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In April, in the midst of the recall campaigns, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele went to Opening Day at Miller Park, where he sat between Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, two men Abele says he gets along with.
Walker quipped about the shirt Abele should have worn to the game: One with arrows pointing left and right, and proclaiming "I'm with stupid."
Abele's joke warmed up the crowd at Wednesday's Greendale Chamber of Commerce event, where he shared promising news about this year's county budget.
Last year's 2011 budget started with a $55 million deficit and about $1 billion in long-term liabilities.
Things seem to be looking brighter for the county.
Abele said, the latest presented 2012 budget is now poised to go forward with no deficit and $1 million that will be used to pay off debt.
The budget repair bill, also known as Act 10, gave the county some flexibility in working with the budget, but he said it was still short millions of dollars needed. The bill allowed the county to have employees on the same health care plan, rather than the 20 plans the county previously had to manage. Saving also came from county's ability to track expenses for things like supplies. And, he said, those budgetary advances were made without raising taxes or giving furlough days.
"One of the most important things for me to show was that this was do-able, even when you start $55 million in the hole," Abele said. "I think about every expenditure we make as though it's all of our money because it is."
With the help of the County Board, Abele said the county has controlled the chaos of vacations and sick days. County workers will no longer be able to accumulate sick days and see huge backdrop payouts.
With a light winter, the county was able to save money on salting and road repair and saw an increase of revenue, particularly in the zoo and the parks. The zoo has had record attendance, he said.
So far Abele says there is a surplus in revenue, but he is careful not to get too excited about it.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on June 13 that the county has a large surplus of $11.5 million, which can be used to offset the 2013 budget or help pay off county debt.
Abele admits he likes to budget for an apocalypse and to be pleasantly surprised at the end. He always assumes he's working with nothing, while keeping and improving services at the same time. Abele predicts a $28 million deficit next year, an improvement from the $55 million deficit.
"My inclination anytime I have an excess is first pay down debt," he said. "Second, restore services that have been cut before. Where we do it? There's a bias toward a critical safety issues and anything that will increase revenue."
Another new element in the county is the independently elected comptroller, who signs off on expenses. Before, the comptroller was appointed and reported to the county board.
"The comptroller now reports to tax payers," Abele said. "(The comptroller) can say no to me, which is a good thing, and anyone in the office. They can say no to the supervisors and they can do that independently."
Abele says things are moving in the right direction, but the county is still looking for ways to save and improve.
Sharing services has improved efficiency, he said. The board put out a request to the "culturals" of the county, like the Milwaukee Public Museum, War Memorial and Marcus Center, to look at their sustainability, look for organizations that do similar things and look for ways to share efficiencies.
Abele also said there has been increase in the amount that can be done toward deferred maintenance, such as bridges with safety issues and the parks.


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A workshop on dealing with deer conflicts in the suburbs is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at .
The workshop, arranged by the opponents of Solon's latest deer culling plans, will present speakers on dealing with deer in non-lethal ways.
Speakers include Sandy Baker, known as the "Deer Doctor" who is an expert on dealing with deer through landscaping, and Ed Mulka, the CEO of Deer Deter Inc., who will speak about ways of control deer-car accidents.
The workshop is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Oct. 8. Admission is free.
One Solon homeowner, at least, can appreciate the need for a workshop on dealing with deer.
On Oct. 4, a deer of a home on Glenallen Avenue while the homeowner was sitting in the room.
This is an rare, but not unheard of, encounter with deer in Solon, which is dealing with a growing herd of deer and may begin culling and hunting efforts to reduce the populations.
This led the hunting foes to gather a petition to propose a ballot initiative to ban hunting in Solon. That proposed ordinance, the , will be on the ballot Nov. 8.

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The Case for Rich Bisaccia
We all seem to get asked these days on Twitter "Who do you want to coach the Redskins if (when) Mike Shanahan doesn't return next season?" The answers tend to predictable (and respectable) choices-David Shaw, Jay Gruden, Ron Swanson, Lovie Smith, Darrell Bevell. But when I say Rich Bisaccia, it's understandably met with confusion and the inevitable question of "Why? Who is he??".
So I thought I would take some time here to state my case for Rich Bisaccia as next Head Coach of the Washington Redskins with my patent pending S.M.E.L.L test
1. Success
Bisaccia has been a coach in the NFL for two decades, with stops in Tampa, San Diego and now Dallas. He won a ring with the Tampa Bay Bucaneers. For most of his career he's been a Special Teams coach, but he's served in other capacities as well (which we'll get to later).
So how have his Special Teams units performed? Let's take a look at some arbitrarily selected stats that support my case:
In 2012 the Dallas Cowboys ranked 27th in the league in Net Punting Average and 29th in Average Yards Per Kickoff Return; this year-with Rich Bisaccia-they are 13th and 4th respectively in those categories.
The 2010 San Diego Chargers ranked 11th in Average Yards Per Kickoff Return; they hired Rich Bisaccia in 2011…and still ranked 11th, but they increase their average yards by 1.6 yards. So clearly Bisaccia taught his punt returners to fall forward (I'm looking at you Randle El). Their 2010 Net Punting Average was 30th, but in 2011 it went up to 18th.
Per Football Outsiders, the Chargers had an overall Special Teams Rating of 32nd in 2010, in 2011 it jumped to 23rd, and in 2012 8th.
I could go on, but I think you can clearly see my point has been eloquently made that Bisaccia raises the level of his units wherever he goes.
Meanwhile, here's a clip of Bisaccia explaining punt protections
"If you are a special teams coach, you are painted into a corner. I had this conversation with John Harbaugh. I helped him get college interviews and pushed the Baltimore Ravens to just get him in the building and let it go from there. As strong as I felt about John Harbaugh as an elite level of a coaching candidate, I feel the same way about Rich Bisaccia" —Mike Mayock
2. Management
I think this is the most overlooked aspect when considering head coaches. Everyone is looking at offensive and defensive coordinators and anointing them the next great head coaches. Just because you're a great coordinator doesn't make you a great head coach…Norv!!!! Being a head coach is about management (managing people, managing crises, managing time) and getting your team to believe in one goal more than anything else. Let your coordinators come up with innovative schemes and concepts, your job is to captain the ship. The head coach is too busy navigating the seas of the season (that was awful), not to mention all the off-field media requirements, advertiser obligations, etc, to also need to add on X and Os innovator. As Bisaccia himself says, it's not about the X and Os, it's about the Larrys and Joes.
To that end, no one understands the Larrys and Joes better than the special teams coordinator. Here you have a guy who has to pull together players from every unit of the team, and the majority of whom are trying to stay in the league-whether it's rookies trying to get their first chance or veterans holding on to their last chance-and he has to get them to play as one cohesive unit. That is arguably one of the hardest roles in coaching. Look at some of the special teams coordinators in the NFL who went on to become head coaches-John Harbaugh, Bill Cowher, Bill Belichick, Ken Whisenhunt, Dick Vermeil, Marv Levy. All of them have been to at least one Super Bowl as Head Coach, and have hoisted a combined six Lombardi trophies. I'll also add that in Tampa Bisaccia had an assistant under his wing for a brief period of time…an assistant by the name of (Super Bowl Champion) Mike Tomlin.
"When you coach the whole team, basically as you do in special teams, I think that you gain a perspective that you can really only get coaching that part of the team. It probably transitions into a head coach role more than any other spot, I would say. I'm probably a little biased, but I think that there's some truth to that." –John Harbaugh
Bisaccia has 30 years of coaching experience, including 19 in college. And it's not just special teams he's coached. In the pros he's also coached running backs. In college, in addition to coaching special teams and running backs, Bisaccia has also spent time as a QB coach, WR coach, DB coach, DE coach, and TE coach. And this was at the highest levels of college football. He has coached at Ole Miss, Clemson, and South Carolina.
