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ONE game for all the marbles.
That is what it's all about today when defending champion Talk 'N Text and B-Meg slug it out in a fitting Game 7 of the PBA Commissioner's Cup title playoffs at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
"We shouldn't have played the first six games of the series," TNT coach Chot Reyes said Friday night after grabbing momentum for the 6 p.m. winner-take-all match with a workmanlike 92-82 Game 6 victory.
"That's what a championship is all about: One game for all the marbles."
B-Meg's Tim Cone acknowledged that Reyes and his defending champion Tropang Texters will have the momentum today.
"It's not the end of the series. We don't have time to feel bad about it," Cone, visibly disappointed, said Friday night. "We have to turn around and think of Game 7. It would be difficult because they have momentum now.
"This is the way the series has been. We've been so evenly matched," added the winner of the 1996 Grand Slam with Alaska. "It's going to come down to one game. This was the way it was destined from the very beginning."
Recent history favors Reyes.
Talk 'N Text has played a total of six KO matches so far in the season, three in the Philippine Cup against Petron Blaze, two in the Final Four here against formidable Barako Bull and that one on Friday.
The Texters have won them all.
But the series trend seemingly sides with the Llamados, who have won all odd numbered games.
"We battled and battled, and hopefully, we could sustain this and find a way to win (Game 7). Preparation will be all about the mental aspect and shooting," Reyes said of the approach they will take in the KO match.
Talk 'N Text found a way to run in Game 6 while also choking the Llamados on defense. There were only two players who scored in twin digits for B-Meg, Denzel Bowles and James Yap.
And though the duo dropped big numbers, the others in the team churned out paltry ones, and this is what Cone believes did them in.
"We need to get other people involved," Cone said. "They had a really good shooting night. We just couldn't get our offense on track. They had 30 turnover points."
PJ Simon struggled big time, held down to just two points on 1-of-7 shooting from the field. The Game 1 hero has been shackled for the last two outings.
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from the not-the-predators-you-were-looking-for dept.
CIPS really stands for Child Internet Porn Society. They're clearly a bunch of pedophiles, because otherwise, why would they be trying in any way to limit efforts to PROTECT THE CHIIILDREN?!?
Child porn and child molestation existed long before the internet existed. It exists about as long as children exist. Whenever a law that cripples privacy needs to be passed, the government calls it an important tool to combat either terrorists or pedophiles. Now we have reached the point that protecting our children by banning dirty cartoons as child porn, and locking children up for producing child porn for taking a pictures of themselves... way to protect out children. Don't forget to arrest everybody that played doctor while being underage...
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Soldiers, sailors or airmen looking for the cheapest smokes need go no further than the retail exchanges on their own bases.
A pack of Marlboro Reds averaged $5.49 at military retail exchanges last year -- 84 cents less on average than what the Wal-Mart stores nearest to the bases were charging, a new national study finds.
True, base exchanges are the military's version of department stores and are expected to offer personnel and their families good deals on merchandise.
But their everyday low cigarette prices fly in the face of Department of Defense policies aimed at discouraging smoking and the Defense Department's own instructions dating to 2005 that base exchanges price their tobacco products no lower than 5 percent below the most competitive commercial price in the local community.
The average exchange price, the study found, was 12.5 percent lower than what the Wal-Marts charged. Some bases undercut the local Wal-Marts by $2 or $3 or more per pack.
Cheap cigarettes are "a price leader," said Christopher Keith Haddock, a smoking researcher with the Institute for Biobehavioral Health Research, based in Leawood. "It can get people into the store."
Haddock's study appears this month in the American Journal of Public Health.
The culture of smoking runs deep in the military -- as far back as World War I cigarettes were added to soldiers' rations -- and smoking rates among young veterans match those of civilians back in the 1960s and '70s before tobacco's health risks were fully appreciated.
But in recent years, the armed services have taken steps to curb smoking.
"The Defense Department is committed to helping service members and their families live a healthy lifestyle," Defense Department spokeswoman Joy Crabaugh said. "Tobacco-free living is one aspect."
Crabaugh said she could not directly address any of the findings of Haddock's study, but added, "The military offers tobacco-cessation programs and has policies designed to discourage the use of tobacco."
The military has a social marketing program called "Quit Tobacco, Make Everyone Proud." It offers personnel free smoking-cessation medications and a 24/7 telephone hotline for counseling.
