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ATLANTA (AP) The Pittsburgh Pirates went nearly a month before scoring more than five runs in a game. When they finally broke through, they just kept going.
Pedro Alvarez and Yamaico Navarro each hit two-run homers, and the Pirates enjoyed a long-awaited offensive breakthrough as they beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 on Monday night.
''That was huge,'' said Neil Walker, who had three hits. ''It was good to get some runs early today, something we haven't been able to do.''
Early? The Pirates hadn't been able to score many runs at any stage of games.
The Pirates, last in the major leagues with 58 runs in 22 games, almost doubled their previous scoring high.
The wait of 22 games to score more than five runs is the longest streak since the 1972 Milwaukee Brewers went a major league-record 31 games into the season without surpassing five runs, according STATS LLC. The last National League team with a longer streak was the 1919 Boston Braves, who went an NL-record 23 games into the season without topping five runs.
Manager Clint Hurdle described his reaction as ''ecstatic.''
''We were able to fight back in a game, tie it up and then add on,'' Hurdle said.
James McDonald (1-1) set a career high with 10 strikeouts as he improved to 3-0 in six career appearances against the Braves. He gave up a two-run homer to Freddie Freeman in the first inning but recovered to allow only one run in the next 6 2-3 innings.
The Braves settled for a split of the four-game set. They haven't lost a series since being swept by the Mets in three games to open the season.
McDonald gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks in 7 2-3 innings. The right-hander's previous career high of nine strikeouts also came at Atlanta, on July 25, 2011.
''Maybe I've had a little luck here,'' McDonald said.
The Braves said McDonald wasn't lucky.
''I always knew he had good stuff but today he was able to control it,'' said Michael Bourn, who had one hit.
''He was getting ahead with his fastball. He was throwing his curveball for strikes and for balls so it's hard to tell the difference, which one is which, Bourn added. ''He was on tonight, man. Give him credit.''
Alvarez gave Pittsburgh the lead in the fourth with his third homer in six days. He connected in both games of a doubleheader with Colorado on Wednesday. Alvarez hit only .191 with four homers in 74 games in 2011. His fifth homer came in his 18th game this season.
Navarro homered off Mike Minor (2-2) in the sixth.
Minor gave up a career-high seven runs on eight hits and three walks in 6 1-3 innings. He struck out nine.
Navarro, who started in left field, was hitting only .077 (1 for 13) before he singled and scored in the fourth and hit his first NL homer in the sixth. He hit one homer for Boston last season.
Freeman pulled the first pitch he saw from McDonald about two rows over the right field wall for a two-run homer in the first inning. The liner drove in Martin Prado, who walked.
The Pirates answered with two runs in the third and two in the fourth. Josh Harrison had a run-scoring single and Andrew McCutchen had a sacrifice fly to center field. Navarro singled and scored on Alvarez's home run in the fourth.
Eric Hinske had four hits for Atlanta, including a run-scoring single in the fourth.
Walker had a run-scoring single in the Pirates' three-run seventh. Jose Tabata walked and eventually scored from third on Brian McCann's passed ball on a pitch from Chad Durbin.
After the game, the Pirates announced right-hander Evan Meek had been optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. Hurdle said he wasn't ready to announce a corresponding move. He said he wants Meek to get steady work as he tries to sharpen the location on his fastball.
''The biggest point is him going down and finishing his fastball down in the strike zone,'' Hurdle said. ''This isn't about velocity.''
NOTES: The Pirates had scored five runs in a game four times this season. ... Hinske filled in for LF Jason Heyward, who was held out with soreness around his right oblique muscle. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said he did not believe the injury was serious and said Heyward might be available as a defensive substitute. ''He woke up this morning a little sore, and I did not want to mess with it,'' Gonzalez said. ... Justin Wilson, Jose Diaz and Doug Slaten combined for a no-hitter for the Pirates' Triple-A Indianapolis Indians on Sunday night. Wilson struck out nine in his 7 1-3 innings. ... The Braves open a three-game home series against Philadelphia on Tuesday night when Brandon Beachy faces Cole Hamels. The Pirates will continue their seven-game road trip when they open a three-game series in St. Louis. Charlie Morton will face the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright.


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Yost praises Tejada but stands firm behind Moustakas
KANSAS CITY -- Manager Ned Yost has admiration for veteran Miguel Tejada's contributions off the Royals' bench, but he has no immediate plans to use him more at third base.
Tejada has occasionally spelled the struggling Mike Moustakas against left-handed pitchers, and he entered Saturday batting .323 in 14 games. He has seven RBIs and has hit two home runs, including one in Friday night's 5-2 loss to the Angels.
"That was a beautiful swing he put on that ball," Yost said. "You go back and look at the replay, and it was gorgeous."
But Yost is firm in his belief that Moustakas, who was back in the lineup on Saturday, will emerge from his .174 start this season. There's also uncertainty that Tejada, who turned 39 on Saturday, could return to regular duty and continue to be productive.
But could Tejada see more action?
"We'll just get down the road and see," Yost said.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. Kathleen Gier is an associate reporter for MLB.com This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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The flathead catfish, the European gypsy moth, kudzu, coyotes: What do all these have in common? They are all considered non-native, introduced or invasive species.
The flathead catfish, the European gypsy moth, kudzu, coyotes: What do all these have in common? They are all considered non-native, introduced or invasive species.
Our ecosystems in North Carolina, as well as others throughout the world, involve a delicate system of checks and balances. In nature, species that are not indigenous to a particular area can cause a great deal of ecological damage. Invasive species compete with our native species for resources and often win this battle due to their lack of natural predators.
