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|Our Environment We are stewards of wild places
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I for one am not here to alienate anyone. If I have done so I am sorry.
I am here because I am passionate about the sport and all that it encompasses. Before "we" came here to the NW or whatever other area a person might call there Home Waters, the system that you see before you each time you go fishing was in place.
It was not "Designated Critical" at that time...there was no need.
Most of that free flowing stuff is gone now, so are most of the fish that went along with it. We are left now with a small fraction, my vote goes for saving as much as I can.
It has alot to do with stewardship. Man throughout the years hasn't done a real good job with that one I'm afraid.
That says to me that I should try harder.
That says to me that there's always more to be done.
I consider myself on the same side of the bench as my brothers here on the Forum, as well as in the communities where we reside as individuals. But I am glad that we don't try to all share the same seat....truly then, we would accomplish nothing.
I am thankful for your perspective, as well as all the others who bother to stand up for the fish. Perhaps there is something more for me to learn from this discussion regarding critical habitat.
I fished the Molala today. This river is under incredible strain. Trash everywhere, smoldering campfires left un-attended, etc.
Yet through all this, The Fish go on, "Seemingly" un-affected, although I know better. Nature can take alot of abuse.....but not forever, and every acre we can hold on to is one more for the future.
Next time you go to the shore, bring along a trash bag and spend a few picking up.
Next time there's a meeting for cleaning up the waterway in your neck of the woods....GO!
Next time someone wants to take away more land from the already dwindling supply, stick up for the fish!
Stepping back, it's clear we all share a common love of the wild places and beautiful finned creatures that inhabit them, not the least of which are the salmonids and perhaps most of all the anadromous wild species...
however stepping back even further I think there are some 'undercurrents' at play rooted in political, social and philosophical foundations that are at odds here.
We are all entitled to an opinion, but we should be cautious not to push the underlying agendas with our brothers toward the same cause lest we alienate each other in pursuit of the same goal.
And that goes for me as well. To be brutally frank, I have no confidence whatsoever that the conservative branch of our government can make reasonable decisions that favor the welfare of our environment, any success has been entirely by accident and the fodder of calculated chest beating via propaganda while the long history of anadromous salmonid failures dating back to the very inception of the nation are perhaps the single most shameful example of man's failure to respect his surroundings in the history of salmon and steelhead. This begins with the American atlantic salmon and goes downhill from there.
Let's compare the actions and beliefs of two Secretaries of the Interior - Bruce Babbitt and James Watt... one fought and won to remove the illegal Elwha River dam that will eventually liberate one of the most abruptly incapacitated rivers on earth, rendering a run of 100 pound wild OP kings extinct. He did so with the genuine hope that the Elwha can run wild more than four miles from sea and rebound from it's century of imprisonment. Damn the special interest groups.
Watt however arrives to meet with fellow Slade Gorton (son of Gortons of Gloucester, MA) to discuss ways of opening exploitation of the last stands of old growth, now 97% depleted in Washington state and 0% having been renewed (old growth in WA is 700-1000 years old, do the math). After having shut down the national park system, proposed derailment of critial clean water and air programs and alienated even his own party peers with his ways in DC, he comes to WA not to admire our starkly beautiful places but to eyeball them for dollar value, no doubt in cahoots with Plum Creek, Intalco, BPA, and every old boy network out there.
However, I really do try to be careful not to push these beliefs (despite being easily substantiated with facts) into the discussion when at face value we all agree to protect the natural treasures. The means by which we might pursue, or the rationalization of success may differ - but with objective non-partisan cooperation both sides of the line can save wild anadromous salmonids from the heinous fate they have suffered thus far.
If we do push undercurrents we are no different than gear vs. fly guys who won't pull together for a cause. IMHO the key is objectiveness, and holding back on those extra posts that are clearly rooted in bi-partisan beliefs.
As administrator of this site, just as Watt said he would err on the side of exploitation verses preservation I will say "I will err on the side of the proven party", but will make every effort to avoid any need to even consider that by remaining objective and I hope we all can try as well.
I agree wholeheartedly that we need to have healthy discussion on topics such as this, which are of great importance to the survival of the anadromous fish in the PNW. At the same time, we need to also recognize that the inclusion of non-anadromous bearing streams or areas of anadromous bearing streams that did not historically support anadromous fish in a critical habitat area may not be the best use of a critical habitat designation since it can't be clearly demonstrated in an empirical manner that not designating them as critical habitat will be detrimental to the fish.
The Pastor
New Pastor comes to the Church (bear with me) First Sunday, and each sunday after he gives his sermon..... the same sermon as the week before! At first the congragation is attentive, then curious, then anoyed, and finaly downright P.Oed.
When approached by the leadership about this behaivior, Pastor says " I keep giving the same sermon untill everyone gets it!"
Just for shirts and grins tonight I looked at the stats for the forum.....we had 23 guests, 10 more than members signed on. Somewhere out there in cyberspace is someone who did not catch last springs posts on this. Somewhere out there is someone who dosen't even know that there is such a thing as Critical Habitat!
Somewhere out there is the young man or woman that is going to carry the torch for us when were to old and grumpy.
That is the person that I hope when someone asks "Why are we cleaning up-taking care of-writing our congressmen/women about" this stream-river-lake-roadside- camping area- chose one, they turn and say "Because I read somewhere that people cared enough, and we should to"
This discussion, pro and con, back and forth, between caring individuals is what inspires, is what gets things done. WE are the cop on the corner for the fish, and you know, it's alright to be in that position whatever our views!
Each time we get our dander up about enviromental matters, I learn something.
I know I dont have all the answers, but I gain more from each debate, which helps me build a more informed, wellrounded attitude towards the opposition, who suprisingly have some good points themselves.....albeit not very often
Why Bother?
Cause it's the right thing to do.
How simple is it?
It's as simple as saying "Enough already!" at the very least until things can be debated and sorted out.
In my research, I am seeing a much broader initiative here than meets the eye!
Its not just about the ESA, or Salmon, or the Sky-Blackfoot-Quinny, but about the system as a whole! And there are those out there that would just as soon see us roll over, play dead and close our eyes to all this.
If we did?
You would awake from your slumber some day, grab your rod, and find that the river of your youth is just that.....
A fond memory!......
We cannot let Ctritical Habitat be brushed aside like so much dirt, in the name of someones "Progress"
Dont forget.... Salmon was the first to step forward!
flytyer, if you assume that I know memorize all that's been written here before, that's quite an assumption So I did go back on your recommendation and I found a helpful summary post by Juro.
What is critical habitat?
Under the federal Endangered Species Act, critical habitat is defined as: (1) the specific areas within the geographic area occupied by a federally listed species on which are found physical and biological features essential to the conservation of the species, and that may require special management considerations or protection; and (2) specific areas outside the geographic area occupied by a listed species, when it is determined that such areas are essential for the conservation of the species.
