text:
Bookmark Us
Bookmark (Ctrl+D)
view cart
> Corporate Logo Gift Ideas
Corporate Gift Ideas, Personalized Business Gifts
Corporate Gift Ideas, Personalized Business Gifts
A gift that's personalized and unique to your business can say so much. The most impressive and professional statement you can make to your employees, customers and clients is the gift of high quality personalized crystal with your Corporate logo on it. We look forward to working directly with you to design a unique corporate gift, award, or promotional gift. With hundreds of corporate gift ideas, we take the stress out of shopping by offering the most impressive selection of
personalized corporate gift
Crystal*ize, specialists in deep-etching (sandblasting) high-end crystal bar and stemware, caters to businesses and associations who want to make a difference with their gift giving. We can personalize any of our high quality crystal with your corporate logo or special message. Our high-quality crystal stemware, barware and crystal accessories make just the right
corporate gift
, employee recognition award or promotional corporate gift. Our collection includes a wide range of distinctive engraved gifts suitable for business use.
Our corporate business gifts show your clients your appreciation and your clients will also be reminded of your company every time they use they use their crystal with your company logo beautifully engraved on it.
Are you in charge of choosing a unique corporate gift as a holiday giveaway, an office anniversary gift, planning a corporate event or retirement gift? We have great
corporate gift idea
. Want to impress your clients with a gift of beautiful crystal from the best names in the industry: Riedel, Waterford, Galway, Ravenscroft? We have
personalized corporate gifts
, including wine glasses and barware for the corporate holiday party, special recognition awards, or retirement gifts.
Choose from our extensive selection of
unique corporate gifts
for every occasion. Presenting a personalized barware gift set creates quite a lasting impression for your company. It says we recognize the value of an important business relationship with high-quality, tasteful gifts for our most important clients.
Crystal*ize has a proven record of professional customer service and high quality craftsmanship. We have processed large corporate gift orders for vineyards, professional sports teams as well as Fortune 500 companies. Send us an email at
or give us a call 866.495.4521 to discuss preparing a lasting statement for your company. Volume discounts available! Most engraved gifts ship within 3 business days.
>Back to Top<
Below are some of our most popular
Corporate Gift Ideas
Ravenscroft Bishop Set
>Back to Top<
Liquor Decanters
Decanter Sets
Decanter Labels Hangtags
Wood Tray Bar Sets
Tumbler & Scotch Glasses
Wine Glasses
Wine & Decanter Sets
Champagne Glasses
Cocktail & Brandy Glasses
Pilsner & Beer Glasses
Water & Iced Tea Sets
Mouthwash Decanters
Dispenser Decanters
Wedding Gifts
Groomsmen Gift Ideas
Engagement Gifts
Corporate Logo Gift Ideas
Complete Font Library
Frequently Asked Questions
Sign up for new arrivals and promotions
First name:


text:
SodaHead.com slurps up $8.4 million
Its name might be wacky, but some investors with deep pockets think it's the real thing: SodaHead.com, a polling and answers site, announced Wednesday that it has raised $8.4 million in Series B venture funding. The money comes from new lead investor Mission Ventures, as well as existing investor Mohr Davidow Ventures.
The company's previous round, with veteran investor Ron Conway and Tech Coast Angels contributing, had totaled $4.3 million.
SodaHead was founded by Jason Feffer, former vice president of operations at MySpace, and his childhood friend Michael Glazer. Feffer describes the site as "… Read more

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Fan of 7 Teams
Fan of 5 Channels
19 Top Friends
625 Friends
Rival of 17 Teams
25 Rivals
1 Photo Album
Moments Of BrotherHood (17 Photos)
Full Name
Ayyam Sobhan
2,699 pts
» 590th -7
Fan Valuation
£80.8m » 32nd -2
» 3rd
Last Logged In
9 Hours Ago
Member Since
25th December, 2009
Vital Stats
15 year old Male
Counter Attacking football most and foremost tbh, where damage is done in a few quick passes and precise balls. Loyal one-club players and fans, Chelsea FC, I love anyone who has ever put on a club shirt and not regretted it, nor done anything to taint the crest.
People who know jack, yet pretend they know jack.
May 19th 2012.
Connect with Me
Xbox Live!
Recent Activity
LumpOfCelery wrote in Liverpool Chat
Mainly just two blue clubs tbh :P
Can't wait till all these haters come back and change their minds when he gets back into form. Cut him some slack, He's never played Football through winter bef...
Happy Birthday - To the best club on earth!
That news clipping is pretty swell
When Eden is marked out of games, we look blunt as neither Oscar or Willian contribute significantly to attack, so defenders can easily focus on containing Eden...
You guys are bashing them for relying on Suarez and Stuzza, need I remind how toothless our attack is without Eden?
We need a striker in his mould but faster and better at finishing. His tactical awareness, intelligent runs and pressing has been fantastic.
@JohnCostello_: FA cup is all about these small teams getting to wembley, brilliant experience for arsenal.
West Bromwich Albion v.Manchester United 0-2
Cardiff City v.Fulham 0-0
Crystal Palace v.Southampton 2-1
Norwich City v.Stoke City 1-3
Chelsea v.Tottenham Hotspu...
@Northstream - Thank you for striking fear into my heart, LOL :D
I'm not trying to be arrogant or anything, but it's pretty funny that you just post your line...
He also signed a 4 year contract at RM, left after a year.
I don't mind if he leaves in 2 or 3 years, just as long we have our "New Guard" and we have a solid ...
And Australia surrendered a 3 goal lead in 15 minutes :D
Bring it on, Chile, Spain and Holland! :D
Would rather give Torres a 20-year contract as player/manager. :D
I honestly don't think he'll achieve his potential here. The English Press will hound him and he may thinks he loves Mou now, but what about when Mou wants him ...
The first 45 were immaculate. Some of the best football I've ever seen this country play.
It's safe to say Mat Ryan has secured his place at WC, Injury notwit...
McConaughey's Redemption since "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" has been nothing short of spectacular.
Fair points raised all around. One can only imagine the negative press for 2018, lol.
@Trev - Why would Lukaku fail the English essay? He is more educated than most footballers and his English very good. speaks French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese,...
LumpOfCelery (Chelsea) 2 years ago
Kakuta--Lukaku--Sturridge (Sorry Torres/Drogba) The Future boys.... Orgasmic s**t right their....
LOOOOOOL. Dat fr...
Zilch - Right now:
LumpOfCelery updated their profile
LumpOfCelery is now friends with Ryancl
LumpOfCelery is now friends with Kop4Ever
LumpOfCelery is now friends with JuanMagic
LumpOfCelery is now friends with Avi876
LumpOfCelery is now friends with Clecle
LumpOfCelery is now friends with OMGOzil


text:
Definition of milk shake in English:
milk shake
Syllabification: milk shake (also milkshake)
- A cold drink made of milk, a sweet flavoring such as fruit or chocolate, and typically ice cream, whisked until it is frothy.More example sentences
- After that we sat together in the corner booth with milkshakes or ice-cream sodas every Saturday.
- Easter break was welcomed by me as much as I welcome strawberry flavoured banana milkshakes with ice cream, which is a lot.
- Ice cream, milkshakes and aged cheeses are easier than milk for most people with lactose intolerance, but they are high in fat.


text:
dhb Vaeon Roubaix Padded Bib Short
dhb Vaeon Roubaix Padded Bib Short
- 85% Polyamide(Nylon)
- 15% Elastane(Spandex)
Add dhb Vaeon Roubaix Padded Bib Short to your basket now
Black | Extra Extra Large |
Add to Basket
In stock, ready for despatch now
Black | Extra Large |
Add to Basket
In stock, ready for despatch now
Black | Large |
Add to Basket
In stock, ready for despatch now
Black | Medium |
Add to Basket
In stock, ready for despatch now
Black | Small |
Add to Basket
In stock, ready for despatch now
Black | X Small |
Out of stock. Stock currently expected Late April 2014
The Vaeon Roubaix leg wear uses a super soft fleecy performance fabric to offer reliable warmth through your Winter rides. (dhb Vaeon Roubaix - replaces dhb PACE Roubaix)
Top Features of the dhb Vaeon Roubaix Padded Bib Short
- Anatomical form Fit
- Lombardia 235g Roubaix Lycra fabric
- Breathable and Warm
- CyTech Elastic Interface Giro chamois
- dhb branded elastic leg opening with silicone gripper
- Reflective dhb logo on right leg and backside
Product Data
Mens: | Yes |
Road: | Yes |
Fit: | Performance |
Commuter: | Yes |
All legwear in the Vaeon Roubaix range uses 235g Lombardia Lycra Fabric. The fabric is made from 85% Nylon and 15% Elastane, making it a strong compressive fabric, with luxurious hand-feel. The fabric face in contact with the skin has been precision brushed to create a Roubaix finish. This means the inside is fleecy and soft to touch. These brushed fibres trap a layer of air between the fabric and skin, which acts as an insulation barrier between busy warm legs and the cold fresh air. This fabric is suited for general UK Winter conditions but not extreme cold.
A Roubaix bib short is a popular choice amongst the professional pelotons – they use them in the tough conditions of the Spring Classics. For the dhb rider there are several options; wear them alone in high intensity rides where the temperature is cool but not cold (12-18degree Celsius), use a quality embrocation to add more warmth. Or wear the Roubaix shorts with knee warmers to convert them into a late Autumn or early Winter garment, great for Sportives in temperature range 10-20 degrees Celcius. Another option is to wear the Roubaix bibshorts under wiast or bib tights too add more warmth in coldest weather.
The Vaeon Roubaix has taken the Pace Roubaix fitting block and improved it. The Vaeon Roubaix is now snugger and more form fitting. The fit has been sharpened around the backside and behind the knees. The anatomical form fit is snug around the body without excess fabric and without restricting movement.
To aid thermal comfort a mesh panel runs down the centre back to allow this warm area maximum breathability.
The CyTech Giro chamois (padded insert) is the mid-level protection giving comfort in the saddle for full half day session. The dual density foam, with anatomical 3D shape spreads the load onto your saddle helping to minimise pressure points. The smooth contact fabric face uses CyTech's patented 'Elastic Interface' fabric, which is designed to endure continual, flex and stress without causing chafing. A great choice for those who ride want to ride 60miles before lunch on a fresh winters day!
Leg openings have elasticated hems with clear silicone grippers. This helps to ensure that the leg stays in place and does not ride upwards.
Reflective dhb logos on the garment help to improve your road visibility when riding in reduced light conditions.
About the dhb brand
The dhb brand was first born in Hampshire, England. The founders – d, h and b decided they didn't want to just sell bicycle gear but they also wanted to be involved with every aspect of it's design and development. Five years later, with international expansion all products are still ridden extensively by the in-house R&D team in the local South Downs region.
Getting out and riding is the core philosophy of the dhb brand. We want people to be outside riding doing what they love most. The dhb range of cycling apparel and accessories aims to engage all levels of rider - from novice, to triathlete and competitive sportive rider. We have worked with skilled technicians and factories across the globe to bring 'our' kit to 'you' - the enthusiast.
dhb has experienced phenomenal success in the United Kingdom, and over the past years our reach has extended through Europe to fellow riders in Japan and Australia. The new branding for dhb is a turning point marking our increasing energy for our brand. With more cyclists spinning their wheels every day, dhb will continue to provide kit that offers technical, elegant solutions, with longevity for your best rides.
X Small | Small | Medium | Large | Extra Large | Extra Extra Large | XXXL | ||
A. Chest | cm | 84cm | 92cm | 100cm | 108cm | 116cm | 122cm | 128cm |
B. Waist | cm | 72cm | 80cm | 88cm | 96cm | 104cm | 112cm | 120cm |
C. Height | cm | 169cm | 175cm | 181cm | 186cm | 190cm | 194cm | 198cm |
X Small | Small | Medium | Large | Extra Large | Extra Extra Large | XXXL | ||
A. Chest | inches | 33″ | 36″ | 391⁄2″ | 421⁄2″ | 451⁄2″ | 48″ | 501⁄2″ |
B. Waist | inches | 281⁄2″ | 311⁄2″ | 341⁄2″ | 38″ | 41″ | 44″ | 47″ |
C. Height | ft | 5′ 61⁄2″ | 5′ 9″ | 5′ 111⁄2″ | 6′ 1″ | 6′ 3″ | 6′ 41⁄2″ | 6′ 6″ |
dhb Form Fit
dhb form fit garments are cut for a tight fit that fully contours with body in the cycling position. Constructed from high quality lightweight stretch fabrics, form fit garments offer a light compression effect and each ensure panel is in direct contact with the skin for efficient moisture transfer and excellent aerodynamics. Ideal for racing cyclists with slim, athletic builds.
Delivery Information
The delivery options available for shipping this product along with the contents of your basket to USA are:
Standard Delivery: Estimated Delivery within 8 working days – $13.78
Spend $39.17 more to qualify for free delivery - Priority International Delivery: Estimated delivery within 6 working days - $20.67
- Tracked Courier Delivery: Estimated delivery within 4 working days - $34.50
International Delivery
Wiggle ships to over 100 countries. To see what delivery options are available for other destinations you can update your delivery destination via the International Options feature at the top right of the website.
Goods are shipped from the UK. Does not include delivery charges, local taxes or import duties, if applicable.
More information on International delivery options
Returns Information
We will happily refund or exchange any item purchased on Wiggle if returned to us within 365 days, excluding Wiggle gift vouchers and personalized products except when faulty.
Returned goods must be unused and supplied with their original packaging, unless the goods are faulty.
Wiggle will pay the return postage costs for any faulty items.
More information on Wiggle's return policy
Product Q & A
Ask your questions and share your answers.
I have other DHB shorts and the label digs in and irritates my lower back when bent in the cycling position.
Hope this helps.
I wear a small in dhb pace bibs, what size in this would fie me?
Thanks for any help.
My measurements are below:
Height: 5'7
Waist: 30"
Chest: 35"
Weight: 135lbs
Browse for similar products
Do you want to compare this product?
Only 4 products can be compared at once. Adding this product will remove the product you added to the list first.
Do you want to continue?


