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The Week: A Bad Kind of Magic
Story of the Week was Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for Communications, implying that the anti-cherrypicking laws included in the ALP's original NBN legislation were perhaps worthpreserving in some form. These provisions forbade private providers from building infrastructure that directly competed with NBNCo, thus ensuring NBNCo's monopoly.
This came as a bit of a surprise to everyone, given the Liberal party's traditional distrust of public-owned monopolies. It was especially surprising given the Minister's well-known insistence that private-sector competition was integral to the government's revised approach to building a national broadband network, which relies upon a multi-technology mix (MTM), and allows for private sector competition. TPG and Optus were the most surprised of all. Both have plans well under way to build their own high-speed connections into the basements of several thousand apartment buildings. TPG's share price apparently took a tumble.
The tech press, like the rest of the media not shy of the horrible term 'backflip', have rightly queried how businesses can be expected to operate properly in a climate of policy uncertainty. Add to this the fact that the NBN rollout may actually be ramping up, or not.
Brain-scrambling sentence of the week comes from Juha Saarinen at itnews: 'As part of expanding capacity on LTE-A networks, NSN is presenting a dynamically managed enhanced intercell interference coordination heterogenous small cell solution at MWC14 for improved load balancing with operator's larger macro networks.' Prose this impenetrable attains a kind of magic, but not the good kind.
The story itself is interesting, however. Nokia and Sprint have managed to achieve a mobile download speed of 2.6Gbps. The trick is in aggregated spectrum (a whopping 120Mhz of it), using time-division multiplexing (TD-LTE-A). This means that information is sent in both directions on the same frequency band, with the sending and receiving channels taking staggered turns. The division is asynchronous, meaning that the downstream channel gets more turns, as in ADSL (because people download more than they upload).
No story of this kind is complete without a reminder that not only is this amazing new tech theoretically possible, but that a version of it is actually being deployed somewhere in the world, usually in South Korea. So it proves here: SK Telecom are even now rolling out a more modest LTE-A network, using 40Mhz of spectrum, and providing a theoretical download speed of 300Mbps. One could therefore insist that such tech removes the need for an FttP network, except South Korea has one of those as well. NBN naysayers take note.
Closer to home, in Sydney, Optus late last year managed a downstream speed of 520Mbps by combining four 20Mhz spectrum bands. Combining two bands yielded download speeds of about 160Mbps, this time in Melbourne. Telstra is naturally running its own LTE-A tests, and claims to have achieved 300Mbps (via carrier aggregation). Bear in mind – please! – that actual commercial users will not see speeds like these.
Pertinent tweet of the week comes from Cameron Watt, in response to Renai LeMay. Readers will know Renai LeMay as the founder of Delimiter, the popular website for which he conducts fearless tech reporting and analysis, and upon which he lavishes his ungovernable passion for adverbs. On Thursday he took to Twitter to bemoan the coverage of the SPC Ardmona kerfuffle: "Anyone else tired of being blasted w/news about a tiny fruit cannery in rural Victoria? Seriously … why do these companies expect handouts?"
Watt's response: "Blasted with news yet apparently you haven't understood any of it. They're not after a handout, and it is way more complex."
"Blasted with news, yet understood none of it." An aphorism for modern times. The tech press is not above losing sight of the bigger picture.
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Q: SSIS Script Component Call Stored Procedure returns -1 I tried implementing a call to Stored proc and the proc returns ID which will used later.
Everytime I execute I get the out parameter as -1. Below is my sample code:
        OleDbCommand sqlStrProc = new OleDbCommand();
        sqlStrProc.Connection = dbConn;
        sqlStrProc.CommandText = "dbo.insert_test";
        sqlStrProc.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

        sqlStrProc.Parameters.Add("@p_TestID", OleDbType.Integer, 255).Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

        sqlStrProc.Parameters.Add("@p_TestName", OleDbType.VarChar).Value = "Test";
        sqlStrProc.Parameters.Add("@p_CreatedBy", OleDbType.VarChar).Value = "Test";

        int personID = sqlStrProc.ExecuteNonQuery();
        Row.outPersonID = personID;

personID is always -1. What am I doing wrong here. Please help..!!
Below is the stored proc code
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[INSERT_TEST]
     @p_TestID int OUTPUT,
     @p_TestName varchar (50),
     @p_CreatedBy varchar (100)
AS
SET NOCOUNT ON

INSERT INTO Test(
    TestName,
    CreatedBy)
VALUES
(    @p_TestName,
    @p_CreatedBy)

SELECT @p_TestID = SCOPE_IDENTITY()

A: -1 could mean that the stored procedure failed to execute as desired and the transaction was rolled back. You may want to look for any truncation issues since you have different sizes for the 2 input parameters but are using the same input. Also I assume you have proper code to open and close connections etc?

A: -1 returned value is an error produced during the execution of your SP, this is due to the following reasons:

*

*SP Structure: everytime you are executing the SP it tries to create it again while it already exists. so you have to either make it an ALTER PROCEDURE instead of CREATE PROCEDURE or do the following:
IF  EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[INSERT_TEST]') AND type in (N'P', N'PC'))
DROP PROCEDURE [dbo].[INSERT_TEST]
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[INSERT_TEST]
     @p_TestID int OUTPUT,
     @p_TestName varchar (50),
     @p_CreatedBy varchar (100)
AS

*Database Connection (Table Name and Location): you have to specify withe the OLEDB the ConnectionString that connects you to the write DB. try to test the full Table path; like the following;
INSERT INTO [DATABASENAME].[SHCEMA].[TABELNAME](
    Name,
    CreatedBy)
VALUES
(    @p_TestName,
    @p_CreatedBy)

*Define your SP as :
CREATE PROCEDURE [NAME]
AS
BEGIN
END
thought it is not a problem, but it is a proper way to write your SPs in terms of connection transactions,
Let me know if it works fine with you :)
Regrads,
S.ANDOURA

