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EUCODIS Bioscience Appoints Thomas Fischer as New CEO
developing, customizing, manufacturing, and marketing enzymes for the
chemical industry, announced today that it has appointed Mr
currently CFO, as new CEO of the Company. Going forward, EUCODIS Bioscience'
sole focus will be to provide high-performance enzymes to customers,
capitalizing on the Company's experience in commercial enzyme development and
on its proven technology of "in vivo recombination".
In line with this move EUCODIS Bioscience will spin out its French
research subsidiary in a management buy-in lead by
previously CEO of EUCODIS Bioscience.
Dr. Pandjaitan will acquire a majority stake in the new entity. Under his
leadership the new entity will develop next-generation applications of "in
vivo recombination". EUCODIS Bioscience will retain a strategic share in its
former subsidiary.
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Well it wouldn't have to go along all 4 freeways it takes to go from LA to DL, it could take a more direct route, going along the freeway route is just impractical. Plus, there's already light rail lines on some of those freeways.
As for the cost, well I don't know how Las Vegas did it, but whatever the cost is, if they wanted to do it, they could definitely figure out a way through different contractor bids and through state subsidies and sharing of profits to get it done.
Yes, there are bus lines currently, but thinking long term a monorail system would be more cost effective. You need to think 5, 10, 20 years out and the cost of fuel and maintenance and time stuck in traffic that the buses take to operate. Those costs add up to much more than a monorail system would. The monorail could be electric powered and get the power from the track itself. They could have solar panels spaced all along the track to provide power and the monorail would get energy from the track as it moved and any excess power from the panels could go back into the grid, and then when the panels weren't providing enough they could get energy back from the grid again. This isn't even factoring in the 'green' environmental benefits this would create for SoCal air as well as for the company. With the new climate change laws in CA, they might even be able to get some sort of write off or tax credit for doing a system like this that reduces emissions.
As for the Green Line problem, oh yea I'm well aware of that, I live near the Green Line. However as part of the 30/10 plan, they are planning to build a Green Line extension that will finally go to LAX in the next few years. And again, while most people who fly into LAX aren't going to Disneyland, this wouldn't just benefit those people, but could benefit all people living in LA, especially the west side, who go on a regular basis. And as for parking fee losses, it's not like this would be free, people could either pay every time they ride, or they could have a fee added on to their AP so they could get unlimited rides throughout the year.
It'll definitely be costly, and a big project, but in the long run it would be worth it, it would save the company money, make it easier and more convenient for lots of people to go to the DLR. Not just for the parks, but to see a concert at the House of Blues or even if they're going to events at the convention center or something. And it makes environmental sense.
It may not happen soon, but I think overall it's a good beneficial idea.. and where there's a will, there's a way. If Walt taught us anything with Disneyland, it's that.

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Peter J. Flowers, Chicago Trial Lawyer Begins Local DePuy ASR Trial
On March 10, 2013, Judge Deborah Mary Dooling of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois began the trial of Carol Strum v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a Foreign Corporation, and Premier Orthopaedic Sales, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Case Number 2011 L 009352, for alleged personal injuries suffered due to the defective design of Johnson & Johnson´s DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant system. This landmark trial is only the second such trial in the country.
Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) March 15, 2013
Coming on the heels of an $8.3 million loss just last week in California, in the first trial over its recalled metal hip implant, according to Bloomberg News on March 11th, Johnson & Johnson now faces a second DePuy ASR jury trial that will consider whether its metal hip design was defective in Carol Strum v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a Foreign Corporation, and Premier Orthopaedic Sales, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Case Number 2011 L 009352 (Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois).
According to the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 200,000 or more hip replacement surgeries are performed each year in the United States. In recent months, metal hip replacement devices have come under increased scrutiny by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the high number of adverse events reported. The DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System and the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System were recalled in August of 2010 after being on the market since July 2003. The DePuy recall occurred after multiple studies showed that the medical devices failed to perform as intended.
Flowers and his firm, Meyers and Flowers, represent DePuy hip implant side effects claimants and surviving family members across the country. On behalf of these clients, Flowers has filed lawsuits against parties involved in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of these dangerous metal hip implants. In his DePuy hip lawsuits, Flowers alleges that the ASR devices cause serious side effects, ranging from implant failure and revision surgery to permanent disability and even death, and that DePuy failed to adequately warn victims of the risks associated with its metal hip implants.
A nationally known, aggressive trial lawyer, Peter J. Flowers has led many coordinated litigations across the country, leading the fight against large manufacturers who place dangerous and defective drugs and medical devices into the marketplace. Flowers has served on multiple Plaintiffs Steering Committees and tried major pharmaceutical and medical device cases to successful jury verdicts. Some of his most notable legal appointments include:
- Appointed to serve on the Plaintiffs Executive Committee in In Re Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2391 (South Bend, Indiana);
- Appointed to serve as Liaison Counsel in In Re: Zimmer NexGen Implants Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2272 (Chicago, Illinois)
- Appointed to serve on the Plaintiffs Executive Committee in In Re: Pradaxa (Dabigatran Etexilate) Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2385 (East St. Louis, Illinois);
- Appointed to serve on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee in In Re: Ethicon, Inc. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2327 (Charleston, West Virginia);
- Appointed to serve as Lead Counsel in In Re: Brown v. DePuy Spine Inc, 06-0224 (Massachusetts State Court);
- Appointed to serve as Lead Counsel in In Re: DePuy ASR Litigation: 2010 L 010506 (Illinois State Court);
- Appointed to serve as Co-Lead Counsel in In Re: Actos Litigation, 2011 L 010011 (Illinois State Court);
Peter J. Flowers is proud to handle one of the largest DePuy ASR injury and wrongful death dockets in the country. For more information about Flowers or Meyers & Flowers, please visit our website.
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Arctic Splash Indoor Aquatic Center
The Wheeling Park District's winter-themed splash park only looks chilly: A zero-depth leisure pool, toddler slide, interactive water play structures and mini lazy river will keep little polar bears coming back for more.
327 W. Dundee Rd., Wheeling, 847-465-3333. Open swim hours: Mon.—Fri. 5:30 a.m.—8 p.m., Sat. 6 a.m.—4:30 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m.—4:30 p.m. Parent/Tot swim: Tue., Thu., Fri. 10—11 a.m. Adults $6 (non-residents $7.50), ages 3-9 $5 (non-residents $6.50), 2 and under free.
The popular indoor playspace offers weekly, half-hour swim classes for babies 6- to 15-months-old and toddlers 15- to 36-months-old at West Loop Athletic Club's pool.
Thurs., 10—10:30 a.m, 10:45—11:15 a.m. West Loop Athletic Club, 1380 W. Randolph St., $196 for seven-week session.
This swim school keeps the pool at its Elston Avenue headquarters set at 90 degrees (about 10 degrees warmer than most pools, which is more comfortable for kids).