Also, he has experience with two key people in our organization, Bruce Allen (Tampa) and AJ Smith (San Diego). I'll just throw this into the experience bucket as well. By hiring him, we'd also be taking away a valued member of a division opponent's coaching staff (I'm sure you'll all counter with "But Norv…")
"He's as versatile a coach as I've been around. He could coach any position. I strongly considered making him our defensive line coach when Rod Marinelli left town. I let him coach running backs, and he did an outstanding job. He has outstanding people skills. He's a relentless worker. And he's loyal.—Jon Gruden
It could be enough for me to say the previous two categories are enough to show he's a leader. But I'll add that during his last three years in Tampa he also served as assistant head coach. In just his second year in San Diego he was named assistant head coach there. He essentially was next man up in the head coaching ranks. In Tampa Jon Gruden assigned Rich Bisaccia to lead the team's rookie symposium and mentor/manage the first year players.
"Oh, my goodness. You have to talk to the man. You can see the passion and fire in him. He has the ability to touch the star player or the kid who has no shot. The man is special. I love Rich."—Warren Sapp
Honestly, I just needed another L to complete S.M.E.L.L. test, but regardless I found this quote from All Pro Bucs LB Derrick Brooks pretty powerful and telling
"He's gotten the best out of everybody, and for me, being around him since 2002, I jumped at the opportunity to play for him on special teams despite being a starter on defense. I wanted to be part of what he was doing with other guys, I was a little jealous. I even inserted myself in practice as a punt returner. I really did want to be a part of what he had going on with our core group of guys on special teams."—Derrick Brooks
I get that he's not the popular choice nor the first name to roll off your tongue when talking about head coaching candidates. But for me, he's the best choice. Let the offensive and defensive coordinators be the mad scientists. I want the next head coach of the Redskins to be something more than that, I want him to be Rich Bisaccia.
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WASHINGTON -- Most Americans will be able to get an extra hour of sleep this weekend thanks to the annual shift back to standard time.
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I was appreciative of the sincere praise that was lavished on my dolphins, by the Jets, & knowing that there were other teams out there that knew what was in store for there playing careers. If only they were to change allegiance, they might have extended there lives as well heheee. I Abhor the though no detest the wisdom of a so called "Guru" in the Mists of all the great coaches that are out there, yet let alone one bum. That won his only superbowls after he cheated, getting there, the Intrinsic side of thought process keeps me level.
But here we are wanting only to Emulate what a Rhetoric blunt man would see, yet still Deprecate what he doesn't unwisely Oust as bad thinking all together. Our new coach is a wounderfull man if we don't constrict err limit his way with his players. So if by just by chance, we don't gather the proper # of plays in the first few games. Please don't give up on our Coach or GM, force a Grimace err smile cause it is prudent & yet above Reproach that each man & woman that is a fan Believe.
For a while i thought how Occult like other players were leaving Miami for there old teams using us as a fulcrum of sorts, then i thought how asinine of me to think out of the Box. You may think that i'm a maladjusted male that love his dolphins & that's all-rite by me. But don't you stick (a flagrant finger) at my Coach or his GM for not putting effert in a way to bring us a winning team. A championship team!
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An MP has celebrated the awarding of a £1 billion Crossrail contract to Derby-based manufacturer Bombardier, claiming it has saved hundreds of jobs by ensuring the firm did not pull out of the UK.
Derby North MP Chris Williamson told ITV News Central the deal will enable Bombardier to bid for new contracts - whereas if they had lost the contract, it may have meant the firm pulling out of Derby altogether.
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Just a week ago in this column, I was going over a list of drivers to keep an eye on to compete for the 2013 version of the Indiana Sprint Week for the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series.
One driver I mentioned was five-time USAC National Sprint Car Series champion Levi Jones. In that column I noted that if Jones opted to chase all the events scheduled for ISW aboard Jeff Walker's No. 39, he would be one of many capable of earning the coveted title.
Last Friday, Jones announced his plans to retire, effective immediately.
Prior to the season at Walker's Noblesville race shop during the unveiling of the Don Walker Special No. 39 that Jones piloted most of the season, one could sense that Jones' priorities had shifted considerably from what they were just a few short seasons ago.
He noted that chilly, late-winter afternoon that he was wanting to scale back his racing, opting to drive Walker's car as well as Jack Rogers' No. 57. He was still solid aboard Tony Stewart's USAC Silver Crown mount, but that season consists of just 10 races.
Jones was racing's equivalent of a basketball gym rat.
Walker talked about how a young Jones was always hanging around, eager to learn and even more eager to earn a living as a race car driver. That was long before he captured his first national championship while driving the Scott Benic-owned No. 2B.
Following that first title in 2005, Jones joined forces with Stewart and TSR and proceeded to capture sprint championships in 2007, '09, '10 and '11. He also won a pair of Silver Crown titles for TSR in '10 and '11.
So, it really shouldn't have come as too much of a surprise to hear that Jones was calling it quits. Having toiled and worked his way to the top of USAC's ranks for 15 years to become one of the most successful in the sanctioning bodies history, running nearly 100 races or more each year, he probably had done enough.


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This is a busy time of year. Farmers are racing to get their crops out of the field; we're winterizing our cars, lawns and houses. And the bats are getting ready for hibernation. As Nancy Naeve found out the bat business has soared this year.
If you aren't looking very carefully you'd think that's a bird, but look at the wings; that is a bat and they have been busy little bees at dusk and at night eating as many mosquitoes and bugs as they can to bulk up for winter hibernation. That's why we see them out flying right in the early fall. Dawn Alby lives in a new house in Harrisburg and just about jumped out of her skin when she saw this.
"About 5 weeks ago I had one in between my window and screen and one other that was flying around my bedroom at night," Alby said.
After Dawn saw that first bat she started sleeping with her lights on in the bedroom. As you can imagine, she wasn't getting much sleep.
She couldn't take it anymore so she called "Nice Bats" a division of Woods Roofing Incorporated. Sean Clarke is a roofer 10 months out of the year. The other months he does this. He even found a dead bat who he says died of old age. The owner tells us it's been a hectic season.
"They can get into the tiny, tiniest of holes and if they get excluded out of an area where they've been living they are going to look for another home and if they find yours they are going to stay there until they get excluded," Nice Bats Owner Laura Woods said.
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"They come in the roof line, go down the wall. Sometimes they stay in the attic but they like the outside wall in the insulation, "Woods said.
That was enough for Dawn to tape up everything downstairs especially her unfinished laundry room and bathroom vents.
"I probably didn't need to but when you see a bat in your house, you do what you need to do,"Alby said. Companies like nice bats don't use chemicals, or sticky pads and they aren't allowed to kill bats. The device they use works too.
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On a humid Friday night, the Braden River Pirates took on North Fort Myers and pulled out their first win of the season.
North Fort Myers put up the first three points of the game with a field goal at the 22-yard line with six minutes, six seconds left in the first quarter.
With nine minutes and 22 seconds left in the second quarter, Andre Mays, 3, received a pass from the 22-yard line and scored the Pirates' first touchdown. The Pirates received the extra point, making the score 7-3.
Two drives later, Titus Humphry,9, takes a handoff from quarterback Dusty Peebles and dashed to the 1-yard line, extending Braden River's lead to 14-3. The score stayed the same throughout the third quarter.
