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Tom Parsons
I conduct research aimed at improving our ability to forecast hazardous events like earthquakes and tsunamis. Specifically, I study how earthquakes trigger others, how crustal movements cause earthquake stresses, and how to convert geologic observations of earthquake and tsunami processes into quantitative forecasts of use to planners, insurers, and builders.
1992 – Ph.D. in Geophysics, Stanford University
1990 – M.S. in Geophysics, Stanford University
1988 – B.S. in Applied Geophysics, UCLA
1994 –Present Research Geophysicist, U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA
1992 –1994 National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow
Honors and Awards
Senior Scientist (ST): 1/15
Fellow American Geophysical Union, Elected 1/12
Fulbright Mutual Educational Exchange Grant USA-Greece: 2007-2008
Alumni Pillar of Achievement: Golden West College Outstanding Alumni Award (10/07)
Fellow Geological Society of America, Elected 10/97
Shoemaker Communication Award (10/00)
National Association of Government Communicators Gold Screen Award (12/00)
National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow (8/92)
Service to the Scientific Community
Editor, AGU Advances, 2019-present
Editor in Chief, Journal of Geophysical Research, Solid Earth, 2009-2015
Editor in Chief, Tectonophysics, 2007-2009
Editorial Board, Tectonophysics, 2005-2007
Editorial Board, Geology, 1995-2000, 2005-2008
Member: Executive Committee, Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities 2005-present
Member: SCEC Planning Committee, 2007-2009
Parsons, T. (2020), On the use of receiver operating characteristic tests for evaluating spatial earthquake forecasts, Geophysical Research Letters, 14, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL088570
Geist, E. L., and T. Parsons (2020), Distribution of earthquakes on a branching fault system using integer programming and greedy sequential methods, G-Cubed, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC008964
Roland, E., P. Haeussler, T. Parsons, and P. Hart (2020), High-resolution imaging of repeated submarine landslides in Port Valdez, Alaska, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 125, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB018007
Mancini, S., M. Segou, M. Werner, and T. Parsons (2020), Prospective aftershock forecasts after the 2019 M7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, https://doi.org/10.1785/0120200028
Segou, M., and T. Parsons (2020), The role of seismic and slow-slip events in triggering the 2018 M=7.1 Anchorage earthquake in the Central Alaska subduction zone, Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2019GL086640. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL086640
Segou, M., and T.Parsons (2020), A new technique to calculate eartquake stress transfer and to probe the physics of aftershocks, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 110, https://doi.org/10.1785/0120190033.
Geist, E. L., and T. Parsons (2019), A Combinatorial approach to determine earthquake magnitude distributions on a variable slip-rate fault, Geophysical Journal International, v. 219, 734-752, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggz294.
Trumbore, S., A. Barros, E. Davidson, B. Ehlmann, J. Famiglietti, N. Gruber, M. Hudson, T. Illangasekare, S. Kang, T. Parsons, P. Rizzoli, V. Salters, B. Stevens, D. Wuebbles, P. Zeitler, and T. Zhu (2019), Editorial: AGU Advances Goes Online, AGU Advances, v. 1, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019AV000105.
Parsons, T., E. L. Geist, R. Console and R. Carluccio (2018), Characteristic earthquake magnitude frequency distributions on faults calculated from consensus data in California, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 123, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB016539
Segou, M., and T. Parsons (2018), Testing earthquake links in Mexico from the 1978 M7.6 Oaxaca to the 2017 M7.1 Puebla shock, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 45. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL076237
Geist, E. L., and T. Parsons (2018), Determining on-fault earthquake magnitude distributions from integer programming, Computers and Geoscience, v. 111, p. 244–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2017.11.018
Console, R., T. Parsons, G. Falcone, M. Murru, and K. Yamashina (2018), Comments on 'Why is Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) still used?' by F. Mulargia, P.B. Stark and R.J. Geller, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 274, 214-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pepi.2017.09.009
Grezio, A., A. Babeyko, M. A. Viana Baptista, J. Behrens, A. Costa, G. Davies, E. L. Geist, F. Gonzalez, J. Griffin, C. Bonnevie Harbitz, R. J. LeVeque, S. Lorito, F. Løvholt, C. Mueller, T. Parsons, R. Paris, J. Polet, W. Power, J. Selva, M. B. Sørensen, and H. K. Thio (2017), Probabilistic tsunami hazard analysis: multiple sources and global applications, Reviews of Geophysics, v. 55, 1158–1198, doi:10.1002/2017RG000579. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017RG000579/full
G. A. Thompson and T. Parsons (2017), From coseismic offsets to fault-block mountains, Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, doi/10.1073/pnas.1711203114. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/08/24/1711203114.full?sid=618fdeca-5f09-4b40-8847-bb4f6536b0f9
Parsons, T., L. Malagnini, and A. Akinci (2017), Nucleation speed limit on remote fluid induced earthquakes, Science Advances, v. 3, e1700660, doi: 1026/sciadv.1700660. http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/8/e1700660.full
Field, E. H., T. H. Jordan, M. T. Page, K. R. Milner, B. E. Shaw, T. E. Dawson, G. P. Biasi, T. Parsons, J. L. Hardebeck, A. J. Michael, R. J. Weldon II, P. M. Powers, K. M. Johnson, Y. Zeng, P. Bird, K. R. Felzer, N. van der Elst, C. Madden, R. J. Arrowsmith, M. J. Werner, W. R. Thatcher, and D. D. Jackson (2017), A Synoptic View of the Third Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF3), Seismological Research letters, doi:10.1785/0220170045. http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/content/88/5/1259
Console, R., A. Nardi, R. Carluccio, M. Murru, G. Falcone, and T. Parsons (2017), A physics-based earthquake simulator and its application to seismic hazard assessment in Calabria (Southern Italy) region, Acta Geophysica, v. 65, p. 243 – 257, 10.1007/s11600-017-0020-2.
Grezio, A., S. Lorito, T. Parsons, and J. Selva (2017), Tsunamis: Bayesian probabilistic analysis, Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-27737-5_645-1., p. 1-25.
Watt, J, D. Ponce, T. Parsons, and P. Hart (2016), Missing link between the Hayward and Rodgers Creek faults, Science Advances, 2:e1601441. http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/10/e1601441
Segou, M. and T. Parsons (2016), Impending earthquakes beneath Katmandu and the Himalayan front after the 25 April 2015 M=7.8 Nepal mainshock, Seismological Research Letters, v. 87, 816-825, doi:10.1785/0220150195. http://geoscienceworld.org/georef/2016-076883
Thompson, G. A., and T. Parsons (2016), Vertical deformation associated with normal fault systems evolved over coseismic, postseismic, and multiseismic periods, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 121, doi:10.1002/2015JB012240. [Download File]
Murru, M., A. Akinci, G. Falcone, S. Pucci, R. Console, and T. Parsons (2016), M≥7 Earthquake Rupture Forecast and Time-Dependent Probability for the Sea of Marmara Region, Turkey, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 121, doi:10.1002/2015JB012595. [Download File]
Geist, E. L., and T. Parsons (2016), Reconstruction of far-field tsunami size distributions from earthquake sources, Pure and Applied Geophysics, v. 173, DOI 10.1007/s00024-016-1288-x. [Download File]
Field, E. H., G. P. Biasi, P. Bird, T. E. Dawson, K. R. Felzer, D. D. Jackson, K. M. Johnson, T. H. Jordan, C. Madden, A. J. Michael, K. R. Milner, M. T. Page, T. Parsons, P. M. Powers, B. E. Shaw, W. R. Thatcher, R. J. Weldon, and Y. Zeng (2015), Long-term, time-dependent probabilities for third Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF3), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 105, p. 511-543, doi:10.1785/0120140093. [Download File]
Parsons, T., and D. L. Minasian (2015), Earthquake rupture recreated from a natural fault surface, Journal of Geophysical Research, v.120, p. 7852-7862, doi:10.1002/2015JB012448. [Download File]
Parsons, T., M. Segou, and W. Marzocchi (2014), Invited Review: The global aftershock zone, Tectonophysics, v. 618, p. 1-34, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2014.01.038 [Link]
Haeussler, P. J., T. Parsons, D. Finlayson, P. Hart, J. Chaytor, H. Ryan, H. Lee, K. Labay, A. Peterson, and L. Liberty (2014), New Imaging Of Submarine Landslides From The 1964 Earthquake Near Whittier, Alaska, And A Comparison To Failures In Other Alaskan Fjords, in Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, v. 37, p 361-370. [Download File]
Parsons, T., and M. Segou (2014), Stress, distance, magnitude, and clustering influences on the success or failure of an aftershock forecast: the 2013 M=6.6 Lushan Earthquake and other examples,Seismological Research Letters, 85, 44-51, doi: 10.1785/0220130100 [Download File]
