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Anti-inflammatory Effects of Colchicine in PCI
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Peri-procedural inflammation is associated with increased rates of post-procedural myocardial infarction (MI), which occur in up to 35% of PCI patients and are themselves associated with increased risk of later MI and death. Statins suppress both inflammatory markers and MI rates during and after PCI, but ≥ 40% of PCI patients go statin-untreated, due in part to side effects such as myalgia. Moreover, because their mechanism of action relies on post-translational effects, statins must be given ≥ 12 to 24 hours prior to PCI, a time frame that is not always feasible. The investigators propose a novel alternative approach to reduce inflammation during PCI employing colchicine, an anti-inflammatory medication used frequently in gout and pericarditis. Colchicine may be particularly applicable to the PCI setting due to its rapid onset of action and excellent side-effect profile at low doses, as well as its known mechanisms of action. However, data on colchicine use in patients with coronary disease is extremely limited, and no studies to date have evaluated the use of colchicine in patients undergoing PCI. The investigators aim to characterize a potential mechanism of benefit in patients undergoing PCI by evaluating the effects of colchicine on soluble and leukocyte surface markers after PCI. The investigators also aim to determine the effects of colchicine on peri-procedural myonecrosis and MI. Accordingly, the investigators propose a prospective randomized study to characterize the effect of colchicine on inflammation and peri-procedural myocnecrosis. Patients referred for possible PCI will be randomized in a double-blinded fashion to placebo or colchicine (1.2mg 1 to 2 hours before PCI, followed by 0.6mg 1 hour later). The primary endpoint will be post-procedural interleukin-6 level. Secondary endpoints will include other relevant soluble and leukocyte-associated inflammatory markers and rates of peri-procedural myonecrosis and MI. Sample size needed is 200 patients undergoing PCI. 400 patients will likely be needed to be enrolled to reach 200 PCIs given that no more than 50% of patients enrolled may undergo diagnostic only procedure (without PCI).
Coronary Artery Disease
Drug: Colchicine
Drug: Placebo
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Anti-inflammatory Effects of Colchicine in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Post-procedural IL-6 level [ Time Frame: 30 minutes to 1 hour after PCI ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Other relevant inflammatory markers [ Time Frame: 30 minutes to 1 hour, 6 to 8 hours, and ~24 hours (next day morning collection) post-PCI ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]cell-associated L- selectin, cell-associated beta-2 integrin, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, soluble E- selectin, intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1, pentraxin 3, CCL-21, CXCL-16, tumor necrosis factor-α, white blood cell count, and neutrophil count
- 30-day MACE [ Time Frame: 30 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]all-cause mortality, non-fatal MI, and target vessel revascularizaiton
- post-procedural myonecrosis [ Time Frame: 6 to 8 hours and ~24 hours post-PCI ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|April 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Colchicine
1.2mg colchicine 1 to 2 hours prior PCI, followed by 0.6mg one hour later
Drug: Colchicine
Colchicine 1.2mg 1 to 2 hours prior PCI, followed by 0.6mg 1 hour later
Other Name: Colcrys
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo 1-2 hours prior PCI, followed by placebo 1 hour later
Drug: Placebo
Placebo 1 to 2 hours prior PCI, followed by Placebo 1 hour later
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must be more than 18 years of age and referred for coronary angiography
Exclusion Criteria:
- Plan for diagnostic-only coronary angiography
- On colchicine chronically
- History of intolerance to colchicine
- Glomerular filtration rate <30mL/minute or on dialysis
- Active malignancy or infection
- History of myelodysplasia
- High-dose statin load <24 hours prior to procedure
- Use of oral steroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents other than aspirin within 72 hours or 3 times the agent's half-life (whichever is longer)
- Use of strong CYP3A4/P-glycoprotein inhibitors (specifically ritonavir, ketoconazole, clarithromycin, cyclosporine, diltiazem and verapamil)
- Unable to consent
- Participating in a competing study
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01709981
|Contact: Steven P Sedlis, MD
|Contact: Binita Shah, MD, MS
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|Bellevue Hospital Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10016
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|New York, New York, United States, 10016
|Contact: Steven P. Sedlis, MD 212-951-3335 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Binita Shah, MD, MS 2122635656 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator:
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|New York University School of Medicine
|Principal Investigator:
|Binita Shah, MD, MS
|New York University School of Medicine
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Steven Sedlis, Associate Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01709981 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 16, 2012
|Last Updated:
|October 6, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: New York University School of Medicine Institutional Review Board (Board C)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antimitotic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Gout Suppressants
Mitosis Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Therapeutic Uses
Tubulin Modulators
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In their final home game of the season, the Carbon High Dinos football team pulled out all of the stops but came up short in the end as Payson handed the Dinos a 34-8 loss last Friday night.
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Lady Bird Johnson, the widow of President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was once described by her husband as "the brains and money of this family" and whose business skills cushioned his road to the White House, died July 11, 2007 at her home in Austin, Tex. She was 94.
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She softened hurts, mediated quarrels and won over many political opponents. Johnson often said his political ascent would have been inconceivable without his wife's devotion and forbearance. Others shared that belief.
After Johnson became the Democratic nominee for vice president in 1960, James Reston, the Washington columnist of The New York Times, said, "Lyndon could never have made it this far without the help of that woman."
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WILDFLOWER ACROSS AMERICA. With Carlton B. Lees. Abbeville Press, 1988.
TEXAS: A Roadside View. Trinity University Press, 1980.
A WHITE HOUSE DIARY. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1970.
LADY BIRD. By Jan Jarboe Russell. Scribner, 1999.
LADY: The Story of Claudia Alta. By Jean Flynn. Eakin Press, 1991.
LADY BIRD JOHNSON AND THE ENVIRONMENT. By Lewis L. Gould. University Press of Kansas, 1988.
