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Weisinger, a former board member of the Orthodox Jewish Nurses Association, said the anti-vax movement has taken hold among some haredi Jews due to lack of education and distrust of authority.
In late February, Bergen County saw one case of measles, which is highly contagious and can stay in the air for hours after an infected person coughs.
Jewish institutions in the county have urged their members to vaccinate. A December statementsigned by more than 40 Bergen County rabbis and Orthodox school officials said Jewish law commands vaccination.
Shain’s school does not allow parents to exempt their kids from vaccines for religious reasons. But it does accept notes from doctors exempting children from vaccines. Other schools will run doctors’ notes by a local health board for verification.
But Shain says he accepts doctors’ recommendations at face value.
Multiple schools in the area used to accept religious exemptions to vaccines but no longer do. The Anshei Lubavitch Day Care Center in Fair Lawn, a Bergen County town, used to have one unvaccinated child out of more than 300, according to school Rabbi Levi Neubort. But that ended this year because Neubort feared the school could become a magnet for anti-vaxxers.
Children with legitimate medical exemptions also depend on “herd immunity” — that is, being in a population where others are vaccinated.
Schools in haredi areas in Brooklyn have taken measures to stem the measles outbreak. In December, the New York City Department of Health banned unvaccinated kids from Brooklyn yeshivas after haredi neighborhoods in the borough experienced 39 measles cases within two months.
Schools had also independently barred unvaccinated kids, leading in one case to legal action. After their child was kept out of Oholei Torah, a Brooklyn yeshiva, Sholom and Esther Laine sought an injunction last year that would force the school to accept their religious exemption to vaccines.
Reached by phone on Thursday, Sholom Laine would not comment because the legal battle is ongoing.
Joseph Aron, a Brooklyn attorney focusing on religious and constitutional issues, said that according to New York state law, the school was well within its rights.
In New Jersey, the state government is advancing a bill to remove the religious exemption. Shain says most parents are happy that the school no longer accepts religious exemptions. But he says he hears from parents on the other side as well.
Much like the Canon-vs.-Nikon world of pro cameras, the car rack and roof box arena is dominated by Sweden's Thule and Washington's Yakima. And just as with camera gear, once you choose a system, the accessories work best if you stick with that brand. Here's some guidance for making a decision.
The rack systems from Thule (pronounced too-lee) are characterized by stylish design and a host of features that make you wonder, why didn't I think of that? Like most flashy things, though, it's gonna cost you. In this case it's in both time and money—the cargo box and bike rack cost nearly twice as much and take about double the time to install as their Yakima counterparts. But if you're willing to shell out the dough, it's easy to see where your money's going. The aesthetics showcased in the sleek, rocket- coffin-looking 611 Boxter cargo box and bright blue highlights on the Apex Swing 4 hitch rack make them look more like vehicle upgrades than accessories, while details like the Boxter's super-stiff lid, the Swing's, er, swing-away design, and the Universal Pull Top snowsport rack's ability to slide away from the roof for easy board access are welcome features.
While Yakima's gear lacks fancy looks and bells and whistles, it's generally more wallet-friendly and easier to install than Thule's. And it still gets the job done. Setting up the DoubleDown Ace 4 bike rack and Skybox Pro Titanium cargo box took just 10 minutes apiece. The DoubleDown held four bikes steady on test drives, with an added bonus: Integrated bottle openers on the arms help you celebrate your ride with a cold one. The Skybox Pro boasts 16 cubic feet of storage space—plenty of room for a tent and three 65-liter backpacks, but its lid has too much flex for our taste. The WB300 snowsport rack from Yakima's new Whispbar line boosts the flash factor with a streamlined profile, making it sit lower, look sharper, and ride much more quietly on the road than most ski rigs.
WIRED Vehicle-specific feet ensure seamless roof fit and grab load bars securely—solid foundation for mounting your cargo box or ski rack. Teardrop-shaped bars reduce wind noise.
WIRED Aerodynamic. Opens on both sides for convenient access. Lid doesn't flex when opening and closing. Solid interior handles.
WIRED Cargo pad protects gear. Easy install. Fits directly on wide range of factory bars.
WIRED Slide-out feature lets you access boards without climbing on roof. Simple installation.
WIRED Sits low on roof. Integrated locks protect your gear from evildoers. Aerodynamic. 10-minute installation.
WIRED Pivots to the side for obstruction-free trunk/hatch access. Integrated cable lock. Gel-dampened cradles for a less rigid ride.
WIRED Tool-free installation. Minimal bike sway. Integrated bottle openers in the arms.
LOS ANGELES–The ongoing saga of where BP Amoco’s ad account may land now has another chapter with the oil company’s announced acquisition of Atlantic Richfield.
Newly merged BP Amoco last week agreed to buy Los Angeles-based Atlantic Richfield for $26.6 billion in stock. The deal, pending regulatory approval, will create one of the largest energy companies in the world.
