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Give Homer 5 innings, and Aroldis 4 - That's about 160 innings in a year for homer and 130 for aroldis... if either gets hurt (fairly likely) the other can jump to 6 - gives the bullpen a day off, so you could run with 6 releivers.
Give Homer 5 innings, and Aroldis 4 - That's about 160 innings in a year for homer and 130 for aroldis... if either gets hurt (fairly likely) the other can jump to 6 - gives the bullpen a day off, so you could run with 6 releivers.
Terrible idea. right now we have 6 potential starters that we might be able to depend on this year. anyone not of this group. (Arroyo, Cueto, Leake, Bailey, Latos, Chapman) is either borderline AAAA or no where near ready to pitch in MLB. if an injury occurs there will be no one to replace them. Chapman should be in Louisville at the start of the year getting his strength up ready to take over if someone get hurt.
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We all need to understand we will see very little of Chapman in the show this upcoming season. He needs to spend most of the year in AAA gaining command of his pitches and working on his durability.
Chapman is probably better used as insurance. Wood and Volquez are gone, LeCure seems bullpen bound. Let's get Chapman stretched out for good, no more 4-5 inning outings, but getting him 7 innings at a time in AAA to be a legitimate starter in 2013. Or at the earliest, a few months into 2012 if there's an injury or if he's tearing it up in Louisville.
Inventing spots for him does Chapman and the Reds a disservice in the broader picture.
Too video-gamey. If Homer gives up six runs through two innings, do you keep him out there anyway to hit the target?
Chapman should be dealt for a stud young outfielder, the Reds are too afraid to let him pitch and will never use him right so they should just deal him now.
When I see the 2015 Reds, I see a 100 loss team.
Agreed. Wasting a bunch of value and payroll on a minor league starter.
If Walt can trade him for a young, future star outfielder who's big league ready it might make sense to do that now. maybe Heyward and a pitching prospect from Atlanta?
Chapman following Arroyo would be more effective- a 15 MPH difference in the fastballs.
What about a trade for Chapman and a prospect for Carlos Quentin and Matt Thornton? Still leaves us some $$ for bench. And we now have 3-4 guys we can use for a CL: Masset, Thorton, Marshall, Arredondo!
I doubt Atlanta would be interested in a Chapman for Heyward swap as they are pitching rich and need offense. However if you were interested in trying to swing a 3 way deal, I could see this making sense... Colorado is trying to pry Jurrjens and Prado away form Atlanta and have a semi crowded outfield, and the Braves are looking for a lineup anchor. So, here is my proposal... Chapman, Jurrjens and Prado to the Rox... CarGo to the Braves... Heyward to the Reds. Cargo basically already is what the Braves hope Heyward will one day be, Colorado adds a desperately needed third baseman, and two rotation peices to pair with Chacin/De La Rosa/Pomeranz that should allow them to challenge for the NL West right now and the Reds get their left fielder for the next 4 years. Basically the Braves get the best player, the Rox get some solid pieces and a possible dynamic ace in Chapman, and the Reds get a very high upside left fielder with 4 years of control left.
Probably never happen, too many high profiles and fan favorites moving too many directions but if I were the gm of every team I think it is something I would give considerable thought to. I truly believe it makes each team better in 2012 and in the near future as well.
And I like Quinten and Thornton, I really do, but I couldn't justify trading 5 years of Chapman and his massive potential for 1 year of Quinten and also Thornton. I do think Quinten is an attainable and good target too, even though he is not my top choice for lf. I just think Chapman is way too much.
There is zero chance Chapman is traded. He is your show piece the guy who put the Reds back into the national limelight. Put him in AAA this season, let him learn nad then you have him, Cueto and Latos as your top end of your rotation for the next 3-5 years.
There is probably zero chance any of those big 3 are traded, and I said as much. But it is fun to talk about.
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Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Police Department hosted a 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, May 9th at the Clarksville Police Department Headquarters located at 135 Commerce Street. The entry fee was $25.00 and included a t-shirt. Kids 10 & under was $10.00 (did not include a shirt).
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Clarksville, TN – The 37th Annual Queen City Road Race, scheduled for Saturday, May 2nd, is quickly approaching and there is still time to register!
Registration can be completed in person or online. Online registration can be completed at www.cityofclarksville.com/qcrr and is available until noon on Friday, May 1st.
Participants registering in person may come by the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Office at 102 Public Square, Clarksville, Tennessee, 37040 through Friday, May 1st or register onsite at Austin Peay's Governors Stadium the morning of Saturday, May 2nd.
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The Early Bird discounted registration deadline is April 17th. Registration will be available through race day, however prices increase to $25.00 for the 5K and 7K races. The non-competitive One Mile Movement will remain at a $5.00 registration fee now through race day.
Registration for the Queen City Road Race is simple and may be completed online or in person. Online registration can be completed by visiting www.cityofclarksville.com/qcrr and is available onsite at 102 Public Square.
Clarksville, TN – The 37th Annual Queen City Road Race scheduled for Saturday, May 2nd, have you reserved your spot at the finish line?
The Queen City Road Race event is a Clarksville tradition promoting fitness and fun for all ages. The 7K and 5K race route takes runners through the streets of Historic Downtown Clarksville, beginning at Austin Peay State University's Foy Center and ending inside the new Governors Stadium, while the One Mile Movement takes you on an exciting tour of a portion of the APSU campus.
For over thirty years, hundreds of Clarksville-Montgomery County and Fort Campbell school students, teachers and family members have participated in this Clarksville tradition.
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Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include: Winter Gym is coming to a Close, Adult Softball Leagues, Youth Archery at the Crow Center, Martial Arts, Queen City Road Race and Get in shape at the Kleeman Center.
This weeks highlights include: 37th annual Queen City Road Race, Boating Safety Course and Exam and Spring Break Tumbling Camp.
Clarksville, TN – It's that time of year again to lace up those running shoes and begin preparing for the 37th Annual Queen City Road Race scheduled for Saturday, May 2nd, 2015.
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department and Cumberland Bank & Trust are excited to announce the finalists and overall winner of the 2015 Queen City Road Race Art Contest.
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Fort Campbell, KY – The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell will celebrate the 2014 Week of the Eagles May 16th to 22nd.
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In 1973, then Major General John Cushman started the first Week of the Eagles in an effort to invigorate the local community and celebrate the Division's combat readiness.
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This post is way overdue,I found the pictures sitting on my camera and completely forgot that this event ever took place (brain like a sieve) better late than never I suppose.
A few weeks back we headed to Warwick for their first ever dedicated food and drink festival,it was a lovely day out, the sun was shining,well... until it started to drizzle but we had our coats on and the food and drink was going down perfectly.
All sorts of exhibitors turned up serving food from around the world ,independent bakers with their delicious cakes and breads,Olives by the bucketfull and more preserves than you could shake a stick at,all in all it was a brilliant way to pass a Sunday afternoon.
A highlight was stumbling across a little shop called The Square Wine,the rustic interior drew me straight in as did the epic selection of Gin,lets just say I was in Gin heaven and spent a good 15 minutes dribbling over the vast selection.
I highly recommend visiting Warwick,its such a gorgeous little town and I hope they make this event annual, i'll definitely be visiting next year if so.
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Adrian Hubbard (OLB), Alabama
6'6" | 257 lbs.
