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8/4/14, "Climate change not so global," University of Queensland, Australia
"Scientists are calling for a better understanding of regional climates, after research into New Zealand's glaciers has revealed climate change in the Northern Hemisphere does not directly affect the climate in the Southern Hemisphere.
The University of Queensland study showed that future climate changes may impact differently in the two hemispheres, meaning a generalised global approach isn't the solution to climate issues.
UQ School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management Head Professor Jamie Shulmeister said the study provided evidence for the late survival of significant glaciers in the mountains of New Zealand at the end of the last ice age – a time when other ice areas were retreating..
"This study reverses previous findings which suggested that New Zealand's glaciers disappeared at the same time as ice in the Northern Hemisphere," he said.
"We showed that when the Northern Hemisphere started to warm at the end of the last ice age, New Zealand glaciers were unaffected.
"These glaciers began to retreat several thousand years later, when changes in the Southern Ocean led to increased carbon dioxide emissions and warming.
"This indicates that future climate change may impact differently in the two hemispheres and that changes in the Southern Ocean are likely to be critical for Australia and New Zealand."
The study used exposure dating of moraines - mounds of rocks formed by glaciers - to reconstruct the rate of ice retreat in New Zealand's Ashburton Valley after the last glacial maximum – the time when the ice sheets were at their largest.
The researchers found that the period from the last glacial maximum to the end of the ice age was longer in New Zealand than in the Northern Hemisphere.
They also found that the maximum glacier extent in New Zealand occurred several thousand years before the maximum in the Northern Hemisphere, demonstrating that growth of the northern ice sheets did not cause expansion of New Zealand glaciers.
"New Zealand glaciers responded largely to local changes in the Southern Ocean, rather than changes in the Northern Hemisphere as was previously believed," Professor Shulmeister said.
"This study highlights the need to understand regional climate rather than a global one-size-fits-all."
The research was conducted in collaboration with the University of Griefswald, Germany, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, and the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science in July."
Peer reviewed study cited above:
7/28/2014, "The early rise and late demise of New Zealand's last glacial maximum," PNAS.org
- Henrik Rothera,1,
- David Finkb,
- James Shulmeisterc,
- Charles Mifsudb,
- Michael Evansd, and
- Jeremy Pughe,2
"This record from a key site in the midlatitude Southern Hemisphere shows that the largest glacial advance did not coincide with the coldest temperatures during this phase. We also show that the regional post-LGM ice retreat was very gradual, contrary to the rapid ice collapse widely inferred. This demonstrates that glacial records from New Zealand are neither synchronous with nor simply lag or lead Northern Hemisphere ice sheet records, which has important implications for the reconstruction of past interhemispheric climate linkages and mechanisms.".
"Recent debate on records of southern midlatitude glaciation has focused on reconstructing glacier dynamics during the last glacial termination, with different results supporting both in-phase and out-of-phase correlations with Northern Hemisphere glacial signals. A continuing major weakness in this debate is the lack of robust data, particularly from the early and maximum phase of southern midlatitude glaciation (∼30–20 ka), to verify the competing models....These findings preclude the previously inferred rapid climate-driven ice retreat in the Southern Alps after the onset of Termination 1. Our record documents an early last glacial maximum, an overall trend of diminishing ice volume in New Zealand between 28–20 ka, and gradual deglaciation until at least 15 ka."
"This article contains supporting information online at www.pnas.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1073/pnas.1401547111/-/DCSupplemental."
NASA confirms above: Unlike the Arctic, the Antarctic is isolated from major population centers and emissions they produce, in particular it's not exposed to wind driven black carbon from Asia:
4/8/2009, "Aerosols May Drive a Significant Portion of Arctic Warming," nasa.gov/topics
"The Arctic region has seen its surface air temperatures increase by 1.5 C (2.7 F) since the mid-1970s. In the Antarctic, where aerosols play less of a role, the surface air temperature has increased about 0.35 C (0.6 F)....
Since decreasing amounts of sulfates and increasing amounts of black carbon both encourage warming, temperature increases can be especially rapid. The build-up of aerosols also triggers positive feedback cycles that further accelerate warming as snow and ice cover retreat.
In the Antarctic, in contrast, the impact of sulfates and black carbon is minimized because of the continent's isolation from major population centers and the emissions they produce....
A new study, led by climate scientist Drew Shindell of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, used a coupled ocean-atmosphere model to investigate how sensitive different regional climates are to changes in levels of carbon dioxide, ozone, and aerosols.
The researchers found that the mid and high latitudes are especially responsive to changes in the level of aerosols. Indeed, the model suggests aerosols likely account for 45 percent or more of the warming that has occurred in the Arctic during the last three decades. The results were published in the April issue of Nature Geoscience....
Sulfates, which come primarily from the burning of coal and oil, scatter incoming solar radiation and have a net cooling effect on climate. Over the past three decades, the United States and European countries have passed a series of laws that have reduced sulfate emissions by 50 percent. While improving air quality and aiding public health, the result has been less atmospheric cooling from sulfates.
At the same time, black carbon emissions have steadily risen, largely because of increasing emissions from Asia. Black carbon -- small, soot-like particles produced by industrial processes and the combustion of diesel and biofuels -- absorb incoming solar radiation and have a strong warming influence on the atmosphere."...
Peer reviewed study cited in above NASA article:
3/22/2009, "Climate response to regional radiative forcing during the twentieth century," Nature Geoscience, Drew Shindell1 and Greg Faluvegi1
| doi:10.1038/ngeo473
Added: The entire Southern Hemisphere is lucky to have avoided having its environment ruined by George Bush #1:
George Bush #1 signs Clean Air Act amendments in 1990, making rules stricter than 1970 and 1977 versions. Top left, clapping, Bush EPA chief William Reilly, plucked from his job as WWF president by Bush. In particular the 1990 law reduced sulfur dioxide emissions which Bush said caused acid rain.
Unfortunately this exacerbated global warming in Northern latitudes:
Post 1970 global warming "is driven by efforts to reduce air pollution in general and acid deposition in particular."...2011 PNAS study
2009 NASA graph shows warming of Arctic latitudes resulting from US Clean Air Acts of 1970, 1977 and 1990:
Image from Nasa.gov.
4/8/2009, "Half of recent arctic warming may not be due to greenhouse gases," Houston Chronicle, Eric Berger
July 19, 2011 PNAS study finds post 1970 warming "is driven by efforts to reduce air pollution in general and acid deposition in particular, which cause sulfur emissions to decline."
