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Black Sea Bass
Black Sea Bass
Centropristis striata
(A.K.A. - Black will, Sea bass)
Key Distinguishing Markings:
- Black sea bass are members of the Family Serranidae or true sea basses and groupers.
- They are typically large-mouthed, bottom dwellers that are bluish black in color with light spots that form longitudinal stripes.
- Their scales are relatively large and their dorsal fin is continuous, but notched with 10 slender spines.
- Black sea bass are reported to grow to a maximum of 24-25 inches in length and live 15-20 years.
- They range from Maine to the Florida Keys and into the Gulf of Mexico.
- Along the Atlantic coast, black sea bass are divided into two stocks for management purposes.
- The northern stock resides north of Cape Hatteras and is seasonally migratory.
- The southern stock resides south of the Cape and is not migratory.
- Adult black sea bass are considered to be a temperate reef fish.
- They are typically bottom dwelling marine fishes and are most often found on rocky bottoms near reefs, wrecks, oyster bars, pilings, or jetties.
- They are predators, relying on their large mouths and swift movements to capture their prey.
- Adults migrate inshore and northward as water temperatures increase in the spring.
- They return to coastal and ocean waters, moving southward and offshore in the fall as water temperatures drop.
- As juveniles, they typically move inshore to the lower Chesapeake Bay during April and remain until December.
- They have been captured as far north as the mouth of the Chester River. However, juvenile fish prefer saline waters and are most prevalent in salinities above 18ppt.
- Black sea bass are bottom dwellers and find shelter in areas with structure. Here, they feed primarily on crustaceans such as shrimp, amphipods, and isopods.
Food Preference:
- Black sea bass typically feed on crabs, mussels, razor clams, and fishes.
- Spawning in the mid-Atlantic region takes place in deeper waters off the continental shelf from June through October with a peak in July and August off the coast of Virginia.
- Female black sea bass usually mature by ages 2-5 and produce approximately 280,000 pelagic eggs which are buoyant and contain a single oil globule.
- Larval development occurs in coastal waters.
Fishing Tips:
- Black sea bass are regarded as a good-eating, flavorful fish.
- Bottom fishing from boats near structure (rocks, wrecks, and reefs) using squid and other natural baits works best to catch these fish.
- For current recreational size and creel limits, see Maryland's updated regulation page.
Fun Fact:
- Black sea bass are protogynous hermaphrodites, functioning first as females and then as males.
- Sex reversal may not occur in all fish; only 38% of the females in the mid-Atlantic were observed to be hermaphroditic.
- Sex reversal generally occurs between the sizes, 9½-13 inches: most fish 8 inches and below are female.
- Sex reversal is probably a post-spawning event since it occurs most frequently from August through April.
- Social interaction may play a role in sexual transformation; the removal of large male fish from a local population may induce one or more of the largest remaining females to change sex and assume the male role.
- The recreational fishery for black sea bass is important along the Atlantic coast of Maryland. Approximately 35% of the Mid-Atlantic coast (Maryland & Virginia) recreational black sea bass landings are harvested from state waters, which includes bay waters out to 3 miles.
Family: Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
For more information on black sea bass and their management, please contact Steve Doctor or Nancy Butowski.
Illustration by Diane Rome Peebles
Provided by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,
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Criticizing the Space Shuttle is like punching America in the face. After all, it's been a symbol of national pride for thirty years. But many of my friends and I are celebrating yesterday's piggy-backed final flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum…because a museum is where the shuttle belongs.
Yes, the Shuttle deserves a tip of the hat—after all, it took us to the final frontier. But as the former editor of the Space Future Journal, a website dedicated to space tourism, I've met people who are as enthusiastic about average citizens, not trained astronauts, visiting space as I am. And we know the Shuttle wasn't the vehicle to take us there.
To us, the Shuttle was an obstacle.
I spoke to Will Watson, executive director of the Space Frontier Foundation, and he spelled out a few not-so-fun facts about the Space Shuttle. And maybe, just maybe, after reading this, you might think about it the same way as we do.
1. The Shuttle killed more people than any other space vehicle in history.
The explosion of the Challenger killed seven people, six astronauts and one Teacher in Space participant, during the launch of its 10th mission in 1986. The explosion of the Columbia killed seven more during re-entry of its 28th mission in 2003.
Let me spell it out for you: out of five Shuttles–Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor—two met a disastrous and fiery fate. That's a 40% vehicular failure rate (updated) and a flight failure rate of 1.5%. This would have grounded any other vehicle permanently.
To compare, the Apollo I mission resulted in the death three astronauts during a launch pad test. The Mercury and Gemini missions had no fatalities.
The Chinese space program has currently had no fatalities.
As for the Russian space program, one cosmonaut died during the re-entry of the Soyuz 1, and three died on the Soyuz 11 after being exposed to vacuum.
(There is no hard data available on the deaths of Soviet-era cosmonauts, but unsubstantiated rumors suggest that there may have been Soviet casualties in the early days of the space race.)
2. It was extremely expensive
You can't put a price on scientific research. But I sure as heck can. A total of 355 people flew on STS (Shuttle Transportation System), and not one of them was me. And I'm not just saying this because I'm jealous as hell, but the Space Shuttle missions cost too much and provided too little.
Although NASA says that it cost a trifling $450 million to launch each Shuttle mission, other sources find that price tag vastly underestimated. All five Shuttles flew a total of 135 missions. According to Space.com, in an article written in 2005,
[I]f the space shuttle program is terminated after 2010, then it will have a total lifetime cost of about $173 billion, Pielke reported.
…Given that flight rate, this will result in a total program cost per flight of $1.3 billion, Pielke explained. Of further interest is the average cost per flight from 2004-2010: It is $1.3 billion. The average cost per flight from the middle of 2005 through 2010, assuming 22 flights, is about $1.0 billion, he said.
