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News from the Colonies 1
Life and Times of the African Penguin
November 2007
1 November 2007
Animals in zoos are ambassadors for their counterparts in the wild. The interviews below aim to connect the African Penguins in the zoo which you support with the African Penguins living in their colonies in South Africa and Namibia.
This will be an occasional publication. Its format will vary, depending on how it is used. Feedback will be appreciated. If you have received this indirectly, please email me and ask to be put on the distribution list.
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The global scene - Professor Rob Crawford
Rob, what was the outcome of the African Penguin census in 2007? Was it up on last year's, and do you think that the downward trend of the past few years had been reversed?
African Penguins breed in three discrete regions: Namibia, South Africa's Western Cape and South Africa's Eastern Cape. In 2007, some 21 000 pairs of African Penguins bred in the Western Cape, very close to the number of pairs recorded in 2006. In 2007, only 6 000 pairs bred in the Eastern Cape compared to more than 11 000 in 2006, a worrying decrease. The global population attained its lowest recorded value of about 31 000 pairs in 2007. Unfortunately, the downward trend in African Penguins has continued, and it has certainly not been reversed.
In a nutshell, what are the key conservation issues facing African Penguins now?
At present, the main threat to African Penguins is a scarcity of food. The main food of African Penguins are two species of fish, anchovy and sardine. Both have been scarce for 25 years off Namibia. In the Western Cape, these fish have moved to the east and are out of range of the breeding colonies. While they are breeding, penguins cannot travel far in search of food. Recent studies with satellite tracking devices have shown that breeding penguins cannot search much farther than 20 km from their colonies for food. Once colonies become small, local factors can have a big impact, including predation and pollution. It is necessary to attempt to manage all these factors.
What are the important things we need to do now to help the population of penguins to increase?
The view from Dyer Island - Lauren Waller
Lauren, as the 2007 breeding season draws to a close, has it been a productive year for the African Penguins on Dyer Island?
This time last year, adults were deserting their chicks and going into moult. Is this year proving a more normal year?
This year is more normal in the sense that the adults are going into moult at the same time as they usually do. There are however still many really small downy chicks on the island. I saw five dead chicks when we surveyed the island on 27 October, but there are probably more because we could not get close to some of the breeding colonies due to the breeding Cape Cormorants, and some of the small chicks would be hidden in rocks and vegetation. Our most recent counts estimated that there were about 350 chicks, which is less than the 700 last year. It's difficult to tell which chicks are abandoned because they have formed close bunches or crčches of downy chicks, which makes it difficult to determine those that are not being fed. Some of these groups have up to 15 chicks. We send obviously abandoned chicks off to SANCCOB for rehabilitation.
We removed the first batch of 99 chicks from the island on 28 October and took them to SANCCOB. A further 28 were removed on 30 October. These were chicks which were visibly underweight, standing alone unattended by an adult, in big creches which were obviously not being fed by the one or two adults with them, or in among small groups of moulting adults. Most adult penguins on Dyer Island are now moulting; from past experience we know that even the apparently well fed chicks will at some point start losing condition. It is likely that several hundred more chicks will be sent to SANCCOB over the next few days.
SANCCOB has a remarkable success rate with rearing these chicks. Of the 694 chicks from Dyer Island which were reared in captivity at SANCCOB last year, 646 (93%) were released. Follow-up studies of these "orphaned chicks" reared and released in this way indicates that the rate at which they return to breed does not differ from that of naturally raised chicks.
We will only know the fruits of our efforts in a few years time, because we won't see them on Dyer Island for a few years. Once chicks fledge they leave their island, they spend the next few years swimming around the coastline and sometimes even "visiting" other colonies. After 3-4 years, they usually go back to the island where they hatched, and join the breeding population there.
What seabird species are breeding on the island now?
As the African Penguin breeding season on Dyer Island draws to a close in October, it's the turn of the Cape Cormorants. The first birds started to pair up in September, and the island is now covered with tightly packed colonies of Cape Cormorant nests. There are already some chicks that have hatched, and we expect the island to be full of juvenile Cape Cormorants in November/December.
The African Black Oystercatchers will also be breeding soon. There are normally about 22 pairs on the island and we'll be starting to monitor their breeding from November.
With all this activity and extra food source, Kelp Gulls have also started to lay their eggs. Ever the opportunist, they are quick to snatch an egg or chick from an unsuspecting Cormorant. They are also masterfully successful at mobbing adult and juvenile Cormorants, inducing them to regurgitate their latest meal!
A Namibian view - Dr Jessica Kemper
Jessica, how did the African Penguins on Halifax Island fare in 2007?
This apparent food shortage seems to be quite widespread, because during the same week there were similar reports from three other islands in Namibia (along 150 km of coastline) - unusually high numbers of chick mortalities from starvation. Luckily this shortage does not seem to have affected any adults so far. During the first week of October, staff at Mercury Island noted that penguins were arriving back at the island with full bellies and that the chicks were already looking better! Let's hope that this food will soon also become available farther south to the Halifax penguins.
How many penguins do you currently have breeding on Halifax Island?
It is difficult to estimate the breeding population on Halifax Island because the breeding season extends almost all year round, and we suspect that quite a few of them breed more than once a year, while others may skip breeding altogether. We count all nests (containing eggs or chicks) once a month to get an idea of numbers of penguins breeding throughout the year. During peak breeding activities, when we assume that most pairs will breed, we have counted as many as 670 nests during the last decade. This year, we counted 530 nests in August and are hoping for another, perhaps bigger, wave of nests being initiated during December and January, if feeding conditions around the island improve.
What has been the trend in population numbers on Halifax Island in recent years and how does this compare with the other breeding colonies in southern Namibia?
Halifax Island is the only one of the four main breeding colony of African Penguins in Namibia where numbers are increasing (the other three colonies being Mercury, Ichaboe and Possession Islands; together these four islands account for about 96% of the Namibian penguin population). Although it is not clear why Halifax Island should be faring so much better, possible contributing factors to the declining population trend at the other three islands are likely to be the severe lack of food around Possession Island, where penguin diet is dominated by fish larvae and cephalopods, and a combination of poor food availability, competition for quality food (and possibly nesting space) with other seabirds, disturbance and seal predation on Mercury and Ichaboe Islands.
What are the biggest problems facing penguins in your area, and can anything be done to help solve them?
The main problem appears to be the availability of reliable, good quality food. The main prey of most penguins in Namibia is Pelagic Goby (at least north of Possession Island), which is far less palatable and nutritious compared to sardine and anchovy, their preferred food and the main prey of African Penguins in South Africa. Gobies are also more tricky to catch as they do not readily form shoals and tend to be demersal. After being heavily overfished during the 1960s and 1970s, the remaining sardine and anchovy stocks are now concentrated in central and northern Namibia and are generally not available to breeding Halifax penguins.
Breeding success is particularly poor on Halifax Island. Most of the penguins on Halifax Island nest on the surface, because the cement-like guano layer they used to burrow into got removed and sold as fertilizer until the early 1970s. Nesting on the surface exposes eggs and chicks to marauding Kelp Gulls. Large downy penguin chicks in surface nests are particularly vulnerable to heat exhaustion on Halifax Island, where air temperatures can occasionally exceed 35şC (88şF). In 2001 we attempted to improve breeding success by providing the Halifax penguins with artificial shelters. This strategy seems to work, with the penguins readily taking to their new accommodation and with breeding success of nests in shelters significantly higher than that of surface nests. I just wish that the shelter-breeding penguins would look after their shelters a little bit better and not cram them full of nesting material (mainly seaweed, shells and rocks) to the extent that they no longer fit inside!
