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Man survives being hit by train in Old Greenwich
A man was seriously injured Sunday afternoon at the Old Greenwich rail station when a train passing through the station slammed into his legs as he dangled them from the edge of the platform.
The 38-year-old man, whose identity was not released by police at the scene, had been shouting obscenities into a cell phone when the train entered the station around 4 p.m., witnesses said.
"I screamed at him to get up," said Dana Monsky, a Brooklyn resident who was nearby on the platform.
The man, who was speaking mostly in Spanish, appeared to make a last-ditch effort to move his legs, but it was too late, another witness said.
"The guy got ... wrecked," said Tim Ichniowski, also of Brooklyn, who was returning from a concert in upstate New York when he witnessed the accident yards away on the platform.
Paramedics fitted the man with a breathing device as he lay on a stretcher near two thick pools of blood on the platform. His feet were badly mangled, with parts of discolored, black and blue skin. Two hundred yards away, a train was stopped on the track.
The man was taken to Stamford Hospital to be treated for compound fractures, according to paramedics.
"He'll probably lose his legs," remarked a police officer who was taking witness accounts.
Train service was not disrupted, a station manager said, as trains could be rerouted over alternate tracks.
The incident is being investigated by New York State police, who have jurisdiction at Metro-North stations.
In October 2007, a man from New York was killed at the Riverside station after being hit by a train traveling at about 75 mph. The man jumped onto the tracks to place a penny on the rails to show his wife and three daughters how it would be flattened by a train.
Staff writer Colin Gustafson can be reached at email@example.com or (203) 625-4428.


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Rock Hyrax
Procavia capensis
November 2, 2020
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Rock Hyrax Scientific ClassificationKingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyracoidea
Family: Procaviidae
Genus: Procavia
Scientific Name: Procavia capensis
Rock Hyrax Conservation Status:Least Concern
Rock Hyrax Location:Africa
Rock Hyrax Fun Fact:Actually related to Elephants and Manatees!
Rock Hyrax Facts:
Name Of Young: Pup
Group Behavior: Colony
Fun Fact: Actually related to Elephants and Manatees!
Estimated Population Size: Sustainable
Biggest Threat: Habitat loss
Most Distinctive Feature: Rubbery soles of their feet
Other Name(s): Rock Dassie, Rock Rabbit
Gestation Period: 8 months
Habitat: Dry savanna and rainforest
Diet: Omnivore
Average Litter Size: 2
Lifestyle: Diurnal
Common Name: Rock Hyrax
Number Of Species: 2
Location: eastern to southern Africa
Slogan: Actually related to Elephants and Manatees!
Group: Mammal
Rock Hyrax Physical Characteristics:Colour: Brown, Grey, Yellow, White, Tan
Skin Type: Fur
Top Speed: 18 mph
Lifespan: 5 - 12 years
Weight: 3kg - 4kg (6.6lbs - 8.8lbs)
Length: 45cm - 55cm (17.7in - 21.6in)
Age of Sexual Maturity: 16 - 17 months
Age of Weaning: 4 months
Rock Hyrax Classification and Evolution
The Rock Hyrax is a large species of Hyrax, most commonly found in Eastern Africa. They are also known as the Rock Dassie or the Rock Rabbit, due to their rodent-like appearance but despite this, they are thought to be most closely related to much larger animals including the Elephant and the Manatee. Although obviously much smaller than their distant ancestors, it is the teeth and bone structure of these animals that relates them to one another. The Rock Hyrax though, is such a unique mammal that it is classified in an order of its own, along with its subspecies known as the Yellow-Spotted Hyrax, and the two Tree Hyrax species, which although are very similar in appearance, spend most of their time in the trees rather than on the ground.
Rock Hyrax Anatomy and Appearance
The Rock Hyrax looks very much like a large Guinea Pig, but with rounder ears and the lack of a tail. They have thick, soft fur which is usually brown or grey in colour, but can be slightly yellow. A small hairless gland on their back is covered with longer hair than the rest of the Rock Hyrax's body, which is black but yellow or white on the Yellow-Spotted Hyrax (hence its name). Rock Hyraxes have short legs with four toes on their front feet, and three on each of the back. The pads on the bottom of their feet, have a rubbery texture to them, allowing them to clamber about amongst the rocks more easily. The Rock Hyrax has a more rounded head than other Hyrax species, which have more pointed, rodent-like noses.
Rock Hyrax Distribution and Habitat
The Rock Hyrax is most widely distributed across the east of Africa but they also found throughout the south in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Rock Hyrax is usually found in rocky outcrops where there is a good variety of vegetation including both shrubs and trees. They are very adaptable animals having been found living at altitudes ranging from sea level to 14,000 feet above it. Their habitats range from dry savanna to dense rainforest, but these areas must contain natural crevices between the rocks and boulders where the Rock Hyrax is able to shelter as they do not dig burrows of their own.
Rock Hyrax Behaviour and Lifestyle
The Rock Hyrax is a very sociable animal, living together in colonies of up to 50 individuals. Rock Hyrax colonies are headed by a territorial male and consist of females and their young, with the male keeping watch for predators and protecting the group's patch from other males looking to move in on their shelter. Rock Hyraxes make a variety of noises including whistles and shrieks to communicate both within the group, and with other colonies in the area, with the male sounding the specific alarm call if a predator is spotted nearby. They spend the majority of their lives sunbathing on the rocks to warm up, before going off on short foraging trips, rarely far from the entrance to their home.
Rock Hyrax Reproduction and Life Cycles
The male Rock Hyrax has the privilege of breeding with the females in his colony, which after a gestation period that can last for up to eight months, generally give birth to two or three young. The Rock Hyrax babies develop remarkably quickly, being able to run and jump just hours after birth and even start to nibble on vegetation after just a couple of days. They do however, still suckle from their mother, feeding on her milk until they are a few months old. The young Rock Hyraxes often gather together in small nursery groups, possibly as a form of protection whilst their mothers are out foraging for food. The Rock Hyrax reaches an average age of seven years old in the wild but some have been known to live for up to 12 years in captivity.
Rock Hyrax Diet and Prey
The Rock Hyrax is an omnivorous animal, feeding on nearly everything it can find close to the colony's base. Rock Hyraxes feed on herbs, grasses, fruit and leaves, along with Bird's eggs, Insects and small Lizards that are sleepily sunbathing on the nearby rocks. The Rock Hyrax is a very cautious feeder, stopping after every mouthful to quickly survey its surroundings and to keep an ear-out for the male's alarm call. When feeding as a family group, the Rock Hyrax has been observed facing outwards so that a watchful eye may be kept on lookout whilst they are eating. They tend to eat quickly, with their foraging trips only lasting for short periods of time and they generally occur very close to their family base.
Rock Hyrax Predators and Threats
The small size of the Rock Hyrax makes it popular prey for numerous predators that inhabit similar environments. Large felines such as Leopards, Servals and Caracals are the primary predators of the Rock Hyrax along with Civets, large Birds and Snakes like Pythons. On having spotted the approaching danger, the male Rock Hyrax sounds the alarm call to tell the other members of his group that a predator is close. The Rock Hyrax then runs to hide in the safety of the gaps between the rocks, but will try to intimidate smaller predators by biting and snapping at them. Habitat loss mainly caused by deforestation, is one of the biggest threats to the Rock Hyrax, along with the hunting of them by Humans.
Rock Hyrax Interesting Facts and Features
The Rock Hyrax lives in large colonies and although is not related to them, does exhibit some similar behaviours to the world's larger rodents, as they are known to use latrines which are the sole areas that they use to go to the toilet, in order to keep the rest of their territory clean. The Rock Hyrax can go far long periods of time without drinking as they are thought to obtain most of the moisture that they need from their food. Fossil remains show that the Rock Hyrax could have once been much bigger in size, which may explain why they have such a long gestation period for an animal of their size.
Rock Hyrax Relationship with Humans
Although it poses no threat to people living in the same area, the Rock Hyrax has been hunted in the past, mainly for its thick and soft fur but also for its meat. One of the biggest threats to the Rock Hyrax today though is the loss of their natural habitats throughout much of their historical range, with growing Human settlements and the clearing of land, generally for agriculture. However, the areas that the Rock Hyraxes use as toilets are actually common places to find Humans, who are said to collect the deposits left by these animals, to use in traditional medicines.
Rock Hyrax Conservation Status and Life Today
Today, the Rock Hyrax has been listed by the IUCN as an animal that is of Least Concern of becoming extinct in the wild in the immediate future. The Rock Hyrax is still fairly widespread with high populations numbers in certain areas. However, Rock Hyrax populations are under threat throughout much of eastern and southern Africa, mainly due to habitat loss.View all 21 animals that start with R
How to say Rock Hyrax in ...
- David Burnie, Dorling Kindersley (2011) Animal, The Definitive Visual Guide To The World's Wildlife
- Tom Jackson, Lorenz Books (2007) The World Encyclopedia Of Animals
- David Burnie, Kingfisher (2011) The Kingfisher Animal Encyclopedia
- Richard Mackay, University of California Press (2009) The Atlas Of Endangered Species
- David Burnie, Dorling Kindersley (2008) Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Animals
- Dorling Kindersley (2006) Dorling Kindersley Encyclopedia Of Animals
- David W. Macdonald, Oxford University Press (2010) The Encyclopedia Of Mammals
- Rock Hyrax Facts, Available here: http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/enghyrax.html?zenden=2&subsoort_id=4&bestemming_id=1
- Rock Hyrax Habitat, Available here: http://www.wildlifesafari.info/hyrax_rock.html
- About Rock Hyraxes, Available here: http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/animals/individuals/rockhyrax.html

