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IT WAS NEARLY 200 years after Christopher Columbus voyaged to America that the first Europeans "discovered" Australia. On maps, the continent was marked only by a thin line, a smudge of unknown at the south end of the Earth believed to harbor mysterious creatures such as troglodytes and mermaids. Willem De Vlamingh, one of the first European explorers to reach Australia's shores, did not find any mermaids. But on an island just off the continent's west coast, the Dutchman did encounter an animal, now called the quokka, nearly as unusual.
Described by De Vlamingh as a "kind of rat as big as a common cat," the quokka was the first kangaroo ever described by European naturalists--a leaf on a diverse branch of life, the marsupials, long separated from all other animals on Earth. Unlike the vast majority of the world's mammals, known as placental mammals, marsupial females give birth to tiny, four- to five-week-old embryos that complete development outside their mothers' bodies in a pouch, or marsupium. De Vlamingh was so impressed by marsupial quokkas that he named their island home Rottenest--or "rat nest"--later shortened to Rottnest. Just 15 miles west of the city of Perth, Rottnest Island today is visited by thousands of people a year eager to see the diminutive kangaroos, which, like most of Australia's native marsupials, have nearly vanished from the mainland habitats they once roamed.
A Quokka's Life Quokka expert Matt Hayward, a biologist and visiting fellow at the University of New South Wales, describes the animal as "a fairly nondescript, small, browny-gray kangaroo with little ears and a short, muscular but ratlike tail." More rabbit- than cat-sized, the quokka's body is rounded and hunched, its face flat and eyes beady. Like other kangaroos, it gets around primarily by hopping. And like all marsupials, the female has a pouch in which her fly-sized offspring spends eight months developing after birth.
Social animals on Rottnest, quokkas live in groups of 25 to 150 adults sharing a roughly 40-acre territory. Following a well-defined pecking order, older males dominate both females and younger males. Male quokkas fight to establish dominance; conflicts range from light cuffs to all out scuffles. A male's position in the resulting hierarchy determines his access to food, shady resting places and females.
Quokkas are nocturnal creatures that rest in groups during the day. As night falls, they fan out across their marshy or scrubby habitat searching for swamp peppermint and other plants. At about midnight, the animals stop foraging but continue eating, chewing one leaf at a time, until the sun rises.
Quokkas are remarkably unafraid of humans. On Rottnest, they have been known to break into homes and steal food. The animals can be approached so closely that they regularly nip the fingertips of children who get too close. (The island's infirmary reported 60 quokka bites last year.) Even on the mainland, where the creatures are scarce and shyer, Hayward says he once was pursued by a quokka he was tracking at night: "I heard footsteps approaching," he recalls. "Every time I turned off the telemetry receiver the footsteps would stop. I was terrified. Finally, a little head poked out from behind a bush in front of me and revealed my stalker to be a quokka I called Imelda."
Marsupial Migrations
Scientists believe that marsupials evolved in North America, spread to South America, and from there to Australia, formerly connected to the New World continents. In North and South America, most marsupials died out, outcompeted by placental mammals, but they thrived in Australia. By the time South America, Australia and Antarctica split along their earthen seams some 50 million years ago, these pouched mammals had evolved to play most of the ecological roles in Australia now played by placental mammals elsewhere.
Tasmanian tigers, or thylacines, for example, developed a lifestyle similar to wolves. Marsupial gliders look and act like flying squirrels. Tasmanian devils live like badgers, wombats like groundhogs, and numbats like anteaters. There are 334 surviving marsupial species in the world today, more than 200 of them native to Australia and islands north of the continent. Except for the Virginia opossum--North America's only marsupial--the rest inhabit South America.
Fossil deposits suggest that when De Vlamingh arrived, quokkas were found throughout southwestern Australia in patches of early successional swamp shrublands, areas recently burned by natural fires. According to historical writings, the animals were still widespread and abundant when Europeans colonized the region in the early 1800s, but a century later their numbers had declined dramatically. Though quokkas were hunted and lost large swaths of habitat--to farming, mining and, especially, human changes to normal fire regimes--the biggest culprit was the nonnative red fox, deliberately introduced in the 1930s for hunting.
"Like other small kangaroos, quokkas use crypsis--camouflage and staying still--as their main predator avoidance strategy," explains Hayward. "This must have been successful against native predators like Tasmanian devils, but the fox's excellent sense of smell probably renders the strategy useless." Since European colonization, the quokka's numbers on mainland Australia have fallen to about 2,000 animals, the majority living in populations so small and isolated they could quickly die out.
Islands as Arks
Quokkas were spared on Rottnest thanks to a quirk of human history. In the late 1830s, the Australian government designated the island a penal colony for Aborigines. The prison kept mainland Europeans--along with red foxes--away for so long that when they did start to move in, the natural environment was part of the island's appeal and was fiercely protected. Today Rottnest shelters about 10,000 quokkas.
The quokka's fate parallels that of dozens more Australian marsupials that have dramatically declined or disappeared from the mainland and survive only on islands--the opposite of the situation in most parts of the world, where islands tend to lose species the fastest. So far, 28 marsupial species have been extinguished from mainland Australia, largely due to predation by foxes or, in dry areas, feral cats. Of those 28 species, 9--including the eastern quoll, western barred bandicoot, boodie, djoongari and Tasmanian bettong--exist solely on islands. The rest are extinct. To save what little is left of the continent's marsupial legacy, says Australian conservation biologist Allan Burbridge, "keeping islands free of exotics is the number one issue."
Robert Dunn is an ecologist at North Carolina State University whose research frequently takes him to Western Australia.


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Although it's cloudy and rainy on this election day throughout Florida, the elections in the Sunshine State are red hot. There is so much electricity in the air after weeks of hard work and a rally in the state last night with President Bill Clinton. Thousands attended the event as they prepared to vote today. Many of the rally participants grabbed yard signs and stickers in hopes of influencing their neighbors or anyone they walk past.
After traveling throughout the state, I'm pleased to have worked with so many pro-equality campaigns that have been endorsed by HRC. Within every campaign, I connected with other supporters of equality. Working to mobilize HRC members and working directly for pro-equality campaigns, I have been met with open arms at every turn. Volunteers, some having gotten very little sleep after last night's rally, are out canvassing and phone banking today to make sure people get out of their houses to vote.
Here in Florida, the polls close in just a few minutes. We have been hard at work for weeks and we glad to see Election Day come.

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Lotus to Drop Hip-Hop Album, Monks, on September 10th
One of the defining and most popular acts in live electronic music, Lotus has never fit neatly in a simple categorization. The 5-piece continues to push boundaries with the September 10th release of Monks, a hip-hop album featuring Lyrics Born, Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), Mr. Lif, Doodlebug (Digable Planets) and more. Using the band's own studio work as a sample source, the music will have a familiar feel to Lotus fans but recontextualized as classic hip-hop. Monks will be available digitally, for free via the band's official website or on iTunes, and on vinyl (pre-order).
"The project started with a couple tracks we recorded with Mr. Lif," explains Luke Miller. "From there, we just kept expanding to eventually include 11 different MCs and singers. Lotus is predominantly an instrumental band, so it was a lot of fun to create these collaborations."
Instrumental interlude tracks push into more experimental to create cinematic vignettes. Jesse Miller states, "For the interludes, we went toward funk and jazz influenced beat music. Off-time drum beats, analog synthesizers, tape echo machines and even a baritone guitar were used to record these short evocative set pieces."
The tracks on the album are woven together with a narrative following a monk's journey. "Life as a touring artist feels monastic sometimes. Monks devote their entire lives to their spirituality. We devote much of ours to music and have to sacrifice certain things to make that happen," says Luke.
Consistently on the road selling out venues across the country and joining major festivals, Lotus has multiple dates confirmed through the end of the year (schedule below). Highlights include a headline show at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre; North Coast Music Festival & Official After Party; and two night runs at the Georgia Theater in Athens, The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA and 9:30 Club in DC.
The group's previous release, Build, dropped in February 2013 and had Earmilk calling it "a lushly recorded masterpiece… very powerful and aggressive around the edges, articulated by excellent musicianship and surprisingly heavy beats."
Lotus is composed of Mike Greenfield (Drums), Jesse Miller (Bass, Sampler), Luke Miller (Guitar, Keys), Mike Rempel (Guitar) and Chuck Morris (Percussion).