For instance, coyotes are historically found west of the Mississippi River. As the numbers of our grey wolves and red wolves declined, and more and more of our eastern forests were cleared, the coyote made his way into North Carolina and now has a strong foothold. They prey on our livestock, feed on our crops and are behind many mysterious disappearances of our small pets. They are also displacing large numbers of our native red fox that we depend on to control the populations of rabbits, mice and rats.
It is much the same story with kudzu, catfish and the gypsy moth. Sometimes invasive species have been accidentally transported, and sometimes they have been introduced on purpose. By whatever method they arrived in our area, these new kids on the block don't play by the same rules and can wreak havoc on our fragile ecosystem.
Now, before this turns into a fifth-grade science lesson, let's think of this issue another way. Are we a type of introduced species? Unless you are a Native American, your family arrived in this country from some distant part of the world. So what impact are we having on our environment? While most of us are not indigenous, does that mean we are invasive?
A speech given by Chief Seattle to Gov. Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory in 1854 is very insightful. He addressed the possibility of accepting the governor's offer to move his tribe to a reservation and whether his tribe's reign as keepers of the land had come to an end:
"… The great, and I presume also good, white chief … sends us word that he wants to buy our lands but is willing to allow us to reserve enough to live on comfortably. This indeed appears generous, for the red man no longer has rights that he need respect, and the offer may be wise, also, for we are no longer in need of a great country. (There was a time) when our people covered the whole land, as the waves of a wind-ruffled sea cover its shell-paved floor. But that time has long since passed away with the greatness of tribes now almost forgotten. I will not mourn over our untimely decay, nor reproach my pale-face brothers for hastening it, for we, too, may have been somewhat to blame."
Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that change is inevitable, but we have a great responsibility to make it as positive as possible. As we bemoan the loss of our wolf and fox population, the fact is that the coyote is now our largest predator. Without him the mice and rat population run amuck. How would our ecosystem look if our eastern forests had not been cleared? Would we have our wolves and foxes still? We don't know the answer to these questions. We do know that the coyote is here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future, and we are here today also.
There are many wise choices we can make to assure we are responsible custodians of our environment and not an invasive, exotic species. Recycling, reusing and cutting our energy use all reduce our carbon footprint and help us make the most of our resources. On the local level, there are many options to explore to secure a future for our forests and farmlands. The LandTrust for Central North Carolina and the addition of Voluntary Agricultural Districts in our county are extremely beneficial in this cause. Just as Chief Seattle pondered his decision to accept the governor's proposal of a reservation, we must be keenly aware that our time as caretakers here is limited as well.
"… your proposal seems a just one, and I think my folks will accept it and will retire to the reservation you offer them, and we will dwell apart and in peace, for the words of the great white chief seem to be the voice of nature speaking to my people out of the thick darkness that is fast gathering around them … It matters but little where we pass the remainder of our days."
It is comforting to know that many biologists now consider non-native species to be quite beneficial. A study from the State University of New York points out that many now-beloved native creatures were once invasives. Several honeybee species were introduced to North America. Instead of trying to eradicate these bees, people now work to ensure that these "invading species" don't vanish.
So in the end we may actually be a little like our friend the coyote — a distant cousin of the one whose rank he now occupies. We are not one of the first residents here, and probably not the last. Nevertheless we are here, and we can fulfill our protective duty to the best of our abilities while we are.
"But why should we repine? Why should I murmur at the fate of my people? Tribes are made up of individuals and are no better than they. Men come and go like the waves of a sea. A tear, a dirge, and they are gone from our longing eyes forever. Even the white man, whose God walked and talked with him, as friend to friend, is not exempt from the common destiny. We may be brothers after all. We shall see." — Chief Seattle, 1854
Holly Poplin is a lifelong Davidson County resident who is glad her family's farmland is in the LandTrust for Central North Carolina. She also may have watched "Dances With Wolves" one too many times.


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SANTA CRUZ -- After kicking off winter with a watery bang, Santa Cruz is in the midst of a historically dry start to 2013.
Since Jan. 1, the county has seen less than an inch of rain, a stunning development for a region that averages more than 8 inches by now. It is one of several low rainfall records to start a year that have been broken around the Bay Area.
But because Central Coast winters often include a dry spell between two wet extremes, forecasters -- so far -- aren't getting too concerned about the lack of rain. A high pressure system has been parked over the Pacific Ocean, forcing storms away from the region.
"No need to get concerned quite yet," said Steve Anderson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Monterey.
Napa, Half Moon Bay and Redwood City have all set records, while Oakland has seen its second-lowest total ever. In the 164 years it's been tracked in San Francisco, the city has seen less rainfall just three times.
At 7.95 inches, December rainfall totals for Santa Cruz were higher than normal. That's led to an impression that it's been a wet winter, even though seasonal rainfall is now below average overall.
But if the dry weather continues, it could have implications for summer water use, fire danger and the county's $565 million agriculture industry.
"To be perfectly frank, it is bothering me. This is supposed to be one of the better rainfall months. "... We've had nothing but severe clear," said Bill Kocher, who heads the Santa Cruz Water Department. "I don't know if this is climate change or not, but if it is, I don't like it."
The city's Loch Lomond reservoir remains nearly full, having reached capacity in December. Kocher said it's too early to predict what impact the poor start would have on any summer water restrictions.
Faced with a dry start to last winter, Cal Fire canceled planned burns and cautioned about fire danger. Division Chief Ian Larkin said no such measures are planned so far, and he hopes forecasts for a wetter-than-normal March come through.
"We're definitely keeping an eye on it," Larkin said.
Most local farmers rely on water pumped from wells rather than rainfall, so the lack of rain has not become a major concern -- yet.
"I have not really heard anyone (mention it)," said Mary Lou Nicoletti, the county's agriculture commissioner.