While there are no open swim sessions at Blue Dolphins' locations around Chicago, there are classes for babies through teens at the headquarters (2222 N. Elston Ave., 773-342-7250) and University of Illinois at Chicago pools (901 W. Roosevelt Ave., 312-576-8902).
Monthly tuition: $72.50-$125.
This chain offers family swim sessions for members as well as the general public.
Chicago: 2630 W. Bradley Rd., 773-588-7946. Mon., Wed. noon—1 p.m., Thu. 12:30 p.m.—1:30 p.m., Fri. 12:30 p.m.—1:30 p.m. and 6:30—8 p.m., Sun. 5—7 p.m. (call ahead for Sunday availability). $10 per person, $30 maximum per family.
Naperville: 1688 Quincy Ave., 630-305-9775. Mon.—Wed. noon—1 p.m., Fri. 7:30—8:30 p.m. $10 per person, $30 maximum per family (Fridays $5 per person, $15 per family).
St. Charles: 3455 Legacy Blvd., 630-584-3474. Mon.–Wed. noon–1:30 p.m., Fri. 6:30–8 p.m., Sun. 5—6:30 p.m. $5 per person, $15 maxomim per family.
Don't be intimidated by the name: Eckhart Park's pool has been serving West Town families since it opened in 1961. Adults can admire the swooping midcentury architecture while kids take Tiny Tot classes or enjoy family open swim.
1330 W. Chicago Ave., 312-746-5490. Hours: Mon.—Fri. 7 a.m.—9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.—5:30 p.m., Sun 9 a.m.—5 p.m. Check online schedule for open swim. Tiny Tot winter session $28, open swim free.
(For a full list of Chicago Park District indoor pools, click here.
KeyLime Cove Indoor Waterpark Resort
At this watery paradise in Gurnee, tots can float down a lazy river and small slides, while bigger kids take thrill rides down the giant body slides. Hit the adjacent arcade after you've dried off.
1700 Nations Dr., Gurnee, 877-360-0403. Mon.—Fri. 10 a.m. —9:00 p.m., Sat.—Sun. 9 a.m. —9 p.m. 1700 Nations Dr., Gurnee, 877-360-0403. Rooms start at $139/night.
Pavilion Aquatic Center Lagoon Pool
The Elk Grove Village Park District keeps things fun with a 72-foot water slide and an array of sprinklers set in a tropical themed-setting.
1000 Wellington Ave., Elk Grove Village, 847-593-6248. Open swim hours: Mon., Wed. noon–2 p.m. (slide closed), Tue., Thu. 7–9 p.m., Sat. 3–7 p.m., Sun. 3–6 p.m. $6 (non-residents $8), kids $5 (non-residents $6.50), 2 and under free.
A zero-depth entry pool, water slides (including a tot slide), tumble buckets and more can be found at the indoor half of the Bolingbook Park District's water park.
200 S. Lindsey Lane, Bolingbrook, 630-739-1705. Mon., Wed., Fri, 4—8 p.m., Sat.-Sun. noon—6 p.m. $8, residents $6, children 2 and under free.
Kids ages 5 and up can try snorkeling using scuba equipment for extra air; kids 8 and up can take the "bubblemaker" classes, which teach how to breathe underwater; ages 10 and up are eligible for scuba instruction. Traditional swim lessons, birthday parties and private lessons are also available. Check online for class schedules.
16336 S. 104th Ave,, Orland Park, 708-226-1614. Bubblemaker class $75, private lessons $23 for half hour.
The pool inside the Schaumburg Park District's Community Rec Center has three water slides, a water playground and a beach-like entry pool, plus amenities that include a family changing room and nursery.
505 N. Springinsguth Rd., Schaumburg, 847-490-2505. Open swim hours: Mon.—Thu, 5:30—8 p.m., Fri.
4—8 p.m., Sat—Sun noon—5 p.m. $9 (residents $7), kids $7 (residents $5).


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Trader Joe's pledges sustainable seafood
Consumers and Greenpeace's Traitor Joe's campaign got the supermarket's attention.
Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:43 PM
If you go to www.traitorjoe.com right now, you'll see the Greenpeace website claiming victory. On March 23, Trader Joe's announced that all of its seafood purchases will shift to sustainable sources by Dec. 31, 2012.
Lifestyle blogger Siel told us last year that after scoring badly for two years in a row on Greenpeace's seafood sustainability scorecard, the environmental activist organization created the Traitor Joe's website to protest Trader Joe's seafood choices.
Trader Joe's doesn't mention Greenpeace's efforts in its announcement. It says the decision was made based on customer feedback and their "efforts to offer seafood options that fit customer needs ranging from food safety and taste, to concern over the environment."
In addition to claiming victory on the website, Greenpeace released a press release.
"We applaud Trader Joe's commitment to creating a strong sustainable seafood policy. We are particularly happy to see Trader Joe's acknowledge that we need marine reserves, and that species like orange roughy and Chilean sea bass are incompatible with a sustainable seafood operation. We know their customers will appreciate their recent statement of intent. After all, seafood consumers deserve access to transparent, accurate information about the products they choose," said Senior Markets Campaigner Casson Trenor.
The press release also let it be known that Greenpeace will be watching Trader Joe's closely to make sure that it implements all of the changes it has promised. In addition to selling only sustainable seafood by the end of 2012, Trader Joe's has committed to the following:
- Work with third-party, science-based organizations to establish definitions and parameters for addressing customer concerns about overfishing, destructive catch or production methods, and the importance of marine reserves.
- Remove "red-listed" seafood from their shelves. Trader Joe's stopped selling Chilean sea bass in 2005, orange roughy in July of 2009, and red snapper in March of 2010.
- Provide accurate information on all seafood labels, including species' Latin names, origin and catch or production method.
- Use their buying power to leverage change in the seafood industry.
I'm happy to see Trader Joe's change their seafood policy based on consumer demand and activist pressure. It shows that the company is listening and it cares about what its customers want. It shows that when consumers take advantage of their voices and vote with their wallets (I stopped buying Trader Joe's seafood — how about you?), good companies will listen. I'm always a huge fan of a company changing its policies because consumers have asked and it's the right thing to do, not because the government made them do it.
So like Greenpeace, I applaud Trader Joe's.
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School and Business Closings Around The Southcoast
I forgot how good a diner breakfast can be. Haven't been in quite awhile. Last weekend, a friend of mine and I hit up a local breakfast restaurant for what we were calling an "afternoon recovery breakfast".
They are the ring leaders for school spirit. They work tirelessly and put in MANY hours to provide energy and music to sporting events, and they compete feverishly locally and nationally to be the best.
