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International Flood Initiative (IFI) focuses on research, information networking, education and training, empowering communities and providing technical assistance and guidance. Please find more information here about the International Flood Initiative. You can also download IFI pamphlet (PDF, 843KB) and IFI introduction (PPT, 2.3MB or PDF, 800KB).
News and Events:
September 16, 2014: IFI session at ICFM6 in Sao Paulo. IFI_session_ICFM6 program and presentations.
November 23, 2011: 5th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM5) organized from 27 to 29 September. For more information please visit ICFM5 website.
February 8, 2011: The 2nd Announcement and Call for Abstracts of the 5th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM5) has been published. On-line abstract submission has started. It is also possible to submit abstracts using off-line form. Please see the "Call for Paper" section or download the 2nd Announcement for further detail. ICFM5 will be held in Tsukuba, Japan on 27-29 September 2011. For more information please visit ICFM5 Website at: http://www.ifi-home.info/icfm-icharm/icfm5.html
May 7, 2010: The first announcement of the 5th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM5) has been published. ICFM5 will be held in Tsukuba, Japan on 27-29 September 2011. For more information please visit ICFM5 Website at: http://www.ifi-home.info/icfm-icharm/icfm5.html
March 30, 2010: UNESCO intends to launch a series of publication on floods as a contribution to the joint International Flood Initiative (IFI). This will be a series of four books that are proposed under the joint title " Management of Water Related Disasters in a Changing Climate". The book will focus on climate modeling, hydrologic modeling, hydraulic modeling and disaster risk management.
March 26, 2010: IFI Action List is approved by IFI partners. Click here for more information.
March 2, 2010: IFI e-WS (January 4 to March 2, 2010) E-mails exchanging among the representatives of the IFI Advisory Committee members (UNESCO, WMO, UNU and UN/ISDR) from January 4th to March 2nd and an IFI net-meeting on 26 January. As this is the latest IFI meeting, please check here for detail information and outcomes: Meeting Report (PDF, 27 KB) and IFI Action List (PDF, 105 KB)
January 26, 2010: The Forth IFI Meeting (e-meeting using SKYPE, 26 January 2010). The forth meeting of the Advisory Committee of the International Flood Initiative (IFI) was held in the form of a net-meeting (e-conference) with nine representatives from UNESCO (IHP and IHE), WMO, UNU (ISP and EHS) and ICHARM on Tuesday, the 26th January 2010. This e-conference was held in conjunction with an ongoing IFI e-WS which ran from January 4 to March 2, 2010. Please click here for more detail and the meeting's outcome.
March 1, 2010: The United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) is developing a web-tutorial to (a) Identify a number of topics and prepared web based information, links to existing tutorials, design new tutorials and (b) Develop / make available existing educational materials related to UNU courseware as web tutorials. UNESCO-IHE and ICHARM will also participate in the project. For more information please contact with info(at)ifi-home.info
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5th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM5) 27-29 September 2011, Tsukuba-Japan Posted by Dr. Ali Chavoshian (ICHARM-Japan)
International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM) is the only recurring international conference wholly focused on flood related issues. It is designed to bring together practitioners and researchers alike, including engineers, planners, health specialists, disaster managers, decision makers, and policy makers engaged in various aspects of floodplain management. It provides a unique opportunity for these various specialists to come together to exchange ideas and experiences.
The 5th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM5) marks the continued advancement of flood management practices and policies around the world. The name change from "Defence" as used in the previous four events to "Management" is reflective of the more integrative approaches to flood management that nations are increasingly employing. The first International Symposium on Flood Defence, held in Kassel, Germany in 2000, emphasized flood defence measures with each successive event (Beijing 2002, Nijmegen 2005 and Toronto 2008) evolving towards more integrative approaches, including risk, vulnerability and capacity building.
The ICFM5 theme is "Floods: From Risk to Opportunity", reflective of the continued trend towards a broader understanding of how we collectively make use of the opportunities provided by floods and flooding, cope with risks posed by them and plan for and respond to flood events.
Conference Date and Venue ICFM5 will be held in Tsukuba, Japan on 27-29 September 2011, and will be organised by the International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) under the auspices of UNESCO and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan.
For more information please visit the ICFM5 Website or download the first announcement from the following link. By filling up the "Keep me Update" form, yow will receive important information regarding ICFM5.
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Sen. Ben Cardin To Meet With Family Of Late Sergei Magnitsky
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Happy hour along the hike up for some summer turns on Hood! These are the G10 New Classics on my W size 10 snowboard boots :)
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Great low-tech crampon for snowboarding!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I got these mainly for approach hiking to snowboard on the glaciers of Mt. Hood... when that magnificent summer snow starts getting too corn-y/slushy for snowshoes and I want traction more than float, these are exactly what I need to get up and across the glacier for some earned turns. Might be a bit overkill for the daytime conditions right now as it's pretty doable in just yaktrax, but I like to feel like a mountain goat; traction makes me happy. In the early morning when the snow was still super crusty they were a dream. The plates really keep any snow from balling up under your feet, they're super easy to put on and they're pretty lightweight. Fit perfectly with my women's thirtytwo sz. 10 snowboard boots. I put them on, walked a few hundred feet, re-tightened them and was good to go for the entire rest of the approach. Haven't tried hard boots or anything more technical with them; they seem more like an entry-level crampon (10 points, no clips), but for the purposes I'm using them for, I dig 'em! Word to the wise, wear tighter pants or gaiters with them as I overlooked this last time and put a hole in my gore-tex pants! Doh!
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Looking for some crampons to wear with my (women's size 10) snowboard boots - will these work? Thanks!
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These are made to fit a size 46 boot. Your boots should be fine even with the extra thickness of being a snowboard boot.
