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Bands cancelling gigs for reasons that sound like their name
So, The Civil Wars have cancelled their tour because of internal conflicts. This led to the journalist Simon Price asking on Twitter if anyone could think of reasons that bands could cancel tours, which related to their name. I came up with "Snow Patrol: avalanche", but my favourites so far (from his Retweets) are "Sugarcubes: dissolved" and "Can: Can't".
Any more for any more?
Poison - Caught Salmonella from a take away
Tool - Band Member injured by a spade incident
Jane's Addiction - Band member tskes one trip too far
Amusementparksonfire - Guitarist injured in freak Big Wheel incident
Anthrax - Opened a parcel by mistake
Bad Religion - Singer killed after Fatwa placed on his head
Battles - Drummer killed on holiday in Afghanistan
The Beloved - No one bought any tickets for the tour
The Cars - Tour cancelled when band involved in Motorway pile up
Whitesnake - David Coverdale crushed by Albino Boa Constrictor
Underworld - Taken out in Gangland drive by.
Thunder - Danny Bowes hit by Lightning
Talk Talk - Mark Hollis injured in car crash whilst on his mobile phone
Revolting C*cks - Al Jourgensen gets a severe STD
Placebo - Brian Molko left ill after taking the wrong medication
- JaguarPirate, LdnMetropolitanElite, and youplayjazzflute this'd this
- justanothersheeldz, Comaboy, stupidsexyflanders, Damian, badmanreturns, moshymoshy, JaguarPirate, AfraidOfOwls, SCROTUM, rikx, the_dazzled, teamcooperuk, incandenza_, ambigyouus, El_Goodo, dcnuman, kubrahhh, and Seeph__ this'd this
really fucking harsh
Jimmi :(
Queens of the Stone Age
Josh Homme cancels tour to help excavate the site of a prehistoric transvestite discovered on his property.
Actually, I recently saw that a guy from a band called Suicide Silence had died
and I really hoped it wasn't suicide. But he died in a car accident or something. Poor dude.
Oh, I just read up on it and apparently this guy was drunk driving.
Well, then...
Anyway. As you were.
- sadpunk, s_p_g, and MrScagdenSir this'd this
- the_dazzled this'd this
Turned away at customs.
JAG: Hit & run incident with expensive car
CRAINE: Severe head injury suffered during building site visit.
Pepperment Apes: Band member bludgeoned by monkey in dentists chair after nearby zoo escape by fresh-breathed orangutangs.
Arctic Monkeys- Alex Turner has severe frostbite
Neutral Milk Hotel- refused to stay in the accommodation provided due to lack of variety in the drinks
Arcade Fire- Win Butler spontaneously combusted whilst on the penny pushers
Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
Cancelled due to Yoni Wolf's diagnosis as clinically depressed.
The Boredoms
Couldn't be arsed.
- Damian, JaguarPirate, and dcnuman this'd this
Oh man :')
That is the best of the new crop.
Stranded in Hawaii after being placed on "no fly list"
50 Cent
Severe budget cuts on his upcoming tour.
All dates are still going ahead.
- Si_Badvibes, Annoying_person, NickDS, danger, JaguarPirate, AfraidOfOwls, oceanRain, Anthonyc, Oissin_, poptimusgrime, FlintyFoxy, blimeycharlie, Antelope, berksy, MrScagdenSir, gonad, jairien, and Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
The Cure
- codpieceface this'd this
Guided By Voices
Satnav took them to the wrong venueTomViolence, LdnMetropolitanElite, japes, JaguarPirate, froglet, and youplayjazzflute this'd this
- bornin69 and umlaut_ampersand this'd this
Three Trapped Tigers - stuck in a cage
And So I watch You From Afar - locked up for being peeping tom
Explosions In The Sky - plane blew up
Errors - made multiple mistakes
Lush: Miki in rehab again
Smashing Pumpkins: Recovering from unprovoked attack last Wednesday
The Thermals
Help She Can't Swim
Drownedthis'd this
Frank Ocean
The pacific called him a cuntstill_here, poptimusgrime, crashingthrough, and youplayjazzflute this'd this
Nitrous oxide addiction
Under investigation
Elastica - snapped
The Cars - crashed
Blur - can't see
Wild Beasts - got tamed
Rivers Cuomo's lung cancer
dirty projectors : no backdrop
built to spill : crushed by falling jenga
smog : smog
the blow : gale force winds
darkstar : meteor to collide with earth
wild beasts : caught in a stampede
the hazards of swimming naked : candiru incident
holy fuck : touched by a priest
The Get Up Kids
implicated in a breaking scandal by Philip Schofield this morning.
(i'm sorry, get up kids, i love you)
The Velvet Underground
Stuck on a delayed Metropolitan Line train.
And You Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
bodies removed by police, thwarting unusual direction system
Italian transit vehicle impounded for Birmingham date.
attacked by a chocolate bar-wielding Morrisseyhexagram, crashingthrough, and youplayjazzflute this'd this
confirmed dates for different promoters on the same night
Atlas Sound - Atlas wasn't very sound and ended up in the wrong country
Botch - Botched
Fucked Up - Fucked Up
Iceage - got cold feet
Killer Mike - convicted
The Walkmen - was further away than they thought
Tom Waits - too long, as it turns out
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - No, no, nos
Foster the People
Childcare commitmentsthorners this'd this
plus / minus - got pulled in the wrong direction
yacht - boating accident
jets to brazil - got on the wrong plane
saves the day - got their dates mixed up
flaming lips - smoking accident
cloud nothings - heavy rain
diagrams - given wrong directions
porcelain raft - lost at sea
pulled apart by horses - freak riding accident
- Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
- Icarus-Smicarus and youplayjazzflute this'd this
Hundred Reasons
couldn't narrow it down
animal collective
Noah's busy building an Ark, and arranging his collection.
Once turned up to one of their gigs that had a sign on the door
with a reason for cancellation.
came here to post this
Grandaddy - Retired
Hot Chip - Deep Fat fryer related accident
They Might Be Giants - Overactive Pituitry Gland
Lost en route to Aberdeen due to an incomplete mapThe_Groke this'd this
- blimeycharlie, Icarus-Smicarus, and vamos this'd this
Wedding Present - exchanged
Metric - Imperial system re-introduced
Moby - Harpooned
Cave-In - Trapped
- Si_Badvibes, AfraidOfOwls, vamos, and froglet this'd this
Power cut.
Public Enemy
Hounded out of town
- whynot this'd this
Beady Eye
After detailed inspection of their musical output they decided they weren't good enough.
At 2pm followed by reception celebrating his life in pub across road with snacks
Take That
Cut Copy
got pasted.
got leathered
Tennis injury.
Friendly Fires
Van accidentally collided with another band's.
Stuck on the M25.
(OK, I'm going through the list of (mercifully limited) bands on the PC I'm currently using)
In rehab.
The Postal Service
Sorry, you were out. You can arrange a redelivery or collect your item from the sorting office.
The Strokes
Sprained wrists
2 many DJs
Double booked
The Cast of Cheers
Failed the audition
Tour cancelled due to dispute over a Pokemon card trade.
Plane related
Mystery Jets - Their plane disappeared over the bermuda triangle
Foo Fighters - their private jet was shot down after being mistaken for a UFO
John Denver...
in hindsight
John Denver doesn't actually follow the rules of the game
Other Lives
Had something else on.
Future Islands - Nick Thorburn's time machine broke
Funeral for a Friend
Had undisclosed maritime duties to attend to.in_limbo this'd this
Disastrous midnight feast
The Bloody Beetroots
Don't ask
Fucked Up ,got ambushed, etc
Franz Ferdinand
The drive from the hotel to the venue for their Sarajevo gig was more eventful than they'd anticipated.outspaced, Icarus-Smicarus, gonad, and Si_Badvibes this'd this
I Like Trains
Cancelled due to points failure at Hebden Bridge.
Intestinal parasites
One Night Only
Were you really expecting more than a single gig on this tour?
Plastered.Stone_Wick, outspaced, and orangejuice this'd this
anal cunt
te venues windows were dirty
Fuck Buttons - wardrobe malfunction
Johnny Foreigner - visa applications turned down
Y Niwl - couldn't find the venue due to poor visibility.
Ash - using a time machine to play a gig in Pompeii in AD 79 probably wasn't the band's smartest idea.
The Meat Puppets
Organisers changed their mind when they found out there were strings attached.
Cashier No.9
Work commitments
Silver Apples
Emergency dental work required
All got killed by Wolf Gang
Said no.rainmaker this'd this
The White Stripes
Knocked over at a zebra crossing
Sonic Youth
couldn't play live, due to their commitments running a dubiously Sega-centric after-school club.
