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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption in Amarillo, Texas, June 14-16, 2012.
The three-day event at the Arena of Life will feature over 50 spectacular animals. These are adult and yearling horses and burros that once roamed free on public lands in the West. The BLM periodically removes excess animals from the range in order to maintain healthy herds and to protect other rangeland resources. The adoption program is essential for achieving these important management goals.
Adoption begins with a competitive bid Thursday June 14, at 2 p.m. First-come-first-served adoptions follow until 6 p.m., then again Friday, June 15, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, June 16, from 8 a.m. to noon.
Application approval is required and can be done on site. To qualify to adopt, one must be at least 18 years old with no record of animal abuse. Adopters must have a minimum of 400 square feet of corral space per animal, with free access to food, water and shelter. A six-foot corral fence is required for adult horses and five feet for yearlings. All animals must be loaded in covered stock-type trailers with swing gates and sturdy walls and floors. BLM staff will be on hand to assist with the short application process, answer any questions and load horses.
The standard adoption fee is $125, as set by law. Bidding will start at that amount
BLM pays a one-time $500 care-and-feeding allowance to adopters of horses at least four years old. The allowance is paid in full after one year when adopters receive official ownership title for their horse(s). All standard adoption conditions and fees apply. A limited number of eligible horses will be available. Younger horses, burros and trained animals are not eligible for this incentive.
Wild horses and burros – iconic symbols of America's western heritage – are renowned for their strength, endurance, agility and intelligence, characteristics bred into them in the wild that make them ideal for work or recreation. Since 1973, the BLM has placed more than 225,000 of these "living legends" in approved homes across the country.
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John Kasay Returns Home to Retire with Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - John Kasay, who ranks among the NFL all-time leaders in field goals and scoring, is retiring with Carolina.
Kasay, who spent 15 seasons with Carolina, signed a one-day contract with the Panthers Tuesday so he could retire as a member of the team. Kasay's 20th and final NFL season was with New Orleans in 2011.
After beginning his career with Seattle in 1991, Kasay was one of the first free agents to sign with the expansion Carolina franchise in 1995. He remained with the Panthers through the 2010 season and is the team's all-time leading scorer.
Kasay ranks sixth in NFL history with 461 field goals and fifth with his 81.9 field goal percentage. His 1,970 points rank eighth in league history.
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If the Obama administration and Congressional leaders can't agree on a budget compromise, cuts commonly referred to as 'sequestration' will automatically be triggered by March 1.
Here in Missoula, Chief Administrator Bruce Bender says essential services such as law enforcement, fire and medical services would not be affected, however, agencies that depend on federal grants may suffer some losses through sequestration. One project Bender is concerned about is the state-funded Russell Street remodel. He said if the sequestration lasts for any length of time, funds such as those could be at risk.
City of Missoula Administrator Bruce Benter
Chief Administrator for Missoula County Dale Bickell says he is concerned about the ongoing remodeling at the county courthouse, a multi-year project funded in part by federal money. Bickell says the project is currently underway, and under contract, but payment could be delayed by the sequester. Bickell says much of his information is coming from the National Association of Counties.
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Kienle and Hauschildt Hammer the Field in Henderson
Sebastian Kienle defended his title, while Melissa Hauschildt won her second in three years at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Henderson, Nevada.
by Kevin Mackinnon
Unprecedented conditions didn't dampen the exciting racing at today's IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Henderson, Nevada. Athletes woke to rainy conditions that persisted through most of the bike before the sun finally made an appearance and turned the run course into a humid sauna. It made for another day of tough racing in this, the third and final time the world championship will be held in Nevada before beginning a global rotation next year in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada.
Outstanding pics: race day photo gallery.
Hauschildt's Unbeaten Streak Continues
While the women's field was thought to be one of the most competitive put together in years, the day quickly became the Melissa Hauschildt show. The 2011 champion came out of the water 3:20 behind race leader Anabelle Luxford, who did what she could to hold off the inevitable charge on the bike from her countrywoman. Luxford rode extremely well through the early portions of the bike and managed to stay clear of a group that included Germany's Svenja Bazlen, Sweden's Olympic silver medalist, Lisa Norden, and defending champion Leanda Cave.
The lead four would eventually regroup, only to be passed by a fast-moving Hasuchildt at about 40 miles. The 2011 champ spent much of last year injured, but has returned to her winning ways in style in 2013. While she crashed in her first race of the year, the IRONMAN 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship in Auckland, she has followed that up with wins in every other race she's competed in. The day wasn't quite a forgone conclusion, though – just under two miles from the finish of the bike Hauschildt crashed on the slick roads, landing on the same hip that she hurt in January. She bounced up and was still first into T2, though, and promptly put on a running show that left the outcome of the race in little doubt.
Luxford was second out onto the run course, followed closely by Bazlen. Switzerland's Daniela Ryf remained, in theory, in contention for a podium spot at 2:46, but Heather Jackson was just over a minute behind and seemingly determined to improve on her third place finish a year ago.
There was little suspense about who the champion would be, but figuring out the rest of the podium spots offered some excitement. Jackson passed Ryf early in the run, but it took until the last mile before the American passed Luxford for second. Fourth went to Scotland's Catriona Morrison, who passed Bazlen in the chute.
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Kienle's Winning Formula
Everyone in Nevada knew what it would take for Sebastian Kienle to defend his title: he'd need to bike away from a stellar field of IRONMAN champions and Olympic medalists, then hold all those speedy runners off for 13.1 miles of running. In other words, duplicate the strategy that earned him the title here last year.
Australian Josh Amberger led out of the water, with American Andy Potts on his heels. Out on the bike course the race quickly formed into a series of large groups along the road, with Amberger eventually pulling away from the first group heading into the turnaround in Lake Mead State Park at about 20 miles. By that point the lead chase group contained many of the men considered to be contenders for the win: 2008 Olympic gold medalist Jan Frodeno (DEU), Potts, Canadian Brent McMahon, Kienle, Australian Joe Gambles, American Tim O'Donnell, New Zealand's Bevan Docherty and fellow Kiwi 2008 champion Terenzo Bozzone.
The Kienle express took off shortly after that, blowing by Amberger and flying to the transition area, steadily gaining time on the men behind. By the time he came off the bike Kienle's lead was about three minutes on a group that included Potts, Switzerland's Ruedi Wild, Aussie Joe Gambles, Bermuda's Tyler Butterfield, Bozzone, Australian Tim Reed, Frodeno and Docherty.
Starting the run it was Frodeno who seemed most likely to run his way to the front – competing in only his second 70.3 race, he pushed the pace early and rapidly gained time on his countryman. Bozzone hung on to Frodeno and eventually caught back up, only to suddenly find himself alone as Frodeno suddenly dropped from the race.
From there on in it became apparent that Kienle was going to do it again. Bozzone got the lead down to just over two minutes, but could never get closer. Bozzone finally held on for second, with Gambles running his way to third, Potts hanging in for fourth and fellow Aussie Reed rounding out the top five.
Listen to our post-race interview with Sebastian Kienle.
Top 5 Women:
|Hauschildt, Melissa
|Jackson, Heather
|Luxford, Annabel
|Morrison, Catriona
|Bazlen, Svenja
Top 5 Men:
|Kienle, Sebastian
|Bozzone, Terenzo
|Gambles, Joe
|Potts, Andy
|Reed, Tim
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A Radical Tribute
When it comes to building a unique '56 Ford F-100 customized pickup, there's not a lot of open territory left to explore. Starting from the day the '56 F-100 first left the showroom floor, they were subjected to the personal whims of many a contemporary customizer. Before most of the trucks even got their first license plate, they were already sporting everything from dual chrome stacks running up the cab to Olds 88 Fiesta hubcaps stuffed into wide whitewalls. Needless to say, after 50-plus years of customizing evolution, there is absolutely nothing new under the sun when it comes to a '56 Ford F-100…or is there?
