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FROZEN AIRCRAFT SHOCK
I'm still in shock! Are these aircraft found buried in ice, more than 3,000 years old -- or what? This news comes from the man who had the experience, Dr Kent Hovind. I think you'll enjoy it.
"You're kidding!" laughed the lab worker. "Only 4,400 years ago!"
"Yes," quipped Kent. "The surface of this whole planet was remodelled by the Flood only 4,400 years ago."
"No way! In case you don't know, Dr. Hovind, I work at the Denver National Ice Core Laboratory here in Colorado. And we've been taking cores of ice from Greenland and Antarctica. It's dry, very cold, the glaciers are MILES THICK, but their annual growth rings are very THIN."
He paused to observe Kent's reaction. Then he thrust home. "We've measured the ice, and I tell you, man, it's 135,000 years old! Your 4,000 years is a joke."
"I'd like to see your lab," said Kent, calmly.
The next day my friend Kent met the worker at the lab.
The employee ushered him into the giant freezer which stored the long cores from ice drilling.
"See this core from Greenland?" said the worker. "We drilled down and brought it up from 10,000 feet. See the rings? This core takes us back 135,000 years. You'll notice the rings along its length, dark -- light -- dark -- light.
"Well, these represent annual rings, because in summer the top layer of snow melts and then re-freezes as clear ice, which shows up dark here. In winter, the snow doesn't get a chance to melt, so it packs -- and shows up as a white layer. These layers of dark -- light -- dark -- light, indicate 135,000 summers and winters."
Hovind looked him in the eye. "Aren't you assuming those are annual rings?"
Let's step back a few years, to the famous lost squadron.
THE LOST SQUADRON
In 1942, during World War II, some war planes landed in Greenland. When the war ended, those planes were left there and forgotten.
In 1990, an aircraft enthusiast came up with the bright idea to find them and fly them off again.
He organized a group and they went searching. As it turned out, they had to use radar, because the planes were under the ice, in fact, so deep under the ice, the men had a hard job finding them. Do you know, that lost squadron had got covered by 263 feet of ice in 48 years!
Let's do some arithmetic.
* 263 feet divided by 48 years, that's an ice growth of about 5.5 feet per year.
* Now divide 10,000 feet by 5.5. And you get 1,824 years for ALL of the ice to build up.
We should allow longer for the fact that the deeper ice is pressed into finer layers.
Note: those planes did not sink into the ice, due to pressure on the ice. The ice had grown OVER them.
ARE THESE ANCIENT AIRCRAFT IN ICE?
Okay, would you do some math? Can you work this out? The Denver National Ice Core Laboratory said that 10,000 feet of ice had to be 135,000 years old! So the 263 feet deep of "Lost Squadron" ice - how old should that be? That's right, 3,419 years old.
Does that mean those aircraft are 3,419 years old? What do you think?
HERE COMES THE SEQUEL
In April, 1999, Kent visited Bob Cardin at his museum in Middleboro, Kentucky. Cardin had dug out and was restoring the P-38.
You may be wondering, how did they get that plane out? Ingenious. They had melted a hole down to the airplane, broken it apart and brought up the pieces through the hole.
"When you dug it out," asked Kent, "did you see any layers of ice, dark -- light -- dark --
"Yeah, I did, as a matter of fact."
"How many layers of ice were there?"
"Many hundreds of them."
HUNDREDS OF RINGS IN 48 YEARS?
"How could there be many hundreds of annual rings in only 48 years?"
"THOSE ARE NOT ANNUAL RINGS.
That's not summer and winter," replied Cardin. " It's warm -- cold -- warm -- cold -- warm --cold. You can get ten of those in one day."
And that's a fact! Yet, the scientific elite was still calling them annual rings in 1998. (See Scientific American, February 1998, p.82). Somebody's either ignorant, or lying.
I'm worried. The textbooks you read today are textbooks not only about science, but about evolution. They're trying to sneak evolution in with the science.
Sneaking beer ads in with football matches doesn't mean beer is football. Sneaking evolution in with the science, doesn't make it science.
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unexplored areas, including parts of the Amazon
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Inventive seasonal toppers for your next pizza night.
At this point into the fall season, we'll pretty much take any excuse to eat pumpkin—but it's not the only good part about this flatbread pizza. The secret to this recipe includes some other delicious ingredients such as mushrooms, onions and pumpkin seeds. Mushrooms offer up loads of potassium while the pumpkin seeds secure their superfood status with iron, which helps maintain high energy levels. As for the cheese, fresh ricotta and fontina come together to make one sinful gooey layer. But don't worry, studies show that women who indulged in a daily dose of cheese are less likely to gain weight. So next time pizza night rolls around (um, TONIGHT?) get your pumpkin fix and grab these seasonal ingredients to top with.
Heat oven to 375°. In a roasting pan, toss pumpkin with 1 tbsp oil, salt, chopped rosemary and freshly ground black pepper; spread out into 1 layer. Cover pan with foil; bake until almost tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove foil; add onions and mushrooms, if desired; toss to coat with oil (use additional oil if needed). Cook, uncovered, until vegetables are cooked through but still firm, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle flour onto a flat surface; roll or stretch out each dough half to 1/8-inch thickness; let rest 20 minutes. Place pizza stone or overturned baking sheet in oven; heat oven to 500°. Top both crusts with equal amounts of ricotta, vegetables and fontina. Garnish with rosemary sprigs and drizzle with oil, if desired. Dust hot pizza stone or baking sheet with cornmeal; slide pizzas on top and cook until crust is golden and top is bubbling, 5 to 10 minutes. Garnish with seeds, if desired.


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Critical Impact mit zwei rollenden Tunes auf Metalheadz, mit DRS und NC Fats am Mikrofon.
We're delighted to welcome Critical Impact back to Metalheadz for a solo single, 8 years after he first appeared on the label as part of the Genesis EP series. Known for his work with vocalists, Critical Impact's trademark style is rolled out and only complimented by the unique vocal tones of both DRS and Fats across their respective features, making for a release that intertwines soul with gritty, accomplished beats.


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Емелья́нова — женская форма русской фамилии , а также топоним.

 Известные носители
 Емельянова, Валентина Игнатьевна (1922—между 2002 и 2006) — передовик производства, Герой Социалистического Труда.
 Емельянова, Дарья Игоревна (род. 1987) — российский кинорежиссёр, продюсер.
 Емельянова, Инесса Евгеньевна (более известна под фамилией Коркмаз; род. 1975) — советская, российская и азербайджанская волейболистка.

 Емельянова, Клавдия Михайловна (1912—1990) — советская легкоатлетка и лыжница.
 Емельянова, Ксения Ильинична (1912—1992) — свинарка, Герой Социалистического Труда.
 Емельянова, Надежда Михайловна (род. 1966) — востоковед, кандидат исторических наук.
 Емельянова, Наталья Александровна (род. 1974) — советская и российская футболистка.
 Емельянова, Нина Петровна (1912—1998) — пианистка.
 Емельянова, Олеся Владимировна (род. 1979) — детский писатель и педагог, изобретатель; сценарист, поэт, драматург.
 Емельянова, Полина Александровна (1907—1983) — актриса, лауреат Сталинской премии.

