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McCain vows to fight to change US
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John McCain has accepted the Republican Party's candidacy for the White House in a speech to cheering supporters at the party's national convention.
He vowed to bring change to government, restore the people's trust in the party and to fight for a better nation.
Praising his running mate Sarah Palin, he said she was the right person to help him bring change to Washington.
The Arizona senator said he respected Democratic rival Barack Obama and would seek a bipartisan approach to politics.
Presenting himself once again as a maverick, he pledged to fight corruption, whether Democratic or Republican, and make sure that he worked for the good of the American people.
"Let me offer an advance warning to the old, big spending, do nothing, me first, country second Washington crowd: change is coming," Mr McCain told the crowds in St Paul, Minnesota.
Again and again, I've worked with members of both parties to fix problems that need to be fixed
In a criticism of his own party, he said he would "fight to restore the pride and principles" of the party, damaged after some Republicans gave in to "the temptations of corruption".
"We're going to recover the people's trust by standing up again for the values Americans admire," he said. "The party of Lincoln, Roosevelt and Reagan is going to get back to basics."
Mr McCain then turned to attacking the Democrats over taxes and spending, saying they would seek to raise taxes whereas he would keep them low and cut them where possible.
Going into some policy specifics, he pledged create new jobs, improve education and to reduce a "dangerous dependence on foreign oil" by producing more energy at home, including by drilling new offshore oil wells.
Mr McCain promised to take a bipartisan approach to resolving the nation's problems, saying: "Again and again, I've worked with members of both parties to fix problems that need to be fixed.
McCAIN'S MOST-USED WORDS
"That's how I will govern as president. I will reach out my hand to anyone to help me get this country moving again.
"I have that record and the scars to prove it. Barack Obama does not."
After speaking of the five years he spent as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and how that experience had inspired his love of his country, he called on his fellow Americans to fight with him to make it a better one.
"Stand up, stand up, stand up and fight. Nothing is inevitable here. We're Americans and we never give up. We never quit. We never hide from history. We make history."
The almost hour-long speech, which ended in the traditional shower of confetti and red, white and blue balloons, brought to a close the party's four-day event.
'Tested and true'
Mr McCain's speech was measured and entirely lacking in the sarcasm and vitriol which have been levelled at Mr Obama over the past couple of nights.
He said he hated war and would use all America's tools – diplomatic, military and economic – to build what he called a stable and enduring peace, as well as shaking up Washington and including Democrats and independents in a McCain administration.
Mrs McCain praised her husband as a great father and devoted American
It was all a rather different tone to the Republican politics of the past eight years, and to many of the other speakers at this Republican convention, our correspondent says.
There was very little of President George W Bush in this speech, our correspondent adds, as Mr McCain tries to show that he is his own man and can signify a break with the Bush years.
Mr McCain's wife, Cindy, in her speech praised her husband's family values, strength of character, war service and leadership.
"If Americans want straight talk and the plain truth, they should take a good close look at John McCain… a man tested and true, who's never wavered in his devotion to our country," she said, after arriving on stage flanked by their seven children.
Her speech followed the convention's formal nomination of Mrs Palin – the Republican Party's first female vice-presidential candidate.
Mrs Palin becomes only the second woman, the first being Democrat Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, to run for the US vice-presidency.
'Integrity and courage'
Speaking ahead of Mr McCain's address, senior Republicans praised his courage and leadership.
I have to say, from my vantage point next to the DC delegation, my overall impression was that the audience in the hall were disappointed
BBC North America editor Justin Webb
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, at one point hotly tipped to be Mr McCain's running mate choice, described the Arizona senator's life as "a testimony to service, duty, courage and common sense".
"In this time, we don't need a president who can just read a poll or momentarily thrill a crowd. We don't need rhetoric or empty promises," he said.
"We need a president who has the integrity and courage to make the tough choices so America will be stronger and safer."
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham hailed Mr McCain's determination to back the Bush administration's "surge" strategy in Iraq despite the political risks.
McCain is an experienced person and his speech impressed me
Hariprasad Bhusal, India
He introduced a video presenting Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as a "maverick" moose-hunter from Alaska who was joining "the original maverick" Mr McCain to bring change to Washington politics.
In a well-received speech on Wednesday, Mrs Palin praised Mr McCain and attacked Mr Obama as having talked of change, but done nothing of substance.
President George W Bush has also strongly endorsed John McCain as the best man to succeed him in the White House.
Palin takes battle to Democrats
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John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, has made a stinging attack on Democratic presidential runner Barack Obama at the US Republican convention.
She gave her first major campaign speech to an enthusiastic crowd at the convention in St Paul, Minnesota.
Defending her small-town roots, she attacked Mr Obama as having talked of change, but done nothing of substance.
Mr McCain made a surprise appearance on stage, with her family, saying: "Don't you think we made the right choice?"
The Arizona senator has been formally nominated as the party's presidential candidate in a roll call vote by state delegations. He is expected to accept the nomination on Thursday.
I've learned quickly… , that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone
In a speech designed to rally the party base, she spoke of her family, including her elder son, who is about to be deployed to Iraq in the US Army, and her younger son, who has Down's Syndrome.
The mother-of-five highlighted her background as a small-town "average hockey mom" and stressed that she was not part of the "Washington elite".
In a salvo directed at media commentators who have questioned her qualifications, she said she was "not going to Washington to seek their good opinion" but to serve the people.
Mrs Palin praised the "determination, resolve and sheer guts" of Mr McCain and said she was honoured to help him.
Mrs Palin also attacked Mr Obama's "change agenda" and suggested he was more interested in idealism and "high-flown speech-making" than acting for "real Americans".
"In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers," she said.
I liked the parliamentary-style jabs at Obama
"And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change."
She also targeted Mr Obama's experience as a community organiser and remarks he made earlier this year when he spoke of "bitter" working-class people "clinging to guns or religion".
"I guess that a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer', except that you have actual responsibilities," she said.
"I might add that in small towns, we don't quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they are listening, and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren't listening."
Mrs Palin – who supports drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – said that while drilling "will not solve all of America's energy problems", that is "no excuse to do nothing at all".
Democrats under fire
Former Governors Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee opened the night by hailing Mr McCain and attacking the Democrats.
Mr Romney, a one-time rival of Mr McCain for the Republican nomination, used his speech to hammer the Democrats over their "liberal" agenda.
"We have a prescription for every American who wants change in Washington – throw out the big government liberals and elect John McCain," the former Massachusetts governor said.
He also lauded Mr McCain's national security credentials, saying he was the presidential contender who would defeat "evil" radical Islam.
Mr Huckabee, also a former rival of Mr McCain, joked that he had hoped to be giving the speech on Thursday night – when Mr McCain will accept the party's nomination to run for president in November's election.
But, he said, he was delighted to be speaking for his second choice, Mr McCain – "a man with the character and stubborn kind of integrity that we need in a president".
He defended Mrs Palin against criticism from the media, saying its coverage had been "tackier than a costume change at a Madonna concert", and attacked the Democrats' vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden.
You need to face your enemy in order to defeat them. John McCain will face this threat and bring victory to this country
"I am so tired of hearing about her lack of experience. She got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States," he said, referring to Mr Biden's performance in the Democratic primaries.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani followed Mr Huckabee on stage, calling the 2008 presidential election a "turning point" for the people of the US.
He charged the Democrats with being in denial about the threat from terrorism and said Mr McCain had the foreign policy, national security and leadership experience that counted.
"The choice in this election comes down to substance over style," he said. "John has been tested. Barack Obama has not. Tough times require strong leadership, and this is no time for on the job training."
Vetting questions
The Alaska governor's speech comes amid scrutiny of her record and after two days dominated by the news her daughter Bristol, 17, is pregnant.
Mrs Palin and her family, including Bristol and her boyfriend, greeted Mr McCain at the airport as he arrived in Minnesota on Wednesday.
Ahead of her address, senior McCain campaign adviser Steve Schmidt issued a statement saying that media questions over how thoroughly Mrs Palin was vetted should end.
It has also been revealed that an attorney has been hired to represent Mrs Palin in an Alaska state ethics investigation involving alleged abuse of power.
Mrs Palin told US network CNBC she had "nothing to hide". Her deposition is expected to be scheduled soon.
There have also been reports that Mrs Palin sought special financial favors for her city and state – something the McCain campaign is against.
She was elected governor of Alaska in 2006 and before that was mayor of the small town of Wasilla, Alaska.
Russia 'ends Georgia operation'
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Courtesy BBC
Mr Medvedev made his announcement before meeting the French president
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an end to military operations against Georgia, the Kremlin says.
He told officials he had taken the decision to end the campaign after restoring security for civilians and peacekeepers in South Ossetia.
However, Russia has been highly critical of Georgia's leadership, and there were no signs of imminent talks.
Before the announcement, there were fresh reports of Russian warplanes bombing the Georgian town of Gori.
Witnesses told that several people were killed when a bomb hit a hospital in the town, which is 10 miles (15km) from the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali.
A reporter for Reuters news agency said several bombs exploded in front of his vehicle, while a Reuters photographer spoke of seeing dead and injured people lying in the streets.
Officials in the Netherlands, meanwhile, confirmed that a Dutch TV cameraman was among those killed in Gori and a journalist was wounded.
And in Georgia's other breakaway region, Abkhazia, separatist rebels continued an offensive against Georgian troops in the Kodori Gorge region – the only area of Abkhazia still under Georgian military control.
'Safety restored'
News of Mr Medvedev's decision emerged as French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Moscow expecting to press Russia on the need for a ceasefire.
According to a statement, Mr Medvedev told his defence minister and chief of staff that "the goal has been attained".
Should centres of resistance or other aggressive attempts arise, you must take the decision to destroy them
Dmitry Medvedev
I've decided to finish the operation to force the Georgian authorities to peace. The safety of our peacekeeping forces and civilian population has been restored.
"The aggressor has been punished, having sustained considerable losses. Its armed forces have been disorganised," he added.
There is no sign yet that Russia is willing to engage in talks with the government in Tbilisi.
Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has insisted that Georgia must sign a legally binding document on the non-use of force.
And Mr Medvedev warned that Russia would not tolerate any further Georgian military activity in South Ossetia, saying: "Should centres of resistance or other aggressive attempts arise, you must take the decision to destroy them."
The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse, near Gori, reported seeing sporadic artillery fire around the town right up until shortly before the Russian announcement.
Our correspondent said there was no sign of Russian troops south of Gori, but said there were a number of Georgian military vehicles abandoned or burnt on the road outside the town.
Are you in the region? Are you or your relatives in any of the affected areas? What are your experiences? Send us your comments
Israeli PM faces corruption quiz
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Mr Olmert had faced growing calls to resign over the claims
Israeli police are questioning Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a fifth time over corruption allegations.
Mr Olmert denies claims that he double billed charities and state bodies for overseas trips and improperly accepted donations from a US businessman.
Last week Mr Olmert revealed plans to stand down amid growing pressure over the two latest fraud investigations.
He said he would not stand in his party's leadership elections, paving the way for a successor to take over.
But if the new leader of the Kadima party is unable to form a coalition government after the September elections, Mr Olmert could remain as caretaker prime minister until a general election is held.
In all Mr Olmert has faced six corruption investigations relating to before he became prime minister, although no charges have been filed in any of them.
EHUD OLMERT'S POLITICAL LIFE
1993: Begins 10-year stint as mayor of Jerusalem
2005: Leaves right-wing Likud party with former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to form Kadima
2006: Takes over as leader when Ariel Sharon suffers a stroke
2007: Helps re-launch Israeli-Palestinian peace talks after seven-year hiatus
2008: Announces plans to resign
New Israeli leader, same puzzles
Ehud Olmert: Corruption allegations
Press ponders Olmert resignation
In the most recent case, he is accused of submitting duplicate claims for travel expenses for overseas travel and using the money to fund family trips abroad.
That followed claims by a US businessman, Morris Talansky, that he gave Mr Olmert cash-stuffed envelopes.
Mr Talansky has said the money may have been used on luxury items, but Mr Olmert has said he only received legitimate funds for his campaigns for re-election as mayor of Jerusalem and for the leadership of the Likud party.
He has said he will resign if charged.
In the succession race for the leadership of the centrist Kadima party, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni leads Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz in the polls.
Public Security Minister Avi Dichter and Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit are also seen as potential successors.
But the leader of the right-wing Likud party, Binyamin Netanyahu, has been performing well in polls for a potential general election.
The political uncertainty in Israel has cast a shadow over a faltering US-backed peace process with the Palestinians and indirect talks with Syria.


