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text: Waterfowl Habitat The benefits of two key waterfowl habitat types © Cody Crook Since 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved and restored more than 15 million acres of the most critical habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on the planet. They are invaluable not only to waterfowl and scores of other wildlife species, but also to the very quality of life on earth. At one time, North America supported the largest expanse of grasslands in the world, covering nearly 1 million square miles. Known simply as the Great Plains, this vast area contains the single most important landscape in North America for breeding ducks. Wetland Benefits Waterfowl Habitat Recreation Flood Storage Groundwater Recharge Water Quality Fish Habitat Biodiversity Grassland Benefits Nesting Habitat Grazing & Fire Economic Benefits Carbon Storage Wildlife Habitat Soil Conservation Biodiversity Wetland Benefits Wetlands are critical waterfowl habitat Every species of duck, goose and swan in North America depends on wetland habitat throughout their life cycle. DU's programs reach from the arctic tundra of Alaska to the tropical wetlands of Mexico and South America. We are restoring native grasslands in the Great Plains, restoring bottomland hardwood forests in the lower Mississippi River Valley, protecting and enhancing the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and protecting and improving wetland habitats in the Central Valley of California and the Coastal Prairies of Texas, just to name a few. What is Ducks Unlimited doing to enhance, restore and protect waterfowl habitat? Grasslands for Tomorrow Great Lakes Initiative Lowcountry Initiative Gulf Coast Initiative DU de Mexico Latin America and Caribbean Ducks Unlimited Canada Wetlands are used for recreation More than 14 million people hunt in the United States. Collectively, they generate more than $50 billion annually in economic activity and more than 60 million people watch migratory birds as a hobby. The Florida Keys wetland area alone generates at least $800 million in annual income from tourism. The aesthetic value of wetlands as ideal places for recreation is beyond dollar value. Freshwater recreational fishing is entirely dependent on wetlands. In the United States, it has been estimated that half of the seawater catch is associated with wetlands. Recreational fishing can generate considerable income: more than 35 million people take part in recreational fishing in the United States, spending more than 37 billion each year on their hobby. Ducks Unlimited's habitat projects enhance outdoor recreation in numerous ways. Read more about the conservation work in our Priority Areas. Wetlands improve flood storage Wetlands associated with rivers and lakes capture and retain water, reducing the duration and severity of floods. Inland wetlands intercept surface flow and slow it down, reducing the potential for floods and minimizing drought. A recent study estimated that one acre of wetland can store over 1.5 million gallons of flood water. The bottomland hardwood wetlands along the Mississippi River once stored at least 60 days of floodwater but now only have capacity for 12 days storage because most have been filled or drained. The impact of the loss of flood water storage along the Mississippi was evident when floods in 1993 caused $12 billion - $16 billion in damages, and yearly damages are estimated at $3.5 billion. Coastal wetlands in Louisiana have been valued at over $1,900 per acre for their storm protection functions alone! What is Ducks Unlimited doing to increase flood storage? Many of Ducks Unlimited's habitat projects have the benefit of increasing flood storage. Read more about DU's conservation priorities near you! Wetlands help with groundwater recharge Many wetlands help recharge underground aquifers that store 97 percent of the worlds unfrozen fresh water. Many Americans rely on groundwater for their drinking water, and recharge is important for ensuring a sustainable supply. Groundwater resources are in heavy demand for uses beyond potable water. Currently 17 percent of the world's crop land is irrigated, sometimes leading to over pumping of groundwater. This makes the groundwater recharge ability of wetlands especially valuable. A 550,000 acre swamp in Florida has been valued at $25 million per year for its role in storing water and recharging the aquifer. DU's efforts to restore, enhance and protect wetlands are helping to ensure that these ecosystems retain their capacity to recharge groundwater supplies. Wetlands improve water quality Plants and soils in wetlands play a significant role in purifying water, removing high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus, and in some cases, removing toxic chemicals. Some wetland plants have been found to accumulate heavy metals in their tissues at 100,000 times the concentration in the surrounding water. A couple of examples reveal the tremendous value of wetlands as water purifiers: New York City recently avoided spending $3.8 billion on new wastewater treatment plants (with $700 million annual operating costs) by investing 1.5 billion in conserving land around the reservoirs in upstate New York as well as instituting other water quality protective measures. A Florida cypress swamp can remove 98 percent of all nitrogen and 97 percent of all phosphorus entering the wetland from wastewater before it enters the groundwater supply. Hypoxia Action Plan calls for wetland restoration as the most cost effective means if dealing with the hypoxia issue in the Gulf of Mexico. The hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico reached record size this year, 8,006 square miles, the size of Massachusetts. The oxygen-depleted waters in this area are harmful for bottom dwelling fish, crustaceans and other sea creatures. Wetlands are fish habitat Most commercial and game fish breed and raise their young in coastal marshes and estuaries. The majority of marine fish, 66 percent, rely on coastal wetlands at some stage in their life cycle. This equates to a significant food resource because one billion people worldwide eat fish as their primary source of protein. The economic impact of wetland loss and degradation can be great given the recreation and consumptive value of fisheries. In Maine alone, commercial fishing is a $270 million a year industry, and employs 25,000 people. Wetland dependent species in the Louisiana fishery were valued at $264 million in 1989. In 1996, expenditures for recreational fishing were valued at nearly $38 billion. What is Ducks Unlimited doing to enhance fish habitat? Read about the wetland conservation work in DU's Priority Areas that benefits fisheries as well as waterfowl. Wetlands increase biodiversity Although freshwater wetlands cover only 1 percent of the Earth's surface, they hold more than 40 percent of the world's species and 12 percent of all animal species. Of the more than 900 bird species that breed in North America, about 138 species in the conterminous United States depend on wetlands. The diversity of creatures found in wetlands arises because of the uniqueness of wetland habitats. The plants, water and soils of wetlands provide homes to species of all sorts including mammals, birds, plants, fish, crustaceans and mollusks. Insects, invertebrates, bacteria, algae and decaying plants create a "wetland soup," a rich foundation for food chains that leads to incredible variety and abundance of larger creatures. What is Ducks Unlimited doing to increase biodiversity? Ducks Unlimited's habitat projects have the benefit of increasing biodiversity. Select a conservation region to learn more about DU's activities near you! Grassland Benefits Grasslands are critical waterfowl nesting habitat As the percentage of grassland in a landscape increases, so