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Recent EPA guidance imposes new environmental due diligence and compliance requirements on prospective commercial and industrial tenants. The guidance purports to clarify an exemption from liability, but actually confirms that that "innocent tenants" face new enforcement and compliance risks. Accordingly, commercial and industrial tenants should reconsider environmental due diligence and risk management programs for any new lease.[1]
EPA has long treated tenants as "owners" or "operators" under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA"). CERCLA imposes joint and several liability, without fault, on current owners and operators for the investigation and cleanup of pre-existing environmental contamination. Where tenants have continued industrial operations on a site or have independently contributed to contamination, tenants have been considered to be owners or operators for purposes of CERCLA's strict liability scheme.
In contrast, "innocent" tenants, such as commercial office building occupants or solar energy facilities, for example, do not normally cause or contribute to contamination. Historically, these innocent tenants have only rarely been considered liable for prior contamination, and then only under unusual circumstances. As a result, customary practice assumes that innocent tenants will not be exposed to significant environmental risk at formerly occupied sites and that no significant environmental due diligence is necessary.
EPA's new guidance reinforces EPA's position that tenants are not exempt from liability, and may be considered CERCLA owners or operators under appropriate circumstances. At the same time, EPA prescribes a form of safe harbor for such tenants, by expanding to tenants defenses available to landowners who are "bona fide prospective purchasers." If tenants conduct the same levels of due diligence required of prospective purchasers, and comply with EPA's requirements applicable to contaminated sites, then EPA will generally not take action against such tenants to recover cleanup costs.
The requirements for securing such protections are neither complicated nor difficult to satisfy. The most important requirement is for tenants to conduct "Phase I" environmental site assessments. In addition, tenants must make all "required reports" of environmental conditions, and must abide by relevant governmental rules and orders, as well as provide access to EPA and other parties for site cleanup. Accordingly, the new policy effectively imposes new environmental due diligence requirements upon tenants.
Compliance with EPA's new policy is not a guaranteed defense to liability. EPA reserves the right to take enforcement action against tenants that are affiliated with owners or operators, and against tenants that fail to comply with each and every requirement of the new policy. In addition, EPA's new guidance does not mitigate or avoid the risk of claims arising under state law or common law with respect to contaminated sites. The guidance does, however, provide a meaningful benchmark of likely federal policy in connection with future tenancies.
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It seems that Activision's lawyers may be racking up a huge retainer now that another court has approved a jury trial against the publisher.
The latest lawsuit is from the band No Doubt over their appearance in Band Hero, Activision's lukewarm attempt to compete with the Rock Band franchise before the collapse of the music game genre.
The band originally filed the suit in November of 2009 claiming that Activision misled the music group over how their likenesses would be used in the game. They claim Activision never told them that they would be used as unlockable avatars for completing certain aspects of the title that could be used to perform other songs not normally performed by No Doubt. They described the feature as a "a virtual karaoke circus act" in their lawsuit.
Attorneys for Activision denied the charges and said such "unadvertised" features have been part of the gaming industry since its inception.
Activision's attorneys tried to convince a Superior Court judge in Los Angeles to dismiss the case, but they instead ruled that No Doubt's lawsuit will be heard before a jury, affirming several previous state and appellate decisions. This is just the latest case of an Activision title sparking legal action since former Activision employees Jason West and Vincent Zampella filed suit over their claims of unjust termination and unpaid bonuses while working on the first three Call of Duty: Modern Warfare titles. That trial started earlier today.
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This special, multi-award winning Distillers Edition is double-matured in Amoroso wood. There's near perfection in the bitter-sweet harmony experienced here, as the familiar sweet smokiness of Talisker smooths out, not to pepper, but to rich, sweet, juicy fruit. 45.8% alc./vol.
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Production Capacity: 1,900,000 litres.
House style: A little peaty, but particularly peppery, this "Lava of the Cuillins" is undoubtedly one of the greats with a complex of heather, rope and smoke.
Talisker is the only distillery on Skye. The word talisker can be derived from the High Scots word Talamh Sgeir and refers to the echo cliff which lies close to the distillery. In 1823 there were seven licensed distilleries recorded on Skye, not to mention the dozens of illicit stills that would have been operating as well.