Geist, E. L., and T. Parsons (2014), Undersampling power law size distributions: Effect on the assessment of extreme natural hazards, Natural Hazards, DOI 10.1007/s11069-013-1024-0. [Download File]
Field, E. H., G. P. Biasi, P. Bird, T. E. Dawson, K. R. Felzer, D. D. Jackson, K. M. Johnson, T. H. Jordan, C. Madden, A. J. Michael, K. R. Milner, M. T. Page, T. Parsons, P. M. Powers, B. E. Shaw, W. R. Thatcher, R. J. Weldon, and Y. Zeng (2014), Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3 (UCERF3)—The time-independent model, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 104, p. 1122–1180, doi: 10.1785/0120130164. [Download File]
Parsons, T., E. L. Geist (2014), The 2010-2014.3 global earthquake rate increase, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 41, p. 4479–4485, DOI: 10.1002/2014GL060513. [Download File]
Segou, M, W. Ellsworth, and T. Parsons (2014) Stress transfer by the 2008 Mw 6.4 Achaia earthquake to the western Corinth Gulf and its relation with the 2010 Efpalio sequence, central Greece, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 104, p. 1723–1734, doi: 10.1785/0120130142. [Download File]
Segou, M., and T. Parsons (2014), The stress shadow problem in physics-based aftershock forecasting: does incorporation of secondary stress changes help?, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 41, p. 3810–3817, doi:10.1002/2013GL058744. [Download File]
Parsons, T., E. L. Geist, H. F. Ryan, H. J. Lee, P. J. Haeussler, P. Lynett, P. E. Hart, R. Sliter, and E. Roland (2014), Source and progression of a submarine landslide and tsunami: the 1964 Great Alaska earthquake at Port Valdez, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 119, doi:10.1002/2014JB011514. [Download File]
Parsons, T., M. Segou, V. Sevilgen, K. Milner, E. Field, S. Toda, and R. S. Stein (2014), Stress based aftershock forecasts made within 24 hours post-mainshock: Expected north San Francisco Bay area seismicity changes after the 2014 M=6.0 West Napa earthquake, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 41, doi:10.1002/2014GL062379. [Download File]
Field, E. H., G. P. Biasi, P. Bird, T. E. Dawson, K. R. Felzer, D. D. Jackson, K. M. Johnson, T. H. Jordan, C. Madden, A. J. Michael, K. R. Milner, M. T. Page, T. Parsons, P. M. Powers, B. E. Shaw, W. R. Thatcher, R. J. Weldon, and Y. Zeng (2013), Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3 (UCERF3)—The time-independent model, USGS Open-File Report, v. 2013–1165, CGS Special Report, v. 228, and Southern California Earthquake Center Publication, v. 1792, 114 pp., http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1165/ [Link]
Segou, M., T. Parsons, and W. Ellsworth (2013), Comparative evaluation of physics-based and statistical forecasts in Northern California, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 118, doi:10.1002/2013JB010313.[Link]
Geist, E. L., J. D. Chaytor, T. Parsons, and U. ten Brink (2013), Estimation of submarine mass failure probability from a sequence of dateable deposits, Geosphere, v. 9, 287-298, doi:10.1130/GES00829.1[Download File]
Milner, K. R., M. T. Page, E. H. Field, T. Parsons, G. P. Biasi, and B. E. Shaw (2013), Appendix T—Defining the Inversion Rupture Set Using Plausibility Filters, USGS Open-File Report, v. 2013–1165, 14 pp. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1165/pdf/ofr2013-1165_appendixT.pdf [Download File]
Biasi, G., T. Parsons, R. J. Weldon II, and T. E. Dawson (2013), Appendix J— fault-to-fault rupture probabilities, USGS Open-File Report, v. 2013–1165, 20 pp., http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1165/pdf/ofr2013-1165_appendixJ.pdf [Download File]
Parsons, T., K. M. Johnson, P. Bird, J.M. Bormann, T.E. Dawson, E.H. Field, W.C. Hammond, T.A. Herring, R. McCaffrey, Z.-K. Shen, W.R. Thatcher, R.J. Weldon II, and Y. Zeng (2013), Appendix C—Deformation models for UCERF3, USGS Open-File Report, v. 2013–1165, 66 pp., http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1165/pdf/ofr2013-1165_appendixC.pdf [Download File]
Parsons, T., Y. Ogata, J. Zhuang, and E. L. Geist (2012), Evaluation of static stress change forecasting with prospective and blind tests, Geophysical Journal International, v. 188, 1425–1440, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05343.x. [Download File]
Parsons, T., J. O. Kaven, A. A. Velasco, and H. Gonzalez-Huizar (2012), Unraveling the apparent magnitude threshold of remote earthquake triggering using full wave-field surface wave simulation,Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (G3), v. 13, doi: 10.1029/2012GC004164. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2012), Paleoseismic interevent times interpreted for an unsegmented earthquake rupture forecast, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 39, doi:10.1029/2012GL052275. [Download File]
Parsons, T., and E. L. Geist (2012) Were global M≥8.3 earthquake time intervals random between 1900-2011?, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 102, p. 1583-1592, doi:10.1785/01201100282. [Download File]
Parsons, T., R. Console, G. Falcone, M. Murru, and K. Yamashina (2012), Comparison of characteristic and Gutenberg-Richter models for time-dependent M≥7.9 earthquake probability in the Nankai-Tokai subduction zone, Japan, Geophysical Journal International, v. 190, p. 1673-1688, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05595.x [Download File]
Parsons, T., E. H. Field, M. T. Page, and K. Milner (2012), Earthquake rupture connections on mapped California faults ranked by calculated static linking stresses, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 102, p. 2677-2676, doi: 10.1785/0120100349. [Download File]
Parsons, T., and A. A. Velasco (2011), Absence of remotely triggered large earthquakes beyond the main shock region, Nature Geoscience, v. 4, p. 312–316, doi:10.1038/ngeo1110. [Download File]
Parsons, T. and W. Thatcher (2011), Diffuse Pacific - North American plate boundary: 1000 km of dextral shear inferred from modeling GPS data, Geology, v. 39, p. 943–946; doi:10.1130/G32176.[Download File]
Geist, E. L., and T. Parsons (2011), Assessing historical rate changes in global tsunami occurrence, Geophysical Journal International, v. 187, p. 497–509, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05160.x[Download File]
Parsons, T. (2011), No correlation between Anderson Reservoir stage level and underlying Calaveras fault seismicity despite calculated differential stress increases, Lithosphere, 3, p. 261-264, doi:10.1130/L148.1 [Download File]
Geist, E. L., and T. Parsons (2010), Estimating the empirical probability of submarine landslide occurrence, International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and their Consequences, Book Series:Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, v. 28, Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Springer, DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3071-9, p. 377-386. [Download File]
Oppenheimer, D., W. Bakun, T. Parsons, R. Simpson, J. Boatwright, R. Uhrhammer (2010), The 2007 M5.4 Alum Rock Earthquake: Implications for Future Earthquakes on the Central and Southern Calaveras Fault, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 115, doi:10.1029/2009JB006683. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2010), Earthquake probability calculated from paleoseismic observations on the south Hayward fault, in Knudsen, K., Baldwin, J., Brocher, T. Burgmann, R., Craig, M., Cushing, D., Hellwig, P., Wiegers, M., and Wong, I., eds., Proceedings of the Third Conference on Earthquake Hazards in the Eastern San Francisco Bay Area, California Geological Survey Special Report 219, p. 179-183.[Download File]
Gonzalez, F., E. Geist, C. E. Synolakis, D. Arcas, D. Bellomo, D. Carlton, T. Horning, B. Jaffe, J. Johnson, H. Mofjeld, J. Newman, T. Parsons, R. Peters, C. Peterson, G. Priest, V. V. Titov, A. Venturato, J. Weber, F. Wong, A. Yalciner (2009), Seaside, Oregon probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 114, doi:10.1029/2008JC005132. [Download File]
Nowack, R. L., T. Parsons, and A. Revil (2009), Editorial: Exploring New Frontiers with JGR-Solid Earth, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 114, doi:10.1029/2009JB006977. [Download File]
Parsons, T., and A. A. Velasco (2009), On near-source earthquake triggering, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 114, doi:10.1029/2008JB006277. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2009), Lasting earthquake legacy, Nature, v. 462, p. 41-42. [Download File]
Thompson, G. A., and T. Parsons (2009), Can footwall unloading explain late Cenozoic uplift of the Sierra Nevada crest?, International Geology Review, v. 51, p. 986-993, doi:10.1080/00206810903059156. [Download File]
Field, E. H., T. E. Dawson, K. R. Felzer, A. D. Frankel, V. Gupta, T. H. Jordan, T. Parsons, M. D. Petersen, R. S. Stein, R. J. Weldon II, and C. J. Wills (2009), The uniform California earthquake rupture forecast, version 2 (UCERF 2), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 99, p. 2053-2107, doi: 10.1785/0120080049. [Download File]
Parsons, T., and E. L. Geist (2009), Is there basis for preferring characteristic earthquakes over Gutenberg-Richter distributions on individual faults in probabilistic earthquake forecasting?, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 99, p. 2012–2019, doi: 10.1785/0120080069 [Download File]