Rubin Postaer and Associates, Santa Monica, Calif., has handled Atlantic Richfield’s Arco gasoline and AM/PM mini markets for nearly four years. Combined billings are approximately $30 million.
Arco executives were uncertain about what marketing decisions might result from the merger, but said it is business as usual for now.
BP Amoco has been quietly conducting its own U.S. corporate image review in recent months, according to sources. Doner handled the former BP’s $12 million account from its offices in Southfield, Mich., and Cleveland; Leo Burnett in Chicago handled Amoco’s $30 million consumer account.
RPA has produced new TV spots for Arco that are now testing. While its previous campaign focused on Arco employees, the new work stresses the value of Arco gasoline.
In addition, the agency last week was in production on new AM/PM ads, which use the award-winning “Too much good stuff” theme.
Feb 7, 2017 12:19 PM - Naperville's restaurant landscape has changed since our Stephanie Penick moved to town, and as the dining scene has grown, it has underwritten the city's cultural events.
Dec 8, 2016 2:14 PM - The season's first snow makes our Stephanie Penick feel like a kid again.
Oct 19, 2016 1:00 AM - Our Stephanie Penick says changes in the Navy, from new job titles to the commissioning of a new submarine, all will have an impact on folks back home.
May 23, 2016 5:30 AM - Our Stephanie Penick says even in troubled times it never hurts to try whisting a happy tune.
Mar 28, 2016 1:46 PM - Our Stephanie Penick reflects on the importance of grammar and the skills necessary to write a good letter.
Jan 29, 2016 10:47 AM - Our Stephanie Penick says you can be discoraged all you want about the electoral process, but it's still important to get out and vote.
Dec 7, 2015 1:34 PM - Our Stephanie Penick celebrates our ties to our French allies.
Oct 26, 2015 1:18 PM - Politics. Public policy. Printed pages. Publishing. Parades. Parks. Plays. Performances. Parties. Those are our Stephanie Penick's passions and top priorities.
Sep 20, 2015 1:00 AM - On an east-bound summer road trip, our Stephanie Penick discovers what Naperville has in common with towns across the country.
You and I have been constantly misquoting them our entire lives.
Actual movie quote: "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?"
Misquote: "Mirror, mirror, on the wall - who is the fairest of them all?"
Actual movie quote: “Magic mirror, on the wall - who is the fairest one of all?"
Misquote: "Why don't you come up and see me sometime?"
Actual movie quote: "Why don't you come up sometime and see me."
Actual movie quote: "You played it for her, you can play it for me. If she can stand it, I can. Play it!"
Actual movie quote: “No. I am your father."
Misquote: “If you build it, they will come."
Misquote: "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride."
Actual movie quote: "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night."
Misquote: "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.
Actual movie quote: “Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
Misquote: “No more wire hangers, EVER!"
Actual movie quote: "No wire hangers! No wire hangers EVER!"
Misquote: “Get your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape!"
Actual movie quote: "Take your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape!"
Actual movie quote: "You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!"
Misquote: "What we have here is a failure to communicate."
Actual movie quote: "What we've got here is failure to communicate."
Misquote: “I wanna make him an offer he can't refuse."
Actual movie quote: "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
31, of Manati, Puerto Rico; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed in Baghdad July 24 while changing a tire on an M998 vehicle. It fell on him, inflicting a fatal head injury.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Puerto Rican soldier died in an accident while changing a tire on a military truck in Iraq, officials said Friday.
Army Sgt. Juan Serrano was changing the tire Thursday when the truck fell, striking his head, according to Jose Pagan, a spokesman for Fort Buchanan in suburban San Juan. He died two hours later in a hospital.
Serrano, a San Juan native who had been posted in Germany, was an outstanding soldier in Iraq, Pagan said.
Serrano will be buried in Puerto Rico, but it was unknown when his remains would arrive.
Obit The New Zealand authorities have formally called off the search for the sailing cruiser Nina, and say its seven-person crew, which includes Evi Nemeth who for the last 30 years has written the system administration handbooks for Unix and Linux, is now presumed lost at sea.
Nemeth was sailing off the western coast of New Zealand in the missing 21-metre vintage wooden schooner with its owner David Dyche, 58; his wife, Rosemary, 60, and their son David, 17; Kyle Jackson, 27; Danielle Wright, 18, and Briton Matthew Wootton, 35. The boat was last heard from on June 4, when Nemeth requested meteorological information about rough weather they were encountering.
"Sails shredded last night," along with the promise of a course update later, was the last message from the Nina, the authorities said on Thursday. The update never came.
Rescuers had been hopeful because the boat's EPIRB emergency beacon had not been activated. However, with no trace of the Nina yet discovered and no signal received, it appears the boat may have sunk so swiftly as to give no chance for an alert. It's appears that the boat was carrying an older EPIRB which isn't activated by water pressure.
"Unfortunately, no sign of the vessel has been found," said search and rescue mission coordinator Kevin Banaghan. "Our records show that conditions at the last known position for the vessel, on 4 June, were very rough, with winds of 80kmh, gusting to 110kmh, and swells of up to 8m."