What other seabird species are breeding on Halifax Island at present?
What can you do to help the penguins along the coastline of southern Africa? You can, through your zoo, purchase an artificial nest box, so the penguins can get underground, out of the sun and safe from predators. You can, through your zoo, make a donation to support one of the projects doing conservation research for African Penguins. You can also help to support the rearing of the current batch of abandoned chicks at SANCCOB.
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Three people charged with the September 2012 murder of a 45-year-old Uptown hair stylist — including the woman's son — were ordered held without bond Tuesday.
Cook County Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr., called the crime a "heinous act" as he denied bail for Qawmane Wilson, 24, Eugene Spencer, 22 and Loriana Johnson, 23.
Yolanda Holmes was found shot and stabbed to death Sept. 2, 2012 in her apartment in the 1000 block of West Montrose.
At the George Leighton criminal courthouse Tuesday, Cook County assistant state's attorney Maura White told Bourgeois that Wilson, who was arrested Sunday and is charged with murder and home invasion, arranged to have his mother killed. Wilson was the "sole beneficiary" of his mother's assets, including two life insurance policies, White said. One week after Holmes' death, Wilson liquidated $90,000 from of his mother's bank accounts, White said.
Spencer, 22, of the 6100 block of South Rockwell, was arrested Monday, police said, and is accused of carrying out Holmes' murder. Spencer is charged with first-degree murder, home invasion and aggravated discharge of a firearm.
Police said Johnson, 23, of the 300 block of East 131st Place, was Spencer's driver to and from the crime scene. She also was arrested Monday and has been charged with murder and home invasion.
Ayonna Anderson, one of Holmes' friends, told the Chicago Sun-Times Tuesday that she was stunned to learn that Wilson might be involved in his mother's death.
"She gave him everything he wanted," said Anderson, a hair stylist who worked in Holmes' salon. "He wasn't hurting for nothing. Why would you have your mother killed?"
Anderson said Holmes was a single mother and that Wilson, as a boy, would often spend time at the salon.
"He was a salon baby," Anderson said. "Everybody know him. We would never think he was capable of doing that. She was a great mom."
Wilson, Spencer and Johnson are next scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 13.
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Personal History:
Dr. MacVittie, a professor of radiation oncology and pathology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a member of the Molecular and Structural Biology Program at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center in Baltimore, is recognized internationally as an expert on the effects of radiation on the hematopoietic and gastrointestinal systems in large animal models and their treatment, in vivo, with supportive care and selected organ-specific drugs.
He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in radiation biology at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo and has more than 30 years of experience as a radiobiologist in the field of experimental hematology. He has published 141 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 43 chapters in books or proceedings.
Dr. MacVittie has served as an advisor to the WHO Collaborating Centers in Radiation Emergency Medical Preparedness and Assistance and the International Council on Radiation Protection and as a member of NATO Radiation Research Study Groups. He is a member of the CDC Strategic National Stockpile Radiation Working Group, the International Association of Radiopathology, the American Society of Hematology, the International Society of Experimental Hematology, Radiation Research and the International Society of Cellular Therapy. Dr. MacVittie is a member of the editorial board of the journal Stem Cells and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous journals and National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Department of Defense grants and contracts. He is also a consultant for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Canadian Defense Research Establishment. Dr. MacVittie was recently invited by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to serve on the first National Biodefense Science Board Federal Advisory Committee.
His early work clearly demonstrated the efficacy of supportive care and hematopoietic growth factors on increasing survival in lethally irradiated large animal models. The MacVittie group's database demonstrating the effect of cytokines on enhancing survival and recovery of hematopoiesis serves as the focal point for current efforts to design the first pivotal trial under the FDA's "animal rule" to determine the treatment efficacy of candidate drugs/biologics for final FDA approval.
Dr. MacVittie is the principal investigator of the sole research contract ($47million/five years) awarded by NIAID to assess the efficacy and mechanism of action for Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological Threats (MCART). The MCART consortium has 15 research and administrative components in the United States, Canada and England.
Research Interests:
Radiation injury, hematopoiesis, gastrointestinal stem cells
Dr. MacVittie has had more than 140 peer-reviewed journal articles published. His most recent ones include:
MacVittie, T.J., Farese, A. M., Smith, W.G., Baum, C. M., Burton, E., McKearn, J. P. (2000) Myelopoietin, an engineered chimeric IL-3 and G-CSF receptor agonist, stimulates multilineage hematopoietic recovery in a nonhuman primate model of radiation-induced myelosuppression. Blood 95:837-845.
Farese, A.M., Smith, W.G., Giri, J.G., Siegel, N., McKearn, J.P, MacVittie, T.J. (2001) Promegapoietin, an engineered chimeric IL-3 and mpl-L agonist stimulates hematopoietic recovery in an abbreviated schedule following radiation-induced myelosuppression in nonhuman primates. Stem Cells, 19:329-338.
King, A., Horowitz, D., Dillon, S., Levin, R., Farese, A., MacVittie, T., Pelus, L. (2001) Rapid mobilization of murine hematopoietic stem cells with enhanced engraftment properties and evaluation of hematopoietic progenitor cell mobilization in rhesus monkeys by a single injection of SB-251353, a specific truncated form of the human CXC chemokine GROb. Blood, 97:1534-1542.
Farese, A..M., Casey, D.B., Smith, W.G., Vigneulle, R.M., McKearn, J.P., MacVittie, T.J. (2001) Leridistim, a chimeric dual G-CSF and IL-3 receptor agonist, enhances multilineage hematopoietic recovery in a nonhuman primate model of radiation-induced myelosuppression: Effect of schedule, dose and route of administration. Stem Cells, 19:522-533.
Farese, A..M., Casey, D.B., Vigneulle, R.M., Siegel, N.R., Finn, R.F., Klover, J.A., Smith, W.G., McKearn, J.P., MacVittie, T.J. (2001) A single dose of pegylated leridistim significantly improves neutrophil recovery in sublethally irradiated rhesus macaques. Stem Cells, 19:514-521.
McAfee J.G., MacVittie, T.J. (2001) The impact of recent advances in immunology and cancer therapy on nuclear medicine. Semin Nucl Med 31(4):342-9.
MacVittie, T. J., Farese, A. M., (2002) Cytokine-based treatment of radiation-injury: Is there a potential benefit following low level radiation exposure. J. of Military Medicine, 167, Suppl. 1:068-070.
Vigneulle, R.M., Srinivasan, S., Fasano, A., MacVittie, T.J. (2002) Structural and functional alterations of the gastro-intestinal tract following radiation-induced injury in the rhesus monkey. Digestive Diseases and Sciences 47:1480-1491.
Farese, A.M., MacVittie, T.J., Roskos. L., Stead, R. B. (2003) Hematopoietic recovery following autologous bone marrow transplantation in a nonhuman primate: Effect of variation in treatment schedule with PEG-rHuMGDF. Stem Cells 21:79-89.
Smith, D.E, Hanna, R., Friend, D., Moore, H., Chen, H, Farese, A..M, MacVittie, T.J., Virca, G.D., Sims, J.E., (2003) The soluble form of IL-1 receptor accessory protein is abundant in normal serum and enhances the ability of soluble type II IL-1 receptor to inhibit IL- action. Immunity 18:87-96.