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For city dwellers, travel is not only a chance to enjoy a change of pace and scenery. Nature and outdoor lovers are more likely long for natural areas to explore. With a growing number of ecotourism destinations in the world, finding a place to go should not be so hard. But picking one among the many options you will find could be tricky. Here are six of the world's best destinations for eco travel and adventures.
Alaska may not be one of the most visited places in the world. But it has a wealth of attractions and natural areas to explore. It is teeming with scenic landscape and wildlife not to mention the pristine lakes and rivers that you can find as you explore the wilderness. From whale-watching to hiking, there is an abundance of places you can go and things you can do for some great outdoor adventures.
Antarctica is a great place to go if you want to go off the beaten path. Its remoteness has helped in preserving its pristine and untouched beauty. From the breathtaking landscape to the wildlife that thrives in the cold, harsh region, Antarctica is one of the destinations that should be on everyone's bucket list.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica has long been at the forefront of ecotourism. It is one of the places often associated with eco tours and travels. This should not be surprising given the country's wealth of choices for possible nature destinations. From lush rainforests to diverse wildlife, Costa Rica is an idyllic place to get away from the city and surround yourself with nature.
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Galápagos Islands are more than just an overabundance of beautiful nature scenery. It is also home to a mind-blowing array of creatures many of which you may not even see elsewhere. It is a place that not only allows you to marvel at the vibrant natural ecosystem. It is also a great reminder of how wondrous nature can be.
The land of fire and ice is a stunning place for a nature trip. It is home to wonderful and surreal landscape, volcanoes, waterfalls, geysers, glaciers, and so much more. It is also right on top of the go-to places for some Northern Lights sightings.
This African nation is a land rich in natural resources. It has an amazing ecosystem that will leave you in awe, and hopefully more inspired to support conservation efforts not just in Africa but around the world. The country's popular wildlife safaris offer opportunities for travelers to see and observe the wildlife. And if you are lucky, you may even get the chance to see some of the migrating wildebeests during the Great Migration.


text: All, First off, let me say thanks for all of the fantastic feedback we got from you at the BoF. And let me especially thank Alan Paller for hosting the meeting in such high fashion and Rob Kolstad for keeping us honest and for providing us with great notes. Many, many thanks. As Steve mentioned in his last e-mail, we will be meeting with Jeff Sebring and a few others here at MITRE to discuss what we heard at the BoF and to set near term priorities. I would ask for your feedback on a few things: 1) Several people suggested that they would NOT be able to provide MITRE with significant feedback on the contents of the current CVE by our requested June 2 deadline. We want to declare this portion of the CVE to be done and stable as soon as possible so that other work can begin. On the other hand, it will only be stable if it truly reflects the views of the community, so we need your feedback. Can you suggest a more reasonable time that you could commit to? 2) As we set out to identify, prioritize and resolve the remaining issues surrounding the CVE and your involvement with it, I would urge us all to think hard about what are "must haves" and what are "nice to haves". I strongly suspect that there are some issues that we will not be able to settle until we all get some more experience with this stuff. Further, I think we are all in agreement that we need to keep up the good momentum and produce something in this effort. I think a reasonable strategy for us to pursue is to get a CVE process in place that is workable and to allow unresolved issues to mature the process in the future. If we are all thinking about which issues are show-stoppers and which are not, then we more easily know when to make the decision to table issues for which agreement is not forthcoming. Drop us line on the schedule issues and again, thanks for all of your input and support. Dave Mann