We were warned. The wind turbines booted up in April, and, for the most part, we have been unaffected by the monstrous energy generators. It must have something to do with the positioning of the sun at this time of year, because over the past
Every Halloween, Fairhaven erupts with the most creative spookery you could hope to find. Endless Styrofoam tombstones and backyard beasts come to life courtesy of dedicated local "home haunters" who have devoted their lives to the art of handmade monster-making.
Beginning November 1st, six stores in Fairhaven that also contain pharmacies will no longer be allowed to sell tobacco products.
If you've ever spent any time in beautiful Fairhaven, you just may have seen a man walking his small silver dog. Yes, I know you did a double-take. The dog is on wheels. It looks like a man walking a toy dog. The man's name is Joe, and his dog is called "Techno".
New Bedford, Fairhaven, Fall River and the entire Southcoast gets a little bit spooky once fall hits. The area is chock full of haunted houses that can go from mild, all the way to blood chilling.
This weekend in Buzzards Bay, its one of my favorite events! The Bourne Scallop Festival!


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I can't believe it's been fifteen years since French super hottie Laetitia Casta was showing off as a late teen ingenue for Victoria's Secret. Time flies I guess when you're super sextastic. Laetitia is all grown up now and maturely still passion inducing as ever. Of course, many of her European shoots like this pictorial in Vanity Fair France magazine feel obliged to obscure her hot body with artistic layers that make little to no sense to my savage brain.
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Geographic Range
Red-breasted mergansers have a holarctic distribution; they are found throughout much of the northern hemisphere. Red-breasted mergansers have distinct breeding and wintering ranges, although they overlap somewhat in northern, coastal areas. In the Americas they breed from Alaska throughout northern, boreal Canada to the maritime provinces and into the northern United States: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Maine. They breed in Greenland and Iceland and in Eurasia from the Faroe Islands, Ireland, and Scotland through Scandinavia, northern Russia and Asia to Siberia and the Kamchatka Peninsula. They may also breed in northeastern China, northern Japan, and as far south as northern Germany, Lake Baikal, Manchuria, and the Sea of Okhotsk. Red-breasted mergansers winter in coastal areas, including the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes coasts, and other large, inland waterways as far south as northern Mexico in the Americas and the Baltic, North, Mediterranean, Black, Caspian, and Aral Seas in Eurasia. They sometimes wander as far south as portions of the Red Sea and to the Hawaiian Islands in winter. They are found throughout the year in northern coastal areas, including Iceland, parts of the British Isles, southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, coastal areas of Maine and the Canadian maritime provinces, and the northernmost lower peninsula of Michigan and northern shore of Lake Michigan. (Titman, 1999)
- Biogeographic Regions
- nearctic
- palearctic
- arctic ocean
- atlantic ocean
- pacific ocean
- mediterranean sea
- Other Geographic Terms
- holarctic
Red-breasted mergansers are found on wetlands and open bodies of freshwater, brackish, or saltwater in their breeding and wintering ranges. In the breeding range, they are found in the tundra and boreal zones. In winter and during migration they are found on protected waters along sea coasts and large, inland lakes and rivers, although they also use fast-flowing rivers. Red-breasted mergansers are found foraging mainly in shallow waters with submergent vegetation, although they also forage in deep waters, just as long as there is an abundance of their fish prey. (Titman, 1999)
- Habitat Regions
- temperate
- saltwater or marine
- freshwater
- Aquatic Biomes
- lakes and ponds
- rivers and streams
- coastal
- brackish water
- Other Habitat Features
- estuarine
Physical Description
Red-breasted mergansers are relatively large diving ducks with long, thin bills lined with serrated edges to help in capturing fish prey. Males are larger than females. Lengths range from 51 to 64 cm and weights from 800 to 1350 g. In their breeding plumage, males are more colorful, with dark greenish heads, a white collar, brown-speckled breasts, steel-gray flanks, and greenish-black backs that are bordered by a white patch. Both females and males have an asymmetrical crest of plumes at the back of their heads. Females are grayish brown overall, with a small, white wing bar, a whitish breast with gray speckles, and the head is cinnamon brown. There is an inconspicuous white eye ring. The bill and legs are reddish-orange and the bill has a black tip. Female plumage stays the same throughout the year and immature birds resemble females. Males in the non-breeding season resemble females but have wider, white wing bars. (Titman, 1999)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- homoiothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- male larger
- male more colorful
- Range mass
- 800 to 1350 g
- 28.19 to 47.58 oz
- Range length
- 51 to 64 cm
- 20.08 to 25.20 in
Red-breasted mergansers are seasonally monogamous, but there is good evidence that extra-pair copulations may be frequent. Pairs may form as early as November, but most pair bonds form during spring migration, starting in March. Males use a courtship display and call to attract females. Usually several males display around a single female in an attempt to win her favor. Males hold their heads close to their body with the crest raised and their bill pointing up, they then do 1 of 2 alternate displays: the "head shake" and the "salute curtsy." The head shakes involves flicking the head from side to side. In the salute curtsy the male drops the bill forward, then rapidly flicks it up while straightening his neck and raising the chest above the water, the chest is then dropped back into the water, this may also be accompanied by kicking. A "yeow" call is used during the salute portion of the curtsy salute display. Females use a display that incites male courtship behavior, making a bobbing motion through the water as she holds her bill downwards. (Titman, 1999)
- Mating System
- monogamous
- polygynandrous (promiscuous)
Red-breasted mergansers are relatively late breeders. Mated pairs arrive on the breeding grounds in May, egg-laying occurs in early June in the northernmost portions of the breeding range, with hatching in July and fledging in September to October. Females choose nests on land close to water, usually in dense vegetation or under objects, such as driftwood or boulders. Either an object or dense tree branches or grass forms a roof over the nest. Nests are usually within 23 m of the water, never more than 70 m. Females start the nest as a scrape, but gradually add grass and feathers as incubation progresses. They lay from 5 to 24 beige to gray eggs (mean 9.5), laying 1 egg every other day. They begin to incubate the eggs when the last egg is laid. Incubation is generally for 30 to 31 days, young hatch synchronously. Young fledge at 60 to 65 days after hatching. Because they breed relatively late, second clutches are unlikely. Most red-breasted mergansers mate first in their third year, although they are mature in their second year. (Titman, 1999)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- oviparous
- Breeding interval
- Red-breasted mergansers breed once yearly.
- Breeding season
- Red-breasted mergansers breed in May and June.