While a series of extreme weather events have focused attention on climate change, from Hurricane Sandy to record-high annual temperatures across much of the country, Anderson said it's too early to blame six weeks of blue skies on global warming.
But the high-pressure cell may be contributing to the recent run of cooler weather by pulling down colder Canadian air, he said.
The weather is expected to be warm and dry through the weekend, with a chance of rain early next week. Santa Cruz rainfall records date back to 1891.
Supplying much of the California's water, the state's snowpack also is proving to be a problem. Despite a strong start, snow levels are now at less than three-quarters of normal throughout the Sierra-Nevadas, according to the state Department of Water Resources.
The state this week also slowed pumping from the Sacramento Delta due to a high number of fish kills of the endangered Delta smelt. About two-thirds of the state gets at least some water from the Delta, and a substantial portion of Santa Clara Valley water comes through there.
Water Resources spokesperson Nancy Vogel said dry weather could impact whether those users, which also include Central Valley farms, ever make up the difference.
"If it doesn't start raining soon, if we don't get a better snowpack, then we lose the opportunity to make up for the water we didn't pump," Vogel said.
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So I take it you didn't like Inception?
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Brother had never seen it, so when he came to visit this weekend we watched it. He said he really enjoyed it. I love that movie.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
No I really didn't. I mean it was interesting and certain scenes were cool, but overall it left me glad it was over
Cracked is releasing its always-good annual recap of pop culture, starting with the movies. Jack O'Brien explains what some found so cynical about Skyfall:
James Bond films have always had a privileged relationship to other movie franchises, almost like a legendary older sibling that gets away with **** the younger franchises would never even try. This year, the new Amazing Spider-Man caught hell for humping the still warm corpse of Sam Raimi's franchise after only five years, even though the Bond franchise only waits an average of three years when replacing the actor playing its superhero. The Bourne franchise was so nervous about switching the actor playing their super spy that they changed his name to Aaron Cross, kept Jason Bourne's name in the title of their reboot and set the whole thing in the background of the Matt Damon movies....
Skyfall screenwriter John Logan said that he and director Sam Mendes "talked a lot about why a Bond movie is a Bond movie and not a Bourne" and ultimately decided that "it has to do with that intense seriousness and a pain that hurts." First of all, it's worth admiring the balls it takes to say that your central concern was differentiating your movie from the Bourne franchise when your movie opens with Bond floating face down and presumed dead after being shot due to a callous order from a reckless supervisor.
The claim that Bond is about "intense seriousness and a pain that hurts" is even more baffling (unless you find sex to be excruciatingly painful, and also never watched a Bond movie). Of course, he's actually describing what differentiates the Dark Knight trilogy from other reboots, which makes sense, since Skyfall resembles that franchise as much as any previous Bond movie...
Bond movies have always reflected whatever was considered cool at the time. Bond girls tell you what type of woman was hottest, his cars and suits track the heights in luxury fashion and his villains tell you how millionaires were secretly making their money. But Skyfall is the first Bond film that also seems to be sampling from the coolest blockbuster franchises of the moment, trying on their looks and themes like finely tailored suits.
The Amazing Spider-Man.
Rented an HD copy of the movie from Xbox Live, and since I'm a Spider-Man fan I liked it. Although, you can't really change the stuff up too much, it's basically a re-hash of the first Spider-Man, which was about his origin, except it's during his High School years, and Gwen Stacy is his love interest, played by the beautiful Emma Stone.
Looking forward to the second one, which comes out around May 2014, I believe.
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I thought the new spiderman sucked tbh very little fighting scenes expect the end big fight which was a major disappointment for mine, some extremely corny parts in the movie aswell
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
I'm in. Big time. Superman reboot looks great.
I've watched that probably 20 times today. I cannot wait.
Also, 2 very good choices of music in that trailer. First is Elegy by Lisa Gerrard/Patrick Murphy. Second is called Storm from the Elizabeth: The Golden Age score.
This is going to be big. And good.
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I think this take on Superman is going to be great. They had some really good shots in the trailer too. Just hope it's good. Nothing can be as bad as Singer's Superman...he flippin made Superman a stalker (and a daddy).
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I liked Superman Returns, though I understand why people don't.
Finally saw Skyfall.
Really enjoyed it. Had a more human feel to it. Really liked Bardem as the villian.
I think I'm just getting sick of the whole "woe is me, being a superhero is just the WORST!" That was what was so refreshing about Iron Man, and it looks like they're even going that route now.
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
I would say I'm very interested, but not excited, for Man of Steel.
Who cares, the Hobbit comes out tomorrow! So excited
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
I liked it the first two times I saw it, but every time after that (after my Superman blinders came off), I just kept finding things I didn't like about it and the list kept growing till I can't stand it.
I mean, for goodness sake, the little kid killed one of the bad guys with a piano. Superman has never killed anyone, but his kid did!
The whole plot was just dumb. Does Lex even think about anything other than Real Estate? I mean, they make him out to be one of the lamest villians of all time, especially with surrounding himself with idiots. And Lex is very smart.
And then the whole stalker things was beyond creepy. Plus, the Routh was just too thin for the part.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Want to see the Hobbit, but not sure if I'll be able to see if for a couple of weeks.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I'm meeting a friend to see the Hobbit this Saturday.
What are friends?