Ganas, A., and T. Parsons (2009), 3-D model of Hellenic Arc deformation and origin of the Cretan uplift, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 114, doi:10.1029/2008JB005599. [Download File]
Geist, E. L., and T. Parsons (2009), Assessment of source probabilities for potential tsunamis affecting the U.S. Atlantic coast, Marine Geology, v. 264, p. 98-108, DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.08.005.[Download File]
Geist, E. L., T. Parsons, U.S. ten Brink, and H. J. Lee (2009), Chapter 4: Tsunami Probability, in The Sea: Volume 15 (Tsunamis), edited by A. R. Robinson and E. N. Bernard, Harvard University Press, Boston, MA, p. 93-135, ISBN 978-0-674-03173-9 [Download File]
Parsons, T., and E. L. Geist (2008), Tsunami probability in the Caribbean region, Pure and Applied Geophysics, v. 165, p. 2089–2116, DOI 10.1007/s00024-008-0416-7 [Download File]
Mallman, E. P., and T. Parsons (2008), A Global Search for Stress Shadows, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 113, doi:10.1029/2007JB005336. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2008), Earthquake recurrence on the south Hayward fault is most consistent with a time dependent, renewal process, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 36, doi:10.1029/2008GL035887[Download File]
Ryan, H., T. Parsons, and R. Sliter (2008), Vertical tectonic deformation associated with the San Andreas fault zone offshore of San Francisco, California, Tectonophysics, v. 457, p. 209-223, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2008.06.011 [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2008), Monte Carlo method for determining earthquake recurrence parameters from short paleoseismic catalogs: Example calculations for California, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 113, doi:10.1029/2007JB004998 [Download File]
Parsons, T., C. Ji, and E. Kirby (2008), Stress changes from the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake and increased hazard in the Sichuan basin, Nature, v. 454, p. 509-510, doi:10.1038/nature07177. [Download File]
Velasco, A. A., S. Hernandez, T. Parsons, and K. Pankow (2008), Global ubiquity of dynamic earthquake triggering, Nature Geoscience, v. 1, p. 375-379, doi:10.1038/ngeo204. [Download File]
Geist, E. L., and T. Parsons (2008), Distribution of tsunami inter-event times, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 35, doi:10.1029/2007GL032690 [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2008), Persistent earthquake clusters and gaps from slip on irregular faults, Nature Geoscience, v. 1, p. 59-63, doi:10.1038/ngeo.2007.36 [Download File]
Mikhailov, V. O., T. Parsons, R. W. Simpson, E. P. Timoshkina, and C. Williams (2007), Why the Sacramento Delta Area Differs from Other Parts of the Great Valley: Numerical Modeling of Thermal Structure and Thermal Subsidence of Forearc Basins, Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth, v. 43, p. 75–90. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2007), Forecast experiment: Do temporal and spatial b-value variations along the Calaveras fault portend M≥4.0 earthquakes?, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 112, doi:10.1029/2006JB004632 [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2006), M≥7.0 earthquake recurrence on the San Andreas fault from a stress renewal model, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 111, doi:10.1029/2006JB004415. [Download File]
Parsons, T., G. A. Thompson, A. H. Cogbill (2006), Earthquake and volcano clustering via stress transfer at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Geology, v. 34, p. 785–788, doi: 10.1130/G22636.1 [Download File]
Parsons, T., R. S. Yeats, Y. Yagi, and A. Hussain (2006), Static stress change from the 8 October, 2005 M=7.6 Kashmir earthquake, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 33, doi:10.1029/2005GL025429[Download File]
Stein, R. S., S. Toda, T. Parsons, and E. Grunewald (2006), A new probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for greater Tokyo, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A, v. 364, p. 1965–1988, doi:10.1098/rsta.2006.1808 [Download File]
Geist, E. L., and T. Parsons (2006), Probabilistic analysis of tsunami hazards, Natural Hazards, v. 37, p. 277–314, DOI 10.1007/s11069-005-4646-z. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2006), Tectonic stressing in California modeled from GPS observations, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 111, doi:10.1029/2005JB003946 [Download File]
Geist, E. L., and T. Parsons (2005), Triggering of tsunamigenic aftershocks from large strike-slip earthquakes: analysis of the November 2000 New Ireland earthquake sequence, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (G3), v. 6, doi:10.1029/2005GC000935 [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2005), Significance of stress transfer in time-dependent earthquake probability calculations, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 110, doi:10.1029/2004JB003190. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2005), A hypothesis for delayed dynamic earthquake triggering, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 32, doi:10.1029/2004GL021811. [Download File]
Parsons, T., T. R. Bruns, R. Sliter (2005), Structure and mechanics of the San Gregorio-San Andreas fault junction, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (G3), v. 6, doi:10.1029/2004GC000838.[Download File]
Parsons, T. (2004), Recalculated probability of M≥7 earthquakes beneath the Sea of Marmara, Turkey, Journal of Geophysical Research, 109, doi:10.1029/2001JB002667. [Download File]
Parsons, T., R. Sliter, E. L. Geist, R. C. Jachens, B. E. Jaffe, A. Foxgrover, P. E. Hart, and J. McCarthy (2003), Structure and mechanics of the Hayward-Rodgers Creek fault stepover, San Francisco Bay, California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 93, p. 2187-2200. [Download File]
Brocher, T. M., T. Parsons, A. M. Tréhu, R. S. Crosson, C. M. Snelson, and M. A. Fisher (2003), Seismic evidence for widespread serpentinized forearc upper mantle along the Cascadia Margin: Geology, v. 31, p. 267–270. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2002), Nearly frictionless faulting from unclamping in long-term interaction models, Geology, v. 30, p. 1063-1066. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2002), Global Omori law decay of triggered earthquakes: Large aftershocks outside the classical aftershock zone, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, 2199, doi:10.1029/2001JB000646[Download File]
ten Brink, U. S., P. C. Molzer, M. A. Fisher, R. J. Blakely, R. C. Bucknam, T. Parsons, R. S. Crosson, and K. C. Creager (2002), Subsurface geometry and evolution of the Seattle Fault Zone and the Seattle Basin, Washington, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 92, 1737-1753. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (2002), Post-1906 stress recovery of the San Andreas fault system from 3-D finite element analysis, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, 2162, doi:10.1029/2001JB001051 [Download File]
Parsons, T., R. J. Blakely, and T. M. Brocher (2001), A simple algorithm for sequentially incorporating gravity observations in seismic traveltime tomography, International Geology Review, 43, 1073-1086. [Download File]
Parsons, T., J. McCarthy, and G. A. Thompson (2001), Very different crustal response to extreme extension in the southern Basin and Range and Colorado Plateau transition, in, Erskine, M. C., Faulds, J. E., Bartley, J. M., and Rowley, P. D., editors, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Pacific Section Guidebook, GB 78, p. 291-304. [Download File]
Parsons, T., and D. Dreger (2000), Static-stress impact of the 1992 Landers earthquake sequence on nucleation and slip at the site of the 1999 M=7.1 Hector Mine earthquake, southern California, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 27, p. 1949-1952. [Download File]
Hole, J. A., T. M. Brocher, S. L. Klemperer, T. Parsons, H. M. Benz, and K. P. Furlong (2000), Three-dimensional seismic velocity structure of the San Francisco Bay area, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 105, p. 13859-13874. [Download File]
Parsons, T., S. Toda, R. S. Stein, A. Barka, and J. H. Dieterich (2000), Heightened odds of large earthquakes near Istanbul: an interaction-based probability calculation, Science, v. 288, p. 661-665[Download File]
Parsons, T., R. S. Stein, R. W. Simpson, and P. A. Reasenberg (1999), Stress sensitivity of fault seismicity: a comparison between limited-offset oblique and major strike-slip faults, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 104, p. 20183-20202. [Download File]
Parsons, T., and P. E. Hart (1999), Dipping San Andreas and Hayward faults revealed beneath San Francisco Bay, California, Geology, v. 27, p. 839-842. [Download File]
Parsons, T., R. E. Wells, E. Flueh, U. S. ten Brink, and M. A. Fisher (1999), Three-dimensional velocity structure of Siletzia and other accreted terranes in the Cascadia fore arc of Washington, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 104, p. 18015-18039 [Download File]