Given that definition, the current reversal of critical habitat designation is clearly against the spirit of the law. And this administration is responsible for that reversal, plain and simple.
I don't see that I flamed you in all three posts, but I did challenge you to back up your claim. A claim that you still have not addressed adequately. Can you provide any marginally tractable documentation that indicates that MOST of the critical habitat in question does not have, and did not have, anadromous fish due to natural barriers? Your case studies are informative, but they hardly speak to "most" of the habitat in question.
I grew up in the anthracite coal country of Northeastern Pennsylvania (I left there at age 25 back in 1978) and saw hundreds of miles of rivers and streams be devoid of any life because of acid mine drainage from the coal mines and coal processing plants called coal breakers. I also spent a lot of time exploring small streams in Montana during the 12 years I lived there from 1979 to 1981 and saw a lot of mine tailings problems in the now ghost town mining towns, not to mention to huge problem in the Clark Fork River from the copper mining and smelting in Butte and Anaconda Montana area.
I witnessed a huge fish kill after a short, intense cloudburst on the Upper Clark Fork in 1989 because it washed heavy metals, cyanide, and arsenic from the "slickens" along the river into it. I also witnessed what happened to the Blackfoot River in the early summer of 1990 when the old 7-Up Pete mine tailings pond located upstream of the town of Lincoln, MT broke and dumped heavy metals, cyanide, and arsenic into the big Blackfoot and killed fish all the way to Milltown dam some 90 miles downstream. This "event" took a long time for the river to recover from this and only recently has become a decent fishery again.
These things have made me very aware of the dangers of development such as mining in upstream areas. That is why I mentioned the Mining Act of 1872. It allows individuals or mining companies to stake a claim for the metals or minerals found, patent the mine site (meaning it becomes their propery), and then mine it if they get permission to do so while not even having to pay royalties on the metals or minerals extracted. That is something only Congress can change.
I don't like to do this; but since you have questioned my integity and directly flamed me instead of speaking on the issue in all three of your posts, which is very different from the way Deerhaawk, OC, dc_chu, and Juro did things, here goes.
If you go back and read what Keith Jackson posted when this topic came up this past winter/spring, you will see that as far as WA State goes, the streams, rivers, and drainages that were to be removed from the critical habitat designation indeed were areas that did not have anadromous fish in them. That is also why I provided the examples of the Snoqualmie River above the falls, the Skagit River tributaries above the dams (which were built above where anadromous fish had access due to the severe hydraulics of the long catarac at that point in the river, which was a natural barrier to anadromous fish), and the Skagit River tributaries that didn't have anadromous fish in them being removed from the critical habitat designation.
This is why I commented in my first post on this thread that this subject was covered in more detail before in the hope that folks would take the time to search for it, read what was posted before on the topic, and then add to the discussion instead of covering what was covered before or having the thread turn into a flame fest of emotional reasoning.
Also, the maps in the link you provided in your prior post had nothing in them on what areas have been or are now considered critical habitat. Therefore, they are not very useful to this discussion on the changes to how much land area has been designated critical habitat.
Remember there is nothing wrong with disagreement and telling someone you disagree because this adds to a discussion and allows more information to be provided on a given issue or topic. However, doing so requires that we state our position(s), provide some rationale for what we post, and not make personal attacks (also known as flaming) because we disagree with what someone posted.
I understand where you are coming from. But I don't agree with it. In a few areas it won't impact much. But overall I can think of hundreds of scenarios that aren't going to do the ecosystems any favors. Crappy water quality starts somewhere. The higher in the drainage it starts the more it impacts. Things flow downhill. A green light to go back to more destructive land uses is only going to make things worse.
This is nothing more than political games. Optimistically we can hope the next regime is more ecologically sound. There's always hope...
yeah, ok, but none of that speaks to the veracity of your claim that:
Puget Sound and the Columbia basin have had a lot of alterations to natural water flow and ability of anadromous fish to ascent the rivers because of dams. And it is very unlikely that those dams will be coming down. Before folks go ballistic on the current administration, keep in mind that these fish blocking dams were built long before this administration was in office and most were built when the so-called "fish friendly" federal and state administrations were in power. These dams that have blocked anadromous fish (or made it much more difficult for them to get over them and upriver or through them and downriver) have had a detrimental effect on fish runs.
Keep in mind that the governors of both Washington and Oregon were opposed to the extra water being spilled over the Columbia dams this summer, and both are supposedly "fish friendly". There is also the problem of whether policy ought to be formulated by biologist, politicians, courts, or interest groups.
Regarding the dam spill this year (which environmental groups hailed as a victory for the fish) were considered by the biologists not to be the best way to insure the survival of the maximum number of fish in low-water years like this. The biologists were of the opinion that barging in low-water years was best. Of course, the opinnion of the biologists working in the Columbia basin was ignored because emotionally, it didn't make sense. Afterall, fish need water and if more water is spilled over the dams, the fish have to benefit, right? The opinion of the biologist didn't fit this type of emotional reasoning, so they were ignored and the judge ruled in favor of spilling the water.
Commercial over harvest and sportsfishing over harvest have also been detrimental to fish run sizes. Plus, there is the ocean, over which we have precious little control, that plays a significant role in the relative abundance or lack thereof of the fish.
Then there are things such as the Mining Act of 1872 that Congress (regardless of which party has been in control) has been unwilling the change or eliminate, which also play a role.
And we must not forget that a Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3 years ago that only things that have demonstrated, actual value can be considered in the economic value portion of a plan or designation of habitat, and it was upheld by the Supreme Court when it refused to hear the appeal by NMFS and the Forest Service of this ruling. Thus, NOAA-F and other federal and state agencies can no longer include the value of recreation unless they have hard evidence of the actual economic activity (i.e. how many dollars were generated) of that activity. This has had a majoy impact on these agencies.
There are a lot of factors involved: court decisions, legislative, interest groups (environmental, conservation, agriculture, power generation, logging, mining, and development), media, and fisherman (sportsfishers, tribal, and commercial). And we can't ignore any of them because all of them have an impact on the fish. Eliminating those areas that never had anadromous fish from the areas deemed "critical habitat" for anadromous fish hardly constitutes the sky is falling and the fish are losing even more rhetoric I've been reading from environmental groups. Simply put, doing so is emotional reasoning and as such, does not help find solutions to the problem of declining runs.
Items such as the WA State legislators or governors getting rid of sportsfishing and/or conservation friendly Fish & Wildlife Dept. Directors or Commission members cannot be ignored or put on the back burner because they are not as "big" emotionally as changing critical habitat designations. I've seen virtually nothing about this problem from the environmental groups. Likewise, fish farms can't be ignored. Nor can things like: irrigating what used to be high desert to grow grass or alfalfa for cattle (like in the upper Klamath) or holding back water to save fish that has thrived only because of the irrigation dams on the Klamath, while the native anadromous fish suffer from a lack of water in the river; or the dams on the Deschutes used for power generation and irrigation (although then we need to have electrical power generated some other way, perhaps nuclear).
from the Seattle Times:
In a new, narrower interpretation of the Endangered Species Act, the Bush administration yesterday said for the first time that it wants to safeguard as "critical" only those waterways currently occupied by salmon and steelhead not areas that might be considered part of a fish's historic range.
