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News articles on biodiversity crisis
Mongabay.com news articles on biodiversity crisis in blog format. Updated regularly.
Using stories to connect people to biodiversity: an interview with Tara Waters Lumpkin, PhD
(12/18/2013) In a world where extinctions are almost commonplace and global warming barely raises an eyebrow, very few of us can return to find the places we grew up in unsullied by development. Sometimes, all that is left of a favorite grove of trees or strip of forest are memories. Through Izilwane: Voices for Biodiversity Project, an online magazine for story-tellers, Tara Waters Lumpkin has succeeded in bringing together more than one hundred "eco-writers" who have shared their memories, highlighted environmental crises in their localities and raised their voices against habitat destruction.
Scientists: well-managed forest restoration benefits both biodiversity and people
(12/16/2013) In November this year, the world was greeted by the dismaying news that deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon jumped 28% in the past year. The year 2013 also holds the dubious distinction of being the first time since humans appeared on the planet, that carbon concentrations in the atmosphere rose to 400 parts per million. A map by Google revealed that Russia, Brazil, the United States, Canada and Indonesia all displayed over 10 million hectares of gross forest loss from 2000-2012, with the highest deforestation rate occurring in Malaysia.
Big data shows tropical mammals on the decline
(12/12/2013) The world's largest remote camera trap initiative—monitoring 275 species in 17 protected areas—is getting some big data assistance from Hewlett-Packard (HP). To date, the monitoring program known as the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Network has taken over 1.5 million photos of animals in 14 tropical countries, but conservationists have struggled with how to quickly evaluate the flood of data.
Sky islands: exploring East Africa's last frontier
(12/04/2013) The montane rainforests of East Africa are little-known to the global public. The Amazon and Congo loom much larger in our minds, while the savannas of East Africa remain the iconic ecosystems for the region. However these ancient, biodiverse forests—sitting on the tops of mountains rising from the African savanna—are home to some remarkable species, many found only in a single forest. A team of international scientists—Michele Menegon, Fabio Pupin, and Simon Loader—have made it their mission to document the little-known reptiles and amphibians in these so-called sky islands, many of which are highly imperiled.
86 percent of big animals in the Sahara Desert are extinct or endangered
(12/03/2013) Bigger than all of Brazil, among the harshest ecosystems on Earth, and largely undeveloped, one would expect that the Sahara desert would be a haven for desert wildlife. One would anticipate that big African animals—which are facing poaching and habitat loss in other parts of the world—would thrive in this vast wilderness. But a new landmark study in Diversity and Distributions finds that the megafauna of the Sahara desert are on the verge of total collapse.
Animal Earth: exploring the hidden biodiversity of our planet
(12/03/2013) Most of the species on Earth we never see. In fact, we have no idea what they look like, much less how spectacular they are. In general, people can identify relatively few of their backyard species, much less those of other continents. This disconnect likely leads to an inability in the general public to relate to biodiversity and, by extension, the loss of it. One of the most remarkable books I have read is a recent release that makes serious strides to repair that disconnect and affirm the human bond with biodiversity. Animal Earth: The Amazing Diversity of Living Creatures written by Ross Piper, a zoologist with the University of Leeds, opens up the door to discovery.
Over 350 species added to the IUCN Red List's threatened categories in the last six months
(11/26/2013) The number of threatened species on the IUCN Red List has grown by 352 since this summer, according to an update released today. Currently, 21,286 species are now listed as threatened with extinction out of the 71,576 that have been evaluated. The new update comes with both good and bad news for a number of high-profile imperiled species, but only covers about 4 percent of the world's described species.
Microhabitats could buffer some rainforest animals against climate change
(11/25/2013) As temperatures increase worldwide due to anthropogenic climate change, scientists are scrambling to figure out if species will be able to survive rapidly warming ecosystems. A new study in Global Change Biology offers a little hope. Studying reptiles and amphibians in the Philippines, scientists say some of these species may be able to seek refuge in cooler microhabitats, such as tree holes or under the soil, in order to stay alive during intensifying heatwaves. But, the scientists' stress, the shelter from microhabitats can only protect so far.
Scientists identify 137 protected areas most important for preserving biodiversity
(11/14/2013) Want to save the world's biodiversity from mass extinction? Then make certain to safeguard the 74 sites identified today in a new study in Science. Evaluating 173,000 terrestrial protected areas, scientists pulled out the most important ones for global biodiversity based on the number of threatened mammals, birds, and amphibians found in the parks. In all they identified 137 protected areas (spread over 74 sites as many protected areas were in the same region) in 34 countries as 'irreplaceable.'
Could camera trap videos galvanize the world to protect Yasuni from oil drilling?
(11/07/2013) Even ten years ago it would have been impossible to imagine: clear-as-day footage of a jaguar plodding through the impenetrable Amazon, or a bicolored-spined porcupine balancing on a branch, or a troop of spider monkeys feeding at a clay lick, or a band of little coatis racing one-by-one from the dense foliage. These are things that even researchers who have spent a lifetime in the Amazon may never see. Now anyone can: scientists at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Ecuador's Yasuní National Park have recently begun using camera trap videos to take movies of animals few will ever view in their lifetimes. The videos—following years of photo camera trapping—provide an intimate view of a world increasingly threatened by the oil industry.
Governments should respond to ocean acidification 'as urgently as they do to national security threats'
(10/03/2013) The oceans are more acidic now than they have been for at least 300m years, due to carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels, and a mass extinction of key species may already be almost inevitable as a result, leading marine scientists warned on Thursday. An international audit of the health of the oceans has found that overfishing and pollution are also contributing to the crisis, in a deadly combination of destructive forces that are imperiling marine life, on which billions of people depend for their nutrition and livelihood.
Over 100 scientists warn Ecuadorian Congress against oil development in Yasuni
(10/03/2013) Over 100 scientists have issued a statement to the Ecuadorian Congress warning that proposed oil development and accompanying roads in Yasuni National Park will degrade its "extraordinary biodiversity." The statement by a group dubbed the Scientists Concerned for Yasuni outlines in detail how the park is not only likely the most biodiverse ecosystems in the western hemisphere, but in the entire world. Despite this, the Ecuadorian government has recently given the go-ahead to plans to drill for oil in Yasuni's Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT) blocs, one of most remote areas in the Amazon rainforest.
Forgotten species: the nearly extinct primate that can be shot on sight
(09/27/2013) The attention paid to charismatic popular primates—such as gorillas, chimps, orangutans, lion tamarins, and even some lemurs—could make one suppose that conservationists have the protection of our closest relatives well in hand; the astounding fact that no primate species is known to have gone extinct in the last hundred years (despite large-scale destruction of their habitats) seems to confirm this statement. However, looking more closely at the data, one finds that not only are many of the world's primates slipping toward extinction, but a number of them have received little conservation attention. According to the IUCN Red List, a staggering 48 percent of the world's primates are threatened with extinction: that's a worse percentage than amphibians which have been ravaged by a global epidemic. And although a handful of the world's 600-plus primates have garnered conservation adoration, many remain obscure.