 Емельянова, Юлия Ивановна (род. 1987) — украинская футболистка. Двойные фамилии
 Емельянова-Павлова, Елизавета Ивановна (1910—1993) — советская спортсменка (хоккей с мячом).

 Топоним
 Емельянова — деревня в Брянской области.

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ANDERSON, Ind. -- Burglaries and car thefts are on the rise in one Anderson community and police are responding by stepping up patrols.
Police said most of the recent crime has been contained to the west side, on streets like Nichol Avenue and Arrow Avenue. Neighbors have reported car break-ins and home burglaries. Police said some people have also reported storage thefts being broken into and various items stolen.
"It's ridiculous around here," one woman said.
She was attacked behind her home a few weeks ago and doesn't want to share her name out of fear. She said the suspects stole her purse, but continued to attack her when there was nothing in it.
"When you get violated, it's hard to come back off it," she said.
Police are stepping up patrols in the community and believe teens could be responsible for some of the crimes. Neighbors said the area has a high elderly population and believe the teens are taking advantage of older people.
Reverend Rey Wilkins of New Hope Methodist Church said crimes are even impacting church attendance.
"It's frustrating. It's scary. It affects attendance at events at church and in the neighborhood because people are afraid to be in the neighborhood late evening or nights," Wilkins said.
Other neighbors said the community needs to come together to find activities and programs to keep teens occupied and entertained, so they stay out of trouble.
The Anderson Police Department is hosting more than a dozen community crime watch meetings. The schedule for meetings is below.


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Der Geschützte Landschaftsbestandteil Waldwiesen Selbecker Bach mit einer Flächengröße von 3,01 ha liegt auf dem Gebiet der kreisfreien Stadt Hagen in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Der LB wurde 1994 mit dem Landschaftsplan der Stadt Hagen vom Stadtrat von Hagen ausgewiesen.

Beschreibung
Beschreibung im Landschaftsplan: "Der Landschaftsbestandteil liegt am Oberlauf des Selbecker Baches. Es handelt sich um drei Wiesenparzellen inmitten eines ausgedehnten Waldgebietes."

Schutzzweck
Laut Landschaftsplan erfolgte die Ausweisung "zur Sicherung der Leistungsfähigkeit des Naturhaushalts durch Erhalt der Biotopvielfalt in Waldgebieten, insbesondere eines Nahrungsbiotops für Vögel, Insekten und Kleinsäuger und zur Belebung und Pflege des Landschaftsbildes durch Erhalt der Vielfalt an Landschaftselementen in Erholungsräumen."

Literatur
 Stadt Hagen: Landschaftsplan der Stadt Hagen. Hagen 1994.

Einzelnachweise

Waldwiesen Selbecker Bach


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To facilitate the clear up of a pollution incident the Fife Coastal Path has been closed at Limekilns Harbour.
We will share further updates as we get them.
There has been a beach contamination incident at Limekilns Beach.
The Trust were delighted to be awarded six National Category Awards in the Loo of the Year 2018.
Welcome to the January 2019 issue of the Eden Estuary News.


●	The plant will begin operation in early 2020.
With the presence of the main representatives of CSP, Cerro Dominador outlined his experience as first project in Chile with this technology.
The solar complex, in adition with other companies, sponsors this audiovisual competition organized by the Ministry of Energy of the region.
WorleyParson's technical team is working on site, starting this week, and will take the role of Owner's Engineer for the project.
The first works will be carried out at the photovoltaic plant, which will inject 100 MW into the energy system.
The platform was owned by Abengoa in a joint venture with EIG Global Energy Partners, who now becomes the project's owner.
The complex, with an overall installed capacity of 210 MW, will include the first solar thermal plant in Latin America and a photovoltaic plant.