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Here's our Forkly salute to an American staple that only gets better and more unique with time: Grilled Cheese. April happens to be National Grilled Cheese Month — in case you haven't noticed already, there are festivals, cook-offs, and articles galore on this once-simple feast of grilled bread with melted cheese.
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"Is there a way to get better access to the logs in Heroku?"
heroku logs only displays the last 100 lines; This isn't even enough for the full stack trace of the last error in many cases. One team is having problems using the ExceptionLogger plugin as well. Hoptoad might resolve this somewhat. We're really looking for a heroku logs –tail, which doesn't exist.
I just use Hoptoad myself, but I remembered seeing this a while back: http://addons.heroku.com/logworm
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I had the same problem, finally just installed the free Exceptional plugin through Heroku and it's good enough.
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A fire that ignited at an Orange County condominium complex has displaced two units of residents, according to fire officials.
The fire ignited at the complex on Dorscher and Balboa Drive just before 3:30 p.m. All residents in three units were evacuated, according to fire officials, and two units were severely damaged. The residents won't be able to return to their homes, officials said. Another unit was also damaged, but not destroyed, officials said.
In all, 5 adults and 2 children were affected by the fire and American Red Cross will assist all three families with temporary housing.
The State Fire Marshal will lead the investigation in determining the cause of the fire.
Meanwhile, another fire ignited at a home in Brevard County an hour later. Brevard County Fire rescue says the unoccupied home on Old Dixie Highway in Mims ignited just after 4:30 p.m.
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Hidden in a fold of wooded hills, lapped by the waters of the Ringorm Burn as it hurries on its way to meet the mighty River Spey, stands Easter Elchies House. This ancient Manor sits at the heart of the Macallan Estate and is spiritual home to the world's most precious whisky. So, what is the secret of this legendary Single Malt? For centuries The Macallan has been distilled by generations of master craftsmen, in particularly small, hand beaten copper stills. And, whilst other distillers no longer insist on using Sherry oak casks, at the Macallan this costly tradition is maintained.
The Macallan Distillery is probably one of the most famous brands in the whisky industry today. The distillery is three miles from Craigellachie which is the heart of the Speyside region. Even though Macallan is located in the heart of Speyside they have labeled it a Highland malt. The distillery was founded in 1824 and was named the Elchies Distillery. Macallan has 8 wash stills and 18 spirit stills and produces around 8,000,000 litres a year. In 2001 Macallan opened up a new visitor center. The tour that Macallan provides is very in depth and is great if you are just starting out and learning all about whisky. It shows all the processes and the maturation all the way down to microscopic slides so you can understand what happens. It is worth visiting.
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Remember the treasure-filled clubhouse of your childhood? That's Boys Fort, a rustic downtown pop-up shop adorned with dark wood and vintage hubcaps and stocked with unique items such as binoculars used by one of the Kaiser's men during World War I ($79), embroidered buttons that look like the coolest Cub Scout patches ever made ($3) and Harding & Wilson bow ties that won't make you look anything like Urkel ($100). Grown boys will get flashbacks to the forts of their youth while grown girls can finally saunter into the forbidden realm double-fortified by secretive older brothers and mean neighbor boys.
Buy this: Ceramic flower pots that look like the heads of decapitated Cabbage Patch dolls (sprouting cacti and reedy houseplants $25-$45).
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802 SW 10th Ave., 224-9097, craftywonderland.com.
Begun five years ago as an art cart peddling wares monthly at Doug Fir Lounge, Crafty Wonderland now has a big ol' pop-up shop offering some of the best artsy and crafty goods in town, made by more than 100 locals. Actually, still calling Crafty Wonderland a "pop-up" might be a stretch. Although this shop was supposed to be a six-week thing, the store has proven so successful it just celebrated a year in biz. This is an odds-and-ends place where each table demands a close look. Many of the best pieces are simple and rough hewn, like the Indy Pennant by Bishop Lennon ($15) that's dripping with Portland pride, and a nice assortment of interesting and artfully provincial books and pamphlets from the Dill Pickle Club's collection.
Buy this: Walls of Pride: A Tour of African American Public Art in Portland ($14) or Portland's Black Panthers ($3) from the Dill Pickle Club Clearing House.
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536 SW Broadway, 208-2886, spiceandtea.com.
The Spice & Tea Exchange on Broadway is part of a small chain with outposts in touristy 'hoods including Georgetown, Pier 39 and the French Quarter. Don't let that dissuade you from visiting, as the glass jars lining the walls are filled with fragrant gems like coconut oolong tea and whole pink pepperberries. Unique teas make for inexpensive and distinctive gifts, as do special spice blends or one of the store's 25 types of salt.
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Oregon's Columbia Sportswear bought Mountain Hardwear, an offshoot of Sierra Deigns, back in 2003 to round out its lines of camping gear and high-end clothing. In 2008, Columbia opened the brand's first retail outlet right next to its own in downtown Portland. If you're looking for a recommendation on gloves, hats or other outerwear (and don't mind picking from one brand's offerings), the salespeople are very happy to help. Mountain Hardwear doesn't make any junk, so whatever you buy will handle anything reasonably asked of it or it'll be replaced for free.
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417 SW 13th Ave., 800-494-1260, solestruck.com.
Deadspin says "hoopsters"–hipsters in basketball jerseys—are a thing. What about hooksters, as in hipster chicks who look a little like the garish '80s-style streetwalkers appearing as extras on Night Court? The women's boots the chic pop-up store Solestruck sells should be Exhibit A. Huge heels of non-standard shape with liberal animal spotting beckon from light-up tabletops while built-in couches and a keg make shopping here more like sitting in a bar than buying shoes. You'll love it—especially if you have a thing for Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.
