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FLORENCE – Ceramic sculptures by Paula Smith will be on display as part of Francis Marion University's Art Gallery Series Feb. 17- April 2.
The display is open to the public, free of charge and may be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday in the Hyman Fine Arts Center galleries.
Smith's exhibit is titled "Sweet Sixteen Series."
Sculptures in this series were press molded with stoneware clay from an original plaster mold and then fired in an electric kiln. Each piece is made for a specific found object. Some are glazed, some are finished with various materials including dirt, sugar, rice, etc., and some are simply painted.
Smith was born in Kansas City, Mo., in 1960. She attended the Kansas City Art Institute to receive a BFA in ceramics. She later attended the University of Illinois to receive an MFA in ceramics.
She moved to Rock Hill in 1987. She opened Oakland Art Supply in 1988 and taught at Winthrop University part time in the visual art department until 2000. She now teaches full time at Gaston College, teaching art appreciation, ceramics, design and sculpture. Her studio is in Rock Hill.
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And like everything else Americans make their own, foreign adoption has found its way into the plot of a wonderfully orchestrated novel of suspense.
David Ball's China Run is an exotic tale of Americans on the run across southern China. Allison Turk and her 9-year-old stepson, Tyler, residents of Denver, are in China to pick up their newly adopted baby, Wen Li. But bureaucratic bungling has caused a glitch, and the Turks and five other American families are told to give back the babies they've been assigned with the promise that they will be given other babies instead.
While three of the couples comply with the demands of the Chinese officials, three families, including the Turks, can't bear the separation. Allison has already lost a birth child, and the courts returned a baby she adopted in the USA to her birth family.
What makes Ball's story so poignant is that he doesn't present all the adoptive couples as particularly nice. Some are loving, brave and big-hearted. Others are whiny, selfish and as nurturing as turnips.
Ball sets up Turk's great escape by forcing her to make a decisive move. With Chinese officials waiting in a Jiangsu Province hotel lobby for the babies, Allison, single mom Ruth Pollard, and the unlikable Nash and Claire Cameron debate whether to flee with the babies or give in. What follows is a riveting, violence-laden journey across China in the back of trucks, by foot, on bicycles, on a fishing boat and a boat smuggling guns to extremists.
The plot has more twists and turns than the Yangtze River as the Americans, now wanted for kidnapping, struggle to reach the U.S. embassy in Shanghai. Defying the staunch Chinese police who are ashamed of losing face stirs up terror, torture and gunplay, and not everyone will survive the journey.
The story is saturated with verdant descriptions of China's countryside. This cinematic quality lends a romantic edge. The romance is not limited to nature.
Ball does a fantastic job of describing the exquisite love that develops between adoptive families and their babies. This portrait is deeply enhanced by the fierce love young Tyler develops for Wen Li and Allison, the baby sister and the stepmom he never wanted. Allison's devotion to her children drives her to take risks few of us would have the guts to pull off.
In a parallel plot, the Chinese officials unravel a hideous conspiracy they hope the Western media will never discover. The corruption, bribery, blackmail, murder and cruelty that Ball uses to highlight China's human rights issues are poignantly set forth. And Ball's Chinese characters are highly complex. Many are entrenched in the bureaucracy of the police state. Many share a revolutionary spirit. As the Chinese hunt the Americans, it is their countrymen who help the families hide.
China Run is based on an event that happened in 1996. Ball's fastidious research and clear-eyed observations on adoption and Chinese culture are rooted in his own experience adopting a Chinese daughter. He focuses unflinchingly on what Westerners see as the tragedy of China's one-family, one-child policy and the heartless treatment of baby girls. This well-constructed novel won't steer Americans away from Chinese adoptions, but it will open their eyes to a challenging, rewarding experience.

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Istanbul (AFP) Nov 11, 2011
Hundreds of representatives of countries involved in bluefin tuna fishing, international organisations and NGOs met here Friday on how to improve catch controls and protect endangered species.
A report released last month warned that more than twice as many tonnes of Atlantic bluefin tuna were sold last year compared with official catch records for this threatened species.
This "bluefin gap" occurred despite enhanced reporting and enforcement measures introduced in 2008 by the 48-member International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), which sets annual quotas by country, it said.
Trade figures showed that real catches of bluefin in 2009 and 2010 totalled more than 70,500 tonnes, twice ICCAT's tally for those two years, according to the report compiled by the Washington-based Pew Environment Group.
In 2010, the target quota -- 12,900 tonnes for fish caught in the Mediterranean and Northeastern Atlantic -- fell for the first time within the panel's recommended range.
But the new report, released ahead of the nine-day ICCAT meeting in Istanbul which is attended by delegates from member countries, implies the industry has circumvented the catch limits and tougher compliance measures.