Coleman, C.N., Blakely, W.F., Fike, J.R., MacVittie, T.J., Metting, N.F., Mitchell, J.B., Moulder, J.E., Preston, R.J., Seed, T.M., Stone, H.B., Tofilon, P.J., Wong, R.S.L. (2003) Molecular and cellular biology of moderate-dose (1-10 Gy) radiation and potential mechanisms of radiation protection: Report of a workshop at Bethesda, MD, Dec 17-18, 2001., Radiation Research 159:812-834.
Farese, A.M., Yang, B-B., Roskos, L., Stead, R.B., MacVittie, T.J. (2003) Pegfilgrastim, a sustained-duration form of filgrastim, significantly improves neutrophil recovery after autologous marrow transplantation in rhesus macaques. Bone Marrow Transplantation 32:399-404
Poliakova, L., Pirone, A.T., Farese, A.M., MacVittie, T.J., Farney, A. (2004) Presence of nonhematopoietic side population cells in the adult human and non-human primate pancreas. Transplantation Proceedings 36:399-404.
Koopman, G., Niphuis, J., Haaksma, A.G., Farese, A.M., Casey, D.B., Kahn, L.E., Mann, D., MacVittie, T.J., Woulfe, S.L., Heeney, J.L. (2004) Increase in plasmacytoid and myeloid dendritic cells by progenipoietin-1, a chimeric Flt-3 and G-CSF receptor agonist, in SIV-infected rhesus macaques. Hum Immunol. 65(4):303-16.
Waselenko, J.K., MacVittie, T.J., Blakely, W.F., Pesik, N., Wiley, A. L., Dickerson, W.E., Tsu, H., Conifer, D.L., Coleman, C. N., Seed, T., Lowry, P., Armitage, J.O., Dainiak, N. (2004) Medical management of acute radiation syndrome: recommendations of the strategic national stockpile radiation working group. Annals of Internal Medicine. Ann Intern Med 140(12):1037-51.
Stone, H.B., Moulder, J.E., Coleman, C.N., Ang, K.K., Anscher, M.S., Barcellos-Hoff, M.H., Dynan, W.S., Fike, J.R., Grdina, D.J., Greenberger, J.S., Hauer-Jensen, M., Hill, R.P., Kolesnick, R.N., MacVittie, T.J., Marks, C., McBride, W.H., Metting, N.F., Pellman, T., Purucker, M., Robbins, M.E., Schiestl, R.H., Seed, T.M., Tomaszewski, J.E., Travis, E. L., Wallner, P.E., Wopert, M., Zaharevitz, D., (2004) Models for evaluating agents intended for the prophylaxis, mitigation and treatment of radiation injuries report of an NCI workshop, December 3-4, 2003. Radiation Research 162:711-728.
Yusibov, V., Mett, V., Mett, V., Davidson, C., Musiychuk, K., Gilliam, S., Farese, A., MacVittie, T., Mann, D.(2005) Peptide-based candidate vaccine against respiratory syncytical virus. Vaccine 23:2261-65.
Koopman G, Mortier D, Niphuis H, Farese AM, Kahn LE, Mann D, Wagner R, Macvittie TJ, Woulfe SL, Heeney JL. (2005) Systemic mobilization of antigen presenting cells, with a chimeric Flt-3 and G-CSF receptor agonist, during immunization of Macaca mulatta with HIV-1 antigens is insufficient to modulate immune responses or vaccine efficacy. Vaccine. 2005 May 13
MacVittie TJ, Farese AM, Jackson W 3rd. (2005) Defining the Full Therapeutic Potential of Recombinant Growth Factors in the Post Radiation-Accident Environment: The effect of supportive care plus administration of G-CSF. Health Phys. 89(5):546-55.
Sebastian B., Ryser,M.F., Choi, U., Whiting-Theobald, N., Kuhlisch, E., Linton, G., Kang, E., Lehmann, R., Roesler, J., Rosen-Wolff, A., Rudikoff, A.G., Farese, A.M., MacVittie, T.J., Horwitz, M.E., Malech, H.L. (2005) Polyclonal long-term MFGS-gp91phox marking in rhesus macaques after non-myeloablative transplantation with transduced autologous peripheral blood progenitor cells. (2005) Molecular Therapy, 14(2):202-11.
Ossetrova, N.I., Farese, A.M., MacVittie, T.J., Manglapus, G.L., Blakely, W.F. (2007) The use of discriminant analysis for evaluation of early-response multiple biomarkers of radiation exposure using non-human primate 6-Gy whole-body radiation model. Radiation Measurements. 42(6-7) 1158-1163.
Lenz, P., Hankey, K.G., MacVittie, T., Farese, A., Nakajima, K., Hasumi, K., Mann, D. L. (2008) Products of anti-DC3/antio-CD28 activated lymphocytes induce differentiaion and maturation of dendritic cells and has adjuvant-like activity in vitro and in vivo. Clinical Immunology 129 (2) 179-380.
Recent Publications as Manuscript or Chapters in Books/Proceedings
MacVittie, T.J., Monroy, R.L. (1990) Potential improvement in the survival of seriously irradiated persons. IN: The Medical Basis for Radiation Accident Preparedness: II. Clinical Experience and Follow-up since 1979. (eds) Ricks, R.C. and Fry, S.A. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co.
MacVittie, T.J., Monroy, R.L. (1990) Rescue of lethally irradiated animals: Therapeutic use of rhG-CSF and rhGM-CSF in preclinical models of radiation-induced marrow aplasia. IN: Treatment of Radiation Injuries, (eds) Browne, D., Weiss, J., MacVittie, T.J., Pillai, M.V., Plenum Press, New York.
Davis, T.A., Monroy, R. L., Donahue, R. E., MacVittie, T.J (1990) GM-CSF: a regulatory molecule for NK activity in the bone marrow. IN: Molecular and Cellular Biology of Cytokines. (Dinarello, C.A., Kluger, M., Powanda, M., and Oppenheim, Eds).
Monroy, R.L., Davis, T.A., MacVittie, T.J. (1990) Short analytical review: Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor: More than a hemopoietin. Clin. Immunol. Immunopathol. 54:333.
MacVittie, T.J., Monroy, R.L., Farese, A.M., Patchen, M.L., Seiler, F.R., Williams, D.E. (1991) Cytokine therapy in canine and primate models of radiation-induced marrow aplasia. Rizzoli, V., Schulz, G., Seiler, F.R. (eds) Behring Inst. Mitt. 90:1-13.
Patchen, M.L., MacVittie, T.J., Souza, L.M. (1992) Synergy between G-CSF and WR-2721: Effects on enhancing hemopoietic reconstitution and increasing survival following exposure to ionizing radiation. IN: Combination Therapies for the Treatment of Cancer and Infectious Diseases. A.L. Goldstein, ed. Plenum Publishing, New York, NY. pp 215-222.
Patchen, M.L., MacVittie, T.J., Solberg, B.D., Fischer, R., Souza, L.M. (1993) Cytokine treatment of radiation-induced hemopoietic suppression: Results of interleukin-6 and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in a murine radiation model. IN: Host Defense Dysfunction in Trauma, Shock, and Sepsis. E. Faist, Meakins, and Schildberg, eds. Springer Verlag, Berlin. pp 693-698.
Patchen, M.L., Fischer, R., MacVittie, T.J., Seiler, F., Williams, D.E. (1994) Single and combination cytokine therapies for treatment of radiation-induced hematopoietic injury: Effects of c-kit ligand and interleukin-3. IN: Molecular Biology of Haematopoiesis. Abraham, N.G., Shadduck R.K., Levine, A.S., Takaku, F. eds, Intercept Ltd. Andover, Hamshipre, UK. pp. 83-94.