- Range eggs per season
- 5 to 24
- Average eggs per season
- 9.5
- Range time to hatching
- 30 to 31 days
- Range fledging age
- 60 to 65 days
- Range time to independence
- 7 (high) weeks
- Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 2 to 3 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 3 years
- Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 2 to 3 years
Females incubate the eggs and brood and care for the young until they abandon them within a few weeks after hatching. Males abandon females on the nest soon after she begins incubating the eggs. (Titman, 1999)
- Parental Investment
- precocial
- provisioning
- female
- female
- female
- provisioning
- female
- protecting
The oldest recorded red-breasted merganser was 9 years and 4 months old. A female was also recorded breeding when she was 8 years old. Like many animals, most red-breasted merganser hatchlings do not survive through their first year. Up to 50% of hatchlings die because of exposure to cold weather, another 25% are preyed on. It is thought that about 50% of red-breasted mergansers survive migration and winter to breed the following year. (Titman, 1999)
- Range lifespan
Status: wild
- 9.33 (high) years
- Range lifespan
Red-breasted mergansers are migratory, with distinct breeding and wintering ranges. They are active during the day and are highly aquatic. They have rapid, efficient flight and can swim and dive well by propelling themselves with their feet. Dives can be up to 44 seconds long and they can dive to depths of 9.2 meters. They cannot walk well because their feet are so far back on the body. Red-breasted mergansers spend about 50% of their waking hours in foraging activities, although this varies with the availability of prey. They are highly social and are typically seen in groups, with the exception of breeding season, when pairs separate to mate and nest. They migrate in small groups of 5 to 15, but in their fall migration they may gather in large groups of up to 15,000. They do not defend territories, even during the breeding season. Red-breasted mergansers also commonly associate with other birds, both in feeding and nesting areas. (Titman, 1999)
- Key Behaviors
- flies
- natatorial
- diurnal
- motile
- migratory
- social
Home Range
Red-breasted mergansers are gregarious and do not defend territories. Females return to nest in the area where they were hatched. (Titman, 1999)
Communication and Perception
Red-breasted mergansers use visual displays and vocalizations in their courtship rituals. They also produce alarm calls that sound like "garr" or "grack." Males produce a drumming sound with their wings during copulation. (Titman, 1999)
Food Habits
Red-breasted mergansers eat mainly small fishes (10 to 15 cm long) and crustaceans. Their diet is usually made up of over 75% small fish, with less than 25% made up of crustaceans and other aquatic animals, such as insects, worms, and amphibians. They seem to prefer foraging in shallow water, but they will hunt wherever prey is abundant. Red-breasted mergansers forage in several different ways. They float at the surface, looking underwater as they go, they dive in deep or shallow water to search for prey, or they dive in formation with other red-breasted mergansers to herd schooling prey. This cooperative foraging strategy can be very effective and has been observed when mergansers are hunting sheepshead minnows. Other preferred fish prey include killifishes, sticklebacks, Atlantic salmon, sculpins, herring and their eggs, salmon eggs, silversides, and blueback herring. (Titman, 1999)
- Animal Foods
- amphibians
- fish
- eggs
- aquatic or marine worms
- aquatic crustaceans
A wide variety of predators feed on eggs and nestlings of red-breasted mergansers, including common ravens, great black-backed gulls, herring gulls, parasitic jaegers, and mink. Adults have been taken by great horned owls and gyrfalcons. They may also be taken by red foxes and snowy owls. (Titman, 1999)
- Anti-predator Adaptations
- cryptic
- Known Predators
- common ravens (Corvus corax)
- great black-backed gulls (Larus marinus)
- herring gulls (Larus argentatus)
- parasitic jaegers (Stercorarius parasiticus)
- mink (Neovison vison)
- great horned owls (Bubo virginianus)
- gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolis)
- red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)
- snowy owls (Nyctea scandiaca)
Ecosystem Roles
Red-breasted mergansers are important predators of small fish in their wetland habitats. Several bird species take advantage of the fact that red-breasted mergansers will herd fish prey to the water's surface when they are foraging. Snowy egrets, Bonaparte's, and ring-billed gulls will wait at the surface to grab fish scared by merganser foraging. Red-breasted mergansers are also attracted to areas where gulls are feeding on schooling fish. (Titman, 1999)
Red-breasted mergansers are parasitized by at least 60 kinds of parasitic worms, including Eustrongylides species, which may cause die-offs. They are also parasitized by ectoparasites, such as lice (Anaticola crassicornis, Anatoecus dentatus, Anatoecus icterodes, Holomenopon loomisi, Pseudomenopon species, and Trinoton querquedulae). (Titman, 1999)
- snowy egrets (Egretta thula)
- Bonaparte's gulls (Larus philadelphia)
- ring-billed gulls (Larus delawarensis)
- nematodes (Eustrongylides species)
- lice (Anaticola crassicornis)
- lice (Anatoecus dentatus)
- lice (Anatoecus icterodes)
- lice (Holomenopon loomisi)
- lice (Pseudomenopon species)
- lice (Trinoton querquedulae)
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Red-breasted mergansers are occasionally hunted, but they are not a common game bird. (Titman, 1999)
- Positive Impacts
- food
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Red-breasted mergansers are sometimes attracted to fish hatcheries and other commercial fish raising programs, as well as important salmon spawning streams. They are sometimes persecuted because of their predation on salmon parr (young salmon). (Titman, 1999)
- Negative Impacts
- crop pest
Conservation Status
Red-breasted mergansers have a wide distribution and large populations, they are not considered currently threatened. However, some populations may be threatened by wetland destruction and contamination by pesticides and lead. They are also captured in fishing nets fairly frequently. (Titman, 1999)
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Least Concern
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Other Comments
Mergus species, along with Lophodytes cucullatus (hooded mergansers) are most closely related to goldeneyes (Bucephala) and smews (Mergellus albellus). (Titman, 1999)
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the body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America which occurs mostly north of the Arctic circle.
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- polygynandrous
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breeding is confined to a particular season
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Titman, R. 1999. Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator). The Birds of North America Online, 443: 1-20. Accessed April 02, 2009 at http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/443.


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Ericka 7 years
I agree with you guys some were great and others look like they went to Super Cuts. I noticed this happen at some hair shows when I was younger. The owners stylists would be directed by him/her on how to cut the person's hair and the stylist would comply with mixed results. Some are good some are bad which is why I think most of us search for THE stylist.
Atiyah 7 years
The only thing that bothers me about hair makeovers is when they take an African American woman with natural hair and throw a weave on her head and then everyone is ohh and ahhh at how beautiful or how much better her hair looks. ARGGHH!! I would not allow them to weave or straighten me up. Work with my natural texture and hair or just leave it alone. Whew sorry just had to vent.
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I loved em! I think everyone looks better in their after shots, some more than others but all improvements and that's a big YAY! I really love the more dramatic ones with whole new looks, especially the first one with new short red hair, she looks like a new woman!
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Someday, I'd really love to get my hair done professionally. Like a real style and cut! Why couldn't I be one of the 101?
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I missed a good episode! I agree some were good, not all!
phoebegrace 7 years
Extreme changes yes, but they said on the show that they showed them how to do them at home to maintain them. Not just cut and go. So hopefully they could get the same "look" at home? Some were good, some were meh...