Nemeth was a keen and experienced sailor who devoted much of her time to on the water since her retirement, and was well-respected in the cruising community. But it was the computing world, specifically her contributions to UNIX and Linux, for which she will be most well-known to Reg readers.
Nemeth was born in 1940 and earned her PhD in mathematics in 1971 before entering computer science in 1980. Her math skills were proven when she found problems with the "Diffie–Hellman problem" used for cryptography, but for systems administrators she is best known for her seminal handbooks on network management.
In 1989 she wrote the Unix System Administration Handbook, which she revised in 1995 and 2000. She also published the Linux Administration Handbook in 2002 (revised in 2006) and in 2010 authored the combined Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook.
All are best-sellers and explain the basics of network topology and administration simply and without recourse to hype. Nemeth saw the need to simplify the arcane language of the IT industry, a language that sometimes did more harm than good.
"Many people equate the word 'daemon' with the word 'demon,' implying some kind of Satanic connection between Unix and the underworld," she wrote. "This is an egregious misunderstanding. 'Daemon' is actually a much older form of 'demon'; daemons have no particular bias towards good or evil, but rather serve to help define a person's character or personality."
"The ancient Greeks' concept of a 'personal daemon' was similar to the modern concept of a 'guardian angel' – 'eudaemonia' is the state of being helped or protected by a kindly spirit. As a rule, Unix systems seem to be infested with both daemons and demons."
In later years, Nemeth worked with the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA), measuring internet traffic. She also organized the Internet Engineering Curriculum (IEC), a repository of IT training tools for the academic world, and worked with Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak to set up academic scholarships in the industry.
It now seems certain that she has perished while enjoying her favorite sport of sailing – she had successfully completed a circumnavigation under sail. One former crewmate recalls how, when sailing off Senegal, their boat was attacked by a whale.
"While everyone was going a bit nuts Evi stayed calm and started the engine to help the whale understand they weren't looking for a fight. It was the first time I understood what seamanship was," he said.
It might seem odd that a ship equipped with an emergency beacon and a satellite phone can simply disappear, but it's not unknown. In that kind of weather and without motive power, the boat could have rolled and sunk relatively quickly, and in the panic and chaos, getting a message out would have been impossible.
The phenomenon causes the moon to appear 14% bigger than usual.
(SALEM, Ore.) - If you gazed into the sky Saturday night and wondered if the moon looked bigger than usual, you were entirely correct. Saturday's full moon was the biggest in almost two decades.
It seems oddly appropriate at this time in history when the earth is shaking madly and natural disasters are accompanied by man made ones, but NASA says there is no danger from this unusual site that the space agency calls a super "perigee moon".
Their scientists confirmed that it was the biggest moon we earthlings have witnessed in almost 20 years.
"The last full Moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993," says Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC.
Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon's orbit according to NASA.
"It is an ellipse with one side (perigee) about 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other."
Nearby perigee moons are about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the Moon's orbit."
A perigee full Moon brings with it extra-high "perigean tides," but this is nothing to worry about, according to NOAA.
In most places, lunar gravity at perigee pulls tide waters only a few centimeters (an inch or so) higher than usual. Local geography can amplify the effect to about 15 centimeters (six inches)--not exactly a great flood.
Contrary to some reports circulating the Internet, perigee Moons do not trigger natural disasters. The "super moon" of March 1983 is an example.
It all took place without incident. NASA says an almost-super Moon in Dec. 2008 also proved harmless.
The phenomenon causes the moon to appear 14% bigger than usual. The bottom line is that even a super perigee Moon is still 356,577 km away from earth.
A lifelong surfer, Tim King is a former U.S. Marine with twenty years of experience on the west coast as a television news producer, photojournalist, reporter and assignment editor. In addition to his role as a war correspondent, this Los Angeles native serves as Salem-News.com's Executive News Editor.
M 5.0 2011/03/20 14:05 Depth 9.5 km NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
Harmless earthquake more than 100 km out of the coast.
Moderate aftershock felt as a MMI IV in the city.
On of the theoretical earthquake models results in NO fatalities OR Injured. @ earthquake-report.com, we do not share this opinion, but we hope that they are right.
GDACS published a GREEN earthquake alert for this earthquake = very limited chance on damage and/or injuries. @ earthquake-report.com, we do not share this opinion, but we hope that they are right.
There was a definite second moderate swaying on the build at approximately 16:30.