To celebrate the '56 Effie's 50th birthday, Rob MacGregor of San Bernardino, California, set out to build a tribute truck unlike any other. Since Rob is the proprietor of No Limit Engineering, also of San Bernardino, it's a no-brainer. He was destined to succeed, unless, of course, he ventured to gamble on a few untried ideas.
From the get-go, Rob knew the '56 would feature one of No Limit's custom-made chassis, but instead of modifying one of No Limit's existing production models, he started from scratch and built an entire double-stacked tube chassis out of 1 3/4-inch .120-wall DOM. To give the little Effie a better shot at high-speed stability, the stock 109-inch wheelbase was stretched to 112 inches by centering the front wheels in the fenders and relocating the rear fenders rearward. The longer wheelbase not only adds stability, it also improves ride quality. Couple this with Air Ride Technologies Shockwaves at all four corners, and the No Limit '56 rides and handles as well as it looks.
If you haven't guessed by now, high-performance capabilities were a common thread throughout the '56's build. For whoa, a gigantic set of 13-inch Stainless Steel disc brakes ride up front, followed by a pair of 12-inch disc brakes, also from Stainless Steel Brakes, bringing up the rear. Speaking of the rear, Rob chose to run a Currie 9-inch differential packing a set of deep 4.11:1 gears. A beefed Ford 470 AODE automatic tranny from Bauman Transmissions of Pendleton, South Carolina, offsets the four-eleven gearing. Along with the AOD tranny, Bauman was the source of the Baumanator electronic transmission controller. Transmission cooling is handled via a Specialty transmission cooler plumbed in with a 2,800-rpm Redline torque converter. Shifting the AOD transmission is facilitated through a Gennie shifter. In keeping with the '56's revolutionary nature, power comes from a 4.6-liter Ford DOHC V-8 blueprinted by Sullivan Performance to deliver an estimated 620 horsepower at 7,500 rpm.
Appropriately enough, prefacing the Ford "cammer" is a Paxton supercharger filtered through a K&N air filter and mounted on a Sullivan Performance intake manifold (Ford ran Paxton superchargers on the record-holding F-series 312-inch Y-block T-bird engines of '57). Scott Sullivan ported and polished the DOHC cylinder heads, equipped with Cobra camshafts and topped with Sullivan Performance cam covers (valve covers). To help the DOHC 4.6 adapt to the supercharger, the compression ratio was lowered to 8.5:1 using JE Pistons. For the exhaust system, No Limit custom-fabricated tubular headers, then connected Flowmaster mufflers in between the custom exhaust pipes Rob's crew bent up for the '56. To feed gasoline to the "cammer" motor, a 19-gallon No Limit fuel tank with two onboard electric fuel pumps is perched at the truck's aft end.
Before we describe the '56's bodywork and interior, this would probably be a good time to mention that not one component on the No Limit Ford pickup is a "genie" part from '56. This includes the fiberglass big-window cab manufactured by BeBops Glass. Rob mentioned that the big rear window glass fit on to BeBops' cab better than an original Ford cab.
The steel fenders and bedbox are from Dan Carpenter, but the bedbox was widened 3 inches and 1 1/2 inches were added to the rear fenders. Not to be confused with Dan, the front and rear bumpers are from Dennis Carpenter, but as with pretty much everything else on the truck, they have been modified by No Limit. The front fenders and grille, along with a list of miscellaneous trim pieces, were sourced from Mid Fifty F-100 Parts. In keeping with using the best of the best parts available, the electrics in the No Limit '56 feature a Painless wiring harness tied into a Cyclops cluster of carbon-fiber Auto Meter gauges flanked by the Vintage Air air conditioning. The black leather interior featuring modified bucket seats from a Toyota Stupor was stitched by Wanda's Custom Upholstery of San Bernardino (didn't the Beach Boys do a song called "Help Me Wanda"?). Speaking of tunes, the Kenwood sound system was custom-installed by Mike Stoeckmann's Tune Time in Highland, California.
It seems only appropriate that Rob and the No Limit crew chose an understated competition theme to express their birthday wishes for the '56 F-100, because as we all know, FORD is an acronym for "first on race day!"


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SRAM Athletes Go Big at Colorado Freeride Festival
Slopestyle phenom Brandon Semenuk continued his winning streak this past Saturday at the Colorado Freeride Festival slopestyle finals, part of the Freeride Mountain Bike (FMB) World Tour. With a combination of giant air and a creative refined style, Semenuk secured the win on his first run, an increasing habitual routine for the 21 year old slopestyle all-star. Second and third place went to Martin Söderström and Brett Rheeder who have consistently earned their place on the podium and are no doubt within reach of Semenuk. Söderström currently leads the FMB World Tour overall. All three riders will continue the FMB World Tour next weekend at the Bearclaw Invitational in Mount Washington, Canada.
The Colorado Freeride Festival also hosted the Specialized Enduro race consisting of five stages over three days. Racers experienced a unique format beginning with a chainless challenge as stage 1. SRAM, RockShox, Avid and Truvativ athlete Curtis Keene was the man to beat coming off of the first stage with a six second lead. Keene quickly acclimated to the elevation, skillfully handling the demanding courses over the following two days retaining his lead through the final stage. Second and third place went to SRAM athletes Ross Schnell and Nate Hills.


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Take the A out of the CIA model for Information Security
Wikipedia definition "Information Security is concerned with the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data regardless of the form the data may take: electronic, print, or other forms."
Hmmm, okay. But why should I, as a security professional, be worried about the availability of the data? The way I see it, if the information is unavailable… then that is better. I believe the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standard was the first regulation to catch on to this. If you read the standard it doesn't mention the availability, back up or recovery of data, and being a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), I understand the PCI Council has good reasons why.
As a security professional I understand that the evolution of security. Back in the day… security meant having a firewall and making sure that network was available. However, today security has a completely different role within organization. The ability for the information to be available falls under the jurisdiction of the Chief Information Officer.
I have authored hundreds of security documents that if/when implemented would "break" the functionality of the application, system or process. However, if these controls are not implemented the application, system or process is left vulnerable to attack. Being concerned with availability, you, as the security professional cannot push the implementation of the control. As such, you have accepted the vulnerability.
Why is this important? Many organizations are unable to position Security in the right structure, meaning that security still falls under the CIO. While this can work, there are too many points of failure for security to be embraced within the organization. So, as long as security professionals continue to position themselves with the responsibility of ensuring availability of information, the ability to truly secure the data will be jeopardized.
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- Andy, ITGuy said...
I think you are confusing availability with availability. :) In the CIA Triad availability is referring to ways that a hacker can make it unavailable. DoS, deleting it, encrypting it, etc.. Not the server being down or offline. I think that availability is critical to our jobs. We just have to make sure we are looking at it in the CIA sense of the word.
- July 17, 2008 at 4:48 PM
- Dave Kennedy said...
Andy ITGUY: I disagree, taken specifically from ISC2 and Shon Harris' CISSP All-In-One, Availability is defined as follows:
"The systems and networks should provide adequate capacity in order to perform in a predictable manner with an acceptable level of performance. They should be able to recover from disruptions in a secure and quick manner so that productivity is not negatively affected."
Shon continues as follows:
"System availability can be affected by device or software failure. Backup devices should be used and available to quickly replace critical systems, and employees should be skilled and available to make necessary adjustments to bring the system back online.".
Your comment states "deleting it" of or "encrypting it", deleting it or encrypting it would effect the overall integrity and confidentiality of the overall data.
What Ken's main point was again, why is it security's responsibility to maintain up-time of systems, we are only concerns with protecting data, not if theres a hardware failure, or if we're getting DoS'd. While some DoS activities may ultimately lead to security, the overall availability of the system is not important to us.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, expressed hope on Wednesday that automatic spending cuts could be averted if President Barack Obama quickly comes up with an alternative.
Boehner made the comments a day after Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he expects the across-the-board cuts, known as sequester, to begin on schedule on March 1.
Boehner, standing before a blinking sign reading "Countdown to Obamaquester," said it is up to the president and his fellow Democrats in the Senate to move quickly.