"The follow-up of catches is a key issue," ICCAT executive secretary Driss Meski told AFP on Friday.
"We are thinking about how to set up an electronic document that will follow the product from catch to consumer. We are doing a feasibility study and we will submit it."
ICCAT will also propose how to better protect other species, said a delegate who would not be named.
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Meski confirmed that the parties involved in the Istanbul talks will discuss quotas.
The delegate said he also expected proposals on how to protect sharks which ICCAT sees as collateral victims of tuna fishing.
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Along with Galileo, it represents Brecht at his epic apogee.
Aristotle saw a universe with a stationary earth at the center and Galileo saw a universe with the earth in motion about the sun.
Aristotle and Galileo looked up at the same lights in the night sky.
Galileo had now made such progress that he was able to continue his geometrical studies by himself.
Your Galileo had a hard time when he said that the sun stood still.
A third form of telescope is that invented by the great Italian astronomer, Galileo, in 1609.
And they were against astronomy, and Galileo was one of the victims.
The three cadets turned quickly, their eyes sweeping the valley for the first sight of the shining Tower of Galileo.
Galileo and his colleagues did not long remain on good terms.
It will be remembered that Galileo was the discoverer of the craters on the moon.
An Italian scientist of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries; his full name was Galileo Galilei. Galileo proved that objects with different masses fall at the same velocity. One of the first persons to use a telescope to examine objects in the sky, he saw the moons of Jupiter, the mountains on the moon, and sunspots.
Note: Authorities of the Roman Catholic Church forced Galileo to renounce his belief in the model of the solar system proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus. Galileo had to assert that the Earth stands still, and the sun revolves around it. A famous legend holds that Galileo, after making this public declaration about a motionless Earth, muttered, "Nevertheless, it does move."


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A world champion gravy wrestler was hit in the face with a monkey wrench after catching two pals having sex on her sofa.
Model Elisa Sampson needed surgery and was left with an eye deformity after the vicious attack at a party.
The 31-year-old – winner of the 2010 World Gravy Wrestling Championships – was stunned to see Sabina English and mutual friend Paul Greenwood having sex on her living-room couch.
Trouble then flared when she shouted: "What are you doing?"
Angry Greenwood, 33, got up and grabbed Elisa round the throat and pushed her into the doorway, a court heard.
Single mum English, 32, then jumped up and hit her with the wrench which was lying on the floor.
Fellow party guest and English's brother Amjad Hussain also punched Elisa in the face several times.
Prosecutor Martin Snowden said: "The victim fought back to some extent but ended up on the floor, in pain and aware that her eye was seriously injured."
She suffered two fractures around her eye and a gashed lid, needing 17 stitches.
It resulted in a "deformity" and long-term vision problems.
Laundry worker English admitted grievous bodily harm and was jailed for two years.
Trained kickboxer Elisa had triumphed in the 2010 World Gravy Wrestling Championships, which were held outside a Lancashire pub.
She had to wrestle other women and men in 2,000 litres of out-of-date gravy, provided by Bisto for the annual charity fundraising event.
Fire crews are called to hose down participants after their bouts in the wrestling ring.
But it was an ambulance which was required after Elisa's party last October, Burnley crown court was told.
The other three fled after the attack and the victim sought help from a neighbour who called 999.
English's barrister, Ken Hind, said: "This was her best friend. They did everything together. Unfortunately, they had been drinking."
He said the victim was a kickboxer and a World Gravy Wrestling Champion and was clearly able to "handle herself".
Judge Jonathan Gibson said English believed she needed to defend herself and the incident was isolated.
He added: "I also take into account you admitted the blow with the weapon when the prosecution may have found it difficult to establish who did it."
English, of Stacksteads, Lancs, was also banned on Thursday from contacting web manager Elisa, of nearby Bacup, for two years under a restraining order.
Hussain, 27, also of Stacksteads, was jailed for a year after admitting assault.
Greenwood, of Bacup, was earlier jailed for three months.


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SCORING sensation Carl Stewart is returning to his old stamping ground after signing for Tadcaster Albion.
The 24-goal forward, joint top scorer in the Northern Counties East League premier division, has left second-placed Bridlington Town to return to Ings Lane.
Stewart departed manager Paul Marshall's squad in March last year, moving to Pickering Town before joining the seasiders in August.
But, living near York and unsettled by the travelling to the east coast, he has opted to come back to the Brewers, who are seventh in the league table.
That represents a huge boost for Marshall, whose side have not given up on their promotion ambitions despite trailing leaders Scarborough Athletic by 17 points.
