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By Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Doyle Rice, the USA TODAY weather editor, is available to answer your weather and climate questions. Send your questions to email@example.com. If your question is selected, you can look for the answer below. Due to the volume of questions received, not all can be answered, either individually or on this page.
Q: Why is Texas so humid?— D.A. Marquez
A: Eastern Texas and the entire southeastern part of the USA receive plenty of moisture blown in from the nearby Gulf of Mexico, along with evaporated moisture from lakes, rivers, the ground and vegetation. With extensive heating from the spring, summer and fall sun high in the sky at these low latitudes, the evaporation potential is high, and the combination of warm temperatures and high-moisture content makes it really feel muggy.
However, while eastern Texas can be very humid and muggy, much of western Texas is quite dry, thanks to mountain air that dries out as it descends into Texas from Mexico and New Mexico. The dividing line is most pronounced in summer and is known as a dryline, which separates the different air masses.
Our state weather snapshot of Texas has more about the climate of the Lone Star State. — Doyle Rice
Q: My 8-year old son asked me the other day, "At what temperature can you see your breath?" Can you help us? — John Robinette
A: That was a tough one, so I asked for help from an expert at the National Weather Service, meteorologist James Peronto. Here is his answer:
You can see your breath at a variety of temperatures (even as high as 70 degrees). It really depends on how much moisture is in the air (relative humidity). When you exhale, the air has water vapor in it. That exhaled water vapor is at a certain temperature (typically warmer than the surrounding air you are exhaling into). Warmer air can hold more water vapor.
Therefore, as your exhaled air hits the cooler surrounding air, the water vapor condenses into tiny water droplets (the same way clouds form). The higher the relative humidity of the surrounding air you exhale into, the better chance of creating water droplets from your breath.
So, getting back to your original question, the temperature at which you see your breath can really vary, depending upon the relative humidity of the surrounding air. I've seen my own breath at temperatures around 60 degrees in very moist air! Hope this helps. — James Peronto
Q: Can it be too cold too snow?— James Hoffman
A: No, it can snow even at very cold temperatures if there's a source of moisture and some way to lift or cool the air. But when temperatures drop into the single digits or below zero, the air's capacity for water vapor becomes very small, making heavy snow unlikely. Most heavy snowfalls happen with relatively warm air temperatures near the ground — usually 15 degrees or above.
One example of a cold place that doesn't get much snow is Barrow, Alaska, where an average of only two inches of snow falls in January, when the average high temperature is only 2 degrees and the average low is -20 degrees.
A little snow even falls at the South Pole, where the temperature hardly ever rises above zero – the highest ever there is 7 degrees. But, the colder the air, the less moisture it has to make snow, which is why a year's worth of South Pole snow melts down to less than two or three inches of water.
The National Snow and Ice Data Center has an FAQ with much more info about snow. — Doyle Rice
Q: I would like to know the direction of the sunset, when facing the horizon, over several weeks, in the months of September and October. Would the sunset move to the right or to the left on the horizon over 5-day intervals?— Sophia Deno
A: In the Northern Hemisphere, between the summer solstice (roughly June 21) and the winter solstice (roughly Dec. 21), the location at which the sun sets, relative to the observer, moves a fraction toward the left each day. The process reverses between the winter and summer solstices, as the sunset location would move a bit to the right each day.
This USA TODAY resource page and this FAQ page have much more about the seasons, solstices, equinoxes, and the length of days. — Doyle Rice
Q: I often wonder why the sky, which starts-out brilliant clear on October mornings, usually clouds-up around 10 a.m.? I am a photographer and the clouds dull the colors of the foliage. What's even stranger is that folks just 40 miles to the south, at about 1,000 feet lower altitude, say the sky was sunny all day. Any explanation? This has happened quite a few times. Around 3 p.m., suddenly the clouds dissipate but it's too late for me by then. — Myron Shulman
A: First, when the air is unstable, despite a clear start, clouds tend to increase in the late-morning and into the afternoon.
According to the excellent weather textbook A World of Weather: Fundamentals of Meteorology, these clouds are known as fair-weather cumulus clouds, those shorter heaps of puffy clouds that often develop on a tranquil, sunny day as parcels of surface air are heated by the ground and buoyed upward. Sometimes enough clouds form to entirely cover the sky and rain will fall. The clouds will diminish later in the day as the sun's heating fades away.