Monks Tracklisting
1. Monk (Young)
2. He Ain't Well – ft. Ozay Moore
3. Cannon in the Heavens – ft. Lyrics Born and Chris Vos (Record Company)
4. Great Molasses Flood
5. Deep Inside the Mothership – ft. CX
6. Different Dream – ft. Mr. Lif and Jay Lapp (Steel Wheels)
7. Pitched to the Fire
8. Another World – ft. Gift of Gab
9. In the Shadow of Towers
10. Follow Me – ft. Mane Rok and Xencs L. Wing
11. Atlas Slugged
12. Simplify Unwind – ft. Mr. Lif
13. Four Tips – ft. Ras Arcane
14. Bow Out
15. Cloud 9 – ft. Doodlebug and Ras Arcane
16. Monk (Old)
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Whether your interest is birding, bike riding, walking or just enjoying the outdoors on a summer day, the Cross Marin Trail in Samuel P. Taylor State Park features a mostly shaded, paved multiuse path that winds along Lagunitas Creek.
Cross Marin Trail is an easy four-mile path (one way) from Tocaloma to the main picnic area in Samuel P. Taylor State Park. It's a level path that's good for a family walk or bike ride because it's separated from automobile traffic. You can make your outing any length by turning around whenever you wish.
Begin at the junction of Sir Francis Drake Highway and Platform Bridge Road about four miles west of the entrance to Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Cross the old bridge hidden in the trees and you'll see the paved path, which starts on the west side of the creek.
The path winds through riparian habitat and the combination of creek, bushes and trees is excellent for birding. Most of this summer's young birds have fledged and are beginning to strike out on their own. Some of the youngsters have gathered into groups and flit about as if playing follow-the-leader. Watch for Wilson's warblers, titmice, chickadees, black phoebes, spotted towhees, California towhees, and downy or acorn woodpeckers.
Within the Samuel P. Taylor State Park boundaries are a swimming hole, picnic tables, restrooms, drinking fountains and historic sites. The swimming hole is the first feature you'll pass. It's located under the service vehicle bridge. There are restrooms at the site. Big boulders surround a couple pools that are deep enough to wade in and maybe swim a few strokes.
Continuing toward the heart of the park, watch for signs marking the foundation of the old paper mill and site of the old dam. The dam created a small lake that provided year-round water to power Samuel P. Taylor's paper mill.
When the railroad came through the canyon in 1875, it made this area easily accessible. Taylor capitalized by creating a summer resort named Camp Taylor. The small lake provided swimming and boating for camp visitors. The Camp Taylor Hotel stood in the middle of today's main picnic area.
At the main picnic area, there are tall redwoods to shade picnic tables and a beach that stretches along the shallow creek. This is a good spot for children and adults to wade and splash in on a hot day.
To reach Tocaloma, follow Sir Francis Drake Highway to Platform Bridge Road, about four miles west of the entrance to Samuel P. Taylor State Park and park near the intersection.
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Something Fishy Going On ? No, Just Tuna…Texas!
Return with us to the little fictional town of Tuna, Texas, where the 4th of July Tuna High School Class Reunion has everybody excited.
The third play in the "Tuna" comedy series, you'll re-connect with your favorite characters – and meet some new faces — all of them coming from the creative, satirical talents of only two actors in the cast. DJ Sherwood and Jason Owens are the daring men who represent the population of Tuna – Texas' third smallest town.
Directed by Gina Wilson, the play – written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard – will hit the stage at the Hamilton Playhouse August 19-21 and August 26-28. Show starts at 8pm.


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Amy Adams is holding a baseball. Someone has given it to her as a joke because she stars in "Trouble with the Curve," which opens Friday, Sept. 21. In the family drama that has baseball as a backdrop, the actress plays the daughter of Clint Eastwood's Gus, a longtime professional scout whose eyes are going.
Since her character, Mickey, is an ambitious lawyer who has been raised around the sport, Adams worked with a coach so she could look like she had some game when she had to take the field for a scene with Eastwood.
"It took awhile to get me out of my bad habits, which were being really clumsy and awkward," Adams says with a smile.
Sitting there in a velvet dark-red jacket, blouse and jeans, though, she turns the baseball in her hand with the ease of a veteran pitcher. One senses that the three-time Oscar nominee can handle anything thrown at her. And if you look at the number and variety of films she's been in recently or has coming out, you know that Hollywood thinks so too.
In "The Master," Paul Thomas Anderson's drama set in the 1950s about the founding of a suspect spiritual movement, Adams plays the wife of the group's charismatic leader (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a woman who, as one critic described, "is either pregnant or holding a child in almost all of her scenes." The film, which opened last week, is already generating Oscar talk.
"It's funny, when you walk out of `Trouble with the Curve' it is really lighthearted and warm," Adams notes, "and leaves you feeling better about your relationships. `The Master' is the opposite - at least for me - it was unsettling."
Working with Eastwood, Adams says, was one of the reasons she was attracted to "Curve," which is directed by the actor's longtime producing partner Robert Lorenz. But she also liked the way the screenplay explored its father-daughter relationship.
"Personally, the characters' problems are very contemporary. A lot of times I play characters that feel old-fashioned - or they actually are period pieces," Adams says. "This just felt like problems that I've had, problems my friends have had, the lack of communication with your family members, really wanting a conversation to go a different way, having to accept and concede to the individuals that your parents are as opposed to who you want them to be."
Raised in Colorado and her parents divorced when she was 11, Adams was a late bloomer when it came to Hollywood. She worked in dinner theater in Minneapolis before coming to Los Angeles in 1999 at age 24.
She started auditioning right away, getting TV roles, and in 2002 won a plum part in Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can" with Leonardo DiCaprio.
But it wasn't until Adams made the 2005 indie "Junebug," which brought her first Oscar nomination, that her career took off. The Disney musical "Enchanted" made her a star, and since then she has received two more Oscar nominations, as a young naive nun in "Doubt" and as the tough girlfriend of Mark Wahlberg's title character in "The Fighter."
Next summer, audiences will see Adams as Lois Lane in Zack Snyder's Superman movie, "Man of Steel."
"She plucky. She's spicy. I like her," Adams says about the role.
Adams says for "Trouble with the Curve" she had to get over her awe of Eastwood to play the role of a daughter who has to show her disapproval of her father.
"You cannot conquer what you ignore," she says. "So if I'm fearful, I have to admit that I'm a little intimidated by Clint and I have to get over it because I'm playing his daughter and I have to kind of take him down a little bit. And I have to do that with the manliest of men - that's a challenge."
She says being in "The Master" was a bit intimidating, too. When Adams got the call from Anderson after reading the script, she thought it was "a no-brainer" to take the role but still wanted to hear from the writer-director how he saw the role.
"She is totally different than any character that I've played. She has so much going on internally in the way that Paul envisioned her being sort of omnipresent," says Adams about the role. "This posed a great challenge for me. I didn't know how much would make it onto the screen, how he was going to edit the film or anything, but just being there just getting to watch everything going on was pretty amazing. It was such an intense film."
Adams is also slated for the next untitled film from David O. Russell, who directed her in "The Fighter" and whose "Silver Linings Playbook" just won the audience award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
"David has such a great understanding of women and he sees women as these controlling driving forces. So he writes them in a real interesting way," says the actress. "He was able to see something in me to cast me in `The Fighter'; so he understands the side of my personality that not all directors see. It's nice that he allows me to bring that girl out to play."
Running down all the projects that Adams is involved in is a project in itself. She's completed two films that don't have release dates yet - "Lullaby" directed by a friend, Andrew Levitas ("I was very proud of him," she says), and "Her" from Spike Jonze ("Adaptation," "Where the Wild Things Are"). At Christmas, she will be seen in Walter Salles' adaptation of Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel "On the Road" as the druggie Jane Lee.
Adams just returned to Los Angeles after three months in New York City, where she performed in the musical "Into the Woods" as part of Central Park's summer performances.
"I hadn't done live theater in 13 years, and I didn't have anything booked during the summer and thought it was a great opportunity to go back and see where I was with it," she says, admitting with a laugh that it was a good way to avoid organizing her house.
Adams, who recently turned 38, says she's trying to take advantage of all her opportunities of late.
"That's one of the reasons that I'm kind of like a work hoarder. I want to make up for lost time because I didn't have a lot of offers in my 20s," she says. "So when I hit 30 and started getting offers, it was like, `OK, it's like I have a truncated amount of time before the clock is running out on my career.' You know, it's that phantom clock in the female world they talk about."
