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Archive for Sunday, January 5, 2014
Kansas City Connection: The hidden gems of Westside
January 5, 2014
Happy New Year, dear readers. For this first column of 2014, I'd like to continue our exploration of some of Kansas City's most interesting neighborhoods, businesses and events.
I've spent a good deal of my adult life in Kansas City, but am only now coming to appreciate the diversity and funky character of the Westside, a historic neighborhood just west of downtown that has experienced a recent growth of businesses, restaurants and new or refurbished homes.
In addition to the fine dining at Westside Local, The Bluebird Cafe and Novel, all of which feature locally sourced ingredients, you can grab a fresh cup of gourmet coffee at Little Freshie, which makes up in charm and character what it lacks in size.
Little Freshie also serves sandwiches, baked goods and handcrafted sodas and snow cones with exotic flavors like fig and vanilla, pineapple and serrano pepper, and blackberry lavender. The coffee shop is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday at 811 W. 17th St.
Vegans and raw food enthusiasts will be right at home next door at Füd, a spunky vegan restaurant that offers a wide variety of dishes in a colorful, casual environment.
Füd's dining room is quite small, and it can take a little while for your order to be prepared, but if you're there with a good friend and aren't in any rush, the rainbow salad (made with local greens), mayanizza (South American-style bruschetta) or portabella wrap are among the many colorful, tasty dishes that are well worth the wait.
The shakes and juice cocktails are invigorating, similar to those at Cafe Gratitude though slightly less expensive. Füd is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends, closed Sunday. Visit eatfud.com to see a full menu.
After you eat, stop by the Utilitarian Workshop, a design and craft shop that sells an eclectic array of furnishings, ceramics, jewelry, vintage clothes, artwork and accessories made by local designers and craftsmen.
In addition to the retail component, Utilitarian Workshop is a furniture and graphic design shop — a great resource for anyone looking to outfit their dwelling in a unique and progressive fashion.
Visit the workshop, located at 1659 Summit, on Friday or Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. or on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Or check out the site at utilitarianworkshop.com.
Impressionist France
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is hardly an obscure destination, but the sheer variety and impressive scale of the special exhibitions can make it easy to miss presentations like the current Impressionist France exhibit, which closes Feb. 9.
In addition to the Parisian street scenes and plein air beauty of Monet, Renoir and Pissarro, this exhibition presents many views of France you're likely to have never seen before, from early photographs and daguerreotypes of the Fontainebleau forest to paintings of peasants in the provinces. The exhibit costs $8 for adults and is free to members.
Also wrapping up soon in the Museum's Bloch Building is "About Face," a presentation of contemporary portraiture featuring 29 artists from around the world. All of the works in the exhibit are from the year 2000 or later. The exhibit is free to the public and runs through Jan. 19. Visit Nelson-Atkins.org for more details.
Allen Toussaint
It might still be frosty outside, but a warm bayou breeze will blow through the Folly Theater on Saturday night when legendary New Orleans rhythm and blues artist Allen Toussaint performs an 8 p.m. set.
At 75, Toussaint still swings, and after a career in which he specialized in production and arrangements for other artists, including The Meters, Dr. John and Lee Dorsey, it will be fun to see the Toussaint himself take center stage. Tickets start at $20 and are for sale at follytheater.org.
— Lucas Wetzel is a KU graduate and Kansas City native who has worked as a writer, editor and language trainer in the U.S. and Europe. Know of an upcoming event in Kansas City you'd like to see featured in Kansas City Connection? Email us about it at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and try and fit into your Oscar gown. Remember, margarine gives those hips more slipperiness than regular butter. LET'S GO!
THURGOOD – 9:00PM (HBO) Laurence Fishburne (don't call him Larry) is the star of this one-man biographical play about Thurgood Marshall, the first African American justice of the Supreme Court. The performance was taped at the Kennedy Center in DC, and the play covers Marshall's career from "Brown Vs. Board of Education" all the way through his historic breakthrough to the highest court in the land. The secret to his success? Having a really cool name. 65% of all U.S. male babies should be named Thurgood. It's a brilliant name, I tell you. ANTICIPATION: LEARNING!
MOOSE ATTACK! – 9:00PM (Animal Planet) This one-hour special on moose attacking people comes armed with its own exclamation point, as well it should. No one is going to say, "Moose attack," in a calm and reasonable manner. Hey, man. Moose attack. Heads up. No, no. If a 60,000-pound moose is charging your pickup truck, you're going to scream out GAHHHHHH MOOSE ATTACK!!! ITS ANTLERS ARE SOOO BIG!!!! If anything, one exclamation point seems too modest. ANTICIPATION: MOOSE ATTACK!
MAN VS. WILD – 9:00PM (Discovery) Bear travels to Cape Wrath (worst sequel name ever) in Scotland to survive in the harsh cold and wind. He really should have tried Cape Glad just down the road, which I'm told has a golf course. Also, tonight is the night Bear rocks that wetsuit he made out of a dead seal's hide. I can smell it from here. ANTICIPATION: DEAD SEAL!
JERSEY SHORE – 10:00PM (MTV) Snooki accidentally realizes that she hooked up with Vinny's cousin. And that she drank a gallon of paint. Also, the Sitch gets left behind when he takes too long to get ready for a night out. Hey, those abs don't pump themselves. ANTICIPATION: TRASH!
CSI – 9:00PM (CBS) Two men believed dead get up and start walking around, because they're zombies or something. I dare say this show has run out of legitimate causes of death. ANTICIPATION: THIN!
Thursday Watch List: Chief Justice Fishburne!
Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and try and fit into your Oscar gown. Remember, margarine gives those hips more slipperiness than regular butter. LET'S GO!

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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 45 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
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For over 35 years Harrison Muir has provided diversified protective coating and contracting services to clients in Canada and the eastern United States. Clients include industrial, governmental, institutional and commercial infrastructure owners.
