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Geographic Range
The channeled apple snail is native from Argentina to the Amazon basin. This species was also introduced to most of southern, eastern, and southeast Asia and the southern part of the United States. (Cowie, 2005)
- Biogeographic Regions
- nearctic
- oriental
- neotropical
- oceanic islands
The channeled apple snail is found in a variety of different habitats, including the subtropics and tropics in the Amazon Interior Basin and Plata Basin. This species is found in a variety of freshwater areas such as lakes, water courses, wetlands and agricultural areas. Temperature preferences for P. canaliculata range from 18 to 25 degrees C. Temperatures below 18 degrees or above 32 degrees C drastically increases the snail's mortality rate. (Cowie, 2005; Cowie, 2005)
- Habitat Regions
- tropical
- freshwater
- Aquatic Biomes
- lakes and ponds
- Other Habitat Features
- agricultural
Physical Description
The shell of this snail is globular, from 40-60 mm high and 45-75 mm wide, but can reach 150 mm in length. These numbers vary depending on environmental conditions; the shell grows mostly in the spring and summer but growth slows in the fall and winter. The shell can be yellow, green or brown and has five to six whorls separated by a deep indented suture which gives it the "channeled" name. The aperture is large and oval shaped with males having a rounder aperture than females. However, females in the adult stage are overall larger than males. The operculum is moderately thick, corneous, concentric and light to dark brown in color. The operculum is retractable at the shell opening. The body of the snail can vary in color from yellow to brown and almost black. The siphon has yellow spots and its tentacles are curled under the shell when it is resting. The snail is closely related to other species in the canaliculata group, however, distinctions can be made by looking at the color of the eggs, shell size, angle of indented sutures and shell opening. (Ghesquiere, 2005a; Ghesquiere, 2005b; Tamburi and Martín, 2009)
- Other Physical Features
- ectothermic
- heterothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- female larger
- Range length
- 40 to 60 mm
- 1.57 to 2.36 in
Pomacea canaliculata becomes sexually mature when 2.5 cm in diameter. Reproduction rates depend on environmental conditions and food availability. Reproduction is highest in the spring and summer and lowest in the fall and winter. Average clutch size is 200-600 eggs, laid every few weeks. Eggs are reddish in color and loosely attached to each other, and are attached to an object above surface. Eggs incubate from one to two weeks and after hatching, become juveniles in 15-25 days. The snails are sexually mature adults 45-59 days later. The reproductive period lasts from 2 months to 3 years; this period can decrease with latitude and environmental changes. Life cycles are shorter during good conditions when the snails remain reproductively active throughout the year. Life cycles are longer during tough conditions. When not reproducing because of harsh environmental conditions the channeled apple snails bury themselves in mud and decrease their metabolism while waiting for conditions to improve. (Ferguson, 2005; Ghesquiere, 2005a)
- Development - Life Cycle
- indeterminate growth
Unlike most other snails, P. canaliculata is not hermaphroditic. A male and a female reproduce and if water conditions are optimal and food supply is adequate, they may mate. Due to the sexual dimorphism, these snails typically copulate in pairs. Copulation and spawning tend to be time-consuming activities. Intercourse can last 10-20 hours (and males fast during this time) while the egg-laying process can take up to five hours. In addition, males tend to choose larger females in order to produce more and healthier offspring. (Martin, 2002)
Pomacea canaliculata becomes sexually mature when it reaches 2.5 cm in diameter. Reproductive rates depend on environmental conditions and food availability. Reproduction is highest in the spring and summer and lowest in the fall and winter. Average clutch size is 200-600 eggs, laid every few weeks (egg clutch sizes are 2.2-3.5 mm in diameter). The reproductive period lasts from 2 months to 3 years; this period can decrease with latitude and environmental changes. Life cycles are shorter during good conditions when the snails remain reproductively active throughout the year. Cycles are longer during tougher conditions. (Ferguson, 2005; Ghesquiere, 2005a)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- year-round breeding
- sexual
- fertilization
- oviparous
- Breeding interval
- Channeled apple snails breed more frequently in the spring and summer every few weeks and less frequently in the fall and winter.
- Breeding season
- These snails breed all year but more in the summer and spring.