This blog entry from Nick Borelli at FoxWeather details more about this.
The air's stability is important for our weather, as it helps determine what types of clouds form and what kinds of precipitation fall from them. This USA TODAY resource page explains much more about atmospheric stability and instability.
Second, as for why more clouds tend to form at higher elevations, it has to do with orographic lift, when air is forced up and over mountains. This air rises, cools, and forms clouds.
For more info, this Google page has lots of photos and diagrams about orographic lift. — Doyle Rice
Q: Does anyone track the number of daily record high temperatures or daily low temperatures that are set across the USA? It would be interesting to see if there are more record high temperatures than record low temperatures, in view of global warming.— Jack Lucero Fleck
A: Yes. Meteorologist Guy Walton of the Weather Channel has kept track of this since 2000. Through last week, since Jan. 1, 2000, he says there have been 310,437 daily record highs and 152,064 daily record lows. The numbers for all-time record highs and lows are even more striking: Since Jan. 1, 2000, there have been 1,470 all-time record highs and only 40 all-time record lows.
Walton uses this U.S. records database from the National Climatic Data Center to track this.
Walton co-authored a 2009 study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters about this. According to the article abstract, the current ratio of daily record high maximum temperatures to record low minimum temperatures, when averaged across the USA, is about two to one.... Based on one of the global warming scenarios from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this ratio is projected to continue to increase, with ratios of about 20 to 1 by mid-century, and roughly 50 to 1 by the end of the century. — Doyle Rice
Q: With more carbon dioxide and other gases being released into the atmosphere as a result of climate change, is the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level increasing? And, are lighter gases being displaced into outer space because of the increase in CO2, etc.?—David Glass
A: I turned to an expert, Andrew Gettelman, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, for help with these questions. He determined that the answer to both questions is no:
"The gases that are being released add only a little bit of mass to the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide comprises oxygen that's already in the air, as well as carbon stored in the ground. However, the amounts are small and many orders of magnitude less than the changes in mass and pressure caused by regular surface pressure variations due to storms.
The atmosphere, below 60 miles, has a mixture of major long-lived gases (such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon and carbon dioxide), which are not displaced by the gases that are being released by human activities. The gases mix with the other gases, the mixture we call 'air.'" — Andrew Gettelman
Q: Which presses down on Earth's surface more, a high- or low-pressure area?— Allen Langley
A: High pressure presses down on the Earth more than low pressure, since air sinks in high pressure and rises in low pressure.
As the name says, an area of "high" pressure is an area where the air's pressure is higher than the pressure of the surrounding air. A "low' is where it's lower. Meteorologists don't have any particular number that divides high from low pressure; it's the relative differences that count.
The pressure is high at the surface where air is slowly descending — much too slowly to feel. And, this is going on over a large area, maybe a few hundred square miles. As air descends, it warms, which inhibits the formation of clouds. This is why high pressure is usually associated with nice weather.
The air that descends in high-pressure areas has to get to high altitudes in some way, and its done by rising in areas where the pressure at the surface is low. As air rises it cools. As the air cools, the humidity in it begins to condense into tiny drops of water, or if it's cold enough, into tiny ice crystals. If there's enough water or ice, rain or snow begin to fall. This is why low pressure is associated with bad weather.
Incidentally, I wrote an article last year about new research into how high and low pressure might be a trigger for earthquakes. — Doyle Rice
Q: What kind of winter are we expecting in the Middle Atlantic states?— Sue Lasater
A: The Climate Prediction Center, the best source for long-term climate forecasts, shows that for the months of December 2010, January 2011 and February 2011, most of the southern tier of states should be warmer than average. The areas that are expected to be colder-than-average are the northern Plains, the Northwest, and much of Alaska. The rest of the nation — including the Mid-Atlantic — should see temperatures close to average. This map shows this.
As for rain and snow, most of the southern tier should be drier-than-average, while the western Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northwest should be wetter than average. Most of the Mid-Atlantic should see a typical amount of rain and snow, with southern Virginia and the Carolinas seeing less precipitation than normal. Winter precipitation map.
These forecasts will continue to be refined and updated over the next several months, with their "official" winter forecast coming out in November.
This forecast is based partially on the fact that the USA has entered a La Nina climate pattern. During typical La Nina winters, significant cold-air outbreaks can be more frequent across the northern tier of the USA, while the southern states experience less storminess and precipitation. In the eastern USA, during a La Nina winter, there are generally fewer coastal storms and more Alberta Clippers than normal.