2013 stats:
33 tackles (20 solo), 3 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3 passes defended
3rd-5th Round
What the scouts are saying:
"A long-bodied, athletic rush linebacker with the base strength desired in a 4-3 left defensive end, Hubbard's greatest physical trait is his core functional strength and ability to leverage the edge and defend the run." (Nolan Nawrocki, NFL.com)
"The physical potential of the freakishly-sized Adrian Hubbard is one of two things anchoring his draft stock after a massively disappointing junior campaign. The other is that he looked the part of a promising prospect as a sophomore. Rounding him back into that form is what his NFL team will be tasked with." (Darren Page, Bleacher Report)
"He should have returned for his senior year, and WalterFootball.com heard from sources that Alabama didn't make much a pitch for him to comeback. Hubbard had a decent week at the Senior Bowl and followed that up with a similar performance at the Combine." (WalterFootball.com)
Fit for the Bears:
Hubbard is quite the interesting case for a 4-3 defense. At 6-foot-6 he'll almost certainly play defensive end in such a defense. Right now he's best served as a bull rusher who was stout against the run and had the occasional pass rush. He's solid at the point of attack, but teams may question his ability to rush the passer, as his speed is still a question. Still, if he can put it all together he's got the talent to make things happen. The Bears still need work on the defensive line even with their offseason acquisitions, so looking at Hubbard could be an option.
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Preventing child abuse and neglect is a community concern. That's the driving theme behind National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which raises awareness of the need for families and communities to work together to end the cycle.
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The most popular craze since cupcakes, cake pops are the latest tasty treat guaranteed to be enjoyed by all, and this guide reveals how to make them using just a few simple tools and techniques. Featuring 20 irresistibly delicious projects and variations, the book's easy and fun designs include a creepy Halloween witch, a romantic chocolate cake, an adorable Easter bunny, and a beautiful fairy. A kitchen essential for beginners and experienced gourmands alike, this comprehensive collection is a perfect introduction to the biggest little thing in baking.


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Anyone who has determined that Maryland big man Alex Len was more hoopla than hoops a season ago and has low expectations may want to quickly re-evaluate. He could be on the brink of exploding. The 7-foot-2 Ukrainian is light years ahead of where he was this time last November. His coach, Mark Turgeon, says Len is a completely different player. Len is a different person, too. Hamstrung by not being able to participate in team activities through the first 10 games of last season -- courtesy of an NCAA ruling regarding his relationship with a pro team in the Ukraine -- Len finally got on the court only weeks before ACC play began. He struggled with the physical nature of the American game, but had greater issues simply trying to communicate. One can only imagine being 18 years old, in a strange land with a vastly different culture, and for some reason 17,000 screaming people watch your team play every night. Furthermore, unable to speak basic English made life in College Park a lon...
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Media Releases
New Group to Watchdog Texas Drilling Industry
February 19, 2010
EARTHWORKS will formally launch its Texas Oil & Gas Accountability Project (OGAP) via telephone conference on Wednesday, February 24 at 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. At the launch, Texas OGAP will release its campaign platform, DRILL-RIGHT TEXAS: Best Oil & Gas Development Practices for Texas. We will also introduce the lead Texas OGAP Organizer, Sharon Wilson, along with other key experts on the impacts of oil and gas development on health, communities and the environment. The new EARTHWORKS campaign will work throughout Texas to prevent and minimize the impacts caused by energy development.
Tagged with: oil and gas, texas, texas ogap, drill right texas
Leading Jewelry Retailers Act on Pledge To Shun Dirty Gold
February 10, 2010
Washington D.C.-- Dozens of the nation's leading jewelry retailers are taking innovative steps to provide consumers with gold jewelry made in a more environmentally and socially responsible way, according to a report released today by the Washington, DC-based environmental group EARTHWORKS.
The report, Tarnished Gold: Assessing the Jewelry Industry's Progress on Ethical Sourcing of Metals, evaluates progress jewelers have made in pursuit of cleaner sources of precious metals -- and finds signs of hope as well as shortfalls.
Tagged with: mining, gold, no dirty gold, jewelry retailers, golden rules
Denver-based Newmont Mining Co. fined millions for cyanide spill at Ghanaian mine
January 21, 2010
Accra and Washington, 01/21: Ghanaian authorities are fining Denver-based Newmont Mining millions of dollars for negligently spilling cyanide at its Ahafo gold mine in October 2009, resulting in water contamination and fish kills. A Ghanaian Ministerial Panel that evaluated the spill and its aftermath recommended that the company be fined US$ 4.9 million for failing to prevent the spill or to properly report on and investigate the spill.
For the past three months, community members and Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) have raised concerns about the accident and its aftermath. "The incident brings home the fact that Ghana needs very strong laws to regulate mining operations," said Daniel Owusu-Koranteng.
Tagged with: mining, gold, newmont, international, cyanide, spill
EARTHWORKS announces Jennifer Krill as new Executive Director
January 13, 2010
Washington D.C., January 13th-- "EARTHWORKS is very pleased to welcome Jennifer Krill as its new Executive Director. Starting February 1st, Ms. Krill will lead EARTHWORKS in its third decade of achievement as the only national environmental advocacy organization focused exclusively on the environmental and social issues surrounding mineral extraction.
"I am thrilled to join EARTHWORKS and proud to lend my voice to the movement to protect people and the environment from the destructive impacts of mineral, oil and gas extraction," said Ms. Krill. "EARTHWORKS is a nimble, effective organization with a proven track record of success through its tough stands against irresponsible actors in extractive industries, its strong commitment to protecting communities and its innovative partnerships with market leaders."
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Mining and jewelry industry self-certification system falls short, groups say
December 21, 2009
London, Washington, DC, Elko, Ottawa and Melbourne, December 21, 2009: As the jewelry and mining industry trade association, the Responsible Jewelry Council, launched its certification scheme this week, NGOs, technical experts and community representatives cautioned about the limits and shortcomings of the industry-run system.
"Given the considerable impacts of gold mining and consumer concerns about 'dirty' gold, there is clearly a need for independent, third-party monitoring of the gold supply chain," said Payal Sampat of Washington, DC-based EARTHWORKS and the No Dirty Gold campaign. "Unfortunately, the RJC is a process led and governed entirely by the very industries that are to be monitored, and does not meet this need."
Tagged with: mining, international, jewelry retailers
Texas state government responds to results of DISH health survey
December 18, 2009
DISH, Texas, 12/18 -- In response to recently revealed health impacts in the DISH area, today, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) acknowledged the need for new protections for citizens living in and around the Barnett Shale gas deposit. TCEQ stated it is now issuing an important change in odor response procedures. New policies will require TCEQ to respond to odor complaints on the same day as the complaint, or within 12-hours from receiving a complaint. The new procedure will enable citizens to document both odor and health symptom information by affidavit. These changes represent an important step-forward for the local governments and citizens working to mitigate irresponsible shale gas drilling.
Tagged with: fracking, oil and gas, drilling, public health, texas, barnett shale, tceq, odor
Community Health Survey Shows Shale Gas Threatens Human Health
December 16, 2009
DISH, Texas, 12/17 -- Today, public interest groups and the Town of DISH released the final results of a health survey of area residents focused on the impacts of Barnett Shale gas infrastructure. The results show that more than half of surveyed maladies can be attributed to toxics first revealed in September in a DISH-commissioned study of area air quality. Based on the results, EARTHWORKS, the Texas Oil & Gas Accountability Project and the Town of DISH are calling on state regulators to immediately perform an in-depth health investigation, implement continuous 24-hour emissions monitoring, and establish a same-day community odor and symptom tracking system.