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Charlie Hebdo's PEN award
May 6, 2015 by Arun
Charlie Hebdo Editor-in Chief Gérard Biard & film critic Jean-Baptiste Thoret
[update below] [2nd update below] [3rd update below] [4th update below] [5th update below]
I hadn't intended on posting anything on the brouhaha over the PEN American Center's honoring Charlie Hebdo with its annual Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award—the gala ceremony happening last night—and the open letter protesting this that was signed by six—then 204—PEN members: nitwits, dupes, and/or ignoramuses all of them (on this particular question, at least). On the stupidity of the 204, Charlie Hebdo's Philippe Lançon—who was seriously wounded in the January 7th attack—got it exactly right in a commentary, in the latest issue (just out today), on the PEN controversy and the protesting writers
Ce n'est donc pas leur abstention qui me choque; c'est la nature de leurs arguments. Que des romanciers d'une tell qualité—Peter Carey, Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose, Teju Cole, Rachel Kushner, Taiye Selasi—en viennent à dire autant de stupidités mal informées en aussi peu de mots, avec toute la vanité des belles âmes, voilà qui attriste le lecteur que je suis. Même si ce lecteur sait, par expérience, qu'un bon écrivain n'est jamais rien de plus, ni de moins, qu'un bon écrivain: un type qui sait bâtir quelque chose de beau, de surprenant et d'intelligent, mais qui, en dehors de son art, peut hélas penser et écrire à peu près n'importe quoi.
I'm so bored arguing about Charlie Hebdo. I've said everything I have to say on the matter—in numerous posts on this blog and debates on social media—and don't feel like repeating myself. So in lieu of doing that, I will link here to a few commentaries on the brouhaha that I found particularly good (and which do not include anything by Glenn Greenwald):
Todd Gitlin, "PC Thought-Bots Embarrass Themselves With PEN Boycott," in Tablet (May 4th).
Nick Cohen, "Charlie Hebdo: The literary indulgence of murder," in The Spectator (April 29th).
Adam Gopnik, "PEN Has Every Right to Honor Charlie Hebdo," in The New Yorker (April 30th).
James Kirchick, "Weaker than the Sword: Charlie Hebdo, PEN, and writerly cowardice in the face of armed aggression against free speech," in The Walrus (May 4th).
Michael Moynihan, "America's Literary Elite Takes a Bold Stand Against Dead Journalists," in The Daily Beast (May 5th).
Robert McLiam Wilson, "If you don't speak French, how can you judge if Charlie Hebdo is racist?," in the New Statesman (April 29th).
Arthur Goldhammer—seeking middle ground, overly so IMO—, "PEN America, Charlie Hebdo and the virtue of self-restraint," in Al Jazeera America (May 4th).
N.B. The PEN debate has been a purely Anglo-American one. It has been noted in France but nothing more. The latest (brewing) Charlie Hebdo debate here, which caught everyone unawares over the past week, is around the incendiary pamphlet—due out tomorrow—by the polymath dilettante, intellectual bomb thrower, and illuminé extraordinaire Emmanuel Todd, Qui est Charlie? Todd's pamphlet is less about Charlie Hebdo than the January 11th marches and the four-odd million people across France who participated in them. After reading the interview with Todd in last week's Nouvel Obs, in which he laid out his argument, I was so beside myself with ire that I declared right there and then that I would never read another word by the S.O.B. and, moreover, be sorely tempted to commit an act of aggression against his bodily person if our paths were to cross in public (and, pour mémoire, I have had not bad things to say about Todd's writings in the past). Listening to (the insufferably arrogant, imperious) Todd on France Inter on Monday morning was the clincher. Perhaps I'll come back to this subject.
UPDATE: Paris-based Russian-American writer Vladislav Davidzon has an excellent, bull's-eye commentary in Tablet (May 5th) "In Paris, PEN Boycott Makes Americans Look Like Crude Provincials." The lede: "Why the political and cultural battles being fought here [in the US] have nothing to do with what happened over there."
In his commentary Davidzon links to two pieces on Charlie Hebdo by the Paris-based philosopher Justin E. H. Smith: "Charlie Hebdo and literature," published on Smith's blog (May 1st); and an essay from the April issue of Harper's, in which he discussed the CH killings and the response of the Anglo-American left, "The Joke."
2nd UPDATE: Charlie Rose interviewed Charlie Hebdo's Gérard Biard and Jean-Baptiste Thoret, in New York for the PEN gala, on his show (on May 4th), which may be watched here. Their English is good!
3rd UPDATE: TNR senior editor Jeet Heer has an interesting critique of Charlie Hebdo (May 8th), "The Aesthetic Failure of 'Charlie Hebdo'." The lede: "The French satirical magazine refuses to evolve, using a stale artistic strategy from the 1960s."
4th UPDATE: Following an exchange (July 22nd) with a friend about Emmanuel Todd's book, I am linking here to all the critiques I've seen of it—critiques that, taken together, reduce Todd's crackpot arguments to smithereens (the one by Mayer & Tiberj is, from a social scientific standpoint, the most important); for the record, I have seen not a single review or op-ed that outright defends Todd; on social media, "Je ne suis pas Charlie" people have linked to Todd but without commentary and refrained from engaging in a full-throttle defense of his theses when confronted with contradictory arguments (e.g. from the likes of me); no one, or so it seems, wants to go out on a limb and take Todd's side:
Hubert Heurtas, "NON, le 11 janvier ne fut pas une imposture," in Mediapart (May 1st).
François Héran, "Un esprit de système caricatural," in Libération (May 3rd).
Daniel Schneidermann, "Charlie: débarrassons le livre de Todd de sa gangue de «portnawak»," in Rue89 (May 4th).
André Burguière, "Le professeur Todd nous prend pour des charlots," in L'Obs (May 6th).
Joseph Macé-Scaron, "Emmanuel Todd, intellectuel zombie," in Marianne (May 7th).
Jean Matouk, "Emmanuel Todd: mieux vaut croire qu'il est malade," in Rue89 (May 9th).
Henri Tincq, "Non, Emmanuel Todd, je ne vous suis pas dans votre portrait de la France religieuse," in Slate.fr (May 12th).
Nonna Mayer & Vincent Tiberj, "Le simplisme d'Emmanuel Todd démonté par la sociologie des «Je suis Charlie»," in Le Monde (May 19th).
5th UPDATE: Hudson Institute research follow Benjamin Haddad has a scathing review in The Daily Beast (October 18th) of the English translation of Emmanuel Todd's screed, "New Charlie Hebdo book blames victims: An inane essay by a left-wing French writer claims supporters of Charlie Hebdo are essentially Islamophobic fascists."
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Posted in France: Charlie Hebdo | 3 Comments
on May 7, 2015 at 11:45 | Reply Andrew
Art Spiegelman's interview I would add to the mix (here).
on May 7, 2015 at 12:01 | Reply Arun
Andrew, thanks for this. It's good.
on May 7, 2015 at 17:09 | Reply bernard
Amid this so interesting controversy, a piece of good, hard news here.


"Cheese has always been a food that both sophisticated and simple humans love."
Blue Cheese Pottery is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario in historic Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. The name 'Blue Cheese Pottery' was inspired by an earlier sculptural piece I made which my classmates felt resembled a chunk of blue cheese.
Production is done in the home studio, where I have adopted a more 'experiential' tradition in pottery. The small heated studio is equipped with a double sink with a Gleco Trap, a wheel, a slab roller and lots of pottery gadgets, clay, under glazes and glazes. I have had to expand into the adjoining garage with my 2 kilns, dry materials and equipment. There's never enough space! A small work area is set up in our basement, dedicated to the tile production.
The Studio production includes functional wares, decorative art tiles, sculptural pieces and cremation urns.


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Q: Oracle 'Contains' / 'Group' function return incorrect value I have this query:
SELECT last_name, SCORE(1)
FROM Employees
WHERE CONTAINS(last_name, '%sul%', 1) > 0

It produces output below:

The question is:
Why does the SCORE(1) produce 9? As I recall that CONTAINS function returns number of occurrences of search_string (in this case '%sul%').
I expect the output should be:
Sullivan 1
Sully 1
But when I try this syntax:
SELECT last_name, SCORE(1)
FROM Employees
WHERE CONTAINS(last_name, 'sul', 1) >0;

It returns 0 rows selected.
And can someone please explain me what is the third parameter for?
Thanks in advance :)

A: The reason your second query is returning no rows is, you are looking for word sul in your search. Contains will not do pattern search unless you tell it to, it searches for words which you specified as your second paramter. To look for patterns, you will have to use wildcards, as you did in your first example.
Now, coming to the third parameter in CONTAINS - it is label and is just used to label the score operator. You should use the third parameter when you use SCORE in your SELECT list. It's importance is more clear when there are multiple SCORE operators
Quoting directly from documentaion

label
Specify a number to identify the score produced by the query.
  Use this number to identify the CONTAINS clause which returns this
  score.
Example
Single CONTAINS
When the SCORE operator is called (for example, in a SELECT clause),
  the CONTAINS clause must reference the score label value as in the
  following example:

SELECT SCORE(1), title from newsindex
            WHERE CONTAINS(text, 'oracle', 1) > 0 ORDER BY SCORE(1) DESC;

Multiple CONTAINS

Assume that a news database stores and indexes the title and body of
    news articles separately. The following query returns all the
    documents that include the words Oracle in their title and java in
    their body. The articles are sorted by the scores for the first
    CONTAINS (Oracle) and then by the scores for the second CONTAINS
    (java).

SELECT title, body, SCORE(10), SCORE(20) FROM news WHERE CONTAINS
 (news.title, 'Oracle', 10) > 0 OR CONTAINS (news.body, 'java', 20) > 0
 ORDER BY SCORE(10), SCORE(20);

A: The Oracle Text Scoring Algorithm does not score by simply counting the number of occurrences. It uses an inverse frequency algorithm based on Salton's formula.