text:
- PICS: Justin Bieber posts 2 shirtless pics, mocking people who call him "crazy"
- Bradley Cooper lives with his MOM, "We need each other. So here we are."
- Jennifer Lawrence JEALOUS of Bradley Cooper's 20-year-old girlfriend!
- VIDEO: Did Miley Cyrus' dad say too much? He doesn't know if there's a wedding & they are still "friends"!
- PICS: and here's more of Miley smoking what looks like a blunt
- PICS: First look at Beyonce's "Mrs. Carter Show" Tour costumes! There's a lot of nipple
- Kelly Rowland joining the X FACTOR!
- PICS: Macaulay Culkin loses it! Cursing, screaming & lunging himself at photographers
- "Bachelor" Sean Lowe's fiancé, Catherine Giudici from Seattle, is DRINKING away the loneliness
- Bruno Mars planning crazy circus theme WEDDING!
- Grammy crasher faces 6 months JAIL TIME for running on stage and ruining Adele's big moment!
- Sharon Osbourne's TOUGH LOVE, she won't go back to Ozzy until he's sober for months
- PICS: Lindsey Vonn & Tiger Woods wear matching outfits
- PICS: Kelly Osbourne shows off her bikini bod, "My body will never be perfect but I do not want it to be"
- PICS: Celebs love tweeting bikini photos...from Rihanna to LeAnn Rimes to Miley Cyrus to Lady Gaga...here they are!
- 90210 star, Ian Ziering, joins CHIPPENDALES, "It's really a dream come true"
- VIDEO: Jon Hamm on Sesame Street with Elmo!
(Image Courtesy: JustinBieber/Instagram)
Brooke's 60 Second Sleaze is Powered By:


text:
Secretary of the Interior Nomination Hearing
Sally Jewell testified on her nomination to become secretary of the interior. She was introduced by Washington Senators Patty Murray… read more
*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
People in this video
- Murray, Patty U.S. Senator [D] Washington
- Barrasso, John A. U.S. Senator [R] Wyoming
- Cantwell, Maria U.S. Senator [D] Washington
- Flake, Jeff U.S. Senator [R] Arizona
- Heinrich, Martin U.S. Senator [D] New Mexico
- Heller, Dean U.S. Senator [R] Nevada
- Hoeven, John U.S. Senator [R] North Dakota
- Jewell, Sally President and CEO Recreational Equipment, Inc.
- Johnson, Tim P. U.S. Senator [D] South Dakota
- Landrieu, Mary U.S. Senator [D] Louisiana
- Lee, Michael "Mike" S. U.S. Senator [R] Utah
- Manchin, Joe III U.S. Senator [D] West Virginia
- Murkowski, Lisa U.S. Senator [R] Alaska
- Risch, James "Jim" E. U.S. Senator [R] Idaho
- Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" U.S. Senator [I] Vermont
- Scott, Tim U.S. Senator [R] South Carolina
- Udall, Mark U.S. Senator [D] Colorado
- Wyden, Ronald "Ron" Lee U.S. Senator [D] Oregon
Hosting Organization
Related Video
Nomination Hearing for Secretary of the Interior Department, Part 2
Sally Jewell testified on her nomination to become secretary of the interior.*She was introduced by Washington Senators…
Senator Ron Wyden on Energy and Natural Resources
After the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Ernest Moniz to be the…
Shale Gas Production Report
Witnesses testified on a Department of Energy report identifying measures that can be taken to reduce the environmental…
Secretary of the Interior Nomination Hearing
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on confirmation of the president's nomination of…


text:
- Academics
- Admissions
- Bioethics Center
- Campus Life
- Online Learning
- The Seminary
- Library
Master of Arts
Study on-campus, on-line, or a combination of both
Depends upon the program of study
The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree programs are courses of study designed to give both a broad acquaintance with the major theological or philosophical disciplines. It is a flexible program designed to prepare men and women for ministry, teaching religion, theology, or philosophy, for a subsequent Post Master's Certificate, licentiate or doctoral work, or for integrating their existing life and profession with a theological or philosophical component.
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Philosophy
- Can be completed through Distance Learning only
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Theology
- Can be completed either through Distance Learning or on-campus
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Theology, concentration in Bioethics
- Can be completed either through Distance Learning or as a combination of on-campus and Distance Learning courses
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Pastoral Studies
- Can be completed on-campus only
Please view the links to the right side for more detailed information about each of these degree programs.
- Login to post comments


text:
Counting Canada A Genealogical Guide to the Canadian Census, by Dave Obee. This 224-page book is the most comprehensive guide available for researchers using the Canadian census. It covers the history of the census, offers advice for effective research and notes the potential pitfalls. This could be the most important book on Canadian genealogy this year. It includes ten maps, 100 illustrations, plenty of Internet links and a comprehensive bibliography. AVAILABLE NOW! C$30.00 The Library Book A History of Service to British Columbia. This is the definitive history of libraries in British Columbia, and is published to mark the 100th anniversary of the B.C. Library Association. The 264-page book includes the highs and lows of library service, from the fur trade and Andrew Carnegie to Vancouver's remarkable central library and ebooks. It is richly illustrated with 300 photographs. Available from the BCLA. C$50.00 Destination Canada A Genealogical Guide to Immigration Records, by Dave Obee. This 160-page book is the most comprehensive guide ever written about resources for Canadian immigration research. It covers passenger lists and many other sources, including naturalization records and newspapers. It includes six maps, 60 illustrations, more than 100 Internet links, and a comprehensive bibliography. Finding Your Canadian Ancestors In Finding Your Canadian Ancestors, authors Sherry Irvine and Dave Obee guide you through Canadian genealogical records, first by record type and then according to province. The authors detail both government and ecclesiastical records, as well as records related to special groups such as Aboriginals, Acadians, and Loyalists. They give special attention to online resources, including the extensive holdings of Library and Archives of Canada. C$22.00 Making the News A Times Colonist look at 150 Years of History. This comprehensive history of Victoria and Vancouver Island is based on material published in the Times Colonist and its predecessor newspapers since 1858. It is lavishly illustrated with photos from the newspaper files and local archives. Sold out! |
Dave Obee addresses the fall 2012 convocation at the University of Victoria, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws for his work as a historian, journalist and genealogist. Read Dave's bio. Photo by Neil Firkins With links to web sites (Just a sample of his talks) Also: Times Colonist 150th anniversary website Including: Database search strategies Order through our secure server Dave's guides to directories on the Internet: Alberta | British Columbia Manitoba | Saskatchewan Free downloads in PDF format: Federal Voters Lists in Western Canada 1935-1979 Federal Voters Lists in Ontario 1935-1979 Lethbridge 1891 Newspapers on microfilm at the University of Victoria And more: Toronto ward boundaries 1834-1908 Index to the 1891 census of Lethbridge, Alberta Passenger list of the Montcalm, July 16, 1936 Two books based on life in Alberta's Swan Hills Please link to this page, rather than the pages deeper in. The structure of the site changes from time to time. Also, please let us know that you've made the link, as the addresses of the other pages may change. CanGenealogy Volhynia Dave Obee presents Shirley Douglas with a published copy of her family history at the official launch of Ancestry.ca, in Toronto in May 2006. Speaking schedule View Larger Map Dave Obee's columns appear in every issue of Internet Genealogy and Family Chronicle. Dave Obee's columns have appeared in Canada's History Magazine, formerly known as The Beaver. Homestead records -- December 2008/January 2009. Immigration to the prairies -- June/July 2009. Promotional literature -- October/November 2009. Peel's Prairie Provinces -- April/May 2010 Royal Oak Burial Park A History and Guide. This is the first comprehensive look at the largest municipal cemetery in British Columbia. It includes a history of the cemetery as well as section-by-section biographies of some of the people buried there. All burial locations included in the bio section are identified with GPS co-ordinates. C$15.00 A couple of other quirky interests |