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2000 Lincoln LS (V6)
Class: Lincoln
The top 10 fastest cars from Lincoln are ranked from fastest to slowest based on their 0-60 times. We crunched the numbers from the best estimates of several premier resources, including Motor Trend, Road & Track, Car & Driver and more.
Pulling up at #8 in this class is the 2000 Lincoln LS (V6), which races 0-60 mph in 9.1 seconds. Sports cars with this rate of acceleration are generally classified as Tame Cars.
It lags behind the #7 ranked 2000 Lincoln LS (V8) by 0.3 seconds and darts ahead of the #9 ranked 2014 Lincoln MKZ 2.0H by 0.3 seconds.
Whether you are behind the wheel of one of these cars or happen to spot one in the next lane over, think twice before you step on the gas pedal. In a race from 0-60 mph between 2000 Lincoln LS (V6) vs. 2014 Lincoln MKZ 2.0H, you would WIN by 0.3 seconds!
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STAMFORD, Conn. – July 27, 2016 – Dhani Jones, the former NFL linebacker who is a host of the NBC primetime hit Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge, will serve as a reporter for NBC Olympics' coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad is next Friday, August 5, on NBC.
Jones will report at various venues and locations throughout the Games, and will contribute to features on a variety of platforms including The Olympic Zone – a 30-minute nightly show that airs on NBC affiliates. Jones' "Spartan" colleague Kyle Martino is an analyst for NBC Sports Group's Premier League coverage and will serve as an NBC Olympics soccer analyst.
"Dhani is an engaging personality with a wide-range of experiences and interests – from professional athlete to primetime entertainment host to haberdashery and philanthropy. We're excited to have him on our team in Rio," said Jim Bell, Executive Producer, NBC Olympics.
Following an 11-year NFL career (2000-10) as a linebacker with the New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals, Jones embarked on numerous media projects. He wrote a travelogue/memoir, hosted "Dhani Tackles the Globe" on Travel Channel, and is a current host of a show on Spike.