"Sequester is bad policy. It takes a meat axe approach to government spending," Boehner, flanked by fellow House Republican leaders, said at a news conference.
"I would hope that it would not happen," Boehner.
"It is incumbent upon the president and Senate Democrats to show us their plan and stop the sequester from going into place," the speaker said.
Senate Democrats are crafting a plan, with a mix of tax hikes and spending cuts, that may be voted on by the chamber the week after next.
But Senate Republicans could block it with a procedural roadblock. Republicans contend that deficit reduction should be limited to spending cuts without any tax hikes.
"Read my lips: I'm not interested in an eleventh-hour negotiation," McConnell said.
"It's pretty clear to me that the sequester's going to go into effect," McConnell said. "I have seen no evidence that the House plans to act on this matter before the end of the month."
Sequester was set in motion in August 2011 as part of a bipartisan deficit-reduction deal.
These cuts were supposed to be so draconian that Congress would be inspired to replace them with more thoughtful ways of reducing the budget deficit.
But Republicans and Democrats have been unable to agree on a substitute.
The cuts will be split evenly between military programs and domestic discretionary spending, with the first seven months' worth coming to about $85 billion if Congress fails to act before March 1.
Boehner has declined to reintroduce legislation passed by the House last year that would shift the cuts from the military to other domestic programs.
Instead, he has simply pinned blame for the looming cuts on Obama, and argued that it is now up for the Democratic-controlled Senate to act.
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Education as a Tool for the Conservation of Wetlands – the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Volume 2 Number 1 - April 2005
Barrie Cooper
Résumé en Français
Resumen en Español
Wetlands are essential for biodiversity and people. Covering about 6% of the world's surface, they occur in every country, from the tundra to the tropics (Thorsell et al, 1997). As well as providing freshwater for countless species of plants and animals, wetlands support large numbers of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrate species. Wetlands also provide economic benefits, for example water supplies, fisheries, agriculture, timber production, recreation and tourism opportunities. Wetlands are an important part of our cultural heritage, providing us with a source of inspiration and forming the basis of local traditions.
Despite their enormous value, many wetlands are being damaged and destroyed because of pressure from people. Threats from development for industry, housing, roads and marinas have permanently destroyed many significant wetlands around the world. Other regular losses or damage of wetlands are caused through drainage and pollution. They are one of the most vulnerable habitats on our planet and it is essential that we develop knowledge, understanding and action for improved protection and management of these fantastic places. Wetlands provide excellent opportunities to educate schoolchildren, decision-makers and other target audiences. Many of these sites are ideal for education programmes that can develop knowledge, understanding and action in support of nature conservation. This article introduces RSPB's approach to education in wetlands in the UK, with reference to some of its international education work.
The RSPB is a member of a global network of organisations called BirdLife International. Many of these organisations have education programmes linked to priority sites for biodiversity. In many countries, internationally important wetland sites are designated under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The Convention's mission is 'the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world'. There are presently 142 countries that are signatories to the Convention, with 1389 wetland sites designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
Wetland Education Programmes
Wetlands can be excellent sites for education programmes aimed at schoolchildren. They are habitats that provide relatively easy opportunities to see a variety of birds and other biodiversity. Provided there is safe access, freshwater sampling is an educational activity that children of any age enjoy. At RSPB wetland sites, we provide wooden platforms to enable children to investigate the fascinating web of life. Identification charts, coupled with the expertise of our education officers, enable children to understand concepts such as food chains and adaptation. We always ensure that there is a strong conservation message. It is important that a visitor to a wetland site understands that it is a fragile habitat that needs management and protection. In my experience, many of the education techniques and activities aimed at schoolchildren are also effective when used with adults.
Community Education Programmes
It is usually important to gain the support of communities around a wetland. Through developing a community education programme, the key audiences can be identified. These audiences can influence the management and protection of a wetland. Decision-makers are obviously a key audience; but who are they and how can they be influenced? In my opinion, an important audience is local schools and their students. Schools are at the heart of any community and children can be effective communicators of conservation to other audiences. I have been involved in several education programmes in England and overseas where children have been important ambassadors for conservation. Two examples are included here.
The Ribble Estuary
The Ribble Estuary is a Ramsar site on the north-west coast of England. It is one of the most important sites in Europe for migrating wading birds and wildfowl. In the early 1990s, there were several threats to some key areas on the estuary. Many of the decision-makers in one city were supporting the building of a bridge and a marina; these developments would have had a significant detrimental impact on key feeding and resting areas for migrating birds. There was strong opposition to nature conservation by many of the decision-makers. I approached some of the decision-makers to gain their permission for an education programme for schools to visit the estuary. Some of the politicians thought I was crazy: "The only people interested in the birds out there, are you birdwatchers!" was a comment I will never forget. "I disagree; I think schools will visit and I think local people and tourists may be interested as well" was my reply – it turned out to be a profound statement!
I did get permission and so developed an education programme for schools to visit the estuary. I also used a local building as a temporary classroom. 50 schools visited during the first three months of the project and it became an immediate success. The programme was linked to the National Curriculum and included themes such as: adaptation, food chains, human impact on the environment and conservation. Local people and tourists would often be interested in the work we were doing with schools and would listen to the dialogue between our education officer and schoolchildren. We therefore decided to open a visitor centre and run a varied programme of events for families and adults, in addition to children. This groundswell of local interest and support was significant for influencing political opinion. The local decision-makers dropped their plans for the bridge and marina. We had 'educated' them about the importance of the need to protect the site. They realised that there were sustainable economic benefits by having a Ramsar site within their boundaries.
The quality of life for local people is another significant benefit. Surely, it is better to be able to walk alongside a beautiful wetland full of biodiversity with flocks of birds calling in the background, rather than through a concrete jungle? We need to start reaching more decision-makers to enable them to understand the importance of biodiversity. They need to know how it benefits people economically as well as qualitatively.
The programme has always been promoted as a partnership between RSPB, the local government and a water company that invested money for extra staffing and for improvements to the visitor centre. Ten years after we started the operation of a small-scale programme for schools, the benefits are tangible. Local hoteliers sought my advice to guide the development of weekend breaks that focused on birds and wildlife. Research by the local government showed that local people and tourists rated this programme as the best attraction in the area. The future for the birds and other wildlife of the Ribble Estuary is now more secure than it has ever been and education was a key tool in achieving this.
Morecambe Bay
This is another Ramsar site on the north-west coast of England. Like the Ribble, it is also one of the most important sites for migrating wading birds and wildfowl. The town of Morecambe was once a popular seaside resort. However, during the 1970s, its popularity began to wane. In the mid-1990s, the local government recognised they needed to take urgent action to change Morecambe's image and to regenerate tourism and economic development. As a part of this process, local planners invited RSPB to hear their plans to create a series of sculptures and other artwork themed to celebrate the importance of Morecambe Bay for birds. The project started with input from RSPB and now a range of wonderful artwork has been created along the seafront. This has made a positive impact on local people and tourists. It is a unique and visually appealing approach to the celebration of an international wetland. The tourist office was able to access external funding to pay RSPB to run an annual programme of events for children and adults. The events were linked to the birds of Morecambe Bay. The local hoteliers at this site also asked me to advise them about developing weekend holiday breaks for lovers of nature.
Teacher Training
When an education programme is targeted at schools, it can be beneficial to organise training courses for teachers. The courses can include information about the site, ideas for programmes and projects in schools, training of environmental games and activities. If the training is done in an interactive way, it can be very popular with teachers and make a significant impact with the implementation of the programme in the local schools.
RSPB's International Education
There is insufficient space to go into detail about the full extent of how we share our educational expertise, but a few examples are provided here:
The Gediz Delta, Turkey
The Gediz Delta is a Ramsar site on Turkey's west coast, close to the city of Izmir. During recent years, a large part of the wetland has been reclaimed for the rapid development of factories and housing. With support from the RSPB, the Turkish BirdLife Partner, Doga Dernegi, is now working with local decision-makers and communities to develop education and communication programmes around the delta. Probably the only way to ensure the long-term conservation of this wetland jewel will be through effective education programmes.