Harrison Muir's mission is to continually develop existing and new long term relationships with its partners and clients by providing:
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Our intention is for our website to act as an interactive brochure of our services, as this is usually the first contact most new customers will experience when looking into utilizing our services.
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I made a map called Sector E about 10 years ago in 2000. It was just an elevator shaft, some vents, some monsters, and some very basic architecture. Play through maybe 5 minutes. The map has grown considerably since then. I worked on lots of different half-life and svencoop maps over the years, so I got a lot of my unfinished "blackmesa/lab" parts together and made the begging of a map series .
Sectore_1, Sectore_2 and Sectore3 are included with Sven Co-op 4.5
Please, post any bugs you have seen, comments about the maps good or bad, or any suggestions you have for future maps in the series!
A lot of people helped make it, Sven putting up with my complete noobishness and annoying pestering Mad Jonsey was cool.. Ah Malek.. Memory lane :'(
Some important people and friends that inspired me earlier in my mapping carrier to continue mapping: Sven Viking, Xirex, Turrican, Kain, ICU, crashman, Sci, kune, Slidje, CKDead and all the rest of the gang. They all helped sectore throughout it's development and incarnations over the years. I am very grateful for the times we had playing maps and all having fun. Since those early day's time's have changed, graphics engines are super-epic now, and people change.
I've put a lot of work into this and thought a lot about how it's important to me. I sometimes wish I could go back to those naive days, I was not always mature and I realize that I've not always been nice to everybody, I'm trying to take more responsibility now for my own actions and how I react to other people. I think everyone should learn some skills (mapping music kodiskat baseball golftuba)and then you gain confidence!
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This summer let your child's imagination come to life as
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Registration is simple and flexible. Register your child for as many summer day camp sessions as you want and still schedule summer vacations! No matter what you choose, your child will have a safe, memorable summer! Before you can register for summer day camps or summer playgrounds/teen centers you must first set up a free
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Tendulkar targets 15,000 Test runs | India Cricket News | Cricinfo.com
Sachin Tendulkar has said he is not satisfied with his achievements and hopes to accumulate 15,000 runs and win the World Cup in 2011.
"I am not pleased yet with what I have done," Tendulkar, who has scored a record 12773 Test runs at an average of 54.58 from 159 matches, said in an interview with the Wisden Cricketer. "Sunil Gavaskar has told me that I have to get to 15,000 runs. He said he would be angry with me and would come and catch me if I didn't. I admire him so much and to score that many would be a terrific achievement, but that is not the only aim." His other big cricketing ambition is to "win the World Cup in 2011".


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3 wanted in home burglary in Burlington
Three people are wanted on suspicion of burglarizing a Burlington home while armed with a gun Tuesday night.
The incident happened around 6:20 p.m. at a home at 1018 Chandler Ave.
Three men, one armed with a handgun, entered the home and demanded money, Burlington police said. The men fled the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of money, police said.
Police said all three suspects were black, and they had a detailed description of one of them: a man with a dark complexion standing 5'8" to 5'10" tall, having a slender build and having dreadlocks in his hair. The man was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt , police said.
The other two suspects also were wearing black hoodies, police said.
Anyone with information on the incident or possible suspects is asked to call Burlington police at (336) 229-3500, Burlington/Alamance Crimestoppers at 229-7100 or the Connecting Burlington Communities tip line at 222-5024.


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We are pleased to report Steelite International UK is open for business. As the need to support essential businesses increase, we have taken steps to offer limited service to our customers. Steelite UK is currently despatching twice weekly, Monday and Thursday, to locations worldwide. We will add additional days in the coming weeks as we see an increased demand.
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Best of friend AM and I just had a discussion about whether a black and white tiled floor is too bold for a beach house. I know…we could be discussing Russia and the Ukraine, or missing planes or the economy or Justin Bieber (ooops….scratch that last one)…but instead we are debating and deliberating over black and white tiled floors.
I love a classic checkered floor in black and white with tiles laid on the diagonal. An optical illusion making the space seem bigger and the adding visual texture to a room's decor.
Might consider this for a bathroom, foyer or kitchen I think. Is it bold? Yes. Could I live with it day in and day out? I would say yes. In the right space.
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Medicines for children -- Resources, progress reports and scientific publications
Technical Guidance
- WHO Guideline on Country Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies
Communications Quick Planning Guide
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Revised Expression of Interest (EOI) for manufacturers for TB medicines
Guidelines for treating paediatric tuberculosis were revised in 2010, creating a need for revised formats of medicines. An expression of interest has been issued by the WHO Prequalification of Medicines. Please refer to the PQP site for more information.
WHO Drug Information
The first issue of WHO Drug information for 2012 contains a section on paediatric medicines which highlights the need for better medicines for children and specifically, the work currently under way to provide paediatric pharmaceutical formulations to suit the age, physiological condition and body size of the child. A WHO guideline "Development of paediatric medicines: points to consider in pharmaceutical formulation" has now been published following adoption by the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations.
Promoting safety of medicines for children
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- Sources and Prices of Selected Medicines for Children
- Technical Report Series
WHO Model Formulary for Children
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- WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines for Children
- Recommendations for management of common childhood conditions
- Priority life-saving medicines for women and children, 2012
The pathway to better medicines for children
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Pocket book of hospital care for children.