In a message on the Bridlington Town fans' forum website, Stewart said: "I would just like to say a massive thanks to everybody at the club for their support during my time at Brid and wish the team all the best for the rest of the season."
Bridlington manager Mitch Cook told reporters he believed the player would be receiving more money at Tadcaster.
That was disputed by Marshall, who said Stewart was on the same deal as he had enjoyed at Bridlington.
"It is a brilliant signing for us," said the Tadcaster boss.
"I saw him in the Ainsty (pub) last Sunday and I was just joking with him and saying 'I'm going to put in a seven-day approach for you'. I was winding him up.
"He came back to me and said 'what can you offer?' I offered him terms and he said he wanted to come back.
"The travelling was a problem and he is fed up of it. We are paying him exactly the same as he was on at Bridlington.
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Added the Albion manager: "It is brilliant news for Tadcaster. It's massive for the club to have signed the league's joint top scorer. Everyone is desperate to get on and this might be the catalyst we need to move up the league."
Stewart has been a persistent threat in front of goal in recent seasons, his 20-plus goal spree this year already matching a similar haul he amassed last season.
The striker scored seven goals in three games after joining Pickering in March and then grabbed nine in his first ten games for Bridlington.
Stewart was set to make his return against Parkgate at home last night, but he was denied his chance when the game was called off after an afternoon inspection.


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Sometimes we're numbed by the ordinary and miss greatness as it moves among us. We've reached for celebrity and celebrities, accepting their luxuries, their awards, their performances, as matters of high importance. Yet, what rings true to us, what inspires us is usually far closer.
So it is when Tuesday morning, while working quietly at Carthage Hospital quite a remarkable man, a loving, accomplished, generous helping of a man whose broadness of spirit encompassed more than one continent, was injured -- quite beyond repair, left paralyzed, left to find the simple act of breathing unmanageable. Fractured neck vertebra, a small destruction in the great scheme of things, perhaps. But perhaps not.
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A midwinter trip south seems to have defrosted my circulation. We flew to Quito, Ecuador and then to Baltra airport on the Galapagos Islands. Sea lions greeted us at the port where the Zodiac raft boats transported us to the Explorer II, a ship with a 200-passenger capacity that would island-hop the next week.
After a delicious lunch served buffet style on the ship we took the small raft boats to Santa Cruz Island to view land iguanas, seabirds and the always present sea lions. We walked carefully staying on marked trails as the naturalist guides, natives of the Islands, pointed out many features of the plants and animals. Most amazing was the almost complete disregard the animals had for us enabling us to approach them very closely. We could have touched them but were strictly warned not to do so. Even Tommy and Paula Fullington, our neighbors from home who accompanied us on the trip, seemed to enjoy identifying the birds and learning about the volcanic origins of the islands.
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Opinion polls say that voter's main worry is now the economy, not the war, but there is no way to disentangle the two. The question is not whether the economy has been weakened by the war, the question is how much. According to acclaimed economists, if the U.S. should make a total withdrawal of all troops from Iraq and Afghanistan by 2012, which is doubtful, the economic impact will be right at $6 trillion. Other than the immediate expense made known will be the interest on borrowed money, and the Veterans Administration announced 850,000 veterans that will require indefinite medical care, disability compensation, death benefits, treatment for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, evacuation and many other extended costs.
By ZACK OWENSBY
The Wilson Post
Wilson Countians generally are healthier and live longer than the average Tennessean, according to a new report on county-by-county health statistics, but there are still some concerns about the environment we live in, the habits we practice and the air we breathe.
Wilson ranked sixth in the state in the category of health outcomes, which measures the rate of people dying before age 75, the percentage of people who report being in fair or poor health, the number of days people report being in poor physical health and in poor mental health and the rate of low-birthweight infants.
From Post staff reports
Mt. Juliet will play host to the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association on Friday, Feb. 19 to tout the benefits of alpaca fibers used in the textile and fashion industries.
The reason for the annual conference is to inform and celebrate the uses of alpaca fibers as an eco-conscious alternative material.
By KEN BECK
Special to The Wilson Post
Grammy and Country Music Association Award-winning country singer and Wilson County's own Gretchen Wilson is all jacked up over the upcoming MCA's Music at the Mill.
The Feb. 27 event features some of Nashville's top singer-songwriters at the historic Lebanon Mill while Wilson serves as host. More than 10 other songwriters are confirmed on the bill.
John Clayton, a nationally recognized teacher, author, scientist and former atheist, will examine the question "Does God Exist?" in a series of lectures on Sunday, Feb. 28 through Tuesday, March 2 at College Hills Church of Christ in Lebanon.
The free lectures will directly address key concerns about modern science and faith in God and are designed to create understanding of how honest scientists find ample evidence for a living and creative God. Clayton came to believe in God because of the evidence he found in nature.