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Saddam Hussein
News, commentary and multimedia about Saddam Hussein from The New York Times.<br/ ><br/ >Obituary: For 30 Years, a Terror to Iraq and Neighbors (Dec. 30, 2006)
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Readers shared thoughts on the execution.
Highlights from the Archives
Papers From Iraqi Archive Reveal Conspiratorial Mind-Set of Hussein
Transcripts and documents depict Saddam Hussein as a leader who harbored grand ambitions for his country but was prone to epic miscalculations.October 26, 2011 worldNews
At Hussein Grave, Legend Lives as Fury Simmers
Saddam Hussein's burial place, in his native village, offers mixed messages as his legend lives on.August 3, 2007 worldNews
What We're Reading
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting interesting stories from around the web. In this installment, great reads from Steven Erlanger, John Schwartz and others.
June 26, 2015, Friday
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Archive of Captured Enemy Documents Closes
The documents included detailed records of Saddam Hussein's high command in Iraq and Qaeda records from Afghanistan; Pentagon officials say they are planning to transfer the archive to a civilian institution.
June 22, 2015, Monday
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Tariq Aziz, Top Aide and Fervent Ally of Saddam Hussein, Dies at 79
Mr. Aziz, the Iraqi foreign minister and deputy prime minister, was for decades the most public face of Mr. Hussein's government.
June 6, 2015, Saturday
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Jeb Bush's 'Decision' Process
His refusal to officially announce his candidacy is getting ridiculous.
June 3, 2015, Wednesday
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Readers Respond: On Errors, Lies and Mistakes in Iraq
Readers continued the debate on the war in response to columns by David Brooks and Paul Krugman.
May 21, 2015, Thursday
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Unlike His Brother, George W. Bush Stands by His Call to Invade Iraq
While Mr. Bush has said he was sick to learn the intelligence was off base, he has always defended his decision to invade Iraq as the right one.
May 16, 2015, Saturday
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Chris Christie Buys the Iraq Line
George W. Bush didn't decide to invade Iraq because of faulty intelligence, as Governor Christie claims.
May 13, 2015, Wednesday
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Jeb Bush's Revisionist History of the Iraq War
The would-be president is now parroting the worst propaganda about the run-up to the war.
May 11, 2015, Monday
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Scene of Iraqi Massacre Becomes Shiite Pilgrimage Site
The slaughter of military members at Camp Speicher by the Islamic State in June has amplified distress about the toll of sectarian violence.
May 7, 2015, Thursday
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A Feistier Mike Huckabee Than in 2008
In announcing his second run for president, Mike Huckabee did not reveal any big policy shifts from his first attempt in 2008, but what differences there were reflect a changed world and more experienced candidate.
May 5, 2015, Tuesday
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Photographs: Remembering the Attacks
Many Kurds will have their first taste of retribution as the genocide trial against Saddam Hussein begins.
Photographs: Inside Saddam's Bunker
A walk through the tableaus of excess, secrecy, violence and vanity in the palace and bunker complex leaves little doubt about its historical significance as a diorama of Mr. Hussein's obsessions and mad ambitions.
Saddam's Secret Strategy
Michael Gordon discusses the strategy of Saddam Hussein and his aides to combat the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Photographic Loot
Family photographs of Saddam Hussein, found after the fall of Baghdad.
Saddam's Image Takes a Beating
Since the war began, coalition troops and Iraqi citizens have been defacing pictures of Saddam Hussein — an offense that used to carry a death sentence.
From the Archive
Past articles on Saddam Hussein from The New York Times.
Iraqi Leader; Hussein's Errors: Complex Impulses (Feb. 28, 1991)
Hussein Burnishes Image as Fear Brews in Iraq (June 7, 1991)
Immovable Object; Granite Regime of Saddam Hussein Seems Little Worn by Political Storm (July 31, 1992)
Saddam Hussein Sees Himself as the No. 1 Target, and Lives His Life Accordingly: In Secret (Feb. 15, 1998)
10 Years Later, Hussein Is Firmly in Control (Feb. 26, 2001)
In Cheney's Words: The Administration Case for Removing Saddam Hussein (Aug. 27, 2002)
In Blunt Words, Bush Threatens Hussein Again (Nov. 21, 2002)
Bush Declares 'One Victory in a War on Terror' (May 2, 2003)
In Speech, Bush Reiterates Threat Hussein Posed, but Makes No Mention of Weapons Search (June 17, 2003)
Hussein's 2 Sons Dead in Shootout, U.S. Says (July 23, 2003)
Hussein Caught in Makeshift Hide-Out; Bush Says 'Dark Era' for Iraqis Is Over (Dec. 15, 2003)
Court Hands Legal Custody of Saddam Hussein to Iraq (July 1, 2004)
Defiant Hussein, Lashing Out at U.S., Goes on Trial (Oct. 20, 2005)
Hussein Is Sentenced to Death by Hanging (Nov. 6, 2006)
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Anyone who has followed my work the past dozen years knows I am not a fan of economic development subsidies. And the deal announced Tuesday of a manufacturing plant involves a lot of public money - some $25.9 million over the next decade in grants, tax breaks and power discounts.
That works out to nearly $151,000 per job, which ranks this as one of the region's richest subsidy deals ever. It's not the obscene $2.1 million per job subsidy awarded a few years back to Yahoo's data center in Lockport. But it's more than all but a handful of deals that have come down the pike in the time I've been reporting on economic development.
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Ken Follett's World Without End was a global phenomenon, a work of grand historical sweep, beloved by millions of readers and acclaimed by critics. Fall of Giants is his magnificent new historical epic. The first novel in The Century Trilogy, it follows the fates of five interrelated families — American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh — as they move through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.
Thirteen-year-old Billy Williams enters a man's world in the Welsh mining pits...Gus Dewar, an American law student rejected in love, finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson's White House...two orphaned Russian brothers, Grigori and Lev Peshkov, embark on radically different paths half a world apart when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution...Billy's sister, Ethel, a housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts, takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German embassy in London...
