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This blog discusses current weather, weather prediction, climate issues, and current events
April 22, 2012
Extreme Silliness
But what is so disturbing about all this is that there is very little evidence that these claims are true....that the extreme events of late are the result of greenhouse gas increases caused by humans.
Take the recent amazing heat wave in the eastern and central U.S.: canary in the coal mine for global warming? No evidence of this. In fact, an in-depth analysis by Dr. Martin Hoerling of NOAA Earth Systems Research Lab (ESRL), found here, suggest that the heat wave was the result of natural variability and an unusual, but not unprecedented, change in the upper level flow pattern that pushed tropical air northward over the eastern U.S.. A recent discussion of the March warming by UW Professor Michael Wallace, one of the nation's leading climate scientists and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, found here, reaches a similar conclusion.
Well, what about the extensive tornado outbreaks of 2011 over the southeast U.S. and the early tornadoes of 2012. Unusual extreme weather connected with global warming? There is no reason to believe this is true. Backing for this statement comes from a comprehensive report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on extreme weather events, found here. To quote the IPCC report: "There is low confidence in observed trends in small spatial-scale phenomena such as tornadoes and hail."
What about hurricanes? Have we seen an upward trend in those? The IPCC conclusions:
"There is low confidence in any observed long-term (i.e., 40 years or more) increases in tropical cyclone activity (i.e., intensity, frequency, duration), after accounting for past changes in observing capabilities."
What about extreme temperatures, heavy precipitation, and drought? To aid us in evaluating the trends in these extreme climate events, the National Weather Service has developed a Climate Extremes Index that you can access and plot online.
I tried it out and here is the information for these parameters for 1910-2010:
A lot of variability and the tendency for higher amounts of extremes during early and later parts of the record, with less extremes in the 1950s-1970s. There is no clear evidence of a long-term trend.
An important issue that is rarely discussed is that changes in extremes...either natural or from human-forced global warming will not be spatially uniform. So even a strong global warming signal will result in some places getting more extreme weather, while others will get less extreme weather. An obvious example is temperature....if temperatures warm there will be a tendency for more extreme highs and more heat waves. But that also implies that the cold waves will be weaker and less extreme. Ever wonder what is the biggest weather killer in the Northwest U.S.? Not hurricanes or tornadoes, not heat waves or droughts, not windstorms and floods. I am convinced from that statistics I have collected that roadway icing kills and injures more people around here than anything else. And warming should help reduce those deaths and injuries.
And consider that most of the climate models suggest the jet stream will move north under global warming. Big storms and floods are associated with the jet stream. So some folks (on the north side of the current jet stream location) may experience more extreme storminess, but those on the south side could well experience less. There will certainly be losers due to changed extremes under global warming, but there will be a lot of winners as well. Never seem to hear about that.
It is somewhat embarrassing for me to admit this, but part of the problem is that a small minority of my colleagues--people who should know better-- are feeding the extreme-weather/climate hype in the mistaken belief that by doing so they can encourage people to do the right thing--lessen their carbon footprint. Here is an example.
Three final points:
(1) Even if there are changes in the frequency of extremes, that does not necessarily mean human influences are behind them. For example, the earth has been warming for roughly 100-150 years as the planet exited the "Little Ice Age". Much of this warming has undoubtedly been natural, with human-forced warming only really significant during the past 30 years or so. Glaciers have been melting back over the past century and thus some of this loss is undoubtedly due to natural causes.
(2) If we haven't seen trends in extremes that does not mean that we won't see them in the future when the impact of anthropogenic greenhouse warming increases substantially. The earth is only starting to warm up due to mankind's influence on greenhouse gases. The big action...including changes in extremes...is AHEAD of us. Activist types have made a huge mistake in thinking they need to point to observed changes in extremes to make their case for dealing with GW. They are particularly making a mistake when they make claims that have no scientific basis. Global warming skeptics and deniers have made the huge mistake of assuming that a lack of clear changes in the atmosphere during the past decades says something about what will happen in the future, since most of the GW impacts have not yet occurred . Ironically, the activist types are providing the deniers with a potent weapon, since it is pretty easy to disprove many of the activist claims of human-induced global warming enhancing past and current extreme weather.
(3) The media has to do more homework on the claims of GW/extreme weather connections. All too often they simply quote and replay the baseless claims of advocacy groups, or juxtapose stories on extreme weather events and the potential for extremes under global warming...leaving their readers to reach their own, and often incorrect, conclusions. And as a side issue, when is the media going to provide information about some of the nonsense than denier groups are pushing (that global warming is ridiculous because the concentrations of CO2 are so small, that we can't forecast climate if we can't predict weather next week, etc....)
I believe the science is fairly clear...the impacts of global warming due to human-enhanced greenhouse gases will be be very significant, that the effects will increase gradually at first, but then accelerate later in the century. There will be substantial impacts on extremes, but the magnitudes and spatial distributions will be complex, and we don't necessarily have a good handle on it at present.
35 comments:
Good post Cliff. I find that I agree with your view of things almost dead-on, you're just much better at articulating it though.
I saw an analogy a couple weeks ago that I felt was apt in discussing the connection between Global Warming and extreme weather events.
It was a comparison to a baseball player using performance enhancing drugs. It is almost certain such a player will hit more home runs, but it is nearly impossible to associate any single home run with the use of PEDs. Likewise it is almost certain there will be more extreme events as the effects of global warming become more intense, but it is almost impossible to associate any single storm or event with GW.
It isn't a very scientific analogy, obviously there will be holes in the logic. Such as the IPCC's findings about hurricanes or smaller spatial-scale phenomena that you mentioned. But I felt it was a closer metaphor than most.I wish you had gone about this a different way. Your final paragraph is perfectly sensible, and your overall point on the hazards of trying to attribute particular events to global warming is well taken.
However, the idea that we have not or cannot observe changes in the present is not correct. Consider this figure, from the same IPCC report you quote: http://ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/faq-3-3-figure-1.html . It shows trends in the occurrence of extreme hot and cold events, all of which are statistically significant. Alternately, this table nicely summarizes observed trends in extremes: http://ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch3s3-8-5.html#table-3-8 . It agrees with you that trends in local scale phenomena have not been observed, but that trends in a wide variety of other extremes have likely already been detected.
Lastly, I think that the suggestions that this may all be recovery from the previous ice age and that the changes may be a good thing for people in Seattle at certain times of the year undermines the veracity of global warming and the need for adaptation/mitigation respectively.Good common sense in your post, yet again.
It's frustrating when scientific debates become as polarized as political debates, and everyone involved is expected to support every argument made on "their side", no matter how unlikely.