By ZACK OWENSBY
The Wilson Post
Whether your interests include dance, martial arts, tennis, swimming, or general health, the focus will be healthy, active lifestyles at the Wilson County Health Fair.
Wilson County Health Council recently announced more than 30 vendors who will be presenting at the health fair scheduled for Saturday, March 27 from 9 a.m. until noon at Castle Heights Upper Elementary.
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By Nancy Zuckerbrod, Associated Press Writer
LONDON Zoologists have captured the first photos of the okapi in the wild, saying Thursday they offered evidence that the animal once mistaken for a unicorn has managed to survive war and poaching in a park in a lawless swath of Congo.
The doe-eyed animal, which can be found in zoos worldwide, is a relative of the giraffe but has zebra-like stripes on its legs and rear.
The species was unknown to European scientists until a century ago. It is thought to have inspired claims of unicorn sightings by Victorian-era explorers, said Noelle Kumpel, a conservationist with the Zoological Society of London, which released the photos.
The male has two horns on its forehead, but they can look like one horn if glimpsed from the side. "Stories came back of this mythical creature and the fact that it might be a unicorn," Kumpel said.
The photos were taken by cameras set up in the Virunga National Park by the zoological society and conservationists in Congo after okapi tracks were spotted there a few years ago.
The animal's stripes are sometimes called "come follow me stripes," because their bold pattern is believed to help young ones follow their mothers through the forest. Each animal's stripes are unique, like fingerprints.
The okapi is only known to exist in Congo, primarily further north in Ituri provinces's Okapi Wildlife Reserve. There, they are difficult to spot because they are shy and usually only move around in couples. Virunga officials say before the okapi was captured on camera, it was not known whether it still roamed the park.
"We are encouraged by the evidence that okapis have survived in Virunga, despite the years of conflict," Virunga National Park Director Emmanuel de Merode said in an e-mailed statement to The Associated Press. "Park rangers have only recently regained control of this area that was formerly occupied by armed militias. But while it is positive that the okapi population remains, we are aware of their vulnerability to intense levels of poaching."
The photos also indicate the animals are more widely distributed in the park than was previously believed.
"We've managed to get pictures of three separate individuals, and we've also got a picture of one roaming around at nighttime and actually foraging, which is the first evidence of this behavior," said Kumpel. Scientists previously believed okapi fed only during the day, she said.
Virunga, near the Rwanda and Uganda borders, is also home to some of the world's last remaining mountain gorillas. Part of the reserve is still occupied by Congolese and Rwandan rebels, who have hidden in its dense forests for more than a decade and used parts of it as bases to launch attacks.
Kumpel said the one other known photograph of a wild okapi showed only a leg.
The okapi is threatened by poachers who want sell its meat, Kumpel said. The okapi could become extinct in the park soon because of poaching and the effects of the fighting between rebels and government forces on conservation efforts, she added.
Earlier this year, the Zoological Society photographed another shy mammal, a pygmy hippopotamus, in Liberia. That animal had not been photographed there before, scientists said.
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Dr. Pete Dizinoff is a mensch: caring internist, devoted husband, father and friend. So why is he living above his garage, estranged from his patient wife, Elaine, and rebellious son, Alec?
It will take most of Lauren Grodstein's sometimes maddeningly meandering novel to find out, but this mental journey with the infuriating yet compelling Dr. Pete is well worth the time.
When Alec, 20, falls for Laura, the 31-year-old daughter of Pete and Elaine's best friends, Pete's carefully plotted life of college and comfort for Alec unravels.
Not only is Laura gorgeously seductive, she is damaged. Everyone in the upwardly striving community of Round Hill, N.J., knows her story. At 17, she hid her pregnancy from her obstetrician father, gave birth in a library bathroom and crushed the infant's skull. After time in a mental hospital and hippie-type subsistence making goat cheese and jewelry, she returned home.
Needless to say, Laura is not who Pete envisioned for Alec. Any parent who has stood by while a child makes bad choices can relate to Pete's anguish, even when his paternal instincts go desperately, irrevocably awry.
The novel is spot-on in its depiction of affection and jealousy among longtime friends; boozy suburban bashes; unrequited love; and adjusting to middle age.
"You are who you are at fifty-three, and even if the person you are is lucky and happy, the crush of it – the kneecapping crush of it – is that anyway it's too late," Pete thinks.
A Friend of the Family beautifully captures the ever-striving angst of parents who will take any step to ensure their children's lives are easier or better. Parents sweating through a teen's college applications would do well to spend some time with Dr. Pete.
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Despite its name, this bustling Chicago tourist destination is as good as gold for local families. With a thriving culture enhanced by world-class gospel, jazz and blues talent, Bronzeville is a sure-thing this summer.