Fisher, M. A., E. R. Flueh, D.W. Scholl, T. Parsons, R. E. Wells, A. Trehu, U. ten Brink, and C. S. Weaver (1999), Geologic processes of accretion: Cascadia subduction zone west of Washington State,Journal of Geodynamics, v. 27, p. 277-288. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (1998), Seismic-reflection evidence that the Hayward fault extends into the lower crust of the San Francisco Bay area, California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 88, 1212-1223 [Download File]
Flueh, E., M. A. Fisher, J. Bialas, J. R. Childs, D. Klaeschen, N. Kukowski, T. Parsons, D. W. Scholl, U. ten Brink, A. M. Trehu, and N. Vidal (1998), New seismic images of the Cascadia subduction zone from Cruise SO108- ORWELL, Tectonophysics, v. 293, 69-84. [Download File]
Parsons, T., G. A. Thompson, and R. P. Smith (1998), More than one way to stretch: A tectonic model for extension along the plume track of the Yellowstone hotspot and adjacent Basin and Range Province, Tectonics, 17, p. 221-234. [Download File]
Parsons, T., A. M. Trehu, J. H. Luetgert, K. Miller, F. Killbride, R. E. Wells, M. A. Fisher, E. Flueh, U. S. ten Brink, and N. I. Christensen (1998), A new view into the Cascadia subduction zone and volcanic arc: Implications for earthquake hazards along the Washington margin, Geology, v. 26, p. 199-201. [Download File]
Parsons, T., and M. L. Zoback (1997), Three-dimensional upper crustal velocity structure beneath San Francisco Peninsula, California, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 102, p. 5473-5490. [Download File]
Parsons, T., and J. McCarthy (1996), Crustal and upper mantle velocity structure of the Salton Trough, southeast California, Tectonics, v. 15, p. 456-471. [Download File]
Parsons, T., J. McCarthy, W. M. Kohler, C. J. Ammon, H. M. Benz, J. A. Hole, and E. E. Criley (1996), The crustal structure of the Colorado Plateau, Arizona: Application of new long-offset seismic data analysis techniques, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 101, p. 11173-11194. [Download File]
Bohannon, R. G., and Parsons, T. (1995), Tectonic implications of post-30 Ma Pacific and North American relative plate motions, Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 107, p. 937-959. [Download File]
Parsons, T., Christensen, N. I., and Wilshire, H. G. (1995), Velocities of southern Basin and Range xenoliths: Insights on the nature of lower crustal reflectivity and composition, Geology, v. 23, p. 129-132. [Download File]
Parsons, T. (1995), The Basin and Range Province, in Continental Rifts: Evolution, Structure and Tectonics, Olsen, K., ed., Amsterdam, Elsevier, ISBN 044489-566-3, p. 277-324. [Download File]
Parsons, T., and McCarthy, J. (1995), The active southwest margin of the Colorado Plateau: Uplift of mantle origin: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 107, p. 139-147. [Download File]
McCarthy, J., and Parsons, T. (1994), Insights into the kinematic Cenozoic evolution of the Basin and Range-Colorado Plateau transition from coincident seismic refraction and reflection data, Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 106, p. 747-759 [Download File]
Parsons, T., Thompson, G. A., and Sleep, N. H. (1994), Mantle plume influence on the Neogene uplift and extension of the U.S. western Cordillera? Geology, v. 23, p. 83-86 [Download File]
Parsons, T., and Thompson, G. A. (1993), Does magmatism influence low-angle normal faulting? Geology, v. 21, p. 247-250 [Download File]
Parsons, T., Sleep, N. H., and Thompson, G. A. (1992), Host rock rheology controls on the emplacement of tabular intrusions: Implications for underplating of continental crust: Tectonics, v. 11, p. 1348-1356 [Download File]
Parsons, T., Howie, J. M., and Thompson, G. A. (1992), Seismic constraints on the nature of lower crustal reflectors beneath the extending southern transition zone of the Colorado Plateau, Arizona,Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 97, p. 12391-12407 [Download File]
Howie, J. M., Parsons, T., and Thompson, G. A. (1991), High-resolution P- and S-wave deep crustal imaging across the edge of the Colorado Plateau, USA: Increased reflectivity caused by initiating extension: in Continental Lithosphere: Deep Seismic Reflections, Volume 22, Meissner, R. et al., eds., Washington D.C., American Geophysical Union, Geodynamics Series, ISBN 087590-522-6, p. 21-29
Parsons, T., and Thompson, G. A. (1991), The role of magma overpressure in suppressing earthquakes and topography: Worldwide examples: Science, v. 253, p. 1399-1402. [Download File]


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National Trophy Cyclo-Cross, Bradford, photo gallery by Andy Jones>>
The battle for the National Trophy Cyclo-Cross Series will go down to the final race next month after a series of crashes made for an eventful penultimate round at Peel Park in Bradford on Sunday.
Round Four winner Ian Field (Hargroves Cycles) proved his Southampton victory was no fluke when he won at Bradford, crossing the line 16 seconds ahead of Paul Oldham (Hope Factory Racing) while series leader Jody Crawforth (Hargroves Cycles) was another couple of minutes back in third.
That result means Crawforth's lead has been cut back to just one point over Oldham, and the fate of the series will be decided in the final race on January 16 at Oakham in Leicestershire.
While the ground was frozen the surface of the course cut up quickly with temperatures hovering just above freezing, and the slippery conditions caused several crashes throughout the day.
The most significant came on the opening lap of the elite race, with all riders except eventual winner Ian Field being held up. As he passed the line at the end of the first lap, Field was seen to sit up and wait for his rivals before putting the hammer down again, clearly wanting to win the race on merit rather than by the misfortune of others.
Field will now head to Belgium and is not contesting the final round, leaving Oldham and Crawforth to battle out for the overall title.
"I thought I had the series lead in the bag," said Oldham. "But then Jody did really well on the last lap and moved up from fifth to third, so he's just leading by one point. Now whoever finishes first out of the two of us takes the series in the final race."
In other categories, Victoria Wilkinson (unattached) won the women's race, beating Stourbridge CC duo Hannah Payton and Isla Rowntree into second and third respectively.
Hargroves Cycles were celebrating victory in the junior category as well as the elite race with Alistair Slater taking victory, while Coventry RC's Darren Atkins again had the measure of Chris Young (Wheelbase) in the over-40s.
National Trophy Cyclo-Cross Series (Round Five, Peel Park, Bradford)
1 Ian Field (Hargroves Cycles) 1-02-35
2 Paul Oldham (Hope Factory Racing) at 16sec
3 Jody Crawforth (Hargroves Cycles) at 2-12
4 Rob Jebb (Wheelbase) at 2-18
5 David Van Der Poel (Belgium) at 2-33
6 Nick Craig (Scott) at 3-24
Victoria Wilkinson (unattached)
Over 40s
Darren Atkins (Coventry RC)
Over 50s
Steve Davies (Endura)
Alistair Slater (Hargroves Cycles)
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Jody Crawforth's overall lead is cut back to just one point
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A Walk Across the High Bridge and a Pilgrimage to Charles Country Pan Fried Chicken in Harlem
If you Google the best fried chicken in New York City, you are bound to come across Charles Country Pan Fried Chicken in Harlem. It's on every list. And it's been on my "to feed at" list for some time.
I decided to take advantage of some cooler temperatures and clearer skies at the end of June to have a little Harlem adventure. I started with a walk across the newly renovated High Bridge.
High Bridge
The oldest in the city, the High Bridge was originally called the Aqueduct Bridge because it was completed in 1848 to serve as part of the aqueduct system that brought water into Manhattan. It crosses the Harlem River, connecting the Bronx with upper Manhattan. The bridge has long since been abandoned. But, after a complete restoration, it reopened last month as a pedestrian walkway.
It is an interesting site, though the banks of the Harlem River are laden with highways, train tracks, and industrial sprawl so it's not nearly as picturesque as I'd hoped. And the sides of the bridge are lined with wire netting, presumably to keep people from jumping or throwing things off it, so there weren't too may photo opportunities. But it does live up to its name; it's definitely not a place for those who fear heights.
Heights of Harlem
I then walked south through Highbridge Park to try Charles Country Pan Fried Chicken. The journey gave me a chance to see a part of the city I rarely do, from Washington Heights down to Sugar Hill. It was quite pleasant, actually, and even beautiful in some spots. And you know you are in Harlem when you are standing at the corner of Paul Robeson Boulevard and Count Basie Place.
But terms like "Heights" and "Hill" are used for a reason. This is not the relatively flat city we're used to. And that proved a bit of a challenge as I tried to hone in on Charles Chicken. I was up on the bluff, and the restaurant was down below on Frederick Douglas Boulevard, between 151st and 152nd Streets. According to Google Maps, I should have been able to walk through Jackie Robinson Park, but that's actually a massive cliff that runs for about half a mile. Fortunately I finally found some stairs that took me down through the park – around 149th Street, I think.
