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For top-level track-and-field athletes, the annual New Balance Indoor Nationals in New York City marks the end of the winter season and indicates that it's time to move the sport outdoors.
A number of area runners will use a strong showing at the elite gathering at Manhattan's Armory Track and Field Center as a springboard to a successful season in the open air.
At the New Balance meet on March 8-10, some of the noteworthy individual performances came from two of Germantown Friends School's top distance runners, seniors Sami Aziz and Lyle Wistar.
Aziz, who will join the burgeoning cross country/track program at Columbia University, placed second in the two-mile race in the Emerging Elite division. He turned in a time of nine minutes, 20.31 seconds, while Wistar placed fourth in the same contest, in 9:26.95.
In the two-mile event in the girls' Championship division, Tigers senior Eliza Lukens-Day dashed the old GFS school record by almost half-a-minute, finishing 14th in 10:47.92. The school's old record in the boys' 60-meter dash also went by the boards thanks to ninth grader Dean Whitaker. He also came in 14th, setting the new GFS standard with a time of 7.48 seconds.
A freshman over at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, sprinter Brooklyn Broadwater, excelled in the 200 and 400 meter events. In her own age group, she placed fourth in the freshman 400 with a mark of 57.93 seconds. Running in the Emerging Elite division for the 200, she produced the best time of any ninth-grader, winning her section in 25.01 seconds to place fifth overall.
Meanwhile, the GFS runners were joining forces to produce some impressive relay results. Lukens-Day anchored a 4 x 1 mile relay that finished fifth overall to earn All-American status. The other members of the quartet (which was timed in 20:57.79) were sophomore Brigit Andersson and freshmen Caitlin Harrity and Sarah Walker.
Walker and Andersson also ran the third and fourth legs in a third-place performance (4:13.84) by the Tigers in the Emerging Elite sprint medley relay. Sophomores Taryn Millbourne and Greta Meyer ran the first and second stages of the race, respectively.
The GFS boys did not achieve quite such a high placing in their version of the SMR, but they did establish a new school record in the event. Coming in 22nd with a time of 3:43.69 were senior Jeremy Wright, Whitaker, senior Jonathan Bailey, and junior James Finney. In the same event, a time of 3:46.21 secured 25th place for a quartet from Springside Chestnut Hill; junior Graham Allen, senior Mac Concannon, junior Pat Feighery, and senior Tom Higgins.


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Pickled Ginger & Asian Pear Coleslaw – "Holiday Slaw" 2012 Edition
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Über Chef John...nice recipe but how many of your finger tips remained outside of the slaw?
- October 12, 2012 at 7:49 PM
Awww man...where were you when I had a five gallon bucket of asian pears!??!? Gonna try and scrounge one up cause I love alllll these ingred. Love it!!!
- October 12, 2012 at 8:46 PM
That looks like it's crying out for something crispy, like fresh fried wonton noodles. Not the crappy stuff from a can
- October 13, 2012 at 2:40 AM
- Capri Primerano said...
I now want to go out and buy a asian pear, miso and ginger so I can make this with my BBQ chicken tonight! lol! Looks Delish Chef John!
- October 13, 2012 at 5:00 PM
Ever since you published this, there has been a run on miso paste... what would be a passable substitute?
- October 13, 2012 at 9:14 PM
- Chef John said...
soy sauce would work I think.
- October 14, 2012 at 2:48 AM
This was absolutely fabulous. Couldn't find miso so went w/ a splash of soy. Next time I might even throw in an apple. Amazing how so few ingredients can make such flavor! Used quite a bit of hot sauce... thanks Chef!
- October 15, 2012 at 10:53 AM
- Hem Joo said...
Can I sub seasoned rice vinegar with cider vinegar? Chinese do have their own picked ginger that's different from the Jap ones. It's a pale yellow color but I confess I love the pink Jap ones!
- December 6, 2012 at 3:32 AM
- Hem Joo said...
Hi to my fav chef
Since I don't have seasoned vinegar could I sub with cider vinegar? Chinese have a different picked ginger that's a pale yellow in color but I so love the jap pink ones!
- December 6, 2012 at 3:35 AM
- Sara Zahiri said...
Hi Chef John,
I am writing you this letter because I want to share my experience and feedback on this site with you. I first found your website as a link from another site, and the first time I watched your videos, not only was I amazed at how delicious your food looked, but I was fully entertained by your quick wit and banter.
This let me to try and make your recipes because the way you described them, I felt as though you must be a culinary chef who graduated from a very high esteemed cooking school.
I can honestly say, I was so confident that your recipes would taste good, that I made them for the first time in front of guests instead of trying them myself first to make sure they were not crap.
Well, it just so happens I was wrong. This does not happen very often, as I am a very calculating person, who often takes precautions to imagine and rule out senarios that could end in disaster.
Chef John, your food was gross. I have no other way of describing it, and honestly, I am not even saying this to be mean. I didnt like your first recipe I tried, and because I was such a loyal fan and believer, I actually tried your recipe again. And yes, it was for the first time in front of guests... and again, the same results.
I mean, I didnt even have one of those julienne dicers, and I went out to buy it just so I could get my asian pears to look like yours cut in a matchstick form. And yes, Chef John, I was saddly slapped twice in the face for my trust in you.
Now, Chef John. I am willing to try one more recipe from you. I will wait for your next post, and I hope that you will work exceptionally hard at making something delicious that I can be proud of you for. I will look for a sign that this message has reached you. If you could perhaps name your next recipe after my name, I would know that you read this and care. My name is Sara. Your number one Loyal Fan For Now.
- June 18, 2013 at 9:37 PM
- Steve Kennedy said...
You are the boss of your own coleslaw. I have heard him say it 27 times. Tweak it, nudge it to what you enjoy.
- June 19, 2013 at 6:19 AM
- Alice Lau said...
Hi Chef John,
I have made this dish for many times. Both my colleagues and friends love this dish so much that I have to make it again and again. Of course, I use my own homemade miso. It is delicious and refreshing for Brisbane summer weather. Sorry Sarah that you didn't have good experience in this. Perhaps, it is the ginger or the miso that is out of date. I can't think of other ingredients going off.
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We're kicking Xavier De Le Rue's Nation Rider Week with his trip to Antarctica with Lucas Debari and The North Face. It was insane. Take a look at this photo gallery, and check out the videos down below. Think you could handle this trip? Stay tuned for Xavier De Le Rue's Full Video Part from NATION dropping tomorrow exclusively right here on TWSNOW.com.
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Jim Hoft catches up with the big Reuters story out of the Congo. I wonder if Jimmy Carter might be available for a quick trip to Kinshasa to mediate the dispute.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha"s Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was half a mile deep. Shaking was felt at the White House and all over the East Coast, as far south as Chapel Hill, N.C.
Parts of the Pentagon, White House and Capitol were evacuated. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
The quake was centered near Louisa, Va., in Louisa County, which is northwest of Richmond and south of Washington.
Obama and many of the nation"s leaders were out of town on August vacation when the quake struck at 1:51 p.m. EDT. The shaking was felt on the Martha"s Vineyard golf course as Obama was just starting a round.
The East Coast gets earthquakes, but usually smaller ones and is less prepared than California or Alaska for shaking.
At Reagan National Airport outside Washington, ceiling tiles fell during a few seconds of shaking. Authorities announced it was an earthquake and all flights were put on hold.


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With family, friends and former coworkers present, the Motor Vessel Al Workman and Motor Vessel Bill Black were christened properly under sunny and warming skies.
The naming of a vessel is an important task — not something to be taken lightly. The person for which the boat is named must exemplify everything that is good and honorable, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.
That is what took place Wednesday morning at the Merrisach Park Courtesy Dock in Arkansas County. The Corps honored two of their own — formally. The boats had previously been in service, but because of the history and honor of naming a vessel it took some time for the formal christening.
With family, friends and former coworkers present, the Motor Vessel Al Workman and Motor Vessel Bill Black were christened properly under sunny and warming skies. In a way, now the two men, who made such a name for themselves, are back at work for the Corps.
Glenn Masset, commander of the Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District, was on hand to properly announce the special occasion.
"We named these vessels to honor two members of our Corps family, but never had a formal ceremony to christen them. Today, we are officially christening these two motor vessels in honor of Bill Black and Al Workman. They made a big impact on the Little Rock District and the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System," Masset wrote in a prepared speech.
Black started his career with the Corps in 1941 and worked his way from lock operator to lockmaster and operations supervisor. He retired with 33 years of service under his belt. His daughter, Mary Black, was on deck and broke the champagne bottle in her father's honor — with a smile on her face and pride in her heart.
Mary Black walked from the deck and openly thanked Al Workman's wife, Donna Workman, for her work and dedication in having the boats formally christened.
Donna Workman was the first to break the champagne bottle in the memory of her late husband, Al.
Workman started his career with the Corps in 1947 with the Huntington, W. Va., District. He was continuing a family tradition so many years ago. His father had retired with 30 years of service to the Corps.
Al Workman transferred to the Little Rock district in 1967 as lockmaster of Norrell Lock and Dam. He later became the first double lockmaster on the Arkansas River. Workman retired in 1984 after 45 years of service.
Both men were an integral part of writing and publishing the first training manual for lockmasters and lock operators on the Arkansas River Navigational System.
"They also taught the first class of students along with James Tipton," Masset explained.
The two vessels are 23-feet Little Giants with two 150 horsepower engines constructed by SeaArk Marine, Inc., an Arkansas company based in Monticello.
The two boats are stationed at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam and are used to transport Corps personnel between Norrell Lock and Dam and Montgomery Point Lock and Dam when the road is inaccessible.