And the press often strives to whip both sides into a frenzy, rather than maintaining perspective.Interesting and well said. I think there are certainly human-centered change, but to the extent that we cause the changes we are seeing now. The science says (generally) that we have been lucky creatures in Earth history, having been gifted a fairly stable climate. This old rock will just shake us off when she's tired of us and start over. So get out your BBQ and lawn chairs, relax and enjoy the sunshine.
ReplyDeleteCliff, You have a point yet you overstate there is no evidence as one of the papers you refer to says,'Our current estimate of the impact of GHG forcing is that it likely contributed on the order of 5% to 10% of the magnitude of the heat wave during 12-23 March. And the probability of heatwaves is growing as GHG-induced warming continues to progress. But there is always the randomness.'
So yes it is not all GHG, and there is is a growing trend to indicate it will play a stronger role with each passing year. Why make it silly to to encourage people to acknowledge the problem and start working toward a solution rather than resist change?And the comments show the same trend I lamented in my comment.
Namely, the 2:30am comment wishes you hadn't mentioned that warming is not necessarily bad for Seattle and mentioned that some component of warming might be recovery from the "little ice age" - mentioning caveats undermines the perceived need for mitigation.
Also, Matt's comment seems to say that even if the March heat wave is 10 to 20 times the expected effect of global warming, one can't look elsewhere for the primary cause of the heat wave - that somehow abets "resisting change".
If people are seeking a one-sided discussion of science policy, rather than the give and take of the scientific evidence, perhaps they should read a different blog.This idea that there is no evidence in favor of anthropogenic detection or attribution of extreme events is actually an outdated one. in the past several years there has been several studies/climate scientist disputing it.
we can start with rahmsdorf and coumou on the recurrence rate of extremes like the russian 2010 heatwaves,as well as their perspective piece in nature.
Hansen et al on the nearly 200 fold increase in >3 sigma heat extremes,
Jennifer francis on the arctic amplification affecting jet stream patterns,
Kerry Emanuel work on increase hurricane 'destructiveness' partly due to increase SST temperatures,
Seung-Ki min et al
on Human contribution to more-intense precipitation extremes
in this short article on dot earth you can see some differing views on exactly this issue.
also please don't miss kevin trenberth opinion on the issue along with its attendant references.Unknown....many of the studies you quote are very weak or problematic. And please understand that I do expect some significant changes in extremes in some locations later in the century....what I am saying is that too many people are citing current events as signs of global warming...most of those claims are clearly bogus...cliff
ReplyDeleteBad timing of this post. A NE blizzard and Midwest instability in the NW.
Im just messing with ya. Good post. But tonight is great...warm and humid. Even though the thunderstorms aren't close to my location, spectacular lightning display in eastern washington tonight to the SE. Very Midwest style. I see a flash every ten seconds.Cliff, surely you're aware that Hoerling himself found evidence for global warming signal in the 2008 Midwest floods and in the increasing Mediterranean droughts.
Additionally the analysis of his you linked to is preliminary and not yet peer reviewed. Yet you seem to dismiss other peer-reviewed literature on this topic.
There is a semantic -- if that's the right word --problem here which a couple of commenters mentioned. If global warming increased the severity of an event by 10%, did it "cause" the event? Probably not in most people's minds, but I think most people would accept that it is a "contributing factor." Your post doesn't seem to allow for that nuance.
Lastly, it would be great if you would take on of the articles posted above -- several by prominent climatologists -- and explain why it is clearly bogus.cliff,
you are missing the point of the studies i cited. It is not to make a overwhelming case that current extreme events are wholly (or even largely) due to anthropogenic effects , but to point out that several distinguished climate scientist, with publish peer reviewed articles to back them up, are saying that they have methods that can attribute AGW effects on the *current* weather events (not "in some locations later in the century"), and they would like a open debate in the scientific literature with others who disagree such as Dr. Martin Hoerling.
so while there are clearly exaggerated claims by some (e.g. AGW effects on tornadoes) there is clearly a legitimate debate to be had by informed scientists' on AGW effects on current weather events that should not be ignored.Unknown,
There are a few scientists who have made the claim that anthropogenic global warming is indicated by a recent extreme events. I have read most of these papers and I believe (as many of my colleagues do) that they are flawed. But the point is that there is no consensus in the community that recent extreme events are indicative of AGW and thus the media and advocacy groups are well advised not to push this point. And consider that the main consensus body of the field....the IPCC...is very cool on such claims...cliffJust to clarify - my point is not "If global warming increased the severity of an event by 10%, did it cause the event?". Rather, it is if global warming is likely a 5-10% effect, how can we be sure it even contributed in a particular event?
I'm not a climatologist, but seeing global warming blamed for individual events in which it MIGHT have been a minor factor, IHMO, opens AGW to criticism needlessly.Cliff: Since you refused to post my thoroughly polite and respectful comment, and since Unknown and I overlapped on many points, perhaps you can post this. He cannot be contacted from the link on this blog. I would hope that he will contact me. He knows lots and I would like to strike up a conversation.
regards, DonCliff: You have covered one facet of problems with inferring climate change from extreme weather. For me, the poster child of this "Extreme Silliness" is Senator Inhofe's igloo built to melt after a February, 2010 snow storm in Washington DC. Nonetheless, as your post suggests, the science of inferring climate from weather is difficult. It is not unlike the symptomology of disease (Is that dizziness that I had this morning a symptom of heart disease?). We have false and true positives. Your post focuses upon false positives. The problem is discriminating falseness. As John M. Wallace, to whom you refer, has written "It is difficult for the public to grasp the significance of global warming because the mildness of its early symptoms belies the gravity of its long-term consequences…attribution of extreme events to human-induced climate change is often viewed as gratuitous and labeled as fear mongering. A more effective communications strategy, in my view, is to use these events to illuminate society's increasing vulnerability to natural disasters in the face of our deteriorating planetary life-support system.". He wrote similar themes in the LA Times today. At the same time, science is making progress toward discriminating false from true positives in patterns of extreme weather (rather than events in isolation), much as medicine has done with patterns of symptoms of disease (That frequent dizziness that you are having is related to arterial disease.). A recent paper, "A decade of weather extremes" by D. Coumou and S. Rahmstorf in Nature Climate Change, argues that the evidence suggests that "for some types of extreme — notably heat waves, but also precipitation extremes — there is now strong evidence linking specific events or an increase in their numbers to the human influence on climate. For other types of extreme, such as storms, the available evidence is less conclusive, but based on observed trends and basic physical concepts it is nevertheless plausible to expect an increase."
ReplyDeleteDear Cliff, thanks for this post. Could you please explain what is so unscientific about the survey reported in the NYT? It comes from Yale http://environment.yale.edu/climate/files/Extreme-Weather-Climate-Preparedness.pdf and is quite thorough it seems. Perhaps the public has an opinion about the role of anthropogenic climate change in extreme weather that does not match with the scientific consensus. But does that make the survey unscientific?