Thanks Wayne! I got em, and they fit great with both my snowboard and my regular thick boots! :)
How is the "walkability" in these? I am...
How is the "walkability" in these? I am between these and the Grivel Air Techs. I want something that can handle occasional technical obstacles and icy trails in the Adirondack High Peaks. Like 30 to 70 degree trails to man sized boulders and ice floes to 10 foot vertical ice-covered rock scrambles.
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So it looks like these are the way to go for fitting a good crampon on a snowboard boot. My question is,I have size 10 32's. So pretty standard size 10 boot. Should I go for the wide? Or does the standard new classic have enough adjustibility to fit that heel in there?
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The new-classic did not work well with regular alpine ski boots 325 BSL - overall length was a little short and straps came loose over time. Not sure how the new-matic would fit. I replaced with BD contact clips and they are a thousand times better.
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whats the difference between the new-matic and the new-classic strapping style on the GRIVEL g-10 cramp-ons..
Will one be better to fit over snowboard boots in comparison to the other?
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Grivel designed the New classic so that if can accommodate wider heels on boots such as snowboard boots. so I would go for those!
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- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Just because the winter snowpack is turning into solid corn and the resorts are closed, it doesn't mean you have to put the board away until next winter. As a snowboarder, there aren't too many options when it comes to snowboard crampons but that's okay because these work well. I have size 12 boots and the wide version crampons fit although it's definitely towards the end of its rope lengthwise. Getting them on is very straightforward so no complaints there. This past September I climbed the Middle Teton Glacier in GTNP to get my september turns and these allowed me to just march straight up the steep, icy, firm glacier. I will say that front pointing wasn't as secure as I would have liked but I think that is due to having a soft boot, not necessarily the crampon's fault. Something to consider when snowboard mountaineering. Time to start climbing!
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The Rebels played GREAT and looked sharp! The routes were crisp and precise. They picked apart OSU's backfield with sharp timing routes all night. This article makes it sound like this game is some sort of disappointment, IT WAS NOT!!!
That pass interference call was TERRIBLE. The pass was uncatchable and short and the receiver initiated the contact with a late effort to come back to the ball. That would still be a PI if the pass were catchable, but again, it wasn't. Worst call I've seen in a long time. The db has nothing to be ashamed of.
This reaction by Sanford and the players to not blame the official is classy and important. I hope they bounce back and the Rebels showed a LOT of promise. OSU is a really good team that won the Sun Bowl last year and had a good team from a conference that went 5-0 in bowls last year.
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"I'll pack the dead batteries."
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Not exactly smart moves in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency…but maybe not far from reality for many families. Six out of 10 Americans don't have a disaster plan and only 19 percent said they were very prepared for a disaster. A new PSA campaign from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Ad Council hopes to change that.
The campaign is designed to educate and empower families with children in the household to take steps to get everyone prepared for emergencies. That means giving everyone a role and ensuring everyone knows the plan. Unfortunately, because the subject matter is difficult and weighty, some parents hesitate to even bring it up.
By showing exactly how not to approach the discussion of preparedness—the above quotes are from family members sitting around a table—the new campaign encourages parents to have honest conversations with their kids about disaster preparedness, which can inspire a sense of confidence, control and calm when an actual emergency strikes.
"Humor is important because people get their guard down when they're engaged in message," said Priscilla Natkins, Ad Council's executive vice president and director of client services. "They're laughing, they're smiling—yet they're listening to the content. They're listening to what these people are saying."
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Today is the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest and most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history. Close to 2,000 people died during the worst of the storm and in the flooding that followed.
Since then, local, state, national and private disaster preparedness efforts have been increasingly improved. States reeling from the impact of last year's Super Storm Sandy on the East Coast, for example, were able to rely on some of those improvements. They included more and better trained disaster management assistance teams from other states, as well as both commercial and government social media tools that helped professionals communicate among themselves and with the public to share safety and recovery instructions.
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Congressionally appropriated funds for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to allow all states to improve their public health and health care preparedness and response capabilities.
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- The Strategic National Stockpile was authorized and expanded, ensuring the availability of key medical supplies. All states have plans to receive, distribute and dispense these assets. Development of new medical countermeasures under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) includes new drugs and diagnostics. BARDA has delivered nine new medical countermeasures to the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) in the last six years.
Electronic Health Information Access for Patients Displaced by Disasters
As part of an effort to help make sure their residents' health information is available after a hurricane or other wide-spread disaster, four Gulf states have partnered with six states in the East and Midwest to help relocated patients and their temporary health care providers access critical health information.
State health information exchange (HIE) programs in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and West Virginia worked with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to create the new system. All of the state HIE programs participating in the initiative have established at least one operational interstate connection and are working with other states including Arkansas and Mississippi. The initiative uses a tool called Direct, created through a collaboration that allows for the secure exchange of health information over the Internet.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently published a guide to help primary care clinicians connect their patients' electronic health records to a local HIE hub and regional health information organizations.
Zachary Thompson, Dallas County Health Director: 'Your Health is Your Wealth'
Zachary Thompson, director of Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services, greeted the 1,000-plus attendees at last week's annual conference of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and expressed how honored he was to meet so many local health department leaders from across the country.
NewPublicHealth spoke with Thompson about Dallas' particular health challenges and innovations the department has developed to help improve health in the community.
>>Read more NewPublicHealth coverage of the NACCHO Annual Meeting.
NewPublicHealth: Dallas ranks 67 out of 232 Texas counties in the County Health Rankings. What efforts are underway to help improve population health in the county?
Zachary Thompson: Dallas County is looking at various things, including adding more bike lanes and more parks where people can exercise. There's a health assessment going on now to look at how all of the major stakeholders can come together to improve our health rankings. We have a great public health improvement work group that is working on ways to improve overall health in Dallas County.
