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The Earthquakes rallied to gain a 3-3 tie against the host Portland Timbers in a preseason tournament game Sunday night in front of 14,229 fans at Jeld-Wen Field.
Former San Jose striker Ryan Johnson scored a hat trick in his Timbers' home debut, burning the Quakes' defense from the air and on the ground. But the Earthquakes countered with goals by Chris Wondolowski, Victor Bernardez and newly signed Mike Fucito.
San Jose got on the scoreboard first, finding the net in the third minute. The Timbers were whistled for a handball in the box, allowing Wondolowski to slot home a penalty for a 1-0 lead.
Portland didn't wait long to find an equalizer. Khalif Alhassan lobbed a cross from the end line that picked out Johnson in the fifth minute. Johnson got his head to the ball and flicked a shot to the far post. Johnson scored again 22 minutes later, poking a shot past Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch after Diego Valeri slotted a pass past the San Jose back line.
Bernardez tied it toward the end of the first half. Shea Salinas whipped a free kick into the area from 45 yards out, and Bernardez rose to win the header, nodding the ball past Portland goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts in the 39th minute.
The final Earthquakes goal came in the 59th minute on a nicely played ball by English midfielder John Bostock in his San Jose debut. The Tottenham Hotspur product drew two defenders before firing on target, allowing Fucito — a former Timbers forward — to get free on the left side to tap the ball past goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts.
The strike offset Johnson's final goal six minutes earlier. Valeri delivered a through ball to Johnson as he broke past the defense. He chipped a shot over Busch, who came out of the box to challenge Johnson.
The Earthquakes will face AIK of Sweden at 5 p.m. Wednesday and FC Dallas on Saturday before returning to San Jose to prepare for the March 3 Major League Soccer season opener.

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Mel B and Melinda Messenger show off toned figures in swimwear shoot
Now I love these two Mel's both are mothers, both curvy well Melinda is Mel B seems more toned well unbelievable toned and more muscular than ever before. I suppose it's the shows and the relentless rehersals you can't help but define all those muscles can you. Ultimo have chosen Mel B and Melinda Messenger to model their new swimwear collection as well as the bra ranges they also model, more money girlies – you go girls.
The two women put on a range of bikinis and one-pieces for a series of poolside photographs.
Mel B abs don't look so defined but the photos I saw this week hey are – I will post them later!


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Pilates Private session in Point Loma at PilateZENergy for $40. New Clients only.
Enjoy a 60 minute introductory one on one private Pilates session with Kate Medley, founder of PilateZENergy, for a special introductory price of only $40! Whether you are training for a marathon, toning up, have pain or health issues, or are just wanting to maintain your overall physique, Kate will […]
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Face Time and Skype 60 minute Mat Pilates Sessions now available
Face time and Skype 60 minute Mat Pilates Sessions now available. Are you traveling or do not have the time to drop in to the studio for your Pilates Session? Then Face time and Skype sessions are for you! It is a one on one private session using your mobile […]
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The Sky is the limit at Pilatezenergy!
Natural light and fresh air flow into this intimate studio. Below the skylight, two new studio reformers handcrafted by Balanced Body are thoughtfully placed so you can enjoy working out while gazing at the blue sky and feeling the warmth of the sun. The quiet environment allows privacy and the personal attention you […]
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New Balanced Body equipment will take you to the next level
Two brand new Balanced Body Reformers to accommodate either a private or a semi-private session. Quality equipment and quality instruction leads to quality results.
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All sessions are geared to the client's experience and level.
All sessions are geared to the client's experience and level.
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Inspiring Atmosphere
Clean, cool, and zen like environment will inspire mind and body whether you choose an exclusive private session or partner up with a pilates buddy for a semi-private session.
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Enjoy the relaxing benefits of a pilates routine.
In Pilates the quality of movement is valued over quantity of repetitions. Proper breathing is essential, and helps you execute movements with maximum power and efficiency. Last but not least, learning to breathe properly can reduce stress.
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Ideally, our muscles should obey our will. Reasonably, our will should not be dominated by the reflex actions of our muscles.