Nature followed up in 2011:
The US Congress and NASA spent more than US$192 billion (in 2010 dollars) on the shuttle from 1971 to 2010 (see 'A costly enterprise')…. During the operational years from 1982 to 2010, the average cost per launch was about $1.2 billion. Over the life of the programme, this increases to about $1.5 billion per launch
One of the many reasons the Shuttles were so expensive was because some of the equipment used to launch, such as the external tank, were non-reusable and had to be replaced with each launch.
Salut/Almaz, Skylab, MIR allowed far more long duration space studies than we ever needed, and showed that manned space stations really had no scientific value, as unmanned satellites could accomplish far more for far less, without risking human lives.
For 30+ years, the Space Shuttle program risked human lives to haul freight up and garbage back, at 28 times the cost of unmanned freighters…
The Mercury/Gemini/Apollo astronauts risked their lives to 'push the envelope'… advance space exploration…
The Shuttle astronauts risked their lives for PR value… at massive taxpayer cost, to perpetuate Federal Agency budget/power/pork…
There was no 'right stuff' 'piloting' for the Shuttle…. the critical Shuttle ascent/descent tolerances were far beyond human capabilities…. and it had auto-land capability…… no need for 'mission specialists' whose only job was to push a button…
The entire Space Shuttle program was based on the most cynical BS leveraging/exploiting misguided emotions based on 40 year old flag waving for Apollo…
You can be for real, justified human space exploration, science, technology…
or, you can be for NASA 'big govt' manned space program/pork..
but not both.
NASA did a great job and employed a lot of brilliant people who worked on the shuttle program to keep it alive as long as they could. I respect that. Their budget is low. End of story. Your counter opinion in the matter is moot. Any money spent on science and technology is a good investment. If you want proof that the budget wasn't wasted – watch the weather channel. The improved the design of engines, glass, car crash technology, planes, food preservation, thermal garments, heart surgery, and the list goes on for 50 years. So – tell me the money was wasted….
The space shuttle could have flown that many missions. No one wanted to pay for them. At that launch rate, a fully reusable launch system would have been much less expensive, but there was no money for its development.
The trouble with citing reliability by number of vehicles built is that so far no other reuseable orbital vehicles (that we know of) have ever been built to do the same thing. Soyuz is not reuseable. For expendable launch vehicles reliability is cited in terms of numbers of successful versus unsuccessful launches. 98.5% is exemplary in the ELV industry. Unfortunately, comparisons with relatively mass produced expendable launch vehicles would be as invalid as comparision with mass produced airliners. True reliabilty comparisions will have to wait until Space-X, Virgin Galactic or other companies have successfully flown at least 5 orbital vehicles 30 times each. Anyone who believes a commercial company flying orbital craft will have zero operational deaths is delusional. At least Bronson acknowledges that he is not looking forward to the first crash. The number of explorers who have died exploring in the past is phenomial. Did you know that Columbus had a vehicle failure on his first trip across the Atlantic? He lost a ship and dozens of sailors. History called that a success…
what about the soyuz, it is a "mass" produced space vehicle, they were chruning out 60 a year, maybe a elite sports car production number but for a space vehicle thats astonishing.
This title "Horrifying Facts" is way over stated. I agree with the article and the failure rate of 2 in 5 comes the closest to horrifying, the rest, no so much. If all the articles are overstated then we will stop paying attention to the Horrifying Deficit, The Catastrophic Economy, the Monstrous Media, and the Megalomaniacal Politicians.
My father worked on the original design of the Space Shuttle at North American Rockwell. He called it an Experimental Space Vehicle. What a shame spending 200 billion dollars and 30 years on an experiment sounds like the same government that wants to take control of your healthcare. If we don't start managing our industry more like the private sector we will end up in the scrap heap of history.
Why do individuals from the blind right feel the need to always spew half-truths about the ACA? There is NO conspiracy to "take over" our health care system. If you have private medical insurance like most of us, then how is the government "taking over" your health-care? What's more appalling is the concessions Obama had to make to get it to pass…including eliminating the Government Option. God forbid we have competition for the private insurance companies to help lower costs. You know that thing called the VA which negotiates it's drug costs? It allows our veterans to pay little or nothing for their health care.
Our corrupt, greedy, bloated Fed Govt in 'competition'… LOL
Govt takes what it wants, does what it wants, destroys what it wants.. Govt=naked force..
NASA was founded with the express primary goal of advancing US commercial space..
Then after NASA built it's shuttle, it got Congress to FORCE all US commercial, Govt and military payloads to it's shuttle…
Thereby destroying US commercial space, handing the Russians/Europeans a multi-decade head start to corner the commercial booster and satellite market.
I reject your canard of Govt 'competition'… Govt is a parasite, not a competitor.
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When Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki made the decision to endorse candidates in November's election, his criterion was straightforward.
"I look at what person is going to have the best potential to do the most for our community," Zabrocki, a Republican, said this week.
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It's that guiding principle that led the mayor recently to cross party lines and back Democrat Michael Hastings in the 19th District State Senate race. Calling Hastings "a young, dynamic individual," Zabrocki said he thinks the candidate has the right skills to help the General Assembly solve the state's financial problems.
"That doesn't mean I think his opponent is a bad person," Zabrocki said of Republican candidate Edgar Montalvo, who has been endorsed by the Chicago Tribune. "I just think Mike would do a better job."
Zabrocki has known Hastings since 1996, when the U.S. Army veteran was a student at Andrew High School. The two met when Hastings volunteered to help fight flooding in the village, organizing members of the high school's football team to fill sandbags, Zabrocki said.
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Candidate endorsements are a relatively new practice for Zabrocki, who said he avoided doing until recently. But as the decisions in Springfield were having more of a negative effect on the village, Zabrocki changed his stance and has thrown his support behind candidates whose positions are aligned with the best interests of the village.