A significant part of the production at Talisker is used in the popular Johnnie Walker whisky. However, the number of official single malt bottlings has increased in recent years. Talisker is known primarily for their 10 year-old single malt which is also included in the Six Classic Malts collection. Talisker is currently the only distillery on the Isle of Skye, although plans exist to build a new distillery somewhere on the island.
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Talk about a gag gift — because this thing certainly makes me nauseated. This shower gel dispenser ($17.95) attaches to your shower tile with suction cups, and dispenses gel or shampoo when you press the right nostril. I can't imagine ever having this in my home, but someone must be buying it, right? (Frat boys? Five-year-olds?) Is there any circumstance that would make you put this in your home?
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The sad thing is I know people who would absolutely love AND use this.
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I love it, it's so quirky, weird yet cute! For those who found it gross, check out it's sister product shaped as a breast which you have to squeeze to dispense.. well.. nevermind.. (eww)
ilanac13 6 years
i think that this is HYSTERICAL - so i would probably use it if it were in a shower that i was using. i can't say that i would buy it but i think that it's kinda funny and harmless
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espelina 6 years
I love it! It reminds me of that huge nose the contestants had to pick on Double Dare!
fifthdaughter 6 years
That is so gross! Who would think of that? ; )
courttkneeann 6 years
very nice play on words
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very nice play on words
juliarose23 6 years
thats so weird! why would i want a giant nose in my shower?
--Natalie-- 6 years
It's funny, yes of course.
--Natalie-- 6 years
It's funny, yes of course.
Tabloid 6 years
LOL! That looks fun but no thanks.
pixelhaze 6 years
If somebody else (like my 8 year old cousin) had it I would laugh, but it's definitely not for me!!
PurpleFairy3 6 years
I might buy it if it were for something different than shampoo or soap. Maybe Kleenex...or something like that! And why did they have to make it green? lol
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I think it is hysterical! I would love to have that in my shower!!!
hippiecowgirl 6 years
I prefer my shower time to be spa-like. There is nothing spa-like about a booger.
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Yuck, no thanks...but my husband thinks it funny!
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Funny.. I think I would laugh at it, especially in a guest shower. lol
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As a pointless gift, yes. Anything else, nooo!
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definitely funny. not classy, but hilarious.
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I might just get that for my 11 year old son's shower!
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This is the funniest thing I have seen today! I definitely wouldn't buy it, but it was good for a laugh.


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Ferrari president: F1 has three options for the future
15 May 2011
Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo claims F1 has 'three alternatives' regarding the direction that it takes beyond the end of next year – as he insists that the sport must move with the times and 'invest for the future'.
There is much talk right now about what will happen in F1 once the current commercial rights-governing Concorde Agreement expires at the end of 2012, with the recent confirmed News Corp/Exor interest having stirred up a veritable hornet's nest.
Teams have thus far conducted their negotiations solely with the sport's current majority owners CVC Capital Partners and Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One Management (FOM) organisation, but ostensibly, there may now be another party in the equation, should News Corp/Exor be serious about a potential buy-out – although Ecclestone is adamant that they are not [see separate story –
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With teams unhappy at the share of the F1 revenue that they presently receive in relation to how much goes into the coffers of CVC, and having espoused the benefits of launching a separate 'breakaway' series on several occasions in the past, it is perhaps unsurprising that di Montezemolo is now again suggesting that it would be wise to consider all the relevant options – only this time, given Italian investment firm Exor's very tangible link to Ferrari, his threat should perhaps be afforded greater credence.
"I think we have to be very pragmatic," the 63-year-old told
. "At the end of 2012, the contracts of every single team with CVC will expire – so we have three alternatives. We renew with CVC, or theoretically – as the basketball teams did in the US with great success – we create our own company like the NBA to run the races, the TV rights and so on, or third, we find a different partner.
"Bernie Ecclestone has done a very good job, but he has already sold out three times, so he doesn't own the business anymore. It is CVC that will sell. It will be the teams' decision. At the end of 2012, the contract will expire, so theoretically, CVC doesn't own anything. I think it is important to have alternatives. We will see. We have time to do it."