Guidelines for the management of common illnesses with limited resources. Second edition, 2005
Progress report on Better medicines for children
EB document: (resolution WHA60.20)
- Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
Resolution WHA60.20: 'Better Medicines for Children'
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WHO Bulletin: What essential medicines for children are on the shelf?
pdf, 237kb
Progress reports -- Standards in clinical trials
Paediatric clinical trials guidance for assessors (2011)
pdf, 536kb
Strategies to increase the number of clinical trials that are recruiting children in India registered on the Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI) (2009)
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Use of Standards in Paediatric Clinical Trials in Developing Countries Meeting (Amsterdam, October 2009)
pdf, 244kb
Survey of current guidance for child health clinical trials (2009)
pdf, 224kb
Meeting reports -- WHO
Third Partners' Meeting on Better Medicines for Children (Geneva, November 2011)
pdf, 463kb
- Presentations shown at the Third Partners Meeting on Better Medicines for Children
Informal consultation on missing priority medicines for children (Geneva, July 2011)
pdf, 572kb
Second Partners Meeting on Better Medicines for Children (Geneva, October 2010)
pdf, 244kb
Implementation Team Country Work Review: Better Medicines for Children (Geneva, October 2010)
pdf, 327kb
Atelier sur les listes nationales de médicaments essentiels et pour l'amélioration de la qualité et de l'usage des médicaments destinés aux enfants (Genève, août 2010)
pdf, 318kb
Workshop on Essential Medicines Lists and Better Medicines for Children (Accra, Ghana, August 2009)
pdf, 236kb
FRENCH VERSION: Atelier sur les listes de médicaments essentiels et l'amélioration des médicaments destinés aux enfants (Accra, Ghana, août 2009)
pdf, 361kb
Report of a Meeting: Country Support and Interventions to Improve Use of Medicines in Children (Geneva, June 2009)
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Report of the Partners Meeting on Better Medicines for Children (Geneva, May 2009)
pdf, 211kb
Meeting reports -- others
Priority Essential Medicines for Child Survival (Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2010)
pdf, 368kb
Consultative meeting of an informal working group on extemporaneous formulations of medicines for children (Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2010)
pdf, 153kb
Technical reports
Children's medicines: A situational analysis (2011)
pdf, 513kb
Analysis of Published Trials Examining Methods to Change Provider Prescribing Behavior and Child Health Outcomes (2009)
pdf, 200kb
Technical Consultation on the Use of Pharmacokinetic Analyses for Paediatric Medicine Development (2009)
pdf, 312kb
Report of the Informal Expert Meeting on Dosage Forms of Medicines for Children (2008)
pdf, 230kb
- Priority Medicines for Maternal and Child Health: A Global Survey of National Essential Medicines Lists
Availability of essential children's medicines -- What essential medicines for children are on the shelf?
pdf, 125kb
- Putting the priorities first: medicines for maternal and child health
Beyond Randomized Trials—TB treatment in Children
Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal. Volume 5, Issue 4, pages 1566–1577, December 2010
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Twitter shuttered a project that would have encrypted users' private messages from prying government eyes without any explanation, according to a report.
Late last year, the social network was working on encrypting direct messages, because its normal messages are public, but then the project was suddenly dropped "without explanation," The Verge reported.
The explanation is deemed not to be a change in views on privacy, which Twitter has been at the forefront of securing user privacy, but because the social network has been too busy to get the project together. Essentially, it's not high on the priority list.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
Twitter has been one of the few tech companies which made if difficult for government agencies to collect data.
"The most notable example was its refusal to cooperate with PRISM, the controversial National Security Agency program that made it easy for the government to electronically pick up data ordered under court-approved requests," The Verge reported.


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Whether it really is all about the weather will be the challenge for markets, as another cold air blast descends on North America in the week ahead.
Earnings and comments from retailers such as Home Depot, Macy's and Target, as well as new home sales and pending home sales data, could offer more insight into how freezing temperatures, ice storms and snow have affected consumers and the economy. There are also durable goods and consumer confidence data.
The biggest event will be Thursday's appearance by Fed Chair Janet Yellen before the Senate Banking Committee to provide testimony postponed because of weather. Traders will be watching to see if there is any change in her position that the weak employment data could be a result of weather.


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Broadcom Announces LG Deal, Others at CES
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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Irvine-based chipmaker Broadcom Corp. will power the first 5G Wi-Fi TV from LG Electronics, the company announced this week at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The LG product, which is expected to increase capacity and range while reducing power, was among several design wins the company disclosed at the world's largest technology showcase.
Among other development for Broadcom announced at the show:
A deal to have its chips power Comcast's new cloud-based service, allowing users to access DVR functions in any room.
A deal with Netgear to supply the networking equipment maker with technologies that improves audio and visual connections.
The debut of Broadcom's first ultra-HD gateway chip for big screens and Internet video delivery. It's billed to reduce bandwidth by 50% while improving picture quality. The new line of TVs are one of the big CES story lines emanating from CES this week, along with cloud-based services, smart cars and the hybrid smartphone-tablet, dubbed phablets.
Broadcom also landed a deal to power Korea Telecom's Olleh TV Skylife satellite and IP service. The chips will power the first Android 4.0 set-top box with Google mobile services and applications.


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Leveraging Technology to Increase Productivity
Learn about the best technology tools to increase your business productivity
Mobile Apps
Are you searching for apps to help you easily run your company? Learn about the best productivity apps to communicate with your team, manage social, and run your business on the go on multiple devices. I have the hot list and will share it with you.
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Technology is meant to help us become better at what we do. The concept is so that we become more productive and effective both in business and in life. Unfortunately, it can also be the source of angst, profuse sweating, and the undeniable urge to scream and throw things, especially when money and business are involved.
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Small Business Owners: Mobile Apps Save 5.6 Hours Per Week*
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Companies that embrace social media as a central part of their strategy quickly realize social media is not about pushing out promotional materials to their audience. It's about having collaborative interactions with customers, prospects, and even employees –- allowing these companies to gain valuable insights, solidify long-lasting relationships, and cultivate customer advocates.
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armed with a degree in theology, over the years i have come up with specific questions to ask of christians.
indeed i even attend "alpha courses" (introductory courses to becoming a christian) and put these questions to the hosts (usually under the guise of "well i'm thinking of becoming a christian but i have some questions...)
confrontation and causing offense gets you nowhere. also being impolite just reinforces their smug assertion that atheists are angry.
the question i have had most success with at putting people on the spot goes like this...