Weisinger, a former board member of the Orthodox Jewish Nurses Association, said the anti-vax movement has taken hold among some haredi Jews due to lack of education and distrust of authority.

In late February, Bergen County saw one case of measles, which is highly contagious and can stay in the air for hours after an infected person coughs.

Jewish institutions in the county have urged their members to vaccinate. A December statementsigned by more than 40 Bergen County rabbis and Orthodox school officials said Jewish law commands vaccination.

Shain’s school does not allow parents to exempt their kids from vaccines for religious reasons. But it does accept notes from doctors exempting children from vaccines. Other schools will run doctors’ notes by a local health board for verification.

But Shain says he accepts doctors’ recommendations at face value.

Multiple schools in the area used to accept religious exemptions to vaccines but no longer do. The Anshei Lubavitch Day Care Center in Fair Lawn, a Bergen County town, used to have one unvaccinated child out of more than 300, according to school Rabbi Levi Neubort. But that ended this year because Neubort feared the school could become a magnet for anti-vaxxers.

Children with legitimate medical exemptions also depend on “herd immunity” — that is, being in a population where others are vaccinated.

Schools in haredi areas in Brooklyn have taken measures to stem the measles outbreak. In December, the New York City Department of Health banned unvaccinated kids from Brooklyn yeshivas after haredi neighborhoods in the borough experienced 39 measles cases within two months.

Schools had also independently barred unvaccinated kids, leading in one case to legal action. After their child was kept out of Oholei Torah, a Brooklyn yeshiva, Sholom and Esther Laine sought an injunction last year that would force the school to accept their religious exemption to vaccines.

Reached by phone on Thursday, Sholom Laine would not comment because the legal battle is ongoing.

Joseph Aron, a Brooklyn attorney focusing on religious and constitutional issues, said that according to New York state law, the school was well within its rights.

In New Jersey, the state government is advancing a bill to remove the religious exemption. Shain says most parents are happy that the school no longer accepts religious exemptions. But he says he hears from parents on the other side as well.