Of chief concern to di Montezemolo is what he describes as the 'artificial' and confusing flavour of the racing engineered by the raft of regulation changes implemented in F1 2011 – with overtaking having been significantly facilitated by Pirelli's deliberately fast-degrading tyres, the introduction of DRS and the return of the power-boost KERS technology. He also spoke about his distaste for the in-season ban on testing, and the necessity for the sport to embrace new media by providing maximum exposure for the sponsors who invest so much into it.
"We have gone too far with artificial elements," the Italian underlined. "It's like if I push footballers to wear tennis shoes in the rain. I want to see competition, I want to see cars on the track; I don't want to see competition in the pits. In the last race there were [more than] 80 pit-stops. Come on, it's too much, and people don't understand anymore because when you come out of the pits you don't know what position you're in.
"I think we have gone too far with the machines, too many buttons – the driver is focussing on the buttons to give him authorisation to overtake. Ferrari will push a lot with the authority (the FIA), with the respect we have for the Federation and the other teams, to avoid going too far with F1 because I think it can create problems for the television people and on the racetrack. We are not able to do testing [either] – F1 is the only professional sport in the world where you can't train or test.
"We have to improve new technologies in F1 for the people watching on television, for iPad, for the internet. We have to invest in the US. F1, thanks also to Bernie Ecclestone, has become a worldwide sport; now we have to find the best solution. It is important to invest for the future and the other teams. I think we are in front of a very important moment."
Every inch the politician that many believe he will one day become, di Montezemolo – who it is understood met with Daimler chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz and McLaren shareholder Mansour Ojjeh in Stuttgart yesterday (Saturday) to discuss the situation – urged that Ferrari's close ties to Exor do not put the team in a more advantageous position than any of its rivals, and he concluded the interview by talking drivers, warmly praising Fernando Alonso and seeming to suggest that the under-fire Felipe Massa will be going nowhere next season.
"Yes, yes," he answered, when asked whether Massa's seat was safe for 2012 in the wake of speculation variously linking Mark Webber, Robert Kubica, Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button to replacing the Brazilian at the
. "He has a contract with us for this year [and] for next year, so absolutely yes, no question about it.
"Alonso is very, very strong. He is one of the best drivers I have seen in my career, very strong in the mind, pushing the team, but in a constructive way and also very close to the team. I want to keep Alonso a long time."


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For the past 14 years, CBS' monster hit CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has been overseen by showrunner Carol Mendelsohn, but, in the latest change for the ageing series, she will be leaving. Mendelsohn has signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures TV.
Mendelsohn's departure from CSI was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday. Don McGill, who has worked as co-showrunner since 2010 with Mendelsohn, will take over as solo showrunner to keep things consistent.
"In handing over the helm to my dear friend and partner, Don McGill, I know he and our CSI team will carry on brilliantly what we've all created together," Mendelsohn said in a statement. "CSI, its cast and crew, writers and directors, will always be my family."
Mendelsohn will stay an executive producer on CSI, as well as the new spin-off, CSI: Cyber.
Her next move is bringing Carol Mendelsohn Productions to Sony TV, notes Variety. She signed a three-year deal with the studio to develop future projects there.
CSI will be starting its 15th season this fall. Creator Anthony Zuiker already left three years ago and the main cast has seen several changes. The series is now fronted by Ted Danson and Elizabeth Shue. Paul Guilfoyle left in May's season finale.
CSI is still a huge international hit, although CBS' NCIS recently became the most-watched show in the world.
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It Girl and The Atomics – Review
Review: It Girl and The Atomics
It Girl and The Atomics is a spin-off from Mike Allred's superteam book The Atomics–itself a spin-off from his Madman Comics: a book I liked at first but that didn't sustain my interest enough to keep me buying, partly because of the simplistic innocence of the lead character. I dug the universe Allred created enough to be looking forward to checking out its latest title, though–which, from my impression of it ahead of reading the book, suggested fun, with splashes of quirky/weirdness.
Things kick off un-originally with the eponymous young blond heroine taking down a handbag-snatcher before battling a couple of fellas, who look like they've been cloned from Eric Powell's The Goon, that are beating up a 'snitch .' However, there are enough elements in these opening scenes–a post-modern line or two from our heroine, the ridiculous name of her arch-nemesis (LaLa Wah-Wah), that–combined with the subsequent revelation that we've actually been watching a video game, played by the real It Girl–raise this above looking like actually being a clichéd and old-fashioned super-hero book, albeit a quirky take on one.