"a priest rapes a choirboy. the choirboy becomes depressed and traumatized, rejects jesus and the church (understandably), turns to drugs, dies young and spends an eternity in hell, unsaved and condemned by god.
the priest repents on his deathbed, embraces christ, is forgiven and spends forever in heaven.
by what measure can we consider this to be justice?"
i'm hoping that this question might one day become a meme, so that anyone who brings up the subject of christianity is immediately reminded of this question and has an answer demanded of them.
i have many other questions like this that cannot be simply swatted away with theology, mystery or dogma.
i'd be happy to share them with anyone who is interested.
thanks for reading, let me know if it has an impact on anyone you ask.
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Awesome. I will use that on my next door-knocker. Just great.
I'd love to hear more, too. There are a lot of door-knockers around here. ^_^
great! glad you like it. try this one:
"the whole premise of christian theology breaks down on the very first page. god tells adam and eve not to eat of the tree of knowledge as to relinquish their innocence and learn right from wrong. in order to obey god's command, they have to make a moral decision, based on a knowledge of right and wrong, WHICH THEY DON'T HAVE!
isn't this a bit like putting a kitten in a wool factory then blaming it for playing with the wool?"
i got loads of these, door knockers have become a plaything of mine recently. just make them a cup of tea before asking the questions so they can't make their excuses and leave in a hurry...
I do the same. It's amusing to see the look on their faces when they see my "Bible Bookshelf". I have a lot of books (two walls of my dining room are lined with bookshelves), and one whole shelf is Bibles, a Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, "Who's Who and Where's Where in the Bible", the Atlas of the Bible, the Book of Judas... I still keep forgetting to order my free Book of Mormon.
The Adam and Eve vs. Moral Dilemma is pretty common and too easily brushed off with a "God's will" thing, even if you relate it to Pandora's Box.
Of course, I'm dealing with amateurs for the most part. I mentioned Osiris to the last one and she asked me if that was the god I worshiped and where my church was. I told her "In Egypt 3000 years ago" and she just smiled and nodded.
they're all amateurs.
as mark twain said, "if you could reason with religious folk they'd be no religious folk."
Maybe you can't "reason" with them but you can certainly lead them. In some cases they've just put their trust in the wrong people and in trusting they aren't being misled, they've never had cause to think deeply about their "beliefs." Some of these people can be shown the light.
I have had religious friends that I have discussed these topics with on a rational level. At least one of them later rejected his religious beliefs after a period of such discussions. Many smart religious people are religious for non-smart reasons to paraphrase Michael Shermer. That was definitely the case for this friend.
These questions bother Christians too. They bothered me a lot when I was younger. I was raised a Christian myself.
I think that's mostly true (and mark twain was brilliant), but it was the rational arguments of an atheist friend that planted the seeds of doubt that eventually lead to my freedom from religion. She didn't hide her frustration with religion or dumb down her arguments, but she was polite and sympathetic with the fact that it was hard for me to accept what she had to say. It took a long time and there were other factors that helped lead to my atheism, but it started with reasonable arguments that eventually got threw my defenses despite my resistance.
nice one!
Not the only example that shows that the doctrine of "salvation through faith alone" is completely immoral.
If there has to be religion, I much prefer the Asian ones that emphasize good deeds and behavior throughout life
thanks for replying.
indeed it is of course not the only example but i find that when phrased this way it has a way of cutting straight to the point.
if they admit that it is unfair then they have to say that god is unfair.
if they say that it is fair...
run like hell.
That makes sense, but isn't it just as unfair to make it conditional on belief in God? Now yes it is, possible to be a good person without believing in God.


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Robert Falkoff is a contributor to MLB.com.
KANSAS CITY -- If Joe Mauer wants to draw his bat in and lay down a bunt to ignite a rally, it's a small-ball weapon that's perfectly acceptable to Twins manager Ron Gardenhire.
The Royals played the shift against Mauer on Saturday and he responded by dropping a bunt down the third-base line to reach first as the leadoff hitter in the fifth inning. Kansas City had just taken a 5-2 lead.
"I don't mind it a bit," Gardenhire said. "Joe's an on-base guy and a line-drive hitter. That's another weapon he can use."
Against left-hander Bruce Chen, Mauer had wide-open spaces on the left side of the infield. A few more bunts like that and opponents may have to reconsider how they position their defense against Mauer.
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South Dakota Panel Approves Ditch Closings
Two segments of ditches on South Dakota Highways 50 and 52 in the Yankton area and one segment of Highway 44 near Chancellor have been closed, effective immediately, to off-road vehicles.
The State Transportation Commission held a public hearing on Thursday and voted to approve the closures.
At Chancellor, the DOT says the eastbound and westbound ditches of SD44 are closed from SD17 to 461st Avenue.
Also placed off-limits, in the Yankton area, are:
Highway 50 from Ferdig Avenue to Belair Road, from near mile marker 385 to near mile marker 388 in the north ditch.
Highway 52 from Highway 153 to West City Limits Road, from near mile marker 338 to near mile marker 342 in both the north and south ditches.
The DOT and the Commission say the ditches were closed because off-road vehicles have damaged vegetation and caused ditch erosion.


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Hashomer Hatsair cell, 1931
Translated by Boaz Nadler I now remember those ancient and unforgettable days more than 50 years ago, when the pioneer youth groups were founded in Orheyev. The Zionist idea conquered the hearts of the youth. But some of these golden boys were not attracted to the other changes that were occurring around us, and they continued to see everything from a very personal viewpoint. The most happy and ignorant, so to speak, were those young people who were able to obtain an academic degree, even under the cost of assimilation, and yet for whom the Zionist recognition struck a cord and grew strong. We were extremely impressed by the first group of pioneers from Orheyev, the group of Bnei Israel (Sons of Israel) that immigrated to Israel and settled near the Sharona group, where they worked on paving the road from Haifa to Nazareth.
Letters full of enthusiasm then came to Orheyev, calling us to come as well.