does the success of duck nests (Reynolds et al. 2000). The Prairie Pothole Region of the United States and Canada is North America's single most important waterfowl breeding area. Dotted with millions of shallow wetlands formed by glaciers 10,000 years ago, the Prairie Pothole Region encompasses more than 250,000 square miles and supports more than 50 percent of the continent's ducks in most years. In some portions of the region, potholes and their associated prairie uplands support over 100 breeding pairs of ducks per square mile. Grasslands in the Prairie Pothole Region The Prairie Pothole Region is especially important to breeding northern pintails, mallards, canvasbacks, redheads, gadwall, blue-winged teal and northern shovelers. Currently, most ducks across the region have met or surpassed population goals established by the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. One exception has been the northern pintail. This grassland-dependant duck has struggled despite generally favorable water conditions over the last decade. In fact, breeding pintail populations have decreased in excess of 50 percent in the last 20 years, with little sign of improvement. Factors limiting the comeback of pintail populations over the past few years are not entirely clear, although researchers suspect that poor nest success is the leading cause of the observed decline. Pintails typically settle on the breeding grounds in areas containing shallow wetlands that usually hold water only through early summer. Unfortunately, these are also the easiest wetlands to drain and many have been lost with the expansion of cropping practices. The areas that remain are subject to increased predation and disturbance due to highly fragmented nesting cover and to spring cropping practices. Blue-winged teal, another species that has historically relied on the grasslands of North America for breeding habitat, have experienced population fluctuations that mirror the wet/dry cycle of the northern plains. Currently, the population is estimated at nearly 6 million, slightly down from 7.4 million in 2000. However, these numbers are above the NAWMP population goal of 4.5 million. Several million ducks and geese use the Prairie Pothole Region each spring as breeding or stopover habitat during their spring and fall migration. Regions that have experienced substantial native prairie losses, such as Iowa, still offer valuable migration habitat in early spring when the ground is frozen and drain ditches are not yet flowing. Each autumn, an estimated 8-10 million ducks and almost one million geese migrate south through Iowa, en route to warmer climes. A few, including an estimated 106,000 ducks and 138,000 geese, remain during the winter in the Prairie Pothole Region or adjacent areas. However, the Prairie Pothole Region is most crucial for nesting waterfowl. Grasslands stand up to (and are shaped by) grazing and fire From the Gulf Coast of Texas to the Prairie Pothole Region of the Great Plains, centuries of short-term grazing and periodic fire shaped the structure and function of grassland ecosystems. Prairie grasses are adapted to tolerate loss of plant material, and in fact respond to fire and moderate grazing with vigorous growth. Livestock and wildlife, in turn, depend on healthy grasslands for nutrition and shelter. The ability of native grasses to thrive in the face of fire and grazing is a result of their defensive design. Plants grow from points, known as apical meristems. In grasses, these points are located beneath the soil surface. This unique adaptation protects them from disturbances that destroy or seriously damage other plants. Properly managed grazing regimes are beneficial to livestock, wildlife and native prairie. The absence of grazing significantly decreases productivity and species diversity on prairie grasslands. Alternatively, overgrazing poses a serious threat to species diversity and habitat structure. Diversity is compromised when nonnatives invade an area, soil and nutrient loss exceed recovery rates and productivity of plant resources declines. Some areas of the Prairie Pothole Region, where the topography is rocky and rough, have never been plowed. The primary land use on these areas over the last 100 years has been livestock grazing. Locations where native prairie exists adjacent to wetlands are some of the continent's best waterfowl nesting habitat. In the spring each year mottled ducks, black-bellied whistling ducks and fulvous whistling ducks breed in pastures along the Gulf of Mexico coast where livestock grazing is properly managed. Grasslands of the Gulf Coast of Texas host significant populations of wintering waterfowl, shorebirds and livestock. Because prairie grasses are adapted to fire, fire is often used as a management tool to maintain their health and productivity. Burning grasses enhances grassland vigor by increasing species diversity, reducing noxious weeds and eliminating woody vegetation. Species diversity is enhanced as grasses are given room to grow when undesirable invading species are removed. Woody plants and noxious weeds are common invaders of prairie wetlands and grasslands deprived of fire. Grasslands benefit the economy Grasslands contribute $78 billion annually to the U.S. economy by supporting an estimated 60 million cattle and 8 million sheep. To sustain agricultural production, grasslands must be conserved and well-managed to produce robust, resilient stands. Abundant recreational and tourism opportunities exist in North America for the millions of visitors who spend countless hours each year in the tranquility and open spaces of grasslands. Whether riding horses on the plains of Texas or hunting pronghorn antelope in the short-grass prairie of Wyoming, there are plenty of recreational activities that benefit many. Recreation and tourism afford economic benefits to local communities and states. Revenue generated through sales of outdoor gear, guide services, lodging and countless other activities contribute directly to the local community's economy. These transactions further create benefits by providing jobs to related manufacturing and service industries, thus creating revenue through a ripple effect across the entire region. Estimates from the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation suggest almost 80 million people participated in consumptive and non-consumptive bird related recreation in 1991. Migratory waterfowl hunting alone contributed an estimated $1.3 billion to retail sales nationwide. Non-consumptive bird recreation generated $3.3 billion in retail sales revenue. These are significant benefits derived from tourism and recreation provided, to a large extent, by grassland ecosystems. Grasslands also offer the potential to provide economic benefits from clean energy production. There is a growing emphasis in the potential for biofuels from harvested grasslands to replace practices with higher emissions. Grasslands also exist is some of the most wind-rich regions of the country. If these new sources of energy are planned so not to adversely impact wildlife populations, they could result in the restoration of more acres of grassland in areas of marginal cropland and boost struggling rural economies. Grasslands store carbon Atmospheric concentrations of "greenhouse gases" serve to insulate the Earth making life possible. However, increasing evidence suggests that the earth is warming at an "unnatural" rate due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels and the clearing of land. Atmospheric levels of greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide and methane have increased by 30 percent and 150 percent, respectively, since the mid 1700s when the Industrial Revolution began. Plants and soil have extraordinary capacity to remove and store atmospheric carbon, thus diminishing greenhouse