Despite his study's findings, Haddock said the military's tobacco-control initiatives are sincere; it has a vested interest in keeping soldiers from smoking.
Numerous studies have found that smoking reduces combat readiness, Haddock said. Smokers are less physically fit, have poorer night vision, are less mentally sharp and heal more slowly from wounds. Tobacco-related medical care and lost productivity cost the military about $1.6 billion annually.
"I think there are enough people at high ranks who want to see (smoking) conquered," Haddock said.
But Haddock, who served in the Air Force, said the military will be fighting against an ingrained culture of smoking in its ranks.
About 32 percent of active-duty military smoke, compared to about 20 percent of the civilian adult population. Nearly 45 percent of service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan have been smokers.
Haddock's own focus group research found many reasons why soldiers were attracted to smoking.
"Smoking breaks are one of the few reasons to take a break in the military," Haddock said.
The base "smoke pits," the designated smoking areas on bases, become places where people can gather informally to socialize.
Sarah Stout of Independence found that was the case when she served in the Marines.
"There were a good amount of people who smoked," she said. "Sometimes we'd go to the smoke pit because someone from another unit was smoking, so we'd go over and talk to him."
Stout, who was stationed in Iraq in 2008 and 2009, is participating in a smoking-cessation program offered by the Kansas City VA Medical Center. She wants to be smoke-free for her two young children.
But even more important than the camaraderie and breaks from routine as reasons to continue smoking, Haddock found, were the convenience and low prices of cigarettes at base exchanges.
"Pricing and convenience are always at the top of the list," he said.
The Defense Department rule on pricing tobacco is vague enough to offer managers of the approximately 200 exchanges nationwide a lot of "wiggle room," Haddock said.
"You can virtually set prices the way you want to," he said.
Haddock's study follows up his research from 2011 that found an even larger 24.5 percent price gap between the exchanges and their neighborhood Wal-Marts. Most military exchanges did raise their prices somewhat in the past two years, likely a reaction to higher wholesale costs, Haddock said. But the gap was narrowed mostly by steep price cuts by Wal-Mart stores.
There were still some drastic differences between military and civilian prices. The exchange at the West Point Military Academy was selling Marlboros for $5.80 per pack last year, less than half what the nearest Wal-Mart was charging. The Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois charged $4.80 per pack, while the Wal-Mart charged $8.29.
The Wal-Mart prices Haddock's study quoted include state and local taxes that aren't charged at military exchanges.
Haddock found 17 exchanges had actually lowered their prices from 2011 to 2013. The exchange at Fort Leonard Wood, about 85 miles south of Jefferson City, shaved 20 cents off a pack, bringing it to $4.40. Meanwhile, the local Wal-Mart cut its price from $5.22 to $4.86.
"My guess, it was a marketing decision. The policy of an exchange isn't necessarily consistent with the Department of Defense policy to have a ready, fit fighting force," Haddock said. "I would be very surprised if the commander or anyone in the medical corps at Fort Leonard Wood knew about it."
Exchanges aren't likely to stop selling tobacco or even change their pricing voluntarily because the profits they generate are essential to a host of community programs military bases offer to personnel and their families, said Larry Williams, a dentist and tobacco researcher who worked with Haddock on the cigarette pricing study.
Exchange profits fund military Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs, such as fitness centers, libraries, social events and golf courses.
"Their hands are tied. They know they have to be cheaper than the prices outside. Not only do they use the profits, but the soldiers, sailors and Marines and their families will be suffering without them," Williams said. "We need the (MWR) money coming from a nontainted source."
The military also faces the political power of the tobacco industry, said Ruth Malone, a tobacco control researcher at the University of California, San Francisco.
"This is one of their last big recruiting grounds. They really want to keep the military market," Malone said. "They frame it as 'Are you going to take this away from our fighting boys?' rather than 'Are you going to take away our profits?' "
Malone and Haddock both think the military will eventually go smoke-free as much of the rest of society has.
"The issue for the military is how are they going to achieve an end game for tobacco, not will they," Malone said.
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"Nope." "No." "Never."
Young adults being treated for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are swearing to their docs that they're clueless as to what could have caused their outbreaks.
New research suggests lab results speak more powerfully about what's really going on behind the scenes in the sex lives of young adults who report abstinence but are being treated for sexual diseases, the Washington Post reports.