text:
Results 1 to 2 of 2
- 11-17-2012, 07:06 PM Thread Author #1
How to Downgrade Software?
Hi there,
I have a BB 9300 and updated to OS6, but it put the phone slow and the battery wont last more than 4 hours... I will like to downgrade to OS 5 again... I cant via DM, it wont give me the option, will only give me the option for OS6 2475, the one that is installed right now...
thanks in advance... - 11-17-2012, 07:32 PM #2Sent from my jail cell using a corrupt prison warden
Similar Threads
How to downgrade software?
By anto4114 in forum BlackBerry Bold 9000Replies: 5Last Post: 12-23-2008, 08:43 PM -
HTML Email: How to locate software to receive email enabled HTML
By scottmathison in forum BlackBerry Curve 83xxReplies: 11Last Post: 12-02-2008, 02:43 PM -
how to update software
By hellomot in forum BlackBerry Curve 83xxReplies: 12Last Post: 11-19-2008, 04:35 PM -
How to take software from my pearl to curve.
By jerseykat1 in forum BlackBerry Curve 83xxReplies: 1Last Post: 05-12-2008, 10:06 PM -
how to downgrade os PLEASE HELP!!
By blackberry9999 in forum BlackBerry Curve 83xxReplies: 3Last Post: 04-23-2008, 01:44 PM


text:
[JURIST] The Iraqi parliament [official website, in Arabic] approved a new election law [press release, in Arabic] following last Wednesday's veto of a similar bill [JURIST report] by Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi [personal website, in Arabic]. Al-Hashemi indicated that he plans to veto the bill a second time [AFP report] because it has not adequately addressed his concerns, including representation for Iraqis living abroad. An estimated 1.5 million Iraqis live outside the country, and many are thought to be Sunnis who fled after Saddam Hussein's regime fell. The parliament may be able to overturn the second veto with a 60 percent majority if enough Shiite and Kurdish members approve the next bill. US Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill [official website] remarked,
[S]ome slippage would be okay, but we don't want a lot of slippage, so I hope they'll look very carefully at this and I hope we can get moving...I think what is most important is we get these elections going and get on with this process.