Lost their sense of hearing -- as well as, less significantly, their senses of taste and smell.
Disco Inferno
Have set the venue on fire.
Cleaning her oven
The Vines
Tim's gone into comedy, and Jeremy's gone into current affairs broadcasting. Neither plan to ever talk about their days as an Australian post-grunge band again.
cut from line up.
arrested on suspicion of buglaryIcarus-Smicarus this'd this
The Hives
allergic reaction causing severe skin rashes
New Order
need to rearrange the setlist.
causing some seriously congested queues at a swimming pool in Stoke.
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
Constant fornication
Bark Psychosis
Can't make it, due to being stuck in a sticky situation involving being surrounded by a pack of dangerous canine acid casualties.
Air France
Baggage handlers on strike at CDG
The Antlers
Cost of renting the venue was too "deer". Sorry, I'll get me coat.
Last-minute attack of the wobbles
Bomb the Bass
Incapacitated after an extreme fishing accident
Camera Obscura
Cancelled due to problems with the stage lighting
China Crisis
Cancelled due to insufficient supply of cups & saucers backstage
Depeche Mode
Decided that MTV Unplugged probably wasn't a good idea
The Go-Betweens
Too many middlemen involved
Refused to leave the house as Downton Abbey was on
The Pretenders
Never intended to do the gig in the first place
The Teenagers
Had to stay in & do their homework
The Enemy
Because lets face it, everybody hates them
And so I watched you from afar
In court on charges of stalking
Pissed Jeans
Wardrobe malfunction
Nervous breakdown after concrete mixing accident
Left by a radiator overnight, now too warped to play
Too busy meditating
Teenage Fanclub
Mobbed and tour bus couldn't get parked
The School
Stuck in detention
Pains of Being Pure At Heart
Stopped to stop an old lady cross the road, realised they were in Bournemouth and were their all day
One Direction
Tour bus driver stubbornly refuses to accept they are lost
Iron Maiden
their mum wouldn't let them.
Double bill: Disturbed & Jack Johnson
goes without saying, really.
Should have been right, carpark
The Twilight Sad - no one can ever know.
It's a secret.
Nick Cave
Arrested for illegal potholing
Royal Trux - transport had ideas above its station, band couldn't get there
Electric Six - due to power issues in the Sidcup area, and the band not having any despite what their name suggests...
Bearsuit - forgot stage clothes, turned up naked, still had to be convinced not to play.
400 Blows - cancelled due to promoter only supplying 20 up-for-it groupies.
The Go! Team
Had a false start.
Noah and the Whale
I'll leave you to work this one out.
Spotted by three of the guards in Metal Gear SolidPuds this'd this
Drank a pint of shitmix and passed out.
Stuck on a zipwire in East London parkJohnM this'd this
The Teenagers
Because I said so, OK!?
I'm so sorry
I seemed to have turned into a 70s comedian
Slow Club
soundchecks overran horrendously
At the Drive-In: didn't get the McDonalds part of their driver, refused to play until satisfied.
Bitch Magnet: crushed by hysterical women fans.
Chavez: it wasn't possible.
The Paper Chase: playing for a Sheikh's teenage son instead.
Pretty Girls Make Graves: crossed the International Union of Supermodels for the last time.
Ambulance LTD: died at the scene of a traffic accident before paramedics arrived.
Andy Stott: at the birth of his child.
The Hold Steady: key member being tested for Parkinsons.
Handsome Furs: picketed by PETA.
Iron & Wine: being treated for severe burns.
change that first one to 'busy watching a film in the 1950s'.
The Pigeon Detectives
called off to St Louis to investigate who shat on the Kings Of LeonDamian and orangejuice this'd this
Swans: Innocent seaside trip ruined when set upon by flock of angry birds; multiple injuries.
AIDS Wolf: Bestiality experiment goes horribly wrong.
Joanna Newsom
Had just enough information about a mafia contract on her head to only let her immediate family know the secret route she was taking to the gig... but not enough information to know that her jealous younger sister was behind the whole thing.
Caught by the police.
The Drums
beaten to death by Neil Peart
Frightened Rabbit
Run over by a car
Crazy Horse
Equine encephalopathy virus
Death, lots of it
The Residents
Domestic dispute
Eyeless in Gaza...
too Tyred
Ed Sheeran
Hair appointment.Damian this'd this
Boyz II Men
Growing pains.
Detained by the authorities.
The Kayas
Real cancellation. Proper reason.
Jetplane Landing: stuck on tarmac
Jetplane Landing: plane crash
Jetplane Landing: flight cancelled
Jetplane Landing: hijacked
---Too $hort---
Didn't know this particular venue was without a stage.
Torn meniscus, man.
---Swizz Beatz---
Got hit by a couple Federer serves.
Runny nose and sore throat.
---The Temptations---
Checked back into rehab after another relapse.
council needed to work on the gas lines
St. Vincent
gig clashes with her canonisation
Sweet Billy Pilgrim
have become unstuck in time
ended up on Mars, having to do battle with imps and cacodemons... and that's why he sent all those masked imposters to gigs
and then...
when he GOT to the venue, he realised he couldn't get in because he hadn't yet picked up the red key.
The Frames
Arrested for a crime they did not commit
Stuck on the ringroad.
Death Cab For Cutie
Gibbard cries off in mourning after Zoe Deschanel is run over by a taxi.
Starved to death
Stacks blew out
Half Japanese
problems with their citizenship status
The Darkness
Lighting problems
Lawnmower Deth
Guitarist named by witness in fatal gardening attack. Police dealing with the grass.
I am glad I started this thread
even though the actual thing wasn't my idea.
The Prodigy: nobody checked it wasn't an 18+ venue before booking it.


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Death bowling a worry for India
Match factsJanuary 15, 2013
Start time 1200 local (0630 GMT)
Big Picture
If the pitches and outfields for the rest of the series are going to be like what was served in Rajkot then the bowlers, especially India's, better take cover. In 12 balls, England leapfrogged from 287 to 325, and as a result of those two overs at the death, they had made just enough to secure a match-winning total. Though India did well to run them close, falling short by nine runs, the positives were overshadowed by overs 49 and 50 in England's innings, that hemorrhaged 38 runs.
That India's most experienced bowler, Ishant Sharma, was partly responsible for those runs says a lot. Ironically, his death bowling had been effective in the previous ODI, when India snatched a low-scoring game against Pakistan in Delhi. Take a look at his figures in Rajkot, and it's easy to miss his two maidens among the ten overs that leaked 86. Ishant wasn't solely at fault, for all of India's bowlers haven't been as consistent as they should be.
Death bowling has been a problem for India since Zaheer Khan's slump in form. In good batting conditions, yorkers are the bowler's best weapon but India's attack hasn't been able to deliver them consistently. Not that England set the best example either. Steven Finn and Jade Dernbach went in excess of six an over in their ten overs, while Tim Bresnan leaked 8.37 in his eight overs, though he picked up two wickets. The captain Alastair Cook defended the trio, saying the conditions left little margin for error. Spin came to England's rescue in the form of James Tredwell, who not only took four wickets but went for less than five an over. India's relatively more experienced spin attack wasn't as effective, picking up just one wicket. Not the first time, after the Tests, an England spinner upstaged India's spinners.
The Rajkot ODI was a change from the trend of low scores in the Pakistan ODIs. While it benefited the likes of Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh, who got some runs and confidence, the fast bowlers were battered. More sporting conditions would allow for a better assessment of the side as a whole.
Form guide(Most recent first)
India LWLLW
England WLWWL
In the spotlight
Twenty-one, 38, 9, 27, 0, 6, 7, 15 - a breakup of Virat Kohli's scores across T20s and ODIs since his century in the Nagpur Test against England. Apart from the first four scores, made in the T20s, the remaining four are worrying, considering that he bats in the top order and has more time to build an innings. Kohli was found out by the moving ball against Pakistan and in Rajkot he edged a straight one to the keeper. His place in the lineup may not be in doubt, but India are missing a big contribution from him.
Ian Bell has been shifted around the batting order in his one-day career but of late he has found a second wind as an opener. Bell filled in at the top after Kevin Pietersen was dropped last year and in 12 innings he averages 57.63 with a century and five fifties. If there was one positive to emerge from the Pietersen drama, this is it. Bell has given the Indian bowlers a few headaches, with scores of 91 and 108 in the warm-up games and 85 in Rajkot.
Team news
Cook confirmed that England will keep with their top seven, giving Joe Root another chance. Root didn't get to bat in Rajkot, but bowled nine overs of spin for 51. The only change could be in the pace attack.