Patchen, M.L., MacVittie, T.J. (1994) Granulocyte colony stimulating factor and amifostine synergize to enhance hemopoietic reconstitution and increase survival in irradiated animals. In: Seminars in Oncology. (In Press)
MacVittie, T.J. and Farese, A.M. (1995) Experimental approaches to treatment of radiation-induced hemopoietic injury. Lord, B., and Hendry, J., eds. IN: Radiation Toxicology: Bone Marrow and Leukemia. Taylor and Francis, London. pp 141-193.
Farese, A. M. and MacVittie, T.J. (1997), Efficacy of MPL ligand and other thrombopoietic cytokines in animal models. Kuter, D., Hunt, P., Sheridan, W. P., Zucker-Franklin, D., eds. IN: Thrombopoiesis and the thrombopoietins; molecular, cellular, and clinical biology. Humana Press. Totowa, NJ. pp 321-347.
Farese, A. M., MacVittie, T.J., Schiffer, C. A. (1996), Potential impact of MPL ligand and other thrombopoietic cytokines on transfusion medicine practice. Blajchman, M.A. ed. IN: Transfusion Medicine Reviews, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA. 11:243-255.
MacVittie, T.J. (1997) Commentary: Therapy of radiation injury. Stem Cells 15 (suppl 2): 263-268.
MacVittie, T.J. and Farese, A.M. (2001) Cytokine-based treatment for acute radiation-induced myelosuppression: Preclinical and clinical perspective. Ricks, R.C., Berger, M.E., O'Hara, Jr., F. M ed. IN: The Medical Basis for Radiation-Accident Preparedness: The Clinical Care of Victims, The Parthenon Publishing Group, Pearl River, NY. pp 53-72.
Coleman, C.N., Blakely, W.F., Fike, J.R., MacVittie, T.J., Metting, N.F., Mitchell, J.B., Moulder, J.E., Preston, R.J., Ricks, R.C., Seed, T.M., Stone, H.B., Tofilon, P.J., Wong, R.S.L. (2003) Molecular and cellular biology of moderate-dose (1-10 Gy) radiation and potential mechanisms of radiation protection: Report of a workshop at Bethesda, Maryland, December 17-18, 2001. Radiation Research 159: 812-834
MacVittie, T.J. and Farese, A.M. (2003) New directions in growth factor therapy. Dainiak, N., Waselenko, J.K., Armitage, J., MacVittie, T.J., and Farese, A. M. ed. IN: The hematologist and radiation casualties. The American Society for Hematology Education Program Book, Washington, D.C. pp 488-496
Farese, A. M., MacVittie, T.J. (2003) Hematopoietic growth factors: preclinical studies of myeloid and immune reconstitution. Morstyn, G., Foote, M.A., Leishchke, G., eds. IN: Hematology growth factors for oncology. Humana Press. Totowa, NJ. pp 185-207
Stone, H.B., Moulder, J.E., Coleman, C.N., Aig, K.K., Anscher, M.S., Barcellos-Hoff, M.H., Dyan, W.S., Fike, J.R., Grdina, D.J., Greenberger, J.S., Hauer-Jensen, M., Hill, R.P., Kilesnick, R.N., MacVittie, T. J., Marks, C., McBride, W.H., Metting, N., Pellmar, T., Purucker, M., Robbins, M.E., Schiestl, R. H., Seed, T.M., Tomaszewski, J.E., Travis, E.L., Wallner, P.E., Wolpert, M., Zaharevitz, D. (2004) Models for evaluating agents intended for the prophylaxis, mitigation and treatment of radiation injuries report of an NCI workshop, Dec 3-4, 2003. Radiation Research 162:711-728
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Immigration Policy Update for April 11, 2012
April 11, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
Proposed Rule to Change Family Unity Waiver Process Published
On April 2, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a Proposed Rule in the Federal Register seeking public comment on changes it is proposing for the process of applying for a waiver of inadmissibility based on unlawful presence.
Currently, a person is barred from re-entry into the U.S. for three years if the individual had accumulated between six and 12 months of unlawful presence in the U.S. If the total unlawful presence reached a year or more, the person must remain outside the U.S. for a minimum of 10 years. A waiver for the bar to re-entry is available if the person can show he or she is eligible for an immigrant visa and that his or her U.S. citizen or Legal Permanent Resident spouse or parent will suffer extreme hardship due to the lengthy separation. However, if the individual is not eligible to adjust status inside the U.S., he or she must depart the U.S. in order to obtain the immigrant visa from a U.S. State Department Consular office in his or her home country. At that point, the three- or ten-year bar to re-entry is triggered, and the person must apply for the waiver and wait outside the U.S.
What USCIS is proposing to do is to process those waiver applications before the individual has left the U.S. If approved the waiver is approved, the individual can complete the process of obtaining an immigrant visa from the U.S. Consular office in his or her home country without the long wait for adjudication of the waiver.
In the Federal Register notice, USCIS gives several reasons for proposing to change the process. The lengthy wait—over a year in some locations—itself creates the kind of lengthy family separation the waiver application seeks to avoid. The maintenance of staff outside the U.S. is expensive, and the shuffling of files back and forth between the Department of State and USCIS is inefficient.
While the spouses of Legal Permanent Residents are also eligible for this family unity waiver, USCIS is proposing to change the application process only for U.S. citizen relatives. USCIS cites the priority given by Congress to the immigration of the family members of U.S. citizens.
The new process will also be available only to those who would be subject to the unlawful presence bars to re-entry. (USCIS says that 80% of applications for waivers to inadmissibility filed abroad are filed by individuals who are subject to the three- and 10-year bards to re-entry.)
There is a 60-day public comment period; and comments should be submitted on or before June 1, 2012. The new process will not go into effect until all comments are considered and a final rule is published in the coming months.
There will be more detail about issues of concern with the proposed rule in a future update.
For more information: Here are some materials related to this proposed rule:
- Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers: Questions & Answers, from USICS.
- Proposed Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers, a summary by USCIS of what they propose to do.
- Entry without Inspection (EWI) & Family Unity Waiver in a Nutshell, by the National Immigration Forum.
Hearing on ICE Detention Mischaracterizes Administration Policy
On March 28, the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration held a hearing titled, "Holiday on ICE: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's New Immigration Detention Standards." The topic of the hearing was the new standards for immigration detention that were released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February of this year.
Opening statements by members of the Subcommittee (as well as the Chair and Ranking Member of the full Committee) presented starkly different pictures of immigration detention and the need for reform. We also learned that Judiciary Committee Chair Lamar Smith (R-TX) would have made a lousy travel agent.
In his opening statement, Subcommittee Committee Chair Elton Gallegly (R-CA) suggested the new detention standards were too accommodating to immigrant detainees, and he complained that, in devising the new standards, ICE did not address the impact on the American taxpayer.
For her part, Subcommittee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) read stories of women who were raped by prison guards while in immigration detention, noting that, in part, reform of the standards were necessary to prevent these kinds of crimes against detainees.
While Ms. Lofgren noted that Rep. Gallegly expressed to her his regret about the title of the hearing, Rep. Lamar Smith felt no such remorse. In his statement, he said that "the administration's new detention manual reads more like a hospitality guideline for illegal immigrants," and that, under the new guidelines "detention looks more like recess."