ReplyDeleteIn the 1970's a NOAA science manager was predicting increasing weather extremes, based on an ocean temperature data series. A hotter ocean had to have an influence on atmospheric dynamics.
Now we know that solar energy is being retained in the atmosphere and that energy has to go somewhere. Part of it is retained in the atmosphere as heat, part as kinetic energy in atmospheric transport, part as increased oceanic evaporation, part in ocean surface temperature increase.
One might expect ocean and atmospheric dynamics to be affected and it would be surprising if they weren't. Since these dynamics are in part deterministic and in part probablistic one should expect increased stochasticity or increased "noise" in these systems.
Thus, although individual weather events cannot be attributed to the overall energy input to the system, a trend in the redistribution of atmospheric heating, cooling and precipitation patterns, and increased severity of weather events can be.
These trends are ameliorated by the fact that a substantial portion of increased CO2 input to the atmosphere is being asorbed by the oceans. If that weren't the case we might have far fewer skeptics and breath holders regarding global climate change.Cliff, leaving aside short-wavelength specific event observations, what's your opinion about the emergent widely distributed statistical bulge/aberration in high versus low temperature extremes? Is this a fingerprint of climate modification consistent with expectations of the role of improved efficiency of heat retention as an effect of C02, natural variation, or a mixture of both?
ReplyDeleteAnd for the record, don't you think that posts just like this one (calling experts, advocates, and science reporters silly) and calling peer reviewed science "bogus" is just the kind of fodder deniers live for? Don't kid yourself that you are above the politics of this thing and can comment on others' words without seeing the damage your own words can do. The most favorite "myth" of the science deniers is that the scientists themselves can't agree and that there is not a clear consensus and that the jury is still out. You are fueling that fire. Just ask commenter Caleb.
ReplyDeleteYour use of the term 'denier' is highly offensive. It was chosen to associate with 'holocaust denier,' and is obviously not appropriate language when discussing science or political policy.
There are many who would like to see abortion termed infanticide. And every mention of Obama should label him a socialist, right? Do you not see what you are doing? There is a difference between 'denying' a proposition based on a massively complex mathematical model, and killing five million Jews. Please allow those of us who don't buy the entire apocalyptic ratbag of global warming to define ourselves - we are as capable of doing so as 'pro-choice' women.Edith, I suspect Cliff is not familiar with sites such as WUWT and thus possibly does not know how a phrase that would be perfectly adequate in one context may be used in another as fuel for the fires of demagoguery, as you suggest.
With a roster of credible opponents of relatively elementary physics so small as to be nonexistent, climate contrarians are frequently left with no recourse but to twist words offered by those who know better.
For myself, I take Cliff's point to be that our hydrocarbon sewage accumulation problem is bad enough that no hyperbole is required to describe it.It's Cliff who uses the term "deniers" as part of his argument. Honest skepticism in science is vital and necessary to advance our understanding. Denial is something entirely different--blindness due to other emotional, psychological, political, or economic factors. Denying gravity is far different from denying the Holocaust, for example. Notably, however, the outcome in the case of human-caused global warming may be as serious as genocide, though I wasn't making a connection to the Holocaust by using the term. I think Cliff would agree there--see his last paragraph. Denial is denial. I think denial of scientific consensus when the stakes for real people are this high is perfectly appropriate. I don't see the connection to partisan claims about what constitutes socialism (mostly just character attacks) or abortion (nobody--pro-choice or not--denies the scientific premise that abortion, as the term itself indicates, terminates a pregnancy.) Anyway, you lost me at "ratbag." And @dbostrom, I agree! No hyperbole is required. I'm with you there. The point of contention is whether Cliff is correct that we haven't seen any fingerprints of climate change yet in weather events or whether the legions of climate scientists who are now using models to make precise attributions are indeed finding hard evidence that human-caused climate change is now a factor (one among many and not necessarily the central one or the trigger) in *every* weather event. I'm not a scientist, but as other commenters have noted here there's evidence from highly reputable scientists to contradict what Cliff is claiming (Namely that we cannot prove AWG now in weather events but that we will likey see it later in the century vs. we can determine AGW as one factor now), and I am not ready to call all that peer reviewed science or nuanced reporting about it bogus, silly, or hyperbolic. It's not to say there isn't exaggeration out there. But I think name-calling among peers and earnest reporters is counterproductive to say the least.
ReplyDeleteThanks for clarifying, Cliff. I implore you to make that point more clearly. It was lost on me...and seemingly on several other readers. For one thing, you hide the most important paragraph at the end. What we get first is that we shouldn't believe anything we hear about a weather-climate connection. I agree that reporters, advocates, and scientists shouldn't overstep. But we also shouldn't eat our own young by omitting or obscuring the clear statements about the reality of climate change--like the one you just made. A great service scientists can do for public understanding is underscoring that point--that there IS evidence of impacts due to greenhouse gas changes induced by humans--rather than calling each other silly. If we could simply say that over and over again, at the beginning of every communication, and with that kind of concision and clarity, we'd be getting somewhere with lagging concern and mitigation by elected officials. Thanks again. EA
ReplyDelete> Take the recent amazing heat wave
> in the eastern and central U.S.:
> canary in the coal mine for global
> warming? No evidence of this.
> In fact, an in-depth analysis by
> Dr. Martin Hoerling ...
Cliff, though the context of this post was focused on anthropogenic global warming and you explicitly stated so in the earlier parts of your post, you became inconsistent in the later parts. Thus, did you mean to write, in the above excerpt, "... canary in the coal mine for anthropogenic global warming?"?
Further, are you defending your binary hypothesis, "No evidence of this" by citing ESRL's Hoerling, or do you have your own analysis which you have omitted in this blog post? (if so, here's hoping for a future followup post, the world can't wait to read it!).
Further to the Hoerling citation, you wrote:
> … suggest that the heat wave
> was the result of natural
> variability and an unusual, but
> not unprecedented, change in the
> upper level flow pattern that
> pushed tropical air northward over
> the eastern U.S.
That's a useful citation to commit to this post, but what you omitted, which is pertinent given the context, is this excerpt from Hoerling:
> The weak overall contribution of
> GHG warming to the magnitude of
> the March 2012 heatwave
> notwithstanding, a signal of
> about +1°C warming appreciably
> increased the odds of a record
> March heatwave occurring.
