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Crocodilians are grouped into one of three families. Crocodylidae, Alligatoridae and Gavialidae. The American alligator belongs to the sub family Alligatorinae which includes five species of caiman and one other alligator, the Chinese Alligator. American Alligators are a fairly large species with the males reaching sizes between 4 and 4.5m in length.
They are generally a very docile species especially in captivity. They are capable of killing humans but attacks are very rare and usually unlucky. In most cases the person has startled the animal by unknowingly jumping on it or something freakish like that. Adult Alligators are usually uniform black in coloration and have a very flat rounded snout. Their eyes sit high on their head and their ears are a slit behind their eyes. They have large teeth that are surprisingly blunt, designed for puncturing rather than chewing.
Found only in the United States of America, the Alligator occupies all aquatic habitats. Their habitat stretches along the South East of America from Florida to Louisiana and along the Mississippi River to Texas. The Alligator is found in both natural and man-made freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, and wetland areas. Alligators will also dig caves in the riverbanks to maintain a wallow during the dry season.
The diet of the Alligator depends on its size. While they are very young their diet consists mostly of insects that have fallen into the water. As their reactions develop they will start to hunt small fish and shrimps as well. As they grow the prey they target also becomes larger. During their juvenile years they will eat crayfish, fish, mice, rats, reptiles, birds and other small mammals. Mature Alligators are large enough to eat animals like cows and deer.
The American Alligator is probably surviving better in the wild than any other Crocodillian. They will inhabit any fresh water system they can find, even ponds in the middle of housing estates and can very occasionally be seen in the ocean. However, as they do not possess salt glands alligators must return to fresh water regularly to rid their system of salt and to drink.
When it comes to breeding alligators are proving to be very successful. The female scratch up a large mound of compost in which she deposits about 30 to 50 eggs depending on her size. The eggs will take about 65 to 85 days to incubate and an interesting fact is the temperature inside the nest will determine the sex of the offspring.
American Alligator Profiles
Sex: Male
Length: 3.3m (11ft)m (10.56ft)
Weight: 250kg (551lb)kg (550lbs)
Barney is a male American Alligator who came to Australia Zoo in 2000. He is about 3.5m (10.5 feet) long and weights between 250 and 300 kilograms. He is a very quiet boy who is very tolerant of keepers. Have a go at this! At feeding time he gets very excited and will charge around his pond in anticipation.
Benny is an American alligator who was born here at Australia Zoo in 2006. His parents are Barney and Fang 2 and he is one of Hank's brothers. He is a friendly little chap, who enjoys going down to the photo studio and meeting the patrons here at the Zoo.
Sex: Female
Length: 2.4m (8ft)m (7.68ft)
Weight: 120kg (264.5lb)kg (264lbs)
Daisy is Australia Zoo's alligator with attitude! She lives with Barney and is around the same age and weight as the Fang Sisters but has a temperament all her own. Daisy rarely tolerates maintenance on her enclosure. She too will defend her nest with a ferocity matched by no other alligator.
Fang Sisters
Sex: Female
Length: 2.4m (8ft)m (7.68ft)
Weight: 120kg (264.5lb)kg (264lbs)
These lovely girls are 45 years old and are around 2.5m (8 feet) in length. Both sisters tend to be very quiet, except around nesting time when they guard their nests with gusto.
Hank is an American Alligator who was born here at Australia Zoo in February 2006. He is the biggest of the bunch and by the time he is an adult he will be weighing in at over 250kg so he has got lots of growing to do! He has a very quiet nature and enjoys meeting patrons who visit the zoo. Hank is one of our select alligators that participates in "alligator encounters", so keep and eye out for him when here at the zoo for your chance to get up close and personal with the little fella with a massive personality.


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At ESPN.com, Pierre LeBrun details the past few months of labor talks and summarizes where the two sides are and how they got there.
He starts with how the NHL wanted to negotiate as early as the All-Star break last year but the NHLPA wasn't ready until the end of June.
Then the owners made their proposal that would shrink the players share to 43% and the players banded together behind Don Fehr and the battle started.
LeBrun also hit on some of the key moments:
- When the NHL tried to save the 82 game season, the NHLPA countered with three proposals and the NHL walked out.
- How the cancelling of the Winter Classic led to a private meeting between Steve Fehr and Bill Daly which sparked four days of talks in NY. Those talks broke up when Chris Campoli and Wild owner Craig Leipold had a "heated exchange."