Adams is the mother of a 2-year-old, Aviana, with her fiance, actor Darren Le Gallo. She knows that some day she will want to slow down and bake cupcakes for her daughter's class, but right now, she says, "I feel very fortunate - very tired but very fortunate," as she balances her career with raising her toddler. "I always say to my fiance we're not raising a child, we are raising an adult. The idea is to put her out in the world as a functioning human being and not to have just a content 2-year-old."
Adams says that being able to close the door and just focus on mom time brings everything back to normal for her, and that while the public may think it's easier for an actress to raise a child, she faces the same challenges they do.
And like most mothers, she loves to talk about her kid. So far, she says, the terrible twos haven't been too bad.
"She is willful. She is as willful as the day she was born," Adams says about her daughter. "So nothing has changed except now it has improved because she has words and she is really able to communicate her emotions."
And that can sometimes lead to a bit of role reversal.
"It's not that she doesn't act out, but no more than I do," Adams says. "Trust me, I need time-outs. She sometimes looks at me and says, `Mommy, time-out.' And I'm like, `It's a little precocious but she's not wrong. ... I should probably calm down.' She's really funny."
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The stars of This Is 40, the highly anticipated "sort-of-sequel" to Judd Apatow's Knocked Up, know the subject matter well. Both in their 40s and raising kids – Leslie Mann is mom to daughters Iris and Maude, Paul Rudd has kids Jack and Darby – they recently talked to BreezyMama.com about parenting and getting older.
On having more babies in their 40s: PR: "With this one, I think we're probably done. My wife would say, 'No, we're done.' We've talked about it. I always say, 'Why? Why? It's just another child for you to raise.' I don't know if the humor in that will come across in print, so just be careful when you all blog [laughs]."
LM: "I don't know. It depends on the day. So, maybe if I'm feeling overwhelmed that day, it would sound like a terrible idea. But I've thought about it, 'What if. Maybe it could be fun.' I don't know if I have the energy for it. It takes so much energy. Judd's sister has a brand new baby and then a 4-year-old and an 8-year-old, and she's alone – her husband is in Rome. And she's 42. And it just seems like such a nightmare. She's exhausted. And it's just such hard work, so why would you do that to yourself if you could avoid it? I don't know."
On separating what happens on screen from what happens at home: LM: "Well, our girls are pretty smart. And after work, we'll sit down and have dinner together and have creative conversations about all of this stuff and we talk about it in a different way. We understand that it isn't Maude's in on it and Iris is in on it. They're both like just fantasizing about what they would like to do. Like for me, I sometimes fantasize about screaming at mothers at school but I would never do it. But we can have these conversations, these very imaginative conversations, about things we would like to do. They know that it isn't mommy and daddy's problems. It's having fun with it and having fun with being emotional, and it's all okay. All of these thoughts that we have are okay. It's not bad to have thoughts of screaming at another mother at school."
On being 40: LM: "I feel like I have lunches or get-togethers with my girlfriends who are the same age every once in a while, and sometimes those meetings are really hard, and we're all crying, and we all hate our husbands, and we all want to run away, and we all dream about some better life. And then some days we get together, and we're all really happy with our husbands and love our kids and are happy with everything. It's literally like riding this wave. We're just going with it."


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Why do they all have thick Boston accents? They keep yelling "The Hoppah!"
Anyway, I'm in California but I fucking love hearing the accent. I've never seen an ad here though that had such pronounced accents.
Why do they all have thick Boston accents? They keep yelling "The Hoppah!"
Anyway, I'm in California but I fucking love hearing the accent. I've never seen an ad here though that had such pronounced accents.
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Da Hahppah!
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So, it's not just shown here in Boston? I thought maybe it was regionally targeted. I crack up every time I see it.
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[quote]I thought maybe it was regionally targeted.
I thought most ads were regionally targeted, that's why I got such a kick out of this one playing in California. It must have done well or tested well here, because it's on a lot .. and it always cracks me up.
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Ok, I realize I might set off the racist troll, but do black people who live in the Boston area have Boston accents?
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[quote]do black people who live in the Boston area have Boston accents?
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Some of them do, R4. Some don't. I wonder if it has anything to do with how deep-rooted their families are to the Boston area.
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Oh my god. That is some accent! Here is the commercial. It even says BOSTON.
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They're making fun of the accent.
r6, are there any on youtube? I don't think I've ever seen one.
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Poor old grandpa lives in that tiny basement.
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It's certainly a way of getting your product known. State what it does and say the name 10 times emphatically.
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[quote]They're making fun of the accent.
But why? People in California or somewhere out west who dont know any better may think it's a NY accent. Where's the jok?
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I've seen the commercial in Maryland. I am originally from Massachusetts. I laughed wicked hard when I saw it.
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I think it's mean spirited. They're just all portrayed as angry bitter people. It's ugly.
That mcdonalds coffee commercial with the two guys was a better and more humorous version of the accent.
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It's a pissah
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R13, nice to hear a take on it from a Bostonian, as they didn't seem bitter and ugly to me. But I did find it funny. A lot of families yell back and forth, mine did and I'm in CA like OP.
What is the McDonalds commercial? Not sure I have seen that one.
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r15, after more than one Bostonian says they like it, you tell the negative guy it's nice to hear a Bostonian take? I'm insulted.
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"Shaddup!" Love him.
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When I was a kid, I read a joke in Reader's Digest (I know, it was the only thing to read at my grandparents') about a woman shopping for earrings at a Boston department store. The punch line, such as it was, was that the clerk kept asking if the woman had "PSDS".
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I'm in California, R11, and I know it's a Boston accent. Which I guess goes to show that the humor actually crosses state lines, and people outside the Northeast are capable of getting "the jok," as you so brightly put it.
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[quote] the clerk kept asking if the woman had "PSDS".
My best high school friend went off to college in AZ in the 1970s. One night there was a party in one of the dorms, but she and her friends didn't know which room. She asked several people where the party was and they shrugged and looked at her as if she were crazy.
Finally one guy gave her and her friends very detailed instructions. They climbed flights of stairs, went down hallways and ended up at a women's bathroom.
They left and went back to find the guy. "Why did you send us to the bathroom, you idiot? Not funny!"
The guy was confused at her anger and said, "I sent you there because you asked me if I knew where the potty was."
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Does every female in Boston have red hair?
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I think R13 is referring to the commercials for McDonalds New England style coffee, which was advertised as "only available in New England".
There were a whole series of ads, but I remember seeing this one quite often when I was in Vermont... It's the one where the guy quizzes his friend on New England trivia before handing over the coffee.
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Why do they always make the Bostonians in movies and commercials Irish? Like there aren't any Italian-Americans or other ethnicity in town? I find this annoying even though I'm part Irish.
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yup that's it r22! Love those guys.
I guess the 'HOPPAH' people remind me too much of all the drunken idiots who wouldn't let gays march in their parade.
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Boston witness to a fatal stabbing.
A good citizen true em inna cah
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Real Housewives of South Boston
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I am convinced that the "Hoppah" commercial by DISH Networks portrays an Irish-American slur and I plan to file a class action suit on behalf of all Irish-Americans.
How about they do a series of spots with a stepped up Jewish-American accent or a thick African-American accent that only they can understand? Better yet, how about an Italian-American accent that pokes fun?
Huh? Think this would go down OK?
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Can't tell if you're joking r27, but it is kind of a slur. There's a fine line between a jokey representation of an ethnic type (like the McDonald's coffee commercial) vs laughing at and making fun of a group that is depicted as inferior to the viewer.
Real Housewives of South Boston, and the Rachel Dratch 'NOMAAAAAAH' skits were more examples the latter. It's just making fun of working class people. You can do it in a way that's not so mean. That meanness humor is troubling. very proto-fascist.
Reminds me of the scene in cabaret where Joel Grey is dancing with a gorilla, and the punchline at the end is "she doesn't look like a Jew to me!" and the audience roars with laughter.
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I'm Irish American and a card-carrying legal citizen of the Ould Sod. I love the Real Housewives of South Boston. I recognize some of my adolescent friends among them.
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How is anyone seeing that Hopper ad as racist and slur like??
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I'd get my ass kicked daily if I lived in New York, New Jersey or Boston because those accents crack me up and remind me of so many sitcom and movie characters - it's hard to take them seriously.
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That accent gives me an instant boner.
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U black, R30?
Then "Shaddup!"
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Even crazier:
In Bostonian slang, the word "hopper" (which of course is pronounced "hoppah") means toilet.
