, alters the composition of the globe-girdling Van Allen radiation belts and bears on the structure and evolution of the stars. skit, with Roach. ,'.A j CRASH SCENE The wreckage of a B58 Hustler bomber burns after it crashed on a takeoff from Carswell Air Force Base 'at Fort Worth. The plane wa< a sister ship of the BS8 which earlier established a speed' record. It was taking off on a routine training flight. The three crewmen aboard were killed. (AP County Youths Are Charged In Equipment Theft Two county youths have been charged with grand larceny in connection with the theft of equip- ment from a .gravel pit southeast of Ada Saturday. Charged yesterday were John Davis, 21, and Duane Kirk, 19, both of Roff. Kirk waived prelimi- nary hearing and was bound over to' district court; Davis had "not yet been arraigned this morning. The men., were arrested and charged after Barney Philpot and Harral Allen reported the theft of equipment from a gravel pit six miles southwest of Ada. They' 'are specifically charged with taking' a piece 'of specialized equipment used to tow a rock crusher. JUNGLE SEARCH South Vietnamese marines cross ditch in' the of South Vietnam during Cong: guerrillas who recent, successful attacks. against, the .forces-of -the- -pro-Western- government of -Prewden-trNgo Dmh Diem. against, (AP A Parting Blow By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 'between Manhattan and Staten Is- Winter's most violent.storm for land across the harbor to the much of the. East delivered a vi- cious parting kick today, in "the "orm, of shore-shattering tides, snarled devastat- ng fires, flooded towns, and heavy wind and water damageXV- At least 20 deaths counted, and 8 persons were reported miss- rig. The -tempest remnants of its cargo of snow and reezing rain out. to sea. "after dumping up i in. some inland But its backlash of staggering' President Pumps For Trade Plan WASHINGTON Kennedy appealed to. nation's The Long Island Rail Road had j advertisers and publishers today Second U. S. Astronaut Has Key Traits: Determination And Sense Of Direction SgARTA, Wis. was a determined boy, who knew where.he was going." That's how his.-one-time science instructor ..remembers .Donald Kent Slayton who. is scheduled to become his country's second man in orbit next month. There are many other recoiled tions of the astronaut by- family and friends. He played a. trombone for four years in the high and was proud of school band, the uniform; he. raised a prize sheep and won a. blue ribbon, and sometimes he ran the-five miles from: school to his farm home "to keep, in shape for the track _ team; he has hours'in-the air, and he told his mother the wildest'ride of his life was in a.taxi cabi taking him from one Chicago airport to another.' Urge Came Early For Don did not. be- come Deke until Air Force bud- dies-made a nickname of his ini- urge for wings came early. -The Sparta High School yearbook said of him in his junior year that his .theme song was "keep 'em -flying." Walter Pribnow, who was'Slay- ton's science instructor and' now- is superintendent .of 'schools ;at Appleton, Wis., remembered' that during Don's year, he; look .a special interest in an 'aeronau- tical text. ._' "We -made black' airplane -mod- els for Pribnbw said. "Don was-a who 'knew where 'Slayton was: born, last'-.week, in. 'of; Nor- wegian; stock, and spent'-his-'bo'y- hood on the family farm near the town of Leon. Head of Class He was. graduated.from .Leon a determined Elementary School at the head-of his class and entered Sparta High School in a. class of 180. A new million1, high school, just com- pleted, will-be named for him if, the board said .last week, he ap- proves .the move! In high he played, trom- bone for four years'with the band, and there is a picture of him in'. the band uniform, looking proud, and a' little. shy. He was -out for 'the track team all four years, and played on the school's Future Farmers of 'America basketball team for three years. Don, sisters Beverly. ...and .and Russ and Lloyd'Harris five-mile to .-school daily-in- a Model'T Ford, the' Harris -boys bought for .During track season, Don'1 some- times ran the1 five miles to im-' ers that he r a i sed. Lwie. prize Oxford sheep, and after winning classes at the Fair in Tomah went on to the state fair. Graduated 16th in his class, he enlisted in the-Air Force'on his 18th birthday: 56 Missions The National' Aeronautics and Space Administration "biography of his'Air Force 'career takes up most, of a page: 56-combat mis- sions over, Germany, seven over Japan, time out to win .an aero- nautical, engineering the; of a brief lour "as a civilian ..engineer. quit.-a; good paying job at' mother cause he- was grounded." 'He went'.back the Minnesota Air.National'Guard and then "to" a berth prove' his .wind and mental jet., test-pilot at Edwards It was with the While married Germany, Slayton civilian secretary, Marjorie Lunney, whose home is in California. They have a 4-year- old son, Kent. In a brief -visit home after Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. made.the first the Slaytons were; busy with plans for building a home near NASA's new headquarters at Houston, Tex. Share Confidence At home, his' 74 and 67 years little of the Mercury project. Charles Slayton is town 'treasurer of Leon. share iDoh's confidence iij this his mother .says., "We know.'