The researchers, in a study published in the journal of Pediatrics, say the discrepancies between STD positivity and self-reported sexual behavior point to the increased need for screenings for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis to reduce the potential of STD morbidity among young adults.
Of 14,000 young people studied (with a mean age of about 22 years), researchers say 10 percent reported they had never had sex in the previous 12 months, according to Pediatrics.
And 60 percent of that 10 percent said they'd never had sex at all.
But, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth, 40 percent of teens between the ages of 15 and 19 have had sex at least once.
Across the country, some health officials have called for mandatory STD screenings. Last March, the health department in New London, Conn., called for STD screenings for teenagers from eighth grade through 12th grade in schools in New London and Groton, according to the local news station WFSB.
Officials there claimed there was an epidemic of STDs infecting Connecticut teenagers, particularly girls, the local TV station reported.
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1-06-2011 @ 2:23AMAlicia said...
Honestly, if my mother were like the average American parent, I'd lie and say I got it from a toilet seat too. Too many parents make themselves unavailable for discussing sex and it puts their kid at risk if they refuse to buy them birth control or shame them into thinking they're bad people because they have sex. I know someone who was diagnosed with chlamydia, but only ever had sex without a condom once. That's all it takes is one slip, one time and one unsupportive parent that keeps their child from birth control incorrectly supposing that it will keep them from sex.
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If you're burdened with an almost limitless stream of confiscated taxpayer dollars, there's only one thing to do. Throw a big party, call it a "conference," and tell the public that it's going to boast a wide variety of "training seminars." At least, that's what you do if you're the IRS.
In 2010, they put together a "training and leadership conference" which would kick off with a deeply informative, IRS-made, Star Trek parody. Allegedly it was designed to teach the attendees….well….something. No one is sure what, exactly, they were supposed to learn.
The clip, along with a brief Gilligan's Island parody, cost sixty thousand dollars to produce, stars actual IRS agents, and was filmed at an IRS studio in New Carrollton, Md. - Just outside of Washington D.C.
It seems an intrepid band of IRS goons have taken a starship to the planet "NoTax" and are intent upon repairing the imploding civilization. Yes, your Internal Revenue Service has decided that taxing the bejeezus out of our own planet isn't enough. They need to spread their pro-taxation ideology across the universe.
As one crewmember says "The NoTaxions lack of skilled tax leaders has resulted in a case of confusion." As a result, anarchy has spread across the planet. Fortunately, the IRS - which has made sure there is absolutely no confusion about the tax code here on Earth - has arrived to save the day.
It is, to be blunt, absolutely god-awful.
Who knows what the goal was, but you can be sure that this video taught the viewers at least two things:
1. An appreciation for the terrible acting found in actual Star Trek episodes
2. The IRS is just as wasteful and over-funded as most other government agencies.
Here's the clip which dares you to ask the question: What's worse, the waste, or the fact that IRS agents daydream about taxing extra-terrestrial civilizations into submission?
Maybe the saddest thing is that this was made in 2010. Kids in their basements are churning out better effects on their laptops, using no money whatsoever. So, not only is this wasteful, it's also inept…


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Cyndi Lauper Praises 50 Cent for 'Evolving' On LGBT Issues - VIDEO
Cyndi Lauper says that 50 Cent is now a "good guy" despite encouraging gay people to commit suicide in 2010, reports Pink News.
The rapper - real name Curtis Jackson - tweeted at the time "If you a man and your over 25 and you don't eat pu**y just kill yourself damn it. The world will be a better place."
In the same year, the rapper tweeted: "Perez Hilton calld [sic] me douchebag so I had my homie shoot up a gay wedding. wasnt his but still made me feel better."
However, Jackson was added to the line-up this year for Cyndi Lauper's annual True Colors Fund Home for the Holidays concert in support of homeless LGBT youth and in an interview with Buzzfeed, she said:
"50, god bless him – he's a good guy.
"People evolve…that is what you have to leave yourself open for. You change the world when you change your mind.
"I want to inspire kids to show that they have hope."
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I got a pair of these 2 years ago when I was a sophomore in high school and on the JV team. Since then, these have lasted me through 2 HS volleyball seasons and 2 club seasons. the only reason I'm buying new ones is because they smell like [*]after three years of sweat and intense use. If you're looking for a comfortable, low profile, and long lasting knee pad BUY THESE. They are the perfect knee pad for a varsity athlete!