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PHANTOGRAM "Sarah Barthel is an incredible performer, with her vicious intensity, her smile, and her amazing rock and roll hair. It was the thought about her hair that I realized I'd just joined the unofficial crush on Sarah Barthel club. When I looked around, I saw I was by no means not alone in this." -Live at … Continue reading All of the Things: Phantogram
All of the Things: Galantis
"One great thing about Galantis' stage presence is that they seem to be as happy as anybody else at the show. Galantis descended upon the Mayan Theater much like they did for their Sunday show the day before at Hard Day of the Dead: by storm. Even if they're playing the same material, they plow … Continue reading All of the Things: Galantis
All of the Things: Odesza
"Imagine for a moment that interstellar travel was not only possible, but widely accessible, and you could take a couple days off to explore distant planets. You'd try to find the most beautiful one, right? (Well, after you found the one most resembling Tatooine with it's double sunsets.) If you found one that was composed … Continue reading All of the Things: Odesza
2017 Festival Wishlist
I've been a consistent festival attendee since 2011, logging a yearly visit to Coachella, Electric Forest, and Summer Set. I also found myself at North Coast, Hard Day of the Dead, Lights All Night, Soundtown, Mamby on the Beach, Freaky Deaky, and a few others. In that time, I've learned to love the anticipation that … Continue reading 2017 Festival Wishlist
frankles free fridays
After Paul Oakenfold's all too brief set came to an end at Electric Forest last month, I felt lost. Not wanting to let go of the experience, my crew found our way to back to the Forest and happened into Ancient Mermaids' set in the Jenkstars' "Illuminarium," which was kind of like a hippie science museum … Continue reading frankles free fridays
Reports from the Forest: Was Lost, Now Found
Welcome Home, Forest Family. Jump to: THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY | GALLERY Everything leading up to a music festival, from making lists to grocery shopping up through your arrival at the venue is about enough to make your average person never, ever want to do it … Continue reading Reports from the Forest: Was Lost, Now Found
Electric Forest: Be Prepared, Be Excellent
(Originally published at ElectroJams.com on June 9 2014) Going to a music festival is not as simple as hopping in a car and driving to the venue. Especially in the case of Electric Forest, spanning four long days with camping in a remote location, meaning you have to bring everything you'll need when you're awake, … Continue reading Electric Forest: Be Prepared, Be Excellent
Sunday Sounds: Matt and Kim
Sometimes, Sundays get to be the fun day. Nothing about the struggles or lessons of the previous week, no mind for the days that lie ahead. Some Sundays are just an extension of Saturday. When your Sunday is more like a house party than a brunch quiche, when shots supplant mimosa's, the soundtrack to your … Continue reading Sunday Sounds: Matt and Kim
frankles free fridays: Electric Forest Part II
First up is a song from Anna Lunoe, called "Bass Drum Dealer." It's a good sample of what she's all about, with an aggressive beat, house sensibilities and features herself in the vocal samples. What the fuck is a Zoogma? This is a Zoogma...production. It's well outside of their normal vein, but I'm happy to … Continue reading frankles free fridays: Electric Forest Part II
frankles free fridays: Electric Forest Part I
Michal Menert and Manic Focus' new joint project, Manic Menert were added in the fourth and final round of line-up announcements last week. Either JMac or Menert must have figured out how to Vulcan Mind-Meld, because they seem to be perfectly in sync and equally represented in "The One You Love." Looking forward to getting … Continue reading frankles free fridays: Electric Forest Part I


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Current Research at Blue Oak Ranch
APP#32939 - Linking land use change, host diversity and amphibian malformations and 2) Disease in complex communities: How multi-host, multi-pathogen interactions drive infection dynamics
Project Dates: May 2015 to Aug 2016
Principal Investigators: Pieter Johnson
Other Members: Dana Calhoun | Margaret Summerside | Travis McDevitt-Galles
Affiliations: University of Colorado
National Science Foundation $700,000.00
National Institute of Health (NIH) KK1408 $398,000.00
Project Abstract
Host-parasite interactions are embedded within dynamic, often highly disturbed environments, which can sharply alter patterns of infection and disease risk among hosts. Changes in land use and the resulting shifts in biological communities have been linked to the emergence of pathogens with medical and veterinary importance. However, the ecological mechanisms responsible for increases in infection often remain conjectural. This proposal examines how the ongoing transformation of landscapes surrounding wetlands influences an emerging issue of conservation importance: amphibian limb deformities. The flatworm parasite Ribeiroia ondatrae, which sequentially infects freshwater snails, larval amphibians, and birds, has been linked to widespread limb deformities in amphibians. Infection and the resulting malformations also increase amphibian mortality, potentially causing declines in amphibian populations. Building upon previously funded NSF research and ecological theory, the current proposal combines broad-scale field surveys and mechanistic experiments to understand how land use change, by altering host density and host diversity, will promote or limit R. ondatrae abundance and amphibian malformations. This effort will specifically seek to identify how biodiversity losses in freshwater ecosystems affect the transmission of pathogenic parasites, such as R. ondatrae. Considering the growing number of emerging infections that threaten human health and wildlife conservation, results of the proposed efforts have broad application potential. Ribeiroia ondatrae is not only growing in conservation importance itself, but is an excellent analog for other parasite infections of economic and human-health significance (e.g., human blood flukes). This proposal would further support cooperative efforts among amphibian biologists and ecologists to address ongoing declines in amphibian populations worldwide.
APP#19315 - Geographic divergence of coevolving plants and insects
Project Dates: May 2009 to Apr 2016
Principal Investigators: John Thompson
Other Members: Christopher Schwind | Magne Friberg | Paula Lemos
Affiliations: University of California, Santa Cruz | University of california santa cruz
Sponsor: National Science Foundation NSF is completing the paperwork now (Jan 2009) $620,000.00
Project Abstract
I would like to visit the reserve during spring 2009 to look for potential new study sites and collect some Greya moths and Lithophragma leaves, capsules, and seeds for use in DNA analyses and morphological studies. I have been using these moths and plants as a model for understanding the geographic scale of local adaptation in coevolving interactions and the effects of fragmentation on coevolved interactions. These interactions occur from the Canadian border to the edge of Baja California, and one of the gaps we have in our understanding of these interactions is right in the Mt. Hamilton area. NSF just renewed my grant a few weeks ago to fill in a number of these gaps over the next four years and expand the work in several ways. In addition to evaluating the interaction between Greya moths and Lithophragma plants, I will also be interested in evaluating whether insects than other Greya moths are involved in pollinating Lithophragma plants at Blue Oak. The likely co-pollinators include solitary bees and bombyliid flies
APP#21789 - Predator prey communication between rattlesnakes and ground squirrels
Project Dates: May 2010 to Dec 2016
Principal Investigators: Rulon Clark
Other Members: Breanna Putman | Erik Jourgensen | Joseph Chase | Jennifer Schefski | Lauren Kong | Michael Doward | Michael Hogan | Susan Anthony
Affiliations: San Diego State University (CSU) | UC Davis | Mills College
Sponsor: National Science Foundation 951010 $390,000.00
Project Abstract: When confronted with predators, many animals engage in lengthy, conspicuous interactions involving several stereotyped signals and displays. These antipredator signals have been studied mainly in regards to their function as warning signals directed toward conspecifics, even though they may also serve to communicate with predators. However, the study of the impact of these signals on predators has been rare because predation is infrequent and difficult to observe in the field; consequently, data on natural predator responses to antipredator signals is lacking. We propose to assemble a large database of natural antipredator signaling interactions and predator responses in two systems that have been well characterized from the perspective of the prey species. These data will be augmented with biorobotic playbacks of antipredator signals, providing the first experimental examination of key predictions derived from predator-prey communication theory. These methods will allow us to address several fundamental questions concerning communication dynamics and the evolution of antipredator signaling behavior.