So I took these early scenes as not being too indicative of what was to come, and the subsequent reveal of It Girl's current loser-like lifestyle as a civilian, and the power her heroine moniker stands for are solid. But her out-of-costume name doesn't get mentioned, so we still only know her as It Girl, until much later, and then once she's back in action it's much the same as the video game (not helped by having the visuals rendered the same way)–and old-fashioned villains and exposition-heavy dialogue are proven to be the order of the day.
The somewhat cartoony artwork of Mike Norton and coloring of Allen Passalaqua are strong, and a nice fit for the book–and things are raised a little again towards the end when It Girl hooks up with her Atomics team-mates, Madman's girlfriend(?) Josephine, and their scientist-of-dubious-morality benefactor Dr. Flem… But if things are going to continue operating with the postmodern-kitschy take on old-fashioned super-hero stylings that it looks as though they will, I'd want a lot more fun and humor (of which there are little) injected from writer Jamie S. Rich; and what's been established here with the lead character and her world doesn't offer enough–despite the cliffhanger ending–to make me want to pick up the second issue.


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Carbon Medical Service is located at 305 Center Street in East Carbon and has been servicing the east county area for many years.
Sitting on a quiet street corner in East Carbon, the building's brick and turquoise siding contrasts perfectly with the clean and clear skies above. With over 50 years of service, the building is beginning to show its age, but the doors have been open ever since serving the local community with the intention of helping whoever steps inside. For some who work at the Carbon Medical Service Clinic, 100 more years of community service is not out of the question.
The clinic was created on July 13, 1952, when the Carbon Medical Service Association was incorporated to help meet the needs of the coal miners and their families in Carbon and Emery County.
The Association used a 501(c)4 membership organization which, much like the modern HMOs, required members to pay membership dues and in turn they received medical services.
Throughout its history, the clinic has dealt with a number of challenges. The ups and downs of the coal mining industry with the closing and reopening of mines, companies going bankrupt and workers leaving the area searching for other opportunities. Through all of this, the clinic still provided those patients who came to them for care. However, a bigger problem seemed to be hanging over the clinic: staying open.
In 1992, the clinic's board of directors began the process of taking steps to ensure that the clinic would stay open for service in the community. The clinic looked into the possibility of having Castleview Hospital take over the clinic and operate it. But ultimately it was decided that the best option would be for the clinic to stay non-profit with its community board of directors. Carbon Medical got in connection with the Association for Utah Community Health and the State of Utah Bureau of Primary Care/Rural Health Association.
In order to stay open, the clinic then began looking into federal assistance, applying for a designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center. In April 1992, the designation for Federally Qualified Health Center was awarded. In October 1992, after applying for a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, the clinic was awarded a grant of $89,106. The clinic has been receiving grant money ever since, growing to over $507,610 in 2009-2010.
Those who were a part of the transition of the clinic remember the long hours and tireless work needed to keep the clinic open.
"If I had to go back and do all of the work all over again, I would," said Yvonne Jensen, executive director of Carbon Medical Service.
Jensen, 72, has been involved with the clinic since the 1980s and has seen Carbon Medical change and adapt to the times. The long hours of looking for federal assistance and trying to keep the clinic afloat were worth the effort in return for the service the clinic provides to patients in the community.
"There were volumes and volumes of work we had to get done to keep it open," Jensen said. "The hard work was fulfilling because I know I have made a difference in not seeing the clinic have to close down."
After some restructuring by the board of directors, the clinic became a community health center and applied to be a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Since then, the clinic has brought over $1.6 million in federal money and over $600,000 in state primary grant care grant money into the community.
In June 2003, Carbon Medical purchased the Helper Clinic in Helper with no additional federal assistance from a private practice doctor who left the area. In addition to having another site available for patients to visit, the uninsured and homeless populations have a place to go, Jensen said.
The clinic also has a pharmacy branch in Green River, providing the only pharmacy service in the area. Using newer services such as a telepharmacy system and a medical manager system, which provides the clinic the ability to network with other community health centers in Utah, New Mexico and Florida for the payment management of patient accounts, the clinic is keeping pace with technology.