The views expressed by Mr. Smith touched off a well-deserved round of op-ed ridicule. Annie Sovcik, of Human Rights First, wrote in The Hill, suggesting that if Smith really thinks imprisonment in an ICE detention facility is a holiday, he should try booking his next vacation into one of the several detention facilities she has visited in the course of her work. Edwidge Danticat wrote in the New York Times about her uncle who, after fleeing Haiti and asking for political asylum, was thrown in prison without his blood pressure medication, where he died in ICE custody.
For his part, Smith asserted that the new detention standards should not come at the expense of the American taxpayer. If Smith were truly concerned about the American taxpayer, however, he would be opposed to the profligate waste that results from locking up immigration violators in prisons built for criminals. Approximately half of the immigrants held in detention by ICE have committed no criminal offense, and jailing them costs ICE $166 per day each. Mr. Smith has played a key role in blocking reform of the immigration laws that would give these otherwise law-abiding individuals a chance to stay on the tax rolls. Mr. Smith has also introduced legislation that would allow for the indefinite detention (at taxpayer expense) of certain immigrants, and he has supported funding even more detention capacity for ICE.
The Forum's Statement for the Record of that hearing can be found here, and a press release from the Forum about the hearing is here. A video recording and statements from the hearing can be found here.
Prosecutorial Discretion Court Review to Expand to Seven Additional Courts
On April 3, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) issued a release saying that DHS's case-by-case prosecutorial review of immigration cases will take place in seven immigration courts in the coming four months. Cases will be reviewed in the immigration courts of Detroit, New Orleans, Orlando, and Seattle from April 23 until May 4; in New York from May 7 until May 18; in San Francisco from June 4 until June 15; and in Los Angeles from July 9 until July 20. Case reviews in these courts follow reviews that have already taken place in Denver and Baltimore. The aim of these reviews is to clear the courts of cases that are low priority for prosecution by administratively closing them, and allowing the courts to focus on immigration cases that are higher on the priority list of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
According to information released to Congress by ICE on March 9, as of March 5, ICE had reviewed approximately 165,000 of the 300,000 deportation cases of detained and non-detained individuals. By that date, 1,583 cases had been administratively closed, and an additional 10,847 cases had been identified as provisionally eligible for the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, pending background checks. (Some individuals decide to pursue their cases, and decline offers to close their case.)
Supreme Court Rules Retroactive Application of IIRIRA Cannot Be Used to Deny Reentry for Certain Immigrants
On March 28, the Supreme Court ruled that a legal permanent resident could not be denied reentry into the U.S. based on retroactive application of rules set by the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA). Panagis Vartelas is an immigrant from Greece who has been a U.S. permanent resident since 1989. In 1994, he pled guilty to conspiring to make a counterfeit security, and served four months in prison. In 2003, returning from a trip to Greece to visit his mother, the government denied him reentry, and placed him in removal proceedings. The government claimed that Mr. Vartelas was removable based on his conviction two years prior to passage of IIRIRA. The Supreme Court disagreed.
At the time of his conviction, immigrants in Mr. Vartelas' situation could travel abroad without jeopardizing their permanent resident status. The Court ruled that Mr. Vartelas could not be deprived of his right to travel abroad based on his conviction prior to passage of IIRIRA. For more information on this case and its implications for permanent residents in similar circumstances, see this Practice Advisory from the American Immigration Council.
Justice Department Cuts off Negotiations with Maricopa County Sheriff
The Justice Department has cut off negotiations towards settlement in a case against the Maricopa County (Arizona) Sheriff's Office involving several violations of federal law. The Sheriff's Office decided it would not accept the independent monitor the Justice Department insisted on to see that the Office ceases its violations of the law. In a press release, Sheriff Joe Arpaio defied the Justice Department's demand, saying that the Administration was trying to "strong arm me into submission only for its political gain."
It now appears likely that the lawsuit previously filed by the Department of Justice against the Sheriff's Office will resume. In a related development, former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas was disbarred by the State Bar of Arizona, after a three-judge panel ruled that Thomas abused his powers by targeting his political enemies. When he was County Attorney, Thomas worked closely with Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Syrians Get Temporary Protected Status
During the past several months, the government of Syria has been violently reacting to a rebellion in that country. On March 29, the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice designating Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), due to the ongoing violence in that country. Nationals from Syria who have been continuously physically present in the United States since March 29, 2012, may apply for TPS and work authorization.
For information about application procedure and eligibility details, see the TPS page on the Web site of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
DHS Inspector General Releases Reports on Secure Communities
On April 6, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two reports on Secure Communities. The first report focused on ICE communication regarding participation in Secure Communities. The OIG did not find evidence that ICE intentionally mislead communities about participation in Secure Communities, only that ICE communications were unclear and inconsistent. The OIG made three recommendations meant to ensure that communication in the future about participation in Secure Communities is clear.
In the second report, the OIG found that the program was effective in identifying criminal aliens; that in most cases ICE officers took enforcement actions according to agency enforcement policy; and that local law enforcement jurisdictions incurred little cost in implementing the program.
In a press release, Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), who asked for the investigation, expressed disappointment in the reports, noting that while the OIG found that Secure Communities was "effective in finding and removing immigrants with criminal convictions. That wasn't the question. Does the program also ensnare victims and others with no criminal history? Is it susceptible to racial profiling? Does it ultimately undermine community policing efforts—leaving us all less safe?"
The Forum's release about these reports (which you can find here) echoed some of these criticisms.
IACHR Holds Hearing on Human Rights Abuses on the Border
On March 27, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) held a hearing on the "Human Rights Situation of Detained and Deported Migrants along the Southern Border of the United States." Seven organizations, including the National Immigration Forum, petitioned the Commission to hold this hearing about abuses and human rights violations against migrants on the Southwest border. As noted in the Forum's press release about the hearing, the testimony before the Commission followed six years of documentation work by No More Deaths, a humanitarian and advocacy organization based on the Arizona-Mexico border. The organization conducted 15,000 interviews over six years with deportees who experienced abusive conditions in custody.
Another issue raised at the hearing was the lack of internal oversight mechanisms at DHS to punish and correct abusive behavior.
You can find a recording of that hearing on this page of the Web site of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
DHS Now Tracking Deportation of Parents of U.S. Citizen Children
Included in the Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations bill that Congress passed in April of last year was direction to the Department of Homeland Security to begin keeping statistics on the number of parents of U.S. citizen children it is deporting, and whether the children remain in the U.S. after deportation of the parents. On March 26, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) submitted a report to Congress with some of the statistics Congress requested.
In the period between January 1 and June 30, 2011, ICE reported that it had removed 46,486 persons who claimed to have at least one U.S. citizen child. ICE databases have not yet been revised to track what happens to the U.S. citizen child when the parents are deported.
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The US intelligence agencies have a massive database, including pictures that can identify any person in the US and abroad. A search has found a photograph of Vlad V Draculesti, a man living in present-day Manhattan, dating from 1851. How can that be? Why does Vlad look the same in the 21st century as he did in the 19th? Who is this man who has lived such a long life?
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Is the internet, not formal education, the new great equalizer?
Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery. – Horace Mann
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Oct 6 2011: Not sure the question makes sense -- the way you pose it it reads as if formal education is/was an equalizer; I think your point is to the contrary, right?
If I may rephrase...yes, the internet is becoming a great equalizer. The thrilling part of web 2.0 is that people EVERYWHERE will have access to a formal education anytime/anywhere.
Or am I reading this incorrectly?
Oct 6 2011: Hi Bridget,
Thanks for the input. My personal bias is that yes, the internet is the great equalizer, but at the same time, I wanted to start a discussion, because I do see value in "formal education" , but believe the current institutions need some healthy competition and alot of reform.