text:
Kate Stafford Principal Oceanographer Affiliate Associate Professor, Oceanography email@example.com Phone 206-685-8617 |
Publications |
2000-present and while at APL-UW |
Sounds in the ocean at 1100 Hz Wilcock, W.S.D., K.M. Stafford, R.K. Andrew, and R.I. Odom, "Sounds in the ocean at 1100 Hz," Ann. Rev. Mar. Sci., 6 117-140, doi:10.1146/annurev-marine-121211-172423, 2014. |
More Info |
1 Jan 2014 |
Very-low-frequency sounds between 1 and 100 Hz propagate large distances in the ocean sound channel. Weather conditions, earthquakes, marine mammals, and anthropogenic activities influence sound levels in this band. Weather-related sounds result from interactions between waves, bubbles entrained by breaking waves, and the deformation of sea ice. Earthquakes generate sound in geologically active regions, and earthquake T waves propagate throughout the oceans. Blue and fin whales generate long bouts of sounds near 20 Hz that can dominate regional ambient noise levels seasonally. Anthropogenic sound sources include ship propellers, energy extraction, and seismic air guns and have been growing steadily. The increasing availability of long-term records of ocean sound will provide new opportunities for a deeper understanding of natural and anthropogenic sound sources and potential interactions between them. |
Subarctic cetaceans in the southern Chukchi Sea: Evidence of recovery or response to a changing ecosystem Clarke, J., K. Stafford, S.E. Moore, B. Rone, L. Aerts, and J. Crance, "Subarctic cetaceans in the southern Chukchi Sea: Evidence of recovery or response to a changing ecosystem," Oeanography, 26, 136-149, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2013.81, 2013. |
More Info |
1 Dec 2013 |
The southern Chukchi Sea is one of the most productive areas in the world ocean. Over the past decade, there have been dramatic changes in this region in sea ice cover and in Bering Strait inflow, and it is now in the path of transpolar shipping and destinational ship traffic, including vessels supporting Arctic offshore oil and gas development and tourism, all of which are anticipated to increase with decreasing seasonal sea ice cover. Little research on cetaceans has been conducted in the southern Chukchi Sea, and most information on the occurrence of subarctic species (humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae, fin whale Balaenoptera physalus, minke whale B. acutorostrata, and killer whale Orcinus orca) comes from the ships' logs of commercial whalers in the mid to late twentieth century and from observers stationed along the Chukotka Peninsula. Information on cetacean seasonal occurrence east of the International Date Line (IDL) in US waters is particularly scarce. |
Seasonal and geographic variation of southern blue whale subspecies in the Indian Ocean Samaran, F., K.M. Stafford, T.A. Branch, J. Gedamke, J.-Y. Royer, R.P. Dziak, and C. Guinet, "Seasonal and geographic variation of southern blue whale subspecies in the Indian Ocean," Plos One, 8, e71561, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071561, 2013. |
More Info |
13 Aug 2013 |
Understanding the seasonal movements and distribution patterns of migratory species over ocean basin scales is vital for appropriate conservation and management measures. However, assessing populations over remote regions is challenging, particularly if they are rare. Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus spp) are an endangered species found in the Southern and Indian Oceans. Here two recognized subspecies of blue whales and, based on passive acoustic monitoring, four "acoustic populations" occur. Three of these are pygmy blue whale (B.m. brevicauda) populations while the fourth is the Antarctic blue whale (B.m. intermedia). Past whaling catches have dramatically reduced their numbers but recent acoustic recordings show that these oceans are still important habitat for blue whales. Presently little is known about the seasonal movements and degree of overlap of these four populations, particularly in the central Indian Ocean. We examined the geographic and seasonal occurrence of different blue whale acoustic populations using one year of passive acoustic recording from three sites located at different latitudes in the Indian Ocean. The vocalizations of the different blue whale subspecies and acoustic populations were recorded seasonally in different regions. For some call types and locations, there was spatial and temporal overlap, particularly between Antarctic and different pygmy blue whale acoustic populations. Except on the southernmost hydrophone, all three pygmy blue whale acoustic populations were found at different sites or during different seasons, which further suggests that these populations are generally geographically distinct. This unusual blue whale diversity in sub-Antarctic and sub-tropical waters indicates the importance of the area for blue whales in these former whaling grounds. |
Year-round acoustic detection of bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Beaufort Sea relative to changing environmental conditions, 20082010 MacIntyre, K.Q., K.M. Stafford, C.L. Berchok, and P.L. Boveng, "Year-round acoustic detection of bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Beaufort Sea relative to changing environmental conditions, 20082010," Polar Biol., 36, 1161-1173, doi:10.1007/s00300-013-1337-1, 2013. |
More Info |
1 May 2013 |
Bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) are pan-Arctic pinnipeds that are often seen in association with pack ice, and are known for their long, loud trills, produced underwater primarily in the spring. Acoustic recordings were collected from August 2008 to August 2010 at two locations and a single year (20082009) at a third location, in the western Beaufort Sea. Three recorders in 20082009 had a 30% duty cycle and a bandwidth of 104,096 Hz. One recorder in 20092010 had a 45% duty cycle and a bandwidth of 104,096 Hz and the second had a 20% duty cycle and bandwidth of 108,192 Hz. Spectrograms of acoustic data were examined for characteristic patterns of bearded seal vocalizations. For each recorder, the number of hours per day with vocalizations was compared with in situ water temperature and satellite-derived daily sea ice concentrations. At all sites, bearded seals were vocally active year-round. Call activity escalated with the formation of pack ice in the winter and the peak occurred in the spring, coinciding with mating season and preceding breakup of the sea ice. There was a change in the timing of seasonal sea ice formation and retreat between the two consecutive years that was reflected in the timing of peak bearded seal call activity. This study provides new information on fall and winter bearded seal vocal behavior and the relationship between year-round vocal activity and changes in annual sea ice coverage and in situ water temperature. |
Monitoring white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) with echolocation loggers Castellote, M., R.H. Leeney, G. O'Corry-Crowe, R. Lauhakangas, K.M. Kovacs, W. Lucey, V. Krasnova, C. Lydersen, K.M. Stafford, and R. Belikov, "Monitoring white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) with echolocation loggers," Polar Biol., 36, 493-509, doi:10.1007/s00300-012-1276-2, 2013. |
More Info |
1 Apr 2013 |
Monitoring programmes for white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) have been called for repeatedly in recent years because this species is likely to be negatively impacted by climate change, but also because such a broadly dispersed, high trophic feeder can serve as an effective ecosystem sentinel. Arctic ecosystems are difficult to monitor because of the extensive winter ice coverage and extreme environmental conditions in addition to low human population densities. However, passive acoustic monitoring has proved to be a reliable method to remotely survey the presence of some marine mammals in the Arctic. In this study, we evaluate the potential use of echolocation loggers (T-POD and C-POD, Chelonia Ltd.) for remote monitoring of white whales. Captive experiments and open water surveys in three arctic/subarctic habitats (ice-noise-dominated environment, ice-free environment and low-turbidity waters) were used to document detection performance and to explore the use of logger angle and inter-click interval data to look at activity patterns and tidal influences on space use. When acoustic results were compared to concurrent visual observations, echolocation detection was only attributed to periods of white whale presence near the recorder deployment sites. Both T-PODs and C-PODs effectively detected echolocation, even under noisy ice. Diel and tidal behavioural patterns were identified. Acoustically identified movement patterns between sites were visually confirmed. This study demonstrates the feasibility of monitoring white whales using echolocation loggers and describes some important features of their behaviour as examples of the potential application of this passive acoustic monitoring method in Arctic and subarctic regions. |
Correlation of a strong Alaska Coastal Current with the presence of beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas near Barrow, Alaska Stafford, K.M., S.R. Okkonen, and J.T. Clarke, "Correlation of a strong Alaska Coastal Current with the presence of beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas near Barrow, Alaska," Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 474, 287-297, doi:10.3354/meps10076, 2013. |
More Info |
31 Jan 2013 |
Oceanographic features and physical processes in the ocean can create regions where prey, and therefore predators, may accumulate. Beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas are the most numerous cetacean in the Arctic. In the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, they prefer continental slope habitat in summer and autumn, presumably because such areas provide enhanced foraging opportunities. Passive acoustic detections of beluga whale calls, current velocity measurements, historical wind records, and 29 yr of beluga whale observations from aerial surveys were used to explore the hypothesis that the foraging success of beluga whales in Barrow Canyon and along the western Beaufort Sea slope is enhanced when the Alaska Coastal Current (ACC) is well-developed and flows east-northeastward and is diminished when the flow of the ACC and its shelf break extension are reversed. Aerial sightings of beluga whales, average observed beluga whale group size, and hours with whale vocalizations were more common when the ACC was well-developed and flowed east-northeastward. When the ACC flow is strong, it is separated from Arctic basin waters by a well-defined front that promotes aggregation of prey species. We speculate that the greater numbers of animals per group sighted and hours with recorded vocalizations may be indicative of enhanced foraging opportunities for beluga whales. |
Spitsbergen's endangered bowhead whales sing through the polar night Stafford, K.M., S.E. Moore, C.L. Berchok, Ø Wiig, C. Lydersen, E. Hansen, D. Kalmbach, and K.M. Kovacs, "Spitsbergen's endangered bowhead whales sing through the polar night," Endang. Species Res., 18, 95-103, doi:10.3354/esr00444, 2012. |
More Info |
31 Jul 2012 |
Bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus are long-lived cetaceans, uniquely adapted among the baleen whales to live year-round in the Arctic. All bowhead whale populations were greatly reduced by commercial whaling from the 1600s through the 1800s, with the largest, the Spitsbergen population in the North Atlantic, depleted to the point of extinction. Recent sightings of bowhead whales west of Svalbard precipitated an effort to listen for their vocalizations via 2 recorders deployed in 2008 on oceanographic moorings spaced 95 km apart at 78.8° N latitude in the Fram Strait. Year-round acoustic records were examined for the occurrence of bowhead whale sounds. Simple calls, call sequences, and complex songs were recorded. Repeated call sequences or bowhead whale songs were detected nearly every hour from early November 2008 through late April 2009 on the western Fram Strait recorder. More than 60 unique songs were recorded from October 2008 to April 2009. In contrast, simple calls and call sequences were the most common signals recorded on the central Fram Strait instrument. Peak levels of song production coincided with the period of lowest water temperature, dense ice concentration, and almost complete darkness. Given the diversity, loudness, and period over which songs were recorded, western Fram Strait appears to be a wintering ground and potentially a mating area for this critically endangered population of bowhead whales. |
First acoustic recordings of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in winter Stafford, K.M., K.L. Laidre and M.P. Heide-Jørgensen, "First acoustic recordings of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in winter," Mar. Mammal Sci., 28, E197-E207, doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00500.x, 2012. |
1 Apr 2012 |
Comparing marine mammal acoustic habitats in Atlantic and Pacific sectors of the High Arctic: year-long records from Fram Strait and the Chukchi Plateau Moore, S.E., K.M. Stafford, H. Melling, C. Berchok, Ø. Wiig, K.M. Kovacs, C. Lydersen, and J.Richter-Menge, "Comparing marine mammal acoustic habitats in Atlantic and Pacific sectors of the High Arctic: year-long records from Fram Strait and the Chukchi Plateau," Polar Biol., 35, 475-480, doi: 10.1007/s00300-011-1086-y, 2012. |
More Info |
1 Mar 2012 |
During the International Polar Year (IPY), acoustic recorders were deployed on oceanographic moorings in Fram Strait and on the Chukchi Plateau, representing the first coordinated year-round sampling of underwater acoustic habitats at two sites in the High Arctic. Examination of species-specific marine mammal calls recorded from autumn 20082009 revealed distinctly different acoustic habitats at each site. Overall, the Fram Strait site was acoustically complex compared with the Chukchi Plateau site. |
Seasonal detection of three types of 'pygmy' blue whale calls in the Indian Ocean Stafford, K. M., E. Chapp, D.R. Bohnenstiel, and M. Tolstoy, "Seasonal detection of three types of 'pygmy' blue whale calls in the Indian Ocean," Mar. Mammal Sci., 27, 828-840, doi: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00437.x, 2011. |
1 Oct 2011 |
Listening to marine mammals at basin to local scales Moore, S.E., S.M. Van Parijs, B.L. Southall, and K.M. Stafford, "Listening to marine mammals at basin to local scales," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 129, 2371, doi:10.1121/1.3587678, 2011. |
More Info |
1 Apr 2011 |
The successful use of SOSUS to track broad-scale occurrence patterns in whale calls during the second half of the 20th century fostered the development of autonomous recorders that can be deployed virtually anywhere in the world ocean. Over the past decade, data from these recorders have provided dramatic insights to marine mammal ecology. Patterns of call reception have demonstrated the near year-round occurrence of some baleen whale species in Arctic and Antarctic waters, a discovery that challenges long-held assumptions about the phenology of seasonal migrations. Integration of year-long calling records with physical oceanographic measures at mooring-based ocean observatories provides a means to include large whales in ecosystem-based models. The reception of anthropogenic sounds on nearly all recorders, whether deployed in coastal or remote areas, emphasizes the need to develop regional "soundscapes" based upon integrative sampling and analytical protocols. Examples from several long-term research programs will be provided as the basis for the strong assertion that passive acoustic observation of marine mammals is a vital component of any ocean observing system. Opportunities for future collaborations and the challenges of data management and access will be discussed. |
Singing behavior of fin whales in the Davis Strait with implications for mating, migration and foraging Simon, M., K.M. Stafford, K. Beedholm, C.M. Lee, and P.T. Madsen, "Singing behavior of fin whales in the Davis Strait with implications for mating, migration and foraging," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 128, 3200-3210, doi:10.1121/1.3495946, 2010. |
More Info |
1 Nov 2010 |
Most baleen whales undertake migrations between low-latitude breeding grounds and high-latitude feeding grounds. Though little is known about the timing of their migration from the Arctic, fin whales are assumed to undertake a similar migratory pattern. To address questions about habitat use and migrations, the acoustic activity of fin whales in Davis Strait, between Greenland and Canada, was monitored continuously for two years using three bottom-moored acoustic recorders. |
Including passive acoustic capability in Arctic ocean observing systems Moore, S.E., K.M. Stafford, C.L. Berchok, H. Melling, and O. Wiig, "Including passive acoustic capability in Arctic ocean observing systems," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 127, 1756, doi:10.1121/1.3383701, 2010 |
More Info |
20 Apr 2010 |
Over the past decade, long-term deployments of passive acoustic recorders have provided a new baseline on the seasonal occurrence of large whale species in remote regions of the world ocean. In the Arctic, passive acoustic sampling has identified both whale calls and sounds from anthropogenic sources (ships and seismic profiling), activities that are expected to increase with diminished sea ice cover. In 2008, NOAA capitalized on an opportunity to join on-going IPY projects by inclusion of recorders at three High Arctic mooring sites: one on the Chukchi Plateau and two on either side of Fram Strait. The recorders (AURALM2) provided a year of sub-sampled (9 min on/11 min off) recordings at 0.1 Hz to 4 kHz (8192 sampling rate), which encompasses the bandwidth of whale and ice seal calls. Data from the recorders were complemented by a suite of standard oceanographic measures from other instruments on the mooring line. |
Where do the Chukchi Sea fin whales come from? Looking for answers in the structure of songs recorded in the Bering Sea and Western North Pacific Delarue, J., D.K. Mellinger, K.M. Stafford, and C.L. Berchok, "Where do the Chukchi Sea fin whales come from? Looking for answers in the structure of songs recorded in the Bering Sea and Western North Pacific," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 127, 1758, 2010. |
More Info |
20 Apr 2010 |
Fin whales are common throughout the North Pacific and have recently been detected acoustically as far north as the northeastern Chukchi Sea. Non-acoustic evidence suggests that North Pacific fin whales are segregated into two populations wintering along the Asian and North American coast with at least some animals intermingling in the summer in the Bering SeaAleutian Islands area. Male fin whales produce regionally distinctive songs which are likely indicative of population structure. In this study we evaluated the relationship of fin whales recorded in the northeastern Chukchi (2007 and 2009) and southeastern Bering (20072008) seas by comparing the structure of their song. Additionally, we investigated whether fin whales detected in these areas could be part of an Asian population by comparing their songs to those recorded near the Emperor Seamounts in the western North Pacific (2007). The results will be discussed in light of the current knowledge on North Pacific fin whale population structure. |
Biophysical ocean observation in the southeastern Bering Sea Stafford, K.M., S.E. Moore, P.J. Stabeno, D.V. Holliday, J.M. Napp, D.K. Mellinger, "Biophysical ocean observation in the southeastern Bering Sea," Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, doi:10.1029/2009GL040724, 2010. |
More Info |
30 Jan 2010 |
Integrated ocean observation, from physical and atmospheric forcing mechanisms to the distribution and abundance of top-level predators, is critical to the investigation of marine ecosystems and the impact of climate change on them. We integrated data from a biophysical mooring in the southeast Bering Sea to create a one-year snapshot of ocean dynamics in this remote large marine ecosystem. |
Acoustic and visual surveys for bowhead whales in the western Beaufort and far northeastern Chukchi seas Moore, S.E., K.M. Stafford, and L.M. Munger, "Acoustic and visual surveys for bowhead whales in the western Beaufort and far northeastern Chukchi seas," Deep-Sea Res. II, 57, 153-157, doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.08.013, 2010. |
More Info |
1 Jan 2010 |
Two types of passive-acoustic survey were conducted to investigate the seasonal occurrence of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the western Beaufort and far northeastern Chukchi seas: (1) an over-winter (200304) survey using autonomous recorders deployed northeast of Barrow, Alaska, and (2) a summertime dipping-hydrophone survey along the 2005 NOAA Ocean Exploration (OE) cruise track northwest of Barrow. The longest continuous sampling period from the over-winter survey was 3 October 2003 to 12 May 2004. During that period, bowhead whale calls were recorded from 3 to 23 October, intermittently on 67 and 2223 November, then not again until 25 March 2004. Bowhead calls were recorded almost every hour from 19 April to 12 May 2004, with a call rate peak on 30 April (ca. 9400 calls) and a few instances of patterned calling (or, "song") detected in early May. Bowhead whale calls were never detected during the NOAA OE cruise, but calls of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) were recorded at 3 of 16 acoustic stations. Opportunistic visual surveys for marine mammals were also conducted during the NOAA OE cruise from the ship (65 h) and helicopter (7.8 h), resulting in single sightings of bowhead whales (35 whales), beluga (1620 whales), walrus (1), polar bear (2=sow/cub), and 17 sightings of 87 ringed seals from the ship and 15 sightings of 67 ringed seals from the helicopter. |
Acoustic sampling for marine mammals in the Beaufort Sea July 2007-March 2008 Stafford, K., S. Moore, C. Berchok, and D.K. Mellinger, "Acoustic sampling for marine mammals in the Beaufort Sea July 2007-March 2008," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 125, 2587, 2009. |
More Info |
1 Apr 2009 |
As climate change is driving rapid, unprecedented warming of the Arctic, there is increasing interest in how such change will impact Arctic marine mammals. Impacts are anticipated from habitat alteration, including increasing ambient noise levels from shipping, seismic exploration for oil and gas and geophysical research, and (potentially) commercial fishing. In order to monitor natural and anthropogenic sources of noise, four autonomous recorders were deployed along the 100-m isobath between Cape Halkett and Barrow and recorded data from July 2007March 2008. The instruments sampled at 8192 Hz on a schedule of 10 min on, 20 min off. |
Environmental correlates of blue and fin whale call detections in the North Pacific Ocean from 1997 to 2002 Stafford, K.M., J.J. Citta, S.E. Moore, M.A. Daher, and J.E. George, "Environmental correlates of blue and fin whale call detections in the North Pacific Ocean from 1997 to 2002," Mar. Ecol. Prog. Series, 395, 37-53, doi:10.3354/meps08362, 2009. |
More Info |
1 Jan 2009 |
A 6 yr time series of blue whale Balaenoptera musculus and fin whale B. physalus call detections in the North Pacific Ocean was correlated with 3 oceanographic variables (sea-surface temperature, chlorophyll a concentration, and mixed layer depth), to investigate the broad-scale calling behavior of these species. Monthly values for satellite-derived oceanographic data and whale call data were compared for 4 regions (30° longitude by 15° of latitude) encompassing the whole subarctic North Pacific and an area in the temperate northeastern Pacific. |
Bowhead whale springtime song off West Greenland Stafford, K.M., S.E. Moore, K.L. Laidre, and M.P. Heide-Jorgensen, "Bowhead whale springtime song off West Greenland," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 124, 1-9, doi:10.1121/1.2980443, 2008. |
More Info |
1 Nov 2008 |
Three songs were recorded from bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Disko Bay, West Greenland, during 59 h of recordings via sonobuoys deployed on seven days between 5 and 14 April 2007. Song elements were defined by units following the protocol of previous description of bowhead whale song. The two most prominent songs were loud, complex, and repeated in long bouts on multiple recording days while the third song was much simpler and recorded on only one day. |
An overview of fixed passive acoustic observation methods for cetaceans Mellinger, D.K., K.M. Stafford, S.E. Moore, R.P. Dziak, and H. Matsumoto, "An overview of fixed passive acoustic observation methods for cetaceans," Oceanography, 20, 36-45, 2007. |
More Info |
1 Dec 2007 |
Cetaceans are increasingly being included as top trophic-level predators in models of ecosystem dynamics (Baumgartner and Mate, 2003; Tynan, 2004; Redfern et al., 2006). Traditional visual survey methods for cetaceans detect only a fraction of the animals present, both because visual observers can see them only during the very short period when they are at the surface, and because visual surveys can be undertaken only during daylight hours in relatively good weather (Mellinger and Barlow, 2003). Perhaps more importantly, visual survey results can be highly variable, due both to clumping of cetaceans into large groups and to their relatively limited spatial and temporal scales. Surveys are typically performed using a small number of observation pointsone or a few vesselsfor a few weeks to a few months of the year. |
Including whale call detection in standard ocean measurements: Application of acoustic Seagliders Moore, S.E., B.M. Howe, K.M. Stafford, and M.L. Boyd, "Including whale call detection in standard ocean measurements: Application of acoustic Seagliders," Mar. Tech. Soc. J., 41, 49-53, doi:10.4031/002533207787442033, 2007. |
More Info |
1 Dec 2007 |
Over the past decade, fixed recorders have come into increasing use for long-term sampling of whale calls in remote ocean regions. Concurrently, the development of several types of autonomous underwater vehicles has demonstrated measurement capabilities that promise to revolutionize ocean science. These two lines of technical development were merged with the addition of broadband (5 Hz to 30 kHz) omni-directional hydrophones to seagliders. In August 2006, the capability of three Acoustic Seagliders (ASGs) to detect whale calls was tested in an experiment offshore Monterey, California. In total, 401 dives were completed and over 107 hours of acoustic data recorded. Blue whale calls were detected on all but two of the 76 dives where acoustic data were analyzed in detail, while humpback and sperm whale calls were detected on roughly 20% of those dives. Various whistles, clicks and burst calls, similar to those produced by dolphins and small whales, were also detected, suggesting that the capability of ASGs can be expanded to sample a broad range of marine mammal species. The potential to include whale call detection in the suite of standard oceanographic measures is unprecedented and provides a foundation for mobile sampling strategies at scales that better match the vertical and horizontal movements of the whales themselves. This capability opens new doors for investigation of cetacean habitats and their role in marine ecosystems, as envisioned in future ocean observing systems. |
Seasonal variability and detection range modeling of baleen whale calls in the Gulf of Alaska, 1999-2002 Stafford, K.M., D.K. Mellinger, S.E. Moore, and C.G. Fox, "Seasonal variability and detection range modeling of baleen whale calls in the Gulf of Alaska, 1999-2002," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 122, 3378-3390, doi:10.1121/1.2799905, 2007. |
More Info |
1 Dec 2007 |
Five species of large whales, including the blue (Balaenoptera musculus), fin (B. physalus), sei (B. borealis), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), and North Pacific right (Eubalaena japonica), were the target of commercial harvests in the Gulf of Alaska (GoA) during the 19th through mid-20th centuries. Since this time, there have been a few summer time visual surveys for these species, but no overview of year-round use of these waters by endangered whales primarily because standard visual survey data are difficult and costly. |
Gray whale calls recorded near Barrow, Alaska, throughout the winter of 2003-04 Stafford, K.M., S.E. Moore, M. Spillane, and S. Wiggins, "Gray whale calls recorded near Barrow, Alaska, throughout the winter of 2003-04," Arctic, 60, 167-172, 2007. |
More Info |
1 Jun 2007 |
Since the mid-1990s, gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) have been reported with increasing frequency near Barrow, Alaska, during summer and autumn months. In collaboration with a broad-scale oceanographic study, three autonomous acoustic recorders were moored northeast of Barrow in October 2003 to provide capability for year-round detection of calls. Two recorders were recovered in September 2004, one from the continental slope (water depth = 316 m) and one from near the base of the slope (water depth = 1258 m). The shallow instrument recorded for roughly 3 months (87 days), and the deeper instrument for roughly 7.3 months (222 days). Gray whale calls were recorded on both instruments throughout their periods of operation. The calling rate at the shallower instrument was higher than at the deeper recorder, but surprisingly, the deeper instrument detected calls throughout the 200304 winter, though the calling rate diminished as winter progressed. Low-frequency N1/S1 pulses, the most common of the calls produced by gray whales, were recorded from deployment through December 2003 on the shallower of the two instruments and from deployment through May 2004 on the deeper instrument. Because this is the first-ever winterlong acoustic study, we cannot be certain that gray whales have not overwintered in the Beaufort Sea in the past. However, a combination of increasing population size and habitat alteration associated with sea ice reduction and warming in the Alaskan Arctic may be responsible for the extra-seasonal gray whale occurrence near Barrow. |
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sightings and recordings south of the Aleutian Islands Rankin, S., J. Barlow, and K.M. Stafford, "Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sightings and recordings south of the Aleutian Islands," Mar. Mammal Sci., 22, 708-713, doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00054.x, 2006. |
1 Jul 2006 |
Listening for large whales in the offshore waters of Alaska Moore, S.E., K.M. Stafford, D.K. Mellinger, and J.A. Hildebrand, "Listening for large whales in the offshore waters of Alaska," Bioscience, 56, 49-55, 2006. |
More Info |
1 Jan 2006 |
In 1999, the first phase of a multiyear program was initiated at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Mammal Laboratory and Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory to advance the use of passive acoustics for the detection and assessment of large whales in offshore Alaskan waters. To date, autonomous recorders have been successfully deployed in the Gulf of Alaska (19992001), the southeastern Bering Sea (2000present), and the western Beaufort Sea (20032004). Seasonal occurrences of six endangered species (blue, fin, humpback, North Pacific right, bowhead, and sperm whales) have been documented on the basis of call receptions in these remote ocean regions. In addition, eastern North Pacific gray whale calls were detected in the western Beaufort Sea from October 2003 through May 2004. Here we provide an overview of this suite of research projects and suggest the next steps for applying acoustic data from long-term recorders to the assessment of large whale populations. |
Atypical calling by a blue whale in the Gulf of Alaska Stafford, K.M., and S.E. Moore, "Atypical calling by a blue whale in the Gulf of Alaska," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 117, 2724-2727, 2005 |
More Info |
1 May 2005 |
Worldwide, calls from blue whales share the characteristics of being long (>20 s), low-frequency (<100 Hz) signals that often exhibit amplitude and frequency modulation. Despite sharing these basic features, the calls of blue whales recorded in different ocean basins are distinct from one another, leading to the suggestion that populations and/or subspecies may be identified based on call characteristics. An example of anomalous calling behavior by a blue whale in the Gulf of Alaska is reported that may complicate this approach, and that suggests that blue whales can mimic each other's calls. |
Diel variation in blue whale calls recorded in the eastern tropical Pacific Stafford, K.M., S.E. Moore, and C.G. Fox, "Diel variation in blue whale calls recorded in the eastern tropical Pacific," Animal Behaviour, 69, 951-958, doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.06.025, 2005. |
2 Jan 2005 |
In The News
Whales, ships more common through Bering Strait UW News and Information, Hannah Hickey The Arctic is home to a growing number of whales and ships, and to populations of sub-Arctic whales that are expanding their territory into newly ice-free Arctic waters. |
26 Feb 2014 |
Scientists look to marine mammals to shed light on Arctic ice loss Minnesota Public Radio, Kerri Miller University of Washington marine mammal ecologist Kristin Laidre and Kate Stafford, principal oceanographer at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Washington University, are using their studies of Arctic mammals to unlock some of the mysteries of ice loss. Kerri Miller held a conversation with the two scientists at the World Science Festival. |
4 Jun 2013 |
Are Spitsbergen whales making a comeback? KUOW Radio, "The Conversation", Ross Reynolds Commercial whaling almost drove Spitsbergen whales to extinction. Since the 1970s sightings have been few and far between. Kate Stafford and her colleagues are using hydrophones to observe these whales year-round. |
9 Aug 2012 |
Capturing the winter songs of rare whales New York Times, Kelly Slivka Between Greenland and the northern island of Spitsbergen, Norway, in the blackness of the Arctic winter, a group of rare whales sing. Kate Stafford, a bowhead researcher, is the lead author of a new paper in the journal Endangered Species Research that paper describes the variegated calls of Spitsbergen's bowheads, captured on underwater acoustic recorders by Dr. Stafford and her colleagues. |
7 Aug 2012 |
Under the ice, sounds of spring The New York Times Kate Stafford, an oceanographer at APL-UW, writes from Alaska for the New York Times Scientist at Work blog, where she is participating in a visual census of bowhead whales. |
17 May 2011 |
Seaglider Monitors Climate-Related Ocean Circulation in the Arctic U.S. News & World Report An intelligent, ocean-going glider has spent six months on a record-breaking deployment to sample the icy waters off western Greenland. |
10 Jun 2009 |