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- George Weasley: "I can't see anyone trying to bump off a Quidditch team."
- Fred Weasley: "Wood might've done the Slytherins if he could've got away with it."
- — The Weasley Twins on the Gryffindor Captain's competitive spirit[src]
The Gryffindor Quidditch team is the house Quidditch team of the Hogwarts house Gryffindor. It has won the house Cup at least four times, and has been captained by James Potter, Oliver Wood, Angelina Johnson, and Harry Potter. Interestingly, a member of the Weasley family has held every one of the positions on the team. Ginny was a Chaser and a substitute Seeker, Charlie was a Seeker, Fred and George Weasley were Beaters, and Ron was the Keeper.
- 1 History
- 1.1 c.1691-1692 school year
- 1.2 1950s
- 1.3 1953-1954 school year
- 1.4 1960s
- 1.5 1970s
- 1.6 1985-1986 school year
- 1.7 1986-1987 school year
- 1.8 1987-1988 school year
- 1.9 1988-1989 school year
- 1.10 1989-1990 school year
- 1.11 1990-1991 school year
- 1.12 1991-1992 school year
- 1.13 1992-1993 school year
- 1.14 1993-1994 school year
- 1.15 1994-1995 school year
- 1.16 1995-1996 school year
- 1.17 1996-1997 school year
- 1.18 1997-1998 school year
- 2 Uniform and equipment
- 3 Safety features
- 4 Members of Gryffindor team
- 5 Record in the Quidditch Cup
- 6 Behind the scenes
- 7 Appearances
- 8 See also
- 9 Notes and references
c.1691-1692 school year
Gryffindor suffer such a heavy defeat, it takes three hundred years until they suffer one worse.[1]
Minerva McGonagall like her mother was a gifted Quidditch player, who represented Gryffindor during her time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
1953-1954 school year
Minerva McGonagall had a nasty fall in this, her final year (a foul during the Gryffindor versus Slytherin match, which would decide the Quidditch Cup winner) and left her with a concussion, several broken ribs and a lifelong desire to see Slytherin crushed on the Quidditch pitch.[2]
R. J. H. King played on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and won an award for it in 1969.[3]
James Potter played as a Chaser for Gryffindor this decade.[4] M. G. McGonagall played on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, winning an award for it in 1971.[3]
1985-1986 school year
Charles Weasley played as Seeker for Gryffindor this season.[5] Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup.[1]
1986-1987 school year
Gryffindor failed to win the Quidditch Cup.
1987-1988 school year
Gryffindor failed to win the Quidditch Cup.
1988-1989 school year
Gryffindor failed to win the Quidditch Cup.
1989-1990 school year
Gryffindor failed to win the Quidditch Cup.
1990-1991 school year
According to Gryffindor Head of House, Minerva McGonagall, Gryffindor were "flattened" by Slytherin.[6] Oliver Wood was Gryffindor's Keeper and Fred and George Weasley were Beaters. Alicia Spinnet was only a reserve for Gryffindor this season.
1991-1992 school year
- Fred Weasley: "We know Oliver's speech by heart. We were on the team last year."
- Oliver Wood: "Shut up, you two. This is the best team Gryffindor's had in years. We're going to win. I know it."
- — Fred Weasley and Oliver Wood[src]
When Harry Potter played during his first year at Hogwarts, aged just eleven, he was the youngest player in more than a hundred years, and he also had to be given special dispensation to have his own broomstick at school, (a Nimbus 2000). The Gryffindor Quidditch team practised three times a week under Oliver Wood's supervision.
The opening game, Gryffindor versus Slytherin, was played on a cold November's day. This was Harry Potter's debut match. Angelina Johnson was first to score, shooting the Quaffle past Bletchley. The first time Harry spotted the Snitch, so did Higgs, but as Harry sped towards it he was blocked by Flint. For this, Madam Hooch awarded a penalty which Alicia Spinnet scored, but the Seekers had lost sight of the Snitch. Professor Quirrell then began to magically interfere with Harry's broom, but Harry was saved when Hermione Granger cast a spell to start a small fire in the stand that Quirrell was occupying. Harry regained control of his broom and caught the Snitch by accidentally swallowing it. Although Flint complained to Hooch, she judged the incident fair play and Gryffindor won the match 170-60.[7]
Professor Severus Snape refereed the Hufflepuff versus Gryffindor match. His decisions were biased in favour of Hufflepuff. Gryffindor Beater, George Weasley hit a Bludger at him. Harry caught the Snitch in record time and won the game for Gryffindor.[8]
In Harry's absence, Gryffindor was defeated in their final game of the season against Ravenclaw, costing them their chance at the Quidditch Cup that year. [9]
1992-1993 school year
Wood planned to begin training before the other three sides. Unfortunately for Gryffindor, who had got up at the crack of dawn for their first training session, Slytherin had been given use of the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch by Severus Snape. To make matters worse Harry had to leave with Ron Weasley after he cast a spell on Draco Malfoy which backfired, causing Ron to belch up slugs.[1]
During the rainy Slytherin versus Gryffindor match, the Slytherin Chasers were dominant, taking a 60-0 lead at one point. Harry was relentlessly pursued by a rogue Bludger, so Oliver Wood called for a time-out. However, Harry agreed to play on, telling the Weasley twins to stop flying around him so he could pursue the Snitch. When the action resumed Harry was struck on the elbow by a Bludger, which broke his right arm. Despite this, when he spotted the Snitch he was able to chase after it and grasp it in his left hand, winning the match for Gryffindor. Gilderoy Lockhart then attempted to mend Harry's broken arm, but instead removed the bone. Harry was given Skele-Gro in the Hospital Wing, where that night Dobby revealed it was he who had tampered with the Bludger.
In anticipation of their next match against Hufflepuff, Wood insisted on Gryffindor team practices every night after dinner. [10]
Unfortunatly the Quidditch Cup was completetly cancelled due to attacks on Muggle-born students before the Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff match.
1993-1994 school year
- "This is our last chance - my last chance - to win the Quidditch Cup. I'll be leaving at the end of this year. I'll never get another shot at it."
- —Oliver Wood[src]
In the 1993–1994 school year, the team is said by Lee Jordan to be "the best team Hogwarts has seen in the last few years". This was the first year that they had won the Quidditch Cup since Charles Weasley was on the team. Gryffindor kept the same team as the previous year. It was seventeen year old captain Oliver Wood's last season. They trained three times a week.[11]
The Slytherin versus Gryffindor match was re-scheduled as Flint claimed his Seeker, Malfoy had an injured arm, so the first match was Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff.
The game was played in heavy rain, ferocious wind, thunder and lightening. The wind was so powerful that the players staggered sideways as they walked onto the very muddy pitch. The sound of the thunder drowned out the crowd's shouts. Madam Hooch's whistle to start the match coincided with the first bolt of lightening. Harry's vision was hindered by the constant raindrops on his glasses and he was almost struck by a Bludger twice. Wood called for a time-out when Gryffindor were fifty points up. Hermione Granger used "Impervius" so Harry's glasses would repel any water. As play resumed Harry seen the Grim in the clouds. When both Seekers had spotted the Snitch, Harry then seen at least one hundred Dementors that had entered the stadium. He heard his mother's last words before she was killed by Lord Voldemort and he fell about fifty feet to the ground. Albus Dumbledore ran onto the pitch waving his wand and slowing Harry's fall. He then got rid of the Dementors, magicked Harry onto a stretcher and carried him to the castle floating upon it.
Cedric caught the Snitch, giving Hufflepuff a win by 100 points. He offered a re-match, but Gryffindor accepted the defeat. Harry's Nimbus 2000 was blown to the Whomping Willow which destroyed it. [12]
Gryffindor increased their training to five times a week (under the supervision of Madam Hooch)[13]
Gryffindor's final practice before their match against Ravenclaw was their current sides best ever. Harry caught the Snitch within ten seconds of its release. The team performed their moves faultlessly and Wood had no criticisms.
For the game against Ravenclaw, Harry flew his new Firebolt. His opposing Seeker, fourth-year Cho Chang, flew a Comet 260. In clear, cool conditions, Gryffindor took an eighty point lead, but Ravenclaw managed to claw it back to 80-30. When Harry spotted the Snitch for the third time, Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Flint walked onto the pitch, dressed as Dementors. Harry cast a Patronus at them and then caught the Snitch, giving Gryffindor victory, whose fans ran onto the pitch in celebration. [14]
On the first Saturday after the Easter holidays Gryffindor played Slytherin. Gryffindor had trained every day in preperation for the game. Slytherin were leading the Championship by exactly 200 points, meaning Gryffindor needed to win the match by 210 points to claim the Quidditch Cup.
- "Never in anyone's memory, had a match approached in such a highly charged atmosphere."
- —Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Three quarters of the crowd supported Gryffindor. Johnson scored first. Then Flint crashed into her, so Fred threw his bat at the back of Flint's head which smashed into his broom handle, bloodying his nose. Penalties were given to each side. Alicia Spinnet scored and Wood saved. Bell scored another penalty after Montague grabbed her head. Flint then scored for Slytherin. Bole hit Alicia with his club and George elbowed him in the face, resulting in two more penalties. Wood saved again and Gryffindor scored. A goal from Bell made the score 50-10. Bole and Derrick winded Wood with two Bludgers to the stomach. Johnson scored the resulting penalty, and Gryffindor moved into a 70-10 lead when Alicia scored. As Harry chased the Snitch, Malfoy grabbed his Firebolt. Alicia then missed a penalty and Montague scored for Slytherin. After Johnson scored to make it 80-20 Malfoy plumeted towards the Snitch. Harry pursued him and took both hands off his broom to reach out and capture the Snitch, winning Gryffindor the Quidditch Cup.[5]
This was Wood's last season. Harry wore the number seven this year.[15]
1994-1995 school year
Due to the Triwizard Tournament being held at Hogwarts in the 1994–1995 school year, the Quidditch Cup was cancelled, and the team did not play.[16]
1995-1996 school year
- "Weasley cannot save a thing,
He can't block a single ring.
That's why Slytherins all sing,
Weasley is our king!..."
- —Slytherins mocking Ron about his Keeper abilities by singing Weasley is Our King[src]
During the 1995–1996 school year, Angelina Johnson was the Quidditch captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Due to previous players graduating, selecting team players involved a tough try-out. Ron Weasley was the only new player to make the team.
Gryffindor began their season with a victory against Slytherin. Shortly after the match, Draco Malfoy insulted and provoked Fred and George Weasley and Harry Potter. Harry and George promptly attacked him, but all three had their broomsticks confiscated and were banned from Quidditch for life by Dolores Umbridge, then-High Inquisitor of Hogwarts. They were replaced by Andrew Kirke, Jack Sloper, and Ginny Weasley, respectively.
In the final game of the season against Ravenclaw, Ron finally managed to pull himself together as Keeper, and Ginny Weasley beat Cho Chang in the race for the Snitch. Gryffindor won the match and the Quidditch Cup.
Following Umbridge's removal from the school, Harry's, Fred's and George's bans were lifted, so Harry could play again in the next year at school.[17]
1996-1997 school year
Harry Potter was appointed as the Quidditch Captain during the 1996–1997 school year. The tryouts lasted two hours and involved many complaints and several tantrums, one involving a crashed Comet 260 and several broken teeth. Many first years tried out (who clearly had never flown before) and in addition, some of the people trying out where from Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. There was a group of girls involving Romilda Vane who tried out but just giggled and fell over each other when Harry blew the whistle. Another group had a pileup halfway around the pitch, and the fourth group came without broomsticks. Ginny Weasley and Demelza Robins replaced Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet and joining Katie Bell, the only person (along with Harry) from the original Quidditch team Harry was in in his first year, as Chasers. For Beaters, Jimmy Peakes and Ritchie Coote were eventually chosen, and Ron was chosen as Keeper.
Ron Weasley and Katie Bell both became unintended victims of Draco Malfoy's attempts to kill Albus Dumbledore this year, and while they were unable to play, their spots in the team were taken over by Cormac McLaggen and Dean Thomas. After they were healed they both returned to the team. Harry missed the season's last game due to detention with Professor Snape.
Therefore, for that final match, Ginny Weasley played as Seeker, and her position as a Chaser was taken over once again by Dean Thomas. Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup for the second year in a row.
1997-1998 school year
It is unknown if the cup was played for in the 1997–1998 school year, what would have been Harry's last school year. It is unlikely, however, that the Quidditch cup was played for as Snape is quoted as "Bringing back Umbridge's old rules."
Uniform and equipment
The Gryffindor Quidditch team's uniforms are red and gold like their house colours.
For Beaters, they also carry small black clubs (similar to baseball bats) to help them ward off Bludgers during matches. The Keeper wears gloves.
Safety features
Generally, only protective arm-length gloves and knee-pads are used. In stormy conditions, some players wear goggles. However, the Keeper may wear shoulder-pads, chest armour and a helmet.[18]
Members of Gryffindor team
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|197? - 1977-1978
|25px James Potter (Captain)
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|1985 -1986
|Charlie Weasley
|Team Gryffindor
|25px Oliver Wood
|Charles Weasley (Captain)
|Team Gryffindor
|23px Angelina Johnson
|23px Fred Weasley
|22px George Weasley
|25px Oliver Wood
|Charles Weasley (Captain)
|23px Alicia Spinnet (Chaser)
|Team Gryffindor
|23px Katie Bell
|23px Angelina Johnson
|23px Alicia Spinnet
|23px Fred Weasley
|22px George Weasley
|25px Oliver Wood (Captain)
|25px Harry Potter
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|23px Katie Bell
|23px Angelina Johnson
|23px Alicia Spinnet
|23px Fred Weasley
|22px George Weasley
|25px Oliver Wood (Captain)
|25px Harry Potter
|Team Gryffindor
|23px Katie Bell
|23px Angelina Johnson
|23px Alicia Spinnet
|23px Fred Weasley
|22px George Weasley
|25px Oliver Wood (Captain)
|25px Harry Potter
|Team Gryffindor
|23px Katie Bell
|23px Angelina Johnson (Captain)
|23px Alicia Spinnet
|23px Fred Weasley
|22px George Weasley
|23px Ron Weasley
|25px Harry Potter
|Andrew Kirke (Beater), Jack Sloper (Beater),23px Ginny Weasley (Seeker)
|Team Gryffindor
|23px Katie Bell
|23px Ginny Weasley
|23px Demelza Robins
|25px Jimmy Peakes
|23px Ritchie Coote
|23px Ron Weasley
|25px Harry Potter (Captain)
|23px Cormac McLaggen (Keeper), 23px Dean Thomas (Chaser), 23px Ginny Weasley (Seeker)
Record in the Quidditch Cup
- 1953 - 1954 - 1st or 2nd
- 1970s - 1st at least once [19]
- 1985 - 1986 - 1st[11]
- 1986 - 1987 - 2nd, 3rd, or 4th
- 1987 - 1988 - 2nd, 3rd, or 4th
- 1988 - 1989 - 2nd, 3rd, or 4th
- 1989 - 1990 - 2nd, 3rd, or 4th
- 1990 - 1991 - 2nd, 3rd, or 4th
- 1991 - 1992 - 2nd, 3rd, or 4th
- 1992 - 1993 - Incomplete: attacks on Muggle-born students (Gryffindor defeated Slytherin though)
- 1993 - 1994 - 1st
- 1994 - 1995 - Not held because of the Triwizard Tournament
- 1995 - 1996 - 1st
- 1996 - 1997 - 1st
- 1997 - 1998 - Unknown if Quidditch matches were played that year
Behind the scenes
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, there is a trophy shown, which depicts James Potter as Seeker for the team [20]. However, when asked, J. K. Rowling stated that James was a Chaser [21].
- Interestingly, each of the positions of the Gryffindor Quidditch team has been held by one of Arthur and Molly Weasley's children, however it is unknown if Bill Weasley held a position on the team (Although Percy Weasley has never been shown to have an interest in the game beyond possibly the occasional family competition).
- The design of the Qudditch uniform used in the film versions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is different from the uniform used in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
- The film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was the first to introduce jersey numbers, showing Harry wearing number seven. The film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was, however the first to introduce the whole team's jersey numbers.
- Gryffindor has won the Quidditch Cup in 1994, 1996, and 1997.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Harry Potter LEGO Sets
See also
- Quidditch
- Hufflepuff Quidditch team
- Ravenclaw Quidditch team
- Slytherin Quidditch team
- Gryffindor
- Hufflepuff
- Ravenclaw
- Slytherin
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Ch. 7, "Mudbloods and Murmurs")
- ↑ Pottermore biography of Minerva McGonagall, transcript available here
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Name appears on trophy)
- ↑ 16 October 2000 Scholastic Chat with J.K. Rowling
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 15
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Ch. 9, "The Midnight Duel")
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Ch. 11, "Quidditch")
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Ch. 13, "Nicolas Flamel")
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Chapter 10
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Ch. 14, "Cornelius Fudge")
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Ch. 8, "Flight of the Fat Lady")
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Ch. 9, "Grim Defeat")
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Ch. 12, "The Patronus")
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Ch. 13, "Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw")
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Ch. 14, "Snape's Grudge")
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- ↑ J.K. Rowling's live interview on Scholastic.com