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I love these makeover shows, but I think that those people NEVER look as fab as they do when you see them on the shows. Sometimes they give people really extreme changes that are really high maintenance.
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I feel bad for the people who thought they were getting a makeover and only had a couple inches cut off
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OMG that bushy guy, hahahahaha. I liked the first one, Daphne a lot.
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some of them look really good.. some of them are just whatever..
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FD Editor's Note: If there was any doubt whatsoever that Obama was anything less than an evil bastard, this story should clear that right up. It is easy, with the Internet, to look up and learn the significance of Ramadan and fasting. Once you understand that you will share my disgust for what the Obama administration is doing by force-feeding these detainees during the holiest time of the year. I do not believe there is a better way to show total disregard for their religious beliefs than this. In doing this, Obama sets the United States up to join countries like China, Egypt, Eritrea, North Korea and Syria, some of the worst Human Rights offenders on earth. This is not just torture. This is an affront to their religious beliefs – the same beliefs that really are the only thing they have left! Islam is the only thing that has been keeping these men going – through all of the torture, the solitary confinement, the mistreatment. Now even observing the religion properly is taken away! What has this country come to? How can anyone stand by as this happens? I would be ashamed of myself to stand and do nothing – we ALL need to rise up and protest this! No more waiting for someone else to do it, everyone needs to take part. One last thing – there is no way that they will be able to tube feed all of the detainees during the night, there is not enough time. They would have to double their staff at least. Do not be fooled. It takes approximately two hours to tube-feed one detainee. There are 106 detainees on hunger strike. 45 of them are being force-fed, and that number can change at any time. They have about 8 or 9 hours between sundown and sun-up to feed these men. Do the math.
[art_thumbnail align="right"]The U.S. government said in response to a lawsuit it will not stop force-feeding prisoners at the military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during Ramadan.
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Comedy Overture by John Ireland (1879-1962). For Concert Band (Piccolo, 1st Flute, 2nd Flute, 1st Oboe, 2nd Oboe*, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Clarinet*, Bb Bass Clarinet, 1st Bassoon, 2nd Bassoon*, 1st Eb Alto Saxophone, 2nd Eb Alto Saxophone, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone*). Band Music. Grade 5. Score and parts. Duration 10:30. Published by C. Alan Publications (CN.R10004). Originally composed for Brass Band in 1934 "Comedy Overture" is, despite its name, a serious piece of writing. The term Overture does not imply that there is anything else to follow; it is used in the 19th century sense of Concert Overture (like Mendelssohn's "Fingal's Cave" - in other words, a miniature Tone Poem).The 1930's was a period of Ireland's mature writing - yielding the Piano Concerto (1930), the Legend for piano and orchestra (1933), and the choral work "These Things Shall Be" (1936-1937). We are fortunate therefore to have both "Comedy Overture" and "A Downland Suite" (1932) written for band medium at this time.As with "Maritime Overture" (written in 1944 for military band) Ireland approaches his material symphonically. The opening three notes state immediately the two seminal intervals of a semitone and a third. These are brooding and dark in Bb minor. It is these intervals which make up much of the thematic content of "Comedy," sometimes appearing in inverted form, and sometimes in major forms as well.The concept that some musical intervals are consonant , some dissonant, and some perfect is perhaps useful in understanding the nature of the tension and resolution of this work. The third is inherently unstable, and by bar 4, the interval is expanded to a fourth - with an ascending sem-quaver triplet - and then expanded to a fifth. The instability of the third pushes it towards a "perfect" resolution in the fourth or the fifth.The slow introduction is built entirely around these intervals in Bb minor and leads through an oboe cadenza, to an Allegro moderato brillante in Bb major.Once again, the semi-tone (inverted) and a third (major) comprise the main, chirpy, theme-inspired by a London bus-conductor's cry of "Piccadilly." (Much of the material in "Comedy" was re-conceived by Ireland for orchestra and published two years later under the title "A London Overture.")The expansion of the interval of a third through a fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh now takes place quickly before our very ears at the outset of this quicker section.Immediately the theme is developed, inverted, and accents displaced across the bar line to give a 3/2 feel against the written meter. But this restlessness leads to a tranquillo built around an arpeggio figure and presented by flute and clarinet. Ireland weaves his flowing counterpoint around this melody until the original slow introduction returns leading to a stretto effect as the rising bass motifs become more urgent, requesting a resolution of the tension of that original semitone and minor third.Yet resolution is withheld at this point as the music becomes almost becalmed in a further, unrelated tranquillo section marked pianissimo. It is almost as if another side of Ireland's nature is briefly allowed to shine through the stern counterpoint and disciplined structure.This leads to virtually a full recapitulation of the chirpy "brilliante," with small additional touches of counterpoint, followed by the first tranquillo section-this time in the tonic of Bb major. But the instability of the third re-asserts itself, this time demanding a resolution. And a triumphant resolution it receives, for it finally becomes fully fledged and reiterates the octave in a closing vivace. The opening tension has at last resolved itself into the most perfect interval of all.
Instruments: Flute, B-Flat Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Bassoon, Woodwinds, Clarinet, Saxophone
Genres: 20th Century, Comedy, Classical, Miscellaneous
Humorous Duo / Heiteres Duo by Gerhard Track. Bassoon. For 2 bassoons. 3. 16 pages. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.05-00512). ISBN M-012-16662-7. Dieses humoristisch-parodistische Stuck findet in der Besetzung durch zwei Fagotte seine Entsprechung. Der 1. Satz a!! Intrada (Let's play) a!! erinnert an amerikanische U-Musik. Der 2. Satz a!! Excuse me, Strauss besagt es ist eine Parodie auf Strauss-Walzer.
Pages: 16
Instruments: Bassoon, Woodwinds
Genres: Classical, Comedy, Miscellaneous
(Concert March). By Edwin Franko Goldman (1878-1956). Edited by Edward S. Lisk. Concert Band. For Flute I, Flute II, Flute III, Oboe I, Oboe II, Clarinet (in Eb), Clarinet I, Clarinet II, Clarinet III, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon I, Bassoon II, Alto Saxophone I, Alto Saxophone II, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Cornet I, Cornet III, Co. Carl Fischer Classic Band Editions. Classical. Full Score. Standard notation. 24 pages. Published by Carl Fischer
Pages: 24
Instruments: Flute, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Bassoon, Cornet, Woodwinds, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, Brass
Genres: Classical, 20th Century
Romance by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) and Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826). For clarinet and piano. Swiss import. Grade 4. Score and parts. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-2305C).