'Ecological Armageddon': mammals vanish entirely from forest fragments after 25 years
(09/26/2013) As tropical forests worldwide are increasingly cut into smaller and smaller fragments, mammal extinctions may not be far behind, according to a new study in Science. Tracking native smalls mammals in Chiew Larn Reservoir, Thailand for over 25 years, scientists found a stunning and rapid decline in mammal populations, until most forests were almost completely emptied of native mammals.
Climate change could kill off Andean cloud forests, home to thousands of species found nowhere else
(09/18/2013) One of the richest ecosystems on the planet may not survive a hotter climate without human help, according to a sobering new paper in the open source journal PLoS ONE. Although little-studied compared to lowland rainforests, the cloud forests of the Andes are known to harbor explosions of life, including thousands of species found nowhere else. Many of these species—from airy ferns to beautiful orchids to tiny frogs—thrive in small ranges that are temperature-dependent. But what happens when the climate heats up?
Scientists outline how to save nearly 70 percent of the world's plant species
(09/05/2013) In 2010 the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) pledged to set aside 17 percent of the world's land as protected areas in addition to protecting 60 percent of the world's plant species—through the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC)—by 2020. Now a new study in Science finds that the world can achieve both ambitious goals at the same time—if only we protect the right places. Looking at data on over 100,000 flower plants, scientists determined that protecting 17 percent of the world's land (focusing on priority plant areas) would conserve 67 percent of the world's plants.
Ground zero for endangered species: new program to assist animals on the brink across Southeast Asia
(08/27/2013) Organizations within the international conservation community are joining forces to minimize impending extinctions in Southeast Asia, where habitat loss, trade and hunting have contributed to a dramatic decline in wildlife. The coalition is aptly named ASAP, or the Asian Species Action Partnership.
Pesticide problems in the Amazon
(08/21/2013) As the world's population increases and agricultural frontiers expand into native tropical habitats, researchers are working furiously to understand the impacts on tropical forests and global biodiversity. But one obvious impact has been little studied in these agricultural frontiers: pesticides. However a new study in the journal Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B seeks to shine a light on the problem.
Zoo races to save extreme butterfly from extinction
(08/15/2013) In a large room that used to house aquatic mammals at the Minnesota Zoo, Erik Runquist holds up a vial and says, 'Here are its eggs.' I peer inside and see small specks, pale with a dot of brown at the top; they look like a single grain of cous cous or quinoa. Runquist explains that the brown on the top is the head cap of the larva, a fact that becomes more clear under a microscope when you can see the encased larva squirm. I'm looking at the eggs of a Poweshiek skipperling, a species that is more imperiled than pandas, tigers, or bluewhales. Once superabundant, only several hundred Poweshiek skipperlings may survive on Earth today and the eggs I'm looking at are the only ones in captivity.
Forest fragmentation leading to higher extinction rates
(08/13/2013) The world's species are in worse trouble than widely-assumed, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), which reevaluates how scientists estimate extinction rates. The new model takes into account the impact of forest fragmentation on extinction rates for the first time, filling in a gap in past estimates. Much of the world's tropical forests, which house the bulk of the world's species, have been whittled down to fragments: small forest islands that no longer connect to larger habitat. According to the paper, species confined to fragments have a higher likelihood of vanishing.
Little NGO takes on goliath task: conserving the vanishing ecosystems of Paraguay
(08/12/2013) Landlocked in the navel of South America, the forests, wetlands and savannahs of Paraguay boast rich biodiversity and endemic species, yet the unique landscapes of Paraguay also face increasing threats, primarily from agricultural expansion. Controlled burns and clear cutting have become common practice as wildlands are converted for soy and cattle production. In some areas this land conversion is rapid: the Paraguayan Chaco, for instance, is being lost at a rate of 10% per year. One organization is working to reverse this trend. Para La Tierra (PLT) is a small NGO dedicated to the conservation of threatened habitats in Paraguay. Located on the Reserva Natural Laguna Blanca, in-between two of South America's most threatened habitats: the Atlantic Forest and the vast topical savannah known as the cerrado, PLT is in a unique position to champion conservation.
Climate change scattering marine species
(08/08/2013) Rising ocean temperatures are rearranging the biological make-up of our oceans, pushing species towards the poles by 7kms every year, as they chase the climates they can survive in, according to new research. The study, conducted by a working group of scientists from 17 different institutions, gathered data from seven different countries and found the warming oceans are causing marine species to alter their breeding, feeding and migration patterns.
Climate could warm more rapidly than any time in the last 65 million years
(08/01/2013) According to a new review of 27 climate models, scientists say the global climate is likely to experience a warmth as great as any in the last 65 million years, only much, much faster. According to the study published today in Science, the Earth's land temperature will rise by 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) from pre-industrial levels by 2100 if we continue on our current emissions trajectory.
Habitat loss and pesticides causing decline in Europe's butterflies
(07/31/2013) Europe's grassland butterfly population has plummeted in the past two decades, new research published on Tuesday shows, with a near halving in the numbers of key species since 1990.
Over 700 species added to the threatened categories on the IUCN Red List (photos)
(07/02/2013) In another sign of the global biodiversity crisis, the IUCN Red List has added 715 species to its threatened categories of Vulnerable, Endangered, and Critically Endangered in this year's update. Some of these species were evaluated by the IUCN Red List for the first time while others saw their conditions deteriorate, such as the the white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) which is now listed as Vulnerable due to overhunting, deforestation, and possibly disease. As of this year, the Red List has evaluated 70,923 of the world's species—including almost all mammals, birds, and amphibians—of which 20,934 are deemed threatened.
New maps highlight global conservation priorities
(06/25/2013) What region of the world has the most imperiled mammals? Where are the most bird species found? And where are new amphibians being discovered? Indonesia and Malaysia is the answer to the first question; the Amazon, the second; and the Andes, the third. A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has used global data on 21,000 mammals, birds, and amphibians to create magnificent maps that highlight missing priorities for conservation.
Pesticides decimating dragonflies and other aquatic insects
(06/18/2013) While recent research (and media attention) has focused on the alleged negative impacts of pesticides on bees, the problem may be far broader according to a new study in the Proceedings of the US Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Looking at over 50 streams in Germany, France, and Australia, scientists in Europe and Australia found that pesticide contamination was capable of undercutting invertebrate biodiversity by nearly half.
Conserving the long-neglected freshwater fish of Borneo
(06/11/2013) Borneo is a vast tropical island known for orangutans, rhinos, elephants, sun bears, proboscis monkeys, hornbills, and ubiquitous leeches. Conservationists have championed all of these species (aside from the leeches) in one way or another, but like many tropical regions Borneo's freshwater species have long been neglected, despite their rich biodiversity and importance to local people. But a new organization, the Kinabatangan River Spirit Initiative, is working to change that.
