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ChaosMen: Dorian Ferro

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Dorian Ferro is really interested in doing porn and getting into the industry. He seems pretty driven, so it is likely we will see him eventually at other studios. But he makes his first appearance here today at ChaosMen! He has done a lot of conventional modelling, but this was the first time doing anything adult. He is great in front of the camera, and loved showing-off for the still and video cameras. He is uncut and really shows off his cock well here … so enjoy!

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Sean Cody: Hugo

Category : Amazing Abs, Beefy, Broad Back, College Dude, Defined, Mixed, Muscular, Perfect Pecs, Sean Cody, Shaved/Smooth, Thick Shaft, Tight Butt

Hugo is a hot young uncut college guy doing his first nude photo shoot over with Sean Cody .. check him out!

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Gay Hoopla: Vince Cruz

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Vince Cruz is an easy going nice guy … very easy to talk to … one that stares right into your eyes when listening. He’s super-seductive, with a rock-hard body … and the best part is the hooded-snake hiding down in his pants. Vince has a thing for spreading his butt cheeks and showing off his hole in this Gay Hoopla shoot … and apparently he just loves to be rimmed!

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Fit Young Men: Harry Wilson

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Harry Wilson from Fit Young Men is an 18yo straight lad from England who enjoys playing Football (Soccer). He stands 6ft 1in tall, weighs 77kg, has a 32in waist, a 42in chest and his 8 inch long penis is uncut. The site now has over 570 models and in excess of 710 shoots of fit and sexy young men … all ripped and athletic … and most are in the nude!

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Temple Of Baal – Mysterium Review

Band: Temple Of Baal
Album: Mysterium
Label: Agonia Records
Genre: Blackened Death Metal
Country: France
Release Date: October 2nd, 2015

Temple Of Baal is a French blackened death metal band from Paris. They’ve been around for quite some time now, active since 1998 to be precise. But in all honesty, I had never heard of them. And if it wasn’t for this review, their latest release would’ve gone completely under the radar for me as well. And I find that odd to say the least. Because from what I’ve heard, these guys can compete with the best in the genre.

Let us get to the point right away: Mysterium is a good album. It’s filled with plenty of great riffs and solo’s, features a really cool distorted bass sound that’s very much up front the entire time, it has a gloomy and evil feel to it and overall delivers a terrific mix of my two most beloved sub-genres; death and black metal. However, I had a rough time listening to this album more than once a day. While I really enjoy the overall sound and feel of this album, the tracks just tend to show too many similarities and some of them drag on a little too much. And because of that I was never really yearning for more.

What makes this album great is at the same time its major weakness: the considerably more black metal oriented, drawn-out, heavy riffing approach Temple Of Baal takes is what makes them stand out. And I really admire their unique sound within the genre. But it can turn out too be a little too much sometimes, up to a point where you could say it even becomes somewhat monotonous. That’s my only big complaint about this album, though. And it’s mostly the second half of this album that suffers from this. Another minor complaint is the production. The guitars get all the attention, and I’m sure that’s just how they wanted it. But it’s pernicious for the drums. They are too often too low in the mix. Skvm, the drummer, gets his moment of glory from time to time, but it’s something that bothered me constantly anyway.

Now for the good stuff, the opening track ‘Lord Of Knowledge And Death’ is a modest masterpiece. The intro sent chills down my spine, the imposing guitars that follow are vastly overwhelming and that kick drum that sets the whole frenzy off is a nice touch. This track also features hands down the best solo on this record, followed by the one on ‘Magna Gloria Tua’. Speaking of which, is another awesome track. This is Temple Of Baal and their atmosphere-building style of blackened death metal at their best. Intense and furious, slow and crushing, mind-bending and psychedelic… this track has it all.

The first half of ‘Divine Scythe’ is a faster and thrashier display of what Temple Of Baal is capable of. Some real head banging fun. After ‘Divine Scythe’ however, Temple Of Baal continues in that same steady pace for the rest of the album. Tracks like ‘Hosanna’ or ‘All In Your Name’ do feature some standout moments. The latter I remember mostly for its extremely heavy, echoing, distorted and straightforward stoner bass suddenly thrown in there. I felt as if I was listening to Sleep all at the sudden. ‘Hosanna’ on the other hand for its heavy, fast and aggressive chorus. But other tracks like ‘Holy Art Thou’ or ‘Black Redeeming Flame’ share so many similarities to other tracks, the second time around, you won’t even remember any of it.

I really enjoyed Mysterium, I genuinely did. But will I listen to it a lot in the future? Probably not. ‘Lord Of Knowledge And Death’ and ‘Magna Gloria Tua’ will end up in some of my playlists however. And if you’re a fan of the genre, this is definitely an album you should check out. If you’re not, you’re not missing out on a classic here either.

Rating: 6,5/10

1 Lord of Knowledge and Death
2 Magna Gloria Tua
3 Divine Scythe
4 Hosanna
5 Dictum Ignis
6 Black Redeeming Flame
7 Holy Art Thou
8 All in Your Name

Total Playing Time: 55:28

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I’m a little bit late on Goat’s ‘Requiem’ but this album is literally one of those records that I can’t go without telling you about. With flute leads and Hendrix style guitar solos sustaining the 70s sounds of feedback and fuzz, It might be weird comparison but this record sounds as if a viking traveling band had found themselves in South America and recorded their version of Paul Simons – Graceland to the groove of Sabbath.

If your into introducing your ears to something completely different and psyched out, do yourselves the favor and treat yourself to the glory of the Swedish psych rockers Goat.

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Udhwarthanam – Ayurveda’s Magical Powder-Based Massage for Weight Loss and Healthy Skin

Ayurveda has incredible solutions not just for illnesses and disorders but also for helping you lead a healthy and beautiful life! Udhwarthanam or Udwarthanam is one such procedure that helps your skin stay healthy and glowing, with your body getting rid of most of its excessive fat. This procedure is slowly gaining relevance, given the increasing number of calls my Ayurveda hospital in Chennai is receiving inquiring about Udhwarthanam and its benefits, especially in terms of weight loss. So here is a quick overview about this procedure, its advantages, and the logic behind how it works.

Udhwarthanam is quite a powerful technique that combines the inherent potential of the herbs used in the process and the massage techniques used by skilled therapists. It is also unique because this procedure uses powder rather than oil for the massage.

What are the benefits of Udhwarthanam?

Weight loss is quite a popular benefit that many people seeking to undergo this procedure are aware of. But this procedure also has other important benefits, including achieving a healthy balance between the vata, pitta, and kapha rogas. So let’s first start with the obvious advantage and then move on to its other effects.

  1. Obesity treatment – Ayurveda doctors often recommend Udhwarthanam for treatment of obesity as part of the treatment protocol
  2. This process also helps in curing skin problems and improves the quality of the skin because of the vigorous exfoliation. It is known to help reduce cellulite, remove blemishes, and even reduce skin wrinkles by increasing moisture retention on the skin
  3. The procedure is beneficial in case of joint and muscle complaints too since the massage strokes stimulate blood circulation to the muscles and strengthen them
  4. Improved circulation leads to detoxification, which benefits instances of clogged sweat glands
  5. This procedure is also said to be beneficial for certain conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, paralysis and high cholesterol levels

How does Udhwarthanam derive its benefits?

The massage technique involves applying powerful strokes in a direction opposite to the direction of growth of skin hair. This means that the therapist will be applying strokes predominantly upward. These strong strokes will generate heat and will ensure that the medication is absorbed through the skin. However, the primary effect occurs because of the pressure the therapist applies during the procedure. This pressure helps in breaking down all the fat that is commonly stored right under the skin. In addition the heat helps in melting the fat away. This fat is called the subcutaneous fat and is one of the main factors contributing to obesity. The additional effect of this massage is the improved blood circulation, which improves the texture and quality of the skin and efficient detoxification.

The process

The procedure begins with the Ayurveda physician examining your body to determine any specific condition requiring attention. The physician can then plan the right combination of procedures in addition to Udhwarthanam, define the number of sittings, determine the exact Ayurveda medication to be used, and choose the right process to be followed. Without this important step, you will most probably be going in blindly for a procedure that might not be entirely beneficial to you.

The next step involves preparing the herbal medications. Dry herbal powders are also called churnams. There are two ways in which you can prepare the medication. The first involves mixing the selected herbal medicated powder with water, milk, or even some oils to form a paste. The second approach involves drying the selected medicated powder completely using heat, commonly using a mud pot. This dried powder is then used as the base for the massage.

The third critical step involves applying the paste or the powder from neck to toe. This is important since the therapist has to ensure complete coverage. Once the therapist applies the prepared medication, the massage begins. This massaging technique is unique, since its strokes are different and quite powerful, involving many critical postures that apply the right pressure at the right body location to breakdown all the fat.