Charles Chicken
The place is small and somewhat cluttered. The counter is stacked so high I wasn't even sure anyone was back there. But then I heard a reluctant voice from behind it, asking me what I wanted, as if I was there for some other reason than the food.
I asked for four pieces of chicken, letting her select the cuts. They are served in a Styrofoam to-go container – even if you are, like me, eating it there – and passed to you, in exchange for cash, through the narrow opening at the end of the counter. No fancy register or anything. And certainly no eye contact. But at $8 and change for four pieces of chicken and a small lemonade, I couldn't really complain.
It was really good fried chicken. Not quite great. And certainly not better than places like the Bobwhite Counter in the East Village. But it was really good. And better than the likes of Hill Country and even Blue Ribbon. I was happy I made the journey.
And that lemonade? Normally I'm not a big lemonade drinker, but their choices are either that or iced tea. This was incredible lemonade, though, sweetened to perfection. So sweet, in fact, that I could feel the diabetes taking hold as I sucked it in.
Stairway to Hell
After I cleaned my chicken nearly to the bone, I decided to see if I could find a more northerly route back through Jackie Robinson Park, as my subway stop was up on 155th Street, above the bluff. Frederick Douglas Boulevard actually runs beneath 155th Street, which is elevated as it leaves the bluff, becoming the Macombs Dam Bridge across the Harlem River to the Bronx.
As I passed under the bridge, by a little makeshift auto detailing enterprise a few local entrepreneurs had set up on the sidewalk, I spotted a staircase leading up the northern side of the bridge. It was a long, steep staircase. You've heard of Stairway to Heaven? This was more like Stairway to Hell. And the fact that I didn't drop dead of a heart attack while climbing the thing, especially after eating pan-fried chicken washed down with some liquid diabetes, leaves me wondering if I am indeed immortal.
Parting Thoughts
As I mentioned earlier, this is a lovely little area. But the cliffs and steepness of the surrounding hills make it difficult for an old walker like me. It's nice to visit, but I'm not sure I could live there.
Which I guess sums up how I feel about Charles Country Pan Fried Chicken. It's nice, but not nice enough to make it a regular thing. Maybe if I lived nearby as opposed to having to schlep up there. As it is, the fried chicken is so much easier – and tastier – at places like the Bobwhite Counter.
I may give it another visit in the fall, when the leaves have changed. I imagine the views from the High Bridge will be more picturesque. And maybe the chicken at Charles will live up to my lofty expectations. Or at least be served with a little more warmth.


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12 November 2013
Article by Steve Boyce, National Assembly for Wales Research Service
The Welsh Government recently published a White Paper on regulating and inspecting social care services in Wales. It sets out proposals for legislation – a Bill is planned for 2015. Last week Welsh Government officials provided a 'technical briefing' on the White Paper to the Assembly's Health and Social Care Committee.
The White Paper does not propose radical change to the regulatory functions of the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW), which would remain the service regulator, and the Care Council for Wales (CCW) which will continue to oversee workforce matters. However, CCW would be given a wider service improvement function and would be renamed the National Institute of Care and Support.
In keeping with the Welsh Government's policy aim of enhancing user empowerment, the White Paper proposes to improve service transparency. Care service providers would be required to publish an annual report, information held by CSSIW would be more readily accessible, and there would be greater public involvement in the work of CSSIW.
There would also be a shift away from the current focus on individual service settings towards the regulation of service providers. That, coupled with strengthened corporate accountability and new duties on local authorities to assess supply and demand in their areas, would allow the regulator to monitor the financial health and corporate stability of key providers. This in turn would allow better contingency planning and, it is hoped, help maintain services in the event of provider failure. Providers themselves would be required to assess the risks to service continuity and make clear how they would respond to any difficulties.
Such proposals, together with plans for greater integration across regulation and inspection bodies would, the Welsh Government believes, provide the flexibility needed to respond to new and emerging models of care, including those that cross service boundaries such as health and social care.
The White Paper proposes retaining workforce registration in its current form. Plans to extend registration to all care staff were shelved some time ago, and voluntary registration will not be taken forward. However, registration of new groups of staff such as foster carers, independent advocates and social services inspectors remains a possibility. The consultation seeks views on the desirability of introducing "negative registration" of those found unfit to practise.
Finally The White Paper raises the issue of whether regulatory functions in relation to social care should remain inside the Welsh Government. This may prompt a debate about the best way to ensure independent regulation.
Since the current legislation, the Care Standards Act 2000 was introduced, models of service provision and public expectations of them have moved on, and concern about the quality of care services and the financial sustainability of some providers has grown. Next year the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Bill will begin to create a new framework for social care services in Wales. The Welsh Government and the care sector will be hoping that these proposals can meet the challenges of this new care landscape and help to ensure that users of care services and their families can be confident of consistently high quality services.
The consultation on the White Paper runs until 6 January 2014.


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Teenager Andre Pitts was murdered Sunday evening in Brownsville, and his name would just evaporate like that of most other black kids whose murders are given short shrift by the press.
But the exact moment of the gunfire that killed Pitts was captured on a video the NYPD released last night — along with a crystal-clear view of the man who the cops say is the murderer.
Responding to a 911 of gunfire, cops found Pitts mortally wounded inside 230 Lott Avenue, Brooklyn, in the war zone that is Brownsville. Cops say the suspect is about 5-8 and in his 20s. The video above describes him better than words do.
If you're more interested in the deaths of beautiful blondes, read this.
In the Pitts case, tipsters can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit tips at nypdcrimestoppers.com or text info to 274637 (CRIMES), entering TIP577.
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Since then we have consistently employed apprentices in the school, sometimes 2 and sometimes just the 1, for the past 5 years. Three of our apprentices have stayed with us for more than one year progressing on to the Advanced Apprenticeship. We have also retained one apprentice who applied for a full time role and is now a fully qualified TA and has been with us for 4 years.
We feel it has benefited the school by allowing us to 'grow our own'. We have been able to train the young people to work to our high standards providing an effective educational experience for our children. It has given the apprentices a chance to develop and grow in a working environment with the protection and guidance of their school mentor. The Henley College assessor has been able to advise and support them as they progress through their course. Our success rate has been high and all of our apprentices have been able to secure positions in employment once their placement with us is complete.
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North of Cusco's Plaza de Armas towards Cuesta San Blas, you will come upon one of the most haunting tokens of a civilization: the foundation for the one-time palace of 14th century Incan ruler Inca Roca. Throughout Cusco, the Spanish attempted to establish their hegemony by demolishing a century's worth of physically impressive architecture from the Incan and pre-Incan civilization. But they couldn't quite destroy it all. The stone blocks were too large, too heavy and, above all, too tightly fit.
The wall on Calle Hatun Rumiyoc is particularly fascinating; how the Incas were able to so closely fit together irregular blocks of stone is a mystery yet to be solved by archaeologists and architects. The stones have the distinct outline of a puma, an animal considered sacred in Inca religion. The original city of Cusco itself is also supposed to resemble this animal. At the wall, the animal is seen in a crouching position. The smaller stones at the base of the wall serve as a reminder of Incan ingenuity, in that they functioned as shock absorbers for the wall itself, which accounts for how it has been able to endure the many earthquakes in the region's history.
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Six-year deal in Slade purchase
THE church group buying Warwick's Slade Campus for $4 million will have six years to pay it off under a special deal struck with the Southern Downs Regional Council.
Council chief executive officer Rod Ferguson yesterday confirmed Christian Community Ministries (CCM), which plans to relocate the Warwick Christian College to Slade, has paid a deposit of $300,000, with an instalment of $400,000 due in August.
But the remaining balance of $3.3 million - plus interest - may not be fully inside council's coffers until August 2018 under the terms of the sale contract, with the title to be handed over at that time.
MR Ferguson said CCM would make annual payments, but was not specific about a figure.
He disagreed that the deal with CCM could be described as "unusual" and said it had been vetted by the Queensland Treasury Corporation and given the all-clear.
"This is a unique property we are talking about and while you might expect someone to walk in with a cheque for $4 million, in big business this arrangement is not uncommon," Mr Ferguson said.
"Christian Community Ministries will be paying full commercial interest, set at 6% in the first year by the Queensland Treasury Corporation."
Mr Ferguson said a "premium" had been added to the interest, but could not specify a figure.
He did confirm that if CCM could not service its debt ownership of Slade would automatically revert back to the council.
Mr Ferguson denied suggestions CCM had council over a barrel, saying their interest "component" alone would be significant.
The council announced the purchase price for Slade in early March, having bought the campus from the Anglican Church Grammar School for $3.6m in 2007.
With staff and maintenance having cost the council $354,000, the sale represented little more than a break-even for ratepayers.
CCM intends to begin operating the new primary Warwick Christian College next year and will add a senior year every following year.