Difference within common species may predict the presence of rare animals
(06/05/2013) When deciding whether or not to clear a patch of rainforest land for development, scientists are often called in to quantify how many different species exist there. But determining the number of rare and threatened species living in a section of jungle isn't easy. If they are very rare, the individual members of the species will be hard to find; if the area being surveyed is along a steep slope it may be difficult to access the area; if there are lots of species to identify, you might need to hire a dream team of biologists—each specialized within a different area of biodiversity—and that can get expensive. However a new study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society Journal by an international group of scientists suggests a more cost-effective and efficient way to rapidly assess local biodiversity.
Scientists describe over 100 new beetles from New Guinea
(06/03/2013) In a single paper, a team of researchers have succinctly described 101 new species of weevils from New Guinea, more than doubling the known species in the beetle genus, Trigonopterus. Since describing new species is hugely laborious and time-intensive, the researchers turned to a new method of species description known as 'turbo-taxonomy,' which employs a mix of DNA-sequencing and taxonomic expertise to describe species more rapidly.
Saving Gorongosa: E.O. Wilson on protecting a biodiversity hotspot in Mozambique
(05/30/2013) If you fly over the Great African Rift Valley from its northernmost point in Ethiopia, over the great national parks of Kenya and Tanzania, and follow it south to the very end, you will arrive at Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique. Plateaus on the eastern and western sides of the park flank the lush valley in the center. Dramatic limestone cliffs, unexplored caves, wetlands, vast grasslands, rivers, lakes, and a patchwork of savanna and forest contribute to the incredible diversity of this park. What makes this place truly unique, however, is Mount Gorongosa—a towering massif that overlooks the valley below.
Over 500 scientists warn we 'are causing alarming levels of harm to our planet'
(05/27/2013) A new consensus statement by 520 scientists from around the world warns that global environmental harm is putting at risk the happiness and well-being of this and future generations.
Biosphere conservation: monumental action is critical to avert global environmental crisis
(05/20/2013) Human-caused changes to our biosphere—the global total of the world's ecosystems—are now so great and alarmingly rapid that human lives and societies undoubtedly face epic challenges in the near future as our biosphere deteriorates, planetary boundaries are reached, and tipping points exceeded. We may survive, we may painfully adapt, but it is a fair bet that grave hardship, loss, and sacrifice lay ahead. The nature and extent of impacts among human populations hinges on how successfully we respond to the biosphere crisis with extraordinary leadership, balanced solutions applied at global scales, and unprecedented cooperation—or not.
Climate change to halve habitat for over 10,000 common species
(05/13/2013) Even as concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in human history last week, a new study in Nature Climate Change warns that thousands of the world's common species will suffer grave habitat loss under climate change.
Future generations to pay for our mistakes: biodiversity loss doesn't appear for decades
(04/15/2013) The biodiversity of Europe today is largely linked to environmental conditions decades ago, according to a new large-scale study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Looking at various social and economic conditions from the last hundred years, scientists found that today's European species were closely aligned to environmental impacts on the continent from 1900 and 1950 instead of more recent times. The findings imply that scientists may be underestimating the total decline in global biodiversity, while future generations will inherit a natural world of our making.
How many animals do we need to keep extinction at bay?
(04/15/2013) How many animal individuals are needed to ensure a species isn't doomed to extinction even with our best conservation efforts? While no one knows exactly, scientists have created complex models to attempt an answer. They call this important threshold the "minimum viable population" and have spilled plenty of ink trying to decipher estimates, many of which fall in the thousands. However, a new study in Conservation Biology shows that some long-lived animals may not need so many individuals to retain a stable population.
Still hope for tropical biodiversity in human modified landscapes
(04/09/2013) As primary forests become increasingly rare and expensive to protect, many ecologists are looking to better management of Human Modified Landscapes (HMLs) to shepherd and shield biodiversity in the tropics. Secondary forests, selectively logged forests and lands devoted to sustainable agriculture already play an important role in conservation efforts. However, the idea that HMLs will serve as a "Noah's Ark" for biodiversity, is controversial.
Forging zoos into global conservation centers, an interview with Cristian Samper, head of WCS
(03/25/2013) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is one of the world's leading environmental organizations. Founded in 1895 (originally as the New York Zoological Society), the WCS manages 200 million acres of wild places around the globe, with over 500 field conservation projects in 65 countries, and 200 scientists on staff. The WCS also runs five facilities in New York City: the Central Park Zoo, the New York Aquarium, Prospect Park and Queens Zoos, and the world renowned Bronx Zoo.
Warnings of global ecological tipping points may be overstated
(03/05/2013) There's little evidence that the Earth is nearing a global ecological tipping point, according to a new Trends in Ecology and Evolution paper that is bound to be controversial. The authors argue that despite numerous warnings that the Earth is headed toward an ecological tipping point due to environmental stressors, such as habitat loss or climate change, it's unlikely this will occur anytime soon—at least not on land. The paper comes with a number of caveats, including that a global tipping point could occur in marine ecosystems due to ocean acidification from burning fossil fuels. In addition, regional tipping points, such as the Arctic ice melt or the Amazon rainforest drying out, are still of great concern.
Warlords, sorcery, and wildlife: an environmental artist ventures into the Congo
(02/25/2013) Last year, Roger Peet, an American artist, traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to visit one of the world's most remote and wild forests. Peet spent three months in a region that is largely unknown to the outside world, but where a group of conservationists, headed by Terese and John Hart, are working diligently to create a new national park, known as Lomami. Here, the printmaker met a local warlord, discovered a downed plane, and designed a tomb for a wildlife ranger killed by disease, in addition to seeing some of the region's astounding wildlife. Notably, the burgeoning Lomami National Park is home to the world's newest monkey species, only announced by scientists last September.
Will Amazon species lose the climate change race?
(02/14/2013) Deforestation could increase the risk of biodiversity loss in the Amazon by forcing species to migrate further in order to remain at equilibrium with changing climates, says new research. "As migration models are made more realistic through the inclusion of multiple climatic, biotic, abiotic and human factors, the predicted distances between current and future climate analogues invariably increases," Kenneth Feeley, lead author of the paper published in Global Change Biology, told mongabay.com.
Scientists could name every species on Earth in 50 years
(01/28/2013) A bold new paper in Science argues that the world's species could be named and described before they vanish into extinction, though the threat of eventual extinction will remain for many, especially as climate change worsens. The scientists say that contrary to popular belief, there are more taxonomists working than ever before and there are likely less species on Earth than often reported, making finding and naming the world's species within reach this century.