text:
Two of the holiday season's most popular attractions do battle Christmas Day as the two-time defending-champion Miami Heat take on the decidedly less star-studded Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Miami comes into the Wednesday evening showdown having escaped with a 121-119 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks two nights earlier. The Lakers find themselves scrambling to get back to the .500 mark after getting walloped 117-90 by Phoenix.The matchup was undoubtedly put together with an eye toward Miami's Big Three, led by perennial MVP candidate LeBron James, tangling with Los Angeles' talented trio of Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Pau Gasol. But Bryant is out until February with a stress fracture in his knee while Nash continues to miss time with a nerve root irritation. Gasol has been the only reliable option in the struggling Lakers' starting five and faces a tall task against the powerhouse Heat.TV: 5 p.m. ET, ABCABOUT THE HEAT (21-6): Miami realized early in the season that it would need to regulate its star players' minutes in order to ensure they stay healthy heading into what is hopefully another long playoff run. The Heat employed part of that strategy Monday against the Hawks, giving veteran guard Dwyane Wade the night off to deal what the team called "soreness." It was curious timing - Wade is the reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week - but head coach Eric Spoelstra wanted Wade at his best heading into the game against the Lakers.ABOUT THE LAKERS (13-15): Los Angeles wishes its problems could be solved by a little extra rest. The season is quickly spiraling out of control and hit a new low against the up-tempo Suns as the Lakers shot just 37 percent from the field while getting outrebounded by an absurd 62-39 margin. Gasol returned to the lineup against Phoenix after missing the previous game with an upper respiratory infection but looked overmatched against Suns big man Mason Plumlee, who racked up 17 points and 20 rebounds in the one-sided win.BUZZER BEATERS1. The teams last met Feb. 10, with the Heat rolling to a 107-97 triumph behind 32 points from James.2. Wade averages 25 points and 6.5 assists in 19 career regular-season games versus Los Angeles.3. Miami is 7-2 in Christmas Day games since coming into the league, while the Lakers are 6-8 since 1990.PREDICTION: Heat 108, Lakers 93
Popular now on NBCMontana.com
Preview: Heat at Lakers
POSTED: 11:35 PM Dec 23 2013
UPDATED: 11:35 PM Dec 23 2013
Text Size:
You share in the NBC Montana.com community, so please keep your comments smart and civil. Don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. Use the "Report Abuse" link if a comment violates these standards. Due to a technical change, all comments posted before Jan. 9, 2014 no longer appear on NBCMontana.com. Comments posted after Jan. 14 are not impacted. We apologize for any inconvenience. The views expressed are not those of NBCMontana.com, NBCMontana or its affiliated companies. This is a community moderated forum. (Please note the 'Like' and 'Report' buttons.) By posting your comments you agree to accept our terms of use.