gases. Plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and use it to build leaves, stems and roots. As these plant parts die, they become buried in the soil, permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere unless the soil is broken through cultivation or mined for fossil fuels. Grasslands in North America have an enormous capacity to store atmospheric carbon and mitigate the negative impacts of greenhouse gasses. In South Dakota alone, the restoration of 4 million acres of marginal cropland to grassland would remove over 500 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents from the atmosphere over 80 years! Carbon sequestration through grassland restoration offers advantages to energy companies seeking offsets by reducing risks and diversifying reduction portfolios. Because most of the carbon in grasslands is stored beneath the ground, it is not susceptible to loss from fire, drought and disease. Grassland restoration also buffers investments made in forest carbon sequestration projects in the southern United States and in the tropics. Agricultural producers benefit from carbon sequestration by soil quality improvement, diversification of income sources and by making economic use of grass in ways that do not diminish the soil-sequestering function, like haying, grazing and biofuel harvest. In addition to the benefits of reducing greenhouse gases, carbon sequestration has the potential to develop into another economic tool to build quality soils which serves our best national and international interests in the long-term. Learn more about DU's programs involving Carbon Sequestration Grasslands serve as wildlife habitat Historically, grasslands in the United States supported 30 to 70 million bison and similar numbers of pronghorn antelope. Large herds served as mobile communities, moving over grasslands following available forage, which varied with seasonal and climatic conditions. These huge grazing communities stimulated grass growth and diversity while discouraging woody and non-native plant invasion. Prairie grasses and soils have adapted to the disturbances associated with these grazers. Today U.S. grasslands support an estimated 20 million deer, 500,000 pronghorn antelope, 400,000 elk, and many other wildlife species. Each species possesses a unique natural history, but all are well adapted to the rewards and challenges of life on the prairie grasslands. Waterfowl, shorebirds and small mammals are just a few non-grazers that depend on prairie grasslands. Large un-fragmented grassland areas such as Nebraska's Sandhills, the Missouri Coteau portion of the Prairie Pothole Region and the Gulf Coastal Prairie of Texas offer high wildlife habitat value. Nebraska's Sandhills provides important nesting and migration habitat. The Prairie Pothole Region is most important to northern breeding waterfowl such as northern pintails, mallards, canvasbacks, redheads, gadwall, blue-winged teal and northern shovelers. The Gulf Coast of Texas is an important breeding area for mottled ducks, black-bellied whistling ducks and fulvous whistling ducks, with nearby bays and other coastal wetlands providing important wintering waterfowl habitat. Each of these areas provide important and unique wildlife habitat to a diverse group of species. Grasslands conserve soil Soil supports and sustains life. Rich with life, prairie soils of the Great Plains drew pioneers and farmers across North America in record numbers during the late 19th century and early 20th century. By the 1930s, the prairie soil, devastated by rudimentary farming practices and unyielding drought, was easily whipped up into great dust clouds prompting the beginning of an era known as the Dirty Thirties. Today, modern farming practices that minimize soil disturbance, such as no-till farming, crop and grazing rotation and land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program greatly reduce impacts to soil. Soil stores and cycles carbon, nutrients and nitrogen; degrades pollutants; and, drives decomposition. These activities are performed by the diversity of living organisms that live in the soil. Arthropods, bacteria, earthworms, fungi, nematodes and protozoa make up some of the diversity found in the soil. A single scoop of rich garden soil contains more species of organisms than can be found above ground in the entire Amazon rain forest. Prairie soils support native and tame grasses that have extensive root systems growing deep into the earth. Native grasses of the prairie can have roots that measure up to 15 feet in length. Sod-forming roots physically anchor fragile soil during the heavy rains and high winds that are common on the prairie. Agricultural crops which are harvested and then tilled expose the soil to erosive forces leading to a loss of carbon and precious nutrients. It is estimated that the Conservation Reserve Program alone prevents 700 million tons of soil erosion per year, simply by changing land use practices in highly erosive prairie areas. Soil is kept on the land and out of reservoirs, lakes and streams. The program is straightforward: marginal land once used for agricultural production is put back into wildlife habitat and landowners are compensated for not farming that land. Grasslands increase biodiversity Biological diversity ("biodiversity"), refers to a broad spectrum of types and levels of biological variation. One of the ways scientists quantify Earth's terrestrial biodiversity is by classifying vegetation into large, regional ecological units by dominant vegetative patterns, better known as biomes. These biomes include the tropical forest, savanna, desert, chaparral, grassland, temperate forest, taiga or boreal forest and tundra. Each biome is distinctive due to the amount of annual precipitation, number of frost-free days and other physical and biological factors. The grassland biome covers about one quarter of the Earth's land surface and in North America grasslands account for about 15 percent of the continent. Ecological processes such as fire and precipitation help to maintain the unique character of grasslands. Frequent fire prevents woody plants from dominating grassland habitats, as does relatively low annual precipitation. Yearly precipitation in the grassland biome of North America falls in a gradient from west to east, with the shortgrass prairie to the west receiving up to 10 inches, the mixed grass prairie in the central portion of the continent receiving up to 20 inches, and the tall grass prairie further east enjoying precipitation of up to 40 inches per year. Unique from most other biomes, grasslands are relatively simple in structure but rich in number of species. However, most areas of the prairie have experienced serious declines in biodiversity. Grasses have been especially impacted by decades of human induced alterations to the prairies that have allowed for the invasion of non-native species. Today, non-native grasses account for 13 - 30 percent of prairie grass species. Loss of diversity continues as forested patches, tilled soil and woody corridors increase on the prairie landscape. Grasslands of the Great Plains once acted as a virtually impenetrable barrier between wildlife and plants of eastern and western forests. Where new deciduous forests border highways and communities, plants, birds and mammals previously unknown on the prairie now have migration corridors. Altered prairie landscapes have fostered reduced biodiversity by encouraging hybridization between species that once were geographically isolated. Such is the case with the hybridization of at least six sub-species of birds along forested tracts and new forest corridors. Certainly, the grassland biome is much different today than before extensive alteration. But with continued persistence and action by dedicated conservation interests, biodiversity can be preserved and increased throughout the region.