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The sees and saws of the Astros' 2016 season
The Astros' fans are hoping that the recent boost in their team's fortunes (A three-game sweep of the Orioles and much better pitching by everyone not named Dallas) is a sign that the team Sees or maybe Saws and boosts themselves back over .500 and into contention.
When taken into perspective there have been a lot of up and down between 2015 and 30 percent into 2016.
Dallas Keuchel, the 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner has been one of the worst starting pitchers of 2016…..in the league, not just on this team.
Carlos Correa, the 2015 AL Rookie of the Year is down in every significant offensive category and really does not deserve the coveted #3 spot in the order.
A.J. Hinch, the runner-up for 2015 AL Manager of the Year, suddenly seems to have lowered his IQ, hacked off his young players and lost all the magic of an unexpected playoff season
Ken Giles gave up 14 ER in 69 games last season for the Phillies, but has given up 13 ER in 24 games this season.
On the other hand – after giving up 2 runs on May 5th, Giles has ridden the ERA seesaw down from the 9's to the 5's after giving up 1 run in his last 10 appearances.
Tyler White, after a brilliant first two weeks in the majors has been Jon Singleton bad over the last month.
Evan Gattis after another awful start, seems to have hit another gear since returning from AA and being declared the backup catcher.
Luis Valbuena who was mired in an awful slump, seemed to be goosed out of it by the promotion of fellow 3B Colin Moran.
After being on fire last April, Jake Marisnick is looking to burn any mention of his .125 BA / .348 OPS start.
Colby Rasmus has followed up a strong April (.263 BA/.979 OPS) with a wimpy May (.186 BA/.490 OPS).
On the other hand, Jason Castro's anemic April (.140 BA / .511 OPS) has morphed into a very good May (.267 BA / .889 OPS).
Talk about past performance is no guarantee of future returns! There are no guarantees month to month or season to season.
For you some questions:
Will the Astros' seesaw 2016 move back towards the middle?
Who up above is bound for better numbers in the months to come?
Who is bound to flop going forward?
Are people who gamble on sports (therefore betting on whether guys are going to slump or soar) crazy?
30 comments on "The sees and saws of the Astros' 2016 season"
I see Giles, Keuchel, Gattis, Correa and Rasmus as bounce back candidates because they have done it before.
I see Marisnick as the same old guy because one month does not prove anything and he's only been good one month. I think he got an entire career of good luck in that one month.
I worry about White because he is not just in a slump, he looks awful.
Castro and Valbuena are going to be good defensively and bad offensively because that is who they are.
I think Kemp and Moran are bound for better numbers if Hudgens stays far away from them.
Moran had four good at bats yesterday and the rest of the team went into a coma when Correa got picked off of 1B.
Nance (@Bbfanlady)
I think I will wait until after the game tonight to answer the questions. This is a big one in my mind to see how much of the old DK is still in there. But anybody who bets on baseball is insane. Although I did win $400 when I was in Vegas a few years ago thanks to Robinson Cano and the Home Run Derby. Guess that's coming back to haunt me now…
sfduke76
Agreed as to Giles, Keuchel and Correa. Rasmus: not sure there's a lot of bounce back there. He's hitting .229//.321/.410 right now. I think .240/.320/.450 is about the best you can expect. Ditto Castro: he may have a bit of bounce back as to average, but otherwise he's doing what he does.
Since June 1 last year Marisnick is hitting .190. He is a marginal, specialty player at MLB level. Nice guy to have on your postseason roster, not a guy to take up roster space on a struggling team if there are other options. Too early to tell on Tyler White, but looks like he might have been a bit streaky in the minors. His splits vs righties and lefties are not bad overall, so I wish they would play him every day.
One wild card not mentioned in Dan's post is Carlos Gomez. I don't know what is going there, but if you assume any sort of reversion to the mean in his career we have to expect a heckuva bounce back from him.
You guys all know I am not 'feeling it' with this team in 2016. I'm fine with waiting for next year – when Gomez, Valbuena, Gattis, and Rasmus are all out of the way. I just hope JL does not muck it up by trading away more prospects for another Gomez-type, antother Gattis-type, another Conger/Kratz type, and/or another Valbuena type. Trust the youts, please. If they falter, at least they don't hamstring you budget wise.
Back to back gopher balls in the 1st inning. Does anybody think Keuchel might be tipping his pitches?
I think when a guy like Kuechel tops out at 88, and throws up in the zone, gopher balls will fly out like it is batting practice.
Woohoo – homer by Castro for 4-2 lead!
No clue why DK would lie, but sure looks like shoulder issues. Seems to get worse as the game progresses.
Although he's holding his own so far. Fingers crossed.
Although he's getting outs, a lot more fly balls than normal. Leaving the ball up still.
I'm probably alone with this, but I personally don't think Hinch is the problem.
I just think he's got several players playing for themselves and not for the team.
If these rubes can get this game to our bullpen they can make the two run lead hold up. ***** P I C K E D O F F A G A I N ***** GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I think Hinch is just following the boss's orders. So I can't tell.
Have to agree, Nance.
The guys really like him……if there ws a problem, believe me we would have heard it leaked. I remember how the guys HATES Cooper, and how it got leaked to the fans.
I believe the players DO like Hinch but that's not the problem. Something is wrong with the way they approach the game. Like Nance says, he was hired because he agreed to do things Luhnow's way.
Becky just curious who you think the players are that are playing fro them selves?
I would not have sent DK out for the 7th. Let him end on a good note.
But old Dallas seems to have come back later in game! Hope he does not go MIA again.
He's still hanging in after 7. They better not push it though.
I just don't get this. What is it gonna take for these guys to quit getting picked off???
Very good question.
Bench them for a couple of days and do not let them play at all!
We win! We win!
A solid game for the good guys except for some residual bonehead base running ….again.
After the first inning, who saw that win coming?
Had it all the way – never in doubt haha
It is a good thing we won that game. It is not fitting for Angels to ride brooms.
Like I said a couple of days ago, the only guy who has hit well consistently for Fresno this year is Danny Worth. Worth came into last nights game late as a pinch runner for AJ Reed. With the score tied 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth, Duffy hit a two out double and Colorado Springs decided to walk Singleton and then walked Tucker unintenionally to face Worth. Worth hit a walkoff grand slam.
Fresno's entire lineup had guys hitting .236 or less. Worth is hitting .347.
OP if we bring worth up where does he play?
Some guy on the astrosdaily twitter feed said he saw Gomez wearing glasses last night. Could THAT be his problem at the plate? If he went down to Corpus and had his vision checked, and found out he needed glasses…..that could be HUGE.
I guess we'll find out soon, because I think he's supposed to meet up with the team while they are on the road this week.