-that-God flight'.will., be. as successful-, as- "No parents fu- tures.: If. Don is happy' in what he we' are happy. "And Don'would: not. be happy unless'he .was'flying." new troubles and delays on its South'Shore''line and had. to han- dle some passengers, "by bus. 'Flooding'of tracks and stalled trains also snarled commuter, rail roads in northern-'New Jersey, some of .which carry passengers had carried, Hotel Damaged A hotel in the Rockaways, Queens, New York' was de- unsafe because of- storm winds-reported ..as .high as and occupants were or- o I Thie srftQ ic miles per hour or hurricane veloc- ity Block Island, seas into mountainous waves and sent them smashing' into' coastal areas from Virginia to New Eng- land. Evacuation Planned Authorities were planning com- plete evacuation of storm-battered Ocean City, N.J., a summer resort w.th a year-round .population of about The'raging tides had put' the' town under several feet of water. Fires -destroyed at least two 'buildings. Some winter residents of Fire Island, a summer playground, off the South Shore of. New York's Long Island, were, reported to have appealed to'the mainland for someone to come get them. It was not immediately.possible because of the high seas. Trains Snagged Commuter train and ferry serv- ice in the New York metropolitan area was snagged again today. Ferry -service linking Manhat- tan and northern New Jersey was halted, but boats continued to ply First Candidate Files Today For City Elections First candidate to file for a posi- tion on the City Council was Joe Bonar, who filed this morning for pe- 'iod closes'at :-5. p. m.'.: Friday.. Friday, .the. last day1 of registration 'for voters in' te city limits who wish .to .vote, .in city' elecb'on March 20' or vschool1 election'' the 'the City .registration for .voters in the city April 2. The office of- the County'Elec- tion Board is open from 8'a: m. to.noon, Monday through-Friday... dered out. This area is on the South Shore. Similar steps were taken at two apartment buildings. The Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, which hugs the shoreline: in many places, had to be closed because of high .water. Tides at Hampton Roads, Va., were about four feet above normal and forced 'closing of the Hampton Roads bridge-tunnel for the first time since it opened four years ago. 'High water at the Norfolk end deposited driftwood and other debris on the roadway. Traffic was rerouted over the James Riv- er Bridge. Fire Results .A waterfront fire, whipped by 35 m.p.h. winds, raced through- a string of wooden shed; on a commercial-wharf and filled the dis- trict with- heavy smoke. At Wildwood, N.J., a series of severe fires destroyed a furniture store and burned seven other buildings., Sparks from .a blaze in the two-story store-were blown to two-houses' "a block'away, and set off fires which destroyed them. Also damaged .were 'four one: story offices, and a restaurant near the furniture store. 'Thousands fled low-lying areas along the" seaboard. Damages were expected to mount into the millions of dollars. enough whisper- ed to his.-wife: "Let's tell them about Gen. Fea. for support of his trade expansion program, declaring it one of the most vital issues facing the coun- try. 'Kennedy told the Advertising Council it performs a. real national service with its 5100-million an- nual advertising campaign for public causes. hope that-this year you will devote yourself especially to ad- vancing our trade he said. Tied To Freedom Kennedy said-the swift develop- ment of Europe, helped by some billion of-American aid since the Marshall Plan, is creating a stable and valuable base across the .Atlantic "from which we can expand the cause of freedom around the world." He rioted that Soviet Premier Khrushchev has devoted long speeches U) his agricultural prob- lems. The United States has agri- cultural problems too, Kennedy .went on. A Difference "But I certainly would not ex- change problems with him. Our problem is overproduction, his is Kennedy said. The foreign economic program of the-United States is bipartisan and should command the support of every group despite the obvious disadvantages which :a mutual re- duction of tariffs would bring, Kennedy said. "I hope .you will realize that the advantages far outweigh the he added. "This is, I believe, a most vital, matter in the corning year." A Great Burden The President said he believed many.Americans do not fully real- ize how great a burden the United States is bearing: -m order-to main- tain -the stability, and prosperity of other free' world countries, in- cluding the newly: independent states. "Our'balance of payments prob- lem would disappear overnight if it were not for "the efforts we are making-1 them keep their Kennedy, said. "If.-few are prosperous and many poor the'stability of the f-, ;