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I just got these kneepads because I needed a lower profile than the ones I had before. I like the size and flexability of the sleeve as well as the padding which provides a comfortable impact.
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These are awesome compact knee pads for gym play. I play for recreation, but the games tend to be pretty competitive. These knee pads sit very well on the knee, and while being comfortable, they are tight enough not to shift around. After about a month of playing in them, I haven't got a single bruise on my knee--and funnily enough, I used to get them all the time when I wore a bulkier Asics. That previous pair was supposed to cover a larger area and was thicker, but had a tendency to move around and left some areas unprotected.Another thing is I think these low profile pads promote proper diving and rolling technique. When I used bulkier pads I was under the (false) impression that I was thoroughly protected and would sometimes literally fall down on my knees to get to a ball. Which is of course something you want to avoid doing. With these pads, you're always kind of alert when playing defense, and since getting these I haven't once crashed down on my knees--I've been diving and rolling using the side of my leg and/or torso. The only drawback I can think of is that these tend to be pretty tight at the top, so for the first 2 times I wore them my upper leg looked somewhat like a sausage tied with a string. But it did adjust to my chubby thigh, and now it's just as comfortable as can be!
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Used during the entire Jr. High volleyball season! We had a different brand last year and went through 2 pair. It was nice not having to search for a second pair in the middle of the season.
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This was a gift for my daughter - she is the athlete. When my daughter started playing volleyball 4 years ago, I purchased a pair of knee pads. When they began to show signs of wear I tried to find the exact same ones - they were no longer available. I have purchased no less than 5 "new" pair - none felt right. She's tall and thin and absolutely hates the kneepads that take up half of her leg. These were just perfect, not to big and bulky but they provide great coverage. We just talked about this the other night that I should purchase another pair immediately to have a spare.
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But keep in mind that cam cleats are mostly limited to securing sheets in smaller boats, up to about 20' or a little larger. At 26', the loads on your sheets are getting high and the small bolts used to secure cam cleats may not be up to the job. Of course, with 4 or 5 wraps on the winch, there isn't that much load on the cleat.
We have self tailing jib winches and never use the horn cleat sitting next to the drum. But on our last boat, we had standard winches and cleated them on a horn cleat.
The first statement, without reading the sentence that follows, could be misleading. The cam cleat should be holding no more than the hand tailing load; less than 50 pounds. I have used cam cleats on big boats with loads well over 2 tons without difficulty. My current jib winch loads over 1500 pounds when driving hard and a cam cleat holds with light pressure if there are 4 turns on the winch.
As for self tailers, if driving a boat hard in gusty conditions, the line should not stay in the tailer; it takes too long to release and can jam up if the tail washes overboard. At least this is true for multihulls and tender boats, and larger boats that lack the crew to keep a hand on each sheet. A cam cleat is good for this.
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"A contrary decision would have eroded the very heart of the long-standing federal protections that prohibit abusers from possessing firearms," said Gandy. "Frankly, we were terrified that a decision would re-arm thousands of abusers -- the very people who are most likely to murder their intimate partners – which would have been tragic beyond measure. We are delighted that the Court upheld this vital law."
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After years of the US government failing veterans, military members and civilians of the occupied countries, "The right to Heal" campaign started on the tenth anniversary of the Iraq invasion to hold the USA accountable for the violations of the rights to life and health of war-torn peoples and veterans. Since then, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Organization of Women's Freedom of Iraq and Federation of Workers Councils and Unions of Iraq have been working together to improve the state of affairs for veterans and the civilian populations in these occupied countries.
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The financial system is nearing another crash, like the sub-prime mortgage crash of 2007 and 2008, writes Steve Rushton at Occupy.com in his report summarizing a recently published European Green Party paper, The Price of Doing Too Little Too Late.
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The US immigration system, in particular the detention and deportation system, does not treat immigrants with humanity, dignity and respect. From the moment an individual encounters the US detention and deportation system, they are stripped of their identity. Their belongings, clothes, documents, money - literally everything they have - is taken from them. They often are transferred to prisons and prison-like facilities in remote and rural locations without being able to notify their families or loved ones. They are strip searched and given an "alien number" which will identify them until their removal from the United States. This 9 digit number replaces their name, their face, their nationality, their gender. Immigrant detainees are referred to by their "number" by prison guards, by government attorneys and by Immigration Judges.