These characters and many others find their lives inextricably entangled as, in a saga of unfolding drama and intriguing complexity, Fall of Giants moves seamlessly from Washington to St. Petersburg, from the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty. As always with Ken Follett, the historical background is brilliantly researched and rendered, the action fast-moving, the characters rich in nuance and emotion. It is destined to be a new classic.
In future volumes of The Century Trilogy, subsequent generations of the same families will travel through the great events of the rest of the twentieth century, changing themselves — and the century itself. With passion and the hand of a master, Follett brings us into a world we thought we knew, but now will never seem the same again.
"This first in a century-spanning trilogy from bestseller Follett (Eye of the Needle) makes effective and economical use of its lead characters, despite its scope and bulk. From a huge cast, eight figures emerge to play multiple roles that illustrate and often illuminate the major events, trends, and issues of the years leading up to and immediately beyond WWI: American diplomat Gus Dewar; Earl Fitzherbert, a wealthy Englishman; Fitz's sister, Lady Maud; German military attaché Walter von Ulrich; Russian brothers Grigori and Lev Peshkov; Welsh collier Billy Williams and his sister, Ethel, whom Fitz hires as a housemaid. Ingenious plotting allows Follett to explore such salient developments of the era as coal mine safety in Wales, women's suffrage, the diplomatic blundering that led to war, the horrors of trench warfare, and the triumph of the Bolsheviks. While this tome doesn't achieve the emotional depth of the best historicals, it is a remarkable and wonderfully readable synthesis of fact and fiction. 1,000,000 first printing; author tour. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright PWyxz LLC)
"Follett is masterly in conveying so much drama and historical information so vividly.... [H]e is a tireless storyteller, and although his tale has flaws, it's grippingly told, and readable to the end." New York Times
"It...will suck you in, consume you for days or weeks, depending upon how quick a reader you are, then let you out the other side both entertained and educated." USA Today
"Fall of Giants is a book for you to savor, one in which you can lose yourself for hours on end. It is a big book that tells a big story, but it is one you will not want to end." The Huffington Post
"Follett's latest work is epic in scale, meticulously researched and deftly weaves together historical fact, fictional characters and engrossing storytelling." The Associated Press
"A big Book, Follett's hugely ambitious saga is a sweeping success. Ken Follett has hit another one out of the park with the initial installment of the hugely ambitious Century Trilogy. His fans will rejoice at the richness, complexity, historical sweep and simmering lust in a saga spanning the years 1911 to 1923." Newark Star Ledger
"A dark novel, motivated by an unsparing view of human nature and a clear-eyed scrutiny of an ideal peace. It is not the least of Follett's feats that the reader finishes this near 1000-page book intrigued and wanting more." Chicago Sun-Times
"Follett's greatest virtue as a novelist that he has been able to bring forward a writing style he perfected in his earlier thrillers....Essentially, he's writing several interrelated books at once, without ever losing the inevitable forward impulse. And while it sounds bizarre to consider a book this huge a 'page-turner,' that's exactly what Fall of Giants is." The Seattle Times
"Follett is particularly adept at balancing multiple storylines, patiently building a portrait of interconnected lives. And he consistently gets the physical details right....Perhaps the major reasons for the novel's ultimate success are Follett's comprehensive grasp of the historical record and his ability to integrate research into a colorful, engaging narrative." The Washington Post
"[Follett] meticulously reconstructs an era and leads us through the follies and occasional heroics of its protagonists real and imaginary. He is masterly in conveyers so much drama and historical information so vividly....Grippingly told, and readable to the end." New York Times Book Review
The first novel in The Century Trilogy follows the fates of five interrelated families — American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh — as they move through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.
Ken Follett's magnificent new historical epic begins, as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.
A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man's world in the mining pits.… An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson's White House.… A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy.… And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution.
From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families — and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again.…
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will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in
lawful money of the United States at the time of sale, in the front
entrance of the Carbon County Courthouse, 149 East 100 South, Price,
Utah 84501 on February 22, 2012 at the hour of 11:00 a.m. The sale
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TRACY BECK, as Trustor and granted and conveyed to WASHINGTON FEDERAL,
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Deed of Trust was recorded on July 26, 1999 as Entry No. 75548
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County Recorder of Carbon County, Utah. W. Jeffery Fillmore has
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The property subject to the Deed of Trust is situated in Carbon
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TOGETHER WITH all improvements, easements, rights, appurtenances,
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Some 21 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court did us all a huge favor. It ruled that states don't have the legal authority to tax purchases you made from an out-of-state retailer, unless the retailer had a "physical presence" in your state.
Back in 1992, most of us didn't purchase all that much from out-of-state companies, so the loss in tax revenue wasn't significant. But, boy, how times have changed. Today, we buy more than $250 billion worth of stuff from online retailers each year, and that number is expected to rise to $370 billion by 2017. On most of it, we pay no sales tax.
With local and state sales taxes averaging about 10 percent, that's $25 billion that stays in consumers' pockets now. Needless to say, there are an awful lot of politicians who want to get their greedy little hands on those funds. You won't be surprised to learn that the administration of President Barack Obama wants to make it happen.
In fact, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is so eager to get an Internet sales tax bill passed that he has skipped the normal committee process and is bringing the bill directly to the Senate floor. Word is that he's lined up several moderate Republicans who will vote in favor of the measure so the big spenders can claim that it has bipartisan support.
And, of course, many state governors love the idea of collecting hundreds of millions of dollars in new taxes. Many state budgets are already perilously close to bankruptcy, thanks in large part to the incredibly generous pensions and other benefits that state and local government employees have extracted over the years.