CCM chief executive officer John Lyndon said the instalment plan method of payment was the "only way we could organise" the purchase of Slade, but insisted it was a "good outcome" for all.
He said CCM expected to pay off Slade "earlier" than the August 2018 deadline, but would not be specific about a time frame.
"We are now in our fourteenth year of operation with seven schools across Queensland and an eighth about to open," he said.
"We started with 100 students and we are now up to 4000."


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Porvoo is a city situated on the southern coast of Finland approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) east of Helsinki. The town received its name from a Swedish earth fortress. Porvoo is one of the six medieval towns in Finland, first mentioned as a city in texts from 14th century. A quaint little town.
The old warehouses on the side of the river. Now used as craftwork shops.
The central point of the old town is the medieval, stone and brick Poorvo Cathedral. The cathedral was damaged by fire, started deliberately by vandals, on 29 May 2006: the roof was totally destroyed but the interior is largely intact.
The Cathedral was the site of opening of first Diet of Finland in 1809 where Finland was declared an autonomous Grand Duchy, with the Emperor of Russia as the Grand Duke of Finland
This is the oldest part of the structure dated from 14th century.


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Malcolm Campbell was the holder of numerous land speed records and father of Donald Campbell
When and Where was he Born?
11th March 1885, Chislehurst, Kent, England.
Family Background:
Malcolm Campbell was the son of William Campbell, a watchmaker and jeweller.
Prep School near Guildford, Surrey. Uppingham Public School, Rutland.
Timeline/Biography of Malcolm Campbell:
After leaving school Campbell went into the insurance industry at Lloyds of London which enabled him to take up the expensive sports of bike and later motor racing.
1906: He achieved a Gold Medal in the London to Edinburgh motorcycle trails.
1907: Malcolm Campbell achieved a Gold Medal in the London to Edinburgh motorcycle trails.
1908: Achieved a Gold Medal in the London to Edinburgh motorcycle trails.
1909: Campbell first became interested in flying aeroplanes.
1910: Began racing cars at Brooklands racing circuit.
1912: After seeing the play "L'Oiseau Bleu", written by the Belgian dramatist Maurice Maeterlinck, Sir Malcolm (and afterwards his son Donald and later his granddaughter Gina) named all his cars and boats Bluebird and felt his lucky colour was blue.
1914-18: Period of the First World War during which he served in the Royal Flying Corp of the British armed forces.
1921: (23rd March) Birth of his son Donald.
1923: Malcolm Campbell bought his first record-breaking car.
1924: He set his first land speed record.
1927: Introduction of the second "Bluebird" Car, specifically built for achieving records with a Napier 450 h.p. broad arrow engine.
1931: Received his Knighthood from King George the Fifth.
1935: "Bluebird" was fitted with a Napier aircraft engine for the first time. Campbell stood as a parliamentary candidate in the elections for the Deptford constituency but was unelected.
1937: Campbell turned his attention to Water Speed Records.
1939-45: During the period of the Second World War Malcolm Campbell served on the staff of Combined Operations.
1946: Sells his house (Headley Grove) to the Maharaja of Baroda and bought a house on the outskirts of Reigate from Sax Rohmer, the author of the novels featuring Fu Manchu.
Written Works:
1931: "My Great Adventure Speed".
1936: "The Romance of Motor racing".
Speed Records:
September 1924: Pendine Sands,Wales. (146.16 m.p.h)
July 1925: Pendine Sands, Wales. (150.86 m.p.h)February 1927: Pendine Sands, Wales. (174.88 m.p.h)February 1928: Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.A. (206.95 m.p.h)February 1931: Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.A. (246.09 m.p.h.)
February 1932: Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.A. (253.97 m.p.h)February 1933: Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.A. (272.46 m.p.h) February 1935: Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.A. (276.88 m.p.h)September 1935: Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, U.S.A. (301.13 m.p.h)
September 1937: Lake Maggiore, Switzerland. (126.33 m.p.h) September 1937: Lake Maggiore, Switzerland. (129.5 m.p.h) July 1938: Halwill, Switzerland. (130.93 m.p.h.) August 1939: Coniston Water, Cumbria. (141.74 m.p.h)
- Unknown.
- To Dorothy (Dolly) mother of Donald.
- 1945 to Mrs Betty Hicory (separated after three months, divorced after two years).
When and Where did he Die?
31st December 1948, Little Gatton House, Reigate, Surrey, England.
Age at Death:
Site of Grave:
St. Nicholas Parish Church, Chislehurst, Greater London, next to his parents.
Places of Interest:
Museum of Speed.
Pendine Sands.
Coniston Water.
Ruskin Museum, Coniston.
National Motor Museum, Bealieu.


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[Update, 11:30a: DCRA has re-checked their records, and the site had all the required permits, and passed several inspections during the process. This appears to have just been a tragic accident, not a permitting process gone awry. OSHA has been brought in to investigate the incident. According to DCRA's Gil, the trench had intended to be 7-8 feet deep, and was 5 feet deep when it collapsed.]
Late yesterday, a man working in a construction trench at a house on Evarts Street NE in Brookland was buried alive when the trench structure gave way. While DC Fire & EMS worked to save the man before he succumbed, the trench's collapse was too serious. This morning, I spoke with DCRA about the site, and they revealed that the work the man was doing was unpermitted, and that an inspector had told the man to stop work earlier in the day. [please note correction above – ed.]
"We've had people do incredibly dangerous unpermitted work before, but I can't recall last time it resulted in a person's death," said Helder Gil from DCRA this morning. DCRA had been on the site yesterday, and had issued a stop work order for the site, but unfortunately the man returned to work after the visit. Our thoughts are with the man's family today.


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Wow, last nights show was a blast! I was and am beside myself with gratitude for how many people came out on a Tuesday night. The energy from having our fans, family, friends and music peers there was awesome, especially since it was our last show at Ash Street before they close. We had our friend Darren Linder join us on drums for this one. It was such a treat to work with him and have him play with us, we hope to have him again in the future.. Also, Barret (artist on the bill that night and booker for the club) joined us for one song on bass while I just sang. Unrehearsed impromptu appearance, and it was fun! I have a YouTube video of most the performance here if ya wanna check it out..
I just couldn't ask for a better night. One of our favorite sound people, Nicholas Matta, friendly staff, nice bands, awesome crowd. Funny thing is for week before this show I had been feeling low, not sure if I wanted to perform anymore, wondering why I do it? This show reminded me why I perform, I can't explain it, it is just a feeling, a lot of feelings and I love it...
We reached a personal milestone, our 100th show! Here's to the next 100!
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"Why This Book Should Win" So Far . . .
Unless someone surprises me with a new write-up, we don't have any Why This Book Should Win posts for today. That leaves fifteen books to be covered next week, leading us right into the April 18th announcement of the BTBA fiction and poetry finalists.
But for today, I thought I'd just post links to all twenty of the entries in this series so far, with a line or two from the actual post. So if you're looking for a book to pick up this weekend, here are twenty good leads.
From the Fiction Longlist:
The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, translated from the Arabic by Elisabeth Jaquette (Egypt, Melville House)
"Everyone can relate to the frustrating helplessness governmental institutions can enact (remember your last trip to the DMV); it's incredibly easy to imagine how an administration can turn on the faucet of needless bureaucracy to demoralize dissidents."
Wicked Weeds by Pedro Cabiya, translated from the Spanish by Jessica Powell (Dominican Republic, Mandel Vilar Press)
"But this is no gross-zombies-lurching-around-trying-to-eat-brains kind of zombie novel. Rather, it's a sophisticated exploration of the mind-body duality, the place of zombies in popular culture, the history of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and the study of plant-human interactions."
Chronicle of the Murdered House by Lúcio Cardoso, translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson (Brazil, Open Letter Books)
"There's a fully-formed universe taking place in a run-down mansion rotting away in the jungle."
On the Edge by Rafael Chirbes, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa (Spain, New Directions)
"Rendered from the Spanish by the incomparable Margaret Jull Costa (who has four books on this year's BTBA longlist), On the Edge is a riveting and disquieting work of fiction—one that speaks to the horrors of individual and collective calamity. On the Edge's import cannot be overstated, nor can the lingering effects of this singular novel."
Night Prayers by Santiago Gamboa, translated from the Spanish by Howard Curtis (Colombia, Europa Editions)
"With an electrifying, well-paced plot, Gamboa's novel engages and entertains like the very best of crime fiction, yet reflects and philosophizes like a more measured literary work."
Umami by Laia Jufresa, translated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes (Mexico, Oneworld)
"Umami's balance—of light and dark, of cultivation and deluge, of presence and absence—is what makes it such a welcoming home for the reader, one that feels profoundly lived-in (one can almost sense the neighbors' heartbeats) as well as haunted (one can also sense the hovering shadows of Luz, Noelia, the children Alfonso and Noelia did not have, the parents Marina never quite had, the mother Ana's mother might have been—but never was—and the abandoning, abruptly returning mother of Ana's best friend Pina)."