More about Bill Black
Black was born Sept. 20, 1918, in Eolia, Mo., which is located in Pike County. He graduated from Clarksville High School in 1936. He later attended the University of Missouri. Black was strong athlete, according to his family, in track, basketball, baseball and, later in life, golf.
Black married Mary Jane Word on Oct. 28, 1939 and had two children, William Russell "Rusty" Black and Mary Dell Black, three grandchildren and seven great-grandsons.
Black started his working career in the Department of Mines in Weldon Springs, Mo. He was a member of the United States Navy during World War II and stationed in the South Pacific.
According to his family Black received an official commendation award in 1972. Black passed away in March of 2008.
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Workman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 20, 1917. According to his family, "his life was filled with history."
After high school Workman enlisted in the Army for three years. He was stationed in the 13th Mechanized Calvary at Ft. Knox, Ky. World War II started and Workman knew he did not want to be in the Army, so he joined the Navy. He was stationed in London, England on shore patrol.
When he came back to the States he started his career with the Corps. Workman transferred to the Little Rock District on March 20, 1967.
According to his family during the 1970s both Workman and his father added the years of government service the Workman family had totaled at the time — 288 years
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Kryptonite for the supermoon
[NOTE (added March 19): It occurs to me that some people might see the Moon rising today and think it looks HUGE because it's a "supermoon". However, it's far more likely they're falling victim to the famous Moon Illusion. You can read all about it here.]
If you believe the mainstream media, you might think this weekend's "supermoon" will cause earthquakes, volcanoes, bad weather, halitosis, dust bunnies, and hangnails.
Guess what I think of this idea! Hint: check the name of my blog. Got it? Good.
In reality, this "supermoon" nonsense is, well, nonsense. I have some details below, but for those of you who are impatient (the tl;dr crowd) here are the bullet points:
- Yes, the Moon is closer today than usual, but only by less than 2%.
- This does happen around full Moon, which is when we get bigger tides, but that happens every single month. The Moon being closer amplifies that, but only a tiny little bit.
- The Moon's possible effect on earthquakes has been studied for a long time. The result? Major earthquakes are not correlated with the Moon's position or distance.
- Anyone claiming this "supermoon" can cause earthquakes or whatnot is, to be blunt, totally, completely, utterly, wrong.
OK, so, how about some details?
Brief overview
I went over a lot of this in my post showing the Moon had nothing to do with the Japanese earthquake. Briefly, the Moon orbits the Earth in an ellipse, so sometimes it's closer than other times. On average, it's most distant point (apogee) is about 405,000 km (251,000 miles) and at closest (perigee) it's about 363,000 km (225,000 miles).
Those numbers change month to month due to the gravity of the Sun and other effects. As it happens, on March 19 at around
02:00 UT (early evening Friday March 18 for most of the US) 19:10 UT [D'oh! Cut and paste accident there, sorry; note this doesn't affect my argument] the Moon reaches an unusually close perigee distance of a bit more than 357,000 km. Gravitationally, this doesn't mean much. That extra 6000 km closer than on an average perigee is only about 1.6%, which is pretty trifling. It means the gravity of the Moon on the Earth is only 3% stronger.
The Moon also affects us through tides, which are similar to gravity. But the tides will only be 5% stronger than usual for a perigee due to the Moon's proximity!
Now to be clear, this is happening at a time of the full Moon (which happens tomorrow, March 19, at 18:10 UT). That means the Sun, Earth, and Moon are roughly lined up in space, so the Sun and Moon's tidal pulls add together. Every full Moon we get what are called spring tides, with extra high high tides, and extra low low tides. Places prone to flooding do see more on spring tides, every single month of the year. This extra 5% tug this weekend makes that a bit worse, but only a bit.
Earthquakes, volcanoes, panic?
Does this extra tweak have any other effect on the Earth? Could it cause quakes, volcanoes or anything else?
Nope. Again, go read my supermoon post from last week. Earthquakes and the Moon have been studied extensively. Mind you, the Moon orbits the Earth every month, and there are thousands of earthquakes every year, so any correlation between the two would scream out of the data. The best that's seen is a weak connection between the Moon and shallow, low-magnitude earthquakes. Big earthquakes, like the the ones in Japan, Christchurch, or Chile in the past few months have clearly not been triggered by the Moon. In fact, the Japan quake happened when the Moon was closer to apogee than perigee! That right there is a bit of a showstopper for this "supermoon" idea.
So why do people keep talking about this?
We humans love to seek correlations, and will see them even when they aren't there. That's why astrologers are still in business, despite having no scientific evidence whatsoever that their predictions are any better than random guessing.
In fact, this "supermoon" idea was started by an astrologer named Richard Nolle. On his website, he defines the term as a new or full Moon when the Moon is closer to Earth than usual. He goes and gives a more precise definition, but it's rather arbitrary*. He says quite bluntly — and quite incorrectly — that lots of seismic events (plus bad weather) can be attributed to the Moon.
For example, about this month's Moon he says:
That makes this a major geophysical stress window, centered on the actual alignment date but in effect from the 16th through the 22nd.
Note that time period: seven full days. The lunar orbit is about 27 days long, so there's a 25% random chance of something happening during that time, Moon or no Moon!
He goes on:
Of course you can expect the usual: a surge in extreme tides along the coasts, a rash of moderate-to-severe seismic activity (including Richter 5+ earthquakes, tsunami and volcanic eruptions), and most especially in this case a dramatic spike in powerful storms with heavy precipitation, damaging winds and extreme electrical activity.
Wait a sec: the USGS has records of earthquakes, and there are about 1469 earthquakes every year greater than magnitude 5. That's 4 per day, so the odds of having at least one quake that size or greater during his "supermoon" period are virtually 100% — just as they would be if you picked any random one-week period. Heck, pick any random day of the year and there's a near-certainty there will be a mag 5 quake somewhere.
Given that there are tens of thousands of thunderstorms every year, and basically continuous volcanic eruptions, suddenly his predictions seem a little less shiny. But this is typical of this kind of prediction. If you go to his site and read his claims, he picks out all the times there were big earthquakes or volcano eruptions during his "supermoon" periods, but doesn't tell you how many happened the other 3/4 of the time. This is called cherry-picking and is a big no-no when making actual scientific claims.
But this sort of verbal slipperiness gets eaten up by the media. You can find tons of breathless news media (on the web, on TV, on the radio, everywhere) uncritically accepting these claims. Although most do consult with actual scientists who are clear this is all bunk, the writers tend to put that several paragraphs down where people are less likely to read it. [Note: as pointed out in the comments below, quite a few online news sites reported this non-event responsibly. As I replied to that commenter, I'm glad! Those articles were posted today, and I missed them as I posted my own, and was referring to things I had seen previously about this, as well as the abysmal reporting of other science claims (superstorms, the extra zodiac sign, Apophis, Betelgeuse exploding, a giant planet in the outer solar system and so on) that has been going on lately. For this specific "supermoon" reporting, I was using too broad a brush to paint the media.]
I think I've made my point. We go through a lunar perigee every month, and you don't hear about ginormous effects. We go through new and full Moon each once per month, with the same lack of planetary distress. Putting them together barely nudges the gravitational needle. You might see a little more flooding in some low-lying areas, but that's it.
Earthquakes? Nope.
Volcanoes? Nope.
Scary weather? Nope.
To be clear, we almost certainly will see earthquakes, volcanoes, and scary weather during this time… just as we do every single day of every single year!
So this "supermoon" is nonsense, pure and simple. Don't buy it.
But I'll add that the Moon will actually be a bit closer than usual, and while you might not notice the size or brightness difference by eye, the full Moon is always a lovely and compelling sight in the sky. So I urge everyone to go out and take a look. And while you're looking think on this: a dozen men have walked on the Moon, dozens of probes have been sent there, and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is still snapping away, mapping our friendly satellite and taking dazzling images of its surface.
That's real, that's tangible, and that's what we humans can do when we stick with science.
* At the bottom of his supermoon page he explains his definition: take the difference between the Moon's nearest and farthest distances (about 50,000 km), take 90% of that (about 45,000 km) and then subtract that from its farthest distance (406,000 km – 45,000 km = 361,000 km. Any time there is a new or full Moon when it's less than that distance is a "supermoon". But why 90%? Why not 80, or 95? He never says. It's almost as if he pulled that number out of thin air.
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Thank you for winning my arguments with stupid people for me.
NASA also put out information about it with their recent ScienceCast (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1yalg_Apdw).
"Moon over Parma bring my love to me tonight…"
Is it just me or is nuttiness (woo) in a peak period right now? Probably just me…
Oh dear, you mean we have to have this comment thread all over again? I think the old one's up to about 480 posts now.
Probably this concept has already achieved zombie idea status–can't be killed by kryptonite or anything else because its adherents Simply Aren't Listening. But for anyone who actually wants a data 'n' statistical analysis thumbnail that pretty well demolishes it, head over to that other thread scroll down (wayyyyyyyyyyy down) to Jessiessica's entry at 452.
Really like that graphic, btw. Pretty much captures the silliness of the whole thing.
So, if I understand what you said correctly… dust bunnies are caused by the rabbit on the moon that pounds mochi.
No time to wait for a confirmation, I'll alert the medias right away.
You mean it's not going to hit my eye like a big pizza-pie?
"That means the Sun, Earth, and Moon are roughly lined up in space, so the Sun and Moon's tidal pulls add together."
How so? Wouldn't the Sun and Moon be pulling from opposite directions?
So why do people keep talking about this?
I must resist the urge to just outright say, "Because they are flaming idiots!" and instead focus on the new american virtue: anti-intellectualism
This country thrives on the uneducated and ignorant getting time in the spotlight. Just look at jersey Shore.