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Re: "Why do they always make the Bostonians in movies and commercials Irish? Like there aren't any Italian-Americans or other ethnicity in town? I find this annoying even though I'm part Irish."
Simply because Irish-Americans comprise the largest single ethnic group in Boston at nearly 16%. That's nearly double the number of Italian-Americans in Boston, at just over 8%.
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R22, there was another linked video where the two guys agree that the best Broadway musical is 'Wicked!' Funny.
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Proper Bostonians.
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I'm a Boston native. "Hopper" is slang for TOILET here. This ad is HILARIOUS!!
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r37, it looks like that was filmed in the 5th floor reading room of the Boston Athenaeum. It's worth a visit for anyone who visits. Amazing room.
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R39: It is terrific. For lovers of splendid rooms, it's almost difficult to go wrong in making the decision to visit any athenaeum.
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As opposed to the reading room at the Boston Public Library
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Or the reading room at Harvard's Widener Library, named after a Titanic victim.
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My family is as old the country as theirs, older even, and don't have such an accent. I think the Boston "Brahmin" accent is something of a fake, not handed down through the generations, but something created in the 19th century, self-consciously, and brought down to the present as a class marker.
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I'm from Boston but live in SC and think it's a total riot!!! It reminds me of my family living in Milton MA when I was a kid. Boston is a unique place and I miss it
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I'm from NH, I'm a hearty New Englandah through and through and have a deep hatred of Massachusetts (awful drivers, the rumors are true!) but this commercial is hilarious because that's exactly what a NE household is like.
They might be poking fun at the accent a bit, but just because we're angry and bitter, doesn't mean we don't see the humor too.
My boss talks about this commercial at least once a day, yelling "the hoppah!" while she does it. Hilarious.
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I never realized they played this commercial outside of New England!! I'm from Massachusetts and I LOVE this commercial. It cracks me up every time. "Meatloaf!!! And some BEERS!!!!"
I've never heard anyone refer to a toilet as a hopper? Hmmm.
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I am from Boston and I love it! I no longer live in Massachusetts, so it reminds me of home. Wicked funny.
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My dad has a Boston accent and he thought the people in the commercial were supposed to be talking in a new York accent
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There are few items with Dish Network's "The Hopper" Commercial. First, one of the guy is apparently from Maine (he quizzes another guy on the Capital of Maine; he was told by the grandfather to "start leaving"; and his accent is definitely pointing towards Maine). May be a cousin of the family?
Second, during the commercial with the driving scene, obviously that is no place in New England that I have been... looks like palm trees! Would have been nicer if they used a Boston landmark.
Third, most folks from New England know that the term "hopper" is used for the "toilet".
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I thought they were all Australian.
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They want to focus on the name "Hopper" because it draws attention to the unique feature of the service: It automatically detects commercials and "hops" right over them. I'd love that.
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I grew up in the North Shore and yes, black Bostonians (my Gramie) also called the toilet the "hoppah"
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Love da hoppah! Mom always reminded us to use it before we left for Reverah Beach.
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R45: If you think drivers in MA are bad I invite you to drive about 45 miles south into RI. We have without a doubt the worst fucking drivers in the country.
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All the people in the commercial are originally from the Boston area. Some live in CA now while others flew out there to film the commercial. So yes, the accents are real.
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That's definitely the Eastern Mass. ethnic blue collar accent. Irish people speak it, but so do the other assimilated ethnic groups (Italian, Polish, Portuguese, French-Canadians, Greeks, Armenians, Lebanese, etc. You could have filmed that in Boston, Medford, Lawrence, Lowell, Worcester or Brockton and they'd all have that same dialect. Watch episodes of "This Old House" and listen to the plumbers and electricians.
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We see 'em awl heeyah in Flawruduch. Wicked ahsum !
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Being a Long Islandet, I just assumed it was a NYC accent. lol
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Re scanning, here are a couple of links you may find useful.
Re the moves part of your question.
Depending on the size of the original photos, if you have the opportunity, I don't see why you wouldn't want to shoot the photos yourself, at least wide & tight (focusing on different areas of the photo each time, if warranted) because there could be certain cases in which you might choose to use a simple cut instead of a move.
That said – and please note that my experience is limited to the use of only a few photos – I noticed that the most recent version of FCP allowed us to do any kind of move we were interested in and also gave us the possibility of controlling the speed of the move.


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One of Konami's flagship titles makes its return to consoles in this more cinematic addition to the long-running Castlevania series.
Castlevania has enjoyed a varied lifetime in gaming since first arriving on consoles in the mid-80s. In recent years the series has stayed true to its side-scrolling roots with handheld releases, but Castlevania – Lords of Shadow moves the action into the 3D realm with a more epic storyline and cinematic feel. When Earth's alliance with the heavens is shattered by the Lords of Shadow, darkness drapes the world and the souls of the dead are free to roam at will. As a member of Brotherhood of Light, players must travel the world as Gabriel and lay waste to the undead threat.
The painstaking platforming and puzzles Castlevania is known for remain intact, but Lords of Shadow places greater emphasis on action and storytelling, giving players access to a range of fast-paced moves more in line with God of War or Devil May Cry. Lord of Shadow's more cinematic style has been overseen by cut scene king and creator of Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima.
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Grant: What to expect from Colby Lewis and who will make up the Rangers rotation
SportsDay's Texas Rangers beat writer Evan Grant hosted a chat Tuesday afternoon to talk about the team and all things baseball. Here are some highlights:
Question: What do you expect from Colby Lewis this year?
Grant: If he gave this team 125-150 innings, it would be an absolute Godsend for them. I haven't and won't expect anything in terms of performance out of him because there just isn't data to suggest a precedent for coming back from this kind of surgery. What can be expected is that if anybody can make it back, it's Colby Lewis. Pain fears him.
Question: Who makes the last few spots in the rotation? Who starts March 31st?
Grant: There will be a lot of discussion within the organization about whether to start Martin Perez or Tanner Scheppers in the opener. Right now, I lean towards Scheppers because he's a few years older and because the Rangers are always wary of how Perez will respond to the excitement of a big game like opening day. Based on the way he pitched last year, though, Perez deserves strong consideration.
Question: With problems for Martin and E. Beltre, does Choice suddenly have a shot at playing center more than occasionally?
Grant: Choice will get a significant amount of playing time at all three outfield spots early in the year. How long it continues will be determined by how well Choice performs. I don't think Martin's problems have been that great this spring, or rather he's made some steps here in the last week or so.
Question: The first five Rangers to start a game this year will be...?
Grant: My guess and it changes by the hour: Scheppers, Perez. Hanson,. Saunders and Darvish.
Question: Are there any confirmed exterior options to sure up (or at least piece together) the starting rotation? Maybe Scott Baker?
Grant: Second base and catcher are bigger priorities right now.


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Christina Aguilera has had a rough year so far – first there was the flubbing of the lyrics to the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, then her onstage fall at the Grammys, then in March came her arrest, along with boyfriend Matt Rutler, for public intoxication. But through it all the singer has had one person in her corner – son Max, 3. And Christina says he doesn't care a thing about her public life.
"He doesn't really like to see mommy in work mode quite yet," the Candyman singer told Parade magazine. "He's so used to when he sees mommy, I'm in mommy mode, and mommy mode is all about Max. So as he grows up, he'll understand that side of mommy as a good example of being positive and driven and focused. But for now, he definitely wants mommy all to himself!"
Christina, who has joined NBC's reality show, The Voice, as a judge, says she's taking her latest setbacks in stride and using those experiences to mentor young talent on the show. "I can laugh about my own hiccups and my own experiences in life because I'm getting through it," she says. "But I get to share these experiences with these people and I get to say not every performance day is going to be a great day.
"Sometimes you could be having the worst day of your life and you have to get up on that stage and you have to give to your fans in a way that they would never know the difference," she says, seeming to speak from experience. "You have to lose yourself in that moment and you have to be so involved. Take yourself out of your own headspace or use whatever you're going through and put it into the passion of your song.
"If you make a mistake, you know what? You're human and you're going to catch flack for it and that's just the way it is," she continues. "The best thing at the end of the day is that you can prove to not only everyone else, but most importantly yourself, that you're strong enough to get back up on that stage and be fearless enough to try again and know within yourself that it will be better."
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Vice Chancellors of the universities have condemned the trade union action due to be taken by university lecturers and have called it a hindrance to free education in the country.