7/19/2011, "Reconciling anthropogenic climate change with observed temperature 1998–2008," PNAS.org
"The post 1970 period of warming, which constitutes a significant portion of the increase in global surface temperature since the mid 20th century, is driven by efforts to reduce air pollution in general and acid deposition in particular, which cause sulfur emissions to decline while the concentration of greenhouse gases continues to rise (7)."...
In a section titled "Results" the PNAS study says cooling sulfur emissions rose somewhat after 2002 due to extreme acceleration of China's coal use, which "partly reverses a period of declining sulfur emissions that had a warming effect of 0.19 W/m2 between 1990 and 2002." (Subhead "Results")
For reference, the purpose of this 2011 PNAS study was to address "the lack of a clear increase in global surface temperature between 1998 and 2008:"
"Data for global surface temperature indicate little warming between 1998 and 2008."... (1)
Climate Change Not 'One-Size-Fits-All' A study of moraines shows that climate change has differential effects on the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Asian Scientist Newsroom | August 5, 2 Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at: http://www.asianscientist.com/2014/08/in-the-lab/climate-change-one-size-fits-all-2014/


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DEVOTION: Exodus 19:2-8 English Standard Version (ESV)
2 They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, 3 while Moses went up to God. The Lord called to him out of the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: 4 'You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6 and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel."
7 So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him. 8 All the people answered together and said, "All that the Lord has spoken we will do." And Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.
What a wonderful scene this is, isn't it? God and the people are making their covenant with each other. God says, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples…." The people respond, "All that the Lord has spoken we will do." Sounds great, right?
It sounds great, but the only problem is the people lied. There was no way they were going to keep the covenant. First of all, they didn't know what the word "all" meant. Secondly, they weren't capable of it, because they were sinful human beings.
We should've learned the lesson by now, but we haven't. We still hear the law and say, "All that the Lord has commanded I will do." We think we have it all together enough to get the job done and keep the old covenant. We aren't and we can't.
That's why God made a new covenant with us, one that we couldn't break, because it all depends on him. It's his promise to us. All we do is receive the blessings of that promise. The promise off the Messiah, along with all of God's other promises, have been kept! God loved us so much that he didn't let us flounder under the old covenant. Instead, when the Israelites broke that promise, they were taken into captivity, but God didn't leave them there alone. He went with them, and he eventually brought them out of it.
He does the same for you. When you break God's law, you must suffer the earthly consequences, but God goes with you even in your tough circumstances, and he gets you out and brings you back into a right relationship with him. Rejoice in that today! Rejoice in God's kept promises to you!
Prayer: Lord, thank you for keeping your promises even when I don't, especially your promise to save me and give me eternal life. Amen.
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What did Jehu do to Baal worship in Israel? (There are three people who answered this question. One all the way from the Czech Republic!)
Not unlike other such dishonest politicians he lied. He told the Baal worshippers that he was going to have a big celebration honoring Baal. But when he had them all together he ordered them killed by the gaurds and officers. He made sure it was only prophets of Baal inside. In this way he destroyed Baal worship in Israel. God was pleased with this and promised his line would continue for four generations. However, Jehu didn't follow God.
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He had the Baal worshipers to gather in their temple and had them all killed and their temple destroyed. Don Nolte
The worshipping of Baal was brought to Israel by Kibbles and Bits – aka: Jezebel and Ahab the Arab. After Jehu was anointed king, he had all of the people who worshiped Baal put to death (2 Kings 10:18–26). After that, at Jehu's command, "they demolished the pillar of Baal, and demolished the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day. Thus Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel" (verses 27–28). God's goal of ridding the land of Baal worship had been accomplished.
Even so, he ignored the fact that people were still bowing down to golden calves. So, he was not a good guy.
Here's a quickie article about him, if you're interested:
https://www.gotquestions.org/Jehu-Baal-worship.html Pat King
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lol, just lol
Started by keith , Jun 03 2014 03:21 PM
Posted 03 June 2014 - 03:21 PM
yes it deserves its own topic
Posted 03 June 2014 - 11:51 PM
Pretty much sums up what I'm feeling right now.
Posted 05 June 2014 - 04:35 AM
haha I don't get why he makes it sound like being 20 is a problem
if she looks alright I would 2
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- Those who think or write that the Washington DC football team's name "Redskins" needs to be changed are the modern equivalent of those in the 13th century buying indulgences. Sporting team names are pretty far down on the actual list of problems in the daily life of indigenous Americans, drug abuse, alcoholism, poverty, suicide and so on. Those are issues much higher. Seems to me if you actual cared one whit about the native American you'd be acting on real issues not pretend ones. (for extra credit, cite last time you heard the term redskin used as a derogatory racial epithet. If you, like me, never have … gosh perhaps it isn't actually a derogatory racial epithet).
- Continuing that theme, of modern indulgences. The Redskin thing is a racial/racism indulgence or guilt expiation. It is interesting to note that those same people who are pretending at concern for Native Americans with the Redskin thing are the same ones punting for SSM … what sin is that indulgence paying for?
- On the other side of the coin (those against SSM), just remember "Jesus came to save sinners, of whom I am first." Gays can't destroy marriage as thoroughly as heterosexuals are doing right now.
- One hard fast rule of Internet punditry to remember, there is always, yes always, someone smarter than you, better informed than you, and better in whatever way you can imagine who disagrees rationally and logically with that strongly held opinion of yours. So the next time you call someone an idiot or stupid because they hold an opinion (especially political or religious) different than you, remember that.
- American politicians should play more Go than Chess. A paradigm intrinsic to Chess is forking, putting the opposition into a corner where he only has two bad choices. Go's fundamental paradigm by contrast teaches you how to quickly recognize a losing position and moving elsewhere.
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Sporting team names are pretty far down on the actual list of problems in the daily life of indigenous Americans, drug abuse, alcoholism, poverty, suicide and so on.
Perhaps, so what? From what I understand Native Americans consider the term deragotory so in that case, IMO, it would be rude to continue using it. In the previous example, you cited 'Fighting Irish' as a potential problem name yet to my knowledge there is no serious sense among Irish or Irish-Americans that the moniker is offensive.
You seem to think that this is something other than old fashioned politness. That this is about some act of 'charity' towards indigenous Americans which is the premise of your false choice… I'll paraphrase it as "If you wanted to do something nice for Native Americans, wouldn't fighting poverty be a more effective use of charitable resources than changing the name of a sports team." Of course I'd agree with that, but I'm not trying to do something nice for Native Americans. I'm simply being respectful. Being polite or respectful is the min. requirement for civilized society. Being charitable is the extra credit portion.
The Redskin thing is a racial/racism indulgence or guilt expiation
I have no guilt that I feel needs expiated towards Native Americans. Never to my knowledge have I been unfair or unjust towards a Native American either individual or group. Most people who you probably want to apply this to would likewise have little or no reason to feel individually guilty.