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Okay this whole Skyfall and biting off the Dark Knight theme has to stop, its utterly silly. All 3 new Bond films have been very dark in mood tone and violence. Hell Casino Royale had a very gruesome scene where bond gets his nuts smashed repeatedly by a ****ing medicine ball. Never seen that kind of darkness in a Bond movie before. Batman Begins and Casino Royale were released one year apart which means both were probably in various stages of production at the same time, and certainly the scripts were well in stone. The darker trend of the Bond movies was very much intended without the success of the Batman Trilogy, of which I have not yet seen DKR. Infact it was a pendulum swing from the Pierce Brosnan films that feature hyper unrealistic action scenes with half million dollar super cars sliding around on their roof on ice and flipping back on to its wheels with ejector seat explosions. Or nanoskin on the car that makes it invisible, which was only used for 30 secs in the movie. And villians who have diamond specs incrusted in their face, and a korean dude secretly playing a white guy. This kind of over the top crap was really starting to hurt the Bond franchise, so they naturally decided to get a really raw, dark, and personal feel to the franchise. The last 3 bond films have been amazing in my opinion, with Casino being brilliant.
Its really quite laughable that anyone could so loosely try to call out the Bond films like that.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
I watched Philadelphia for the first time with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. Very good movie.
Came back from IMAX 3D of the Hobbit. Terrific. Everything I wanted as a LOTR fan.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
It's really not. This doesn't have to be a mutually exclusive event--Skyfall can (and in my opinion, is) be a good movie while taking inspiration from The Dark Knight (which the director has flat out stated he did). There's nothing wrong with it, but some of it was pretty obvious stuff. I even noticed Skyfall used a very similar line to one of the signature moments in Rises--the whole "permission to die" line. Obviously the films are so close in release dates where that is anything more than coincidence, but it is something that I (and the group of people I went to see the movie with) noticed.
Moneyball again.
I can watch this movie over and over.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I watched it again last night. it is enjoyable to watch a second time.
Also saw Ted. Sure it had some funny moments, but overall it wasn't that good. Average


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Despite swollen leg, Niese to make next start
NEW YORK -- One day after X-rays taken of his lower right leg came back negative, left-hander Jon Niese had some swelling and tightness in the area but fully expects to make his next start.
Niese, struck in the leg by a Mark Ellis comebacker on Tuesday night, plans to push back his post-start cardio workouts by a day and may also push back his bullpen session one day as well. Either way, he plans to take the mound on Sunday afternoon against the Phillies at Citi Field.
"I certainly didn't want him to go out with a sore lower leg, then all of a sudden mess up his shoulder or something," manager Terry Collins. "So if he needs an extra day, that's no big deal."
Given Niese's initial reaction -- hopping into foul territory before sitting on the ground for several moments without even attempting to stand -- things certainly could have turned out worse.
Including Tuesday's abbreviated start, Niese is 2-1 with a 3.81 ERA through five outings.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. Paul Casella is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @paul_casella. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Titanic (1997)
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Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Bernard Hill, Bill Paxton, Billy Zane, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Victor Garber
Factual error: When the men are checking the store room for Rose and Jack, the men are using huge battery powered bright white flash lights that look like they're from Jurassic Park. Back then they would have produced yellow light. The light used in the movie was a Short-Arc Xenon bulb, you can tell this by both the very high color temperature of the light and the center of the light has a "hole" in it where the actual tube is blocking the beam. Such technology was not around at that time.
Factual error: The lake that Jack told Rose he went ice fishing on when she was threatening to jump is Lake Wissota, a man-made lake in Wisconsin near Chippewa Falls (where Jack grew up). The lake was only filled with water in 1918 when a power company built a dam on the Chippewa River, six years after the Titanic sank.
Continuity mistake: When Rose is trying to rescue Jack she spies a fire axe. Smashing all the glass out from the holder she grabs the axe and turns round. The next camera shot shows Rose standing in front of the case with almost all of its glass intact.
Deliberate mistake: In the scene at the start of the movie with the "authentic" piece of film, you can see a girl with a hat waving to the people at the ground. When the ship is leaving port in the film, she and others are in the same positions, only in reverse, because the first "authentic" shot is the same shot, only reversed.
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Rose breaks Jack's handcuffs, you can visibly see the stunt person not wearing suspenders as Jack does. This is an inter cut shot between the raising of the ax and the striking of the cuffs. Leonardo's stunt double is noticeable in other shots throughout the film.
Continuity mistake: Look closely at the location of Rose's beauty-mark the first time you see her at the dock. It is on the opposite side of her face during the rest of the movie.
Continuity mistake: When Jack and Rose finally come aboard the top of the ship after she rescues him they ask the Colonel if there are any boats left and he says "up that way" The woman on the left, who looks kind of pathetic, is then later seen on the life boat with Molly Brown. (They show her face right after Molly says the line "its your men out there") The life boat with Molly Brown in it was sent out before the scene with the Colonel, meaning that she must have gone on the life boat, swam back onto the ship and then back onto the lifeboat.
Visible crew/equipment: When Jack and Rose are running away from Cal to the first class dining room, if you look at the glass you can see a black screen, a light, and a crewman.
Factual error: During the drawing scene, 'Jack' is using modern square sided, pressed charcoal with numbers embossed in the side of it. In 1912, Jack would have been using vine charcoal which was round and made of 'charcoalized' willow twigs.
Continuity mistake: When the ship is about to leave the dock, there's a lot of people saying goodbye to the ones that are going to leave the city. In the following shots, you can see Jack and his friends playing cards inside the pub. If you look through the window you won't see anyone. In the next shot, when Jack leaves the pub, the crowd is there again.
Continuity mistake: In the early scene where Jack wins the tickets for the voyage, his hand-rolled cigarette is thin and almost done just before he shows his hand. About five seconds later, the cigarette is fatter and longer.
Factual error: When Jack, and Rose were trying to escape the rising water they were trapped by a locked gate. Jack and the crowd pulled up a bolted down bench to use as a battering ram. When they pulled the bench loose they showed a close up of the wooden floor shattering. The wood was pressed fiber board which would never be used as ship decking, not to mention, pressed fiber board wasn't invented until decades later.