England (possible) 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Ian Bell, 3 Kevin Pietersen, 4 Eoin Morgan, 5 Craig Kieswetter (wk), 6 Joe Root, 7 Samit Patel, 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 James Tredwell, 10 Jade Dernbach, 11 Steven Finn
India could also make a change to their seam line-up. MS Dhoni said after the first ODI that they would like to test Shami Ahmed's death bowling skills at some stage. India opted for Ashok Dinda in Rajkot as he was more experienced.
India (possible) 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Ajinkya Rahane, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Ashok Dinda/Shami Ahmed.
Stats and trivia
- England have played only one ODI in Kochi, losing by four wickets to India in 2006. Pietersen is the only survivor from that game.
- India have won four of their six matches in Kochi.
- Virat Kohli is 86 shy of 4000 ODI runs.
"The way we have learned to tackle the spinners is incredible. It's a big credit for us."
England allrounder Samit Patel
"Whenever the batsmen don't do well, bowlers cover up for them and vice-versa. I don't believe in blaming one area of the game. I think the bowlers are putting in all the hard work, and the way they won the match for us against Pakistan (in Delhi) was commendable."
Gautam Gambhir defends India's bowlers
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo

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#1 Biden Press Office Apologizes For Demanding Student Journalist Delete Photographs03-14-2013, 11:31 AM
March 13, 2013 9:46 PM
ROCKVILLE, Md. (CBSDC) Vice President Joe Bidens press office has apologized to the University of Maryland following pure intimidation demands for a student journalist to delete photos he took of a domestic violence event featuring Biden.
College Park Patch reports that a credentialed student from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, Jeremy Barr, was snapping photos at the Rockville event when a Biden staffer began interrogating the student.
Did you take any photos during the event, Barr said he was asked by Biden staffer Dana Rosenzweig. I need to see your camera right now, she reportedly said after Barr confirmed he had taken photographs of the event that also featured Attorney General Eric Holder and Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin.
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A leading hospital consultant doctor has denied she ever told the husband of Savita Halappanavar that Ireland was a Catholic country and his wife could not terminate her pregnancy despite the fact that the baby was not viable.
Dr Katherine Astbury was named in court at the inquest as the doctor who allegedly told the Indian family resident in Mayo that a termination was impossible because of Ireland being a Catholic country.
Desperately ill Savita died of sepsis after her womb became infected.
Praveen Halappanavar told the inquest: "Savita asked for a termination two times. She asked a doctor when she could plan the next pregnancy. She was told she had to get well first."
But a lawyer for Astbury said the doctor will "categorically deny" ever making any reference to Ireland "being a Catholic country."
There were emotional scenes as Praveen broke down during his testimony.
His wife Savita was 17 weeks pregnant when she began miscarrying.
She was admitted to University Hospital Galway on October 21 last year but died a week later.
Praveen stated that at one point Savita pleaded: "How can a mother wait for her baby to die?"
"She basically said she can't take it," Praveen said.
"She wanted a termination, she wanted it before her parents(who had been visiting) arrived back in India and started telling people she was pregnant," said Praveen.
Astbury's lawyer said she would say that, "The pregnancy could continue for several weeks. I recall informing her (Savita) the legal position in Ireland did not permit me to terminate her pregnancy at that time."
When told of the imminent miscarriage, "Savita was crying loudly," Praveen said.
He said a doctor told him: "You have to be brave."
He said Savita asked him: "Why did this happen to me?"
He added: "She held my hand and said, 'Sorry, I want to be a good wife'."
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DMT lab found in Davidson County; teen arrested
DMT lab found in Davidson County; teen arrested
A 19-year-old was arrested after a lab to make the recreation drug DMT was found at his home, Davidson County deputies said.
Cameron Gray Lane, of Lexington, was taken into custody Saturday following a search of his home at 1700 Perryman Road.
Along with 129.5 grams of marijuana, investigators found drug paraphernalia and a suspected Dimethyltryptamine lab, deputies said. The SBI went to the home to process the DMT lab.
Lane was charged with possession with intent to sell marijuana, maintaining a dwelling to keep a controlled substance, manufacturing a schedule I drug (DMT) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Lane was held under a $50,000 secured bond in the Davidson County Jail.


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Celine's Private Island at a Discount
Prices on private islands are down twenty-five percent from the peak. Maybe now is the time to get in. Photo: Sotheby's International Realty.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... the people dream about owning a private island ... now you can ... with prices down twenty five percent or more from the peak ... it has become a buyer's market for these little pieces of paradise there are plenty of Islands up for grabs and or something to suit every budget ... Celine Deon skinny in Thailand offers ultra luxe tree for about thirty million dollars ... the famous angst as he spends a lot of time performing in last thing is ... is offering the island for less than cost to buy and build its French Normandy style mansion ... the island includes a time and parades and amenities like a library ... DRAM and wine cellar ... Ms de honest throwing in everything from the valuable part to the silverware ... so the buyer can maneuvering ... the broker tells us the listing is showing plenty of international attention ... potentially from her hands ... asking prices firm ... no discounts here ... in the United States a little Nokia the island in sunny Florida ... is the priciest listing around thirty million ... it stands a hundred plus acres and offers an updated Manor house ... a gas bungalow ... and of course ... a swimming pool ... we're not sure that anything the singers have lived here ... visitors are said to have included Ponce de Leon and Thomas Anderson ... the more budget conscious buyer slightly ahead in line you can share ... that's when the nation's cheapest item listings count at least according to Realtor com ... at one hundred and nineteen thousand dollars it offers a tiny live sitting on half an acre ... no luck streak here this one is ideal for someone looking for that rustic outdoor experience course I mean this


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Phoronix: Gigabyte GeForce 8600GTS 256MB
Back in July we looked at the Gigabyte GeForce 8600GT graphics card. This midrange GeForce 8 series graphics card came equipped with Gigabyte's Silent-Pipe II cooler, which made for a fan-free experience, while still managing to overclock quite well. In this review today we are looking at its bigger brother, which is the Gigabyte 8600GTS. In addition to using the slightly faster G86 core, the GV-NX86S256H utilizes the Silent-Pipe III cooler. Gigabyte's Silent-Pipe III is much larger than its predecessor while using two large heatpipes.


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A caffeine-fueled intensity may pervade local town halls as officials prepare to defend their communities against skyrocketing flood insurance bills.
Several communities on the South Shore, including Duxbury, Marshfield, and Scituate, are working feverishly toward a deadline to appeal new federal flood maps. The pressure is less intense in inland communities, where officials in Halifax and Norton, for example, say flood maps have changed very little.
In coastal towns, the maps have raised the predicted level of a 100-year flood, placing thousands of new homeowners in a flood zone and forcing those who hold a mortgage to buy flood insurance. Homeowners who already buy flood insurance may pay more than in the past, due to the higher flood level and to a 2012 law that will eliminate some federal subsidies.
The cost could be significant. Eugene Sullivan, who owns a house on Turner Road in Scituate, received a bill for $67,431, in addition to a premium of more than $1,300 the family had already paid, according to state Representative Jim Cantwell, a Marshfield Democrat, who provided a copy of the bill. Sullivan could not be reached for comment, and his listed telephone number was disconnected.
As a result of the increase, Sullivan and his wife, Margaret, have dramatically reduced their insurance coverage, from a previous $302,000 for the building and contents to a bare-bones $5,100, according to their agent, Albert Marchionne of Albert J. Marchionne Insurance Agency in Quincy. They apparently want to keep the policy in effect in case any grandfathering becomes available under federal law, he said.
The towns of Marshfield and Scituate have filed, or plan to file this week, two appeals each. The deadline falls Wednesday or Thursday depending on differing interpretations of a 90-day appeal period. The towns have cooperated to hire two companies, the Woods Hole Group and Ransom Consulting Engineers and Scientists, to evaluate the calculations used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and look for scientifically sound grounds to appeal.
In Duxbury, Town Manager Rene Read said the town was awaiting word from the Woods Hole Group about whether it had grounds to appeal.
"If we can appeal, we will," he said.
Town appeals are expected to address lines of measurement, called transects, in the maps. In Marshfield, Ransom reviewed two transects at a cost of $7,000 and Woods Hole Group eight transects for $25,000, according to Town Administrator Rocco Longo.
The focus of the appeals is narrow because time is so short, according to Scituate Town Administrator Patricia Vinchesi.
"We simply were not given enough time," she said.