text:
iWoz: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It
The mastermind behind Apple sheds his low profile and steps forward to tell his story for the first time. From the invention of the first personal ... Show synopsis
You're signed up (and we ♥ you). Watch for our Welcome e-mail and your first coupon. Thanks!


text:
Palo Alto and Berkeley, Calif. – March 10, 2013 An unprecedented collaboration among academia, industry, government and civil society has resulted in the launch of a professional-grade collection of public domain DNA parts that greatly increases the reliability and precision by which biology can be engineered.
BIOFAB has developed a method that allows for reliable functional coupling of prokaryotic transcription and translation control elements with user-specific coding sequences for genes of interest. The BIOFAB team engineered a collection of standard biological parts that implements the method across a range of transcription and translation levels, and with native and also a phage RNA polymerase. For the genes tested in the system so far, BIOFAB achieved >90% predictability of gene expression to within a two-fold protein concentration of the target window. Team Leader Vivek Mutalik announced the work during Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Third Annual Engineering Genes, Vectors, Constructs and Clones Conference on January 9, 2012.
DNA2.0 today announced that the first collection of biological building blocks characterized by the BIOFAB International Open Facility Advancing Biotechnology (BIOFAB) are now available for use in the design and assembly of genes within DNA2.0's Gene Designer software. The free-to-use BIOFAB genetic parts are distributed as virtual sequences in the newly minted gene marketplace embedded within DNA2.0's gene design and assembly application. This "app store" for molecular biology and biotechnology provides scientists and bioengineers access to powerful preassembled and validated DNA elements for making genetic constructs with Gene Designer. DNA2.0 becomes the first commercial vendor to provide access—through a few clicks of a mouse—to the initial collection of biological parts developed by BIOFAB.
We'll hold an ad hoc BIOFAB Community Meeting this Saturday 18 June 2011 at Stanford, immediately following SB5.0. The meeting will commence at Stanford's Y2E2 Building, Room 299. Coffee will be available at 8:30, we'll start at 9. The building address is 473 Via Ortega, Stanford CA 94305. Free parking is available right next to building.


text:
Log-In / Register
Basket (0) £0.00
3 Year Warranty + 30 Day Money Back Guarantee*
3 Year Warranty on all Products*
Free Delivery on UK Orders Over £99*
Home > DJ Equipment > DJ CD Players
you are here: DJ Equipment > DJ CD Players
Great Value CD Turntable
NumarkNDX400 Tabletop Scratch MP3/CD Player With USB
Play, scratch and loop mp3s & CDs. Including USB flash drive support.
in stock
Free Delivery On This Item
Professional USB & MP3 CD Player
The Industry Stand Rack Mount CD Players
DenonDN-D4500 Twin CD/MP3 Player
With Jog and Pitch Bend wheels. Packed with features like Key Adjust, …
Read DV DJ Mag For Latest DJ News
GeminiCDJ-700 Professional Multi Player
DJ Media Player featuring CD/MP3/USB/SD playback,midi,24bit soundcard,…
Great Value CD/MP3/USB Dual Player
NumarkCDN77USB DJ Media Player
Complete rackable Professional Dual USB, CD and MP3 playback solution …
Pre Order From First UK Shipment
GeminiCDMP-7000 Multiplayer
DJ Media Player CD/MP3/USB/SD with midi,24bit soundcard and scratch fu…
Professional Multi Media Player
ReloopRMP-3 Alpha Cross Media Player
Cross Media Player, With CD/MP3/USB Playback and Scratch Functionality
ReloopRMP-2.5 Multi-Media Tabletop Media Player
Cross Media Tabletop DJ Player With MIDI Functionality
Next Generation Digital DJ Controller
NumarkNDX900 Pro DJ Software Controller with Audio Interface
Pro DJ Software Controller with Audio Interface, with support for vari…
Universal DJ System
NumarkMixdeck Express DJ Controller
DJ Controller With CD And USB Playback, mix your music no matter what …
TascamCD200SB Rackmount CD Player
Professional rackmount CD player with SD/SDHC and USB memory device pl…
DenonDNS1200 CD/USB Media DJ Player
Delivers Pro DJ Performance in a Compact Player. Supports up to 50,000…
Filter by category
Filter by manufacturer
Filter by keyword/s
N.B. Please check stock availability before travelling.
iZotopeBreakTweaker BT-120 Future Beat Software Boxed Version
Futuristic Beat Machine Software with onboard beat generator, sequencers and MicroEdit to scuplt, sequencer, slice and smash your drums!
Sculpt, sequencer, smash and slice your drums!
not currently in stock, call DV for info
TC ElectronicDitto X2 Guitar Looper Effects Pedal
Guitar Looper Effects Pedal, 5 Minutes Of Looping Time, Unlimited Overdubs, Loop FX - Reverse And Half Speed, 24-Bit Uncompressed Audio
The Evolooption of guitar looper pedals!
FocusriteiTrack Dock Audio & MIDI Interface for iPad
Audio & MIDI interface for Apple iPad With Retina Display, iPad Air & iPad Mini. It features two channels with mic & line level inputs.
New For NAMM 2014!
Allen & HeathXone:23 DJ Mixer
2+2 Channel Professional DJ Mixer with 3 band total kill EQ and the legendary Xone filter!
M-AudioTrigger Finger Pro Controller Surface
USB MIDI 16 Pad Controller and 16 Step Sequencer
Born again!
RolandSystem 1 PLUG OUT Synthesizer
Plug-Out Synthesizer, 25-Note Keyboard, Analogue Circuit Behavior Technology, 4 Oscillators
The legendary SH101 lives on!
SE ElectronicsT2 Titanium Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone
Titan V2 Large diaphragm condenser, based on the chassis and spec of the 4400a, but with a Titan capsule, delivers full and perfectly balanced mid and
Amazing Price on this Great Studio Mic
Universal AudioApollo Twin Duo Audio Interface
Desktop Thunderbolt Audio Interface featuring 24bit/192kHz quality audio, two mic/line inputs, two line outputs and two analogue monitor outputs
UAD Apollo Goes Desktop!
MoogSub 37 Analogue Synthesizer
Paraphonic Analogue Synthesizer, 37-Note Velocity Sensitive Keyboard, 2 Modulation Busses, 256 Presets, Syncable Arpeggiator And Step Sequencer
Pure Sub Phattness!
ElektronAnalog RYTM Drum Machine
8 Voice Drum Computer with analogue sound generator, sample playback, analogue synthesizer, compression, distortion, filter, 16 step sequencer, chroma
Analogue Drum Machine With Octatrack Sequencer


text:
Search Term: Add A Term (This Search Box Keeps Your Color Settings) |
Expanded Search Colors
(Less Colors) - (More Colors) - (Stop Using Colors) |
Polka Dot Bride - The Australian. . .
As Featured On
"Natalie and Shayne's Bold Tweed Valley Wedding"
| |
Jays Catering Blog - Food for Thought
As Featured On
"Ice Cream Sundaes"
| |
My Sweet and Saucy
As Featured On
"Miley Cyrus' 18th Birthday Party"


text:
Lakewood Ranch High senior Rocky Khara signed a national letter of intent today to play golf for Virginia Commonwealth University.
Khara, who has family in Virginia, chose VCU over a number of Division I schools, including the University of Michigan, Louisville, Michigan State Univeristy and the University of California, Irvine, among others.
"It's kind of a relief," Khara said. "I knew I wanted to sign early, and I believe VCU could take me to the next level in golf."
Khara will now spend the rest of his senior year practicing and playing some American Junior Golf Association Tournaments and possibly some amateur tournaments before heading up to VCU in August.
For a complete story on today's signing pick up the Nov. 19 issue of the East County Observer.
Currently 0 Responses
Tick Tock
Daylight Saving Time starts 2 a.m. Sunday, so be sure to set your alarm accordingly. -
Good vibrations
The Tabernacle Christian School middle school student Lauren Medred, an East County resident, earned top vocal honors, taking first place in vocal solo female category of the Florida League of Christian School's Festival of the Academics and Arts Feb. 28 and March 1 at Southeastern University in Lakeland. -
Tech takeover
Manatee County schools dominated a state technology competition with five of six top-three finishes earned by Manatee County schools during the 35th annual Technology Student Association State Competition late February.


text:
Tommy Bahama Starlight Palm Shirred Halter Tankini Swim Top TSW84402TThis product is no longer available. Please consider one of the Customer-Recommended Replacements above, or try a new search.
This halter tankini swim top features wire-free cups with light contour padding that extends up to the straps, and soft mesh lining. Front has a powernet lining for tummy control and modesty. Made of soft nylon/spandex microfiber.
Try these keyword searches with similar features:


text:
TV archives
Adventure Lifestyle Video
Pete Tapley
Posted on: July 27, 2012
Related Videos
The wild Choss Monkeys of Montana revisit Pine Creek's Succubus (M7+). Originally established by Tom Kalakay and Chuck Swenson, Pete Tapley was the first to free the line in 1998, sandbagging the grade along the way. Since then, the route has morphed seasonally, with a few of the bolts ending up in the talus below, while the grade steadily increases. It remains a local test piece.
Login with your username and password below. New User? Here's what to do.
Forgot your username or password?