Going into the fourth quarter, tensions were raised even higher when a lightning delay was called with 11 minutes and 52 seconds left on the clock. Once play resumed, Humphry scored a touchdown with 10 minutes and 26 seconds left to go in the fourth quarter, bringing the score to 21-3. But the streak did not stop there — Jacob Huseman threw a touchdown to Justin Ross in the final minutes of the game, solidifying the final score of 28-3.
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Champions League T20 2013 will begin on Sep 17, 2013 in India. The last match of the competition will be held on Oct 6, 2013.
Finally after a long wait Team Pakistan Faislabad Wolves will now play Champion's League T20 2013 in India. Faislabad Wolves will participate in this league under the captainship of Misba-ul-Haq. External Affairs Ministry has agreed to issues the Visas for Faislabad Wolves. This act of External Affairs Ministry of India will open new doors to create a friendly atmosphere between two countries. We hope that the this will help to control the tight situation on Line of Control. Best of luck for team Pakistan.


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Answer: No, Jane Austen never married, remaining a spinster her whole life. However, several men came into life, including: Thomas Lefroy, Samuel Blackall, and Harris Bigg-Wither. Austen accepted Bigg-Wither's proposal of marriage, but she rescinded her acceptance the next day. In the end, she never married, though she may have wanted to marry Thomas Lefroy.


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Washington homeowner fights to keep treehouse; city sees it as danger of falling on sidewalk
Upstate NY girl, 5, spends day at wrong school
NY girl, 5, spends day at wrong school after getting on wrong bus; pretends to be new student
Police: Sick RI man lived with dead wife for days
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Search on for biting suspect in parking spot brawl
Search on for woman accused of nearly biting off another woman's finger over mall parking spot
NY college students charged after dog's beer photo
Twitter photo of dog held over beer keg leads to charges against 2 NY college students
What happened to the homeless man with the golden voice?
Where is Ted Williams, homeless man-turned-Internet sensation, now?
N.C. hunter kills 500-pound hog
A hunter in North Carolina bagged wild hog so big even the photos are unbelievable.
George Takei takes tech, social media to SXSW
To one generation George Takei was best-known for his role as Sulu on Star Trek. Today, Takei is widening his appeal from the young to the not-quite-as-young generations.
Explorers head to S. Pacific to confirm Earhart's plane wreck
Amelia Earhart's plane disappeared in 1937 and it remains one of the world's enduring mysteries. Now, explorers are excited about new evidence that could confirm that artifacts found on a remote South Pacific island are from the wreckage of her plane.
Target apologizes for photo thinning model's thighs
Target apologizes to customers after people took to Twitter to complain about very poorly photoshopped images on the store's website of a model in bikinis.
English soccer player gets 10-game ban for biting
English lower-league soccer player gets 10-game ban for biting opponent during match
Twitterverse mocks David Cameron's tweet
The Twitterverse mocked David Cameron's selfie taken as the British Prime Minister discussed the situation in Ukraine with President Obama.
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Oregon owners of a 22-pound housecat who trapped them in their bedroom after attacking their baby say they're not giving up on their pet and are getting it medical attention and therapy.
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Roku is turning to A-level celebrities at SXSW to help get out the message about it's just unveiled new way to stream video.
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Hillary Will Destroy the Democratic Party To Win the Nomination
Don't think she'll do it? Think again. Hillary spoke with Gretta Van Susteren from Fox and said the following about her fight to go all the way to the convention.
CLINTON: Well, you know, you can always go to the convention. That is what credential fights are for. You know, let's have the Democratic Party go on record against seating the Michigan and Florida delegations three months before the general election? I don't think that will happen. I think they will be seated. So that is where we are headed if we don't get this worked out.
VAN SUSTEREN: What about the pledged delegates right now? Are they likely — do you have any position on them sort of moving over in one direction or the other?
CLINTON: Well, you know, delegates are free to exercise their judgment, all delegates, whether you are from a caucus or you are from a primary or your so-called appointed delegate.
It's one thing to read the words she said, but you must watch the video to really see the anger and determination Clinton has in this. If she's not the nominee, she'll make sure everyone goes down. When you think about it, she's pulling a suicide bomber move on the Democratic Party.
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Wake up America…the disengenuous Clinton's are at it again!!! Raise Taxes & tell you that you are better off!!!…LOAD OF CROCK!!! I watched today a Tomato Farmer state that if he didn't have the illegals to pick his crop {paying them a pittance} then he would plant CORN which could be REAPED BY MACHINES!…Well…he is a TRUE DEMOCRATIC PATRIOT! {bet he lives very comfortably!!!}
Sadly that "3:00 AM" phonecall will come BECAUSE AMERICA HAS FAILED TO SECURE THE BORDERS!!!!…"Billory" would probably "flip-flop" like John Kerry…"McCain" would deal with it in a calculated military way!!!…..At least Obama "flip-flopped" around his "Pastor"…whilst Hillary TOLD BOLD FACED LIES THAT SHE WAS UNDER FIRE IN BOSNIA!…I am "gobsmacked" that any AMERICAN can believe her disgracefull way that she "EXPECTS" to take control of the White House!


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Richard Carew (antiquary)
Richard Carew (17 July 1555, East Antony, Cornwall, England – 6 November 1620) was a Cornish translator and antiquary.
A county gentleman of Cornwall, the eldest son of Thomas Carew, he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford where he was a contemporary of Sir Philip Sidney and William Camden, and then at the Middle Temple. He made a translation of the first five cantos of Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered (1594), which was more correct than that of Edward Fairfax. He also translated Juan de la Huarte's Examen de Ingenios, basing his translation on Camillo Camilli's Italian version. (This book is the first systematic attempt to relate physiology with psychology, though based on the medicine of Galen.)
Carew was a member of the Elizabethan Society of Antiquaries, and is particularly known for his Survey of Cornwall (1602; 1603 N.S.), the second English county history to appear in print. Later editions were published in 1723, 1769 and 1811, and Davies Gilbert published an index in his Cornwall, vol. 4, pp. 381–92. He also published an Epistle concerning the Excellencies of the English Tongue (1605).
Carew served as High Sheriff of Cornwall (1583 and 1586), and as MP for Saltash in 1584. He was married to Juliana Arundell, the eldest daughter of Sir John Arundell of Trerice; their son Richard Carew was created a baronet in 1641 (see Carew baronets).[1][2]
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- The Survey of Cornwall, by Richard Carew of Antony; ed. with an introduction by F. E. Halliday. London: Andrew Melrose, 1953; reissued in 1969 by Adams & Dart, London ISBN 0-238-78941-1 (includes an informative introduction, pp. 15–73, four minor works of Carew, and Norden's maps)
- The Survey of Cornwall 1602; Tamar Books, 2000 ISBN 0-85025-389-6
- The Survey of Cornwall; J. Chynoweth, N. Orme & A. Walsham, eds. (Devon and Cornwall Record Society. New series; 47.) Exeter: D. C. R. S, 2004 (introduction, ca. 50 p.; facsimile reproduction, originally published:- London: John Jaggard, 1602, 168 ff.)
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Richard Carew". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 1 July 2011.[unreliable source]
- ^ "Richard CAREW". Tudor Place. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons. Wikisource
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CSIRO manages national facilities and collections that are opened to researchers around Australia and overseas.
Adelie penguins are the smallest of the penguins living on the Antarctic continent.
Antarctica is home to an amazing range of wildlife that have developed some incredible adaptations in order to survive the harsh conditions they face.
Antarctica is home to an amazing range of wildlife, considering the cold, dry and windy conditions that persist all year. The wildlife have developed some amazing adaptations to survive.