Tagged with: fracking, oil and gas, public health, texas, texas ogap
$140 billion giveaway? Senate Committee to Vote on Arizona Land Exchange
December 15, 2009
Washington,DC -- On Wednesday December 16th, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to mark up S. 409, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009. The current version of the legislation, as well as an amended version of the legislation being presented as a substitute, would fleece the American taxpayer out of billions of dollars.
Tagged with: mining, mining reform, rio tinto, arizona, bhp billiton, senate, legislature, tax payers
ASARCO Bankruptcy Shows Need for 1872 Mining Law Reform: Updated Mining Law Will Prevent Future Bankruptcies
December 11, 2009
Washington D.C., December 11-- Yesterday, the mining company ASARCO, a subsidiary of the Mexican corporation Grupo Mexico S.A. de C.V, paid the United States government $1.79 billion to help clean up hazardous waste pollution at ASARCO-owned mines and smelters in 19 states. This payment, the nation's largest environmental bankruptcy settlement, highlights the pressing need to reform the antiquated 1872 Mining Law, the law that governed many of ASARCO's mining properties.
Tagged with: mining, 1872 mining law, abandoned mines, hazardous waste, bankruptcy
Sears/Kmart join other jewelers in pledging to avoid *dirty* gold
November 18, 2009
Washington, D.C, 11/18 -- Three major jewelry retailers today announced their decision to shun irresponsible gold mining and seek cleaner sources of gold and precious metals. Sears Holdings (parent company of Sears and Kmart), Ultra Stores, and Blue Nile all signed the No Dirty Gold campaign's Golden Rules for responsible sourcing of precious metals, bringing the total number of jewelry retail signatories up to 60. These jewelry retailers include 7 of the top 10 jewelry retail firms in the United States, and represent over $14 billion in annual US jewelry sales, or nearly a quarter of total sales.
"The No Dirty Gold campaign is a great initiative that pushes for sustainability and ethnical sourcing on gold. We are proud to be a part of it and to offer our customers gold that was obtained in a responsible manner", said Michelle Pearlman, Senior Vice President and President of Jewelry at Sears Holdings. "Sears strives to be a green company and we will continue to work to build lifetime relationships with our customers starting from the mines up."
Tagged with: gold, no dirty gold, jewelry retailers, golden rules
Chesapeake Energy Concedes...
November 2, 2009
Durango, CO -- "Last week, Chesapeake Energy Corporation stated that it will not drill for natural gas within the New York City watershed, a small area within the Marcellus Shale natural gas reserve which underlies some of the Appalachian regions of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia. The watershed, which supplies untreated, clean water to nine million people, is under increasing pressure to drill.
Tagged with: fracking, oil and gas, ogap, natural gas, marcellus shale, chesapeake
Anglo American's Alaska Mine Poses High Risks for Investors
October 29, 2009
WASHINGTON, October 29-- A new investor advisory -http://earthworksaction.org/publications.cfm?pubID=436- released today raises significant questions about the risks associated with Anglo American plc's Pebble Mine Project in southwest Alaska. The advisory details the growing list of regulatory, legal, engineering and political challenges facing the London-based mining giant as its struggles to secure permits for the controversial gold-copper mine.
Tagged with: mining, gold, anglo american, pebble, copper
Clark, Wyoming
October 21, 2009
Clark, Wyoming is a small community just outside Yellowstone National Park, on the east side of the Beartooth Mountains. It overlies natural gas reserves that the natural gas drilling industry has exploited since the 1960's
Clark, and the spectacular Beartooth Front that surrounds it, are home to outstanding wildlife and recreational opportunities, productive ranch land, and Wyoming's only "Wild and Scenic" river, the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone.
Tagged with: fracking, oil and gas, wyoming, yellowstone
Conservation and Native American Groups Challenge Bush-Era Mining Giveaways
October 20, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20-- A coalition of conservation and Native American organizations today filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Washington, D.C. challenging two regulations issued by the Bush Administration that weakened the requirements for environmental and taxpayer protections on federal public land involved in mining operations.
The Bush regulations overturned previous regulations and policies that had limited the dumping of mine waste to what was strictly allowed by federal mining and public land laws. These Bush-era policies allow multinational mining companies unlimited amounts of public land to dump toxic mine waste and tailings from large-scale industrial mining operations. The challenged regulation, first issued in 2003, reinterpreted what is known as the "millsite provision" of the 1872 Mining Law.
Tagged with: mining, 1872 mining law, indigenous, taxpayers, bush
EARTHWORKS Supports Abandoned Mine Initiative Introduced in the U.S. Senate
October 14, 2009
Washington D.C., October 14-- "EARTHWORKS welcomes the step forward for abandoned mine restoration in the U.S. Senate represented by the introduction of Good Samaritan abandoned mine legislation [S. 1777, the Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act]. The attention on this pervasive source of water pollution from our legacy of abandoned mines is long overdue. Senator Mark Udall deserves praise for leading this effort to bring common sense to the management of abandoned mine clean up efforts, and allow communities, companies, non-profit organizations and individuals to help restore our polluted waters without liability under the Clean Water Act. We look forward to working with the Senate Environment and Public Works in the need to act on this proposal to protect our streams, fisheries and western communities from the pollution that comes from abandoned mines. Coupled with this important step forward to restore abandoned mines, we hope the Senate will consider comprehensive mining reform legislation to provide a revenue source for these restoration efforts.
Tagged with: mining, congress, good samaritan, legislature
City reports toxic results of study of natural gas complex
October 13, 2009
DISH, Texas -- The Town of DISH, TX has announced that its air quality study found seven locations where carcinogenic and neurotoxic emissions violated limits set by the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The town commissioned the study - which cost 15% of its total budget - to assess the mega-complex of compressors, condensate tanks, and major pipelines that process and transport natural gas extracted from the Barnett Shale underlying the area. .
"Frankly, I didn't think the results would come back as bad as the did, " said Mayor Calvin Tillman. " TCEQ needs to shut these compressors down immediately and until we can get emission controls that protect the residents living right up against this infrastructure."
Tagged with: fracking, ogap, natural gas, texas, toxics, texas ogap
City to Report Toxic Results of Gas Complex Study at Local Meeting
October 8, 2009
The results of a DISH, Texas municipal Ambient Air Quality Study recently revealed high concentrations of toxic air emissions, including neurotoxins and carcinogens, near and on residential properties in the small town of DISH, Texas. Local officials will formally discuss the results of the study and provide information about a community-based Health Assessment at a public meeting in DISH, Texas on October 12th at 7p.m. on Monday, October 12th.
Tagged with: fracking, oil and gas, public health, texas, texas ogap
Drilling Contamination Spreads as Polluter's Bankruptcy Looms
October 1, 2009
Clark, WY, 10/01 -- Clark Resource Council has learned that Windsor Energy Group, LLC recently put its assets up for bid. At a public meeting in September Windsor representatives explained that benzene is also above regulatory levels east of Line Creek- where Windsor had guaranteed it would not go. Assuming no buyer is found, the logical next step is bankruptcy: leaving the community's groundwater, and cleanup of the pollution, in doubt.