A special discussion for vice chancellors and directors of the universities was held recently to discuss this issue.
In a statement released after this meeting the vice chancellors stated that 6 key issues were discussed.
Among these was the importance of finding solutions for the lecturer's issues through dialogue.
The vice chancellors have also requested the lecturers to reconsider their trade union action in order to successfully carry out studies at state universities.


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Sierra Canyon has plenty of momentum entering today's second-round game in the Southern Section Division VI baseball playoffs, winning 16 of 17, but the young Trailblazers (25-5) — who have already established a program record for wins — face a significant challenge at Sage Hill (15-6).
The Trailblazers knocked off Sage Hill 2-1 in the opening round in 2012, the last time No. 3 Sierra Canyon reached the quarterfinals.
"It all comes down to execution in the playoffs," Sierra Canyon coach Rick Weber said. "The good games will be low-scoring affairs. It will favor teams that eliminate mistakes. We've had a great season. Now it all comes down to one game. It's not always the best team. It's the team that executes. The last two years we have lost to the team that lost in the finals. I think our guys understand the game better."
Sierra Canyon could secure a matchup in Friday's quarterfinals against Desert Christian (19-7), which plays today at Santa Clara.
Regardless of the outcome of those games, at least one local team will be guaranteed in the Division VI quarterfinals, with Flintridge Prep playing at Malibu.
Providence will look to produce an upset of No. 2 Pasadena Poly, with Vasquez looking to take down top-seeded Crean Lutheran at Antelope Valley College.
Flaherty continues pursuit of perfection
Harvard-Westlake senior Jack Flaherty improved to 10-0 this season — 23-0 during the past two years — with a no-hitter Friday in a 5-0 victory over JW North in the Wolverines' Division I opener.
Flaherty, who is 35-3 in his career, struck out 10 and retired 21 in a row after walking the leadoff batter.
Harvard-Westlake (22-6-1) plays today at Edison (20-9), with Wolverines coach Matt LaCour facing a dilemma about how to manage Flaherty's 10 innings this week. Should Harvard-Westlake win, the Wolverines could face No. 1 JSerra (20-7) — which plays host today against Valencia (18-9) — in Friday's quarterfinals.
Lions on upset alert
Oaks Christian captured its first Division IV title last season, but the Lions had to survive a strong challenge from San Marino in the first round, before prevailing 1-0.
Oaks Christian (18-7), the No. 4 seed, plays today at San Marino (19-7).
Rebels with a cause, and a pitcher
Quartz Hill (20-9) plays at third-seeded Downey (20-8) in the Division III playoffs.
The Rebels have the potential to advance to the quarterfinals for the second time in three years behind pitcher Jonathan Teaney, who has been instrumental in Quartz Hill winning 19 of 22 following a 1-6 start.


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Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2011-14
April 4, 2011
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Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term exempt rate. For purposes of sections 382, 642, 1274, 1288, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for April 2011.
Final and temporary regulations under section 1502 of the Code relate to the redetermination of intercompany gain as excluded from gross income. Temporary regulations under section 1.1502-13T are reissued.
Proposed regulations under section 6103(c) of the Code extends the period for submission to the IRS of taxpayer authorizations permitting disclosure of returns and return information to third-party designees. A public hearing is scheduled for June 9, 2011.
Guidance for Phase II of the qualifying advanced coal program under Section 48A and the qualifying gasification program under Section 48B. This notice updates the rules regarding the separation and sequestration of carbon dioxide emissions for Phase II of the qualifying advanced coal program under section 48A of the Code and the qualifying gasification program under section 48B. Specifically, the notice provides for the annual measurement of separated and sequestered carbon dioxide and applies the recapture rules of section 50(a) in the event that a taxpayer fails to attain or maintain the carbon dioxide separation and sequestration requirements of section 48A or section 48B. Notices 2009-23 and 2009-24 modified.
Credit for carbon dioxide sequestration; modification of Notice 2009-83. This notice modifies Notice 2009-83 by removing section 4.07, which provided that for purposes of section 45Q of the Code, qualified carbon dioxide (CO2) does not include CO2 that is captured and sequestered in a project as required under the qualifying advanced coal project program of section 48A or the qualifying gasification project program of section 48B. Notice 2009-83 modified.
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In 'July 4 Coup' at U. of Texas, Flagship's Chief Is Asked to Resign
Austin, Tex.
Tensions at the University of Texas are boiling after reports that the system's chancellor has told the president of the flagship campus, William C. Powers Jr., to resign or risk being fired this week.
Faculty members are planning an emergency meeting for Wednesday, the day before the system's Board of Regents is scheduled to meet and could vote on Mr. Powers's dismissal. Students, employees, and alumni took to social media over the weekend to rally support for the president, and a legislative panel that is pursuing impeachment proceedings against one of his fiercest critics reiterated warnings to the regents not to fire him.
Well-placed sources confirmed news-media reports that the chancellor, Francisco G. Cigarroa, told Mr. Powers last week to submit his resignation by Friday, July 4, effective October 31. Mr. Powers, who enjoys strong support from the faculty but has frequently butted heads with a faction of the regents who are closely aligned with Gov. Rick Perry, reportedly refused but said he would be open to leaving if he could stay on through June 2015, after the legislative session and academic year have ended.
Neither the chancellor nor the president is talking publicly, and no reason has been given for the apparent ultimatum. Speculation has been swirling, however, about whether the attempted ouster may have been orchestrated or at least supported by the governor, a Republican who is leaving office at the end of the year. An October 31 exit date for Mr. Powers would give Governor Perry, who appointed all of the university's regents, time to influence the naming of a successor. Mr. Powers has resisted some initiatives, supported by Mr. Perry, that were aimed at measuring faculty productivity and making universities more responsive to student "consumers."
Others suggest that it has more to do with an investigation into admissions practices at the University of Texas system following reports that some lawmakers, writing on behalf of constituents and relatives, improperly influenced the process.
'Astounded and Dismayed'
Reports of the potential firing of Mr. Powers, who serves as chairman of the Association of American Universities, a prestigious group of top research institutions, drew a sharp rebuke from leaders of the flagship's Faculty Council. Council members, who plan to meet on Wednesday, are "astounded and dismayed about this 'July 4 Coup,'" which came during a summer holiday weekend when students and faculty members were away, Andrea C. Gore, the council's chair-elect, said in a written statement.
"The Faculty Council executive committee has consistently given unanimous support to President Powers, who has served the university, often under adverse political pressure, with enormous distinction," wrote Ms. Gore, who is also a professor of pharmacology and toxicology. "This coup is not only unmerited, unjustified, and unacceptable," she wrote. "It sets an extremely dangerous precedent for higher-education institutions around the country."
Hunter R. Rawlings III, president of the Association of American Universities, agreed.
"I thought the State of Texas had in the past two years reached the outer limit of political intrusion into academic institutions, but apparently not," he wrote on Sunday in an email to The Chronicle. "Now a board appointed by a lame-duck governor, and, astonishingly, a lame-duck chancellor, are threatening to oust a highly accomplished and popular president of Texas' flagship university, and a national leader in higher education."
The lengthy battle, he said, "has been extremely corrosive, and clearly damages one of the nation's great research universities. Believe me, faculty members and researchers and graduate students across the country know what is transpiring in Texas: the complete politicization of higher education. This latest fiasco makes a bad situation much worse."
In February the chancellor, Dr. Cigarroa, announced his decision to resign when a successor could be named, and to return to the university's Health Science Center at San Antonio as head of pediatric transplant surgery.
He has made no secret of the fact that his relations with Mr. Powers have been strained. In December, just months before announcing his own resignation, Dr. Cigarroa delivered a stern public lecture to the president, saying he believed he should stay on, but only if he continued working to improve communications with system officials.
Questions About Admissions
But then in June the chancellor ordered an outside investigation of admissions practices at the system following allegations of favoritism toward relatives and constituents of some state lawmakers. That's one of the areas that Mr. Powers's fiercest critic on the board, Wallace L. Hall Jr., has been hammering away at by digging through dozens of boxes of documents he obtained through open-records requests to the University of Texas.
Mr. Hall's critics have accused him of pursuing a witch hunt against Mr. Powers. A special committee of the Texas House of Representatives agreed that he had overstepped his duties as a regent, and is drafting articles of impeachment against Mr. Hall. Mr. Hall has denied wrongdoing and has declined to comment to the committee or respond to interview requests.