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'Recognised by the Duchess as a leader in their field, EACH developed a care pathway so parents can take their baby from hospital to home or go to a hospice when they need end of life care. They also run a 24/8 symptom support and advice service for children with life threatening illnesses and complex health needs'.
"First of all, I'd like to say thank you. Thank you for not only accepting me as your patron but thank you also for inviting me here today. You have all made me feel so welcome and I feel hugely honoured to be here to see this wonderful centre. I am only sorry that William can't be here today; he would love it here. A view if his - that I share - is that through teamwork, so much can be achieved. What you have all achieved here is extraordinary.
You as a community have built the Treehouse; a group of people who have made every effort to help and support each other. When I first visited the hospice in Milton, I had a pre-conceived idea as to what to expect. Far from being a clinical, depressing place for sick children, it was a home. Most importantly, it was a family home, a happy place of stability, support and care. It was a place of fun. Today I have seen again that the Treehouse is all about family and fun. For many this is a home from home, a lifeline, enabling families to live as normally as possible, during a precious period of time.
What you do is inspirational, it is a shining example of the support and the care that is delivered, not just here, but in the children's hospice movement at large, up and down the country. The feelings you inspire - feelings of love and hope - offer a chance to families to live a life they never thought could be possible. So thank you again for inviting me here today. I feel enormously proud to be part of East Anglia's Children's Hospices and to see the wonderful life changing work you do. Thank you"
After the speech Kate planted a tree to commemorate the opening of the Treehouse.
Kate wore the Jane Corbett fascinator Carole is wearing above to the wedding of Nicolas Van Custem.


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I've decided to add this 2010 Youtube music video, "Standing Strong & True (For Tomorrow)" to a previous blog as it reflects our young men and women in the Canadian Forces facing more recent conflicts on our behalf. The song lyrics and the performing Canadian artists are impressive. "Standing Strong and True (For Tomorrow)," is an all-star Canadian country single dedicated to fallen Canadian soldiers and their families.
link for "Standing Strong and True" lyrics ~
"In a war, everyone suffers…
never let it happen again."
Music played an important role in the lives of Canadian soldiers. It also plays an integral part of The War Amps military heritage documentaries.
Accompanied by archival war footage and period photographs, several well-known Canadian musicians have used their talents to create beautiful and touching songs. The songs recall the sadness of families separated during wartime, as well as the courage and heroism of the Canadian troops who volunteered to go off to war.
"War is not heroics nor is it pride
It's a shame to lose all those precious lives
Life is too short. We could love for so long
Where's the glory? NEVER AGAIN!"
Please see below for composer's photo and short bio.
YouTube video, "Never Again The War Amps
Sun Media photographer Pete Fisher presents a video tribute to our fallen Canadian soldiers ~ uploaded by SentinelReview on Jan 1, 2009. It warms my heart to see that 351,228 viewers have watched this video.
I, along with thousands of other Canadian families, suffered the loss of loved ones during WWI. My father served in WW1 and was gassed in the Battle of Ypres, France. He died as a direct result years later. (See footnote with details of this battle). It's so very heart warming to witness the obvious heartfelt gratitude and thanks expressed for fallen members of our Canadian Military as people turn out by the thousands to honor our fallen as they make their journey home, along the Highway of Heroes, to their final resting place.
YouTube video, "Highway of Heroes Tribute" ~
Robin Moir is the composer of the song in the video, "Never Again". Robin is a writer, producer, director who began her career as a singer/songwriter spending many years performing concerts across Canada and the USA. In 1967 she performed for Queen Elizabeth II on July 1st during Canada's centennial celebrations on Parliament Hill. In the late 1970s, she was nominated for a Juno Award for Best New Female Vocalist. We were very fortunate to have Robin sing her memorable song at our Remembrance Day Service at church a number of years ago with my choir.
This is a time of grateful remembering. We are grateful for the privilege of living in this great country of ours complete with its many freedoms. We remember with grateful hearts, those who fought so valiantly so that we might enjoy these freedoms and live at peace. Many paid the supreme sacrifice for our freedom. To them we say "Thank you. We will never forget you." To the families of those who fought and lost, please know that we will forever keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
I leave you with a very moving video/music uploaded to YouTube by YouCreekTube on Oct 26, 2010, "Remembrance Day Canada ('Soldiers Cry' by Roland Majeau)".
Please read the story behind the video on YouTube.
Footnote ~ Information from Wikipaedia ~ (In the First Battle of Ypres (12 October to 11 November 1914), the Allies captured the town from the Germans. The Germans had used tear gas at the Battle of Bolimov on 3 January 1915. Their use of poison gas for the first time the on 22 April 1915 marked the beginning of the Second Battle of Ypres, which continued until 25 May 1915. They captured high ground east of the town. The first gas attack occurred against Canadian, British, and French soldiers; including both metropolitan French soldiers as well as Senegalese and Algerian tirailleurs (light infantry) from French Africa. The gas used was chlorine. Mustard gas, also called Yperite from the name of this city, was also used for the first time near Ypres, in the autumn of 1917. Ruins of Ypres -1919. Of the battles, the largest, best-known, and most costly in human suffering was the Third Battle of Ypres (21 July to 6 November 1917, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele), in which the British, Canadians, ANZAC, and French forces recaptured the Passchendaele Ridge east of the city at a terrible cost of lives. After months of fighting, this battle resulted in nearly half a million casualties to all sides, and only a few miles of ground won by Allied forces. During the course of the war the town was all but obliterated by the artillery fire.)