Much like the Canon-vs.-Nikon world of pro cameras, the car rack and roof box arena is dominated by Sweden's Thule and Washington's Yakima. And just as with camera gear, once you choose a system, the accessories work best if you stick with that brand. Here's some guidance for making a decision.

The rack systems from Thule (pronounced too-lee) are characterized by stylish design and a host of features that make you wonder, why didn't I think of that? Like most flashy things, though, it's gonna cost you. In this case it's in both time and money—the cargo box and bike rack cost nearly twice as much and take about double the time to install as their Yakima counterparts. But if you're willing to shell out the dough, it's easy to see where your money's going. The aesthetics showcased in the sleek, rocket- coffin-looking 611 Boxter cargo box and bright blue highlights on the Apex Swing 4 hitch rack make them look more like vehicle upgrades than accessories, while details like the Boxter's super-stiff lid, the Swing's, er, swing-away design, and the Universal Pull Top snowsport rack's ability to slide away from the roof for easy board access are welcome features.

While Yakima's gear lacks fancy looks and bells and whistles, it's generally more wallet-friendly and easier to install than Thule's. And it still gets the job done. Setting up the DoubleDown Ace 4 bike rack and Skybox Pro Titanium cargo box took just 10 minutes apiece. The DoubleDown held four bikes steady on test drives, with an added bonus: Integrated bottle openers on the arms help you celebrate your ride with a cold one. The Skybox Pro boasts 16 cubic feet of storage space—plenty of room for a tent and three 65-liter backpacks, but its lid has too much flex for our taste. The WB300 snowsport rack from Yakima's new Whispbar line boosts the flash factor with a streamlined profile, making it sit lower, look sharper, and ride much more quietly on the road than most ski rigs.

WIRED Vehicle-specific feet ensure seamless roof fit and grab load bars securely—solid foundation for mounting your cargo box or ski rack. Teardrop-shaped bars reduce wind noise.

WIRED Aerodynamic. Opens on both sides for convenient access. Lid doesn't flex when opening and closing. Solid interior handles.

WIRED Cargo pad protects gear. Easy install. Fits directly on wide range of factory bars.

WIRED Slide-out feature lets you access boards without climbing on roof. Simple installation.

WIRED Sits low on roof. Integrated locks protect your gear from evildoers. Aerodynamic. 10-minute installation.

WIRED Pivots to the side for obstruction-free trunk/hatch access. Integrated cable lock. Gel-dampened cradles for a less rigid ride.

WIRED Tool-free installation. Minimal bike sway. Integrated bottle openers in the arms.

LOS ANGELES–The ongoing saga of where BP Amoco’s ad account may land now has another chapter with the oil company’s announced acquisition of Atlantic Richfield.

Newly merged BP Amoco last week agreed to buy Los Angeles-based Atlantic Richfield for $26.6 billion in stock. The deal, pending regulatory approval, will create one of the largest energy companies in the world.

Rubin Postaer and Associates, Santa Monica, Calif., has handled Atlantic Richfield’s Arco gasoline and AM/PM mini markets for nearly four years. Combined billings are approximately $30 million.

Arco executives were uncertain about what marketing decisions might result from the merger, but said it is business as usual for now.

BP Amoco has been quietly conducting its own U.S. corporate image review in recent months, according to sources. Doner handled the former BP’s $12 million account from its offices in Southfield, Mich., and Cleveland; Leo Burnett in Chicago handled Amoco’s $30 million consumer account.

RPA has produced new TV spots for Arco that are now testing. While its previous campaign focused on Arco employees, the new work stresses the value of Arco gasoline.

In addition, the agency last week was in production on new AM/PM ads, which use the award-winning “Too much good stuff” theme.

Feb 7, 2017 12:19 PM - Naperville's restaurant landscape has changed since our Stephanie Penick moved to town, and as the dining scene has grown, it has underwritten the city's cultural events.

Dec 8, 2016 2:14 PM - The season's first snow makes our Stephanie Penick feel like a kid again.

Oct 19, 2016 1:00 AM - Our Stephanie Penick says changes in the Navy, from new job titles to the commissioning of a new submarine, all will have an impact on folks back home.