While all this was playing out, the House committee asked the regents last summer not to fire Mr. Powers. A co-chair of the committee, State Rep. Carol Alvarado, a Houston Democrat, said on Sunday that she was disappointed by the "selective memory" of the regents.
The Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education, a group of former regents, top-level administrators, and alumni of the university, called on the chancellor to allow Mr. Powers to continue leading the university. "Upheaval and disruption benefit no one," its statement said.
A letter on Sunday from the university flagship's alumni group, the Texas Exes, said that a forced resignation or firing "would be a travesty for UT. It would cause further tension with legislators regarding the UT system, would compound unrest among faculty, students, and alumni, and invoke serious harm to the institution's reputation in the national spotlight."
State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, a longtime chair of the Texas Senate's Higher Education Committee and member of a legislative oversight committee, issued a statement on Sunday outlining Mr. Powers's contributions.
"Despite this stellar record of accomplishment—or perhaps because of it—persons advancing an ideological, anti-higher-education agenda want nothing more than to see Powers fired," she wrote.


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North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un and the ordered execution of his uncle last month made international headlines. Rumors are now surfacing that Kim's authorities unleashed a pack of starving hunting dogs on Jang Song-thaek and some of his personal aides, who were all reportedly eaten alive.
The original December 12 report from North Korea never specified officially how Jang and his aides were executed, with some outlets speculating gunfire and other means. According to Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po newspaper, Jang and five aides were stripped nude and then placed into a cage where 120 hungry dogs were released.
The news has been difficult to officially confirm as North Korea controls its media with a tight grip, but there has been evidence of the country using hunting dogs in such fashion. Last summer, as reported by NKNews.org, a video surfaced of the dogs ripping an effigy of former South Korean President Lee Myung-ba to pieces.
Several academics have pointed to the possibility of the gruesome execution, but none were confident in stating the incident as fact. However, other outlets have expressed caution in reporting about the matter as rumors about how Jang died has been swirling about for weeks
Hit the next page to see last year's video of the Kim Jong-un's attack dogs destroying an effigy of rival South Korean President Lee, along with a photo of Jang prior to his execution.
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December 15, 2000, 07:15 PM
Why are Browning shotguns not used by LEOs or the Military?
Dave McC
December 16, 2000, 12:32 PM
Brownings are great shotguns, but never were inexpensive. The old bottom line again.
I've seen a few A-5s in combat, long ago. They seemed to work fine. Pachmayr and Bean used to sell full length mag extensions for a 10 shot, semi auto,00 saturation tool.
December 16, 2000, 02:32 PM
Last year a friend picked up a "Malaysian Insurgency"
Auto-5 with extended mag (and extended wood, a
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Beautiful gun, and relatively cheap at $700.
I used to own a riot style BPS with an 18-1/4" IC
bead barrel and a matte finish on the metal, low-gloss
wood. Very nice . . . too nice to bang around,
actually, so I sold it at a profit and got a beater.
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The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals emptied the benches Friday at Citizens Bank Park.
Nationals outfielder Denard Span requested time from home plate umpire Jim Reynolds as Phillies starter Cliff Lee was about to deliver a pitch. Time was not granted, and Lee's pitch sailed inside on Span, clearly ruffling some feathers. Span could be seen muttering, "C'mon, man."
The tension briefly subsided, but things escalated after Span grounded out. Span and Lee exchanged words, prompting both benches and bullpens to empty, although no punches were thrown.
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BROOKSVILLE -- A bomb squad has exploded a suspicious package outside of the Hernando County Courthouse and officials are examining the debris for any sign of dangerous materials.
A Henando County Sheriff's Office deputy carried the box away from the courthouse in downtown Brooksville around noon and a team from the State Fire Marshal's Office blew it up in a controlled blast, according to the sheriff's office.
The box was mailed to Circuit Judge Richard Tombrink and arrived this morning, officials said. Courthouse workers examined it at the building's x-ray machine but the images of the contents were blurry.
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All merit badge workbooks that we will need for a monthly merit badge will be put here.
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The attachments in this folder provide a lot of valuable information for Scouts as they move up the ranks towards Eagle. You are expected to know the history of Boy Scouting and all of the key people involved in the Scouting movement. That includes the founding of Boy Scouts by Baden-Powell as well as the history of Boy Scouting in America (Boyce, Seton-Thompson, West, Beard, etc.). You will be quizzed on this information at Board of Reviews for all rank advancements. All of these people were fascinating people in their own right! If you want to read the biographies of Baden-Powell, Boyce or Waite Phillips (who donated his Philmont Ranch to BSA), contact Dennis Horwitz.


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Breast Reconstruction after Cancer Surgery on Large Breast
There are basically two very good options for you. First, if a lumpectomy is indicated, this can be done through a reduction incision with the required cancer resection done as part of the reduction. Secondly, you could have a total mastectomy through an inferior "T" type reduction incision. A very wide inferior pedicle is maintained to use as protection of the other incisions. If the nipple can be spared, it is maintained on this pedicle with a wide de-epithelized margin. If not, the pedicle is just used to add protection behind the other incisions. An implant is placed to replace the breast tissue. Both of these require good cooperation between the cancer surgeon and the plastic surgeon.
There is the option of oncoplastic surgery
If you find the right set of doctors an option would be to incoporate a lumpectomy into a breast reduction pattern and then have radiation. Sometimes the irradiated breast will shrink after the radiation so a touch up may be neccessary on the oppposite breast to make it match better. You need to have a plastic surgeon and breast surgeon who will work together on this to be sure the tumor can be resected through the reduction incisions.
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Dr T
For a large breast, you have great options for breast ca
You can't make a new breast from the breast on your other side.
option 1: lumpectomy and reduction: You can, however, get a lumpectomy on the cancer side, and have the plastic surgeon lift that side and reduce and lift the opposite side at the same time, essentially giving you the lift and reduction you want. The only downsides are 1)You will still need radiation on the cancer side and 2)Surgical margins must be cleared at the time of the lumpectomy to make sure the plastic surgeon doesn't "rearrange" potentially cancerous breast tissue when the oncological or general surgeon is done.
option 2: mastectomy w vert scar: If you are considering mastectomy, my strong opinion is that you have the incision placed vertically and not horizontally. In today's world where we know skin sparing is safe, there is never a reason to have a long horizontal mastectomy scar, except to reflect that your gen surg or ps can't think outside the box. The scar should look like a breast lift scar NEVER like a mastectomy. Your opposite breast can be reduced to match, same scar.
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Large breasts and skin sparing mastectomy
A skin sparing mastectomy is often not the best choice in a large breast because the skin often hangs. Of course, an exam is critical to determine what the best options are.
Skin-sparing mastectomy can leave too much skin if breasts are large
Thamk you for your question. If you have large pendulous breasts, then I do not recommend a skin sparing technique for breast reconstruction. You will have too much skin left over and it won't look good. A skin reduction pattern through an inverted-T technique can be a good option because it is the same scar pattern as a breast reduction. If you get a breast reduction on the opposite side, then the scar pattern will match on the left and the right sides. See your surgeon to discuss the specific details. I hope this helps. Best of Luck.
Skin sparing mastectomy does it work with a large breast?
Breast reconstruction
Three basic forms of breast reconstruction exist. You can use your own tissue, implants or a combination of the previous two techniques. Your own tissue can be used in the form of the DIEP flap, PAP flap, SGAP flap or fat grafting. Implants can be done in one stage or two stage. Two stage reconstructions are started by placing expanders at the time of mastectomy. Once they expanders are placed they are able to be inflated as determined by wound healing. The final time consists of combining any of the above techniques.
If you are interested in being seen in Austin please give us a call. I know this is a difficult time for you. The majority of my practice is devoted to reconstruction for women with breast cancer or who are BRCA+
Breast reconstruction options
The typical options we offer patients are either breast reconstruction with your own tissue (e.g. DIEP flap from the abdomen) or similar procedures and implant-based reconstruction. The decision depends on patient preference, prior radiation, and body status, etc... I would not recommend reconstructing the breast with your contralateral breast.
In a patient with large breasts (a lot of skin), no matter what type of reconstruction they choose a majority of that skin will be removed to tighten the breast envelope.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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After only one year in the dairy farming business, a local couple has received a prestigious agricultural award.
Jeff and Connie Peddle of Riverbend Dairy in Lethbridge, were named winners of the Daphne Taylor Milk Quality Award of Excellence on Saturday, Nov. 17, during the Dairy Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador AGM in Corner Brook.