The shutdown of the federal government complicated plans to appeal, as local officials could not be sure whether FEMA offices would be open to receive or process their paperwork. Shutdown or not, Longo said, he plans to hand-deliver Marshfield's documents on Tuesday to FEMA, to a consultant working with FEMA, and to the office of US Representative William Keating, a Democrat who represents the South Shore, South Coast, and Cape Cod.
Although some towns have decided to file appeals that challenge the maps, homeowners are ultimately responsible for their own appeals, which involve hiring a surveyor or engineer to document the elevation of the property.
Longo said Marshfield is taking heart in the experience of Long Island homeowners who, according to an NBC News report on Sept. 11, had their maps changed when New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer intervened. According to the report, FEMA had used mapping data from a different county to save money.
'You could tell the anxiety is so high that people keep coming back wondering if anything is changing.'
A call from the Globe to Schumer's office was met with a message about the government shutdown.
Scituate has scheduled a flood information workshop for Oct. 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Scituate Harbor Community Building on Jericho Road. Town officials and volunteers will be available to answer questions.
Marshfield has held two similar meetings, and some residents attended twice.
"You could tell the anxiety is so high that people keep coming back wondering if anything is changing," Longo said.
Cantwell organized a conference call with Longo, Vinchesi, a consultant from the Woods Hole Group, and Attorney General Martha Coakley's office to discuss legal issues related to the flood insurance changes, Longo said. Federal law calls for an affordability study of the changes, and it has not been done. In addition, premium increases will affect affordable housing, potentially making it unaffordable, he said.
Two volunteer groups, the Marshfield Citizens Coastal Coalition and Scituate Coastal Coalition, have been working to keep residents informed and to organize opposition. They held a rally, one of several across the country, on Sept. 28 at Scituate Harbor.
Last month, 51 state legislators signed a letter to members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation asking them to support a delay of the federal law that increases premiums for the National Flood Insurance Program. Not long after, the congressional delegation wrote to House and Senate leaders, calling for a delay in premium increases and for funding of the affordability study.
Legislation has been filed that would freeze the law for a year, Cantwell said. Action in the aftermath of the government shutdown will be far from assured, but one of the main sponsors of the 2012 law, California Representative Maxine Waters, a Democrat who represents an area between downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach, has reportedly said she did not intend such high increases and wants to delay implementation of the law.
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Children's chronic pain is associated with that of their parents, researchers found.
A Norwegian cohort study showed chronic nonspecific pain and chronic multisite pain in parents was associated with increased odds of chronic pain in adolescent and young adult children, particularly in cases of mothers in pain (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.3 to 1.8) and in families where both parents had chronic pain (aOR 1.6, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.2 for nonspecific pain and aOR 2.3, 95% CI 1.5 to 3.6 for multisite pain), according to Gry Hoftun, MD, of St. Olav's Hospital in Trondheim, Norway, and colleagues.
In addition, family structure played a key role in the relationship of shared chronic pain between parents and children, they wrote online in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
"Among offspring living primarily with their mothers, clear associations were observed between maternal pain and pain in adolescents and young adults, but no association was found with paternal pain," they found.
The authors analyzed associations between chronic multisite and nonspecific pain in 5,370 teens and young adults and in their parent or parents through a cross-sectional health survey of participants living in Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway -- the HUNT 3 Study.
The survey included a comprehensive questionnaire and follow-up questionnaire and clinical examination. The researchers used questions on whether teen and young adult participants had experienced any pain unrelated to disease or injury in the past 3 months, location of the pain, and frequency of pain (with frequency ranging from "never or seldom" all the way up to "almost daily"). Parents were asked if they had physical pain that lasted more than 6 months and how strong that pain was.
They defined chronic pain in the child group as pain in at least one location, unrelated to disease or injury, and occurring at least once weekly over the 3 months prior to the survey. Chronic pain in the adult group was defined as pain that was moderate or greater in severity lasting more than 6 months.
The researchers measured chronic pain and its relationship to socioeconomic status (determined through highest level of education for both parents), anxiety or depression, and whether the child lived with one or both parents, as well as whether one or both parents experienced chronic pain.
Among participants reporting chronic pain, the majority of children were female (53.1% of girls versus 33.4% of boys reported nonspecific pain, and 19.1% versus 8.9%, respectively, reported multisite pain), the majority of parents were female (28.5% of mothers reported chronic pain versus 24.2% of fathers), and prevalence of children reporting pain decreased with increased maternal educational attainment.
Prevalence of pain among children was lower among those living with both parents and higher among children and parents when a child reported having anxiety and depression.
A child's chronic pain was associated with pain for both mothers (aOR 1.3, 95% CI 1.2 to 1.5 for nonspecific pain and aOR 1.5, 95% CI 1.3 to 1.8 for multisite pain) and fathers (aOR 1.2, 95% CI 1.0 to 1.4 for nonspecific pain and aOR 1.5, 95% CI 1.2 to 1.9 for multisite pain). This association was stronger among parents who both had pain than in relationships where only one had chronic pain.
Children were more likely to share pain with a mother who was either living alone or with a new partner (aOR 1.6, 95% CI 1.2 to 2.2 for nonspecific pain and aOR 1.9, 95% CI 1.3 to 2.8 for multisite pain) than with a single or newly-partnered father (aOR 1.6, 95% CI 0.8 to 3.3 for nonspecific pain and aOR 2.4, 95% CI 0.8 to 6.7 for multisite pain).
"These findings illustrate the importance of parental and family involvement in the management of adolescent and young adult chronic pain," they concluded.
In an accompanying editorial, Tonya Palermo, PhD, and Amy Lewandowski Holley, PhD, of the University of Washington in Seattle, noted that it was unclear why the researchers found lower rates of chronic pain among two-family households, noting that they did not include data on other family elements, such as functioning or dyadic interaction measures.
"Additional research is needed to provide a more comprehensive assessment of the family in order to understand how family structure may relate to other key aspects of family function," including organization, cohesion, communication, affective environment, and problem-solving, they wrote.
The study authors noted their research was limited by cross-sectional design, biases, additional and unaccounted confounders, and lack of generalizability of the population.
The study was funded by the Norwegian Health Association.
The editorial was funded with support from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
The authors and editorialists declared no conflicts of interest.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicineSource Reference: Hoftun GB, et al "Association of parental chronic pain with chronic pain in the adolescent and young adult" Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2012; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.422.
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Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicineSource Reference: Palmero TM, Lewandowski Holley A "The importance of the family environment in pediatric chronic pain" Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2012; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.428.


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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) -- Katie Uhlaender of the United States had a bad first run in the opening race of the World Cup skeleton season on Thursday, then reverted to the form that made her a world champion last year.
She produced the second-fastest time on the second run and was sixth, 0.70 off the lead shared by Canadians Sarah Reid and Mellisa Hollingsworth after two heats.
Uhlaender didn't hesitate when asked about who was the biggest threat on Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid.
"Me!" she said.
Reid had a combined time of 1 minute, 51.72 seconds, just 0.02 ahead of her teammate, while Marion Thees of Germany was third, 0.30 behind.
"The field is so strong, ridiculously strong," said Hollingsworth, who finished second behind Uhlaender at worlds. "You look at the top 10 and any given day any one of those girls can be on top of this podium. I definitely don't take it for granted that we're going into tomorrow with a little bit of a lead."
The race is a three-heat event, and only the top 10 sleds qualify for the final heat. American Kimber Gabryszak missed the cut at 13th after a mistake-filled first run.
"Ironically, it's almost a relief," Gabryszak said. "The competition here is extremely intense. I'm just glad to be here. I had a really rough first run, but the second run was good, so I'm happy with that.
"There is a little rust remembering how to handle the pressure of a World Cup. I used to hate this place, but it's grown on me. I really thought I had a chance at the top 10, but that first run just killed me."
Uhlaender was 12th after the first heat, 0.76 behind leader Lucy Chaffer of Australia, while Gabryszak was a full second off the pace in 16th place. Uhlaender, who's also in training for the USA Weightlifting national championships this summer.
After nearly falling off her sled the first time down the 19-turn layout, Uhlaender had reverted to form.
"That second heat I calmed myself down and reminded myself of what I did at worlds," said Uhlaender, who had an automatic spot on the team by winning the world championship title. "I'm really happy that there's a third heat coming. Hopefully, I can do that again. The field is competitive, but it's Lake Placid. Anything can happen."
For Reid, the day was a big surprise.
"I had really good training days and things were kind of coming together," she said. "But my best result in the World Cup is sixth place, so to be sitting in first going into day two I'm pretty excited."
Although she's not here competing for the U.S., Noelle Pikus-Pace's comeback after two years of retirement is going better than she probably expected. She's not eligible for World Cup, but that is simply a matter of time.