Tagged with: fracking, epa, ogap, frac act, water contamination
Jewelry Retailers' Opposition to Pebble Mine Gains Momentum
September 30, 2009
Anchorage, Alaska, 09/30 -- As commercial fishermen in Bristol Bay, Alaska, celebrate a record-breaking season, a wave of new jewelry retailers representing nearly $1 billion in sales today pledged support for permanently protecting Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed from large-scale metal mining, including the controversial proposed Pebble Mine.
"I want to thank all the jewelers who have vowed never to buy gold from the Pebble Mine," said Everett Thompson, a Bristol Bay commercial fisherman. "I am always amazed at the yearly return of Bristol Bay salmon and after having my best commercial fishing season in 26 years, I know first-hand what a shame it would be to put this irreplaceable fishery at risk," he said.
Tagged with: no dirty gold, bristol bay, alaska, jewelry retailers
EARTHWORKS Supports Rahall Plan To Make Uranium Leasable
September 17, 2009
Washington, D.C.- EARTHWORKS applauds Chairman Rahall for his continuing efforts to address the most egregious abuses under the Mining Law of 1872. Section 511 of the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 would convert uranium from a locatable mineral under the General Mining Law of 1872 to a leasable mineral under the Mineral Leasing Act.
Tagged with: mining, 1872 mining law, grand canyon, uranium
Efforts to Reform Natural Gas Development Gain Momentum
September 16, 2009
Washington, DC, Sep 16 - As the House Natural Resources Committee holds hearings on reforms to the nation's oil and gas program, more than 160 community and national organizations across the country signed on to a letter of support for passage of legislation that would protect drinking water from the growing impacts of hydraulic fracturing, a process used in most natural gas drilling projects.
"When it comes to the public's health, it is not unreasonable to require the oil and gas industry to disclose the toxic chemicals they use in our local communities," said Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO). "The oil and gas industry has one of the only exceptions under the Safe Drinking Water Act that frees them from federal oversight and disclosure. With people getting sick from contaminated water sources potentially due to frac'ing, the public's safety is paramount." Rep. DeGette introduced the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (or "FRAC Act") in the House with Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO). Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced the bill in the Senate.
Tagged with: oil and gas, ogap, frac act, congress
Snowbird Owner Threatens Own Resort, All Skiing, With Alaska Coal Mine Proposal
August 18, 2009
Salt Lake City, UT August 17, 2009- A huge coal strip-mining operation proposed on Alaska's Chuitna River by the owner of the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Utah has drawn the ire of groups concerned about the mine's contribution to global warming.
Richard Bass, who owns the prominent Utah resort, has partnered with William H. Hunt to form PacRim Coal LLC, which has submitted permit applications to build a coal mine directly on top of 11 miles of prime salmon fisheries feeding the Cook Inlet. Nearly all the coal excavated from the mine, located about 45 miles from Anchorage, would be exported to coal markets in China and other Pacific Rim countries. The Chuitna mine would produce more than 12 million tons of coal annually, which when burned, would emit more than 27 million tons of carbon dioxide.
Tagged with: alaska, coal mining
EPA Confirms Drinking Water Contamination by Toxics Used in Hydraulic Fracturing
August 14, 2009
Pavillion, WY, August 14, 2009 - This week U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told a group of over 70 that initial investigations found 11 of 39 tested drinking water wells were contaminated. Among the contaminants are toxics used in oil and gas production.
As part of a Superfund investigation, EPA began sampling in March 2009 in the Pavillion, WY area in response to multiple landowners concerns about changes in water quality and quantity following EnCana's increased gas development in the area. Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) and EnCana had continually assured Pavillion residents that there was no evidence of hydrocarbons or toxic chemicals in their drinking water wells.
Tagged with: epa, oil and gas, frac act, wyoming, encana
Repeal of mining double subsidy would fund clean up of America's rivers, streams
August 6, 2009
Washington, D.C., August 6th -- S 1570, The Elimination of Double Subsidies for Hardrock Mining Industry Act, is legislation, like 1872 mining law reform, that is long overdue. We applaud Senators Feingold, Cantwell, Feinstein and Sanders for introducing it earlier this week.
Passage would generate $50 million per year, half of which would fund abandoned mine reclamation. This money is sorely needed. The EPA estimates that 40% of the headwaters of western watersheds are polluted by mining, and they also estimate that abandoned mine reclamation will cost $50 billion.
Tagged with: epa, 1872 mining law, congress, hardrock mining
Statement of Payal Sampat, EARTHWORKS, on Supreme Court ruling on mining waste disposal in water bodies
June 26, 2009
Washington, D.C., 6/26 - 6/26/2009 US and global waterways are at greater risk of industrial contamination following the US Supreme Court s ruling this week allowing a mining company to dump millions of gallons of toxic waste into an Alaskan lake. The Court's decision was based on a 2002 Bush-era policy that allows solid waste and contaminated materials to be dumped directly into lakes, streams and other water bodies. As Justice Ginsburg wrote in her dissent, the ruling contravenes the "core command" of the Clean Water Act. EARTHWORKS is deeply disappointed by the ruling and its negative implications for clean water.
Tagged with: 1872 mining law, alaska, clean water act, waste
Senators, Representatives act to close Halliburton Loophole in the Safe Drinking Water Act
June 9, 2009
(Washington, D.C., June 9) - Today Senators Casey (D-PA) and Schumer (D-NY), and Representatives DeGette (D-CO), Polis (D-CO) and Hinchey (D-NY) introduced bills in the Senate and House to close the so-called "Halliburton Loophole" in the Safe Drinking Water Act that exempts hydraulic fracturing, and to require the public disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals. The Halliburton loophole authorizes oil and gas drillers, exclusively, to inject known hazardous materials -- unchecked -- directly into or adjacent to underground drinking water supplies. It passed as part of the Bush Administration's Energy Policy Act of 2005.
"Energy development needn't threaten our drinking water and public health -- but under the Halliburton loophole, it does," said John Fenton, a rancher negatively impacted by drilling activity, and member of the Pavillion Area Concerned Citizens in Wyoming.
Tagged with: oil and gas, ogap, safe drinking water act, congress, halliburton loophole, loopholes, bush
Leading UK Jewelers Say *No* to Dirty Gold from Alaska Mine
April 14, 2009
London, England -- Six prestigious UK jewelry retailers and designers representing 260 stores today pledged their support for Bristol Bay, Alaska, by announcing that they will not buy gold from Anglo American's proposed "Pebble" mine, a massive open-pit operation being considered in the bay's headwaters. The Bristol Bay watershed supports the world's most productive wild sockeye salmon fishery, which is critical to the state's economy and to the livelihoods of many Alaska Native communities. The UK is the largest consumer of Bristol Bay canned sockeye salmon.
UK jewelers Goldsmiths, Beaverbrooks, Mappin & Webb, Watches of Switzerland, Fifi Bijoux and April Doubleday took this step at the invitation of local Alaskans who seek to protect wild salmon, clean water and their traditional ways of life from the damaging effects of industrial metal mines.
Tagged with: gold, bristol bay, alaska, international, jewelry retailers
New Bingaman Mining Legislation Would Bring Tens of Thousands of Jobs to Rural Communities
April 2, 2009
Washington, D.C., 04/02 -- Today, for the first time in over a decade, the Senate is moving forward with reform of one of the most archaic policies governing our public lands. Senator Jeff Bingaman, Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has introduced S. 796, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009, to regulate the mining of hardrock minerals -- like gold, copper and uranium -- on public lands. This bill will create jobs and provide economic opportunities for rural communities while cleaning up a massive legacy of toxic mining pollution.