This USA TODAY graphic shows more about La Nina and El Nino.
AccuWeather also came out with its winter forecast earlier this month. — Doyle Rice
Q: In a 365-day cycle, does every point on Earth have an equal number of daylight/night minutes?— G. Kiner
A: That's an excellent question, one that stumped me. For help, I contacted Travis Metcalfe, an astrophysicist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. Here is his answer:
"For questions like this, I find it helpful to think of the extreme cases (with fictional flat horizons). Someone on the equator gets 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness every day, 365 days a year (no seasons). Someone at one of the poles gets 24 hours of daylight for half the year, and 24 hours of darkness for the other half. This means that at the poles, there is only one sunrise and one sunset per year, as the sun just spirals upwards in the sky for a few months, and then spirals back down.
A slight subtlety is that because Earth is not on a perfectly circular orbit around the sun, the number of days between the spring and fall equinox (186.32 days in 2010) differs from the number of days between fall and spring equinox (178.84 days in 2009-10).
The Earth moves slightly faster when it is closer to the sun (with the peak speed around the New Year), so someone at the North Pole gets 2% less than six months of darkness, while someone at the South Pole gets 2% more than six months. At the mid-latitudes here in the USA, the asymmetry is slightly smaller.
So the final answer would be no, every point on Earth does not get an equal amount of darkness and light in a given year." — Travis Metcalfe


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They have sometimes been spoken of as hysterical palsies or paralyses.
We can only get up provisions from day to day—which paralyses our operations.
Paralysis of the palate and other paralyses may follow either of the forms of sore throat just described.
He was corroded by suspicion, and this paralyses able servants.
We have left our house and set forth in the darkness which paralyses those faculties that make us men in the world of men.
In this country the expected always happens, which paralyses the brain.
It disorganises his understanding; it paralyses his power to carry out orders.
She shudders when she even thinks of him, and the sight of him is a horror that paralyses her.
It paralyses religious feeling, and checks religious activity.
It paralyses the will, stultifies the reason, and stifles every holy emotion in the soul.
1804, from French paralyser (16c.), from Old French paralisie "paralysis," from Latin paralysis (see paralysis). Figurative use from 1805. Related: Paralyzed; paralyzing.
1520s, from Latin paralysis, from Greek paralysis "paralysis, palsy," literally "loosening," from paralyein "disable, enfeeble," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + lyein "loosen, untie" (see lose).
Figurative use from 1813. Earlier form was paralysie (late 14c., see palsy). Old English equivalent was lyft adl (see left (adj.)) or crypelnes "crippleness."
paralysis pa·ral·y·sis (pə-rāl'ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. pa·ral·y·ses (-sēz')
Loss of power of voluntary movement in a muscle through injury or through disease of its nerve supply.
Loss of sensation over a region of the body.
paralyze par·a·lyze (pār'ə-līz')
v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es
To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic.
The loss of voluntary movement in a body part. Paralysis results from damage to the nerves that supply the affected part of the body.


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In the first Presidential Debate, Mitt Romney said that he plans to get rid of Bird and cut PBS! This is nothing less than an outrage! Tens of millions of American adults grew up with Big Bird. Countless children today love Big Bird and the whole Sesame Street show. For decades Sesame Street has helped children improve their academic skills and learn about the world around them all while bringing a smile to their faces. The show has helped educate Americans.
If Mitt Romney is elected President he would do away with Big Bird, Sesame Street and all of PBS! At a time when China is graduating more scientists and mathematicians than America, Mitt Romney wants to trash an educational program that has proven its worth year after year and decade after decade. Mitt Romney must think that everyone is born with a silver spoon in their mouth like he was, and can afford high priced private tutors.
Mitt Romney's attack on Big Bird is an attack on the children and future generations of children who would be denied this high quality free educational program. Big Bird is an American symbol of what good education is all about. Mitt Romney's attack on Big Bird is appalling. Big Bird must be saved!


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The exodus of Jews from Germany has assumed such proportions that in many western German cities and towns not a single eastern European Jew can be found, it was reliably reported from Essen yesterday.
The Jewish Agency Office in Berlin has announced that it cannot accept new applications for immigration to the Jewish homeland because it is already flooded with thousands of requests with which it is unable to deal, in view of the limited number of certificates received from the authorities in Jerusalem. New applications cannot be considered until the autumn, it was stated.