Shneur Genikhovitz, one of the founders of the pioneer group, rebuffed the youth for their pursuit of life's convenience and pleasures, and called upon the Jewish youth to prepare themselves for their new lives in the future. He was the founder of the Gordonia branch in Orheyev. There were furious debates within the movement about the best way to fulfill the pioneering ideology. The arguments moved from the branch into the street, and entered into father's and mother's house and into the family. Due to these differences in opinion, some of us left Gordonia and founded the first branch of Hashomer Hatzair in Orheyev. Within a short period of time, we were able to draw to our group a few dozen boys and girls, high school students of various ages, and our cell grew larger day by day. We received instructional pamphlets and other material, and held vigilant discussions. These were done in the following manner: first the instructor opened the discussion with a specific subject and then a debate started. In this way, many issues and questions were clarified, and eventually summarized by the instructor.
We committed ourselves to a lifestyle of learning and education, and along this process combined with self reading, our opinions were formed. Apart from long discussions we would organize Israeli folklore nights, with dances and songs, and we made field trips to far away places as an integral part of our educational program. These trips were astounding. Besides a close encounter with the surrounding nature, this prepared us for communal life in the future. This is how we were drawn into the training in Halutz and later to immigrate to Israel to a life in a Kibbutz.
Our lives were filled with joy. The joy of living and of creation blended together. We were ready to face the future, and trained ourselves towards a life of manual labor in the Kibbutz.
A few remarks are appropriate about the involvement of our parents in the changes that occurred in the life of the Zionist youth of our town. Despite the differences in opinion between fathers and sons, one can say that most of the parents eventually agreed, without much of a choice, with the new reality. They realized this out of understanding, combined with a fear that their world was falling down before their eyes. Our way led us to the land of Israel. We did not believe that the old people were capable of starting a new life in a new country, and indeed they stayed there to face their destiny, which led to their doom.
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Translated by Marsha Kayser This is how we founded the group Hashomer Hatzair (The Young Watchman) in Orheyev.
It was in about 1929. During the time when the czarists came to power it was a little easier to breathe. One was even allowed to open various cultural institutions.
Previously, when not even a small gathering was permitted, we met secretly. What great joy there was when on a new day, as the saying goes, there were initial announcements from two sides: 1) whoever wants could come to register in the Zionist hall, which was in the yeshiva; 2) an announcement from the Culture-League which had also opened by then. Brur was the more leftist workers' youth, and included a group who had just left Ort, the Workers-Shul, and turned leftist. I myself, still objective, went to the Zionist hall where, although suspicious, they took me in, believing that I was sent by my friends, in order to investigate how they got such an important member as A.R. Thus were created kibbutzim (agricultural collectives in Palestine/Israel); we learned Hebrew and the older ones organized into groups. The younger, the majority educated, separated themselves from the others and established the Gordonia group. In the hall there remained a small group of worker friends who were also searching for something but lacked know-how. First came the friend Kh.D., an expert from the Hashomer Hatzair program, who suggested that we be the first organizers and lay the first stone from the organization Hashomer Hatzair Orheyev. Initially I was close to saying We shall hear and we shall do (ed. note: Biblical quote meaning to obey the commandments) because I knew that we knew too little in order to establish the right educational youth-organization (on our own.) But it so happened that those who were leftist were on their guard and were prepared to brainwash the entire youth, since we had taken to the work with little knowledge under difficult conditions. We sought help from friends from Shomer Hatzair, who are today the main leaders of their kibbutzim and are activists and leaders of the country (ed. note: Israel). They would often come to help us with various conversations, lectures, and in all areas, Zionism, socialism, Jewish education. One time even friends on a mission from Eretz-Yisroel came and brought us a few observant Jews. At the beginning it was very difficult, often fights with other organizations would take place. But this only strengthened the will to make progress and advance on all fronts. It was successful - in Orheyev a cell was started that brought many settlers whose help was devoted to the construction of Eretz-Yisroel, - many of them in the kibbutzim.
And to close, I want to remember, with deep pain and pride, our friend Shaul Averbukh, may his memory be blessed, from Shomer Hatzair in Orheyev, who fell during the heroic fight to free the Negba Kibbutz. Those close to him and his friends will always remember, his name is sacred
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text: Brian Robinson Report post Posted March 7, 2009 All, I have been increasingly asked to provide high quality pictures of absinthe themes to go along with interviews of the WS. I thought, what better way to get what I need than to ask all of you photogs out there! So, here's what I need: a) pictures similar to the main site's section on how to prepare absinthe, in progression. They wanted to use what we already have, but they were taken ages ago and the high quality versions aren't able to be found b ) pictures of cocktails made with absinthe. I ran into an issue with that today. c) absinthe being served/prepared in bars. For example, here's an email I got today: We want it to be clear that it's absinthe. And I'm thinking right now that the only way to really get that across (besides it being green) would be with the use of the spoon and sugar cube on top. Maybe a really well lit shot of a bartender pouring the drink? However, I'd also like to see some of the bar, so not a close-up, a 3 quarter shot, I think would be best. (And since I'm being wishful: I think a hero shot would be good for this... So a low-angle shot. I like photos that give bartendersan air of authority) Or: Not really into people being staged for a photo all smiling. So if group shots are going to be presented, I'd like them to be candid, or seemingly so. And of course, they should be drinking absinthe. And if there are any other cultural aspects that I'm missing that are indicative of drinking absinthe, I'd like to see that too! We would need these photos by March 25th. Thanks so much! So, anyone who wants to throw some shots together, or who already has shots similar to this, please email them to me (with information on how you want to be credited). Shabba53 at hotmail. I know Danny had some great shots of when he was in Manhattan, so make sure he knows about this too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND SPECTROSCOPY IN THE GAS AND CONDENSED PHASE: METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS. by Vitalii Vanovschi A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (CHEMISTRY) May 2009 Copyright 2009 Vitalii Vanovschi
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Crap Habits Of A Highly Ineffective Professional Writer
This post ain't for you literary types who want to write one glittering snowflake novel every five years. It ain't for you types who live and die by the whispered whims of a false and fickle Muse. It most certainly ain't for you most diligent purveyors of Doctor Who slashfic.