The procedure takes about 30 to 45 minutes. In case of a paste form of medication, the therapist again applies powder on the body the moment the paste dries of. After the intense massage, you will rest completely for about 30 minutes so your body can entirely benefit from the procedure. The process ends with a steam and finally, a bath.

Although Udhwarthanam sounds like a pretty straightforward procedure that is beneficial to all, you will need to be careful about consulting an expert Ayurveda doctor to be sure that your body is ready to bear the intense pressure and heat that this procedure generates. Some conditions contraindicate the use of this procedure, including pregnancy, conditions such as eczema that can be exacerbated by this process, or if you have undergone other intense Ayurveda procedures like panchakarma recently.

Contact me for any questions you have about udhwarthanam. You can connect with me at http://www.miayurveda.org/ or call me at +91-9444615161.


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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

An Experiment, Part Three

Summer 2008:
Lily Carlson walked into the familiar rehearsal room, glancing into the mirrors long enough to see that her reddish brown hair was still in place and that the cover-up she’d applied early that morning still covered the emerging blue half-circles under her brown eyes. Then she turned away large mirrors that tended to mock American Idol finalists—especially since none of them could dance. “Dance” belonged in heavy air quotes.
She’d hardly left American Idol before it was time to come back, to perfect more music, to learn to at least look as if she was in step with everyone else. Had it really been only four days? It felt longer, a lifetime of answering questions such as, “How does it feel to be third place? Was the experience worth it? Who do you think will win?” Her reaction to being voted off had been played over and over again. Lily had even endured having to watch through her original audition in Philadelphia a few times, when she’d sung Janis Joplin. Then there was the loaded question: “Are you and David Cook together?”
Lily had nearly burst into laughter the first time that question had come up; she could only surmise that it had come about because of the top three, she was the only girl, and she, David and David were all single. David Cook was 25 and Lily had just turned 24. Although they were great friends now, based on bare facts alone, they had nothing in common. She was from New York, the youngest of two, had gone to an overcrowded New York public high school, and had hung out with the studious but artsy crowd in college. She was practically morally opposed to frat boys, which was what David had been in college. And he was from the Midwest, which was a different planet compared to New York. Then again, American Idol was foreign compared to any sort of existence.
Lily walked into the lounge near the dance studio to drop her bag and found David Archuleta sitting in one chair, eyes glazed over as he listened to his iPod. David Cook was sprawled on the couch, a guitar carefully placed next to him. He opened his eyes as she approached.
“Lils!” He said, trying to sit up. “You’re back!”
“I am, I am,” she said, dropping her backpack on a chair. Archie stood to give her a hug. Cook simply held his arms out for a hug, like a little kid, giving up on sitting up.
“We saw you on TV,” Archie said.

Book The First: early 2009. A revised version of the Ongoing Saga.

The Keegan Inheritance. Spring-Summer 2009, version 1.2:
Madeline reached the part where Equiano related his near-recapture into slavery on a trip to the American South. He was on a ship bound to Jamaica, but the captain clapped Equiano in irons, intending to sell him into slavery in South America. Equiano had already bought his freedom.
She shuddered. That couldn’t happen anymore—Britain had outlawed the international slave trade from its shores in 1807, America in 1808—but the thought was never terribly far from her mind. It hadn’t been until one day, when she was six and went with Miles to Keegan-Tilney’s office on the harbor, that she saw the slave trade for herself—and the possible threats to her, the cherished and protected daughter of Miles Keegan and Delphine Cabot.
Miles had been speaking to a captain about a recent shipment of tea that had gone awry. Madeline and Alexandra looked out of the large windows on the harbor side of the building. The sea always comforted them. England was still so new then and they clung to Miles more than they ever had.Barbadoshot sun, ocean in view, sugar cane as far as the eye could seewas still fresh in their minds and England with its wishy-washy weather and confined spaces compared unfavorably.One large ship was anchored at a wharf not far from they stood.

Sailors had been on and off like worker ants, carrying cargo down. Mady saw three chained black men walk down the gangway. Mady remembered gasping at the sight, wondering how three strong men could be compelled to tumble forward down a ramp while chained. She wondered why the black men didn’t break free, for they all looked strong, their inadequate, thin shirts revealing sleek muscles.
What are you looking at, girls?” Miles asked, walking to his daughters. “Oh. Oh God.”
“Are they servants, Papa? Why are they chained?” Her voice had risen in pitch.
“No, Mady. They’re slaves.” He then mumbled, “Like the ones we had in Barbados.”
The ones he’d freed upon sale of the property. The ones he convinced Delphine to free in her will, though as her husband, Miles controlled her person and property legally. He was the executor.
The chained men trudged past the window, the slave trader behind them, shooing them along. He was a fat man, for a sailor, and his dirty clothes spoke of months on a poor ship. Mady imagined she could smell his sour odor through the glass-paned window. As he passed, the man stopped for a moment and stared directly at her.
Miles’s hand squeezed her left shoulder. His face, reflected back to her in the upper reaches of the glass, was fierce.
His eyebrows drew close, forming an angry dark line above flashing eyes.
Then he said, deliberately loud so that perhaps the man could hear him, “Come along, daughters. We’re off home.”

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He pulls out a carton of eggs and a beer. The refrigerator closes. Brix puts the beer near me on a spot of counter, then reaches into a cabinet for a bowl.
Scrambled eggs? At nearly eleven at night? Strange are the ways of chefs. I watch him crack three eggs and separate the yokes and whites.
“What are you doing?” I ask.
He doesn’t answer; only takes a whisk out of a drawer, grabs it firmly in his right hand, holds the bowl tightly and begins whisking at a steady pace. The utensil claps against the sides of the bowl, scrape-scrape-scrape, while the whites splash rhythmically, like water licking at ankles on the beach.
I sip beer. Brix’s hand, wrist and forearm move in quick, practiced movements, the speed fast—too fast after a few minutes. Almost violent. His shoulder moves as he churns. When did he become so broad-shouldered, his arms muscular? Soon after he started cooking, I guess. I never noticed until we slept together the first time. Chef’s arms: because he whisks when he could’ve easily put the whites in the mixer, which is sitting on the counter beside the coffee maker.
His wrist keeps turning, his face focused completely on the bowl and the very slowly increasing whites. I’ve seen meringues made before, on TV. I think that’s what he’s doing. I wonder if his arm is burning yet. But he doesn’t slow down. The metal whisk still clicks against the bowl’s sides as it collides.
Who makes meringues this late at night?
A guy who’s just been told that his friend is now in the body of his on-again, off-again, that’s who. I take another long swig. Brix keeps imitating a mixer. The whisk pauses for a short second. Brix peers into the bowl. His frown deepens.
I am once more kept company by a man impersonating a butter churn, but in angry, swift movements. The rest of his body is rigid. Tense. His muscles must be clenched together. I stare at his clear-cut jaw and see tendons flare. I think he’s grinding his teeth.
Maybe I shouldn’t have let the situation slip. But what else could I do?

Keegan Inheritance, Version 2.0. Currently writing.
Mady watched as the row of tattered black people came closer. They were being urged on by a fat white man with a stained coat. Mady’s nostrils flared. He probably stank.
The chained walked with heads bowed, bare feet picking carefully over dirty streets and chains. Mady saw that they had hair like hers, tight black curls, though not so neat.
Small chest heaving, Mady glanced over her shoulder toward the window. Where was Papa? Surely he could do something…
Then she was pulled forward by the shoulder, her hand jerked out of Alex’s. Something reeked—an odor of salt, rotten fish, and sour body smells.
Mady looked into the face of the fat white man, his hammy fist clawing into her shoulder.
“Let her go!” Alex roared, high-pitched voice indignant.
“Is she your servant?” The man asked Alex. Mady’s eyelids fluttered at the smell of his breath.
“She’s my sister!”
“Sister?” He narrowed his eyes at Mady. He sneered. “I think you’re mistaken.”
“No. She is my sister. My younger sister,” Alex added, though the girls rarely differentiated each other by age. For eight months of a year, Alex was a year older.
“She’s fit to only be a servant! A house girl, I think. Looks high yellow.” The man was too strong for Mady to resist and as he began to pull her away, Alex snatched Mady’s other wrist. He almost got Mady to the middle of the road, where the chained Africans stood in misery and confusion. Alex planted her booted feet and kept her sister beside her with two hands, calling for Papa.
“Papa!” Mady screamed.
“Unhand my daughter,” a deep, cool voice said from behind. “Immediately, you wretch.”
The stinky man let go of her. Mady rubbed at her shoulder.
“Daughter?” The man echoed. “One can never account for another man’s proclivities.”
“Indeed,” Papa replied, resting a hand on each of the girls’ shoulders. Nothing so bad could happen with Papa nearby. “If you don’t leave now, sir, and go about your odious and immoral business, I’d be forced to call you out. Now, I don’t believe in duels, but I am a rather good shot. As you’ve threatened my child and frightened both, I think a duel may be the only way to settle this insult.”
“A duel? Over that scrap of a girl?”
“Precisely. One doesn’t try to abduct the granddaughter of Viscount Halbridge. Do you have children, sir? Shall I go to your home and wrench them away from their lives?”