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HOLYOKE - Sea monsters may exist only in the imagination, but a Massachusetts couple wants to make them part of their names.
The Republican newspaper of Springfield reports (http://bit.ly/1kkYaao ) that the couple, Melanie Ann Convery and Neal James Coughlin of Holyoke, are petitioning Massachusetts to allow them to make both of their middle names "Seamonster."
The couple has made the request in a legal notice published in a local newspaper as required by state law. A hearing on the request is scheduled for Wednesday in Hampden Probate and Family Court.
The couple gave no indication why they wanted the legendary creatures to be included in their names.
Information from: The Springfield (Mass.) Republican, http://www.masslive.com/news/


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Years before Derby, Wright modeled game off Cuddyer
NL 2013 All-Star teammates among baseball's many South Hampton Roads products
Growing up in Virginia, David Wright wanted to be like Mike -- Cuddyer, not Jordan.
Michael Cuddyer was the big kid in Wright's neighborhood in Chesapeake, a city of 228,000 with historical roots dating to colonial times. It was Cuddyer, launching his Major League career in 2001 with the Twins, who set in motion a movement that has made the South Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia one of the hotbeds of baseball in America.
Following in Cuddyer's footsteps have been such stars as Wright, brothers B.J. and Justin Upton, Ryan Zimmerman, Mark Reynolds and Daniel Hudson. Per capita, you would have a hard time finding a more fertile ground for ballplayers on mainland USA.
No matter how big and wealthy they get, the Virginians tend to stick around South Hampton Roads. It was this connection, this bond, that led Wright -- "Captain America" of the Mets and captain of the National League's contingent for the Chevrolet Home Run Derby on Monday night at Citi Field -- to select Cuddyer to join the NL's power quartet, along with Cuddyer's Rockies teammate Carlos Gonzalez and the Nationals' Bryce Harper.
When CarGo determined he was a no-go with an injured finger, Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez was chosen to replace him. This did not seem to placate Pittsburgh fans, who booed Wright when the Mets' star appeared in the Steel City.
Phillies fans, promoting outfielder Domonic Brown for the Derby, voiced agreement with their fellow Pennsylvanians that Cuddyer's credentials did not justify his inclusion. Cuddyer, Brown and Alvarez were selected to the NL All-Star squad as reserves.
Cuddyer, an All-Star for the second time, seemed neither surprised nor offended that some fans were upset their favorite was overlooked by Wright.
"Any time you do a format where you have a player picking the players," Cuddyer said, "he's probably going to get some heat. I'm excited and really honored that David thought of me and is going to bat for me -- literally and figuratively.
"I'm extremely proud of him and all the guys from our area. I'm as big a fan of David as anybody, and of all those guys from home: B.J. and Justin, Mark Reynolds, Ryan Zimmerman, Daniel Hudson, Clay Rapada. I'm extremely proud to be from Chesapeake. Guys who grew up there play hard and do things the right way."
Wright, 30, who is four years younger than Cuddyer, was taken by the Mets with the 38th pick in the first round of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft out of Hickory High School in Chesapeake. Cuddyer had been the ninth overall pick by the Twins in 1997 out of Chesapeake's Great Bridge High School, before Hickory was built.
Wright made reference to their shared history after announcing his Home Run Derby teammates.
"He's a few years older than me, but we grew up a few minutes from each other," Wright said of Cuddyer. "Growing up, everybody kind of strived to be like him. He was kind of the first high Draft pick out of our area, and I really credit him for a lot of scouts discovering that area.
"This was kind of before a lot of the showcases where you could be seen. You had to go get seen. He was that first one, that first-round pick. I remember the day he got drafted. They announced it over the PA system, 'cause we were still in school. The excitement, the buzz around him made me work harder."
The common thread in the South Hampton Roads community was an energetic youth baseball advocate named Towny Townsend, who passed away in 2007.
"He was really important to all of us," Cuddyer said. "He would put on clinics, have hitting schools. We all attended his camps and clinics. That's where I first got to know David. When I graduated high school and got drafted by the Twins, David was in the eighth grade.
"I followed his high school career. My high school split up, and he went to the new high school, where my sister, Katie, went. She was a year younger than him and was on the cheer team."
Cuddyer was not the only Great Bridge senior taken in the first round of that 1997 Draft. John Curtice, a left-handed pitcher, was chosen 17th overall by the Red Sox. Arm injuries ended his career before he could reach the Majors.
"Having John and myself, two high school teammates, drafted in the first round brought attention to our area," Cuddyer said. "David was next, then B.J., Mark and Ryan, Justin. Towny Townsend had a hand in [the development of] every single one of us."
Reynolds, Zimmerman and Hudson are from Virginia Beach, which is part of Hampton Roads. The Uptons, Wright and Cuddyer call Chesapeake, about half the size of Virginia Beach, home.