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The Bandits were leading the Rock, 5-4, in the third period, when a bench-clearing brawl broke out with 5:02. The referees gave up after a while and sent everyone home for the night. How would you like to drive a few hours to that game, only to have it cancelled in that fashion? It probably didn't give the coaching staff much of a chance to make decisions about players, either.
It was the second "win" of the week for the Bandits. They defeated Philadelphia on Sunday in a game played in HSBC Arena on Sunday. Oddly, not only were fans not allowed in the game, but the media wasn't invited to that one either.
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At the end of September 2007, my husband, Evans Starzinger, and I were in the Îles Gambier, at the southeastern edge of French Polynesia, aboard our 47-foot aluminum Van de Stadt Samoa, Hawk. We were about to embark upon a 3,400-nautical-mile passage to Canal de Chacao, the narrow channel that leads to Puerto Montt, at the north end of the channels in Chile.
The passage would take us across three of the global wind systems: the southeast trades, the variables, and the westerlies of the Roaring 40s. During what turned out to be a 24-day (and 3,800-nautical-miles-sailed) passage, we relied upon the weather information derived from Gridded Binary Files to help us pick our way through the complex weather systems we encountered. By sharing the exact information we had at our disposal, we hope to help others understand these valuable forecasting tools and how we make use of them to benefit from or avoid weather systems.
The Îles Gambier are located in the belt of southeast trade winds that extends to around 30 degrees S. To avoid beating dead into the trade winds for several hundred miles, the traditional sailing route between French Polynesia and the Chilean coast calls for vessels to sail as close to due south as they can manage through the southeast trades and the variables until reaching the westerlies of the Roaring 40s. Here, voyagers turn east and run to Chile.
To avoid being becalmed in the Southern Hemisphere summer (December through February), vessels may need to drop below 45 degrees S to remain in the westerly flow of winds under the semi-permanent high-pressure system centered around 30 degrees S, in the vicinity of Easter Island. In the early Southern Hemisphere spring, when we were about to embark, the South Pacific high would be expected to be north of its summer position and not yet fully established. Low-pressure systems with strong westerly flows would be tracking as far north as 30 degrees S, which we hoped would allow us to sail more directly to our destination.
When departing on a long passage, we start with the assumption that we will follow the conventional sailing directions, but two weeks before our departure we start watching how systems are actually tracking and whether we should modify our route. Because we were coming to the end of the trade-wind season, low-pressure systems had begun tracking across the Gambiers from the north and west, out of the subtropics, pushing easterly winds ahead of them. Since the South Pacific high wasn't yet established, both lows and highs from the Roaring 40s regularly rolled northward into the variables; these, too, brought easterly winds well above 35 S. Taking the traditional route with these weather patterns would mean many days of beating into easterlies and the likelihood of several easterly gales or even storms. By mid-September and our departure, it was becoming increasingly apparent that we'd have to modify the traditional route to avoid a significant percentage of strong headwinds.
During this passage, we'd download GRIBs once a day. When determining where we'd be on each successive time period in the GRIBs, we assumed an average of 150 nautical miles per day.
Here's a look at four 120-hour GRIB files we downloaded during our trip, how we interpreted them, and how the actual weather systems played out.
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We gave you ten reasons to go to Lovebox in the new issue, and one of them was the legendary Debbie Harry, lead chanteuse for Blondie. But you already knew that.
We've got a little festival to chat about...
I love Lovebox. The last time I was here I met Sly Stone it was fantastic. One of the songs in this, 'thank you for letting me be myself', I thought it was a great sentiment and great lyric.
How do you unwind after a show?
Have a glass of wine and sit around and hopefully talk to people that are on show and other times were forced to jump right in the bus, again, watch some film or something or read a book or something I had. That's the more conservative end of it. But if we get to hang around afterwards, we get to have a few laughs and some wine and whatever else.
What's your favourite wine?
Well, I'm not well educated about it but a standard, a good chardonnay is nice for me, French or Californian, wherever it comes from.
What's been your worst festival experience?
Well, I can't really think of one particular worst experience. I think dealing with bad weather is one of the sorts of things as well has having temperamental equipment. Probably earlier on in our careers when we weren't so well known having to open up for someone who was totally different to us musically and standing in front of heavy metal people. That was always rough.
Are you aware of the gays you've inspired?
Not per say, but I'm not blind but I know its important to stand up for gay rights or letting people get over their hang-ups or their prejudices. But for me personally it's never been an issue and I feel like as an adult you are entitled to whatever sexuality you are and have and whoever you're in love with. And its very personal and I couldn't really give a flying fuck.
There is one person you have inspired, a certain Mr Andy Bell (who wrote the song Debbie Harry Drag Queen)
He is fabulous. I think I am a drag queen. A lot of my friends say I basically am a drag queen.
Have I seen one of yourself? How did they capture your essence?
Sure. I guess it's a general interpretation with the hair and punk look I suppose.
If John Waters (Debs was in Hairspray, remember) asked you to do another film would you?
Oh absolutely. I love John. John took me to see a show recently with Patti LuPone and it was Women On The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown, the Almodovar film and I love them all. I love Almodovar, I love Paddy, I love John. It was such a great night. The show was just beautiful, it was sensational. It was so cinematic, the art direction, it was a really great experience and I wish the show had kept on running.
Obviously you got this new album coming out, Panic Of Girls...
I mean we got it out. It hasn't been easy and a half we really just had a bit of a time getting it out. The industry has changed for us. Brands aren't superbig, the superbands have label support and the whole thing is going on but basically the industry has collapsed for bands like Blondie, and for many of the artists that aren't the mega mega superstars.
We would have said you were superstars.
We are but not in terms of labels. It's a whole different world, I don't know how to explain it but it's a lot different than it was.