Recently the board of directors has undergone some change. Ivan McCourt, 92, announced he was leaving his position as chairman of the board after 30 years of service. McCourt, a former coal miner and longtime resident of Columbia, said it was time for him to step aside.
"Thirty years is a long time to be on the board and I had been there long enough anyway," McCourt laughed. He was replaced as chairman of the board by Joe Bonacci, former mayor of Helper.
As the clinic continues to provide a service to people in Carbon County, it needs to stay on top of everything including the constant changes in technology and keeping staff well informed and educated, Jensen said.
Keeping the clinic going for 100 more years will surely bring more ups and downs but Jensen believes everyone on the staff intends to keeping working hard for as long as possible, including herself.
"We're going in the right direction with the clinic," she said. "And I intend to be here as long as I can function."
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While DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has enjoyed pay-TV subscribers gains in a competitive and saturated U.S. pay-TV market in the past few years, its rival Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) has been inconsistent and cable providers such as Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) have continually lost subscribers. Competition has become more fierce now as Dish Network even surpassed DirecTV in terms of net pay-TV subscriber additions in Q1 2012. DirecTV is not enjoying a smooth ride anymore and in order to find new avenues for growth it is targeting customers in remote and rural areas with new bundled offerings.
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DirecTV recently entered into agreements with satellite broadband providers ViaSat and Hughes. [1]
Under the agreement, the company will be able to bundle its pay-TV offering with satellite broadband, thereby targeting customers who do come under the landline coverage of cable companies and telcos. This announcement follows a similar move by Dish Network when it partnered with ViaSat earlier this year to launch bundled pay-TV and broadband offering in rural areas (see Dish Network Updates: Open To Acquisition, Launching Broadband). The potential market to tap is about 8 million to 10 million households.
In order to fight the risk of losing subscribers to attractively priced bundles, DirecTV has formed several partnerships with companies such as AT&T (NYSE:T), Verizon (NYSE:VZ), Centurlink and now Viasat and Hughes. DirecTV is going to battle against Dish on the latter's turf, as Dish has been relatively more attractive to rural customers with its more competitive pricing.
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Task list in Outlook
I have Todoist pinned to Outlook on my PC. When I go to the settings menu of a task and try to add a reminder the window that opens up is for another task.
I am able to successfully update other tasks. It's hit and miss. I have a desktop video capture of the problem occurring if you would like to view it. It's about 4mb.
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fyi...same thing happens when I unpin Todist.
Please install this version of our plugin: https://d2dq6e731uoz0t.cloudfront.net/23ba6af99340be5655be8317812129dd/as/OutlookTodoist.Adx.RC.exe and let us know if the issue persists.
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I'm still having trouble after having downloaded the new version.
One thing to note. I have around 20 tasks on my Todist list. On tasks 1-12 I have no problems. When I try to add a reminder on tasks 13 and beyond, I run into my problems mentioned above.
Unfortunately, I can't reproduce this issue in the version of the plugin I've sent you.
Please try to clear IE's cache (our plugin uses IE to connect), log out and back in and see if it persists. If it does, please clarify:
- Does it happen within a project view, a date view, a label view or any other search result?
- Can you reproduce this on the web-version of Todoist?
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Thanks for the response.
I cleared my cache on IE, logged out/in. Same symptoms. It seems more buggy than before.
I am not able to reproduce my problems on the web-version.
This is all under a project view. If I try to do anything after task #12 and beyond, when I click on a task setting, the menu selections seem to jump around when I click on any of the menu items it seems as if the menu is trying to fit within the allotted window/desktop space.
I ran another test. It seems as if it doesn't matter if the task list has more than 12 tasks. The problem comes in when the task list goes beyond the screen and you are required to scroll down.
I created a test project and created 14 test tasks. Each task was labeled task1 through task14. All 14 tasks fit neatly within the allotted window space. When I added two emails to the task list, this pushed the task list beyond the window space which required me to scroll down.
When I clicked on the task settings, I had the same issue with the task menu settings box moving around trying to fit on the allotted desktop space when I tried to click on anything. I could also not add any reminders or move the task to another project because of the menu window was unstable.
I tried my best to explain this. Hopefully you can understand my thoughts.