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'All options' on table for Rob Gronkowski, Patriots
The Patriots are considering "all options" for injured tight end Rob Gronkowski, including shutting the All-Pro down for the remainder of the 2013 season, according to reports from ESPN and WEEI.com.
"He's the only one who can decide when he's ready to play and we're completely behind whatever his decision is," Patriots owner Robert Kraft told ESPN radio. "Obviously, all of us would like him to come as soon as possible, but we're not going to let our short-term desire impede what's right for the long-term."
Last week WEEI reported that there remains "serious concern" over the integrity of Gronkowski's injured forearm. There was great optimism at the start of last week that Gronkowski was going to be ready to play in Sunday's game against the Saints.
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'Shared parenting' defeated in Senate, compromise sought for next year
Fresh off a defeat in the South Dakota Senate, advocates of "shared parenting" plan to reach out to opponents and try to find a compromise on the hot-button issue before next year's legislative session.
A bill that would have made joint physical custody of children the default in divorce cases was defeated Thursday after opponents argued it would hurt children.
"If we pass this today, we're going away from what's in the best interests of the child, and we're starting to go back the other way to what's in the best interests of the parents," said Sen. Mike Vehle, R-Mitchell.
Currently, judges can order joint physical custody of children if he or she determines it's in the best interests of the child. Critics said that was enough, while advocates for shared parenting said the law should encourage both parents to stay in their children's lives.
"If there is a disagreement, why do we automatically assume we're going to exclude that one parent from their child's life, except for a few days a month?" said Sen. Phyllis Heineman, R-Sioux Falls.
But despite emails from hundreds of shared parenting advocates around the state, the Senate rejected the shared parenting bill, Senate Bill 125, by a 21-13 vote.
Sen. Dan Lederman, R-Dakota Dunes, said he believes a compromise can be reached to satisfy some of the objections.
"I think we could modify parts of the bill to make it more acceptable to members of the Senate and Legislature," Lederman said after the vote. "I hope to have those discussions with the main opponents outside of session to find some type of legislation we can all agree on."
Those differences include disagreements about what's actually best for children.
Opponents of shared parenting emphasize the differences in situations for families, and say courts shouldn't presume any one outcome is going to be generally best.
"The process we have currently in place, it treats each child as a case-by-case," said Sen. Jean Hunhoff, R-Yankton. "If we want to generalize and put everyone in the average and start at 50-50 (custody), we've lost that important value."
But shared parenting supporters said having both parents involved in a child's life is important enough to make that the presumption.
"We assume in a marriage that raising children is a 50-50 responsibility and a blessing," said Heineman. "Why in a divorce… do we automatically determine this shared mission is over?"
There were some areas of agreement. Both sides said shared parenting could work well and be the best outcome. Where they disagreed was on how often it works and how much to encourage it. Opponents said it works when the divorcing couple gets along and works together to share parenting responsibilities — but not when that good will isn't there. Supporters said even parents who are forced into shared parenting by a judge will often produce better outcomes for the children than one parent having primary custody.
If SB 125 had passed, judges wouldn't have been forced to rule in favor of shared parenting. Parents who came to agreements outside the courtroom could do what they wanted, and in the courtroom parents could persuade the judge to order sole custody. But the burden would be on parents opposed to shared parenting to make that case, instead of on a parent advocating for shared custody.


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MITCHELL, S.D., Nov. 7 (UPI) — A South Dakota concrete company is suing a woman who allegedly rode her bike on 195 feet of wet sidewalk.
Big-O-Concrete, which poured the sidewalk Sept. 2 along Pebble Beach Road in Mitchell, said Diana Reiner ignored orange traffic cones and warnings from bystanders when she left a trail on the walk, forcing the company to tear up and replace the concrete, The (Mitchell) Daily Republic reported.
The company charges Reiner with negligent property damage and intentional property damage.
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Fuente naming redshirt freshman Paxton Lynch his starter for the season opener.
The 6'6 quarterback has been battling senior Jacob Karam since the start of camp, with Fuente saying all along the competition was wide open.
Lynch threw three touchdown passes including a pair to sophomore Tevin Jones in the Tigers first scrimmage at the Liberty Bowl Saturday morning.
Karam came into camp with all the credentials, throwing for 14 touchdowns last season and just 3 interceptions, the fewest in program history.
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SPOKANE, Wash.--A suspect was arrested Tuesday in one of the many Spokane pharmacy robberies of 2014.
Citizen tips led patrol officers to the arrest of the suspect of an Albertson's pharmacy robbery that occurred on January 10. A 17-year-old man was arrested and booked for First Degree Robbery following the execution of a search warrant in North Spokane.
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Andrew WK has just scored a book deal with Simon & Schuster , and he wants you to help him write it. The singer announced that he's crafting a book on partying titled The Party Bible , which he says will "provide insight into mankind's purpose on earth and the inspiration to celebrate all of existence."
"This book is the culmination of my entire career as a professional partier. In fact, this book is the culmination of my entire life," says the singer in a statement. "Everything that has ever and never happened has led to me being in the perfect position to receive the contents of The Party Bible and write it down, once and for all."
WK adds the book will be an open collaboration between himself and his fans, who are encouraged to send him message about the life questions you want answered. You can submit your questions by tweeting @AndrewWK and using the hashtag #ThePartyBible.
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LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday that its breast cancer drug lapatinib in combination with chemotherapy did not improve survival rates for patients with gastric cancer compared to the use of chemotherapy alone.
Lapatinib, which is marketed as Tykerb mainly in the United States and as Tyverb mainly in Europe, is approved for the treatment of breast cancer and some other solid tumors.
The British company said the drug did not meet the primary end point of improving overall survival rates for patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer, including esophageal, in a late-stage global trial.
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We are so excited about new Muppets movie opening today, and we are definitely going to see it this weekend. We are having an open house so the kids and I are escaping to the movies!
Every time the kids see a preview for it, they are cracking up. I am glad my kids love the Muppets like I did when I was little.
I love Tina Fey's Russian accent in the movie and love Ty Burrell's mustache. They are two of my favorite actors. I also love all the physical comedy they show in the preview. I am a sucker for anyone falling down.
The USA Today review said they have brought the wacky back to the film. I liked the 2011 reintroduction of "The Muppets" but I think I am going to like this one better. USA Today gave it 3 out of 4 stars and Entertainment Weekly gave it a B, which surprises me. EW said the 2011 one was better.
"The Muppets' winning style of self-referential, pun-filled, fast-paced comedy ventures further afield as the duplicitous Dominic (Gervais) persuades
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Have you seen this Target ad where kids find out on camera that they were accepted to college? It totally makes me cry every time I see it. (Click the screenshot or this link to watch the ad. I wasn't able to embed the video with the new iframe embed code.) Well the AJC wants you to share your special college acceptance moments as they happen this spring. See how to share your videos of your teen's joy (and your joy) below:
Want to share that special moment when your child learns that he or she has gotten into the college of their choice? The AJC would love hear from you if you've captured the moment when your son or daughter receives a letter of acceptance. Please send a video to email@example.com with the subject line "I GOT IN!" We'll post the videos on ajc.com.
As a side note, apparently I am not the only one crying when they see this Target ad. A marketing website explains emotional branding:
Of course I'm not crying at the Target commercial of
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The house is FINALLY ready to put on the market but now I have to keep it this neat and orderly with three kids living in it.
We've never had to show a house before while we were still living there. We had already moved into our second house when we put our first house on the market, and we had already moved out of our second house to come here while it was on the market (for a whole year)!