- The owners and players meeting that brought progress, hope and ultimately disappointment with Don Fehr saying the two sides were close and Gary Bettman saying the exact opposite.
The NHL then filed a lawsuit asking for the lockout to be declared legal while the players voted overwhelmingly to allow the executive board to file a disclaimer of interest and dissolve the union.
LeBrun writes "It's clear the first seven to 10 days of January will likely decide whether or not there's a season this winter. Either a deal finally gets done to salvage a 48- or 50-game season, or the NHL cancels an entire season for the second time in eight years."
Adam Rotter: We are finally close to the end game with all of this (2-3 weeks) which is what I think most people want. Either have a season or cancel it. The two sides will meet, make progress on an issue or two, lock heads on another and then talks will break down again. How both sides respond to that breakdown will dictate the next move and whether there will be a season.

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Getting dressed in these mid-season months can pose a challenge: technically, spring is still far in the future, but you're probably already sick to death of your winter wardrobe (and all-encompassing basic black). It is most certainly the time when everyone could use a hit of inspirationÂ--and new ways to style our winter-wear! Luckily, this month brings us six new stalkees in eye-catching ensembles that are filled with all sorts of personal pizzazz. You can take their sensational seasonal tips and learn to breathe new life into your faux-fur coat with colorful leggings or a delightful cap. Or you can anticipate spring by opting for an eye-catching print or expose a little skin with an open-sleeved blouse. However you decide to beat the mid-winter blues, don't feel stifledÂ--these lovely ladies can offer you saucy styling alternatives to overcome any sartorial slump!
Burgundy leggings and a leopard coat make a fresh combo.
Leopard-print outerwear has been a hot ticket item on our list since fall, and we love how Charlotte, 23, from Copenhagen, gives it renewed vigor. Her secret? Mix said glam item with velour burgundy leggings: the legwear offers a welcome alternative to basic black and adds textural interest to the outfit. Snag some of Charlotte's spotted style by picking up a posh, printed coat like Aqua's Leopard-Print Faux Fur Jacket ($188) or Pencey's High Collar Jacket ($380) with its winter-appropriate white-streakÂ--we kind of love how it looks festively snow-dusted! While Charlotte's leggings look swell on her silhouette, we know that colored crushed velvet can be difficult to pull off, so we'd opt for Fold Waist Velvet Leggings ($48) from Members Only. Despite their noir hue, they will still add texture and depth to your Charlotte-inspired ensemble!
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PAWTUCKET - Sandra A. Cullen of Pawtucket passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2013. She was the wife of Joseph Cullen. They had been married for over twenty five years.
Mrs. Cullen was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Stephen L. Vensky and Dorothy (Clifford) Vensky.
Mrs. Cullen is survived by her sons, Robert D. Smith of Burrillville and John A. Raymond and his wife Celia of Bristol. She also leaves her grandchildren, Aaron Smith, Sarah Smith, Zachary Raymond and Jasmine Raymond.
There will be a Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Cullen on Friday, September 6, at 10:00 am. in St. Theresa's Church, Baltic Street, South Attleboro, Massachusetts. Relatives and friends are invited. Calling hours are respectfully omitted. For online condolences please visit www.manningheffern.com [1].
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Margaret MacCary, who immersed herself in the bird walks after her retirement seven years ago, says that Starr remembered people's names and felt obligated to get everyone "on" the bird. If they somehow "missed" seeing, say, a catbird, Starr would make a point of saying, "I owe you a catbird.
When Margaret started the walks one fall she knew Ms. Saphir was battling cancer and feared she would not return the next spring. Still in awe of her perseverance, Margaret says, "That was seven years ago!"
"She was a master teacher," she recalled. "She worked hard on knowing what she knew and she was a taskmaster, very exacting. She put on a good show, had a very dry wit, wasn't above a good pun and she had good patter."
Starr had two daughters, non-birders, who finally and fully understand their mother's impact and influence in this active community.
"The tributes that have been coming in for the last days have truly overwhelmed both my sister and me," wrote Shawna Leigh on her Wordpress blog. "I never really comprehended the extent of her presence in the birding community until I was lucky enough to live with her for the last 3 ½ years and see some of it for myself. I am extremely grateful to my mother's birding family for the loving support they have extended to my sister and me, and of course for all of the joy that you brought to my mother."