Make sure to take the kids to the Bronzeville Children's Museum, 96th Street and Western Avenue, (708) 636-9504. Through the end of this year, the museum is showcasing its "Food Becomes You" and "African Americans in the Food Industry" exhibits, which teach children the importance of healthy eating and exercise. Children can visit a pretend Nutritionist's Office, burn off some energy in a soft play area, play educational computer games and work in a pretend kitchen. An entire day at the museum for a family of four is only $9. Nothing beats fun and education on the cheap.
History buffs must take a walking trip on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Up and down the road, 96 shiny plaques represent important African Americans who have made a significant contribution to the Bronzeville area. Get inspired by the Victory Monument for the Eighth Regiment statue, at 35th and King Drive, which honors African American former military men.
For the family bookworm, Afrocentric Bookstore, 4655 S. King Drive, (773) 924-3966, has a fully stocked children's room with selections more diverse than your local chain bookstore. The Mongo Antique Market, 535 E. 35th St., (773) 373-2842, is great for a casual day with the family. Held the second Sunday of each month from May through October, parents can browse antiques while children explore clothing and jewelry designed just for them. Admission is $5, $3 seniors and students, free for children.
The Negro League Café, 301 E. 43rd St., (773) 536-7000, where families can savor catfish nuggets, smothered pork and candied yams, comes with the highest recommendation of Harold Lucas, the president and CEO of the Bronzeville Visitor Information Center. Go for lunch, as the dinner and after-hours entertainment can be too loud or adult-themed for little ones.
For even the pickiest eater, Pearl's Place, 3901 S. Michigan Ave., (773)-285-1700, will satisfy. Come for the sweet potato pie, collard greens and fried chicken (made to order), and the kids can choose from a great kids' menu.
Bronzeville's food takes you to Soul Food heaven, and its rich history surrounds and educates your family. It is more than worth it to visit this rising gem in cultural Chicago.
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- That Shane Black directing Iron Man 3 rumor was actually legit. [FilmDrunk]
- George Clooney is God's gift to women. [Popeater]
- Justin Bieber takes a bullet to the chest. [Dlisted]
- Selena Gomez is mature about relationships. [Celebslam]
- Rachel Weisz likes her vagina shaken, not stirred. [Lainey Gossip]
- Taylor Momsen likes hers onstage front and center. [DrunkenStepfather: NSFW]
- Sports Illustrated swimsuit models fully grasp Twitter. [Hollywood Tuna]
… And pretty much everything at this point. [Bleacher Report]
- Miley Cyrus compares her dad to Michael Lohan. [The Fab Life]
- Jon Gosselin is doing really well. [IDLYITW]
- Anna Nicole Smith gives another reason to hate opera. [BuzzFeed]
- David Arquette might be the white Michael Vick. [Starpulse]
- Jerry O'Connell has some serious competition here. [theCHIVE]
- Rachel Bilson legitimately wants Hayden Christensen back. — I don't get it. [Popoholic]
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PALM HARBOR — The three-man rushing attack of Kenny Blanch, Hunter Beam, and Billy Pavlock carried the Hurricanes to a 31-9 victory over Tarpon Springs on Friday night.
Palm Harbor University jumped out to an early lead when Blanch opened space for Beam to carry the ball 28 yards to inside the Tarpon Springs 10-yard line. Blanch eventually finished the drive, scoring from 1 yard out.
"My goal was to smash them as hard as I can," Blanch said. "I promised my coach that we weren't losing to Tarpon tonight, and I guess we followed through with our promise."
The Hurricanes extended the lead in the second quarter, as Beam scored on a 6-yard plunge. But on the same play Tarpon Springs linebacker Hermany Smith collapsed on the field after taking a hit. Play was stopped for more than 30 minutes while trainers tended to him before he was taken off by an ambulance. His condition was not immediately known.
When play resumed, Pavlock scored on a 3-yard sweep. PHU continued to pile on the points, going into halftime ahead 24-0.
"We knew that if we came out here and we didn't implode and we didn't hurt ourselves then we should come out with a victory," Palm Harbor University coach Mark Haye said. "… Our kids proved it."
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Just wanted to write a sad (and traditional) slow blues song with some interesting (and not-so-traditional) chord change sections. I decided to use the imagery of a prison cell to describe the pain and isolation felt over a lost love. Don't know if it worked? but I sure had fun singing it, writing it, and even listening to it still! Mainly because I really love the blues!
Doin' Time
I'm doin' time, hard time
And loving you, loving you was my crime
I just gave too much
You didn't give enough
And now I'm paying the price
Doin' time, Hard time
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From behind these bars
The room is so cold
And the emptyness
Emptyness takes it's toll
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Doin' time, Hard time
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I'm guilty as charged with crimes of the heart, so lock me up and throw away the key.