This time we want it sold before we leave town so we can buy in June in New Jersey without worry.
My girlfriend who sold her house last year here with three kids in it has had some good advice:
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A recent Washington Post story examined how working 13-hour days at high-levels in the Obama administration affect parents with young kids at home.
The story was full of examples of parents such as White House budget chief Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who had to leave her 4-year-old's birthday party for a budget impasse.
Former deputy chief of staff Nancy-Ann DeParle's 12-year-old son asked her to quit after two years of overseeing the healthcare policy. President Obama invited her child in to discuss why he still needed his mom.
It's a hard article to summarize but it looks at how the White House is trying to make work-life more manageable for its own employees and what the government could possibly do for the rest of the nation.
"Even as Democrats tout family-friendly policies as a top priority, those within 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. continue to wrestle with the fact that their own workplace often falls short of those ideals. Obama announced last week that
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By Theresa Walsh Giarrusso
New York City is a fabulous playground for families with endless opportunities to expose kids to music, art, drama, culture and food. However, those experiences don't come cheaply.
I would love to tell you that New York City can be done on any budget, but it's simply not true. There are ways to cut corners and to get more bang for your buck but you need to prepared that you're going to feel like you are bleeding money during your trip.
The kids and I flew to New York City during Christmas break to look for a new house for our impending move and
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I may post this week if something really controversial or exciting pops up but I think I am going to take Spring Break to work on travel stories. I have a bunch of travel stories to share with you guys but I never get them finished. I want to share about San Diego and Southern California. I have a whole camping for dummies/Yellowstone/Grand Tetons story that stands half finished. I also have a story about taking a family to New York that is also half finished. Message me on Facebook if you see something we really need to hit, but otherwise I am going to try to work on these stories to help you plan your summer trips.
Our school district follows the college spring break schedule so my kids are out of school this week.
The University of Georgia is out of school this week as is the University of Arizona. I think at least one of the Catholic high schools in Georgia is out (based on a Facebook post.) But I know Gwinnett is still in. Is anyone else out?
I was really ready for a break since Arizona obviously hasn't had any snow days. But I guess it would be weird for Georgia schools to be off especially after so many winter weather days off.
Spring Break in Georgia always hits on my birthday week in April. I loved being off with the kids for my birthday. We would often travel that week so it would make my birthday even more special. I have lovely memories of eating tapas in Washington D.C. with the kids and being in Disney World for my birthday. (Now in Arizona it's just a regular week for my birthday.)
We're not traveling this week. I'm working on taxes finally while Michael keeps the kids
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A judge has denied the initial request of New Jersey honor student who is suing for support after she moved out of her parent's home. The judge said it was a slippery slope that could lead to other teens suing their parents.
The crux of the argument at least according to the parents is that their daughter refused to live by the house rules, left voluntarily and then turned 18.
"In court filings, Canning's parents, retired Lincoln Park police Chief Sean Canning and his wife, Elizabeth, said their daughter voluntarily left home because she didn't want to abide by reasonable household rules, such as being respectful, keeping a curfew, doing a few chores and ending a relationship with a boyfriend her parents say is a bad influence. They say that shortly before she turned 18, she told her parents that she would be an adult and could do whatever she wanted."
Here's the full updated story from the Associated Press:
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In 44 hours my hours my husband returns home after being away for seven weeks – most of that time in Russia — and I am literally counting down the minutes until the plane lands.
Seven weeks is a pretty long time to be alone with three kids without any reinforcements in sight. I won't call it single parenting because I haven't had to worry about making money to buy food or pay rent, but I think solo parenting is a fair statement.
Besides taking care of three kids, one dog, and four Koi fish, I have been organizing and packing up a house to sell. I've been hiring and overseeing workers and going room-by-room eliminating items and boxing everything up so it looks to potential buyers like we don't live here anymore.
I've had a babysitter come only once in that time for me to get away. I think I needed her to come more often than that.
Here's some of what I've learned during the last seven weeks:
- It is scary to be alone and be the only person responsible for your kids. My parents
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One of our regulars wants your input about how much financial backing parents should give to their college students. Here is what she is thinking about.
From Techmom:
"Our son is planning on moving off campus for his sophomore year so he's looking at apartments. We agreed before he got to college that we would help with his college, including living expenses, as long as he maintained HOPE (3.0 GPA). Now we're trying to decide what we will pay for and how much per month. He does have a part-time job and we expect him to contribute some as well. We don't want to put an undue burden on him such that he would have to work more than 20 hours a week but we also don't want to pay for everything so that he's just turning around blowing his money on whatever he wants. We want him to feel like he's responsible for his education as well so that he's more likely to continue to study and go to class. All bets are off of course if he drops below a 3.0 GPA."
"I'm curious what
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Yamaha's Fazer range of bikes used to be all about hard-working, do it all, value for money bikes. One look at the today's price for the new Fazer8 says otherwise when comparing it to the competition – and the fact there is the slightly bigger capacity but vastly superior FZ1 in Yamaha's line up. But what you have to remember ...
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One of the laziest new bike developments for 2010, the Yamaha XJ6 Diversion F is simply a standard Diversion with a full fairing and ABS. It's a similarly easy to ride all-rounder that's practical as a day-to-day bike, but it's a bit more stylish than the half-faired bike.
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The V-Max is what happens when you mix 1679cc and nearly 200 horsepower in a motorcycle that's one part cruiser, one part sportbike - and all parts thrilling. It's difficult to explain just how quickly the V-Max builds speed. Cruise along at 30 mph in second gear, pick up the throttle and hold on tight... you'll be doing 90 mph before ...
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The Yamaha XT660Z Tenere is a great value, superbly capable adventure bke with real off road capability. Global treks aren't really on the cards as the Yamaha XT660Z Tenere's vibey single cylinder engine makes hard work of pulling its 185kg dry weight. Useful touches such as the durable crash panels and front towing hoop put it in a class of ...
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Introduced two years after its little 600cc brother, the bigger Yamaha XJ900S Diversion is a real, no-nonsense all-rounder. Ok, so it lacks outstanding performance or any semblance of sexiness but who cares? For bikers on a budget who ride in the real world, the Yamaha XJ900S Diversion is hard to beat. Has a long standing and respectable heritage, too.
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Welcome to Camp Sonshine
"Give to Lincoln Day" was a HUGE Success!
May 29th was "Give to Lincoln Day" and we were blown away by the support we received from Lincoln. Thanks to everyone who gave so generously! Camp Sonshine received over $71,000 in gifts that day which is a tremendous boost for our "Fill the Pool" Campaign. Thanks Lincoln!!!
If you missed Give to Lincoln Day, it's not too late to make a difference. Click Here to join the fun of giving and make a difference.
Still Accepting New Registrations
At Camp Sonshine we're all about "Making Memories & Changing Lives" and we've got a variety of programs designed to do just that!
If you're ready to register, click the "to Apply" button on this page. If you have any questions along the way, please don't hesitate to give us a call and let us know what we can do to help. Plans are underway for one of the most amazing and unforgettable summers ever and we look forward to having you join us.
- Check out the Camp Sonshine Calendar for our SHINE no school day camp programs and other camp happenings.
- The new camp barn is complete!!! See some of the updated construction photos here.
For more additional information or if you have any questions, please feel free to call the office at 402-423-8746. We look forward to serving you and your family this year.
Please let us know if you have any questions at all about our summer programs, the application process or just can't remember all of the ingredients to a S'more.
We look forward to serving you and your family in 2014.
Many Blessings,
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So long to summer days. Welcome, autumn evenings.