NPH: West Nile virus was a major issue in Dallas last year. What are you doing this year to help keep the city safe?
Thompson: We had no deaths from West Nile virus in 2010 and 2011, then 20 deaths in 2012, which may have been a once-in-fifty-years event. Last year's outbreak got everyone's attention that West Nile virus is endemic in our community, and so we took the lessons learned and increased our resources.
We know what we improved on. We began to do year-round mosquito testing in 25 municipalities, and began meeting regularly with all the municipalities to assess their needs. Everyone has been on board with the overall integrated mosquito plan. So far this year we've had no human cases of West Nile virus. We definitely focused on preventive education—we started that earlier. We've also added additional ground-based truck spraying capabilities in the event that we needed to increase our spraying activity if we have a similar outbreak as last year. We have made insect repellent available for all senior citizens. Hopefully last year's outbreak will have been a rare occurrence, but we're prepared in any case.
Public Health News Roundup: July 15
Gulf States Partner with East, Midwest States to Share Health Records After Disasters
Four Gulf Coast states have partnered with six East and Midwest states to help ensure that patients and providers have access to health records in the event of hurricanes or other major disasters, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In concert with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, health information exchange (HIE) programs in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin and West Virginia will share information on residents forced to move from their homes because of a disaster. "Through disasters like Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy and large tornadoes in Alabama and Joplin, Missouri, in 2011 and more recently in Moore, Oklahoma, we have learned the importance of protecting patients' health records through electronic tools like health information exchanges," said Farzad Mostashari, MD, national coordinator for health IT. "Patients are better off when states and health information exchange organizations work together to ensure that health information can follow patients when they need it the most." Read more on preparedness.
Physical Punishment of Kids Tied to Obesity, Other Adult Health Problems
Obesity and other health problems are more likely in children who are punished through violence such as pushing, shoving and slapping, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics. Previous studies have also connected violent discipline with negative mental health outcomes. Researchers found that people who were punished physically "sometimes"—without more extreme physical or emotional abuse—were 25 percent more likely to have arthritis and 28 percent more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease. About 31 percent of those punished physically were obese; about 26 who were not punished physically were obese. "Changes in sleep, risk-taking behaviors, immune functioning and regulation of stress hormones that result from chronic or intense stress may be important factors," said Michele Knox, a psychiatrist who studies family and youth violence at the University of Toledo College of Medicine, who was not involved in the study. "If we want what's best for our children, we need to choose discipline that does not come with these risks." Read more on violence.
Putting Off Retirement May Also Help Put Off Alzheimer's
Staying longer in the workforce may help decrease the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research looking at more than 429,000 workers in France. It found a 3 percent reduction in risk for each extra year at the age of retirement. The study is to be presented today at an Alzheimer's Association conference in Boston. About 5.2 million U.S. adults live with Alzheimer's and it is the country's sixth-leading cause of death. "There's increasing evidence that lifestyle factors such as exercise, mental activities, social engagement, positive outlook and a heart-healthy diet may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia," said James Galvin, MD, director of the Pearl Barlow Center for Memory Evaluation and Treatment at the NYU Langone School of Medicine, who was not involved with the research. "Now we can add staying in the workforce to this list of potential protective factors." About one-third of U.S. adults earning less than $100,000 annually said they would need to work until the age of 80 to retire comfortably, according to a 2012 Wells Fargo survey of 1,000 Americans. Read more on aging.
Public Health News Roundup: July 11
Study: Americans Living Longer…But Not Necessarily Healthier
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association paints a broad, sweeping picture of life expectancy and health in the United States, finding that while people are living long in general, they're also spending more of their lives in poor health as illnesses that used to lead to early deaths have been replaced with chronic conditions. The overall average U.S. life expectancy in 2010 was 78.2 years. The new findings are part of the Global Burden of Disease Study, which is a collaboration of 488 researchers in 50 countries. "It's rare these days that you get information or studies that give you the big picture," said study author Christopher Murray, MD, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, in Seattle. "It's pretty uncommon to step back and say, 'What does all the evidence tell us about the most important health problems, and where does the U.S. fit in that landscape?'" While the United States has been making improvements, they've not been coming as quickly as they have in other countries. The main causes of earlier death in the country are heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and road injuries, and the top causes of disability are lower back pain, depression and other musculoskeletal disorders. Read more on global health.
Five Daily Servings of Fruits, Vegetables Tied to Longer Lives
Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is directly tied to living a longer life, according to a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers found that consuming fewer than five servings a day—the recommended amount by many public health organizations—was tied to a higher chance of early death. They did not find that people who consumed more than the recommended level saw greater returns. They also found that while people who ate fewer fruits and vegetables were more likely to smoke, to eat more red meat, to eat high-fat dairy products and to be undereducated, the overall study results did not change even after accounting for gender, smoking, exercise, alcohol consumption and body weight. Read more on nutrition.
Red Cross: Emergency Call for Blood, Platelet Donations
A recent drop in blood donations has led the American Red Cross to issue an emergency request for more donors of all blood types. Donations were down about 10 percent in June and more is needed to ensure enough blood and platelets for the summer months. "We're asking for the public's help now to prevent a more serious shortage," said spokesperson Stephanie Millian in a release. "Each day donations come up short, less blood is available for patients in need. It's the blood products on the shelves today that help save lives in an emergency." To see if you are eligible to make a donation or to make an appointment either call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or go to RedCrossBlood.org. Read more on preparedness.
Recovering from Disaster: NewPublicHealth Q&A with NJ Health Commissioner Mary O'Dowd
NewPublicHealth has been conducting a series of interviews with health directors impacted by weather disasters this year. Last month marked the official start of hurricane season in the Atlantic. We recently spoke with Mary O'Dowd, health commissioner of New Jersey, which is continuing its recovery and rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy last fall.