Instruments: Piano Accompaniment, Clarinet, Piano, Piano and Keyboard, Woodwinds
Genres: Classical Period, Romantic Period, Classical
Live Your Dream by Greg Gilpin. For SATB Chorus, Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Harp, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello (Score & Parts). Shawnee Press. Inspirational. Shawnee Press #LB0451. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.35013140). This major choral work by Greg Gilpin is a moving tribute to our dreams and pursuits. With lyrics based on the words of "Rumi," "Lao-Tzu" and "Thoreau," Greg's original music and choral arrangement is full of emotional strength that paints the text with musical significance. A perfect graduation or end of year selection! "Live Your Dream" has been beautifully orchestrated by Steven Couch. Available separately: SATB, TTBB, StudioTrax CD, Orchestration (includes score, flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, harp, violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello).
Instruments: Choir, Flute, B-Flat Clarinet, Oboe, Violin, Cello, Viola, Harp, Vocal, Woodwinds, Clarinet, Strings
Genres: Inspirational, Christian, Religious
Blaser-Mix. (Disco). By Blaeser Mix. For E-flat instruments (clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone). This edition: ED 9449. Brass/Wind Music. Grade 2. Edition with CD. Published by Schott Music (SD.49033100). ISBN 9790001131858. Die ultimative Auswahl von Klassikern der Disco-Ara, absolut tanzbar. Durch die beiliegende CD mit professionellen Playbacks ist optimales Band-Feeling garantiert. Damit auch Keyboard und Gitarre mitspielen konnen, stehen die Akkordsymbole in den Noten.
Instruments: Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Woodwinds, Saxophone
Genres: Disco, Pop
The Real Little Best Fake Book Ever - 3rd Edition - C Edition. (C Edition). By Various. For voice and piano (or c instrument). Hal Leonard Fake Books. Pop, Standards, Rock, Broadway and Movies. Difficulty: easy-medium. Fakebook (spiral bound). Vocal melody, lyrics and chord names. 856 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.240017). ISBN 0793585007. With vocal melody, lyrics and chord names. Pop, Standards, Rock, Broadway and Movies. 6x9 inches. The latest edition of this fake book is truly the Best Ever! It contains more than 1,000 huge hits, all in a convenient-for-gigs 6 inch. x 9 inch. size! Includes the melody lines, lyrics and chords for: Against All Odds * Amazed * At the Hop * Autumn Leaves * The Birth of the Blues * Bohemian Rhapsody * Cabaret * California Girls * Centerfold * Chariots of Fire * Colors of the Wind * Crazy * Dust in the Wind * Earth Angel * Eleanor Rigby * Fever * Fire and Rain * From a Distance * Hello, Dolly! * Hey Jude * I Am Woman * Imagine * Joy to the World * Kansas City * The Keeper of the Stars * La Bamba * Lady in Red * Linus and Lucy * Longer * Me and Bobby McGee * Mickey Mouse March * Misty * More * More Than Words * Oye Como Va * Peggy Sue * The Rainbow Connection * Respect * Route 66 * Shout * Spanish Eyes * Stormy Weather * Take Five * Thriller * Time in a Bottle * Unchained Melody * Wave * The Way We Were * Y.M.C.A. * You've Got a Friend * and hundreds more! About Hal Leonard Fake Books A "fake book" contains songs written in a concise format that includes only the melody and chords, letting you interpret the song's performance as you feel is appropriate. This is great for quickly learning songs by yourself or with an ensemble. Each song in a fake book only has a single melody actually written out in notes, which is usually the vocal or lead melody. This melody will have the lyrics written beneath the notes, with each word aligned to its corresponding note. Above the notes of the melody will appear the names of the appropriate chords to play - for example, a "C minor" chord would be written as "Cmin" or Cm", rather than writing out all of the notes in those chords as they appeared in the original version of the song. This format is very compact, which is why you will often see fakebooks containing 500 or more songs.
Pages: 856
Instruments: Voice, Piano Accompaniment, Piccolo, Oboe, Recorder, Violin, Electric Guitar, Vocal, Piano, Piano and Keyboard, Flute, Woodwinds, Strings, Guitar
Genres: Broadway, Rock, Pop, Film & TV, Standards, Jazz & Blues
Wedding & Love Fake Book - C Edition. (4th Edition). By Various. For voice and C instrument. Hal Leonard Fake Books. Love and Wedding. Difficulty: easy-medium. Fakebook. Vocal melody, lyrics and chord names. 352 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.240041). ISBN 0793514096. With vocal melody, lyrics and chord names. Love and Wedding. 9x12 inches. The best wedding fake book just got better! The 4th edition of this classic resource features over 450 songs, updated to include some of today's most popular love songs, as well as classical and sacred titles. Songs include All I Ask of You, I Swear, Trumpet Voluntary and more! For piano, vocal, guitar, electronic keyboard and all 'C' instruments. Essential for every professional musician! About Hal Leonard Fake Books A "fake book" contains songs written in a concise format that includes only the melody and chords, letting you interpret the song's performance as you feel is appropriate. This is great for quickly learning songs by yourself or with an ensemble. Each song in a fake book only has a single melody actually written out in notes, which is usually the vocal or lead melody. This melody will have the lyrics written beneath the notes, with each word aligned to its corresponding note. Above the notes of the melody will appear the names of the appropriate chords to play - for example, a "C minor" chord would be written as "Cmin" or Cm", rather than writing out all of the notes in those chords as they appeared in the original version of the song. This format is very compact, which is why you will often see fakebooks containing 500 or more songs.
Pages: 352
Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Piccolo, Oboe, Recorder, Violin, Piano and Keyboard, Vocal, Flute, Woodwinds, Strings
Genres: Wedding, Valentine's Day, Celebrations
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Instruments: Oboe, Violin, Cello, Viola, Woodwinds, Strings
Instruments: Flute, Woodwinds
Uses: General, Thanksgiving, Patriotic, Concert Scripture: Psalm 3:8; Proverbs 10:6; Psalm 106:3 A beloved American classic sings again in this richly set arrangement complete with a colorful orchestration and track. There are many occasions where this anthem of gratitude would be useful, but it has often been associated with the Thanksgiving season. Warm harmonies embrace the listener with glorious sound and the dynamic crescendo that crowns this evergreen is a memorable part of our national songbook. Available separately: SATB, StudioTrax CD, Orchestration CD-rom (Score & parts for Flute 1&2, Oboe, Clarinet 1&2, Bassoon, Horn 1&2, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2&3, Trombone 1&2, Bass Trombone/Tuba, Timp, Perc 1&2, Harp, Piano, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass). StudioTrax CD contains Accompaniment, Split-Track and Performance tracks. Duration: ca. 3:48. New product for the week of May 7, 2012.Return Policy Exception: This product can not be returned if opened but it can be exchanged if defective, for the exact same title.
Instruments: Choir, Piano, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Violin, Cello, Viola, Double Bass, Harp, Lute, Trumpet, Bass Trombone, Trombone, Bass Guitar, Tuba, Vocal, Piano and Keyboard, Woodwinds, Brass, Strings, Guitar
An American in Paris by George Gershwin (1898-1937). For tenor saxophone and piano. Swiss import. Grade 3. Score and parts. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-2155F).