There are no mammals or birds that spend all year living on Antarctica. Penguins are the closest to permanent residents, and emperor penguins are the only animal on Earth that can survive temperatures as low as -50 °C.
Penguins are believed to have evolved from flying birds more than 40 million years ago. To live in the marine environment, they became more streamlined, developing waterproof feathers, short strong legs and webbed feet. Penguins walk upright because their legs are closer to their backs than their stomachs, which assists streamlining. Their flippers are wings that have become flat and broad, with the elbow joint and wrist nearly fused to make strong paddles.
To keep warm in the extreme cold, penguins have adapted in two ways; their physical appearance, and the way their bodies process energy.
Like all animals that live in very cold climates, penguins have large bodies and small appendages (feet, wings or flippers). By keeping feet and flippers close to the body, it is easier to keep warm. They have an amazing number of feathers (approximately ten per square centimetre), which are packed tightly together.
The physiology of a penguin has also adapted to the extreme cold. When it consumes food in winter, in converts most of the energy into keeping itself warm. However, when a penguin is a chick, it is kept warm by its parent's body, and instead uses its energy to grow as fast as it can. As it grows older, it relies on its energy less for growing and more for warmth.
"I do not believe anybody on Earth has a worse time than an emperor penguin."
The colouration of penguins provides the perfect camouflage while they're in the water. From above the water, predators find the penguins hard to see because they blend in with the dark depths of the ocean, and from below, predators see the penguin's white stomach, which blends in with the surface of the sea and underside of icebergs.
Out of the water however, penguins are very conspicuous. Luckily for them, their only land predator is the leopard seal, which is deadly in the water but heavy and slow on the ice.
It is this lack of land predators that has made penguins the most successful animal species in Antarctica. There are around 24 million penguins in Antarctica and the sub Antarctic islands.
With no natural land predators, such as polar bears, Antarctic seals are unafraid of humans.
More than half of the world's seals live in Antarctica. With no natural land predators, such as polar bears, Antarctic seals are unafraid of humans. This confidence made them vulnerable to hunting in the early 1800s. Therefore the sealing industry led a lot of the early exploration of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
Seals use sonar to navigate and find food, and use their whiskers as a kind of radar receiver.
Seals do not see colours in the same way we do. Their eyes have a silvery lining behind the retina, similar to cats and other nocturnal hunters. This lining reflects light not initially absorbed by the retina and increases the total amount of light absorbed, making it easier to hunt in the dark ocean. As such, they are particularly sensitive to colours found under water, such as green and blue.
When in the water, a seal's nose closes automatically and doesn't reopen until it resurfaces. An adult seal can stay underwater for 30 minutes before it must come up for air. In fact, seals sleep just under the surface of the ocean, resurfacing for air without waking up.
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First: I will be out of town for the next week. That is, until July 1. Please know it will take me a bit of time to clear the comments and respond to emails when I return.
Second: While I am away, if you would like to read some beautiful lady-empowerment out of a fresh mouth, read this post by Scott Abel sent to me by Beth at Weight Maven: Ladies, Please.
Episode Three of Live. Love. Eat. has now been posted.
And in it we talk about how enormously kick ass Whole9's Whole 30 program is.
Each episode of Live. Love. Eat. is an interview with someone who has stepped up to share the story of her (or his) relationships with food and with her body. She may be a disordered eater, she may be a paleo dieter, she may be totally at peace with her body or not. The whole point being that I can do all of the writing on my blog here that I want, but I will never be able to do something as empowering, comforting, and inspiring as sharing with y'all the beautiful and brilliant lives of others.
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Episode Three is with guest Juliet.
Juliet is currently residing in her the town of Blacksburg, VA where she went to college and has spent the last two years living there as a Research Technician for a medical diagnostics company. This fall, she will be moving back to her home state of NJ to begin her PhD in Nutritional Sciences at Rutgers University, as well as to be closer to family. Juliet's story began at the end of college, in March 2010, when her desire to lose some fat turned into an all out obsession with detail, negative self talk, and ammennorhea of unidentifiable cause (which later turned out to be non-classically presented PCOS). Eventually, she competed in 2 natural female bodybuilding competitions, bringing her obsession, binge eating, and self loathing to a new level. In October 2011, Juliet realized her behavior was not normal and set out on a path of self discovery. Though these last 8 months have not gone without many a bump in the road, through paleo eating, forgiveness, and the desire to love the life she lives, she is finally moving on the right track. Juliet has passions for lifting heavy pieces of iron in the gym, reading fantasy books, drinking black coffee, and eating. She loves to make new friends, hear new stories, and experience life in as many ways as possible. If you'd like to contact her with questions, or even just to talk about how awesome self serve frozen yogurt is, you can email her at email@example.com or reach out at her blog at http://www.heyjoob.com.
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That was another great podcast. Thank you for doing these. I really appreciate your attitude about self-help / self esteem. It seems like so many people take this attitude of it's not my fault so therefore I'm not responsible for anything. I enjoy your attitude of "All right, this is the past. Now what's the future? How can I make steps to be happy with who I am." Your kick ass attitude is a great message for all women, whether their "crutch" is food or something else that can be used destructively.
I have to ask. I'm a HUGE book nerd. Especially fantasy. I just started Game of Thrones and I'm a little obsessed. Do you have some favorite authors or books to recommend?
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MARTIN COUNTY -- Martin County Schools know that reading skills are vital to lifelong success. That's why educators are pointing their students to the moon, stars and all the space in between with this year's Celebrate Literacy Week.
"Reading Accelerates Success" is this year's theme as Just Read, Florida! aims to show students how literacy skills connect with all kinds of careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
"Reading is an important skill that that our students need not only to be successful in school but in life," said Shannon Blount, coordinator of reading and language arts for Martin County Schools.
In December, Indiantown Middle School and Pinewood Elementary School got a glimpse of what the week would hold when Just Read, Florida! Sent their portable planetarium to the schools.
The excitement will continue on Jan. 13 as all of Martin County Schools bring literacy to the forefront with fun activities and challenges to promote reading and writing.
There will be read-alouds, "book tastings" and writing exercises. Some of the elementary schools will have fun space-themed activities like "Reading rocks so wear cool socks" and "Stars shine at night so dress really bright."
"It's bringing the fun back into reading," Ms. Blount said.
Martin County author Mary Dawson will even be making video appearances to read portions of her locally based historical fiction, "The River Way Home."
"We've got a lot of different things going on," Ms. Blount said.
And she's looking forward to seeing them all his year as she hops from school to school in her first year coordinating the event.
Students across the county will also be participating in the Million Minute Marathon on Monday, a state-wide challenge to get students to read a collective 33 million minutes in one day.
Students will get extra time in class to read for pleasure instead of duty and their reading time will be tallied and sent to headquarters to be added up in hopes of achieving the goal.
One student from Anderson Middle School will even get to take a trip to the Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 16 to be recognized for her outstanding public service announcement video encouraging her peers to read.
Ms. Blount prompts parents to take part in the week, too, by encouraging their children to read for fun and by picking up a book and reading with them.
More information on Celebrate Literacy Week, including tips for parents and photos of the week's events, can be found at www.martinschools.org.
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Cigarette Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2004
One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults to <12% (objective no. 27-1a) (1). To assess progress toward this objective, CDC analyzed self-reported data from the 2004 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) sample adult core questionnaire. This report describes the results of that analysis, which indicated that, in 2004, approximately 20.9% of U.S. adults were current smokers. This prevalence is lower than the 21.6% prevalence among U.S. adults in 2003 and is significantly lower than the 22.5% prevalence among adults in 2002 (2). The prevalence of heavy smoking (>25 cigarettes per day) has also declined during the past 11 years, from 19.1% of smokers in 1993 to 12.1% of smokers in 2004. Tobacco-use prevention and control measures appear to be decreasing both the prevalence of cigarette smoking and the proportion of heavy smokers, who are at high risk for tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. However, to further decrease smoking prevalence among adults and to meet the national health objective, effective comprehensive tobacco-control programs that address both initiation and cessation of smoking should be fully implemented in every state and territory.