>>Read our interview with Oklahoma Health Commissioner Terry Cline on the tornadoes that struck Oklahoma this summer.
NewPublicHealth: How far along are you in the recovery process?
Mary O'Dowd: One of the things that we've learned is that recovery takes years not months when you're dealing with a disaster of the proportion that Superstorm Sandy was for New Jersey. I would say that we've made significant progress. Some communities have very little signs of Sandy left, others are still working to rebuild a significant amount of their property and they're still in the process of demolition of damaged buildings and properties. Great strides have been made, much progress has already occurred, but there still is a lot of work yet to be done.
NPH: What are some of the public health endeavors you're still engaged in for the response?
Public Health News Roundup: July 5
HHS: 2013 So Far Sees 8 Foodborne Outbreaks, 2 New Global Diseases, 37 Disasters
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $916 million to continue improving preparedness and health outcomes for a variety of public health threats in every state, eight U.S. territories and four of the nation's largest metropolitan areas. "Already in 2013, local and state health agencies have responded to eight food borne outbreaks, two new global diseases, and 37 disaster and emergency declarations, a clear indication of the breadth of threats that public health departments must be capable of responding to," said Ali Khan, MD, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office for Public Health Preparedness and Response. The grants have included funding for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) cooperative agreement and the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement. The programs encourage health care and state and local public health departments to work together to maximize resources and prevent duplicative efforts. Such coordination of activities with emergency management and homeland security programs supports "whole community" planning to improve national preparedness efforts.. Read more on preparedness.
DOT Issues New Rules to Reduce Truck Driver Fatigue
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced new safety regulations to reduce truck driver fatigue:
- The maximum hours per week a truck driver can drive has been reduced from 82 to 70.
- Truck drivers who reach the maximum 70 hours of driving within a week can resume driving if they rest for 34 consecutive hours, including at least two nights from 1 to 5 a.m.
- All truck drivers must take a 30-minute break during the first eight hours of a shift.
- As before, truck drivers have a daily 11-hour driving limit.
Read more on injury prevention.
Sleepy Teenagers Often Make Poor Food Choices
Well-rested teenagers tend to make more healthful food choices than those who are sleep deprived, according to a study by preventive medicine researchers at the Stony Brook University School of Medicine in New York State. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies and funded in part by the National Institutes of Health. The study looked at the relationship between sleep duration and food choices in a national survey of more than 1,300 teenagers, finding that those teens who reported sleeping less than seven hours per night were more likely to consume fast food two or more times per week and less likely to eat healthful food such as fruits and vegetables. "Teenagers have a fair amount of control over their food and sleep, and the habits they form in adolescence can strongly impact their habits as adults," said Allison Kruger, MPH, a community health worker at Stony Brook University Hospital and lead author of the study. Read more on obesity.
Building a More Resilient New York City
In several recent and upcoming posts, NewPublicHealth is connecting with communities that have faced severe weather disasters in the last year. New York City, for example, is continuing to regroup and rebuild after Hurricane Sandy struck the region eight months ago. The city, and its health department, recently announced several initiatives aimed at "building back better" while supporting residents still facing housing as well as mental health problems since the storm last October. Some examples are detailed below.
- The New York City Building Resiliency Task Force, an expert panel convened after Hurricane Sandy to help strengthen buildings and building standards, recently issued a report with recommendations for buildings and homes of all sizes in the city. The report recommends establishing backup power in the event that primary networks fail; protecting water supplies and stabilizing interior temperatures if residents need to shelter in place. "Making our city's buildings more resilient to coastal flooding and other climate hazards is a challenge that requires collaboration among government, designers, engineers, and building owners, among others," said City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden. "The Task Force's work exemplifies the kind of innovation and cooperation necessary to prepare our city for a changing climate." To create the report, the Task Force convened over 200 volunteer experts in architecture, engineering, construction, building codes and real estate.
Responding to Disaster: A NewPublicHealth Q&A with Oklahoma's Gary Cox
Less than a month ago cities in Oklahoma were struck by some of the most powerful tornadoes in the state's history, killing more than 40 people, injuring scores more and destroying thousands of homes and other structures.
As part of an ongoing series on how public health responds to disaster, NewPublicHealth recently spoke with Gary Cox, director of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department.
NewPublicHealth: What roles has your health department had following the tornadoes?
Gary Cox: We do many things. For example, a lot of people are out cleaning up and come into contact with nails and other sharp objects and they get cuts and puncture wounds. We partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield and we have three mobile vans staffed those vans with nurses who go out into the affected areas and give tetanus shots and minor first aid. Mental health services can also be provided out of the vans. In fact, we put out a call for assistance and many trained professionals signed up within just a couple of days to volunteer their services to work with individuals and with families, particularly over the stress issues related to these tornados and floods. We have a very broad and deep layer of partnerships, and of course we rely on those. And what we try to do is to take a holistic type so that people in need can get a whole range of services from one location.
One important mission has been to deploy food safety inspectors out into all those areas affected to look at each one of those restaurants and to help them assess their food spoilage and food safety and work with them to get back to business if they can and as soon as they can.


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Automating website updates
Hi gang, I'm new to the forum and have very little programming experience.
I am wondering if website (A) can be coded in such a way that it will update website (B) without actually accessing website (B) through a browser. In other words, the updates are done behind the scenes.
I know little to nothing about programming websites, so your input is greatly appreciated.
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Yeah. It can be done with cron jobs, or by writing infinite handlers and treating them as services.
The bigger question is to why. If nobody is there to see it, why change the content? Its easier and more efficient to simply let the content update on demand. If its bulk then you would be better of to automate over off peak hours, but otherwise if you are doing things like fetching the weather there is no reason for it to change until needed.