I can confirm that when you right-click on a task near the bottom of the window, the list will "jump up" to allow the display of the context menu, but if I then click on "Reminders" and add a reminder, it gets added exactly to the same task that I've right-clicked on.
Please clarify - when you right-click on a task near the bottom and the list jumps back, do you them click on "Reminders" right away or do you right-click once again in the same place as before, but now there's a different task there (because the list moved)?
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I right click on the settings button for the task (on the bottom of the list). Once the settings window pops up, I move my cursor down to Reminders. When I click on Reminders the whole task list goes back up so that the scroll bar is back to the top.
So, to clarify:
Let's say one click of a mouse is two actions:
Action 1-Press down. to left click.
Action 2-Release the mouse left click.
When I click on a task settings button, the menu pops up.
This scrolls the Todist window all the way to the bottom to let the settings window fit.
When I press down to left click (action 1) on reminders the Todist window scrolls back up to the top of the list. This leaves my cursor on whatever action the window moves it too.
When I release the mouse left click (action 2) it performs the action of whatever my cursor is on at that time.
- Example, if at action two, the window moves and my cursor is on "do it today", then that's what action is taken when I release the mouse.
- If at action two, the window moves and my cursor is on "add task below", then that's what action is taken when I release the mouse.
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Simen National Park, Ethiopia
Simen National Park (13° 11'N, 38° 04'E) is a World Heritage Site located in northern Ethiopia on the Amhara plateau in the western Simen Mountains, 120 kilometers (km) north-east of Gondar. The Park was one of the first sites to be inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1978. Massive erosion of the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world: jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and precipices as deep as 1,500 meters (m). The park is the refuge of extremely rare species such as the Walia ibex, Simien wolf and the gelada baboon.
Threats to the Site
The World Heritage Committee placed the Park on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1996 because of decline in the population of the Walia ibex due to human settlement, grazing and cultivation. But they are now said to number over 500 and to be on the increase. Other large mammals such as the Ethiopian wolf, bushbuck and bushpig have become extremely rare. Road construction has also increased pressures on the site.
Listing as World Heritage in Danger was not agreed by the state authorities. But the site's management was transferred from Addis Abeba to the Amhara region and in 2000, a regional representative promised increases in the budget and staff, discussions with local people, a committee for the Park's rehabilitation, cooperation with external donors, realignment of an encroaching road, resettlement of farmers, excision of villages and extension of the Park. Two IUCN-sponsored missions have recently monitored the site which is still listed as endangered.
Geographical Location
Simen National Park (13° 11'N, 38° 04'E) is a World Heritage Site located in northern Ethiopia on the Amhara plateau in the western Simen Mountains, 120 km north-east of Gondar. The town of Adi Ark'ay lies to the north, Debark, on the Gondar-Asmara highway, to the south-west and Deresge to the south east.
Date and History of Establishment
- 1969: Established by Order No. 59 in the Negarit Gazeta 29(4): 6-8 (originally as 22,500 hectares);
- 1983: Boundary changes were proposed to exclude some cultivated land in Wazla Valley and to include Bwahit Mountain summit.
The area is 13,600 hectares (ha).
Land Tenure
Government, in Begember province, Amhara region. Administered until 1996 by the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Organisation (EWCO) of the Ministry of Natural Resources Development and Environmental Protection and since 2000 by the Bureau of Agriculture of the Amharan National Regional State government.
The altitude ranges from 1,900 m to 4,430 m.
Physical Features
The Park is in the western part of the spectacularly rugged Simen Massif which includes the highest peak in Ethiopia, Ras Dashen Terara (4,624 m), which overlooks the Park. It lies on the northern edge of a vast undulating plateau dissected by forested rocky valleys. The massif was formed some 75 million years ago of igneous basalts which have eroded into deep gorges and sheer cliffs, some 1,500 m high and in the north escarpment, 35 km long. The plateau is bounded on the south and north-east by the deep valleys of tributaries of the Tekeze River, which drains to the Atbara, and is bisected north to south by the Mayshasha River, of which it is the principal catchment.
The mean annual rainfall is 1,550 millimeters (mm) falling in two wet seasons, from February to March, and July to September. It is said to have become much lower since the 1960s. Temperatures range from a minimum of -2.5°C - 4°C to a maximum of 11°C -18°C. Frosts may occur at night, and snow sometimes settles on the summit of Ras Dashen. During the day there are often drying winds.