- Average number of offspring
- 200-600
- Average gestation period
- 1-2 weeks
- Range time to independence
- 15 to 25 days
- Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 45 to 59 days
- Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 45 to 59 days
There is no parental care by adult channeled apple snails after eggs are laid. (Yusa, 2006)
- Parental Investment
- provisioning
Pomacea canaliculata lives around four years, but will live longer at cooler temperatures. However, they cannot survive at temperatures less than 20 degrees C. ("Apple snails", 2011; Cowie, 2005)
- Average lifespan
Status: captivity
- 4 years
- Average lifespan
Pomacea canaliculata is an amphibious animal. The snail leaves the water for land in search of fresh vegetation at night, and remains hidden near the surface of water during the day. While this species prefers higher temperatures around 25 degrees C, it is the more resistant to lower temperatures than other species in the genus Pomacea. (Cowie, 2005)
Communication and Perception
Very little is known about communication between snails in this species, but it is thought that they release a chemical agent. Other snail species will communicate through chemical means. (Ghesquiere, 2005a)
Food Habits
Pomacea canaliculata eats microscopic vegetation, floating or submerged higher plants, detritus and dead insects. The channeled apple snail is also known for eating other freshwater snails. Younger snails of this species prefer algae and detritus, while older snails prefer higher plants. They are extremely polyphagous, meaning they feed on an extensive variety of foods. This is important because as their food availability and intake increases, they are more reproductively active. (Ghesquiere, 2005a; Tamburi and Martín, 2009)
- Primary Diet
- carnivore
- folivore
- algivore
- eats sap or other plant foods
- omnivore
- detritivore
- Animal Foods
- mollusks
- zooplankton
- Plant Foods
- leaves
- algae
- macroalgae
- phytoplankton
- Other Foods
- detritus
Solenopsis geminata, also known as the fire ant, is the only species known to specifically prey on the eggs of these snails. Egg clutches produced by this snail are extremely visible due to their bright colors on green vegetation. The distinguishing colors show unpalatability to predators. Experiments demonstrated the egg yoke makes it unpalatable to predators. Another defense against predation is depositing eggs on vegetation with thorns. Adults have a wide range of predators including insects, fish, amphibians, crocodilians, reptiles, crayfish, turtle, mammals and birds. Their main defense is dropping to the bottom and burying into a spot until they get into contact with a hard object like a stone. (Chan, et al., 2009)
- Known Predators
- Fire ants, Solenopsis geminata
- Insects, Insecta
- Fish, Actinopterygii
- Amphibians, Amphibia
- Crocodilians, <<
- Reptiles, Reptilia
- Crayfish, Cambaridae
- Turtles, Testudines
- Mammals, Mammalia
- Birds, Aves
Ecosystem Roles
These snails have been introduced to different areas by humans and quickly spread, particularly in wetlands. In wetlands and natural freshwater systems they compete with native snails for food and cause destruction of native aquatic vegetation. Their quick reproductive rate during high food availability causes them to rapidly change the habitat where they reside. Although the channeled apple snails have many predators, since they move mostly at night they are somewhat protected. Their eggs, however, are mainly preyed on by only one species, leading to high survival rates of the snails' offspring.
Pomacea canaliculata is an intermediate host for the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Basin. (Ghesquiere, 2005b)
- Ecosystem Impact
- biodegradation
- Rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Very little, if any, information is known about positive economic importance for humans from the channeled apple snail. However, they are cooked and eaten in parts of Asia such as China and Thailand. Their invasive nature has made their use in aquarium cultures a concern, and has been discouraged. (Ghesquiere, 2005a)
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Pomacea canaliculata is one of the top 100 "World's Worst Invaders." Snails introduced in Asia have been the number one pest in rice fields, which leads to large economic losses in areas such as the Philippines. Snails introduced in Hawai'i became major taro pests. They can spread very quickly from agricultural areas to freshwater and other aquatic environments. (Cowie, 2005)
- Negative Impacts
- crop pest
Conservation Status
This species has no conservation status.
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- US Federal List
- No special status
- No special status
- State of Michigan List
- No special status
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- Nearctic
living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. This includes Greenland, the Canadian Arctic islands, and all of the North American as far south as the highlands of central Mexico.
- Neotropical
living in the southern part of the New World. In other words, Central and South America.
- agricultural
living in landscapes dominated by human agriculture.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- biodegradation
helps break down and decompose dead plants and/or animals
- carnivore
an animal that mainly eats meat
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- detritivore
an animal that mainly eats decomposed plants and/or animals
- detritus
particles of organic material from dead and decomposing organisms. Detritus is the result of the activity of decomposers (organisms that decompose organic material).
- ectothermic
animals which must use heat acquired from the environment and behavioral adaptations to regulate body temperature
- fertilization
union of egg and spermatozoan
- folivore
an animal that mainly eats leaves.
- food
A substance that provides both nutrients and energy to a living thing.
- freshwater
mainly lives in water that is not salty.
- herbivore
An animal that eats mainly plants or parts of plants.
- heterothermic
having a body temperature that fluctuates with that of the immediate environment; having no mechanism or a poorly developed mechanism for regulating internal body temperature.
- indeterminate growth
Animals with indeterminate growth continue to grow throughout their lives.
- introduced
referring to animal species that have been transported to and established populations in regions outside of their natural range, usually through human action.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- macroalgae
seaweed. Algae that are large and photosynthetic.
- marsh
marshes are wetland areas often dominated by grasses and reeds.
- molluscivore
eats mollusks, members of Phylum Mollusca
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- nocturnal
active during the night
- oceanic islands
islands that are not part of continental shelf areas, they are not, and have never been, connected to a continental land mass, most typically these are volcanic islands.
- omnivore
an animal that mainly eats all kinds of things, including plants and animals
- oriental
found in the oriental region of the world. In other words, India and southeast Asia.
- oviparous
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
- pet trade
the business of buying and selling animals for people to keep in their homes as pets.
- phytoplankton
photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae. (Compare to zooplankton.)
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- swamp
a wetland area that may be permanently or intermittently covered in water, often dominated by woody vegetation.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- tropical
the region of the earth that surrounds the equator, from 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south.
- year-round breeding
breeding takes place throughout the year
- zooplankton
animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae. (Compare to phytoplankton.)
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Giants exercise Jeremy Affeldt's $5 million option
Oct 30, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
The Giants are looking at a pretty expensive 2012 bullpen after locking up two of this year's top free agent left-handed relievers on Sunday.
Hours after agreeing to terms with Javier Lopez on a two-year, $8.5 million contract, the Giants exercised fellow southpaw Jeremy Affeldt's $5 million option for 2012.
Affeldt would have received a $500,000 buyout had the Giants declined the option.