"It's not a big town, but it's a huge baseball area with a lot of people who supported us growing up," Cuddyer said. "Nobody ever told us we couldn't be players.
"I remember a time when Mark Reynolds was the shortstop on the local AAU team; B.J. was the center fielder, and Justin was the batboy. I worked out with them, and my dad was one of the head coaches."
Manny Upton, father of the two Braves outfielders, is Cuddyer's partner in a training center and hitting school called "7 Cities Sports" in Chesapeake. Cuddyer's father manages the business.
In support of an old friend who had been named the baseball coach at Grassfield High School, Cuddyer was part of a memorable benefit home run derby held at the new school in 2007. It included both Uptons, Zimmerman, Reynolds and Wright, drawing a crowd Cuddyer estimated at 3,500 to 4,000 fans.
"David and I got to the final round," Cuddyer said, grinning. "I won."
Including a career-high 32 homers in 2009 and 24 in 2006, when he drove in 109 runs for the Twins, Cuddyer has gone deep 172 times in his career.
"I feel like my performance warrants being in the competition," Cuddyer said. "It's not like I'm a slap hitter."
Wright has no doubt the big kid in his neighborhood belongs in the company of elite sluggers.
"Getting a chance to work out with him in the offseason, using the same trainer, we'll hit together," Wright said. "I think he's one of the more underrated players in the game, and I'm glad he got the opportunity to step up and make the All-Star team.
"It was a pretty easy choice for me to take him to the Home Run Derby, as well."


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noun cat·a·clysm \ˈka-tə-ˌkli-zəm\
: something that causes great destruction, violence, etc.
Full Definition of CATACLYSM
: catastrophe 3a
: a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition; broadly : an event that brings great changes
— cat·a·clys·mal \ˌka-tə-ˈkliz-məl\ or cat·a·clys·mic \-mik\ adjective
— cat·a·clys·mi·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of CATACLYSM
French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, from Greek kataklysmos, from kataklyzein to inundate, from kata- + klyzein to wash — more at clyster
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Today's News: Our Take - NCIS Tackles PTSD: Can Gibbs Save the Day?
NCIS has generally been known to go for big, explosive two-parters during November sweeps. But this season, TV's most-watched drama wanted to go a little deeper.
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In last week's episode, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) & Co.'s investigation of a Navy lietenant's murder implicated Joe Westcott (guest star Brad Beyer), a Marine who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after having lost many of his men during an ambush overseas. Since the show had already built a season-long theme of "fallen heroes," the story fit naturally.
"We've been talking to the Navy and the Marines about doing a PTSD story for a long time," executive producer Gary Glasberg tells TVGuide.com. "It's a delicate subject matter, and a really important subject matter. We wanted to make sure that we did it properly and handled it properly. So there was a tremendous amount of research that went into this story, and I'm really proud of it."
The research was also intense for Beyer, who says he spent days watching and studying interviews with soldiers impacted by PTSD. "The one thing that stood out in my head is a lot of these guys that come back, you don't necessarily know what's wrong with them. It can be really subtle," Beyer says. "These guys are always reliving it. They can't decipher between memory and what's going on in the present. I did the best I could to bring a sort of heightened sense to the confusion."
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Indeed, in the first hour, Westcott discovers that the attack he believes he and his friend suffered was all in his head. Instead of being the victim, he was actually the aggressor. Believing he recognized someone who led the ambush that killed his men, Westcott gave pursuit and initiated the skirmish that ultimately got his friend killed. That realization forces Westcott to finally seek help.
However, in the closing moments of last week's episode, it's revealed that the man Westcott attacked perhaps was involved in the ambush on Westcott's unit.
"Within the hallucinations and not being able to determine what's real from memory, there is some actual, real truth," Beyer says. "By picking apart the situation to see what was real, they can get to the bottom of what actually happened. It just confirms that he's not absolutely crazy, that he's not dreaming up all these things."
But that doesn't take away from that fact that Westcott is suffering and in need of help. The question remains: Does he have a support system that will allow him to seek treatment? "His family and his relationships with his brother and his father are very complex," Beyer says. "His father was an ex-Marine. These people aren't really great with outwardly showing their emotion and their affection. When his father finds out there's something wrong, he doesn't know how to handle it. The first thing he does is become judgmental instead of sitting down and saying, 'Son, what's the matter?' It's a big hindrance, and that's part of the hurdle that he's got to overcome to get better."
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Enter Gibbs, a fellow former Marine who perhaps knows better how to help. "They bond over the fact that they have been in combat at different points in their lives and understand the trauma and the responsibility and all the things that go along with it," Glasberg says. "Gibbs recognizes what this kid is going through, and decides to sort of take him under his wing."
Adds Beyer: "Gibbs' willingness to help Westcott and stand by him through all the craziness allows him to come to terms with everything, get the help that he needs, and clear the air. Gibbs sees something in Westcott that he recognizes in himself."
Will that bond provide opportunities for Westcott to return to the show down the line? Beyer says it's possible, but either way, he's happy to have been able to share this story with viewers. (NCIS stars Mark Harmon and Pauley Perrette will also appear in a public service announcement about PTSD at the end of the episode.)
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"The thing with guys suffering from PTSD is that it's a work in progress," Beyer says. "They're constantly working on it and receiving help and treatment. The guys who served in World War II and Korea, there was no diagnosis for it. It was just kind of untreated.
"I'm really, really pleased from the positive response that we've received from people in the medical fields and the military fields," Beyer continues. "They're seeing it as a really honest and positive portrayal. So I feel validated by that. I really wanted to bring as much honesty to the role as I could. I think it worked, so I'm very, very proud of it."
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Nominations due for Catholic Service Award by May 1
The Catholic Diocese of Marquette is seeking nominations for the Legacy of Faith Catholic Service Award. The award was developed to create awareness of those who show exemplary leadership and commitment to carrying out the mission of the Catholic Church in word and action. It recognizes lifetime dedication and service to the Catholic Church.