The Simen Mountains are a part of the Afro-alpine center of diversity with high but unquantified levels of endemism (perhaps 5-10 species) due to past isolation by glaciation. The Park, on the margins of the Palaearctic biome, preserves a representative part of the Ethiopian Tropical Seasonal Highland biome and contains vegetation characteristic of each. The floristically rich vegetation grows in four belts related to altitude: Afromontane forest, Hypericum woodland, Afromontane grassland and alpine moorland. Species in the latter two biomes show xeromorphic adaptations to extreme high altitude conditions.
The rather species-poor forest below 3,000 m is mostly felled except in the gorges where some Syzygium guinense, Juniperus procera and Olea africana remain. Gorge sides and ridge tops support coarse grassland with thickets of Rumex nervosus, scattered Otostegia minucci, Thymus spp., Trifolium spp., Geranium arabicum, and the creepers Clematis simensis and Galium spurium. From 3,000 m to 3,800 m was once Erica arborea - Hypericum revolutum (tree heather/giant St.John's wort) heath-woodland but few trees remain since the area was cleared for growing cereals. From 3,800 m to the alpine zone is alpine grassland dominated by giant lobelia Lobelia rhynchopetalum with tree heather Erica arborea, Solanum sp., African rose Rosa abyssinica, yellow primrose Primula verticillata (a Palaearctic species), everlasting Helichrysum spp., lady's mantle Alchemilla sp.and Urtica sp. Lichens Usnea spp. drape the trees. This tufted grassland, formerly a rich mosaic, has been largely replaced by short-grass turf, erosion and stream pollution by cattle. Above it is alpine moorland with mosses of the Grimmiacea family.
A total of 21 mammals has been recorded, including seven endemic species. However, human disturbance and habitat alteration has reduced the range of habitats available to wild animals in the Park. The Walia ibex Capra walie (CR), nearly endemic to the Simen Mountains, has taken refuge on the cliffs of the northern escarpment and outside the Park. It was reduced to some 1-200 animals before its designation in 1968 but had revived before the 1985-1991 conflict. Since then it has become far more dispersed and wary. Numbers in 1989 were estimated at 400 individuals, decreasing to ~200 in 1996 but are now reported to be over 500. The Simen wolf Canis simensis simensis (CR), endemic to Ethiopia and the rarest canid in the world, is dependent on rodent prey in the decreasing extent of tufted grass habitat and now numbers less than 200, nearly all outside the Park, only about 40 having recently been seen within it. Other mammals include gelada baboon Theropithecus gelada (R), hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas, anubis baboon Papio anubis, black and white vervet Corcopithecus aethiops, colobus monkey Colobus sp.,serval Felis serval, leopard Panthera pardus, caracal Felis caracal, wild cat F. silvestris, spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta, golden jackal Canis aureus, and several large herbivores including bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus, bush duiker Sylvicapra grimmia, and klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus also now retreating from the Park.
The 63 recorded bird species include 12 endemic to Ethiopia: wattled ibis Bostrychia carunculata, spot-billed plover Hoplopterus melanocephalus, whitecollared pigeon Columba albitorques, blackwinged lovebird Agopornis taranta, blackheaded forest oriole Oriolus menarche, whitewinged cliff-chat, Myrmicocichla melaena, Ruppell's chat Myrmicocichla semirufa, blackheaded siskin Serinus nigiceps, Abyssinian catbird Parophasma galinieri, Abyssinian longclaw Macronyx flavicollis, whitebilled starling Onychognathus albirostris and thickbilled raven Cornus crassirostris. There are 25 species of raptors including lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus and four other vultures.