"Growing Under Moonlight" by Grant Kirkhope.
So long to summer days. Welcome, autumn evenings.
"Growing Under Moonlight" by Grant Kirkhope.
"Boo's Going Home" by Randy Newman.
Aquatic Ambiance — original piece by David Wise.
Arranged by ShimaPiano.
"Young at heart"!
This isn't the first time that I've posted this song…
I have a tendency to parade it around anywhere I can. On this blog, specifically, I addressed its importance to me in one of my earliest posts. Looking back at it though, I feel an enormous sense of guilt — the song and its meaning to me, deserves more than a mediocre introduction. So I will try my best to describe why this track in particular, and more broadly — platform games starring cute jungle animals — are an important feature of my life.
"In a Snow Bound-Land" was first introduced to me when I was about 6 or 7, while playing Donkey Kong Country 2. Having reached the third world of the game and having had accumulated sufficient Kremkoins (the reward for completing bonus stages in the game), I purchased my entrance into the game's "Lost World". Here, I had the opportunity to play a level type that would only reappear at the end of the game — the ice stages. Though they were few in number, it was in these beautiful crystal caverns that I enjoyed my favorite tune.
As a child, the original Donkey Kong Country had already influenced me. The game's predecessor was in many ways a marking experience — growing up, we didn't have much money, and the availability of Donkey Kong Country in itself was a miracle of sorts. Adding to that, the game's quality and atmosphere left a deep impression in me: this was not just another bad attempt at a mushroom-induced romp. I enjoy Mario and the like, and mean no offense to people who would rather spend their time saving Princesses than banana hoards, but the personality of DKC always felt more elegant to me. The fact that it was just a game routinely slipped my mind.
Largely, this was due to the music. The soundtrack earned its place in my iPod and my life with good reason. The composers —- Robin Beanland, Eveline Fischer, and David Wise — captured nature with an incredible attention to all of its subtleties. Somehow, they managed to fit the oil-painted sunsets, minty smelling trees, and even the loneliness of an arctic blizzard, in a small grey cartridge. The musicians at Rare Ltd. (the series' developer) are all talents that anyone, gamer or not, should listen to. But it was Mr. Wise who composed most of the sequel's soundtrack, including the track that inspired the name of this blog.
We are taken to a snow-bound land in humility: the song begins slowly and softly, with a reverence to the silence it is about to disturb. A diamond humming, as if the crystals of the level were wind chimes swayed by the water, rises to its highest pitch for only a second…dropping its ambition to be heard, thereafter. Falling crystals shatter and create a rhythmic and oddly soothing accompaniment to the sweetness of the hum. The pulsating unites it all and moves it forward, cautiously, almost nervously.
Distinctly melancholic, the tune loops after just a minute and thirty seconds. The tone of lament and the sadness it inspires lasts for far longer.
Yet rarely do I find myself "In a Snow-Bound Land" without feeling hopeful or comforted. In the choir of wind chimes I hear the voices of my parents, my few friends, and of the passing time. What they say isn't always pleasant, however, but I listen to it with the same eagerness, knowing that what I'm hearing is nonetheless authentic and deserves my attention. The nostalgia of the song is what makes it special to me, because it does not act against the present or discourage me from living it … but overwhelms me with what is real by giving me a perspective on everything that I've experienced.
It is no mistake then, that the night I decided to come out, I played this song non-stop as I waited for my parents to get home. Nor is it surprising that I open up my Music folder, look in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and press play on track 60 when I feel the sting of unrequited emotions. Whenever I feel that the occasion demands more from me, I turn to the same tune to help me expand my range of considerations … my tools to understand.
But it isn't all gloomy – I'm "In a Snow-Bound Land" when I'm happy, too. Unlike in the game, it doesn't just play in the ice…but at school, in a park, or wherever else I manage to be when I'm with the people and things I care about. These days though, I tend to hear the song mostly at night, as I fall asleep. It's the lullaby that gets me to rest, and the song to which I rise to in the morning (or afternoon…).
Most importantly though, this is the music to my life – the whole of my person expressed in song. A minute and thirty doesn't seem like a lot, but the song's still not finished. I'm still waiting to hear the end to it myself.
I feel dandy.
Laissez-moi dormir.
Emily Loizeau — Je Ne Sais Pas Choisir


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NYPD rookie shot by sniper leaves hospital
Officer Jamil Sarwar and his partner were keeping an eye on two warring gangs when he was shot in the leg
By Larry Celona and Erin Calabrese
NEW YORK — An NYPD rookie who took a bullet in a leg was released from the hospital yesterday as three young men were questioned in the shooting, police sources said.
"I'm thankful for my life," said Officer Jamil Sarwar, 30, as he left Jamaica Hospital to the cheers of family and fellow cops.
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Pulled over while texting at night because i swerved a little on the road. I had also been drinking not too long before being pulled over. I did the field sobriety tests and passed, then i blew a .08 Another officer came and took my car and parked it at a nearby church and i was then taken to the station. At the station i blew two more times, which was a .06 and then a .08 I was told i had a DWI but am free to call someone to pick me up, however nobody answered and i stayed in the cell till i was released at 4 a.m. when i got a taxi and picked up my car and went home. My license was also suspended a week. This is my 1st offense and it is a Class 1 misdemeanor
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Hi, I was convicted of a DUI in late 2012 in a different state. Will the DUI conviction show up on an FBI or criminal record ?
I was convicted of the one DUI. WIll this hurt my chances of employment? How common are DUIs in the US?
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I received a DUI in Hawaii and have ended my revocation period, can I get a drivers license in Virginia?
My revocation period has ended for my DUI and don't think I have time to go through the process of relicensing in Hawaii before I move to Virginia.
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i was convicted of a dui i didnt follow up with asap when i was suppose to due to being homeless,got a showcause in the mail that i didnt know i had received.
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Charged with DWI 3rd but plead guilty to DWI 2nd. Court suspended license for 3 years but DMV suspended for 5.
I was charged with 3rd DWI in 10 years but plead guilty to 2nd DWI in 5 in court. All of the DWI's occurred within 10 years but due to a clerical error by the magistrates office they were unable to have the 1st DWI certified before my court date. Since I plead guilty to the 2nd the judge notified me I will have my license suspended for 3 years and will be able to obtain a restricted license after the 1st year with an ignition interlock. I've checked with the DMV and on my compliance summary it says I must petition the court for a restricted after 3 years or wait 5 years for a full restoration. Is there any way I can get a hearing to see if the DMV will remove their revocation and follow the courts guidelines? Or am I going to have to wait the 3 years before petitioning for a restricted?
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I have a Florida license and was cited for refusal and dui in Virginia. Which is a better plea, take the refusal or the dui?
I was stopped in Virginia and cited for dui and refusal. If they drop the DUI but convict on a refusal, it that a better situation than the reverse, drop the refusal and convict on dui? I want the best to keep my license as much in tact in Florida as possible. Thanks.
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In August of 2013 I was convicted of a first offense DUI with a high BAC (>0.15), as a result I was sentenced to a mandatory 5 days in jail with 55 days suspended sentence, ASAP classes and counseling, also a restricted license with a required breathalizer installed in my car for one year. I have done everything as required by the court along with paid all my fines. I've now had my breathalizer over 6 months and I've been told that I could probably petition to have it removed, I haven't had any failed tests aside from a device malfunction, also no failed drug screens or ETG tests. I have no idea how to petition this, do I need to have a lawyer do it? and if so is there any way to have my full license restored since I haven't had any violations? I know this will probably depend on the judge.
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