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            raise TypeError, "%s isn't a valid type" % names[i]

        if i == first and s < 0:
            continue

        if ranges[i] != None and \
            (s < ranges[i][0] or ranges[i][1] < s):
            raise ValueError, "%s out of range" % names[i]

    if first < 6 and d[5] >= 61:
        raise ValueError, "seconds out of range"

    if first < 2:
        leap = first < 1 and leapMonth(d[0], d[1])

        if d[2] > months[d[1]] + leap:
            raise ValueError, "day out of range"

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    s = '*** ' + title + ' '
    print s + ('*' * (72 - len(s)))

def debugFooter(title):
    print '*' * 72
    sys.stdout.flush()

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IAAF.org: Abeylegesse obliterates the womens
5000m World record in Bergen – TDK Golden League
Bergen, Norway – Turkey's Elvan Abeylegesse tonight took apart the women's 5000m World record, which had belonged to the little known Chinese Jiang Bo since 1997 (14:28.09), improving the mark by over three seconds to 14:24.68 at the Evergood Bergen Bislett Games.
After a solid two days of heavy rain in Bergen, the sun shone on Norway's second city, golden rays which were more than matched by the sparkling competition at this the opening meeting of the TDK Golden League 2004. The venue for the action was the refurbished Fana stadium, which was full to its spectator capacity of 15,000.
Determined run blows away record and class field
The women's 5000m contained much of the cream of the world's distance running talent, including the Ethiopian trio of Tirunesh Dibaba (World 5000m champion), Meseret Defar (World Indoor 3000m champion) and Derartu Tulu (Olympic 10,000m champion). However, it was their former compatriot Elvan Abeylegesse, who represents Turkey, who was the star of tonight's show.
Besides the initial pace of Oksana Belyakova of Russia (1000m in 2:49 - three seconds ahead of Jiang Bo's record pace), and a spell at the front by Tirunesh's sister Ejegayehu Dibaba (2000m 5:47.36 – behind schedule), the record run was created by a gutsy lone effort by the Turk, who was ahead of a pack of 7 opponents with six laps to go, and was never threatened again.
Ten seconds ahead at 4000m!