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Companies that handle the personal information of their customers are always going to be attractive targets for hackers, and consumers are becoming fed up with e-mails warning that their data may be in the hands of strangers due to security breaches. DRM-free gaming digital distribution service GOG.com is trying to fight this by keeping the minimum amount of information about its customers on the servers. This approach means that customers have to input their information every time they want to make a purchase, but a survey the company sent to its customers showed gamers are willing to put up with longer checkout times if it means their data is safe.
We caught up with Trevor Longino, the head of marketing at GOG, to ask about this approach, and why a little inconvenience is the right decision.
This is not a new policy
Longino stressed that this policy isn't new, but the company wanted to revisit the issue due to the recent spate of sites getting hacked and the risk of personal information making it out to the wild. "We decided to talk to our consumers about financial data and personal information initially after the PSN security breaches happened. After a few months' prep, we created a user survey on GOG.com where we asked our user base a number of questions, including two that related to personal information security." The company wanted to find out if customers would rather have a simpler checkout system with stored credit card information and other personal details, a system that would benefit GOG by making it easier to buy games on impulse.
They received 18,768 responses to the survey, and the results were clear: 85 percent of respondents were happy with the checkout system, and 68 percent said they would rather GOG.com not even have the option of storing personal information. After reading through the comments, the company found that not one customer asked for a one-click system for GOG.com. There is a bit of a selection bias with these results, but the customers spoke loud and clear against a simple, but less-secure checkout system.
So what information is kept? According to Longino, their system only keeps account names, passwords, and e-mail addresses. "We keep our users' passwords encrypted more than once and stored securely, but the way we keep their financial information is even more secure than their passwords because we don't have it," he explained to Ars. "You can't steal data that we don't have, after all."
This is in contrast to most other online storefronts that seek to make buying content as simple as possible. After all, putting in payment information is a lengthy step to go through every time you'd like to purchase from a store. Longino said a one-click solution may lead to fewer abandoned carts, but with the customers speaking out so clearly against personal data being collected, he says there are no plans to begin collecting that information.
"As a marketer, I understand the kind of desire that companies may have to store that data. But as history shows us, it is easier to find exploits and get into company databases than we'd like," Longino said. "The people who designed the networks at Steam and at PSN are all very smart, they're all experts in their fields; but when you design very large systems, they're full of moving parts and sometimes gaps emerge in your protection from hacks."
The trick is to ignore the temptation of a simpler checkout process and eat a few lost sales in order to give the customers what they want. Longino said that the company is doing everything it can for security, but the goal is to make sure that even if the site's security was compromised, very little could be taken.
This isn't a change, it merely reinforces the strategy of having a less-convenient but more secure checkout policy at GOG, and the company now has data showing the customers support this approach. "I wouldn't really call this an ongoing experiment on our part. We asked our users if we should experiment with a change from our current policy, and the answer was clear," Longino said. "Unless we find a very strong reason why we should change this policy, I imagine it will remain. The interesting data that other digital retailers may want to take from this is whether they should try this experiment for themselves."


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Mother's Day Gifts for the African American Community
One of the holidays that is most revered and celebrated in the African American community is Mother's Day. This is due to the profound strength, pride, sacrifice and perseverance that most African American mothers display on a day to day basis when it comes to their children. Mother's Day is the way that their children say thanks for all that they have done. Below you will find some fantastic African American Mother's Day gift ideas that would be perfect for the mother, wife, grandmother, godmother, nana, aunt or any other motherly figure that you want to make sure feels special on this special day.


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I am sooooooooo sorry if you don't like posts like this but I am in trouble i have homework due in 2 hours need help fast:
Add two new methods to class stack:
isEmpty() // returns true if the stack is empty; false otherwise
isFull() // returns true if the stack is full; false otherwise
Modify the switch statement in class Main to handle exercising of these two new methods by adding new cases for calling methods isEmpty() and isFull()
Also modify the cases in the switch statement that call push() and pop() so that the call is not made to push() if stack is full and the call to pop() is not made if the stack is empty
I am obviously in over my head with this class but im stuck because if i drop it i drop bellow 12 credits and god knows what finical aid will do to me if that happens please help me with my homework tonite i struggled for like 3 hours trying to figure it out on my own and I just couldn't get it to work!!!
import java.util.Scanner; public class firstproject { public static void main(String[] args) { int choice, pushValue; boolean done = false; Stack stack1 = new Stack(); Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in); while (!done) { System.out.print("Enter 1 to push, 2 to pop, and 3 to quit: "); choice = keyboard.nextInt(); System.out.println(); switch (choice) { case 1: System.out.print("Enter an integer to push: "); pushValue = keyboard.nextInt(); stack1.push(pushValue); System.out.println(); break; case 2: System.out.println("The top value on the stack was: " + stack1.pop()); System.out.println(); break; case 3: done = true; break; default: System.out.println("The number you entered, "+ choice + ", + is not 1, 2, or 3. Try again!"); System.out.println(); break; } } System.out.println("...quitting"); } }
Second class:
public class Stack { private int[] stackArray = new int[100]; private int top = 0; public void push(int pushValue) { stackArray[top] = pushValue; top++; } public int pop() { top--; return stackArray[top]; } }


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Announcing the 2012 Tug Hill Snow Kite Rally MLK Weekend, Jan 14th to the 16th
This will be our 5th year hosting kiters from all over the country to come explore what is called the Skyline of the east. Getting over 300 inches of snow on average per year and home to the Maple Ridge Wind Farm, the largest wind farm east of the Mississippi. This is some of the best and consistent snowkiting that can be had in the Northeast proving it isn't necessary to go West to enjoy epic snow kiting. Over the past 5 years hundreds of kiters have come to our festival and it keeps growing.
This year is poised to be the biggest year yet! We will have more sites open than ever with literally 100's of acres of open terrain to explore. We have Jelly Fish Boards, Epic Kites, and Ozone signed on bringing demo's, team riders and giveaways and other companies soon to be announced. Lesson's will be available as well as free into clinics with trainer kites. Besides three days of endless terrain and demo's we will also host a post session party Saturday night complete with pictures and footage from the days riding, a raffle with swag donated by our sponsors, and most importantly a chance to meet fellow kiters and party the night away! This is going to be a great event for both new kiters and seasoned wind addicts a like. There is also plenty of other winter activities to do from snowboarding and cross country skiing to snowmobiling and much more so bring the family and the none kiters along to experience this great location.
For more information on the event, where to stay, etc check out,
http://tughillsnowkiting.com/rally or find us on facebook to get updates on sponsors, events, and conditions as we get closer to the event, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tug-Hill- ... 2874051381
Lastly if Lewis County NY doesn't seem like a snowkiting destination check out this video from last years rally!
Hope to see a lot of you there and if you have any questions on the event feel free to ask