This meme is a bit like people who say whites voting for Obama is just about 'white guilt'. Well since white Obama voters skew heavily young this would be equally as silly. Whites who should feel the most guilt are generally the olders ones are they not?
Seems to me if you actual cared one whit about the native American you'd be acting on real issues not pretend ones.
Ahh yes, the false choice fallacy once again. Or to phrase it another way, "if only liberals weren't thinking about SSM, they could save all the hungry children of the world." If you really think that why are you preventing the solution to world hunger and poverty amonst native Americans by standing in the way of liberals who just want to have SSM (which you now admit doesn't harm marriage) and a different name for a football team? Isn't curing all the ills of the world a pretty nice thing to do and those two little things seem like a rather minor price to pay for such a bounty?
You might respond that conservatives have better solutions to those problems. Not likely. consider in the last 5+ years please cite how many posts you've devoted to the 'real problems' of native Americans? I think the answer will be pretty close to zero.
■One hard fast rule of Internet punditry to remember, there is always, yes always, someone smarter than you, better informed than you, …
Which is why Internet pundits are wise to read their comments section. Happy, as always, to be of service 🙂
■American politicians should play more Go than Chess
I remember hearing somewhere that masters of chess are generally not all that more talented in life in general. Bobby Fisher's unhingedness late in life seems to have tainted the idea that chess is the route to being a master strategist in life….but then perhaps those just an ancedote that isn't applicable to the population of chess players as a whole.
Maybe what really matters (at least among teen boys) isn't so much the hobby or pasttime but finding something that distracts them from destructive behavior for a good decade or so. Things like chess function by getting them to sit around causing no trouble until they grow out of their worst impulses. In that case xBox might be one of the greatest things ever to happen to child rearing in world history.
1. If you demonstrate that NA's aren't offended by the term then I'd have no problem with the team's name. As for its rank on 'things that need fixing', who cares?
2. "Third, "I have no guilt that I feel needs expiated towards Native Americans." says a person from the party that supports reparations to American Blacks for slavery 150 years removed."….. I missed that bill being passed and signed when Dems had both houses and the white house either under Clinton or Obama.
3. "Says the guy who never heard the Churchill liberal/conservative quote." Well when there were numerous Civil Rights marches who was on the other side? People who would be old today if they are still alive. Or are you saying some type of karma has caused higher death rates against whites who supported racism leaving only ones who supported civil rights today….sort of like in 1970 something like 75% of people said they voted for Kennedy in 1960 when Kennedy won by a tiny margin. My point remains, white guilt applies only to whites with something to feel guilty about. I'm sure there are a few young whites who are racists but no many these days.
"I paid to have my daughter sent on a mission trip to a reservation in Montana."
You mean your daughter has done stuff to address 'real problems' for Native Americans then. why have you wasted your precious blog posts on SSM when you could be raising consciousness? BTw, it might be interesting to ask her what she thinks of the whole Redskins thing.
I see. You want paint the Titanic while its sinking because, who cares about prioritizing problems? Uhm, everybody should care about priority.
Problems prioritizing is an optimization problem which looks at not only how important a problem is but what would be required to solve it. If given a choice between changing the name of the Redskins and eliminating all drunkenness on reservations and lifting all out of poverty, I'd choose the second any day of the week. Changing a name, though, requires next to no energy and can be done overnight while those problems may not be solveable even with ten years of effort and several billion dollars.
In other words, today you are faced with at least two problems. One is your own mortality. The other is what to eat for dinner. Clearly you'd probably seriously consider trading dinner tonight for immortality. But you don't have that choice, so you do what you can on the immortality front (try to exercise a bit, get any mysterous moles that appear checked by your doc, avoid smoking, drinking etc.) and spend some time seriously thinking about a nice dinner.
The Southern Democrats why? And I was in nappies (and K-6 at best) as were you.
Ahhh yes, the ones who became Republicans. I agree, those that are still around should feel guilty. So how does that squre with your indulgence theory? The idea of an indulgence was forgiveness for a sin or trangression. Those who haven't sinned have no need for such things. At least in the case of racism, I'm not inclined to feel the need to buy any indulgences in any form.
BUT suppose I did. In that case I would be obligated to address whoever I wronged. If I cheated a black person ten years ago, say, I don't make up for it by voting for Obama today.
I think the name should be changed simply because it's the right thing to do. It doesn't matter that there might be more pressing wrongs in the world. So what? If your daughter saw someone drop a $5 bill you'd say she should return it. If she told you that whether or not she returns it won't help all the people who are dying in Syria's civil war, you'd say so what? And the fact that she should return the bill is not an 'indulgence' to make up for some past wrong she did. She should do the right thing whether she's been the world's nicest person up to now or the world's worst.
Seems like a consistent meme on the left is that Tea Party supporters are all racist.
Weren't you contending they were Democrats for the longest time? Regardless I'll reply to actual positions and statements serious people make, not what imaginary liberals in your mind think or say.
Ok. I will ask here if anyone mentioned it when she was there.
I asked you to ask her what she thinks of it. No doubt she has an opinion herself and having spent some time with Native Americans might even have a thought or two about how they might perceive the issue.
I offered that these were indulgences, and it seems that the left more than the right is trying to rectify something
An indulgence rectifies, or attempts to rectify, a sin or trangression by an individual by the individual performing some good not directly connected to that original sin. For example, you cheated on your wife but you endowed a new wing of this wonderful Church with your riches.
So here your analogy seems to falter. Certainly the left thinks avoiding the use of the term somehow rectifies something did wrong to Native Americans. I don't think you can argue that the name change is being requested as part of some unrelated wrong…say the way the English treated Catholics under the Virgin Queen or something like that..
It also breaks down because if it's an offensive term to Native Americans, then it's use being wrong is irrelevant to any other wrongs or problems Native Americans may have. In other words, it's wrong for your daughter not to return the $5 the woman drops in front of her. Even if that woman has deadly cancer and your daughter is the world's greatest oncologist….it's wonderful if she cures the woman of cancer but that has nothing to do with her alerting her to the dropped $5 bill. Whatever ills Native Americans have, whether inflected wrongly upon them or simply ills they have, that doesn't make it right to use the term.
Now you present a false choice. Either we change the name or we, say, cure poverty among Native Americans. If really presented with this choice, I'd say curing poverty ethically trumps the name change. Likewise if the only way your daughter will cure cancer is to indulge in petty theft, I'd say allow her to indulge in petty theft. You hint this with:
Actually it requires a substantial amount of reworking of physical signage, advertising rework, art work and so on.