Inverse frequency scoring assumes that frequently occurring terms in a document set are noise terms, and so these terms are scored lower. For a document to score high, the query term must occur frequently in the document but infrequently in the document set as a whole.

Think of a google search. If you search for the term Oracle you will not find (directly) any result that may help to explain your scoring value questioning, so we can consider this term a "noise" to your expectations. But if you search for the term Oracle Text Scoring Algorithm you will find your answer in the first google result.
And about your other questionings, I think that @Incognito already gives them a good answer.

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Feb. 25 2013, Published 12:48 p.m. ET
A top British Catholic cardinal who has openly spoken out against gay rights has been accused of sexual misconduct stretching back more than 30 years.
Cardinal Keith O'Brien has dropped out of the upcoming papal election in the wake of allegations made by three priests and one former priest from the diocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, who claim he committed "inappropriate acts" on them, reported the Guardian.co.uk.
Dubbed the "bigot of the year" by a gay rights group, O'Brien has condemned homosexuality as immoral, opposing gay adoption, and most recently argued that same-sex marriages would be "harmful to the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of those involved."
His homophobic public persona is a far cry from the monster being portrayed by his complainants, one of whom alleges that the cardinal developed an inappropriate relationship with him, resulting in a need for long-term psychological counseling.
The official statements were submitted to the nuncio's office the week before the Pope's resignation on February 11, and on Monday, O'Brien, 74, announced that he would not be taking part in the papal conclave meeting of the College of Cardinals.
"I do not wish media attention in Rome to be focused on me, but rather on Pope Benedict XVI and on his successor," said O'Brien in a statement.
His decision not to attend will be a welcome relief to his accusers, who fear that the extravagant reelection process could overshadow his atrocious acts.
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"It (the church) tends to cover up and protect the system at all costs," said one of the complainants. "The church is beautiful, but it has a dark side and that has to do with accountability. If the system is to be improved, maybe it needs to be dismantled a bit."
According to the Observer newspaper in the UK, the first allegation against the cardinal was in 1980 when a then 20-year-old seminarian at St Andrew's College, Drygrange, said O'Brien – who was his "spiritual director" - made an inappropriate approach after night prayers.
The frightened victim, who is now married, suffered from depression following the abuse and later resigned after O'Brien was promoted to bishop. "I knew then he would always have power over me. It was assumed I left the priesthood to get married. I did not. I left to preserve my integrity," he said.
"You have to understand," explained the now ex-priest about the cardinal's abuse of power. "The relationship between a bishop and a priest. At your ordination, you take a vow to be obedient to him.
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Cardinal O'Brien has denied all of the allegations and said in his statement Monday, "Looking back over my years of ministry: For any good I have been able to do, I thank God. For any failures, I apologize to all whom I have offended."
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Booknotes looks at the 'self-reinvention' of a Klansman.
Mar. 21, 2013 10:00 a.m.
Asa Earl Carter in the 1950s
Mike Selby
When it was first published in 1976, 'The Education of Little Tree' simply amazed anyone who read it, and it was obvious that a new American classic had been born.
The gentle story of an orphan boy being raised by his Cherokee grandparents during the Depression, 'Little Tree' has become a timeless memoir, much like 'Huckleberry Finn' (which it is often compared to). It has sold millions of copies, was awarded the American Bookseller Association's Book of the Year award, and was chosen by Oprah for her book club in 1994. It was also turned into the critically acclaimed film of the same name in 1997.
All of this is deeply strange. 'The Education of Little Tree' was written by Forrest Carter — a man so full of hate and bile it is hard to believe he had any time to type.
His real name was Asa Earl Carter, although he typically went by Ace. He studied journalism in Colorado, but moved his wife and four kids to Alabama in 1953, after accepting a job as a disc jockey for a radio station in Birmingham.
The first thing Carter did was vow to "keep Negro music off of the airwaves." He was also fervently anti-Semitic, and was thought to be behind the dynamiting a number synagogues in Florida and Tennessee. When he heard that the town of Clinton, Tennessee, was desegregating their schools, Carter led a group of 200 men to terrorize the peaceful small town.
Back in Alabama, Carter launched a campaign of hate and violence when he became leader of Birmingham's Ku Klux Klan chapter. He ordered the successful beating of Nat King Cole during one of his concerts, and was behind the castration of Edward Aaron — a World War II veteran who happened to be walking home from work in exactly the wrong place at the wrong time (his only crime was having dark skin). A heavy drinker, Carter frequently tried to assault numerous members of the Birmingham police.
Carter also made use of his writing skills, publishing his theories on white supremacy in a publication titled 'The Southerner.' His skills in rhetoric were noticed by Alabama's Governor George Wallace, who hired Carter as his speech writer. Carter gave Wallace only his best, including Wallace's infamous "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever" speech.
The progression of the Civil Rights Movement left little room left for the Carters of the world, and he relocated to Texas in 1970. It was here he changed his name to Forrest, after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate war hero and the original founder of the Ku Klux Klan. "Forest" Carter began to type his first novel, which was published in 1973 under the title 'Gone to Texas.' This was filmed in 1976 by Clint Eastwood as 'The Outlaw Josey Wales.'
And it was in that very year that 'The Education of Little Tree' was published, subtitled 'a true story by Forrest Carter.' Carter had somehow reinvented himself, claiming to be an orphan raised by Cherokee grandparents.
The book's success landed him on TV, being interviewed by Barbara Walters on the Today Show. He grew a huge moustache and wore a cowboy hat tucked low, obviously worried he would be recognized. The interview went smoothly; Walter's producers obviously didn't look into Carter's past. He was however recognized by an Alabama journalist, who made his claims to the New York Times. No one seemed to care.
Carter choked to death on his own vomit in 1979, after having a drunken fistfight with his son (old habits die hard). It wasn't until almost two decades after his death that the truth about Carter was made known. 'The Transformation of a Klansman' written by Dan Carter (a history professor and Carter's own cousin) appeared in the New York Times. This time, everyone took notice.
So where does this leave 'The Education of Little Tree?' Is it possible to like the book, but not the book's author? Oprah didn't think so, removing it from her highly influential book list. Neither did author Sherman Alexie (an actual Native American), who eloquently stated "Little Tree is a lovely little book, and I sometimes wonder if it is an act of romantic atonement by a guilt-ridden White supremacist." Yet the guilt just isn't there. "Ultimately I think it is the racial hypocrisy of a White supremacist."
Mike Selby is Reference Librarian at the Cranbrook Public Library
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Haiti: 470+ dead and hundreds of thousands left with no relief in sight
LES CAYES, Haiti — A hospital's floor is swamped with garbage and water, absent of electricity. People are living in the streets, camped in front of their broken down homes. The buildings have been smashed into splinters. Farm fields have been flattened for farmers.
As Haiti picks through the detritus left by Hurricane Matthew, more and more bodies keep turning up every hour. Some sources have estimated that more than 800 individuals have passed because of the storm. That number is more than double what the government has reported, along it has been mentioned that the toll is unknown. In one area of the country's southern peninsula, nearly 30K homes are destroyed and 150 lives lost, as reported. A full accounting of damages has not been started.
"Carrying a coffin on Thursday in Cavaillon. In one part of the country's southern peninsula, where Cavaillon is situated, nearly 30,000 homes were destroyed and 150 lives lost, officials said. Credit Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters" - NY Times
It has become a depressing thought that this is a state that the residents and families of residents are becoming accustomed to. This is not something someone should get used to. Being born in Cabo Verde, every time there's a major disaster on a third world country, it hits me. I feel this like it's happening in my hometown. It's events like this that makes me think , "GOD whyyy?".- Juvi Gotti
Haiti was getting ready for elections Sunday, after a long period of political uncertainty and delay, nature did not let them hold the vote. The nation is still grappling with the damages of the 2010 earthquake.
Resident Etienne Navuson, 27, waited out the hurricane this week in his concrete home as the wind destroyed his village on the southwestern peninsula. When he woke up, almost everything had vanished: cattle, crops, fields and homes.
"Had the rain fallen more than it did — had it gone for just one more hour — we would have lost even more," Mr. Navuson said.
At least 90 % of the village has been destroyed, he said. Residents are searching for food and water buried up by the hurricane.
"Those who find something are fortunate," he said. Seven more family members have taken shelter in his home after losing their own to the storm. The tiny home is now packed with survivors sleeping on plastic sheets for bedding.
In many parts of the country, important buildings that would serve as voting stations are in ruin. The hope of most is that the government has the elections rescheduled later this year.
"We will have another disaster here if these elections aren't held this year," said Pierre Esperance, the executive director of the National Human Rights Defense Network. "The interim government doesn't really have the power or legitimacy to control the country."
For most, looking for food or searching for loved ones, the elections is the last worry on their minds. On Friday, the Charmant Hotel in Jérémie posted up a message on their site, reading that the owners have not been in touch since the storm.
"We do know that Bette and Edwin were taking precautions for their guests, staff and family prior to the hurricane," said the message, left by the staff members.
Valery Numa, a well-known radio host in Port-au-Prince, ran three businesses — a hotel, a radio station and a restaurant — in the town of Camp Perrin. All three were destroyed by the hurricane. But Mr. Numba has set a hopeful date, Nov. 1, for opening his three operations again.
"Any businessman who loses everything is going to be in distress," he said, adding that he is lucky that none of his family members has died from the hurricane.
The aftermath of Hurricane Matthew brought scenes of hope as survivors appeared. As the hurricane subsided, a team from St.-Boniface Hospital went out to clear a route. One of the workers saw a pregnant woman. Her name is Julienne Cadet, she has walking for at least half a mile. She was bleeding, in active labor. The team quickly gathered around her, they helped her across a raging stream and drove her to the hospital. After an emergency cesarean section, she delivered two healthy boys: Jean-atan and Jonas.
Writer: Juvi Gotti