According to the Department of Natural Resources website, The Daphne Taylor Milk Quality Award of Excellence is based on equipment maintenance, milk cleanliness, appearance and health of the cow herd, barns and general landscaping. All dairy producers are eligible, as they collect points for specific criteria over the full year.
The award is named in honour of the late Daphne Taylor, a dairy producer from the West coast of the province, who was avid volunteer in the agriculture industry. She passed away in 1996.
The couple says they are still in shock. When Keith Deering, Assistant Deputy Minister in the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency called their names during his speech, it was unexpected.
"We were just there like, 'that's us!'" Connie told The Packet. "We were caught off guard, we weren't expecting to win anything like that the first year."
For Jeff, farming has always been in his blood.
"My grandfather started the vegetable farm, and then my parents had the vegetable farm. I worked with them for 20 years," explained Jeff. "Now we have greenhouses, Bayview Gardens. We started that 18 years ago, and began dairy farming last year."
It proved to be a great transition.
"I just like animals," said Jeff, adding, "I used to raise beef cows."
Dairy farming involves year-round monthly production, and a lot of hard work. The Peddle's farm milks about 40 cows per day. They have about 67 animals, which includes milk cows, dry cows and replacements that will enter the herd in the future. Their farm can produce up to 1,200-litres of milk per day.
The couple attributes the recognition to the dedication of their staff.
"For us, that award was a team effort," said Connie. "It's no one thing or one person, it's definitely a team effort and it involves different aspects of the farm."
Having the right technology plays a role as well. Although farming still requires a lifestyle of labour and love, computerized equipment makes achieving quality and safety standards in the industry far simpler than it was years ago. For instance, automated sanitation and monitoring devices are now the norm in milk production facilities.
"You just press a few buttons and that's all," explained Jeff. "We'll go over in the morning about quarter-to-six, and usually when I get out of the truck, you can hear the system coming on to begin sanitizing.
"Then we have a time temperature recorder over on the wall, which is industry standard. That checks your wash water temperature, the length of wash, and any abnormalities in your system."
The Peddles are not exactly sure what factors led to them being selected for the first place prize, but they are happy to have the support and encouragement of other farmers in the region.
"I gotta' say, the other producers in the industry, they're all there for you and you can call them up when you have a problem, and you can ask them 'well what would you do with this?' and get a point of view from this one and that one, and so it's great that way – there is a lot of support there."
Two other local farms also shared success at the AGM.
Jeff and Olive Greening of Sunrise Dairy in Musgravetown, and Cliff and Pam Pelley of Harcourt Farm tied for second place. These farms are both past winners as well.
Between 1997 and 2010, Harcourt Farms took home the first place award four times, the second place award four times, and the third place award once. Sunrise Dairy placed second in the award twice in the same period as well.
The third place award at this year's AGM went to Headline Holsteins in Deer Lake.


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Look who has the most wins in Conference USA.
The Golden Eagles (6-3) played with heart, character and intensity in a tough building against a quality UAB team on Wednesday night and came out with a 75-71 win. They deserve to be where they are in the conference standings.
Southern Miss, which has now won three straight, is athletic and quick and plays with a lot of energy. The Golden Eagles also play solid defense, making it tough on the opponent to get the ball in the paint. The Golden Eagles turned 13 turnovers into 18 points against UAB and withstood some hot shooting from the Blazers.
UAB's Dexter Fields made 8 of 11 triples, but the Golden Eagles still won the game on the road.
Now they have a score to settle on Saturday against a very talented and experienced Marshall team. The Thundering Herd pounded the Golden Eagles 95-65 on Jan. 8. It was an ugly game all around for the Golden Eagles, who made just 1 of 16 three-pointers while Marshall shot 54 percent from the floor.
But Southern Miss is playing a lot better, especially on the defensive end. It also is playing with a lot of confidence. Then again the Golden Eagles were playing well-winners of seven of eight-the last time they played Marshall.
Beyond The Box Score: The Golden Eagles are doing well on offense as a result of their defense. On Jan. 29, Tulane came out and shot the ball well despite good defense from Southern Miss. Soon, the good defense began to pay off as the Green Wave started missing while the defense created easy baskets at the other end. Same script on Feb. 2 against the Blazers, who shot the lights out to start the game and finished 12 of 22 from behind the three-point line. But Southern Miss scored 18 points off of 13 turnovers and outrebounded the home team 36-22. Still, defending the three-point line will certainly be a topic of conversation before Marshall comes to town on Feb. 5.
• UAB's Dexter Fields nailed six triples in the first half on Feb. 2, but Southern Miss scored the last six points to take a 38-37 lead into the break. In the second half, the Golden Eagles tightened up the defense on the long ball, built a 63-50 lead and then held on for a 75-71 victory over the host Blazers. The Golden Eagles have now won three straight and improved to 6-3 in Conference USA-just the second time Southern Miss has had a winning record at the midway point of conference play. Fields finished with a game-high 24 points, knocking down 8 of 11 three-point attempts. But the Golden Eagles (17-3 overall) also forced 13 turnovers and outrebounded the Blazers 36-22. Gary Flowers had 22 points for the Golden Eagles, who host Marshall on Saturday. The Thundering Herd beat Southern Miss 95-65 on Jan. 8.
• Southern Miss is one of the top rebounding teams in Conference USA. That was never more apparent than in the games the Golden Eagles played against East Carolina and Tulane. They outrebounded the opponent by 16 in each game.
• The student section at East Carolina seemed to get under the skin of Southern Miss coach Larry Eustachy. Back in 2003, as the coach of Iowa State, Eustachy posed in controversial photographs, drinking with students. The coach and ECU students exchanged words Jan. 26 during the emotional game, according to the Daily Reflector. Said Eustachy to the Daily Reflector: "It got me fired up. It's been eight years since I've had a drink, and you'd think you'd left that behind you, but students are students."
By The Numbers: 6-Southern Miss players who scored in double figures against East Carolina, the Golden Eagles' most balanced performance of the season through Jan. 30.
Quote To Note: "This is the sweetest win I've had in a long, long time. We were not going to be denied. They showed me the character I knew they had."-Southern Miss coach Larry Eustachy, following his team's win at East Carolina.
Game Preview:
• vs. Marshall, Feb. 5
Key Matchups: The Golden Eagles must be guard against being overly emotional about this rematch. Earlier this season, Marshall handed Southern Miss an embarrassing 30-point loss. A better shooting night this time could go a long way toward a win for Southern Miss.
Futures Market: Southern Miss turned in its best defensive performance of the Conference USA portion of the season in its win over Tulane. Over the next couple weeks, the Golden Eagles' defensive resurgence will be tested by some of the best offensive teams in the league.
Player Notes
• Senior F Gary Flowers came up big on both ends of the floor in the win over UAB. He had a team-high 22 points on 7 of 18 shooting. With the Golden Eagles leading 70-67, Flowers hit a nice turn-around shot off the glass with the shot clock winding down to push the lead to five points late in the game. He also played great defense, holding UAB's Cameron Moore to just three points and no field goals.
• Senior G R.L. Horton continues to play outstanding basketball for the Golden Eagles. He hit a couple of big baskets down the stretch Feb. 2 against UAB and finished with 14 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He also had five rebounds and only one turnover in 36 minutes.
• Junior G Angelo Johnson had scored in double figures in three of four games through Jan. 30, his most consistent stretch of scoring this season. In the fourth game, he scored nine.


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Very few comedians have been both "on the scene" and successful for as long as John Pinette. Even if I'd never seen anything he'd done before I could have guessed he was part of the comedy elite by his simple ease and grace in our interview. "Hello Friend" begins his opening statement, and it went on from there. I mean literally, all he ever called me was "friend" and it added an old school classy feel to the proceedings. It became clear that this guy became famous before the "whycon" generation; and still held himself to a higher level.
John's new special "Still Hungry" premiered on Friday, July 29th on Comedy Central. This is his fifth major work if you count specials and cds; and he's showing no signs of slowing down. John has also been in a number of television shows and movies. He was in a couple of the "Revenge of the Nerds" movies, as well as my personal favorite "The Punisher"! So consider him established. As he said when we started the interview:
"After 25 Years on stage, I have no problem being me."
Fair enough John, let's get started.