Here's the salary breakdown for the Giants' top six relievers in 2012:
Brian Wilson: $8.5 million
Affeldt: $5 million
Lopez: $4.25 million
Santiago Casilla: $2.6 million*
Ramon Ramirez: $2.8 million*
Sergio Romo: $1.5 million*
The last three are all eligible for arbitration, so those salaries are approximates. Nonetheless, the Giants are looking at spending about $25 million on their top six relievers next year.
Affeldt, 32, bounced back from a disappointing 2010 to finish with a 2.63 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP in 61 2/3 innings last season. However, he missed the last three weeks with a cut on his right hand suffered in an accident involving a knife and a box of frozen hamburgers.
- crpls - Oct 30, 2011 at 9:13 PM
Neukom supposedly out because of money spent, now we dedicate $9m+ to LH relief pitchers next year.
- baseballisboring - Oct 30, 2011 at 10:30 PM
For a team that hit .242/.303./.368, they sure are spending a lot of money on the bullpen.
- nogoodtomedead - Oct 30, 2011 at 11:36 PM
Solid pitching is what we do- the money is well spent. Tell me who to sign as FA for 5 mil a year that's going to make a dramatic impact on the offense. FA is a joke in baseball- teams control players until they are about thirty, and then between Boras, the Yankees and Sawx you need to pay 25 mil a year to any kind of difference maker- the rest are just pieces to the puzzle. Willingham may be an option- and even though I tell myself not to I remain curious about Sizemore. Those are the intriguing offensive guys in the Giants range. Pay for the pitching- hope for a healthy Posey, that Belt is legit, and that Huff and Ross aren't amazingly terrible again. That's the best hope for the offense next year. Too much money spent on relievers? Trade Wilson (what a douche) if possible, his contract is huge and his stock is low, but maybe somebody in need reaches.
- baseballisboring - Oct 31, 2011 at 2:44 AM
Solid pitching can't be ALL they do. Solid pitching with bad defense and terrible offense doesn't work. I'm not saying these deals are necessarily so bad if it doesn't impede them from adding offense. But if they have some money to spend, they really need to go for some more upside in their lineup than guys like Huff, Ross or Willingham even. I think even Grady Sizemore is a good fit for them…probably done as a CF, shift him to left and use his speed to cover all that LF ground, add a little pop and patience provided he's healthy and the price is reasonable. They didn't miss the playoffs by that much this year, and most of us probably agree the Diamondbacks are due for some regression next year, so I think they're only a couple good bats away from being NL West favorites. Again…if paying what they're paying for the bullpen doesn't affect how they construct the rest of their team, then I still think they're overpaying some of their guys a little bit, but it doesn't really matter.
- loungefly74 - Oct 31, 2011 at 9:12 AM
I love our pitching. that said, we need some hitters…good ones if we are going to contend. simple as that.
- nogoodtomedead - Oct 31, 2011 at 9:33 AM
I agree a bat would be nice. All I'm saying is there isn't much of a option- especially with a restricted budget. And aside from one really terrible streak of play in early August they would have been in the mix right until the very end even with one of the least productive offenses in Giants history. If Pablo is back for good, Posey is back, Sanchez is back, and Huff and Ross can be closer to what they were two years ago that's your best hope for an improved line-up. I hear "We need a hitter" but who? We aren't signing Pujols, Fielder, or Reyes. Maybe Rollins? I'm just saying don't weaken your strength.
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(Photo courtesy of EliteProspects.com) As the Philadelphia Flyers season wrapped up disappointingly early this year, the team's front office has had ample time to concentrate on adding personnel. On Saturday they hit the college hockey free agent market, in hopes of shoring up their goaltending for the future. Philadelphia came to terms with 24 year-old goalie Carsen Chubak on an AHL contract (as confirmed by Bill Meltzer). Chubak spent the past three seasons with the Niagara University Purple Eagles of the Atlantic Hockey division. In 35 games in 2013 he boasted a 1.91 GAA (eighth best in the NCAA) and a save percentage of .939 (fourth best in the NCAA) while helping the Purple Eagles land the top spot in Atlantic Hockey. And for his strong play, the honors came pouring in for the Saskatchewan native. He was named the Atlantic Hockey Association's player of the year, and was a top ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, which is given to the NCAA's top hockey performer each seas...
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Farmhouse Zucchini Spoonbread
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|Minced onion
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Rinse well under cool running water.
With your hands, squeeze as much moisture from squash as possible.
Lay squash out on towels and pat dry.
In a large bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, and baking powder.
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Stir in zucchini, cheese, onion, and bell pepper.
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Loki x Reader In hiding ((Ch. 7))
Slowly, you opened your eyes, and looked up to see Loki leaning over you, gazing into your face.
You yelped out of shock, and he leaned down to kiss you. Your eyes nearly popped out of your pretty
little head. You soon found yourself kissing him back, and pulled him closer. But air trolled you, and you
needed to part from each other.
"W-What was that all about?" You asked wearily. "You were sleeping for two days, probably
from passing out." You stopped your happy day dream for a second. Two days? Damn. Man, you must
be great in bed! "Okay
but that doesn't answer my question! Why'd you kiss me?!" "Because that's
how you wake someone up in Midgard, right?" You smiled at his explanation. How cute!
You sat up, and brushed your bangs out of your face. "Hey Loki
who was that man with a
hammer?" "
An evil man." Your smile faded into a worried frown. "Oh
" "Come now
help me think of
a place to go, we can't stay here. That man will figure out we're here." You sighed, and stood up. But
when you looked down, you realized that you were butt naked.
You squeaked and hid under the safety of your blanket. "Come on, dear. We already made love.