Capacity Building for Educators
It is important to share expertise in conservation education. In my opinion, good ideas and activities are universal – they can be used in any country. A training course I ran in Mongolia in 2003 is evidence that educators always appreciate good ideas for their programmes. The course was located on the Mongolian steppe and involved staff from Ramsar sites in China, Russia and Mongolia. The development of site-based and community education programmes was the priority for the training. The sites have now started to develop their education programmes and some of the trainers are spreading the ideas to other countries including Kazakhstan and Japan.
In the near future, BirdLife is hoping to develop a wetland education programme in some countries around the Mediterranean. The programme will include the training of education officers and the implementation of an education programme at a selected Ramsar site in each of these countries.
Education is a vital tool if we are to improve the long-term protection of biodiversity. We have to reach out to key audiences, including decision-makers, teachers and children. We need to take them on a fantastic journey of exploration to introduce them to the magic of the natural world. Wetlands are one of the most vulnerable habitats on our planet; it is essential that we develop knowledge, understanding and action for improved protection and management of these fantastic places.
Wetlands and botanic gardens are ideal sites to begin the education of decision-makers, schoolchildren, teachers and other target audiences. They can provide the important staring point for people to begin the journey of understanding, support and action for the conservation of biodiversity.
Thorsell, J. Ferster Levy, R. Sigaty, T (1997), A Global Overview of Wetland and Marine Protected Areas on the World Heritage List, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK
Les zones humides sont essentielles à la biodiversité et aux hommes. Elles couvrent environ 6 % de la surface terrestre et sont présentes dans tous les pays, depuis la toundra jusqu'aux tropiques (Thorsell et al, 1997). Non seulement les zones humides fournissent de l'eau douce pour les plantes et les animaux, mais elles hébergent un grand nombre d'espèces. Les zones humides apportent également des avantages économiques, par exemple : pêcheries, production de bois et transport ainsi que loisir et tourisme (Ramsar, 2005). Elles constituent une part importante de notre patrimoine culturel, formant une base aux traditions locales et sont sources d'inspiration esthétique.
En dépit de leur valeur, beaucoup de zones humides sont endommagées et détruites à cause de la pression générée par l'homme. Il est essentiel que l'on développe nos connaissances, notre compréhension et notre action pour une meilleure protection et gestion de ces habitats vulnérables. Les zones humides présentent d'excellentes opportunités pour l'éducation des scolaires, des décideurs et d'autres publics cibles. Nombre de ces sites sont idéals pour des programmes d'éducation susceptibles de développer une attitude en faveur de la conservation de la nature. Cet article présente l'approche de la RSPB par rapport à l'éducation dans les zones humides du Royaume Uni, en faisant référence à son travail international lié à l'éducation.
Los humedales son esenciales para la biodiversidad y para la gente. Cubriendo acerca 6% de la superficie mundial, ellos ocurren en cada país, desde la tundra a los trόpicos (Thorsell et al, 1997). Asi también como ellos proven de agua fresca para las plantas y animales, los humedales soportan un numero grande de especies. Los humedales también proven de un beneficio econόmico, por ejemplo: pesca, producciόn de madera y transporte, asi también como recreaciόn y turismo (Ramsar, 2005). Ellos son una parte importante de nuestra legado cultural, formando las bases para la tradicion local y ofrecen una inspiraciόn estética.
A pesar de su valor, muchos humedales estan siendo destrozados a causa de la presion poblacional. Es esencial que nosotros desarrollemos conocimiento, entendimiento y acciόn para la protecciόn y manejo de estos habitat vulnerables. Los humedales proven oportunidades excelentes para educar escolares, hacedores de decisions y otras audiencias. Muchos de estos sitios son ideales para programas de educaciόn que pueden desarrollar los atributos requeridos para la conservaciόn de la naturaleza. Este articulo introduce una aproximaciόn de la Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB's) para la educaciόn en los humedales en el Reino Unido, con referencia a algunos de sus trabajo educativo a nivel internacional.
About the Author
Barrie Cooper is the International Education Manager for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, U.K. Tel: 01767 680551. Fax: 01767 692365. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Website: http://www.rspb.org/


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Google Maps is one of the most popular applications on smartphones – with detailed cartography, a huge array of features and constant updates it's easy to see why.
But team it with the Samsung GALAXY Note II and you've got a supercharged experience: with the expansive screen and stunning high definition graphics, getting where you need to go has never been easier.
Be it as a Sat Nav, in your pocket or just planning a trip ahead, let's take a look at some of the things you may not know you can do with Google Maps on the Note II:
When it comes to finding your way around places that you might not know that well, sometimes it's easier to actually look at the buildings to get a decent reference.
We all know about StreetView, which lets you see a 3D photograph of the place you're heading towards, but did you know a number of cities worldwide are rendered in 3D from right within Google Maps?
Navigate to somewhere like London, Tokyo, New York or Brussels (with hundreds of other cities around the world included) and zoom in a touch to see the virtual world spring up before your very eyes.
You can even spin around the iconic structures using two fingers – type in 'Empire State Building' and the immense power of your Note II will see it pop up in no time at all.
We're all familiar with using maps when we're out and about…but what about when we're navigating inside some famous places?
Google has been hard at work bringing floor plans to its Android Maps app, and the Note II's large screen is perfect for working out where you are on a day out shopping or taking in the sights.
The advantage here is assisted GPS: using Wi-Fi signal, cell towers and a range of other information, the Note II can even tell your where you are in the building, so you don't need to worry about finding the nearest toilet or café.
And here's another cool thing: there are even multi-level floor plans that float in and out seamlessly thanks to the impressive CPU and RAM onboard the Note II.
So whether you're at the museum, wandering around a train station or checking out a department store on a day out, there are over 10,000 floor plans to play with in the UK and worldwide – and you can click here to see the top spots!
Let's be honest: while data limits are getting larger all the time, we all like the idea of going offline and still getting the best out our favourite apps. Google Maps on the Samsung GALAXY Note II comes with the ability to save maps to your device so you can get access to that rich information when you're not connected to a network.
You probably already know that you can look at the place you're going ahead of time and save the area to your device; after all, there's a pretty big clue at the bottom of the screen asking you to download it.
But what about when you're in a new area that you didn't think you'd be going to? You can set your GALAXY Note II to automatically download the zones you're in when it's connected to the Wi-Fi and charging your device, and that means even when you step out the hotel door and realise you have no idea where you're going (and worse: no data connection) you can still fire up Google Maps and navigate with ease.
And with the generous internal storage limits, you won't need to worry about your Note II running out of space either!
A lot of people forget that Google Maps is the same on the web browser as it is on the mobile phone. You shouldn't though, as it offers a rich level of interoperability that will make you a power user and give you the upper hand when trying to find places when your friends are stumped.
Say for instance you're at work and looking for a cool restaurant that evening. You've sent a few emails and decided where you and chums should meet, and you've found the place on Google Maps. Click on it, hit the star icon in the corner (making sure you're signed into your Google account) and you'll have saved that location to appear on your mobile too!
So when you head out of the station and everyone starts scrabbling around on their smartphones to sort through emails and typing the restaurant's name into an app, you simply have to click on the star and you'll be streets ahead before your buddies have even got going.
And here's a clever extra tip: you can save starred places to contacts, meaning once you've visited you don't need to worry about finding it again. Open their contact profile, tap their address and the Samsung GALAXY Note II will fire up Google Maps and send you right where you want to go.
So there you have it: supreme power, a large and high resolution display and one of the most advanced mapping experiences on the planet combine on the GALAXY Note II to help you make sure you can always get where you want to go.


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The reasons why Muslims believe that God exists
Calculating the Lunar year
It is He Who appointed the sun to give radiance, and the moon to give light, assigning it phases so you would know the number of years and the reckoning of time. Allah did not create these things except with truth. We make the Signs clear for people who know. (Qur'an, 10:5)
And We have decreed set phases for the moon, until it ends up looking like an old date branch. (Qur'an, 36:39)
In the first of the above verses, Allah has clearly revealed that the Moon will be a means of measurement for people to calculate the year.