The 2004 NHIS adult core questionnaire was administered by personal interview to a nationally representative sample (n = 31,326) of the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian population aged >18 years; the overall survey response rate for the sample was 72.5%. Respondents were asked, "Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?" and "Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?" Ever smokers were defined as those who reported having smoked >100 cigarettes during their lifetime. Current smokers were defined as those reporting having smoked >100 cigarettes during their lifetime and currently smoking every day or some days. Current smokers who reported that they smoked every day also reported the average number of cigarettes smoked per day. Former smokers were defined as those who reported smoking >100 cigarettes during their lifetime but who currently did not smoke. Data were adjusted for nonresponse and weighted to provide national estimates of cigarette smoking prevalence and the number of cigarettes smoked per day. Confidence intervals were calculated using statistical analysis software to account for the survey's multistage probability sample design.
In 2004, an estimated 20.9% (44.5 million) of U.S. adults were current smokers; of these, 81.3% (36.1 million) smoked every day, and 18.7% (8.3 million) smoked some days. Among those who currently smoked every day, 40.5% (14.6 million) reported that they had stopped smoking for at least 1 day during the preceding 12 months because they were trying to quit. Among the estimated 42.4% (90.2 million) of persons who had ever smoked, 50.6% (45.6 million) were former smokers.
The prevalence of current cigarette smoking varied substantially across population subgroups (Table). Current smoking was higher among men (23.4%) than women (18.5%). Among racial/ethnic populations, Asians (11.3%) and Hispanics (15.0%) had the lowest prevalence of current smoking; American Indians/Alaska Natives had the highest prevalence (33.4%), followed by non-Hispanic whites (22.2%) and non-Hispanic blacks (20.2%). By education level, current smoking prevalence was highest among adults who had earned a General Educational Development (GED) diploma (39.6%) and among those with a 9th--11th grade education (34.0%) and generally decreased with increasing years of education. Persons aged >65 years had the lowest prevalence of current cigarette smoking (8.8%) among all adults. Current smoking prevalence was higher among adults living below the poverty level (29.1%) than among those at or above the poverty level (20.6%).
Hispanic (10.9%) and Asian (4.8%) women, women with less than an 8th-grade education (10.5%), women with undergraduate (10.1%) or graduate (8.1%) degrees, men with graduate degrees (7.9%), men aged >65 years (9.8%), and women aged >65 years (8.1%) all had smoking prevalence rates below the national health objective of <12% (Table).
From 1993 through 2004, the percentage of daily smokers who smoked >25 cigarettes per day (cpd) (i.e., heavy smokers) decreased steadily, from 19.1% to 12.1% (Figure). During the same period, the percentage of daily smokers who smoked 1--4 cpd and 5--14 cpd increased, from 2.9% to 4.8% and from 20.6% to 28.4%, respectively. The mean number of cpd among daily smokers in 1993 was 19.6 (21.3 cpd for men and 17.8 cpd for women) and in 2004 was 16.8 (18.1 cpd for men and 15.3 cpd for women). Among current smokers, the overall percentage of some-day smokers remained stable at approximately 18%--19% during the same period.
Reported by: E Maurice, MS, A Trosclair, MS, R Merritt, MA, R Caraballo, PhD, A Malarcher, PhD, C Husten, MD, T Pechacek, PhD, Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.
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The findings in this report indicate that cigarette smoking continues to decrease among U.S. adults overall. Nationally and in 34 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (3), the majority of adults who ever smoked have now quit smoking. However, the rate of decrease in cigarette smoking among adults is not sufficient to meet the national health objective for 2010, which is to reduce the prevalence of cigarette smoking to <12%. Furthermore, although the decline in smoking has been observed nationally, smoking prevalence remains high among certain segments of the population. For example, in 2004, the smoking prevalence among persons with a GED diploma was approximately 40%, and approximately one in three persons with a 9th--11th grade education smoked.
The findings in this report are subject to at least three limitations. First, estimates for cigarette smoking are based on self-reports and are not validated by biochemical tests. However, self-reported data on current smoking status have high validity (4). Second, the NHIS questionnaire is administered only in English and Spanish, which might result in imprecise estimates of smoking prevalence for racial/ethnic populations unable to respond to the survey because of language barriers. Finally, the small sample sizes in NHIS for certain population subgroups (e.g., Asians and American Indians/Alaska Natives) result in unstable single-year estimates for those groups.
In addition to the reduction in smoking prevalence in the adult U.S. population, the number of cigarettes smoked by daily smokers and the proportion of adults who were heavy smokers have also declined during the past 11 years. This study did not assess what proportion of the decline in the prevalence of heavy smokers was attributable to 1) smokers reducing their number of cigarettes per day, 2) smokers quitting, or 3) changes in cohorts of smokers over time in terms of their cigarette consumption. A recent longitudinal study in Denmark reported that smokers who reduced their smoking from an average of 20 to 10 cpd during a 5--10 year interval reduced their lung cancer risk by 25% (5). The risk for lung cancer declines steadily in persons who quit smoking. After 10 years of abstinence, the risk for lung cancer is approximately 30%--50% of the risk for continuing smokers (6). After 15 years of abstinence, the risk for coronary heart disease is similar to that of persons who have never smoked (7). Reduced consumption has not, however, reduced the risk for other diseases with substantial public health burdens, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary heart disease (6); in addition, some long-term studies have failed to show a decrease in overall mortality after cigarette reduction (8).
No level of tobacco use is safe; the best option for any smoker is to quit completely (6). Effective smoking cessation interventions are available, including brief clinical counseling, pharmacotherapy, and state quitlines (available by telephone, 800-QUIT NOW). Comprehensive tobacco-control programs must be fully implemented in every state and territory to accelerate the reduction in smoking prevalence among U.S. adults and decrease the public health burden of smoking-related disease (7,9).
- US Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy people 2010: understanding and improving health. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2000. Available at http://www.healthypeople.gov.
- CDC. Cigarette smoking among adults---United States, 2003. MMWR 2005;54:509--13.
- CDC. State-specific prevalence of cigarette smoking and quitting among adults---United States, 2004. MMWR 2005;54:1124--7.
- Patrick DL, Cheadle A, Thompson DC, Diehr P, Koepsell T, Kinne S. The validity of self-reported smoking: a review and meta-analysis. Am J Public Health 1994;84:1086--93.
- Godtfredsen NS, Prescott E, Osler M. Effect of smoking reduction on lung cancer risk. JAMA 2005;294:1505--10.
- US Department of Health and Human Services. The health benefits of smoking cessation: a report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC;1990.
- CDC. Best practices for comprehensive tobacco control programs. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 1999.
- Godtfredsen NS, Holst C, Prescott E, Vestbo J, Osler M. Smoking reduction, smoking cessation, and mortality: a 16-year follow-up of 19,732 men and women from The Copenhagen Centre for Prospective Population Studies. Am J Epidemiol 2002;156:994--1001.
- Task Force on Community Preventive Services. The guide to community preventive services: tobacco use prevention and control. Am J Prev Med 2001;20(2 Suppl 1):1--87.