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"Cron jobs" "infinite handlers" ??? that's over my head ...
In a nutshell I have a website that gets updates regularly throughout the day. I have to manually take the information from website (A), log into website (B) click through to a certain page and then paste the information and then press the update button.
I would like to know if this procedure can be simplified (automated) from website (A). Not having any experience in the field of programming websites, I don't know where to begin.
As it is, I spend way too much time transferring information, also, when I get up in the morning there is a huge backlog to be processed. I would like the updates to happen as they come in regardless of what time it is.
Hope this makes sense.
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Check out Google Drive/Docs. I retrieved CSV info from my gmail account and displayed it on a few of my websites with the code below:
I would then update the info through my gmail account. The above code is from a few years back and I no longer use it, so you will have to check out what is current with google and the sort of info you can retrieve from Google Drive/Docs.PHP Code:
$handle = fopen("http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?******output=csv", "r");
while (($data = fgetcsv($handle, 1000, ",")) !== FALSE) {
echo "
$data[1]
\n";
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ADDISON COUNTY — Helen Weston has always lived a life of music.
She grew up in Bristol playing more instruments than she has toes. Her parents Ken and Vivian Weston of Bristol and her five siblings all play a medley of instruments. She studied concert piano and music theory in college, and she taught music to local children at Starksboro's Robinson Elementary School and Lincoln Community School.
VERMONT — The deadline is drawing near for some 10,000 dairy farmers in the Northeast to file compensation claims in the sweeping Dean Foods antitrust settlement, which offers $30 million in monetary damages.
A portion of that money was allocated to be divided between farmers who produced and pooled raw milk on Federal Milk Marketing Order 1 between January 2002 and May 2011.
BURLINGTON — The Chittenden County state's attorney charged Dean T. Heffernan, 27, of Bristol with attempted murder, first degree, at a Thursday morning arraignment at the criminal division of Chittenden County Superior Court.
Heffernan pleaded innocent to a charge that carries a penalty ranging according to court documents from "a presumptive minimum term of 35 years" to life in prison.
SHOREHAM — Moved by the release this spring of statistics that said 72 percent of Vermont schools — including 13 of 25 schools in Addison County and Brandon — failed to make enough government-mandated progress, several local people traveled to Washington, D.C., on July 28 to attend the Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action. The event was organized in opposition to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, known as NCLB.
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MIDDLEBURY — Helping Overcome Poverty's Effects (HOPE) officials, unable to secure key federal grants, have had to scuttle a plan to transform the office building at 61 Court St. into a boarding house for low-income residents.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB), signed into law by President George W. Bush in January 2002, takes a standards-based approach to education, operating under the theory that high standards and measurable goals are the keys to unlocking an individual child's potential as a student. To measure improvement, the law ties federal education funding directly to student performance on standardized tests.
MIDDLEBURY — Many Middlebury residents and businesses went without power for about three minutes on Thursday around 12:30 p.m.
BRISTOL — The Mount Abraham Union High School Board meeting on Tuesday kicked off with a statement from Starksboro's John Jefferies, a previous Robinson Elementary School board chairman, that he believed that the veiled nature of the teachers' contract negotiations this past winter was unlawful.


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There are some really interesting and unique hotels out in the world, but The Hague is certainly special. Made up of old life rafts for big oil rigs, these bright orange survival pods look more like retro UFOs. They really give a vacation an adventurous feel, travelers will feel as though they are part of the Robinson Family, the one that got 'Lost in Space,' of course.
Founded by Denis Oudendijk, The Hague started out as an art project and then blossomed into a full fledge hotel because of the rising demand. Aside from an exterior lock and a chemical toilet, The Hague remains in its original state.
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Posted: 07/21/2009 - The 2009-10 University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball schedule was released on Tuesday, July 21 by fifth-year head men's basketball coach Vince Alexander.
Posted: 07/21/2009 - The 2009-10 University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball schedule was released on Tuesday, July 21 by fifth-year head men's basketball coach Vince Alexander.
Posted: 07/20/2009 - It's a sport not a lot of folks really know much about. There's no question though, lacrosse is growing in the south and here in the CSRA.
Posted: 07/20/2009 - The 2009-10 University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball schedule was released by eighth-year head coach Mike Brandt on Monday, July 20.
Posted: 07/20/2009 - Suspended NFL star Michael Vick's federal dogfighting sentence has ended, freeing him to lobby for a return to the field.
Posted: 07/19/2009 - Johnny Monell played hero for the Augusta GreenJackets for the second time this season, singling up the middle on the first pitch he saw in the ninth inning of a tie game, scoring Mike Loberg from second to hand the Jackets a 3-2 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers.
Posted: 07/19/2009 - Tom Watson squandered a chance to become golf's oldest major champion. The 59-year-old missed an 8-foot putt on the 72nd hole of the British Open, then lost a four-hole playoff to Stewart Cink.
Posted: 07/18/2009 - Former Ohio State coach John Cooper remembers when he was a young assistant going to coaching conventions hoping to catch a glimpse of Woody Hayes, Ara Parseghian, Bo Schembechler and Bear Bryant.
Posted: 07/18/2009 - Tom Watson still leads the British Open. One round to go in his quest to become the oldest major champion in golf history.
Updated: 07/17/2009 - Day One of the Augusta Southern Nationals taking place Friday on the Savannah River. For the teams, it's all about just hitting the water and getting ready for the big race weekend ahead.
Updated: 07/17/2009 - Tiger Woods has missed the cut in a major for only the second time in his professional career.
Updated: 07/17/2009 - Trailing by six runs in the bottom of the third, the Augusta GreenJackets never gave up – scoring nine unanswered runs and picking up a series sweep of the West Virginia Power with a 9-7 win on Thursday night at Lake Olmstead Stadium.