Is all this work and money about to be spent on curing poverty but is now being locked away to fund the mechanics of name changing?
The Washington Post had an article about a political movement Democrat (who is also an American Indian) who is pushing this issue to get in the spotlight, further his career, and get famous. Is that who you listen to?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Redskins_name_controversy indicates that many Native Americans do seem to consider it offensive and, oddly, a sizeable portion of the general public who support the name nonetheless think Native Americans have a right to take offense at the name (which is odd since I doubt 59% of the public would say it's ok to purposefully offend Native Americans simply for the sake of offending them, but public opinion has never been consistent or stable). I recognize that I could be wrong and if you convince me that Native Americans do not generally find the term offensive then I'd say keep it.
I've also pointed out that the biggest objection is that Democrats have this notion (which is founded in fallacy) that they are a party of the "common man" and therefore populist (common) movements should be within their tent.
I'm unclear what you mean by populist. Do you mean popular? Consistently scoring supermajorities of voters rejecting the Tea Party would seem to put that assertion into serious question no? Am I just supposed to accept your word that the Tea Party represents the 'common man' and is a populist party?
A Chicago eatery was offering a "Holy Ghost Burger" with unconsecrated communion wafers as part of the burger. Is that less or more offensive
Beats me, I suppose Catholics might be ok with it since the wafers are unconsecrated (to get very upset might end up minimizing consecration) so may view the whole thing as affectionate….or they might view it as offensive. If offensive I'd advise the owner to ditch the burger name.
Why is Mr Obama and the left not leading the charge to "change that name".
Well since he isn't leading the charge for the Redskins name change I'm not clear why he would lead the charge for the name of a single burger.
From wiki "Populism is a political doctrine where one sides with "the people" against "the elites"." Good enough definition. My assertion is two fold, (a) the Tea Party is a populist movement and (b) Democrats feel that their role is to defined the lower classes from the elites and populist movements outside their ranks is something they find hard to swallow.
So what political party or movement in the US self-identifies itself as siding with 'the elites' versus 'the people'? Ages ago there used to be a Federalist Party which you might say fit that bill (possibly the Whig party too). I suppose William F Buckley Conservatism was somewhat elitist but these days I don't think you can identify a single political party or movement that is elitist.
So since that's the case I can turn your question on you, why isn' the Tea Party supporting the Democratic Party?
If you think you are atoning for past sins w.r.t. the American natives … this is ineffectual and irrelevant. They have serious problems.
This wouldn't be an indulgence then. Remember an indulgence is not directly connected to the underlying wrong.
Say you cheat on your wife, you buy her flowers. Buying her flowers may be ineffectual compared to the affair, but it's not an indulgence since it's an attempt to directly offset the wrong done to a party.
An indulgence would have to be disconnected from the wronged party. Hence you cheat on your wife and you make a huge donation to an orphange. A classic example may be the mafia boss who makes huge donations to his church and puts his names on various charity projects. That would be an attempt at an indulgence. The mafia boss who gives money to the widow of a man he wrongly killed would not be an indulgence.
whether an indulgence is effective or not is not really relevant. I could see how an indulgence could be effective. For example, your daughter shoplifts a candy bar, you make her spend a weekend manning a soup kitchen. In that case the 'indulgence' is probably more than the 'sin' and it's an indulgence since the shop keeper is probably not being feed by the soup kitchen. But it's easy to see why the Reformation attacked indulgences since the clerical authorities had an incentive to set the 'price' for sins very low since they had a material benefit to 'sell forgiveness cheap'.
In this case you can't call changing the name an indulgence if you think they underlying wrong has anything to do with Native Americans. You can say the name change is trivial compared to the many wrongs done Native Americans. Fine, but like giving your wife flowers after an affair harms your marriage that wouldn't be an indulegence….just a small acknowledgement of a wrong.
To establish this as an indulgence you'd have to show that advocates for changing the name (and I'm unclear why you think they are all Democrats or that Democrats are all supportive of a name change) are trying to atone for some non-Native American related sin (bashing Wall Street types too much? for example.)
I see. Calling a football team the Redskins is connected to "past wrongs". You can explain how, say, the trail of tears is connected to football. I'm all ears on that one…
And what would your burger example be connected too? Making up for injustices to Burmese Buddhist monks?
Clearly the question is whether the name is a wrong to Native Americans and whether it's an indulgence to past sins against Native Americans or simply a desire to not be offensive to Native Americans.
Is football connected to Native Americans? No. Is the term 'Redskin' connected? Of course. Did you think the controversy wasn't about Native Americans? How did you know? Did someone have to tell you it wasn't about animal rights, or Syrian rebels or Japanese whaling?


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I've been talking to b-school students in Chennai in the past couple of months on Entrepreneurship, thanks to TATA NEN Hottest Startups nomination of our company, Excedos. The creativity and energy of the students during these sessions shows a lot of promise for entrepreneurship in India, in the near future. In a series of posts, now on, i will share my experiences ( limited!! ) on Entrepreneurship.
Read up - Before i started up, i had spent hours reading about startup experience of others. Blogs are a great resource - they help us to learn about the entrepreneur's personal life ( helps to build the skillsets we need to have ) , in addition to their startup experience. Here are some great resources to learn from, before starting up -
Alpine, a budding entrepreneur, posed a question on Entrepreneurship to me - When is the right time to startup ?
Its a tough one to answer , mainly because, every possible answer can be justified :). There are so many experiences of people starting up and go on to succeed because they 'just' wanted to ( and they didnt have a great idea ) and also experiences of people who had a great idea /saw an opportunity ( Jeff Bezos - Amazon , for example ) to implement, before starting up. My 'philosophical' answer here is - we need to have the passion for whatever we are doing. Its just a question of how much we want this / do whatever ( within the framework ) it takes to achieve our goals / vision
The philosophical part is the easiest one - everyone thinks this way. Companies actually succeed because they filled a 'real' need / solved a 'real' problem for which someone is willing to pay. Most startups fail to transition to a successful 'revenue' model. At a conference i had been to, before i started up, someone mentioned an interesting line - ' Is the startup's product / service , a 'fevel pill ' or a 'Vitamin pill ' - Not many customers buy vitamin pills. Fever pills have the most possibilities of success.
Here is a great post by Fabrice on 'business selection criteria' - http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=5 - Brings a rational way to arrive at a startup idea.
Family Support : I had a phenomenal family support. My parents were completely supportive of my venture ideas ( Helps, when your dad is a biz man, himself! ). If family is a bit reserved about your move, don't worry too much - as they see us succeeding , they will come around.