Tagged with: public lands, congress, hardrock mining
New Mexico's land and water face challenge from the oil and gas industry
March 31, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, March 31st - Three organizations announced today their opposition to a state plan to weaken a hard-fought water and land protection rule. On February 18, Governor Richardson announced he was directing the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department to work with industry to develop amendments that would save them the cost of compliance to the recently amended Pit Rule.
The Pit Rule improved regulation of waste from oil and gas operations, and is one of the nation's better rules protecting water, soil, plants, wildlife and public health from toxic levels of salt and other chemicals in oil and gas waste pits. The state officially adopted the new rule last May, but due to the Governor's urging, the Oil Conservation Division (OCD), a division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, filed a petition on February 27th to amend the rule.
Tagged with: oil and gas, public health, new mexico, water, landowners
Newest Toxics Release Inventory Conceals Toxic Threat to Drinking Water
March 19, 2009
Mar 19, Washington, D.C. -- Today the Environmental Protection Agency published the most recent Toxics Release Inventory. Once again the nation's largest polluter is the metal mining industry: of 4.09 billion pounds of toxics reported, 1.15 billion pounds were released by mining -- more than 28% by just one industry.
Unfortunately, one of the most serious threats to our nation's drinking water supply is left unknown. Oil & gas producers do not have to report under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to- Know Act (EPCRA), the legislation authorizing TRI.
Tagged with: mining, drinking water, toxics, mercury, tri
EARTHWORKS Calls on Newmont to Respect Community Rights
March 11, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Newmont Mining, the second largest gold producer in the world, recognized in a new report that it has failed to properly engage with affected communities at five of its principal mine sites around the world. The company's Community Relations Review (CRR), mandated by a shareholder resolution passed two years ago, found that there has been "a consistent lack of accountability in the implementation of Newmont's community relations objectives."
"For too long, Newmont's relationship with local communities at its mining operations has been fraught with tension and absence of dialogue," said Payal Sampat, International Campaign Director at EARTHWORKS in Washington, DC. "This review provides Newmont with an unprecedented opportunity to rethink, and overhaul, its relationship with communities at existing and future projects."
Tagged with: mining, gold, newmont, indigenous, community consent
Economic Recovery Bill Creates Jobs Through Mine Cleanup
February 14, 2009
Feb 14 -- Late last night, the U.S. Congress passed the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, including as much as $1.5 billion for abandoned mine clean up on public lands. The $1.5 billion dollars will be given to the National Park Service, the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and other land management activities, including remediating abandoned mines. The Senate-passed version of the bill had specifically allocated $105 million for abandoned mine cleanup.
Tagged with: mining, public lands, abandoned mines, congress, legislature
Groups Urge Obama to Stand Strong on Clean Energy in First International Visit
February 12, 2009
Washington, D.C. - Today, an international network of environmental groups is launching a cross-border campaign urging President Barack Obama to stand strong on his new energy economy agenda and reject entreaties from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to shelter the dirtiest oil on earth from global warming regulation.
"Tar sands oil is the dirtiest form of energy in the world. It has no place in President Obama's plans for a clean energy economy," said Sierra Club Dirty Fuels Campaign Coordinator Pat Gallagher. "Tar sands oil accelerates global warming. It destroys forests. It endangers public health. Instead of importing this expensive, dirty oil, we can invest in clean energy that will create millions of much-needed, sustainable jobs."
Tagged with: international, tar sands, obama, canada
No Dirty Gold celebrates 5th anniversary by signing up 50th jewelry retailer
February 5, 2009
Washington D.C. -- Just days before its 5th anniversary on Valentine's Day, the No Dirty Gold campaign is announcing its 50th signatory to the "Golden Rules" for more responsible sourcing of precious metals.
These retailers and manufacturers, representing some 23% of the US jewelry market, have pledged to source metals that were produced more responsibly, meeting the human rights, social, and environmental criteria of the Golden Rules.
Tagged with: no dirty gold, jewelry retailers, golden rules
Senate Economic Recovery Bill Promotes Jobs and Mine Cleanup
January 30, 2009
Jan 30th -- The Senate Appropriations Committee adopted a broad package of economic recovery proposals for the Nation this week, including $650 million to restore our National Forests damaged by abandoned mines. This would create 15 to 42 thousand jobs to reduce water pollution, eliminate public safety threats, and restore fish and wildlife habitat in rural communities across the country and here in Montana.
"We applaud the efforts of Senator Tester and Governor Schweitzer to promote new economic opportunities in Montana's rural areas," declared Bonnie Gestring from the EARTHWORKS Northern Rockies office. "Old mines like the Beal Mountain project and other sites along the Clark Fork and Big Blackfoot River may finally get cleaned up."
Tagged with: mining, abandoned mines, montana, congress
1872 Mining Law reform reintroduced
January 22, 2009
1/27/2009 -- "Today the U.S. Congress takes an important step towards reforming one of the last remaining public-resource giveaways, the 1872 Mining Law. This bill, introduced by Chairman Nick Rahall, (D-WV), along with 21 co-sponsors from around the country, will promote economic development in rural communities throughout the West by creating jobs for abandoned mine clean up while protecting communities and water quality from the damage caused by modern mining.
Tagged with: mining, 1872 mining law, abandoned mines, congress
EARTHWORKS applauds the nomination of Senator Ken Salazar as Secretary of Interior
December 18, 2008
"EARTHWORKS congratulates Senator Ken Salazar on his nomination to be Secretary of Interior. We know Senator Salazar to be a solution-oriented bridge builder whose intimate knowledge of public lands issues gives hope for a new day in the management of public lands -- and the valuable cultural, environmental, and natural resources they contain.
This year, Senator Salazar has pledged his support for long overdue reforms to the 1872 Mining Law, the law that governs metal mining, like gold, copper and uranium, on public lands. EARTHWORKS is confident that the Senator will continue to work for real and meaningful reform of this outdated law in his new role as Secretary.
Tagged with: oil and gas, public lands
EPA Initiates Enforcement Action over Hazardous Waste Problems at Nevada Gold Mines
December 18, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated enforcement action at the Gold Quarry and Jerritt Canyon Mines after investigations found serious problems with the handling and disposal of hazardous waste. The notices of violation went to mine owners Newmont and Queenstake (now Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.). According to the EPA's investigation, the mines:
Tagged with: mining, epa, gold, toxics, mercury
A New Generation of Regulation
December 12, 2008
Tagged with: fracking, oil and gas, colorado, new mexico, colorado legislature
POLL: Protect Montana from obsolete mining law
October 28, 2008
MISSOULA - Montana voters strongly support protecting our land, water and wildlife from the obsolete 1872 Mining Law, according to a statewide survey released today.
Sportsmen and conservation groups released findings of a poll today that show overwhelming support for updating the federal 1872 Mining Law that governs hardrock mining on national forests and other federal public land.
Tagged with: mining, 1872 mining law, montana
Protecting Our Drinking Water from Oil & Gas
October 17, 2008
Durango, Colorado, October 17 - Today EARTHWORKS' Oil and Gas Accountability Project (OGAP) announced its strong support for H. R. 7231, a bill to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act. The legislation was recently introduced by Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Congressman John Salazar (D-CO), and Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY). The Energy Policy Act of 2005 exempted hydraulic fracturing from the Safe Drinking Water Act. H.R. 7231 repeals this exemption while allowing flexibility and ensuring a federal minimum standard to prohibit endangerment of underground sources of drinking water.