Its noteworthy that Hoerling used the explicit adjective, "weak", to describe ESRL's estimation of contribution of GHG warming to the aformentioned March 2012 heat wave event. Weak is not zero, and there's no metaphorical axiom about a coal mine canary's level of illness that I'm aware of [1]:
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_in_the_coal_mine#Detection_of_toxic_gases
> Well into the 20th century, coal
> miners in the United Kingdom and
> the United States brought
> canaries into coal mines as an
> early-warning signal for toxic
> gases including methane and
> carbon monoxide. The birds, being
> more sensitive, would become sick
> before the miners, who would then
> have a chance to escape or put on
> protective respirators.
Also omitted from your Hoerling citation:
> The event reminds us that there
> is no reason to believe that the
> hottest, "meteorological maddest"
> March observed in a mere century
> of observations is the hottest
> possible. But this isn't to push
> all the blame upon randomness.
> Our current estimate of the
> impact of GHG forcing is that it
> likely contributed on the order
> of 5% to 10% of the magnitude of
> the heat wave during 12-23 March.
Although I'm not an ornithologist, it seems reasonable to imagine some canaries might be particularly sensitive and fall ill to seemingly small or trace amounts of toxic gases, like the greenhouse gas methane, inside coal mines.
In one of your follow ups to a commenter named "Unknown", you wrote:
> Unknown....many of the studies you quote are very weak or problematic.
The Unknown commenter loosely referred to five studies (Hansen et al, Jennifer Francis, Kerry Emanuel, Seung-Ki min et al, Trenberth). Are there any in particular that you're willing to go on record and cite as "weak or problematic" and if so are you prepared to offer a defense of your counterpoints?
Best regards,
-Brendan Lane Larson, Meteorologist
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text: Space | 06. June 2011 | posted by Dietmar Lilienthal 'Live' airborne astronomy I had already been working on the SOFIA project for some years, when back in 1998, a consortium of German research institutes (Max-Planck Institute of Radio Astronomy in Bonn, University of Cologne, Max-Planck Institute of Solar System Research and the DLR Institute of Planetary Research) decided to develop the German Receiver for Astronomy at Terahertz Frequencies (GREAT) as the Principal Investigator-class Science Instrument for the first generation at the SOFIA Observatory. At this time, the aim was for the observatory to be operational by the end of 2001. It was not only the optimists who were expecting the GREAT spectrometer to soon enter operational service. Back then, who could have thought that it would take 13 years for GREAT to fly on SOFIA for the first time? We finally achieved this in April 2011! SOFIA and GREAT are now ready for operation at the NASA Operations Center in Palmdale. The planning schedule envisages a total of four flights with GREAT on board SOFIA, starting with an Observatory Characterisation Flight (OCF) that also serves as a Commissioning Flight for GREAT, and three science flights as part of what is known as the Short Science programme. Following successful completion of the first two flights with GREAT, which took place on 31 March / 1 April and 5 / 6 April 2011, I am now greatly looking forward to the third science flight. Accompanying our SOFIA guests, science journalist Thomas Bührke and Henning Krause, from DLR Corporate Communications, I will have the opportunity to tell you about 'SOFIA's Secrets', the GREAT instrument and the scientific objectives of the live astronomical observations on board the aircraft. But there are still a few hurdles left to clear. At the start of the campaign, it became apparent that the US Congress might fail to reach agreement over the government budget, thereby threatening a possible 'government shutdown'. If this were to happen, there would be a long interruption in the SOFIA scientific flights. Furthermore, as the weather progressively worsened, on 8 April 2011, NASA decided to postpone the second scientific flight by a few days. Image: Even the weather in Palmdale, located in Antelope Valley, seemed unable to make up its mind: could this cloud cover forecast the menacing government shutdown or could it be a sign from the radiant Urania, the Greek muse of astronomy and protective goddess of the heavens. Credit: Dietmar Lilienthal. Fortunately, the government shutdown did not take place, and the flights with GREAT were resumed in the following week. Some rescheduling was needed: the participation of our guests on board SOFIA was moved from the third to the second flight. The second flight was on 12 to 13 April 2011 and, luckily, the take off of the 53rd SOFIA flight took place exactly 50 years to the day of the first orbit around Earth by Yuri Gagarin in his spacecraft Vostok 1 back in 1961. Given that the weather had also taken a turn for the better, nothing stood in the way of a promising astronomy tour in the SOFIA 'convertible'. The mission sequence has been accurately scheduled, but now we must perform most of the flight preparations. The 24-person flight crew is about to embark on a 15 hour mission, and will not arrive until this afternoon. At 14:00 local time, SOFIA is towed out of its hangar and onto the apron, known as the 'ramp'. At around 15:30, the GREAT instrument is cooled with liquid nitrogen and helium, and the control software of the Mission Command and Control System (MCCS) is tested. The Crew Brief has been scheduled at 18:00. By this time, the SOFIA guests have arrived. Image: At the brief, the entire crew is informed about all key aspects of the mission, including the weather prospects for this, the 53rd SOFIA flight. Credit: DLR. The flight plan is based– as always – around the scientific requirements. The Principal Investigator of the GREAT team, Rolf Güsten, describes the astronomical objectives in the GREAT Short Science Plan Flight #2 and presents the ambitious programme. The different phases of this flight will take us from California (CA) across Nevada (NV), Idaho (ID), California (CA), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), North Dakota (ND), South Dakota (SD), Nebraska (NE), Kansas (KS), Oklahoma (OK), Texas (TX), New Mexico (NM), Arizona (AZ), Nevada (NV) and back to California (CA). Image: Flight plan for the 2nd Short Science Flight with GREAT. Credit: NASA. The selection of astronomical objects for the individual flight stages looks very promising indeed; calibration measurements of Saturn are performed at the start of the mission, followed by a programme including galactic and extra-galactic objects. By 18:15, it is time for Flight Crew Entry, and at 19:00 hours, the door of the aircraft is closed in preparation for take-off. The time for the actual take off simply flies by. The take off was remarkably unspectacular – quieter than on a commercial airliner, but with powerful thrust from the jet engines. After about 15 minutes into the flight, the telescope hatch at the back of SOFIA opens, though almost nobody is aware of this at first. Video: SOFIA Science flight with GREAT, 12-13 April 2011 Video: NASA The GREAT instrument is now ready to start work. It is operated simultaneously in two infrared channels, at low frequencies in the configuration L1a: 1.25 – 1.39 terahertz (about 230 microns) and L2: 1.82 – 1.92 terahertz (about 160 microns). This means that the emission lines of various molecules or transitions between both spectral bands can be observed simultaneously in the same spatial direction. After a steep ascent to an altitude of approximately 37,000 feet, the pilots align the aircraft and hatch with Saturn and the first calibration measurements are performed. Based on this, the pilots then change the 'heading' of the aircraft to approx. 