I've got time on my hands and I don't understand why you could not love me?
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New Mobile Atmospheric River Observations Deployed on the Washington Coast
October 27, 2009
The Mobile Atmospheric River Monitoring System (MARMS) close to completion in Erie, CO (Photo credit: Barb DeLuisi)
Installation at the Westport, WA field site in October (Photo credit: Clark King, NOAA)
The NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) is deploying a newly developed Mobile Atmospheric River Monitoring System (MARMS) to Westport, Washington, roughly 250 km upwind of the Cascade foothills, in a data poor area. MARMS, a form of an "Atmospheric River Observatory" (ARO) will monitor the wind speed, direction, snow level and water vapor content in real-time above the Earth's surface to help researchers better understand Atmospheric Rivers (AR); the phenomenon that fuels potentially dangerous winter storms on the West Coast of the U.S. Data from MARMS will begin flowing to researchers and others, such as the Seattle Weather Forecast Office starting November 1, 2009, via the Internet. This deployment is an extension of NOAA's Hydrometeorology Testbed (HMT) program and ESRL's weather and climate/water cycle research already being performed in California. The Westport deployment is a first step in assessing the role of ARs in flooding in the Pacific Northwest, and the potential of new observing capabilities. Another component that will support this effort is ESRL's Reforecast Model. This model is a compilation of historical observations and their corresponding 2-day forecasts, which are rerun using today's current forecasting model (i.e., reforecasts). The reforecasts represent an additional tool for anticipating heavy precipitation and is being evaluated in the context of the AR phenomenon.
Atmospheric Rivers are the regions of ocean storms where high winds and water vapor are concentrated. These factors combine to produce heavy rainfall upon landfall, especially over mountainous terrain. Most flooding events in the several watersheds studied thus far on the West Coast in winter are associated with the landfall of AR conditions. ARs are visible in satellite images over the oceans, but their impact over land is not captured well by NOAA's current operational observing system. Each AR monitoring station includes a Doppler wind profiler for measuring wind profiles and snow level, and a Global Positioning System receiver for measuring the column-integrated water vapor concentration. The Water Vapor Flux Tool uses these measurements to calculate the horizontal transport or flux of water vapor and correlates this to rainfall in the mountains.
From four years of winter storm observations along the coast of central California, NOAA has developed scientifically based AR thresholds for water vapor content and upslope wind speed, which identify an AR event. Deployment of MARMS in Westport will allow researchers to evaluate whether these thresholds can be applied to the Washington coast. Real-time data and tools from MARMS can be used to evaluate model forecasts as storms strike the coast. Together with the Reforecast Model, these tools will give researchers and forecasters more insight into winter storms and associated heavy precipitation.
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The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission says his agency will take action "to guard against the burdens of excessive speculation" after new data revealed that 90% of oil traders are short-term speculators whose bets are helping drive up prices, McClatchy News reports.
Day-trading and trading around expiration of futures contracts are likewise boosting grains and other commodities. McClatchy writes that data released Thursday by CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler suggest that "huge inflows of speculative money create a self-fulfilling prophecy that drives up commodity prices."
In a New York speech, Gensler noted that the Dodd-Frank Act expanded the CFTC's authority to police market manipulation. "We will use the tools to be a more effective cop on the beat, to promote market integrity and to protect market participants," he said.
Oil futures closed just under $100 a barrel today after Saudi Arabia boosted production, defying OPEC's decision Wednesday that cause prices to jump.
Next week the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a public roundtable to discuss proposed Dodd-Frank changes affecting dealers and "major participants," including "capital, margin and business conduct requirements." Details here.
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Open search refers to websites and search engines that are open to search on the web i.e., "openly-accessible and free-to-use" for the purposes of searching across the web. Although open searching is not defined, it can be thought of as any tool or search interface/website that makes it possible to search freely and openly on the web. Typically, these search tools do a very superficial search over the top layer of the web. For academic papers, there are several ways the open web can be searched. For example: there are two major tools used in the sciences and medicine, first, Google scholar and second, PubMed. In addition, proprietary databases such as EBSCO and Ovid are widely used. Some content can also be found in tools such as ERIC and of course the free interface to Medline, PubMed. Is there one all-purpose search engine to search all freely-available literature? No, not on the open web or in a subscription-based database. Needless to say, this causes a major problem in cumulating the scholarly literature. How do academic librarians plan to deal with this problem? A good first step is to acquaint yourself with the range of open resources in searching listed below.