In spite of the fact that most exits are blocked for Jews, immigration has increased five-fold since three months ago, according to the official government immigration department. Yesterday the Hitlerites announced that hereafter stricter control will be enforced along the frontiers of Germany to prevent Jews from leaving.


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Bathing suit season is just a few months away so it's time to hit the gym to slim down to get bikini ready. Here a few ways to get fit without going to the crowded gym.
Flywheel, an indoor spin studio in Buckhead, has become one of the latest fitness crazes to sweep the city of Atlanta by storm. This breathtaking facility has an in-house DJ that spins the hottest tracks while you are burning calories on the bike. The studio is equipped with the latest technology allowing you to track how many calories you've burned while you are spinning. Flywheel announced in late 2013 that they plan to open another studio in Midtown in 2014. Flywheel also offers toning and strength training classes called Flybarre.
Pure Barre
With six locations in Atlanta currently, and several more expected to open this year, Pure Barre will have all of the metro area toned and ready for the beach by summer. Pure Barre is an hour-long class filled with a combination of small low-impact cardio movements, weight training and yoga. Speaking from experience, you see the results you are looking for after just one session.
Want to train like a professional athlete? Try Cross Fit No-Quarter in Roswell. Purchase a class package for 10 or 20 classes. After this class you will feel a lot stronger and more flexible.
Dance 101
Want to learn to Samba or Dance like a Ballerina? Yes! Then Dance 101 is the perfect place for you. Located in the Druid Hills neighborhood, Dance 101 is the largest adult dance studio in the county. The studio offers daily dance classes for Adults. The great thing about this facility is that you can drop-in anytime you want to take a class with classes ranging from beginner to advance.
Jewel Hazelton is the founder of Eat.Drink.Shop.Love, a lifestyle blog about her love of food, fashion, interiors, travel, entertaining and things to do around Atlanta. Jewel spends her free time trying new recipes, exploring Atlanta's dining scene, traveling to exciting destinations, and discovering all that her hometown has to offer.


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Characterization of Indiana's Coal Mine Aquifer
Almost 200,000 Indiana acres are underlain by abandoned underground coal mines which may contain 140 billion gallons or more of water. The chemistry and data on 6 of these and future development of the coal-mine aquifer for a variety of beneficial purposes will be discussed.
Stream Restoration / Mitigation Under Section 404 / 401 of the Clean Water Act
There has been a concerted effort in the last 10 years to develop standards for stream mitigation by many states in cooperation with the EPA and Corps. The latest stream mitigation regulations and policies of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky will be discussed.
The Accumulation and Mitigation of Carbon Dioxide in Residential Structures
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Highwall Mining in the Midwest
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Alternative Fuels and the U.S. Air Force
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Using the Forestry Reclamation Approach for Mine Reclamation with Chestnut and Oak in the Midwest
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The Clay Shaw trial testimony of Dean Andrews, continued
Q: Would you tell us the first time that you saw Lee Harvey Oswald in the City of New Orleans.
A: I would have to guess. It would be in the spring or the summer of '63, quarter after 5:00, 5:30 in the afternoon, the day I don't recall.
Q: Do you recall it having bee in the month of May rather than June, or can you be specific enough to pin it down to a month?
A: It would be in the latter part of April, when I first saw him, as I recall it he visited the office four or five times.
Q: Now, in his first occasion, was he accompanied by anyone?
A: I assumed he was, I don't know that to be a fact.
Q: Well, on what did you base this assumption?
A: Three people entered the office first, the person who I met at that time was Lee Oswald, he came in second, and a Cuban-type or what I call a Mex came in last.
Q: Well, how long were these three persons who entered first in the office before Oswald entered?
A: Oh, maybe 10 or 15 minutes, I don't know, it has been so long ago.
Q: How long was Oswald in the office before the Mex entered the office?
A: I didn't understand your question.
Q: How long was Oswald in the office before the man you described as the mex entered the office?
A: They both came in at the same time.
Q: How large an office did you have at the time, Mr. Andrews?
A: Tiny, I had a reception room, as you came straight in the door and my office, to my right was my secretary's office, and I think I had a little bitty library, big enough to hold West's and a few books.
Q: Did you have occasion to have any conversation with the three people who entered the office prior to Oswald's entering?