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It's a Small World, After All
On September 6, 2020 By ksfleshman
"Where the Heck is Soddy Daisy, Tennessee?" is a great t-shirt. And a great question. If I am on the phone with a customer service rep, and they ask my address, I always say that I live in "Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee – and yes, that's a real place!" If they are personable enough, I tell them how it came to be. Sometimes, they even know where it is. I was traveling out west years ago and, while getting gas, a biker-type dude asked my wife whereabouts in Tennessee we were from. When she told him, he said "I've been to Soddy-Daisy!"
It's a small world, after all, and my Soddy-Daisy story begins in 1967.
My dad was fresh back from Korea, courtesy the US Army, and we had orders to Germany. Before we headed across the big pond for three years, my parents figured a nice American vacation was in order. So, we piled in the Plymouth Belvedere III station wagon, along with my Mamaw Puckett, and headed south out of E-town, Kentucky. We stopped in Chattanooga for Rock City, where we saw Seven States, as promised, and headed up to Gatlinburg. That was a different place back then, it was actually kind of quiet and uncrowded. We stayed in a quaint cabin and enjoyed the Great Smoky Mountains, bought fresh taffy, cruised the gift shops, stopped at Tour Thru Hell (seriously). And that was my only Tennessee experience until many years later.
Gatlinburg attraction, back in the day.
In 1968, living on base at Patrick Henry Village in Germany, we got new neighbors across the hall. Mark and Lilo Thomas, and their two kids, Mark and Virginia, were just what I needed as neighbors. Our parents hit it off, and Mark and I became fast friends. We walked to school together, played with Legos and GI Joes together, went on trips – I guess we were what is now called BFFs. It was an idyllic time of preadolescent childhood, but after just a couple years was cut short when we shipped back to the States, Woodbridge, Virginia to be exact. The Thomas's stayed on a couple more years, and we later reunited back in VA. But Mark went to a different school and we just never rekindled the friendship to the previous level. I ran across him from time to time, but by the late 1970s the trail went cold.
Lilo and Mark Thomas, 1970, Germany
Fast forward to 2014. By now I was firmly ensconced in Soddy-Daisy with my local girl Diana and our family. I got a call one night from Stefanie Whitt. I knew her because our spouses were in the Naval Reserves together, and when Diana's mom, Libby (Mary Elizabeth Gibbs Lusk), passed away back in 2009, Stefanie was the ombudsman (sort of a liaison between military families and the military). She brought me a commemorative Bible from Oak Street Baptist, Libby's home church.
But back to the call.
Stefanie said she was sitting there with someone who said he knew me in Germany – and then she put none-other than Mark Thomas on the phone! It turns out they were somewhat related, and the Thomas clan (sans Mark, Sr. who had passed) was in town for a funeral. I have a hard time following genealogy, but I know it is important around here, and Mark Thomas, Sr. was from Dayton and was related to Stefanie's father-in-law, who had just passed. I guess that made them cousins. But, like I said, I have a hard time following this stuff – I like to say my wife doesn't have a family tree but more like a family bush.
We headed up Highway 27 that evening to Dayton and spent an enjoyable time with Mark, his wife Stephanie, and Virginia and Lilo. When we flew up to DC for our 30th Wedding Anniversary we got to spend more time with them at Mark's house. Utterly amazing coincidence, that after nearly 40 years a local friend brought two old friends back together again.
Virgina, Mark, Me, Lilo, 2014 in Virginia
But now it is the end of an era, and that's what prompted me to write this today.
Last week Virginia messaged me that Lilo had passed away. She was a big part of my life for a while, and I have so many precious memories of her. Lilo was German, forthright, strong of will, a force of nature. But she was also fun, and loving, and loyal. She and my Mom remained friends since our meeting in Germany in 1968. Lilo was at my wedding, in 1984 in Alexandria, Virginia, and I have a picture of her and Mark, Sr. talking to Diana's mom Libby. I realize now that they were probably talking about Soddy-Daisy!
Lilo, Mark and Libby, 1984, Alexandria, VA
It's a small world.
We all live on this one planet, called Earth. On that planet there are 195 countries. This country, the United States of America, has 19,502 incorporated cities. But there is only one Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee. And somehow this little town of 11,000 or so people connects me to my oldest friend, my wife, some biker dude out west – and to my childhood. In ancient times they believed the Sun revolved around the Earth. Now we know that is not true, but I understand that sentiment. It is easy to feel and believe that the world revolves around our personal world. And in a way it does.
"There is just one moon and one golden sun
And a smile means friendship to everyone
Though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide
It's a small world after all" It's a Small World, Sherman Brothers/Disney
Now this town has become my town, and my world revolves around it. My four kids will always consider this home, even if they all live elsewhere now, as close as Hixson and Murfreesboro but also in Georgia and California. And when we get together you'll find us posing together, at a place like Poe's Tavern, a recreation of what started it all.
The next time someone asks you where you are from, don't answer "Chattanooga" or "a little town in Tennessee" or "just outside Chattanooga." Tell them, proudly, and with passion, "I live in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee. And yes, it's a real place."
You will likely be surprised with the answer they give. Because it is a small world, after all.
Where the heck is Soddy-Daisy, indeed.
Here's the Truth


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All statements about Bernie Sanders
Adding up the losses
"Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they've been in are the women, Amy and me."
— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, January 14th, 2020
They've passed more than six bills
Says Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi and Bernie Sanders have passed six bills in a combined 67 years.
— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Thursday, November 21st, 2019
New fact-check for an old claim
Viral image
Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life."
— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Friday, August 9th, 2019
Not a Bernie pic
Says Bernie Sanders marched with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Cuba.
— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
Photo real, text fake
"In 1963 Bernie Sanders was arrested for throwing eggs at black civil rights protestors."
— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Monday, February 25th, 2019
He's spoken consistently against it
Danielle Pletka
Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway."
— PunditFact on Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
Claim doesn't add up
"An analysis showed that Bernie Sanders would have won the Democratic nomination if it were not for the Super Delegates."
— PolitiFact National on Monday, July 25th, 2016
We counted a lot more than one
"Let me say that I don't think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him."
— PolitiFact National on Sunday, May 22nd, 2016
Surrogate hyperbole
"Bernie Sanders voted with Republicans to protect the Minutemen, a hate group that used military tactics against our community."
— PolitiFact Texas on Saturday, April 30th, 2016
He's correct, using narrowest definition
Robby Mook
"In last week's debate, Bernie questioned Hillary's commitment to fighting climate change because a whopping 0.2 percent of the money given to our campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2 percent, mind you: 0.2 percent."
— PolitiFact National on Friday, April 22nd, 2016
Consistently moderate on guns
Says Bernie Sanders "has been largely a very reliable supporter of the NRA."
— PolitiFact National on Thursday, April 14th, 2016
Right number; significance is murkier
"The state that has the highest per capita number of … guns that end up committing crimes in New York come from Vermont."
— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
Both sets of remarks open to interpretation
Bill McCoshen
Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape."
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Thursday, March 17th, 2016
He voted that way; significance is up for debate
In 2006, Bernie Sanders "voted in the House with hard-line Republicans for indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants, and then he sided with those Republicans to stand with vigilantes known as Minutemen who were taking up outposts along the border to hunt down immigrants."
— PolitiFact National on Thursday, March 10th, 2016
Sanders wants more ambitious plan, but supports this one
"The Clean Power Plan is something that Sen. Sanders has said he would delay implementing."
Bernie doesn't have Clinton's cabal
"There really isn't any kind of foreign policy network that is supporting and advising Sen. Sanders."
— PolitiFact National on Sunday, February 7th, 2016
He did suggest it, as part of a coalition
Says Bernie Sanders advocated putting "Iranian troops into Syria to try and resolve the conflict there. Putting them right on the doorstep of Israel."
— PolitiFact National on Friday, February 5th, 2016
47 percent would support a socialist, 58 percent an atheist
When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists."
— PunditFact on Friday, January 29th, 2016
A long path to reversal on a contentious bill
Says Bernie Sanders "has reversed his position on immunity" for gun manufacturers and sellers.
— PolitiFact National on Sunday, January 17th, 2016
He liked the idea
"When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him."
— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
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Effective leadership of others starts with being able to lead yourself first. Yet, leading yourself is often the most difficult person you'll lead in your career! The challenging journey to self-mastery is a life-long process. Being grounded and as clear as possible on your own values, beliefs, preferences, and innate ways of influencing others, especially in times of stress and pressure, is a vital first step to becoming an effective leader. This module is about giving you an opportunity to increase your self-awareness, thus improving your capacity for choice over what attitudes, behaviors and leadership approach will best serve you and others.
A 2-day workshop designed to help you "see yourself" more fully, so you can choose more effective action.