Our research will focus on the behavior of rattlesnakes confronted by ground squirrels and kangaroo rats. Because these two distantly related rodents have evolved sophisticated antisnake behavior independently our methods will allow us to examine the role of various ecological and organismic factors that shape predator-prey signaling interactions. We will rely on proven methodologies that have been used in past studies of predation behavior and antipredator signaling, including field videography and radio telemetry to quantify the predatory behavior of free-ranging rattlesnakes, tethered snakes and snake models to induce antisnake signaling, and biorobotic rodent models to conduct playback experiments. The uniqueness of our approach will be in combining these methods in studies that simultaneously consider both prey signaling behavior and predator responses in an experimental context. The immediate intellectual goal of this research is to draw robust conclusions about the proximate dynamics and ultimate functions of antipredator signaling, shedding light on why prey engage in such displays and the circumstances under which predators respond to them. This system promises to provide novel insights into such areas as honesty in animal communication, antagonistic coevolution, and the role of receiver sensory systems in shaping signaling behavior.
APP#28194 - Assessing regional differences in community composition, infection, prevalence, and human risk of tick-borne disease in California
Project Dates: Dec 2013 to Apr 2016
Principal Investigators: Andy MacDonald
Other Members: Ashley Larsen, Erik Viik
Affiliations: University of California, Santa Barbara
Project Abstract: Tick-borne diseases are the most commonly reported vector-borne diseases in North America and recent estimates of Lyme disease prevalence in the United States alone are as high as 300,000 cases annually. While the vast majority of cases in the US are reported in the upper Midwest and northeast, there are cases reported from throughout California every year, yet research on ticks and the diseases they vector has been restricted primarily to a handful of northern California counties. Recent research has extended this work to Santa Barbara County and yielded results suggesting both that phenology of some tick species is remarkably constant over large geographic areas and that tick populations and communities can be highly variable even within relatively small geographic areas with similar habitats and climate. As a result, acaralogical risk is expected to be highly variable across the landscape. Recent large-scale studies and surveillance efforts have been undertaken in the eastern US to characterize this variability and identify areas of high expected acaralogical risk. This type of large-scale sampling effort on the ground is crucial to our understanding of the highly geographically variable nature of ticks and tick-borne diseases and what factors are driving their emergence. This project aims to use the UC Natural Reserve System to carry out a standardized sampling and surveillance effort applied at a larger geographical scale than has yet been undertaken in California. The goal of which is both to begin to characterize regional differences in tick communities, infection prevalence, and human risk as well as provide baseline information for the UC Reserves, and for the safety of staff and researchers working on them, that can be built upon in future studies. Specifically, data collected from the reserves will be used to ask the following questions: 1.How do tick community composition and relative abundance differ regionally in California? H1: I. pacificus will make up a larger proportion of the community at higher latitudes and in cooler, wetter climates; the proportion will decrease as latitude decreases and as climate becomes hotter and drier where it will be dominated by Dermacentor spp. H2: Overall tick abundance will decrease with latitude and as climate becomes more arid. 2.Are there differences in infection prevalence of I. pacificus with B. burgdorferi on a regional scale in California? H3: Infection prevalence will be highest in the north and decrease with latitude.
APP#29402 - RAPID - Drought effects on hydrology & physiology of plant species at BORR
Project Dates: May 2014 to Dec 2016
Principal Investigators: David Ackerly | Sally Thompson | Todd Dawson
Other Members: Andrew Weitz | blair mclaughlin | Cameron Williams | Christopher Wong | Gopal Penny | isabel schroeter | Jay Scherf | Ken Schwab | Lee Hovey | Laurel Wee | Stefanie Mambelli | Naia Morueta-Holme | Prahlada Papper | Juliana Wu | Xue Feng
Affiliations: University of California, Berkeley | University of California, Santa Cruz
QUEST Program (Qualcomm) NA $5,000.00
Project Abstract
Summary. California is experiencing the most severe drought to occur in 160 years of state meteorological records. While the drought may not be directly attributed to climate change, it provides a valuable indicator of projected future conditions, when warmer temperatures are anticipated to reduce soil moisture, which will then be exacerbated by years of low precipitation. Understanding how species and ecosystems will respond to these future conditions is complicated by (i) the biodiversity of the affected ecosystems, and (ii) the topographic and edaphic complexity of much of the landscape. In diverse California woodlands, the same imposed meteorological drought conditions may be translated to dramatically different physiological stresses across the landscape, because different species and different individuals employ a variety of strategies that mediate exposure to stress. Our core hypothesis is that species-specific strategies for water-carbon economy, combined with niche-scale differences in the habitat of individual plants will translate into a spectrum of physiological responses to drought and susceptibility to change. The proposed research featured in this RAPID is urgent because the current drought event represents a once-in-a-century opportunity to study the physiological responses of different plant species to severe water limitation, and its consequences at the community and ecosystem scales. Four broad hypotheses will be tested: 1) species and location-specific differences in drought response metrics will be evident across an array of different plants measured, 2) deep-rooted plants that access groundwater and shallow-rooted plants that efficiently exploit occult precipitation or light rainfall events will exhibit less drought stress than plants that do not efficiently exploit these water sources, 3) observed variation in drought-related damage or plant mortality among species and sites is correlated with abiotic variables (beyond rainfall input) that influence the level of stress tolerated, and 4) the suite of strategies that mediate plant responses when particular species or functional types are exposed to extreme drought may lead to population and community level changes that persist well beyond the immediate drought conditions.