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Posted: 07/14/2009 - The Augusta GreenJackets took advantage of four West Virginia Power errors and an 11-hit offensive attack en route to a 9-1 victory over the Power at Lake Olmstead Stadium on Tuesday night.
Posted: 07/14/2009 - Both Augusta State golf coach Josh Gregory and current Jags golfer Mitch Krywulycz advanced through stroke play at the US Public Links Championships. Jordon Johnstun of Evans did not make the cut.
Updated: 07/14/2009 - University of South Carolina Aiken head men's basketball coach Vince Alexander announced his final two incoming players for his 2009-10 signing class on Tuesday with the addition of Sammy Obetoh and Ronald Zimmerman.
Posted: 07/14/2009 - Georgia's new head man Mark Fox is in North Augusta, hoping to land a big name or two to his 2010 class. This is Fox's first time recruiting for the Bulldogs. In fact, he's only been on the job for 3 months so he's still getting his feet wet.
Posted: 07/14/2009 - Day 3 of the Nike Peach Jam today and just about every big-name college coach is on hand, hoping to find recruits that fill a need on their team. That includes South Carolina head coach Darrin Horn.
Updated: 07/13/2009 - Johnny Monell came up with a walkoff two-run single as the GreenJackets beat West Virginia 3-2 Monday night.
Updated: 07/13/2009 - Every year, the Nike Peach Jam, attracts teams from all across the nation. This year, not any different with teams here from more than 20 states, including the states of Oregon and Cailfornia.
Posted: 07/12/2009 - Russell Henley of Macon fired his second-straight 67 to finish at 16-under-par 268 and capture his second-straight Georgia Amateur title by eight strokes over David Noll Jr. of Dalton. The 88th annual Championship took place at Country Club of Columbus, July 9-12.


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Lyft Begins New York City Service After Agreement Reached With State
New York's attorney general said Lyft agreed to operate "in full compliance" with existing laws and regulations.
Lawsuit: TLC Mistakes Black Man, Bi-Racial Wife For Illegal Livery Cab Driver, Passenger
A married couple allegedly mistaken for an illegal livery cab driver and a passenger is suing the Taxi & Limousine Commission for $3 million, alleging racial profiling.
Stiffed: NYC Cabbie Taken For A Ride After Taking Passenger To Boston Suburb
The cabbie told Denise Rebelato it would cost $980 for the 400-mile round trip. But when the cab got to Framingham, Rebelato told the cab driver she didn't have the cash or a credit card.
British Tourist Sues City After Losing Foot In Cab Crash
The British tourist who lost her foot after a taxi cab jumped a Midtown curb and struck her in August is suing the city, court records show.
Taxi Riders Pick Their Oscar Favorites
In the Best Picture category, 25 percent of more than 27,000 riders predicted that Steven Spielberg's historical drama "Lincoln" would take top honors, followed by Kathryn Bigelow's chronicle of the hunt for Osama bin Laden "Zero Dark Thirty."
Cabbie Rage: Ugly Exchange Between Fare, Driver Caught On Video
Yellow cabs are supposed to take you wherever you want to go in the five boroughs, day or night. But in the case you're about to see, when a passenger asked to go from Manhattan to Brooklyn, things got ugly — and it was all caught on camera.
NYC Taxi Ride From Hell Captured On Cell Phone Cam
It was Sunday afternoon in Midtown when two 31-year-old women say they got into a taxi and told the driver to take them to Bedford-Stuyvesant. That's when they said the driver went berserk.


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Ashlesha Datar joined CESR as a senior economist, and is also an adjunct economist at the RAND Corporation and professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Her research focuses on the role of school, neighborhood, and other contextual factors in determining children's health and educational outcomes, with a special focus on childhood obesity. In her current research, Datar is studying the factors explaining the emergence of socioeconomic disparities in childhood obesity. She is also leading a large NIH-funded study to examine how food and physical activity environments influence diet, activity behaviors, and obesity among military children. She is the recipient of several grants from federal agencies and private foundations, including the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.Education
- Ph.D. Policy Analysis, RAND Graduate School of Policy Studies, 2003
- M.A. Economics, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis, 1999
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The old lady that had seen Jo cut line
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12073 Longview Lake Cir., Bradenton, FL 34211
- $478,990
- 18 Days on site
- Beds: 3
- Baths: 4
- Single Family Home
- 3,117 sq ft
Award-winning and gated Central Park welcomes you home to the beautiful HARMONY II floor plan with 3117 square feet of fabulous open living space, 3 bedrooms plus a den featuring laminate wood floor, bonus room, 4 baths, great room with 18" tile floors and 3 car garage. The stylish open kitchen is equipped with large island, walk-in pantry, beautiful linen cabinetry, granite counters, and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include 10-acre park ready for you to enjoy including 2 dog parks, tennis courts, ball field, kid's adventure park, splash-park, covered pavilion. Central Park is nestled between two top-rated schools, B.D. Gullett Elementary and Lakewood Ranch High. Brokered And Advertised By: NEAL COMMUNITIES REALTY, INC. (266510311) Listing Agent: CLAUDIA WILHELM Click here to learn more about this listing..
- Year Built: 2014
- 18 Days on site
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- Beds: 3
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- 12125 44th Ave E
- Braden River Elementary School
- 6125 River Club Blvd
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- 9515 E State Road 64
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Riding Sri Lanka's new wave
To get up close to the wildlife, visitors can opt for a conventional safari -- or ask a tuk-tuk driver to lead the way. Sadid, a middle-aged local tuk-tuk driver, took me to a collection of flat rocks covered in white stains near Crocodile Rock. A "crocodile toilet", he said.