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The endothelin family of peptides are very potent endogenous vasoconstrictor and pressor agents, secreted by various cells and tissues in the human body. Of the 3 isoforms, endothelin is the major isoform produced by the vascular endothelium. Two endothelin receptor subtypes have so far been cloned in mammalian species, ETA and ETB. Since their discovery in 1988, the endothelins have been the subject of intense research on their physiological function and potential pathophysiological role in various disease states. There is now good evidence that endothelin regulates vascular tone and blood pressure and is important in the regulation of various functions like pulmonary, endocrine, central nervous system and foetal development. Studies with endothelin receptor antagonists have underlined the important role of endothelins in various disease states like chronic heart failure, hypertension, bronchial asthma, subarachinoid haemorrhage, vasospastic disorders and some developmental disorders. There are now a number of selective ETA and combined ETA/B receptor antagonists available for preclinical studies. Some of these agents are currently being assessed in early phase clinical trials. However, it is still not clear which of these will prove to be of most therapeutic value.
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Rosemary oil is a psychic protector, and as such it is particularly useful to use first thing in the morning before exposing oneself to all the external influences, both those of which we may be aware and possibly fearful and those of which we are not aware but may encounter in daily life. It is particularly appropriate to use Rosemary in the morning because at a physical level it is a stimulant and to use this oil later in the day may result in sleeplessness.
The oil can also be used for protection in houses, etc. Use it in a burner or vaporizer.
This is one of the plants that was used in mediaeval Europe to drive out evil spirits from places or persons. Dried sprigs of the herb were burnt, and you might like to use it in this way as an alternative to the essential oil.
In relation to the chakras, Rosemary is particularly relevant to the Brow Chakra. In physical aromatherapy it is known as a cephalic oil, in other words, one which stimulates the brain and mental activity.
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Eulogy for Peter Robert Sullivan
By Darin Sullivan, as given at the funeral service 9th April 2013
Peter Robert Sullivan – my Dad – where do I start?
"Well, for starters, there is a great irony that I stand here giving this speech today. He was a great speaker himself –As good as anyone I've ever seen. The truth is, he's always been there to do this stuff for us at tough times. He was the guy at family funerals who got up and spoke with dignity. He was the MC at all our weddings, he dominated the floor when it came to speeches, and he loved every minute of it.
Like most people, I was the opposite. I feared speeches. I dreaded speaking in public. But I grew up watching my old man strutting around the floor with a mic, telling jokes and giving a performance. But here I am today, doing for him what he did for so many others.
So settle in, this won't be short. This is Peter Sullivan's day…. and if there was ever going to be a long speech, this was it.
Dad was an honest, warm and caring man who for mine had one dominant characteristic among so many – and that is loyalty. I guarantee most people here can think of a time when Dad sacrificed something for them. He had time for us all. He was relentless as a friend, and a subtle but powerful mentor.
He always did things 100%. I can vividly remember him telling me as a young boy that if I was going to do something, to do it 100%, or not at all. I've always tried to do that.
He had a gift of speaking with people. He would light a room up when he walked into it. Even at the shops he would walk in, and greet the owner or the worker, with a loud 'hello' and a positive word to say. He spoke to people like that whether you were the boss, or the worker, rich or poor. Everyone was important, and they knew it when he left.
We were up his local club yesterday meeting with the Chaplain, and we saw one of the waiters. He asked, Where is Peter?". When we told him Dad was gone, the waiter cried. The RSL waiter cried in the middle of the bistro. That's the effect he had on everyone he met.
As a father he did everything. We holidayed and we had all things a middle class family should have. He did that. He worked, and he worked hard. We fished, we rode motor bikes, we had boats, surfboards, we had cars (always Fords), we had pets, and we had toys. As you know, he liked toys.
We were always safe. We had a hard working father who worked three jobs at one point, and we had a beautiful mother at home, both doing their best.
Like any family we had our tough times, and mum and dad certainly had theirs. We had debt. Debt always worried Dad, but he would still give as much as he physically could, then give what he didn't have.
Dad's parents were divorced when he was young. This had as many positives as it did negatives, including a new Sister (and her family) that he loved dearly. But it did have a powerful effect on his life, and I believe he made it a life goal to keep our family together no matter what. Mum and Dad did that and they should be proud of it. Indeed, as dad's cancer took hold, mum and dad came even closer, a love and strength for each other that was unbreakable.
But what about the man himself?
He was born 29th August, 1944. After living with his mum until he was about 18, he moved in with Dad and Dot (his other mum, who he also cherished his whole life). He also travelled to different parts of rural NSW through relatives and by chance. He loved the land. He had an affinity for horses and all things rural throughout his life.
But city life called and he started work in a box factory, where he met mum's parents. Then he met mum, and the rest there is history. Buying a block of land at Heathcote gave them somewhere to build when they got married, and that's what they did. I remember Dad telling me that his Dad, Paddy, expressed concern that they were moving so far out from the city. Of course, that area soon became part of the city. A true family home, a great place to grow up for us kids.
He tried a couple of businesses, but there was a calling for him that he spent a lifetime trying to satisfy – military life. Like so many of his generation, his is father, uncles, and father-in law were all WWII vets. I think he really felt an obligation to serve, that's that loyalty that I spoke of.
Family and no call up meant no Vietnam for Dad, but part of him wanted to serve. He eventually joined the army reserve as a medic, but there was still the need for a military type career eating away at him. Hepatitis B stopped him joining the NSWFB, so he turned to aviation firefighting, and found a home there. The para-military rank and work style of firefighting suited him to the ground, and he excelled. Within ten years or so he was a Station Officer, and soon after he was acting as a Grade 2 (same as a district officer in NSWFB). During a twenty year career he made life friends, and had a deep impact on hundreds of men. Many of the airport guys went on to become firefighters in the NSWFB, who I now work alongside (some here today). Many still remain in the Airport firies and they are here today too.
All of them rate him as a fair man, a wise mentor, a good firey, and a true modern leader. He always told me that the key to being a good leader was being able to follow first. He was also the first person I heard say, "Never forget you came from the engine bay floors" – a phrase we sometimes hear in our service today, but not often enough. You can imagine the boots I had to fill when I got that firefighting blood in my veins. A legacy remains of his work at the airport, not least of which includes being a Union official and founding delegate of the national firefighters Union. I think you can see that the theme of my life was to take what Dad started and to try to improve and build on that.