We began by talking about his creative process, and how it figured into his new album:
"My way of writing shows is to talk it out on stage. I never sit at a desk and say "I think that's funny!" What I do is go up on stage and have someone with me in the audience to ask, "Now what did I say?" I really do. I try to wing it as much as I can. I find that searching for the bit, or searching for the notes really gets in the way of the comedy for me. I just think it's more exciting when you have to find funny. It's like developing [your bits] in the shark tank, when you find funny."
This style of writing had especially contributed to the previous special "I'm Starvin!" This also benefited his previous job in "Hairspray" on Broadway.
"[I'm Starvin!"] was in a different league than specials I had done before. On stage I had gotten pretty relaxed because I was doing 8 shows a week, portraying a character that was the farthest from me as it could possibly be. So I got really comfortable with just being with an audience, and being with an audience for a long time, and being with them for a whole journey."
In case it's not clear how different John is from whom he played in "Hairspray". Here is a picture:
So "I'm Starvin!" had been a success and a big change in terms of comfort and style for Pinette. Well he would call this newest special the next step forward for him comically.
"So this is really a much better "I'm Starvin!" and it's called "Still Hungry". This is really a double entendre on the fact that I've been doing this for 25 years, and the traveling I'm not crazy about. It's gotten worse because the knees and the feet don't always feel great. But when I hit the stage it's better than it's EVER been…at least as far as I feel about my ability to make an audience laugh. Also it's humbling because I feel like there is so much more I want to do."
Well John, I wish more comedians were still hungry. Speaking of inspirational incites from this interview I talked to John briefly about his pre-success history. He had this to say: (SPOILER ALERT: I wish I had friends this great)
"Everybody moves to Los Angeles hopelessly in debt, and you wake up every day and think should I pack my bags and go home. I even did that once. I was back [home] for a couple of weeks when a friend handed me a plane ticket and $500 and said "There is nothing for you here, go back to LA". Luckily I never looked back."
That is so cool. It turns out John did get a chance to thank his friend a few years back. I am not sure what you can say when someone has sent you back to Hollywood where you eventually made a huge success out of yourself. "Thank You!" doesn't seem to really cover it.
Pinette got one of his biggest early breaks opening for Frank Sinatra. Mr. "S" as John calls him had wanted to do an eclectic tour with his normal heavyweights Liza Minnelli and Sammy Davis Jr. when circumstances (including Sammy's death) prevented this lineup. Still wanting to perform with a variety of different acts, Sinatra arranged for comedians to be added to the bill. John Pinette was luckily one of these new editions.
"I had like three gigs with him, on stage for maybe 12 minutes. Then [the last night] I was invited to go to dinner with him which was very rare for an opening act. He treated me very well, like family, and before he walked into the limousine he said "Well ok, so I'll see you again." And just like that, I was booked for more shows."
John would go on to do several tours with Sinatra, including a run at the Desert Inn which he mentioned felt pretty nice. This led to a lot of opening work in Vegas, which at the time had a lot of different headliners as opposed to set acts for each casino. So John got a chance to open for a many of the greats. One last thing on the subject of his time with Sinatra:
"I was a big drinker back then, and let me tell you, maybe he wasn't like he was in 1960 but he drank me under the table."
Nice. I'm going to have to wait for the invention of the time machine before I can get soused with The Chairman of the Board. Good one Pinette!
I find it hard to include anything more here that portrays the man any better than he can with some clips from his most recent special. Here's one now:
Ok ok…. one more…
Keep an eye on Comedy Central for the inevitable re-runs for this special and set your TIVO. Also set your GPS to any of the locations of Pinette's upcoming tour which you can find out about here:
you can also find out more about John at his comedy central page here: http://comedians.jokes.com/john–pinette (pssst there are some good clips there too!)
and lastly you can pre-order the DVD of the special HERE: http://www.amazon.com/John–Pinette–Still–Hungry/dp/B0052T1EDQ
I'll end this interview the same way John did with me. What a delight of a person.
"Take Care Friend… bye bye!"


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Three to Focus on: Lions @ Saints, Week 13
Everyone loves a good offensive battle and when you have Drew Brees and Calvin Johnson in the same game you know you'll get just that. And, to add substance to the expected fireworks, we have two teams that are fighting for playoff position.
After an embarrassing loss to the Rams a month ago, the Saints have put things back together by defeating two NFC playoff contenders and a division rival. They became just the 12th team to log 500 yards total offense in a Monday Night Football game since 1989 when they beat the Giants.
Detroit started the season strong, flashing on everyone's radar. They have recently shown, however, that they are not quite ready to compete with the best that the NFC has to offer. In recent weeks they've lost to San Francisco, Atlanta, Chicago, and Green Bay. In order for the Lions to make the playoffs they'll need to string some wins together and, in order for New Orleans to have a shot for a first round bye (the 49ers own the No. 2 seed right now), they need the wins too. Ready or not, it's playoff scenario season.
Jeff Backus vs. Will Smith
Most signs here point to Matthew Stafford (+12.9) having all day to throw the ball. The Lions as a team have a +4.4 pass block rating, ranking them 11th, while the Saints pass rush has an overall rating of -34.2 which puts them dead last. The one thing that could change that is the matchup between Jeff Backus (-14.3) and Will Smith (+8.2).
In recent weeks Backus hasn't played as bad as his overall rating suggests. Over the first seven games of the season, he allowed 4.1 pressures per game, while over the last four games he's averaged just 2.0. Smith has lined up on the right side of the field for every snap he's seen this season, so chances are good that there will be plenty of plays where Backus will be responsible for controlling him. Backus isn't the only one who looks better than his PFF rating, as Smith averaged 3.0 pressures per game for most of the season, but in the past two weeks has had five pressures in each game. This matchup is the one spot that New Orleans has a shot to get pressure on Stafford. The only question now is how big of a game can Smith have?
Saints Interior Offensive Linemen vs. Lions Interior Defensive Linemen
In recent years no guard duo has been better than Jahri Evans (+7.3) and Carl Nicks (+20.3). They are joined by Brian De La Puente (+3.2) who has started seven straight at center for the Saints after Olin Kreutz opted to retire early in the season. The trio has allowed Drew Brees to be hit or sacked just eight times all year (though some of this is due to Brees' quick release). Eight individual interior linemen have allowed at least that many combined hits/sacks. In addition, the trio are excellent at run blocking, which has brought their total run blocking rating to +7.8. They are one of four teams in the NFL with a positive rating in that category right now.
Having Ndamukong Suh (+5.9) absent in this game will make the day much easier for the Saints' linemen when it comes to protecting Brees. However, might make it more difficult when it comes to run blocking. Even though Corey Williams (+5.7 run defense) is on the wrong side of 30, he is one of 11 defensive players on the Lions with at least 14 stops. Stepping up in Suh's absence will be first-round pick Nick Fairley (+7.7) who has seen every one of his tackles qualify as a stop since getting healthy from a preseason foot injury. Backup Sammie Lee Hill (+2.4) will also see extended playing time here. He has had four pressures on 31 pass rushes over the past three weeks, as well as a +2.2 run defense rating over that time. It will be a classic battle of strength vs. strength that will be hard to ignore.
Drew Brees vs. Lions Secondary
I hope it won't take much convincing to tell you that Drew Brees (+60.4) is one of the best quarterbacks in the league. In case you need a reminder, he has a PFF rating of +12.0 when he's under pressure – that's better than the total numbers for 15 other quarterbacks, pressured or not. He goes up against a Lions secondary which has played surprisingly well so far this year but might be due for problems in this game. The Lions have success stories like Aaron Berry (+3.1) who has four passes defended and has yet to allow a pass longer than 31 yards. However, other success stories like Chris Houston (+4.4 coverage) and Louis Delmas (+4.7 coverage) suffered injuries against the Packers and might not take the field. Any team would need to be at full strength to stop the Saints' high-powered passing attack, so missing key pieces would be a major concern for Detroit.
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On November 8 Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced plans to expand offshore oil and gas development, including proposed lease sales in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. In late January, more than 500 scientists signed an open letter (pdf) to President Obama, urging his administration to hold off on authorizing new oil and gas activity in the Arctic Ocean until experts better understand how proposed development will affect the sensitive ecosystems. The letter, spearheaded by the Pew Environment Group, urged the administration to follow the recommendations of a comprehensive 2011 USGS study and fill gaps in scientific knowledge that would inform the right places and the right ways in which to develop oil and gas resources in the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf. The Interior Department has already conditionally green-lighted Shells plans to explore for oil this summer in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas.
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