The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation ordinarily mandated for World Cup eligibility an athlete must compete in five races on four tracks over 24 months. But the FIBT has given Pikus-Pace a waiver for World Cup once she competes in four races on two tracks.
Pikus-Pace, who swept the four team selection races, competed in North American Cup this week at Park City, Utah, where she won both races. She'll compete in races next week at Calgary to satisfy the requirement.
Head coach Tuffy Latour said Pikus-Pace and Gabryszak will take turns racing the first half of the nine-race season, and then make a decision on who completes the remainder of the season.
"We always pushed each other, but having Noelle come back and be so far ahead of us has kind of given us a rabbit to chase," Gabryszak said. "I feel like we're all trying harder than we ever have."
The U.S. women's team is attempting to qualify a third sled for worlds in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in late January. Currently, Great Britain, Germany, Canada and Russia have three.


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Judging the situation, WLCI emerged as a premier business school over time. It became an institute which is based on a UK-style curriculum and offers internationally recognized certification. It also bridges the educational and industry's requirements with its unique policy of "earn while you learn".
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And now for something completely different: Well, not completely different, but I'm morally obligated to reference Monty Python as much as possible. Anyway, Gregg Berhalter's regime is the official break with the old Sigi Schmid/Robert Warzycha/Brian Bliss era that stretched all the way back to 2006. And while the high points were high – the 2008 Supporters' Shield/MLS Cup double in particular – there's no doubt that the downward trend of the last five years has taken a toll on the fans.
Odd-year Oduro: Dominic Oduro scored 12 goals in 2011, then five in 2012. In 2013, he scored 13. My initial suggestion is that someone should buy him a 2015 calendar and do everything in their power to convince the fleet-footed Ghanaian that it's time for another double-digit haul.
Restart wariness: Right now it looks like Michael Parkhurst and Giancarlo González are going to be starting together in central defense. That's a good thing, because they're both smart, experienced pros who should be expected to compete an an All-Star level. But set pieces are going to be a big, big problem. Neither's dominant in the air, and nobody else in Columbus is, either.
Star Attraction: Federico Higuaín
Higuaín led the league in chances created by a metric ton last year, and it's not just because he took every set piece within 45 yards of goal. He's a pure enganche – a real creator – from the run of play who opens the field, hits the last pass and just makes everyone around him better.
Berhalter's task will be figuring out a way to push more numbers forward than Columbus were routinely able to get under Warzycha. It's not easy, since Pipa doesn't play a ton of defense, which means it's hard to start him in the midfield instead of up top. But the idea of running him behind two forwards instead of just one (usually an isolated and forlorn Jairo Arrieta) has to have a lot of appeal.
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GK: Steve Clark
RB: Chad Barson
CD: Michael Parkhurst, Giancarlo González
LB: Waylon Francis
DM: Wil Trapp
CM: Agustín Viana
RM: Dominic Oduro
AM: Federico Higuaín
LM: Bernardo Añor
FWD: Jairo Arrieta
Major Acquisition: Michael Parkhurst
Usually, central defenders that lack size make up for it with incredible athleticism. Parkhurst doesn't fit that mold – he's not going to blow anybody away with raw physicality.
Instead, he just outsmarts you. He's basically a Mensa member out there in the middle of the defense, seeing things unfold three seconds before they happen and stepping in to cut out dangerous plays before they're even "plays," let alone "dangerous." Berhalter will be happy to build the defense around those strengths.
He should also help in attack. The Crew were at their best in 2013 when they were able to build from the back. That will happen with more frequency now that Parkhurst will have prime distributive duties.
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If Parkhurst and González jell immediately; if Wil Trapp (who I like a whole damn lot) turns into Brian Maisonneuve v2.0; if Arrieta and Oduro play their best; and if Higuaín does Higuaín things, then this is a playoff team. And not just, "Hey, they made the playoffs!" but, "Hey, they made the playoffs and did so with real style and swag. They ping the ball around and force you to confront death by 1,000 paper cuts. Bow down before the Massive Canary."
But even if all of that happens ... man, this team is going to be vulnerable on restarts. There's a good chance that González will be the only starter who's 6-feet or taller, which would be fine in Peru. In MLS, it's hard to imagine teams – especially teams in the ruthlessly direct Eastern Conference – won't take advantage of that on some level.
The solution might be simple: Move Parkhurst to right back and try González and Josh Williams together in the center of defense. That's probably what Jurgen Klinsmann is hoping for, since right back is where Parkhurst rates on the USMNT depth chart. But if Berhalter does that, he loses a lot of distribution and smarts in the middle of the field. It's a tough trade-off.
And that's what it comes down to for the Crew right now: Every choice is a tough one. And they'd better get most of them right.


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Recently, on Fox News, Glenn Beck exclaimed Jared Loughner as being a madman, and as proof, gave "evidence" of this due to his being an atheist, among other items.
He led into this rant with words and photos of terrorists and mass murderers, and then set up his list of evidence among which "atheist and 9/11 Truther" were written to support his argument.
Mr. Beck says: "All evidence points to (Jared Loughner)...was severely mentally disturbed, his belief system wasn't even rational...he was an atheist who believed George W. Bush was responsible for 9/11...cited the Communist Manifesto as one of his favorite books...these are not the opinions of a coherent individual...."
This was all presented by Mr. Beck in one segment and taken all in the context of who the some of most dangerous people in our society are. Among them, Jared Loughner, now inducted into this hall of infamy whose other members include Timothy McVeigh, and the D.C. Sniper.
He doesn't blame all the atheists in the U.S. for driving Loughner to his deeds, but attributes his alleged acts to his being an atheist. In effect informing millions of viewers, that it's people who don't believe in God(s) who are like Loughner and McVeigh and the D.C.Sniper.
In another segment, Mr. Beck asks the nation to stand with him and stand against violence and the language that surrounds it, yet on the other hand he made bigoted remarks against over 6 million people in the U.S., all atheists.
It is likely there are many more atheists in the U.S. that these offensive remarks are targeting. Six million is a conservative figure of 2% of a 300 million population. This doesn't count the millions of Americans who are agnostic and otherwise secular who could be atheists in all but name.
Glenn Beck is a prominent figure in the mainstream media. He is on a prime time cable news network, he has a radio show, is a published author whose books are in bookstores and grocery stores across the U.S. He also has an online show. He and the Fox News network have a responsibility to report the facts, and refrain from bigoted remarks. He, and they failed in this case.
Even if Jared Loughner was an atheist, which we don't know yet, it cannot be a contributing factor to his alleged actions. To make that assertion is to say that well over 6 million Americans who are atheists are all one step away from snapping and going on a mass murder spree.
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And heck, your 2% figure isn't conservative, it's ludicrously low. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_states_of_america#Religion: The survey also reported that 16.1% of Americans described themselves as agnostic, atheist, or simply having no religion, up from 8.2% in 1990.[143][144]
Sweet. Thanks for that, Stephan. It would be nice to be able to disavow a connection to this guy, entirely.
I've seen similar stuff from Christians as what we heard from his classmates. If you don't believe in one of the major religions, you're an atheist. There are some Satanists who are kind-of, sort-of atheists. They kind of worship themselves as divine, or some nonsense like that. It's a gray area, as to whether they count as atheists or not.
Either way, they sure as hell aren't skeptical atheists, or anything that comes close to approximating my mindset on the subject ... not that I thought this guy was, in the first place.
When comes to Satanists it isn't that gray. To truly be a Satanist (not the hedonist using Satan as a symbol) you have to first believe in one of the three "Abrahamic Faiths." Outside the bible there is no Satan and therefore no satanist. Also most occultist accept, atleast tacitly, that "gods" exist. So they too can not be considered atheists.
By definition we atheists aren't really that complicated. You believe in god and/or gods (theists) or you don't (atheists). After that you're not really talking about us as atheists.
I happen to be liberal, a humanist, a secularist, a skeptic but that is along side my being atheist not necessarily a result of it. SO you're right about not having his mind set or that his mind set follows any other label that has been attached to him.
Well certainly, the sort of Satanist who actually worships Satan is a theist. The problem is that there are many of the hedonistic, atheistic idiots running around, too. Once a large enough group grabs a label and embraces it, it becomes part of the lexicon. You have to specify to avoid confusion. Both groups are 'Satanists', even if you don't like to consider one of them to be real Satanists.
Both groups are wacky, occult-oriented types, either way.
I'd argue the point of your second paragraph, as well. By definition, our Atheism isn't really that complicated. We atheists are complicated and diverse as all hell, though. It's nearly impossible to describe what an atheist actually is except perhaps through statistics and other unholy falsehoods, such as describing what real atheists ... ie. skeptical atheists are like.