Are you self-releasing the album?
Basically, yes, basically.
You could say your going back to a punk rock way of doing things.
I don't think everyone can do it. We have a terrific manager who's really into marketing. He's waded through and found a path to handle our business and its really terrific because it really is a new world with the internet and it's a whole different kind of product.
When was the last time you panicked?
Just when I pick up the phone!
What is the most repetitive question you get asked?
I don't know, I think it's the way the question is asked. Sometimes it's really antagonistic and it doesn't really matter about the question is, it's about the attitude and the question is framed.
When did you read your last gay magazine?
I don't know. I did a little interview for New York magazine for Justin Bond. Whose one of my favourite, favourite performers and people. He is such a great person and such a talent and I know he's played over in the UK and he's great and loved. And when something like that happens, I feel really lucky. It's just been a great experience knowing Justin, being able to say nice things about him in the press is terrific.
What was your last dream?
It was last night and it was a strange dream. It was something to do with a rap contest. It was sort of strange, I was with all these people and 'Well, what if they can do this, she can do this... if she has the upper triceps muscle'. It was so bizarre right. If my right triceps was good, I could be in the contest.
You had rap anxiety
Yeah! (DEBBIE HARRY LAUGHS AT US).
The End.
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---- — Gloucester is pursuing what would be its second cultural district — this time for the city's downtown.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to send a plan for downtown cultural district to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which grants designations for such districts around the state. City councilors said the district brings all downtown cultural institutions from Maritime Gloucester to the Cape Ann museum under one umbrella.
Earlier this year, the state designated Gloucester's Rocky Neck and downtown Rockport among the state's first five recognized cultural districts, then approved a similar designation for an Essex River Cultural District while bringing the total statewide to 12.
While the cultural districts do not come with any assured marketing or other dollars attached, the state designation would mean the downtown district would also be added to the state Cultural Council's website, identifying areas rich in culture for visitors and state residents alike. Officials are also hopeful that the designation can provide documentation for pursuing federal arts-related grants or other funding.
"We are so pleased," said Judith Hoglander, chairwoman of the city's Committee for the Arts and head of the committee that pushed for the Downtown Cultural District.
Hoglander said the city's downtown has a vibrant mix of cultural venues, from waterfront businesses to the Sawyer Free Library. She said she started working on a downtown district while the cultural district initiative was still in debate in the state Legislature.
"I was fascinated by the possibility of a cultural district and how it could help Gloucester," Hoglander said. "(Downtown) has it all and it's very unique. We felt it would be ideal for a cultural district."
Bringing it together wasn't easy, Hoglander said. While Rocky Neck, she conceded, is a clearly defined area for a cultural district, downtown isn't. The proposed district stretches roughly from Middle Street down to Harbor loop and covers the Harborwalk, City Hall, Maritime Gloucester, Cape Ann Museum and other venues.
The state's Cultural District Initiative came out of an economic stimulus bill passed by the state Legislature in 2010. The initiative was designed to help communities attract artists and cultural enterprises, encourage business and job growth, expand tourism, preserve and reuse historic buildings, enhance property values, and foster local cultural development.
Tuesday night, the City Council held a public hearing on the cultural district. Councilors said no one spoke against the proposal.
"It's a win-win situation for everyone involved, including the city," said City Councilor Joe Ciolino.
Ciolino said the district pulls a lot of downtown cultural venues together under one umbrella. The designation, he said, would let those establishments work together to promote the area and apply for funding to improve it. Down the road, grant funding for the cultural district, he said, could even be used in the city's effort to repair City Hall.
He said he's hoping that the cultural district designation will get the groups working on events during the summer for both residents and tourists.
City Councilor Melissa Cox, whose ward holds the proposed Downtown Cultural District, said she hopes it can someday provide for improvements as basic as sidewalks in the area.
What the designation does do, Cox said, is help the downtown move forward together.
"When you can find a way to bring everyone together under one roof you can figure out the next step," said Cox.
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---- — St. Valentine's Day, commonly known as Valentine's Day, is observed on Feb. 14 and celebrated in many countries. Though it began as a liturgical celebration, the day became associated with romantic love during the middle ages, when it became traditional to court a potential love interest. Today it is an occasion to express appreciation, friendship, affection and love with greeting cards, chocolates, flowers as well as Cupid-inspired gifts.
Cupid, also popular in the middle ages, is depicted in contemporary times as a chubby boy shooting a bow and arrow to inspire romantic love. Cupid is viewed as an icon of Valentine's Day and is often depicted with a blindfold, not because he is sightless, but because sometimes love is blind. The etiquette surrounding the day often leaves us, too, groping for the right gift, card or sentiment.
William Shakespeare summed up the confusion in his play "A Midsummer's Night Dream"
"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
Nor hath love's mind of any judgment taste;
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
And therefore is love said to be a child
Because in choice he is so oft beguiled."
Today's culture requires that one uses discerning judgment and gift-giving etiquette on Valentine's Day.
School parties and exchanges, workplace celebrations and new romantic partners contemplating Valentine's Day can inspire fear, hope, excitement or dread. There are many modern day "rules" to be followed to be considered socially acceptable.
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School-aged Children
If your child chooses to participate in a Valentine's Day exchange, a valentine, be it a card or candy, should be given to every child in the class. If your child cannot bring himself to give everyone a valentine in class, it is acceptable to mail them to the homes of those selected.
Handmade valentines are an excellent way to help your child express her creativity and develop fine motor skills. Construction paper, glue, scissors, fabric, markers and stickers are just some of the items that can encourage even the youngest child tap into his inner da Vinci. If crafting is not something your child is interested in, a box of cards purchased from a store is perfectly acceptable. Your child, if inclined, can personalize the cards by adding a treat with ribbon or tape.