Furthermore, our attention is also drawn to the fact that these calculations will be performed according to the positions of the Moon as it revolves in its orbit.
Since the angles between the Earth and Moon and the Moon and Sun constantly change, we see the Moon in different forms at different times.
Furthermore, our ability to see the Moon is made possible by the fact that it is illuminated by the Sun.
The amount of the lighted half of the Moon we see from Earth changes.
Bearing in mind these changes, a number of calculations can be made, making it possible for human beings to measure the year.
In former times a month was calculated as the time between two full moons, or the time it took the Moon to travel around the Earth.
According to this, one month was equal to 29 days, 12 hours and 44 minutes. This is known as the "lunar month." Twelve lunar months represent one year, according to the Hijri calendar.
However, there is a difference of eleven days between the Hijri calendar and the Gregorian calendar, in which a year is the time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun.
Indeed, attention is drawn to this difference in another verse:
They stayed in their Cave for three hundred years and added nine. (Qur'an, 18:25)
We can clarify the time referred to in the verse thus:
300 years x 11 days (the difference which forms every year) = 3,300 days.
Bearing in mind that one solar year lasts 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 45.5 seconds,
3,300 days/ 365.24days = 9 years.
To put it another way, 300 years according to the Gregorian calendar is equal to 300+9 years according to the Hijri calendar. As we can see, the verse refers to this finely calculated difference of 9 years. (Allah knows best.) There is no doubt that the Qur'an, which contains such pieces of information, which transcended the everyday knowledge of the time, is a miraculous revelation.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) All that separates Ohio State from a season for the ages is a contest so big that everyone simply calls it ``The Game.''
Just five teams in the program's 122 previous years have gone through a campaign unbeaten and untied. The Buckeyes (11-0, 7-0 Big Ten) can become the sixth Saturday when they take on archrival Michigan.
Perfection is exceedingly rare, whether for a baseball pitcher, a pearl or a college football team.
``That's the goal for every team. I mean, why not?'' said former NFL and Ohio State All-American offensive lineman Jim Lachey, now a radio analyst for Buckeyes games. ``Everybody dreams about that opportunity.''
Since the schools officially saved the best for last and moved their biggest game to the end of the schedule in 1935, Ohio State has carried a perfect record into the Michigan game 12 times, going 8-3-1.
Some believe that it is more difficult to run the table and win every game now than ever before, due to scholarship limits, spread-the-wealth conferences and even small schools getting a chance to appear regularly on television.
Just last week many experts already had Kansas State and Oregon in the national championship game, virtually conceding that they would win the rest of their games and put up unblemished records.
Instead, they both lost, leaving No. 1 Notre Dame and fourth-ranked Ohio State as the only major unbeatens left in the country.
``You saw last week with Kansas State and Oregon that it's hard to do,'' first-year Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer said. ``It's a credit to a bunch of players and assistant coaches who keep that focus in spite of all the distractions. It's such a credit to this team to be in the position they're in. It's hard. It's real hard.''
Ohio State, of course, is trying to preserve its perfect season. But is Michigan motivated by trying to ruin it?
Marcus Ray, a former Wolverines player who is from Columbus, knows a little bit about both sides of it. He played for the last unbeaten and untied Michigan team to beat Ohio State, in 1997. Coach Lloyd Carr's team went on to win The Associated Press national championship.
Ray also played strong safety on teams that twice demolished perfect seasons by Ohio State, the Buckeyes' second-ranked squads that were 11-0 in 1995 and 10-0 a year later.
``It heightens the stakes and makes the game more entertaining to watch because it adds more fuel to the fire,'' Ray said of having an undefeated team in The Game. ``It works against the undefeated team in a rivalry game. If you win, you were supposed to win. If you lose, your rival can say they knocked you off your high horse.''
Michigan coach Brady Hoke said neither team's record matters in such an emotional game.
``It doesn't, to be honest with you,'' he said. ``If you need anything to get amped up more for this football game, then you don't know college football and you don't understand the importance of this great rivalry.''
Earle Bruce succeeded the legendary Woody Hayes as Ohio State's head coach in 1979 and guided his first team to 11 consecutive wins, including a win over Michigan, before losing the national championship by a point to Southern California in the Rose Bowl.
A team that's hoping to make a name for itself by ruining its adversary's faultless record is misguided, he said.
``If that's the case, they're doing it the wrong way, aren't they?'' he said. ``You do it for the good of you, not the detriment of someone else. That's not good focus.''
Michigan's fifth-year senior center Elliott Mealer, an Ohio native, believes too much is made of the ancillary things off the field.
``I don't think there's any way to raise or lower the bar for this game,'' Mealer said. ``It's always important, it's always intense.''
If the rivalry takes on even more relevance for Ohio State's players this season, it's because it's their final game. NCAA sanctions for violations committed under former coach Jim Tressel include a bowl ban. So, with no chance to play in the Big Ten title game, the BCS national championship or any postseason game, there is little left except to maintain perfection.
Asked what a 12-0 mark would mean - particularly coming on the heels of an embarrassing 6-7 record including a Michigan loss last year - senior linebacker Etienne Sabino had difficulty answering.
``I don't know if words can (express it),'' he said. ``Every year you set out to win every game. That's your goal. That's the dream for every athlete in every sport. To have a chance to do that ... We're 11-0 with one game in front of us. If, at the end of this game, we can do what we're supposed to do it's going to be amazing.''
It's been 33 years since Bruce's No. 2-ranked Buckeyes took on No. 13 Michigan on a bright but cold day at The Big House.
It seems like just last week to the 81-year-old, as all of the memories from that cherished 18-15 victory come flooding back. Jim Laughlin's blocked punt. Scoring a touchdown against the maize-and-blue for the first time in four years. Climbing to No. 1 in the polls. Clinching a berth in the Rose Bowl.
``Those are the things I remember,'' Bruce said softly.
Perhaps in time such reflections matter. Right now, for those involved, there are more fundamental things to worry about: stopping the run, no mistakes in special teams, reining in the emotion and doing your job.
``I've been coaching for a while now, and there's nothing you can control other than getting ready to go play the game,'' Meyer said. ``You learn that along the journey. If it was the first rodeo, I'd be worried about this, worried about that.
``I am concerned, but you've got to move forward and do the best you can.''
AP Sports Writer Larry Lage in Ann Arbor, Mich., contributed to this report.
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Force Cut LP80 plasma cutter
Longevity auto dark welding helmet
Atlas 10x36" lathe
Craftsman 5HP 30 Gal compressor
Home made CNC router/plasma/hot wire foam cutting, 3D printing table powered by Longevity Force Cut LP80
Home built aluminum foundry, HF 4x6 bandsaw
Yeah, length of run would be my guess. Resistance is directly proportional length. And voltage is inversely proportional to resistance.
AHP AlphaTig200x
Longevity Migweld140
Hypertherm Powermax45
There is NEC code for welders (630.11 - 630.12) and in regards to a single welder.
For the conductor look on the back of welder there should be a rating plate look for the I1eff value that will be the minimum ampacity needed. The value is based on a combination of duty cycle and I1max
For overload protection (breaker): Shall be no more than 200% of of conductors ampacity.The ampacity conductors shall not be less than the I1eff value supplied on the rating plate


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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Minnesota Wild Host Los Angeles Kings
The Minnesota Wild will host the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, February 1 at the Xcel Energy Center. The Los Angeles Kings have some of the best young talent in the NHL with defenseman Drew Doughty and center Anze Kopitar. Doughty was on Team Canada's gold medal winning team last year in Vancouver as a 20 year-old. The Los Angeles Kings are a team on the rise and qualified for the Western Conference playoffs last season. They will be looking to duplicate that feat this season.
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The e-card industry began seeing some pretty unfriendly greetings this past June. That's when scammers started flooding email inboxes with fake greeting cards, trying to trick victims into clicking on links that would send them to malicious websites.