May 23, 2016 5:30 AM - Our Stephanie Penick says even in troubled times it never hurts to try whisting a happy tune.

Mar 28, 2016 1:46 PM - Our Stephanie Penick reflects on the importance of grammar and the skills necessary to write a good letter.

Jan 29, 2016 10:47 AM - Our Stephanie Penick says you can be discoraged all you want about the electoral process, but it's still important to get out and vote.

Dec 7, 2015 1:34 PM - Our Stephanie Penick celebrates our ties to our French allies.

Oct 26, 2015 1:18 PM - Politics. Public policy. Printed pages. Publishing. Parades. Parks. Plays. Performances. Parties. Those are our Stephanie Penick's passions and top priorities.

Sep 20, 2015 1:00 AM - On an east-bound summer road trip, our Stephanie Penick discovers what Naperville has in common with towns across the country.

You and I have been constantly misquoting them our entire lives.

Actual movie quote: "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?"

Misquote: "Mirror, mirror, on the wall - who is the fairest of them all?"

Actual movie quote: “Magic mirror, on the wall - who is the fairest one of all?"

Misquote: "Why don't you come up and see me sometime?"

Actual movie quote: "Why don't you come up sometime and see me."

Actual movie quote: "You played it for her, you can play it for me. If she can stand it, I can. Play it!"

Actual movie quote: “No. I am your father."

Misquote: “If you build it, they will come."

Misquote: "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride."

Actual movie quote: "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night."

Misquote: "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.

Actual movie quote: “Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

Misquote: “No more wire hangers, EVER!"

Actual movie quote: "No wire hangers! No wire hangers EVER!"

Misquote: “Get your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape!"

Actual movie quote: "Take your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape!"

Actual movie quote: "You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!"

Misquote: "What we have here is a failure to communicate."

Actual movie quote: "What we've got here is failure to communicate."

Misquote: “I wanna make him an offer he can't refuse."

Actual movie quote: "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."

31, of Manati, Puerto Rico; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed in Baghdad July 24 while changing a tire on an M998 vehicle. It fell on him, inflicting a fatal head injury.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Puerto Rican soldier died in an accident while changing a tire on a military truck in Iraq, officials said Friday.

Army Sgt. Juan Serrano was changing the tire Thursday when the truck fell, striking his head, according to Jose Pagan, a spokesman for Fort Buchanan in suburban San Juan. He died two hours later in a hospital.

Serrano, a San Juan native who had been posted in Germany, was an outstanding soldier in Iraq, Pagan said.

Serrano will be buried in Puerto Rico, but it was unknown when his remains would arrive.

Obit The New Zealand authorities have formally called off the search for the sailing cruiser Nina, and say its seven-person crew, which includes Evi Nemeth who for the last 30 years has written the system administration handbooks for Unix and Linux, is now presumed lost at sea.

Nemeth was sailing off the western coast of New Zealand in the missing 21-metre vintage wooden schooner with its owner David Dyche, 58; his wife, Rosemary, 60, and their son David, 17; Kyle Jackson, 27; Danielle Wright, 18, and Briton Matthew Wootton, 35. The boat was last heard from on June 4, when Nemeth requested meteorological information about rough weather they were encountering.

"Sails shredded last night," along with the promise of a course update later, was the last message from the Nina, the authorities said on Thursday. The update never came.

Rescuers had been hopeful because the boat's EPIRB emergency beacon had not been activated. However, with no trace of the Nina yet discovered and no signal received, it appears the boat may have sunk so swiftly as to give no chance for an alert. It's appears that the boat was carrying an older EPIRB which isn't activated by water pressure.

"Unfortunately, no sign of the vessel has been found," said search and rescue mission coordinator Kevin Banaghan. "Our records show that conditions at the last known position for the vessel, on 4 June, were very rough, with winds of 80kmh, gusting to 110kmh, and swells of up to 8m."

Nemeth was a keen and experienced sailor who devoted much of her time to on the water since her retirement, and was well-respected in the cruising community. But it was the computing world, specifically her contributions to UNIX and Linux, for which she will be most well-known to Reg readers.