He hit a bit of a wall at the airport, and debt was still smothering him, so he did what seemed natural and mixed his firefighting skills with his business skills. He went into fire safety and engineering – a new beginning. Like so many times before he gave his all and he made life long friends. Friends who admire him, and who also count him as a mentor and specialist at what he did. (Of course, there are many from the fire engineering community here today too).
So his work life was varied, and significant. I could go on about his experiences in those fields, especially as a firefighter, but I'll save that for the wake. Let's just say he did his best, and gave 100%. He had a profound impact on people.
His home away from home of course, was the family caravan at 7 mile beach, Gerroa. Going there as children and the beach life that gave us impacted on me so much I ended up moving down there and bringing my family up in that area. He and mum loved it at 7 Mile Beach, we all did. Mum and dad have many life friends who also have caravans there. Of course, most of them are here today too. I went for a surf at 7 mile on the weekend, and I could still see dad walking on the beach with his beagle. So many stories from our caravan days….. again, best left for the wake.
The other place I'd like to mention is Probus at Helensburgh. This group became mum and dad's new hangout more recently, and many of them are here today. No doubt they will take care of mum for dad now too.
There's one thing I must mention – his sense of humour. A gift he gave our family, and a skill that my mother, Lea, Glen and I have carried on in our own lives. A sense of humour that knows no bounds, not even death. Monty Python was a staple in our house growing up, and humour is probably the strongest memory I have of Dad. Like his loyalty, it was relentless. I can tell you that his sense of humour carried on right through his illness. While the nurses would test his memory in the hospital over the last few weeks, they would ask him various questions, "do you know what day it is? Do you know what year it is? Do you know the Prime minister's name?". Well, Dad had trouble with the current PM (Julia Gillard) on several levels, something we disagreed on. But nonetheless, it was his show in the hospital room. Whenever the nurses would ask who the PM was, he would pause, look around at family in the room, and mutter in his Gough Whitlam voice, "young lady, we have no prime minister".
Even better than that, in his final days, he was sleeping so much he was virtually unconscious. One of the nurses gave him his pain relief one day, and she said, "I'll pop back later and see you Peter". He awoke just long enough to say, "you better hurry my dear, I can't promise I'll be here when you return". The nurse was a tad taken back, which of course gave Dad the delight he was after.
There is so much I could say about this man, and nothing short of one of his own speeches could do him justice. He had a profound life changing effect on me, and anyone he ever met. He lives though all of us. He taught us so much.
I will however finish with this. Dad searched all his life for answers, and he even started a memoire (dramatically and aptly) called – "Reflections of a life spent seeking". In it, he finished a forward chapter writing:
"And so, for what it is, I present you with a story about a very ordinary bloke who, even as he approaches his demise, simply doesn't know what it was all about".
Like all the great searchers of the world, he might not have known what he did, or why, but we all do. We know what you did Dad, and we know why. Your six grand daughters, your friends and family, we all know what it was about. It was about the life you gave us.
Peter Robert Sullivan. Family man, businessman, firefighter, fire engineer, army reservist, pilot, and master brewer. He received the Australian defence medal, and the National Medal. He fought the hardest of all battles, and we watched him fight on his terms.
Survived by his wife Judy, his Mother Dot, his Sister Trish, and his most excellent children Glen, Leanne, and myself. He counted Caitlin and Vanessa as his daughters, and he would say his finest work was his cherished grandchildren Kate, Jade, Domi, Angie, Anika and Priya. Six girls who brought love and pride into his life.
Dad, we're all proud to be your family, proud to be your friends, and I'm proud to say I'm your son. I thank you for your love, your hard work, for your dedication to all of us, and for always being there.
You left nothing undone – nothing unsaid – Rest in peace old mate. We miss you.
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Former President of the Fire Brigade Employees' Union (2009-2018) and a professional firefighter with more than 25 years' experience. I live and work on the NSW South Coast, Australia. I am a strong advocate for firefighters and emergency service workers with an interest in mental health issues and caring for those around me. I am a Director on the NSW Fire Brigades Death and Disability Super Fund and work with charities including 'The Movember Foundation'. As a leader and activist I have long been active in the campaign for action on climate change. I am a Station Commander in the fire and rescue service in NSW and have 30 years experience fighting fires, both rural and urban. I am passionate about highlighting the impact climate change is having on fire preparedness and fire behaviour in Australia, and the risks associated with inaction on climate change. I am also a spokesperson for the Australian Climate Media Centre.
7 Comments on Reflections of a life spent seeking
stephen pigott // April 10, 2013 at 4:36 pm //
you did your father proud,take care Sully
Darin Sullivan // April 10, 2013 at 5:03 pm //
Thanks Piggo !
daviemacdonald // April 10, 2013 at 7:49 pm //
Nice …. Beautiful to read and read again
Thanks Davie
Larry Vincent // April 12, 2013 at 7:00 am //
Well said Darin, the world will miss him
Mike Barter // April 17, 2013 at 7:48 am //
Hi Darin, I just wanted to thank you for posting your dad's eulogy – I was tremendously blessed to know him as a colleague during my time at Adair, and I feel that after reading his eulogy, I've come to know him that little bit better. Rest in peace Pete.
Darin Sullivan // April 18, 2013 at 10:13 am //
Great to hear from you Larry and Mike. Thank you.
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Do you believe that experimentation on animals for scientific purposes is justified? Are there any alternatives to animal experimentation?
Medical science has improved tremendously over last few decades. The majority of the medicines available in the market have been tested on the animals and once the satisfactory results have been received, those medicines are approved for human use. Many people question these days is it required to torture animals in the name of medical needs.
Experimenting on the animals for scientific purposes has been adopted since many years so certainly there must be few advantages of it. Firstly, human life is very important so it would not be a wise step to try medicines directly on humans. Experimenting on animals is a proved technique. Our science has discovered that the human body is similar to the animals. For example, the anaesthesia, which is used to make animals unconscious, works similarly on the humans.
On the other hand, it is definitely inhumane to treat animals as a machine. Animals are tortured during the experiments. For instance, to test the nail polish, the chemical is put into rabbit's eyes. Because animals cannot speak, we are unable to understand their pain. In few of the experiments, the animal's body parts are being cut one by one to capture the record the medicine's effect.
Science has progressed in all the directions. So, we surely have few alternatives which should be encouraged to alternate animal experimentation. One of them is to use more natural products. If the demand for the chemical product is reduced, such experiments would definitely be reduced. For instance, many cosmetic companies are selling natural beauty products, where it is clearly mentioned that "Not tried on animals". If people increase the use of such products, other cosmetic companies would also try to sell natural products. If we can develop medicines to reduce human pain, we should also create medicines to reduce animal's pain during experiments.
I believe that we all have equal rights to live happy and healthy lives on this planet. I would say we should promote a healthier lifestyle to reduce overall use of the medicines.