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How will health librarians find materials on the web in the future? In the excitement of open access to research materials in biomedicine - due to open access journals, for example - health librarians should devote some intellectual energy to examining how articles will be found in the evolving scholarly search space. Do we plan to rely on Google scholar? Will commercial databases like OvidSP and EBSCO offer federated or meta-search options to search beyond their silos? How will we locate scholarly materials in institutional repositories worldwide? Will we expect users to engage in repetitive searching to find these materials? There has been some early discourse around the principles of web 3.0, and its role in improving findability in this uncertain OA universe - what kind of potential does the semantic web offer to academic librarians? Perhaps some as-of-yet unannounced academic search tool is in development at Yahoo to compete against Google scholar?
When first released in 2004, Google scholar caused a stir in academic circles as the first open search tool dedicated to searching the web's scholarly literature. The idea was so appealing, in fact, that the software giant Microsoft launched its own competitor a few short years later, in 2006, called Windows Live Academic Search. Academic search never caught on with the same excitement or approval of the Google brand despite offering a useful functional option for searchers. By 2008, due to less than stellar performance, Microsoft announced it would retire Academic Search, opting out of its book digitization project as well. For its part, GS has remained sui generis in the academic search space. Its primary impact seems to reside in its simple interface, cited by searching and offering access to content that might otherwise not be found. Some critics charge that Scholar has not improved much since its launch in 2004, and web statistics suggest its popularity may be dropping off with time. For many searchers, even in academia, Mother Google - with its ease-of-use, unprecedented reputation and speed - is a worthy alternative. However, for many librarians and scholars, GS is indispensable for finding grey literature and Open Access material.
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London (AFP) Aug 12, 2007
The US "surge" of troops in Iraq is likely to fail, a British parliamentary committee said Monday as it delivered a critical report on London's foreign policy in the Middle East.
"It is too early to provide a definitive assessment of the US 'surge' but it does not look likely succeed," the House of Commons Foreign Affairs committee said in a wide-ranging document. The Commons is Britain's lower parliamentary chamber.
"The committee believes that the success of this strategy will ultimately ride on whether Iraq's politicians are able to reach agreement on a number of key issues."
Instead, it called on the government to set out what action it was taking to foster political reconciliation between Sunni and Shia Muslims and Kurds in Iraq. And it called for evidence of Iran's backing for insurgents in the south.
The report comes as Prime Minister Gordon Brown, like his predecessor Tony Blair, faces pressure to withdraw British troops.
There is growing disquiet, including within the military, that its presence is hindering rather than helping Iraq.
British troops are suffering mounting losses from the regular mortar attacks on their bases at Basra Palace and Basra Airport in the south of the country. Elements within neighbouring Iran have been accused of complicity.
But Brown, who has admitted that "mistakes" were made in post-war Iraq, has refused to change policy.
He is due to announce his future strategy on Iraq to parliament in October. Already, there is speculation that he will outline a phased pull-out, to switch the focus to Afghanistan, where 7,000 British troops are fighting the Taliban.
The assessment will come after US General David Petraeus and the US ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker deliver a report to Congress mid-September on the effectiveness of the 30,000-strong "surge" in and around Baghdad.
Elsewhere, lawmakers renewed criticisms of Blair's Middle East policy and particularly his refusal to call for an immediate ceasefire during Israel's conflict with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon last year.
Coupled with Iraq, lawmakers said British foreign policy had damaged the country's reputation in the Arab and Islamic world and could affect its ability to influence the political situation in the Middle East.
Brown's administration needed to work to improve and restore the country's standing as an honest broker in the region, they added.
On the Israel-Palestinian issue, British and Western governments' attitude towards Hamas had helped seal the fate of the fledgling national unity government and had failed to resolve factional violence, they said.
As a result, the committee urged a rethink on British policy on Hamas, which the European Union and the United States deem a terrorist group. It suggested the government deal directly with moderate members to help the peace process.
With Blair now special envoy for the Middle East Quartet of the UN, EU, United States and Russia, his mandate should be widened from Palestinian institution building to direct talks with Hamas and other parties, it added.
But it said the so-called "Roadmap for Peace" -- brokered in 2003 and envisaging a two-state solution -- had largely become an "irrelevance".
"The unwillingness of the Quartet to challenge robustly the failure by both sides to meet their obligations has undermined the usefulness as a vehicle for peace," it said, although it added that its basic objectives should remain.
On Lebanon, the committee urged direct engagement with moderate Hezbollah lawmakers in parliament. And it said more should be done to forge links with Syria because of its significant role in most of the key issues affecting the region.
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Ms Gillard said on Thursday that the death toll from Wednesday's accident was still officially 28, however she said it could continue to go up.
"We do not know with any certainty how many people there were on the boat," she told reporters in Sydney.