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Scientific Alliance
The Scientific Alliance Logo
In 2001, the lobby firm Foresight Communications helped launch the Scientific Alliance, which claims to offer a rational scientific approach to the environmental debate "in response to the growing concern that the debate on the environment has been distorted by extreme pressure groups".[1]
However, the Alliance is seen by many as a corporate-friendly front group forwarding its own extreme agenda. It is also perfectly prepared to attack the scientific consensus on issues that do not fit with that agenda - for example, climate change. The Alliance is anti-environmental, anti-organic and pro-GM. It is also pro-nuclear and dismisses climate change. It runs conferences along with other corporate front groups. Its current three stated policy areas are: Energy and Climate change, Transport/Infrastructure and Land Use/Agriculture.[2] Between 2003 to early 2007 these three areas were stated as: Our Planet, Our Resources and Our Technology, with respective subheadings: Biodiversity and Climate Change; Energy, Waste & Recycling; and Chemicals and Transport.[3]
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2.1 Advisory panel
2.2 Networks
3.1 Pro-nuclear activities
3.2 Views on environmentalism
3.3 Against organic farming
3.4 Supporting nanotechnology
The founders of the Scientific Alliance were Mark Adams and quarryman Robert Durward, the director of the British Aggregates Association, another client of Foresight. Durward says he is "a businessman who is totally fed up with all this environmental stuff... much of which is unjustified, such as the climate change levy. We also have the aggregates tax, which will put the UK quarry industry out of business."[4] Two years after its launch The Scotsman newspaper reported that on contacting the Alliance to ask about Durward's role, "after some uncertainty, the switchboard it shares with a number of other firms denied any knowledge of Mr Durward's existence. Matthew Drinkwater, the one person responding to calls to its offices, could also be contacted by ringing the offices of Foresight Communications."[5]
Scientific Alliance's phone number was also the contact telephone for both the BAA and Cloburn Quarry in Lanarkshire. The domain name for the Scientific Alliance was also registered to Cloburn quarry.[5]
This article is part of the Foodspin project of Spinwatch.
The Scientific Alliance maintains an Advisory Forum.
Members of the Scientific Alliance Advisory Panel 2003 Onwards [6]
Professor Tom Addiscott X X X X X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Sallie Baliunas X X X X No Data No Data No Data
Dr Jack Barrett X X X X X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Colin Berry X X X X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Dr Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen X X X X X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Mark Cantley X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Professor Anthony Dayan X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Bill Durodié X X X X X X No Data No Data No Data
Professor Mick Fuller X X X X X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Professor David Henderson No Data No Data X No Data X X
Dr Jeremy Hodge X X X No Data No Data No Data
Dr Judith Irwin X X No Data No Data No Data
Professor Emeritus Michael Laughton X X X X X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Martin Livermore X X X X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Professor Robert Maynard No Data No Data No Data X X
Professor John Mellor X No Data No Data No Data
Professor Vivian Moses X X X X X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Dr Benny Peiser X X X X No Data No Data No Data
Professor Emeritus Phillip Stott X No Data No Data No Data
Professor Anthony Trewavas X X X X X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Dr Roger Turner No Data No Data X No Data X
Professor William Wilkinson X X X X No Data No Data X No Data X X
Professor Michael Wilson X X X No Data No Data No Data
The following organisations appear to have had an afilliation with the Scientific Alliance[16]:
Rothamsted Research | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics | King's College London | Queen Mary, University of London | Department of Geography, Hull University | European Commission | The International Policy Institute at King's College London | Department of Agriculture & Food Studies University of Plymouth | IEA, GWPF | BRE | John Innes Centre | Independent Science | Air Pollution and Noise Unit at the Health Protection Agency | University of Southampton | King's College London | Faculty of Science Liverpool John Moores University | University of Edinburgh | Shell Chemicals | the British Society of Plant Breeders | Imperial College London | Horticulture Research International
Some of the key links of past and present Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum members:
Martin Livermore is the Director of the Scientific Alliance. He is a PR consultant, formerly with Dupont, and also a Fellow of the International Policy Network.
Professor Michael Wilson formerly of Horticulture Research International is advisor to Lord David Sainsbury's company Diatech.
Professor Vivian Moses of King's College London runs the pro-biotech front group CropGen and is therefore linked to Lexington Communications
Mike Wilson and Vivian Moses are also part of Sense About Science.
Wilson, Moses, Livermore and other leading GM proponents, including Tony Trewavas, serve or have served on the Alliance's Advisory Forum, as have the following associates of the libertarian anti-environmental LM Network: Colin Berry, Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen, Bill Durodie and Philip Stott.
Dr. Sallie Baliunas, George Marshall Institute Senior Scientist, is also associated with Global Climate Coalition; the right-wing Hoover Institution; ESEF; Anapolis Center, and the American Enterprise Institute. Also the Wise Use group, the Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow and Tech Central Station
Foresight Communications is a PR firm established by Mark Adams in January 2001. Besides Scientific Alliance and British Aggregates Association, its client list[17] includes the New Party for Britain (also known as the People's Alliance). The New Party - also the name of Oswald Mosley's first party - is so right-wing that the Tory leader in Scotland, where it operates, has called it 'fascist and undemocratic'. Like the Scientific Alliance, this 'People's Alliance', was established by Durward and Adams.
According to The Scotsman, Durward has spoken out on many issues, including the 'witch-hunt' against drunk drivers, the 'media-fuelled circus of Kyoto',[5] and the 'bluster emanating from the collective witch-hunt referred to kindly as the green movement'. He has also written,'Perhaps it is now time for Tony Blair to try the "fourth way": declare martial law and let the army sort out our schools, hospitals, and roads as well. Who knows, they might even manage to put the "great" back into Britain.'[5]
The website of the Scientific Alliance seems designed to downplay any sense of extremism. Its colours are muted. The prose style is generally measured and its logo combines a microscope with a pair of scales. However, a careful reading of the views it projects reveals something less than balance.
As well as running a website, the Scientific Alliance regularly organises conferences on environmental issues. In November 2002 it organised a conference on GM called Fields of the Future. The conference chairman was Lord Dick Taverne of Sense about Science, and Tracey Brown of Sense about Science helped to find speakers for the event. In 2003 Bill Durodié, who like Brown is part of the Living Marxism network, joined the Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum.[18] One of the speakers at Fields of the Future was Professor Brian Thomas from Horticulture Research International. An article based on Thomas's speech appeared on both the Scientific Alliance website and that of Spiked, a website run by the former editor of the magazine Living Marxism (later LM). Tracey Brown and Bill Durodie are also Spiked/LM contributors.
Pro-nuclear activities
At the Labour Party Conference in 2004, the Alliance held a pro-nuclear meeting with the Nuclear Industry Association[1].
In a letter to the editor of the Financial Times, Mia Nybrant of the Scientific Alliance finds "worrying that the British government has chosen to ignore the advice of many eminent scientists on the issue of nuclear policy, including those of the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineers". She considers the government's decision to abandon fuel reprocessing evidence of its "neglectful attitude to the nuclear programme and highlights genuine problems with its energy policy". She believes that "a comparatively efficient and emissions-friendly alternative has yet to be discovered". She also laments the "blind faith" of the "anti-nuclear argument" which relies on the "ability of innovation to make renewables economically viable."[19]
Views on environmentalism
The Alliance shows a bias towards big business and free trade and against environmentalism in much of its literature.
In their newsletter of 17 August 2007, they stated,
Big Environmentalism represents vested interests every bit as much as does the business lobby. Their motives may be different but they are no purer. At heart, they want power and influence so that they can shape policy to their liking. They are politicians by any other name, but they remain unelected. Despite the good things the movement has helped to achieve in the past, their influence now is surely too strong if we want rational, balanced policymaking to be the norm."[20]
Against organic farming
On organic farming, the Scientific Alliance says:
Many scientists maintain that the organic movement follows ideological principles which are not supported by science. Indeed, Dr Patrick Moore, one of the founders of Greenpeace, has argued that if all farming were to be organic, productivity would be so low that almost all forests around the world would have to be destroyed to make way for agricultural land. If the whole world went organic, it could support only 3-4 billion people, with a high risk of pest and disease epidemics.[21]
Organic farming, then, if widely adopted, would bring ecological catastrophe, mass starvation and in all probability pest and disease pandemics. Not mentioned is the fact that, since leaving Greenpeace nearly 20 years ago, Patrick Moore has spent much of his time countering environmental concerns as a paid front man for Canada's lumber industrialists. As well as running a website, the Scientific Alliance regularly organises conferences on environmental issues.
In a letter to The Times in August 2007 entitled "Eating green", Martin Livermore states:
We should not forget that all farming, including organic, makes an enormous impact on the environment. Transport is but one small component of this. Freer trade in agricultural produce has benefited many poor farmers in developing countries. Let's not sacrifice their livelihoods at the altar of narrow environmentalism."[22]
Supporting nanotechnology
In February 2010 an article in support of nanotechnology by Martin Livermore, director of the Scientific Alliance, and Ulrich Adam, Associate Director and Head of the Food and Consumer Affairs Practice at Hill & Knowlton's Brussels office, appeared in Food Navigator.[23] The introduction sets the tone for the article:
Nanotechnology holds great potential and is being used increasingly in food and consumer products. So far, the connotations have mostly been positive. However this promising start is now at risk of being reversed. There is a very real danger that a scare – real or imagined – involving nanotechnology will hit the headlines, evaporating the current positive image of the 'nano' label.[24]
Characteristically, Livermore is reassuring about nanotech, which is a far from risk-free technology[25][26]:
Let us be clear that there is no evidence at all that the current generation of nano-products is causing any kind of health problem. Nor is the nightmare 'grey goo' scenario – in which self-replicating nano-bots consume the world's biosphere – any more than another science fiction dystopia. Then again, neither are there any credible concerns about the safety of properly regulated GM crops, and look what environmental activists were able to make of that.[27]
Equally characteristically, Livermore seems more concerned about public perception of risk than about the actual safety of the technology for consumers:
... governments and scientists are trying to engage the public to ensure that there is not a future consumer backlash against nanotech, as underlined by the public consultation launched by the European Commission in December 2009. The Commission has promised to review all relevant legislation in the next two years.[28]
Address: St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road,Cambridge,CB4 0WS, UK Website: http://www.scientific-alliance.org Tel:+44 (01223) 421242 E-mail: info@scientific-alliance.org
↑ Andy Rowell, "Hard rockers: The views of the green lobby should be challenged, according to a new alliance", The Guardian, 11 July 2001, accessed 28 April 2009
↑ See Scientific Alliance website, accessed 02 February 2015
↑ See Scientific Alliance website, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 28 February 2007, accessed 02 February 2015.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Gethin Chamberlain, "The rich recluse masterminding Britain's new party", The Scotsman, 22 January 2003, accessed 28 April 2009
↑ Data compiled from yearly Internet Archive captures of the advisory panel page on the Scientific Alliance webpage. Boxes in black indicate years where membership on the panel is confirmed. White indicates they were not a member of the advisory board that year.The affiliations below the table are taken from those first given on the Scientific Alliance website. In some later entries only longer biographical notes were given and the affiliations have been extracted from those.
↑ Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 15 September 2003, accessed 31 January 2015.
↑ Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 15 November 2004, accessed 31 January 2015
↑ Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 30 September 2005, accessed 31 January 2015
↑ Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum Retrieved from Internet Archive of 30 August 2006, accessed 31 January 2015
↑ Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 08 October 2007, accessed 31 January 2015
↑ Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 22 May 2008, accessed 31 January 2015
↑ Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 7 August 2011, accessed 31 January 2015
↑ Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 8 March 2013, accessed 31 January 2015
↑ Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum Scientific Alliance website, accessed 31 January 2015
↑ The affiliations are taken from those first given on the Scientific Alliance website. See: Advisory Forum Retrieved from the Internet Archive of the Scientific Alliance website as of 15 September 2003, accessed 31 January 2015. In some later entries only longer biographical notes were given and the affiliations have been extracted from those.
↑ Foresight Communications website
↑ Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum website
↑ Mia Nybrant, letter to the editor, Financial Times, September 1, 2003
↑ Ibid.
↑ GM and Organic: Our View, Scientific Alliance website, version archived 16 Apr 2003, accessed in web archive 16 Mar 2010
↑ Gaia Technology website
↑ Martin Livermore and Ulrich Adam, Maximising potential and minimising risks of nanotechnology, Food Navigator, 18 Feb 2010, accessed 16 Mar 2010
↑ Elder A, Gelein R, Silva V, Feikert T, Opanashuk L, Carter J, et al. 2006. Translocation of inhaled ultrafine manganese oxide particles to the central nervous system. Environ Health Perspect 114: 1172–1178.16882521
↑ Stephen Daniells, Defining nano: Size does matter, Food Navigator, 7 Jul 2009, accessed 16 Mar 2010
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Founder of Lovesocial, using social media to connect people with things that matter.
Playing Dirty: Gasland vs. the Industry
When we signed on to help with the social media for Gasland (pro bono), it was not a documentary that was nearly as well known as it is now. Fresh out of Sundance, they had just started to create grassroots buzz. There was no Twitter profile, and a small Facebook fan page. Now they sit at a cumulative 42,000+ fans. The buzz created has been successful in two parts: the first is that it is true and people echo this honesty. The second is that it truly is the little movie that could, by that we mean it did really start off with Josh, his camera, his beat up car (that he still owns) and the story that is the reality. There is something gut wrenching about the fact that it is happening everywhere, it is very real, yet it took this movie to bring a mass consciousness together.
We signed on to work closely with Josh Fox and his team to help disseminate this message because it needs to go as far reaching as possible to create the change in policies that are direly needed. This wouldn't work if it was a one sided mission for entertainment purposes. This works because people that see this movie and are touched. They are touched because they have been directly affected by hydraulic fracturing or they want to be a voice for those that have been and don't want to become a silent statistic as well. The citizens of affected areas began participating in the conversation, many posting photos of their polluted water, or personal health horror stories on the Facebook wall. Others use it as a place to get petitions signed when their homes are considered hot beds for drilling, and they need to take preliminary action.
Now this movie has made its way to the Oscars and as exciting as that is, the Natural Gas Industry is in full attack mode, doing whatever it takes to tear this nomination apart. On the Twitter front, one of the profiles to watch for is Energy In Depth. If you didn't know better, you might think that they are a mock Twitter account like BP Global PR, as their claims are saturated in classic publicity stunt language. But they are real and they are the mouth piece.
We got to know this account well on the night that Gasland aired on HBO. Millions of Americans tuned in and took to their social media accounts to voice their anger, shock and disgust. The big boys were well equipped with "mushroom" accounts that popped up in the 10's, all with robotic messages sending the shocked viewers to a site "debunking Gasland," paid for by Energy In Depth. We stayed awake, telling them to put on a pot of coffee and fought them tweet to tweet until 4:00am. Josh responded to "debunking Gasland" with a lengthy claim-for-claim rebuttal that you can read, titled "Affirming Gasland."
Now is when the real fight begins, as progress has been made -- (excerpt from the New York Times):
Voted 93 to 43 to place a temporary moratorium on a controversial type of natural gas exploration that combines hydraulic fracturing with horizontal drilling. The goal is to give the state more time to address safety and environmental concerns.The Senate passed a similar bill in August, and the legislation now awaits the signature of Gov. David Paterson.The moratorium, which would be in effect until May 15, 2011 (DATE PUSHED BACK TO JUNE 30th) is aimed at new drilling permits for horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a type of natural gas exploration that requires the use of chemicals and vast amounts of water to release natural gas from rock. The drilling is highly controversial because of the risks it poses to groundwater.
This June deadline is coming up quickly, as are the Oscars, and big gas is not happy. Below is an excerpt from the Huffington Post:
Energy In Depth, a group sponsored by a coalition of natural gas companies, sent a letter to the Academy asking that Gasland -- a film about a controversial mining technique called hydro-fracking -- be removed from the Documentary Feature category.
It is a good thing that they are reacting so publicly, as they are bringing far more attention to the film and the issue at hand. Josh issued an open letter to the media today, responding to the natural gas industries' attempt to slam Gasland. You can read Josh's letter here, in a Facebook Note, "An Open Letter from Josh Fox."
We are proud, excited and terrified to be a part of history in the making. Social media is an integral part of this, and in the true spirit of this 2.0 development we have created a community, one that cares about one another, educates, inspires and actively participates on a daily basis.
If you have not seen Gasland, take some time to watch it. You can view it on HBO, or purchase from Amazon. The trailer can be seen here:
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Q: Proof of Heine-Borel Theorem: Is this proof correct? $\textbf{Theorem:}$ A subset of a Euclidean space is compact if and only if it is closed and bounded.
$\textbf{Proof:}$
Let $A \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$.
Suppose $A$ is closed and bounded. By boundedness, there exists some $R>0$ such that $A \subseteq B(0,R)$, and by closedness, $A \subseteq \bar{B}(0,R)$, where $\bar{B}(0,R) = \{x\in \mathbb{R}^n: |x|\leq R\} = [-R,R]\times[-R,R]\times...\times[-R,R] \: (n \text{ times})$.
By Tychonoff's theorem, $\bar{B}(0,R)$ is compact, and so $A$ is the closed subset of a compact set in $\mathbb{R}^n$. So $A$ must be compact.
Conversely, suppose $A$ is compact. Fix $x_0 \in A$. Then given $x\in A$, we can find $n \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $B(x_0,n) \subseteq A$. So $A = \bigcup_{n=1}^{\infty}B(x_0,n)$. So there exists $n \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $A=\bigcup_{n=1}^{N}B(x_0,n)$. So $diam \:A= sup\: \{d(x,y): x, y\in \: A\}\:\leq\: 2N$. Hence $A$ is bounded.
$\textbf{Lemma}$ [Theorem 2.37, Baby Rudin]: If $E$ is an infinite subset of a compact set $A$ in amteric space, then $E$ has a limit point in $A$.
$\underline{Proof \:of\: Lemma:}$ If no point of $A$ is a limit point of $E$, then every $x\in A$ has a neighborhood $V_x$ such that $V_x$ contains at most one point of $E$, namely, $x$, if $x \in E$. But no finite subcollection of $V_x$ covers $E$, and therefore $A$, since $E\subseteq A$. This contradicts the compactness of $A$.
Now we use the Lemma above: Suppose $A$ is not closed. Then there is a limit point $x'$ of $A$ which is not in $A$.Being a limit point, then for every $n \in \mathbb{N}$, there exists $x_n \neq x', \:x_n \in A$ with $|x_n-x'|<\frac{1}{n}$. Let $S$ be the set of all such $x_n$. Then $S_n$ is infinite and the limit of $S$ is $x'$, but $x'\notin A$. This contradicts the lemma.
Is this my proof of the Heine-Borel theorem acceptable? I feel that something is wrong somewhere.