In an editorial supporting passage of the Internet tax bill, USA Today complained that its lack "forces cash-strapped states to raise other taxes, or go into debt, to compensate for the $23 billion in annual uncollected e-commerce sales taxes." Got that? Forget any nonsense about reducing spending. The only choices those poor states have if this measure isn't passed is to "raise other taxes, or go into debt."
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19 U.S. Code § 6 - Designation of customs officers for foreign service; status; rejection of designated customs officer; applicability of civil service laws
Any officer of the customs service designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for foreign service, shall, through the Department of State, be regularly and officially attached to the diplomatic missions of the United States in the countries in which they are to be stationed, and when such officers are assigned to countries in which there are no diplomatic missions of the United States, appropriate recognition and standing with full facilities for discharging their official duties shall be arranged by the Department of State. The Secretary of State may reject the name of any such officer whose assignment to the foreign post for which he has been designated would, in his judgment, be prejudicial to the public policy of the United States. The appointment of such customs officers shall be made pursuant to the civil service laws and regulations upon the nomination of the principal officer in charge of the office to which such appointments are to be made.
Source(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 251, § 2,42 Stat. 1453; Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 76, 43 Stat. 748; May 28, 1926, ch. 411, § 1,44 Stat. 669; June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, §§ 518, 649,46 Stat. 737, 762; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39,62 Stat. 992; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 303,June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 292.)
1970—Pub. L. 91–271struck out provisions authorizing Secretary of the Treasury to appoint, prescribe designations and duties, and fix compensation of deputies and other customs officers, laborers, and other employees.
1948—Act June 25, 1948, struck out fourth sentence relating to appointment and compensation of clerks of Customs Court.
1930—Act June 17, 1930, § 518, authorized Secretary of the Treasury to appoint and fix compensation of clerks of Customs Court.
1926—Act May 28, 1926, substituted "United States Customs Court" for "Board of General Appraisers".
Act June 17, 1930, § 649, substituted "Treasury attaches" for "Customs attaches".
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–271effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after Oct. 1, 1970, and such other articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption prior to such date, or with respect to which a protest has not been disallowed in whole or in part before Oct. 1, 1970, see section 203 ofPub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title.
Effective Date of 1948 Amendment
Act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 38,62 Stat. 992, provided that the amendment made by that act is effective Sept. 1, 1948.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203 (1), 551 (d), 552 (d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
All offices of collector of customs, comptroller of customs, surveyor of customs, and appraiser of merchandise in Bureau of Customs of Department of the Treasury to which appointments were required to be made by President with advice and consent of Senate ordered abolished, with such offices to be terminated not later than December 31, 1966, by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1965, eff. May 25, 1965, 30 F.R. 7035, 79 Stat. 1317, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Functions of all officers of Department of the Treasury and functions of all agencies and employees of such Department transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26. §§ 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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"Where Have All The Pirates Gone?"
Where have all the pirates gone hurrah, hurrah
Their declining numbers are of grave concern hurrah, hurrah
Were He able to create more pirates He would surely do so
With His Noodly Appendage, He would set it right
Where could all the pirates be hurrah, hurrah,
We need them for this Ministry hurrah, hurrah
Not even the Flying Spaghetti Monster can create a pirate from ether
Neither born nor created, pirates they just are
It's up to you the state of Kansas hurrah, hurrah,
It's up to you to fight for truth hurrah, hurrah,
Vote to teach of his powerful name and their rightful place the pirates will reclaim
To pillage and plunder as is their heavenly right.
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They show K-On! as the anime actually appears now as well as how it "would" appear if it had been drawn in the 1990s, the 1980s, the 1970s, and even the 1960s.
K-On!, of course, is not a decades old anime. It debuted in manga form back in 2007.
While the images are hyperbolic and humorous, they do show how Japanese anime has evolved over the years.
At the very bottom, there's a tongue-in-cheek image of how K-On! would have appeared in the Edo Period, before schoolgirls rocked out on guitars.
年代別で見る『けいおん!』の画像が進化してるwwwwww [がぞたん NSFW]


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An Interactive Program that Allows Students
Due to cuts in the grant funding that supported this project, Bay Grasses in Classes will not be available to teachers in Maryland. While are actively pursuing funding for the future, teachers and educators are welcome to use the education and curriculum materials from our website. There are activities that relate bay grasses to water quality, sediments, nutrients and fisheries and all are available for use by teachers and students. If you have any questions about the Bay Grasses in Classes program, please contact Mark Lewandowski at 410-260-8634 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks closed higher Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at its second-highest level ever, after strength in defensive stocks shook off early morning losses following a measure to cool China's real-estate bubble.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.20% rose 38.16 points, or 0.3%, to its second-highest close of 14,127.82, about 37 points below its record close of 14,164.53 set in Oct. 9, 2007. The index was down as low as 14,030.37 earlier in the session.
Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT, -0.28% led the index higher, rising 2.1%, followed by gains in Home Depot Inc. HD, +0.22% and Merck & Co. MRK, -0.14% Shares of Caterpillar Inc. CAT, -0.75% led decliners on the Dow industrials, falling 1.8%, followed by United Technologies Corp. UTX, +1.10% and Alcoa Inc. AA, -6.81%
The S&P 500 SPX, +0.07% rose 7 points to close at 1,525.20, just 2.6% below its all-time close of 1565.15, hit on October 9, 2007. Utilities, a sector considered safer in times of economic turbulence, led the index higher, and consumer staples also gained. Industrials and energy were the hardest hit among the index's 10 sectors. The index touched an intraday low of 1,512.28.
Monday movers: Watch these stocks
Markets Hub host Paul Vigna shares three stocks investors are likely to watch in the markets today. Photo: Getty Images.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.41% advanced 12.29 points to close at 3,182.03, even with index heavyweight Apple Inc. AAPL, +2.39% closing down 2.4% at $420.05, following a new 52-week low of $419.00 touched during the session.