Instruments: Piano Accompaniment, Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Piano and Keyboard, Saxophone, Woodwinds
Genres: 20th Century, Americana, Standards, Classical, Folk, Jazz & Blues
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Instruments: Piano, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Cello, Lute, Piano and Keyboard, Woodwinds, Strings
Por Una Cabeza -Tango. (Fur Salonorchester Eingerichtet). By Carlos Gardel. For Clarinet, 2 Violins, Cello, Double bass, Piano. Der musikalische Salon (Salonorchester) Vol. 1. Classical. Score and Parts. 11 pages (part); 19 pages (score). Published by Verlag Dohr (VD.E.D.28889). ISBN M-2020-1889-7. Classical. 29.7 x 21 cm inches.
Instruments: Piano, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Double Bass, Piano and Keyboard, Woodwinds, Strings
Genres: Latin, Pop, Tango
Happy Birthday by John G. Mortimer. For alto saxophone and piano (with optional guitar, bass and drums). Swiss import. Grade 2+. Score and parts. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-2151E).
Instruments: Guitar, Piano Accompaniment, Alto Saxophone, Percussion, Drums, Piano, Piano and Keyboard, Saxophone, Woodwinds
Genres: Birthday, Celebrations
Adios Nonino (Saxohone Quartet). By Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). Arranged by Johan van der Linden. For Saxophone Quartet. Arrangements of Modern Light Music. Solo Pieces. Grade 4. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.060851720).
Instruments: Saxophone, Woodwinds
Genres: Classical, Argentinian, Latin
Nonett (Nonet) by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass. This edition: paperbound. Score. Language: all languages. Composed 1884. 139. 68 pages. Duration 33 min. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5013900). ISBN M-007-07994-9. With Language: all languages.
Pages: 68
Instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Violin, Cello, Viola, Double Bass, Woodwinds, Brass, Strings
Tango op. 165/2 by Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909). Edited by Wilhelm Lutz. For orchestra (flute II, oboe II, clarinet II, bassoon I, bassoon II, horn I/II). This edition: DOM 147-17. Orchestra Music. Domesticum. Salon orchestra supplement (additional parts for full orchestra). 50 pages. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Schott Music (SD.49013828). ISBN 9790001026512.
Pages: 50
Instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Woodwinds, Brass
Genres: Classical, Tango, Latin
New product for the week of Sept 10th, 2012.
Instruments: Flute, Lute, Woodwinds, Strings
Verwandlung by David Padros. For Flute quartet. 21st century. Chamber music. Full Score. 11 pages. Published by Trito Ediciones (TI.TR-00542). ISBN M-69204-397-3. Chamber music.
Pages: 11
Instruments: Flute, Woodwinds
Genres: 21st Century, Classical


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The Canton Rugby Foundation is pleased to announce the schedule for the 5th annual free, non-contact rugby skills clinic. Our clinic will be hosted at Hall of Fame Fitness center's indoor field on Sunday February 15th and March 1st, from 2-4pm. We encourage all boys and girls in the Stark County area from ages 12 and up to attend this clinic to learn more about the sport of rugby. We will put them through fun, fast paced drills and games, and stress the importance of teamwork in rugby.
Canton Rugby Foundation President and Stark County High School Rugby head coach Dan Sturtz is quoted saying "This is our 5th year doing this for the youth of Stark County. We get new kids every year, and plenty more coming back after the fun they had the previous year. We have sign up sheets for our Middle School teams, and our High School team as well. We have been successful in building our teams by getting the kids started with our free clinic."
Rugby has grown immensely in the US in the past few years. Carlin Isles, a product of Stark County, is a member of the USA Eagles 7's National team, which competes internationally in the World Rugby 7's league. Rugby 7's will be an Olympic sport in Rio in 2016. The USA Eagles 15's team will compete in the Rugby World Cup Tournament this year, and hosted a monumental game in October 2014 where they were defeated by the #1 team in the world, the New Zealand All Blacks by a score of 74-6.
Sturtz said "Rugby has so much popularity now. The Seahawks trained with rugby players to improve their tackling skills. Nate Ebner, a former rugby player who walked on to Ohio State's football team, just won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots. And with the success and promotion of both USA national teams, rugby is just going to keep growing. It has been said that rugby is the fastest growing sport in America."
"The Canton Rugby Foundation is part of that growth too. We started this free clinic 5 years ago, with less than 20 kids. Last year, we had around 80. This year, we are expecting over 100. And we welcome the growth. Our club now has 7 coaches who have been certified by USA Rugby. Plus we have veterans from the Canton Maddogs who help in running the games and drills. The kids that run through this clinic have lots of fun, and they come out better rugby players. Who knows, we may be training the next Isles or Ebner in our upcoming clinic."
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The Canton Maddogs improved their Midwest DIV league record to 6-0, with a 39-10 win over North Central West Virginia this past Saturday. Scoring Try's for Canton were Aaron Traugh, Mike Pitcher, Anthony Wilkens, Andrew Hopwood, Pete Sweitzer, Ryan Moton and Tim Donnelly. 2 conversion kicks were made by John McMullan.
Head Coach Dan Strutz said "Another good team effort with 7 different players scoring today. Although this was not our best performance, the guys pulled out another win. We must learn from our mistakes and finish this season out exactly how we started, moving forward with constant pressure on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. We have two more league games left, it's time for the Canton Maddogs to finish their 2014 season strong and cap off another great year of rugby."
Canton travels to Columbus to take on the Coyotes this coming Saturday, kickoff is slated for 1:00pm.
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The Canton Maddogs hosted Greensburg RFC this past saturday in Midwest DIV league action. Canton came away with a 34-5 victory. Scoring trys for the Maddogs were Chris Wright (2), Andrew Hopwood, Will Walmsley, Matt Carmany, and John McMullen. McMullen and Walmsley also converted one kick each.
Head Coach Dan Sturtz said "Our weeks of training and conditioning paid off for us today as we put pressure on both sides of the ball the entire match. It was a great way to start off league competition. The Maddogs played as a team today and had constant support for one another the entire 80 minutes. Now it's time to use this momentum to move forward each week on our way to the DIV league title."
Captain Kris Karroll stated "These guys played their hearts out today and we came out with a great win against a good team. Now we focus on keeping this attitude and momentum going forward as we travel to WV next week."
Canton travels to North Central West Virginia RFC this coming Saturday for their second league match of the fall season. Kickoff is slated for 1:00pm in Fairmont WV.