Nemeth was born in 1940 and earned her PhD in mathematics in 1971 before entering computer science in 1980. Her math skills were proven when she found problems with the "Diffie–Hellman problem" used for cryptography, but for systems administrators she is best known for her seminal handbooks on network management.

In 1989 she wrote the Unix System Administration Handbook, which she revised in 1995 and 2000. She also published the Linux Administration Handbook in 2002 (revised in 2006) and in 2010 authored the combined Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook.

All are best-sellers and explain the basics of network topology and administration simply and without recourse to hype. Nemeth saw the need to simplify the arcane language of the IT industry, a language that sometimes did more harm than good.

"Many people equate the word 'daemon' with the word 'demon,' implying some kind of Satanic connection between Unix and the underworld," she wrote. "This is an egregious misunderstanding. 'Daemon' is actually a much older form of 'demon'; daemons have no particular bias towards good or evil, but rather serve to help define a person's character or personality."

"The ancient Greeks' concept of a 'personal daemon' was similar to the modern concept of a 'guardian angel' – 'eudaemonia' is the state of being helped or protected by a kindly spirit. As a rule, Unix systems seem to be infested with both daemons and demons."

In later years, Nemeth worked with the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA), measuring internet traffic. She also organized the Internet Engineering Curriculum (IEC), a repository of IT training tools for the academic world, and worked with Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak to set up academic scholarships in the industry.

It now seems certain that she has perished while enjoying her favorite sport of sailing – she had successfully completed a circumnavigation under sail. One former crewmate recalls how, when sailing off Senegal, their boat was attacked by a whale.

"While everyone was going a bit nuts Evi stayed calm and started the engine to help the whale understand they weren't looking for a fight. It was the first time I understood what seamanship was," he said.

It might seem odd that a ship equipped with an emergency beacon and a satellite phone can simply disappear, but it's not unknown. In that kind of weather and without motive power, the boat could have rolled and sunk relatively quickly, and in the panic and chaos, getting a message out would have been impossible.

The phenomenon causes the moon to appear 14% bigger than usual.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If you gazed into the sky Saturday night and wondered if the moon looked bigger than usual, you were entirely correct. Saturday's full moon was the biggest in almost two decades.

It seems oddly appropriate at this time in history when the earth is shaking madly and natural disasters are accompanied by man made ones, but NASA says there is no danger from this unusual site that the space agency calls a super "perigee moon".

Their scientists confirmed that it was the biggest moon we earthlings have witnessed in almost 20 years.

"The last full Moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993," says Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC.

Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon's orbit according to NASA.

"It is an ellipse with one side (perigee) about 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other."

Nearby perigee moons are about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the Moon's orbit."

A perigee full Moon brings with it extra-high "perigean tides," but this is nothing to worry about, according to NOAA.

In most places, lunar gravity at perigee pulls tide waters only a few centimeters (an inch or so) higher than usual. Local geography can amplify the effect to about 15 centimeters (six inches)--not exactly a great flood.

Contrary to some reports circulating the Internet, perigee Moons do not trigger natural disasters. The "super moon" of March 1983 is an example.

It all took place without incident. NASA says an almost-super Moon in Dec. 2008 also proved harmless.

The phenomenon causes the moon to appear 14% bigger than usual. The bottom line is that even a super perigee Moon is still 356,577 km away from earth.

A lifelong surfer, Tim King is a former U.S. Marine with twenty years of experience on the west coast as a television news producer, photojournalist, reporter and assignment editor. In addition to his role as a war correspondent, this Los Angeles native serves as Salem-News.com's Executive News Editor.

M 5.0 2011/03/20 14:05 Depth 9.5 km NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.

Harmless earthquake more than 100 km out of the coast.

Moderate aftershock felt as a MMI IV in the city.

On of the theoretical earthquake models results in NO fatalities OR Injured. @ earthquake-report.com, we do not share this opinion, but we hope that they are right.

GDACS published a GREEN earthquake alert for this earthquake = very limited chance on damage and/or injuries. @ earthquake-report.com, we do not share this opinion, but we hope that they are right.

There was a definite second moderate swaying on the build at approximately 16:30.