The Nasdaq had fallen as low as 3,154.79 earlier in the session.
The earlier market headwinds hailed from China, where authorities late on Friday announced new property-buying restrictions, including higher down payments and mortgage rates on second homes in cities that have seen steep increases in property prices. Authorities also imposed a 20% capital gains tax on sales of existing homes. See: China adviser: Property curbs may hit demand.
"The good news is we recovered a bit" from earlier in the session, said Doug Sandler, chief equity officer at Riverfront Investment Group.
"The major source of weakness is China tightening," he said, pointing out that the sectors most hit on Monday have a stake in China's construction growth: industrials, machinery makers and energy. See charts key to understanding China bubble fears.
China, the biggest consumer of many raw materials, is considered the most important factor in global growth for the past decade. See 60 Minutes video of China's "ghost cities" resulting from the real estate boom.
China's Shanghai Composite Index 000001, +1.87% dropped 3.7%, its biggest percentage fall since August 2011. See: Property stocks sink Shanghai, support Tokyo.
But it's better that China is addressing real-estate speculation now before it reaches a serious crisis level, said Scott Wren, senior equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advisers.
"China's trying to curb speculation," Wren said. "I still think China's growth has bottomed out and will work its way higher this year and in 2014."
For the most part, it's a day where the market doesn't have a lot of news to hang onto for direction: That's more likely to come at the end of the week with the monthly jobs numbers, Wren said. All in all, stocks are in an uptrend, and investors are not convinced that sequester — or mandatory federal spending cuts — will do much harm now that the Federal Reserve has signaled its will have the markets' back for an extended period of time, he said.
"Markets are pretty convinced we're not going to see major entitlement reform or spending cuts," Wren said.


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Invasive Species
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News about invasive species, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Sep. 8, 2015
Officials are carrying out inspection of boats being towed on American highways in effort to keep quagga and zebra mussels out of Montana, Wyoming, Washington, Oregon and Idaho, only Western states free of invasive species. MORE
Sep. 1, 2015
Scientists are studying chemicals that ash trees in Asia produce to fend off Agrilus planipennis, or emerald ash borer, beetle native to East Asia that has been killing trees in North America; researchers hope better understanding of Asian trees' defenses can be adapted to help North American trees survive. MORE
Mar. 10, 2015
New York State Environmental Conservation Dept releases revised plan to reduce invasive mute swan population that emphasizes nondeadly control measures but would still allow killings of the birds. MORE
Feb. 8, 2015
Donovan Hohn First column describes how reversal of Chicago River, long considered triumph of engineering, is now known to be responsible for contaminating bodies of water to the south with invasive species; notes that it is one of many engineering projects, like dams and draining of wetlands, that country is now trying to reverse in order to improve environment. MORE
Dec. 26, 2014
Op-Ed article by writer Gabriel Popkin laments that wild hemlocks in the Eastern states have become infested with deadly insect called hemlock wooly adelgid; says insect is destroying the trees and making way for growth of other trees that will replace hemlocks entirely; notes due to costly method of eradicating insect, cities and parks may become the only places hemlocks thrive. MORE
Nov. 13, 2014
Op-Ed article by science writer Juli Berwald points out the Suez Canal, in addition to hosting 10 percent of world's shipping traffic, is a major conduit for invasive species into the Mediterranean; warns expansion of canal by Egypt is proceeding without any environmental review whatsoever. MORE
Oct. 29, 2014
Southern pine beetles, spotted in Long Island in late September, appear to be moving northward as result of warmer winters; scientists are concerned that the insects, which lay eggs inside pine trees to steal nutrients, may wreak havoc on pines in the area. MORE
Sep. 30, 2014
Asian long-horned beetle, believed to be eradicated in New York metropolitan area, has made a comeback; federal and state Agriculture Departments have boosted staffing to 119 people to track, kill and eradicate the beetle from its remaining strongholds in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island; workers will start removing tree species that are habitats for the insects. MORE
Sep. 26, 2014
Cerro Sombrero Journal; Chilean government-sanctioned culling of the guanaco, wild cousin of the llama, in Chile's portion of Tierra del Fuego draws opposition from animal rights activists and tourism officials; Chilean authorities allowed as many as 4,125 to be killed in 2014 alone. MORE
Sep. 26, 2014
Florida officials are banning import of lionfish, which over three decades have become the most numerous marine nonnative invasive species in world; are encouraging spearfishing competitions to cull their numbers; lionfish evade more traditional means of capture and are wreaking havoc on delicate coral reefs and fish stocks. MORE
Sep. 25, 2014
Persicaria perfoliata, invasive plant known as mile-a-minute weed, is spreading over large swaths of Northeastern United States, threatening native ecosystems; several groups of scientists and landowners in Connecticut are trying various techniques to contain it. MORE
Sep. 16, 2014
Study in journal Ecology reports that invasive species known as bigheaded ant is killing off native ants in Eastern Africa, leading to dire consequences for acacia trees, which native ants protect; native ants fend off hungry elephants and giraffes by biting and stinging them when they try to eat the trees. MORE
Aug. 5, 2014
Lizard known as Argentine black and white tegu is growing problem in Florida's Everglades, finding their way into natural environment after being imported as pets; invasive species has no natural predators in Florida and is in turn preying on native species. MORE
Jul. 15, 2014
Authorities in Arizona are eager to get rid of the tamarisk trees, which are not native to the state and which they say suck too much water; they welcome the tamarisk beetle, the tree's natural predator, which were released in Colorado about a decade ago and have traveled now to Arizona; scientists say removing the trees will not produce more water, and warn that birds living in them will be harmed; plus, once the beetles are done eating tamarisk leaves, they are likely to feed on other trees. MORE
Jul. 1, 2014