As an outside observer, one is easily frustrated by the way American mainstream media depicts European politics, or more specifically; how it deals with the concept of the Welfare state. This apparatus of misinformation would be awe-inspiring were it not such a threat to the dynamics of democracy. Even some otherwise well-informed people still grapple with myths and half-truths about the European welfare state, and what is sometimes labeled European socialism.
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WALNUT, Calif.—Dr. Irene Malmgren, vice president of academic affairs at Citrus College, has been named Mt. San Antonio College's new vice president of instruction, effective July 1.
"Dr. Malmgren is an excellent choice for Mt. SAC," said President & CEO Dr. Bill Scroggins. "She brings a wealth of senior leadership experience in both academics and administration, which will benefit our students and the college overall going forward."
As chief instructional officer, Malmgren will oversee the largest division of the college and all of its instructional programs and services, including seven academic divisions and a workforce of 1,600 full- and part-time faculty, deans, managers, and staff. She will also serve as a member of the President's Cabinet and as the college's accreditation liaison officer, and will oversee strategic academic planning, research, and evaluation.
A resident of Orange, Malmgren has managed academic affairs at Citrus for the past eight years, serving as the college's accreditation liaison officer, a member of its collective bargaining team, and as a member of the Citrus College Foundation Board.
Previously, she served Santa Ana College as dean of counseling and as a professor and department chair of psychology. In addition, she presided over the Academic Senate and counseled disadvantaged students from local high schools through Santa Ana's Higher Ground Program.
Outside of education, she was a marriage and family counselor, a training and career development consultant, and a land use analyst for the City of Garden Grove.
Malmgren holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's in experimental psychology from Cal State Fullerton, a master's in counseling psychology from Chapman University, and a doctorate in organizational leadership from the University of La Verne.
Mt. SAC is among the largest of California's 112 community colleges, offering more than 200 degree and certificate programs in a variety of academic disciplines for nearly 60,000 credit and noncredit students annually.
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Michigan is one of 26 states challenging federal health care reforms in a case that is going before the U. S. Supreme Court. But there is also a stalemate in state government over moving ahead with an online healthcare exchange that is part of the law that would help consumers shop for coverage.
Deadlines set up in the health care law are drawing near.
The state Senate has adopted a measure to create the exchange. The House has put the question on hold until after the case is decided.
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"I would caution people, there's no rush," Schette says. "I think the healthcare exchange should not go forward and I think a lot of people in the Legislature agree with me."
But Governor Rick Snyder, also a Republican, does not. He says the healthcare exchange is a good idea that would save consumers money regardless of how the Supreme Court rules. He says – if Schuette's challenge fails -- the delay could also cost Michigan millions and force the state into a federal bureaucracy instead of a system of its own design.


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Worried over the possibility of a Constitutional breakdown in Sri Lanka, Opposition leaders have requested Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa to call for an all-party meeting to discuss the "Constitutional issue that has arisen".
A Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), which probed a series of charges against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, held her guilty on three counts, on December 8. The charges included financial irregularities; conflict of interest; and failure to declare her assets. On January 7, the Court of Appeal quashed the PSC report. This followed the January 3 Supreme Court determination that the PSC had no legal authority to inquire into allegations against a judge.
Parliament ignored this decision and set January 10 and 11 as dates for a discussion on an impeachment motion against Ms. Bandaranayake. Opposition protested the decision, quoting former Speaker Anura Bandaranaike and the Judgment of Justice Amaratunga — spelling out the powers of Parliament.
The letter, signed by leaders of the Opposition, including Ranil Wickramasinghe and John Amaratunga (United National Party); Mavai Senathirajah and Suresh Premachandran (Tamil National Alliance); and Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Vijitha Herath (Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna), quoted the former Speaker's Anura Bandaranaike's decision: "The right to interpret the Constitution is the province solely of the Supreme Court that must not be disturbed and their learned decisions on interpretation must be treated with great respect. It is the interpretation of the Supreme Court that must stand……I should not make any ruling on this matter in following the Constitution, as it is a territory that is the exclusive preserve of the Supreme Court".