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I have more than three years experience in the publishing industry, where I have developed writing, copyediting, fact checking and proofreading skills. I have also learned sales and marketing skills through internships at Columbia University Press and WW Norton, as well as customer service skills during my time in retail. I believe all of these skills will be an asset to the School Library Journal.
I took two courses in copyediting. I have proofread letters and manuscripts as an intern, as well as correcting Norton Professional’s website by learning and using Adobe Contribute. I have basic Quark and InDesign skills and also blog, so I understand basic HTML. At my current internship, I read and evaluate queries and manuscripts for a Young Adult audience, one of your company’s focus audiences.

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Chargers Host Summer Basketball, Focus On Defense

Champions in girls basketball are crowned in February, but summer months figure equally big for most programs.

For Pearl City head coach Kara Taniyama, this summer will be the next step in rebuilding the Chargers’ program.

“The (regular) season goes fast, and to create players and student-athletes in the summer is very important,” she said. “You usually come straight off of tryouts (for the regular season) and go into a preseason tournament. From there, you have tournaments every week and games back to back. (In the spring and summer) we have some regular practices, but we’re more focused on individual development.”

Taniyama and the Chargers also will be preparing for Pearl City Summer League, which runs three games nightly every Monday, Wednesday and Friday June 12-July 15. (Games are at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.)

In addition to host Chargers, Pearl City Summer League features Campbell, Kapolei, Leilehua, La Pietra and Hanalani, as well as an additional team to be named later.

Pearl City went 3-7 with a young roster last winter in Taniyama’s first year. The Chargers made the OIA White playoffs, eventually finishing fourth behind Kaimuki, Castle and McKinley.

“I’m glad they were able to get in, but the girls were extremely nervous going into the postseason and it showed,” Taniyama said.

With their transition year in the rear-view mirror, she is now hoping the Chargers can take the next step in the 2015-16 season.

“Last year, we established what our expectations are,” she said. “They’re more acquainted with us and what we want; there’s been more ‘buy-in.’ We’ve been able to see improvement from day one, and I like our positive attitude and work ethic. We worked with a lot of the young girls in the spring, and we’re a lot more prepared going into this year.”

At Konawaena, where Taniyama starred during her own playing days, the Wildcats’ best offense was always their defense. She’s hoping to instill the same mindset in the Chargers.

“We preach defense and communication every second of every practice,” she said. “The girls have come to learn that if they can’t do that, they won’t play.”

Pearl City has been in rebuild mode since graduating key components from its 2012 OIA Red title team. At that season’s end, longtime Chargers head coach Mike Morton retired, and the Chargers have since shifted to Division II.

“They’re a fun group — there’s never a dull moment around here,” Taniyama said. “The attitude has been positive and their work ethic has been great, and that’s all we can expect. The girls are working really hard in the off-season, and that’s all we can expect. They never give up, which is what I love about this group.”

Of the teams that will take part in Pearl City’s Summer League, Leilehua is coming off the best season in 2014-15, having gone 8- 2 in the OIA West. Campbell went 6-4, and Kapolei finished 3-7. Hanalani and La Pietra went 1-14 and 6-9, respectively, in ILH’s Division II.


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Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year!!!

Meteorological Musings is not intended to be a real-time weather site like AccuWeather's. However, we made an exception today because of seriousness of the threat combined with the fact that people do not expect tornadoes on New Year's Eve.  I hope our readers found the coverage interesting and worthwhile.

In case you missed it, I did post Part 3 of the global cooling series.  It is here if you do not wish to wade through all of the tornado coverage.

By the way, Harry Smith's CBS Evening News this evening mentioned that there was "just" 9 minutes of warning of the pre-dawn tornado at Cincinnati, Arkansas this morning.  I can state with near certainty that, 25 years ago, there would have been zero warning. There are eyewitness reports the tornado sirens were going off before the tornado arrived. My point in bringing this up is to illustrate how good the warning system has become. The first watch was issued about 5 hours in advance with time to take precautions (9 minutes) before the tornado arrived.

So, congratulations to the meteorological community on another job well done and HAPPY NEW YEAR from Kim and I to all of our readers!  We are glad you found the blog and hope you enjoy it in 2011!!

A New Tornado Watch

UPDATE 4:53pm:  Here is a WeatherTap radar image of a hook echo (near the auto [spotter] symbol near Terry) moving northeast. Tornado warning for Jackson and surrounding area!

UPDATE 5:42pm: There is confirmed damage south and east of downtown Jackson.

CNN is now reporting three fatalities in Arkansas and three in Missouri from
tornadoes earlier today.

UPDATE: 4:40PM Friday.  Here is the AccuWeather Radar showing tornado-warned storms west of Jackson, MS. Play close attention to the weather in these areas!!

Below, I talk about non-conventional tornado signatures in winter. Here is a supercell with a hook southwest of Jackson as recorded by NWS radar at 4:15pm:
The developing hook is circled in red.

How Do We Track Tornadoes?

There has been a rash of tornadoes today from the Ozarks to Illinois.
The dark red symbols are preliminary reports of tornadoes and
the small orange symbols are funnel cloud reports.
It appears there were tornadoes in the I-44 corridor
from Ft. Leonard Wood to St. Louis.
So far, we have reports of five fatalities. That is a tragic number. But, given that the tornadoes began in the pre-dawn hours (scroll down to see the first watch issued at 1:10am) when people were sleeping and that the storms hit densely populated areas well outside of "tornado season," that number is very low compared to what it would have been even 25 years ago.

Of course, Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather is the story of how we learned to "tame" (effectively warn of) tornadoes, hurricanes and other storms so lives could be saved. I thought I'd take this opportunity to give you a taste of how meteorologists do their work while storms are in progress.

The tornadoes that have occurred today have had very different signatures compared with the damaging tornadoes of spring. In spring, the tornadoes that cause significant damage come from large thunderstorms known as "supercells" and the tornado signature is a "hook" echo.
Fish hook at left and a classic "hook" echo (yellow-gold color near I-80 symbol).
Today, only a few of the tornadoes were accompanied by identifiable hooks. This is fairly common with cold season tornadoes.

If you have read Warnings, you remember a chapter about a 1973 pre-Thanksgiving tornado in Oklahoma City that occurred without warning. That storm on radar looked like a candy cane. Well, take a look at this echo associated with a damaging tornado in the southwest part of the St. Louis Metro area just before noon:

The question mark or candy cane-shaped echo was moving northeast toward Pacific. The tornado at this time was near Meramec Terrace moving northeast. Because my colleagues at WeatherData knew what to look for, as a result of all of the research of the last quarter century, we were able to have warnings well in advance for our clients in the path of the storm.

But, some of the tornadoes were even more subtle. We had to turn to Doppler radar, which displays the winds inside the storm to see some of the tornadoes.
No obvious tornado in the conventional radar data.
In Warnings I describe the struggle to pry loose Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) data from the Federal Aviation Administration. Today is an excellent example of why that was a critical battle: The image above, when the tornado was redeveloping near Fenton, had no obvious signature in the conventional radar data. But, on the FAA's Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR)
TDWR showing two tornadoes (red circles) in St. Louis County, Missouri
the major tornado (larger red circle) sticks out like a sore thumb. A weaker, but still damaging, tornado can be seen near Manchester in the smaller circle. With this technology, WeatherData's meteorologists are able to provide precision storm warnings to save lives and property.

What about the National Weather Service's NEXRAD? Because these tornadoes were so small and because of some missing data at a critical time, the TDWR was critical today! So, thank you Federal Aviation Administration!!

The National Weather Service put out effective watches and warnings for the public and WeatherData did its usual outstanding job of providing specialized warnings for businesses. The system worked the way it was designed to.

And, if you have found this interesting, I believe you'll find Warnings fascinating.

Tornado Threat Update, 2:20pm

We are now getting tornado warnings (red) in the southern tornado watch areas (yellow).

AccuWeather's radar shows the strong thunderstorms from central Illinois to the Gulf Coast states.

Updated AccuWeather radar is here.