Nominees must have significant demonstrated leadership and service to the Catholic Church, their community, and beyond. The award may be given to a man or a woman, for example — a priest, deacon, woman religious or lay person.
For additional information on the Catholic Service Award criteria and a nomination form, visit www.LegacyOfFaith.net or contact diocesan development director Terri Gadzinski at (906) 227-9138 or e-mail: email@example.com. The nomination deadline is May 1, 2013.
Last year's nominees will automatically be considered for the 2013 Catholic Service Award. It is not necessary to complete a new nomination form, but additional information for a past nominee can be submitted.
Award recipients will be honored at their parish during the summer of 2013 and at the Bishop's Ambassadors Dinner in September. Recipients receive an engraved medallion from the bishop as a token of gratitude and The U.P. Catholic Newspaper will highlight the recipients. Last year, the award was given to Edna Hocking of St. Anthony Parish in Gwinn and Michael Decet of St. Rita Parish in Trenary.


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A classic novel of life at a women's college in the early 20th century
Over the weekend, I read comic novels — pure fun — as I braced for all those holiday books that publishers will start heaving at us this week. Did you know that some art-book houses release their entire line between September and November instead of spreading it out over 12 months?
I started by rereading Jean Webster's comic gem, Daddy-Long-Legs (Penguin, $13, paperback), one of the most delightful novels ever written about the education of a young American woman. First published in 1912, the book is reported to have sold 100,000 copies in its first year in print, a vast — but well-earned — number back then. Daddy-Long-Legs is told through the letters of a high-spirited orphan to the male patron who sends her to college, inspired by Webster's education at Vassar. And because the epistolary novel is disappearing, that alone might give it a period charm.
But its great appeal lies in the voice of its blunt, funny and perceptive heroine. As Michael Patrick Hearn wrote in an afterword to the 1988 edition that preceded the newer one from Penguin www.penguinclassics.com:
"When the press badgered Woodrow Wilson at his home in Princeton on his presidential plans, the prospective candidate adroitly dodged the question by stating that he found it far easier to talk about the recent past than the immediate future. And he much preferred to discuss the book he had just finished reading, Daddy-Long-Legs, 'the most charming story in years.'"
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POETRY DISPATCH #358 | November 13, 2011
Ralph Murre
Editor's Note: Ralph Murre began as a farm boy from elsewhere Wisconsin. I'm not familiar with his entire life history, but the rural is still in him and along the way other interests claimed his attention. Job titles include: dreamer, mariner, architecture—which he still practices for survival, when the words don't call him home. Or shall I say "the sea"?
Ralph Murre loves water. In the deepest part of his heart, the sea in all of its manifestations, lyrically, matter-of-factly, speaks to him, sets him adrift. He's writes with a true hand about a lot of ordinary things as well, as many poets do, but many poets don't hear the sirens, don't reach deep enough within for the extraordinary, as Ralph does, transforming line, rhythm, feeling, image, idea (note too: wry humor) in ways most uniquely his and inevitably ours.
Though I've lived in this county for over forty years, I never really knew him. A passing nod of recognition upon occasion…some knowledge of his working in the local building trades. "Great Northern Construction" comes to mind. I remember him sending me a poem (a good one) about a local character/icon that I had profiled in my first book about the county. That was my first inkling he had any interest in poetry at all. Sometime later he appeared in my annual writing workshop class at The Clearing. A beginner? A late bloomer most likely, born in 1944. Already shaped significantly by life…already a tone of voice in his words on the page. Little I could do but suggest some other directions: There. Try that way. Then over there. He had already launched himself…headed into those waters all writers dip into at the beginning, inevitably finding or not finding them too cold, too deep, too dark or just right. Smooth sailing.
Since then (not that long ago) he has developed into one of our more significant 'local' poets, where there is more good writing to be found than you can "shake a stick at", as they used to say–which pretty much dates me. As I recall, when I moved here in the late l960's, I was the only writer in the landscape on a serious mission to survive by my words alone–with the exception of a "little-old-lady" poet, Frances May of Sturgeon Bay, whom I did not meet (come to love and highly respect) for at least three years after my arrival.
There was the local newspaper, of course, a couple of local newspaper writers who entertained the folks with columns, gee whiz news, basking in local 'celebrity' (well deserved), all of whom may have penned a little book of local color or were thinking of it someday. But that was it.
Since that long time ago, I am happy to report from this oft called "Paradise" a plethora of fine poets and writers in our midst: Ralph Murre obviously one, with books, publications, readings, local and state organizational activities to his credit, a highly regarded man of few and many good, right words; Robert M. Zoschke, poet, novelist, cantankerous essayist, author of DOOR COUNTY BLUES, MADE IN AMERICA, editor/contributing writer to REFLECTIONS UPON THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF JACK KEROUAC'S ON THE ROAD…another, (though not so obviously) an up-and-comer, our resident 'outsider' (reminiscent of my own difficult outsider years here…born to write to piss some people off), while I shuffle anonymously into the twilight these days, a few books of local interest trailing behind me, more than satisfied with the beauty and growth of this peninsular paradise, the wonder of earth, air, water expecting no less than the best within us–words and images…poems, stories, books, paintings, photographs, music…whether our subject be local or far away from here.
A good place to grow. To chart a voyage of discovery. To set sail. To just be.
The poetry of Ralph Murre reflects all this, from shore…to sea. – Norbert Blei
Scout's Honor
Merit badges for tying knots —
the bowline, the sheepshank, the clove hitch.
Merit badges for whittling the likenesses
of dead presidents and woodland animals, and
of course, for assistance given to the feeble
in their never-ending quest to cross the road.
Maybe they should keep handing them out.
The badge for showing up every day
right down to the day they tell you
not to show up tomorrow,
A merit badge for the day
your infant son needs major surgery.