A: Yes.
Q: Were you talking with them at the time Oswald entered?
A: I am guessing, but I would say no.
Q: Do you feel that they were -- you said you had a waiting room or outer office?
A: They mingled, and then the three came in and then Oswald and the Mex stayed out in the waiting room.
Q: What do you mean they mingled?
A: Well, people come in the office, they stand around waiting for somebody to tell them what to do.
Q: You mean the three were there for 15 minutes and no one told them what to do?
A: That is not my understanding of your question. My understanding of your question is when they came in the office, in the numerical order, the three swishes came into my office, I mean the three people came into my office first.
Q: What do you mean by "swishes"?
A: Well, they just swished, they swished, they would walk --
THE COURT: You are an attorney, use the legal term so we will know what you are talking about instead of trying to make a comedy out of your testimony.
THE WITNESS: They appeared to be homosexuals by the way they walked.
Q: Did they come directly into your office? That is my question.
A: No, they hesitated because I had to look up, can I help you, and the three came in.
Q: And then 15 minutes later Oswald appeared with the Mex. Is that correct?
A: Well, I am guessing at the time, whatever time it took them to explain their particular problem and a fee would be set and they left.
Q: I see. Now, had they left prior to Oswald coming, if you can recall?
A: As they were on their way out, I asked the next question, "What can I do for you?" and reconstructing this from memory now, as I recall, Oswald and the Mex walked in.
Q: I see. As far as you know, there was no connection between the three homosexuals and Oswald and the Mex. Is that correct?
A: I don't know whether there was or not.
Q: Now, what advice if any did you give Oswald on that first visit?
A: I take my attorney-client privilege. I don't remember, but I take the privilege.
Q: Was Oswald your client?
A: At that time.
Q: Did you ever receive any fee from Lee Oswald?
A: No.
Q: Did you ever do any legal work for Lee Oswald?
A: Other than consulting with him, no.
Q: Approximately how long did Lee Oswald and this Latin-type of man remain in your office?
A: I am guessing. I would say between 10 and 20 minutes.
Q: 10 to 20 minutes?
A: Yes.
Q: Who did all of the talking, or rather let me clarify that. Did Oswald talk to you?
A: Yes.
Q: Did the Latin-type talk to you?
A: No.
Q: Did the Latin-type talk at all?
A: He may have, I don't remember, but I am not sure.
Q: Do you recall the Latin-type's name?
A: No.
Q: Could you give us a description of him?
A: Oh, he looked pretty built, I wouldn't want to tangle with him in a fight.
Q: Well, can you be a little more specific? Was he tall, short, thin, stocky?
A: I would say he was what I called the athletic type, stocky, well-built, had a butch crew cut, as I recall he wore a ponge, a silk shirt, pair of slacks, built real good.
Q: Did you see any tattoos on his person?
A: No.
Q: Did you see any scars on him?
A: Not that I can remember.
Q: What color was his hair?
A: Black.
Q: How dark was he?
A: Oh, I couldn't say, he was the Latin type, had the appearance to be -- appearance of Latin-type people.
Q: Did you ever hear him speak at all?
A: I don't remember. He could have, he could have in one of the visits to the office, but I don't remember. He didn't talk to me.
Q: Do you recall whether or not you did hear him speak whether he spoke the English language or Spanish?
A: I don't remember.
THE COURT: Let me interrupt you a second. Do you speak Spanish?
THE WITNESS: Poco, poco, loco, Judge.
Q: Was this man that you described taller or shorter than Lee Oswald?
A: I would say about an inch, maybe two inches taller.
Q: Taller?
A: Yes.
Q: Approximately how much did he weigh?
A: I would say 165, 170, a welterweight.
Q: As a result of this conversation with Oswald, did you know his name?
A: Yes, I asked him his name when he came in.
Q: Now, after this meeting did you have an occasion to see Oswald again in your office?
A: Between four and five times.
Q: The next time you saw him in your office, approximately when was that?
A: On the 1st of May, the first week in May, I don't know if it is May 1 or not, I don't recall. I would have to look at the calendar, but I would say around the first week in May.
Q: Was this again in your office?
A: Yes.
Q: Where was your office located at that time?
A: The Maison Blanche Building.
Q: Was anyone with Oswald on this occasion?
A: Yes.
Q: The same man that you described?
A: I had never seen Oswald, or Lee Oswald as he identified himself, unless he was in the presence of this Mexican.