135 degrees. After the calibration measurements have been carried out, the astronomical part of the observation flight begins: the search for interstellar molecules in galactic and extra-galactic objects. The first item on the programme is IC443 (IC stands for Index Catalogue), also known as the Jellyfish Nebula, a supernova remnant in the Gemini constellation, approximately 1.5 kiloparsec (roughly 5000 light years) away. Supernovae constitute the final, explosive burning out of massive stars. But the shockwaves of these explosions compress the surrounding interstellar medium, initiating the first phase in the process of new star formation. The heart of the spectroscopists starts to beat faster: the first spectral evidence of interstellar carbon monoxide CO (12-11) appears on the data monitors, possibly also with OH lines. On this flight, GREAT and the SOFIA telescope really are living up to the expectations of the observers! Image: PI Rolf Güsten (in the foreground) directing his team. Centre right: Thomas Bührke. Credit: DLR. On Cep B, located at a distance of approximately 2400 light years, a galactic molecular cloud in the constellation of Cepheus exhibits carbon monoxide lines and, in the higher frequency channel, a clearly defined CII emission line, the single ionised carbon line constituting an important cooling line in interstellar gas. This line is of utmost importance because stars form from dense, cool clouds that condense the interstellar material. The gas in a molecular cloud is also being ionised by the strong UV radiation from the surrounding hot, young first generation stars (spectral types O and B); the kinetic energy of the released electrons is continuously heating up the surrounding gas. To enable any kind of cooling to take place, 'loss processes' are also required. Through collision-induced excitation of carbon atoms, some of the high levels of kinetic energy in the electrons can be converted into radiation energy. Bound electrons are excited and 'de-excited' by these collisions, resulting in the emission of low-energy photons, which do not cause further heating of the molecular cloud. The CII lines are therefore key indicators of the places where stars are born. Another cooling line is the OI line emitted by neutral atomic oxygen, which is found at a frequency of 4.7 terahertz (63.18 microns). In the future it will be observable on the 3rd channel of GREAT, provided by the DLR Institute of Planetary Research. Image: The CII cooling line in molecular cloud Cep B, at a wavelength of 158 microns. The observers on board SOFIA are able to follow the measurements 'live as they appear on the data monitors. Credit: DLR. The telescope is now pointed at M82 ausgerichtet, the famous irregular galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major, located at a distance of approximately 14 million light years. At its heart is a powerful starburst event. M82 also exhibits carbon monoxide (CO) spectral lines. To determine whether two molecular lines at different wavelengths originate in the same cloud or object, they must exhibit the same speed and direction of travel. With the help of the Doppler formula and the familiar resting wavelengths of these lines, the spectral lines can be presented in a radial velocity catalogue. All related lines within a molecular cloud must then exhibit the same velocity. Following the standardisation of these details (known as LSR correction – Local Standard of Rest), it is possible to distinguish the composition of various clouds relatively accurately. In galaxies, the high individual system velocity and red shift usually give rise to an excessively large offset between the observed lines. For M82, we see the lines at +210 kilometres per second. Since M82 is viewed edge on, its rotation will derive in the matter on one side moving away from us, and the matter on the other side toward us. But the insufficient spatial resolution of this galaxy with the beam of the GREAT instrument makes these lines appear to be widely dispersed. Image: Flight plan during the night from 12 to 13 April 2011. Credit: Flightaware.com. During the flight over North Dakota, the pilots alter the heading once again by approximately 90 degrees. SOFIA is now flying south east and is ascending to an altitude of about 43,000 feet. Now, Sharpless 106 (S106), the hourglass-shaped cloud in the constellation of Cygnus (Swan) appears in our field of view. Located at a distance of 1500 light years, S106 is extraordinary. It has two 'lobes' with a central dust disc and a central star. If it were not for the absorption of this dust, the star would be as bright as Sirius. The presence of several protoplanetary dust discs, or proplyds, in the vicinity has been verified with the Hubble Space Telescope. GREAT can also, for the first time, observe the C+ line from S106. It is now 02:33. I suddenly feel exhausted, but the team is still highly motivated. We are now flying back West. During the last 3-hour leg of our flight we observe the Milky Way's galactic heart in the Sagittarius constellation (the Archer). Here, we expect to observe high rotational transitions of the CO molecule in the circumnuclear disc around the main mass concentration in the centre of the Milky Way. The gas disc rotates at a speed of approximately 120 kilometres per second around Sgr A. This means that GREAT can also observe the CO (10-9) lines first observed with HIFI on Herschel, verify the CO (11-10), CO (13-12) and CO (16-15) transitions, and even provide observations of OH and H2D+ lines. For these to be statistically significant, more observations need to be conducted in the flight scheduled for July. H2D+ provides us with information about extreme physical conditions. Chemical models suggest that it is one of the last molecules to freeze out onto the dust grains and disappear from the gas phase, making it an excellent indicator of the dynamic processes at the earliest phases of the birth of a star (protostar), deeply embedded in the molecular clouds. In the future, it will be possible to observe the heavy isotope deuterium, comprising one proton and neutron, in the HD combination on the 2.7 teraherz channel of GREAT. Due to the widespread assumption that deuterium was only able to arise primordially, that is, very shortly after the Big Bang, these observations will give some insight into its frequency, and therefore about some possible models of the cosmos. Here, we can look forward to the final assessment of this data by the participating scientists at the Max-Planck Institute of Radio Astronomy in Bonn, and at the University of Cologne. Sunrise: SOFIA after landing in Palmdale. Credit: DLR (CC-BY 3.0). We land at about 06:05, and make our way to the debrief in the conference room. The faces of the crewmembers show that it's been a long night of hard work, but the successful observations make all the effort well worthwhile. Our guests on board SOFIA were captivated by the professional and productive atmosphere, and were not reluctant to repeat their adventure on board SOFIA in the future.


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Consequently, it is the right moment for me to put a momentuous halt to my blogging and to have a bit of fun. But don't worry, I am not completely abandoning my blog during my short week off, because I'll be home chillin' all the while, and knowing how addicted I am to "Rosa's Yummy Yums" I will surely publish a couple of pictures in addition to a guest post (around the 19th of August) and will be on Twitter, Facebook or visiting your sites.
This Friday, I have decided to write about a traditional delicacy from the majestic land of exotic delights, beauty, diversity and heritage that is Turkey. Despite having never travelled there, I have fallen in love with its wonderful culture and stunning landscapes...
"Kalbura Basti", sometimes also known under the name of "Hurma", are Turkish syrup-drenched pastries that have a riddled appearance. They are featured among the favorite specialities that are prepared for the three-day Candy Holiday (Şeker Bayram aka Eid Ul-Fitr) that follows the holy month of Ramazan (Ramadan). Although this treat is of Ottoman origin, a very similar variation of it ("Hurmašice" or "Hurme") can be found in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina too, since the Osmanli Turks invaded, controlled and influenced those regions.