Factual error: The hymn that they sing at the church service about "those in peril on the sea" has four verses. "Peril on the sea" was written in 1860 but the verses that have "protect them by Thy guarding hand" and "O Spirit whom the Father sent" were not written until 1937, and thus could not have been sung at the service.
Continuity mistake: When Jack is persuading Rose not to jump, Jack's shirt collar changes position several times, revealing his white t-shirt from a little to a lot.
Continuity mistake: Right before dinner, Jack and Rose are talking to the Astors, and Molly comes up from behind them, asking Jack to escort her to dinner as well. In the next scene, when Cal calls back to Rose, Molly is still walking up to them.
Factual error: When Rose, Jack and his friends come up to the boat deck while the ship is sinking, they ascend using the second class staircase and its exit on the deck. When Jack lets go of the door it is able to hit the side of the deckhouse. On the actual Titanic there were walls on the bow side of each door, which supported an overhang above the entrance. This is not included in many scenes in the movie.
Revealing mistake: Many scenes used computer graphics to show the length of the ship. Passengers were also added walking on deck. The shadows for the passengers don't always match.
Continuity mistake: The steel deck fittings at the bow of the ship change shape. During the flying sequence, the fitting nearest Rose's right foot changes from a curvy shape to a flat angled shape.
Continuity mistake: Early into Rose's suicide attempt scene Jack's hair tucks itself behind his ears while his hands are in his pockets.
Factual error: A small one & probably only noticed by dog trainers like me. When the dogs are being brought on board, they are on leather leashes made by J&J Dog Supplies, invented in the 1970s. It is the type of leash preferred by professional trainers, who probably supplied the dogs for the movie, and is distinguished by the "braid" near the snap, rather than by a sewn or riveted section. J&J's website is: www.jandjdog.com. You can see the leashes there.


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A March 4 traffic fatality and another injury accident Feb. 26 have Mountain View police on alert and reminding motorists that officers are on the lookout for unsafe drivers.
According to police, a woman believed to be crossing Phyllis Avenue near Hans Avenue was struck and killed by a vehicle.
Police said the pedestrian, whose identity was not revealed last week, suffered major injuries and was transported to Stanford Hospital, where she later died. The adult female driver of the vehicle – a blue 2000 Nissan Maxima – remained at the scene and cooperated with police. Both parties are residents of Mountain View.
"Alcohol and speed are not believed to be factors in this collision," said police spokesman Jaime Garrett.
The Mountain View Police Department is investigating the collision to determine a cause. Officers seek the public's assistance and ask that anyone who may have witnessed the collision call the department at 903-6344.
In addition, a vehicle struck a 17-year-old male pedestrian from San Jose as he crossed South Shoreline Boulevard in Mountain View in the crosswalk Feb. 26. The teen suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver was at fault for failure to yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk. The driver of the vehicle was not believed to be under the influence of alcohol, and excessive speed was not an issue.
In response to these incidents and a rash of others, police have conducted pedestrian decoy operations around the city in an attempt to cut down on motorists failing to stop for pedestrians at crosswalks and intersections.
"Under California law, motorists are required to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in a crosswalk, but many roll right through them, creating a dangerous situation," said police spokesman Sean Thompson.
Pedestrian safety is a serious issue, said department officials. According to the California Drivers Handbook:
• In California, pedestrian deaths occur in approximately 19 percent of all traffic fatalities. Drive cautiously when pedestrians are near because they may suddenly cross your path.
• Pedestrians may be at risk walking near hybrid and electric vehicles because these vehicles are virtually silent while operating. Use extra caution when driving near pedestrians.
• Respect the right-of-way of pedestrians. Always stop for any pedestrian crossing at corners or other crosswalks, even if the crosswalk is in the middle of the block, at corners with or without traffic lights, whether or not painted lines mark the crosswalks.
• Do not pass a vehicle that has stopped at a crosswalk. A pedestrian you cannot see may be crossing the street. Stop, then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed the street.
• Remember, if a pedestrian makes eye contact with you, he or she is ready to cross the street. Yield to the pedestrian.
• Allow older pedestrians, disabled pedestrians and pedestrians with young children sufficient time to cross the street.
• A crosswalk is the part of the roadway set aside for pedestrian traffic. Most intersections have a pedestrian crosswalk whether or not lines are painted on the street. Most crosswalks are located at corners, but they can also be located in the middle of the block. Before turning a corner, watch for people about to cross the street. Pedestrians have the right-of-way in marked or unmarked crosswalks.
• Crosswalks are often marked with white lines. Yellow crosswalk lines may be painted at school crossings. Most often, crosswalks in residential areas are not marked.
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- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
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- 1 cup sugar
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- 1 medium apple, chopped
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1. In a large saucepan, bring cranberries and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 3 minutes or until the berries pop, stirring occasionally. Stir in sugar and gelatin until dissolved. Pour into an 11x7-in. dish; refrigerate until set but not firm, about 1 hour.
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CONCORD — Behind dynamic quarterback Nsimba Webster, the Deer Valley High football team scored more points against the De La Salle defense than anyone this season.
But it was only a moral victory for the Wolverines.
De La Salle contained Deer Valley's playmakers for the most part and rode a punishing ground attack to a 57-27 victory in the North Coast Section Division I semifinals Friday.
With Antoine Custer and John Velasco combining for 331 rushing yards and five touchdowns against the Wolverines (11-2), the Spartans (12-0) earned a chance to compete for their 22nd consecutive section title. They will face the winner of a Saturday semifinal between No. 2 Pittsburg and No. 3 California in the Dec. 7 championship game at Dublin High.