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Our Favorite Picture Books – Part One
I was inspired by Julie from The Kreke Family on YouTube to do a video sharing our favorite picture books since she has been sharing videos all this month in response to the homeschool challenge I have been hosting over on Instagram.
As I went through the house and grabbed our favorites I realized we really don't own that many of our favorite picture books, so this is going to be part one and in the future, when we can have access to the library again, I will do a part two and maybe three, four and five as well!
I have done tons of picture book lists on the blog in the past but as I get more into filming video I thought this would be a fun video to film because I can show you inside some of our favorite picture books.
If you like video, I would love it if you would watch the video and subscribe to my channel on YouTube, if you prefer blog posts, you can scroll on, I've got all the books listed below! (But you can't see inside them and hear why we love them all like can on the video.)
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Llama Llama Red Pajama
Llama Llama has troubles sleeping but Mama Llama reassures him that she is always right there.
From counting to opposites to Dr. Seuss's signature silly rhymes, this book has everything a beginning reader needs! Meet the bumpy Wump and the singing Ying, and even the winking Yink who drinks pink ink. The silly rhymes and colorful cast of characters will have every child giggling from morning to night.
A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck–all parade across the pages of this delightful book. Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle's flat, boldly colored collages. Combined with Bill Martin's singsong text, they create unforgettable images of these endearing animals.
Explore all different kinds of feet, from fast to slow, front to back, big and small, and learn about opposites! Dr. Seuss's rhymes will delight young readers and help them discover the world around them, starting with their own bodies!
Monster Knows I'm Sorry
Monsters are at Plooble School. There's time for work and play. Monsters make mistakes at times. "I'm sorry" are the words to say.
Up, Up, Down
In this zany story, Anna likes to climb on the refrigerator and her dresser and go "up, up, up" even though she falls down "ow ouch!" When her parents protest, she goes outside, where it's okay to climb, and climbs the highest tree she can find. Sitting in the top, she goads her parents to come after her; when they fall down trying, she relents and climbs down to wrap them in "enormous Band-Aids" and repeats what they've been telling her: "Be CAREFUL-don't CLIMB!" The humor is in the timing, the changing size and placement of the text, and the silliness of the plot. The watercolor illustrations are also over-the-top with ridiculously exaggerated points of view, comical-looking characters, and little jokes, such as a tiny treetop animal watching TV or stars flying off Daddy's injured bottom. This is sure to be a hit, especially with this team's fans.
Let's Go For A Drive
Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
In Let's Go for a Drive! Gerald and Piggie want to hit the road! But the best-laid plans of pigs and elephants often go awry.
If you give a pig a pancake, she'll want some syrup to go with it. You'll give her some of your favorite maple syrup, and she'll probably get all sticky, so she'll want to take a bath. She'll ask you for some bubbles. When you give her the bubbles…
Readers will delight in the story of an accommodating little girl who tries to keep up with the whims of a busy little pig.
The Little House
Seventy-five years ago, Virginia Lee Burton created the Little House, and since then generations of readers have been enchanted by the story of this happy home and her journey from the pleasures of nature to the bustling city, and back again.
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late
It's getting dark out, but one stubborn Pigeon is NOT going to bed! Toddlers and parents will love this interactive bedtime romp which puts readers back in the driver's seat, deflecting Pigeon's sly trickery as he tries to escape his inevitable bedtime. Will you let him stay up late?
The Paper Dolls
The breathtakingly beautiful story of one little girl and her five paper dolls. A string of paper dolls go on a fantastical adventure through the house and out into the garden. They soon escape the clutches of the toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile, but then a very real pair of scissors threatens. The Paper Dolls is a stunning, rhythmical story of childhood, memory and the power of imagination from the author of The Gruffalo, and illustrating talent Rebecca Cobb.
A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a snake. The mouse is good enough to eat but smart enough to know this, so he invents . . . the gruffalo! As Mouse explains, the gruffalo is a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in its terrible jaws, and knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of its nose. But Mouse has no worry to show. After all, there's no such thing as a gruffalo. . . .
The Story of Ferdinand
A true classic with a timeless message, The Story of Ferdinand has enchanted readers since it was first published in 1936. All the other bulls would run and jump and butt their heads together. But Ferdinand would rather sit and smell the flowers. So what will happen when our pacifist hero is picked for the bullfights in Madrid?
A young woman holds her newborn son
And looks at him lovingly.
Softly she sings to him:
"I'll love you forever
I'll like you for always
As long as I'm living
My baby you'll be."
So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide.
Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect—until her first day of school. "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria. "Let's smell her," says Jo. Chrysanthemum wilts. What will it take to make her blossom again?
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It's a rainy day, boring as can be, until Victor and Joey decide to make their own fun. Soon chairs turn into castles, bumblebees turn into tigers, and whales and starfish frolic in a watery kingdom.
The Bunny family has adopted a wolf son, and daughter Dot is the only one who realizes Wolfie can–and might–eat them all up! Dot tries to get through to her parents, but they are too smitten to listen. A new brother takes getting used to, and when (in a twist of fate) it's Wolfie who's threatened, can Dot save the day?
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With 9 Stories in 1, the fun never ends! What Should Danny Do? is an innovative, interactive book that empowers kids with the understanding that their choices will shape their days, and ultimately their lives into what they will be. Written in a "Choose Your Own Story" style, the book follows Danny, a Superhero-in-Training, through his day as he encounters choices that kids face on a daily basis. As your children navigate through the different story lines, they will begin to realize that their choices for Danny shaped his day into what it became. And in turn, their choices for themselves will shape their days, and ultimately their lives, into what they will be.
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How to use nanotechnology safely in construction and demolition
Self-cleaning windows, very high strength concrete and thin, lightweight, super-efficient insulation – just three examples of new building materials with impressive properties made possible by nanotechnologies that manipulate materials atom by atom.
These unlock new and better features to transform the performance of buildings and infrastructure. But, for all their benefits, the very small-scale particles and fibres could also carry risks.