Q: Now, how long did Oswald remain in your office on this second occasion?
A: Approximately the same time.
Q: And again, without divulging any attorney-client privilege, was your conversation generally centered upon the same subject that it was the first time you talked to him? A: I think a new subject was added at that time.
Q: Were you acting as his attorney on this occasion also?
A: I thought I was. He came back, I guess, on a consulting basis, I don't say an attorney per se, but he talked --
Q: Do you wish to claim the attorney-client privilege on the subject matter of the second visit?
A: Yes.
THE COURT: If he wishes to claim it, I will sustain his objection.
THE WITNESS: One moment, Your Honor.
(Witness conferring with Counsel.)
THE WITNESS: I will claim the privilege.
Q: Now, was the Latin-type in the office with Oswald on the second occasion the entire time?
A: Yes.
Q: Approximately how big was your office?
A: The office that I sat in was maybe 10 x 8, our reception room was --
Q: No, just your own office, just your personal office, wherever this interview took place, how large is that office?
A: About as wide as your desk there, and what they call one window in the Maison Blanche Building, maybe up to Mr. Dymond's back, the depth, more or less.
Q: Now, on this occasion, did you hear the Latin-type speak either to you or Oswald?
A: The Latin never spoke to me.
Q: Did you hear him speak to Oswald?
A: I don't remember, he may have.
Q: On this occasion, did you collect any fee for the prior occasion from Oswald?
A: No.
Q: Had you set a fee as a result of your prior consultation?
A: Twenty-five bucks.
THE COURT: I didn't hear you.
THE WITNESS: $25.00, Your Honor.
Q: Is that for the first consultation or the second consultation?
A: I am pretty sure I did it at the first, but I am not positive. I believe the fee was set so that a letter could be transmitted to Washington, D.C., to require some papers.
Q: Did you ever transmit any letter to Washington, D.C., on behalf of Oswald?
A: Never got the money, never wrote the letter.
Q: Now, on this occasion, was anyone else present besides Oswald and the Latin-type?
A: Well, my office investigator may have been in the library on one of these visits, but I don't recall which one. I don't believe he had any contact with these people.
Q: What was Oswald wearing on this occasion?
A: The first time I saw him, as I recall he had black pants, a tee-shirt, the best of the time I saw him he had a white shirt, cuffs, open collar, slacks.
Q: Now, after this visit, when was the next time you saw Oswald?
A: I don't remember.
Q: Was it in your office?
A: Yes.
Q: Was it again in connection with legal business?
A: The same subject matter as we talked about before.
Q: Was the Latin type still with him?
A: Yes.
Q: Approximately how long did you remain in your office on that occasion?
A: I am guessing, I would say about the same time, 10 to 20 minutes.
Q: Would it have been the month of May or later?
A: I think it would be the third visit, as a guess, but it would be around the middle of May.
Q: Was it approximately the same time on all occasions?
A: Yes, after hours, usually between 5:00, 5:30.
Q: And he stayed about 20 minutes on each occasion?
A: As best as I can recall, 10, 20 minutes.
Q: Did you ever leave your office at the same time that he and the Latin-type left?
A: I don't believe, no.
Q: And I take it of your own knowledge you don't know how they physically got to your office building, is that correct?
A: That is correct.
Q: Now, when is the last time you saw him?
A: About three or four days later.
Q: Where was that?
A: In the office, in the MB Building.
Q: And was he again accompanied by this Latin-type?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you recall ever asking either Oswald or the Latin the name of the Latin?
A: I don't believe that ever came up because Oswald and I spoke short and direct in relationship to the subject matter and each time I asked him for a fee.
Q: And what did that precipitate?
A: No, he made promises.
Q: And approximately how long did this interview last?
A: About the same time, we would rehash the same stuff.
Q: Again this was approximately 5:30 at night?
A: Between 5:00, quarter after 5:00, 5:30.
Q: Now, did you have occasion again to see Oswald?
A: I don't know whether he was there four times or five times, so now I am going to have to start guessing as best as I can reconstruct. It could have been in the office, but my best recollection was he was on the street handing out chits.
Q: Chits?
A: Pamphlets, pamphlets about Cuba, help Cuba or something like that.
Q: Did you have occasion to stop and take one of these pamphlets?
A: I picked one up and looked at it and dropped it like a hot potato. I'm not interested in helping Cuba.