If you want to 'create' something , if you get bored doing 'normal / routine ' job , if you want to make an 'impact', if you think learning from mistake is 'fun' , if you want to 'change' things in the world for the better, if you always look at a 'better way' of doing things, if you love taking initiatives and 'implementing' them, if you are 'DO'er and many more , startup is where you need to head!


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Diversified Business Communications, the organisers of SITS Europe, the major new trade show for the IT Service Management (ITSM) and IT Support industry, Berlin, have announced that demand for exhibition stands is running high, with many key industry names already having reserved their space. These include Bomgar, PLAIN IT AG, USU, Spiceworks, Cordaware, LogMeIn, TechExcel, Ibitech, and BMC to mention a few.
Commenting on the launch of the show, Stuart Facey from Bomgar says: "After having regularly exhibited at SITS in the UK, Bomgar is very excited about the first ever SITS Europe event in Berlin. There is no other event like it for the German ITSM market and we believe it will be such an important event for us."
Mr Facey's views have been echoed by many other solution providers, including Thomas Gerick, USU AG: "USU is looking forward to the first ever SITS Europe and I have absolutely no doubt that we will benefit from being part this exciting new event with our overall portfolio for the IT Service Management industry."
Reinhold Klingert, CEO, IBITECH AG: "IBITICH is looking forward to the first SITS Europe and to show our Service Desk Solution at this unique event. This solution is to lower calls and tickets with IBI-helpMe and to keep users informed with IBI-aws."
Bettina Bermuth, Event Manager of SITS Europe, is delighted with the response: "I have worked on many trade events in my career but this is the first time I have had the pleasure to work on a new concept which has been so universally welcomed. I think it's a combination of our success with the well established SITS exhibition in London and the fact that, despite Germany being the largest economy in Europe, this is the first dedicated trade show in the country for this hugely important sector, which makes it so compelling"
The full keynote and seminar programme will be announced in the late spring, followed by an unprecedented marketing campaign aimed at senior service desk managers and IT decision makers at all medium to large companies, as well as in the public sector.
For further information, contact Bettina Bermuth at email@example.com or visit www.sitseurope.com.
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SITS Europe is the first major dedicated showcase for the country's important ITSM sector. The concept is based on the already successful event model from the UK, which has been developed and fine tuned over the past 19 years, and attracts over 4,500 service desk and business professionals annually. SITS Europe will take place in Berlin on 24-25 September 2013 and will be run in partnership with Messe Berlin.
SITS Europe is positioned as a highly focussed event providing businesses of all sizes with the opportunity to source new technology, services, suppliers and solutions, along with an unrivalled opportunity to learn from a high profile conference and education programme, with keynotes, seminars, workshops and round table discussions.
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Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd (Diversified UK) is a fast growing trade event organiser and publisher based in Brighton. In addition to SITS Europe and SITS – The Service Desk & IT Support Show in London, Diversified UK's portfolio includes office*, Natural & Organic Products Europe, Natural Products Scandinavia, Nordic Organic Food Fair, lunch!, Casual Dining (new for 2014!) camexpo, Natural Products magazine and the Natural Beauty Yearbook.
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Fortunately we did not think to ask for the names of the toilets at the resort or we could have been in real trouble on our return. Our primary task after we got back was to pick out commodes, which is precisely as romantic and emotionally rewarding as it sounds. It did not help that the various styles had fun names like "Memoir" (how much time do you end up on this?) and "Leeward" (check wind direction before use). There was also an advanced model whose box bore a picture of a toilet sucking the wallpaper off the wall. That, understandably, did not seem to be flying off the shelves.
We ended up picking one called "Colonnade" which I only recently realized has the word "colon" in it. On the other hand, I defy you to find the actual name anywhere in reasonable view on the item, so only the readers of this blog know what we have lurking in our bathroom. That is as good a guarantee of secrecy as any. (Hey, J, you still want to visit?)
Laura did some research (she did not tell me when and she refuses to say whether they have Wi-Fi in her office) and provides the following, um, nugget:
The origin of the (chiefly British) term loo is unknown, but one theory is that it derives from a corruption of the French phrase gardez l'eau loosely translated as "watch out for the water!" The phrase served as a warning to passers-by when chamber pots were emptied from a window onto the street.So perhaps the Kohler people are big on sailing.
A much more plausible theory comes from nautical terminology; loo being an old fashioned word for lee. Early ships were not fitted with toilets but the crew would urinate over the side of the vessel. However it was important to use the leeward side. Using the windward side would result in the urine blown back on board. Even on modern yachts, most (male) yachtsmen, whilst at sea, find it more convenient to go to the loo, than to use the heads."
Update 4/6/08: Via comments, J directs all and sundry to this story of cutting-edge plumbing science.


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Offered is this wonderful neoclassical Empire style pair of candelabras with lion feet. Without a doubt, one of the most remarkable characteristics of these candelabras is the quality of the bronze castings and the excellent gilding that has maintained their golden luster after more than a century. The base three legs featuring lion paws.
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Pattle Delamore Partners Limited (PDP) is pleased to have partnered with specialist recruitment consultancy Enginurity to help us fill key positions in our growing team.
PDP are an engineering and environmental consultancy, offering solutions for environmental issues through our specialised range of services. With a team of over 100 talented people based in Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington and Christchurch, we are employee owned and have over 30 years' experience.
We pride ourselves on our strong client-service focus and our one team, supportive and collegiate culture.
Enginurity is a New Zealand based specialist engineering and technical recruitment consultancy. With extensive recruitment experience developed both locally and overseas, Enginurity understands the importance of making the right hire to your business. They look to add value to your recruitment process through a partnership approach using our industry insights to seek the very best industry talent.


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Wine Tasting with GBF [FUNDRAISER]
The Gbomai Bestman Foundation
Sunday, October 20, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
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You are cordially invited to join us at The Winery at Olney for a wine tasting fundraiser!
- GBF Patron [$25]
- GBF Champion [$50] - a GBF wrist band, special acknowledgement on the website
- GBF Ambassador [$200] - Entry for two, a GBF wrist band, A tee shirt, special acknowledgement on the website, special acknowledgement at the event and a free bottle of custom made GBF wine of your choice
A little over a year ago, we connected with a philanthropist from Canada that helped GBF receive a grant to restructure the Maternal Care Package (MCP) program starting with a targeted group of woman in the Tubmanburg area (In Bomi County where we work). As a patron of this event, your funds will go directly towards the this project. To date, a significant financial constraint for this project has been the fees that have accumulated during the time that MCP bags have been stored at the National Port Authority of Liberia. Through this fundraiser, we hope to raise enough funds to clear these goods through the port!