I'm talking to you who are (or want to be) professional writers, freelance or otherwise.
See, I've been freelancing for about 10 years now. Further, I've also served as developer on some books (the Hunter: The Vigil gameline, for instance), so I've had to hire writers and, more appropriately, deal with writers of all types. Not long ago, I attended the GameX convention and sat on a panel whereupon we discussed… er, I think soil erosion and pornography, but also, also we talked about Breaking Into The Game Industry.
Thing is, breaking into the game industry isn't that different from breaking into any creative industry as a writer.
So, some of the advice there, I can give here — plus some new gems (re: turds) of wisdom.
Except, I'm not going to talk about all the positive traits one must possess. I'm going to talk about those negative traits you most certainly should not possess. It's time to talk about your bad habits, you surly little bedbugs. Everybody's got 'em. I had them (and surely have some that I haven't yet identified). But, you want to weather the storm and keep on freelancing, you'd do well to purge yourself of these niggling inadequacies but fast, lest you find yourself living in a piano crate with a one-eyed, three-legged pit bull tinklemachine named "Decimator-of-Crotches."
Here, then, a small sampling of Your Potential Bad Habits.
1. Persistence Does Not Mean Annoyance
"Hey, it's cool if I email you every 15 seconds, right? You're comfortable with me crawling up into your ass cavity and living there for a li'l while? Sweet."
I've said it before, and I will say it again: being a writer requires inhuman stubbornness and persistence. It is the equivalent of putting a bucket on your head and headbutting a brick wall over and over and over and over again — until either you or the brick wall crumbles. That being said, persistence should never translate into being annoying. In other words, don't be up somebody's ass.
A good developer, editor, agent (loosely aggregated as "the client") will get back to you within one glacial epoch and won't leave you hanging. Some get shit-tons of email and have to comb through it. For others, their jobs don't really leave room for email or other correspondence (despite the need to do so) and so they must carve our personal time for professional returns. If they haven't gotten back to you in a reasonable amount of time, you're probably safe sending a quick and polite missive — "Just wanted to confirm that you received my message, thanks for your time," or something like that. But don't stalk them. Doesn't matter how much of an incredible writer you are. If you become annoying, you'll find either a nasty response or worse, an endless gulf of No Paying Work (at least from that client).
Trust me, I get it. You wanna know what's up. You want work. You want to feed your children (and by "children," we might mean, "heroin and video games habit"). But you won't get any of that if you invade the (admittedly electronic) personal space of the client. Dig?
2. Writing In Public Does Not Mean You Can Suck In Public
"My blog is my personal space. I don't care about commas and capitalization and, uhhh, making sense. It's Zen. It's just for me."
Well, good luck with that. You wanna know what I did when I was hiring writers? I looked them up on the Internet. I am not the only person who does this. Unless your work is friend-locked or posted anonymously or tucked behind the walls of Facebook (meaning, it's not really public writing), I'll probably find it. If it's got issues, I might not hire you. If you can't be bothered to put out a public work that isn't at least cogent and competently written, what're the chances I'm going to get a clean, professional draft from you? That assumption might be false, but as it turns out, I and other editors cannot tell the future (yet!). So, unless the client is desperate, he'll move onto more certain candidates.
This goes double for public portfolio work. Articles or short stories living out there on Ye Olde Web with your name on them are emblematic of the work you will put out to a potential client. If that work is riddled with mistakes small and large, I will assume you have one of two problems. One, you are simply not a capable enough craftsman (er, "craftsperson?") to catch these errors, or two, you just don't give a rat's uterus. Either promise trouble.
Are you looking for perfection? No. Like unicorns or the chupacabra (or the fearsome "Chupacorn"), perfection doesn't exist. You're looking for competent. You're looking for B+ or better. Clean, readable, few if any mistakes.
Point being, don't advertise your inability.
3. First Draft Does Not Mean A Shitty Draft
"Whoa, dude, chillax. It's just my first draft. We'll clean up all those extra commas, misspellings and blood stains on the final draft. Pshh. I mean, c'mon."
There exists a preconception about a first draft, and that preconception is that it hangs out there in the wind with all its boils and scabs and infected hair follicles and whatever.
No. No! A billionty times, no.
Maybe your own private first draft hangs out that way. That's okay.
But the "professional" first draft better be as clean as a nun's vagina. (Though, I wonder: are nuns really self-aware of vaginal hygiene? I don't mean to slag on nuns, but you have to ask — if they don't really, erm, "use" those parts that much, maybe they don't attend to their, ahhh, "Gardens of Eden" all that well. Could be that porn star vaginas are actually the emblem of cleanliness, which would put that "cleanliness and godliness" notion to the test. Ah, but I digress.)
(By the way, I'm going to Hell. I'm driving the boat. And you're all on it.)
You hear the words "developer" or "editor," and you think, "It's their job to develop and edit my garbage so that it gleams with a spit-shine!" Oh, ye gods, that's not true at all. The client doesn't want to polish a turd. The client wants to take your good work and make it great work. They don't want to fix your fucking commas and spelling errors. That's bush league amateur hour stuff, and you don't want to be That Writer.
The first draft you turn in professionally might end up being your own private second or third draft. That's a reasonable metric.
Some real quick tips to get that first draft shiny? Your spellchecker is both friend and enemy. Use it, but don't expect it to be goddamn psychic. It might incorrectly fix a misspelling so that the sentence is still broken. Further, it maybe catches 75% of your errors– which still leaves a substantial portion of your draft without repair. Hence, read the draft a few times. Out loud. Go through it. Have someone else go through it (provided you're not under NDA). But for fuck's sake, don't turn in a crappy, clumsy first draft. That earns you a kick to the pink parts.
4. Just Because They're Called "Notes" Does Not Mean They're Optional
"Nah, fuck you, man. I think capitalizing every other word captures the alienation and isolation of the human condition. That, and it looks fucking rad as balls. Am I right?"
No matter what you call them, "notes" or "redlines" or "imperial declarations" —
— they ain't optional.