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Exhange of Laboratory Information and Clinical Data between Health Organizations in the event of diagnosis of predefined Notifiable Diseases and Infectious Diseases that may pose a serious Public Health Risk. Mandatory Health Data Reporting requirements and Non-Mandatory Lab Data reporting within Health Information Organizations.
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Local management of interlibrary loan depends upon a combination of paper- based systems, one or more of the bibliographic utilities' interlibrary loan systems, and often purchased software packages for tracking some functions. It is common for a request to move from print to online to print to online several times before fulfillment. A comprehensive local interlibrary loan management system would allow for the electronic management of all requests, from initiation to final counting.
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If you watch TV, listen to the radio, or read a newspaper, you've probably encountered an advertisement that includes the unmistakable "http://" of a Web address. At work or after hours, you've very likely heard people exchanging tales of their Internet adventures or been offered a business card which includes an electronic mail address. The Internet has rapidly become the province not just of programmers and scientists but of educators, businesspeople, students, hobbyists, government officials, and many other "netizens" worldwide.
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After missing the last three weeks with a calf injury, Cleveland Browns running back Montario Hardesty practiced on a limited basis throughout the week and is listed as "Questionable" for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Hardesty is expected to start against the Bengals, who have the NFL's third-ranked run defense, allowing just 88.6 yards per game.
Prior to his injury, the 2010 second-round pick out of Tennessee had 75 carries for 244 yards. That lead the team at the time of his injury, but journeyman Chris Ogbonnaya, who was signed off the Houston Texans practice squad in October, has rushed for 285 yards, including a 115-yard effort in last week's 14-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Ogbonnaya is expected to be the No. 2 running back behind Hardesty.
The Browns felt good enough about the health status of Hardesty and Peyton Hillis that backup running back Thomas Clayton was placed on waivers on Friday.
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Voting is underway for the 2013 Hottest Partners in Biofuels and BioBased Products, a poll conducted by our friend Jim Lane of Biofuels Digest. Poll categories include:
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We encourage all Digest subscribers to vote. Of course, we'd appreciate your vote. Stoel Rives is listed in the Professional Counselors category.
If you are not already subscribing to the Digest, we recommend it as an informative and sometimes entertaining daily report that is available for both the biofuel and the biochemical industries. You can subscribe here.
EPA Proposes 2013 RFS2 Volume Obligations
Last Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed rule for the 2013 Renewable Fuel Standard ("RFS2") volume obligations. Every year the EPA is required to determine and publish the annual volume requirements for each class of renewable fuel that obligated parties will have to comply with for the upcoming year under the RFS2 program. The volumes required under the proposed rule for 2013 are as follows (generally in ethanol equivalent volume): 14 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel, 1.28 billion gallons of biomass-based diesel (actual volume), 2.75 billion gallons of advanced biofuel, and 16.55 billion gallons of renewable fuel. As always the categories are nested and the advanced biofuel volume includes the volumes set for the cellulosic and biomass-based diesel categories. The renewable fuel category accounts for all renewable fuel including traditional corn starch ethanol.
Three of the four categories are consistent with the volumes set forth by statute. The volume for cellulosic biofuel, however, is set by this rule because it must be the lesser of the statutory volume and EPA's projection of industry production for any given year. As with each ruling prior to this one under the program, EPA set a dramatically lower cellulosic biofuel volume than the statutory volume based on its assessment of the industry's status. Rather than 1 billion gallons as would otherwise be required by statute, EPA is requiring obligated parties to account for 14 million gallons of cellulosic fuel. Despite the dramatic reduction from the statutory requirement, this is significant because it is an increase over the 2012 standard of 10.45 million gallons that has been the subject of considerable recent controversy.
Just a few days earlier, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled that EPA impermissibly set the 2012 standard with an eye toward promoting industry growth when, by statute, the agency should have simply made an accurate projection of what the industry could produce in the given year. While petitioners in that case asserted that the EPA volume for cellulosic ethanol should be equivalent to that which the Energy Information Administration ("EIA") projects, the court instead determined that EPA's projected volume should be simply based on the EIA projections.
In developing the 2013 requirement for cellulosic ethanol, the EPA relied on EIA estimates but also its analysis of more than 100 biofuel production facilities. The proposed rule includes a detailed analysis of all of the plants currently registered with EPA and able to produce cellulosic RINs. Of those 6 plants, it assumes two (INEOS Bio and KiOR) will be generating cellulosic biofuel RINs in 2013 in an amount equal to 14 million gallons of ethanol. The EIA estimate for 2013 is 13.1 million gallons of ethanol – which is also nearly exclusively based on production from those two plants.
Although the EPA also has authority to reduce the advanced biofuel category based on its decision to reduce the cellulosic biofuel category, the agency decided to keep the broader category at the statutory volume based on its projections of other domestic advanced renewable fuels as well as the ability to import sugarcane ethanol from Brazil. Comments on the proposed rule must be received no later than 45 days after the rule is published in the Federal Register.
For more information, please contact Graham Noyes or Sara Bergan.
Graham Noyes Among the "Top 100 People in Bioenergy" for 2012-13
I'm excited to report that my colleague and fellow Renewable + Law blogger Graham Noyes was recently named among the "Top 100 People in Bioenergy" by readers of Biofuels Digest and the publication's editorial board. Graham was one of only three attorneys to make the list, which was headed by U.S. Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack for the third consecutive year. CEO Jonathan Wolfson and President Harrison Dillon of client Solazyme placed fourth in the list.
More than 300 individuals received votes in the annual poll, including company executives, scientists, researchers and policy leaders. Overall, leaders from organizations in 13 different countries were recognized in the poll. You can read the full list here.
Congrats, Graham!
California Issues 2012 Bioenergy Action Plan
The California Bioenergy Interagency Working Group has released its 2012 Bioenergy Action Plan, with the goal of facilitating the development of bioenergy in California on a variety of levels, including research and development support, streamlining and consolidating permitting, facilitating access to transmission, pipelines, and other distribution networks, and policies and laws to monetize the benefits of bioenergy. The Working Group is a broad coalition of state energy, environment, and resources agencies, including the California Public Utilities Commission, Energy Commission, Air Resources Board, Natural Resources Agency, Cal Fire, Cal Recycle, and the Department of Food and Agriculture, as well as the California Biomass Collaborative and the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. The 2012 Plan builds on the Working Group's 2006 and 2011 Bioenergy Action Plans, providing a more detailed set of actions for the constituent agencies to undertake and incorporating more of Governor Brown's policies for energy, waste reduction, and job creation. Bioenergy has met some obstacles in California in recent times, including challenges by major and local environmental groups to biomass-fueled electrical generation contesting claims of greenhouse gas neutrality and the Energy Commission's suspension, in most cases, of pipeline biomethane as an eligible renewable fuel for gas-fired facilities to help meet the state's 33% renewable portfolio standard. A concerted focus by the state agencies on specific Action Plan items will undoubtedly help move bioenergy forward in California. Bioenergy advocates should also keep an eye on several bioenergy and biomethane bills still active during this last week of the California 2011-2012 Legislative Session, including A.B. 1900, A.B. 2196, and S.B. 1122.
Stoel Rives Earns Top Professional Services Position in Biofuels Digest's Hot 40 Partners
Stoel Rives is honored to have been named the top partner in the Professional Counselors and Services category by the readers of Biofuels Digest, the most widely read daily news digest in the biofuels industry. Biofuels Digest Publisher Jim Lane and his team produce a great on-line magazine and some of the best conferences in the industry, and we are proud that the readership values the work of the firm.