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Welcome to Carl Douglass.com
All in Jest
Last Phoenix
Sheep Dog and the Wolf
Finders Keepers, Losers Weep
McGee Series
Friends At Homeland Security
Crossing the Cult
Wednesday's Child
Death on a Pale Horse
Neurosurgeon Series
The Young Coyote
The Long Climb
Academia: The Law of the Jungle
The Vulture and the Phoenix
Sybil Norcroft Series
Trojan Horse Series
Though They Come from the Ends of the Earth
The Trojan Horse in the Belly of the Beast
The Charlemagne Murders
The Mysterious Alexandra Tarasova-Yusupov
The Rise and Fall of the Fifteenth Caliphate
Home Books — All in Jest — Last Phoenix — Gog and Magog — Sheep Dog and the Wolf — Finders Keepers, Losers Weep — McGee Series —— Friends At Homeland Security —— Crossing the Cult —— Wednesday's Child —— Death on a Pale Horse — Neurosurgeon Series —— The Young Coyote —— Anything Goes —— Heaven and Hell —— The Long Climb —— Academia: The Law of the Jungle —— The Vulture and the Phoenix — Sybil Norcroft Series —— The End of the Beginning — Trojan Horse Series —— Though They Come from the Ends of the Earth —— Dancing with the Devil —— The Trojan Horse in the Belly of the Beast — The Charlemagne Murders — The Mysterious Alexandra Tarasova-Yusupov — The Rise and Fall of the Fifteenth Caliphate Reviews Photos Author Bio Events Blog Contact
The End of the Beginning represents a new avenue for author Carl Douglass to pursue. The protagonist of this novella is Sybil Norcroft, M.D., PhD., F.A.C.S who will be instantly recognizable to his fans as the striking main character in Carl's popular novel, All in Jest.
Sybil makes a serious mistake, at least in retrospect. Everyone who knows her or of her is aware that she and Attorney Paul Bel Geddes have locked horns for a decade, and each regard the other as the nemesis. Sybil's error is to get angry, then loud and demeaning, of Paul in a very public black tie New Year's Eve gathering after having received yet one more "intent to sue 90 day letter" from the man. Her billionaire husband tries to shush her, but she all but shouted, "Don't patronize me, Charles. That bottom feeder has gone too far. Somebody needs to do something about him."
Her outburst would have passed without notice were it not for the fact that Paul Bel Geddes is murdered in his palatial home in Bel Aire. His safe is emptied of millions in cash and jewels. Detectives Anson Burger and Griselda (Grizzly) Müller, a star reporter for the L.A. Times, and an overzealous deputy D.A., pursue Sybil with unprecedented determination once Paul's wife—the other likely suspect—is cleared. Sybil, her husband, and her attorneys do not trust the detectives who seem willing to do anything to get her arrested and convicted. So, they hire their own private detectives, Drew Knox and Amber Littlefeather, who prove to be highly effective and professional.
The private and police detectives learn how to get along with each other and begin turning up leads rapidly. That is important because the trial under Judge Drammon--known as the "hanging judge"--is not going Sybil's way—not at all. The trial and the investigation traveled in parallel but like ships passing in the dark. The defense rests, and the jury goes soberly into their room to deliberate.
When the jury informs Judge Drammon that they have reached a unanimous verdict, Sybil's heart sinks. She is looking at the end of life as she knows it. It is two-twenty-one in the afternoon, and the tension in the courtroom could not be higher. The jury foreman stands to face the judge and is about to read the verdict. Before the bailiff can retrieve the folded verdict sheet, the front door bursts open; and a disheveled man in a grey suit rushes in. To everyone in the courtroom's consternation, the man turned out to be Lt. Anson Burger, and he dropped an evidentiary bomb shell.
In a real sense, Sybil's story begins after that dramatic entrance. Sybil has enemies--real ones—in the dog-eat-dog world of academic and private practice surgery, and they threaten her reputation irretrievably. She is known as the Snow Queen for a reason and prevails once again, but the new world she enters is one of uncharted country and an uncertain future.
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Aquiles Nazoa (* 17. Mai 1920 in Caracas; † 25. April 1976 zwischen Caracas und Valencia) war ein venezolanischer Schriftsteller, Essayist, Journalist, Dichter und Humorist. Seine humoristischen Werke, Gedichte und Kommentare waren und sind bis heute sehr populär.

Leben
Nazoa begann mit 12 Jahren zu arbeiten, um seine Familie zu unterstützen. Als Tischlerlehrling und mit Gelegenheitsarbeiten verdiente er sich seinen Lebensunterhalt und bildete sich autodidaktisch weiter. 1935 übernahm er Hilfstätigkeiten bei einer Zeitung, lernte Typographie, Englisch und Französisch und arbeitete als Korrektor. Seit 1938 war er Fremdenführer im Museo de Bellas Artes Caracas.

1940 wurde der dem Marxismus nahestehende Autor wegen eines kritischen Zeitungsartikels verhaftet. Nach seiner Entlastung arbeitete er als Journalist für Rundfunk und Zeitungen, betätigte sich aber auch als Dichter. 1948 erhielt er den nationalen Zeitungspreis für seine humoristischen Beiträge. Unter der Diktatur von Marcos Pérez Jiménez musste er von 1955 bis 1958 emigrieren. Nach seiner Rückkehr betrieb er verschiedene Zeitungsprojekte, die aber aus wirtschaftlichen Gründen oder an der Zensur scheiterten. In den 1970er Jahren arbeitete er auch für das Fernsehen und mit Theaterprojekten.

Er starb am 25. April 1976 bei einem Verkehrsunfall zwischen Caracas und Valencia.

Werke
 El transeúnte sonreído (1945)
 Cuba, de Martí a Fidel Castro (1961)
 Caracas, física y espiritual (1967)
 Humor y amor (1970)

Literatur
 Biographie auf www.venezuelatuya.com

Autor
Journalist (Venezuela)
Person (Caracas)
Venezolaner
Geboren 1920
Gestorben 1976
Mann

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Q: 'Name' is not defined, but I swear it is? (Python) I'm testing out this QPython app on my phone and I have the following code:
#-*-coding:utf8;-*
#qpy:console
#qpy:2

numOne = 1
numTwo = 2

person = str(input("What's your name?"))
print "Guess what I can do?"
print "Hello,", person

However, it returns an error:
> hipipal.qpyplus/scripts/.last_tmp.py"    <
What's your name?jason
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/storage/emulated/0/com.hipipal.qpyplus/scripts/.last_tmp.py", line 8, in <module>
    person = str(input("What's your name?"))
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'jason' is not defined
1|u0_a320@hltetmo:/ $

Sorry if formatting is off, I am posting this from my phone on the go.

A: You are using Python2, input() will evaluate input; which means when you type jason, it is trying to find a variable called jason, and since it doesn't exist, you get the exception. You should raw_input, which will return the input as a string:
>>> input('hello: ')
hello: jason
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'jason' is not defined
>>> raw_input('hello: ')
hello: jason
'jason'

In Python3, it will work as expected:
>>> input('hello: ')
hello: json
'json'

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Darkfield - Carry Us Away
Carry Us Away
By Dan Weston
Darkfield aka Joey Westerlund is an artist from Portland, Oregon. Around a year ago he released History is Violent and he is now back with Carry Us Away. He explains: "Something I tried to do with this album was to write each song as if it was on a soundtrack to a sci-fi or space exploration movie and the song titles reflect what would be happening during each chapter of the film." On that note this would certainly be an epic movie and in my opinion a drama.
The album starts with "A New Beginning" and was one of the highlights. I thought the piano playing in particular was beautiful. The song starts to build with drums and other elements. I did feel like there was a sense of exploration and wonder as the song progressed. This song builds and for the most part felt like a transition into "Phoenix Down." "Phoenix Down'' is dynamic and one of the heavier songs overall. There are distorted and clean guitars and a nice dichotomy of sections.
The mood becomes tranquil, meditative and warm on "Echoes" at least initially. As the song progresses it does rock out with drums and distorted guitars. "Halcyon" felt inspirational and motivated. This song made me want to go out and accomplish something.
"Bloom" is arguably the most dynamic song in the batch. The beginning is very still and intimate and the second half simply blows you through the roof. "The Outsider" continues with epic qualities while "Ares" could be considered the centerpiece at almost seven minutes in length. "Back to the Sky" is the closer which is a solid track.
There is a formula with these songs. A simple way to put it would be soft to loud or perhaps pensive to cathartic in terms of emotion. Westerlund upped his game with this release and yes the cinematic post-rock is right on the nose.
If any film makers out there are making a dramatic movie about space exploration you might want to give this composer a ring.