No need to hide yourself." You glared away, and blushed brightly. "Don't say such embarrassing things!"
You squealed, and hid further under your blankets. "Go get dressed and meet me in the hallway to
discuss where we shall go
and I went back for your mutt."
You smiled and went to your closet. You picked out a short-sleeved shirt with (Fav. Drink))
designed onto it. You wriggled into some cargo pants, and sighed in contentment. It felt nice to wear
normal clothes again.
You walked out into the hallway, and got greeted by an adorable scene. Loki. He was cuddling
with Shilo
and Shilo was give him Shi-kisses. "B'aaaaaawwwwwww!" Loki shot up, face burning red.
soft." You giggled and sat down next to him. "So, I was thinking, maybe we could go to
my sister's apartment." "no, they would expect that." "Good point
" "Any
lovers?" "Erm
nope." The
conversation went on like this, all the while you didn't notice the black van that pulled up. "Well, maybe
we could-" "COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP!" You and Loki looked at each other, both panicked. "If
you don't come out, we're coming in" You grabbed Loki, and Shilo as you ran to your bedroom. You hid
in a locker. "Keep quiet." You whispered. You heard the door to your room make a loud BANG! As you
heard the clacking of heavy boots drag across the floor.
You looked through the crack in the bottom of the locker, and you stiffened when you saw
shadow that didn't belong to you. "You better come out; I know you're in there. I can see your feet."
Welp, someone used their brain. There's something you didn't account for
You sighed in defeat, and opened the door. "Isn't that better?" Asked a man with chocolaty
brown skin, and an eye patch. "Not really, but thanks for your consideration." You replied bitterly. "Too
bad, now come on." You groaned in defeat, and followed him.
~Time skip, because you're worth it.~
You looked up to the obnoxious tower, and sighed. You followed the mysterious man with an
eye patch up into the tower. You stepped out of the elevator, and jumped when you heard the tower
say: "Sir, Mr. Fury, and ((Name)) are here." "T-THE FREAKIN' TOWER CAN TALK?!" Nick sighed, and
pushed the door opened. The first person you saw was the man with long hair, and a hammer. You
squeaked and hid behind Nick. You looked at the man from behind Nick Fury, and saw the hurt in his
pools of blue. But
Loki said this man was bad, so
why did you feel guilty? "Don't worry ((Name)), he
won't bite. Unless you ask him." The voice came from another man with rugged dark hair, and facial
hair. "Stark, calm yourself." The man moved towards you, and pinned you to the wall. "I got one
question for ya, babe." "A-And
" "What's my name?" "Ummm
. I don't know
Charles?" The man
chuckled. "That means it worked
but Babe, my name's Stark, Tony Stark." For some reason that
seemed very familiar to you, but you didn't know why.
"Well, my name ain't babe. It's ((Name))." Tony grinned, and pat your head. "I know, sweet
heart." Your face turned another shade pink. Jeez! What was with this guy, and his stupid nicknames?!
"And Point break over her is called Thor."
You glanced over to the large man and smiled shyly. "H-Hey there
." You managed to croak out.
"Hello, M'Lady." He started saying as he started to walk over to you, and took your hand. "'Tis a
pleasure to meet you." He said as he kissed your hand, turning your face ten shades redder.
"You'll meet the other's later. C'mon, I'll show you to your new room." And so you followed
Tony into a room with a glass wall, and a queen sized bed, with a few pictures of ((Fav. Actor)) hanging
on the wall. 'Well, better get to feeling at home, 'cause this is your new home
Loki x Reader Ch. 7 ((In hiding) by FancyFox01Watch
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And thus, you meet Tony, Nick, and Thor. But where has Loki gone?! And why does Tony seem familiar? Well, I can't tell you yet. Muahahahahahahahahahahahahaha- *Hack* *gag* *cough* *Wheeze* M'kay no more maniacal laughing.
Thor: reader, y u no like me?!
Me: 'Cause Loki's a little shit.
Thor: Hey He's my brother!
Me: I know.
All the characters (c) Marvel
You (c) The Avengers
Chapter 1: [link]
Chapter 2: [link]
Chapter 3: [link]
Chapter 4 ((Lemon)): [link]
Chapter 5: [link]
Chapter 6: [link]
Chapter 7: You are here!
Thor: reader, y u no like me?!
Me: 'Cause Loki's a little shit.
Thor: Hey He's my brother!
Me: I know.
All the characters (c) Marvel
You (c) The Avengers
Chapter 1: [link]
Chapter 2: [link]
Chapter 3: [link]
Chapter 4 ((Lemon)): [link]
Chapter 5: [link]
Chapter 6: [link]
Chapter 7: You are here!
I cant wait for part eight
Please update soon!!! And since JARVIS knew (reader) then it could either mean that she was a lover of tony or is related to him in some way XD but that's just a guess
please continue i need more please
I saw that AVPM reference.
Looks like I've been given a forgetfulness pill. What happened to my puppy? I"M WORRIED! Where's my beautiful puppy? Why am I being held Captive by the Avengers? Not cool. Where did Loki Disappear to? How does Jarvis know my name? Okay, this is super freaky. So where do I continue from here? Does it resume with the Avengers x reader x loki? I'm confussled!!
Lol where it said a few pictures of ((fav actor)) hanging on the wall i said Tom Hiddleston
ironic huh
ironic huh
What about LOKI!!!! and my doggy...
I am loving it so plz keep it coming.
Is there a part 8?