Stoel Rives attorneys provide counsel on all aspects of biofuel and biochemical projects and are committed to providing valuable assistance to this exciting and dynamic industry. The firm continues to focus on bioenergy project development including real estate, permitting, financing, commercial agreements, RFS and regulatory work. Firm attorneys have extensive experience with both first and second generation projects and regularly provide useful resources for the sector which are available for download here.
Biofuels Digest's Hot 40 Partners recognizes the industry's top forty partners, as voted by the readers of Biofuels Digest and a panel of international selectors. According to Jim Lane, readers voted for companies that add credibility to their efforts, and accelerate their path to commercialization. The Biofuels Digest is an indispensible news source for the biofuels industry, covering producer news, research, policy, conferences, and financial news. The Digest reaches over 28,000 subscribers each weekday, and also publishes in-depth market research and data, including the Quarterly Biofuels Business Outlook, and the Advanced Biofuels Project Database.
Upcoming Energy Conference Highlights
Through industry presentations and publications as well as through our blog, our energy attorneys are dedicated to helping you stay informed and knowledgeable about legal developments that affect your business.
Visit our website for the latest calendar of events. Upcoming highlights include:
Utah Solar Tour 2011
September 24 – Salt Lake City, UT
Join Stoel Rives attorney Julia Pettit for the Utah Solar Energy Association's annual Solar Tour. This year's tour features sites with geothermal heat pumps, small wind, passive solar design, solar shingles, and many energy efficiency design techniques. Stoel Rives is proud to be a Gold sponsor at this event.
In-Depth Tax Planning for Renewable Energy Projects
September 26 – Chicago, IL
Stoel Rives attorneys Greg Jenner, Adam Kobos, Carl Lewis and Kevin Pearson will serve as faculty for this course which will outline tax issues involved in developing renewable energy projects and negotiating tax equity incentives.
REFF West
September 26-27 – San Francisco, CA
Join Duff Bryant, Julia Pettit, John McKinsey and over 400 senior executives and investors as they discuss opportunities for private equity and venture capital in clean tech energy companies. Review in detail the latest technologies moving the industry forward, and examine prospects for rapid renewable growth across the West Coast. Be sure to visit Stoel Rives in the exhibit hall!
National Hydropower Association Pumped Storage Workshop
October 3 – Bellevue, WA
Join Stoel Rives attorneys Bill Holmes, David Benson, Cherise Oram, and Michael O'Connell for this workshop intended for industry professionals with an interest in the development of new pumped storage projects. Bill Holmes will join the discussion panel What Would Energy Storage Asset/Revenue Modeling Look Like? from 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Independent Energy Producers Association Annual Meeting
October 3-5 – South Lake Tahoe, CA
John McKinsey and Seth Hilton will be in attendance at The IEP 30th Annual Meeting, featuring speakers from CPUC, CARB, CEC, and FERC. Stoel Rives is a proud sponsor at this event.
Developing Grid Storage Projects
October 5-6 – Dallas, TX
John Thompson, David Hattery and Bill Holmes are headed to Dallas to explore market opportunities, models, technologies and barriers to energy storage. Bill Holmes will Chair the conference, and instruct the pre-conference workshop, Developing the Business Case for Grid Storage on October 5. Other Stoel Rives presentations on October 5 include John Thompson, presenting Intellectual Property Protection for Grid Storage, and David Hattery, presenting Negotiating the Terms and Navigating the Risk of a Procurement Contract and Other Financial Documents.
Biogas USA West 2011
October 11-12 – San Francisco, CA
Visit with David Benson and Lee Smith, who will join the discussion panel Project Development Optimization on October 11. Be sure to attend the post-conference event reception, proudly hosted by Stoel Rives.
Solar Power International
October 17-20 – Dallas, TX
Stoel Rives attorneys David Benson, Kristen Castaños, Bill Clydesdale, David Hattery, Bill Holmes, Greg Jenner, Morten Lund, Jennifer Martin, Julia Pettit, David Quinby and Howard Susman are headed to Dallas! Julia Pettit will join the Financing Strategies for Utility-Scale Projects discussion panel, and Bill Holmes will moderate the discussion panel, Energy Storage Market and Policy Developments. Visit Stoel Rives at booth #3043 in the exhibit hall!
GEA Geothermal Energy Expo & GRC Annual Meeting
October 23-26 – San Diego, CA
Stoel Rives attorneys John McKinsey and Erin Anderson will be in attendance at the Geothermal Energy Association Energy Expo, co-located with the Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting. Erin Anderson will present during the pre-meeting workshop, held on Friday, October 21 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. While you're there be sure to visit Stoel Rives in the exhibit hall!
CALIFORNIA RPS: Meeting the Mandate
October 24-25 – Los Angeles, CA
On Monday, October 24, Seth Hilton will present, In-State vs. Out-of-State Renewable Resources to Satisfy RPS Requirements from 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Green Energy M&A Outlook for 2012
November 15-16, 2011 – Santa Clara, CA
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Opened: July 2000
Total acreage: 250 acres
Located: 5501 Quail Ridge Pkwy, Wentzville, MO 63385 (Near the intersection of I-70 and Highway 40/61)
Park Hours are 7 a.m. to one-half hour after sunset.
New entrance construction at Quail Ridge Park is expected to begin this summer.
Voted "Best Wedding Destination" by local brides, the cedar Lodge banquet facility and gazebo in the park has become a popular place for many couples to tie the knot.
The 1.5-acre Off-Leash Dog Area is also a well-known site for many pet enthusiasts to take their dogs for a day of fun.
With an 18-hole disc golf course and the home of the National Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame, Quail Ridge Park is a favored destination to visit.
A large Group Picnic Area in the park is the perfect place for a company picnic or family gathering. The three-acre lake and small fishing pond stocked with bluegill, bass, and catfish is an attractive spot for many anglers year around.


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Welcome to the Cambodia! Upon arrival, you will be met by your tour guide and driver before being transferred to your hotel. A sightseeing tour of the city will take in the Royal Palace, the incredible solid silver-floored Silver Pagoda and the National Museum, a treasure chest of Angkorian and pre-Angkorian artifacts before ending our city tour with a visit to Wat Phnom pagoda and shopping at the Russian market.
After breakfast we travel southwest of Phnom Penh to Choeung Ek. The memorial just outside Phnom Penh was an orchard and a Chinese cemetery prior to 1975. During the Khmer Rouge regime, it became one of the killing fields, the site of the brutal executions of more than 17,000 individuals, most of who first suffered through torture and deprivation in Toul Sleng Prison. Choeung Ek is now a group of mass graves and a memorial stupa containing thousands of skulls. This evening, enjoy a boat cruise on the Mekong River and take in the local night life.
After breakfast we leave Phnom Penh and travel to Kompong Thom province. The province is large in size with some 13,814 km2 making it the second biggest province of Cambodia. It is one of the most popular historical and cultural sites to explore due to its pre Angkorian temples. Later visit Sambor Prei Kuk, the most impressive group of pre-Angkorian monuments in Cambodia.
Today we continue to Siem Reap to visit the Angkor Wat Temple. This architectural master piece was built in the 12th century, took 30 years to complete and represents the Khmer civilization at its grandest. Covering 81 hectares, it is one of the largest religious monuments ever built. Angkor Wat (the biggest Hindu temple in the world and one of the largest religious monuments in the world, was built between the 9th – 13th century. In the early evening climb to Bakheng Hill to enjoy the superb view as the sun sets over Angkor Wat.
Today is spent further exploring the Angkor Wat complex, entering the South Gate of Angkor Thom Temple marvel at the wonders of the eerie Bayon, the terrace of Elephants and the terrace of the Leper King. Afterwards, we continue to visit Ta Prohm temple, shrouded in jungle and left just it was founded by French explorers in 1850s. This afternoon we set out for a cruise on the beautiful Tonle Sap Lake passing a typical floating village observing the locals in their daily life.