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90-year-old woman battles to save Turkey's loggerhead turtles
By Robin Gauldie, for CNN • Published 4th April 2014
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"No turtle, no pay," says the boatman as we arrive at the Iztuzu jetty, where visitors are embarking on tours of the lagoon in search of loggerhead turtles.
Iztuzu lies on Turkey's Dalyan Delta, an almost-tropical maze of river channels, pools and reed beds that once doubled for east Africa in the 1951 film "The African Queen," starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn.
Its beautiful stretches of unspoiled sand are as much a draw for tourists as, for the past 100,000 years, they have been for turtles.
That both tourists and turtles can still enjoy those beaches today is largely thanks the efforts of one remarkable woman: June Haimoff.
Royal backing
In the mid-1980s, plans were drawn up for an 1,800-bed hotel that would have wiped out the turtles.
But the developers hadn't reckoned on Haimoff.
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The English ballet dancer, painter and singer fell in love with Iztuzu during a sailing trip in 1975 and moved into a simple wooden hut here eight years later to live among fisherman, who nicknamed her "Kaptan June."
She also fell in love with the loggerheads, launching a campaign to save the beach that won global support -- including the backing of Prince Philip, the husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth and then president of the World Wide Fund for Nature.
The ancient ruins of Kaunos lie within reach of the Dalyan river delta.
The campaign led to the cancellation of the hotel project and what Haimoff praises as an "intelligent and courageous" decision by the Turkish government to make Iztuzu a specially protected area.
"I began it alone, but I didn't do it alone," she tells me.
Now 90, Haimoff no longer lives on the beach, but in nearby Dalyan town, with an extended family of cats and dogs.
She continues to campaign on behalf of the beach and its inhabitants through the
Kaptan June Sea Turtle Conservation Foundation
"The battle has not been won," she says.
Propeller threat
Today, Iztuzu's loggerheads are threatened by their own popularity.
More than 600 motor boats now ply the river, ferrying visitors hoping to glimpse them or to view Kaunos, a ruined city built 2,500 years ago by the Lycians, who also built rock tombs in the cliffs overhead.
June Haimoff no longer lives on the beach, but in nearby Dalyan town.
Courtesy June Haimoff
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But unless the boats are fitted with propeller guards -- those that are carry the foundation's logo -- the turtles are at risk of injury.
Cafe owners often toss leftovers into the water to attract them, but the food scraps can do more harm than good, making the turtles ill or deterring them from heading out to sea where they're at less risk of injury from boats or from hypothermia in winter.
Conservationists want to see turtle feeding banned before this year's season starts.
"The Dalyan Delta is not a zoo," says Haimoff, who is also campaigning against the construction of a giant metal turtle sculpture within a protected nesting area.
A visit to the
Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center
, where injured turtles are cared for, is enough to convince most visitors.
Those hoping for a glimpse of the amphibians in the water are unlikely to be disappointed.
Luring loggerheads
Turkey's Dalyan Delta is a maze of river channels, pools and reed beds.
Turtles are easy enough to spot if you come to Iztuzu -- or other protected turtle beaches such as Patara or Cirali, on the surrounding coast -- in early summer.
About 300 females still bury their eggs in the sand here in May.
The female hatchlings that scramble into the Aegean Sea around 80 days later spend 20 years at sea before returning to Iztuzu as mature adults, each up to a meter in length and weighing 135 kilograms, to lay their own eggs.
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The turtles have become a nice little earner for Dalyan, a fact celebrated in the town's center by a life-size sculpture of a loggerhead.
Among those benefiting are the boatmen.
It takes about 45 minutes to chug down to Iztuzu from Dalyan aboard one of the boats operated by the Dalyan Boatmens' Cooperative and costs 10 Turkish lire ($4.50).
At the Iztuzu jetty, where boatmen offer turtle spotting trips for an extra five lire, we putter over to where a couple of local fishermen are casting lines baited with crabs, hoping to lure a loggerhead.
The crabs have vivid red and turquoise claws and are a Dalyan delicacy.
Loggerheads like them too, and after 10 minutes we (and five other boatloads of sightseers) are rewarded by a glimpse of a massive, big-eyed turtle taking the bait in its beak.
Smartphones flash, and everyone goes home happy -- especially the boatman, who pockets a 100 lire bonus.
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Aleksandr Feklisov
Aleksandr Semyonovich Feklisov was the KGB Case Officer who recruited Julius Rosenberg and Klaus Fuchs, among others. Feklisov worked as a KGB case officer in the Russian consulate office in New York from 1940-1946. His supervisor was Senior Case Officer Anatoli Yatskov (alias Yakovlev). Part of Feklisov's duties included recruitment of agent prospects from among sympathetic Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) and its auxiliary secret apparatus to engage in espionage. Rosenberg was among these recruits. In the period from 1943 to 1946, Feklisov reports at least 50 meetings with Julius Rosenberg.
Feklisov stated Ethel Rosenberg, as a "probationer", did not meet directly with Soviet Agent handlers though she assisted Julius's activities and the product of other members of the group. In August 1946 Feklisov returned to the USSR. By the late 1940s, Feklisov was transferred to the London Rezidentura. Eventually Feklisov was transferred back to the United States and became the Washington, D.C. Rezident, or KGB Station Chief from 1960 –1964. His cover name at that time was Aleksandr Fomin. As KGB Rezident, Feklisov (Fomin) proposed what became the basis for resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the removal of missiles from Cuba in exchange for a promise that the United States not invade the island nation.
- Feklisov, Alexandre, The Man Behind the Rosenbergs: Memoirs of the KGB Spymaster Who Also Controlled Klaus Fuchs and Helped Resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis, New York: Enigma, 2001.


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Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie Launches Human Rights Organization
The Highest Hopes Foundation is a non-profit supporting marginalized communities
Jack-of-all-trades Brendon Urie took to Twitter last night to announce some big plans for Panic! At The Disco.
All of you show me strength, courage + motivation & as a result it felt important to create something to show you that I see the wonderful things you're doing out there in the world. With that being said, I want to join in on the fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.— Panic! At The Disco (@PanicAtTheDisco) June 28, 2018
The band is donating $1 from every ticket sold on their upcoming Pray for the Wicked Tour to their newly established Highest Hope Foundations. The foundation, named after one of their recent singles, is a human rights organization created to support marginalized communities.
This is dedicated to all people + communities who are subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation + gender identity https://t.co/2aKpQHZBNG— Panic! At The Disco (@PanicAtTheDisco) June 28, 2018
Their upcoming stadium tour hits venues averaging at around 14,000 capacity and the list of already sold-out dates continues to grow, adding up to tens of thousands put towards a great cause. Brendon, a long-time support of humans rights organizations, has listed this as just the "kick-off" for his new endeavor.
To donate, click here or text GIVE to 50555!


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Florida lawmakers Friday agreed to hike tuition for university and college students by 3 percent, setting up a possible clash with Gov. Rick Scott.
Last year, Scott vetoed a bill that would have allowed the University of Florida and Florida State University the freedom to raise tuition. Scott has not said he would veto a tuition increase this year. After the deal, which came during budget negotiations, a Scott spokeswoman would only say that the governor doesn't support a tuition increase.
Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, said he doesn't believe Scott will veto the hike.
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Friday 22nd of July
We are assisting the Yarrows Heritage Trust in their excavation of a broch in Caithness. AOC's John Barber is directing excavations, and myself and Alan Duffy are also on hand this week.
Thrumster Broch lies on Thrumster Estate. It was modified to form an 'oval garden' in around 1810 according to estate records. Subsequently its wall was slighted on the south side and a summer house was built in the entrance area of the monument. The broch was previously believed to be solid-walled, but our excavations quickly revealed intra-mural galleries. We have also discovered a previously unknown entranceway that we believe was filled in along with some of the galleries in the north-western area of the broch, in an attempt to stabilise the building when subsidence of the ground began to cause structural problems. We now believe that the entranceway recorded in the area in which the summer house was built was a secondary entrance, replacing the recently discovered entrance.
We arrive on site to start work each day at 9 am. I give volunteers a site induction on their first day on site; after this, they can get stuck in as soon as they arrive each day. Our community projects are very relaxed – people can turn up as and when they like for as long as they like. This means that people can get involved in our projects by fitting their participation around their daily lives. What's more, participation is completely FREE, which is always a winner.
We have 15 people digging with us today, all of whom have been on site previously. Some of our volunteers are studying archaeology or have done so in the past, but almost three quarters of the project's participants had never dug an archaeological site before – and here they are digging a two thousand year old monument! Our volunteers range in age from four year olds to 74 year olds, and each person makes a worthwhile contribution to the project.
As we are nearing the end of the project, we are not opening any new trenches but are focussing on those already opened. We are trying not to create any more quandaries, but hope desperately to resolve those we are already investigating! For example, the broch wall has up to five or six construction stages depending on its complexity in the area examined. Where galleries exist, two or three inner wall elements and three outer have been noted. We want to know if all of these structural elements are contemporaneous (built at the same time) or whether they have been added over time, enlarging an original structure.
I help get the volunteers started for the day, making sure everyone has the right tools and knows what they are doing. Some volunteers are trowelling; others are drawing plans or sections; beginning to backfill; using the dumpy level and taking soil samples. While digging, volunteers have a plastic tray to hand, into which they place all bulk finds (animal bone, small pieces of pottery, modern finds). Small finds (large pieces of pottery or rim sherds, worked bone, worked stone objects and so on) are bagged up straight away, their details recorded in the register and their exact locations plotted.
I have been surveying the site using a total station, an electronic device that records the exact location in three dimensions of any given point. It is used to map and create 3D plans of a site, and to record the location of finds and so on. On a stone-built site like a broch, this means recording the location of a lot of stones! Site photographs are overlaid with the data gathered with the total station to create 3D maps.
We stop for a tea break at about 10.30am and then everyone cracks on. I ask Jonie to help me take some levels using the dumpy level; although we have a total station, we teach the volunteers to use the dumpy level as many archaeological societies use them regularly, and we want to teach people new skills that they will use again and again.
We have decided to bury a time capsule at the end of excavations; at lunchtime, everyone shows what they have brought. Items include a CD of photographs from our excavations; the results from the weekend's county show from the local paper; a key ring from the Caithness Broch Centre, and some coins. The volunteers sign the plastic tub and we seal it in plastic bags, taped shut. This way their contribution to the project becomes part of the time capsule itself. It will be buried on the final day.
Work continues through the afternoon, with another tea break prompting discussions of cannibalism: how hungry would you have to be before you started eating your comrades? Looking at our motley and dusty crew, I guess pretty desperate. At about 4.30pm we pack up our tools for the day, and the volunteers sort and bag up their bulk finds. We then have a site tour, led by John. The team walks around the site in the sunshine, discussing the day's findings and tomorrows challenges. By 5.30pm everyone heads home to rest their weary limbs for another day.
Post script
Backfilling was completed on Saturday 23rd of July. Over 45 people were involved in the project during the three week season of excavation, volunteering over 1000 man hours in total. The project relied wholly on the enthusiasm and commitment of each and every one of these volunteers, and for this AOC and Yarrows Heritage Trust would like to express their gratitude.