For a quarter, Webster and the No. 4 Wolverines hung tough with a De La Salle team coming off two consecutive shutouts.
Webster raced for an 80-yard touchdown on Deer Valley's first play from scrimmage and later connected with Trey Ellis for a 5-yard score and a 14-7 lead.
But Velasco tied the game two plays later, and the Spartans defensive line held Webster in check in the second quarter. A 14-14 tie quickly turned into a 43-14 De La Salle lead at halftime.
"They got some points running around, wheeling and dealing, but we kept them under control for most of the game and that's how we won," said lineman Sumner Houston, who played a part in De La Salle's seven sacks on Webster.
With 128 yards on the ground and 70 through the air, Webster finishes the season with 3,535 total yards and 50 touchdowns. He accounted for all four of Deer Valley's scores against the Spartans.
Custer rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on just two carries to lead De La Salle, which totaled 431 yards of offense. He also added a 55-yard punt return worthy of a highlight reel.
"We challenged him because he kind of disappeared for a couple weeks," De La Salle coach Justin Alumbaugh said of the sophomore. "We got after him a little bit, and I don't think he liked that very much because he responded well. That punt return was special."
Deer Valley got as close as 43-21 in the third quarter after an 18-play scoring drive, then recovered a De La Salle fumble in its own territory. But Larry Ross and Boss Tagaloa sacked Webster on fourth down, and the Spartans scored on their ensuing possession to sew up the win.


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Cannabinoid Receptor (CB1) Agonist Treatment in Severe Chronic Anorexia Nervosa
This study has been completed.
Odense University Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Tine Hylle, Odense University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 25, 2008
Last updated: May 8, 2013
Last verified: May 2013
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Detailed Description:
A pilot study designed to reveal the effects of Marinol / dronabinol, a CB 1 agonist.
Primary end point: To estimate weight gain and EDI scores in patients receiving Marinol compared to placebo
Secondary end points: Motor and inner restlessness and hormonal changes during the treatment.
|Anorexia Nervosa
|Drug: dronabinol Drug: placebo
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Agonist Treatment in Severe Chronic Anorexia Nervosa
Resource links provided by NLM:
Drug Information available for: DronabinolU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Tine Hylle, Odense University Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Weight gain [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) scale [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- Motor and inner restlessness (estimated by accelerometry) [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- Endocrine parameters [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|October 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: A
the patients in this arm are receiving 2,5 mg dronabinol twice daily
Drug: dronabinol
tablets, twice daily, for 4 weeks
Other Name: Marinol
Placebo Comparator: B
the patients in this arm are receiving 2,5 mg placebo twice daily
Drug: placebo
tablets, twice daily, for 4 weeks
Detailed Description:
The goals of this study are to reveal through a pilot trial if treatment of patients with severe chronic AN with Marinol® (dronabinol, a CB1 agonist) has significant effect on:
- Weight
- Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) scale
- Motor and inner restlessness (estimated by accelerometry)
- Endocrine parameters (see below, paragraph 4.4) This study is a randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled cross over study. 24 patients with chronic AN meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomized either to receive Marinol® or placebo. After four weeks the two groups will undergo a wash-out period and after that will receive the opposite therapeutic regime for another four weeks.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients under treatment for AN.
- Patients attending ambulatory treatment, which are not expected to be admitted at the hospital with AN-related pathology or discharged during the study period.
- Patients admitted to Department of Endocrinology M or Psychiatric Department P which are not expected to be discharged during the study period.
- Age over 18.
- Duration of the disease over 5 years.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients under compulsory treatment or suffering of mania, schizophrenia or primary depression.
- Patients with any medical or psychiatric event related or not related to the underlying eating disorder which requires prolonged admission to the hospital during the study.
- Patients with unstable heart disease (relevant changes in medication prior or during the study) and limitation of activity (not comfortable with more than moderate exertion / at rest).
- Patients not attending to the weekly controls.
- If other severe adverse events (SAE) / drug reactions (SADR) are suspected.
- Patients actually having or having a history of alcohol, cannabis, opioids or central stimulating drugs abuse.
- Patients with known allergy to dronabinol or sesame oil.
- Fertile, menstruating women not using safe contraception.
- Pregnancy.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00760695
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00760695
|Odense University Hospital
|Odense, Denmark, 5000
Sponsors and Collaborators
Odense University Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Andries Alin, physician
|Endocrinological Department, Odense University Hospital
More Information
Keywords provided by Tine Hylle, Odense University Hospital:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Tine Hylle, for Alin Andries, Odense University Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00760695 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 25, 2008
|Last Updated:
|May 8, 2013
Keywords provided by Tine Hylle, Odense University Hospital:
anorexia nervosa
weight gain
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anorexia Nervosa
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
Signs and Symptoms
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Mental Disorders
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Psychotropic Drugs
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists
Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
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SAN JOSE — The Sharks traded down seven spots in the first round of the NHL draft Friday night to improve their options in the later rounds.
San Jose had been scheduled to pick 20th, but traded that pick and the 179th (late sixth round) pick of the draft to the Chicago Blackhawks for the 27th overall pick and the 62nd, which is early in the third round.
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An intern joined our team recently. Fresh out of college, he was tasked with finding best practices for a particularly complex nozzle application. The internship was only to last a few months, but our new colleague was keen on showing the "real" world what he could do. With his new CFD toolset, he set-up the complete analysis with a full-blown-reacting-flow-on-the-real-geometry case - on day three... On day four, he was looking nervously at the screen wondering why his residuals continued to climb and the case did not converge. What had he forgotten to do? Where should he start looking for issues in his set up of the engineering problem? In the mesh? In the geometry? Boundary conditions? So of course we had to help debug his case!