I don't want to get into a cut-n-paste war, but many quotes like the one above are floating around.
Yet, when I visit some of the most pro-wild fish extinction websites that I can find (Klamath Alliance, Pacific Legal Foundation), I am unable to find information backing your claim that "MOST" critical habitat in question occurs above natural barriers to anadromy. And even if I could find it there - which I can't - I wouldn't trust the words of these one-eyed groups any more than words from our own pro-wild-fish extinction administration
aside from the obvious fact that water flows downhill, which raises concerns alone ....
can you provide documentation or a link showing clearly that "most of the so-called critical habitat" areas in question were never accessible due to natural barriers?
I'd be willing to get that MOST of the areas in question - and certainly ones of which I am aware in Central Oregon upriver of the Deschutes dams - come up a flaming bright RED on these maps
I share the passion brother.
However if the habitat designations are for wild salmon and steelhead, then flytyer's argument carries water for those sections that are truly never graced by indigenous anadromous species.
BUT (and this is a huge but) one of the biggest problems with watershed management is that actions are made in a small-minded manner without considering (or caring for) the impacts on adjacent waters, in this case as Deerhawk and OC pointed out being directly downstream which is the worst possible scenario.
But even when an aquifer is drained far away from the river banks it negatively affects the welfare of fragile systems. The average north american aquifer is hundreds of square miles.
Use of pesticides and fertilizers without proper buffering and precautions can devastate an entire system.
I see no point in moving backwards, regardless of whether the fish moved thru that particular section or not.
A compromise that alleviated constraints on these adjacent waters while restricting impact on the overall watershed would be acceptable. My level of confidence that special interests could maintain such respect for the overall watershed while they move toward expliotation? Very, very low.
The proof is in the pudding, history proves that humans really suck at this sort of thing.
Let's approach Flytier's 2 questions, but first a response.
Any issue dealing with the survival of endangered species, should be debated openly for as long as it takes to achieve a suitable end that will ensure the species in question has safeguards in place that will allow it to be an thriving part of it's Natural suroundings.
Obviously this is NOT the case now!
How can rivers and streams, or portions of them, that never had Anadromous fish be considered "Critical" for the survival of Anadromous species?
So you have river A, and river A has had a small run of steelhead, but only up to stream 1, because above stream 1 is a dam thats been in place for 100 years, or a 50foot waterfall, etc.
Above this obstruction is the mainstem of river A which breaks into S and N forks as well as numerous feeder streams.
Along comes the Gov, and the Gov says "Aint never seen no steelhead up in theese parts, so theese parts aint "Critical" Designation droped.
Along comes contractor Smith, buys up the land above the obstruction, cuts down all the trees and builds condos, which polutes the mainstem and wipes out alot of the feeder streams.
Meanwhile downstream the steelhead run starts feeling a little quezy and they start diein off cause the portion of the stream that they "Never used" got screwed up, and in there world everything runs downhill.
And when this happens, will you see the steelhead walkin in front of City Hall in Seattle or Portland or Sacramento with little signs sayin "Unfair to Fish"?
We have to stand up for them
We have to make sure that no one has a chance to screw it up!
Since they never had Anadromous fish, how is removing critical habitat going to hurt them?
Same as story one, except instead of diein in the river, they die in the ocean!
It is not "Part" We have to get away from this "Part" stuff. These seperate and unique systems are intergrated with other unique systems to form a "Whole"!
If certain individuals are allowed to put these things in play, it will take ten times as long to remove them when the effects are realized.
Why when something is Good and does Good would anyone want to stop it and take a chance on making it Bad.
Beats the Hell out of me.
Puget Sound has less than 5% of its historical Salmon and Steelhead runs. The Columbia system is just as bad. Im sure it's the same for our Brothers in Fish to the south. Ive only been on this planet for 50 years, I don't know where the Salmon were 100, 200 500 years ago! Mabye they were in these streams and rivers that don't have them now.
But Ill say this, Ill bet it wasn't other fish that booted them out...
My question is, why should we remove even an inch more of Critical Habitat regardless of whether the Steelhead or Salmon visit there or not?
I am sure there is some species that would bennifit, mabye Us?
|What I would like to know about all this is how will it effect Salmon and Steelhead below the man made and natural barriers? Will farmers and industry be able to take more water from these areas where no fish reside thus effecting in stream flow down river where fish do exist. Will industry be able to let's say make gravel quaries or mining operations in these no fish zones thus creating run off, heavy metals and increased water temps below in summer? Will timber companies and private land owners be able to cut timber all the way to the strean bank now because no fish exist above the barrier and their property is above the barrier? My main concern is East of the Cascades here in Washington and Oregon and probably in parts of Eastern California. We must remember that water flows down hill. We must also remember that politians from all parties produce something else when mixed with water that flows down hill too, all in the name of profits for those who support them.
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I've been absent from the forum for quite a while now 'cause every time I tried to post or reply the site took me directly to my personal info page. I couldn't even contact anyone to try to figure out what was wrong. For some reason the poltergeist seems to have to have disappeared, so maybe I'm good for a while. I couldn't make a post during the season and when you're old like me the details get a little hazy, so I'll make this short and sweet.
I was able to add Missouri to my list of states where I've harvested a bird. 23# 7 oz 10 1/2" 1" hooks. Then it was on to my old stompin' ground in Kansas where a buddy of mine and I took a double on my B'day. Both 23# plus. Also harvested and ate some Morels on the same afternoon. Great B'day indeed!! Sorry the pics aren't better, but the weather was nasty both places and photography isn't my forte.

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NEWBURGH – Three dedicated members of the Mount Saint Mary College community recently reached an impressive milestone: half a century of service.
English professor James Finn Cotter has tendered committed service to the college since 1963.
He co-wrote the Mount's alma mater. He is the former chair of arts and letters. And he's touched the minds and hearts of countless students.
It's all in a day's work for Cotter.
"I take things one day at a time, each class at a time," he explained.
Cotter taught at Fordham University in New York City during the early '60s, before he began teaching at the Mount.
Of the Newburgh, N.Y. home where he has lived for the past 50 years: "I had planned on just renting it," Cotter explained.
The professor has been one of only two people to lead the Mount's 50 Commencement processions, the other being professor emeritus Jim McEnery of Cornwall, N.Y. Cotter has also been master of ceremonies since 1964, when the Mount graduated its first class.