Tagged with: oil and gas, ogap, drinking water, colorado, congress
EARTHWORKS announces leadership transition and Executive Director search
September 25, 2008
Washington, DC -- On September 30, Stephen D'Esposito will step down as President and CEO of EARTHWORKS, a position he has held for ten years. Steve has accepted a new appointment as President of RESOLVE, where he will launch a new initiative, the Earth-Solutions Center. EARTHWORKS will continue to build on its 20-year track record of protecting communities and the environment by reforming the mining and energy industries through legislative, markets and corporate campaigns.
Under Steve's leadership, EARTHWORKS, formerly called the Mineral Policy Center, promoted reform of the 1872 Mining Law and assisted communities across the West, and around the world, in dealing with the environmental, economic, and social effects of mining. During this time, EARTHWORKS established the "No Dirty Gold" campaign, expanded its mission to address international issues, and merged with the Oil and Gas Accountability Project. Recently, the organization launched its "No Dirty Energy" campaign to further increase its reach and impact. A special hallmark of EARTHWORKS' activities during Steve's tenure was engagement with corporate leaders to advance responsible mining and oil and gas development practices.
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Proposed Gold Mine Threatens Ghana Forest Reserve
August 13, 2008
Accra, Cologne and Washington, DC, 14 August 2008-- Environmental and human rights organizations from 3 continents have criticized plans by Colorado-based Newmont Mining Corporation to develop an open-pit gold mine in a Forest Reserve in Ghana. The groups today released expert reviews of the technical aspects of the mine project that document deficiencies in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The expert reviews point to major gaps in the EIS regarding reclamation plans, the potential for acid drainage, risks of water contamination with heavy metals and cyanide, as well as impacts on biodiversity.
Tagged with: mining, gold, newmont, international, ghana
No Dirty Gold Campaign Statement on Wal-Mart's Love, Earth Initiative
No Dirty Gold campaign
July 21, 2008
Tagged with: no dirty gold, jewelry retailers, golden rules, love earth, walmart
House Protects Grand Canyon from mining ... for now
June 25, 2008
Today, the House Natural Resources Committee took an important step to protect the Grand Canyon, the crown jewel of our National Park system. Over the past five years, the threat of uranium development outside its borders has increased more than a hundredfold. In response, the Committee passed an emergency resolution to temporarily withdraw over 1 million acres adjacent to the Park from new mining claim staking. We applaud the champion of this initiative, Congressman Grijalva, for his leadership on this issue.
Tagged with: mining, congress, grand canyon, uranium
Conservation Groups Sue to Protect Native Fishery from Rock Creek Mine
June 10, 2008
Four conservation groups filed suit Monday to protect a critical native fishery from impacts associated with the proposed Rock Creek Mine, a controversial copper and silver mine at the edge of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness in the lower Clark Fork River watershed near Idaho.
The suit, filed in state district court by the Rock Creek Alliance, the Clark Fork Coalition, Earthworks, and Trout Unlimited, alleges that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and mine owner Revett Minerals, Inc. are permitting the mine in a way that violates state water quality laws, harms a key fishery, and shuts the public out of the permitting process.
Tagged with: mining, rock creek mine
New No Dirty Energy campaign calls upon API to spend money on clean energy alternatives, not PR
May 14, 2008
May 14, 2008 -- In a letter to the American Petroleum Institute (API), the environmental organization EARTHWORKS today called upon the API to stop its multi-million dollar, multi-year self-promotion campaign aimed at polishing its image during a time of record high energy prices. The letter calls upon API to aid American consumers by instead investing the PR campaign money in clean energy alternatives.
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Don't Buy It; Tar Sands Oil is still dirty
April 29, 2008
WASHINGTON (April 29, 2008) - Deputy Premier of Alberta Ron Stevens is in Washington this week, meeting with Bush Administration officials and members of Congress to promote the importation of dirty tar sands oil to the United States. Stevens is expected to advocate that tar sands oil should be exempted under Section 526 in the newly enacted Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Section 526 prohibits the Federal purchase of unconventional or synthetic fuels whose lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions are higher than conventional fuels.
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Don't tarnish the Oscars with dirty gold
February 22, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- In the lead-up to the Oscar awards ceremonies in Los Angeles on Sunday, more than 2,000 activists have sent letters and faxes to the celebrity jeweler Harry Winston, urging the company to commit to human rights and environmental standards for sourcing gold and precious metals. Concerns about "dirty" or irresponsible mining practices have already prompted 29 leading jewelry retailers, including Tiffany & Co., Cartier and Piaget Gold to sign on to these standards, which are known as the "Golden Rules." However, Harry Winston, jeweler to the stars, still lags behind in this regard.
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Jewelry Retailers Urge Protection for Alaska's Bristol Bay
February 12, 2008
Washington, DC, February 12, 2008 - As shoppers rush to buy last-minute Valentine's gifts, five of the nation's leading jewelry retailers -- Tiffany & Co., Ben Bridge Jeweler, Helzberg Diamonds, Fortunoff, and Leber Jeweler, Inc. -- today pledged their support to permanently protect Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed from large-scale metal mining, including the massive proposed Pebble gold mine. The retailers, who had $2.2 billion in sales in 2006, took this step at the invitation of local Alaskans, who seek to protect wild salmon, clean water, and traditional Alaskan ways of life from the damaging effects of industrial metal mines.
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Early embryonic development and preimplantation changes in the uterus of the bat Rhinopoma hardwickei hardwickei (Gray) (Rhinopomatidae)
Article first published online: 3 FEB 2005
DOI: 10.1002/aja.1001780406
Copyright © 1987 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
American Journal of Anatomy
Volume 178, Issue 4, pages 341–351, April 1987
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How to Cite
Karim, K. B. and Fazil, M. (1987), Early embryonic development and preimplantation changes in the uterus of the bat Rhinopoma hardwickei hardwickei (Gray) (Rhinopomatidae). Am. J. Anat., 178: 341–351. doi: 10.1002/aja.1001780406
Publication History
- Issue published online: 3 FEB 2005
- Article first published online: 3 FEB 2005
- Manuscript Accepted: 15 SEP 1986
- Manuscript Received: 15 APR 1986
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Rhinopoma hardwickei hardwickei has an annual reproductive cycle. Although many of the females become inseminated from the latter half of February until about the middle of April, ovulation has not been recorded until the 11th of March. A single follicle reached full development and released one ovum from either of the ovaries with nearly equal frequency, and a single conceptus was carried in the ipsilateral uterine cornu during each cycle. The embryo descended into the uterus as an early morula and attained the bilaminar blastocyst stage before undergoing implantation. As the morula advanced in age, the embryonic surface of the zona became progressively more basophilic. Hence in advanced morulae, the inner surface of the zona pellucida took a dark stain with hematoxylin and appeared like a distinct thin membrane, while the rest of the thickness of the zona was eosinophilic.
Although progestational changes commenced in both uterine cornua, they became augmented in the uterine cornu on the side of ovulation and blastocyst attachment. After blastocyst attachment, the contralateral cornu reverted to an anestrus condition. The progestational changes became less conspicuous from the cranial to the caudal end of the uterus. Evidently, there was a linear gradient in the progestational response of the uterus with the cranial end being most responsive and the caudal end least responsive. The precise mechanism which brings this about is not known.