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Hemodialysis is a type of treatment for kidney failure (also called end-stage kidney disease or ESRD). It uses a machine that holds a filter called a dialyzer. As blood flows through the dialyzer, waste is removed and fluid and chemicals are balanced. Hemodialysis treatments are usually done at a special dialysis center. In some cases, treatments may be done at home. As the kidney failure is getting worse, your doctor may advise you to have an access placed by a surgeon into one of your arms ahead of time. This access may take several weeks to mature before it can be used for hemodialysis.
Two needles are inserted into a blood vessel (called an arteriovenous fistula or AV fistula) or arteriovenous graft (or AV graft), usually in your arm. Each needle is attached to a tube. One tube carries your blood into the dialyzer, where it is cleaned. Clean blood returns to your body through a second tube and needle. If this treatment has to be done as an emergency, a plastic tube (caltheter) is inserted into a large vein, typically in the neck or groin. This catheter helps carry blood to and from the dialysis machine.
Hemodialysis usually takes about 3 to 5 hours. It is usually done 3 times a week.
You'll have a regular schedule for your hemodialysis. Many centers have evening and weekend hours as well as weekday hours to help you continue working.
A trained nurse or technician connects you to the dialysis machine. He or she watches for problems and makes sure you are comfortable.
During treatment, only a small amount of blood (about 1 cup) is out of your body at any one time.
During or after your first few treatments, you may have a headache, muscle cramps, or feel nauseated. These should decrease as your body gets used to the treatments.
Some people are able to learn to use a dialysis at home.
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Cancun's Buzzing Arts and Culture Scene, From Street Performers to Mayan Ruins
Cancun is young and buzzing for sure - but the city has absorbed the cultural traditions of the rest of Mexico as well as the ancient Mayan civilization that once inhabited this coastline. The local community is actively involved in organizing live performances and cultural festivals that Cancun visitors and residents alike can enjoy.View full guide
The Bright Lights of Cancun Nightlife - From Hip Clubs to Evening Cruises
When the sun goes down in Cancun, lights gleam across the city and the moon shines over the Caribbean Sea. Excited travellers change out of their bathing suits and slip into casual resort wear, then step out of their hotels to experience Cancun nightlife. Whether you're up for a night of dancing, a quiet drink, or an evening cruise, you'll find plenty of options in Mexico's party central.
Cancun for Families - From Jungle Tours to Eco Parks
Cancun's all-inclusive resorts and eco parks create a paradise for families in search of an action-packed vacation. From snorkeling in the clear waters of the Caribbean to gripping jungle tours, Cancun is home to family-friendly excursions that will keep kids of all ages - and their parents - active and happy.
Good to Know - Travel Tips for an Easy Cancun Vacation
The destination of Cancun, Mexico offers warm weather year round, stunning tropical scenery, and white-sand beaches. Mexican culture has earned fame for its warm hospitality, and the locals you'll encounter in hotels and restaurants are accustomed to working with people of all nationalities. If you have any questions, you'll almost certainly find the concierge and front desk employees at your hotel willing and able to help.
48 hours in Cancun - see more than just sea
Most people visit Cancun to unwind on gorgeous beaches in the sun. But there's no shortage of things to do for the traveler who wants a little more from their holiday. Here's an itinerary which will allow you to see the best things on offer in just 48 hours.
A Puerto Vallarta city guide - vibrant and exotic, yet full of history
With its peaceful beaches, world class restaurants and the latest in ecotourism and extreme adventure, Puerto Vallarta offers incredible experiences against a backdrop of mountains, rivers and the seventh largest bay in the world. The city is internationally recognised for its charm and friendliness, which you can soak up browsing the market stalls or enjoying its many cafes and nightclubs. Discover some of its bountiful wildlife including birds, iguanas and humpback whales.
What to see and do in Mexico City – a guide to notable attractions and landmarks
Due to its rich historical background and cultural heritage, there is plenty to see and do in Mexico City. With everything on offer from discovering the Xochimilco waterways and floating islands and soaking up the beats of the mariachi bands to uncovering colonial arts and hitting some of the city's hottest night spots.
A guide to Mexico City – bustling nightlife, cultural hotspot and Aztec backdrops
Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico and also happens to be the largest city in North America, offering a host of options to travelers new to the city as well as seasoned veterans. It was founded in 1325 by the Aztec people, and was known as Tenochtitlan. Many scholars believe Tenochtitlan to have been the largest city in the world at that time, with a population between 200,000 and 250,000, four times that of London at that time.
Cancún city guide – watersports, mouth-watering cuisine and a vibrant nightlife
Cancún is a gateway to both the Caribbean and ancient Mayan civilisation being situated on the south-east coast of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Known for its tropical climate and 14 miles of pristine sandy beaches on the Caribbean Coast, Cancún boasts fantastic watersports, vibrant nightlife and, nearby, some of Mexico's best Mayan ruins.
An Acapulco travel guide – golden beaches, seafood banquets and fearless cliff divers
A curving bay of resplendent sand and shimmering buildings, Mexico's playground of Acapulco breathes tropical life back into the most jaded of limbs. Marvel at the gravity-defying stunts of its famous cliff divers on an Acapulco vacation.Book an Acapulco hotel and savor the catch of the day under swaying palms.
A Puerto Vallarta travel guide – Pacific beaches and cosmopolitan art
Crimson sunsets over ultramarine waters, resplendent golden beaches curtained by palms and long balmy nights at refined restaurants – Puerto Vallarta is a vacation paradise. Colonial-era streets, lined with art galleries, lead down to bustling waterfronts of glimmering beach bars and relaxed seaside eateries. Book a Puerto Vallarta hotel in Mexico's most urbane resort town.
A Yucatan travel guide – crystalline coasts and mysterious Mayan temples
Flanked to the east by the turquoise waters of the Caribbean and dotted with the fascinating remnants of the once great Mayan civilization, a vacation in the Yucatan is like stepping into another world. Book a Yucatan hotel and be transported to a Mexico steeped in ancient history and lined with pristine white-sand beaches.
A Cancún travel guide – Caribbean seas, sparkling white sands and endless night life
Long spits of perfect beach dissolve into transparent warm waters at Mexico's exhilarating resort town of Cancún. Scuba divers glide between underwater coral gardens bursting with bright angelfish while partygoers pack glitzy nightclubs until dawn. A Cancún vacation by the turquoise Caribbean sea can be as laid-back or as active as you want. Book a Cancún hotel for the ultimate beach vacation.
A Mexico City travel guide – Aztec treasures, fiery food and colonial grandeur
Be enchanted with a Mexico City break that takes in vibrant street life, serene plazas and remnants of ancient civilizations. From the awe-inspiring pyramids of Teotihuacán to the passionate art of Frida Kahlo, a stay at a Mexico City hotel illuminates the rich history and contemporary cool of this great metropolis.
Where to stay in Puerto Vallarta - a neighborhood guide
Centred in the middle of a large bay, Puerto Vallarta is perfect for those looking for a beach break. The surrounding neighborhoods cater for different tastes and budgets, whether you want a moderately priced hotel in the bustling center, an oceanfront high-rise on the outskirts or tranquil boutique away from all the crowds.
Puerto Vallarta shopping guide - where to shop and what to buy
It's hard to decide which is better, shopping in Puerto Vallarta or enjoying all its incredible restaurants. This is no difficult dilemma, however, as there are enough of both options to keep the foodie and fashionista happy. Work up an appetite finding some wonderful and unique souvenirs to impress friends back home.
Where to eat in Puerto Vallarta - a dining guide
With more than 250 restaurants, you won't struggle for choice in Puerto Vallarta. You can fork out lots for expensive platters but you can also get freshly caught fish and hot-off-the-grill tortillas for very little money. In the city's historic Zona Romantica and Colonia Emiliano Zapata are lots of family-owned businesses that show the relaxed, laid-back vibe of the city. However, if it's high-end sophistication you're after, Puerto Vallarta also attracts some serious culinary talent with world-class results.
What to see and do in Puerto Vallarta - a guide to landmarks and attractions
Life in this coastal city revolves around the ocean, with its beautiful beaches, water sports and whale-watching tours. There is plenty to explore on land as well, whether you want to embrace some local culture or explore the area's biodiversity. The city's cobblestone streets and the festive town square create a welcoming atmosphere that will draw in any visitor and there is so much natural beauty to enjoy.
Where to stay in Mexico City – hostels, hotels and guesthouses
There is a plethora of accommodation options in Mexico City, with everything from small guesthouses to large luxury hotels. Some of the cheapest options can be found in the Centro Histórico, whilst the more upmarket choices can be found in and around Polanco and the Zona Rosa. In the fashionable Roma and Condesa districts, accommodation varies between hostels and chic boutique hotels. If you're looking for mid-priced hotels, then try the Alameda and Plaza de la República areas.
Where to shop in Mexico City – where to go and what to buy
Mexico City is fantastic for shopping, whether it's perusing the luxury goods on offer in one of the city's shopping malls or haggling over the price of a stuffed donkey in one of the artisan markets. Get ready to shop til you drop in this mecca for those who love a bargain as well as a luxury item.
Where to eat in Mexico City – a food and dining guide
Due to its size, Mexico City has a massive choice of different cuisines. However, it's not all tacos, burritos and enchiladas. You can find everything from Japanese to Polish, Irish to French within the city. There's also great street food as well as high end gastronomy.
Where to stay in Cancún – a neighborhood guide
Cancún is a tropical paradise that is extremely popular with tourists with extensive beaches and areas that have all that any traveler would wish for. In the Hotel Zone there are upmarket shops, fine restaurants and cafes and this is where most of the hotels in Cancún are to be found with fine views of the sea. There are also hotels in the downtown area of Cancún and these hotels are close to local amenities.
Where to shop in Cancún – where and what to buy
Cancún has a lot to offer if you are here to shop! In Cancún you will find a whole host of shops from famous brand names in chic designer stores to flea markets, modern shopping malls to street-side jewelry stands. One important thing to note is that Cancún is a duty-free zone meaning that you can purchase perfume, spirits and fine jewelry at some of the lowest prices in Mexico making the resort a shopping paradise!
Where to eat in Cancún – a food and dining guide
Cancún is a world tourist destination, and so as you would expect it boasts world-class cuisine. Cancún restaurants cater for everything from traditional Mexican cuisine to fast food and an array of world food types. You can eat in-house in one of Cancún's many hotels, head out into one of the many restaurants in the 'Hotel Zone' or take a leisurely stroll to downtown Cancún where you are sure to find a restaurant that takes your fancy.
What to see and do in Cancún - a short introduction
Cancún combines a number of different elements that appeal to many visitors. It has beaches should you want to want to relax and unwind, a vibrant nightlife, excellent shopping facilities and Mayan culture is never far away. For the more adventurous there are watersports and for golf-lovers there are world-class courses in the vicinity. There are also ecological theme parks near Cancún and spas for you to unwind.
Top 10 food and drink things to do in Mexico City
Mexico City cuisine is incredibly varied – from robust Spanish flavors to contemporary twists on Mexican classics. Book a Mexico City hotel and indulge in the city's gastronomic delights with this guide to the top 10 food and drink things to do in Mexico City.
Fall vacations in Mexico City
A fall vacation in Mexico City explodes with patriotic fervor and traditional fiestas with September's El Mes de la Patria – a month-long celebration of Mexican independence. Book a Mexico City fall hotel and enjoy balmy evenings of festive food and warmhearted revelry.
Where to stay in Mexico City – a travel guide to Mexico City's neighborhoods
Whether you're searching for a Mexico City hotel in chic Polanco or the bustling Centro Histórico, this guide will help you get your bearings and choose where to stay in Mexico City.
Short getaways in Mexico City – colonial heritage, magnificent murals and scrumptious cuisine
A short getaway in Mexico City can be incredibly rewarding. Use this two-day itinerary as a guide when booking your Mexico City hotel.
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FY05 NEA Grants to Orchestras
April 21, 2005, Washington, D.C. - The National Endowment for the Arts awarded 118 grants to orchestras through the Grants for Arts Projects categories in FY2005, totaling $2,999,500. Awards to all arts disciplines through the categories of Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants, Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth, and Access to Artistic Excellence numbered 1,724 and totaled $40.8 million.
Congress appropriated $121.3 million to the NEA in FY2005. In addition to the grants awarded through the categories of Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants, Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth, and Access to Artistic Excellence, FY2005 awards include the following:
- In 2005, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded grants through the program Challenge America: Reaching Every Community. Grants were awarded primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Each grant is for $10,000. A total of 83 grants were awarded to support projects in dance, design, literature, media arts, multidisciplinary, music, musical theater, opera, presenting, theater, and visual arts. The FY05 Challenge America: Reaching Every Community grants included 20 awards to orchestras
- Congress requires that 40% of NEA grant funds be made available directly to the states; $40.1 million has been awarded through Partnership Agreements to state and regional arts agencies. Orchestras, in turn, benefit from grants at the state and local level.
- The NEA provided $800,000 in FY2005 support for Folk Arts Infrastructure and $1.1 million for Literature Fellowships.
- Support for Arts on Radio & Television totaled $3.85 million and included a $35,000 grant to Capital Concerts for a nationally televised broadcast of a patriotic concert featuring the National Symphony Orchestra. Awards for Arts on Radio & Television related to the orchestra field included grants to support public radio programs From the Top, St. Paul Sunday, and Performance Today.
- FY2005 grants for Summer Schools in the Arts numbered 25 and totaled $756,326.
- FY2005 grants for Save America's Treasures, a partnership of the NEA, the National Parks Service, and other federal agencies, totaled $2.2 million. Grants support preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts.
- NEA funds are also allocated to national initiatives, including Shakespeare in American Communities, NEA Jazz Masters, American Masterpieces, Operation Homecoming, and NEA Arts Journalism Institutes.
Click on the following links to see lists of grants to orchestras and parent organizations of orchestras. Grants for programs related to the orchestra field are also included. Complete lists of grant amounts and project descriptions for awards in all disciplines and categories may be found on the NEA web site.