"It's always fun to see the students, who are so happy to be graduating," explained the professor.
In 1970, Cotter was awarded a Fulbright-Hays Lectureship at the University of Oran in Algeria, where he taught courses in American authors and the modern American novel, and traveled through France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Around that time, Cotter also earned a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to spend a summer working on Hopkins' articles. Out of this project, the manuscript for his book "Inscape: The Christology and Poetry of Gerald Manley Hopkins" was born.
"Faith has been a great part of my experience here," Cotter explained. "After my father's death, I started to reexamine my own priorities and religion – that was in 1973 – I started to go to mass here every morning."
Since then, the professor has cultivated "wonderful friendships" with the Mount's chaplains over the years, including the current chaplain and director of campus ministry, Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm.
Cotter says his legacy is what he and his coworkers have done to strengthen Mount Saint Mary College.
"I certainly hope that the Mount continues to thrive," he said.
He thanked college president Fr. Kevin E. Mackin, OFM, and former president Sr. Ann Sakac, OP, for "their excellent leadership." Cotter also applauded the efforts of local businessman and philanthropist William Kaplan, whose donations to the college have made possible major improvements to Aquinas Hall and the Dominican Center.
For Cotter, whose work is his passion, there's no end in sight to his illustrious career.
"I enjoy teaching very much," he said. "I like the students, and I have a lot who have signed up over the years who are not English majors. They are there because they want to write, and I am here because I want to teach."
Cotter's colleague and friend, communications professor Sr. Catherine Walsh, OP, recently celebrated five decades as a Dominican Sister of Hope, a community in the worldwide Catholic Order of Preachers (OP).
"It's a life that has its challenges, just like any other life," revealed Sr. Walsh. "But I can only remember the rewards."
During her postulant year in 1963, Sr. Walsh lived on campus in Guzman Hall, taking college courses (she earned her bachelor's degree in 1970) and learning more about the faith.
"To use a cliché, nothing has ever been the same," she said. "As a group of young sisters, we laughed; we cried; we became fast friends; we loved the religious congregation."
With her new role came more than a few surprises, Sr. Walsh explained.
"I was fascinated by what I didn't know about religious life, including study, prayer and other responsibilities," she said. "One of my surprises was how warm the veil got, but how comfortable the habit was."
During her half century with the Dominican Sisters, Sr. Walsh saw many changes: in religion, politics, and even in the way she and other nuns dressed. As the years went on, several of her peers left the religious life.
Sr. Walsh, however, never wavered.
"I believe in the religious life," she said. "I find the four pillars of Dominican life very enriching."
The pillars are:
Study: "Study is a deeper way of understanding life," said Sr. Walsh. "Study is the soul of our mission of preaching."
Prayer: "Prayer in community and reflection on the gospel is the source of our truth seeking," Sr. Walsh explained. "We are called to deepen our relationship with our God and then to be the incarnational presence of that God in the service we give."
Service: "The ability to grow and give all kinds of service is a gift to me," she said. "I love teaching."
Community: "I live with four fabulous women," Sr. Walsh explained. "They have been instrumental in helping me grow as a person. Living in a community, you learn your shortcomings, and they help you grow as a leader and a person."
After teaching seventh grade at St. Mary's of the Assumption in Deal, N.J. and St. Mary's School in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Sr. Walsh taught seventh grade at Bishop Dunn Memorial School in Newburgh, where she would eventually become principal.
Sr. Walsh began teaching part time at Mount Saint Mary College in 1983, and took on her communications role in 1985. She departed in 1991, and for four years, was part of the leadership team of the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh. In 1995, she became the first prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Hope.
The consolidation of three branches of Dominican Sisters – Newburgh, N.Y., Ossining, N.Y., and Fall River, Mass. – had been in the works since 1988. As prioress, it was Sr. Walsh's responsibility to help meld the traditions of the three branches into something new, yet familiar.
"It was a process," she explained. "We had to help three cultures become one. We had to find new ways of doing things, like celebrating jubilees, and finances. We weren't just making policy decisions, we were changing lives."
The key to good leadership, she said, was "constant communication among all of the councilors and myself."
Sr. Walsh returned to teaching at the Mount in the year 2000.
As she continued instructing future generations, Sr. Walsh noted that her own education is never-ending.
"It is with deep joy and gratitude that I celebrate 50 years of learning to be a Dominican," said Sr. Walsh. "It's a privilege."
Cotter and Sr. Walsh are in good company: Fr. Kevin E. Mackin, OFM, the fifth president of Mount Saint Mary College,was ordained a priest five decades ago.
He has served as president of the college for nearly six years, and as a Franciscan friar, professor, and executive for more than 50 years, including 11 years as president of Siena College where he holds the title of president emeritus.
Fr. Mackin will be stepping down as president after the conclusion of the 2013-14 academic year.
"I have had great joy serving at the Mount," said the esteemed educator.
Fr. Mackin led the Mount in its first five-year strategic plan, hired faculty strategically, and improved institutional practice, while increasing applications for enrollment and expanding academic offerings, including a physician assistant program now taking applications.
Like Cotter, Fr. Mackin praised the efforts of longtime Mount Saint Mary College supporter William Kaplan for his work on the campus and at the Newburgh Armory.
Under Fr. Mackin's direction, the college launched "A Call to Excellence: The Campaign for the Dominican Center" in 2012, to raise $10 million for the transformation to a new, truly state-of-the-art library and living-learning environment.
"Students and faculty/staff are absolutely thrilled with the opportunity the Dominican Center presents," said Fr. Mackin.


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The Watermelon Festival in Water Valley had two winners from our family. They competed for the title with the crop from Lafayette Springs at Little Kettle Creek Cabin. Sophie Hooker won second prize with 152 lbs., and her grandfather Graden Hooker won the event with 157 lbs. The rivalry was intense. Earlier in the growing season Sophie harvested two cabbages that topped the scales at 31 lbs each. Other family members attending were Cade, Megan, Ella Kate, Braxton, Brooke, Harper and Colt Hooker. Maggie and I stayed home to beat the heat. Lou Gaston had asked why we went to Lafayette Springs everyday; now she knows.
Recent guests of Butch Mercer at his Smoke Top residence were Kenneth and Laurie Schultz and their son and daughter, Brad and Christie, of Adams, Wis., and Dale H. and Judy Peters of Delmar, Iowa. During the Cold War, Butch, Kenneth, and Dale served in Stuttgart, Germany, from 1960-1962 as a combat ready unit with the U.S. Army.
Their basic training began in 1959 and this reunion marked the 50th anniversary of their service to our country. The veterans enjoyed Good food, fellowship, and southern hospitality. Butch married his late wife, Janet Novak Mercer, a former resident of Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 3, 1963.
Daniel Robbins will be entering the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson on August 7. He has already moved, but was at the services at Hurricane Baptist on Aug. 5.