Since the creatures remained hidden, Sadid commandeered a thin canoe and we paddled into the lagoon to take a closer look. Across the water, a small herd of elephants, two adults and a child, emerged from the brush, and closer to the canoe, a herd of water buffalo lay all but submerged in the bleary green waters, escaping the late morning sun.
Sadid knew a spot further inland that was virtually guaranteed to be teeming with crocodiles. Turning off the main drag, Pottuvil-Panama Road, we dustily bounced west through the countryside past dried-up rice paddies; the only other people in the area were two soldiers at a military outpost. While one carried the usual Kalashnikov rifle, the other, unnervingly, brandished a shiny six-inch blade. Fortunately, as they sauntered up to the tuk-tuk, the soldier produced an apple and stripped off a few slices before waving the tuk-tuk on with a big smile "Aah, crocodiles! That way!"
The track bent around a large muddy basin framed with white-stained rocks. What seemed like submerged logs clogging the water were, in fact, crocodiles. Some basked on the shore, including a huge beast around 4m long. Having seen enough wildlife for the day, we turned back, but just as Sadid was explaining the danger of elephants in the wild, a full-size adult crashed out of the thin scrub to the side of the dirt track, 3m tall and close enough for its loud trumpeting to ring through the vehicle, making Sadid yell and focus intently on squeezing every last horsepower out of the tuk-tuk's tiny engine. It was a lot closer – and a lot more dangerous – than a conventional jeep safari.
Back in the safety of easygoing Arugam Bay, there was still time to calm the nerves over lunch and squeeze in an afternoon surf before a few rounds of Lion beer and arak at Mambos Café, where Main Point's crashing waves are drowned out by the club music booming through the sound system. Fortunately, a day like this is not a rare occurrence in Arugam Bay.
Where to eat
Gecko Café offers completely natural homemade fare, everything from western breakfasts to local curries.
The Green Room has cheap, fresh seafood every day, relaxing decor and laid-back indie tunes.
Where to stay
Mambo's is one of the nicer places to stay in Arugam Bay. It is a bit pricey but the expansive bar area is the place to go on a Saturday night. The hotel, which offers three guesthouse rooms, three beach bungalows and four luxury beach bungalows, overlooks Main Point.
Ranga's Beach Hut, a small accommodation with less than a dozen rooms, is quite affordable, and you can watch the surf from its sand-floored restaurant.


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The campaign comes within the efforts and programmes undertaken by the Food Control Department in order to ensure the health and safety of the food consumed by the members of the community.
The campaign carried out by the Food Control Section with beginning of the summer months was within the plans that are designed to ensure health and safety of food traded in the emirate before they reach the consumer.
Sultan Al Tahir, Head of the Product Control Section in the Food Control Department said that the campaign covered 257 warehouses that include warehouses of dry, chilled and frozen food items in the Emirate of Dubai.
"The campaign, which resulted in issuing fines for 144 establishments, stressed all the stores the need to adhere to the approved hygiene requirements of the Municipality," he said.
Tahir noted that during the campaign most of the warehouses received good assessment.
"However, 18 warehouses that received the medium and weak assessment marks were found to be not complying with the existing hygiene requirements of Dubai Municipality. They were instructed them to comply with the requirements and the need to modify their status," he said.
Tahir said the prominent violations in those institutions were the accumulation of storage and the lack of proper ventilation system while preserving the food.
He said good conservation of food depends on knowing the appropriate conditions for the storage of each type of food to protect them from contamination.
"Hence, the Section formed a team for conducting the inspection campaign in the warehouses last month to make sure they are complying with the requirements for proper storage of food, which may get damaged due to negligence during this season because of the high humidity and temperature, which allows the growth and reproduction of microbes,"
said Tahir.
He said controlling the temperature level is the most effective way to reduce the risk of microbes and preventing it from multiplying and destroying foodstuffs during storage. "So you must store the food in temperatures that are suitable for them, whether they are refrigerated, frozen or dry food," said Tahir.
He pointed out that during the campaign it was checked that the refrigeration and freezing equipments were working efficiently and continuously, ensuring the availability of alternative equipments in case of breakdowns.
"We tried to ensure that the refrigeration units were working at a temperature of 4 degree C or less and the freezing units were kept at a temperature of minus 18 or less, and in the case of dry food the temperature was kept at 21 degree C or less and that there is no indication to the melting of the frozen food. We also made sure that all the food either refrigerated or frozen or dry retain their natural properties. The campaign also ensured the availability of hygiene requirements for warehouses, equipments and workers, as well as monitored the validity periods of food and that they were kept in a healthy manner and also ensured that there are no cases of commercial fraud," said Tahir.
In addition, emphasis was placed during the campaign to identify areas for storage in the warehouses as they were evaluated according to the size of work. A database of stores was being made available with the Section as they were entered in the GPS system on a continuous basis, which will help in locating stores in the future.
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When philanthropreneur Taylor Conroy—whose motto is "destroy normal"—wanted to get his friends involved in charity, he wasn't going to go about it in any ordinary way. He conducted a series of experiments, merged them with his sales knowledge and applied his curiosity for the infinite potential of the Internet to create a platform to build a school in 3 hours.
His social fundraising platform, called Ten in Three, is designed to raise $10,000 in three hours by getting 33 people to donate $3.33 a day for three months. The funds would then go directly toward building a school with Free The Children.
The video above features Taylor's Tedx talk, which goes over the details of his experiments and explains how anyone can build a school in 3 hours with their friends.
What makes this platform so innovative is the combo of leveraging traditional motivators behind giving with new knowledge and technology. I hope you'll be inspired to give too after watching the featured video and will join me in building a school!


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A Big Day competition like no other
The Race is on, who can spot the most species in one day?
12:00AM to 11:59PM on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 (Results announced on Thursday, August 14)
Donate to support the Sky Islands Birding Cup teams!