Another for that day he's grown
and buys his first motorcycle.
Badges for each of your daughter's tattoos
and piercings. Diamond insets
if you can't really mention what's been pierced.
A merit badge, or, at least, a colorful neckerchief
as your party loses another one.
(But it could be taken back if you move to Canada.)
Bronze medals for burying parents.
Silver for friends.
You'd rather die than win the gold.
A merit badge and letter of commendation
the day you actually give up your abuse
of anything, or anyone.
And a little badge of semi-precious material
for every day that you get out of bed
and wear a brave costume.
One for that confident smile on your face
as your knees tremble beneath the table.
[from CRUDE RED BOAT, Cross+Roads Press, 2007]
I may go back to blues, back to blue-black times
when rhymes and little pills didn't cure the ills.
Joy-killer realities, banalities like paying utilities –
but it's so hard to paint in the dark – back to a fridge
of don't-know glowing meats, rancid eats, few beers,
pickled herring, pickled beets, picking up the beat
of trash-can slam, picking up jobs of poor-I-am and
picking up women in good-night dreams, bad-night bars,
rusted cars in South-Side parking-lot wake-ups, staggering
to fourth-floor walk-ups, singing blue of our break-ups,
if we're singing at all.
[from PSALMS, Little Eagle Press 2008]
Prayers of Old Men
I'll bet you think the old men
are praying to be young men
with young lovers, but
they kneel now beside your bed
and pray for the things young men
haven't heard of yet –
the high plateaus of you
and the rivers rushing
to the deep sea of you.
Old men pray for height and depth
and the quivering leaf of your ear
touched by a tongue,
for that quiet cove of you
where they may lie sheltered
for one more evening.
They pray for the light
of sunrise in your eyes
and they pray to believe
in whoever they pray to
for they want to believe in everything,
because believing in nothing didn't work.
And they pray for the touch of you on me.
They're all praying for you and for me,
the high ground of you towering
above me, and the river,
they're praying now for the river of you,
and they're praying for me
to go adrift in the river
to the sea of you,
to the sea of you,
praying I'll be lost at sea in you
and they're secretly praying
that this storm will drown me
in the depths of you,
because they are old men
and they know I am a sailor,
and they know that drowning
is the only way for sailors
to get home.
[from THE PRICE OF GRAVITY, Auk Ward Editions, an imprint of Little Eagle Press, 2010]
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Kathleen Parker: Real generals of Kabul
It is tempting, oh so tempting, to unleash the snark as the script unfolds: Real Housewives of Tampa. Or is it Real Generals of Kabul?
But recent events are too sad for snark. With so much at stake, schadenfreude has taken a vacation. Here is what we know:
Retired Gen. David Petraeus abruptly quit his job as CIA chief when it be came clear that his long-running affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, would become public.
The investigation that turned up incriminating emails between Broadwell and Petraeus was spurred by Broadwell's allegedly harassing emails to another woman, Jill Kelley in Tampa, whom Broadwell apparently viewed as a threat to her liaison.
A PowerPoint laser and a map would be helpful at this point. Next we learn that Kelley has had a lengthy, "potentially inappropriate" email exchange - between 20,000 and 30,000 pages (!!!) - with another four-star general, John Allen, the Marine who replaced Petraeus as the top commander in Afghanistan last year.
Meanwhile, the FBI investigator who was looking into Kelley's complaints about harassing emails allegedly sent shirtless photos of himself to Kelley. If true, at least we can be grateful it was only his torso. The agent, who had not been identified at this writing, is now under investigation by the Office of Professional Responsibility, the internal-affairs arm of the FBI.
This is good soap opera, but bad everything else - and so sad for our country. What is wrong with these men? I know, I know. It takes two to tango. But when you're head of the Central Intelligence Agency - or lead Americans in war - your tango matters more than her tango.
That's all the snark I can muster. Otherwise, this seems like so much tabloid lather.
Is it really a national security matter that Petraeus apparently fell in love with someone not his wife? Maybe. If his paramour is a spy or a blabbermouth. Already, there are signals that Broadwell was talking out of school during an Oct. 26 speech in Denver, where she suggested that the attacks on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, were an attempt to free Libyan militants being held there by the CIA.
That would be a news item, wouldn't it? The CIA denies it, given that President Obama ended CIA authority to detain prisoners, while critics wonder whether Broadwell might have had access to classified information.
This mess reads like a spy thriller with all the requisite components - sex, clandestine communications, high-ranking generals and the CIA, beautiful women, including the fittest cadet (Broadwell) at West Point. What a bonanza for the campaign weary. But what a horror for our self-respect and our standing in the world. How does one wage war against terrorists and peddle the Great American Experiment when we are so obviously flawed and out of control?
The end of this story may be less scintillating than it now appears. Perhaps it is nothing but a simple love story that got found out. But before we know what happened - and whether there is any legitimate concern about security breaches - we'll hear plenty of spin from both sides of the political divide.
It is some consolation that the chair of the Senate intelligence committee calling for an investigation is a Democrat, Dianne Feinstein. This isn't a Republican political attack on the president, in other words. Feinstein called "unacceptable" the blocking of a report detailing a trip Petraeus made to Benghazi weeks before his resignation.
The suspense will torture the insatiable, but matters so potentially grave - and so destructive in both personal and public ways - demand restraint on the part of the media. As more facts surface, others will be proven false. As rumors circulate, and tidbits of information are blown out of proportion, we should be wary of issuing judgments.
"Warte!" was the word Franz Kafka had over his bed. "Wait." I can't guess why he had it over his bed. Perhaps this is where he worked. Studio apartment? Walker Percy, the writer, took this word as his own and hung it over his desk. I have copied them both and added a similar sign above my desk.
We can't wait for the news because it's the journalist's job to uncover it. But we can and should wait for judgment. Let the investigations proceed. Let the facts be verified. Let these people survive the humiliations they are certain to suffer.