Although I do think the religions/spiritualities you mentioned, like any other religion, can appeal to a certain kind of mentally deranged person (maybe with a different kind of mental illness than Christianity?) and exacerbate their insanity.
All I can say about this is that some atheists think "atheists are rational and logical and they wouldn't commit crimes like religious people". Some belief systems attract more insanity than others, but there are going to be insane people in every group.
Sure, they can appeal to such people.
But even if some significantly high percentage of dangerously mentally ill people select religion as a fantasy realm in which to contextualize their delusions, and I suspect that is the case, that would still be correlative yet not causal.
It also wouldn't mean the majority of theists are dangerously mentally ill, obviously.
Individuals are responsible for their own actions. Too many people seem to conflate "exacerbating factor" or "correlative trait" with "causal" or, worse, "exculpatory". I'm all for developing a more formal understanding of the range and effect of exacerbating factors, including propaganda/media effects and various group dynamics that pressure people into negative behavior, but I still believe that in the final analysis individual actors are responsible for their individual actions.
Glenn Beck lying for political gain and slandering minorities? Say it isn't so.
He won't apologize, nor will Fox. If anything, this will be used as more evidence of "evil atheists trying to avoid the problems of their faith" or some other crap that idiot spews.
This interview that Chris Matthews had with David Brock, of Media Matters, while not specific to the Arizona tragedy, points to the influence of the right wing assholes – specifically Beck
BROCK: But this is not street theater, as you know.
Glenn Beck himself has been responsible for three thwarted assassination attempts this year. And Sarah Palin --
MATTHEWS: How is he responsible for them?
BROCK: Well, you want to know what they are?
MATTHEWS: You said it.
BROCK: Sure.
So, he burned Nancy Pelosi in effigy on his set. He tried to poison her with a chalice. OK. Some three weeks later, somebody tried to firebomb Nancy Pelosi`s house. That guy`s mother went on television and said he gets all his ideas from FOX News.
Do you know about Senator Patty Murray and the death threat that she got?
MATTHEWS: No. Go ahead.
BROCK: OK. It`s recorded. The guy says after the health care vote, he says, you have a target on your back and I can accomplish what I want to accomplish with one bullet.
He`s tried, convicted, and in the sentencing phase, his cousin writes in for leniency and she describes in a very chilling memo -- it`s on our Web site -- that he was slowly drawn into Glenn Beck`s world. And she portrays the guy, the attempted assassin, Charlie Wilson, as a victim of Beck.
And, number three, which you probably do know about, this liberal foundation in San Francisco was targeted by a gunman, Byron Williams, in June. The shooter gave jailhouse interviews -- and we published them -- and he says Glenn Beck is a schoolteacher on television and points to specific episodes of the Glenn Becks show that inspired him to do it.
MATTHEWS: Oh, God.
This is so messed up! If Atheists are not hated already by the mainstream population! I can already see how Atheists will be blamed for everything that goes wrong in America today. Are we Atheists such a threat to the people of this world? Is it because we question everything?
We obviously don't believe in the lies and bull shit that a lot of people believe because they don't think for themselves. They let someone else do the thinking for them. If using our brains and asking questions about the world around us, and seeing the truth for ourselves is the worst of all crimes, then I guess murder, terrorism, and rape is not that bad. I guess molesting little children is more acceptable than questioning our government and our church.
This is one very fucked up world.
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Todd Halter
Cyber Security Analyst, Team Lead
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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I have over 20 years experience in the fields of Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry. Since 1998, I have been working on the Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program as a value added products and data system developer and project manager working closely with atmospheric scientists to obtain a thorough understanding of the data management requirements within atmospheric sciences.
I have served as a group manager, project manager, system architect, and developer with experience in all aspects of project management (budget, schedule, resource, and risk analysis), architecture and system design, coding, testing, installation, and maintenance.
Research Interests
- Data Management
- Databases
- Data Flow
- Data Analysis
- Smart Grid Technology and Interoperability
Education and Credentials
- M.S. Computer Science, Washington State University, Richland, 2000
- B.S. Physics with minors in Mathematics and Chemistry, Eastern Oregon University, LaGrande, 1991
Affiliations and Professional Service
- IEEE Computer Society
- American Meteorological Society
- Member of the SciDB Science Advisory Board for Atmospheric Sciences
Awards and Recognitions
- George Westinghouse Innovation Award, 1995
- Fire Fighting Foam Analyzer and Method, U.S. patent #4907444
PNNL Publications
- Melton R.B., and T.D. Halter. 2012. Grid-Interop 2011 Proceedings: Implementing Interoperability, Advancing Smart Grid Standards, Architecture and Community, December 5-8, 2011, Phoenix, AZ. Richalnd, Washington:GridWise Architecture Council. PNNL-SA-89350.
- Melton R.B., and T.D. Halter. 2012. Transactive Energy Workshop Proceedings 2012. Richland, Washington:GridWise Architecture Council / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. PNNL-SA-90082.
- Melton R.B., and T.D. Halter. 2011. Transactive Energy Workshop Proceedings, May 18-19, 2011, Redwood City, California. Richland, Washington:GridWise Architecture Council / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. PNNL-SA-86105.
- Melton R.B., R.E. Jarnagin, T.D. Halter, and N. Foster. 2011. Grid-Interop 2010 Proceedings: Working Together For Interoperability, November 30- December 3, 2010, Chicago, IL. Richland, Washington:GridWise Architecture Council. PNNL-SA-81688.
- Shah A.R., J.N. Adkins, D.J. Baxter, W.R. Cannon, D. Chavarría-Miranda, S. Choudhury, and I. Gorton, et al. 2010. "Applications in Data-Intensive Computing." In Advances in Computers, edited by M Zelkowitz. 1-70. San Diego, California:Academic Press Inc. PNNL-SA-67358.
- Stephan E.G., T.D. Halter, and B.D. Ermold. 2010. "Leveraging The Open Provenance Model as a Multi-Tier Model for Global Climate Research." In In Provenance and Annotation of Data and Processes - Third International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, IPAW 2010, June 15-16, 2010, Troy, New York. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, edited by DL McGuinness, et al, 6378, 34-41. Berlin:Springer. PNNL-SA-71579. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-17819-1
- Stephan E.G., T.D. Halter, T.J. Critchlow, P. Pinheiro Da Silva, and L. Salayandia. 2010. "Using Domain Requirements to Achieve Science-Oriented Provenance." In Provenance and Annotation of Data and Processes - Third International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, IPAW 2010: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, edited by DL McGuinness, JR Michaelis and L Moreau, 6378, 301-303. New York:Springer. PNNL-SA-73218. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-17819-1_40
- Stephan E.G., T.D. Halter, T.D. Gibson, N. Beagley, and K.L. Schuchardt. 2009. "A Multi-Tier Provenance Model for Global Climate Research." In International Conference on Network-Based Information Systems (NBIS '09), August 19-21, 2009, Indianapolis, Indiana, 481-486. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-66186. doi:10.1109/NBiS.2009.16
Selected Publications
- Narbutovskih SM, W Daily, AL Ramirez, TD Halter, and MD Sweeney. 1996. "Electrical Resistivity Tomography at the DOE Hanford Site." In Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems. Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, p 773. Abstract available from DOE Technology Information Exchange Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- Burrill DR and TD Halter. 1993. "Prototyping in Windows, Using Off-The-Shelf Software for a 'LIMS' Application." Association for Energy Systems, Operations, and Programming, Seattle, October 27-29.
- Troyer GL, TD Halter, RS Addleman, and JD Criddle. 1993. "A Synthetic Alpha Energy Spectra Source for Testing Continuous Air Monitors."
Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, July 11-15.
- Marx M, M Harper, and T Halter. 1988. Introduction to Quantitative Modeling of Fire Fighting Foam (manual).


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This week on The Pocket Project, we are looking at episode two of series one – The End of the World. What will The Doctor produce from his seemingly endless pockets this time? What will he use the Sonic Screwdriver for? Let's find out.
The Pocket Project: The End of the World – 1.2
1. The Sonic Screwdriver – Used to: lower the window shields in the gallery they land in, open a few doors, mess with computers, and raise sun filters.
2. Slightly Psychic Paper – Used as an invitation to the event. The first appearance of this new favorite tool of The Doctor's. Quite handy for crashing parties.
3. The Phone Thingy – With this item, and a bit of jiggery-pokery, Rose's cell phone becomes the superphone. I imagine that it's some sort of signal booster. Convenient that it fits in the phone perfectly.