Last Wolf and Herman by László Krasznahorkai, translated from the Hungarian by George Szirtes and John Batki (Hungary, New Directions)
"Taken together, the novellas represent a powerful overview of the author's virtuosity, acuity, and mastery over language, along with the translators' astonishing abilities in terms of transforming what I imagine is very difficult, dense Hungarian into such fluid and striking English. If that's not what the Best Translated Book Award is meant to honor, than I have been grossly misled."
Thus Bad Begins by Javier Marías, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa (Spain, Knopf)
"Marías may be our only living author worthy to be called a successor to Henry James."
In the Café of Lost Youth by Patrick Modiano, translated from the French by Chris Clarke (France, New York Review Books)
"This book should win because of the melancholy of memory, what once was so present and undeniable becomes sorrowful nostalgia for youth, a yearning to be where we once were. Wistful and haunting, In the Café of Lost Youth a testament to Modiano's skill at confronting how memory truly imbues our perception of who we are."
Ladivine by Marie NDiaye, translated from the French by Jordan Stump (France, Knopf)
"NDiaye's books are illuminating while retaining so much mystery, or, rather, they are illuminating because they retain so much mystery. For example, the lines between characters often feel blurry to the point I sometimes don't quite know who's on the page anymore, and yet this confusion is the very moment I see light."
Among Strange Victims by Daniel Saldaña París, translated from the Spanish by Christina MacSweeney (Mexico, Coffee House Press)
"The novel revolves around Rodrigo, a young functionary, a 'knowledge administrator,' a title he has invented for himself, who works in a museum, a slacker to borrow from Coffee House's tagline, who's content to go through life without making any decisions. Or what there is of his life."
Moonstone by Sjón, translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb (Iceland, FSG)
"The sense of danger from the outside pervades the novel, not just in relation to the actual, literal infection that the Danes bring with them on their ship, but also in the corrupting power of foreign films."
Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada, translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky (Japan, New Directions)
"Memoirs, while an exquisite speculative study of the relationship between humans and polar bears and of polar bear consciousness, is ultimately a story about human relationships, exile, and cultural ignorance."
Vampire in Love by Enrique Vila-Matas, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa (Spain, New Directions)
"A reader needn't have experienced any of Vila-Matas's incredible novels to appreciate and enjoy these tremendous stories. Funny, eerie, worldly and strange, Vila-Matas is a master of the form."
My Marriage by Jakob Wassermann, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann (Germany, New York Review Books)
"The book pulled me in immediately. It isn't happy reading, but it is an exquisite rendering of pain that is brought on by union and separation at once."
Super Extra Grande by Yoss, translated from the Spanish by David Frye (Cuba, Restless Books)
"Everything about YOss seems to be a signature, from his name (his birth name is José Miguel Sánchez Gómez) to his heavy-metal appearance. But after spending time with him in his native Havana, I realized that nothing about this Cuban author is superficial or cliché. More importantly, he is not a dilettante. He can speak as intelligently and passionately about Proust as he can Philip K. Dick."
And now, from the Poetry Longlist:
Berlin-Hamlet by Szilárd Borbély, translated from the Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet (Hungary, New York Review Books)
"Part confession, part correspondence, part phantasmagorical travelogue through scenes of collective cultural trauma, Borbély's poetry is haunting, melancholic, and tender."
Of Things by Michael Donhauser, translated from the German by Nick Hoff and Andrew Joron (Austria, Burning Deck Press)
"Mundane things like a thicket, a manure pile, a marigold, gravel, or a tomato gain an almost talismanic power as the poet tries to understand them by describing their appearances, the associations they evoke, their historical contexts."
Instructions Within by Ashraf Fayadh, translated from the Arabic by Mona Kareem, Mona Zaki, and Jonathan Wright (Palestine, The Operating System)
"The book is about Fayadh's experience as a Palestinian refugee. It is about fundamentalist religion in Saudi Arabia. It is also about the hypocrisies of a world in which Western governments, supposed protectors of freedom and democracy, maintain financial ties with Saudi Arabia, turning a blind eye to the country's human rights offenses at the expense of people like Ashraf Fayadh in order to keep a steady supply of oil."
The Thief of Talant by Pierre Reverdy, translated from the French by Ian Seed (France, Wakefield Press)
"Reverdy was a master of playing with space and language, simultaneously using one to alter the other—a quality that has garnered him a reputation for being notoriously difficult to translate."


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Red alert in state after heavy rain, Low pressure over Bay of Bengal likely to turn into depression next 24hrs
Bhubaneswar: A red alert has been sounded in Odisha for the next 24 hours after the extremely heavy rainfall led to floods in the state.
Bhubaneswar Meteorological Department (IMD) Director Sarat Sahu on Monday predicted that the low pressure area which was formed over northwest Bay of Bengal near Odisha may soon intensify into depression.
According to the prediction, the low pressure will turn into depression in next 24 hours, causing heavy rain in several parts of the State. Heavy rainfall is likely in next few days in southern and coastal Odisha.
Cautionary Signal-III has been hoisted at all 3 ports in the state. Fishermen are also advised not to venture into the sea.
Swollen Nagavali and Kalyani rivers have inundated several parts of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts and claimed one life.
On Sunday, the state government sought the help of the army and the air force to rescue the stranded and requested the Centre to provide four helicopters to intensify relief and rescue operations.
Four IAF helicopters have been tasked for relief and rescue operations in Rayagada district.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said while the situation is being closely monitored by the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, Central Reserve Police Force and fire services units have been rushed for rescue operations.
Major roads were damaged and several bridges, including a railway overbridge, were washed away in the floods.
Free kitchens have been set up in the affected areas and schools have been closed in Kalyansinghpur block of the badly-hit Rayagada district.


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Wow, yeah, that was a great compilation of all, or at least most, of the issues. ++ indeed!
I think "look and feel" are very subjective issues and, unless PM became unusable as a result of the redesign, I don't think I care much one way or the other about cosmetic changes.
The "making PM friendlier to newbies" issue, though, I think is not that much of an issue. Sometimes, answers can be abrasive, sure, but mostly, I found this place no less friendly than anywhere else on the web. In fact, I think PM is less hostile than some places I've been! Granted, I try to do the basic leg-work upfront so when I ask a question I don't sound like idiot, but I learned to do that because of the harsh comments I read.
I suppose if there was a section specifically for basic tutorials or people who specifically hadn't read a Perl book or any kind or something like that, it wouldn't be a bad idea. But, other than that, I honestly don't think it's all that necessary.
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Gina Perry is freelance writer. She is author of the acclaimed 'Behind the Shock Machine. The untold story of the notorious Milgram psychology experiments' (Scribe) which has been published in Australia, America and the UK. Gina's feature articles, columns, and essays have been published in The Age, The Australian and Best Australian Science Writing. Her short fiction has been published in a number of literary magazines, including Meanjin, Westerly, and Island. Her co-production of the ABC Radio National documentary about Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments, 'Beyond the Shock Machine', won the Silver World Medal for a history documentary in the 2009 New York Festivals radio awards.
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BEIJING — Prosecutors in China have indicted 74 people in connection with the killing of 17 people whose corpses were used to invent fake mining accidents and to extract compensation owed to victims' families.
The indictments are the latest evidence that China's notoriously dangerous mines, where hundreds of workers die each year, may have spawned a murderous business profiting from death.
The crimes spanned six provinces and regions, including Shanxi and Inner Mongolia — two of China's biggest coal-mining areas — and the charges include faking mine accidents, swindling compensation, homicide, fraud, blackmail and concealing crimes, prosecutors from Inner Mongolia said in a that was widely reported on Tuesday.
The statement identified two of the defendants but otherwise provided no details about them, and it gave no information about the victims. The prosecutors' office refused to answer questions about the case when reached by telephone. But Caixin, a business newsmagazine, that the victims had mostly been poor villagers from Yunnan Province, in southwest China.
"Promising targets were cheated into mines in the name of work recruitment," the report said, citing unnamed sources familiar with the case. "After working there for a while, they were killed when the right time came, and a scene was devised to swindle the compensation."
The report said that there might have been more than 17 victims, but that it was possible that victims could not be traced because they were quickly cremated and their ashes were not kept, it said.
The police first suspected fraud early last year, after one of the intended victims survived a faked accident in Inner Mongolia, the report said.
A well-known Chinese film, "Blind Shaft," , told a similar story, about a pair of grifters who make a brutal living by persuading young men to work in mines under false names, so that their families could not be found when they were killed in fabricated accidents.
The case revealed this week is also not unique. Newspaper reports have described several elaborate schemes involving murder or stolen corpses to extract compensation from mine owners who would rather pay off families of the dead than face official inquiries.