More plz plz plz
Am i the only one Who said Tom Hiddleston When it said ((Fav.Actor))?!?!
I said it too but it would be kinda weird to have Loki/Tom on Readers wall so I changed it to a pic of nyan cat.
No I also said Tom.
Lol i did as well
I did and is said it with a grin
We Both Did and Here What Happens When Loki Finds Out You Know Tom
Loki: Who Is That Mortal On You're Wall?
Me: Its Tom Hiddleston
Loki: He Looks Like Me Why is That?
Me: He is An Actor he Acts You In The Movies
Loki: Are You Saying You Are Falling For Him?!?!?!
Me: Maaaaaaybe....
Loki: FINE THIS IS OVER YOU MEWLING QUIM!
Loki: Who Is That Mortal On You're Wall?
Me: Its Tom Hiddleston
Loki: He Looks Like Me Why is That?
Me: He is An Actor he Acts You In The Movies
Loki: Are You Saying You Are Falling For Him?!?!?!
Me: Maaaaaaybe....
Loki: FINE THIS IS OVER YOU MEWLING QUIM!
Tea he this is so funny XD I love it
Omg your comment made my day
Nope. I was thinking it while I wrote it. XD
Lol Then i would have said in the beggining that he looks familiar and Probbally Fangirl PS: Sorry i am a Filipino
I did too. I wonder what Loki's reaction to seeing them would be? XD
Yep I did tom hiddleston as well but I didnt want to be seperated from loki
Oh dayum, is this gonna turn into a love triangle? (*°∀°)
Wow wow wow want more
.....next he he
ok all i have now to ask is there gonna be a chapter 8 to this?


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|Nirmalya Kumar
Nirmalya Kumar at SPJIMR Academic Conclave 2011, Mumbai
|March 8, 1960
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|Alma mater
|Calcutta University, Shivaji University, University of Illinois at Chicago, Kellogg School of Management in Northwestern University
|London Business School
Nirmalya Kumar (born 8 March 1960) is a London Business School professor.[1] Between 2001 and 2009, he also served on five Boards of Directors of Indian firms including ACC Limited and Zensar Technologies.[2][3]
Kumar was educated at La Martiniere Calcutta school, and received his Bachelors of Commerce degree from Calcutta University in 1980, and his Masters of Commerce degree from Shivaji University in 1983. In 1986, he completed his MBA at the University of Illinois at Chicago and in 1991, received his Ph.D. in Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management in Northwestern University.
Kumar has recently joined Tata Sons as a member-group executive council. Before this, he was a Professor of Marketing and Director of Aditya Birla India Centre at London Business School.
He previously served on the faculty of Harvard Business School, IMD-International Institute for Management Development (Switzerland), and Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.[4]
He has authored seven books on marketing and business-related topics. He is notable for proposing the culture of "3Vs": valued customer, value proposition and value network, explained in his book Marketing as Strategy: Understanding the CEO's Agenda for Driving Growth and Innovation.[5][6] He appears on the lists of Thinkers50, World's Best B-School Professors, and 50 Most Influential Business School Professors. In 2011, he received the Global Village Award by Thinkers50 for the person who contributed most to the business community's understanding of globalization and the new frontiers established by emerging markets. In 2012, he received an honorary fellowship from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
- Nirmalya Kumar (2004). Marketing as Strategy: Understanding the CEO's Agenda for Driving Growth and Innovation. Harvard Business School Press.
- Nirmalya Kumar (2005). Global Marketing. BusinessWorld.
- Nirmalya Kumar; Jan-Benedict Steenkamp (2007). Private Label Strategy: How to Meet the Store Brand Challenge. Harvard Business School Press.
- Nirmalya Kumar; James C. Anderson and James A. Narus (2007). Value Merchants: Demonstrating and Documenting Superior Value in Business Markets. Harvard Business School Press.
- Nirmalya Kumar (2009). India's Global Powerhouses: How They Are Taking on the World. Harvard Business School Press.
- Nirmalya Kumar and Phanish Puranam (2012). India Inside: The emerging innovation challenge to the West. Harvard Business Review Press.
- Nirmalya Kumar and Jan-Benedict Steenkamp (2013). Brand Breakout: How emerging market brands will go global. Palgrave.
- ^ Nirmalya Kumar. Contemporary Authors Online. June 15, 2007. Retrieved on December 20, 2010.
- ^ "Independent directors of Indian firms on a quitting spree". SiliconIndia. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "Speed And Information The Key To Retail Industry Success". News Blaze. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "Nirmalya Kumar on private labels". Management Issues. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ Ashley Countinho (23 January 2008). "3Vs new mantra for B2B companies". The Economic Times.
- ^ Monique Reece (29 August 2004). "Kumar: Differentiate company marketing with three Vs". Denver Business Journal.
External links[edit]
- Nirmalya Kumar's Profile at the London Business School website
- Interview with Mint
- Interview with Rediff.com
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Lenders often hold an "indicia of title" on property as a security interest for a loan. If the buyer has defaulted on the loan and contamination exists on the property, the decision to foreclose can be difficult. However, before making that decision, lenders should consider the limited protections provided by both the federal government and the State of Florida. Those protections include the federal secured creditor exemption or defense (the "Exemption"), limiting lender liability if the lender meets certain conditions. In addition, although not created specifically for lenders, the Florida Brownfield Redevelopment Program should be considered by a lender evaluating the costs that would be incurred to address contamination on foreclosed property.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), enacted in 1980, created strict liability for owners or operators of property on which hazardous substances had been disposed. To provide some relief to lenders, CERCLA was amended to add the Exemption. A lender is not considered an "owner or operator," and thus not liable for cleanup of contamination even if it forecloses on the property, as long as the lender did not participate in the management of the property and acts to divest itself of the ownership at the "earliest practicably, commercially reasonable time, on commercially reasonable terms," taking into account market conditions and legal and regulatory requirements.