text:
Feb 20 2013 by Helen Hunt, Birkenhead News
PORT Sunlight museum has opened its doors after a major revamp and won an exclusive sponsorship deal.
The historic venue reopened on the weekend, having completed a £65,000 refurbishment.
And chief executive Lionel Bolland revealed a new sponsorship deal has been struck with Unilever brand PG Tips.
The tea company has signed as headline sponsor for the Museum's Winter Food Festival as well as the tourist attraction's popular Tea Rooms.
The deal came as the museum celebrated 125 years since the founding of Port Sunlight.
Mr Bolland said: "We're in a period of real change and growth.
"The museum makeover includes the creation of a special exhibitions gallery, improvements to the permanent exhibitions, gift shop and new visitor signage.
"Coupled with this is the exciting news of our sponsorship deal with Unilever PG Tips.
"I'm delighted and their support is an important development for our ambitious plans in 2013."
The revamped museum follows the second phase of a five-year development plan for the venue which preserves and promotes Port Sunlight created by 'Soap King' William Hesketh Lever for his factory workers in 1888.
Funding for the refurbishment project came from Port Sunlight Village Trust and the Biffa Award, which awards grants to community and environmental projects across the UK.
Museum manager Katherine Lynch welcomed the revamp, which meant they had been closed since New Year's Eve.
She said: "2013 marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of Port Sunlight and these improvements are a key part of our celebration plans. I predict they and the museum will make a significant impact on the tourism pound in Wirral this year."


text:
Voted For Tom Torlakson
The SPI's main job is to influence legislation that is helpful to education. Tom has the skill set to get this done.Comments (Page 2)
Since: May 10 31 |
Wrong. Diane Lenning does. She is not backed by the SEIU or the racist group La Raza |
United States |
Voted For Tom Torlakson Endorsed by La Raza |
United States |
Judged: 1 1 |
Voted For Larry Aceves Larry Aceves is qualified beyond the states requirements. He has held the position before just in a slightly smaller scale. Torlakson was a teacher YEARS ago and in reality is just replacing his career as a legislator with something he thought would be an easy position of power. Aceves makes a valid point went he says that Charter schools aren't being held accountable like public schools even though only a small percentage are performing any better than those public schools. I believe in Aceves' focus on how schools are performing not Torlakson's emphasis on health and fitness. |
I made a typo. I agree with Torlakson's valid point about Charter schools however I am still for Aceves. Simple typo, I apologize. |
Republican congressional candidate Stephen Broden stunned his party Thursday, saying he would not rule out violent overthrow of the government if elections did not produce a change in leadership.
Is this what republicans are all about, will they bring change in the form this republican seems to promise? Or will it end up in the new educational standards by them? |
Voted For Larry Aceves I'm against teacher's union |
If Torlakson and Aceves polls are 50/50, what miracle it would be for Diane Lenning to defeat Aceves and defeat Torlakson.
She will not draw any vote from the liberals; maybe she will draw slightly from independents, but mostly from the republicans. It will only end up in handing the race to the liberal Torlakson by splitting the republicans' votes. This is not the time to talk about pure ideology. Any candidate and their supporters who are strongly convicted for conservative values should fight for it in the primary. Same goes for Lt Governor write-in candidate. An experienced conservative who strongly support her said that write-in candidates traditionally never win. Alaska's Murkowski is an exception. She is incumbent. she is known. She is 50/50 with republican primary winner Joe Miller, and each has poll number way above democrat opponent. A vote cast for the unlikely-to-win conservative candidate is a vote cast for a democrat. That's unthinkable when it comes to our children's education milieu. Please see the big picture. |
Voted For Larry Aceves Union interests killing education & economy |
With limited information, I voted for Tom Torlakson. He seems more qualified, and more dedicated to the kids.
of course, I didnt' see a candidate that supported school vouchers:) If there is one they'll get my vote. |
United States |
Voted For Larry Aceves Our kids come first |
Voted For Larry Aceves Voting for Aceves. The other guy is supported by the unions |
Voted For Tom Torlakson Heard about him, doing good things.. |
I am voting for Diane Lenning as the only qualified Republican write-in candidate.
I just heard about her, and will do all that I can to announce her to other parents...although I have no children (thank God) in this system that I continue to pay for and do not like the QUALITY...I still pay, and "they" still want more as the quality seems to worsen. Reminds me of mold and there is only one way to clear this fungus OUT. Parents, they are YOUR children and you should be watching how your most precious are being taught (or not). Yard signs, get them up, nobody knows about her - change that, and hurry! |
And it is Diane Lenning, you MUST get the name/spelling correct....
Diane Lenning Diane Lenning Diane Lenning - that is who I am writing in and I need to get the name correct in order that the vote count. |
Voted For Tom Torlakson We don't need retirees Back to TOP positions to Collect Salary plus pensions !!! |
United States |
Voted For Larry Aceves NO to unions. Destroying our schools & economy. |
Judged: 1 1 BTW .. did you know that Torlakson supported SB1322 that wanted to let members of the Communist Party to teach in California??? Got vetoed. |
Tell me when this thread is updated: (Registration is not required) |
Please note by clicking on "Post Comment" you acknowledge that you have read the Terms of Service and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms. Be polite. Inappropriate posts may be removed by the moderator. Send us your feedback.
Other Recent Union City Discussions
Topic | Updated | Last By | Comments |
CA Judge overturns California's ban on same-sex ma... (Aug '10) | 1 hr | El chaps | 198,699 |
Santa Rita Jail Inmate Dies in Custody (Sep '06) | 16 hr | aintthatruth | 360 |
Teen Challenge Exposed! (Jun '07) | Sat | The Facts | 367 |
Citywise: Bowling alley, beer garden, bocce cou... | Fri | OakSF | 2 |
CA California Proposition 19: the Marijuana Legali... (Oct '10) | Fri | 1 AMERICAN | 15,635 |
CA California seeks to ban free, single-use carryo... (Jun '10) | Fri | Ronald | 4,525 |
CA Who do you support for Governor in California i... (Oct '10) | Fri | Cheeze dip | 3,600 |


text:
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site. By continuing to use the site you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more.
Catalogue Number: 532-0574
Released: 02/10/12
Earn 29 Clubcard points
Sellers at Tesco are third party sellers we have invited to sell on Tesco direct. These are companies we've selected to provide you with a wider range of products to choose from in one place. They are a mixture of well-known high street retailers and specialist retailers who operate online. Plus, you earn Clubcard points on all seller orders.
Delivery times and costs vary by seller - further details are shown on the product pages and at checkout.
If Click & Collect is available from a seller, it will also show on the product page and at checkout.
The delivery and return of seller items is managed by each seller. For further details, or if you have a question about the delivery or return of a seller product, please use the Seller directory to find the seller's 'help' page.
With over 30 million copies of the game series sold worldwide, if you're looking for the latest PS3 game to get you on your feet, you need look no further than Just Dance 4. Incorporating all of the most popular features of the series and building upon them, Just Dance 4 includes over 40 new songs and dance routines from a host of superstars, from Will Smith to Flo Rida, One Direction and P!nk. Just Dance 4 is the first game in the series to include the new Battle mode, allowing players to compete against each other as they dance along to a different song. New game releases in the Just Dance series are guaranteed crowd pleasers, whether you're planning a party or just a workout with friends.
You have no recently viewed items
We value your opinion


text:
To make reservations by phone, call 1-800-228-9290 in the USA and Canada (or any of our worldwide reservation telephone numbers).
Worsley Park is a Manchester, England hotel set within 200 acres of beautiful parkland with its own 18-hole championship golf course and complimentary parking. Manchester's Metropolitan hotel and country club is situated minutes from the motorway network and seven miles from the heart of Manchester city center, close attractions include Manchester United football ground, Old Trafford, Manchester Arena, Trafford Centre and Salford City Stadium. This Manchester luxury hotel's 158 stylish guestrooms offer business-savvy touches, such as high-speed Internet access and spacious work desk. The 10 Manchester conference and banqueting rooms have 5,597 square feet of total meeting space suitable to hold 250 guests theatre style. Guests will also enjoy free Wi-Fi Internet in the public areas and bars, the Spa of Senses and a leisure club with an indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room and extensive gym. In addition, this luxury hotel's many accolades include an onsite AA Rosette award restaurant.
The Dining Rooms
Tempo at Worsley Park
The Chimney Bar & Lounge
Milan Italian Restaurant
Tung Fong Restaurant Ltd


text:
HOUSTON, Texas—Five years after Hurricane Katrina and the floods ravished the Gulf Coast, a traveling photo exhibition documenting the long-term impact of the storm will tour Houston and New Orleans from August 19 to September 1.
The exhibit, entitled "Those Who Fell Through the Cracks," features photos that cover the interior and outside of a 24-foot truck. Award-winning photographers Stanley Greene and Kadir van Lohuizen will debut the exhibition in Houston and continue on to New Orleans for the fifth anniversary of the storm and floods.
"The photographs are a powerful visual document of Hurricane Katrina's effects on Gulf Coast residents and the struggles they face to this day in re-establishing their lives," said van Lohuizen, who, along with Stanley Greene, conceived the project to foster a conversation about human rights and those left behind.
"The photographs are a testament to the power of art's ability to bring new awareness and sensitivity to communities and spur systemic change," said van Lohuizen.
The truck's journey will begin on August 19, with stops at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and galleries and community centers throughout Texas and New Orleans. The truck will make its way to the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans for the Katrina anniversary. Along the way, the photographers will moderate workshops with displaced people, community organizers, and artists.
More information on Those Who Fell Through the Cracks is available at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=101849773194900&ref=ts
Mobile Exhibition (August 20-25)
Lawndale Art Center, 4912 Main Street, Houston TX 77002
Opening Reception Friday, August 20, 2010, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Afternoon Symposium (August 21, 2-4:00pm)
The Museum of Fine Arts, Brown Auditorium Theatre, 1001 Bissonnet At Main, Houston, TX 77005
Workshop with Stanley Greene & Kadir van Lohuizen (August 14)
Houston Center for Photography, 1441 West Alabama Street, Houston, TX 77006
Mobile Exhibition: Ashe Cultural Arts Center (August 26-27)
1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, New Orleans 70113
Opening Reception, Thursday August 26, 5 – 8 PM
Mobile Exhibition: At Lake Forest Mall, New Orleans East (August 28, 2–8pm)
Honoring the people of New Orleans East
Mobile Exhibition: At the Lower ninth ward (August 29)
1717 Deslonde Street, New Orleans
In partnership with 'Make it Right' in the commemoration five years after the storm.
Mobile Exhibition: At the Old U.S. Mint in the French quarter (August 30-31)
400 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70116
Symposium (August 27, 6–8pm)
Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, New Orleans 70113
Showing of the documentary Trouble the Water with Kimberly Rivers
Workshop seminar with Stanley Greene, Kadir van Lohuizen & Alan Chin (August 30, 5-8pm)
OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS The production of these images was made possible through a foundation grant.
NOVEMBER ELEVEN Charity organization is acting fiscal sponsor for institutional donations and individual giving support. November Eleven supports independent media, research, and humanitarian aid efforts.
HOUSTON Texas Organizing Project • The Museum of Fine Arts • University of Houston • Houston Center for Photography • Lawndale Art Center
NEW ORLEANS Make it Right • Ashe Cultural Arts Center • The Alliance Institute • A Community Voice
PHOTOGRAPHER STANLEY GREENE was born in New York in 1949. As a teenager, Greene was a member of the Black Panthers and an anti-Vietnam War activist. A founding member of SF Camerawork, an exhibition space for avant-garde photography, Greene has photographed wars and poverty in Africa, the former Soviet Union, Central America, Asia, and the Middle East. He has won seven World Press Photo awards for his work around the world. His work has been published in Libération, New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Paris-Match, Time, Stern and Fortune, among others. Greene published the photo book Open Wound: Chechnya 1994-2003 (Trolley), and won the Alicia Patterson and the prestigious W. Eugene Smith Award in 2004 He was awarded a Katrina Media Fellowship from the Open Society Institute in 2006. He is a founding member of the photo agency NOOR.
PHOTOGRAPHER KADIR VAN LOHUIZEN is a founding member of Noor. He has covered stories about Africa, Asia, the former Soviet Union, and the Middle East. He has been awarded numerous grants and honors throughout his career, including a Katrina Media Fellowship from the Open Society Institute, two World Press Photo awards and 'de Zilveren Camera' 1997, the highest Dutch award in photojournalism, for his story in Zaire on Rwandan refugees. He also won a Photo District News annual award in the United States for his work in Chad. In 2000, (Sierra Leone) and 2005 (diamonds) he won the 'Dick Scherpenzeel' prize in Holland for best reporting in the developing world. Van Lohuizen's photographs have been published in the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Time Magazine, Le Monde, Liberation, The Guardian, The Observer, Independent Sunday Review, Paris Match, Vrij Nederland, de Volkskrant, NRC Handelsblad, and GEO. Mets and Schilt Publishers published his most recent book, Diamond Matters, in 2005.
Before van Lohuizen became a photographer he was a sailor and started a shelter for homeless and drug addicts in Holland.