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If you ever wonder why on earth does a bee sting hurt….
If you ever wonder why on earth does a bee sting hurt….
In fond memory of Ralph Juwono, a dear friend who is missed by much.
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. [Revelation 14:13]
for Lidia and Nadine
I love fairies. Maybe I got it from my daughter. So when I guess it's just natural that I like this beautiful piece from Taiwanese artist Peng Kuan Jun in ArtStage 2015 the moment I saw it. Made from bronze and glass, I find the colours and transparency created on the wings are just amazing. What do you think?
It's been a long time since I visited the annual ArtStage Singapore. So when I did this year, it amazed me. There were so many mixed media works, and the inclusion of multimedia into art is —at least for me— overwhelming.
The work below is made by Isabell Beyel, a German artist born in 1968 and (interestingly) studied law. Entitled Portrait, this 140 x 100 cm piece consists of a mixed media collages and acrylic on plexiglass. Among the medium I identified were mice traps for the neck, hair rolls for the lips, assortements of wine corks for the skin, keys and fan for the eyes, and if I'm not mistaken sandal hangers from a branded name for the hair. Oh, and she also used tile spacers for the dress.
I just love her work, and I hope you do too!
Greetings all, allow me to wish you a wonderful Christmas, a fabulous end year celebration, and an awesome 2015!
I have grown much bigger since yo saw me the first time. I'm now in instar 5th stage, the last stage before I turn myself into a pupae. I'm as hungry as ever, and continue to eat whatever is left from this lime tree. I need to keep enough energy for my transformation into an adult lime swallowtail later.
I have four pairs of prolegs on my belly (abdomen), and another pair behind on my last segment. These prolegs will dissapear once I transform into an adult butterfly. On my chest (thorax) I have three pairs of true legs that will remain after the transformation. My true legs help me in getting the best position to get the food with my very strong jaws (mandibles) that will also reduce once I transform. Oh, and I have 6 pairs of eyelets (stemmata).
Now do allow me to go back to chewing and eating….
Hello world! my name is Lime, I'm a caterpillar of a lime swallowtail. Some people call me a lime butterfly. I'm probably in the third instar stage; and at 1.5cm long I am almost always hungry! I may be ugly but you will be surprised how beautiful I will become later.
In the following days I'll tell more about myself, but for now, I'm telling you your momma's right when she told you not to touch me. See those spines on my back? They are full of hairs. The scientifically correct term for this awesome gadget is urticating setae. Each hair has a funnel in the middle with toxin that will help me survive. Yeah, be affraid!
That white patch on my back? I am a big fan of Batman, but actually mother nature put it there to disguise me as a bird's poop, another defence strategy against my predators.
Oh, BTW, these macro selfies are each a composite of four images focused at different distance and then stacked together, a technique they call focus stacking, to get a completely sharp head to tail picture of me. Ain't it cool or what?!


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Nova Scotia "Come to Life": Pomegranate NS08
Check it out: www.pomegranatephone.com
Advertising Agency: Bristol Group - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Creative Directors: Albert Ianni
Art Director: Daniel Couto
Copywriter: Albert Ianni
Designers: Daniel Couto, Michael Gatto, Jake Owens
Production (Video/Animation): Egg Films / Hatch Post
Production (Web): Breathe Media
Video Director: Evan Kelly
Account Manager: Cara McCormack
Released: September 2008
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I love this ad it is great. Everyone at my school couldn't stop talking about when it came out months ago. And i still think that it is cool now.
You have to click in I've seen enough in the web site, this hole campaign is about Nova Scotia...
if they really think anyone will go to their stupid website to check this out, they're crazy
I read an article that said the site has had over 1 million visits
Personally I love this campaign, all you other people who hate it.... please show me a better way to get over a million hits to a stupid tourism site. Burn! BTW The harmonica was a nice touch.


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"The Savages" seems a curious movie to be opening four days before Christmas, but maybe not: Christmas Day itself is said to be the top moviegoing day of the year, as families (a) seek something they can do together without having to talk, or (b) use them as a excuse to escape from the house. Not all holidays are by Norman Rockwell, and maybe some grown children will enjoy this touching, humorous film about an elderly father whose time has come to leave his "retirement community" and move into "assisted living" (which my Aunt Mary referred to as "assisted dying").
Wendy and Jon Savage (Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman) are sister and brother, she living in New York City, he living in Buffalo; she an aspiring playwright, he a professor and author of books about the theater. They are smart, articulate and knowledgeable about drama, attributes that do them no good at all when they get a call from Sun City that their dad, Lenny (Philip Bosco), has started to write on the wall with his excrement.
After some reluctance, mostly on Jon's part, they fly to Arizona and find their dad shacked up with Doris, a girlfriend his age. I was reminded of a friend of mine whose 85-year-old dad discovered Viagra and insisted on calling his son with daily reports on his sex life. My friend pleaded with him to spare the details. There are some things children desperately do not want to know.
Doris spares them the occasion for such reports, however, by suddenly passing away, and Jon and Wendy decide to move their father to Buffalo so he will be close to them. He is a hostile curmudgeon who probably moved to Arizona to get away from them, but now he's in no position to resist.
Writer-director Tamara Jenkins ("The Slums of Beverly Hills") doesn't sentimentalize this material; quite the opposite. Lenny remains Lenny to the best of his ability, which means a short temper, a foul vocabulary and a constant state of irritation. We gather that he was not a joy to grow up with; indeed, the scars still borne by his children are such that they refer to their childhoods only obliquely. Whatever the relationship between their parents was like, it has left them unable to form liaisons of their own; Wendy is having a joyless affair with a married man, and Jon has a Polish girlfriend who he refuses to marry, even if it would save her from deportation back to Poland. That he weeps over his inability shows that he is aware of his emotional scars and fears to heal them.
There is a genre of movies set in old-folks' homes that resemble sitcoms, including colorful characters, lots of one-liners and a pecking order. The nursing home they find for Lenny in Buffalo is the next step after such a place. It is essentially run by the caregivers, who treat their clients something like misbehaving children. One who seems to care is a Nigerian immigrant named Jimmy (Gbenga Akinnagbe), who sympathizes with the children and shares lore about caring for the aged. Kristen Thomson played a similar character in Sarah Polley's "Away from Her" -- the experienced nurse who knows what the family has gone through, and will go through.
A movie like this depends on nuance and performance if it is not to descend entirely into soap opera. Jenkins knows that and is quietly insistent that we observe little moments and dropped words and exchanged glances. The resettling of Jon and Wendy's father causes the resettling of their own lives and forces them to examine memories they hoped were buried.
Both Linney and Hoffman are so specific in creating these characters that we see them as people, not elements in a plot. Hoffman in particular shows how many disguises he has within his seemingly immutable presence; would you know it is the same actor here and in two other films this season, "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" and "Charlie Wilson's War"?
"The Savages" confronts a day that may come in all of our lives. Two days, actually, the first when we are younger, the second when we are older. "The Ballad of Narayama," a great Japanese film, is about a community that decides when a person has outlived any usefulness and leaves that person on the mountain to die. It seems cruel, but even the dying seem to think it appropriate. Better that, after being healthy and strong once, than to be reduced to writing on walls with excrement.