In 2014, a court in Hebei Province, in northern China, gave and prison sentences to 16 others for having recruited men to work in mines under false names and killed them for the hush money. News reports and trial summaries have described similar cases , and twice in 2012.
"Scenes like those in 'Blind Shaft' are played out again and again in real life," one newspaper, the Chongqing Morning Post, the latest case.


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Open seminars, geared to the general public, were launched in 1975 ahead of other universities in Sapporo under the auspices of the Sapporo City Board of Education.
Six or seven 90-minute-long seminars are held in total, and they begin at 18:20 and end at 19:50 to ensure that working people can attend them. Although credits are not granted, completion certificates are given to those who attended four or more lectures.
The Schools and Departments invite leading authorities from home and abroad several times every year and hold lectures on an array of cultural and social issues for not only the students of this university, but also the general public.
The lectures are held as needed and announced on our homepage as soon as their details have been decided.
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It's often one of the questions that managers will throw in at the end of an interview, "How well do you deal with authority?" According to Job Skills, the good news is, most supervisors believe that some amount of authority-questioning is natural, intelligent and progressive – it's only when a candidate steps completely out of line in their approach (think aggressive, insulting language or going behind a manager's back), that alarm bells will start to ring.
Some questioning of authority is good, so how do you know when to draw the line? How well do you deal with authority in the first place?
In just about every job, unless you are a sole trader, there is normally a "pecking order" – someone is higher than someone else, or one team is responsible for the actions and direction of another person or group of people. The higher up the chain of command you go, the more authority you should have. Bear in mind that in almost any job, even the top boss is answerable to someone, even if it's the board or the company shareholders.
At some point in our lives (if not every single day!) we all have to deal with authority. How well do you cope? Here are 4 important questions to ask yourself to help you "unpack" your relationship to authority.
With every relationship that's meaningful in life, we have lots to gain and plenty to lose. Relationships are always about "give and take" – it's when one party is doing all the taking that connections become strained.
Think about the benefits of dealing with a particular authority figure in your life. The more mature we get, the more we realise that "bucking the system" unnecessarily will only cause us more pain – such as arguing with a policeman who is about to give you a ticket.
Speaking Up blog posted an article called, Dealing with people in authority – effective meeting skills. The post suggests, "If you find it hard to get a word in and put your point across, as everybody is talking on top of you (believe me I have been there!) watch body language, so that you can tell when somebody finishes a sentence. They have to pause at one time, and you have to come in then."
Learn respectful tactics for dealing with people, watch your words and body language and ask yourself what you may gain (or lose) if the relationship with a particular authority figure goes on or off track. Weigh up the positives and negatives.
Business blogger Bryce Johannes from Quora seems to have a combative experience with authority – something that many of us carry on from childhood or early teens. He says, "The world is ruled by and for the elite. They have unique opportunities on a scale completely out of line with their reward for work."
Johannes is not alone - many people feel this way. Some of us think that allowing an authority figure to "rule over us" can be disruptive to the way we see ourselves as an employee. Johannes says, "Authority becomes part of the boot keeping you down, transferring the benefits of your hard work to others whose sense of entitlement creates an enormous imbalance."
If your working relationship with an authority figure has changed over time, examine the reasons why and don't put up with behaviour that will not serve you in the long run. Having said that, make sure you consider your options carefully and aim to rise above any petty issues when you can. Work makes up only a portion of having a happy, fulfilling life.
It takes two to tango in every working scenario. When dealing with an authority figure, think about how your attitude, words and actions are contributing.
Tanvi Gautam is the Managing Partner of an HR consulting and training firm. She suggests learning to read between the lines. "Each situation must be assessed on its own merit," she says. "Be aware of the larger cultural context." In some company cultures or workplaces, a direct confrontation might make matters worse. "Before you respond, remember you need not attend every argument or challenge you are invited to. Differentiate between irritants and actual threats."
Take the highroad where you can and learn not to sweat the small stuff. Sometimes authority figures who seem to be overly harsh or threatening are simply misinformed or being pressured from above.
WikiHow has some great methods for dealing with people in authority. They say, "Realise that the person in authority was in your position once. All modern-day authority figures were kids, and people of little authority at one time, and all of them have been talked to by someone they saw as a superior or authority figure."
Listening a little goes a long, long way. Far too quickly we feel the need to jump in and offer our own opinions on how something should be done. When dealing with someone in authority, learn when to step back, and when to step up.
"(Authority figures) have also suffered the awkward conversation, and they know how you feel when talking to authority," says WikiHow. "Most will go easy on you because of this. Remember, they want to either ask you a simple question or give you some helpful advice - they don't necessarily want to scare you."
Learning to deal effectively with people of authority is an essential business skill that everyone can benefit from. Taking some time to examine your relationship with figures of authority can be a valuable exercise that may see your career reach new heights.
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2014 Volkl Kendo Ski Review
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All Mountain skis are for on-trail; some off-trail ability
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Kyle here with the Volkl Kendo. I give this ski a 4 out of 5. I really like this. It's really nimble, but a powerful, front side carving ski/ all mountain ski in my mind. Really good for anywhere from intermediate to expert. I really like this ski, for the size, it's great. Check it out.
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Hi, I'm Mike. I just got done skiing the Volkl Kendo. I'm going to give this ski a 3 out of 5 stars. I like to make high speed, big, arching turns and this ski just didn't do that for me. I felt like it took a long time to get it up on edge on speed and then from transition turn to turn, it was a little sluggish. I think this ski is more for the guy that's going to be going in the trees, maybe some bumps, maybe mount a pair of Tele bindings on it, it could be pretty good. But, for, you know, the long arch turn, not so much with this. Probably for, you know, an intermediate, maybe a lower expert level skier. So, I'm Mike, 3 out of 5 stars for the Volkl Kendo.


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Mette-Marit: Ski instructor for a day
Crown Princess Mette-Marit visited the Hvalstad school in Asker on Sunday afternoon. She took part at the "ski-day" for underage asylum seekers. The Crown Princess participated actively in various activities like tobogganing, cross country and barbecuing of hot dogs on the campfire.
Mette-Marit also offered herself as ski-instructor for the young people.
About her skiing skills Mette-Marit said modestly: " I do not know if I'm good, but I've been skiing every day." The staff of the organization "Change we need" was very pleased with the execution and the success of the ski day.
Fredrik Aars-Rynning of "Change we need" pointed out that he appreciated very much that the Crown Princess poped up and made such a good job.
You can find a gallery of Mette-Marit's work in the snow here.Filed under Norway
Tagged Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Humanitarian Efforts, Sport.
3 Responses to Mette-Marit: Ski instructor for a day
MettiMeri is the loveliest, most spontaneous, just adorable, noble and beautiful Crown Princess in the world, as Hakon is too. I love them! A great example for other Royals in the world.
The teenagers at the asylum camp had a fantastic day skiing with the Crown princess! First they did not believe that she would actually come skiing with them, I had translators' explaining this to them, but still it seemed like an unrealistic thing for several of the youth at the camp. When she did arrive they found her to be a very "down to earth", kind, helpful and likable person. This was a true experience of Norwegian culture and life. She proved to be an excellent skiing instructor. One of the boys said "This is the best day of my whole entire life". I hope and believe that the past weekend has given the teenagers at the camp a better way of integrating in Norwegian society. Grilling sausages over a bonfire in the snow was something they thought was very odd. Seeing Mette Marit doing this together with them was a very positive experience and not to mention a great welcoming gesture.
I know, because I work at the camp! Thank you for giving youth with a lot of troubles on their minds activities and light during their time waiting for their case being possessed. Tina Semb.


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Reviewed by Nikki & Mike in Austin, TX
Project: Install Synthetic Grass for Backyard
Comments: We can thank Creative Turf Solutions enough for our beautiful backyard. We spend so much time outside now, the kids and dog (and us) are so pleased. Thanks for our beautiful outdoor retreat.


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Ebtech Prefabricated Modular Inplant Offices – Vinyl Clad, Class C Fire & 28 STC Rated (Aluminum Frame)Ebtech Prefabricated Modular Inplant Offices - Vinyl Clad, Class C Fire & 28 STC Rated
These complete prefab kits include everything needed for a basic modular inplant office. The modular design means units are easily and cost effectively relocated to meet changing needs. All models include interchangeable wall panels (insulated and sound and fire rated), acoustical drop ceiling, steel roof, framing, connecting hardware, and pre-hung steel right-hand door with window. These Class-C wall panels are made of a polystyrene core clad with vinyl hardboard and provide affordable quality. Measures 3" thick x 8'H with an insulation value of R-13, a STC-28 sound transmission rating and a Class C fire code rating. Available types are 2, 3, and 4 wall. Colors are White, Tan and Gray.
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