Listen, you have some wiggle room. Don't agree with a note? This is your work going out there, admittedly, so it's worth a conversation. The client is not always right, that much is true. If a conversation can be had, you might be able to make a developer aware of his mistake, or better, you might be able to fix the problem your way, whether or not there existed a "problem" to begin with. (Example: the editor says you spelled a word incorrectly. "Cat is with two t's!" the editor proclaims all froth-mouthed. He's wrong, but he's also paying you. Clever switch out — use the word "feline" instead of "cat." No argument had, problem solved.) I've been wrong a number of times as a developer (though more as writer), and I'm happy to renege on a bad note if I'm made aware of it — but I, like many others, are a "handle with care" type. I'll have conversations about notes if you approach with politeness. Come at me aggro, and for right or wrong I will start kicking and punching.
And For God's sake, don't argue. Getting combative with a client over a note gets you black hashmarks on your record — the client is the one who, as noted, controls your work, and controls your cashflow on this project. You can get combative internally. You can rage inside your chest. Feel free to throw a Frisbee at some dude's nuts, provided that dude is not your editor. When it comes to professional writing work, there exists an element of "Lie Back And Think Of England." Let's be realistic — arguing is a futile affair. The client is probably going to make the change anyway, and worse, might not hire you again (or, worst of all, will tell other editors about what an asshole you are, even if he's the asshole).
Again, to reiterate:
Conversation, good.
Argument, bad.
When it comes down the pike that the note is the note and it isn't going to change —
Remember that the note isn't optional.
5. Just Because You Have Excuses Doesn't Mean Anybody Wants To Hear Them
"Oooh, sorry. My pet hamster, Hamtaro C. Pigglesworth, has bladder cancer. I'm going to be a week late on this project."
Shit happens. Sad but true. You get sick. Pets perish. People die. Houses burn, cars crash, Mayan Apocalypses occur. You have room for problems like that. Only the most stalwart fuckface of a client will tell you to go to hell when you suffer the slings and arrows of life.
But, those events are rare. Or rather, they should be rare. If every week is a new drama for you — whether it's true or not — you're damaging your credibility and reliability. If every project and deadline is tinkled on by your ever-rushing urinary waterfall of problems, do you really believe that they'll keep hiring you? Maybe you're a genius and your work is so pristine that they can handle the pushed back deadline, buuuuut — probably not. You might be awesome in your own mind, but that won't pay the bills, friend.
Thing to remember is, everybody has problems. You're not special, so don't make your problems special. I'm not talking about those actual special issues mentioned above — I'm talking about run of the mill shit. Don't make excuses. Nobody wants to hear excuses. Writing is a results-driven career, though so many seem to think that it instead runs on whimsy and empty promises. Excuses are a warning sign. Cuidado! Except, instead of "wet floor," it should say, "meager work ethic."
The Hard Truth
Here's the reality: you are not an employee. You set off too many warning signs, and you'll get dropped or won't be hired again — because, I assure you, you have competition chewing at your heels, ready to get in the game. I'll be up front. The reason I was able to write 85+ books and get work beyond that freelance game writing was because I so often jumped in the game when other writers fucked up. Hell, my most recent work with my writing partner ended up in our hands because — drum roll, please — the clients weren't happy with what the last writer produced (sloppy and unfinished). We got in the game and knocked it out of the park. Who looks good? The other guy? Or us? Who's likely to get more work? The other guy? Or us?
Look over your shoulder, and you'll see thousands of other writers clamoring to be where you are. You're lucky, so don't dick it up. If you stumble — they'll climb over your fallen body. You'll get a boot to the mouth. That's just the nature of the thing. It may not be right, it may not be comfortable, but reality so rarely conforms to those kindnesses.


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7:00 am - 12:00 pm
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The Rose District Farmers Market will be back at the Rose District Plaza this year!
Every Saturday morning from 7 am – 12 pm April through October.
Spring shoppers will find asparagus, kale, lettuce, parsley, cilantro, spinach and other early vegetables.
As the season progresses, traditional crops such as zucchini, onions, tomatoes, corn and blueberries will become available.
Watch for your favorites to come in season and receive real-time posts by following the market on Facebook-Rose District Farmers Market.
With over 40 vendors, the market has many unique produce vendors. Shoppers can now find tomatoes and hydroponic lettuce from early spring until late fall. Mushrooms, artichokes and edible bamboo shoots will also be available in season. Want to try something new? Check out the Asian spinach available during the hot summer months.
For those who want to grow their own vegetables, shoppers can purchase several varieties of plants.
Stock your kitchen with the freshest local food! Arrive early for gluten free or regular Amish bread and cinnamon rolls. Local honey and eggs will be available as well. Several types of meat are available for purchase including beef and chicken.
Meet a friend for breakfast and enjoy a great cup of coffee and a muffin. Beginning in May, shoppers can enjoy live music from local bands from 10:00–11:30 a.m.
While you are there, bring the kids to the Kids Corner to complete a take home craft. Beginning in May, it will be located under the small pavilion and hosted by local non-profit agencies that work with kids.
Located in newly renovated Rose District, the market is now in its eighth season and is the second largest farmer's market in the state. While you're in town, be sure to take time to visit the quaint shops and great new eateries nestled on Main Street in Oklahoma's heartland. To view a map of the Rose District and the shops and restaurants, click here.
Approved vendors accept Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). Signs will be posted at individual booths.