Tornado Threat Update 12:45pm

Yellow - tornado watch. Red = tornado warning at 12:43pm.

I believe the threat of tornadoes will also exist in eastern Arkansas, other areas of Mississippi and western Tennessee later today.

Please stay with AccuWeather for updates.

Tornado Threat in St. Louis Update

For those of you who have read Warnings you'll recall the chapter where I talk about the November radar signature of a tornado that looked like a candy cane. Here is one right now in the southwest part of the St. Louis Metro area.  Look just east of the I-44 symbol near the center of the image (click to enlarge):

There is another area of damaging winds along the Missouri River northeast of Union. The symbol near Union indicates a radio tower was blown over.

The purple = tornado warnings which now pretty much cover all of the Bi-State area.

UPDATE:  1140am. One fatality reported in eastern Missouri. Homes reported collapsed in southwest part of St. Louis metro.

UPDATE 12:36PM.  Photo of tornado damage north side of  Rolla, MO below from the local fire department:

Out of Season Tornado Threat Update

Two tornado watches in effect:

Three fatalities and quite a bit of damage has been reported, including around Ft. Leonard Wood and Rolla, MO (likely tornado damage):

Radar at 11:05am shows tornado warning (purple) extended into western St. Louis County ahead of the line of storms:

Tornado Watch until 3pm!

UPDATE 8:55am Friday:  Extensive damage, near Westville, OK. That tornado moved northeast into the area around Cincinnati, AR causing additional damage and three fatalities.

Rare tornado threat on New Year's Eve. New tornado watch in effect until 3pm.

This storm warning snapshot, from 7:40 am, shows the tornado watch (yellow) in Missouri and tornado warnings (red). The orange is blizzard warnings.

AccuWeather, as always, has updates.

Global Cooling, Part 3 of 3

We are hearing that Great Britain is experiencing the coldest December in 1,000 years.  We also know that atmospheric temperatures more or less stopped warming in 1998 and ocean heat content (the more important metric of the earth’s temperature) is steady or slightly falling.  These measurements are markedly different than the forecasts of warming made by the International Panel on Climate Change, the group cited by most global warming proponents.

As discussed in Part II, what if these indications of cooling are just that: Signs of cooling? Since many (see here and here) are advocating cooling and desire to spend tremendous sums of money to make it happen, I must ask if this is a situation where we need to be careful what we wish for.

What might be the source of the cooling? Less energy from the sun.

When I was in meteorology school, before satellites measured the sun’s output from above the earth’s atmosphere, we were incorrectly taught about “the solar constant.” That is, the sun’s output was thought to be the same year after year, in spite of astronomers observing a variety of sunspot changes over the centuries.

Some thought the number of sunspots might affect the weather but they were generally outside the mainstream of scientific thinking.

Now, we know the sun’s output varies. Still, the IPCC has generally thought the effect of the sun’s changes on climate are minimal.

Looks like we are about to find out whether the IPCC's hypothesis is correct.

Below is a forecast of sunspots made by the National Oceanic and Administration in 2006.   Sunspot numbers were predicted to peak at about 150 in early 2010.  That forecast is the solid white line below. The dotted white lines indicate the “confidence interval,” that is NOAA was 95% confident the actual value would fall between the two dotted lines (i.e., a peak between 130 and 170).

The blue line is the sunspot numbers up until last month (latest available data). To put it mildly, the original forecast was wildly inaccurate.

More importantly, the previous solar cycle (the one that peaked in 2001) lasted much longer than normal and some scientists believe that, in itself, is a sign of cooling.  Other scientists believe there are connections between both cosmic rays and clouds and/or the sun’s magnetic output (which is currently at very low levels) are tied to earth’s temperatures.

To demonstrate what appears to be a strong correlation, please look at the graph of world temperatures for the last 2,000 years.

Now, I have focused on the last 500 years of temperature data and put it next to graph of sunspot activity. There appears to be a strong correlation.
Closeup of Temperatures the last 500 Years
The solid black line is the sunspot number. Temperatures (compare to graph above)
plummet at the Maunder Minimum with a
 secondary drop associated with the Dalton Minimum.

There are astronomers that are predicting that we are starting to experience another “Dalton Minimum.” If so, and if the correlation of sun to earth’s temperature is correct, major cooling may indeed occur.

Since a significant number of environmental groups want cooling to occur, it must be a good thing, right?  Hardly!

Here is a chart of earth’s temperatures (as measured by thermometers) since 1850.

Note the cooling that occurred from about 1945 to 1978.  This is when the MSM, and some of the same people that have been recently warning of warming, were warning of cooling.

The mid-century cooling correlated with starvation and the worst,
in terms of loss of life, hurricane in history. Click to enlarge.

When temperatures reached their nadir, world food supplies severely contracted and major starvation – involving millions of people – occurred.
Books like The Population Bomb and Famine 1975! were written explaining that the world would have to blockade select nations and allow their populations to starve to death so that others could survive.  The Population Bomb begins,

The battle to feed humanity is over. In the 1970's the world
will undergo famines -- hundreds of millions of people will starve to death.
Horrible famines occurred in the 1970's but ended. Why? The unexpected warming of earth’s temperatures combined with The Green Revolution.  Warmer weather means longer growing seasons; more CO2 in the air means crops grow more efficiently, and – in some cases – crops can be grown over larger areas of the world.

Today, while there is of course starvation in the world, it is not due to absence of food. There is sufficient food today to feed everyone. But, corrupt governments and faulty distribution prevents some of it from getting to the people who need it.

But, what about the future?

Given our experiences in the late 1960’s and 1970’s – and a larger world population today – it is likely that mass starvation would again commence if temperatures were to drop to the levels of the Dalton Minimum (DM).  We simply could not grow enough food in the colder climate. In a DM scenario, the extra CO2 in the atmosphere might a form of “insurance” keeping temperatures warmer than they otherwise would be.

I have no opinion whether this will occur. As pointed out in Part II, no one has demonstrated skill in forecasting future climate. But, as a person who is a strong advocate of mitigating  risks, we cannot focus solely on the risk posed by global warming when the apparent consequences of significant cooling are far more serious.

The bottom line: As my friend Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr., says, we need to build a more resilient society to extremes of weather – regardless of what those extremes might be.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Why Are We Doing This to Ourselves??!!

Until recently, California’s Central Valley was one of the nation’s most productive agricultural regions.  Not only did it feed itself, the state of California, and the entire country, it also produced exports to other nations.  That kind of enterprise employed a lot of people in Central California, from farm hands to wholesalers, and created a high standard of living.
That continued right up to the moment that the federal government got more concerned over the Delta smelt, a small, inedible fish, than feeding people.  A court order cut off water deliveries for seven months out of the year to the Central Valley at the same time a drought hit, and the combination turned a once-fertile breadbasket to the world into a Dust Bowl — or as Investors Business Daily suggests, a government-initiated agricultural disaster on the same order as Zimbabwe today or Ukraine in the 1930s.

This is an amazing, tragic, and cautionary tale of environmentalism gone madWhy are we doing this to ourselves?!

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Coming Soon to the Blog

As I read about the hundreds of flights cancelled again today and the thousands still stranded (in some cases, until Jan. 4), I'm going to write up an "airline survival guide" and post it later this week.

You'll laugh, you'll cry...but if you follow this advice you will not get yourself into one of these situations ever again!

Stay tuned.

Global Cooling, Part 2 of 3

Among many in the climate science community, global warming is a given. There is no consideration given to the earth losing heat and cooling.

But is the chance of cooling really zero?  And, if it is not zero, what might the implications of cooling be? This is Part 2 of a three-part essay on global cooling. Part 1 is below.

Lets examine whether the “consensus” regarding continued warming is well-founded.

World history is made up of cooling periods and warming periods. Here is a graph of temperatures for the last 2,000 years:
The Roman Warm Period was in progress at the time of Christ. Temperatures plummeted a few centuries later. Rome fell as civilizations relocated to escape the cold.

Temperatures warmed again about a thousand years ago. During the Medieval Warm Period, wine grapes were grown in Newfoundland and Leif Ericson set up a settlement in Greenland (which he described as “green”).  Over the next few centuries, temperatures dropped so much that the glaciers advanced and the world experienced the Little Ice Age. Temperatures have been in recovery mode since.

It is very likely that humans have influenced temperatures and other aspects of climate, especially in the past few decades as fossil fuel use has increased. Because of solar activity, volcanoes, cosmic rays, and climate feedbacks (i.e., other factors equal warmer temperatures equal more clouds which should produce cooling) it is impossible, at the present state of the science, to know the exact extent of man’s influence.