Florida followed the federal lead by creating a new defense for sites contaminated with petroleum or petroleum products. Pursuant to Florida law, a lender who did not cause or contribute to the discharge, holds indicia of ownership primarily protect a security interest, and, after foreclosure, acts to divest the assets at the earliest possible time, is not liable for cleanup of contamination. Again, all relative facts and circumstances must be considered.
Because federal and state protections operate differently and address different pollutants, a lender should consider conferring with the appropriate regulatory agency before completing foreclosure. By definition under CERCLA, a "hazardous substance" does not include petroleum or petroleum products. Thus, federal law does not provide protection from liability for those contaminants. Conversely, the Florida defense only applies to petroleum or petroleum product. Unlike CERCLA, other Florida statutory provisions fail to exempt lenders from non-petroleum contamination.
Since the Exemption only allows a lender, under appropriate circumstances, to avoid liability, lenders should, prior to foreclosure, compare costs of cleanup to the value to obtained for the property. A lender may be able to reduce the effective costs of cleanup by taking advantage of the Florida Brownfield Redevelopment Program. Under that program, once the property has been determined eligible, any costs incurred that are "integral to site rehabilitation" are eligible for a 50% tax credit. There is a market for such tax credits, typically at 80% to 90% of value. However, because of a $2,000,000 annual cap on the tax credits that may be awarded, there may be a delay of a year or more before receiving the tax credit certificate from the state.
As noted above, a lender should anticipate that a regulatory agency dealing with the lender as the property owner property may be reluctant to acknowledge the Exemption or determine that the property is eligible for the Brownfield Redevelopment Program. Learning of the agency's position only after the lender has obtained ownership will create significant legal issues; a lender should consider confirming, prior to foreclosure, the requirements it must meet if it forecloses on the property. Regulatory agencies are more apt to consider alternatives when the lender has not yet completed the transfer of ownership. Otherwise, the agency does not have a basis for a claim against the lender. Thus, working with the lender may at least result in some cleanup. Otherwise, as too often happens, a lender will be surprised to learn that an agency is unwilling to agree that the lender does not have any, or only reduced, liability.
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Vermont's special teams produced three second-period goals and propelled the Catamounts to a weekend sweep of Merrimack with a 4-3 Hockey East victory Saturday evening at Lawler Arena.
Trailing 2-1 in the second period, the Catamounts rapped in two power play goals to take the lead and then struck for Tom Forgione's short-handed tally in UVM's second straight win over the Warriors after going 0-9-3 in their 12 previous meetings.
The Catamounts' top line of Mario Puskarich (assist), Chris McCarthy (goal, assist) and Brendan Bradley (goal) continued its torrid scoring pace, following up their four-goal, 10-point performance in Friday's 4-1 win with two more goals. In 13 games, the three have accounted for 25 goals and 31 assists.
"Our power play did a great job getting us a couple of key goals and the short-handed goal really put them back on their heels," said UVM coach Kevin Sneddon.
"Certainly our power play generated the offense we needed to build the lead and we held on," he said. "It was a good, gritty effort with a ton of wall battles and a ton of net front battles. I'm really proud of the guys."
Of the McCarthy line, Sneddon said, "They're playing great not only offensively but they're reliable in the other end of the rink. McCarthy was very good tonight.
"We said we needed to find different ways to score tonight other than how we did (Friday) and we certainly did that," Sneddon said.
In addition to a power play that went 2-for-4, the Catamounts excelled on the penalty kill, squelching all six Merrimack opportunities as well as netting Forgione's short-handed strike.
The Warriors (7-20-3; 2-14-2 HEA) struck first with Mike Collins beating UVM goalie Brody Hoffman at 6:21 of the opening period. McCarthy tipped in his 16th goal of the year for UVM (17-11-3, 9-9-0) at 16:09 to produce a 1-1 score through one period.
After Collins scored again 2:34 into the second period for a 2-1 Merrimack lead, the Catamount special teams took over. Bradley knotted the score at 2 with a power play tally at 6:28 and Nick Luukko put away another power play goal at 12:13 for UVM's first lead.
Forgione then burned the Warriors for the short-handed tally at 14:12 for a 4-2 advantage, catching Merrimack goalie Rasmus Tirronen (24 saves) well out of the net.
The Warriors' Justin Hussar reduced the deficit to a single goal 17:22 into the third period, but the Catamounts withstood a final Merrimack surge when the Warriors pulled Tirronen for an extra attacker.
Hoffman finished with 31 saves for the Catamounts, who conclude their regular season against UMass-Lowell at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday.
"Brody was good. The goals they scored were gritty with some weird bounces," Sneddon said.
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With a smooth rumble like a shiver from the San Andreas fault, Dirtwire, the Bay Area-based electro-acoustic duo of David Satori (Beats Antique) and Evan Fraser (Hamsa Lila, Stellamara), return with their highly-anticipated new EP, The Carrier, out September 9 on Beats Antique Records. Dirtwire will be touring the West Coast in support of the release, with the chance to see favorites performed with live instrumentation beginning in September. Further tour details are available below and at dirtwire.net/event/.