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The links below provide hurricane storm surge inundation maps for the U.S. Atlantic coast, Oahu, the Bahama Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. They were generated using the primary computer model used by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to forecast storm surge--the Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model. The accuracy of the SLOSH model is advertised as plus or minus 20%. There are two sets of images available. The first set, titled "Maximum Water Depth", shows the water depth at each grid cell of the SLOSH domain. Thus, if you are inland at an elevation of ten feet above mean sea level, and the combined storm surge and tide (the "storm tide") is fifteen feet at your location, the water depth image will show five feet of inundation. The second set of images, titled "Maximum Storm Tide", shows how high above mean sea level the sum of the storm surge plus the tide reaches. Over the ocean, the storm tide and water depth images will show the same values. The storm tide images contain no information about how deep the water will be inland, and are generally less useful than the water depth images. All of these Maximum of the "Maximum Envelope of Waters" (MOM) images were generated for high tide, and thus show worst-case inundation scenarios for mid-strength hurricanes of each Saffir-Simpson Category (Category 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5). Category 5 hurricanes have never occurred in the Mid-Atlantic or New England regions, so there are no Category 5 images shown there. No single storm will be able to cause the level of flooding depicted in the SLOSH storm surge images along the entire coast.
Maximum of the "Maximum Envelope of Waters" (MOM) Storm Surge Imagery
Figure 1. Sample water depth inundation image (left) and storm tide image (right), created using NOAA's SLOSH model. These Maximum of the "Maximum Envelope of Waters" (MOM) plots are for Tampa Bay, Florida, for a composite maximum surge for large suite of possible mid-strength Category 4 hurricane (sustained winds of 143 mph) hitting at high tide.
How to interpret the storm surge images
A sample set of storm surge images for a Category 4 hurricane hitting Tampa Bay is shown in Figure 1. Black lines mark the coastline, and also delineate the grid the SLOSH model used. There may be storm surge present outside the boundaries of the grid, so pay attention to where the grid boundaries are. Also, if you see a high surge modeled for a narrow waterway that goes right up to the edge of the grid boundary, don't believe it. The model puts an artificial barrier at the grid boundary, and the surge is piling up against this non-existent barrier. Empty brownish grid cells with no coloration show where no inundation is computed to occur. St. Petersburg becomes two islands in a worst-case scenario Category 4 hurricane, as shown by the brown areas surrounded by colored areas of storm tide (this did occur during the Great Gale of 1848, a Category 4 hurricane that hit the city). The tide level is marked at the bottom of the color legend, and is 1 foot in this example. The left "maximum water depth" image shows how high above each grid cell the storm tide reaches. The storm tide--the combination of the storm surge plus the 1 foot high tide--reaches as much as 27 feet above mean sea level (pink colors) near downtown Tampa (right-hand "maximum storm tide" image). The amount of inundation inland is controlled by the elevation of the land. Some of the inland regions near downtown Tampa being inundated by the 27-foot storm tide are at an elevation of 19 feet, so as much as 8 feet of inundation will occur at those locations (dark blue colors in the left-hand "maximum water depth" image). Interstate highways are the thick grey-green lines, and smaller highways are shown as dark green and light green lines. If a road is inundated by storm surge, it will not appear. County boundaries are shown in red.
Understanding SLOSH model output: MEOWs and MOMs
The primary computer model used by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to forecast storm surge is called the Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model. This model divides the U.S. coast up into 20 or so separate grids (called basins) that storm surge simulations are performed for. If one takes the maximum the water reaches at any point in time at every grid cell in a SLOSH basin, a composite "Maximum Envelope of Water" (MEOW) plot can be made. MEOW plots are created for every category of storm moving in a particular direction, usually stratified by forward speed and tide elevation. Simulations are run using a variety of storm sizes. If one takes the maximum storm surge height for all the MEOW plots at every grid cell, one can generate a worst-case storm surge for the coast for each Saffir-Simpson hurricane category: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. These so-called "Maximum Of the MEOWs", or "MOMs" are what are plotted in the SLOSH storm surge images on wunderground, and are the composite worst-case scenario storm surges from about 15,000 different hypothetical hurricanes for each SLOSH basin. All of the MOM images we provide are for high tide, and were performed using the 2009 version of the SLOSH Display Package provided to wunderground by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The colors show either the water depth either as pure surge above the vertical datum level (at mean tide), or the storm tide--the height above the vertical datum level of the storm surge plus an additional rise in case the storm hits at high tide.
Vertical Datum Levels: NGVD 1929 and NAVD88
SLOSH does not tell you how high above Mean Sea Level (MSL) the surge will rise. Rather, SLOSH is referenced to one of two vertical datums, NGVD 1929 or NAVD88, developed by the National Geodetic Survey. These are two separate vertical datums that are used as references to estimate elevation. "NGVD" is a geodetic reference system that is based on surveys taken in 1929. Due to subsidence of the land and the global sea level rise of 7 inches over the past century, the 26 coastal stations used for these surveys have changed in their elevation relative to true MSL considerably since 1929. NOAA is undertaking a major effort to replace SLOSH runs done using the "NGVD 1929" reference system with runs done using the "NAVD88" reference system, which is of superior accuracy in most locations. In the Mid-Atlantic states, "NGVD 1929" thinks mean sea level lies 0.5 - 1.9 feet below present-day mean sea level (PDF File). According to the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, NAVD88 is in error by about plus or minus 0.5 feet along the mid-Atlantic coast.Most of the Texas coast, plus New Orleans, North Carolina, Tampa, and Lake Okeechobee are done using the newer NAVD88 reference system. There is a color-coded legend provided on the SLOSH images, with the tide level listed at the bottom of the legend. At its top, the legend will say either "NGVD 1929" or "NAVD88". It is important to know the elevation of your property, and whether this elevation is relative to NGVD 1929 or NAVD88, to properly use storm surge forecasts from SLOSH. Many people mistakenly assume that NGVD29 and even NAVD88 are rough approximations to MSL. Such is not true and NOAA is trying hard to debunk that myth.
IMPORTANT: The MOM storm surge maps on wunderground are a worst case scenario for the entire coast, regardless of where the storm makes landfall. An actual worst-case hurricane will not cause a worst-case storm surge along the entire length of coast portrayed in these images. A hurricane's maximum surge typically occurs over a region about 20 - 50 miles wide near where the right side of the storm's eyewall comes ashore. To see what kind of surge historical hurricane have generated at your coastline of interest, consult our Storm surge animations of historical storms page.
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