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FAYETTEVILLE � Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long is looking for the program�s next football coach. He�s doing so under a new contract.
Arkansas has agreed in principle to a contract extension and raise for Long, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information request Friday.
Long will receive a raise that will bump his annual salary from university and private funds to $900,000 beginning July 1, 2013 with a chance for $300,000 more in incentives. The deal � which must be approved by the university�s board of trustees � spans through June 30, 2017 and includes a $1 million buyout for the first two years of the deal.
The term sheet was signed on Oct. 23 by Long, who will earn $800,000 this year under the new terms of his Arkansas contract thanks to a $50,000 signing bonus that will be paid before the end of the year. The timing of the decision makes sense with the athletic director searching for a new football coach.
The new deal � which also shows the university would owe Long $1 million annually through the tenure of the contract if he is terminated for convenience � is a handy tool to show prospective football coaches the athletic director will remain with the Razorbacks for a few years. Long has attracted interest from other schools seeking athletic directors, according to Arkansas chancellor David Gearhart.
�I am very appreciative of your outstanding leadership of the Athletics Department, particularly during very challenging times, and your commitment to the University of Arkansas,� Gearhart wrote in the term sheet to Long. �I recognize that your strong leadership of our Athletic Department has attracted interest from other institutions and that the buy-out provision of your current Employment Agreement will end shortly after the conclusion of the current academic year.�
Long will receive $500,000 annually in base pay from the university � an increase from his previous base pay of $450,000 � and $250,000 more from the Razorback Foundation as part of his personal services agreement.
The new contract also stipulates an additional $150,000 from 2013-14 to 2015-16 from the Razorback Foundation. It increases to $200,000 in 2016-17. The payment will be made to Long on the last day of each contract year (June 30) and Long must still be employed by the university on that date to receive the lump sum.
Long can earn up to $300,000 more according to the extraordinary achievements clause in his current contract, which will not change in the amendment.
If Long doesn�t meet the extraordinary achievements clause, he can still earn up to $250,000 under amended special achievement incentives, which requires him to meet four of seven identified performance objectives. He would earn $187,500 for achieving three of seven identified performance objectives.
Long will be able to earn up to $1.2 million under the terms of his deal from 2013-14 to 2015-16, and up to $1.25 million in 2016-17.
Arkansas is protected, financially, if Long were to leave for another job. He would be obligated to pay the school $1 million if he left before June 30, 2014. The amount would drop after that to $500,000 (2015), $250,000 (2016) and $100,000 (2017).
Long has been in charge of the Arkansas athletic department since 2007, taking over for Frank Broyles. Only nine other athletic directors earned more than $900,000 annually, according to a 2011 salary survey by USA Today.
�Thank you for your dedication and leadership in the Athletic Department and the University,� Gearhart wrote to Long in the term sheet.


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DETROIT – A key witness in the federal corruption case against ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to two years of probation.
Emma Bell was a close, long-time friend to Kilpatrick. But the one-time fundraiser for his campaign and civic fund helped investigators paint a picture of the former Detroit mayor as a money-hungry man who made some of those closest to him do some of the dirty work.
She told jurors how she paid Kilpatrick thousands of dollars including stories about her stashing money in her bra and delivering it the mayor.
On Thursday, a judge decided not to send Bell to jail after she pleaded guilty to the tax crime. Federal prosecutors had lobbied for the lighter sentencing, citing Bell's "extremely helpful" testimony. The U.S. Attorney's Office was recommending a sentence of 12 months or less, a punishment below the guidelines.
In addition to her probation, Bell must pay $334,000 in back taxes, which the judge is allowing her to pay in an installment plant. The judge doesn't believe the 70-year-old woman will be able to pay it all.
Moreover, Bell must attend Gamblers Anonymous meetings, alcohol counseling -- a substance abuse program -- and complete 100 hours of community service.
Kilpatrick is serving a 28-year sentence for corruption.


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Feeling yucky again tonight. The Warden's mom keeps asking if I'm pregnant. NO! It's respiratory stuff. I don't think that comes with morning sickness.
The next assignment for the 30-day challenge is to write a letter to my parents. This is not an assignment I take lightly. It's going to require some thought and time. I will get it done, but not when I feel like garbage.
There you have it. Hoping to feel better in the morning. So much to do. Saturday's going to be a bit insane, and I have a LOT to do to get ready for it. I'm feeling rather unmotivated lately, and I'm now wondering if it's more that I'm lacking energy from this illness.