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Nashville, Tenn. - Junior guard Patrick Miller was selected to the Ohio Valley Conference's First Team as announced by the league office on Tuesday. Senior forwards Robert Covington and Kellen Thornton made the OVC's Second Team.
Miller made the six-man all-conference first team after a season in which he ranked first in the OVC in assists (5.5/game), fifth in steals (1.7/game), seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6) and 12th in scoring (14.6 points/game). Miller had three double-doubles during the season (reaching that mark with points and assists) and nearly had a triple-double at OVC champion Belmont when he had eight points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.
Miller was selected to the OVC's All-Preseason Team before the start of the year.
Also selected to the All-Preseason Team was Covington, who ended up averaging 16.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.3 blocks per contest. His number probably would have gotten him on the first team, had he not been forced to miss 10 games with a knee injury.
This marks the third straight time that Covington has made the all-conference team. He was named to the OVC's All-Newcomer Team as a freshman.
For Thornton, his selection comes on the heels of a year in which he averaged 15.5 points, 7.9 boards and 0.6 blocks per game. The Chicago native also led the team with a .547 shooting percentage.
Thornton was named to the OVC's All-Newcomer Team last season- one year after transferring from Illinois State.
2012-13 All-OVC Men's Basketball Teams/Awards
OVC Co-Players of the Year: Ian Clark, Belmont and Isaiah Canaan, Murray State
OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Ian Clark, Belmont
OVC Freshman of the Year: Chris Horton, Austin Peay
OVC Coach of the Year: Rick Byrd, Belmont
All-OVC First Team
Ian Clark, Belmont
Isaiah Canaan, Murray State
Mike DiNunno, Eastern Kentucky
Kerron Johnson, Belmont
Ed Daniel, Murray State
Patrick Miller, Tennessee State
All-OVC Second Team
Jud Dillard, Tennessee Tech
Robert Covington, Tennessee State
Kellen Thornton, Tennessee State
Tarvin Gaines, Jacksonville State
Tyler Stone, Southeast Missouri
OVC All-Newcomer Team
Glenn Cosey, Eastern Kentucky
Travis Betran, Austin Peay
Corey Walden, Eastern Kentucky
Jeremiah Samarrippas, Tennessee Tech
Sherman Blanford, Eastern Illinois
Chris Horton, Austin Peay
There are 6 players on the All-OVC first-team and All-Newcomer team due to ties in voting.


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My past two weeks have been filled with so many end-of-year events and celebrations that it's been hard to keep up with the blog! On June 5, my older son Harper graduated from high school. He was one of only two graduates at his tiny but wonderful high school, the Watershed School in Rockland, Maine. Harper and Josie were poised and eloquent, filling the assembled group of family, friends, teachers and classmates with much pride. It is heartening to think of these two thoughtful and talented young adults going out and sharing their many gifts with the world. (Incidentally, Harper is a Waldorf school graduate, and Josie attended a Waldorf kindergarten prior to home schooling through her elementary years.)
One week later, Harper's younger brother William graduated from the eighth grade at Ashwood Waldorf School. William has been at Ashwood since he was four years old, and has been with the same amazing teacher, Jacob Eichenlaub, since first grade. William and his classmates are truly like brothers and sisters, having been together for so long and having shared so many adventures (including their recent eighth-grade trip to Costa Rica!). I don't think there was a dry eye in the crowded Rockport Opera House as we witnessed the students saying goodbye to their teacher and to each other, before heading off to enter various high schools in the fall.
If those two major events weren't enough celebrations for one week, sandwiched in between were several more festivities. There was the early childhood "Bridge Crossing" at Ashwood, at which the first-grade-ready children cross over a wooden bridge festooned with fresh flowers, wearing gold capes and crowns. As they cross, they each receive a special gift from their kindergarten teacher (in this case, a necklace). They are then followed by the younger children, who wear different colored capes and cross the bridge into "Summerland," receiving a flower from their teacher on the other side.
This festival is usually celebrated outdoors, but a rainy day moved the festivities inside. Beautiful, nonetheless!
After the Bridge Crossing, we barely had time to catch our breath before running down the hill to the grade school to witness The Rose Ceremony, which is celebrated in many Waldorf Schools. Back in the fall, on the first day of the school year, each eighth grader welcomed the new first graders to the school by presenting each with a single long-stemmed red rose. Now, on the last day of the school year, each first grader gave each of the graduating eighth graders a rose, sending them off with good wishes as they move on to the next leg of their life journeys.
But wait, there's yet more! Ashwood also had its final assembly of the year, at which the middle school students performed an impressive play, all in French.
Every moment of each of these celebrations was magical, and I can tell you that my supply of hankies was thoroughly exhausted by the end of the week.
Now things are quieting down. The boys went sailing with their dad yesterday for the first time this season, and are looking forward to long, lazy summer days in Maine before heading off for their new horizons of high school and college in the fall.
After a whirlwind couple of weeks, I turn my attention back to my work with Bella Luna Toys, content and filled with gratitude that we have made it this far, and amazed at how quickly we have gotten here.
Here are some more images from my busy week.
How is your June going? What causes for celebration have you had?


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Billy Ray Shadwick
Early Friday morning, May 25, 2012, Billy Ray Shadwick left our earth to be in a better place; 21 days after May 4, when he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Billy was 45. He was born Oct. 12, 1966, in Idabel to Bill and Shirley Shadwick. He graduated from Heavener High School in 1984 and attended CASC.Billy married Stephanie on Nov. 27, 1998, giving them almost 15 incredible years together with the kids — Tasha and Garret Janway.Billy's prior employment was a Poker Room Manager at Choctaw Casino with his current employment being a Manager at Ron's Discount Lumber.He was an avid poker tournament player, playing World Poker Tournaments and World Series of Poker many times. He also loved riding his mule.Billy was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Shadwick.Family members are members of First United Methodist Church but the funeral will be held at First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Burial will be in Hodgen Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Billy Ray Shadwick at Central National Bank. He is survived by his wife, Stephanie; daughter, Tasha Janway of the home; son, Garret Janway of the home; father, Bill Shadwick of Heavener; three brothers, Bradley Hildebrant and wife, Jackie, of Burlington, Iowa, Ron Hildebrant of Howe, and Mitchell Shadwick and wife, Tammy, of Heavener; sister, Donna Kay Dehart and husband, Kenny, of Heavener; numerous other family members and friendsArrangements are under the direction of Dowden Funeral Home Heavener.


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Art Modell's 38-year run at the top of American sports has apparentlyentered its final years, as the Ravens team owner has agreed to relinquish hisfranchise to a new investor as soon as 2004.
The venerable sportsman, once a confidant of commissioners and presidents,struck a tentative agreement Friday to sell 49 percent of the Ravens to AnneArundel County businessman Stephen J. Bisciotti. The $275 million priceincludes an option enabling Bisciotti to buy the rest of the team's shares infour years for an additional $325 million, according to sources familiar withthe deal who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
That gives the team a value of about $600 million.
Bisciotti, who declined to reveal details of the transaction, saidyesterday he intends to invoke his option to become the team's sole owner. Thedeal, which still must pass muster with the National Football League, givesBisciotti the right to purchase the other 51 percent of the team anytimebetween 2004 and 2006, one source said.
If he doesn't exercise the option, he would remain a minority investor andthe Modells would remain in control -- an unlikely outcome given the priceBisciotti has paid.
Modell declined to comment yesterday, but issued a written statementsaying: "My family could not be happier with this turn of events. Steve hasbuilt an incredibly successful business from the ground up. I am impressedwith his acumen and energy, and I believe he can help the Ravens achieve achampionship level both on and off the field."
In an interview yesterday with The Sun, Bisciotti, 39, said he had neverbefore bid on a sports franchise but was moved to act when the Ravens becameavailable. A childhood Colts fan, he came of age in the era of Bert Jones andthe resurgent Colts. Bisciotti said he viewed the purchase as an "averagefinancial deal" but an irresistible opportunity to help his adopted homestate.
He began contacting intermediaries, including former Maryland StadiumAuthority head John Moag, about three weeks ago. He visited the team's OwingsMills complex 10 days ago and met with Modell and his son, team presidentDavid Modell. Bisciotti said he "clicked" from the start with the elderModell, whom he grew up following on the sports pages but had never met.
"When I was a kid, there were two team owners who were held in esteem:Wellington Mara and Art Modell, the old guard," Bisciotti said.
Mara is part-owner of the New York Giants. Modell, part of late NFLcommissioner Pete Rozelle's inner circle, chaired the league's influentialtelevision committee when football became the networks' most valuablecommodity and the sport surpassed baseball as America's most popular.