Yellow Wheel audition. Photo by Pippa Samaya.
Yellow Wheel, established in Melbourne, in 2012, is an Australian pre-professional contemporary dance company specialising in working with young people and emerging artists. The company offers a range of programs that connect pre-professional dancers with successful dancers working in the field, provides rigourous contemporary dance training, and presents fresh new works that feature the next generation of artists.
Joshua Lowe. Photo by Luke Byrne.
Coming up over the next two months, Yellow Wheel has many exciting offerings for young dancers in Melbourne, including performances, auditions for the 2019 companies and applications for dance leaders as part of its Dance Massive work in association with Tasdance and Chunky Move.
In addition, Yellow Wheel has announced the appointment of its new Artistic Director, Joshua Lowe, and Associate Director, Kyall Shanks. Both have a long history with Yellow Wheel, both as dancers and choreographers with the company.
This month, Yellow Wheel will present Example Example, a new double-bill of contemporary dance works, choreographed by Yellow Wheel alumni Kyall Shanks and Arabella Frahn-Starkie. Shanks's work, In Reference to the PDF, is a summary and representation of his and company members' time spent together this year, while Shanks was overseas and the dancers maintained their play and investigations in the studio through the use of an infamous PDF. Frahn-Starkie's Close Copy combines dance and photographic practice. It is dream-like and features multiple versions of a single memory. Example Example will be held 23 – 24 November, at Temperance Hall in South Melbourne. Tickets are on sale here.
The company is also seeking young movers aged 14 and over for 2019. Yellow Wheel is offering two programs, Company One and Company Two, which both include exciting contemporary dance performance and training opportunities, including projects in Dance Massive, Australian Youth Dance Festival and an interstate tour. Company One members rehearse two to three times a week, as well as several holiday intensives for rehearsals and performance seasons. Company Two is a smaller commitment level and suits dancers with busy schedules. Auditions will take place December 2nd and 4th, at the new WXYZ Studios. Interested dancers are asked to register here.
Yellow Wheel. Photo by Pippa Samaya.
Also, Chunky Move, Tasdance and Yellow Wheel are seeking 30 dance leaders to be part of an outdoor performance in Dance Massive. The young leaders will be mentored and supported in the role by a team of professional artists, including Alice Lee Holland (Chunky Move), Adam Wheeler (Tasdance), Joshua Lowe and Kyall Shanks (Yellow Wheel), and James O'Hara (soloist). Applications are due 16 November, and can be found here.
Kyall Shanks. Photo by Junpei Iwamoto.
For more information on all of Yellow Wheel's upcoming offerings for young dance artists, and tickets for the company's upcoming season, Example Example, head to www.yellowwheel.com.au.