The leaders contended that "no resolution for the removal of a Judge under Article 107(3) can be proceeded unless and until an independent body of persons is established by law. If the resolution is allowed to be proceeded without adhering to the above, it will amount to a serious violation of the Constitution and a breakdown of the rule of law. In these circumstances we request you to summon a Party Leaders' Meeting to discuss this constitutional issue that has arisen".
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Climate change may cut corn, wheat crop yields
There is as much as a 10 percent chance the rate of corn yields will slow and a 5 percent probability for wheat because of human-caused climate change, said David Lobell, the associate director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment at Stanford University, and Claudia Tebaldi, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
When anthropogenic climate change is removed from the equation, the chance crop yield growth will slow falls to about one in 200, according to a statement from the center in Boulder, Colorado.
"Climate change has substantially increased the prospect that crop production will fail to keep up with rising demand in the next 20 years," Tebaldi said in the statement. The grains are used as food and fuel.
In the past, improvements in yields per acre have helped the world keep pace with rising demand, the authors said in the paper released Friday. Anything that affects the rate of growth while population and demand swells could frustrate attempts to keep up with need and lead to global unrest.
Yields for both crops are expected to rise by 13 percent per decade through 2030, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.
Lobell and Tebaldi set out to see if rising global temperatures could cut the rate of growth for corn and wheat by 10 percent in the next 20 years. Such a scenario would cut the U.N. growth estimate by almost 50 percent.
A rise in global temperatures of 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) would slow the rate of growth for corn by 7 percent and wheat by about 6 percent. Corn is most vulnerable because the areas in which it is grown tend to be concentrated and therefore more susceptible to change.
"I am often asked whether climate change will threaten food supply, as if it's a simple yes or no answer," Lobell said in a statement. "The truth is that over a 10- or 20-year period, it depends on how fast the Earth warms, and we can't predict the pace of warming very precisely. So the best we can do is try to determine the odds."
Lobell and Tebaldi said they didn't consider what would happen if cultivation of the crops shifted geographically in reaction to higher temperatures.
"Shifts in production to different regions, such as cool high-latitude locations where growing-season temperatures are lower, could moderate the chances of yield losses, although studies of such shifts indicate they are not occurring fast enough to significantly alter the global pattern of maize or wheat production," the authors wrote.
For instance, corn-growing areas of North Dakota and South Dakota have increased 50 percent since 2000, although the yield is still less than 10 percent of U.S. output.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research is funded by the U.S. government and managed by a consortium of more than 100 universities.
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Field Notes: A Bison Herd Without Raging Bulls?
By Matt Miller, senior science writer
Remove the oldest, most dominant bison bulls from a herd, and what happens? Will the bison still act like bison?
Those questions frame the latest chapter in bison research at the Conservancy's Samuel H. Ordway Prairie Preserve in South Dakota.
For the past seven summers, students and a seasonal field crew have been studying bison behavior under the leadership of Jon Grinnell, professor of biology at Gustavus Adolphus College.
The effort began as an animal behavior project to study rutting bulls, but conservationists realized that the lessons learned could help better manage bison on fenced preserves – where most bison roam today. The research lessons could even help ensure the long-term survival of the species.
In past years, students studied how bulls competed for cows. Typically, the oldest bulls dominated.
But this year, there was a twist: all the bulls older than seven years – the ones that would typically be the most dominant – were removed from the preserve. This mirrors the management of many private ranches, which often remove bulls as they become larger and more difficult to handle. But some conservationists fear removing the older, dominant bulls could affect the genetic diversity of the herd. Could those old bulls have profound effects on mating.
Ordway, with its history of bison research, is the perfect place to test this. Without the older bulls, would the bison still fight and breed in the same ways?
The data are being compiled now, so it's too early to tell. But I recently caught up with two seasonal team members who participated in the past two seasons, Juliana Gehant and Jess Richert. I wanted to see if they noticed anything different happening.
"There weren't as many or as severe fights," says Richert. "You might see a bull tending a cow, with another bull standing right by the cow, and no fighting happening. That would have not happened last year."
In previous years, the bison researchers were in the field in the early morning and late evening every day to document fights. This year, though, they were having a hard time figuring out when, or if, fights were occurring.
"They didn't seem to follow any patterns," says Richert. "The bison moved around but they seemed to be resting a lot more."
Richert noted that some much younger bulls may have mated successfully with cows, something that rarely happened in previous years. (Researchers will have to test genetics on calves to determine if those matings were actually successful).