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Local and Regional Policy - a book review
(01/21/2013) The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Local and Regional Policy, edited by Heidi Wittmar and Haripriya Gundimeda, provides thoughtful and actionable approaches to integrate nature's benefits into decision-making frameworks for local and regional policy and public management institutions. Filled with numerous case studies, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Local and Regional Policy, delivers a compendium of concepts and ideas.
Threatened Galapagos coral may predict the future of reefs worldwide
(11/07/2012) The Galapagos Islands have been famous for a century and a half, but even Charles Darwin thought the archipelago's list of living wonders didn't include coral reefs. It took until the 1970s before scientists realized the islands did in fact have coral, but in 1983, the year the first major report on Galapagos reef formation was published, they were almost obliterated by El Niño. This summer, a major coral survey found that some of the islands' coral communities are showing promising signs of recovery. Their struggle to survive may tell us what is in store for the rest of the world, where almost three-quarters of corals are predicted to suffer long-term damage by 2030.
Wealthy nations, excluding U.S., pledge to double funds for biodiversity
(10/22/2012) Although negotiations came down to the wire, nations finally brokered a new deal at the 11th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Hyderabad, India; at its heart is a pledge to double resources from wealthier countries to the developing world by 2015 to conserve embattled species and ecosystems. While no numbers were put on the table, observers say a doubling of current resources would mean around $10-12 billion a year. However, this amount is still far short of what scientists and conservation groups say is necessary to stem current extinctions.
India pledges over $60 million for biodiversity, but experts say much more needed
(10/18/2012) The Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, pledged around $50 million (Rs. 264 crore) for domestic biodiversity protection, reports the Hindu. The pledge came this week at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting in Hyderabad, India. The CBD has set bold goals on stemming the rate of extinction worldwide, but these have suffered from a lack of funding. India also said it had set aside another $10 million (Rs. 50 crore) for biodiversity projects abroad. Still, such funds are far below what scientists say is necessary to stem ongoing extinctions.
Saving the world's species from oblivion will cost around $80 billion a year, but still a good deal
(10/11/2012) If the world is to conserve its wealth of life—species great and small, beautiful and terrible, beloved and unknown—it will cost from $3.41-4.76 billion annually in targeted conservation funds, according to a new study in Science. But that's not all, the cost of protecting and managing the world's conservation areas was estimated at an additional $76.1 billion a year.
Bird diversity at risk if 'agroforests' replaced with farmland
(09/13/2012) Agroforests contain much higher levels of bird diversity than their open agricultural counterparts, according to new research from the University of Utah. If large forests and agroforests continue to be replaced by simple open farms, bird communities will become much less specialized and entire groups may become extinct. Important roles for birds, such as pollination, pest control or seed dispersal, may remain unfilled if ongoing trends toward open agriculture continues and biodiversity decreases.
Teetering on the edge: the world's 100 most endangered species (photos)
(09/10/2012) From the Baishan fir (five left in the world) to the Sumatran rhino (around 250), a new report highlights the world's top 100 most endangered species, according to the the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). The list spans the taxonomic gamut, from fungi (Cryptomyces maximus) to amphibians (the Table Mountain ghost frog) to flowers (the Cayman Islands ghost orchid) and much more (see full list at the end of the article).
One extinction leads to another...and another
(08/28/2012) A new study in Biology Letters demonstrates that altering the relationship between a predator and its prey can cause wide-ranging ripple effects through an ecosystem, including unexpected extinctions. Species help each other, directly or indirectly, which scientists refer to as mutualism or commensalism. For example, a species' success may rely not only upon the survival of its food source, but may also indirectly rely upon the survival of more distantly related species.
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Ricardo Cabello (aka Mr Doob) has created this interesting procedural drawing tool called "Harmony". Harmony allows you to sketch in a variety of different styles including spiderwebs, fur, ribbons, grids and circles.
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During the process I found out that, for some reason (apparently lack of hardware acceleration), Firefox and Opera do not support context.globalCompositeOperation = 'darker'. This was on the HTML5 spec before but got removed. Just so you know what I'm talking about, this is like the "multiply" blending in Photoshop.
Ricardo encourages developers to "take a look at the code, play with it and if you come up with a nice brush you think should be added to the default pack, please, send it over!"


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Interim mayor moving 'aggressively forward' until February departure
San Diego Todd Gloria is making the most of his brief stint as San Diego's interim mayor, and he doesn't any have plans of slowing down.
Gloria, who assumed the top job after former Mayor Bob Filner's Aug. 30 resignation amid a sexual harassment scandal, has been busy hiring top executives, crafting next year's budget and readying a whole host of initiatives for City Council approval before voters select his eventual replacement.
"My goal and objective is to have the place cleaned up and hand the keys over to the next guy so they don't have to look backward; they can look forward," Gloria said. "I think that's what San Diegans want."
The contest to be San Diego's next mayor likely won't end until early February, yet the city charter requires the mayor to deliver the State of the City address by mid-January. That means Gloria will give the speech Jan. 15 at the Balboa Theatre downtown.
"What we will hope to present … is a vision for the city going forward," he said. "While I'm here in the Mayor's Office on a temporary basis, even when my time on the 11th floor ends, I will continue on as the council president, and I anticipate having an active role in how the city proceeds. What we will do is offer an optimistic, progressive vision for our city and sort of outline what I hope that we can accomplish with the community in 2014.
"We were going backward for a time in 2013. That ended about Aug. 30. We're moving aggressively forward. I hope to take stock of the things we've accomplished."
While Gloria has won widespread praise for his stewardship of City Hall, not everyone is thrilled with the changes he's made.
Medical marijuana advocates are upset that Gloria ordered police and code compliance officers to enforce the current de facto ban on pot dispensaries that has resulted in them being shut down. Filner had chosen not to enforce the law, which led to several dispensaries opening without any rules or regulations.
Similarly, Gloria also decided to enforce the law that prevents food trucks from operating on private property, although he has promised only to act on complaints.
Gloria hopes to resolve both of those issues with proposed ordinances early next year that will cement the rules for medical pot dispensaries and food trucks. He's promised the dispensary ordinance will be up for discussion in January.
Among Gloria's other top priorities:
• A $120 million borrowing plan for road repairs and other infrastructure projects to be considered in January.
• The adoption of an ordinance that would eliminate disposable plastic bags from retail stores such as markets and pharmacies, encourage shoppers to bring reusable totes and require businesses to charge 10 cents for each paper bag.
• Council approval of a climate-action plan to dictate the city's future environmental policies.
• Formation of the fiscal 2015 budget that includes an expansion of services, specifically operating hours at the new downtown central library and branch libraries.
Perhaps the biggest impact Gloria has had on City Hall so far has been to stabilize the executive branch, which Filner left decimated as employees left in droves during his scandal. He's made several key hires and promotions that have been unanimously approved by the City Council.