You can read more about what we've been up to lately here: http://bit.ly/16WAmQP
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The Winery at Olney
18127 Town Center Drive
Sunday, October 20, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
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The Gbomai Bestman Foundation
The Gbomai Bestman Foundation Inc. is dedicated to improving the health and well being of mothers and children through pre and postnatal care, nutrition, child healthcare, family planning, and health education to reduce maternal and child mortality rate in West Africa, Liberia.
It is our vision to provide free, simple, and comprehensive health care to new and expectant mothers in the rural areas of Liberia that is comparable to standards in more advanced countries so that socio‐economic class is not a barrier to good health; where child mortality is on the steady decrease, whereby giving each child the opportunity to live beyond 5 years of age.
Through our mission and vision we hope to empower the women of Liberia to make their health a priority, to ensure the safe delivery and healthy start of Liberia's future leaders.


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Written by Verity McRae, 2017 PRINZ Student Ambassador, Massey University
Student life is great; I'm not going to lie. You can sleep in, choose a cruisy schedule and is the perfect opportunity to make lifelong friends. However, something that is a daunting thought for many students whilst studying is what the heck am I going to do after my degree and how do I even get a job?
On May 31st an event was held by PRINZ for Wellington students who wish to pursue PR careers. This networking and career pathways event was held at the Trade Me headquarters, which was appealing to many due to their in-office slide, and consisted of four guest speakers who all work in PR. The event hoped that students would get a gauge of how these guest speakers have gone about their impressive careers and provide us with an insight into what the industry is like. The four speakers were Mark Blackham from Blackland PR, Daniel Paul from The PR Company, Gail Marshall from Community Comms Collective and Fiona Cassidy from F R Consulting as well as working at Massey University.
The first speaker of the night was Mark Blackham, who I have had the privilege of knowing for many years now however, I never knew his life as a professional. Mark spoke about how he started his career as a Press Secretary for the Government and then with his ability to think innovatively began to specialise and move into PR. He now works as the director of Blackland PR, an agency based in the hub of Wellington City using his witty and original thinking daily. Marks stories of success and knowledge of how the industry works impressed students and attendees as well as me, making me feel honoured to know such a person.
Daniel Paul spoke next, providing the audience yet again with a story of the beginning of his career and to where he is now, specialising in strategic communication planning and media management at The PR Company. His remarkable career and ideas he shared with the audience again fascinated me and began to make me feel incredibly excited for what lies ahead in a career of PR.
After hearing two powerful speakers came along Gail Marshall. Gail talked about her free-lance work and role as a co-founder for the Community Comms Collective which included helping community-based organisations have a better presence in the media and more. She encouraged us as students to volunteer ourselves when possible to gain experience in the industry as well as it being a good deed for the community. Her character and passion for what she does were inspiring to hear, as I think many people today find it hard to volunteer their time and energy for something non-profitable unfortunately.
Fiona Cassidy was the last speaker of the night, who in fact was my tutor for a media skills paper last year. She never fails to impress me with her strong presence and always has such a knowledgeable voice to listen to. Many students in the room knew her due to her work with Massey University however, hearing her talk specifically about her career in PR and all the amazing experiences she has had in New Zealand, as well as overseas, was captivating. Fiona with her warm smile re assured us of how cool it is that we are studying PR and attending events such as this which will only enhance our paths for the future.
At times during the event, these amazing people's careers felt overwhelming and almost daunting due to their knowledge and expertise. It almost felt like it would be impossible to reach their success. However, Lily Ng who ran the event spoke at the end bringing it to a close but also reminded us that we are students now with only 1-2 years' knowledge of PR vs the people who spoke who some had of 30 years. We must not forget as students that we are only at the beginning of our careers and most definitely still in the learning process. It's okay to fail because you're only going to keep learning from your mistakes which will ensure we do have successful and amazing careers much like the speakers of the event.
This event was great as it provided me with the answers that textbooks and lecture slides can't, and what it is actually like to work in PR. It has only made me more motivated to study PR at Massey and I can't wait to begin my professional life in the industry.


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Head to any of the Hoxton Hotels this Margarita Day weekend for a variety of tasty twists on the classic...
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Whether you're staying the night, popping in for a drink, or setting up camp with your laptop, The Hoxton Hotels are perfect all-day destinations across London. With restaurants and bars open to one and all, and locations in Shoreditch, Southwark and Holborn, there's guaranteed to be a spot across the capital to enjoy a Cointreau Margarita in style.
Head south of the river for a sour twist on a classic with The Hoxton, Southwark's 'Riviera Daisy', made with Cointreau, Altos Olmeca Tequila, Cocchi Americano, and Sudachi Juice.
If you believe west (end) is best, then pop into The Hoxton, Holborn for a Hot Hawaiian - a sweet and spicy concoction featuring Cointreau, Tequila Blanco and Reposado, Pineapple and Jalapeno Syrup and Lime Juice.
Offering a smoky twist on the classic, The Hoxton, Shoreditch's Reverse Margarita is the perfect pick me up, complete with Cointreau, Quiri Mezcal, Fresh Lime Juice, and Agave nectar.
If you find yourself getting peckish after tasting all the delicious concoctions, The Hoxton Shoreditch will be offering £4 fish tacos with every Margarita order, from Monday 17th to Sunday 23rd February, sure to bring the true taste of Mexico, and of course Margaritas, to life.


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Article by Ceri Wheeldon
Happy 50th birthday to Jennifer Aniston. Welcome to the Fan after Fifty club!
As Jen celebrates her half century, there are a number of other high profile starts who will also turn 50 this year, including Cate Blanchet, Jennifer Lopez, Rene Zellweger and Gwen Stefani.
I'm sure none of them are intending to fade into the background and adopt the invisibility cloak any time soon!!
With so many vibrant 'A listers' reaching this landmark birthday, will this help challenge perceptions of what women over 50 today are really like? Julia Roberts , Sarah Jessica Parker and Sandra Bullock are all over 50. Will the media and society start to see us as we see ourselves? When I first started Fab after Fifty whenever I had meetings reference was always made to Judi Dench and Helen Mirren – both accomplished ladies, but substantially older than 50 – the mental image of a woman over 50 was a generation out – in fact Judy Dench is older than my mother.
We may not have Jen's luscious locks or toned pins, but we do have a zest for life and confidence in who we are and what we can offer.
At 50 we are still flying high
There was an article in the LA Times last week talking about the number of starring roles for actresses in their 70s – in fact the piece was centred around 70 being the new fabulous, especially as Glenn Close has been nominated for so many awards this season. No longer are mature actresses being consigned to supporting roles – they are quite literally taking centre stage – on screen and in the accolades they are receiving for their performances. Although not yet quite 50, Rachel Weisz (49) was the recipient of a BAFTA this weekend, and Olivia Coleman at 45 won best actress. Their careers are on the ascendant. Will this trend pave the way for women in other industries, to gain the recognition they deserve for the contribution they are still able to make?