Enjoying a weekend visit to Memphis, Tenn., as guests of Floyce B. Long were her sister, Polly Montgomery of Sand Springs and her nieces, Clarenda Parrish and Freida Browning.
Jamie Foster is a new resident of the community. She has moved into the home of her grandparents, James Caples and of the late Velma Willard Caples.
The Hurricane High School Class of 1950 enjoyed a class reunion and country breakfast at the home of Roy and Faye Graham Dillard at Duncan Creek. Bill Todd (Ellen) of Fulton, Roy Blackard of Memphis, Jeannette Jones of Belden, Bob Warren (Jo Lane), Dorothy Todd Bailey, Ruthie Bullard Garrison and Junior Ray Russell of Memphis, a guest, attended. Guests of Pontotoc were Dot Boatwright and "B". Baker.
Get well wishes to Alice Swords, Linda Foster, Dr. Lester Willis, Kevin Pardee, Marlon Sills, and Mike Graham.
Birthday wishes to Jerry Conlee, Bivivian Buchanan, Nickey Walker and Justin Britt.
Rita Chandler Graham of Sand Springs has written an E-book, "Sarah's Valley." You can purchase the book on Amazon, or at www.ritachandlergraham.com. Rita has a blog that let's you read an excerpt of her Christian fiction. She is the wife of Mike Graham, also of Sand Springs, and is also an avid historian as we share family information.
Our family enjoyed calls from Donald and Doris Graham of Loraine, Texas; Roger and Dayla Graham of Sweetwater, Texas; and from Steve and Debby Graham of Colorado City, Texas.
The drought is still affecting their region with wildfires, a constant danger to their countryside. It was 109 degrees there last Friday with wind gusts blasting the heat. Debby and Steve were in Ruidoso, N.M., for a vacation. The high was 77 with a low in the 50's. Sounds nice! Colorado City was featured on our local Channel 9 news in Tupelo as being one of the West Texas counties that has been hit hardest by the drought. Hay is at a premium price.
Charlie Swords and family have a watermelon stand on Highway 346 near the Shady Grove exit. So take time to stop and look at their crop.
Maggie Hooker returned to LeBonheur for a day but is home now.
Area schools will return this week, so remember that the school buses will be out in force on Highway 346.
I lose two of my constant companions to the four-year-old programs: Ella Kate Hooker and Braxton Hooker, at West Union and at North Pontotoc, repsectively. It's already lonesome! They are my alarm clock.
Guide Browning will be a student at Mississippi State University and after a summer of work at Hooker's Construction, I bet that he will enjoy this fall semester.
Congratulations to Governor Bill Anoatubby of the Chickasaw Nation who was named as one of the "Top 50 Most Powerful Oklahomans," making no. 6 on the list. U.S. Representative Tom Cole, also a Chickasaw, came in at number 14. The Chickasaw Festival is scheduled for September 28-October 6 in Tishomingo, Okla.
The much anticipated Artesian Hotel will soon open in Sulphur, Okla. It is being built to promote tourism in the state. It will feature a spa and pool, 80 guest rooms, banquet facilities, and retail shops.
Of course, the old springs at Sulphur with a new tourist center already put the town on the map. The water doesn't smell pleasant, but it is said to have medicinal value.
I get the Chickasaw Times and enjoy the tribe's news.
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Hope for Cushing's disease patients - Novartis' Signifor (pasireotide) injection gets US FDA approval
Singapore: Novartis received US FDA approval for Signifor (pasireotide) injection for the treatment of adult patients with Cushing's disease, for whom pituitary surgery is not an option or has not been curative.
Signifor is the first medicine to be approved in the US that addresses the underlying mechanism of Cushing's disease, a serious, debilitating endocrine disorder caused by the presence of a non-cancerous pituitary tumor which ultimately leads to excess cortisol in the body. This approval follows a unanimous recommendation from the FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee (EMDAC) in support of the use of Signifor.
"The FDA approval of Signifor for Cushing's disease brings a novel pituitary-directed therapy to patients with limited treatment options," said Mr Herve Hoppenot , president, Novartis Oncology. "This milestone reinforces Novartis' commitment to addressing unmet needs and advancing treatments for rare pituitary-related disorders."
The approval is based on data from PASPORT-Cushings (Pasireotide clinical trial portfolio-Cushing's disease), the largest randomized phase III study to evaluate a medical therapy in patients with Cushing's disease. Results from the study found that a decrease in mean urinary-free cortisol (UFC), the key measure of biochemical control of the disease, was sustained during the treatment period in most patients, with a subset of patients reaching normal levels. The study also showed that certain clinical manifestations of Cushing's disease tended to improve.
In April 2012, the European Commission approved Signifor for the treatment of adult patients with Cushing's disease for whom surgery is not an option or for whom surgery has failed. Other worldwide regulatory filings for pasireotide for this use are also underway.
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The Hall as configured for 10M Air Rifle and Pistol Finals at the British Airgun Open Meeting.
The main Lord Roberts Air Range in it's full glory. The right hand end is normally cordoned off into a roller hockey rink leaving a smaller dedicated airgun range to the left. The full length is only used for major events such as the British Open Airgun Championships.


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The Nanostim leadless pacemaker is less than 10 percent the size of a conventional pacemaker. Photo courtesy: Business Wire
Singapore: US-based St Jude Medical, a global medical device company, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Nanostim, a privately-owned developer of miniaturized, leadless pacemakers, for $123.5 million up front and potentially $65 million more in the future.
The acquisition adds the world's first and only leadless pacemaker to the St Jude Medical product portfolio and culminates a two-year partnership between the two companies during which St Jude Medical invested in and collaborated with Nanostim throughout its product development and commercialization initiatives.
Unlike conventional pacemakers that require a more invasive surgery, the Nanostim leadless pacemaker is designed to be implanted directly into the heart via a minimally invasive procedure. The device is delivered using a steerable catheter through the femoral vein, eliminating the need to surgically create a pocket for the pacemaker and insulated wires (called leads) that have historically been recognized as the most vulnerable component of pacing systems.
The Nanostim leadless pacemaker recently received CE Mark approval and will be available soon in select European markets. It also recently received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conditional approval for its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application and pivotal clinical trial protocol to begin evaluating Nanostim leadless technology in the US.
"The Nanostim leadless pacemaker represents one of the most important advances in the history of pacing technology, and builds on St Jude Medical's strong history of pacing innovation - beginning with the first implantable pacemaker in 1958 through the introduction of quadripolar cardiac resynchronization therapy pacing," said Mr Eric S Fain, president of the St Jude Medical Implantable Electronic Systems Division. "We look forward to welcoming Nanostim employees to St Jude Medical and to continuing our legacy of transforming the treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders with pioneering technology," Mr Fain added.