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The Canton Rugby Foundation is pleased to announce the upcoming schedule for the Stark County High School team. The team is comprised of players from high schools all over the county, including Lake, Hoover, Perry, GlenOak, Jackson and Dover. They will be playing in Ohio Division IIAA Cleveland South Region, which culminates at the end of the season with a state tournament for all Ohio schools in Division II.
The Maddogs will host Copley March 30th at 1:00pm, Brunswick on April 5th at 12:00pm, Coventry on April 19th at 12:00pm, and St Ignatius on May 2nd at 7:00pm. They will travel to play Hudson April 13th at 1:00pm, to Revere on April 27th at 1:00pm, to Coventry April 30th at 6:00pm, and to Strongsville on May 9th for a 5:00pm match. All home games are held at Weis Park.
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Connecticut catcher Austin Green knows from experience that it's better catching Kevin Ziomek than hitting against him.
NORWICH — Connecticut catcher Austin Green knows from experience that it's better catching Kevin Ziomek than hitting against him.
Green caught the Detroit Tigers' second-round pick in this year's first-year player draft when he made his debut for the Tigers on June 29, but hit against him when he played for the University of San Diego in March 2012.
"They beat us, 7-0, and not much has changed. He's a stud," Green said.
The 6-foot-3-inch, 190-pound lefty was on the mound for the first time Friday at Dodd Stadium and looked uncomfortable at the start. As a result, he gave up a first-inning run and, as expected, went only two innings.
He wasn't around for the decision, a 7-1 win over Vermont before 2,716 fans.
"I was a little (fidgety), but I just got in there and tried to find a little rhythm," Ziomek said. "I struggled at first and it was one of those days where my command wasn't the best and I couldn't get comfortable, but that will happen."
Ziomek left Vanderbilt after his junior campaign, where he went 11-3 with a 2.12 earned-run average in 119 innings pitched. He originally had been picked in the 13th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010, but stayed with the Commodores instead.
"Time only tells," Connecticut pitching coach Mark Johnson said. "It gave him time to mature in college and show what he had and, in the meantime, fattened his pocketbook probably (Ziomek got a signing bonus just under $1 million) and improved his skills."
His parents, Peter and Meg, were in attendance at Dodd Stadium and obviously were happy with his decision.
"I think it was time for him," Peter Ziomek said. "He got three years in at Vanderbilt, grew up a lot, learned a lot and is ready for the next challenge. Most importantly, now he will be able to go back and finish his education at Vanderbilt."
The Ziomeks live in Amherst, Mass. Outside of a stint with Cotuit in the Cape Cod League, Norwich is the closest Kevin Ziomek has been for a while.
Johnson said Kevin Ziomek was "sure of himself, confident on the mound," in his first start against Tri-City. He looked a little more fidgety against Vermont, walking his first two batters and yielding an RBI single to Ryan Huck in the first inning.
One key Ziomek displayed was his ability to use his offspeed pitch when hitters didn't expect it — such as on a 3-2 count, when Vermont's Xavier Macklin was caught looking at a 74 mph pitch.
"That's key in order to advance in this game," Johnson said.
Connecticut (6-12) used a delayed steal to forge ahead in the second inning. Ben Verlander walked and advanced to second on Brett Harrison's single. Patrick Leyland sacrificed the two runners forward, and Verlander came home on a ground out. Tyler Gibson then walked and got himself in a rundown, which allowed Harrison to score the go-ahead run.
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Gibson's sacrifice bunt attempt turned into an infield single. Austin Schotts, who came in hitting .192, smacked his second hit of the night, a three-run triple, off the wall in left field.
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Renault sues Piquet Jr. over race-fixing claims
MONZA, Italy Renault took Nelson Piquet Jr. to court on Friday over race-fixing allegations that the French team said were used in an attempt to "blackmail" it into renewing the Formula One driver's contract.
Renault team principal Flavio Briatore started criminal proceedings in Paris against the team's former driver and his father Nelson, a three-time world champion, for making allegations that it ordered the Brazilian driver to crash into a wall to help the team secure a victory.
Briatore labeled Renault a "victim" after investigation documents were leaked to the media ahead of the Sept. 21 hearing date, which could see the team thrown out of F1.
"Things came out that should have not been said. We can't defend ourselves and our position after such a leak," Briatore said from the Italian Grand Prix. "It's not right to call a team guilty before it is judged."
Renault, which has also referred the matter to the police in Britain, has been summoned by governing body FIA to answer the claims that Piquet Jr. was asked to crash at last year's Singapore Grand Prix to improve teammate Fernando Alonso's chances of victory. The Spanish driver went on to win the race.
"I can't answer that," Briatore said when asked if he had ordered Piquet Jr. to crash.
In a deposition given to FIA investigators on July 30, Piquet Jr. said that Briatore and director of engineering Pat Symonds ordered him to crash into the wall at turn 14 where it would take the most time to clear the damaged car and result in the longest possible delay.
Piquet Jr. said that Symonds took him aside after the meeting to pinpoint the exact spot where the "accident strategy" should take place and on which lap he should do so. Piquet Jr. said he radioed into the pits several times to confirm the lap number.
Symonds refused to directly answer any of the claims, according to documents from the FIA investigation.
FIA president Max Mosley said that he hadn't seen "anything that is a forgery" when asked about the validity of the documents. The FIA has promised immunity to Piquet Jr. in return for his testimony, and on Friday the driver issued a statement confirming that he had spoken with the body's investigators.
"Regarding the current FIA investigation, I confirm that I have cooperated fully and honestly with the sport's governing body," Piquet Jr. said. "Because I am telling the truth I have nothing to fear, whether from the ING Renault Team or Mr. Briatore and whilst I am well aware of the power and influence of those being investigated, and the vast resources at their disposal, I will not be bullied again into making a decision I regret."
Piquet Jr.'s contract for 2009 had not been renewed at the time of the Singapore GP. Briatore fired the Brazilian driver following this season's Hungarian Grand Prix after 1 1/2 seasons with the French team.
Piquet Jr. said he was in an "emotional" and "fragile" state of mind because his contract had not yet been renewed.


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New signing on joining the Dons
Jake Reeves interview
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Strutton on his first Wimbledon goal
FA Cup hero admits he's living the dream
3 years ago
Highlights: York City 1 – 1 AFC Wimbledon
The FA Cup, Sat 03 Nov 2012, 15:00, 2,752
3 years ago
Dons boss on Strutton's late rescue act
Neal Ardley's views on an FA Cup lifeline
3 years ago
Team news from the boss
Neal on York City FA Cup tie
3 years ago
Academy boss and Tom Beere on FA Youth Cup
Mark Robinson salutes Tom's return after injury
3 years ago
Byron on his prolific FA Cup record
Top goalscorer previews York City clash
3 years ago
Team update from Neil Cox
The latest from the training ground
3 years ago
Mark Robinson on FA Youth Cup
Academy Manager on Wednesday's tie
3 years ago
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