At 50 we are still flying high. We still have ambition in various areas of life and we are far from invisible.
Happy birthday Jen, enjoy your fabulous years.
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I wanted to love this movie. No, I wanted LOVE, this movie, I really did. The trailers I'd seen had my inner five-year-old squealing with delight. But, as one long past my childhood, I kept falling over the script, the clichéd characters and the feeling of having been there, done that.
But every time I had concerns about the script, the film delivered such wondrous sights, a giant ball of rainbow cotton candy. And no concerns about the story could keep me from loving most every diabetic coma-inducing minute of it.
Co-writer/director Guillermo del Toro wastes no time getting us into the action. The story starts with the dimension rift that opens up in the Pacific Ocean, allowing giant monsters called Kaiju to enter our world. In response, the world jointly creates the Jaegers, giant robots piloted by two humans with their brains linked, to pummel the monsters into submission.
Yea, a visual like this has me worried about plot every time
Things go fine for a while, and the Jaeger pilots become rock stars to the world. But the Kaiju become smarter, and the Jaeger start to lose the battle, prompting the world government to relay on the construction of containment walls rather than a direct offensive.
One pilot, Raleigh Becket (Charlie Hunnam) loses his brother as the tide turns against the Jaeger program, and spends the next few years building a wall that is reveled to be useless against the Kaiju. Fortunately, his old commander (Idris Elba) is looking for someone to run interference in an older Jaeger for a newer generation robot to drop an atomic bomb into the rift and seal it forever. All that's needed is to select his partner, but the best candidate is an unproven rookie, Mako, (Rinko Kikuchi), who's past might complicate her mental connection with Becket.
And they prove their compatibility by beating on each other with stick. Hey, don't ask me.
Okay, stop me if you've heard this one before. The two pilots have a VERY rocky start, causing the top Jaeger pilot and the commander to distrust them. However, dire circumstances force them into battle, and…
Oh, hell, the script is a recycled mess. And I dispute the idea of any originality in this movie, as the idea of giant robots and giant monsters beating the crap out of each other can be traced to the true Kaiju films from Japan back in the 70s. And the script cribs from Top Gun to the reboot of Battlestar Galactica. And the characters are such stiff stereotypes that you shouldn't be surprised when Elba breaks into a Bill Pullman/ID4 speech before getting into a Jaeger. I would have called a spoiler alert, but come on. It's too obvious that will happen.
But still, the visuals in this movie are amazing. The first Jaeger/Kiaju battle is just breathtaking, and the minor touches resulting from the battle (the two characters on the beach) are so real, it strikes a stark contrast from the clichéd characters to come.
Cue nerdgasm in 3, 2, 1....
But even as the movie slows down in the prolonged second act, as Becket finds his partner through staff fighting (and how that works, as the two minds are suppose to synch, I have no clue) and we get into Mako's past, the visuals are still a treat. The Jaeger facility is amazing, the Kaiju are beautiful and the visions of downtown Hong Kong, with its underground Kaiju remains black market (yea, giant monster bone powder will help you guys stay erect) are a feast for the eyes.
What helps this middle act are two competing scientist, biologist Newton Geiszler (Charlie Day) and mathematician Gottieb (Burn Gorman). The antics as these two compete against each other's theories about the Kaiju, along with an terrific appearance by Ron Perlman, keeps the second act of the film from putting the audience into a coma.
Because, yes, Ron Perlman makes every movie much more awesome
But, just as things get dull, the Kaiju attack and turn Hong Kong into a delightful, Disney-colored battleground. The scenes are gorgeous, lacking the shaky cam perspective of Bay's Transformer movies and allowing the audience crisp views of the action, as giant robots use cargo ships and train cars as weapons against giant monsters. Adding to the fun is del Toro ability to seamlessly weave Newton's desire to mind meld with a Kaiju's brain into a major plot point during the final act. And though it leads to a very predictable conclusion, the final battle is a delight to behold.
As you might have noticed, I think del Toro was more interested in the visuals than the story, and it shows on screen. Yet no matter how often the script falls into cliché-ridden territory, his direction keeps the film looking fresh and original. And given the parade of bland remakes and reboots storming theaters, that's enough for Pacific Rim to earn my seal of approval.


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Session 11: Love and Gratitude
Session 11: Love and Gratitude
Session 11: Love and Gratitude
Part of Love Will Guide Us, Grades 2-3
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There shall be Eternal summer in the grateful heart. — Celia Thaxter, in the poem "A Grateful Heart" (1872) In this session we will focus...
Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 7 Activity 1: Grateful Game 7 Activity 2: Story — The Rebirth of the Sun 8 Activity 3:...
Read the story, "The Rebirth of the Sun." Light a candle and take a few moments to ponder how you experience the darkness and compare that...
Materials for Activity White drawing paper Color markers or crayons, including plenty of yellow Preparation for Activity Set paper and...
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Materials for Activity Chime or other sound instrument Preparation for Activity Create a space where the group can stand in a circle and...
Materials for Activity A copy of the story " The Rebirth of the Sun " A large basket Objects related to the story such as pictures or a...
Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write the letters that spell "THANK YOU" vertically down the...
Preparation for Activity Think of something specific you can thank each child for, so you can model expressing gratitude in this way and...
Materials for Activity Session 6, Leader Resource 4, Source Star - The Harmony of Nature Pencils or markers Taking It Home Optional:...
Materials for Activity Paper for thank you cards Pens, pencils, and markers Envelopes and postage stamps Optional: Return address stickers...
Take a few minutes to evaluate the session with your co-leader immediately afterward, while it is fresh. Share your thoughts with any other...
Materials for Activity Felt candle-and-flame board (see Session 1, Alternate Activity 1) A basket of felt "flames" and a basket of felt "...
Materials for Activity Session 6, Handout 1, UU Source Constellation - The Harmony of Nature Session 6, Leader Resource 1, UU Source...
Materials for Activity Candle-making supplies: wax, yellow candle dye, wicks, and (optional) candle fragrance Small glass jars (e.g.,...
Materials for Activity Poster board (enough to cut a piece approximately 12 inches square for each participant) Magazines and catalogues,...
There shall be Eternal summer in the grateful heart. — Celia Thaxter, in the poem "A Grateful Heart" (1872) IN TODAY'S SESSION... we...
From CIRCLE ROUND by Starhawk and Diane Baker and Anne Hill, copyright (C) 2000 by Miriam Simas, Anne Hill and Diane Baker. Used by...