Some long and very thin strands might act like asbestos if they float freely in the environment and are inhaled, for instance. There is limited information or guidance for manufacturers and people working in construction and demolition about where these nanomaterials are used and their risks.
Now a research team at Loughborough University, sponsored by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), has produced guidance based on their investigations into where these materials are used, how widespread this is, potential risks and how workers in construction and demolition might manage these.
The researchers set out to discover what is known about the prevalence of nanomaterials in construction, to test possible risks in the lab and to give guidance for manufacturers of nanomaterials or products containing them and people working in construction or demolition.
Estimates suggest that by 2025 up to half of new building materials might contain nanomaterials. However, what we know about where and how these 'ingredients' are used is incomplete.
Products that contain nanomaterials are rarely precisely labelled and the way health and safety legislation applies in different countries may not require manufacturers or suppliers to provide information to consumers or regulators about the type of nanomaterial or the specific way in which it is used.
The project was led by Professor Alistair Gibb and Dr Wendy Jones, both from Loughborough University. Dr Jones said:
"With this research we aimed to get a clearer picture of the current status of nanomaterials used in the construction industry and to bring this information to relevant audiences in a practical way. We also hoped to debunk some controversy and misunderstanding about nanomaterials and their risks.
"We researched what information is known already and sought to pull together materials that would otherwise be inaccessible. We describe the nanofilms used for some window glass, silica aerogels used in insulation, nanosilicas used in concrete and coatings, which are the most numerous and readily available nanoscale products in construction.
"The team found that nanomaterials are used primarily in surface coatings, concrete, window glass, insulation and steel in different ways and to differing extents. Some nanomaterials, such as certain types of carbon nanotube (CNT), are reported as potentially harmful, but these do not currently seem to be in common usage in the UK.
"In terms of risk, even problematic nanomaterials such as long, straight CNTs will not be hazardous as long as they are embedded in a solid, stable structure. Risk only arises if workers are exposed to certain nanoparticles or nanofibres in the form of dusts or aerosols; this might occur during construction or demolition activities."
Vanessa Harwood-Whitcher, IOSH's Director of Professional Services, said:
"Whilst there's still much more we can learn about nanomaterials, through this research we're pleased to produce practical guidance to help raise much needed awareness for those working in the construction sector in particular, and support them in managing potential risks.
"It's vital that industry works together in sharing information about nanomaterials used in products more effectively. Steps such as this will help increase our knowledge and make a real difference in improving occupational safety and health practice."
For more details about this research, please see our full report and our guidance for practitioners visit www.iosh.co.uk/nanotechnology
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Excellent read, I just passed this into a colleague who was doing a little research on that. And he actually bought me lunch because I found it for him smile So let me rephrase that. Historic Fill NJ
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The Sister
There are some days when nothing goes right. Well, I had one of those days in this episode. Today, Mark did something that he thought was good, but ended it…well…getting me into some trouble!
You see, it all started one morning at the Castro Stage Depot when Rebecca Snipe, the sister of some local ranchers was catching the stage back to North Fork. She overheard a conversation among two men. "You leaving us Earl?" She heard a man say outside the coach.
"I'm taking a little trip on the stagecoach Mike," said Earl.
"Whatcha' gonna do?"
"Meeting some friends, Injun Adams and Roy Thursday," said Earl.
"What are you boys up to this time?"
"I'll tell you, but if you pass it on to the law I'll deny saying it. We're gonna kill us a man, friend. We're gonna kill us a big man – a big man with a big mouth," bragged Earl.
Fortunate for me, he was so busy shooting off his mouth that he didn't realize that someone had overheard what they had intended to do. Rebecca never acknowledged what she had just heard and the stagecoach ride to North Fork went smoothly.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch it was hair-cutting time for Mark. "Ouch," said Mark as I snipped his hair.
"Sorry, son." I gave a short laugh.
"Pa why can't I get my haircut downtown like you?" Mark complained. He didn't like the way I cut hair.
"Well we can only afford one store bought haircut this month son," I lightly explained.
Suddenly, Mark got really serious. "Pa, can I ask you a question?"
"Just so you hold your head still." I answered him. "What do you want to ask me?"
"It ain't easy to ask, I've been meaning to ask you for a long time," said Mark.
"Sounds important. Why don't you ask and get it over with?"
"Well, [he hesitates] do you, [again he hesitates] have you ever thought of marrying another woman?"
"Marrying a-" I started, shocked. He had turned his head around to look at me. I turned it back around and started snipping again. "What made you think of that?"
"Well, like I said, I've been thinkin' of it for quite a spell."
It was then that I hap pened to glance down at an open book lying on the table. There was a picture of a woman with a boy sitting on her lap. It appeared as if she was reading to him. Now it all seemed to be coming together. I grinned and said, "Yes, I'd like to take another wife someday, that's natural."
"When?" Asked Mark.
I couldn't believe all the questions! "When I find the right woman."
"How will you know her?" Mark pressed me.
"I think I'll know her when I meet her son," I was hoping my short answers would discourage him from asking further questions. It didn't.
With a big grin on his face he asked, "What will she be like?"
I had already thought about that. "Well, she'll have to cook and sew and scrub. Her hands gotta be soft, she's gotta have hair like crimson as the setting sun. Eyes as brown as chestnuts. She's gotta wear a flower because that's womanly. And she's gotta ride a horse like a man."
"A woman like that is gonna be kinda hard to find, ain't she Pa?" Asked Mark.
"Very hard to find son," I said. It was time for the conversation to end! I told Mark to get washed up and we'd go downtown and pick up the material for that new shed.
When we got to town, Mark went to ask Hattie to set me out a keg of ten penny nails and get some candy. As he came out of the General Store, he saw Rebecca getting off the stage, He was mesmerized with her. She was the prettiest girl he had ever seen. To Mark, Rebecca looked exactly like the ideal wife-the one that I described earlier. She had all the qualities I was looking for in a woman. So he decided to find out some information about her. Rebecca went into the stage depot to wait for her brothers to pick her up. Mark poked his head inside of the depot. Rebecca saw him and invited him in to talk with her. "Hello. Come on over. I won't bite you," said Rebecca.
Mark took off his hat and went over to sit down and talk to Rebecca. "What's your name?" Asked Rebecca.