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Under Israel's pressure, US Senate seeks to 'kill' Iran deal
Tuesday, 12 May 2015 11:34 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 13 May 2015 2:04 AM ]
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The US Senate's approval of a resolution calling on Iran to release the three Americans held in the country aims at killing a nuclear deal between Tehran and the global powers, says a former US Senate candidate.
On Monday, the Senators voted 90-0 in support of the resolution from Senator James Risch (R-Idaho).
The Senate is "clearly introducing any element that it can to kill this deal", which Mark Dankof describing the agreement as "incredibly important" and "a good one" in a Tuesday phone interview with Press TV.
The move was made "under the direction of the Israeli lobby to ensure that a deal does not go through", Dankof said.
He further expressed doubt over the reason why the three were in Iran saying the question was a "compelling" one.
"What is known about them? Who are these people really? What were they doing in that country? Is there any connection between these four people and intelligence activities of one or more hostile foreign intelligence services?"
Amir Hekmati, Saeed Abedini, and Jason Rezaian are the three held while the fourth, Robert Levinson, got lost in Iran.
Hekmati, a former US Marine, was arrested over carrying out espionage activities on Iran.
On December 17, 2011, Iran's Intelligence Ministry announced that it had arrested the CIA spy of Iranian descent, foiling an intricate American plot to carry out espionage activities in the Islamic Republic.
Abedini, a 33 year-old Christian pastor, is being held in prison in Iran for undermining state security. He attempted to create a network of churches in private homes in Iran. He has been in jail since September 2012 and now he is serving an eight-year sentence which began in 2013.
Rezaian, the Washington Post's Tehran correspondent, was also arrested and put in jail for security reasons on July 22.
Levinson disappeared in March 2007 on Kish Island. The United States has always insisted that Levinson was a private citizen who had traveled to Kish on a business trip.
The Senate's anti-Iran move comes at the time that Iran and the P5+1 group -- the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany are working to finalize a comprehensive deal on Tehran's nuclear program by the end of June.
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Scientists have lost the world's only specimen of metallic hydrogen
Last month, scientists from Harvard University reported the discovery a "Holy Grail" of physics of solid bodies. They were able in the laboratory to produce hydrogen in the metal phase. Science tried unsuccessfully to do that for more than 80 years past. And, finally, success! Scientists not only were able to get the material, but also the first ever found a way to leave him for safekeeping. Unfortunately, to rejoice was early. Scientists report that the sample was recently lost.
The Incident occurred February 11, when the scientists were preparing the sample for transport to Argonne national laboratory. The sample was stored at very low temperature and ultrahigh pressure for the further experiments. However, one of the checks the pressure using a low-power laser installation, something happened: one of the two diamonds of installation broke down and literally shattered into dust, Pogrebi a single sample of metallic hydrogen.
Study Leader, Professor Isaac Silvera, more than 45 years of his life engaged in the study of metallic hydrogen, reports that scientists can't say with certainty what fate befell only the resulting sample.
"He lost. He either got lost somewhere among the dust of the destroyed diamond and is now at normal pressure, or even went back to a gaseous state. We do not know."
"Never seen anything like it. All of the installation surface coated this powder, similar to baking soda or something like that. I would not have believed that this diamond" — said the Professor silver.
Not necessarily that the sample was destroyed, but because its size is only about 1.5 micrometer and 10 micrometers (about 1/5 of the normal diameter of a human hair) to find it not possible. But that's not all. The fact that after the destruction of the diamond and reducing the pressure in the installing the sample could turn back into gas. According to the theory, he still needs to maintain a stable condition, but if in fact it is not, then it is even more sad news.
Despite a very strong disappointment, the scientist reported that the team is now working to create a more durable diamond grip and hopes to create another sample of metallic hydrogen in the near future.
"We are preparing a new experiment and see if you can create the level of pressure that we have achieved for the first time and get another sample."
Why metallic hydrogen is so valuable? I think we all know that hydrogen is one of the most studied elements in the Universe, and in its natural state it definitely possesses a metallic phase. It is not shiny and does not conduct electricity. And again, in 1935, physicists have predicted that under certain conditions, hydrogen pressure may acquire metallic properties. Since then, science has repeatedly tried to obtain at least one sample of metallic hydrogen in laboratory conditions. But all attempts were in vain, as the possible success required the creation of conditions with strong pressure to ensure that the then level of technology was not. And so, last October, the Silver and his team finally managed to do it. Using the special diamond grip, scientists have found the long awaited sample. With increasing pressure within the system the researchers saw as a transparent gas in the installation, first darkened and then became shiny and had a metallic form.
The importance of the discovery is not only proof of the ability to make hydrogen a metal mold, but in the fact that such material could possess potentially very useful properties to become superconductors, capable of transferring charge without resistance. In addition, because it contains such an incredible amount of energy, it can be viewed as "the most powerful source for rocket fuel."
Waiting for the publication of his article in the journal Science last month, the researchers kept the sample of metallic hydrogen at very low temperature and pressure, we also ran some initial tests in the laboratory. One of the most important of them was to check his reflexion – one of the characteristics confirming its metallicity.
Using low-power laser system they measured the pressure at which metallic hydrogen has acquired the form. The results showed 495 HPa (about 4.9 million atmospheres), which is 4 million times the atmospheric pressure on Earth is approximately 20 times greater than the initial assumptions, according to which it can be obtained.
However, many tests scientists simply do not have time. The sample was lost even before the article was in print. For example, researchers are unable to know whether the shape of the metallic hydrogen is liquid or solid. In addition, it was not proven whether he is able to conduct electricity, which is also one of the main characteristics for metals.
It is not surprising that among the scientific community there were those who acted with skepticism, and whether metallic hydrogen is created at all?
"I don't think that this published article will be convincing to all," — said physicist Paul Lyuber of the French atomic energy Commission in Bruyère-Le-châtel, who do not participate in the discussed study, the journal Nature.