Those date-shaped cakelets are rolled in very original way as one needs a colander, sieve or grater (the side used to grind nutmegs) to give them their unusual looks ("Kalbur" meaning colander). Apart from having a unique form, this speciality cannot be found everywhere in Turkey. As a matter of fact, it is quite difficult to come across it in bakeries or to see it being served in restaurants, because they are commonly baked at home and savored among family members.
I took the recipe from "Turkish Cookbook" which I had bought on a Swiss bidding site. This book on Turkish cuisine is written by one of Turkey's leading cookery author and Sufi practitioner Nevin Halici who has published nine publications, "Sufi Cuisine" being her latest publication so far.
These simple cookies require hardly any ingredients or work (so easy to put together), and they contain no eggs nor butter, yet they are incomparably delicious. It is absolutely impossible not to get hooked on their exquisitely soft and crumbly texture, syrup-engorged and gooey dough as well as absolutely divine nutty, cinnamony and marzipany flavor. "Kalbura Basti" are incredibly addictive. Once you've eaten one, you cannot stop!
"Kalbura Basti"
Recipe adapted from Nevin Halici's "Turkish Cookbook".
Makes 16 cookies.
Ingredients For The "Cookies":
75ml Milk
125ml Water
1/2 Tsp Lemon juice
1/3 Tsp Ground cinnamon Optional)
Method For The "Cookies":
1. Grease a baking pan or cover it with baking paper. Preheat the oven to 200° C (400° F).
2. In a medium bowl, whisk the milk, olive oil and baking soda together, then add the flour and mahleb. Knead into a smooth dough.
3. Divide the dough into 16 equal portions.
4. Press each piece of dough over a sieve or a shredder with your fıngers while rolling and shaping into oblongs (do not press through).
5. Place the cookies on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Method For The "Syrup":
6. Meanwhile, in a medium pan, add the sugar, water, lemon juice and cinnamon, bring to a boil and let simmer for 2 minutes or until the mixture is syrupy, then remove from heat.
7. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, place them in a shallow dish and immediately pour the hot syrup over them.
8. Let them soak for 10 minutes, then turn them over and let the other side soak for another 10 minutes, then turn the cookies around again and let them cool.
9. Serve as soon as the cookies are no more hot.
This video (at 0:36 secs) will help you visualize how those cookies are shaped.
Serving suggestions:
Serve with a good cup of Turkish, Greek or Lebanese coffee or some black tea.
"Kalbura Basti"
Recette adaptée de "Turkish Cookbook" par Nevin Halici.
Pour 16 gâteaux.
Ingrédients Pour Les "Gâteaux":
75ml de Lait
75ml d'Huile d'olive
174 de CC de Bicarbonate de soude
150 g de Farine
1/2 CC de Mahleb en poudre (en option)
Ingrédients Pour le "Sirop":
150g de Sucre cristallisé
125ml d'Eau
1/2 CC de Jus de citron
1/3 CC de Cannelle en poudre (en option)
Méthode Pour Les "Gâteaux":
1. Beurrer une plaque de cuisson ou la recouvrir de papier sulfurisé. Préchauffer le four à 200° C (400° F).
2. Dans un bol moyen, mélanger ensemble (émulsionner) le lait, l'huile d'olive et la bicarbonate de soude, puis ajouter la farine et le mahleb, puis pétrir jusqu'à obtention d'une pâte lisse.
3. Diviser la pâte en 16 portions égales.
4. Presser chaque morceau de pâte contre un tamis ou une râpe (côté pour râper la noix de muscade) et les rouler afin de leur donner une forme oblongue.
5. Placer les gâteaux sur la plaque et les cuire dans le four préchauffé pendant 20 minutes.
Méthode Pour Le "Sirop":
6. Pendant ce temps, préparer le sirop: mettre le sucre, l'eau, le jus de citron et la cannelle dans une casserole moyenne et porter à ébullition, puis laisser cuire 2 minutes ou jusqu'à ce que le sirop se soit un peu épaissi, puis le retirer du feu.
7. Dès que les biscuits sortent du four, verser immédiatement le sirop chaud dessus. Laisser s'imbiber pendant 10 minutes, puis les retourner et les laisser s'imbiber pendant encore 10 minutes dans le sirop. Puis les retourner à nouveau et les laisser refroidir.
Cette vidéo (à 0:36 secs) vous aidera à visualiser la méthode de roulage.
Idées de présentation:
Servir avec un bon café à la turque, grec ou libanais, ou du thé noir.


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Hey,I'm trying to get my android phone to be connected with linuxMCE.I follow the procedure as seen on http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Web_Orbiter_2.0I'm blocked on point 7.When i do a full regen of the specific orbiter, i got the space for the status. But no status. It seems to stop without doing anything.A full regen of the default orbiter (fe OnScreen orbiter) is working correctly................
I'll give it a try this evening.Just to be verify, can i pick in with the reload and go on.Or is it best to delete proxy orbiter, reload/regen and recreate it all?
I was able to do a full regen with the extra 'reload' at step 7.But still no port 3461 that is listening.To be safe, i've tried it also with a complete remove of the orbiter, and did the whole procedure again. Now with the extra reload in between. But it gives me te same result.When i check with netstat, no port is listening on 3461.And of course, my android phone has the result 'connection failed'. What seems normal.Any thoughts what i could check further?Thanks!
For the moment it's : linuxMCE 8.10_24.0.12. An upgrade of an earlier version, because i had problems to install directly the latest version (boot dvd issues).And you're right, i was missing the folder 'bits'.So i've just created it, but after a full regen, it stays empty. Normal?


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Damaso. That was the one-word message, painted on a placard, that activist Carlos Celdran delivered to a group of bishops in Manila Cathedral in a 2010 protest. To many Filipinos, the meaning was instantly clear: Padre Damaso is perhaps the most famous literary character in the Philippines, a corrupt and abusive Spanish priest who is the villain of Jose Rizal's 1887 novel, Noli Me Tangere. Celdran had barged into the cathedral to protest the church's efforts to defeat the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, which provides government funding for contraception and sex education. After more than a decade of bitter feuding, the bill was finally signed into law in December. It was a shocking victory, even for many supporters, and a sign that the church was losing some of its sway over the political affairs of a country that is 80% Catholic.
Last week, however, the church and its faithful had a message of their own: not so fast. As a result of his Damaso protest, Celdran was convicted by the Metropolitan Trial Court in Manila for violating an obscure provision of the Revised Penal Code, Article 133, which proscribes against "offending religious feelings." Free on bail, Celdran awaits sentencing for a term of up to 13 months in prison. Human Rights Watch researcher Carlos Conde called the decision "a setback for free speech in the Philippines." Article 133, dating back to 1930, was carried over from the criminal code of the Spanish colonial period, which ended in 1898. Celdran's case is the first time the law has been taken to trial and ruled upon. "I didn't even know this law existed," said Conde.