Spending every day in the field living with bison, the researchers get to know the animals well. And they noticed that some formerly unsuccessful bulls had a distinct change in luck.
A bull named Shortay, for instance. Shortay was a favorite of students last year (and plays a supporting role in a previous blog on bison research).
He was the bull that never got the cows. But not for lack of trying.
Most bulls go out of their way to minimize fighting, Gehant notes. After all, fights take a lot of energy and can lead to serious injury. As such, bulls spend a lot of time circling around, sizing each other up and bellowing. They're trying to intimidate the other bull into giving up without a fight.
Not Shortay. "He would just rush right up to a bull and go for the fight," says Gehant. "It was what you might call an unorthodox approach. And last year, it didn't work."
This year, though, Shortay's charges were more productive. In fact, he behaved much like the top bull on the prairie. "Typically, the young bulls fight for the cows early in the season while the dominant bulls save their energy and wait until the peak," says Gehant. "That's what Shortay did this year. And this year, his charging worked."
Could behavior like this have implications for conservation management? Does it really affect the genetic diversity of the herd?
Both Richert and Gehant caution that these observations may not be related to the removal of older, more dominant bulls. "This year was a lot cooler than past years," says Richert. "Could that have been a factor in the behavior? We don't know yet."
The data will be published in the coming months, hopefully yielding some clues. We'll post the results on Cool Green Science.
The Conservancy has 5500 bison on twelve preserves, which presents an incredible opportunity to research the animals and ensure a bright future for the species. Can bison remain a viable species while living on fenced preserves and ranches? The research done by the students and seasonal staff at Ordway will provide critical information to answer that question.
Comments: Field Notes: A Bison Herd Without Raging Bulls?
Thanks for the nice blog! I second what Matt wrote, TNC reserves provide a great opportunity to look closely at what's happening in prairie (and other) systems, and in this case try to figure out how we can manage bison for both genetic and behavioral diversity. They're wonderful animals that deserve the attention. I'll let you know what my students and I find out.
Very interesting! Keep up the good work!
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This place offers great value-for-money. We stayed on the 25th floor with terrific views across east Las Vegas. Easy bus connections to Downtown. It's on Fremont so you get the Experience.
Complimentary breakfast -a really good place to stay.
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Used to be a nice place, but now........
Fitzgeralds used to be our favorite place to stay downtown, but the last trip there will be just that.....our last. Everyone that worked there (with the exception of one bartender) was as rude as they come. The garage attendant tried to make us pay for our parking even though we were staying in the hotel. I think he was trying to see if he could sucker us and pocket the money since he knew we were staying there. The dealers could care less that you're even there.It's a shame because this once was a nice reasonable place to stay and play. Comps were good, the location was great for downtown, and the people were nice. Hopefully their management will listen to all of us that used to enjoy the Fitz and realize that customer service is still important.
Good Value
Stayed at Fitzgerald May 16, 2003 for three nights. Hotel was a good value....enjoyed the fremont location and the look out balcony for viewing the fremont experience. rooms were decent and clean nothing fancy but adqueate. if you are in need of a shower cap..bring your own! restaurant buffet for breakfast was great...good selection and price....if we were to stay downtown again would ONLY stay at fitzgerald's or golden nugget.Fitzgerald's was a good bang for the buck!
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Fitzgeralds is great. Comps are great. Slot personnel were very friendly. Rooms were clean and comfortable. Only problem is their terrible and small parking garage. Not enough spaces nor were the spaces big enough.
Stayed at the Fitz on January 11th to the 14th . I had a very enjoyable time there. Help was friendly and very helpful. Would go back again.
Fun, Fun, Fun!
I meet my high school buddy there every year for their St Patricks Day celebration. Wow, what a party!
For the price, this place is great. Clean rooms firendly envirnment and, at least on St. Patricks Day weekend, loose slots!
If I had to point out a weakness it would be there comps. I play pretty heavy on craps, blackjack and recieve comp offers all the time from other casinos but I have yet to get one free room here. Oh well, thats life baby....
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This has to be one of the most unfriendly Casinos in Las Vegas. A local told me that the nickname for the place is the A..hole place, because everyone that works there is an A..hole. The personel manager must be hireing people just like himself.
I have not meet the personel manager, but people tend to hire people just like themselfs.