APP#29507 - Avian community composition and parasite transmission in California ponds
Project Dates: Jul 2013 to Mar 2016
Principal Investigators: Pieter Johnson
Other Members: Austin Rife | Chelsea Wood | Ken Ferguson | Travis McDevitt-Galles
Affiliations: University of Colorado | University of Michigan
Project Abstract
California has long been recognized as a biodiversity hotspot of global conservation importance. However, wildlife habitats throughout the state face encroaching development, and marked declines in abundance have been documented for many iconic species, particularly birds. How do these changes to Californias diverse bird assemblages affect the food webs in which birds are influential actors? The study we propose aims to describe the effects of bird biodiversity loss on an ecologically important and highly threatened California ecosystem: freshwater ponds. Our proposed study aims to identify the ecological changes that arise in ponds as a result of alterations in bird abundance and diversity. We hypothesize that changes in bird abundance strongly affect the structure and function of California pond communities. Specifically, we anticipate that change in bird abundance may influence parasite transmission in these pond ecosystems. This is expected because birds are both important sources of parasites to ponds and because they are major predators in those ecosystems, and may regulate the density of pond species that would otherwise increase in abundance and experience related increases in the transmission of disease agents. We believe that it is especially important to characterize the influence of biodiversity loss on disease processes because disease is among the most important challenges to amphibian conservation. Our planned experiment is designed to elucidate how anthropogenic change in bird assemblages affects California ponds. We will accomplish this by experimentally manipulating the rates of visitation by birds to ponds and monitoring resultant changes in free-living and parasitic aquatic and terrestrial species composition.
National Science Foundation $700,000.00
National Institute of Health (NIH) KK1408 $398,000.00
APP#30062 - Identification of bistability in ponds to combat amphibian disease.
Project Dates: Jan 2015 to Oct 2015
Principal Investigators: Sally Thompson
Other Members: Michaella Chung
Affiliations: University of California, Berkeley
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 25-0511-0110-002 $142,857.00
Project Abstract
My research proposes to address the challenge of identifying high-priority habitats to enable the survival of endangered species by exploring how anthropogenic changes differentially impact a system of isolated vernal pools and farm ponds that serve as the primary habitat of Red-legged Frog and Tiger Salamander. I will characterize the response of the trophic status of a subset of ponds to varied nutrient loading across a land use gradient, defined by different cattle stocking rates in the pond catchments. I will use new quantitative PCR (qPCR) protocols to determine the presence of the disease-causing organisms Ribeiroia ondatrae (Rb, which causes teratogenesis in tadpoles) and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd, widely known as the Chytrid fungus, a key agent of the global amphibian extinction event). Using physical data, I will develop a hydrologic model that can be forced with climate change projections for California under different land use scenarios and will apply this model to the system of 400 ponds in the East Bay region to identify the highest priority areas for watershed management and conservation.
APP#30650 - Oak hybridization, population dynamics, and ecology
Project Dates: Mar 2015 to Jun 2018
Principal Investigators: Prahlada Papper
Affiliations: University of California, Berkeley
Project Abstract
Population genetics and the paleobotanical record indicate a surprising stability to the ranges of most California oaks dating to at least the last interglacial period (~120kya) and possibly to the Pliocene (5-3mya). This long-term range stability would have included dramatic variations in the local climate experienced by populations of oaks. Oaks also show exceptional species-level diversity, which may in part result from interspecific hybridization between two or more ecologically distinct species of the same infrageneric group within Quercus. I hypothesize that hybridization, gene flow, and resulting physiological variability help to explain the range stability of the genus in California over geologic time scales. While several studies have investigated local hybridization in California oaks, the rate of hybridization, especially over longer distances, and its evolutionary and ecological significance remain unclear. My doctoral research will investigate these using a variety of methods, including genetics, physiology, and functional ecology. I will perform a rangewide artificial pollination experiment within and between the target species Quercus douglasii and Quercus garryana, whose combined range extends from southern California to British Columbia. Results of this experiment will be combined with data collected on molecular and population genetics and physiological ecology of the same species.
APP#31673 - Insect Photography
Project Dates: Aug 2015 to Sep 2015
Principal Investigators: Joyce Gross
Other Members: Diane Erwin
Affiliations: University of California, Berkeley
Project Abstract
Photographing insects for a revision of the Powell and Hogue "California Insects" book. Am working on this with Kip Will, Pete Oboyski, and Jerry Powell.