Actually, Jersey Shore brings me to another decline in US intelligence crackpot theory: Generally people watch reality shows with patheitc idiots in them to feel better about their own pathetic idiotness, but only if the pathetic idiots are MORE pathetic and idiotic than themselves. As we embrace being idiots more and more, reality shows must sink lower and lower in order to make pathetic idiots feel better about themselves… While crackpot, I think this theory may have some merit. Too bad sociology isn't a real science. 😉 😛
Its a good thing this supermoon does not happen on March 30th or 31st because that is when Mercury goes into retrograde. Actually it is currently in pre retrograde. Now with NASA having a probe in orbit around Mercury (without even asking Mercury's permission I might add) things could get very dicey tomorrow. ; )
I agree with all you say, except man on the moon, I it was done then why not now? I just cant believe it. But very interesting read anyway, thank you :0)
Every time I see your logo at the top of the page, I think it is a guy in a space suit peeing. It is mostly due to the position of his hand.
But o noes!! Its grabbing the earth! Or is it force shocking? There is a sith lord on the moon!
Supermoons also prevent vampire attacks. As proof, I point to the fact that there hasn't been a single recorded vampire attack in the U.S. during a supermoon.
And guess what? I just looked under my bed, and there were a bunch of dust bunnies there! It must be true!
I have to admit I am a bit disappointed! I was hoping the moon would be a bit bigger to the naked eye tonight! I was looking forward to an unusual visual treat for myself and the kids. However, a full moon is always beautiful, as you noted. Thank you for the information, as always! (o:
Here's NASA's take ont he "Supermoon"
Also helpful — but it does imply a significant size differential. Will that not be noticeable due to the lack of visual reference cues?
OK, but what's the correlation of earthquakes with supermoons if there are 2 outs, runners in scoring position and a left-handed batter switch-hits against a starter with pitch-count over 100?
@Firoz: The tidal effect is a differential pull, so it actually can't distinguish between opposite directions. As long as things are in a straight line, their effects add up.
I don't think you have made your point that the "mainstream media" is perpetuating this myth as you have not cited a single "mainstream media" article purporting to ascribe to any doom scenarios. You need to cite sources, especially when the vast majority of mainstream sites ARE covering this lunar event appropriately. See for example:
Even the Daily Mail has a decent article, and you called them out in your last post.
I don't understand why you want to malign the press for doing their jobs and doing it correctly. The source of these doomsday scenarios are internet rumors, NOT the "mainstream media."
Your opening sentence which blames wrong people is as irresponsible as the supposed sensationalist media straw men that you decry.
The problem is really the fact that no matter how much logic is used on people. no matter how much history is utilized, and how much scientific information is included, people still want to believe what they want to believe, no matter how ridiculous it might be. Someone tells them that the Moon causes earthquakes, and immediately they believe it no matter how much someone tells them something else.
That being said, we all know that the supermoon does coincide with alien invasions…I mean someone told me that once, so it's got to be true, right?
So, is a supermoon what you see when Superman can't find a phone booth?
It's not a supermoon, it's a superearth. It's the Earth that will be a bit closer than usual to the Moon. This will cause lunarquakes, lunar volcanic eruptions, and the cheese to go rotten (which will really smell the old mare up!). Expect an invasion of angry little green men with clothespins on their noses.
I thank you for the information but in my 50 years this is the first I've heard about this supermoon thing. Guess you have to be tuned in (or tuned out) to the local doom callers and astrology fields. I base my life in the things that we can discover and follow up with facts and critical thinking so of course I don't give beans to the alternate "science" presented in media. I really don't understand why people have to invent things to follow to give comfort and drop the ball on things properly explained and presented without going to extremes. (or high blood pressure and empty wallets for that matter).
As to a question on the apparent size of the moon in that it looks so much larger when near the horizon, I though it was due to the illusion of having the comparison of buildings and trees or whatever near or in front of same. (Although in horizon vs overhead, hold a quarter at arms length and the moon will be the same size in relation to the quarter).
I think people just like to get scared. It gets the ol' juices flowing, you know?
We humans also are storytelling creatures, and we love to be the center of attention, so these fairy tales spread like wildfire.
Chief @ 12: yep, it's called Ponzi.
First time poster, and I love the blog. _m/
@ Larian LeQuella
Hm. I say you are right! Maybe it's just my impression, but I think German TV gets worse every year (and probably other countries aren't much better…). So, yeah, your theory sounds rather convincing. I'm all for it.
Betcha this gets dredged up every March 19 from now on, like the "mars as large as the full moon" hysteria that reoccurs every August.
Here in the cloudy northwest, of course, we won't even see the moon.
I feel much lighter during this Supermoon. I feel faster, better, stronger and can leap tall buildings with a single bound.
Speaking of tl;dr, has anyone visited that guy's site? Like being instantly transported to the web circa 1998. White text on busy dark background to make your eyes hurt, a spinning gif thingy and a javascript scroll message in the window frame. I'd advise cut-pasting the copy into a text editor if you're planning on trying to read it.
Of course I can't *prove* there's a strong correlation between really cheesy looking websites and illogical, ill-informed writing but I'd say it's a lot more promising than the one between supermoons and earthquakes.
I noticed that the main site has been "optimized for 4X-8X Netscape Navigator/Communicator". Does that even exist anywhere other than, perhaps, computers still trying to access GeoCities?
I get emails from family and friends about the annual Mars hoax and just about ever other sensationalist story out there on our solar system. No doubt, I've received some regarding the "ULTRA SUPER MOON" and I'm pleased to refer them to this post!
It's interesting how wildly the time of perigee varies. NASA says it's within an hour of the full moon (http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16mar_supermoon/) and points to the perigee calculator at fourmilab.ch. Phil has it much earlier than that. Stellarium has it about three hours later than Phil.
Coming soon: The Ultra Double Super Plus Moon: For Today's Ill Informed Superstitions
Heck, pick any random day of the year and there's a near-certainty there will be a mag 5 quake somewhere.
Forty-four minutes ago there was a 5.0 quake near the coast of Japan, a 5.2 one 54 minutes ago….in fact, they've been having quite a few over 5.0 this past few days. I imagine it must seem like a recurring nightmare with the ground shaking on a daily basis.
Don't be so hard on astrologers. There must be something to it given they've accurately predicted many things like the Japanese quake and tsunami, the Haiti quake, the Indonesian tsunami, the economic meltdown, the Iraq invasion, 9/11, fall of the Berlin Wall, collapse of the USSR, and other nation and world-shaking events, including the Kennedy assassination, right? Right? siighhhhhh. /sarcasm. Wish they could–lots of people would like to know if a full nuclear meltdown will occur.
Ken B (@13)–that's because the lycans are out in full force so it isn't safe for the vampires.
Larian (@8)–Oooo, nice! You might be onto something there–this could be the next Dunning-Kruger type paper if you could devise a good test.
So we agree? The moon does exist.
Just looking at the full moon now through my window (22.30 GMT, UK), high and bright. It must be my imagination, but it does look bigger than usual – fantastic through binoculars. Even the amazing photos on this site don't do it justice.
All these years and I've never really looked before. Wonderful.
@Deep Thought: Apparently, Mr. Plait is another "expert" who uses any opportunity to lord it over people or organizations or outlets he considers to be "unscientific" or "sensationalistic". IMHO the supercilious attitudes these "experts" display reveals a deeply rooted insecurity, as with anyone who seeks to raise themselves up by belittling others. You made a great point by showing that the mainstream media has not in fact been spreading doomsday rumors, but don't think for a moment it will make a difference in Ol' Phil's obviously more knowledgeable and superior mind.
@Firoz Jokhi (#5): The high and low tides are not toward the moon and away from the moon, but parallel and perpendicular to it, respectively. The moon's gravitational pull is strongest nearer to it producing a high tide toward the moon. The moon's influence diminishes further away, in part producing another high tide (almost) directly opposite. The low tides are perpendicular to the force and caused in part by a lack of direct gravitational force on them other than by the earth. That's only part of the story, though. The earth's rotation and of course, the sun also play a role in determining the water levels. So yes, the sun and moon would pull in opposite directions, producing HIGHER tides. I realize my explanation isn't complete, but if you search "tides and moon" on Google images, there are some nice diagrams.
I am now being asked by the newsroom about a prediction by Jim Berkland of a massive West Coast quake. Apparently due to hit next week.
The prediction is based on dead fish in Mexico. (I thought you all would enjoy that part 😉 )
I can only assume the supermoon is up to something nefarious, as it is surely causing the cloud cover over Portland that will hide its actions tonight.
Maybe if everybody used a photo that shows the relative Earth/Moon distance, like this one:
I find that viewing at full resolution and scrolling really drives home the co-remoteness.
Say it's only a super-moon…
I look forward to a full moon looking almost as big as Mars! Cool!!
Having taught earth science, astronomy, etc. for 30 years, I too am very tired of these MSM commentators like George Noory, making all events on earth and universe in the category of "news at 11". Yes, all these things happen, but they are spread out over the vastness of space and time, but then, old George wouldn't have a job if they occur rarely.
People through history always fall for this bunk, it hasn't changed because people haven't changed, and even my students have bugged me over this stuff over and over and over again, time for retirement.
Don't let on that after the moons formation, it was a LOT closer than today, rotated on its axis and orbited faster with the earth rotating faster as well. Can I screw the historical calculations on the moons recent effects by adding in this data as well. I wonder if he takes in account that the moon is slowly changing its distance due to tidal friction.