Ecologists are weighing consequences of destruction of ash forests from Minnesota to New York by emerald ash borer, an invasive Asian beetle with ability to withstand harsh winters; hope of winning battle against beetle is fading, opening up possibility of rippling effect through forest ecosystems, both urban and wild, throughout Midwest and Northeast. MORE
Mar. 23, 2014
Chuck Klosterman The Ethicist column answers question about the protection of wild horses, despite fact that horses are an invasive species. MORE
Mar. 22, 2014
Vanessa Barbara Op-Ed article notes American red-eared slider turtles, species native to southern United States, have become one of 100 worst invasive species in the world; says turtles' spread is being fueled by international trade and owners who release them into wild once they become too large to keep as pets. MORE
Mar. 12, 2014
Cancale Journal; entrepreneur Pierrick Clement is hoping to market Atlantic slipper shell, invasive species of snail that has overtaken Mont Saint-Michael Bay in France, as culinary delicacy; fishermen and residents of nearby Cancale are viewing plan with mixture of relief and disgust. MORE
Feb. 25, 2014
New York biologist Daniel P Molloy has discovered bacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL145A, that appears to kill invasive Quagga and zebra mussels species without harming other organisms; New York State has awarded license to Davis, Calif, company Marrone Bio Innovations to develop commercial formulation of bacterium. MORE
Feb. 18, 2014
Op-Ed column by Prof Hugh Raffles warns the Department of Environmental Conservation will soon implement plan to kill New York State's entire population of mute swans in misguided attempt to protect wetlands; argues birds represent a benign nonnative species whose beauty outweighs any threat it poses to humans or the environment. MORE
Jan. 30, 2014
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation proposes declaring mute swans 'prohibited invasive species' and sets goal to eliminate virtually all 2,200 in state by 2025; officials say swans, state's largest birds hurt water quality and threaten people and airplanes. MORE
Jan. 14, 2014
The Week column; scientists are hoping that spate of cold weather will be severe enough to kill invasive insect species like hemlock woolly adelgid and the southern pine beetle, which have weakened forests from New Jersey to Connecticut; such species die when temperature dips far enough below zero; other significant developments in science and medicine noted. MORE
Jan. 9, 2014
Entomologists are welcoming below-zero temperatures as a good way to rid New York Metro region of some invasive insects threatening treasured local tree and plant species. MORE
Jan. 7, 2014
Army Corps of Engineers says most effective methods of keeping Asian carp from invading Great Lakes via Chicago's web of waterways could cost up to $18.4 billion and take 25 years to put in place; cautions that there is no guarantee that carp of other unwanted species would not get into lakes by then. MORE
Jan. 5, 2014
Scientists are confronting evidence that Asian carp may have arrived in Great Lakes after decades of warnings and efforts to keep invasive species out; scant evidence remains inconclusive. MORE
Jan. 2, 2014
Earth scientist and nature enthusiast Paul Zweng is attempting to return 1,443 acre plot of land in Hawaii's Waikane Valley to its native state, before invasive plants and animals arrived in Hawaiian islands. MORE
Dec. 24, 2013
Report from the Army Corps of Engineers finds that fish are capable of crossing an electrical barrier designed to keep Asian carp from using the Chicago ship canal to enter the Great Lakes. MORE
Dec. 8, 2013
Invasive species of ant, called crazy ants, has infested many parts of Texas and has managed to thrive due to lack of federal response, despite pleas from residents and exterminators who are battling the infestations. MORE
Nov. 20, 2013
Op-Ed article by scientist David Strayer and scholar John Waldman warns that the invasive grass carp, which have begun reproducing in Lake Erie, are posed to disrupt the ecology of the Hudson River and New York's other inland waters; calls for plan that maximizes benefits of the Erie Canal while minimizing risks from the spread of invasive species. MORE
Sep. 28, 2013
Op-Ed article by high school senior Anna Hitchcock recalls her experience studying the impact of invasive plant species on forest health during internship with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation; draws comparison between the complexities of conservation and ancient Tibetan art form known as the mandala, which symbolizes impermanence and flux. MORE
Sep. 8, 2013
Editorial underscores difficulty of determining whether a species is native or nonnative to its environment, in light of efforts by San Franciscans who are protesting proposal to thin the dense eucalyptus forest on Mount Sutro; contends the distinction between the two categories hardly matters, given the way climate change is altering the world. MORE
Aug. 21, 2013
New York City is about to unleash some 5,000 Asian weevils in several parks to attack a prolific vine that poses a threat to native plants and trees; beetles, each roughly the size of a sesame seed, are part of broad strategy to combat the relentless mile-a-minute vine, which has invaded parks and forests from North Carolina to Massachusetts and as far west as Ohio. MORE
Jul. 25, 2013
Federal plan for keeping Asian carp from reaching valuable fish populations of Great Lakes calls for reinforcing electrical and other barriers and for field-testing other methods; with 2013 spending, Obama administration will have devoted $200 million over four years to keeping lakes carp-free. MORE
Apr. 30, 2013
The northern snakehead, an invasive, predatory fish that can live on land in the right conditions, has been spotted in the Harlem Meer in Central Park. MORE
Apr. 28, 2013
Feral pigs are moving north into states like Michigan, New Hampshire and New York;, pushing officials in states unfamiliar with the animals to ways to deal with a damaging and dangerous invasion; population of wild swine has risen to six million, with established populations in 38 states; swine are thought to have spread largely from escaping private shooting preserves and during illegal transport across state lines. MORE
Mar. 23, 2013
New Jersey declares victory in eradicating the Asian long-horned beetle following an 11-year battle, during which 20,000 trees were removed. MORE
Oct. 6, 2012
Rep Dave Camp says Army Corps of Engineers will not meet legal deadline for completing plan to prevent Asian carp from invading Great Lakes, and that he plans to hold corps accountable. MORE
Sep. 8, 2012
United States and Canada sign an accord to protect the Great Lakes, the world's largest freshwater system, from major threats including water pollution and invasive species. MORE
Jul. 31, 2012
Biologists are considering using a fungus referred to as the 'black fingers of death' to curb the spread of cheatgrass, the most invasive plant species in the country; cheatgrass has eliminated large concentrations of native flora in the West and may be contributing to the increased rate of wildfire there. MORE