APP#32471 - Archaeological Survey and Excavation at Blue Oak Ranch Reserve: Summer of 2016
Project Dates: Jun 2016 to Jun 2017
Principal Investigators: Jelmer Eerkens | Roshanne Bakhtiary
Affiliations: UC Davis Anthropology
University of California, Davis Department of Anthropology $5,000.00
University of California, Davis Institute of Social Sciences $5,000.00
Project Abstract
Introduction: Traditional studies of settlement patterns in ancient California focus on the distribution of sites across a landscape and their associated artifact types to track people and their movements within broad temporal windows. Missing from this approach is seasonality data that can place people on the landscape at different points in a yearly settlement round. Since isotopic signatures found in ancient mollusk shells record signals about environmental conditions, they have the potential to be a good measure of season of harvest, and by extension, can provide information about where people were living during different times of the year. Coastal, shell-dense sites in the San Francisco (SF) Bay and inland in the Sacramento-San Joaquin (Sac-SJ) Delta provide a great platform for conducting such studies, an approach that has only recently been introduced to the region. Background: Salinity and water temperature affect the ratio of stable oxygen isotopes (18O and 16O) in shell carbonates according to well-defined and widely accepted methodologies. In the SF Bay, predictable annual changes in water salinity due to freshwater runoff from the Sierras has a marked effect on estuarine 18O which in turn affects the 18O of mollusk shells. Using modern salinity data, scientists can estimate the season of death for ancient shellfish harvested in these waters from isotopic signatures found in their growth rings. Previous studies show that foraging for mussels and clams in bayshore sites occurred throughout the year, but with noticeable harvesting peaks in early summer and late fall/early winter. By contrast, a recent study at a Middle Period (2000-1300 ca. BP) inland site in Fairfield, CA shows that harvesting occurred almost exclusively in the winter months, a marked difference from bayshore midden. With limited sampling along the bayshore and only one study from the interior, it is unclear if the difference in shellfish harvesting seasonality between these locations is contingent on temporal or environmental factors, and how they reflect broader patterns in land use and settlement. Research Objectives: With this dichotomy in mind 1) I will sample shellfish remains from CA-SCL-330 and analyze their oxygen isotope signatures. 2) Additionally, I will evaluate the role of shellfish in prehistoric local diets by comparing shellfish seasonality information with data on diet collected from stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in human bone collagen and apatite sampled at CA-SCL-330. 3) Lastly, I will synthesize this data within an optimal foraging framework, modifying the Diet Breadth model to analyze the caloric ranking/return rate of shellfish compared to terrestrial resources on a seasonal basis. I will also modify the Central Place Foraging model to illustrate how optimal foraging behaviors change as a function of increasing round-trip travel time from central-place (CA-SCL-330) to foraging location and back, and how this varies by season.
Complete list of Research Projects, and abstracts - 2008 - 2016
The Blue Oak Ranch Reserve is used primarily as a scientific research site to conduct various investigations across the Earth and Life Sciences, Engineering and Computer Sciences, as well as graduate student studies in the arts and humanities. Since opening in 2008, 85 research projects have been approved and conducted, spanning undergraduate projects, graduate studies, faculty research and numerous government agencies and businesses. In any given year 10-15 projects will run concurrently, with individual researchers spending an average of 10 days a year conducting their field studies. While the majority of projects originate from any of the UC campuses, a significant group from the CSU system, private Universities in California, out of state and International institutions are not uncommon. As a result of their hard work and dedication, BORR scientists have 10-12 journal manuscripts published annually that are based on research carried out in this landscape.


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Coulby Newham Crystals, still licking their wounds from last week's defeat against South Bank, decided to unleash their new secret weapon- in the shape of a camel- in week two of the Cleveland Girls League.
Crystals captain, Sam Casson, went on to score an impressive hat-trick against the Teesside Tornados, one of which was a precise volley from a corner.
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Where Will Celebrities Go to Look Normal Now That Da Silvano Is Dead?
The restaurant was one of Lindsay Lohan's many regular stops in the mid-00's.Photo: James Devaney/WireImage The nature of heat is that it cools and the nature of restaurants is that they close. This week, after 41 years, Da Silvano, the … Continue reading
Iconic Italian Restaurant and Celebrity Hangout Da Silvano Has Closed for Good
It closed without notice.Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images After 41 years in the West Village, celebrity hangout and Italian trailblazer Da Silvano has served its last ossobuco. Owner Silvano Marchetto tells the New York Post that the restaurant is "closed forever" … Continue reading
Why the Cecil — One of New York's Most Celebrated Restaurants — Will Close
Chef Johnson will shift his attention to nearby Minton's.Photo: D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Harlem EatUp! In 1974, a fire burned down the Hotel Cecil in Harlem — home to legendary jazz club Minton's Playhouse. Thirty-nine years later, in 2013, businessman … Continue reading


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Glee star Chris Colfer has hinted that Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie could be set for cameo roles in a future episode of the show.
Colfer, who plays Kurt in the hit musical programme, met the pair at London's Hard Rock Calling festival on Friday and is now hoping the royals can feature in the next series of the show.
The 21-year-old revealed the pair are both huge fans of Glee, telling The Sun: 'The princesses love Glee.
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If Beatrice and Eugenie do manage to blag a role on Glee, there may already be an obvious storyline in which to incorporate the princesses.
Last month it was rumoured Glee bosses were considering the possibility of dedicating a whole episode of the show to the Duchess of Cambridgeâs sister Pippa Middleton.
The reports came after Kurt said in the season finale: 'I'm spending my summer composing Pip, Pip, Hooray, the Broadway musical about Pippa Middleton.'