If your school has a "no candy" policy but is planning a party, consider a healthier alternative such as carrots, raisins or strawberries, or goodies like temporary tattoos, stickers or party favors.
Don't forget the teacher! There is no reason to go overboard with a teacher valentine. Give a teacher, and an aide or classroom volunteer, the same valentine as fellow students.
In Walton Central Townsend Elementary School, this year's third-grade classes are making Valentine's Day boxes from recycled materials to correspond with a reading project focused on saving the Earth's rain forests. Valentine receptacles can be made from anything recycled — even an old pair of jeans!
The first-grade classes are getting the whole family involved in Valentine's Day. First-graders are doing a family homework project to strengthen the connection between home and school. The family creates a valentine card holder, using any material they choose, a shoe box, a cereal box, a large can or a basket. The only requirement is that the container must be able to stand on its own. The family is asked to decorate the container together, using their imaginations, choosing a theme.
Valentine's Day in a Business or Office Setting
Unless you work in a casual environment, it is important to remember that the office is not a classroom and rules for Valentine's Day gift-giving are very different. If you pass out cards to everyone, it could hurt your reputation. You could be seen as unprofessional, or worse, a brown-noser, both by the boss and co-workers. If you want to do something nice, bring a big box of candy, plate of cookies or chocolate covered strawberries, and place it in an open area for everyone to enjoy. Skip the little heart-shaped candies with suggestive messages printed on them.
Do not send a Valentine's Day email or message on the company computer. Your employer does not pay you to use company time to send any type of personal emails. An email intended for one person only can easily be forwarded on to others. If anyone who sees the email is offended by it for any reason, complaints could easily follow.
If you are close friends with a co-worker and want to share a card or gift, do so outside of work hours and off-premises. Even then, think it through. Any card or gift that alludes to romance could be considered sexual harassment if it is unwelcome, even if it is given after work hours.
Do not give a card or gift to a subordinate or to a supervisor or boss. The very nature of the holiday is to remind people of romance and love. It is very easy to give the wrong message or misunderstand intentions.
Valentine's Day for New Romantic Partners
Would-be romance can be filled with awkwardness and apprehension, especially surrounding a holiday that is filled with notions of love. The reality is that today the occasion is one of equal opportunity for men and woman alike to hit or miss. If a romantic dinner is your idea of romance, etiquette says that whoever asks pays. That being said, it is not wrong to offer to chip in, or to agree on whom will pay for dinner before the date.
Say it with flowers. Valentine's Day is synonymous with roses, which continue to be a time-honored choice. Color speaks volumes; red represents love or passion, while pink, yellow and white all send messages of friendship, admiration, happiness and appreciation. Bonus points are always scored for remembering the recipient's favorite flower.
Don't wait until the last minute to select a card. Typically, that is when the selection is whittled down to the ones no one else wanted to buy — for good reason.
This special day does not have to be expensive, or even traditional. Anyone on a budget can plan for a special evening together. A candlelight dinner prepared at home can be very meaningful. Chocolates are within most budgets and can set the tone for romance. It takes only thoughtfulness to write a love note, watch a romantic movie or play "your song" over your favorite dessert or food.
The notion of gift-giving can make anyone's palms sweat. Emily Post, the self-appointed queen of etiquette says "Before buying any present — think to yourself 'What would she do with that?' and if you can't find the answer to the question, DON'T BUY IT!"


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One of the major risk factors for getting or worsening osteoarthritis in the knee is overloading the joint. Doctors may recommend weight loss or shoe inserts. Some even may suggest a surgical joint realignment called high tibial osteotomy. But now researchers at Stanford University and elsewhere are taking another tack: They're teaching patients to move differently.
This approach is being studied in people with medial, or inner, compartment OA, which is 10 times more common than other forms of knee OA.
"The medial knee compartment bears a much higher load than the lateral [outside] compartment," says Pete Shull, PhD, a post-doctoral researcher in the Bioengineering Department at Stanford. "That's just the way our bodies are structured. The inside knee compartment sees loading [or force] that's two to three times higher than the outside."
So researchers have set out to find ways to shift some of the medial compartment's load to the lateral one. "The lateral compartment almost always has healthy cartilage," says Shull. "The compartments are like brake pads on a bike, unevenly worn. So by changing the way someone walks, we can get the cartilage in the compartments to wear more evenly."
In a 2011 study published in the Journal of Biomechanics, Shull and his colleagues retrained nine healthy people without osteoarthritis to shift their gait.
First, they had the participants walk on a treadmill equipped to measure the forces on the knee, a technology unavailable just five years ago.Then they asked the participants to walk again on the treadmill using something called haptic, or touch, feedback. The researchers placed small motor devices on the back of the participants' legs and backs, then instructed them to walk differently, perhaps with their toes slightly in or out, or by shifting their upper body toward to aching knee.
"Whenever they took a step, they felt a buzz, like someone pressing on their back or legs," explains Shull. "When they felt the buzz, they knew they were supposed to move in that direction."
With the feedback, people walked in a new way within three to four minutes, as long as they still had the buzzes to remind them when they swerved back to their old style. And the pressure on the medial compartment lessened by 20 percent. Foot orthotics, or wedges, reduce knee pressure by 5 to 10 percent, and a knee brace by only 10 to 15 percent.
Participants repeated lab training for four weeks, once weekly. And they kept a training log at home, practicing the new movement 10 to 20 minutes a day. "We found that after four weeks, people were able to retain the new walking pattern," says Shull. "After six weeks, people had less knee pain and more function and were still walking in the new way."
Researchers at University of British Columbia and University of Melbourne have also been studying how changes in gait may lessen knee burden. In a 2012 study published in Arthritis Care and Research, researchers asked 22 participants with knee OA to shift the lean of their trunks sideways toward their damaged knee, guiding them to stick to the new walk through biofeedback.