In Japan-earthquake-related-stupidity, I've come across something almost as bad, and it is from no less then the New York Times :
This is a graph as to when detection stations will start picking up on the "radioactive" cloud from the reactor. But that wasn't good enough, so they made a few changes :
The scale is now logarithmic, and coloured. It runs Pink-Blue-Aqua-Yellow-Flesh-Pink-HotPink (why is the low value the same as the high value ?)
Having done this nice graphic of pinkness stretching across the Pacific, they had to label it. Although there is many, many established methods of measuring radiation, the New York Times came up with a new one.
"RELATIVE LEVELS OF RADIATION" (Arbitrary units)
After watching the previous thread on this unfold, the Dylan lyrics keep coming to mind…
And here I sit so patiently
Waiting to find out what price
You have to pay to get out of
Going through all these things twice
Actually when you look at the comments defending the supermoon idea it becomes quite clear that the issue is not belief in the concept. That really does very little to explain the degree of anger exhibited and doesn't track very well with what they say–the fact that they virtually never offer any contradictory data or address the data that have been presented. The one overwhelming constant is that they're PO'd at You So-Called Experts for making categorical sciencey pronouncements and being so arrogant as to think you know more than Regular Folks whose Idears Is Just as Good as Yer's!
Closer moons cause boobquakes which cause earthquakes.
Source: Iran
I went to WashPo article linked above and found that near the end of the article the author cites Phil as essentially demolishing the "SuperMoon" junk science and indicates he "found the piece extremely convincing and highly recommend reading it. Suffice to say, I'm not on the SuperMoon causing natural chaos bandwagon." He also links to this blog entry.
Good job Phil!
The quacks will be unstoppable if a Iceland blows up again.
Ok, It's not the moon. Look at the Sun and Solar activity. Nasa has been warning about this for quite a while. Just like New Orleans, engineers told everyone that infrastructure was not adequate. Look at solar activity patterns. And please "google" can a solar flare stop your toilet from flushing.
@#8 Larian Lequella: The good news is, it looks like you're on to something. The bad news is, it's even worse then you think (and you already think it's pretty bad).
"That's no moon."
ANY earthquake, volcano or a disrupted meeting of the Wiccan Trekkie Chess Club will be seen as proof of the supermoon effect. If nothing major happens in the next 24, 48, 72 hour period then anything that happens between now and 2013 will be cited as proof that this form of woo woo is true.
Jesus was an extraterrestrial.
You know what this "supermoon" businesss reminds me of?
The whole "Jupiter effect" nonsense :
Once promoted in a best selling book by John Gribbin and Stephen Plagemann back in the late 1970's, early 1980's. That piece of bad (gravitational FXT) astronomy turned out to be false and has now sunk into well-deserved obscurity, this will no doubt soon do the same. Which can't happen quickly enough.
@53. Thameron – Obligatory: "That's no moon."
That's a SUPER-Moon!!! 😉
"Its a bird! It's a plane! No, its our planet's large natural satellite a smidgin closer than usual at perigee thus a trifle brighter and larger in apparent terms!" 😉
Come to think of it, it *is* faster than a speeding bullet, stronger than a bull elephant although tall buildings .. yeah it might have a problem with jumping those! 😉
PS. The "SuperMoon" got a positive mention on the Aussie TV news (ABC-TV) last night, no nonsense just : ".. its going to be a great night to go out and take a photo of the Full Moon as it will be a bit larger and brighter." Sometimes, very occassionally, some media groups get things right.
While it is clear that a "supermoon" in and of itself doesn't cause an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or weather patterns, what about it being the trigger for earthquakes or volcanic activity that was just about to go anyway?
So lets say the tectonic plates are pushing against one another slowly building up pressure, to the point it is about to release and cause a large quake. Lets say the amount of air pressure is about say on average about 1050 millibars across the fault, but at 1020 millibars the quake will have enough force to overcome the downward air pressure, thereby releasing the energy and an earthquake occurs. The supermoon adding an additional 3% would be enough to overcome this equilibrium and the quake would occur.
Now strictly speaking this is a fairly academic scenario, as everything would have to be "just right" so it would be highly improbable. Saying the moon caused the quake would be not correct, the plates pushing against each other caused it, but certainly the proverbial straw could be pointed at.
I think you've overstated your case and have done some "bad statistics" by interpreting sample results as "certainty" and claiming the moon has absolutely no effect on geological activity. We have a great deal of data on the topic, and we can say with very high confidence that the effect is quite close to zero on It's just that the effect is likely to be quite small and therefore impossible to distinguish from zero given our current data.
What is certain however, is that we should not be afraid of or making predictions based on a supermoon
From the USGS website: "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as during times of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the edges of continents and in (underwater) subduction zones. Lunar or solar eclipses represent, of course, special cases of full and new moon, but do not cause any special or different tidal effects from full and new moon. Earth tides (Earth's surface going up and down by a couple of centimeters) and especially ocean tides (surface of the ocean going up and down by a meter or more) raise and lower the confining pressure on shallow, dipping faults near continental edges and in subduction zones. When the confining pressure is lessened, the faults are unclamped and more likely to slip. The increased probability is a factor of ~3 during high tides. But you must stop are realize that the background probability is, in general, very low in a given place and year (fractions of a percent), so that raising this tiny probability by a factor of 3 during high tides still results in a very tiny probability.
There have also been some small but significant correlations reported between the semi-diurnal tides and the rate of occurrence of aftershocks in some volcanic regions, such as Mammoth Lakes. (UC Berkeley) "
I heard that if I should balance my Chi and focus my Quigong or the Moon will continue to get closer until it crashes into the Earth on December 21, 2012, is that true? Also, the Moon will be in Virgo, I hope that doesn't make me overly confident. Can you recommend a homeopathic remedy to aid in concentrations?
Please do read that with sarcasm. I am waiting to hear something similar to that at work today.
BBC News had a sensible little bit this morning on the supermoon. They had an actual astronomer on. He pointed out that there isn't going to be a very noticable difference but it would be a great night to watch the Moon. He spoke a bit about the big Moon illusion when it's on the horizon, and suggested something as simple as a kitchen roll tube will show that it is an illusion. He then briefly explained that there's no reason to expect any unsual effects on the Earth. Very sensible and good on the BBC!
Just for fun I took the ten largest recorded earthquakes as listed at http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/the-10-biggest-earthquakes-in-recorded-history.htm and then compared the dates against the nearest full or new moon (when the tides would be greatest). Three of them occured within +/- 1 one day of a new or full moon. Two further quakes occured within +/- 2 days. I didn't have the time of day for the quakes so I assumed the quakes happend at noon UTC so there might be a little error there.
I'm just bored with all these scientists muscle flexing and posturing in public because they let their emotions get the better of them when responding to someone speaking against the trend.
Any true scientist knows a good proportion of today's scientific 'facts' will be overturned in the future when new discoveries prove them wrong. They make discoveries by keeping an open mind to all possibilities, so are careful to only talk about today's thoughts as theories based on what we currently know.
These moon theories tug at people's emotions. When these scientists also respond emotionally, they turn it into an 'us vs. them' match, and all the detached, neutral scientific perspective science relies on flies out the window. The result is they make science look just as religious as the non-science.
This whole debunking the Supermoon thing goes back to astronomers' well known and longstanding dislike of the full moon because it lights up the sky and spoils the viewing. Heck, it's the worst time of even for viewing the moon, innit? Details all washed out, no shadows for contrast. Pure resentment, that's all it is.
Unfortunately the BBC World Service did not do such a good job this morning.
They aired a small item on the Supermoon in which they broadcast a Statement from Richard Nolle (who they described as an Astronomer) in which he blamed the Supermoon for Hurricane Katrina, the Christchurch Earthquake and Crazy Weather. He was not questioned while making the statement and they moved onto the next news item immediately afterwards without any further comment whatsoever.
Very disappointing!
I like this graph for San Francisco in 1989. http://t.co/c4AFzBu
I think it's so awesome how the tide's highest and lowest points are on October 16 (6.77 ft. @ 1300 hrs. and -1.23 ft. @ 2000 hrs.) The day before the World Series Earthquake. I'm sure there's no causation.
I mean, when I fill my bathtub the caulking around the tub cracks from the weight, but when I empty the tub the caulking either flakes off or the cracks align again making the cracks less visible. It doesn't mean it's the water volume. It could have happened when I got in the tub. Who knows why caulking cracks anyway? No one has the ability to predict when or where your caulking is going to crack. Needs more research.
Ya think someone would give me a grant for caulking crack research? Should I be using the word "crack" so liberally when this blog post is about a Supermoon?
aw no, suppermoon is a hoax. why do you keep supporting it, the true reason is La Nina – which just recently released the stress on pacific, it moved water to Atlantic and thus there's a volcano in iceland erupting in 20 years about the same time glacier in there is diminishing! were gonna die!!!
Also, the "supermoon" happens at about 1pm central time — but doesn't even rise until 8pm or so. So by then, any exceptionalism on the part of the moon will be long gone — so people in the US won't even get to see it.
But by all means, get your camera and take pictures of it. And if you can't go to Asia to get pictures of it at the right time, go ahead and simulate your own supermoon! All you have to do is change your lens! Rather than using a 300mm lens, using a 303mm lens should do it!
And if you can't change lenses, just use Photoshop or gimp or whatever to make your picture 1% bigger. Done!
WEll, it *is* true that tidal waves, earthquakes, bad scary weather, etc., can be attributed to the "super moon". Heck, I could attribute those same things to my cat (if I had a cat.) oxforddictionaries.com says:
attribute (at·trib·ute) (verb) regard something as being caused by (someone or something):
In other words, it's a matter of perception.