Today travel to Banteay Srey, one of the most unusual temples of Angkor, Cambodia. It lies 20 km due north of the main group of temples and is built largely of red sandstone, which is covered with elaborate and intricate carvings. Later visit Banteay Samre, built in the third quarter of the 12th century. The Srah Srang a royal bathing Palace, located east of Banteay Kdei is our next destination.It was constructed in the mid-10th century. Later take in Ta Keo, an incomplete temple in the Khleang style built as the state temple of Jayavarman V. Finally we finish with Thommanon Temple, one of a pair of Hindu temples built in the end of the 11th century.
After breakfast visit Beng Mealea Temple, a spectacular jungle temple around 60 Kms drive to the north east of Siem Reap. It is one of the "new" highlights of Cambodia; having only been cleared of mines at the end of 2003.
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2. : Children ages 3 to 5 are invited to the Main branch of the Smithtown Library to hear stories about bees and do a craft together. Registration is required.
3. : Resident Renate Leeds will be showcasing her digital artwork at the Commack Public Library throughout the month of June.
4. : As a way of thanking their customers, Nisen is offering 15 percent off select menu items every Monday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
5. : The Suffolk Y JCC hosts their weekly shape-up class for those looking for a low-intensity cardio workout with stretching and toning exercises mixed in. Classes run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.


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Was driving thru town of Forest Falls and noticed this wall from the road. I believe the coordinates of the actual wall is (34.108399, -116.939153) Established climbs here? This pic is looking north from the road.
Its near the Forest Falls turn off, and is a SUPER crazy sucky hike to get to, like 1-2 hour+ straight up hill no trail and that is power hiking with a light day pack. Its about 2 full pitches (3 sport pitches) tall. It is talked about in the last few pages of the Hidden Treasures guide under "Mt San Bernardino Crag". If it were closer to the road it would be freaking awesome fun easy MP climbing, but with that hike and no one currently interested in cutting in a trail, it will remain something to look at from the road. I've been to the base and thought it was a cool way to spend the afternoon, but can't imagine trying to develop it considering the hike. Though I told Louie on the phone one time the Quarry would be cool but too much work well before they started developing sport routes out there. Guess I was wrong on that one eh? :)
I too have been to the base of that. The hike is absolutely terrible. It is loose, dirty, and the manzanita will cut you up. Allow several hours for the approach. Unfortunately I did not get to climb it, but it would be a fun objective. The Frustration Creek climbing area is right down the road from there.
Kenn Kanaga and Pat Brennan FA'ed a route up there. I believe it's called 'Where's Mr. San Bernardino' and goes at 5.8. Pat says it's a brutal approach. 4 hrs of steep trekking.
Thanks all. Seems like there is a consensus based on the approach descriptions... - SUPER crazy sucky hike to get to - The hike is absolutely terrible. - it's a brutal approach Will put in the "potential mini-epic" category.
It's about 3000 feet of elevation gain.
There are a couple more back in Mill Creek, if you feel like walking towards the base of the NF of Galena.


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Question: Is it common for arthritis to develop after trauma, accident, or sports injury?
Although any body part can be injured, the term sports injury is usually reserved for injuries involving the muscles, bones and tissues like cartilage.
Answer: Trauma from any cause whether it be from accident or sports injury may lead to the development of arthritis. Depending on the severity of the injury, and the intensity of inflammation produced as a result of cartilage and soft tissue damage, a form of degenerative arthritis may develop. Repetitive trauma is almost a certain guarantee of future trouble. As an example, look at the number of former football stars who now either limp, or have had their knee joints replaced. e.g. Joe Namath, O.J.Simpson. (Answer provided by the late Dr. Raymond Federman, aka Dr. Bones, who passed away on September 2, 2003. The care of his patients even in retirement was always his joy.)


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Homo Sapiens Heidelbergensis -> Homo Neanderthalensis?
Both modern man homo sapiens and the Neandertals homo neanderthalensis are presumed to have evolved from Heidelberg man homo heidelbergensis. Because heidelbergensis is so physically similar to sapiens Heidelberg man was, for a long time, known as Archaic homo sapiens, in which case the Neandertals would also be a form of homo sapiens - DNA extracted from fossils shows this is not the case and the Neandertals were a separate species. After this discovery the use of the term Archaic homo sapiens for Heidelberg man seems to have fallen out of use. Now after researching specimens of Heidelberg and modern fossils I see almost no difference in the body shape(except that the Heidelberg/Archaic people were taller) and few differences in the head and face (a bigger brain.) These differences do not seem to me to be enough to make a new species - but the Neandertals clearly weren't homo sapiens.
Has no-one thought that maybe Heidelberg man was a form of our own species who evolved into Neandertals? In this case we didn't wipe out our ancestors or our cousins - we wiped out our children.
Is this possible?
Some basic info which may or may not help here...
also, an old quote from a CNN article...(sorry, no link)
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CBS News is reporting a New York City hotel kicked out one of the stars of "Ducky Dynasty" after an employee thought he was a homeless man.
Wednesday morning Jase Robertson appeared with his family on "Live with Kelly and Michael" where he described what happened.
"The first thing that happened to me at the hotel was I got escorted out," Robertson said, joking that it was a "facial-profiling deal."
Robertson said he didn't believe the hotel employee knew who he was.
"I asked where the bathroom was and he said, 'Right this way, sir.' He was very nice," Robertson explained. "He walked me outside, pointed down the road and said, 'Good luck.'"
Robertson continued, "So I circled back around and my wife said, 'What happened?' and I just said I just got kicked out."
Robertson reportedly took the incident in stride and didn't blame the employee for the incident. Robertson continued to stay at the hotel despite the incident.
He and his family were in New York doing a media tour for Wednesday night's Season 4 premiere of "Duck Dynasty" on A&E. The season premiere was watched by 11.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched nonfiction series telecast in the history of cable television.
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James Kirkland finally has his wish, as a judge in Texas has ruled that his promotional contract with Golden Boy is invalid, specifically the 2011 extension to that deal, and the fighter will become a free agent. The question now is, will any notable promoter want to bring him into their stable?
Kirkland, who has served time in jail on more than one occasion, was recently arrested and booked in Texas on charges of violence against his girlfriend. He's had numerous issues outside of the ring over the years, and it was Golden Boy that stepped up and helped him out the last time he got into trouble.
It has been speculated in the past that a new manager or group of advisers had gotten into Kirkland's ear and convinced him to dump pretty much his entire team, from Golden Boy to longtime confidant Pops Billingsley and trainer Ann Wolfe, as well as managers Cameron Dunkin and Mike Miller, who anticipated the move from Kirkland.
At this point, Kirkland hasn't fought since March 2012, when he scored a controversial DQ win over Carlos Molina. He is without question one of the most exciting fighters in the sport, but his unfortunately routine outside the ring issues have made him a 29-year-old non-factor at the moment.
In other words, any company would love to have the James Kirkland who exists between the ropes. But he's unpredictable and seemingly can set his career back any given day. Is he a risk worth taking for someone like Top Rank or Lou DiBella?


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NBC's Grimm wrapped up its first season by leading the ratings Friday night.
The fantasy procedural had 5.3 million viewers and 1.6 rating among adults 18-49, matching its best score since January. Grimm has been an unexpected success story for NBC during an otherwise, well, grim season for the network, performing solidly on TV's toughest night. The finale had Nick finally revealing… Continue reading 'Grimm' finale tops Friday ratings