Participating teams compete to observe the most bird species in 24 hours, while raising important funds for conservation.
The challenges involved in this particular competition are intriguing. Many species wait exclusively for this time of year before singing, nesting, and generally becoming more observable. Still, others are not singing and must be detected visually or by use of call notes. At the same time, southbound migrants are arriving. This is when hummingbird numbers and species diversity peaks – as many as 15 species are possible! Migrant warblers, buntings, and other passerines are beginning to arrive as well. Thus, not every species can be "staked out," and must be encountered by a combination of skill and luck on competition day. More than 200 species are possible, and the Arizona Big Day record stands at 199. How many birds can you find in a day? More info on monsoon birding
Rules & Forms
All teams must register. Competing teams must pay the appropriate registration fee and may raise funds on behalf of the bird conservation cause of their choice! There is no fee for Non-competing teams to participate; any fundraising by Non-competing teams must benefit Tucson Audubon.
Sky Islands Birding Cup Official Rules
Sky Islands Birding Cup Official Checklist
Online Donation Form: Teams fundraising on behalf of Tucson Audubon, share this link with your sponsors
Offline Donation Form: For those wishing to make a donation to Tucson Audubon by mail
Pledge Tracking Form: For participants to record donations for later acknowledgement by Tucson Audubon
The fund: Birders Giving Back
Registration fees from participating teams and sponsors cover the administrative costs of running the event, with additional pledges raised going toward the Paton Center for Hummingbirds.
Take part in the Sky Islands Birding Cup and help improve the Paton Center for Hummibgbirds, making it a better place for birds and birders. The Paton Center is dedicated to the celebration and conservation of hummingbirds--and all birds--through recreation, education, sustainable living, and regeneration. Read more about the Paton Center at www.tucsonaudubon.org/paton.
Besides the thrill of more than 200 species possible in a single day (including some jawdroppers found nowhere else) this event is also an opportunity to give back locally to those same birds through stewardship of important bird habitat.
The competition: categories and pledges
See the Rules for complete details on how the game is played! We'll announce the results at the Nightlife Social on Thursday, August 14.
A full description of each category included in the Rules. In order to remain eligible for competition, all participants must count only species seen from within southeast Arizona (defined by Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Cochise, and Graham Counties). Competing Teams may fundraise for the bird conservation organization of their choice! Funds raised by non-competing teams must benefit Tucson Audubon Society.
Traditional Big Day
This is an all-out effort to see as many species as possible in 24 hours, within the confines of the Rules, of course (minimum team of 3 people). You have from 12:00AM to 11:59PM on August 14th, 2013 to find as many birds as you can. Heard birds, seen birds, common or rare, every "wild and unrestrained" bird counts! Intensive planning and scouting will be the key to a high species total. Which teams will take a crack at 200+ species…?
Youth Big Day
Same as the "Traditional Big Day," but you must be 17 years of age or younger to qualify for this category! (An adult should accompany as the team driver.)
Little Circle, Big Day
Plunk yourself down and let the birds come to you! The concept is basically the same as a Big Sit: select a 17-foot diameter circle anywhere in southeast Arizona, and sit/stand/stay there as long as you want during the Big Day. Only birds detected while you are in the circle may be tallied, though someone may be sent outside of the circle to confirm an ID. Chairs, ladders and BBQs are all allowed!
"Little Circle Circuit" Big Day
The same as the "Little Circle, Big Day" above – but you can select up to 4 different circles to sit in during the day! The catch is that you cannot return to any previously visited circle… Get creative and drive less than a Traditional Big Day for a carbon conscious alternative.
Non-competing team or individual
Don't care about winning an award? Just want to see a lot of birds and raise some bucks for Tucson Audubon Society? Great! This is the category for you. No team minimum. Collect some pledges, go out and see some birds; simple as that. Nightlife Social ticket and TBWF t-shirt available for a nominal fee.
Traditional Big Day Teams
BIRDING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: J. Yerger, K. Kamper, and J. Mohlmann. 185 species
HERONDIPITY: J. MacFarland, M. Brooks, R. Fray, T. Helentjaris, S.Pike, R. Zarwell. 154 species
NO EGRETS: T. Supplee, M. Weber, A. Tarbee. 136 species Read their Big Day recap
Traditional Big Day Teams
BIRDING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: J. Yerger, K. Kamper, and J. Mohlmann. 174 species Read their Big Day recap
VIREOSOS: J. MacFarland, M. Brooks, T. Helentjaris, S.Pike, R. Zarwell. 162 species Read their Big Day recap
Traditional Big Day Teams
BIRDING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: J. Yerger, K. Kamper, and J. Mohlmann. 162 species
CAN'T STOP THE ROCK WRENS: J. MacFarland, V. Bothwell, R. Fray, K. Kroesen, and B. Nicholas. 137 species
Non-competing teams UNDOCUMENTED AVIANS: M. Scram and J. Lewis.


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.- On Tuesday morning, Pope Benedict XVI appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia to become the 10th Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Bishop Joseph Patrick McFadden, 63, will be installed in his new position on August 18 at St. Patrick's Cathedral. His appointment will fill the seat that became vacant in January 2010 when Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was named Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind.
According to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Bishop McFadden was born in 1947. A Philadelphia native, he played basketball and was valedictorian of his high school class.
He then attended St. Joseph University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science. After spending a few years teaching, he entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
In 1981, he was ordained a priest for the archdiocese and served as parochial vicar before being appointed administrative secretary to Cardinal John Krol, who was Archbishop of Philadelphia at the time.
In 1993, Bishop McFadden was chosen as the first president of Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield, Pa. After serving for three years as a parish pastor, he became an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 2004.
Bishop McFadden's new diocese is comprised of 248,000 Catholics, 179 priests and 394 religious.
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