Why is this an argument we can't win? Because we're having two arguments at the same time! We're arguing about an erroneous understanding of cause and effect, but we are ALSO arguing about the way someone else perceives things… and in that second argument, we lack both expertise and sufficient data.
Brilliant article, there are a lot of people in Christchurch who are really worried about the some predictions by a Ken Ring "Moon Man" for later today. It's really sad to see people believe what he has said, however after a major disaster like the earthquake last month, I can understand that people are more willing to believe:
I got a GORGEOUS view of the moon last night, driving along some backwoods road at dusk. Clearly it will destroy us all 😉
Oh God. Now he is trying to counter argue the arguers. Take a look…
He is convinced he's right and that there are several super moons a year…
@ Foo
Yep hilarious article – I have been promoting the Amazon link to 'Pawmistry' to everyone I know who rates him.
Oi!! Why is my very detailed previous comment containing important questions not appearing on this list? 😮
yes, but what about the werewolves?
'The Moon also affects us through tides, which are similar to gravity. But the tides will only be 5% stronger than usual for a perigee due to the Moon's proximity!'
Since the earths interior is molten liquid then 5% tidal change must also apply to the molten core. And since the earths crust floats on this bulging molten core which is being pulled an extra 5% towards the moon then surely there is a possibility you are all missing something in your argument???
If the moon is the main reason my wife has a period every 28 days then I'm pretty sure it can influence slightly more and possibly stronger earthquakes every now and again…
You scientists would have been the first to discredit Albert Einstein in the day and now anything else is discredited…can't think for yourselves can you…bit thick most of you…
Oh yeah I missed out an important sentence….
'The Moon also affects us through tides, which are similar to gravity. But the tides will only be 5% stronger than usual for a perigee due to the Moon's proximity!'
Since the earths interior is molten liquid then 5% tidal change must also apply to the molten core. And since the earths crust floats on this bulging molten core which is being pulled an extra 5% towards the moon then surely there is a possibility you are all missing something in your argument???
If the moon is the main reason my wife has a period every 28 days (and therefore my ability to stick some VADGE) then I'm pretty sure it can influence slightly more and possibly stronger earthquakes every now and again…
You scientists would have been the first to discredit Albert Einstein in the day and now anything else is discredited…can't think for yourselves can you…bit thick most of you…
Actually, the Moon did look lovely on my way home tonight. Glad the skies were clear.
FYI. An astrologer in New Zealand predicted that the super moon would cause a major earthquake in the Christchurch/Canterbery area of NZ today (20 March.) This earthquake was supposed to occur around midday. It is now 3-15 pm and no major earthquake has occurred. Admittedly three moderately sized earthquakes did occur in South Canterbury (Magnitudes of 4.3 – 4.6) but this isn't all that uncommon on an active fault line anyway. So I guess that's another victory for science over astrology.
Given your statement: "That extra 6000 km closer than on an average perigee is only about 1.6%, which is pretty trifling. It means the gravity of the Moon on the Earth is only 3% stronger."
If a tectonic plate was at (or suitably close to) a 'tipping point' it is possible the additional 3% tug would be one causal factor in the consequent tectonic activity. That's not to say it's *the* causal factor. I would expect the change in 'tug' from the Moons apogee-to-perigee is more than 3%. I'm not sure we fully understand all the factors that govern tectonic activity, we certainly can't seem to predict them.
Yes it is important not to overstate causal factors, and it's equally important not to understate causal factors.
I have little time for astrologers, charlatans, or purveyors of any form of hocus-pocus spouting their unsubstantiated facts. Each thesis and antithesis should stand or not as supported by the evidence, not by extremeness of rhetoric.
I wrote a blog post (http://www.althinking.com/2011/03/19/professor-brian-cox-wonders-of-the-universe-stardust/) about Prof Brian Cox – Stardust which is episode 2 of Wonders of the Universe series. Whatever you think of the start of it, or the middle, you should at least enjoy the end of it!
the worst part about the illusion that it's bigger near the horizon for me is that you can't capture the illusion on film. I got some beautiful long shutter exposures of the moon and some palm trees here, but when you look at it on the computer it looks just regular sized. I think I'll fudge and 'shop it.
You DO KNOW how far away the Moon is, don't you?
If the Earth were the size of a basketball, then the Moon would be the size of a tennis ball.
AND, on the same scale, it would be on the OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM in terms of relative distances.
Quiver in fear, while I snap my fingers in your direction.
@ ^ Terry : Yep. See :
for a good illustration of this.
Oh god, people like Melissa at the top piss me off. Yes we went to the bloody moon. It cost billions of dollars, back in the 60s. That was an enormous sum of money, and still is. It was done for reasons of national pride and to beat the Russians. There is no such incentive now.
The proof is the fact that we can shoot a laser beam at a mirror left at the site of Apollo 15, and the beam comes back. That's because that mirror is reflecting that laser beam, thus providing unequivocal proof that man has been on the moon.
Why are we not doing it now? It's far too expensive, and there is no reason to.
Arrrrgh blind and ignorant people.
#76 Justin:
I see Mr. Nolle describes himself as a "certified professional astrologer". The first word is what he should be!
To add to Ed's post, that mirror on the moon is a special kind of mirror designed so that any light that reflects off it is returned in exactly the direction in came from, within certain limits. Since the mirror is set to face the Earth and the limits are wide enough to cover all points coming from Earth, even given the Moons slight wobble, that means when the laser beam strikes that mirror, it is reflected exactly back to the facility on Earth that sent the beam. Very neat.
Mirror might not be the best word. It is a rather special reflector, a retroreflector: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiment
I think it's pretty ignorant to say the moon does not effect earthquakes. I think logically you would have to say it does whether you can prove it or not. I would imagine the data is diluted due to the large number of earthquakes we have every year much the same way the player advatage from card counting can be barely noticeable at the blackjack table.
I think you need to parse the data in a differen't way in order to see the truth.
BTW, it's not really the "mainstream media" pushing the earthquake theories. People who believe this range from nutcase astrology bloggers to well respected scientists around the globe. Saying the "mainstream media" is behind the theory just promotes the false impression that ignorant alarmists are responsible for it's popularity. In fact I've seen WAY more mainstream media refuting the theory then embracing it.
Everyone wants to be a contrarian these days. Scientists are always trying to portray their opinions as level headed words of wisdom aimed at calming the masses of uninformed peasant folk who run around yelling that the sky is falling. It's kind of the "in thing" now with scientists. There are plenty of intelligent , laid back geologists on both sides of the debate. Common sense should at least indicate that the moon has SOME effect on seismic activity. The question is how much.
Peoples opinions should stem from which "style" of personality they want to portray. I'm seeing far too much of that in the scientific community these days.
I am amazed at you people; you have no understanding of evolution or ecology. Look, let's put it simply: would YOU want to work pushing fries at McDonalds? How about cleaning toilets in an office tower? Or politics, or writing for the mainstream media? No. And why? Because you're not that stupid. So don't you see? Those jobs are essential, most of them, someone MUST do them, and the ecology of human social culture has evolved an optimum solution whereby we get our toilets cleaned and our fries served and our policy papers debated leaving us to more intellectual pursuits like pontificating all over blogs that know nothing of evolution or ecology! This is not a new situation: Plato's Republic already discussed this at length where he asks if we have any ethical right to teach mathematics to soldiers knowing that (a) it will just make them feel stupid and depressed that they can't "get it" and (b) we NEED them to be soldiers, to do what they do well and can stand proud doing, feeling good about themselves and being competent in their own domain.
So what's the deal here, really? If the staff at McDonalds and the DJs at the local dork radio all think the moon causes hangnails, is it even ethical for us to educate them? Or are we being more educatedly intelligent smugly knowing the hangnail is caused by early childhood flu vacines and just letting them be?
@101 mrG: If you are actually suggesting that it would be ethical to not educate people, that is the most dispicable comment I've read in one of these comment threads ever. I hope that is not your actual opinion.
@101mrG: You are amazed because you too are Simple.
The fries at Mcdonalds suck. the trick is to ask for them without salt' that way they have to make 'em brand-new.
Salt makes hangnails hurt more, so I dont work at Mcdonalds.
Otherwise I'm Lovin' it.
I like to read this stuff while eating my superfries cause I'm superBAD.
I also attend college.
Good article btw
I'm astonished at how many people in this thread completely misread (or perhaps didn't read) what Phil wrote. Yes the moon affects our tides and yes it has some effect on the core, etc. But it does not trigger some monstrous effect on plate techtonics and weather magically when it crosses some imaginary line. The increased effect is minuscule on thin, super-malleable water and really quite negligible on the far thicker core and solid plates.
Tap the surface of a bowl of water. Makes a little splash, doesn't it? Tap the ground; doesn't really displace anything, does it?
Even if you can't follow the detailed maths, surely you can see the relationship between a slight additional force applied to water and that same force applied to more solid components.
I haven't personally heard much about the Super-Moon causing earthquakes, but I did go through plenty of conversations this weekend about how people believe the moon being closer to earth causes it to look larger. Even today's post by the Huffington Post says just as much. I then went on to explain the moon illusion, and most people just didn't believe me. That could have been my fault for poorly explaining it, but I also think their own 'intuition' was also hindering their understanding. The moon really does look larger at times and it's hard to go against what seems obvious.
My guess is that most of the public don't believe in the super-moon causing earthquakes, but have no idea about the moon illusion. I thought very much the same until learning about the illusion and even now it sometimes boggles my mind.
In reply to 105. Keith Bowden:
Nobody is saying its a magical line across an imaginary distance. What we are merely saying is that there 'may' be a causal effect no matter how small. To just deny this simple statement makes you look like a religious zealot.