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Kiersten \ki(e)-rs-ten, kier-sten\ as a girl's name is of Scandinavian and Latin origin, and the meaning of Kiersten is "follower of Christ". Kiersten is a variant of Kirsten (Scandinavian, Latin): variant of Christine.
Kiersten has 12 variant forms: Keerstin, Keirstin, Kersten, Kerstin, Kierstin, Kierstynn, Kirsteen, Kirstin, Kirstine, Kirstyn, Kirstynn, Kyrstin.
Kiersten is a somewhat popular first name for females (#3123 out of 4276, Top 73%) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people (2000 U.S. Census).
Displayed below is the baby name popularity of the name Kiersten for girls (2014 statistics).
Displayed below is a comparison of the popularity of the girl name Kiersten and its variant forms. Popular variation forms ranked in the Top 1000/100 are Kirsten, Kirstin and Kiersten. (2014 statistics).
Similar Names
Kiersten is also pronounced similarly to Karsten. Other suggested similar baby names are Kirstee and Kjerstin. These names tend to be less commonly used than Kiersten.


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Hungry Cannibals and Soft Apocalypses
Robin Hanson recently posted about The Road and cannibals, which is great, because I think about this stuff all the time, and it's good not to be alone.
The Road is a movie/book about a man and his son traveling south to reach the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in a post-apocalyptic world where the Sun is blocked out by huge dust clouds, and there are no plants or other life except for a few refugees and murderous cannibals. I thought the book was OK because it gave a sneak preview at what daily life could be like when or if the United States gets hit by a massive EMP attack. (The human conflict and desperate lack of food part, not the blocking out the Sun part.)
Prof. Hanson remarks how some reviewers called the movie "realistic", when it absolutely is not. The story takes place more than seven years after apocalypse, but there are a couple occasions where the characters stumble on stored food supplies, which doesn't make sense to …
Anti-Transhumanist Wesley J. Smith Argues that Yogi Claims of Living Without Food/Water are Evidence Against Scientific Materialism and in Favor of Human Exceptionalism
See here. Really, this is exasperating. Wesley J. Smith wants so bad for humans to have a mystical power that he has to use an obvious hoax as evidence for his point.
Mr. Smith, perhaps for your next citation against scientific materialism and in favor of mystical, metaphysical human exceptionalism, you should go through back issues of Weekly World News.
Does Mr. Smith also believe in the mystical powers of holy Catholic relics such as the bones of saints or fragments of the "True Cross"?
For those who suggest that Smith is a marginal figure, be assured that he is not. He has debated Peter Singer on the issue of robot ethics, and co-authored books with Ralph Nader. My theory is that Mr. Smith would not really mind transhumanism and artificial intelligence so long as they did not inherently mock and contradict the religious view …
New Paper: Optimal Tooltip Trajectories in a Hydrogen Abstraction Tool Recharge Reaction Sequence for Positionally Controlled Diamond Mechanosynthesis
Robert Freitas alerts me to a new mechanosynthesis paper published by the Nanofactory Collaboration group in the Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience. Here's some info:
Denis Tarasov, Natalia Akberova, Ekaterina Izotova, Diana Alisheva, Maksim Astafiev, Robert A. Freitas Jr., "Optimal Tooltip Trajectories in a Hydrogen Abstraction Tool Recharge Reaction Sequence for Positionally Controlled Diamond Mechanosynthesis,†J. Comput. Theor. Nanosci. 7(February 2010):325-353 [29 pages]
It is our first published paper with our Russian collaborators and is now available online. This paper represents the first extensive DMS (Diamond Mechno-Synthesis) tooltip trajectory analysis, examining a wide range of viable multiple degrees-of-freedom tooltip motions in 3D space that could be employed to recharge the hydrogen abstraction tool, a key reaction set in DMS.
The use of precisely applied mechanical forces to induce site-specific chemical transformations is called positional mechanosynthesis, and diamond is an important early target for achieving mechanosynthesis experimentally. A key step in diamond mechanosynthesis (DMS) employs an ethynyl-based hydrogen abstraction tool (HAbst) for the site-specific mechanical dehydrogenation …
Yes, We Can Do Better Than This…
The New Atlantis Futurisms blog posted a picture of Audrey Hepburn with the title, "Does Anybody Seriously Think We Can Do Better than This?" Here's my response. You may have to read the comments thread to gain some background.
The reason that Hepburn seems so great to us is that we're humans. If lizards could speak, then hundreds of millions of years before humanity, a lizard would be similarly impressed by an image of another, attractive lizard. Does that mean that Creation should have stopped at lizards?
Our evaluations of "goodness" are not objective truths, just subjective facts about the structure of our own minds. The opportunity to modify and enhance those minds will vastly increase the space of things we can understand and appreciate. This will allow us to create new forms of attractiveness and wonder that we lack the facilities to appreciate now.
I disagree with my colleague Eliezer Yudkowsky that civilizations elsewhere in the universe are doing "better" in any …
Martine Rothblatt in Forbes Magazine
There is a story on Martine Rothblatt, a prominent transhumanist, in the most recent issue of Forbes magazine. It tells the story of how Martine transitioned from being a satellite company executive to a pharmaceutical executive to save her daughter from a rare disease.
Some of you may recall my liveblogging coverage from the 3rd annual Terasem Colloquium on the Law of Transbeman Persons and the 4th annual Terasem Colloquium on the Law of Futuristic Persons, which were hosted in Satellite Beach, Florida, by Martine and her wife Bina. These intimate gatherings gave me the opportunity to speak one-on-one with memorable characters such as Wendell Wallach, Marvin Minsky, and many others.
H/t to Robert Freitas for the link.
Eliezer Yudkowsky and Massimo Pigliucci Debate the Singularity
Research Fellow Eliezer Yudkowsky of the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy Professor Massimo Pigliucci of the City University of New York debate the meaning of intelligence and the possible limits of AI.
The Singularity and the outer limits of physical possibility (08:38) Do human brains run software? (09:58) Consciousness, intelligence, and computation (03:14) What could minds be made of? (13:08) Is mind-uploading a dualist dream? (19:18) Would the Singularity be a Vonnegut-style catastrophe? (10:56)
From Science Saturday at BloggingHeads, which features a lot of familiar faces, including Mike Treder, Razib Khan, Jamais Cascio, etc.
Eliezer (in response to Pigliucci invoking the idea of "limits"): "Just because there are physical limits doesn't mean that those physical limits are low. There is a limit to the power output of a supernova, but you wouldn't want to jump into one wearing only a flame-retardant jumpsuit."
At 10:00, Pigliucci appears to claim that the distinction between hardware and software in the brain means nothing, and that the hardware the human brain runs on is …
2010 H+ Summit @ Harvard
Remember, the 2010 H+ Summit is coming up on June 12-13… here is a blurb.