The Carrier EP follows Dirtwire's Summer release, the Ondar EP on Six Degrees Records, a homage to the musical legacy of the late Tuvan throat-singing master Kongar-ol Ondar (1962-2013). The Carrier is a very eclectic 7-track EP that waxes cinematic with contributions from special guests Rising Appalachia, Leah Song, Chloe Smith, TBird Luv, David Brown, Seth Ford Young, Sidecar Tommy, and Rich Canut. With Dirtwire's signature "downhome electro-bluesy" sound, The Carrier is sure to inspire fans of their debut self-titled release. The EP was recorded in a series of late nights at Oakland, CA's Beats Antique Studios.
The title of the EP was inspired by the artwork of Brin Levinson, which is featured as the album cover. As Evan Fraser explains, "When we saw the art we realized what a powerful image it is - a turtle carrying a city on its back reminded us of the earth itself carrying us all around the galaxy. One of the Native American names for the continent we live on is Turtle Island. The art fits so well with our music and these crazy times we're living in."
Dirtwire's Fraser and Satori, both talented multi-instrumentalists, belong to the Bay Area's luminescently vibrant electronic world music and dance community in many ways. Satori co-founded Beats Antique, a performance/music group, which has risen to tremendous popularity through festivals such as Burning Man. Fraser performs with global groove-infused bands Hamsa Lila and Stellamara. The duo met while studying world music composition at the California Institute of the Arts, and released their first recording as Dirtwire in 2012.
The name Dirtwire is a description of the elements of their music. They state, "We like dirty sounds that have some grit to them and our setup uses a lot of wires. The dirt represents the organic earth element and the wire represents the electronic elements in our music."
Catch the dirt, the wires, the grit, and the beautiful music that results live on their upcoming West Coast tour at the dates below. For more information on the release, including a free download of the single "Damn Rooster," visit thecarrier.dirtwire.net
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Time to reclassify cannabis?
"A nation of dopes" quipped Gov. Jerry Brown when asked about legalizing cannabis. President Barack Obama's thoughts on cannabis were a little more entertaining: "When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point." Astronomer and author Carl Sagan believed that cannabis "helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world." But, perhaps Dr. Sanjay Gupta's (CNN's chief medical correspondent) statement about medical cannabis was the most telling: "We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States, and I apologize for my own role in that."
The DEA has listed marijuana, or cannabis, as a Schedule 1 substance — considered to be the most dangerous. As defined by the United States Controlled Substances Act, a Schedule 1 drug has a high potential for abuse, has no currently accepted medical use and lacks accepted safety standards for the use of the drug. It is on par with heroin. Yet this 'dangerous' substance is being legally used in 20 states plus the District of Columbia to relieve the side effects of chemotherapy, reduce MS symptoms and to lessen seizure disorders. It was used by AIDS patients to counter the wasting syndrome experienced by many sufferers in the early 1990s.
In the CNN special, "Weed," Gupta spent a year studying the medicinal aspects of marijuana and concluded that the evidence in favor of marijuana as medicine is, in his own words: "stunning." Gupta, a neurosurgeon, traveled to Israel, where extensive analysis is being done on cannabis by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, who is considered the father of medical marijuana research. Dr. Mechoulam is credited with isolating tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active compound of cannabis. He also identified the structure of cannabidiol (CBD) an important component of marijuana. Recent studies have shown that CBD turns off the gene that causes cancer cells to metastasize. Later, Gupta saw firsthand a 5-year-old in Colorado, who was suffering from hundreds of seizures a week, find dramatic relief by using a tincture derived from marijuana. This tincture was high in CBD and low in THC. According to Gupta, "She was having seizures hundreds of times a week and her use of marijuana reduced that to no more than once a week. She had gone from virtually catatonic to a bubbly young girl." After talking to multiple families, hearing anecdotal stories, reviewing the studies, Gupta concluded that cannabis "can help those with pain-related maladies and seizures."
When cannabis was decriminalized in Colorado and the state of Washington, the images shown on the nightly news were of mostly young people, disheveled looking, smoking pot in parks and celebrating their newfound freedom — not of cancer patients using marijuana to relieve pain, or mature adults imbibing in the privacy of their homes. These were recreational users though, and like alcohol, recreational use needs a strict set of standards. The other side of the cannabis coin is the medical use of marijuana. From 1842 to 1900, cannabis made up half of all medicine sold in the U.S. Then, by the 1930s, the political climate had begun to view marijuana as a dangerous drug, and thus further medical studies were abandoned by the U.S.


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The Internet is considered the de facto global information infrastructure right now. However, for the GII to evolve as envisioned, either the Internet or its successor must deal with challenging issues such as security, privacy, hardware and software compatibility, translation, rights to information, identity management, digital rights management (DRM), competition, and governance. Over 50 countries across the world are working, independently or collaboratively, to resolve these issues.
According to Christine L. Borgman, author of From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World, the creation of a successful GII could have as much impact on global culture as Gutenberg's printing press has done since its development in the mid-fifteenth century. The GII is expected to revolutionize the ease with which electronic information can be shared across the planet much as the printing press enabled an abundance of printed information to become easily accessible for anyone who knew how to read.
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Adele mixes jokes and music on new DVD
You won't hear Adele's humorous side on her masterful albums, but you'll surely get a glimpse of it at one of her live shows. On her new DVD, in addition to beautifully belting emotional tunes like "Someone Like You" and "Set Fire to the Rain," Adele tells jokes, pleasing the crowd like a comic.
In her signature black ensemble, she debuts her blonde hairdo, saying: "I was hoping to be treated a little differently, but so far not yet."