"So we have got to prepare ourselves for the likelihood that more bodies will be found and that there has been further loss of life than we now."
Ms Gillard said the people on board the boat, believed to be asylum seekers, were of Iraqi, Irani and Kurdish origin.
A P3 Orion plane has been sent from Darwin to help the search and rescue effort.
Ms Gillard said 42 passengers from the boat had been rescued, but that figure could change as new information became available.
Of the survivors, two with serious injuries were evacuated to Perth on Wednesday night, Ms Gillard said.
Three survivors are under observation at the Christmas Island Hospital.
"We expect a further three survivors to be transferred to Perth today, once again to receive additional medical care," she said.
A team of trauma counsellors, Red Cross carers, interpreters and immigration officials is on its way to Christmas Island to provide additional support.
The people of Christmas Island, who tried to rescue the asylum seekers, deserved special mention, Ms Gillard said.
"I want to pay tribute to the people of Christmas Island," she said.
"We're also making every effort to respond to needs of the Christmas Island community, including offering counselling and support to those who were witness to these dreadful events," Ms Gillard said.
The prime minister described the event as a tragedy.
"Yesterday, we saw a truly horrific event, a terrible human tragedy on what is a very dangerous coastline at Christmas Island," she said.
"I know the nation is shocked by what we have seen."
Ms Gillard said people-smuggling was an evil trade.
But she said Australians were responding to the events as human beings.
"We're seeing other human beings in distress, and they're imagining to themselves, `How would I feel if I were in those circumstances," she said.
"'How would I feel if I'd lost my wife, my husband or my child in such rough and dangerous scenes.'"
The prime minister said it would take some time to establish exactly what happened.
It was expected there would be a West Australian coronial investigation which would cover all the events.
There also would be a criminal investigation under Australia's people-smuggling laws.
"There will be an immediate review carried out by Customs and Border Protection," Ms Gillard said.
"This will involve an initial collection of facts and the initial assessment identifying any immediate action required.
"The information from that assessment will be provided to the Australian Federal Police in the context of their investigation and their anticipated report to the coroner."
Ms Gillard said it was vital that every fact about the tragic incident was known to decision-makers.
Questions have been raised about why the boat wasn't seen before it ran into serious trouble off Christmas Island.
Ms Gillard said it approached the island in darkness and in terrible weather conditions.
"Consequently, the boat wasn't detected until it was seen from Christmas Island itself," she said.
Ms Gillard said she would establish a standing group made up of government ministers, their opposition counterparts, the Australian Greens and independent parliamentarians.
The group would work with relevant agencies to determine the best way for managing the response to the incident.
"These conversations are best had when they are fully informed," Ms Gillard said, adding she wanted all facts to be put on the table.
This group would take reports from government agencies including customs, defence, immigration and border protection along with others.
"I want to take this opportunity to thank the opposition for their very responsible approach and their very responsible public approach," Ms Gillard said.
Ms Gillard said she intended for the group to first meet when the immediate response to the incident had been concluded and there was no risk of resources being diverted by the urgent search, rescue and response task.
"I anticipate therefore the group will meet before the end of the year," she said.
"The group would then meet as necessary in the new year ... as more facts are established."
Ms Gillard said information from Customs and Border Protection indicated it was notified initially that a vessel had been sighted 200 metres from Rocky Point, Christmas island, at 5.48am local time.
Patrol boat HMAS Pirie was tasked to respond about 6am.
At 6.31am, Australian Federal Police officers on the island reported seeing the vessel being washed onto the shoreline at Rocky Point, with people being thrown into the water.
About 6.35am, HMAS Pirie requested the assistance of Customs vessel Triton.
An inflatable boat from Pirie arrived on the scene and began rescue operations about 7.01am.
Ms Gillard, when quizzed about the circumstances surrounding the late detection of the boat, said surveillance equipment had its limits.
"What it indicates on the advice to me is that in very rough and very difficult circumstances, there are clearly limits," she said.
"In very rough and dangerous seas, there is a limit to what can be achieved through the use of radar and other surveillance mechanisms."
Ms Gillard said she had spoken to Opposition Leader
"What Mr Abbott and (opposition immigration spokesman
Ms Gillard defended her government's border protection policies.
"Australia's history teaches us that when people set sail with people smugglers in vessels trying to get to this country, tragically that can end in loss of life," she said.
Ms Gillard dismissed suggestions the government wanted to spread any political liability by allowing opposition frontbenchers to be part of a parliamentary standing group.
"There's one motivation behind putting this group together and it's to make sure people have got the facts," she said.
"People will take different views about the policy, they will take different views about what they want to say in the public domain.
"I'm all for open, frank, national conversation, I'm all for policy discussions and debate."