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Below, you will find a list of testimonials provided by some of the individuals that Amberhawk has trained. Note that these delegates who attest to the quality of our courses are employed in a wide spectrum of important public and private sector organisations .Amberhawk is recommended by the National Association of Data Protection Officers as a training provider.
Member of Staff at a regulator
Jenny Coombs, Solicitor, Capita
Richard Merrygold, Data Protection Officer, HomeServe PLC
A junior associate from a City law firm
Martin Wilcox, Compliance Specialist, leading business process outsourcer
Solicitor from a leading law firm, London
Marcus Richardson, Information Protection Team, PWC
John Phantis Senior Legal Counsel for Verizon UK Limited
PE, Manager, Major Retail UK Bank
VA, Data Protection Officer for large UK Insurance Company
Mitch Riviere, HMRC's DPA Advice Team
Una Hill, Data Protection & Caldicott Coordinator, NHS Fife
A Senior Associate in a large city law firm
A data protection officer for a Northern University
Kerry Docherty, Project Manager, Scottish Prison Service
The Information Security and Data Protection Officer from a leading IT Services Supplier
Martin Rayment, Head of Compliance for the charity Norwood
June Mallett Quality & Compliance Manager, Haven Power Ltd
D. Harper, Information Governance, Childrens Services of a City Council
SB, Data Protection Officer, Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club
Business Support Manager in a major public sector property organisation
Vicki, Senior Compliance Officer , Birmingham Midshires
Data Protection Officer at a telecommunications company
Jane Burns, solicitor specialising in IT Law and Data Protection
John Butler, Information Governance Officer at a London local authority
Lawrence, Data Protection Officer for a Local Authority
Information Governance Officer from NHS Scotland Special Board
Martin Hoskins, Chairman of the Data Protection Forum
Stephen Lemon, central Data Protection team of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Karl Eichler - Freedom of Information Officer at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Data Protection Officer for UKTV
Tim Knifton, NHS Wales Information Governance Team
The Quality and Compliance Co-ordinator for Havenpower
Delegate comment from a information officer for an NHS trust in Yorkshire
Steve Derwin, Disclosure Officer from Avon and Somerset constabulary
Chris Whitewood, Data Protection Associate RBS Insurance
The Data Protection Officer for Falko Regional Aircraft
DP and FOI officer for the General Medical Council
Detective Inspector, Information Research Bureau , Thames Valley Police Headquarters North
Tony Fitzpatrick, Senior Legal Officer , Merseytravel , Liverpool
Matthew Barker-Hewitt, Head of Information, The Christie NHS FT
Katarina Ndrepepaj, Freedom of Information Co-ordinator for the House of Commons
Andy Garner, UK Compliance Manager, The Carphone Warehouse
NHS Scotland Information Governance Manager
FOI assistant for Gwent Police said
The Complaints, Risk & Legal Services Manager for City Health Care Partnership
Data Protection Officer for a large police force
Paul Allen Data Protection Officer, Northumbrian Water Ltd
Norman Coombe, Principal Lawyer, London Borough of Southwark
Michael Seal, Information Governance Manager for a local authority adult social services directorate
Kevin Parle, Risk & Compliance Manager
Local Government DP Officer
FOI Officer Police Service of Northern Ireland
Steven Clark Freedom of Information Officer, Staffordshire Police.
The Data Privacy Officer for First Data
Jonathan Fryer , Records Manager for a large public body
Mark Beattie, CIO, LondonWaste Ltd
Neil Murphy - Statutory Support & Information Manager London Borough of Camden
Stuart Muir the Data Protection Programme Manager for Dell Inc in Europe
Lisa Moore, Head of Data Privacy & Records Management, Barclays Retail Bank
Aidan Callan, Head of the DPA Advice team at HMRC
Julie Kettle, Data Protection & Privacy Officer, NHS Warrington
Lisa Moore, Head of Data Privacy & Records Management, Barclays Retail Bank
Robin Pettigrew, DWP DP Policy Adviser
Paul Howlett, Data Protection Policy Advisor, The Environment Agency
Dr William Thirsk-Gaskill, a data migration expert at CSCA said,
Phil Genge, Head of Information Security at Nationwide Building Society
Charlotte Hall, Risk, Audit & Compliance, from O2
Neil Murphy - Information Officer - London Borough of Camden
Lynn Anderson, Liverpool City Council
FOI Officer for a Safety Camera Partnership
Business Support Manager in a major public sector property organisation
"Martin Harding, a Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer
Sally Hall, in house solicitor for a leading IT and Communications company
Derek Bolton, Corporate Information Security Manager, Tamworth Borough Council
The Data Protection Officer for a company in the nuclear industry (AWE)
A risk manager from a leading UK bank
Catherine Hunt, Carlisle Housing Association
The FOI Officer for NHS Prescription Services
FOI Officer for a Safety Camera Partnership in the South West.
Paul Duffy, Driving Standards Agency, Knowledge & Information Management Team
Frank Bingley, Group Data Protection Manager, Johnston Press PLC
An enforcement manager with a Scottish regulator.
Mr. Dylan Collins, Freedom of Information Officer, Gwent Police
Fiona Whittell, Governance & Data Protection Analyst, E.ON UK
Albert Chan, Compliance Adviser for Transport for London
Clare Watts, Data Protection & Compliance Specialist, FCE Bank Plc
Caroline Monk, Data Protection Officer, British Council
Malcolm Guy, Information Management Officer - Dudley MBC
Sophie Philipson, Records Manager, Governance Support Unit, Durham University
Rachel Mason, Corporate Information Officer, Yorkshire Forward
Sue Taylor, Group Data Protection Manager, HBOS Plc
Graham Webb, Senior Programmes Manager Marketing Sales and Research, Park Lane College Business School - Leeds
Ian Goodwin, FOI Officer at Lambeth Council
John Gannon, Information Management Unit, Cheshire Constabulary
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