The goal is always the same: trick the victim into visiting an untrustworthy website, and then try to hijack his computer and make it part of a larger "botnet" network that can be pressed into service for a variety of nefarious purposes. Often the e-card messages are extremely simple - something like "Our Greeting System has a Labor Day card for you, go here to pick it up." - but scammers have sent hundreds of millions of them over the past few months.
By July, Symantec tracked more than 250 million fake cards, and soon the mainstream press had picked up on the story. On August 23, the Today Show ran a segment highlighting the problem, warning its viewers to be wary of the cards they open.
All of that bad publicity has had at least a short-term effect on the public's willingness to use e-cards, according to Steve Ruschill general manager of Hallmark Interactive. "Overall we've probably seen a 10 percent decline in e-card sends," he said. "Within about a period of two weeks, especially when the Today Show story hit... we just saw it kind of drop."
E-card use at Hallmark is starting to recover, and while the industry is now making some changes to respond to this problem, the fraud will probably not affect the e-card suppliers bottom line, said Barbara Miller, a spokeswoman with The Greeting Card Association. "I'm not sure that it's having that much impact other than the real need for the industry to make sure that consumers are aware of how to avoid email fraud," she said.
Certainly there has been customer confusion. During a three-week period around July, Miller found herself responding to more than 750 angry people who had received spam that purported to originate from her organisation's Greetingcard.org domain. The Greeting Card Association is an industry organisation that does not even send out e-cards, she noted.
Now two of the largest e-card distributors in the US have begun forcing e-card senders to include their first and last names in an effort to make it easier for recipients to tell when these cards are coming from someone they know.
Late last week, AG.com's AmericanGreetings changed its e-cards to include the name and email address of the sender in the body of the email. "This basically just personalises it so you know where the e-card is coming from, and so you know that it is a valid e-card," said Frank Cirillo, an AmericanGreetings spokesman.
Cirillo said that, unlike Hallmark, AmericanGreetings has not seen a drop in e-card usage over the past few months.
On Monday Hallmark followed suit and is now forcing users to enter their first and last names in order to make it clear to the recipient that the card is really coming from a known sender.
Originally, Hallmark had intended to take things a step further, and eliminate links in its e-cards altogether. In tests, Hallmark sent redesigned cards to recipients, telling them not to click on links, but to instead type in the Hallmark.com Web address and then enter a special code to retrieve their messages.
Ultimately, this didn't work out, however, after it confused some users, Ruschill said. That's because Web-based email clients like Gmail and Yahoo Mail recognise Web addresses and automatically insert clickable links when they see things like Hallmark.com in a message. "We had a totally manual process laid out," he said. "I appreciate what Google and Yahoo have done but on the other side, it was like, 'man it's really confusing.'"
The pain felt over the past few months by the greeting card industry shows how quickly scammers can undermine confidence in what has become a crucial communication tool for many industries.
Because this kind of malicious spam is usually sent from the compromised botnet computers themselves, it costs almost nothing to distribute. But it can take a toll on the reputation, and ultimately the revenues of companies that are targeted.
"Companies have become more and more reliant upon the Internet and their Internet presence as a way to promote themselves and increase their revenues," said Dave Greenwood, vice president of technical operations with BD-Protect, a company that works with corporations, ISPs and law enforcement to take down servers that are being used in fraud. "They see the Internet and their online presence as a very important part of their revenue stream and they do not want to see that revenue stream put at risk."


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|The facade of the Pantheon.
Next, some shots from inside the Vatican Museum...
|This is the 'Sphere within Sphere' by Arnaldo Pomodoro.
|And here's a close-up.
|The head from a statue of Caesar Augustus.
|Looking up into one of the cupolas within the museum.
|An extravagantly painted ceiling.
|This elaborate ceiling stretches along the corridor of the Gallery of Maps.
|Look at the magnificent detail!
|The famous painting: 'School of Athens' by Raphael. Missus loves this work.
|A little 'perspective'!
Next, St. Peter's Square...
|This is the Square at twilight.
|The cloisters surrounding the Square...
|... and a view of St. Peter's Basilica from the Square.
|On the way to the Basilica is the Bronze Door with one of the Swiss Guards on duty.
|Inside St. Peter's Basilica.
|The cathedral was massive and very booti-ful.
Next stop...
|...the Colosseum by night.
|This picture has Capitoline Hill in the distance.
|And finally, Piazza Navona.
|For now, Happy Valentine's Day.


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MEN'S BASKETBALL: 'Catholic 7' likely will grow to 12-team league
It all began 10 years ago, when the Big East was plundered by the ACC in a desperate -- and futile -- attempt to improve its football profile. Commissioner John Swofford and the ACC presidents initially lured Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College. When that didn't work, the ACC went back for more: Syracuse and Pittsburgh first, then Notre Dame (sort of) and Louisville.
The ACC still isn't any good in football.
And now, seven soon-to-be former Big East schools are about to do the same to the Atlantic 10 -- and perhaps others.
According to several people with knowledge of the situation, the group that has come to be known as college basketball's "Catholic 7" will eventually grow to 12 -- perhaps not all of them Catholic -- when they formally begin play as a conference.
The man who has been charged with piecing together the new league is Georgetown President John J. DeGioia, a job handed to him, according to those who know, in large part because of a lack of interest on the part of the presidents of St. John's, Villanova, Seton Hall, DePaul, Marquette and Providence.
There has been a good deal of speculation about who the other schools in the new league might be since the Catholic 7 informed the Big East in December that they were leaving the floundering league. In all likelihood, four schools are virtual locks to be invited: Dayton, Xavier, Saint Louis and Butler. The first three are Catholic schools. DeGioia and friends would probably be willing to make an exception for Butler because the school has become a national basketball power and would make the league's television package a good deal more lucrative.
The conference leaders want six Eastern and six Western -- really, Midwestern -- schools. The Eastern division of the league will consist of Georgetown, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, Providence and either Richmond (also a non-Catholic school) or Siena -- a late entry but a potentially appealing one because it's a Catholic school that (more importantly) plays in a 15,500-seat arena in Albany, N.Y.
The Western conference would consist of Marquette, DePaul, Saint Louis, Xavier, Dayton and Butler. If Butler decides not to leave the Atlantic 10 -- which it joined only this season 1 or if the presidents decide to go with Catholic schools only, the University of Detroit Mercy would come into the picture. Creighton, another Catholic school considered a potential candidate, is considered too far west (Omaha, Neb.) for teams in non-revenue sports to travel.
If Xavier, Dayton, Saint Louis and Butler were to leave the Atlantic 10, it would be devastating for that conference, which would suddenly go from a 16-team league with a solid group of basketball schools to a 10-team league (Temple is leaving for the Big East and Charlotte for Conference USA after this season). It would still have Virginia Commonwealth, but no other school that has been a serious player on the national map in recent years.
Two Atlantic 10 teams that will not be asked to join the new league are Saint Joseph's and La Salle, because Villanova would block any move to add another team from Philadelphia.
DeGioia has also targeted a potential commissioner: George Mason Athletic Director Tom O'Connor.
O'Connor is 66 and is in his 19th year at George Mason. He has one year left on his contract but has told friends he has no interest in retiring and has, in fact, been talking to the school about an extension. O'Connor would be a good fit for the new league because he is a basketball lifer: he coached at Dartmouth and Loyola-Maryland and was the AD at Loyola, Santa Clara and Saint Bonaventure before being hired at George Mason in 1994.
Two things in his background undoubtedly make him attractive to DeGioia: He was chairman of the NCAA tournament selection committee in 2007-2008, meaning he has a lot of contacts in the television world and has been involved in network negotiations in the past. He's also Catholic, which probably is not a requirement but is a plus for a group dubbed the Catholic 7.
Not surprisingly, O'Connor didn't want anyone labeling him a candidate this early in the process. "I'm not a candidate," he said earlier this week. "As far as I know they aren't even at a point where they're identifying candidates -- me or anyone else."