Although separated by a generation, Bisciotti and Modell share somecharacteristics: Both are self-made multimillionaires from middle-classbackgrounds. And both procured their franchises at young ages. Modell paid$3.93 million for the team, then known as the Cleveland Browns, in 1961, whenhe was 35.
Bisciotti could be as young as 43 when he assumes control, making him thesecond-youngest of the league's current owners. The Washington Redskins'Daniel Snyder is the youngest, at 35.
For the next four years, Bisciotti will have a say over only the biggestfranchise decisions -- leaving day-to-day control in the hands of the Modells.Bisciotti said he would use this time to learn about the sport and team.
One source said a clause in the contract provides for payments to DavidModell if he is discharged within the first two years of Bisciotti's majorityownership.
"Art deserves a championship team, and if this allows him to leave the NFLwith the dignity he deserves for all he has done for the NFL I would lovenothing more than for Art Modell to have a Super Bowl trophy before heretires," Bisciotti said.
A shocking move
It was the desire to win the NFL's championship, as well as to pass theteam on to his two sons, that prompted Modell to agree in 1995 to move theteam to Baltimore. The shocking decision brought a firestorm of protest uponModell, who was burned in effigy in Cleveland and vilified nationwide. Beforethe move, he had been a candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame but hasnot been since.
He blamed Cleveland leaders for failing to provide him a stadium on a parwith that the city built for the American League Indians and National Basketball Association Cavaliers. And Modell, 74, said he wanted to follow inthe footsteps of his late friend, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney, wholeft his franchise to his son, Dan.
The transaction brings to an end a tumultuous period for the franchise.Modell said he had to move the team to preserve its economic viability, butthe relocation brought on additional costs, and debt, when he had to buy outminority investors and settle lawsuits brought by Ohio officials.
A 1997 restructuring consolidated the team's borrowings under a $185million package of loans, an NFL record at the time that had to be approved bya vote of other owners. To work around the league's borrowing limits, Modellspun off the majority share of the team to his wife, Patricia, but remains itsgeneral partner.
Earlier this year, the team, although paying its loans on time, lapsed intotechnical default when it failed to maintain a ratio of debt to operatingprofit mandated by lenders.
Modell returned to his fellow team owners in July, and they agreed to backa loan to the franchise as it sought a minority investor. Although the loancarried a one-year term, the league asked him to line up the buyer in halfthat time so the NFL would have time to find a buyer for the entire franchiseif need be.
Over the past few weeks, it became obvious that Modell would be unable tomeet his stated objective of raising $150 million through the sale of aminority sale of the franchise and remain in control, sources said.
Bisciotti, represented in part by Moag, who negotiated the team's move toBaltimore and who heads Legg Mason's sports practice, contacted the team andsaid he wanted to strike a deal quickly, eliminating other suitors.
Up for vote
The deal now moves to the NFL, first to the finance committee and then to avote of the full ownership. Three-quarters of the owners of the league'sfranchises must approve the transaction.
Sources familiar with the arrangement predicted relatively smooth sailingfor Bisciotti, who has already passed security clearances for the work he doeson behalf of government clients of his employment services firm and whose networth one source said exceeds $1 billion.
Financing the purchase will be no small matter, and Bisciotti is workingwith Bank of America, formerly NationsBank, a lender active in the NFL. Ifneed be, he will be able to borrow the $275 million first payment for the teambecause minority owners in the NFL face no borrowing limits. When he exercisesthe other option, he comes under a cap that now limits majority owners tousing no more than $100 million of a franchise's value as collateral forloans.
Bisciotti and David Modell said the sale should bring new financialviability to the franchise, freeing it from stiff loan payments, perhaps intime to permit the club to take full advantage of the two first-round draftpicks it will have in April's player draft.
"It would give them the opportunity to get out from the debt andconcentrate on football," Bisciotti said.
David Modell said he doesn't intend for the once-free-spending franchise todiscard the financial discipline it has demonstrated in recent years. "Theorganizational philosophy is not going to change. We still have to be smart,"he said.
"We are extremely thrilled, the entire Modell family. It gives us theopportunity to move forward and get all the extraneous stuff aside and focuson football," he said.
First-year coach Brian Billick sounded enthusiastic about the change. "Whatit does do is give us some latitude. By bringing us to zero debt, it allowsyou to do something prudently, but maybe a little more aggressively in regardsto contracts and being able to keep some people and lure some players."
It could also allow the team to build a new practice complex andconsolidate its offices, now split between Owings Mills and downtown.
"In combination with the fan support and sellouts, the progress on thefield, this financial structure can take us to another level. This is a realpositive day for us," Billick said.
The transaction could prove highly lucrative for Bisciotti as well. NFLfranchises are the most valuable in sports, and their values have beenclimbing rapidly. The Redskins were sold this year for $800 million, a pricethat includes a privately owned stadium in Landover, and the Houston expansionfranchise carried a $700 million fee. It is not hard to imagine the value ofthe Ravens exceeding $600 million in four years.
Stadium authority executive director Bruce Hoffman said no sale of the teamwould affect its legal responsibility to Maryland. A 30-year lease remains ineffect, no matter who owns the team, backed by language that gives the stateextraordinary authority to block a relocation in court.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league will begin its customarybackground checks as soon as the deal is presented. Typically, the approvalprocess takes six to eight weeks, he said.
"It could be longer or shorter depending on the issues," Aiello said.
Sun staff writers Jay Apperson and Mike Preston contributed to thisarticle.


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Memorial Day - Memorial Day Movies - Best War Movies
It's Summer today, until Summer ends on Labor Day.
Memorial Day is to honor all Americans who have died in all wars, remembering men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
People visit cemeteries and memorials, and volunteers place American flags on graves in national cemeteries.
There have literally been hundreds of wars since 1945, the end of WWII, and I've quite given up on this being a peaceful planet, and ours being a peaceful species, that can get along with itself. After a certain point, I just had to quit hoping for any change in Humanity, and accept what IS.
(A good thing, too, that nobody ever asked for my opinion).
(A good thing, too, that nobody ever asked for my opinion).
War will always be with us, whether you're pro- or anti-, and War is a favorite topic of filmmakers everywhere.
Memorial Day is a big holiday. Post Office and Banks are closed. Play the DVDs, open your eyes and heart, and solemnly reflect on Man's Inhumanity To Man.
Here's what I'll start watching today. A great international favorite, from Universal Pictures. Beautifully shot and acted. It was the Best Picture Oscar-winner in 1930. "All Quiet on the Western Front."
Another Great War Movie, also about WWI. The incomparable Stanley Kubrick's "Paths Of Glory." Stanley's name should loom large on your Best War Movie list, as he made several of the Best War Movies ever.
Just so we don't get stuck in the Twentieth Century. Spartacus? War movie? Stanley Kubrick? Yes!
There were lots of war movies made during the Vietnam era. "Full Metal Jacket." Best Vietnam War movie? Yes.
Also-Great Vietnam War Movie. Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now."
Robert Altman's blood-soaked comedy, M*A*S*H. Set during the Korean war, but it's really about Vietnam.
Mike Nichols's Great, but too-cute-for-its-own-box office "Catch-22." About WWII, but really about Vietnam. (Recognize some Great Actors, as youngsters?)
Stanley Kubrick's end-of-the-world Nightmare Comedy about Nuclear War. (Which we don't discuss any more, but it's more likely now than ever). "Dr. Strangelove or How I learned to Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb."
Great Cast (Lee Marvin, Robert Carradine, Mark Hamill), in
America is a land of contradictions. We believe passionately in Freedom and Rights, but historically, America has infringed some American citizens' Liberty.
This is the story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most-decorated US outfit of WWII. Composed of Nisei (2nd generation Japanese-Americans), they fought valiantly, despite losing their Rights and Property and Personal Liberty. Their story is inspiring, in "Go For Broke"
Last, but certainly not least, here's Audie Murphy, the most-decorated boy soldier of WWII, who came home to a celebrated movie career.
Audie was 5'5" tall, weighed 110 pounds, crazy brave enough to wipe out German tanks and machine guns and soldiers, while he was sick to death with Malaria.
Audie won 33 medals, including the Congressional Medal of Honor. The movie story of Audie's life was Universal's highest-grossing film for 20 years, until it was topped by "Jaws."
Audie Leon Murphy. Somebody must have told him his middle name means "Lion," because he was brave as one.
I'm a big fan of Audie, starting with his heroic story, playing himself on the big screen, in "To Hell And Back."
Happy Memorial Day! May America and Americans live up to her proud heritage, and take the high moral road.