Rather than starting the troubleshooting from scratch, we asked the intern to check what Steve had to say. "Who's Steve" was the expected answer – "the Steve Portal!" we cried in return. Within a moment of logging in to Steve and searching the knowledge base, the intern had found the following article: "How to debug cases with very high levels of difficulty or complexity" – it was clearly written with our new colleague in mind! The intern successfully completed his analysis far quicker than we expected and so we have given him even more interesting work to complete!!! Steve has become his new best friend helping him to converge difficult cases and providing some expert CFD advice along the way.
Indeed, we can now see some nice converging 2D STAR-CCM+ cases on our intern's screen! Some CFD common-sense at last. Thank you Steve!
How to Debug Cases with Very High Levels of Difficulty or Complexity
There are times where a complex case becomes difficult to run. Perhaps it has some advanced physics and perhaps it has a complex geometry as well. Divergence or some other problem persists preventing the case from running. Assuming you have checked the obvious things first (URFs, incorrect boundary conditions, mesh quality metrics) there are a few things that you can do to tackle some of the most difficult cases.
All Divergence or Floating Point Exceptions are not the Same
Does the problem happen immediately or very close to the beginning of your run? Or is it happening later on? One of the overlooked aspects of mesh problems is the "disconnected subregion" problem. That is, a few floating or disconnected cells that can cause problems. These cells can still be of high quality, so just looking for poor cells is not enough. While there is a disconnected cell check within the "remove invalid cells" checker, doing a preview on a given region using the "split non-contiguous" option can sometimes show the problems. What you are looking for is the presence of individual or small clumps of cells with no connectivity to the rest of the model. Without that connectivity, the code cannot associate those cells as communicating with boundaries or obtaining a correct reference pressure for them, and problems can arise quickly, sometimes at the first iteration.
Likewise another cause of early problems is the default setup (or sometimes flat out ignoring) initial conditions. An inlet pressure boundary of 1000 atm with an initial condition of 1 atm (left as default most likely) can cause solver problems, even as soon as the first iteration.
Examine the Physics Setup
Many sim files are set up using highly advanced physics. While many times this complexity is needed, there can be times that it is not. For instance, if a case is set up to run DEM, must it really run DEM, or will standard Lagrangian work? Does a case running with Eulerian multiphase really must do so, or will a standard VOF case work? Many cases are set up in a way that makes them more difficult than they must be. Evaluate what is needed from the analysis. If you wish to know where dust particles go and how long it takes them to get there, then the inter-particle and wall collisions are unimportant. Therefore using DEM in this type of simulation is not appropriate, and standard Lagrangian is sufficient.
Ramping a Quantity
This is one of the most useful things to do with difficult cases. Time-steps, rotational speeds, boundary conditions can be ramped. All of these items, and more, can be ramped
using field functions. Consider a case of a rocket nozzle where the pressure difference (upstream and downstream nozzle pressures) is known, but when the pressure difference is applied the case diverges. When the boundaries are changed such that both inlet and outlet pressures start out as identical values, and the outlet pressure is gradually ramped down to the desired value, the case runs smoothly. This technique is especially important for supersonic cases, due to the requirement for specifying the supersonic upstream boundary pressure.
Boundary Conditions
These can be utilized in non-conventional ways. You can specify a negative mass flow rate or velocity at an inlet to turn it into an outlet. This technique can help obtain a desired outcome or even perhaps get a decent initial condition for a run of a new case with the fully desired boundaries.
Understand Code Methodology for Pressure Reference Locations
If you have a model that does not have any boundary which specifies pressure, then the pressure reference location is applied automatically to the minimum X,Y,Z coordinate in the domain. A boundary that specified pressure can be a stagnation, free stream, or pressure boundary for instance. If this behavior is not what you want, you have the freedom to specify a pressure reference point.
If gravity is on, be sure to account for variation in pressure due to the "rho*g*h" term, both for the initial conditions and any boundary conditions. Accounting for this variation resolves many difficult buoyancy driven natural convection cases.
Simplify your Case
You have a combustion model that is diverging? Turn off combustion and run the case to see if it still diverges then. Your ideal gas case keeps coming up with negative densities? Run constant density to see what happens. This method can help on two major fronts. The first is that it helps deduce where the problem is, perhaps what physics model could be the cause. The second is that it can even help to solve your problem. If they are restarted from a good converged constant density case instead of from scratch, many cases that diverge with variable density models actually behave.
Check the transient time-step
It is easy to translate the "check time-step" statement to mean "reduce time-step by order of magnitude". In some cases, reducing the time-step does help, but in reality, a time-step size must be based in some part on what is modelled. If you are running a turbo-machinery case for instance, maybe use a time-step that equates to 1 degree of rotation. If you are running a case where the desired output is drag on a vehicle, calibrate the time-step so that it takes 100 time-steps for a particle to reach the span of the vehicle. There must be some science to selecting a time-step.
For Transient Simulations, Converge all Time-Steps
A commonly overlooked error is to assume that the default number of inner iterations per time-step is adequate. In reality, this value is either not sufficient or an overkill, for most problems. It is imperative to define other inner iteration convergence criteria for all transient simulations. Things like the momentum terms, continuity, and any engineering monitored quantities of note are among the items that are commonly used here.
See also STAR-CCM+ User Guide section: "Running > Troubleshooting the Solution"
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Dodgers ink Laffey to Minor League deal
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers, who had too many starting pitchers a couple of weeks ago, are in such a bind that they signed free agent left-hander Aaron Laffey to a Minor League deal Tuesday.