"The amount of trunk lean was measured and displayed in front of the participant as he walked toward a screen," says study author Michael Hunt, PT, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia in Vancouver. "A target area onscreen guided the amount of lean."
Although the greater the lean, the less pressure on the inner joint, participants had a tough time learning the new walk and initially at least, found no pain reduction.


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My Dream Nokia #14: Nokia MeeGo Phone Concept Nokia N14
Here's the latest design by shihuzaan for My Dream Nokia #14 (same designer for N11 and N12). It is a Nokia MeeGo phone concept with a somewhat Nexus One-esque/Nokia Prism feel.
This piece was more to show off the design and as such the specifications are what you'd expect from MeeGo phone. It looks a little thick in the top photo but only possibly from that angle.
If you check out side view it's very slim. This makes me quite excited for the real MeeGo phone.
BTW, offtopic – unless the view counter is broken – possibly due to the blog move, we crossed a threshold today for over 30,000 views! Equally surprising: we some how we nearly reached 30k on three occasions in the past 7 days but never actually over 30k (i.e. 29.4k, 28.9k, 28.7k). Very overwhelming – thank you guys! Now this is just a blip though we hope we'll be able to reach close to this on a more regular basis in future.
Anyway: Nokia N14 specs:
- MeeGo 1.2
- Anodized Aluminium casing
- CBD 4″ Super AMOLED display (800×480 pixels)
- 8mp carl zens camera (Auto focus)
- Xenon flash
- 1Ghz processor
- Bluetooth 3
- 16GB Internal
- Micro-SD Reader
- capacitive multi touch screen
- removable battery
About "My Dream Nokia"
I'm sure you've dreamt up your PERFECT Nokia phone. What it would look like, what it would feel like, what features it would have. Why don't you share it with the world? Or at least with other Nokia fans .
It could be your own photoshopped or rendered work (seriously, you don't need mega skills in either, basic paint job is often enough to convey a concept) of your dream product.
SEND this in similarly to firstname.lastname@example.com with the title "My Dream Nokia" and perhaps the model number (and a little description, maybe a few specs in the message area? Though this bit not necessary).
Who knows, maybe an image might flutter over to Nokia and through whatever route end up being real.
Category: Concept, Dream Nokia, MeeGo, Nokia, Nseries
About the Author (Author Profile)Hey, thanks for reading my post. My name is Jay and I'm a medical student at the University of Manchester. When I can, I blog here at mynokiablog.com and tweet now and again @jaymontano. We also have a twitter and facebook accounts @mynokiablog and Facebook.com/mynokiablog. Check out the tips, guides and rules for commenting >>click<< Contact us at tips(@)mynokiablog.com or email me directly on jay[at]mynokiablog.com
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HTC much…..we don't need that we need unique not a copy
Good it will be a good mid high end device to compete devices like htc desire or droids line up.I like this phone looks sober but powerfull.
yea but remember the last nokia needs and a wanna be or a look-a-like
wow design!
Congratulations to u guys! your blog is becoming more and more popular
It looks like a HTC Wildfire. I don't like its design.
It reminds me of an old moto clam shell for some reason.
Great UI! I hope it is so when it comes out Meego. Can anyone say whether it will look like this?
Don't like it. Love my N8 and also the supposed design of the N9.
i still like the #8 fav… here is the link,
i feel like this is more like the design nokia should take!
Great design,buddy!
Could have increased the specs a don't you think?
You know,since it's the Nokia N '14′
Eprice plagiarized the images without references, even added their watermark on the images.
We should do something to prevent it from happening again.
Not really my thing, can't wait for the next meego phone though! I would not buy this particular design though, looks kinda cheap…
Plz plz plz nokia, go for MEEGO more than Windows phone 7.
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Welcome to Student Conduct and Community Standards
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Todd Wollenzier, Assistant Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014, after a valiant battle with cancer. Todd began working at UTSA in August 2004. He was not only a coworker, but a great friend and he will be immeasurably missed. His contributions to the UTSA and San Antonio communities include service on the Parking and Transportation Committee, the Behavioral Intervention Team, University Center Floor Captains, Staff Council, Alamo Area Council of Governments Law Enforcement Academy Advisory Board, and the UTSA Listens Committee. He maintained strong professional bonds with members of the academic and student affairs community in relation to student conduct and was nearing completion of a Master's of Justice Policy degree at UTSA.
If you wish to make a contribution to Todd's Memorial Fund, download the pledge form and submit it to Brittany Pratt at the Office of Development. Or visit www.utsa.edu/give.
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The mission of Student Conduct and Community Standards is to create an environment that strives to ensure a fair and objective process that upholds the high behavioral and academic standards articulated in the UTSA Student Code of Conduct. Student Conduct and Community Standards encourages students to actively participate in the full university experience including the intentional transformation of their decision making patterns through engagement, personal development, interpersonal development, and community membership.
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Student Conduct and Community Standards looks to the future to be recognized internationally as a leader in developing a comprehensive and intentional sanctioning model for fellow student conduct officers to follow. And, to be looked to as an innovator in the area of student conduct which truly changes the face of university discipline.
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- Diversity - We value and happily accept that students are very different in their backgrounds and experiences, and that those differences are beneficial to the University, fellow roadrunners, and the greater San Antonio community.
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Designed to enhance the criminal justice student's total academic experience, the field placement program provides students with the opportunity to work in a criminal justice related setting while earning course credit in the process.
To participate in the program, students must meet the following criteria:
In addition to the requirements above, it is recommended, but not required, that students desiring placement in any of the following areas either complete or be concurrently enrolled in the courses indicated:
Law Enforcement Placements
- Criminal Justice Administration (CRM JST 370)
- Police Process ( CRM JST 271)
Correctional Placements
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- Criminal Justice Administration (CRM JST 370)
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There are several important steps you must take to sign up for a Field Placement:
Students may not arrange their own placements without going through the program coordinator first! You will not receive credit for the course if you do not work through the coordinator.