I could not find a dealer there that could hold a conversation. Do not play balckjack here, the rules are the worst of any Las Vegas Casino. You don't stand any chance of winning. Your better off going to some other palce to play. If your an expericened player like myself and only play single deck blackjack because you know the odds and know what your chances of winning are, I would recommend: Horseshoe, Golden Gate, Gold Spike, and Lady Luck for the best single deck games downtown.
Something about their comp system stinks. You give your card to the pit personal (if you can get their attention) and they put you into the computer. Now when you have to go to the bathroom your pulled out of the computer. Make sure that when you come back from the bathroom that they put you back into the system. This is the only casino I know of that wont even give you five minutes for a bathroom break.
I will never step foot in this place again.
Fitzgerald's Stay
Stayed at the Fitzgeralds from August 4 - 9. The hotel was clean and the staff was professional in their duties. The room was also clean and for its price, large. Stayed in a non-smoking room and two queen sized beds, on the eighth floor. Would recommend this hotel to anyone who would be staying downtown. Have to say that this hotel is for slot players, not much for table players. Still a good place to stay at.
Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel
Fitzgeralds is one of the most unfriendly and unhelpfull Hotels in the nation.
I stayed for two nights and valet parked my vehicle. Due to unfortunate circumstances, the valet somehow dented my van. I turned it in, Brian Swartwood, Risk Management Investigator, acted as if I were a criminal, and stated they would get back to me.
I returned to Las Vegas 3 months later, stayed in a different Hotel, and contacted Brian Swartwood, he informed me he sent me a letter and to leave. I asked for a copy of the letter and he became even ruder and obnoxious and refused to provide evidence of said letter.
I contacted the General Manager, He reviewed the file stated a letter had not been completed, that they could not find original parking ticket, and did not know who parked the vehicle. He stated he would contact me before I left Las Vegas. He did not. To date they have successfully blown me off because they can.
I feel that customer service is lacking in the Fitzgerald's Las Vegas and do not ever recommend this Hotel to anyone.
New owners steal comps! Beware!
The new owners of Fitzgeralds have decided that they want no part of their loyal patrons and will zero out all comp (slot) cards on September 15, 2002. This means if you earned comps anytime before that date on the Fitzgeralds card, they will be gone unless used. The casino notified slot club members they have 60 days to use 'em or lose 'em. This is just terrific for us folks on the east coast--and considering I was there in June and no mention of this plan was made to me makes this a real ripoff. I was planning on returning in January, but this place--which my wife and I have patronized for the last 5 years--has permanently lost my business. I recommend that everyone stay away from gambling in this casino. Hopefully the owner will go bankrupt and be forced to sell it to someone who wants to keep their customers happy.
Rooms are OK here, nothing special, but not shabby. Get them while they are cheap and don't gamble in the casino, and they are worth it.
Stayed at the Fitz on Nov 2, 3 For 28 Bucks a night... Room was very nice...Staff was very nice.. Even the view was great!! Only downfall is the Timeshare Reps on Fremont (Avoid at all cost..want to sell U a Timeshare at the Cliffs).
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'Santa Claus came early this year,' said Gladys with a laugh. 'Am I happy? You don't know, I done lost my appetite.'
Gladys has endured tough times. The 80-year-old diabetic's legs were amputated after they became infected when she evacuated by walking through the Katrina flood.
Then the kitchen ceiling fell during Hurricane Isaac, and water spots appeared on her bedroom ceiling - both signs the 30-year-old roof had failed.
'I said, 'Let's just get this roof done,'' said Michael Collins of Blue Orleans Construction. 'Of course we can have the fund raiser, but in my day job I'm a contractor, so let's go fix that roof.'
An emergency fund raising event was held Friday night to help Michael Collins, bar owner and contractor, recover some of the costs for Gladys' new roof. The response was huge, within $1,000 of the goal.
'People are still suffering today, and so this is our opportunity to really try to give back,' said City Council member LaToya Cantrell.
'I could definitely feel the love from the people that came to support her at the Other Bar last night, most definitely,' said fund raising organizer Charlie Barnes.
This five-member crew expects to be finished installing Gladys' new roof by Thursday, and the contractor says it will have a lifetime warranty. It has changed her life.
'We try to do what we can to help people, and so she's getting a new roof,' said Gary Prince of Orleans Roofing.
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