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Yoskay YamamotoYoskay Yamamoto is a Japanese self-trained illustrator. He was raised in Toba, Japan. He then moved to United States at 15. His artistic taste expanded when he grew fond with the urban culture of the West Coast. His artworks comprises both Western and Japanese elements, balancing urban pop art and Asian heritage.
Snow (2011)
Until we meet again (2009)
Fly high (2015)
House of daydreamers (2014)
I like his works because the colours used gives off a "dreamy effect", which is very pleasing to the eyes. The colours used also show brightness.


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Catholic Life in Scotland: A personal reflection
3 comments:
- Barona said...
Thanks Montford for your beautiful reflection on how you grew up in a Catholic environment; how the local church was so vibrant...
You points on where we have gone wrong are very well taken.
- 11 March 2012 at 14:03
- Young Canadian RC Male said...
Don't worry you all, I think that God will start to clean house, just like Jesus with his whip of cords this past Sunday in the NO gospel. Supposedly there will even be a minor or Chastisement as well.
furthermore, Fr.Z has famously coined the solution to the problem the "bioloogical solution." Simple, let the old fogeys who are heretics and lukewarm liberal catholics die off, let those "c"atholics who don't want to truly practice their faith leave and bring forth their own spiritual ills upon themselves (their free will right?), let the EF/TLM grow like crazy thanks to summorum pontificum and ecclesiae unitatem, and let the new younger JPII/B16 generation of priests and true Catholic laity take over the Church once again. How's that for a solution?
- 11 March 2012 at 19:41
- Freyr said...
Here's a solution...
Stop wishing they would all just die and go away or that God would punish them and evangelize them. "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
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If you're planning on a budget, or you just want to be creative, here's quite a few creative Do It Yourself Wedding Projects that you can do to both save you money and impress your guests. Everything idea on this page is simple and easy to do. There are ideas for just about every single aspect of your wedding here, from flower arrangements to invitations. It has ideas for just about every single theme possible! You're sure to find an idea here:) I mean seriously, there's like 89 pages of articles dedicated to different DIY projects!
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H&M is literally the biggest name in global fashion, but how about those smaller fashion houses with designs on your pockets? Heard of Acne, Filippa K, J Lindberg, Nudie Jeans, Cheap Monday, WE, WESC and Weekday? Come and see them on their home patch in Sweden.
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Cia Jansson, Fashion Editor and Creative Director at Elle; "Stockholm's many designers have their own stores, where you can see their entire collections, like Rodebjer, Whyred, Nakkna, Carin Wester, Anna Holtblad, the jewellery designers David & Martin and many others. Of course Acne is the flagship − they have proven that it's possible to build a brand on the international market, based on a jeans collection. Cheap Monday is another phenomenon, with its Weekday stores. And there is of course Odd Molly and larger, established brands like Filippa K, Tiger of Sweden and J. Lindeberg, and of course H&M, which is everywhere".
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Trendsetter Elin Af Klintberg, Editor in chief of Plaza Magazine and Plaza Deco; "My favourite Swedish fashion brands are Acne, Rodebjer, Whyred, Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair, H&M and COS".
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Swedish men are known for their good taste and Peter Lilliehöök, Editor in Chief of Connoisseur Magazine. Peter recommends: "Brands like J. Lindeberg and af Klercker. And Linnea Braun has nice shirts. My favourite brand in Sweden right now? Probably Nikolaj d'étoiles. And of course I am a big fan of jeans like Nudie and Acne. These brands have a very good fit". For vintage finds and variation? Peter usually goes shopping on Södermalm at Herr Judit and Grandpa.
Don't leave Sweden without checking out these fashion brands
Martin Bundock, from leading PR firm A.World.Beneath, lists the following as the hottest brands on the Swedish fashion block; Denim Demon, NEUW, Denim is Dead, Nudie, Acne, Hernandez Cornet, Altewai. Saome, Local Firm, Nhu Duong and of course, Swedish Hasbeens and Rodebjer.


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The following post was made as a guest post on the Historical Tapestry site on January 24, 2009. I was asked if I would like to share my reasons for loving the particular area of historical fiction that I do love, so I wrote about my love of big battle fiction. You can read the original post here.
Why I love big battle fiction
The reading "experience" (if you want to call it that) for me is all about the escape from the tedium of day-to-day life, but also about the entertainment. I read to be entertained. It's why I can happily read through a book that is poorly written or grossly inaccurate or lame duck cliché characters, or any other deficiency, as long as it just entertains me. There are a number of things wrong with Harry Potter novels but I have always read them because they amuse me. It's the same with everything I read, really, as many of them probably can't be described as literary classics and each have their own simplistic deficiencies compared to the "greater" work of other authors, but all the same I love them and have spent countless hundreds of dollars and hours enjoying these books.
But it wasn't always like that.
Years ago, when I was very much a young boy in primary school, I used to have a similar love of reading for entertainment. That was all ruined by a particularly malevolent and spiteful teacher who chose to force me to read some of the most unappealing and ill suited twaddle that could ever be thrown at a ten-year-old. I lost all interest in reading anything after, so I grew to hate reading and stopped all together for years. Of course I read the odd book here and there but evidently that horrible woman had had some effect on me through most of my teenage years as nothing ever seemed to make me want to read all the time as I used to. That started to change as I grew older and discovered a new love of history and began buying and reading a load of non-fiction books, mostly biographies, of people from the sixteenth century onwards, and some from the Roman period. I have a fairly hefty collection of non-fiction books sitting on my shelf from this time, all read and appreciated.