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"Oh. Thank you very much. Hello. Call me?" she says, laughing with the audience.
"Live at the Royal Albert Hall," the British singer's new live DVD and CD on Columbia Records, was taped Sept. 22 in London. Adele, who recently had throat surgery, had a respiratory infection at the time. Though her voice sounds strained during some tracks, she's still epic throughout the 17-song set.
She's best — and funniest — during "Take It All," the first song she recorded for her best-selling album "21," when her relationship was in trouble.
"He left me a couple weeks after I played him this song," she said.
There's also her performance of "Make You Feel My Love," which she dedicates to Amy Winehouse, and the heartbreaking, teary live rendition of "Someone Like You," which captures the listener's heart, thanks to the story behind the song.
"I know I play the victim on the album, but that poor boy," she says of her ex. "I'm not bitter anymore. I'm proud of him."
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Mike Harper, Executive Dean of Clinical Practice of the US-based Mayo Clinic, explains: "Compared to the average, we're doing pretty well; we score on the top of most lists. But are we 'in control' yet? No. Are we where we want to be? No. But we're on our way. We score very high on all of these measures, yet we can do better."
In a high-risk environment such as healthcare (and, indeed, in aviation, chemical processing and nuclear power), the aim is to become a 'high reliability' provider that is focused on consistently excellent outcomes along with prevention of failure. Such organizations align their leadership, core processes and measurement systems, with clear lines of accountability and a common mind-set from the ground floor to the boardroom.
The predominant culture within many providers is one of individual professional autonomy, where clinical excellence is the sole responsibility of doctors, and boards have little influence over quality. Consequently, processes are error-free only 80 percent of the time, outcomes are variable, and patients frequently suffer harm. And without formal monitoring of outcomes, such a state is either unknown or tolerated as the norm. Conversely, once safety and clinical excellence are given higher priority, and responsibility for quality shifts from individuals to multifunctional teams, outcomes improve dramatically and harm rates decline. High reliability organizations typically experience zero errors in more than 99.5 percent of care processes.
'High reliability' organizationsThe definition of a high reliability organization extends beyond patient safety to encompass quality care – and ultimately value.
Many healthcare providers lack even the basic building blocks of culture, responsibilities and accountability, process optimization and standardization, and measurement. As they progress to a state of high reliability, each of these blocks has to mature individually and become interdependent with the others, which is no small task, even for the more renowned organizations.
"We are moving towards a more fully integrated operating model, fighting the disintegrating pull of continuous specialization," says Mayo Clinic's Mike Harper.
These sentiments are echoed by Ralf Kuhlen, Chief Medical Officer of Helios Kliniken, a German hospital chain with an explicit, public focus on clinical excellence. "Much of this isn't very sexy. It is the small stuff that matters the most, and it is sometimes hard to get everyone to focus on that."
What distinguishes these providers is their willingness to push back the frontiers to integrate necessary changes encompassing the building blocks.
Despite representing many of the world's foremost healthcare organizations, none of the leaders interviewed for this paper were confident that their institutions had reached a state of high reliability, which entails a journey through four stages:
Phase 0In this initial phase, care may be excellent but not consistently so, with no real board oversight over quality and a lack of control over clinical risks. Outcomes are not uniformly measured nor reported, and quality is not central to the culture. Responsibility for outcomes is poorly defined, with few protocols centered around patients.
Phase 1Many providers in developed markets are at this stage, where safety and clinical excellence enters the agenda, along with a growing acknowledgment that progress is dependent upon systems rather than individuals. Measurement of outcomes is more common but not yet standard, and attention to quality is becoming more systematic, from the board down to the ground floor, with higher prevalence of (and adherence to) protocols and checklists, to improve outcomes.
Phase 2Only the most advanced organizations have reached Phase 2, where key outcomes and their drivers are routinely measured and reported, and aligned with the board's quality objectives. The culture is intolerant of breaking basic rules, yet also takes a blame-free, learning approach to errors. Individuals have clear responsibility for care paths, while departments handling parts of care also have their own measures, and monitor the impact of their performance upon overall patient outcomes.
Phase 3Phase 3, 'high reliability' care, is achieved only in some instances, where the standards become so high that preventing failures becomes the leading drive. In healthcare, probably only high-risk environments like the OR, ICU and the ED require such a mind-set and corresponding 'failsafe' organization of the work.
Becoming a Phase 2 or even Phase 3 organization is a high ambition – but the public demands it, and the business case is clear for both those delivering and receiving or contracting the care. Becoming 'in control' of quality, we see time and time again, creates a much stronger grasp on expenditures as well. Ultimately, delivering high-quality care is why most providers and professionals stepped into the business in the first place.
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Join AbelCine and guest filmmakers on Wednesday, February 13th (6-9 pm) for a first look at the Penelope Delta digital camera from legendary camera manufacturer Aaton.
Featuring familiar Aaton design features, the Delta is the first optical viewfinder digital camera with an internal SSD recorder for full resolution CineDNG uncompressed RAW recording. With a Super35 Dalsa CCD sensor, 800 and 100 ISO sensitivities, a rotating mirror shutter, subtle colors and skin tones, the Penelope Delta is a digital cinema camera born from the company's decades of filmmaking experience.
The evening will include an overview of how the Penelope Delta fits into the Aaton line and a discussion of its file format, record times and workflow. Filmmakers who have shot with the Delta will talk about their experiences and screen footage. There will be plenty of time for informal Q&A and hands-on with the camera.
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