Last night on the excellent Brian cox 3rd instalment he described how the moon came to a stop…do you remember this process? A solid bulge of rock attracted to the earth created a 'tidal' wave across the moons waterless surface, which eventually slowed the moon to halt.�
Read that again please; 'waterless'.
Isn't this the exact opposite to your statement earlier on comment 105?
'That it only has an effect on water'
Come on, be honest.
Gravity is generally considered the weakest force, but over large distances it becomes very powerful.
For all your maths sometimes scientists fail to see the obvious.
Maths is useful but it doesn't provide answers for everything, write me a mathematical formula to disprove that you're angered by my response? You can't can you? But anger is real.
Don't get me wrong, Science is still the best tool we have but don't make it into a religion please.
@melissa #10:
I agree with all you say, except man on the moon, I it was done then why not now?
The Apollo program cost something like US $170 bn in 2005 dollars; any new manned lunar program would cost at least that much.
Yeah, the "supermoon" stuff was blown way out of proportion. I noticed all the media were taking some NASA quotes way out of context (as usual).
It was interesting to see that when I was out shooting the moon rising (way out in the country) there were other people stopping their cars and getting out to watch. I read online from others that it was happening all over the place. I guess we should be happy for the public being interested in something astronomical.
Also, yesterday afternoon and evening Flickr was having some real problems. Thousands of moon images were being uploaded, and it taxed the servers. So I guess the "supermoon" had an effect after all.
@64 That degree of association of rare earthquakes and full/new Moons is pretty much what we would see by chance alone see http://astroblogger.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-aftermath-of-march-19-supermoon.html (particularly scroll down to the bottom).
"What we are merely saying is that there 'may' be a causal effect no matter how small. To just deny this simple statement makes you look like a religious zealot."
No, what science does is look for evidence that there is a causal effect – when none is found, conclusions are made. If science was based on your "there must be a causal effect, no matter how small" then it would be religion, not science.
"Gravity is generally considered the weakest force, but over large distances it becomes very powerful."
No it doesn't. It doesn't get more powerful. It just has a longer range than the other forces.
"For all your maths sometimes scientists fail to see the obvious."
The evidence shows one thing – you claim that the opposite is true, with no evidence, and then you accuse scientists of failing to see the obvious. It looks like you're seeing what you want to see.
"Maths is useful but it doesn't provide answers for everything"
It provides the tools that allow us to analyse data and look for statistical correlations. Scientists have no vested interest in showing the Moon doesn't affect earthquakes – if it did, everyone would be very happy because it would allow us to predict them, based on the phases of the Moon. What you're doing is deciding what you want to believe and then having a go when science produces evidence that disagrees with your cherished view. That's the opposite of science.
I would like to point out an inconsistency in Phil's comment. On this page he says,
"I'll note, Deep Thought (17) the WashPo article you link to gives a lot of time to the ideas of Nolle and Parquette, and the writer gives it some credence."
However on his previous post on the subject, (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/03/11/no-the-supermoon-didnt-cause-the-japanese-earthquake/) Plait said "[UPDATE 2: Add the Washington Post to that list of good media, too.]" and linked to the very same article.
I am confused. Is the Washington Post article a good one or not?
Holy crap, Scientesticles, I've been trying to figure out if you're a moron or a loon. Then it suddenly hit me. Why can't you be both?
Chief (21) said:
As to a question on the apparent size of the moon in that it looks so much larger when near the horizon, I though it was due to the illusion of having the comparison of buildings and trees or whatever near or in front of same. (Although in horizon vs overhead, hold a quarter at arms length and the moon will be the same size in relation to the quarter).
Not really.
If this were the case, then you could change the apparent size of the moon when it is high overhead simply by standing near a building to give you that size comparison.
Also, the moon illusion also happens when you are in the middle of a calm sea (and therefore there are no reference points against which the moon can look big).
Briefly, the moon illusion arises because:
1. We do not percieve the world as it really is. What we think we see is a model created by our brains from sensory input. Many experiments of various kinds have shown this to be so.
2. Our brain models the sky as a shallow upturned bowl, so objects in the sky near the horizon are modeled as being very distant, while objects directly overhead are assumed to be much closer. This makes a kind of sense if you consider the clouds on an overcast day – clouds overhead may be less than a kilometre away, while clouds close to the horizon may be several tens of kilometres distant.
3. In order to accommodate the "known" distance, our brain adjusts the size at which we perceive various objects (thus, a distant object that is known to be large will be perceived as large, even if it occupies the same proportion of our field of view as a much smaller object that is much nearer).
4. Because the moon retains essentially the same angular size in the sky all the time (OK, it varies by a few percent between apogee and perigee, but that is too small a difference for us to perceive without a direct side-by-side comparison), our brain models it differently depending on where in the sky it is. When it is high in the sky, it is assumed to be near, and therefore it is modelled as a small object, so it seems to be small. When it is near the horizon, it is assumed to be distant and so is modelled as a much larger object.
5. You can verify this by viewing the moon through a cardboard tube. When it is near the horizon (and therfore seems to be large), it has the same angular size as when it is overhead (and therefore seems much smaller). When you look at it through a cardboard tube, you can tell that its angular size is the same no matter where in the sky it is.
Scientesticles (108) said:
Nobody is saying its a magical line across an imaginary distance. What we are merely saying is that there 'may' be a causal effect no matter how small. To just deny this simple statement makes you look like a religious zealot.
And the simple reply is this:
1. If there is a causal link, there will be a correlation.
2. People have sought a correlation between the moon's position and earthquake frequency. There is none, unless you count only shallow earthquakes, and then the correlation is very weak (i.e. it could quite easily be an artefact of random variation in the data rather than evidence of a real relationship).
3. If the moon contributes to causing earthquakes, its effect is trivial next to all the other factors.
To bang on about a "possible link" that is "worth investigating" (my paraphrase of the general approach of the yeasayers) is lunacy. Yes, in principle there's a possible link, but it really is not worth investigating. Why? Because it won't get us any closer to practical earthquake prediction.
Anyone who is open to an honest assessment of the data can see that the relation of the moon's position to earthquake occurrence is not worth spending any time or money on.
Last night on the excellent Brian cox 3rd instalment he described how the moon came to a stop…do you remember this process? A solid bulge of rock attracted to the earth created a 'tidal' wave across the moons waterless surface, which eventually slowed the moon to halt.
Read that again please; 'waterless'.
Isn't this the exact opposite to your statement earlier on comment 105?
'That it only has an effect on water'
Come on, be honest.
I can see here that it is you being dishonest.
He never claimed that tidal forces only affect water. Just that the influence of tides on water is substantially more than it is on the Earth's crust.
Gravity is generally considered the weakest force, but over large distances it becomes very powerful.
This is utter nonsense. Over large distances, gravity is less influential.
Giving you the benefit of the doubt, perhaps you meant to refer to larger masses?
For all your maths sometimes scientists fail to see the obvious.
What here is "obvious" that others have missed?
Maths is useful but it doesn't provide answers for everything, write me a mathematical formula to disprove that you're angered by my response? You can't can you? But anger is real.
Actually, with a month or so's research, I could write just such a formula. It's just down to the kinetics of the endocrine system, coupled to the psychology of the feeling of being under attack.
Would you care to pay my fee for that month's work (a mere $25000 US)?
Don't get me wrong, Science is still the best tool we have but don't make it into a religion please.
No-one here has done this, and your attempt to show that someone has is dishonest and rather pathetic.
Ah yes… this supermoon silliness reminds me of when Mr. Iben Browning tried to "predict" the big earthquake along the New Madrid fault (in southeast Missouri) in 1990. All 3 major television networks went along the idiocy and made it worse. Folks started hoarding food and gas, etc.
The quake NEVER happened. I was 15 at the time and thought it was stupid. Just goes to show you that there's a lot of stupid people who believe anything that moves.
Derek (120) said:
The quake NEVER happened. I was 15 at the time and thought it was stupid. Just goes to show you that there's a lot of stupid people who believe anything that moves.
Sadly, it's worse than that.
There's a lot of people who'll believe anything that moves unless that thing demonstrates a greater knowledge of the world.
The moon WILL be about 35% brighter than average tonight. But only 11% of that will be due to perigee. Most of what you will see is the much rarer "opposition effect", where the moon is in opposition to the Sun, and near the ascending or descending node of its orbit, relative to the ecliptic. With the moon very nearly in syzygy, the opposition effect can make the moon as much as 40% brighter than a "normal" full moon, because of "heiligenschein", a retroreflective effect of the moon's rough and beaded surface. We cannot see the full effect on the Earth, because exact syzygy occurs only during a lunar eclipse. The moon must be more than 1.4 degrees away from syzygy to be fully illuminated, meaning the retro-reflection effect is diminished. There is a good description of this in the 1969 NASA Apollo 8 report SP-201, page 39. You can find a link at my website, http://server-sky.com/LunarBrightness
About half a lunar orbit later, on May 20th, 2012, the moon will also be in syzygy (I love that word!), this time between the earth and the Sun. It will be at apogee, but it will still cover most of the sun's disk in an annular eclipse. The best place in the US to see this 94% extinction of sunlight will be Crescent City, California at about 630pm Pacific time. Here in Portland, Oregon it will be a crescent shaped instead of an annular ring, "only" about 88% occluded, but still quite spectacular.
Tonight, and probably two weeks from now, Portland will be covered with clouds. We won't see much tonight, but we will still see a spooky dimming on the 20th. Unless the Mayan gods destroy us first
Almost all the media outlets seem to be channeling the astrologers and getting this wrong.