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So, I couldn't leave well enough alone. I was also too burned out on work to make progress, so I went back and revisited the N throbber, using the simpler technique (shrink at RGB, then index colors), and also added an alpha channel. I think it looks a lot better.
But I couldn't stop there -- I did what I probably should have done first -- I made a throbbing "F" for Firefox in the style of the N throbber. See yesterday's post for instructions to install it.


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BIKE DRINKS – Monthly Toronto Cyclists Union Social!
First Thursday of the month starting August 5th, 2010
6:30 to 7:00pm – New bike union member welcome & sign up
7:00 to 9:00pm – Bike social
BIKE Drinks kicks off at a special location on August 5th!
215 Spadina Ave. Suite 120 @ Centre for Social Innovation
From 6:30pm – presentation at 7pm
BYO – (Beverage sponsor TBC)
Regular location: Victory Cafe – 581 Markham Street (1 block S of Bloor, 1 block W of Bathurst) The Victory Cafe is a family-friendly environment.
We thought it was time to get a regular social started up again and we're going to kick it off with a special presentation by the bike union's Yvonne Bambrick.
Yvonne will be giving a short and informal presentation about her recent trip to the Velo-City global cycling conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will also share some observations on the 20,000 Velib public bikes and new infrastructure from her short stop in Paris.
- Brand new bike union T-shirts will be available for purchase ($20 including tax)
- Special Announcement regarding a custom painted bike giveaway!
More details about this monthly social can be found here – http://bikeunion.to/bike-drinks-monthly-toronto-cyclists-union-social
This really should also be a "covet" post as these three Toronto Cyclists Union t-shirts designed by Simon Farla are fantastic.
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Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin will speak at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
His address is titled "The Outlook for the Global Economy and the Challenges That Must Be Met."
He is expected to discuss how the long-term outlook for the country's economic health will depend on policies shaped today in areas including the federal deficit, American competitiveness with foreign economies, national security, health care, energy and the environment.
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| It's true, chicken soup is a legitimate remedy for cold and flu symptoms: "Chicken soup mildly reduces congestion. In Chinese medicine, spicy hot soups are recommended to treat upper respiratory infections to promote mucus drainage," says Camelia Davtyan, M.D., director of women's health at the UCLA Comprehensive Health Program. Likewise, "If you prefer a fish or vegetable broth, the results are much the same. It's just that chicken soup is the all-time favorite," says Nakayama. Whether you make one from scratch or from a can, add extra vegetables to give your body the vitamin support it needs when your immune system is down.
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PartsofSW said a couple Imperial Officers in ANH had 'em, namely the "TK-421 why aren't you at your post?" guy and his buddy. Not Jawas.
The handle's a little short for figures without trigger-fingers, but it's still great. Far better than the DL-44s we've had for the past several years.
I checked out my 2nd Stormie last night, his legs are narrower than the one at work, about the same as my VOTC Stormie (which has yellowed quite a bit!). Helmet's also looser on the head. DSG head is too big for the TAC neck, Comic Luke's head fits fine of course but the TAC helmet's sturdier than the Comic one so I didn't dare force it all the way on.
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AM I wrong in thinking that memory is the cruelest gift ever vouchsafed to man? Perhaps I am wrong to say any gift can be cruel, seeing who it is gives all the gifts, both the sweet and the bitter ones. But I cannot help thinking so. How happy we might be, any of us in our very lowest, forlornest state, if we had no recollection of ever having held a higher joyfuller one. If we had no remembrance of the treasures of love and youth and friendship we once owned, how happy we might make ourselves in the dearth or total absence of those good things. We might bask and roll, oh so lightheartedly in the young spring sun, and sniff at the pretty spring flowers, and drink in the lark's long rhapsody, if the brightness and the sweetness page: 79 and the melody were not all dashed by the memory of how much grandlier the sun shone, how much fragranter the primroses smelt, how much sweetlier the birds sang long ago, when we had some one to feel and smell and listen with us. For my part, if any fairy were to offer me the choice of a gift, as she did to the hero of the sausage tale, I would not hesitate one minute; I would beg her to give me a great full brimming cup of the wine of forgetfulness, and how greedily I would drink it up! Maundering again! How prosy I am getting! I am afraid I am painting the little cabinet pictures of my life too minutely, too elaborately; like a Dutch painter, I am reproducing the cabbages and onions, the pots and pans of every‐day life, exactly, and without elevating them.
If I could, I would fain make a brilliant dashing Turneresque sketch; great breadths of colour, infinite nobility and harmony, in few strokes; but that is above me; if I were to attempt it, I should make but a patchy, blotchy daub. No; I must put in numberless fine lines, carefullest page: 80 shading and copying, before I can produce anything like Nature; not very like even then.
Here is another Dutch picture. Dolly's bed‐room; a little sanctuary of innocence and purity, and maidenly bread‐and‐buttery thoughts you would say, were you privileged to enter and survey it; a small white bed, spotless enough to shelter the slumbers of St. Agnes; with dimity curtains; field flowers in white vases, good little devout prints on the walls; Timothy and Samuel, and the eternal three choristers; Ary Schefferian photographs, and illuminated texts. Texts do impress one so much more, don't they, when they are picked out in blue and yellow, and are playing hide and seek amid numberless twirls and scrolls and flourishes? Dolly is sitting at the dressing‐table brushing her hair, which, black as night, thick as a mermaid's, waveless, rippleless, lies heavy on her shoulders.
I am sitting on the open window sill, and my small pale face looks out from amongst a bush of curly warm tinted fuzz. page: 81 We are enjoying a little sisterly chat at our coucher; it is about a week after our return home.
"I wish," says Dolly, brushing away with vigour, "that people would sometimes manage to get the right end of a story."
"How do you mean?" I ask, a little absently.
"Oh, nothing particular," she answers lightly, "only Mrs. Smith has been giving me rather a garbled version of yours and Hugh's adventure, which she says is all over the country."
I frown. "What do I care?"
"Of course not," says my sister, smoothly combing out her long dusk locks, "only I don't think it is very pleasant to think of all the grooms in the neighbourhood making merry over Sir Hugh's huggings and kissings and weepings over you, that time you were insensible; are you sure you were quite insensible, dear?"
I toss my ruddy mane in a fury.
"If I wasn't may I be struck dead this page: 82 instant, and be insensible for ever with a vengeance."
Dolly lays down her implements, and smiles good humouredly.
"Poor little wooden‐headed Damon!" she says, "you'll have to marry him after all, Nell, to stop people's mouths, and prevent their spreading all manner of naughty tales about you and him; what fun!"
"Have to marry a man because I happened to be pitched out of a dog‐cart with him?" I say, with a snort, and a withering laugh. "Ha! ha!"
"No, dear," replies my elder, gravely twisting up her great black hair coils, with warm dimpled hands; "not because you were upset out of a dog‐cart with him—people will forget that—but because you spent twenty‐four hours alone in a little road‐side public‐house with him, and because everybody knows it, and will not forget it."