text:
Dymatize Elite Gourmet Bars Getting your protein should be an indulgence, not another workout. These Elite Gourmet 6-Layer Protein Bars are packed with up to 32g of Protein, including Advanced Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Isolate.
Shop quickly using your personal Order History! View prior purchases to re-order the same products! | $4.95 shipping charge for the entire order within the contiguous 48 United States. | 5% Discount on Orders of $200 or more! Retailers: Volume Discounts Available. | All Products Are In Stock Unless Marked Out Of Stock. Really! Don't Settle for Less. | Learn how to get FREE stuff! - T-Shirts, Shaker Bottles, and More! |
Ordering Instructions
Display Shopping Cart Checkout Update Account / Order History Subscribe to our Mailing Lists Links To Other Sites Home |
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact Us Food Nutrients Affiliate Program Gift Certificates Secure Ordering |
If you have a website, blog or facebook page, join |


text:
Striking workers picket Paterson hologram company
PATERSON — Crown Roll Leaf, Inc., in operations for 41 years, had its first worker strike on Wednesday, as employees protested proposed pay cuts and increased health-plan contributions.
The company has proposed 10 percent pay cuts and to increase employee contributions from 15 percent to 50 percent on family health insurance plans for union workers, whose most recent contract expired Dec. 16. The same terms were implemented for non-union employees earlier this year.
Although Crown representatives said the company has proposed having employees pay 50 percent toward their health insurance plans, union members said the increase is closer to 60 percent because of a cap in how much the company would reimburse for medical expenses.
Crown manufactures custom holograms for packaging and other products, such as driver licenses and passports. It employs 215 people and laid off 24 last week, said Maggie Waitts, the company's chief executive officer and co-owner. A letter from the company's attorney, John Lacey, to the union in November indicated that sales are down about 40 percent.
Some of Crown's about 120 union employees picketed outside the company headquarters on Monday, while the office was closed. They returned at 6 a.m. Wednesday, when the company reopened, and plan to picket around the clock while on strike, said members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 11.
The union represents employees who work in the production, maintenance, shipping and embossing departments.
The average wage of union workers is $16.50 per hour, which will drop to about $13.50 after factoring in lost wages and increased healthcare costs, local union President Peter McGourty said earlier this week. Most workers would see their take-home pay rolled back to what they were earning seven or eight years ago, he said.
Workers on the picket line Wednesday, like Oakland resident John Meyers, said they could neither afford a 10 percent cut in pay nor a fourfold increase in contributions for health insurance.
"For me, it would mean $575 a month out of a take-home pay of $2,400 a month," said Meyers, a 22-year employee. "That's what I pay for gas, for electricity and food. And on top of that, they want to cut my pay by 10 percent."
"We're not even looking for extra money," said Hoober Bonilla of Lodi, another employee with 22 years of service. "All we want is what we were getting."


text:
Transworld Skateboarding Magazine
http://www.magazines.com/transworld-skateboarding/7626-MA-11981094,default,pd.htmlAbout Transworld Skateboarding Magazine
Transworld Skateboarding magazine is filled with interviews with the pros, trick tips and worldwide coverage of skateboarding. Designed to spread the culture, each issue of Transworld Skateboarding magazine brings bold coverage of events, personalities and techniques. More InfoYou Might Also Like
Additional Information
About Transworld Skateboarding
Automatic Renewal Service: For your convenience, this publication is part of the Automatic Renewal Service. You will receive all the benefits of our automatic renewal program. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee - cancel at any time!
Create A Personal Gift Announcement Card to send to someone special.
You will need a printer connected to the computer in order to print the Gift Announcement Card.
If you would prefer to enter your information by hand after printing, just leave these fields blank and select "Print Gift Announcement".
Other Gift Options
Postcard Announcement
On the Review step during checkout, you will have the option to mail a FREE postcard to the recipient announcing that a gift has been purchased for them. You schedule the date the card will be mailed; send it immediately or hold for perfect timing with a special occasion.
eGift Announcement
Perfect for last-minute shoppers! On your order confirmation page you will have the option to send a FREE email gift notification. Choose from hundreds of E-Card designs and several delivery options. See an example.Interested In More Gifts? Visit the Gift Center to discover great gift suggestions for everyone on your list.
Product Reviews
Reviewed by 1 customer
Displaying review 1
Skateboarding is a good magazine with very well written articles. I've been skating for twenty years and this is the only magazine out of the three I get I read.
Displaying review 1


text:
Scat Lesbians Welcome to the badass lesbians going mad with shit on their hands. The smell of crap makes them feel kinky and willing to strip their seductive bodies to have them all smeared in doodoos. The highest pitch of dirty entertainment is achieved when you unload your butt in the deep throated mouths of the perverted sluts |
Resent posts in our Scat Porn Blog: 2 scat lesbians orgy or anal toilet whores Funniest porn collection on the net: girls taken a shit, germany toilet spy porn, stinkin turd dropped pantie pooping web site, toilet seat fuck, excremental, scat sex ... Desperate Measures Chapter One Eighteen-year-old Maria Hudson ran through the front door, slung her shopping bags on the floor, and stomped up the stairs without even a simple greeting for ... Horrible lesbians playing with poop and eating it all up This is a marvelous thing. Nobody can't imagine something like that. Two fat lesbians are eating their excrements Related PostsFree Shit Eating Lesbians Free Shit ... Three mature lesbians shitting and fingering each other on the sofa Three mature lesbians shitting and fingering each other on the sofa Let's just sit down and observe how these lesbians whores are pooping on each other and ... Getting girl shit or scat movies free Most Recent Galleries: hot turds, enormous load of poo, scat russian teen video, kaviar download, scat gallery free holy shit porn, guy scat on woman, scat mistress ... Scat lesbians Scat lesbian Veronica Moser and friend Related PostsKissing lesbians with dirty shitty Kissing lesbians with dirty shitty lips getting orgasm Lesbians getting shit from ... Lez Poo – hot lesbians enjoying shit sex Lez Poo How many lesbian sex videos have you seen before? And how many of them were absolutely incredible and kept you thrilled for days? Even if you think that shapely ... 2 girls eating poop and hidden toilet camera girls peeing video Just Real porn, no bullshit: toilet cam girls shitting, mfx hungry bitches, video porn tube femdom toilet, free girls pooping The best photo from scat shit catalogue ... 2 girls eat shit and japanese face fart QH porn videos: girls poops pants, girl drinks piss, toilet fetish mistress, sick of this shit The best photo from scat shit catalogue #558 pooping female galleries, ... Adult diaper pooping sex and portuguese fart sex QH porn video: fart porn tubes, japanese women pooping, ebony fart fetish, korean in toilet porn, girl shits in sea mpg, spy cam videos of girls pooping The best photo ... |


text:
Author: Tony White
Tony White runs the one-man show Ask the CSS Guy, an after-hours blog devoted to peeking under the hood of CSS and JavaScript web-design techniques, as well as troubleshooting CSS-related problems. He resides in Memphis, Tennessee.
Website: Ask the CSS Guy
Twitter: Follow Tony White on Twitter


text:
• Male • $1,200
• Male • $350
• Male • $550
• Male • $1,550
Chinese Crested Puppy
Receive an email alert when additional Chinese Crested puppies are added. It's easy and free!
BREED: Chinese Crested Puppy
INCLUDES: Upgrade now for complete access
Puppies come with FREE Pet Insurance when adopted from NextDayPets.com! *Please ensure your breeder participates
Jen McDonald
Member Since: July 2005
Location: Chautauqua, New York


text:
Latest Episodes
Episode Archive
- Flamenco dancer Teresa Champion and her guitarist husband, Willie ?El Curro? rose from struggling artists to roles in the film ?The Alamo?.
- Countess Lady Fiona Carnarvon reveals the real-life version of Downton Abbey.
- Actor Ed Asner?s return to Broadway.
- A Houston Texas college...
Air date: 01/11/2013
Local artist | Justin Boyd
Author | Jessica Fellowes
Painter |Gregory Euclid
The Pratt Institute
Air date: 01/18/2013
Residents of San Antonio?s Westside are enjoying an arts exhibit that features neighborhood residents from the early 1900?s to the 1950?s.
An interview with Downton Abbey star and ?The Heiress? Broadway actor Dan Stevens.
Israeli artist Ori Gersht who determines the very definite bounds of...
Air date: 01/25/2013
Upright Bass player George Prado and his jazz pianist son Aaron, have toured with many international musical greats. But this father and son?s real love lies in a close-to-home place ? with San Antonio?s history of Jazz. Printmaker Emily Gray Koelher?s reduction woodblock prints are nature scenes...
Air date: 02/01/2013
Local Artist/Baker Christine McCrae Kelley transforms her love of painting into a career of edible art.
Photographer Rhea Pappas captures feminine beauty and power in her underwater series.Artist Michael Heizer goes from quarry to gallery; a rock worthy of its own exhibit space. The Los Angeles...
Air date: 02/08/2013


text:
These stylish open toe booties are the perfect touch to any outfit! Heel" 3.5", 0.5" platform. Faux suede with all man made materials.
Comments should be restricted to size, fit and other useful information for future customer purchases. Other comments can be expressed through testimonials and emails to our customer care. Comments may be edited if they contain vulgar language or are derogatory in nature.
Love these shoes!!! they fit my feet just right I got the correct size and love them.. Can't wait for the other colors to go on sale.
Men & Womens Shoes Size Conversion Chart
Kid's Shoes Conversion Chart
Men's to Women's Shoes Conversion Chart