Climate scientists attempt to investigate the extent of man’s influence through the use of climate models. The models are complex computer simulations of the atmosphere, the ocean, the sun, and demographic trends.  The value of these simulations is limited because, to cite just one example, we don’t understand the role of clouds and tiny dust particles in regulating incoming solar radiation and outgoing “long wave” radiation. With so much about the sun, cosmic rays, and other influences not understood, the models cannot be relied upon to make accurate forecasts (see Part 1 for examples of wildly incorrect climate forecasts). In fact, the models are so unreliable, we do not use them to make 90-day climate forecasts. How can we believe they can make accurate 90-year forecasts?

It is not just my opinion that the forecasts are unreliable.  You can download a 2007 paper from The Wharton School that concludes, “We have been unable to identify any scientific forecasts to support global warming. Claims the earth will get warmer have no more credence than saying it will get colder.”

Mainstream climate scientists are starting to agree. Within the last week, Dr. Roger Pielke, Sr. writes:

There is no evidence that the global climate model multi-decadal predictions (and even shorter term runs on a year or less into the future) have the needed skill. [to make accurate forecasts]

My conclusion: There is no demonstrable skill at forecasting climate.

With that background, lets ask a question:  What if all of the recent evidence of colder weather means just that:  The earth is starting to cool.

Now, I want to clearly state: I don’t know whether the earth’s heat content will increase, decrease, or stay the same in future decades. Neither does anyone else.

As a risk management professional, I’m asking whether major cooling or warming is the greater threat and should we prepare for either?

I’ll offer some thoughts tomorrow.

UPDATE: New Year's Eve. Here is an article about botched environmental forecasts

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Holiday Return Travel

Here is AccuWeather's latest forecast of ice (red) and snow:

Here is the National Weather Service's map. Important note: Orange = blizzard warnings.
Its a festival of colors signifying the variety of weather warnings.  Generally, west of the Utah-Colorado border, the advisories apply to tonight and Thursday. East, the advisories apply to Thursday night and Friday.

Global Cooling, Part 1 of 3

I dislike the whole topic of ‘global warming’ (a/k/a ‘climate change’). I believe it has corrupted the science I love and is influencing decisions in a manner that are hurting people and economies.

Why do I write about it? Out of a sense of obligation.  There are so many tens of billions of dollars being spent, treaties negotiated, and changes to our economic system proposed, it is important to have another source of information than the mainstream media (MSM). For reasons I have never been able to understand, the MSM’s reporting on this issue has been more biased than on any other topic I can recall.

With the U.S. and Europe suffering from cold and snow and Australia reporting snow (in summer!) one would think that global warming promoters would take a moment for self-reflection. After all, things meteorological are hardly working out as predicted. Instead, we have been treated to numerous cooling = global warming stories the past week, one of which has the science so wrong one wonders who is really writing them.

Just a few of the recent headlines equating cooling to global warming.

Belief in global warming, in spite of overwhelming evidence that the climate is more complex and more difficult to understand than many believed even a decade ago, has evolved into a classic “closed system:”

A closed system has three peculiarities. Firstly, it claims to represent a truth of universal validity, capable of explaining all phenomena, and to have a cure for all that ails man. In the second place, it is a system which cannot be refuted by evidence, because all potentially damaging data are automatically processed and reinterpreted to make them fit the expected pattern. The processing is done by sophisticated methods of causistry, centered on axioms of great emotive power, and indifferent to the rules of common logic; it is a kind of Wonderland croquet, played with mobile hoops. In the third place, it is a system which invalidates criticism by shifting the argument to the subjective motivation of the critic,...  [emphasis mine]

1988, Dr. James Hansen of NASA predicts that, 20 years, NYC’s West Side Highway would be under water. And there will be tape across the windows across the street because of high winds.

Kim and I spent four days in NYC for the book tour in May, 21 years after Dr. Hansen made his prediction. We can assure you that NYC is not flooded nor is there tape across the windows of any buildings we saw.

2001: [In Great Britain] “Snow has become a thing of the past.”

Two record winters in a row choking transportation and causing energy rationing.

2005:  Hurricanes will get worse due to global warming.

Hurricane activity is near historic lows.

2007: The IPCC predicted, with 95% confidence, that world temperatures would be at least 1.0° above normal by now.

Right now, the global temperature is 0.4° above normal and, for the past year, about 0.5° above normal (HADCrut data). Temperatures have been falling the last few months and are likely to continue doing so.

Of course, these inconvenient truths are reinterpreted to support global warming as in the headlines above.

Einstein once said that, in science, make everything as "simple as possible." What if the explanation of the colder weather is the simple one: A cooling climate? And, what might the implications of a colder climate be?

Of course, some people are hoping for just an outcome.  Good idea?

We’ll examine whether global cooling is a possibility and its implications of global cooling in Parts II and III tomorrow and Friday.

Western Winter Storm

There is a vast array of winter weather watches and warnings in the western half of the United States as a strong storm moves across the region between now and New Year's Day.

The gray in Kansas is a dense fog advisory. This is what it looked like on the way into work.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

This is Why You Don't Fly into Major Winter Storms

Ten hours on the tarmac, after landing. Two other flights sat for eight hours each.

Rockies, Plains, and Foothills Snowstorm

Looks like 2010 is going to end on a snowy note in the Rockies and the northern half of the Plains.  We'll have more information tomorrow.

A 30-Day Rainfall Snapshot

This is a map of precipitation across the contiguous United States the last 30 days. The West is quite wet as is the northern Plains.  The recent snowstorm in the East helped with dry conditions in a number of areas.

From Kansas to the Rio Grande Valley it is extremely dry with little or no rainfall the last 30 days.

Bradley Beach, NJ Two Days Later

From AccuWeather's Facebook page:
Photographer Scott Miller reports that after two days the plows cannot get to them in Bradley Beach, NJ and that it may be worse in some neighboring counties. Check out his photography here.

The media has been so focused on Metro NYC and Boston that I do not believe they realize the full magnitude of the situation.

UPDATE:  Fifteen minutes ago from the New York Times:

Steven Gomez of Garfield, N.J., had been at the airport since 4 p.m. on Sunday for a flight to Chicago. “Now they’re telling me my flight is on the 30th,” he said. The trouble for airlines lies in finding new flights for delayed passengers. Airlines were running at record levels of capacity even before Sunday’s storm blanketed the city with 20 inches of snow during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Through the first nine months of the year, domestic flights were fuller than at any similar period since the Department of Transportation began tracking.
With airlines flying fights so full, finding available space on new flights into and out of New York’s airports for nearly two day’s worth of passengers could take the better part of the next week.
“Flights are going out at a much slower pace than normal and there are crew availability issues as well,” said Allison Steinberg, a spokeswoman for JetBlue Airways. “Our goal is to resume as normal as possible by tomorrow. We’re doing all that we can.”
At this moment, average delays at Newark are 5+ hours and JFK 4+ hours. American Eagle's flights at LaGuardia cannot get to their gates and they have temporarily stopped takeoffs to LGA.

If you are stuck at one of the NYC airports, my suggestion: Take Amtrak home or go south on Amtrak or bus to Baltimore or D.C. where the snow is cleared and flights are operating more or less normally if the airline can give you a confirmed (in writing!) reservation and allows you plenty of time to get south.

Change in Weather Pattern

AccuWeather's map illustrates the change in weather pattern expected late this week.
Where the cold air and warm air meet -- in the central U.S. -- a storm is going to develop. However, the path is quite uncertain. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, storm warnings are out for many areas of the West.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Timing is Everything

Of course, The New York Times ran a convoluted opinion piece*, "Bundle Up, Its Global Warming," Sunday (as the blizzard was moving in) that stated that global warming was causing cooling.

I'm working on a global cooling piece that will run later this week.

* At least one atmospheric scientist thinks the author was kidding and put one over on the Times.

UPDATE Tuesday.  Here is what a third atmospheric scientist thinks of the Times' piece.

Airport Update

Following airports still closed, expected to reopen at 6:30pm Central time: JFK, Newark, Atlantic City.  There are average 1 hour 10 minute delays at Philadelphia and average delays of 65 minutes at Washington - Dulles.

Too Close Lightning Stroke

After all of the news about the "thundersnow" in NYC last night (lightning and thunder accompanying heavy snow), I thought it would be of interest to post this "too close" cloud-to-ground lightning strike from last week in Australia (where it is summer).

Hat tip: Chris Collura

From my colleagues at AccuWeather, a photo from Bradley Beach, NJ. Thirty inches of snow with 4-5 ft. drifts. Note the drifts up onto porches and the buried cars.

Join their Facebook page to see more.

Speaking of "wow," here is a time-lapse of 20" of snow falling. Thanks to blog reader Keith!