The 2010 H+ Summit: Rise of the Citizen Scientist (hplussummit.com) is an important 2-day conference that imagines the role of technology in developing the future, with consideration of various emerging technologies and transhumanist ideas.
This innovative summit, to be hosted on June 12-13th, 2010 at Harvard University Science Center by the Harvard College Future Society, with assistance from Humanity+, will feature over 60 incredible speakers, including futurist Ray Kurzweil, inventor Stephen Wolfram, and scientist Aubrey De Grey among many others.
Topics considered will include Human Enhancement, Artificial (General) Intelligence, Longevity, Whole Brain Emulation ("Mind Uploading"), Technology and Democracy, Bioethics, Science Fiction and Science, and Neuroscience among many others.
To learn more and register, visit hplussummit.com. Registration fees are structured to reward early adopters.
Phil Bowermaster Responds to Annalee Newitz: "Five Arguments Against Four Arguments Against Immortaility"
Phil Bowermaster responds here. Me, I can appreciate the io9 post as a masterpiece of generalization from fictional evidence; including images, I count eleven specific appeals to fictional evidence. This appears to be an early form of co-processing, where content from an external device (in this case, poor television shows) heavily intertwines itself with the thinking processes of the writer, to the point where reality cannot be distinguished from fiction.
Apply for the 2010 SIAI Visiting Fellows Program
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Cryonics Will Scare Your Head Off
Annalee Newitz apparently thinks cryonics is creepy.
Her favorite comment on the photo collection of dewars (scary!) was this articulate one:
Question: is cryonics any more "creepy" than what we already do with bodies where metabolism has ceased?
Human beings are largely unaware about the gruesome nature of "deathâ€.
Humans also shy away from the mutilation that occurs during hospital surgery.
Hollywood films portray cryonics in a glamorous high-tech manner that makes it appear that one's body can easily be placed into a capsule and frozen for future revival.
Reality is that cryopreservation involves complex surgery whereby tubes are inserted into major arteries and veins in order to deliver special anti-freeze solutions into the brain. The purpose is to reduce or eliminate freezing damage and other types of damage to brain cells. The process involves introducing stabilizing drugs and a special solution in the field and a major procedure in an …


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The blend modes in Photoshop offer incredible creative options for designers and photographers wanting to enhance images. In Photoshop Blend Mode Magic, Michael Ninness shows Photoshop users how to access and apply blend modes efficiently to achieve an aesthetic vision. He explains the building blocks of layer blending and demonstrates how blend modes can be used for color correction, sharpening, blending images together, adding dramatic glow, applying custom edge treatments, and many other creative effects. Michael also introduces advanced blending options for more experienced Photoshop users. Most of all, he demystifies this essential feature in plain, easy-to-understand terms and inspires photographers to use blend modes in ways they may have never considered before. Exercise files accompany the course.
One of the great things about shooting with the Camera Raw file format is that you can capture ton of information and then you can use that to create multiple exposures to get the ultimate composition with all the detail that you want in the Shadows and the Highlights. So let's give an example of that, let's open up this Camera Raw file from Bridge. That opens up the Camera Raw plug-in here, opens dialog box. Now we're going to begin by doing just a base exposure for the portrait here, and you can see the background, the waterfall is really blown out and the plant here is really dark but we're going to deal with that separately.
So I'm just going to do a basic conversion, I'm going to go ahead and give my Eyedropper tool, press I, I'm going to click on something I know, I want neutral gray, so we gray this rock here. And pump up the Exposure just a little bit, maybe bring up some of the Brightness, do a little Clarity and a little Vibrance as well. So just make it look pretty nice for the three ladies here. Okay, now when I take this over to Photoshop, I have a couple of different options here. I can just click Open Image and that just processes it as a normal Photoshop document. I wanted to come in as a Smart Object because a Smart Object can be edited again and I can come back to Camera Raw to do further adjustments. So I'm going to hold down the Shift key for that, you can see when I hold down Shift, the Open Image button becomes the Open Object button. So I'm going to go ahead and hold down Shift and click Open Object, and there it brings in it into Photoshop as a Smart Object.
Now if I were to double-click on this thumbnail, that will re-open this image in Camera Raw and give me the previous settings used for it. That's not what I want. I want to be able to do a different exposure to bring out the waterfall detail let's say. So to do that I need to create a copy of this Smart Object layer so I can act on it independently. I'm going to right- click or Ctrl-click on the name of the layer and say New Smart Object via Copy. Now I have a completely independent version, and just to keep things straight, I'm going to go ahead and rename. So I'm going to rename the bottom layer. I'll call that the Base layer, and we're going to rename this one to be Waterfall. Great! So we're going to go ahead and double- click on the thumbnail of the Waterfall layer that will re-open Camera Raw. And now I can do a process to just bring out the Waterfall details. I'm taking the Exposure really far down, and yes, that is darkening up everything else in the image, but that's okay because it's making the waterfall look great.
I'm going to go ahead and click OK and that's going to update that version of the document. Now what I want to do is blend this back into the bottom layer. So I want this to darken the waterfall underneath, so I'm going to set it to the Multiply blend mode, and that waterfall now looks a lot better higher contrast, more detail and of course, it's made everything else darker, so we need to throw a layer mask on that. I'm going to hold down the Option key or the Alt key when I click on the Add Layer Mask button because that will create a layer mask filled with black and hides everything on this layer. Then I'm going to get my Brush tool. Press B for Brush. And I'm going to start painting in the Waterfall detail. Let's go ahead and start with 100% Opacity, just type-in 0 and I'm going to white my foreground color because I'm painting against a black mask. And we're just going to paint back in the Waterfall detail exactly where I want it.
That's looking pretty good there. Now I don't want to go too far in a certain area. That's okay because I can just press X to exchange my foreground and background colors. I'm going to lower the size of my brush by using my Left Bracket key. And I can just come in and make these leaves behave. I want to type 5 for 50%, make my brush slightly bigger Right Bracket, I'm going to paint back over the dark shadow area of the waterfall. I don't want that to be so dark. Okay, so there I have it. There is before, there is after. By doing a different Camera Raw adjustment for just the Waterfall detail and then masking that off at the blend mode to Multiply. So let's repeat that technique for the plant over here on the left. That's a little bit too dark. I want to lighten that up.
So I'm going to go back to the Base layer. I'm going to right-click and Ctrl-click on the word Base and choose New Smart Object via Copy. I want to create another version of this and call it Plant by double-clicking on the name. And now when I double- click on this thumbnail it's going to reopen Camera Raw again, and this time I can do an Exposure setting to make the plant look really good. So I'm really going to crank up the Exposure here and maybe bring out the Clarity just a bit more and open up the Fill Light to open up the shadows there of the plant. Again it's blowing everything else out. That's okay.