(MORE: When a Country Cracks Down on Contraception: Grim Lessons from the Philippines)
Celdran's case has quickly turned into a referendum on the role of the church and the limits of free speech in the Philippines. Once virtually nonexistent, the line between church and state is being examined more closely than ever before, thanks in part to reform-minded President Benigno Aquino III and a new generation of social-media-savvy critics. The incident has also become a vehicle for re-examining the country's penal code, which is littered with several other outdated provisions. A bill seeking to repeal Article 133 has already been introduced by Senator Pia Cayetano. In a note accompanying the bill, filed on Tuesday, the Senator wrote: "Freedom of speech and expression is essential to a sovereign state. In fact, the curtailment thereof has been one of the main reasons for revolts in the country throughout Philippine history."
Perhaps that's why the case has generated so much interest. The strange charge has helped turn Celdran into something of a cause célèbre in the Southeast Asian nation, inspiring Facebook support pages and the Twitter hashtag #FreeCarlosCeldran. The 40-year-old performance artist is already a local celebrity, best known for Walk This Way, a walking tour of Manila that TIME described as "filled with the kind of insight that only a native raconteur can provide." A statement of support has even come from President Aquino, who was instrumental in the RH law's passage. The President said, somewhat carefully, that he "may sympathize with Mr. Celdran's position."
(MORE: More Catholic than the Pope? Manila Suburb Cracks Down on Condoms)
The church is also treading delicately around Celdran's case. The Archdiocese of Manila issued a statement clarifying that it had no part in the prosecution of Celdran, even though it was "deeply disturbed" by his act. The powerful Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has also distanced itself from the case, saying it has already forgiven Celdran. It was in fact a Catholic layperson, attorney Ronaldo Reyes, who pursued the case on behalf of the state. Harry Roque, a law professor at the University of Philippines, said Article 133 is a form of lèse-majesté and called it "an archaic provision which no longer has a place when the current constitution and human-rights laws now recognize freedom of expression." Roque is currently in the midst of a different high-profile legal case, a challenge to the so-called cybercrime law, which contains sweeping and vague libel provisions that have sparked an enormous public outcry. (The libel laws are also a holdover from the Spanish penal code.)
What's happening in the Philippines is not a full-fledged revolt but a re-examination of some of the country's long-held orthodoxies. The biggest question is what role the church should play in national affairs. Hard-line supporters are already gearing up for challenges to the church's authority. Jo Imbong, legal counsel for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, said the RH law's passage has "increased the resolve of Catholics to stand their ground." There is also a moderate strain of clergy and Catholic laypeople that supported the RH law and has been outspoken regarding the Celdran case. "The Catholic Church is pervasive through the Philippine psyche in an absolute manner," said Celdran, who himself identifies as Catholic.
For now, Celdran continues to lead his Walk This Way tour several times a week. On a recent outing, he did not mention his legal troubles to his audience of about 50, a mix of foreign tourists and Filipinos. But after the tour was over, several people approached him to offer words of support and pose for photos — one even brought a miniature "Damaso" sign for Celdran to hold up. Despite the threat of imminent jail time, Celdran maintains an optimistic take on not only his legal troubles but also on the future of the Philippines. "I'm kind of lucky that I'm in a society that I truly believe in my heart is secular, progressive and logical," he said. "And I feel like it is very fortunate for me to be in a position that can prove that about our nation."
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We began our Italian adventure with an antipasto of Toasted Bread with Burrata and Basil . An "il primo", or "first course" usually consists of pasta, minestrone, risotto, or zuppa (soup) in small portions. For our primo course in this challenge we are travelling to the Italian coast. Mussels (cozze) are extremely popular in Southern Italy and on the islands. Italian mussels are known mainly for having an extremely smooth texture and sweet flavour that makes an attractive addition to many pastas and fish dishes.You may not think to cook mussels when you think seafood but they're very easy to prepare, even for a novice chef.
No Italian mussels for me, but, off our coastal waters in British Columbia fishermen harvest mussels. The blue mussel is the most common mussel found along the Pacific coast. Its shell is dark blue and usually 5 cm (2 inches)to 7.5 cm (3 inches) in length. The meat ranges from creamy-tan to brownish-orange in colour with a texture that is tougher than that of a clam or oyster. Their flavour is rich and sweet.
To ensure that mussels are alive and fresh, look for tightly closed shells or shells that snap shut when tapped. Avoid mussels that have broken shells, feel heavy (they are usually full of sand) or feel light and loose when shaken (they are usually dead). Shucked mussels should have plump meat with clear liquid. Smaller mussels will be more tender than large ones.
If you would like to join me simply prepare an Italian dish from antipasti, primo, secondo, contorno to dolce and send the link with photo to eatchallenge(at)gmail(DOT)com before the opening of the movie. The possibilities are limitless!!!! On or around August 13th I will round up your recipes and post this journey we have all been on together. There is not much time before the movie release so join me if you can!
Italians are very passionate about their food. Every day we should be excited about what we are eating even if it just means something as simple as making use of a wonderful find at our local farmers market. With these personally imposed challenges I am finding my culinary skills to be rejuvenated and back on track. This is the perfect time of year to pump up my kitchen into high gear! By creating this challenge what better way to emulate Elizabeth Gilbert's sojourn in Italy than to create a menu based on local ingredients, as the Italians do, and her own adventures in Italy. I hope you will feel my excitement as I travel on my own personal journey for the next few weeks leading up to opening night.
Italian cuisine is all about the freshest, most flavourful ingredients prepared simply yet exquisitely. The food of Italy places a big emphasis on regional specialties and artisanally produced products. Parmesan cheese, balsamic vinegar, Tuscan olive oil and wines up and down the peninsular boot are famous the world over. Gilbert's time in Italy is spent immersing herself in the romantic language and cuisine of Italy that we all love. My menu does not concentrate on just one region in Italy but embraces the entire country in my own culinary adventure to celebrate the release of the movie.
The two secrets to great Italian flavour in this dish is to use fresh herbs whenever possible, and only cook your garlic until it sizzles (longer will make it bitter). Cook up this fresh tomato sauce, add a little wine and lastly the mussels and you will have a pasta dish your friends will devour with gusto!!!Simple, fresh ingredients like your Italian nonna would serve.
I am sending this recipe over to Ruth at Once Upon a Feast the "pasta queen" for her popular event. I try and join in on the fun whenever I have pasta over at Presto Pasta Nights. My cupboards are always full of pasta in countless shapes and sizes. It is too hard to resist at our local Italian grocers, especially since they have expanded!!! I want to have pasta every day of the year!!!! Presto Pasta Nights event has been the baby of Ruth over at Once Upon a Feast for over 3 glorious years. Whenever we feel the urge for some pasta we can go over to her site and have 3 years of entries from all over the world to choose from from pasta salad to lasagna to Pho. So head on over there on Friday and soak in the pasta dishes.