Heavy Snow ≠ Global Warming

You may have seen one of the recent articles that claims the recent periods of extreme cold and snow in Europe and Australia (even though it is summer there) are due to 'global warming.' Roger Pielke, Sr., answers those claims.

Updated Mike Smith Enterprises Web Page

We recently updated our web page. If you haven't been there recently, Kim and I invite you to check it out.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Thank You, Bengals!!

The Kansas City Chiefs are the AFC West Champions thanks to a great game against Tennessee today and the Bengals upsetting the Chargers. Today was the first time I got to see "The New Arrowhead" and it is very impressive. Congrats, Chiefs!

I was at the very last game at the old Municipal Stadium when the Chiefs played the Dolphins in the longest game in NFL history. It was Christmas Day 29 years ago. The outcome was not as wonderful as today's; the Dolphins won in six periods after the Chiefs gave up several opportunities to win the game and make their second straight run at the Super Bowl. The Chiefs moved to Arrowhead the following season. It is amazing how far stadiums have come since the drafty mess that was Municipal Stadium.

Global Warming, Is There Anything It Cannot Do?

We haven't checked in for a while with Dr. John Brignell and his list of maladies associated with 'global warming.' The number is above 600 and continues to grow.

Ann Althouse had a great quote related to this the other day,

When everything is evidence of the thing you want to believe, it might be time to stop pretending you're all about science.

Hat Tip:  Edd Driscoll

Coming Up on The Blog This Week

I will have an illustrated posting on why we should be paying attention to the possibility of global cooling.  I think you'll find it very interesting.

OK Team, You Know What To Do With Those Gift Cards!

Warnings is a story about the worst storms of our lifetimes, from Category 5 hurricanes to F-5 tornadoes, and how lives were saved. A sample chapter is here. Greenleaf Book Group, the publisher, did a great job putting the book together with lots of both black and white and color photos.
One page of "Warnings'" color insert
So get out those gift cards! Here are the links...
Barnes and Noble.
Watermark Books.

9am Blizzard Update

The snow continues to move north and has reached Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Long Island, and Boston. Delays of 15 minutes are reported at BWI and 30 minutes at White Plains. Its downhill from here as the storm intensifies. In NYC, winds of 40 to 60 mph are expected with more than a foot of snow. Here is the 8:51 am AccuWeather radar:

This is my last update on the storm but AccuWeather will continue to update as the storm unfolds.

7am Sunday Blizzard Update

The snow has made it as far north as Richmond. The snow will continue to spread northeast as the day unfolds.

Pink = winter storm warning. Orange (including NYC, Providence and Boston) = blizzard warning.

AccuWeather has updates.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

If You Need a Sugar Rush

If the holiday excitement is past and you are dragging a little, Kim and I can recommend a place where you can get a sugar rush on the way home.


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February 2018. The Dow Jones share index closes down at its biggest drop since 2008. Bruno Mars takes home Record of the Year for his hit song “24K Magic” at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Fifty Shades Freed is the top movie at the Box Office. Also, the president is a racist grandpa and some guy launched his car into space. Needless to say, a lot has changed, but one thing has remained the same. and today is our 10th Anniversary.

Yes, for ten years now we have delivered some of the most mildly pleasing movie, music, and video game reviews. We’ve recorded podcasts and made controversial videos about Brendan Fraser being fat. Take it from our good friend Adolfuis on YouTube “You Guys are scum.” Well, we’re always trying to better ourselves Adolfuis, and I like to think after ten years we’re a little closer.

To commemorate this milestone we’ve put together a week of themed posts. Here’s the breakdown:

Tuesday – Classic Album Tuesdays – Revisited: We revisit our first ever selections for “Classic Album Tuesday”.

Wednesday – Worst Wednesday: We reflect on our less than stellar musings.

Thursday – Top Ten Favorite Reviews: We discuss our favorite pieces of pop culture we’ve reviewed on the site.

Friday: We announce our first inductee into the “Mildly Pleased Hall of Fame”

We hope you enjoy our celebration and would like to thank every writer, reader and spam bot who has ever crossed paths with this blog. Now let’s see how much longer we can keep this dream alive.

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Week 6

In Literacy this week we wrote up a diary entry about what it would be like in the Chokey and went into the light room to see what it might feel like to actually be put in the Chokey!

This week in Murray class we had a TV workshop and played some fun games.

We also had our class assembly, based on Matilda. Hopefully thee will be a video very soon!

On Friday in Murray class we made Easter cornflake nests and watched film it was amazing!

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Roasted Cauliflower with Savory Chickpea Bulgur Wheat (Vegan)

Forget about frozen entrees and just-add-water meals; if you’re worried about your kitchen skills but want to give it a shot (or better yet – impress a guest with a homemade dish) you should always default to roasted vegetables. Hit your local farmers market or grocery store and buy an assortment of seasonal vegetables, picking diverse colors and shapes, plop them on a baking sheet with some olive oil and sea salt, and roast the hell out of them. Roasted veggies are a fool-proof and flavorful option that can be incredibly varied depending on the season. And maybe I’m biased, but there is nothing more beautiful than a multicolored platter of vegetables.

This week’s dish developed out of haste; the weekend flew by and I found myself far from my apartment on Sunday and with a tiny window of time to grocery shop. I stood for a moment in front of the produce, debating the shoulder pains that would result from carrying too many items on the subway, and reached for a head of cauliflower. The resulting vegan dish combined a few leftover ingredients from previous posts with a big ol’ head of cauliflower. The bulgur chickpea combo is rich and savory, so much so that I found myself sneaking spoonfuls long after dinner was over.

1 large head of cauliflower, rinsed and de-stemmed

1 clove garlic, minced

2 and 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup vegetable broth

1/2 a yellow or white onion, diced

1/2 cup of bulgur wheat

1 can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed

Salt (additional spices I used: cumin, cayenne pepper, garlic powder)

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Using a large knife, slice cauliflower into long, thin, feather-like layers. You can also simply chop the cauliflower into florets. Add diced onion and cauliflower to a large mixing bowl (note: I also threw in the last handful of kale I had in the refrigerator because…kale). Add in two tablespoons of olive oil and mix the vegetables until fully and evenly coated.

Dump the cauliflower and onion (and any other additional veggies) onto a large baking sheet and spread into a shallow and even layer. Top the vegetables with your spices. I added salt, garlic powder, cumin, and cayenne pepper.

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Pop the pan into the oven and leave them for 35-40 minutes or until the tips of the vegetables are browned and the cauliflower has softened.

Meanwhile, add 1/2 a tablespoon of olive oil to a saucepan and turn on medium heat. Add in the garlic and let simmer until golden, about 2-3 minutes. With the heat still on, pour in 1 cup of vegetable broth and a 1/2 cup of bulgur wheat.

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Watch the pot until the broth has begun to boil. Put the lid over the pot, turn the heat down to low, and allow bulgur to simmer for 10-12 minutes or until all of the liquid has been absorbed. Once the bulgur is finished cooking, remove from heat and add in the chickpeas, stirring thoroughly and covering with the lid to let the flavors combine.

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When the vegetables have finished cooking, remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes or until you’re able to handle them safely with your hands. In a bowl or on a plate, scoop out a bit of the bulgur and chickpea mix and top with mixed vegetables. To add some creaminess, I plated my dish with some tahina sauce.

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Roasted Red Pepper Bisque (Vegan)

Despite past experiences, I continue to buy canned soups here and there. A warm bowl of soup embodies so much comfort, physically and mentally. The thought that it could be as easy as buying and heating a $3 can is endlessly appealing. But it never is. Pulling back the lid of a can to find an orange layer of oil over sad, cubed vegetables, is always enough to make the end product taste just as pathetic.

Perhaps it’s the ice cream effect. I still believe that the ice cream they serve you at a counter or from a truck is different from the tubs of it they sell at the store. Maybe it’s just the presentation, but even Ben & Jerry’s tastes slightly off after sitting in my freezer in a pint container.

I think it’s time I accept defeat. Canned soup will never taste like it’s supposed to – it will never equal a warm bowl at a cafe or a ladle from my stove-top (I’m lying…I don’t have a ladle). That being said, it’s one of the simplest things to cook, and the options are endless. This version is dairy free and vegan, but still creamy and cozy. It made 6 servings. If you’re willing to go for a few extra calories, use full-fat coconut milk and embrace the creaminess!

1 can of low-fat coconut milk (note: canned coconut milk is different than the cartons for drinking – it’s thicker and is usually sold near the Asian food section)

1 can of diced tomatoes, no salt added if possible, drained

2 medium red bell peppers

1 clove of garlic

2 tbsp of brown sugar

Olive oil, salt

Turn on your oven’s broiler. Slice your peppers down the middle and remove the seeds and stem. Place all four halves, skin up and open face down, on a foil-lined baking sheet.