"Mark McCain." Rebecca smiled warmly at him. "Mark? Well that's from the Bible," said Rebecca.
"Yes ma'am. Kinda runs in the family. I have an uncle named Abraham, my grandmother's name was Ruth, and my Pa's name is Lucas. That's long for Luke, I think," said Mark.
She told him that she had two brothers, Joshua and Peter. She then introduced herself as Rebecca. The Bible names ran in her family too.
Mark asked her if she was visiting someone here in town. Rebecca told him that she lived here but was away visiting relativities in Kansas.
Mark thought for a minute. Then he nodded his head when he reached his decision. "Ma'am, do you have a husband?" Mark asked.
Rebecca was taken aback by the question. "Do I what?"
"Do you have a husband?" He asked impatiently, not sure why he had to repeat it.
"Well, no…no not yet," she replied. "But I hope to have one someday. I hope to have a husband and a boy exactly like you."
Mark smiled. She was becoming more perfect in his eyes with each passing moment. "Do you really mean that?" he asked.
"Of Course I do," replied Rebecca.
"Can I ask you something else?" Mark asked.
"Go right ahead."
"Do you ride a horse?"
"Well, I ride a horse very well, thank you. I can outrun both my brothers."
"You wait right here, ma'am. I'll be right back," Mark said excitedly.
He hurried to find me so he could introduce me to Rebecca. He thought she was the perfect match for me!
He grabbed me by the arm and took me to the depot to meet Rebecca. It didn't take long for me to figure out what Mark's intentions were. "Miss Rebecca, I'd like you to meet up with my pa!" Mark declared.
That's when I knew my boy had been up to mischief! I should have jumped on my horse right then and rode straight home! I took my hat off and introduced myself. There was an awkward silence in the air as I tried to find a dignified way to get myself out of this situation. I looked at Mark then said, "It seems to be a…nice day for traveling."
Apparently this was just as awkward for her as it was for me. "Yes. Yes, it's a very nice day." She answered.
I cast another glance at Mark. Oh fine! Throw me into this situation, then make me climb out myself! "Are you leaving or just getting here?" I asked with a smile. How was I going to get myself out of here?
Mark spoke up then. But, boy I wish he hadn't! "She lives here, pa. Said she'd like to get married and have a boy…something like me."
"Mark!" I couldn't believe this. I tried to think of what to say, but no words could come. Man was I embarrassed!"
"You have quite a lad, Mr. McCain," Rebecca commented.
Boy did I! I couldn't wait to get him outside! "He's a…" I cast him an annoyed glance. "Fair boy!" I answered.
Just when I thought it could get no worse…"My pa ain't married neither, ma'am!"
Rebecca looked questionably at me. I had to explain. "My wife passed away," I explained. What could she say?
Well, thankfully the door opened and two men walked in. I was finally rescued and had a dignified way to leave as fast as I could! But if I only knew their walking in would mean more trouble for me later! After I left, she actually thought that I had sent Mark in there to pump her for information!
It was now time for me to set a few things straight with this boy of mine! "You know, I have a strong feeling you had notions on me courtin' that girl!" I scolded him lightly.
"She's sure pretty! Prettiest girl I ever seen!" Mark stated innocently.
"She's a shade young! She'd make you a better sister than a mother!" I stated.
"She's full grown!" Mark argued.
"That girl is nearer your age then mine, boy!" I declared.
"She is?" Mark screwed up his face in disbelief.
"She is!" I looked at him sternly. "Let's not do anything like that again, huh?" I warned.
"Yes pa. " Mark said. Then he thought, "She sure did fit! Crimson hair, chestnut eyes, wear's flowers, got soft hands…She rides a horse like a man, too!"
I hated to ask this…"How'd you find that out?"
"I asked her." I knew I didn't want to know. "Of course, I didn't ask her about cookin' and such, cause all women can do that."
I raised an eyebrow at him and told him to run along and tend the team while I took Razor to the blacksmith's to get his shoe looked at. If I sent him to the wagon, he couldn't be any more trouble to me.
As I went to untie razor, a man stated, "A big man with a big mouth." He sneered at me. I decided to ignore him. I didn't need any more trouble today!
Micah came over and told me that the Snipe brother's had been asking questions about me. I told him I didn't know them. He told me they were a bunch of wild ones. They never break the law more then to spend a Saturday night in jail. "Rougher then a bronc. If they're again ya' it just too bad. If they like ya', you usually end up in trouble because you know them. You just can't win," said Micah. He said if he found out why they we're interested in me, he'd let me know.
I went over to pick up my supplies at Hattie's. She told me some guy had been asking about me. I told her that Micah had already told me. I didn't know at the time that there were two different problems brewing up. She then asked me if I was going by the depot and would I give the sewing basket to the lady who had bought it. She seemed to have left without it. I told her I would.
When I left the store, Rebecca stopped me "I believe that's mine," she nodded at the sewing stand.
"Oh, is it? I was just bringing it to you."
"Not knowing who's it is?" she questioned. I told her that Hattie in the store told me to give it to the lady in front of the depot. Rebecca nodded toward the depot and I noticed several ladies there.
"I guess she forgot to mention which one." She took it from me and I hurried to the wagon.
But I didn't get far. I was about to discover that Mark's matchmaking did cause more trouble than I thought. "Howdy," said Joshua Snipe.
I asked him what I could do for them. They wanted to get better acquainted, buy me a drink. "Milk, cause we ain't allowed in the saloons in this town," said Peter. I told them I appreciated the offer, but I declined. They thought I wasn't being neighborly, so I decided to one glass of milk and then I'd be on my way.
"What'll it be, cow or goat?" asked Joshua. Peter ordered half cow's & half goat's milk, he said the goat's milk was good for a
man's completion. I thought they were a bit strange when they toasted "the flag." Then they started asking me about my spread. I told them Mark and I liked it.
"How much a year do you figure to clear on that place?" Joshua asked.
"That's a personal question, mister!" I stated.
"Oh, I reckon that something personal, but if your aiming to set your sites on our sister, we gotta know something about you!"
"If I'm what?" It didn't take me long to put it all together. They had seen me with her a couple times and thought I actually had intentions towards her. I assured them I had no intentions whatsoever.
"None?"
"NONE!" I declared
Mark had the wagon ready. "Ready to travel, Pa?"
"Mmm hmmm." was all I said. Boy, this child has gotten me into some trouble now!
I thought we were ready to ride down to the blacksmith's, but Micah gave me some more news. He told me this seemed to be the day for people to ask questions about me. Someone else was interested in me.
"Who?" I asked.
He motioned to a man setting on the bench. The man had an evil smile on his face. Micah said he had been asking question about where I live and how to get there.
So I approached the man. "I hear you've been asking questions." He nodded. "Well, why don't you ask me? I know more about me than anyone else!" I was in no mood for this.
"I found out all I want to know," he answered.
"I just like to ask questions. It ain't against the law to ask questions, now is it? Now, you wouldn't shoot me with that rifle for just asking questions, now would ya'?" The whole entire time, he had a wicked smile on his face. I knew he was up to no good.