That might be technically true but, according to people with knowledge of the situation, DeGioia, through an intermediary, has felt out O'Connor about the job.
"I'm very happy at George Mason," O'Connor said, confirming he's not planning to retire anytime soon. "But everyone has an obligation to keep their options open and look at opportunities if they should come up."
In non-political speak, that means if DeGioia and the new league offer O'Connor a job likely to pay $1 million a year or more with national visibility and the chance to put a stamp on what will be a national entity, O'Connor would be hard-pressed to say no. He currently makes $300,000 a year at George Mason.
The other name that came up almost as soon as the new league was announced was Mike Tranghese, the retired commissioner of the Big East. Tranghese, 69, ran that conference for almost 20 years and was there at its creation as the right-hand man to Dave Gavitt. But he was apparently eliminated by the Catholic 7 presidents because most hold a grudge against him for bringing football into the conference in the 1990s.
DeGioia declined comment through a Georgetown spokesman on Friday.
College presidents are glorified fundraisers -- none more so than DeGioia. The new league is his chance to put a financial stamp on the school he has run since 2001. The irony in this story is that it was the greed of the Big East presidents almost two years ago that led to all of this. Presented with a new ESPN contract that would have more than tripled the money the football schools were receiving and doubled the money the basketball schools were receiving, they voted against accepting the offer - going against the advice of then-commissioner John Marinatto.
When Marinatto couldn't get a better TV offer, they fired him and then began deserting the rapidly sinking ship -- first Syracuse and Pittsburgh, then Notre Dame, then Rutgers and Louisville, and finally the Catholic 7.
Now it appears that the Catholic 7 may launch as early as next season as a two-division, 12-team league with a TV contract that will probably be comparable to what the former Big East schools would have made if they had accepted ESPN's offer.
In the next few months, the league will formally decide what schools it will invite to join, no doubt after first learning which ones will accept their invitation. It must also resolve two issues with its former conference: who gets to keep the Big East name and who might play their conference tournament at Madison Square Garden. The smart money is on the remaining Big East teams hanging on for dear life to the conference name and MSG preferring the new league, which will have a number of glamour teams, to be its March tenant going forward.
Of course, everyone involved will insist that those battles aren't about money. Which is exactly what they are about -- period.
John Feinstein writes a blog at www.feinsteinonthebrink.com and is the author of 28 books, including "One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game" (2011).


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The Carm Cozza Complex was dedicated on Nov. 13th 2010 as part of the Yale-Princeton Football weekend. Named for Yale's Hall of Fame football coach, the complex spans the entire second floor of the Smilow Field Center and brings the entire Yale football team together. For the exclusive use of the football program, the renovation includes meeting rooms, state-of-the-art technology and an upgraded locker room with space for all 110 men on the roster.
Another highlight of the complex includes the Carm Cozza gallery, which extends through the hallway of the entire floor and showcases memorabilia from his 32-year Yale career and beyond. This visual legacy serves as an inspiration for all Yale Football players as they prepare for practice or games in their quest for an Ivy League Championship.
A leadership gift from John Lykouretzos '95 made the renovation possible. He was a three-time letterman at defensive tackle who earned honorable mention All-Ivy honors under Cozza. Lykouretzos led the Bulldogs in sacks two of his three years on the varsity. His biggest QB takedown came in a seventackle outing in The Game 1993 when he pulled down the Harvard signal-caller on the last play of a 33-31 Yale win at the Bowl.
Click here for the press release


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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), joined by the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has recognized the Friday before Memorial Day as "Don't Fry Day", to encourage Americans to take a few simple steps to protect their health and prevent skin cancer throughout the summer.
"While we're making progress toward restoring the Earth's ozone layer, Americans need to take steps now for extra protection from harmful UV rays and skin cancer," said Janet McCabe, deputy assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. "Americans can stay safe under the sun and enjoy the outdoors by taking simple steps such as using sunscreen and wearing UV-blocking sunglasses."
"If current trends continue, one in five Americans will get skin cancer in their lifetime, and many of these skin cancers could be prevented by reducing UV exposure from the sun and indoor tanning devices," said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. "Of particular concern is the increase we are seeing in rates of melanoma, a potentially deadly form of skin cancer. In the United States, melanoma is one of the most common cancers among people ages 15 to 29 years."
"Spending time in the sun increases the risk of skin cancer. Everyone can get sunburned and suffer harmful effects of exposure to UV radiation from time spent outdoors," said FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. "Consumers can protect themselves by choosing a sunscreen that is right for them, wearing protective clothing and limiting time in the sun."
To make it easier for people to choose products that effectively reduce the health risks of UV overexposure, the FDA has issued new labeling rules for sunscreen products. These include:
. Sunscreens proven to protect against both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays can be labeled "Broad Spectrum." Both UVB and UVA radiation contribute to the sun's damaging effects.
. Sunscreen products that meet the criteria for being called "Broad Spectrum" and have a Sunscreen Protection Factor (SPF) of 15 or higher may state that they reduce the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging when used as directed with other sun protection measures.
. Any product that is not "Broad Spectrum," or has an SPF below 15, must have a warning stating that the product has not been shown to help prevent skin cancer or early skin aging.
. New water resistance claims on the front label must indicate whether the sunscreen remains effective for 40 minutes or 80 minutes while swimming or sweating.
In addition to using Broad Spectrum sunscreen, here are some tips to help enjoy the outdoors safely this Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer:
. Seek shade, not sun: Seek the shade when the sun's rays are strongest; avoid sunburns, intentional tanning, and use of tanning beds; use extra caution near reflective surfaces like water and sand.
. Wear protective clothing: Wear sun-protective clothing, a wide-brimmed hat, and UV-blocking sunglasses.
. Check the UV Index: EPA and the National Weather Service offer the UV Index--an hourly forecast of UV radiation that allows Americans to plan outdoor activities in ways that prevent overexposure to the sun. Download EPA's free UV Index app at www.epa.gov/enviro/mobile/.
Nations across the globe have made steady progress toward restoring the Earth's protective ozone layer through the groundbreaking environmental treaty called the Montreal Protocol. Signed by 197 countries, including the U.S. government, the Protocol is successfully working to phase out ozone-depleting substances. Scientists predict that the ozone layer will recover later this century.
According to the CDC, the states with the highest melanoma death rates include Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and West Virginia. Americans are encouraged to learn more about skin cancer in their states at www2.epa.gov/sunwise/skin-cancer-facts-your-state.
More on EPA sun safety tips: http://www2.epa.gov/sunwise More on the Montreal Protocol: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/intpol/ More on FDA sunscreen labeling rules: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm258416.htm
More on CDC skin cancer prevention efforts: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/ and cancer statistics: http://wonder.cdc.gov/cancer.html.
More on the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention: http://www.skincancerprevention.org/
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VIDEO: John Stockton-Karl Malone Top 10
It was Knicks fan Woody Allen who famously said that 80 percent of success is showing up.
Rarely has that adage been more appropriate in the NBA than the first month of this season when knee surgery has once more scratched Derrick Rose from the Bulls lineup and so many other big names — Andre Iguodala, Marc Gasol, Kobe Bryant, Tyson Chandler, Steve Nash, Deron Williams, Brook Lopez, to name a few — are on the mend or up in the air with their health status.
In an age when analytics have eye-in-the-sky overhead cameras taking video and collecting data on each player on the court 25 times per second, sometimes one of the most basic truths can be overlooked — you can't help if you don't play.
Durability is much a part of a player's makeup and his legacy as any shooting, rebounding or passing skill. Ask Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady, Brandon Roy, Yao Ming, Chris Webber, Penny Hardaway or Antonio McDyess. Check with Sam Bowie and Greg Oden.