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Roast the peppers under the broiler for about fifteen minutes, or until the skin is dark and charred in some areas. Remove from heat and let cool.

Meanwhile, mince up the clove of garlic. Over medium heat, add olive to a pot then simmer your minced garlic for a minute or so. Add in your drained, diced tomatoes and simmer on low heat.

Using your fingers, slide off the outer layer of skin from your peppers and discard it. This should fall away rather easily if they’re fully roasted.

Toss the pepper into the pot with the tomato, then add in your can of coconut milk and brown sugar and stir. Let everything simmer over low to medium heat for about fifteen minutes.

Using either an immersion blender or a full-size blender or food processor, blend your soup until smooth. You may need to blend in batches if you’re using a drink blender. Add a few pinches of salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper, then return to heat, stir, and serve.

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Operation C.A.R.E has saved lives

If you noticed a greater police presence on the streets and roadways this past weekend, it wasn’t your imagination.

Most police agencies in the state of Michigan, with the Michigan State Police in the vanguard, ramped up patrols in the days leading into the long Memorial Day weekend.

In fact, Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness and Reduction Efforts) got underway at 12:01 a.m. last Monday for the state police and will continue straight through until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Memorial Day. Last year, 10 fatal traffic crashes resulted in 10 deaths over the Memorial Day weekend.

According to MSP, Operation C.A.R.E. was formed to deter three causes of highway fatalities: aggressive driving, impaired driving and failure to use occupant restraints. Expect zero tolerance if you’re pulled over for any of the above.

Operation C.A.R.E. has been around for decades. State police and highway patrol agencies from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Quebec Police Force and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be participating in this life-saving traffic safety initiative, MSP says. It’s credited with saving many lives over the years.

So there you have it. Don’t be aggressive or impaired behind the wheel and remember to buckle up, ensuring everyone else in the vehicle does likewise.

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After Fiers gets hurt, Iglesias leads Tigers over Reds 7-4

Detroit Tigers' JaCoby Jones bats in the second inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Detroit, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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DETROIT (AP) — Mike Fiers got the Detroit Tigers off to a nice start. Too for him, it didn’t last long.
Fiers exited soon after being hit in the left shin in the second inning, and the Detroit Tigers relied on their bullpen to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Wednesday for a two-game series sweep.
“That was supposed to be easy,” Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said.
Fiers was struck by a liner from Mason Williams, who wound up with a single when the ball caromed toward the first base line. Fiers finished the inning but didn’t come out for the third.
“It wasn’t too bad — it is just a bruise — but I couldn’t really land on it,” Fiers said. “The guys here didn’t want to risk me changing my delivery and hurting my arm.”
X-rays on Fiers’ shin were negative. It was unclear whether he will make his next scheduled start.
“We’re going to see how he is,” Gardenhire said. “It swelled up pretty big.”
Drew VerHagen (2-2) followed as the first of six relievers and pitched three scoreless innings.
“He had his good sinker going tonight, and that’s tough for a hitter to get the barrel on,” Tigers catcher John Hicks said. “Even if they do make contact, they are going to drive it into the ground.”
Shane Greene pitched the ninth for his 23rd save in 26 chances.
Sal Romano (6-9) allowed four runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Jose Iglesias hit a two-run double in the second, and Jim Adduci had a solo homer in the fourth.
Detroit made it 6-0 in the sixth when Ronny Rodriguez hit an RBI double and scored on Iglesias’s single over a drawn-in infield. A throwing error by left fielder Phillip Ervin allowed in another run.
Cincinnati also threw away two relay throws to the plate, both allowing runners to advance on the bases.
“That was just bad baseball,” Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman said. “It is great effort, but bad performance. We have to find a way to clean that up.”
Cincinnati closed to 6-4 in a four-run seventh, starting the inning with six consecutive hits off Alex Wilson that included Preston Tucker’s RBI single and Curt Casali’s two-run double.
Billy Hamilton added an RBI single off Louis Coleman, but Casali was thrown out at the plate by Rodriguez from first when he tried to score on a groundout.
“It was just not a good baserunning play on my part,” Casali said. “The hesitation cost me. I wish I could go back, because that was a rally-killer on my part.”
Rodriguez, who replaced Adduci in the sixth, finished with two hits and two runs. Adduci also had two hits, including the homer.
“That’s great strategy, I guess,” Gardenhire said. “They went to the lefty, and Rodriguez was the obvious move, but he made me look good.”
JaCoby Jones, who forced Joey Votto at second on an apparent bloop single in the top of the eighth, had an RBI single in the bottom of the inning.
“I put my hand up like I was going to catch it, and that froze him,” said Jones, a converted shortstop. “After that, I was just playing it like an infielder and trying to make a good throw.”
Reds: With OF Scott Schebler (right shoulder) still waiting to start a rehab assignment and OF Jesse Winkler having season-ending shoulder surgery on Tuesday, Tucker was Cincinnati’s designated hitter and will see action in the outfield.
Tigers: LHP Francisco Liriano is scheduled to start Sunday in Oakland. The allergic reaction that caused him to miss his first start after the All-Star break was finally determined to be caused by a chemical used on his lawn in Miami.
Reds: RHP Tyler Mahle (7-8, 4.53) starts Thursday at Washington, with RHP Max Scherzer (14-5, 2.30) starting for the Nationals.
Tigers: LHP Blaine Hardy (4-3, 3.61) starts Friday at Oakland. LHP Brett Anderson (2-2, 5.55) opens for the Athletics.


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The property to be withheld in a female was her virginity; this was the commodity (Bergen, 2016).

Following this line of logic, a woman was (and still is in many cultures across the globe) first the property of her father, then, upon marriage, the property of her husband (Bergen, 2016).

In many countries, it is still unclear whether marital rape is covered by the ordinary rape laws, but in some it may be covered by general statutes prohibiting violence, such as assault and battery laws.

This was illustrated most vividly by Sir Matthew Hale, (1609-1676), in his legal treatise Historia Placitorum Coronæ or History of the Pleas of the Crown (posthumously, 1736) where he wrote that "The husband cannot be guilty of a rape committed by himself upon his lawful wife, for by their mutual consent and contract the wife hath given up herself in this kind unto her husband, which she cannot retract." Sir Matthew Hale's statement in History of the Pleas of the Crown did not cite any legal precedent though it likely relied on earlier standards.Although, historically, sexual intercourse within marriage was regarded as a right of spouses, engaging in the act without the spouse's consent is now widely recognized by law and society as a wrong and as a crime.It is recognized as rape by many societies around the world, repudiated by international conventions, and increasingly criminalized.Therefore, a man could not be prosecuted for raping his own wife because she was his possession (Schelong, 1994).However, if another man raped someone's wife, this was essentially stealing property (a women's sexuality) (Bergen, 2016).

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Lemmy, Guns N’ Roses Star Highlight All-Star KISS Tribute

The late Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister and former Guns N’ Roses star Gilby Clarke are just two of the all-star musicians on Pure Fire – The Ultimate KISS tribute which is set to hit stores on October 19th.

The set originally released under the title of Spin The Bottle back in 2004, is being reissued with new cover art and title and was produced by Paul Stanley collaborator Bob Kulick along with Bruce Bouillet and will be released on October 19th. Preorders are open here:

Some of the other stars who appear on the record include former KISS member Bruce Kulick , Tommy Shaw (Styx), Lemmy Kilmister (Mot rhead), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Steve Lukather (Toto), Chris Jericho (Fozzy), Buzz Osbourne (The Melvins), Dug Pinnick (King’s X), C.C. DeVille (Poison) and many more.