Q: Did you talk to Oswald on that occasion?
A: I think I asked him for my fee.
Q: Is that the only conversation you recall having with him, on that occasion, that is?
A: Well, as best as I can recollect, I asked him, "What are you doing giving out this stuff, whatever it was, I forgot the exact word choice I used, I asked him if he was working, I think he said yes, and that is when I asked him for my money. I believe he answered, "It is a job," something like that, I don't recall. The Mex was in the back of him, standing up against the window.
Q: Now, where did this take place, as you recall it, Mr. Andrews?
A: I thought it was in the front of the Maison Blanche Building.
Q: Can you approximate the time for us, first he time of day and then the time of year?
A: Oh, this would be 1963, sometime in June, I really don't recall.
Q: You haven't answered the question as to the time of day, as I recall.
A: I'd say 1:30, after lunch, I know that. I was on my way back -- I am not too sure if the Federal Court was still down on Camp Street or not in '63, I don't recall, but I was on my way back from that general direction. I may have gone to the Whitney Building or may have gone to the Federal Court, I don't recall.
Q: Was there anyone else besides Oswald handing out the leaflets?
A: Were other people around him? I don't recall whether or not they were handing out leaflets.
Q: Do you recall whether or not you noticed any of those persons around him being the Latin-type?
A: Well, when I noticed the one standing across by the window because I had adopted a little nickname for him, "Me and my shadow."
Q: "Me and my shadow"?
A: That is what I called him to myself, I never saw Lee Oswald without the Mexican. When I saw him there, I looked around and the Mex was up against the display window, standing still.
Q: Did he have any leaflets in his hand as you recall?
A: No.
Q: Do you recall whether or not any of the persons around were Latin types, the persons that you have described that were around Oswald?
A: Well, they had some people on the -- like the curb, they were hollering at him in Spanish, pretty excited, and they would be quiet and holler at him some more.
Q: But this, would this have been as late as August, 1963?
A: I don't recall. My recollection was it was in June, but it has been so long I never had any occasion to pay any minute attention. I did not know Lee Harvey Oswald was going to get involved in Dallas. He was just a walk-in client, and that was all. I did not pay him any particular attention. The only oddball thing was that the Mex was there all the time, that is what probably drew my attention to him more than anything else, but he was just a walk-in client, he was picking me for information and not coming out with any money.
Q: As a result of your conversations with Oswald, had you made any determination as to whether or not he was a homosexual?
A: No.
Q: Have you made any determination as to whether or not the Latin type was a homosexual?
A: Not that I recall, I don't believe.
Q: Now, after this occasion that you just described, did you have any other occasions to see Lee Harvey Oswald?
A: Personally?
Q: Personally.
A: No.
Q: How about the Latin type?
A: I don't recall, I don't think so.
Q: Do you feel you might have at some time?
A: I don't recall, I don't think so, but I don't have any memory to refer to.
Q: To your knowledge, Mr. Andrews, did anyone send Lee Oswald to you?
A: To my knowledge, no.
Q: Getting back to this call that you received on November 23, 1968, can you approximate what time of day or night you received this call?
A: I don't remember the exact time. I know it was daytime, probably immediately before or immediately after chow.
Q: Did the person who called you identify himself or herself on the phone?
A: No.
Q: Did you recognize the voice of the person on the phone?
A: Yes.
Q: From where did you recognize the voice?
A: I heard it many times.
Q: You heard it many times?
A: Yes.
Q: In the course of your legal practice?
A: I claim attorney-client privilege.
MR. ALCOCK: Your Honor, I think he waived it since he said he heard the voice many times, he opened the door, and the State has a right to determine whether or not he hard it in connection with his legal practice, social affairs, business affairs or just where he heard the voice.
THE COURT: I sustain the witness' privilege. If he didn't claim it before, he is claim- ing it now.
Q: At the time you were speaking on the phone to this caller, did you associate a person, that is, a physical being with the voice on the phone?
A: I believe I did.
Q: What do you mean you believe you did, did you or did you not?
A: I believe I did, the answer is positive.
Q: Approximately how tall was this individual?
A: I claim two privileges, one, the attorney-client, the other is I respectfully decline to answer that question for the reason that in answering it may, might, would, could, or somehow connect me with the chain of circumstances, and the answer thereto may be used against me in a criminal case.