Undergraduates may take field placements for up to 6 credits but MUST get permission from Dr. Thomas Lebel FIRST. Graduate students may take field placements for only 3 credits.
The Field Placements Project Assistant is Mathew Richie. He may be contacted at (414) 229-4973; Fax (414) 229-5311; e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or stop by the office in Enderis Hall, Room 1125. Alternate point of contact is Professor Thomas LeBel, Field Program Coordinator, at (414) 229-2356 or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also write either of them at:
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Students are responsible to an assigned field supervisor in their respective agency during the placement period. Students will coordinate work schedules (normally 8 hours per week) with their field supervisor. Students will adhere to the following while in the field placements program:
Students will dress in an appropriate manner to the field instruction setting.
Students will comply with all agency rules or regulations and should be prepared to provide detailed personal information if the agency requires a background investigation.
In all instances, the confidentiality of clients' relationships with the agency will be respected, as well as the confidentiality of agency records. Agency records will not be removed from the agency and cases will not be discussed with persons not professionally involved in the situation. Cases will not be discussed in a nonprofessional manner, and the use of case material for class discussion or assignments is to be approved only by the field supevisor. Identifying information is to disguised at all times.
Normally, students are expected to work with the field agency 8 hours per week. Many agencies require up to 13 hours per week though, so know the requirement when application is made! If a student cannot resolve schedule conflicts with their field supervisor, contact the program coordinator for assistance. Students are expected to report to the agency on time and work the required number of hours.
Insurance rules for field placements are rather complex. These are general guidelines--the program coordinator can give you more detailed information. Students are expected to provide their own health and auto insurance. Students enrolled in CRM JST 311 are covered under UWM's General Liability arrangements for liability insurance purposes.
Students must arrange their own transportation to and from the agency work location, unless the agency agrees to make arrangements or cover these expenses.
CRM JST 311 is a graded course even though there are no class meetings throughout the semester. All of the following will be factors in determining the final grade:
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Students are required to keep a daily journal during the placement. Details will be provided by the field programproject assistant.
Students will submit a final paper at the end of the semester. Again, details will be provided by the field program project assistant.
Students' field supervisors will complete a performance evaluation, which will be submitted directly to the program coordinator at the final meeting.
Students are to be provided the broadest range of experience possible within the agency. While clerical duties may be an important experience for the student, typing and answering phones alone do not expose students to all aspects of agency operations.
Students have other class work to accomplish during their placement. Scheduling should be flexible enough to accommodate these classes.
Provide students with the training needed to perform specific functions. Make provisions to pay student travel and incidental expenses incurred while performing for the agency on the same basis for which regular workers are reimbursed.
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Homeless man finds wallet with $485 and turns it in to policeHassel Junior Barber lives on the streets of Kingston by choice. He sleeps in doorways and on stoops.And, police say, he's an honest man.Barber found a wallet plopped down on a sidewalk Sunday in the Hudson Valley city. Inside: $485. Money, Detective Lt. Thierry Croizer said, that Barber certainly could have used for food, shelter, clothes.Instead, the 50-year-old homeless man marched the wallet to the police station and turned it in. No reward needed.
"He told us that he did not want anything in return," Croizer said Wednesday. "That he did it because it was the right thing to do, and those are his words, the right thing to do."
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I came home late on a Friday evening two summers ago, my then 12-year-old twins in tow, and found my wife riveted to ABC's Shark Tank, a show I knew nothing about. I do, however, know that my actress wife cares as much about high finance as I care about the Lifetime network, so if she's hooked on Shark Tank it must be good.
Shark Tank has a simple premise: An entrepreneur enters a room of rich mahogany and leather chairs occupied with five "sharks" - billionaire investors ready to evaluate and invest in new ideas.
One of my recent posts dealt with money lessons for kids. There are five reasons Shark Tank is great family TV:
1) Shark Tank is great drama. After entering the Shark Tank and making their pitch, entrepreneurs are subjected to grilling about their company by the "sharks." It's fun to root for business owners or against a Shark like Kevin O'Leary, a smarmy, condescending type who refers to himself as "Mr. Wonderful" (though it turns out in business he's not so wonderful). Contestants tell emotional stories about their life's work in the hopes of realizing their dreams. Shark Tank captures the "art of the deal" in real time.
2) Shark Tank offers lessons in presentation and negotiation skills. Entrepreneurs aren't selling products as much as selling themselves. Shark Tank offers lessons in salesmanship and the ability to think quickly. Who could forget contestant Michael Tseng and his "plate popper" pitch? Tseng had significant sales and a sky high valuation for his company (which he refused to give), leading to a bidding war among the Sharks before his arrogance nearly left him without a deal. In the words of Kenny Rogers "The Gambler," you've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em.
3) Shark Tank is a great way to learn math skills. Can your kids do math problems in their head? For example: When an entrepreneur enters the Shark Tank and says he wants $70,000 for a 10% stake in the company, how much is the company worth? In our house we see who can come up with the answer first, then guess at an effective counter offer. Shark Tank is a response to the teenage lament, "How does this matter to me?"
4) Shark Tank is a celebration of the human spirit. Our society relies on ideas and innovation from small business. We need entrepreneurs to fuel the so-called frontier economy. Everyone who walks into the Shark Tank believes in themselves. They aren't afraid of hard work and following their dreams.
5) It's fun to witness the "Shark Tank effect." The "Shark Tank effect" occurs when the Sharks look back on a prior investments. The inevitable reaction is, "Why didn't I think of that?"