1. Detroit Rock City – Dee Snider, Doug Aldrich, Marco Mendoza, John Tempesta
2. Love Gun – Tommy Shaw, Steve Lukather, Tim Bogert, Jay Schellen
3. Cold Gin – Mark Slaughter, Ryan Roxy, Robben Ford, Phil Soussan, Steve Riley
4. King Of The Night Time World – Chris Jericho, Rich Ward, Mike Inez, Fred Coury
5. I Want You – Kip Winger, Paul Gilbert, Greg Bissonette
6. God Of Thunder – Buzz Osbourne, Bruce Kulick, Blasko, Carmine Appice
7. Calling Dr. Love – Page Hamilton, Mike Porcaro, Greg Bissonette
8. Shout It Out Loud – Lemmy Kilmister, Jennifer Batten, Bob Kulick, Samantha Maloney
9. Parasite – Dug Pinnick, Bob Kulick, John Alderete, Vinnie Colaiuta
10. Strutter – Phil Lewis, Gilby Clarke, Jeff Pilson, Bobby Rock
11. Stole Your Love – Robin McAuley, C.C. DeVille, Tony Franklin, Aynsley Dunbar

DISC 2: Bonus DVD
Interviews and stories with: Paul Gilbert, Bob Kulick, Tommy Shaw, Tony Franklin, Aynsley Dunbar, Robin McAuley, Robben Ford, Lemmy, Greg Bissonette, C.C. DeVille, Doug Aldrich, Kip Winger, Carmine Appice, Mike Porcaro, Fred Coury, Jennifer Batten, Bobby Rock, Mark Slaughter, Page Hamilton, Tim Bogert, Steve Lukather, Samantha Maloney, Chris Jericho and Bruce Kulick

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"Everybody is a genius . But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." - Albert Einstein. Sixth-grader, Ally, has been clever in covering up her inability to read. She feels her problem is hopeless because how can you cure dumb? Her newest teacher, Mr. Daniels, however, sees the bright and creative kid she hides and helps Ally see that her dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. Ages 7 and up.
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Luke has really taken to calling things awesome... "I very like this AWESOME car, Mommy!", "May I please have one of those AWESOME cookies?". So when I saw this shirt I knew that he had to have it (plus, as Luke pointed out, it's blue just like his eyes) hehehe As you can see, my squirrely three-year-old REFUSES to look at the camera... can't wait until he'll look at me, smile and I won't have to say things like "get your finger out of your nose" when I get my camera out :)

I thought that maybe if I stood with him and we had our picture taken together that I could get him to look and smile - WRONG!

Smile... but not looking at Daddy...

We eventually gave up and came inside at which point he decided it would be a good idea to sit in his big tub of macaroni noodles and play - AWESOME!

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Posted: December 8, 2018

Not all fisheries are getting worse. Invasive species, disease, over fishing, and habitat destruction are some of the reasons for declining populations. Here are 3 examples of restorations that are making fishing better.

Greenback Cutthroat Trout

This once abundant trout species was common throughout Colorado and Wyoming. Once thought to be extinct, it was found in several small and isolated watersheds in Colorado. The Leadville National Hatchery in Colorado began breeding and replanting this Lost Species back into it’s native waters. Started in 1996, the Greenback Cuts are back!

Dams along rivers are a major impediment for Sturgeon spawning. Several sturgeon species were in decline and are being restored. The Pallid Sturgeon is found in the Missouri River. In New York, the threatened lake Sturgeon is being restored. Sturgeon in the Chesapeake Bay are also being restored. This long-lived fish will hopefully be common in our watersheds for years to come.

Red Snapper

This tasty fish has been loved to death. Their range was from the Carolinas to the Gulf of Mexico. They are now in a rebuilding stage thanks to harvest limits, Science, and proper management. The fishery was completely closed from 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2016, so that fish could reach reproductive age. The fishery is now showing signs of a dramatic recovery.

Hopefully these fish recovery successes will spawn more management and help for other threatened fish populations. Continued support from conservation and fishing groups is essential. Fishing license sales is a major part of the funding needed.

Fish On!!!

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An amazing trek to Volcan Santiaguito, one of the 10 most active volcanoes in the world.  Camp in an inactive crater just 400meters from the active crater, see lava and ash spew from the frequent eruptions.  A once in a lifetime experience.  We leave from our office at 7am and drive half an hour to the trailhead.

From there we hike for approximately 8 hours and set up camp in a inactive crater.  We have dinner, watch the sunset and watch eruptions into the night.   After breakfast we pack up and descend for the bus ride back to Xela arriving at 5pm.

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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 1:55 am    Post subject: Terraria Reply with quote

Terraria is often described as Minecraft in 2D, which is not quite true. You have all the digging and crafting as in Minecraft, but is has a lot more depth. Building is not as important as in Minecraft, although you can do it if you like. (Actually you have to build homes for the NPCs to move in. Yes, there are NPCs.) The game features a huge landscape to explore, with 3 different layers with their specific monsters, a dungeon, an underground jungle, corruption, meteors, giant worms, bosses, floating islands and hell...

Finding minerals and crafting basic and then more advanced items is a big part of the game in the begging. Later the exploring part (destroying shadow spheres, killing bosses, entering the underworld and the dungeon) gets more important. That's when fighting becomes more and more relevant to acquire minerals you need to craft better equipment so you can (relatively safely) access other parts of the map. There are a lot of unique items as well that can not be crafted.

I've played it since friday nearly non-stop and only just now managed to mine the first minerals in the underworld/hell part of the world, from which I can craft the best armor. Right now the boss guarding the dungeon is still too strong with what I have for weapons and armor, so I've not yet been in there. The game is balanced quite well, so you can only progress to certain parts if you have been to other (easier) parts where the right minerals are available.

It's a really great game. You should definitely check it out. (The trailer is a bit misleading, I think. It concentrates too much on the fighting part of the game. Maybe you should watch a Let's play on Youtube if you're unsure about buying it.) It only costs around 10 Euros/Dollars on Steam right now. There is also a 4-license-bundle available that costs 30 Euros/Dollars, if you have friends to play with. A multiplayer component allowing up to 8 player is built in.

What's really impressive is that it only took them since January to create all this. It was programmed in .NET (C# i guess) and XNA. Really impressive. And they are still working on it. Just some hours ago there was a (relatively small) update that added some features and fixed several bugs. (http://store.steampowered.com/news/5524/)

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Some more media links...

Screenshots: http://www.terraria.org/media.html

Terraria Wiki: http://terraria.wikia.com/wiki/Terraria_Wiki (Essential!)
Official Wiki: http://wiki.terrariaonline.com/Terraria_Wiki (Just found this right now. :-))

Example of a world (Spoiler!): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25015408/terraria/world3.png
(This is my medium-size multiplayer world. Each pixel is a block. The spawn point/house is in the middle of the screen. You'll figure out what underground/hell, jungle, dungeon and corruption is, I guess. :-))

Let's play: Wow, a lot of **** there. Didn't find one that is worth watching.
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That does look interesting, I see on the interwebs word that it sold 50,000 copies on launch day - eek! I think Minecraft may have created a new genre Smile

Hmm, that's a shame, no demo. Still, it doesn't seem to be hurting their popularity.
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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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Today's Lunch:  Chicken Nuggets, Criss Cut Fries, Mixed Vegetables, Salad Bar, and Milk.
    Tomorrow's Lunch:  Chili, Cinnamon Rolls, Salad Bar, and Milk.
    • Cell phones are not allowed at lunch - if you are on Honors Study Hall, you still cannot be in the lunchroom with your phone.
    • Picture retakes will be WEDNESDAY!  If you need to have your picture retaken or if you were absent on the original date, please stop by the office and either turn in your 1st pictures to be retaken or sign up for pictures.  We will be dismissed by intercom so you MUST BE SIGNED UP to be called.
    • Anyone interested in junior high or high school wrestling or being a manager, there is a sign up sheet on Mr. Whitlow's door. JH wrestling practice will start on Monday the 6th at 3:45 and high school wrestling will start on November 13th.
    • Anyone who didn't participate in fall sports but plan on doing a winter sport, make sure you have all athletic forms turned in.  (Physical, Insurance, Concussion.)
    • There will be a Jr High girls basketball meeting today at 3:00.
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Senator Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso, both R-13, today warned that the Democrats’ plan to raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 per hour will have net negative consequences for low income wage earners.

The bill to raise the wage to $15 in increments and with exceptions by 2024 passed in committee in both the Assembly and Senate today.  It is scheduled to be voted on in both chambers on Thursday.

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N.J. Assembly pushes ahead on $15 minimum wage for N.J.

assetContent (18)TRENTON — The Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to give minimum wage workers in New Jersey a nearly 80 percent bump in their pay that Gov. Chris Christie is all but certain to strike down. For the Democratic leaders in the Senate and Assembly, the veto is not so much a threat as it is… Read the rest of this entry »

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Governor Christie Calls For Minimum Wage Increase with Responsible Phase-In, While Helping Struggling Families with EITC Increase

Governor’s Conditional Veto Pairs Responsible 3-Year Phase-In of One-Dollar Wage Increase with 25 Percent Increase in Earned Income Tax Credit

Trenton, NJ – Acting to support a responsible increase in the state’s minimum wage while providing direct relief to New Jersey’s working families and protecting the state’s economic recovery, Governor Chris Christie today put forward a plan to increase the state’s minimum wage by one dollar over a phase-in period of three years and to provide direct relief to struggling families with a 25 percent increase to the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit.

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