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Review: Nothing to write home about. I would say this is the worst of any of the Nazim rest. Aside from one nice waitress the rest of the staff are rude. The owner/manager? really has the 'I dont give a damn' attitude going on. They also use the exotic sauce known as ketchup for their samosas' and even worse are too lazy to make a proper chutney for their dosas;they give you a horribly salty mint chutney. Truly bizarre with all the coconuts available they cant take 3 minutes to make the proper sauce. Depending on whom is cooking the food can be good, but, I also had burnt or undercooked veggies or dosas.
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In this sponsored feature, Ross Evans and Emily Penn of the Insurance ALM Advisory team at RBS share some of the main observations from their annual review of the UK life sector
Current key themes
One of the key themes from our review of the UK life insurance sector over 2011/2012 was 'Solvency II paralysis'. There was clear evidence that many firms had elected to hold off from making investment decisions due to the uncertain future regulatory treatment under Solvency II.
Roll forward to 2012/2013 and we see very much the opposite story. With delays to the Solvency II timeline and uncertainty over the final form of the rules, management are no longer prepared to sit on their hands and let sound economic investment opportunities pass them by.
Annuity companies
The majority of this pick-up in investment activity has taken place in the annuity space.
Observations show that the flow of new business has remained strong, particularly from bulk annuity deals and 'enhanced annuity' sales. Assets need to be sourced to back this business.
Asset portfolios backing UK annuity business have always been dominated by long-dated fixed income – an approach driven by the current Solvency I rules in the UK.
For a number of firms, we saw a material increase in the proportion of credit-risky assets on the books (relative to approved fixed income) at the end of 2012.
Some of this increase in risk profile was simply a reallocation from government bonds into corporate bonds. For example, this was evident for Scottish Widows, Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), Phoenix and MetLife.
But perhaps more interesting is the increased volume of 'non-traditional' – or 'other' – assets that were on the books at the end of 2012 (represented by the yellow bars in figure 1).
A key driver for this is the reduced appetite from banks to provide long-dated financing, due to more stringent capital and liquidity requirements. Annuity firms with long-dated, illiquid liabilities are arguably more natural providers of long-term funding – and indeed we are seeing evidence of annuity firms stepping into some of these long-dated debt deals that have traditionally been financed by banks. Figure 2 indicates the range of non-traditional asset classes insurers are investing in and some particular deals of note over the past 18 months include:
Existing back-book assets, held by banks, are typically short-dated, floating rate and have prepayment risk – features that are not desirable for matching fixed-rate, long-dated annuity liabilities.
Consequently, activity has largely been focused in the primary space. Banks are beginning to adopt more of an originate-and-distribute model, and insurance companies are building up expert teams and/or awarding mandates to specialist managers.
This has been something of a chicken-and-egg story, with the structure of deals needing to develop to accommodate the particular asset/liability management (ALM) needs of insurance companies. However, now that the egg has finally hatched, we expect to see the trend to diversified lending by annuity firms continue to gather pace over the next 24 months.
With-profits funds
With relatively little new with-profits business being written across the UK industry and a steady stream of Part VII transfers taking place, the with-profits landscape continues to contract.
Investment returns were generally strong over 2012. All assets were compellingly bid, driven to a large extent by the loose monetary policy of central banks across the globe. However, even after allowing for positive investment returns of between 7% and 8%, on average, we still saw the total volume of assets backing with-profits business decline by around 6%, as illustrated in figure 3.
This implies an average run-off rate in the region of 13%–14% per annum, which will bring interesting challenges for with-profits funds in the years ahead. In particular, firms will need to consider possible changes to the asset allocation over time, estate distributions, as well as exploring options for blocks of annuity and other non-profit business held within the funds.
Traditionally, equity-backing ratios (EBRs) have been thought of as the key driver of return for with-profits funds. However, at the end of 2012, the majority of with-profits funds had an EBR between 40% and 60%. This is a relatively tight range, and has changed only slightly over the past few years.
EBRs are no longer the big differentiator between funds. Instead, there are significant variations in the fixed-income strategies, as shown in figure 4.
This variation in strategy is in stark contrast to the annuity space, where the vast majority of funds target an A/A- rating for their fixed-income portfolios. This is driven by a number of factors, including available working capital, the nature and volume of guarantees, and also legacy strategies, which have remained unchanged for a number of years.
While we are not seeing the same 'bank deleveraging' theme playing out in the with-profits space, there was plenty of ALM activity over the course of 2012.
We saw modest changes to the composition of fixed-income portfolios, in particular:
We also witnessed a raft of changes to derivatives portfolios over 2012, including:
With the Solvency II focus shifting towards Pillars II and III, effective risk management becomes evermore important. We expect to see continued use of derivatives as an efficient means of mitigating risks, managing capital and immunising with-profits funds against volatile financial markets.
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Ewa Beach Little League: Welcome
Monday, May 11
Closing Day Ceremony will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015.
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Attached you will find the brochure for this summer's UH baseball camps, which can distributed to anyone who may be interested in attending. The easiest and preferred method of registration is online at http://www.hawaiiathletics.com through the Sports Camps link. However, registration may also be completed by filling out the camp registration form on the attached brochure and submitting it, along with payment and the signed Assumption of Risk & Release and Medical Consent form, to the address listed.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call UH directly at (808) 956-6247 or email email@example.com.
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Choosing Low- or No-VOC Paints
Innovations provide environmentally beneficial and cost-effective alternatives.
Though conventional paints have gotten less toxic over the years, many still release some level of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, into the air in the form of a breathable gas.
According to the American Lung Association, VOCs can cause a number of physical problems, such as eye and skin irritation, as well as lung and kidney damage. Innovations in the green building movement and paint technology have been instrumental in providing builders with a healthier and more environmentally safe painting alternative. The best practice is to use paint that is low in, or does not contain, VOCs.
These "green" paints have many benefits:
- They can be applied exactly the same way as conventional paints.
- They are virtually odor-free.
- They release no significant pollutants, making them excellent for use in buildings which require low levels of toxicity, such as hospitals, schools or the homes and workplaces of people who are chemically sensitive.
- If low- or no-VOC paint spills, it can be cleaned up with soap and water.
- Since VOC emissions may contribute to higher ozone levels, these paints may actually improve the overall air quality.
- They generally still cost the same as conventional paint.
- They are easy to find. Most can be purchased in a variety of colors from your local specialty paint or hardware stores.
Conventional oil-based paints are the most toxic and have become limited in use; and although common latex paints are safer and more commonly used, they can also still contain high levels of VOCs, depending on the brand. In comparison, low- or no-VOC paint is a quality, cost-effective painting option that is safe for the environment and the homeowner.
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2002 Kia Sportage Q&A
2002 Kia Sportage Question: what is the approx cost of a computer module replacement? engine code p0604
running fine 2 days ago next day little bit of a rough idle today cutting out but not dieng firestone replaced plugs and diagnosed - olsenb
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I would be positive before replacing the computer often people jump to that conclusion. Not sure how far their information goes back but Kia as a car manufacturer put a lot of great technical information and work shop manuals on line for free for Kia owners. www.kiatechinfo.com I would check that the computer has good grounds and good power supplies. Check system charging voltage and output pattern to make sure it is not a charging system problem. ECM replacement is only .6 hour cost of ECU from Kia is $750. Call Fuel Injection Corporation in Livermore CA, or look on line at www.rockauto.com or just Google an ECU for your vehicle. - patrick mannion
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Environmental Protection Agency: Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide
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