"I don't know what you've got in mind, mister. But for now on I got my eye on you!"
I started to walk away. "Roy Thursday told me to say hello to you." I looked at him and walked away. I remembered Roy Thursday; my testimony had put him to jail.
Mark drove me over to the Blacksmith's, then I told him to ride on ahead and I'd pick up Razor and catch up with him down the road. Nels wasn't finished shoeing Razor, so I had to wait a few minutes. I decided to go down the street. I saw Earl Battle and got preoccupied. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going.
Another disaster took place: I ran smack into Rebecca. Her packages spilled. I wanted nothing more but to run for the hills, but I was a gentleman and helped her with her packages. That was a mistake. "Mr. McCain, you are getting to be a bad habit!" she declared.
"Guess I wasn't watching where I was going," I tried to explain.
"Are you sure you didn't know where you were going?" she accused me.
Suddenly, her brothers were there. "Well I'd be dogged if he ain't at it again!" Joshua said. "I thought you said you weren't interested in our sister.
Boy, was I ever in for more trouble! The brothers towered over me as I kneeled on the ground helping Rebecca with her packages. "You know, mister. I'm beginning to think you are downright dishonest!"
"Believe me," I said. "Today just isn't my day! Right now, all I'd like to do is ride on back home!" Boy, if only they knew how much I wanted to do that!
"Maybe it ain't a wedding you're interested in. Maybe you been lolly-gagging around Rebecca for some other reason. " Joshua accused me.
Oh, I can't believe this. "Ma'am, I apologize for having your name spoke that way!
That's it! I was gonna fight these guys, and it would be my pleasure to whip them. We went around back. I knocked out the big one – Peter. Then Joshua took off his hat. "You hurt my brother!" He said as he faced me. I don't believe it! I was so tired of these guys, so I gave one more hard punch, knocking out Joshua.
I shook my hat out and gave Rebecca a dirty look, daring her to say anything. I climbed on Razor and took off for home. But I'd learn that having those three in my life was a good thing! Because Rebecca watched three men follow me out of town.
I got home and told Mark to unsaddle razor. Then I went to fix supper. That's when I saw Earl Battle, Injun Adams and Roy Thursday on the porch of my home looking for me.
In a low voice I told Mark to put the light out and get down. The three men heard me and turned, Battle with a gun on me. Thursday told me that he planned on killing me..."A big man with a big mouth." My testimony had sent Thursday to jail some time back and he threatened to kill me for it.
I fired my rifle Bang! And killed Earl Battle.
I fired some more shots, but couldn't hit them. I realized I was in too much danger staying outside, so I ran into the barn. "Mark, I said get down!" After making sure he obeyed me, I ran to the window and fired my next shot. Bang! It was a bulls eye shot! Roy Thursday was dead. All I had left was Injun Adams. I fired some more shots from the barn, but knew I could not hit him there.
I snuck out the side door and started to open the gate, but I hit a pail. Injun knew where I was. I softly snuck up onto the porch to go inside my
house to kill him. Little did I know that he was behind me. A shot rang through the air.
I suddenly turned. Injun Adams lay dead at my feet. I looked up. A look of shock appeared on my face when I realized who was there.
The Snipe brothers!
"Looks like you needed a friend, neighbor!" Joshua declared. "Looks like."
"No hard feelings?" They asked. They told me that their sister had saved my life. When she saw them follow me out of town she put two and
two together and told them what she had overheard at the stage depot. They decided to check it out! I thanked the three of them.
"You wanta hear something else funny?" Joshua asked. "Rebecca's been engaged ever since she got back." She had tried to hide it, but they spotted the ring around her neck and she had to tell them. "Looks like you missed out!"
Rebecca told them to tell me about Rhoda. They gladly did. Boy, what a perfect ending for an imperfect day!
piddlin' stuff.....The mustache 'tuff guy' (Peter Snipe) was Dan Blocker. He played Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright on Bonanza.
Bonanza was not on the air until a year later. In which three episodes do we see two of the 'Cartwright boys?' There were five actors who appeared on The Rifleman that were regulars on Bonanza — do you know who they were?
Mort Mills appeared in two episodes ― The Sister as Joshua Snipe, one of Rebecca's brother ― The Jealous Man as Jake Owens, he was the jealous husband.
Sherry Jackson played Rebecca Snipe. She's the one Mark thought would be a good match for his 'Pa'.
Lance Fuller who played Earl Battle, the cowboy who was going to kill him a big man with a big mouth.
Michael Harris appeared in three episodes ― The Sister as the man who was talking to Earl Battle in the beginning of the episode ― The Challenge as the cowhand in the saloon ― The Anvil Chorus as Ed Bundy, he was the cowboy whose wife just had a baby boy.
Michael Morgan as Injun Adams. He was the dad dude that wore the derby.
David Tyrrell as Roy Thursday, the leader of the gang who was out to get Lucas.
Hope Summers appeared in sixteen episodes as Hattie Denton, owner of The General Store. Hattie was first introduced to The Rifleman in Eight Hours to Die.
King Mojave appeared in nine episodes ― Duel of Honor as Ed Simmons, one of the passengers on the stagecoach ― The Safe Guard as Charlie the bank teller ― The Sister as one of the cowboys watching the fight ― The Challenge as a customer in the store ― The Photographer as a cowboy on the Jury ― The Wrong Man as the hotel clerk and a townsman ― The Obituary as a townsman ― The Illustrator as the man getting off the stage ― The Grasshopper as the man in the booth who sold the tickets.
Archie Butler — Stuntman — Stunt coordinator — Actor - Archie has been in more episodes then anybody with the exception of the regular cast and he probably was in more episode then some of them. ~Arnold Laven
Remember him in The Sharpshooter? Remember when Lucas shot the whiskey bottle and it shattered into pieces? Archie was the cowboy who slid the whiskey bottle to Lucas.
Sometimes Archie was a stand-in for Paul Fix.
John Dierkes played Nels in Duel of Honor ― The Sister. How many actors played Nels, Nile or was it Neils? Was it Swenson or was it Svenson? For the answer in detail and pictures.....go to the Blacksmith's page.
Bob Woodward appeared in seven episodes ― The Young Englishman as a cowhand, the one with the rope ― The Safe Guard as the cowboy driving the wagon that is carrying the safe to North Fork ― The Sister as a stagecoach driver ― The Indian as a cowboy in the saloon ― 'Shivaree' as one of the cowboys participating in the Shivaree ― The Dead-eye Kid as the stagecoach driver ― The Angry Man as one of the cowboys who helped load Carey into the wagon.
Fritz Ford appeared in twenty episodes and still counting. Besides acting in The Rifleman he was also a stunt double for Chuck Connors.
Who is the young lady in this episode? Roberta Hunt appeared in three episodes ― In the Duel of Honor her name is Roberta Hunt. She was one of the ladies on the stagecoach. You can hear Eddie call her by her characters name Roberta Hunt, but she never received credit ― In The Sister and The Apprentice Sheriff you can see her in the crowd.
I also think I spotted her in Boomerang but I couldn't get a good look at her to be sure.
In this episode Mark mentions his Grandmothers name and another uncle's name.....do you remember what they were?
(hint - it's not his Uncle Johnny)
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