For further tests silver and his team planned to use the synchrotron at the Argonne national laboratory in the United States. However, prior to sending the sample they decided to use a low power red laser to check created inside the storage system pressure. But this time the energy created by the laser, is actually instantly destroyed the system. One of the diamonds setup literally crumbled to dust.
"Such things have happened with other teams, but we thought that with our system all will be fine. We have experienced it in the past, but apparently, something with the time it changed. Perhaps in the diamond has any defect may cause is the diffusion of hydrogen. We do not know. Yes, and unlikely to already know".
Silver is convinced that his team will be able to create new samples. And if not in the next experiments, at least in the near future. Scientists hope to repeat the process to have evil tongues did not remain at this time arguments.
"the disappearance of the sample says nothing. Anyone who works with high pressure, knows that such incidents can really happen from time to time. I am glad that we managed at least to test the reflectivity of the sample and this data is accurate", — says silver.
"what Happened cannot be called a step backwards. Just sorry we couldn't spend more measurements of this sample. In science there will always be a bunch of skeptics in a particular question, but my advice to such people is always the same: try to conduct an experiment. We have already shown what kind of pressure we created to produce metallic hydrogen in the laboratory. So anyone having the same opportunity can try to do it yourself. That's what I call the scientific method. And it's much better than just complain about our results," — he added.
In the following experiments, the team will try to use different types of synthetic diamonds, which, it is hoped, will be more stable. In addition, it is planned to use more powerful cooling system. Bitter experience has shown that scheduled scans and experiments in such cases it is better to loose.
"it is possible that during long-term storage of such samples become less stable. So next time when using high pressure we get a new sample, then try to carry out all the important measurements as soon as possible" — said silver.
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Extra Year Indicates Eagles Have Plans for Blake Countess
John McMullen
Blake Countess tackles Blake Jarwin. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA (973espn.com) - Less than a week after claiming Blake Countess off waivers from the Los Angeles Rams, the Eagles have extended the versatile defensive back's contract through the 2020 season.
NBC Sports Philadelphia was the first to report the tweak in Countess' deal and a league source confirmed the restructure to 973espn.com.
Countess, a sixth-round pick of the Birds in 2016 who played at both Michigan and Auburn in college, came back to Philadelphia under a one-year tender offer of $2.025 million. The restructure will likely lower that number but also is a clear indication the Eagles have at least penciled in Countess as a part of this team some September.
A 5-foot-10, 191-pound cornerback turned safety, Countess was waived by the Eagles at the final cutdown in 2016 and Philadelphia wanted to add him to the practice squad but Countess saw a better path to playing time in Los Angeles and decided to sign with the Rams' PS.
Ultimately he was proven right and promoted to the 53-man roster by Los Angeles in November of his rookie season and had been a staple of the Rams special teams units over the past two seasons.
In Week 3 of 2018, Countess was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after recovering a blocked punt for a touchdown in a 35-23 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Rams moved on from Countess after taking two safeties in the draft and the 25-year-old refused to take a pay cut from his tender offer. There was some talk that Los Angeles would want him back if things could be worked out down the road.
During his three seasons with the Rams, Countess was a deep sub-package player in the secondary toiling in 141 defensive snaps as a rookie, 164 as a sophomore and a career-low 58 last season. He was a core special-teamer, however, participating in 325 snaps there by his second season and upping that to a career-best 356 in the Rams' run to the Super Bowl last season.
With the Eagles, Countess joins a safety group which includes starters Malcolm Jenkins and Rodney McLeod, as well as free-agent pickup Andrew Sendejo, Tre Sullivan, Deiondre' Hall and the recently claimed Godwin Igwebuike on the depth chart.
Countess' previous experience at cornerback is something Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz values in his safeties. Countess also has experience returning kickoffs and his further special teams acumen on coverage units will certainly help in securing a 53-man roster spot.
The Eagles recently lost two of their own core special-team coverage players from 2018 recently when D.J. Alexander signed in Jacksonville and LaRoy Reynolds relocated to San Francisco.
-John McMullen covers the Eagles and the NFL for 973espn.com. You can reach him at jmcmullen44@gmail.com or on Twitter @JFMcMullen
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How does an Army chief of staff chew out his boss, the defense secretary?
Gen. Eric K. Shinseki shows how it's done in this letter written to Donald H. Rumsfeld just before Shinseki stepped down in June 2003. During the run-up to the war, the general told Congress that more troops would be needed to secure Iraq, which earned him a famously public rebuke by then-Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz. Shinseki was said to still be angry about the dust-up when he retired.
The general's letter may be more history than news at this point, but its criticism of the way Rumsfeld's office worked does shed some additional light on the development of the mess in Iraq. And Shinseki's comments are particularly interesting because he has maintained an almost total silence in the five years since his retirement. This may be the most we ever learn about his perspective.
. . . I feel duty bound to provide you with some of my closing thoughts . . . . While our disagreements have been well-chronicled, and sometimes exaggerated, these professional disagreements were never personal, never disrespectful, and never challenged the foundational principle of civilian control of the military in our form of government. . . .
[On his pre-war assessment that it would take several hundred thousand U.S. troops to stabilize Iraq:] My estimate, based upon past experiences, was provided in a way so as not to foreclose options for you or the Combatant Commander . . . . As a matter of fact, neither you nor Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz ever discussed this issue with me despite all the commentary in the press. . . .
[On the workings of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, or OSD, under Rumsfeld:] I am greatly concerned that OSD processes have often become ad hoc and long established conventional processes are atrophying. Specifically, there are areas that need your attention as the ad hoc processes often do not adequately consider professional military judgment and advice. . . . . Second, there is a lack of strategic review to frame our day-to-day issues . . . . Third, there has been a lack of explicit discussion on risk in most decisions. . . . Finally, I find it unhelpful to participate in senior level decision-making meetings without structured agendas, objectives, pending decisions and other traditional means of time management.
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