I'm going to go ahead and click OK. Looking good, I want to blend that back down to the base. So I'm going to change the blend mode from Normal to Screen, and that's going to make these plants look even better. If I want to lower the Opacity, just a touch I can go ahead and do that I'm going to press the V key on my keyboard to switch to the Move tool and I'm going to type 8 for 80%, just to bring down the brightness of that Screen, Plant layer. Again we want to add a layer mask and paint back in the Leaf detail. So I'm going to hold down the Option key again and click on the Add Layer Mask button. That hides everything on that layer by filling it with black. I'm going to get my Brush tool again. Nice big brush, using my Right Bracket key, starting out with say 100% by pressing 0.
And then I'm just going to paint with white, X to bring white to my foreground color. And I'm just going to paint in the plant detail, where I want it. Brighten that portion in the image up. It's looking really nice. There you have it, when we're all done, I'm going to lower the brush size just a little bit, Left Bracket. We'll paint inside here and then we'll just stop right about there. That's looking good. So using the power of Camera Raw and the ability to create Multiple Smart Object versions of a single Camera Raw file, you can create Multiple Exposures and bring them in, duplicate them as Smart Objects, change their blend mode to Multiply and Screen and mask out the result to get a nice composite. So here's where we started and here's where we ended up by taking advantage of these great features.
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Jets lose DB Aaron Berry to season-ending knee injury
Jets cornerback Aaron Berry suffered a torn ACL during practice on Friday and will miss the entire 2013 season, the team announced.
In his first season with the Jets last year, Berry played in a total of seven games. The 25-year-old defensive back was expected to compete with Ellis Lankster for the No. 4 spot in the Jets cornerback rotation.
Berry had been in New York since signing a two-year deal with the Jets in October. Before that, Berry was in Detroit for two seasons. However, the Lions released him in July of 2012 after he was arrested for the second time in two months.
With Berry out, the Jets might feel some extra pressure to get first-round pick Dee Milliner signed and into camp. The ninth overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft isn't under contract yet and isn't in camp.


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Taylor Swift Is a Nervous Wreck
At least that's how she's portrayed in this week's New York Times Magazine. In a Q&A titled, "The Many Insecurities of Taylor Swift," the young singer offers a glimpse inside her head -- although it's hard to see much past all those nerves. "I worry about a lot of things," she frets. "I put out one album one week, and I'm already worried about the next one. I feel a lot of emotion throughout the course of a day. But not to the point where you need to be worried about me."
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Other sources of concern include the possibility that she might ruin an indie band's street cred by mentioning them in song and whether, as she puts it, "everybody's waiting for me to mess up." On the bright side, though, it doesn't sound like she plans to stay in the pop music biz for life. Asked about career longevity in reference to her idol, Dolly Parton, she says, "I don't know if I could do this with the same energy, and in the same way — all the costume changes and glitter and hair and makeup all the time. When I'm in my 50s, I kind of think I'll want to be in a garden." With all those nerves, we kinda want Tay-Tay to chill out in a garden, too. (NYT)
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YAY! She's already a gorgeous addition to the family! ;-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Amanda! I am STILL smiling over the portraits you did with the boys. So amazing! And I can't wait to frame them!Delete
CONGRATULATIONS!!! What sweet video. Poor Jobie wasn't so sure at first. :) It will be sweet to see them be big brothers to a little sissy.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Jan : ) We're so excited to meet her!Delete
I just cannot tell you enough how much I love that there's a sweet little Branine beauty headed into the world with two big brothers and you guys as parents. Sarah! You'll be the best girl mom! (Just like you're already the best boy mom!)ReplyDelete
ps Is it weird that I remember your mentioning a girl name you guys liked, back when somebody ordered a print of it for their baby's room? I love it and I am sort of hoping it's still the name you like... but I promise I'll be happy with whatever name you pick since, you know, it is your baby and everything. HA! : )
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Shanna (& Sarah)----ME TOO!!!! I was going to mention it on my comment on here but decided against it in case there is a new name in the mix. But I LOVE that girls name before mentioned. :)Delete
First of all, I'm sad that it's taken me THIS long to respond to these sweetest notes ever. I feel like life is spinning, spinning, spinning. In pink : ) Pray for me-- I am a little overwhelmed with the pink side of things right now : ) But, yes! Wren! You got it! We decided to wait to announce it officially until she's born but we love that name too and it's been our only one on the docket for years and years. You guys are good rememberers! : ) I love you gals.Delete
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So happy for you all! And how nice that she'll have two big brothers to watch out for her.ReplyDeleteReplies
They are getting more and more used to the idea of having a little girl around here. It was a little touch and go for several weeks : ) But, I know it-- they will be so sweet to her. Can't wait to see it all unfold!
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!! SO happy for you all! Such excitement in the air! Happy pink! Was this the first time you all found out as well? xoReplyDeleteReplies
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So, no. We cheated. We totally looked the day we were given the results because we just couldn't wait! I'm so glad we did, because we were in complete shock! Job might've not been the only one to cry in the video if we had found out in that moment, wink wink! But it's all good now : )
AAHHHH!!! I KNEW IT!!!! And I love it!!! You guys are just the cutest..... CONGRATS!!!! I love that little sweet girl already!!ReplyDeleteReplies
I woke up thinking of your sweet family today! When are you going to be back in town? Would LOVE to see you!!!!Delete
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You're sweet! Pray for us! We are entering excited and uncharted waters with this little one :)
Congrats! We are expecting a girl in Sept! I hope I can see you again at another PNW meet up sometime with our wee girls <3ReplyDeleteReplies
Another meet up would sure be fun with our babies! Congratulations to you on *your* little girl! Hooray!
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Central High girls break 36-year drought, win state championship
Central girls 72, Riverdale 59
MURFREESBORO -- They earned the right to shed a few tears. They earned the right to act a little silly, to wear their commemorative caps proudly. They also earned the right to be called champions.
Tournament Most Valuable Player Nina Davis and Danielle Ballard each scored 21 points Saturday to lead Central High to a 72-59 victory over Murfreesboro Riverdale at the Murphy Center on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.
The championship is the first for a Memphis-area AAA team since 1985, when Melrose accomplished the feat. According to the TSSAA record book, Central's last state title came in 1922.
"I just thank God after all we've been through," said junior Aailyah Whiteside. "It just feels so good to have it."
Added Davis, "This is something that I've been wanting since I was a little kid. I'm just trying to catch all my emotions right now."
The Warriors (29-9) won the championship on the same court where former Central star Tina Stewart played. Stewart was fatally stabbed, and her MTSU roommate charged a week and a half ago. Stewart was laid to rest Saturday in Memphis and coach Niki Bray made the drive back, returning in time to coach her team.
She said it's the fifth time in the last 10 days she's made the trip.
"I went from crying this morning to feeling amazingly calm," she said. "I tell these girls if you work hard and do things the right way, good things will come. Hard work does pay off.