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Disappointments in the Championship
Following the disappointing conclusion to last season, Leeds United have bounced back for the 2017-2018 season in the best manner possible. The early signs indicate that the appointment of Thomas Christiansen could be exceedingly fruitful, the 44-year-old has already proved his ability to mold the shrewd signings Victor Orta has made into a competitive and exciting team.
The Whites' absence from the Premier League has arguably been far longer than many people predicted. One of the most recognised and historically best-supported teams in England have been vying desperately to return to the top flight of English football since the 2003-04 season.
Their agony was worsened having been relegated to League 1 in the 2006-07 campaign, and despite taking three seasons to retain their status as a Championship club, the Peacocks have since failed to return to the splendorous heights of the Premier League. Nonetheless, their efforts have not been devoid of unwavering determination, Leeds have finished in seventh place in the Championship on two separate occasions (2010-11 and most recently 2016-17).
The influence of Gary Monk
Garry Monk's appointment injected a sense of infectious optimism among the club, a manager who was harshly sacked by Swansea following a period of sustained success and stability in a league that is widely considered the most competitive division in world football.
There was ample cause for positivity, despite enduring four defeats in his first six league games, Garry Monk had successfully managed to overturn his team's middling form as the Whites began to register victories. Indeed, with only ten games to go it seemed that his side was destined for a play-off place, yet much to the unrelenting disappointment of all those associated with the club they failed to achieve their ambition. Ultimately, two victories in their last ten league games of the season (a run that included four defeats and four draws) saw Leeds squander their playoff place, and hopes of a Premier League return were duly vanquished.
Monk left for Championship rivals Boro, and Chris Wood who amassed a magnificent tally of 30 goals – 27 of which were scored in the Championship equating to over 44% of total of league goals - eventually secured his Premier League move. Despite this perceived adversity, following the loss of two instrumental figures, newly-appointed Thomas Christiansen has adapted effortlessly to life in Yorkshire. Much to the bemusement of several pundits, Leeds currently occupy a superior position compared to twelve months ago.
Terrific start to the new season
Following the initial eight games of the new Championship season, the Whites sit at the top of the table, albeit only on goal difference from Wolves and Cardiff City. The former Apoel manager has orchestrated a productive start to the new campaign, which includes five victories and two draws.
Defensively, Leeds were comparatively compact last season, and they've begun the season with supreme defensive quality. In eight games, they've only conceded three league goals – despite the departure of Kyle Bartley who returned to Swansea. Also, they've registered six clean sheets, the best total in the league. One of these clean sheets was attained during a 5-0 demolition of Burton Albion, one of the teams that hindered their hopes of promotion during the last ten games of last season.
Regarding their transfer business, Rob Green has been replaced by Felix Wiedwald, who is perhaps still yet to prove himself. Another summer signing that has thrived is Pierre-Michel Lasogga. On his very first appearance in English football, the 25-year-old demonstrated his capacity to become Leeds's talismanic striker with a brace and an assist against Burton. He's seemingly the perfect replacement for Wood. Another summer addition, Matthew Pennington – who was severely constricted from first-team involvement at Everton – although injured early on remains a great looking prospect for this season.
In straightforward and rather understated terms, everything that could have gone right has gone right for Leeds; the question is whether they possess the depth and the temperament to maintain this form over the duration of the next forty league games. The Leeds faithful are better accustomed than most to comment on the grueling and laborious demands of the Championship. Thus, the significance of fighting until the very end cannot be stressed sufficiently.
While it is far too early in the campaign to preordain this Leeds side for greatness, early indications are unequivocally favorable. The Bookies currently have Christiansen's side 11/4 for promotion, if they continue to maintain their impressive form, this season could finally conclude their Premier League absence.
Promotion is an attainable ambition for Leeds United


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Jennifer Lopez Has Nip Slip in Italy
JLO once again gave her fans an eyeful on stage.
The "Goin' In" singer had another wardrobe malfunction, this time in Bologna, Italy, E! News is reporting.
Lopez was putting on her "Dance Again" world tour on Thursday, wearing her signature glittered cat suit, when things shifted out of place, leaving her left nipple exposed in front of thousands in the crowd.
It didn't take long for the images to hit the web and spread like wildfire. But, like the cliché goes, the show must go on.
JLO took it like a pro and quickly adjusted her top, with the aid of her backup dancers. She then continued with her production.
Earlier this week, Lopez had another wardrobe malfunction when performing in the same rhinestone-covered ensemble, and her Spanx showed through her costume, HollywoodLife.com reported on Thursday.
In February, Lopez made headlines and was the talk of social media sites when it appeared she had a wardrobe malfunction during the Oscars ceremony.
Lopez later disputed that the malfunction had occurred while presenting the Academy Award for Best Costume Designs and Make-Up with fellow Latina and "What to Expect When You're Expecting" co-star Cameron Diaz.
Lopez, 42, looked stunning that February as she worked the red carpet in wearing a cut-out see-through Zuhair Murad gown which had a plunging neckline reminiscent of her 2000 Grammy awards green Versace dress.
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The French Baker MenuShare
- Salad Starter
Small portion salad greens with honey balsamic dressing sided with lavash wedge
- House Salad
Nested Mesclun of salad greens drizzled with sweet honey-balsamic dressing and topped with grilled chicken strips
- Caesar Salad
Romaine and iceberg lettuce tossed with creamy caesar salad dressing, fresh tomatoes, grilled cheese, bacon chips and parmesan cheese
- Potato Salad
Chuncky potatoes with our very own salad dressing
- Fresh Fruit Cup
Bits and pieces of fresh fruit cubes in a cup. No sugar syrup added
- Soup Starter
Soup of the day sided with lavash bread cracker.
- Soup on a Bread Bowl
Creamy soup of the day stuffed in French bread bowl. Enjoy the soup and eat the bread.
- Prawn Bisque
A classical rendition of a French traditional bisque deriving its deep flavor and dusty pink color from prawns and its velvety texture from rice.
- French Onion Soup
A French classic clear soup made with a reduction of beef stock, sherry, thyme and caramelized onion. Served with assorted breads on a basket.
- Beef Nacho Basket
Nacho corn chips topped with beef, cheese sauce and fresh tomato salsa served on a fried tortilla basket.
- Quiche Lorraine Soup and Salad
Freshly Baked Quiche Lorraine with soup of the day and honey balsamic greens.
- Red Sauce Sureme Pizza
Pepperoni,beef,bellpeper,onions,olives,mozzarella cheese.
- White Sauce Carbonara Pizza
Bacon, mozzarella cheese, basil.
- Red Sauce All Meat Pizza
Beef, pepperoni, sausage, mozzarella cheese.
- Clubhouse Sandwich
Chicken,ham,bacon and cheese on white bread sided with honey balsamic greens and our own potato chips.
- Egg Salad Sandwich
Egg salad on no crust whole wheat sided with our own potato chips and honey balsamic greens.
- 6 Cereal Tuna Sandwich
Tuna salad on freshly baked 6 Cereal bread sided with our own potato chips and honey balsamic greens.
- Grilled Veggie Sandwich
Grilled Vegetables on fresh baked ciabatta bread sided with honey balsamic greens and our own potato chips.
- German Sausage with Potato Salad
Extra long all meat German sausage topped with mormay sauce and bacon chips served on crusty steak roll.
- Blue Cheese Burger
Meaty pan-griddled beef burger patty topped with melted blue cheese dressing, tomato and lettuce greens and sided with our own potato chips.
- Steak Sandwich
Tender beef sirloin marinated in fine herbs served on crusty steak roll.
- Chili Con Carne
A sausage bun sandwich topped with a generous portion of chili with meat and bean sauce and sided with our own potato chips.
- Chicken Salad Croissant
Chunky chicken salad with lettuce, tomato and cucumber on freshly baked croissant and sided with our own potato chips.
- Beef Lasagna
Layers of mozzarella cheese stuffed with Italian beef Ragu sauce and topped with creamy melted cheese.
- Lasagna Verde
Vegetarian spinach lasagna stuffed with layers of mozzarella and roasted vegetables in tomato and sided with grilled foccacia slices or French garlic toast.
- Fettucini ala Carbonara
A Roman tradition consisting of cooked Fettucini pasta tossed in Carbanara sauce made with bacon and cheese-flavored eggs, sided with grilled foccacia slices or French garlic toast. Your choice of white or green spinach pasta.
- Chicken Pesto Spaghetti
Cooked spaghetti tossed in this classic sauce from Genoa region of Italy. Made with fresh basil, nuts, garlic, parmesan cheese and extra virgin olive oil, topped with pan-griddled chicken pieces and sided with grilled foccacia slices or French garlic toast.
- Spaghetti Bolognese
Cooked spaghetti tossed in Italian Ragu Bolognese, a famous beed and tomato sauce with its subtle taste derived from a reduction of bacon, beef, tomatoes, vegetables, chicken stock and red wine, sided with grilled foccacia slices or French garlic toast.
- Cheezee Mac
Cheezee macaroni tossed in mornay sauce sided with grilled foccacia slices or French garlic toast.
- Creamy Seafood Pasta Linguini
Fresh seafoods consisting of calamares, fish. shrimps and mussels in creamy white sauce sided with grilled foccacia slices or French garlic toast.
- Chicken Parmigiana Fettucini
An Italian-American inspired pasta dish consisting of cooked spaghetti in Italian tomato sauce and topped breaded chicken cutlet sided with grilled foccacia slices of French garlic toast.
- Spicy Seafood Pasta
Cooked pasta tossed in red pepper infused Seafood Marinara tomato sauce consisting of calamares, fish, shrimps and mussels and sided with grilled foccacia slices or French garlic toast. Your choice of any 3 pasta: spaghetti, white or green fettucini.