A moth floats in from the cool night, and frizzles himself to death in the candle. I feel quite glad. I am in the sort of humour when one is pleased at anything page: 83 bad happening to anything. Dolly, good Dolly, drew her Bible to her, and looked out the evening lessons.
"By‐the‐bye," she said, after a pause, "have not you heard from Major M'Gregor yet?"
"No. not yet," I have to own, rather reluctantly.
"Rather odd, isn't it?" asks Dolly, carelessly.
"Not the least odd," I say sharply; but all the same, I do think, and for every hour of the last four days have been thinking that it is odd, dreadfully odd; "of course he would be busy when first he got back to his regiment; of course he'd have a thousand things to do."
"Well, my dear, if you're pleased, I'm sure I am."
Dolly read her chapters piously all through, the dark long fringes shade the eyes that travel so devoutly along the sacred lines; how peaceful and holy the fair clear peach face looks. Why upon earth don't I go to bed, instead of sitting swinging my small slippered feet, ill‐tem‐ ill-temperedly page: 84 peredly, to and fro? How still the great night outside is; the owls are snoring a little in the high elm tops, but that is all. Dolly's Bible clasps close with a little click.
I bounce off the window sill, and walk hurriedly up and down, my long blue dressing‐gown floating behind me like a toga.
"Did you say that only to frighten me, or because you really think it?" I ask agitatedly.
"Because I really think it, of course," replies she, gently; "is my sole métier in life to lacerate your feelings?"
"Seriously ill, do you mean, Dolly?" I ask very falteringly.
Dolly rises and stands by the window; page: 85 how like a tall garden lily she looks, in her long soft white draperies.
"So ill," she says, emphatically, "that unless some one leaves him a legacy, or some piece of good luck happens to him, he'll be a dead man this time next year; those bills, and his anxiety as to what is to become of us—of you, I mean—after his death, are knocking a great many nails into his coffin."
Life without the old man! That was the very first time that that awful, awful thought presented itself to my mind.
"Dolly," said I, with tremulous eagerness, grasping her arm, "would it do him any good, do you think, would it comfort him at all, if I were to tell him about Dick?"
"Comfort him to know that you had found a man magnanimous enough, or selfish enough, to be willing to starve with you, and effectually prevent your doing anything towards raising the poor old family again, as it has been and is his dearest wish that it should be raised," said my sister, with trenchant satire. page: 86 "Yes, of course, it would comfort him immensely, no doubt. I know nothing more calculated to inspire consolation; good night, Nell."
Dolly sinks on her knees, and prepares to engage in evening prayer, and I slink off to bed, and cry myself to sleep.


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Looking for a place to call home? Welcome to Northern Michigan University's residence halls!
With nine distinct residence hall communities, you can find just the right kind of environment to fit your personality. Eight of our residence halls are home to about 275 students each during the school year. Spooner Hall is home to 100 upperclassmen and graduate students, and Meyland Hall houses athletes training with our Olympic Education Center and 175 other students who prefer a quieter community.
Each of the halls contains six smaller communities of about 40 students each, called "houses." Houses share a common hall identity, but each has its own personality, rules, traditions, programs, and activities. Some house names include: Hogworts, Looney Bin, Whoville, and Reel House.
NMU's residence halls, with the exception of Spooner Hall, are made up of suites. Four students share a suite of two bedrooms and a bathroom. All halls are coed, but with a variety of arrangements per house (males and females do not share suites). Our residence halls are: Gant Hall, Halverson Hall, Hunt Hall, Magers Hall, Payne Hall, Spalding Hall, Spooner Hall, Van Antwerp Hall and West Hall. Upperclassmen can choose to live off-campus, in campus apartments or in the residence halls. On your housing application, you can request a specific hall, type of house or even your roommate.
Successful communities have their "rules to live by" and we want prospective students to know up front what we expect of them as citizens of our special community. Please check out the NMU Student Handbook, being sure to read the section called Conditions of Enrollment which explains the things you need to be a student at NMU like keeping your address current, using your mobile device for university business, paying your bills and living on campus.
Wondering about the food? There are plenty of places around campus where you can use your meal plan. Your "constant pass" meal plan allows you to eat as much as you want as often as you would like in our Marketplace or Wildcat Den. Plus, you'll have plenty of Dining dollars to spend throughout campus. We've got everything from Fieras to Starbucks to Melted, a specialty grilled-cheese eatery in Hedgcock.
Room and board is not just a room and a meal plan, it also includes free cable television, free laundry and free Internet access!
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Family: Anatidae, Ducks and Geese view all from this family
Description ADULT MALE Has light gray belly and flanks, the leading edge of which is pale and appears as a vertical white line in swimming birds. The plumage is otherwise mainly black, although in good light note the purple sheen to the head and neck. Note also the white border defining base of bill. ADULT FEMALE Has a grayish head with a white patch at base of bill, and a white "spectacle" around eye. Body plumage is brown, palest on belly and flanks. JUVENILE Similar to adult female, but with less well-marked bill.
Dimensions Length: 14-18" (36-46 cm)
Habitat Widespread and locally common within breeding range in summer on ponds and marshes. In winter, found on freshwater lakes, and on coasts, across southern states.
Observation Tips Easiest to observe in winter.
Range Florida, Northwest, Southwest, Eastern Canada, Alaska, Texas, Southeast, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Plains, Western Canada, California, New England, Rocky Mountains
Voice Mostly silent.
Discussion Distinctive diving duck that feeds on submerged seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Male in particular is strikingly marked, but both sexes can be recognized by peaked crown and tricolored bill: dark gray with a subterminal white band and black tip. In flight, all birds show whitish underwings and pale gray flight feathers, contrasting with darker upper wing coverts.


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What the heck BCJ so I have to figure out the math on how many pages a day you read?!?!?!?:pig:
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What the heck BCJ so I have to figure out the math on how many pages a day you read?!?!?!?:pig:
I didn't know there was such a desire for more specific reading statistics! (BTW, it would be 1500 per month, 346.15 per week, 49.31 per day, 2.05 per hour) :D
Not really, just giving you a hard time!
Does this give new meaning to reading between the lines? ;)
Time to start a new list (LISTS... :drool: ) of books. :thumbsup:
What list would that be books read in 2012? :listening_headphone
First book to add to that 2012 books read list (LISTS... :drool: ) is City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. I was supposed to read a steampunk genre sci-fi book for my book club, and I noticed she was on some steampunk categories. But I apparently chose a book that didn't fit the genre. And it wasn't good, either (not a reliable suspension-of-belief aspect, weak and stereotype characters, predictable plot), even for a YA novel. Oh well.
Wow, I suddenly feel like a slacker. Not even my wife hit numbers that high in 2011. She joined a "50 books a year" club and fell just shy of the goal (44). The site did give her honorable mention for posting reviews for every book!