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Visions attracted the early interest of no less than Studio 1 boss Coxsone Dodd, whose bid for distribution-rights was thwarted when the Brooklyn label Makossa quickly put in for a full licence. Out soon afterwards, the new version - entitled Rootsy Reggae - duplicated five tracks, but with markedly different mixes, fresh edits, and sometimes new instrumentation. This CD presents both albums complete with the original track order.
The singer — not to be confused with Johnny Clark — had been running with the Wackies operation for the past six years, ever since moving from Jamaica to New York. He'd cut memorable sevens with co-founder Munchie Jackson for the Tafari label — like In Search of The Human Race and Recession — and with Lloyd Barnes for such Bullwackies imprints as Versatile and Wackies. Several are collected by these two albums, with another layer of modification: for example, on Wasn't It You Lloyd Barnes and Prince Douglas give a new treatment — and adding guitar — to the Jumbo Caribbean Disco twelve; on Pollution they remove the horns from the Wackies seven (though generally Baba Leslie is in full effect here).
The tracklisting rounds out with a Johnny Osbourne cover; several New Breed jams, featuring the likes of Jah Scotty, Clive Hunt, Harold Sylvester, Jah Hitler, Jerry Johnson, the Love Joys, even Mickey Mouse apparently; and on a handful of done-over rhythms Clarke takes the mic from brethren like Joe Auxumite, K.C. White and Wayne Jarrett.


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Curious, mine is also worse before bedtime. I think it has something to do with over-sensitive issues. FM can cause those. When I get tired, all the FM symptoms increase. Some days my head has areas that are painful to touch too. I guess it's all our FM.
Be aware of any products you apply to style your hair too. I find some to irritate more than others. Pricey doesn't always mean better also.
I hope you find relief with the change in shampoo. Also, don't start scratching. It's so hard to stop once you start!
I too have issues and really no seen rash there. I am itchiest behind the ear to mid skull area (it is where the muscles are that hold the head up and then the crown of the head. I use Head and Shoulders and a Tar based shampoo anyway. It helps.
With menopause down my neck and sweating is in there...yes it triggers it as well. I even see it in my grandaughter when she sweats, you will see here start to scratch her head a bit..
Try the shampoos and see if it helps with alleving the frequency of it . It can be annoying right? Nancy B
My hair is shoulder length. I use Head &Shoulders every 2-3 days. If I wash it daily it makes mine worse. I also only use conditioner 1x a week. The other days I spray a detangler on the ends of my hair.
Instead of scratching I brush my head nightly. Feels good and loosens the oil on your scalp.
My skin on arms, hands, legs and feet are very dry. I think it's all side-effects from meds. I've just started J&J baby oil gel on there areas and gettin great results. I use the Shea and cocoa butter flavor. No baby produts smell.
I avoid any type of hair spray it just makes a build up on your scalp. Hope you find some answers here. Oh yes my experience with tar type soaps was awful. They strip your hair of natural oils.
If you color your hair try switching brands.
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This time of year, the winter dryness can make anyone itchy, so be sure to moisturize any itchy skin. My dermatologist recommended Cetaphil cream, in the jar. It hydrates without perfumes or a greasy feeling. A little goes a long way.
I also like to take a long bath, once a week, when I deep condition my hair after washing it twice. It feels really good after that. At the end of my bath I add bath oil and soak everything except my head. It's so nice.
I hope this helps someone. I thought I was nuts!
Itchy scalp is only one of the places I itch. Behind the ears is the worst and once I start scratching, it gets worse. I only wash my hair every other day now and use a good shampoo that doesn't strip all of the natural oils out of it. I also have a good conditioner that I use at least once a week.
I know this is probably winter related, but my skin is so dry, I have to use baby oil after bathing and lotion later in the day.
I had to get fingerprinted for my temporary job recently and the FBI rejected them because all of the cracks in my fingers prevented good prints from coming through. Been slathering on cocoa butter lotion several times a day because I go back for another try tomorrow. Oh well, if I don't pass, I won't be able to run criminal history checks on offenders, one of the parts of the job that I like least.
Thanks for all the info and for letting me know that I'm not alone!
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But the itchy scalp is driving me crazy!!!!!! I really wanna shave my head bald and take a steal wool to it. I told my doc that and she perscribed a perscription shampoo. It doesnt help!!!!!!!!! Im going crazy!!!!! HELP???????????
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Parker County Retired Teachers love to give back to the community.
As members of the Parker County Retired Teachers streamed into Central Christian Church Cuppett Hall on Feb. 4, they brought dozens of valentines ready to share with residents of local health care centers.
Continuing the theme of sharing with the community, President Louretta Evans announced a canned food drive through April.
Members responded to the book project fund drive by adding more than $400 at this meeting. Funds will be used to purchase 500 books for Community Education to give to young readers. These projects are in addition to more than 20,000 hours of volunteer service performed by the group this year.
Evans led the officers in serving each member a cup of valentine sweets. She inspired the group with, "Let your smile change the world. But don't let the world change your smile."
Sponsored by the budget and scholarship committees, Wally Wallace, from Wallace Insurance Agency, spoke on money-saving tips when purchasing insurance and documentation strategies to use when filing claims. He encouraged members to read their policies carefully to know their benefits and also to compare policies to make sure they have the best coverage at the best price.
Recognizing February as heart month, the Information, Health and Protective Services Committee provided tips on heart health.
Members are looking forward to the annual auction on April 1. This year, a silent auction is being added to the traditional bidding auction. Items range from books to household items to jewelry to delicious baked goods to the unexpected.
Winning a prized photograph of the Capitol, taken by retired teacher Jon Vandagriff, Cleo Bourland was especially pleased since one of her favorite teaching assignments was American History.
The speaker at the March meeting will be Linsey Schofield, physical therapist from Weatherford Regional Medical Center. Lunch will be catered by Pulido's Mexican Restaurant for $8. For more information or to make a reservation, call Kathryn Jordan at 817-594-5748.