Last year, HBO aired Birders: The Central Park Effect, filmed and directed by birder Jeffrey Kimball, which featured Starr. Soon after that, she began showing up more sporadically, stopping along the way to take her medicine. "But she never complained," Margaret said.
Increasingly her "sidekick" Lenore Swenson, who birded with Ms. Saphir for over 23 years, would lead or complete the walks. Ms. Swenson has said she will plan a memorial event for her birding buddy in Central Park during the spring migration. (Information about the event will be posted on Ms. Leigh's blog.)
Surely all her disciples will have favorite moments and memories of Starr's walks but one of Margaret's has been especially enduring: meeting her constant companion, Sid Schwager on an early morning walk in 2006. And virtually all of them, it is certain, will treasure their time with her and the "individuals" – birds and people – she introduced to them.
"Somebody who can open up a whole new world and teach you how to look and how to listen…to see things that were always there and that have been there for millions of years and you never saw them or you never heard them," Margaret said no doubt speaking for many. "It's a way to be so much more attuned to nature. I'm eternally grateful to her."
Written by Susan Soper. Soper is the author of ObitKit™, A Guide to Celebrating Your Life. A lifelong journalist, she has been a reporter with Newsday, writer for CNN, and Features Editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where she launched a series called "Living with Grief."


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Caenorhabditis genome sequencing
C. elegans was the first animal to have its genome completely sequenced. The WTSI's contribution to this effort was significant. Indeed, the project was one of the flagship activities in the early life of the WTSI, and as such is one of the defining legacies of the institute itself.
The mapping and sequencing of the reference genome was a joint project between The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and The Genome Institute at Washington University (St. Louis). The essentially-complete sequence was formally published in December 1998, and data was made regularly and freely available in advance of publication. The last remaining gap was closed in 2002, although the genome sequence continues to be scrutinzed and improved as new evidence is published.
In addition to C. elegans, The WTSI and the WUGI also collaborated on the genome sequencing of the related nematode Caenorhabditis briggsae. A whole-genome-shotgun assembly was made available in July 2002 and formally published in November 2003.
WormBase is a collaborative project to capture, curate and distribute information about C. elegans biology. It began life as ACeDB, a database application software package developed by jointly Richard Durbin at the Sanger Institute and Jean-Thierry Mieg. ACeDB was used extensively during the course of the C. elegans sequencing project to coordinate the sequencing effort and to integrate the worm sequence with the genetic and physical maps.
WormBase was originally started in 2000 as a way to make data in ACeDB easily accessible via a web-browser. From the outset, the project was heavily committed to the curation and interpretation of the C. elegans literature, and rapidly moved from a genome-centric perspective to one that more evenly balances the worm genome with other aspects of its biology.
The original WormBase consortium consisted of four groups: one at the Sanger Institute, led by Richard Durbin; one at Cold Spring Harbor laboratory, led by Lincoln Stein; one at Washington University St. Louis, led by John Speith; and one at the California Institute of Technology, led by Paul Sternberg (lead principle investigator for the project as a whole).
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In 2010, Richard Durbin was appointed as joint head of human genetics at the Sanger Institute. In response to this, and consistent with a general shift in research interests over the last several years, Dr. Durbin took the decision to step down from the WormBase consortium. He retains a strong connection to the project in an advisory capacity.
The WTSI continues to participate in WormBase via new consortium member Matthew Berriman. Dr. Berriman's research programme into parasite genomics and Neglected Tropical Diseases uses C. elegans as a model for the development of effective methodologies for the genome sequencing of parasitic worms. His involvement in WormBase aligns with the one of the key strategic goals of the project: to provide a resource that is useful and accessible to scientists working on non-Caenorhabditis nematodes.
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WormBase 2014: new views of curated biology.
Nucleic acids research 2014;42;Database issue;D789-93
PUBMED: 24194605; PMC: 3965043; DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1063
WormBase 2012: more genomes, more data, new website.
Nucleic acids research 2012;40;Database issue;D735-41
PUBMED: 22067452; PMC: 3245152; DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr954
The genome sequence of Caenorhabditis briggsae: a platform for comparative genomics.
PLoS biology 2003;1;2;E45
PUBMED: 14624247; PMC: 261899; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000045
Genome sequence of the nematode C. elegans: a platform for investigating biology.
Science (New York, N.Y.) 1998;282;5396;2012-8