"I just prayed so hard. If we hadn't won this game, what would I tell them?"
Ballard, who made a pair of free throws with one second left to cap her big game, was overcome with tears while on the line. She said she was thinking not only of Stewart, but of Central student William "Peanut" Bibbs Jr., who was shot to death in December.
"I was just thanking Tina, thanking Peanut," said Ballard, who connected on 2-of-3 3-pointers and added 10 rebounds. "I'd known him since middle school. He was my best friend."
As if that wasn't enough, Bray lost her 29-year-old sister-in-law to breast cancer last June and the team also had to deal with the death of junior forward Jalen O'Bannon's father within the last 12 months.
On Saturday, O'Bannon contributed 11 points and five rebounds to help Central defeat a Riverdale team that entered with a 34-1 record, including a two-point victory over Central in Murfreesboro back in January.
"That's the last time I saw (Tina)," said Ballard. "She just told me to keep working hard."
Bray said the kindness of Riverdale helped her team immensely during its stay in Murfreesboro.
"They honored Tina by wearing T-shirts," she said. "They let us use their gym for shootarounds. The hospitality we've been shown here has just been amazing. I told (Riverdale coach) John (Wild) before the game, there would be no losers (Saturday)."
Central trailed by two, 47-45, heading into the final quarter. But two buckets in transition by Whiteside helped Central build a 57-51 lead that the Lady Warriors gradually stretched out over the final few minutes. Central outscored Riverdale 27-12 in the fourth quarter.
Tyisha Petty led Riverdale with 20 points before leaving the court on a stretcher after colliding with Whiteside while chasing a loose ball in the fourth quarter.
It appeared as though she had gotten poked in the eye, but Wild said after the game that his player was being treated for a concussion.
Riverdale's Shacobia Barbee, who was named Class AAA Miss Basketball after the game, had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
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A woman is in hospital in a "serious condition" after being stabbed with a pair of scissors in a Sidcup home.
Police taped off the house in Cleve Road and a helicopter was heard circling round the area at 11.30pm on Thursday in what was believed to be a domestic incident.
They are still looking for the man and are keen to get information from the public if they saw anyone running away from the scene.
Cleve Road residents told the News Shopper that five police cars arrived on the scene shortly before midnight along with an air ambulance responder car and an ambulance.
A Met police spokesman said: "We were called at 11.30pm on Thursday to reports of a woman having been stabbed.
"London Ambulance Service were called and the victim was taken to hospital wher she remains with serious injuries.
"The victim had been at her home when the suspect entered the property and attacked the victim with a pair of scissors.
"The suspect has then run off.
"Police are urgently appealing for anyone who may have further information about this incident or who may have seen a male running from the Cleve Road area."
A police van and car are at the house and concerned parents from Royal Oak Primary School were seen stopping at the scene on Friday morning.
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Chelsea King, 26, who lives on the street, told News Shopper: "I heard the helicopter for about an hour last night circling the meadows which are just behind our houses.
"It is a really quiet street with lots of elderly people so it was quite shocking to see this kind of thing when I was taking my child to school.
"The house was taped off and I saw police men in blue forensics suits coming in and out of the house.
"We don't really know what is going on but I saw lots of parents stopping to have a look because it is right opposite the primary school."
One neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: "My daughter woke up with someone shouting 'help me, help me' at about 11.45pm.
"We got up and the helicopters were going mad. There were about five police cars, a car from the air ambulance and the paramedics.
"Someone was really badly hurt.
"It's shocking really, nothing like that ever happens around here."
Another neighbour added: "It's really awful what's happened there. It's not nice at all.
Detective Chief Inspector Gary Holmes, from Bexley Police, added: "This is an appauling crime but I would like to reassure the Bexley community that my team is actively hunting for the person responsible so that he be arrested at the earliest opportunity.
"Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident are still on-going."
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Screams of 'help me, help me' woke neighbours after woman stabbed with scissors in Sidcup
I live on this road and am shocked that this has happened as it is really quiet. I hope the woman is OKI live on this road and am shocked that this has happened as it is really quiet. I hope the woman is OK sidcupgirl2014 I live on this road and am shocked that this has happened as it is really quiet. I hope the woman is OK
I hate it when people say things like "its really nice and quiet here, nothing like this had ever happened here before.". Seriously!? There is no area that is exempt from violence. Just areas where they are better at covering it up.
Hope the lady recovers, both mentally and physically.
Hope the lady recovers, both mentally and physically.
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Along the banks of the San Gabriel River, just half an hour up I-35 from central Austin, is beautiful Georgetown, Texas. The county seat of Williamson County, Georgetown maintains its small-town charm despite its recent growth - from the red poppies planted throughout the city each spring to the Williamson County Courthouse Historic District. Georgetown home owners have plenty of opportunity to enjoy the Texas hill country with multiple parks, several golf courses, Inner Space Caverns, and the 1,200 acre Lake Georgetown all nearby. Those more interested in shopping and dining can head to the historic downtown area with its local businesses and restaurants, or the more modern open-air experience at Wolf Ranch Mall. There Georgetown home owners will find a Target, Best Buy, Kohl's and a variety of restaurants - from order at the counter to sit down options. Georgetown is home to Southwestern University, a private four year liberal arts college that has the distinction of being the first university in Texas. Nearby attractions include the Dell Diamond (home of the Round Rock Express baseball club), the historic and charming Salado, and the Vineyard at Florence. Georgetown homes for sale range from million dollar properties in communities like Cimarron Hills to more affordable tract homes (most under $350K), retirement communities and student housing.
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$1,399,000 Active
2501 Springwood Ln Falls San Gabriel
- 3Bed
- 5Bath
- 4,602Sqft
- 2012Year
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102 Long Point Cv Cimarron Hills Ph 1 Sec 1
- 4Bed
- 4Bath
- 3,969Sqft
- 2014Year
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701 Cimarron Hills Trl Cimarron Hills Ph 2 Sec 2
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- 5Bath
- 6,835Sqft
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113 Dovetail Ln Cimarron Hills Ph 1 Sec 2
- 4Bed
- 5Bath
- 4,667Sqft
- 2014Year
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107 Paloma Pt Cimarron Hills Ph 1 Sec 2
- 4Bed
- 6Bath
- 5,011Sqft
- 2003Year
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113 Fishspear Ln Cimarron Hills Ph 2 Sec 2
- 5Bed
- 5Bath
- 4,431Sqft
- 2014Year
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109 Birdstone Ln Cimarron Hills Ph 1 Sec 3
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- 5Bath
- 3,847Sqft
- 2014Year
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1716 County Road 262 Lake Georgetown Estates
- 4Bed
- 6Bath
- 4,298Sqft
- 2008Year
C21 HS & Associates
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2506 Gabriel View Dr Country Club
- 3Bed
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