Laffey made the Mets on a Minor League contract out of Spring Training, but struggled to a 7.20 ERA in 10 innings of work. He was designated for assignment, claimed off waivers by Toronto and walked five in a 2 2/3-inning start for the Blue Jays before they designated him for assignment. Being designated for assignment twice allowed Laffey to elect free agency.
He's a seven-year Major League veteran with a 25-29 record and 4.45 ERA. He is expected to report to Triple-A Albuquerque.
The Dodgers currently have six pitchers on the disabled list -- Chad Billingsley, Chris Capuano, Scott Elbert, Stephen Fife, Zack Greinke and Shawn Tolleson. Ted Lilly is likely to join them pending results of a Tuesday MRI on his neck.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Arrested! Voices from the Front Lines of the Tar Sands Protests
September 7, 2011—Three New Dream board members are among the more than 1,250 people who have been arrested in recent weeks in connection with protests against the Keystone XL pipeline, organized by the group Tar Sands Action. The proposed pipeline would send more than 800,000 barrels a day of mining oil to U.S. refineries and and further increase the development of the Alberta tar sands.
Watch our exclusive video and read powerful testimony from board members Betsy Taylor and Gus Speth about their arrests and what they learned from participating in what has been called the largest act of civil disobedience in the United States in decades. Board member Liz-Barratt Brown also was arrested during the protests.
Testimony: Gus Speth
New Dream board member and Vermont Law School Professor Gus Speth was arrested on August 20, 2011 as part of the tar sands protests. He provided the following commentary following his arrest:
"The park police—they are definitely not the impression you have of nice guys prancing around on the pretty horses—decided to go hard with us to discourage others. They cuffed us hard so that my wrists were bruised and cut in one place. They kept us once for nine hours in a 6 x 9 room, 13 of us in my room, 15 in another. Then they transported us to the central cell block of the D.C. jail for two nights.
The jail served white bread twice a day with some pink stuff in the middle, said to be baloney. There was water and toilet paper if you could find a guard and ask. Sleeping accommodations were a steel slab with no bedding of any type. It was very hot and noisy, lights always on. Someone shouted (we could not see each other) that he had a good idea: make mattresses out of the sandwiches. They never told us anything about how or when it would end. They then transported us to the cells under the courthouse and applied leg irons, so we got to do the perp walk into big holding cells where we stayed most of the day with the leg irons on.
Finally we were released and the charges dropped. The potential charges, by the way, were failure to move on, a traffic offense normally meriting a $50 fine. The judge that released us was a traffic court judge. Generally we were treated for 2 1/2 days as if we had been arrested for a major crime: constantly searched, all possessions taken away, not all returned. Someone in D.C. has my nice sports coat. We had guys with serious back problems, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, etc.
All that said, it was a joyous experience, partly because the strategy backfired, partly because spirits remained high and it was a true pleasure to be thrown with such a great group of guys. (The gals, by the way, were separated but had the same treatment. Tough women.) But mainly because the cause was right. i kept thinking about my five grandchildren. Everyone would do it again. Being a professor, my jailmates asked me to give a lecture, so i did. Probably my best. Also, we saw 100 or so young black men moving through various stages of the so-called criminal justice system. Almost no whites. Compared with their situation, we had it easy. My admiration for [Bill] McKibben deepened; it knows no bounds.
The whole tar sands thing is insane. We have got to throw up every obstacle. I hope all this leads to a new era of direct action, protest, and nonviolent civil disobedience. We called for capping greenhouse gas concentrations in 1980 when i was at the Council on Environmental Quality, at no more than 50 percent above the pre-industrial level. Not exactly 350 [parts per million], but pretty good for 30-plus years ago. But nothing has been done. The system has failed us, everyone. So new tactics are called for."
Testimony: Betsy Taylor
New Dream co-founder and board co-chair Betsy Taylor was arrested on August 29, 2011 as part of the tar sands protests. She provided the following reflections on her experience:
"After nearly three decades of working for climate solutions, I made the decision last week to defy police orders by refusing to move from my spot on the sidewalk in front of the White House. I had never been arrested before, though I'd been to many demonstrations and protests since the late 1970s.
My husband and I agreed to face arrest together on behalf of our children and all children around the world. We were arrested on my husband's 65th birthday. We joined the ranks of more than 1,200 people who have been arrested at the White House in recent weeks to block construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, in the largest act of collective non-violent civil disobedience in years.
There have been mounting protests against the proposed pipeline, a colossal project that would carry vast amounts of fossil fuel from Alberta, Canada, through the American heartland to Texas. The recent civil disobedience was sparked by Dr. James Hansen, one of the world's leading climate scientists. "Essentially: Game over" is what he said when referring to the pipeline. Game over for our future, our climate, and our children.
The Alberta tar sands—the 3rd largest oil field in the world—is poised to release a huge amount of carbon into the atmosphere. The extraction, transportation, and burning of the tar sands oil ultimately produces up to three times the global warming emissions of traditional oil. This pipeline is the link from the Canadian tar sands to commercial markets around the world.
Although Hansen was the primary spark for the civil disobedience, this strange summer was another. It's been a tough season for keeping calm. Within a one-week period, an earthquake shook my Maryland home, and a hurricane ripped down trees in my neighborhood, smashing cars and roofs. Washington, D.C., broke daily heat records three times. When the country's leading climate scientist decides to get arrested to protest the lack of action on global warming, it's time to join the fray. When earthquakes and hurricanes hit the east coast, it's time to do something different...


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The Primary Election in Colorado is Tuesday, June 26
May 22, 2012
Grand County, like most Colorado Counties, will be conducting the election as a mail ballot election. All active and inactive (failed to vote) registered Democratic, Republican, and American Constitution Party voters will be mailed a ballot during the week of June 4.
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