This year she has already gotten to 12, so she's well on her way.
I hit 12 last year...reading, add a few audiobooks to that, I'm around 16 total. :sad:
I wish I had more time to read books, I have a couple I bought a while back I still haven't gotten to...they are still on hold.
I ordered my first book of the year from B&N a few days ago "Generation Me". It should arrive soon. It comes highly recommended, and I'm really looking forward to it.
Grrrr...wife just notified me she has reached 14 books and is finishing posting her reviews as I type this.
I'm gonna have to buy a nook simple touch.
BCJ, I was at my local library and I saw this and thought of you...
Its a book of lists!!!


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This month is devoted to celebrating military families exceptional service, strength and sacrifice, he said. Their commitment to the nation, he added, goes above and beyond the call of duty.Just as our troops embody the courage and character that make America's military the finest in the world, Obama said, their family members embody the resilience and generosity that make our communities strong.
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Here the OpenEmbedded project lists one-time donations in form of hardware or money. We have separate page for ongoing sponsorship.
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2009: 1500€ Eukréa Electromatique ARM based System on Module, Hardware Engineering, Embedded Linux Development and Training.
2010: 3000$ Texas Instruments
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Details about the services can be found on our infrastructure page.
- Hosting for melo by OSU Open Source Lab / nslu2-linux.org
- Hosting for amethyst by Michael Lauer and Harald Welte
- Hosting for mailling lists by LinuxToGo
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UN condemns bombardment of refugee camp in South Sudan
Lisa Grande, the UN's Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, today strongly condemned yesterday's aerial bombardment which struck a temporary camp for displaced people and refugees in South Sudan.
Five bombs hit the area of Yida, in Unity State, on the afternoon of 10 November, with two shells falling directly inside the shelter site. One shell fell near a temporary school. The number of casualties has yet to be confirmed.
"The 10 November attack in Yida has put innocent civilians at extreme risk," said Ms. Grande. "Many of the people in Yida have travelled miles to escape violence and are in a highly vulnerable condition. The bombing in Yida has severely disrupted the humanitarian operation just as we need to scale up our aid."
The World Food Programme (WFP) and implementing partners have been forced to suspend emergency food distributions, and humanitarian personnel have been evacuated from the area in the wake of the attack.
A core number of humanitarian workers remain to ensure essential assistance continues, including the provision of medical care, water and sanitation, and the distribution of airlifted food.
Humanitarian workers plan to resume assistance missions following a security assessment. Alternative sites to support the refugee and displaced population are also being prepared further south in South Sudan.


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Parrot's AR.Drone in actionThe exhibitors at CES can pack up and go home, because it's clear what this year's gadget is: the remote-controlled AR.Drone helicopter from Parrot.The
normal two-rotor remote-control helicopters currently on the market
will break your heart (and your windows) because they're just
impossible to steer. But with its self-stabilizing four-rotor design,
the AR.Drone can hover motionless in the air, ready to strike. It has
two built-in cameras that transmit live color video, so it can spy on
really unobservant people. You control it over wifi with an iPhone or
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European stock markets were again positive in the week from 10 to 14 September 2012 (Milan +3.2%, London +2.1%, Frankfurt +2.7%, Paris +1.8%, Madrid +3.4%) supported by the positive macroeconomic newsflow.
The German Constitutional Court ratified the ESM (with a financial commitment of up to 190 €bln) and the Federal Reserve Governor, mr Bernanke, launched a third round of Quantitative Easing in order to improve employment in the United States (Mortgage Back Securities purchase without preset limits – first tranche of up to 40$bln). The Fed also reiterated its commitment to keep official interest rates near zero until mid 2015 (0.25% the current level).
Auto&Parts sector marked the best performance in Europe (+5.6% Stoxx Auto) driven by Audi and Volkswagen good car sales in August and positive newsflow on Chinese market.
Pirelli ended the week at € 9.37 with an increase of 4.6% and an average daily trading volume of about 3 million pieces. The stock has benefited from the upgrade of Societe Generale who brought the target price to 10.4 € (from 8.7€, Buy confirmed): following the broker, Pirelli fundamentals remain solid and 2012 objectives can be reached despite the difficult market environment. The consensus price target stands at 10.5 € with 75% of the coverage with Buy recommendation.
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This location links to additional information such as the Topical Weather Update.
The Tropical Weather Update provides information concerning the tropical cyclone formation and forecasts for both the Eastern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
When tropical cyclones form, you may link to graphical and text-based information from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
The Tropical Weather Update page also provides links for:
- Climatological information concerning the likelyhood that a tropical storm or hurricane will affect any particular location sometime during Atlantic hurricane season.
- Tropical weather discussions and outlooks for both Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans.
- Links to satellite images (including derived images) emphasizing tropical regions.
- Links to doppler radar images.
- A Tropical Cyclone Awareness Guide that contains vital information to help minimize the impact of tropical cyclones on you and your loved ones. It is your call to action.
- A link to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale explaining the 1-5 rating and how it might impact you.


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Laurier math professor recognized for new election method
Sep 16/13| For Immediate Release
D. Marc Kilgour, Chair
Kevin Crowley, Director, Communications & Public Affairs
WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Marc Kilgour, professor of Mathematics, was recently awarded the 2012 Elinor Ostrom Prize for the best paper in the Journal of Theoretical Politics. Kilgour co-wrote the paper, titled Narrowing the Field in Elections: The Next-Two Rule, with Steven J. Brams of New York University.
The article suggests a new approach to narrowing the field in multi-stage or short-listing elections, based on the deservingness of candidates to be considered contenders, or to participate in a runoff election. Instead of specifying an arbitrary criterion for success (for example, the top two or three candidates), the article proposes that the number of contenders should depend on the distribution of votes among all candidates.
Ive been interested in electoral systems for some time, especially multi-winner elections that though very common are not widely studied, said Kilgour. Its always gratifying to receive this kind of distinction. In fact, I had great respect for the late Elinor Ostrom, so its especially meaningful to be recognized by a prize in her name.
Ostrom was an American political economist known for her research about how commonly owned resources, such as water, can be successfully managed by a community of users. She was a founding editor of the Journal of Theoretical Politics, and the only woman to have won the Nobel Prize in Economics.
The Elinor Ostrom Prize for the best paper was awarded at the Journal of Theoretical Politics editorial board dinner, which was held at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in Chicago, Illinois, in August 2013.
The article is a masterpiece of clarity, complete with diagrammatic expositions of rules and illustrative examples from U.S. electoral history and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame elections, said Thomas Hammond, professor at Michigan State University and chair of the award committee. It is an important step toward understanding the working of eliminative systems in general. We believe it will be a source of inspiration for much future work in this important area of political science.
Visit the Journal of Theoretical Politics website for further information.
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