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Picky eaters: Dissecting poo to examine moose diets
Moose chomping on a forest plant
Grading Rubric
When you eat at a restaurant, do you always order your favorite meal? Or do you like to look at the menu and try something new? Humans have so many meal options that it can be hard to decide what to eat, but we also have preferences for certain food over others. Animals have fewer decisions to make. They have to choose from food options available in their environment. Do animals search for specific food types or eat any food they find?
Scientists who study the ecology of the remote Isle Royale National Park are interested in knowing more about how moose decide which plants to eat. Isle Royale is a large (44 miles long and 8 miles wide) island found within Lake Superior. On the island, wolves are the main predators of moose. The wolf and moose populations have been studied there for over 60 years, making it the longest continuous study of predator-prey dynamics.
In recent years, the wolf population struggled to rebound because there were very few adults reproducing. Without their natural predators, the moose population has increased dramatically, in 2000 there were approximately 500 moose, but since that time the population has grown to over 2,000 moose! Moose are browsers, meaning they eat leaves and needles, fruits, or twigs that are found on woody plants. Having too many moose on the island would take a toll on the island's plant community. Bite by bite, moose may be chomping away at the forest and changing the Isle Royale ecosystem as we know it.
To try to fix this problem, the National Park Service is working to restore the wolf population by relocating adults from other Lake Superior packs to the island. However, this will take several years and in the meantime moose will continue to have an effect on the plant community. Scientists Sarah, John, and their colleagues realize how important it is to monitor which plants the moose are eating. The scientist team wanted to know whether moose simply eat the plants that they come across, or if they show preference for certain plants.
Surveying woody plants in Isle Royale National Park
One thing that could affect moose food preference is the nutrition level of the different plants. In the winter, deciduous plants lose their leaves, unlike conifers that are green all year round. In the winter, moose end up eating the edges of twigs from deciduous plants, but can still eat needles of conifers. Needles are easier for moose to digest and have more nutrients than twigs so the scientists thought moose would seek out coniferous plants, like balsam fir and cedar, even if they were less common in the environment.
Starting in 2004, the scientist team selected 14 sites across the island and started collecting moose poop, also called fecal pellets, at the end of winter. Back in the lab, the fecal pellets were examined closely under a microscope to determine what the moose were eating. Many plants have identifiable differences in cellular structures, so the scientists were able to look at the magnified fragments and record how much balsam fir, cedar, and deciduous plants the moose had been eating.
To understand preference, the scientists also needed to know which plants were in the area that the moose were living. They did plant surveys at the beginning and end of the study to estimate the percent of different woody plants that are in the forest. Because woody plants are long-living, the forest didn't change too much from year to year.
Once they had the forest plant surveys and the moose diets analyzed from the fecal pellets, they were able to analyze whether moose selectively eat. If a moose was randomly eating the plant types that it came across, it would have similar amounts of plants in its diet than what is found in the forest. If a moose shows preferencefor a plant type, it would have a higher percent of that food in their diet than what is found in the forest. Moose could also be avoiding certain food types, which would be when they have a lower percent of a plant type in its diet than in the environment.
Featured scientist: Sarah Hoy, John Vucetich and John Henderson from Michigan Technological University.Support for this lesson was provided by the National Park Service with funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Additional teacher resources related to this Data Nugget:
The study and results described in this Data Nugget have been published. If students are curious to know more about the study design and how sites were selected, there is an approachable methods section available in the article:
Hoy, S.R., Vucetich, J.A., Liu, R., DeAngelis, D.L., Peterson, R.O., Vucetich, L.M., & Henderson, J.J. 2019. Negative frequency-dependent foraging behavior in a generalist herbivore (Alces alces) and its stabilizing influence on food-web dynamics. Journal of Animal Ecology.
There have been several news stories about this research:
Don't Poo-Poo Moose Poop
Poo's clues: Moose droppings indicate Isle Royale ecosystem health
Website with more information on the Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Study, including additional datasets to examine with students.
Testing the tolerance of invasive plants
Casey out in the field.
Casey is a biologist who grew up with dogs as pets. His dogs were all the same species and had some things in common – they all had a tail, ears, and fur. But, each dog also had its own unique appearance – tail length, ear shape, and fur color. These things are called traits. Casey became interested in how slight differences in traits make individuals unique.
As Casey observed in dogs, not all individuals in the same species are exactly alike. This is also true in plants. When we look closely at individual plants of the same species, we often see that each is slightly different from the next. Some grow faster. Some have more leaves than others. Some are better at defending themselves against herbivoresthat might eat them.
People move species around the globe, and some of these species cause problems where they are introduced. These trouble-making species are called invasive species. Casey wanted to apply what he knew about trait differences to the environment around him, so he chose to study invasive plants and their traits. He wants to know what it is about invasive species that make them able to invade. Casey thought that maybe certain traits cause invasive species to be more troublesome than others. The individual plants that have invaded other parts of the world might have different traits that made them successful in that environment. Plants in their new invasive range might be slightly different than plants in the native range where they came from.
Along with other members of his lab, Casey is studying an invasive plant species called burr clover. The lab collected seeds of burr clover from all different parts of the world. Some of the seeds came from the native range around the Mediterranean Sea (e.g. Italy, France, and Morocco) and some came from areas where they are invasive (e.g. Japan, Brazil, and the United States). The plants from the invasive range have already proven that they can invade new areas. Studying traits in native and invasive ranges would allow Casey to learn more about how those individuals invaded in the first place. Because Casey thought trait differences might have caused certain individuals of burr clover to become invasive, he predicted that individuals from the invasive range would have different traits than those from the native range.
Casey's field site where he studies Burr Clover
The lab decided to look at one trait in particular – how much an individual plant was affected by herbivores, which is called tolerance. The most tolerant individuals can still grow and produce fruits, even when herbivores eat a lot of their tissue. Casey thought that individuals from the invasive range would be more tolerant than individuals from the native range. One reason the invading individuals may have been successful is that they were more tolerant of herbivores in their new environment.The fruits contain seeds that make new plants, so plants that make more fruits can invade more easily. If individuals from the invasive range can make more fruits, even when herbivores are around, then they may reproduce and spread more quickly.
So, Casey and his lab collected seeds from 22 individual plants from the native range and 22 individual plants from the invasive range. Each plant produces many seeds, so they collected several seeds from each individual. They created 24 2×2-meter plots in a field in California. Into each plot they planted 2-4 seeds from each individual plant and the seeds were planted in a random order in each plot. In all, there were 3,349 plants! In half of the plots, they removed any insects that might eat the plants. To do this they randomly chose half of the plots and sprayed them with insecticide, which kills insects. They sprayed the other half of the plots with water as a control. They wanted to know how many fruits were made by plants under good conditions so they could compare to plants that are being eaten by herbivores. After the plants grew all spring, they measured how many small, spiky fruits each plant produced. They compared how many fruits each plant produced in the plots with insects and the plots without insects.
Featured scientist: Casey terHorst from California State University, Northridge
Do invasive species escape their enemies?
One of the invasive plants found in the experiment, Dianthus armeria
Invasive species, like zebra mussels and garlic mustard, are species that have been introduced by humans to a new area. Where they invade they cause harm. For example, invasive species outcompete native species and reduce diversity, damage habitats, and interfere with human interests. Damage from invasive species costs the United States over $100 billion per year.
Scientists want to know, what makes an invasive species become such a problem once it is introduced? Is there something that is different for an invasive species compared to native species that have not been moved to a new area? Many things change for an invasive species when it is introduced somewhere new. For example, a plant that is moved across oceans may not bring enemies (like disease, predators, and herbivores) along for the ride. Now that the plant is in a new area with no enemies, it may do very well and become invasive.
Scientists at Michigan State University wanted to test whether invasive species are successful because they have escaped their enemies. They predicted invasive species would get less damage from enemies, compared to native species that still live near to their enemies. If native plants have tons of insects that can eat them, while an invasive plant has few or none, this would support enemy escape explaining invasiveness. However, if researchers find that native and invasive species have the same levels of herbivory, this would no support enemy escape. To test this hypothesis, a lab collected data on invasive and native plant species in Kalamazoo County. They measured how many insects were found on each species of plant, and the percent of leaves that had been damaged by insect herbivores. The data they collected is found below and can be used to test whether invasive plants are successful because they get less damage from insects compared to native plants.
Featured scientist: Elizabeth Schultheis from Michigan State University
For a lesson plan on the Enemy Release Hypothesis, click here.
For a great scientific paper discussing the Enemy Release Hypothesis, click here.
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has a short video giving background on invasive species, here.
Do insects prefer local or foreign foods?
One of the invasive plants found in the experiment, Centaurea stoebe.
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Insects that feed on plants, called herbivores, can have big effects on how plants grow. Herbivory can change the size and shape of plants, the number of flowers and seeds, and even which plant species can survive in a habitat. A plant with leaves eaten by insect herbivores will likely do worse than a plant that is not eaten.
Plants that naturally grow in an area without human interference are called native plants. When a plant is moved by humans to a new area and lives and grows outside of its natural range, it is called an exotic plant. Sometimes exotic plants become invasive, meaning they grow large and fast, take over habitats, and push out native species. What determines if an exotic species will become invasive? Scientists are very interested in this question. Understanding what makes a species become invasive could help control invasions already underway and prevent new ones in the future.
Because herbivory affects how big and fast a plant can grow, local herbivores may determine if an exotic plant thrives in its new habitat and becomes invasive. Elizabeth, a plant biologist, is fascinated by invasive species and wanted to know why they are able to grow bigger and faster than native and other exotic species. One possibility, she thought, is that invasive species are not recognized by the local insect herbivores as good food sources and thus get less damage from the insects. Escaping herbivory could allow invasive species to grow more and may explain how they become invasive.
To test this hypothesis, Elizabeth planted 25 native, 25 exotic, and 11 invasive species in a field in Michigan. This field was already full of many plants and had many insect herbivores. The experimental plants grew from 2011 to 2013. Each year, Elizabeth measured herbivory on 10 individuals of each of the 61 species, for a total of 610 plants. To measure herbivory, she looked at the leaves on each plant and determined how much of each leaf was eaten by herbivores. She then compared the area that was eaten to the total area of the leaf and calculated the proportion leaf area eaten by herbivores. Elizabeth predicted that invasive species would have a lower proportion of leaf area eaten compared to native and noninvasive exotic plants.
There is one scientific paper associated with the data in this Data Nugget. The citation and PDF of the paper is below, as well as a link to access the full dataset from the study:
Schultheis, E.H., A.E. Berardi, and J.A. Lau (2015). No release for the wicked: enemy release is dynamic and not associated with invasiveness. Ecology 96(9) 2446-2457.
Data available from the Dryad Digital Repository
For two lesson plans covering the Enemy Release Hypothesis, click here and here. For another great paper discussing the Enemy Release Hypothesis, click here.
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The complete long-lost television specials of the one and only 'Wild and Crazy Guy' himself, with most material not seen for over 30 years. Includes several bonus clips, two music videos, SNL appearances and acceptance speeches
Los Angeles, CA, Shout! Factory, 2012
Los Angeles, CA, Shout! Factory, c2012
3 videodiscs (390 min.)
Release date: Sep. 18, 2012
Special features: new interview with Steve Martin
Disc 1, The stand-up specials. On location with Steve Martin (1976) -- Homage to Steve (1979)
Disc 2, The NBC specials. Steve Martin: A wild and crazy guy (1978) -- Steve Martin: Comedy is not pretty (1980) -- All commercials...a Steve Martin special (1980) -- Steve Martin's Best show ever (1981)
Disc 3, Bits and pieces (1966-2005). Steve's lifetime achievement acceptance speech, The American comedy awards (2000) -- Steve plays the banjo (first TV appearance), Dusty's attic (1966) -- Music video:"What I believe" from The Steve Martin Brothers album (1981) -- Music video: "Freddie's lilt", from The Steve Martin Brothers album (1981) -- Las Vegas act parody, The tonight show with Johnny Carson (9/19/74) -- Jean-Pierre Louey: The French Johnny Cash, The Johnny Cash Christmas special (1978) -- Steve Martin's holiday wishes, Saturday night live (12/6/86) -- Ode to a loved one, Saturday night live (5/20/89) -- Steve's penis beauty créme, Saturday night live (9/24/94) -- Steve's tribute to Gene Kelly, AFI lifetime achievement: a tribute to Gene Kelly (1985) -- Best actor in a comedy acceptance speech, The people's choice awards (1992) -- The Great Flydini, The tonight show with Johnny Carson (5/6/92) -- Steve's Paul Simon tribute, The Kennedy Center honors (2002) -- The making of the Steve Martin appearance,The late show with David Letterman (12/1/95) -- Dave & Steve's gay vacation, The late show with David Letterman (10/2/98) -- Steve's acceptance speech, The Mark Twain prize for American humor (2005)
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Voodoo Vegas ist eine britische Rock-Band aus Bournemouth (Südengland / Ärmelkanal).