So in this black and blue month of blown knees, bad backs and torn Achilles' tendons, here's a look at five all-time greats at showing up and then some:
Elvin Hayes — "The Big E" was known for the college game at the Astrodome against Lew Alcindor and UCLA, for being an NBA champion (1978), a 12-time All-Star, a three-time All-NBA first teamer, Hall of Fame member, for that trademark turnaround jumper that went down as smooth as a spoonful of ice cream, and a nose for rebounds. He was often described as a horse and it's true that the Rockets and Bullets rode him harder than the Pony Express. Back-to-back? Three games in three nights? It didn't bother Hayes. Just unlock the gym and turn on the lights. In 16 relentless seasons, the Big E missed just nine games out of 1,312, never more than two in a single season. He played bumped, bruised, aching and sick. But he always played. On the night of April 13, 1984, at 38, Hayes went the distance in 53 minutes of an overtime loss to the Spurs, the next-to-last game of his career.
John Stockton — Rumor always had it that the sun used to rely on Stockton to remind it to show up in the east every morning. It wasn't just the short-shorts, the pick and roll, the bounce pass, the partnership with Karl Malone and his stoic expression that took him to the Hall of Fame. It was Stockton's ability to take the court every night and keep time for the Utah offense with the constant beat of a metronome. He played 19 seasons and 1,504 games out of 1,526 for the Jazz, an NBA record for a player with a single team. He was indefatigable with his preparation. Coach Jerry Sloan said: "I only saw John lose in a suicide drill once in all the years we were together. Of course, he finished second and think he was 37 years old." The longest stretch on the sidelines in his career came when Stockton missed 18 games at the start of the 1997-98 season due to a left knee injury. It was later revealed that he had micro fracture surgery performed and still was back on the court in just two months, running the show as the Jazz made their second straight trip to The Finals.
Robert Parish — An ex-peanut farmer named Jimmy Carter hadn't even been elected as President when he was drafted in 1976 and Bill Clinton was serving his second term when he finally retired in 1997. In between, "The Chief" played more games (1,611) than any player in NBA history with a stoic demeanor that often belied his greatness. While Larry Bird and Kevin McHale eventually wore down due to age and injuries, Parish simply kept right on chugging down the track like a locomotive into the Hall of Fame and onto the list as one of the league's 50 Greatest Players. Bill Walton once called him the "greatest shooting big man of all time" for his ability to knock down mid-range jumpers and make free throws. But the enduring image of Parish will always be as a 7-footer making his way down the court on the Celtics' fast break as one of the greatest finishers the game has ever seen.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — He was graceful with the long arms, long legs and longer two decades of dominance. He was regal with the way he carried himself through the wintry winds of Milwaukee and into the glare of the Hollywood sunshine. He was simply majestic the way he set up on the right side of the basket, took the ball into his hands and let fly with the most singular and unstoppable shot in the history of the game — the skyhook. However, Abdul-Jabbar was not just as tall as a redwood, but as durable too. He played 20 NBA seasons and never suited up for fewer than 74 games in all but two of them. The only occasions that the five-time champion, six-time MVP and NBA all-time leading scorer missed significant playing time were when he broke bones in his hand. The first occurred during the 1974 preseason when Abdul-Jabbar was bumped hard in the low post and got his eye scratched. He then turned in anger and punched the basket support stanchion. After missing the first 16 games of the regular season, he returned to the lineup wearing goggles for the first time. The second break happened in the first two minutes of the 1977 season opener when he objected to a thrown elbow by punching Kent Benson, which forced him out of the lineup for two months.
Karl Malone — He was, after all, "The Mailman", which should, by definition, mean that he was dependable. It also didn't hurt that he had muscles on top of muscles, a body that that might as well have been a sculpture of a Greek god. In 19 NBA seasons, Malone played in all 82 games 11 times and missed a total of just eight games (three due to suspension) out of a possible 1,432 with the Jazz. He and Stockton formed the most durable — and maybe best — guard-forward combination in league history, playing a record 1,412 games together for one team. It is interesting to note that in what was the best scoring season (31.2 ppg) of his career, Malone lost out in the fan balloting to be a Western Conference starter in the 1990 All-Star Game to A.C. Green of the Lakers. Malone talked about boycotting the game, eventually relented and then sprained his right ankle in the week leading up to All-Star Weekend and was replaced in the lineup by the Mavs' Rolando Blackman. He also missed the 2002 All-Star Game to be with his mother, who was ill. Malone's iron man routine finally gave way in his final NBA season when he jumped from Utah to L.A. Malone and the Lakers were off to a great start until he bumped knees with Scott Williams of the Suns and missed the next 39 games. When he returned to the lineup, Malone was never the same. The injury was eventually diagnosed as a torn MCL.


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Obama pastor: Not God bless, but God d--- America!
Obama's pastor also blames U.S. for 9/11
First he praised Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, giving him a humanitarian award and traveling with him to Libya to meet Moammar Gadhafi.
Then he turned his Trinity United Church of Christ into an institution that had all the earmarkings of a black separatist congregation.
And now he, it turns out, he has damned America in God's name and blamed the U.S. for provoking the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by dropping nuclear weapons on Japan in World War II and supporting Israel since 1947.
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's pastor for the last 20 years, the man who married he and his wife, Michelle, and baptized their two daughters and is credited with providing the title of Obama's book, "The Audacity of Hope," has a long history of "inflammatory rhetoric."
But those discovered by an ABC News investigation may be the toppers.
ABC News reviewed dozens of Wright's sermons, finding repeated denunciations of the U.S. based on what he described as his reading of the Gospels and the treatment of black Americans.
"The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, God d— America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people," he said in a 2003 sermon. "God d— America for treating our citizens as less than human. God d— America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme."
In addition to damning America, he told his congregation on the Sunday after Sept. 11, 2001 that the U.S. had brought on al-Qaida's attacks because of its own terrorism, ABC News reports.
"We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye," Wright said in a sermon Sept. 16, 2001. "We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost," he told his congregation.
Obama declined to comment on Wright's denunciations of the U.S., but a campaign religious adviser, Shaun Casey, appearing on "Good Morning America" today, said Obama "had repudiated" those comments.
In a statement to ABC News, Obama's press spokesman Bill Burton said, "Sen. Obama has said repeatedly that personal attacks such as this have no place in this campaign or our politics, whether they're offered from a platform at a rally or the pulpit of a church. Sen. Obama does not think of the pastor of his church in political terms. Like a member of his family, there are things he says with which Sen. Obama deeply disagrees. But now that he is retired, that doesn't detract from Sen. Obama's affection for Rev. Wright or his appreciation for the good works he has done."
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U.S. stocks futures slipped Monday with markets still focused on Europe, where an election in Greece provided only a brief boost in optimism over the continent's ability to withstand tenacious debt problems.
Dow Jones industrial average futures fell 65 points to 12,645. Standard & Poor's 500 futures gave up 6.5 points to 1,331 and Nasdaq futures fell 6.5 points to 2,557.50.
Central banks stood down Monday after the Greeks elected conservative leader Antonis Samaras, which reduces the odds that the country will exit the 17-country European Union financial block. Anxiety over a Greek exit was so pronounced that many expected a run on banks Monday if political parties opposing a fiscal bailout had won the election.
The broader scope of the financial burden facing the continent soon overshadowed whatever breathing room the election in Greece had offered, however.
On Monday, the cost at which Spain can borrow money reached levels seen only in Greece, Portugal and Ireland, the three European nations that have required massive bailouts.
The interest rate on Spain's 10-year bonds, an indicator of confidence in a nation's ability to pay off loans, hit 7.08 percent, a new high for the country since it joined the euro. Stocks fell 1.9 percent in Madrid, though markets were mixed across Europe.
Energy commodities, which can signal expectations of growth ahead, fell. Benchmark crude for July delivery slid $1 to $83.03 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
In the U.S., Microsoft Corp. is expected to make a "major" announcement after the market closes.
Shares of Barnes & Noble Inc. spiked nearly 8 percent before the market opened on the anticipation that Microsoft will announce a strategic partnership with the bookseller.
There is a lot of housing data coming out this week as well.
The National Association of Home Builders issues its housing market index for June on Monday. Data on new homes will be released by the government Tuesday and on Thursday, the National Association of Realtors, counts up sales of existing homes for May.