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 large cloves garlic, minced
pinch of red pepper flakes
10 Roma tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup fresh basil, minced
1/4 cup parsley, minced
1/4 cup mint, minced
pinch of salt and pepper
2 cups vegetable broth or 1 cup white wine and 1 cup water from pasta pot
3 lbs. fresh mussels, cleaned and debearded (buy only unopened mussels at fish market)
1 lb.pasta, cooked in salt water "al dente" and drained
garnish: chopped fresh parsley
In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil and butter. Add the onion and saute until soft; then add garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook on medium heat for 30 seconds, stirring often. Add tomatoes, herbs and salt pepper. Cover; simmer for 10 min or until tomatoes are softened. Add the broth or wine and water and mussels. Cover; cook on medium heat for 5 min. or until all mussels have opened. Discard any unopened ones at this time. Pour pasta in large serving bowl. Top with half of the mussels and all the sauce. Place remaining mussels in a separate large bowl. Pass pasta bowl and extra mussels garnished with parsley.
Serves 4-6
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By Ronald H. Sunderland, Ed.D.
If you feel ill-prepared to discuss death with a child, you are not alone. Many of us hesitate to talk about dying and death, even with adults. But death and grief are inescapable. We must deal with grief. So must our children. If we are to help them, we must let them know it is all right to talk about death, dying and the grief that follows.
A child's understanding of death
- Preschool: Death is reversible and temporary, and the whole world is "concrete" since they have not yet begun to think abstractly.
- Ages 5-9: Death is final and all living things die, but they may not yet see death as personal. Somehow it won't strike them or the people they love. They may associate death with a bad or evil power that stalks people.
- Ages 10-19: Death is irreversible and all living things die. Teenagers may become intrigued with death or even take unnecessary risks as a sort of "dare."
What to say and do
What you say to a child about death will depend on his age and experience, but always tell the truth in age-appropriate language. Be aware that your own situation, experiences, beliefs and feelings influence what you say. Since modelling attitudes and behaviours is a significant part of any adult-child relationship, don't be afraid to let children see and feel your own grief at appropriate times. Being open and honest may encourage children to share their deepest feelings and fears.
Above all, become a listener. Don't assume that your own experience in the world is universal. Listen. Explore what the child thinks and believes at this moment. Ask what the child believes to be important about the situation. What are his or her fears and anxieties?
How to approach misconceptions
Misconceptions about death may be acquired from other children or careless adults. Some common misconceptions include: equating death with "sleep," equating death with "going away" and linking death to advanced age, as if only elderly people die. Such explanations of death can create anxiety for young children: Will I die when I go to sleep? Also, they may create distrust when children learn the truth: Kids die, too. Be honest, concise and basic when responding to misconceptions.
Children may also be confused about illness, hospitalization and
death. They may not be able to distinguish between minor and terminal
illness. Explain that only very serious illnesses cause death and,
although we all get sick at times and some of us may need to go to the
hospital, we usually get better again.
What you may see
Crying or sullen behaviour
Mourning is the recognition of a deeply felt loss and a process that we must complete before we can go on with life. Mourning is healing. The expression of grief, through tears or any other emotion, should never be equated with weakness. Boys as well as girls should be allowed to cry and express their feelings if and when they so need.
Anger or hostility
The death of a family member may arouse anger in children as well as adults. The child may feel angry with the person who died for causing pain and sorrow or for leaving the child alone to cope with life. He may feel angry with the doctors who could not save the loved one. Or, the child may feel angry with himself for being unable to prevent the death or for not doing enough to help when the person was alive.
Children may express their angry thoughts openly, especially when they have lost someone on whom they depended, particularly a parent. It is difficult to hear anger directed toward the death and becomes even more so when it is expressed for what may appear to be selfish concerns. But anger is part of grief. Children may act out their anger in many ways, including overt anger, becoming withdrawn or depressed or developing physical symptoms.
During periods of anger, you must be a supportive and stabilizing influence. Accept and validate expressions of anger without judging, retaliating or arguing.
Academic decline
A child may seem listless, preoccupied or inattentive after the death of a loved one, which may affect schoolwork. Assignments may be neglected or forgotten, which is a classic expression of pain. So is the desire to stay home from school or sudden and chronic truancy.
Work with the child's teacher to promote an atmosphere of sensitivity, understanding and support. Ask if assignments could be curtailed for a while or reduced, and request that the child's problems not be discussed in front of the class.
When children experience the death of a family member, they often feel guilty. Young children in particular may have difficulty understanding cause-and-effect relationships. They may think that in some way they caused the death, or they may see death as a punishment: "Mom died and left me because I was bad." Help children cope with guilt by reassuring them they have always been loved and still are.
It may also help to explain the circumstances of the death in simple and direct terms.
Sometimes a child may cope by not displaying tears, discernible sadness or acting out. He or she may act as if nothing is wrong. A brief period of indifference may be a child's way of mentally preparing to face a painful loss.
Ongoing grief
Children may express their grief or sadness over a long period of time and also at unexpected moments. Provide them patience, understanding and support as they complete their grief work.
Capacity to heal
With ample love and support, children have the capacity to not only heal but to grow through grief. Your belief in their capacity to heal will help them integrate death into their lives and go on to live well and love well again.
About the author
Ronald H. Sunderland, Ed.D., is an internationally known educator and scholar in the fields of pastoral theology and ministry. He served as an adjunct faculty member for the Drew University School of Theology and as a doctoral advisor for that institution.


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Hiroki Kuroda (5-4, 3.63) vs. Chris Carpenter (7-1, 2.76).
COMMENTS: Yesterday was nice, but let's face it: It ain't happening again tonight. Still, success is possible, even against St. Louis' best.
"With a career 2.20 ERA in six starts against the Dodgers and a perfect 5-0 record when facing L.A., Carpenter appears primed for another dominant outing," says MLB.com. (Uh, make that regular-season starts.) So how can the Dodgers avoid fulfilling this prophesy?
With the exception of Blake DeWitt's home run, the Dodgers nickel-and-dimed their way to victory last night, and they'll have to do the same tonight to have a chance at winning. Carpenter's 2.79 ground ball-to-fly ball ratio (fourth in the NL) means a lot of worm-killers, but his .269 BABIP also means some of those grounders might find a hole. Let's hope.
Also, this will serve as your Game Thread for Lakers @ Celtics (6 p.m. PT on ABC). Go Purple & Gold!


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