Geschichte
Die 2006 gegründete, 5-köpfige Band veröffentlichte 2013 ihr Debütalbum The Rise of Jimmy Silver, welches von Produzent Pedro Ferreira in den Rockfield Studios/Wales eingespielt wurde.

Ihren ersten deutschen Bühnenauftritt hatte Voodoo Vegas im Jahr 2013 auf dem traditionsreichen Rockfestival der Rockfreunde Rengsdorf (seit 1981 eines der ältesten Open-Air-Festivals in Deutschland). Am 20. Juli 2014 spielte Voodoo Vegas auf einer mobilen Bühne eines Tiefladers auf der Rheinland-Pfalz-Tag Parade in Neuwied vor ca. 80.000 Besuchern und einem großen Fernsehpublikum. Im Oktober 2014 spielte Voodoo Vegas im Vorprogramm der US-Hard-Rock-Band Y&T in den Niederlanden und Belgien. Am 4. Dezember 2014 spielten Voodoo Vegas im Vorprogramm von Status Quo in Kerkrade (Niederlande).

Die Band war mit Produzent Guillermo 'Will' Maya (u. a. The Answer, Breed 77) im Los Rosales Residential Studio in Madrid um die EP "Hypnotise" aufzunehmen, die am 12. Oktober 2015 veröffentlicht wurde. Die gleichnamige Single wurde im iTunes Store veröffentlicht. Das Cover-Artwork wurde vom Comic-Zeichner Jim Boswell gezeichnet.

Das am 4. November 2016 veröffentlichte zweite Studio-Album Freak Show Candy Floss wurde erneut von Produzent Guillermo 'Will' Maya im Los Rosales Residential Studio in Madrid aufgenommen. Auch diesmal wurde das Cover-Artwork vom Comic-Zeichner Jim Boswell gezeichnet. Das Video zur Single "Killing Joke" (inspiriert vom Joker-Charakter aus den Batman-Filmen) wurde in die Playlist des SkyTV Satellitensender und dessen Rockkanal Scuzz aufgenommen.

Stil und Einflüsse

Zu den Haupteinflüssen der Band zählen Rockbands wie z. B. Aerosmith, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses und Bon Jovi. Der Musikstil der Band lässt sich als eine Mischung aus Hard Rock und Classic Rock mit Blueseinflüssen angetrieben durch Gitarrenriffs beschreiben.

Diskografie
 2013: The Rise of Jimmy Silver (Album, VV Records / Cargo Records)
 2015: Hypnotise (EP, VV Records)
 2016: Freak Show Candy Floss (Album, Jimmy Silver Records)

Auszeichnungen
 2014: Gewinner des Pure Rawk Awards in der Kategorie "New Band of the Year"

Sonstiges
Über die Plattform PledgeMusic finanzierte die Band mittels Crowdfunding ihr erstes Studio-Album. In nur wenigen Tagen wurde das Ziel der Crowdfunding-Kampagne erreicht (sogar mit 343 % übertroffen) und so konnte durch Mithilfe der Fans das Debütalbum produziert werden.

Das Cover-Artwork vom Debütalbum The Rise of Jimmy Silver, der EP Hypnotise und auch dem zweiten Studio-Album Freak Show Candy Floss wurde von Comic-Zeichner Jim Boswell gezeichnet.

Der amerikanische Profi-Wrestler Matt Taven nutzt das Lied So Unkind als Einlaufmusik.

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website
 Offizielle deutsche Website

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Rockband
Englische Band


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A friend in North Dakota writes to tell me about an historic preservation issue in the central part of his state.
The solons of McLean County have chosen, it seems, to demolish their 1908 court house at Washburn, a Missouri River town about forty miles north of Bismarck, the state capitol. Those interested in preserving the court house are assembling a collection of essays on the merits of historic preservation, so I'll offer a one-page contribution. All things considered, the mechanisms for preservation may differ from place to place and time to time, but the intentions are more likely to be universal. Perhaps my words will matter.
Preserving the Past
Nothing gives more satisfaction or greater utility than a bulleted list: four principle reasons for the Civil War or three structural differences between the Romanesque and the Gothic. Sadly, PowerPoint has become our default. But while my rationale for preserving historical artifacts defies that sort of reductionist tidiness, it may be the consequence of a disordered and indecisive mind.
As a political phenomenon, historic preservation has been around since the 1960s when the federal government weighed in with Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Perhaps the upcoming bi-centennial was an incentive. Just as likely, though, it might have been a response to the bulldozer mentality of post-war planning, urban renewal, suburbanization and the ongoing implementation of the interstate highway system. The past is always in the way of progress and change is rarely comfortable. But before I make my own unintentional bulleted list, here are a few observations from someone who's been at the front lines of preservation from time to time.
As we approach the fiftieth anniversary of the 1966 act that established, among other things, the National Register of Historic Places, a glance in the rear view mirror suggests that historic preservation was hardly new. There had been, for example, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association which coalesced in 1853 to save George Washington's home from development as an amusement park: a private group resisting capitalist development when government–at any level–was decidedly laissez faire.
Other buildings and sites important to the nation have been spared the wrecker's ball and asphalt. But until World War II, preservation was highly selective and comparably exclusive in the message it conveyed about who we were or where we were going. Washington and Jefferson–almost a dozen presidents in all–were owners of other human beings, yet their homes often concealed the reality of slave quarters behind privet hedges, as lunch rooms, gift shops and restrooms. Fortunately, we grew as a nation and matured to understand and accept the often inconvenient or uncomfortable truth of that story.
Not every building can or should be a museum; the past is not a theme park to be visited on family outings. The past is here, there and everywhere in between, underfoot and overhead. Our infrastructure of architecture and engineering, of open space and public land must also be understood as an investment. We reap the dividends, but the principal belongs to those unborn.
Our collective national memory is with us every day, like the Declaration of Independence or the Bill of Rights or the Emancipation Proclamation. And it is likewise manifest in the diversity of neighborhoods and homes across the nation; in regional variants and ethnic and racial difference; why you order pancakes in one part of the country and flapjacks in another. Look at the back of a dollar bill: E pluribus unum. The conversation of what to save and how to do it is a necessary public act of self-examination; a dialogue that will inevitably remind us of an often overlooked fact: that becoming one cannot deny the many that we remain.
We are at pains today to define the United States anew, a complex, diverse, conflicted nation state in a post-national world. Reinvention, like any change, is difficult. But the preservation of signposts along the way may help to chart our course.
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There is currently no verifiable biographical information available on the Danish designer Peter Løvig Nielsen.
Designing in the Scandinavian modern style that took the design world by storm in the 1950s and '60s, Løvig Nielsen is known for his wooden desks, tables, and storage units. Like many of his Danish contemporaries, Løvig Nielsen favored high-quality and beautifully grained woods such as teak, rosewood, and walnut, and his designs often featured tapered legs and organic curved edges. One of his most well-known designs is sometimes referred to as the Boomerang Desk (c.1956) which features an L-shaped table top on V-shaped legs with subtle brass detailing.
Although he was relatively unknown in the mid-century era, Løvig Nielsen's designs have been rediscovered in the 21st century by vintage dealers due to the unusual ease in identifying them. Stamped "Løvig" or "Hedensted Møbelfabrik" for the Danish village in which they were produced, as well as the year of production, Løvig Nielsen's beautifully crafted designs are experiencing a vintage revival.