For a few years I read those merrily while remaining blissfully unaware of another type of historical novel out there – historical fiction. I can't quite remember when, but I'm sure it was a friend of mine who said "you should read Gates of Fire". Intrigued, I asked him what it was about and immediately became interested, as I love the ancient world as much as I love the early modern world. When he told me it was fiction, though, I felt a little deflated because I still had such bad memories and a fairly strong disinterest in fiction. But he told me to just read it, so I did, and absolutely loved it. Within minutes of finishing it I went on the internet and found similar novels by likeminded authors – Bernard Cornwell, C.S. Forester, Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden, George MacDonald Fraser – and set out to read their books and many others.
Theirs is a world mainly centred on the big culminating battle in one of the many epic conflicts that dominate our history. Bluff dashing warrior heroes, a cavalcade cast of friends and foes, a heroine, and a big fight at the end with lots of shouting and violence to top it all off. It is simplistic and very much to the point with a no frills approach but I love them, and can't believe I spent so many years not interested in reading books like these.
I love the swashbuckling style action from Bernard Cornwell and the impossible yet highly entertaining situations he puts his protagonists in, and has them come out with a sword dripping in enemy blood and riches in the pocket. I love the sheer outlandishness and ridiculousness of the late George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman, the way it flies in the face of the conceived norms of the high morality of the Victorian age. I love the sweeping big budget action movie feel to Conn Iggulden and the ruthless portrayal of Genghis Khan. I love the intricate single character development in Hornblower that works together to create one of the most wholly developed protagonists I have ever come across, a man whose insecurities and self doubts resonate with so many of us today. I love the way Simon Scarrow has taken up the mantle of the next Bernard Cornwell and set about creating a Sharpe-esque view of Roman Britain, and I loved Iain Gale's unique way of creating a new twist on the well known outcome of the Battle of Waterloo.
Each of those authors and their fellow colleagues entertain me in their own way by combining a rediscovered love of reading and a love of history with the sheer excitement that can be generated by a big battle. It tops the novel off and provides a top notch climax, usually told in a way that defines the genre. I love it, when done right, the way the author can almost make it seem as though the protagonist really is doomed to defeat and cast into a whole new world of problems when it looks like the oncoming marauding enemy army is about to overwhelm the good guys, but victory is eventually won. Just about every time it sucks me in and keeps me entertained, and that's all I am ever looking for in a book. Entertainment.
Some of them might not be perfect but it works for me.


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Welcome to Sandy Nathan's "everything you need to know to live a good life" collection. These articles reflect pretty much everything that happened to me since the late '90s. Back in 1998, during the nostalgic formative days of the Internet, we needed a web presence for our ranch, Rancho Vilasa Peruvian Paso Horses. I was writing like crazy, everything from recipes to life lessons. When we got our first web site, it was natural to combine the ranch's needs with my scribblings.
Thus the site Rancho Vilasa-Spurs Magazine was born. The Rancho Vilasa is pretty easy to figure. Where did I get Spurs Magazine?"I write about personal development, spirituality, and the general need for us to act like grown-ups before we blow up the planet. For this, we need motivation. Horse people know that there's nothing like spurs for getting things going. I named my early 'zine after the biggest motivators I know. Spurs is written by a horse person on a horse ranch.
What's linked below are the top-rated articles from Spurs Magazine. There's LOTS to look at below. Funny, interesting, and beautifully illustrated articles that pack a punch. Enjoy."
Sandy Nathan
LITTLE INDIA: Little India in Artesia CA (which is down near Disneyland) is one of my favorite places. This article tells about my first trip there with my daughter, Lily. The article has been #1 Google rated for years.
RECIPES WITH ATTITUDE:This is my idea of a food page. I hate to cook. These are very good recipes, though one is slightly adult, be forewarned. I've gotten mail from 'round the world telling me how funny this article is.
FAN PAGES: For many years I was too sophisticated to show much enthusiasm for anything. But I've grown, coming to be an over-the-top fan of several bands and other things, including a spiritual retreat. Find out about them below.
BILL MILLER I first heard Bill's music in a western store in the pseudo-Danish town of Solvang, CA in the 1990s. Since then, the western store has disappeared and Bill has won every possible music award. This is Native American soul. Bill is a wonderful musician, artist, composer, speaker and generally admirable person.
ROBERT MIRABAL Another very talented and Grammy winning Native American musician. Great illustrations on this one and a cool story about Robert and a horse owned by my friends.
DREAMTIME CONTINUUM Santa Barbara's own world music ensemble.
THE GATHERING I attended The Gathering, a Native American spiritual retreat in Tennessee's Cherokee National Forest. Bill Miller is the retreat's spiritual leader. The experience was so powerful that I ended up writing my first book Stepping Off the Edge as a result of attending..
WATCH OUT FOR: The first article warns of an unexpected danger. The second is about a tragedy.
SANDY NATHAN'S EBAY AUCTION WISDOM: This link takes you to a series of articles on eBay. At one time, the series was the # 1 Google rated. I stopped keeping the series up because eBay is addictive, as I found out the hard way. I'm linking to the most popular article–– how to buy. I now don't go near eBay any more, but I wrote the articles and my book Stepping Off the Edge before I quit. Stepping has chapters on kicking eBay addiction. I've taken down everything but what you'll need: The articles about how to buy and how to get unaddicted.
OAK TREES Are they an endangered species? The California oaks have been having a hard time these days. Biggest culprit is the wine industry, which cuts them down to make straight rows of oaks. I wrote this series about the trees I love When a big political flap was happening where I live. That's passed, but are the oaks out of danger? Good heavens, no. Is there a reason to care about the trees besides the environment? Yeah. It's in the first article.
FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS:My life with dogs, including how three little black mutts from the pound cured my almost fatal empty-nest syndrome. This is the first article of a series. I'll probably write this up as a book one day, the way I did Tecolote: The Little Horse That Could. Lots of sweet stuff, great photos, and information on dog rescue.
H.A.Y.–HORSE ADDICTS OF YESTERDAY! A SORT OF 12-STEP PROGRAM FOR HORSE ADDICTS You gotta read this one! I have received fan mail from horse people around the globe telling me how hysterical this article is. And how true.
SANDY NATHAN RIDES: This article records my life with horses, which boils down to a history of horses on the San Francisco Peninsula. I've heard from some nice folks from my past because of this article and hope to hear from more. My ride may be over now, after the death of my beloved Tecolote. A horse that reliable doesn't come along too often. It was a good ride, and a long one.
RANCHO VILASA Wonder what our ranch is like? This is the closest thing to coming out and walking around with us. The link goes to an index page which tells you about our horses, facilities, the trails around here. Even presents a poem about a mystical experience I had while riding. And a baby horse album! We're in retirement mode around here, down to five horses from a one-time high of twenty-two.
TRAINING SERIES This is a series of five articles about the humane training of horses the way we do it at Rancho Vilasa. It includes the "first saddles" of four horses––the first time they were ridden. Some thrills, some chills, a lot of calmness, and a little rodeo.
It's possible to live without horses. I'll admit it, though reluctantly. It's not possible to live a truly human without what I'll introduce next. These articles about about "the biggies." All are sumptuously illustrated.
INSPIRATION: COSMIC SPURS In this article, I talk about where I got my start as a writer. What inspires us? Is it the easy stuff? The stuff that falls in our laps? Not in my life. This is about what shaped me and moved me and got me where I am. My father's death at the hands of a drunk driver. Lots of philosophy––I have almost a philosophy major, which I needed to survive what life handed me. Come with me, read this article. It will be a worthwhile trip.
THE JOURNEY In life, make a journey. We go from the putty-like state of a baby, undifferentiated from the world around us, to a fully mature human being capable of knowing and feeling everything that humans can know––and having a positive impact on everything we touch. Let's make a journey. Gorgeously illustrated.
THE WRITERS' CORNER Musings on life and creativity, psychopathology and the arts, why I write and what to do about it. And tips for you, if you're a writer, too. This is a two part article with links to take you to the next part. I refer people to my blog for writers, Your Shelf Life, but the blog doesn't really do what these articles do.
ECSTASY: Your Birthright, Shield and Reward The mystics' ecstatic consciousness is the highest human state. Some of us touch the mystical state once in a while; some of us (very few) get to live there. This is an essay on ecstasy as I've experienced it. (I told a friend I was writing about ecstasy. He said, "Whoa. You got any?" No. I'm talking about the state, not the substance.)
ECSTASY: RESOURCE LIST––Reading & Listening Resources and Links to Bring Ecstasy to You This is a list of sources and links from most of the world's major religions. From Mahalia Jackson to St. John of the Cross, from Rumi to Lao-Tsu to the Dalai Lama, you'll find something to elevate your mood.


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So lately I have been thinking about what kind of tutorials would be fun for the blog. I happen to have quite a few e.l.f. products already so I thought 'why not a full face using e.l.f.??' The only item that wasn't e.l.f. was the mascara and it was a drug store brand, L'oreal Volumious. Fabulous as well.
Here is how it turned out. Not sure why I look so mad, sorry. I really am a nice person.
I am LOVING the lip color from them. It's called Posh. Oh and by the way I am not being compensated in any way for this post. Dang it. But hey, e.l.f. call me!
I did a video for you with the products and everything. I shortened it by just showing me doing one eye. I don't like watching really long tutorials, so I thought you might not either. Well, here ya go!
{I did this into the camera on my computer. It's kinda tough because it isn't the same as a mirror. I'm not usually this clumsy doing makeup.}


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Contemporary Detached Dwelling Hiding Spatial Complexity in Montreal, Canada
Located in the Montreal's Southwest neighborhood, this detached dwelling entitled "Holy Cross House" hides a rich spatial complexity behind its tough working class façade. Turning to the neighbourhood's post-war veteran's home as its formal point of departure, the architects at TBA set out to make a project that simultaneously fits in and stands out from its heterogeneous context without sacrificing the contemporary nature of the project. The principal challenge lay in bringing light to the living spaces given the tight nature of the lot and the availability of direct sunlight limited to its center.
By flipping the traditional vertical hierarchy found in most two storey homes and by carving out a series of spaces from the building's volume, the project was able to address the need for exposure to direct light and concerns about maintaining privacy. By bringing the living spaces upstairs, the house maximizes direct sunlight where it is needed most. One of the most striking features of the residence is the central outdoor courtyard, created to funnel light all the way down to the lowest level.
On the exterior, the house is restrained, light and monochromatic, emphasizing overall form over components and details. To unify the shape, the architects sought a material in a natural color that could serve as both roofing and wall cladding– a standing seam aluminum cladding. Flat concrete panels painted to match the color of the metal cladding were used as subtle accents around doors and windows. In contrast to the cool vertical surfaces, many terraces are clad in warm Ipé decking, highlighting these outdoor extensions of the living spaces. [Photos and information provided via e-mail by TBA]


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