- Chicken ala King
French classical voul-au-vent flaky shell stuffed with chunks of chicken in creamy "a la king" sauce and sided with buttered corn and carrots.
- Baked Chicken
Oven-baked chicken leg quarter marinated with herbs de Provence and sided with pan-roasted seasonal vegetables. Your choice of rice or bread roll as another siding.
- Chicken Cordon Bleu
Deep fried roulade of flattened chicken meat with butter and cheese, encrusted in seasoned sourdough bread crumbs in creamy hern sauce and sided with pan-roasted seasonal vegetables. Your choice of rice or bread roll as another siding.
- Grilled Chicken and Mango Salsa
Fillet of deboned chicken leg quarter grilled with special BBQ sauce, sided with mango salsa and rice.
- Chicken Fricasse a L'ancienne in Caserole
A delicate and creamy dish of chicken and vegetables cooked in traditional creamy white sauce and sided with pan-roasted seasonal vegetables and rice.
- Hickory Spareribs
Juicy pork spareribs topped with Barbecue hickory sauce.
- Honey Roast Pork Al'orange
Slow roasted slices of pork roulade in a reduction of honey and fresh orange sauce and sided with pan-roasted seasonal vegetables and rice.
- Pork Chop Au Poivre
2pcs herb marinated pork chop, grilled ala carte in brown peppercorn sauce and sided with pan-roasted seasonal vegetables and rice.
- Hamburger Steak
Grilled beef burger steak on sizzling plate sided with mushroom gravy on mashed potatoes with pan-roasted seasonal vegetables. Your choice of rice or bread roll as another siding.
- Beef Burgundy in Casserole
Our version of French Beef Bourgignonne, a robust beef stew cooked in red wine sauce from Burgundy, the gastronomic capital of France. Sided with pan-roasted seasonal vegetables and rice
- Fish a la Meunier
Flour drenched & pan-grilled fish dory fillet topped with stir-fried concasse of tomatoes, nuts, aromatic fennel seeds and shaved garlic in extra virgin olive oil, sided with pan-roasted seasonal vegetables and rice.
- Korean Beef BBQ in Caserole
Thinly sliced beef cooked in traditional sweet Korean barbaque sauce, topped with sesame seed and bean sprouts.
- Cheese Muffin
- Choco Chip Muffin
- Blueberry Muffin
- Mocca Walnut Muffin
- Lemon Poppyseed Muffin
- Banana Walnut Struessels
- Blueberry Stuessels
- Mango Custard
- Carrot Bar
- Brownies
- Real Chocolate Brownies
- Raisin Scone
- Walnut Scone
- Choco Chip Scone
- Tuna Turnover
- Beef Turnover
- Chicken Turnover
- Apple Turnover
Buns and Rolls
- Tuna Puff Bun
- Corned Beef Bun
- Ham & Cheese Bun
- Mongo Bun
- Ube Bun
- Asado Rolls
- Cheese Rolls
- Soft Cinnamon Rolls
- Coffee Bun
- Coffee Custard Bun
- Custard Bun
- Cookie Cream Bun
- Coconut Honey Bun
- Chocochip Cookies
- Butter Croissant
- Ham & Cheese Croissant
- Wholewheat Croissant
- Almond Croissant
- Pain Au Chocolat
- Mini Croissant
Danish Pastries
- Peach Danish
- Blueberry Danish
- Redcherry Danish
- Cinnamon Raisin Crisp
Other Breads
- Baguette
- Mini Baguette
- Wholewheat Baguette
- French Boulots
- Crusty Rolls
- Pandesal
- Cheese Pandesal
- Wholewheat Pandesal
- Raisin Bonnets
- Egg Roll
- Egg & Raisin Bread
- Egg Monay
- French Sourdough
- California Sourdough
- Open Top Bread
- Dark Multigrain Bread
- Walnut Wheat Bread
- Honey Wheat Bread
- Diet Wheat Bread
- Oat Wheat Bread
- Brownies Square Box
- Mini Danish Box
- Soft Cinnamon Square Box
- Coffee Cake Box
- Cheese Parisienne
- Mongo Bread
- Blueberry Bagels
- Burger Buns
- Butter Half Loaf
- Carrot Bread
- Ciabatta
- Cinnamon Raisin Bagel
- Country Style
- Cresent Buns
- Crusty Steak Roll
- Dark Multigrain Loaf
- Deli Buns
- Diet Wheat Loaf
- Dinner Roll
- Egg Pandesal
- Eggless Junior Buns
- Eggless Soft Buns
- English Bread
- English Muffins
- Flat Ciabatta
- Foccacia Square
- Giant Buns
- Giant Loaf
- Giant Whole Wheat
- Grilled Foccacia
- Half Loaf
- Honey Buns
- Honey Wheat Loaf
- Kaiser Buns
- Low Sugar Loaf
- Mini Ciabatta
- Mini Wheat Pandesal
- No Crust Loaf
- No Crust Whole Wheat
- Pannetone Bread
- Panini Rolls
- Pinoy Pandesal
- Pita Bread
- Plain Bagels
- Potato Bread
- Raisin Bread
- Raisin Wheatloaf
- Rye Bread
- Rye Rolls
- Soft Bread Stick
- Soft Garlic Buns
- Softhotdog Rolls
- Soft Wheat Bread
- Thick French Toast
- Spinach Tortilla
- Walnut Wheat Loaf
- Whte Sourdough
- Wholewheat Rolls
- Wholewheat Bagels
- Wholewheat Buns
- Wholewheat Half Loaf
- Wholewheat Ciabatta
- Wholewheat Tortilla


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Presentations and Publications
From UA Libraries Digital Services Planning and Documentation
- Arora, Nitin. 2010. "AudioRegent: Exploiting SimpleADL and SoX for Digital Audio Delivery," Code4Lib Journal], Issue 10, 2010-06-22. Available from http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2882
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2010. "Metadata In, Library Out. A Simple, Robust Digital Library System," coauthored with Tonio Loewald. Code4Lib Journal], Issue 10, 2010-06-22. Available from http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/3107
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2010. "Metadata In, Library Out. A Simple, Robust Digital Library System," coauthored with Tonio Loewald. Code4Lib Journal], Issue 10, 2010-06-22
Available from http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/3107
- Presnell, Amanda A. 2010. "Leading the Way Toward Low-Cost Digital Collections: The S.D. Cabaniss Digitization Project," poster presentation at the Alabama Library Association 2010 Convention in Huntsville, AL, April 15, 2010.
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2010. "Digital Library Development from the Bottom Up, or: Organization, Clarity, and Sanity: Digitization for the Future On a Shoestring" presented at the Computers in Libraries 2010 Conference in Arlington, VA, April 14, 2010.
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2010. "Digital Libraries and Long-term Access for the Rest of Us: The University of Alabama Acumen Experience", a joint presentation by Tom Wilson, Jody DeRidder and Tonio Loewald, at the Coalition for Networked Information Spring 2010 Membership Meeting in Baltimore, MD, April 13, 2010.
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2010. "From Confusion and Chaos to Clarity and Hope," a chapter in Digitization in the Real World: Lessons Learned from Small to Medium-Sized Digitization Projects, Kwong Bor Ng and Jason Kucsma, ed. To be published by the Metropolitan New York Library Council, 2010.
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2009. "Bringing Order to Chaos: Preparation and Organization for Long-Term Access" [1]. Delivered at the Southeast CONTENTdm Users Group 2nd Annual Meeting [2] Charleston, SC, October 13, 2009.
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2009. "Preparing For The Future As We Build Collections" [3] presented at the Society of Imaging Science & Technology Archiving 2009 Conference [4] in Arlington VA, May 2009. Article by the same name published in the Proceedings. Poster developed by Jeremiah Colonna-Romano: .
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2008. "Googlizing a Digital Library" An exploration of effectively and efficiently providing full-text web search capabilities to a dynamically-generated set of digitized materials, in order to leverage the power of web search to enhance access. Code4Lib Journal, Issue 2, 2008-03-24. Available from http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/43.
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2007. "Choosing Delivery Software for a Digital Library". Library Hi Tech News, 24:9/10, 2007, pp. 19-21.
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2007. "The Immediate Prospects for the Application of Ontologies in Digital Libraries." Knowledge Organization, Vol. 34, No. 4, December 2007.
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2007."Embracing More of the Information Life Cycle: Opportunities for Academic Librarians".
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2007. A short report [5] and PowerPoint presentation [6] on Dublin Core metadata [7] terms and uses.
- DeRidder, Jody L. 2006. "Metadata in Digital Libraries" [8]. A 2006 overview of various forms of metadata currently in use in digital libraries in the US, and the purposes of each.


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View Video Clips of Baccalaureate and Commencement
May 20, 2013
Videos clips of the baccalaureate sermon and commencement address for the Hamilton and Boston campuses are now available on Gordon-Conwell's Vimeo page.
Dr. Jeffrey Arthurs, Professor of Preaching and Communication & Chair of the Division of Practical Theology at Gordon-Conwell, delivered a sermon entitled "Like a Mother, Like a Father" at the baccalaureate service on Friday, May 10 at 8:00 p.m.
Roberto Miranda, senior pastor of Congregación León de Judá in Boston, spoke on "Clear Teaching for a Culture in Flux" and April Rhodes (M.Div.) addressed her fellow graduates during commencement exercises on Saturday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m.
Full DVDs of baccalaureate and commencement will be available approximately four weeks after graduation and may be pre-ordered through the Gordon-Conwell Store.