Earth-Centered Traditions and the Solstice The book Circle Round: Raising Participants in Goddess Traditions , by Starhawk, Diane Baker,...
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- Session 11: Love and Gratitude
- Introduction
- Session-at-a-Glance
- Spiritual Preparation
- Welcoming and Entering
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — When Missouri baseball coach Tim Jamieson lost pitching coach Matt Hobbs to Wake Forest last August, the Tigers' longtime skipper knew the perfect candidate to take over the staff: Tim Jamieson.
"I try to hire the best coaches that I can, and we only get three full-time coaches in baseball, so I've always mixed and matched," said Jamieson, now in his 21st season as Mizzou's head coach.
To replace Hobbs and ignite a feeble offense, Jamieson hired former Mizzou All-American outfielder Hunter Mense as hitting coach. That left the pitching coach duties to Jamieson, who held the same position long ago under former head coach Gene McArtor.
The early results have been staggering: The Tigers are 10-1, their best start since 1985, and receiving votes in the USA Today coaches poll, armed by pitching that ranks among the best in the country through the season's first three weeks.
Backed by near flawless infield defense — and helped, no less, by a soft early schedule — Missouri leads Division I teams in WHIP (0.79) and ranks second in ERA (1.22).
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"We've got some really gifted guys," Jamieson said. "It's a good year to become the pitching coach because they're making me look pretty smart right now."
Will it last? The answer will eventually unfold across diamonds throughout the Southeastern Conference. The past two years the Tigers trudged into SEC play having already been slapped around by non-conference opponents. Missouri was 5-7 heading into SEC play in 2013 and 7-7 last year. Since joining the SEC, Mizzou is a league-worst 16-44 against SEC competition. Last year was especially troubling: After winning two of three against Kentucky to close the first half of league play, the Tigers lost their final 15 SEC games.
Jamieson hopes this year's strong start, albeit against the likes of Iona, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Sam Houston State, Purdue and Illinois-Chicago, sends the Tigers into league play with a more resilient mentality.
After this weekend's three-game series against Milwaukee, Missouri opens SEC play at Georgia next Friday.
"You'd like to say, well, if we play well but don't win we gain confidence," Jamieson said. "But the reality is if you win and play poorly you're probably going to gain more confidence. We've played well, but that was the intent of the schedule, to get off to a good start. … There's no question this is a more confident group of kids right now, and the wins are a big part of that."
The pitching staff overhaul started with junior righthander Reggie McClain (2-0), a 22-year-old junior college transfer who began his career at Georgia in 2012. Shoulder subluxation in his pitching arm sidelined McClain for his senior high school season at Johns Creek, Georgia, and he continued to recover while sitting out his freshman season at UGA. He resurfaced at State College of Florida in Bradenton, where last year he went 6-2 in 11 starts with a 1.90 ERA. McClain, a control pitcher whose fastball can graze 90 mph, jumped at the chance to headline Mizzou's staff and rejoin the SEC.
In three starts he's pitched 24 innings, allowed one earned run, struck out 24 and walked three. He's already earned SEC pitcher of the week honors — twice.
"He throws all of his pitches pretty much where he wants it," third baseman Josh Lester said. "A lot of ground balls all over the place. He's fun to play behind because he works pretty quick. He's in the zone all the time. He keeps his pitch count down, throws strikes and pitches to contact."
Right behind McClain in the rotation, 6-foot-5 freshman Tanner Houck (3-0, 1.86 ERA), a righthander from Collinsville, has given the Tigers a potent counterpunch with 10 strikeouts and one walk through three starts.
Mizzou's season — and, possibly, Jamieson's future — could hinge on the Tigers' progress in the batter's box. A punchless offense ranked No. 250 or worse among 296 Division I teams in most hitting categories last season, including batting average (.242, No. 276), slugging (.309, No. 276), on-base percentage (.327, No. 260) and runs per game (3.7, No. 276). Through 11 games, the Tigers are hitting just .245. Lester believes the bats will warm up with the temperatures, but for now the Tigers will rely on pitching and defense.
Jamieson's contract expires after the season, and with a new athletics director set to replace Mike Alden this summer, another losing season could signal changes for a program that recently spent $4 million in renovations to Taylor Stadium.
But so far, so good.
"Even though we're not [hitting], we're still winning," Lester said. "And that makes it a lot easier to swallow."
This article was written by Dave Matter from St. Louis Post-Dispatch and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.


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Elle Duncan needs no introduction, but considering the girl power behind her several achievements, we're going to go ahead and introduce her still! She is a famous sports commentator and anchor, who is working with ESPN. She is one of the popular anchors as most of the sports fans are familiar with her presence. She is known as a writer, reporter, actress, and a Television Personality. Duncan has been active in this profession since 2003. Let's get down to brass tacks and dive into the life and achievements of this phenomenal woman!
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Elle Duncan was born in the state of Georgia, in Atlanta City on the 12th of April, 1983. She was also raised in Atlanta. There is no other data about her early days and also of her parents. However, it is an established fcat that she has a sister named Kelli Duncan who is a firefighter. She attended the State University of West Georgia. Not much is known about her early years and with that in mind, it is safe to say that she avoided trouble in her teens.
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Elle Duncan started her broadcasting career in 2003 as an entertainment reporter for former Atlanta sports radio station 790 the Zone, then in 2005, she began a seven-year career as an on-air personality with Atlanta hip-hop station V103 where she hosted a top-rated program. She expanded her radio work as co-host of pre-game, halftime and post-game shows for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network in 2010-2011. Prior to joining NESN in early 2014, the Atlanta native worked in a number of on-air positions in her home city on both television and radio, including as a sports anchor and reporter for WXIA-TV, Atlanta's NBC-TV affiliate, from 2012-2014. She was a sideline reporter for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks for six years and a field reporter for Comcast Sports South on SEC and ACC football for two years.
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Elle Duncan was awarded the 2011 Inspiring Women Award by Atlanta Dream and was listed as one among the Top 25 Women in Atlanta by The Steed Society. Other recognitions that she has won include being listed among Atlanta's Top 30 under 30 (AUC Magazine), 50 Most Beautiful Atlantans (Jezebel Magazine) and Power 40 under 40 It List (Johnson Media).
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The two got married in 2016. Going by what she said on Twitter, she got married at the age of 33. Elle Duncan had her first child on the 25th of July 2018. Her daughter Eva came in at six pounds, 10 ounces and 19 inches. Labor lasted 32 hours! During labor, she spotted a rainbow just outside the hospital window and posted it on Instagram as a message received for her baby! How cute is that? Very cute!