Jun. 22, 2012
New York City Parks Dept is enlisting 20 goats to help fight phragmites, invasive weed choking the Staten Island shoreline; officials are counting on the goats to clear phragmites from two acres of wetlands that will eventually be restored and made a part of Freshkills Park. MORE
May. 9, 2012
Obama administration officials say a new timetable developed by the Army Corps of Engineers should speed up the search for a permanent way to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp and other invasive species. MORE
Apr. 17, 2012
Study in journal The American Naturalist finds that warming summers have allowed mountain pine beetles to begin reproducing twice a year instead of once, causing an enormous population boost, and devastation to millions of trees across the United States. MORE
Apr. 8, 2012
New federal rule will require oceangoing freighters entering American waters to install onboard treatment systems to filter and disinfect their ballast water, in an effort to keep ships from bringing in unwanted invasive species. MORE
Mar. 20, 2012
Editorial observes that visitors to Antarctica, some 33,000 per season, are inadvertently introducing invasive plant species to one of the world's most pristine places by means of spores and other reproductive matter that sticks to their clothes; notes that human beings, by their very nature, have altered patterns of global biodiversity since they first evolved. MORE
Mar. 17, 2012
United States Coast Guard announces that oceangoing cargo ships will be required to treat ballast water before dumping it in US waters; rule is intended to prevent the introduction of invasive species that damage the environment and cause billions of dollars in economic losses. MORE
Feb. 28, 2012
Supreme Court refuses to order emergency measures requested by Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that might prevent the invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes. MORE
Jan. 18, 2012
Interior Sec Ken Salazar announces a ban on imports of four snake species after years of unsuccessful efforts to eradicate the giant snakes from Everglades National Park in Florida and other areas. MORE
Dec. 31, 2011
Scientists are trying to discern whether an underwater cannon can protect valuable fish in the Great Lakes from the round goby, a predator that lurks near spawning beds; experiment is part of the increasingly sophisticated war against invasive animals and plants that costs the nation's economy billions of dollars each year. MORE
Dec. 21, 2011
Officials in the Great Lakes states remain divided on how to deal with increasing threat from the Asian carp, an invasive species with the potential to upend the lakes' ecosystem; some states, led by Michigan, have filed legal actions aimed at ending access from the tributaries of the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes, while others argue that the plan will interfere with flood control and commercial waterway traffic. MORE
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Friendly Invaders
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California Officials Tackle a Toothy Lake Predator
For the last decade, California has waged a Sisyphean battle against the northern pike, a fish and a voracious eating machine.September 12, 2007 usNews
National Desk
Warming is Found to Disrupt Species
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The agreement targets the seas that join the nations and represents the first environmental dividend of a historic thaw between the two Cold War foes.
October 6, 2015, Tuesday
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A Shifting Approach to Saving Endangered Species
In a shift in policy toward endangered species, conservation interests are working with those of government and business on wider-ranging plans.
October 6, 2015, Tuesday
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Researcher Finds Way to Fight Cheatgrass, a Western Scourge
The invasive weed, which makes wildfires more damaging, may be vulnerable to a naturally occurring soil bacterium.
October 6, 2015, Tuesday
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Frogs Find Themselves in a Downward Spiral
A new study reports that at least 3.1 percent of frog species have gone extinct, and another 6.9 percent may disappear within the next century.
October 6, 2015, Tuesday
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The Fight to Save a Prairie Chicken
Despite a vigorous breeding program, the population of Attwater's prairie chickens has dwindled. Conservationists say the species may not survive.
September 8, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON INVASIVE SPECIES AND: Grouse (Bird) , Endangered and Extinct Species , Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (Texas) , Texas , Birds
A Western Showdown With Mussels
Several states in the Rocky Mountains are checking boats hauled on highways to try to keep mussels from invading waterways.
September 8, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON INVASIVE SPECIES AND: Mussels , Alberta (Canada) , Invasive Species , Boats and Boating , Western States (US) , Montana , Idaho , Washington (State) , Oregon , Wyoming , Ships and Shipping
The Slow Process of Countering the Emerald Ash Borer
Scientists hope to help North American ashes defend against an Asian beetle that has caused widespread damage throughout the U.S.
September 1, 2015, Tuesday
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Replacing Pesticides With Genetics
Scientists have genetically modified thousands of diamondback moths, infusing the farm pests with DNA designed to kill female larvae.
September 1, 2015, Tuesday
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Extinction Up Close: A Rare Turtle Under Assault from Poachers
A population of rare turtles on an island in the Philippines is under assault from poachers.
June 24, 2015, Wednesday
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Pressure Builds for Swift U.S. Action Against Spreading Salamander Threat
Federal wildlife officials say they are prepared to act swiftly in the face of a threat to American salamanders.
May 15, 2015, Friday
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Burmese pythons, often released into the wild by pet owners, have infested the Florida Everglades and created a reptilian nightmare in the ecosystem.
The Battle Over the MedFly
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Making Way for the Real Hawaii
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Hawaiian Roots
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Isolated Forests
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Figure 1: Map of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate around the end of the 11th century. Extracted from Historical Atlas by William Shepherd (1923-26). Source: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/europe_mediterranean_1097.jpg.
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This article deals with the Seljuk Anatolian architecture...