MR. ALCOCK: I would like to argue this outside the presence of the Jury, if I might.
THE COURT: How long do you think it would take? I would like to save the necessity of the Jurors walking up and down the stairs.
MR. ALCOCK: I don't think it will be that long.
THE COURT: Let them go into my chambers, Sheriff.
(Whereupon, the Jury was removed.)
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Mario: When I
first heard Mind's Eye I completely re-evaluated the way I practice. (I'm
sure a lot of guitarists did) How did you prepare for that release in terms
of building up your chops to such a high level?
Vinnie Moore: I have always been totally obsessed with playing guitar. Before
that CD came out I was practicing around 10 hours a day. I really didn't think
about it much, I just simply love playing.
M: Last year you released Defying Gravity, which is a great album.
There are more acoustic guitar passages and great overall melodies and themes.
Musicians are generally their own toughest critics. Were you happy with the
final result?
V: I'd have to say that I was pretty happy with the overall result. I always
get crazy about the mixes of my record's and would have liked to remix a few
of those tunes. You have to let go and call it finished at some point though.
I do like the way I have included some of my acoustic and Latin influences
along with the electric stuff.
M: I know you are building a new studio in your home. Has technology
changed the way you write and/or arrange music?
V: Yes and no. My songs still start the way they always did. Me with a guitar
in my hand and a portable cassette recorder. Once I get started on a new idea,
it's impossible to get it out of my head. I'll wake up at 3 in the morning
and I'm immediately hearing it again. And so I come up with a lot of ideas
from just thinking about a tune. It's like it's fermenting in my mind - ha!
Technology has definitely made the process easier and more convenient though.
I record all of my guitar stuff at home now which is something I always dreamed
of being able to do. I hated it in the past when you had to go in a studio
and record 10 guitar solos in 8 hours due to budgetary restrictions. That's
totally the wrong frame of mind to be in when you are creating. It is incredible
that technology has evolved to the point where one can record stuff in a home
studio that sounds as good as any pro studio. If you have the right "ears"
of course. Having a system like Nuendo has also made arranging and editing
so much easier. I can now do things in seconds that in the past would have
taken hours.
M: Recently you recorded a song for a RUSH tribute album. I know you
used a Multiac Steel for the recording. How did it turn out?
V: Actually I did rhythm guitars for the entire record. I also did a couple
of solos and lots of melody lines here and there. I used the Multiac on the
acoustic oriented song "Different Strings". It turned out great!
It really sounded great and was easy to get a good tone. All I did was plug
it in and fiddle with the guitars EQ settings for a minute, and then I was
recording. I love it when a tool is a transparent part of the recording process.
I can't stand twiddling knobs for an hour to get something to sound right.
This makes me frustrated and then I don't feel like playing anymore. I love
it when you plug in and the sound is just about there.
I also play the Multiac acoustically around the house. It sounds great that
way too and I like the way it plays.
M: What's your signal path when recording with the Multiac?
V: I used the XLR output and went to my Daking Mic/Pre EQ and then to an ART
VLA compressor. I only used the mic/pre section of the Daking, not the EQ.
This is typical for me. I usually will only use the EQ section if it is needed.
The VLA was used more for recording a hot level without overloading. From
there, the signal went into a MOTU 2408 and into my computer where I recorded
with Nuendo.
M: Have you ever thought of recording an acoustic album? I love the
acoustic stuff on Defying Gravity.
V: Yes! I am not sure that I will do it but it is something I have considered
a few times. Thanks for the kind words.
M: You've done many different things besides your solo releases, music
for video games, commercials and of course toured with Alice Cooper. Would
you ever consider joining a band again? Is that something that interests you?
V: Sure. I would like to join a band with about 4 Playboy bunnies who like
to rehearse in the nude. That would rule - ha ha! I would consider joining
a band - sure.
M: Who are you listening to these days?
V: Anything good I can get my hands on.
M: Are there any new bands that you dig?
V: I think Staind is a great band. That dude writes some good tunes.
M: What's next for Vinnie Moore? New album, tour?
V: I am gonna form the band I mentioned above with the Playboy girls. I will
definitely get rich with this project. Then I'll hang at the mansion with
Hugh Hefner, drink myself into oblivion, blow all of my money on stupid investments
like expensive cars, then be broke in 6 months. All kidding aside, I will
be doing another solo record soon.
M: Sounds like
a plan. Thanks Vinnie.
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