Cultural Heritage
The Simen region, surrounded by old cultural centers like Aksum, Lalibela and Gonder, has been inhabited by cultivators for at least 2,000 years. Erosion indicates that cultivation first started on the gentler slopes of the highland valleys but later extended onto steeper slopes. Simen is at the crossing of old trade routes and records of various local features were made in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Local Human Population
Originally some 2,500 Amhara people lived in the park, where the people are very poor but the conditions favor agriculture: 24% of the Park is under cultivation, most of it ever since gazettement of the Park in 1969 and grazing cannot be prohibited so long as there are local residents within the park. Eight communities have part or all of their lands within the Park, and its boundary cuts through most of the villages. In 1978-9 and 1985-6 the population was reduced by the forced relocation of approximately 1,800 people from the lower slopes of the northern escarpment. Following civil unrest in the 1980s and 1991, the villagers returned. There are over 30,000 people in 30 villages around the Park and four within it; and some 4,500 poor cereal farmers with perhaps as many herders, woodcutters and others. Over 60% of the area is under this pressure and the land is fast becoming seriously degraded. In 2003 the population was 11,000. An expanding refugee camp is adding to the problem.
Visitors and Visitor Facilities
Before the unrest, there were 100-200 international visitors annually and three simple camps, though access routes and facilities were poor, but the region was barred from visitation by war between 1983 and 1991. A road built to the park from Debark from the main road to Asmara has caused ugly erosion and facilitated peasant as well as tourist development. Returning tourism (700 in 1995) is already creating waste, cutting trees for firewood and disturbing the animals. The pressure might remain low owing to poor infrastructure and facilities but an increase in the numbers of local guides is planned and a comprehensive master plan to control the encroachment of investment facilities was recommended by Hürni & Stiefel in 2003.
Scientific Research and Facilities
Studies have been made of Walia ibex, habitat conservation, and the ecology of gelada baboon. A bibliography of research is given in Schaerer and Hürni. An in-depth study of the flora and fauna was conducted in 1996.
Conservation Value
The park is valued particularly for its flora and fauna, which, due to extreme topography and altitudinal range, remain relatively intact. The park is the refuge for threatened animals such as gelada baboon, Simen fox and Walia ibex, a goat species endemic to Simen Mountains. The Simen Mountains also form an important part of the Tekeze River Basin which is used downstream for irrigation.
Conservation Management
Because of its biological importance, the Park has been the focus of much conservation activity; WWF has since its inception provided support through many projects. A detailed management plan was prepared in 1986 to preserve and rehabilitate its habitats, endemic flora, fauna and watershed values and to promote its educational, scientific and tourist uses. The plan and zoning were not implemented due to civil unrest. Until the conflict the [[wildlife was protected by evicting the people, a much resented policy which continues to influence local people against the Park. Since the subsequent increase in human use of the area this policy was superseded by the need to manage the Park in cooperation with its inhabitants. But the central government's exclusion of local communities from Park planning or management decisions, and its apparent concern for the wildlife of the Park rather than the claims of its inhabitants fueled opposition to its policy. The park was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1996 because of the effects of agricultural encroachment and the construction of an access road on the ibex and other wildlife and previously undisturbed Erica-Hypericum forest. This listing was not approved by the authorities despite long discussion
In 1996, a meeting with stakeholders to update management planning focussed on road construction, local awareness, funding of studies, donor programs for sustainable use of the surroundings, reducing impacts by relocating people, and improving management of the Park and area. In 2000 the Park's management was transferred from the central authorities to the Amharan National Regional State authorities. An IUCN-WHC mission in 2000 recommended realignment of the road through the Park and the voluntary relocation of four villages. That year a regional representative promised increases in the Park's budget and staff, discussions with local people, a committee for the Park's rehabilitation, cooperation with donors, realignment of the road, relocation of farmers, excision of villages and extension to include nearby reserves. It was suggested that local and foreign tourists be encouraged to see the situation in the Park for themselves and the beautiful country which is being degraded.
A report by an IUCN-WHC mission in 2001 recommended the exclusion of boundary villages, inclusion of two nearby wildlife reserves, a reduction of the number of people inhabiting the Park and better conservation of the enlarged ibex and wolf populations. Building on the above, a mission in 2003 by Hürni & Stiefel went to observe and consult locally on the state of conservation and World Heritage status of the Park, the threats to it and the progress of proposed rehabilitation and protective measures; 17 Walya ibex and one Simen wolf were seen. It reported that the ibex population had increased due to improved management by the Amharan authorities, through good funding by the state and donors, an increase in staff and equipment, by regulation of the use of Park resources and by an integrated approach to solving site problems. If the recommendations of these missions were implemented, the site could be removed from the Danger list. This would entail negotiation with the surrounding villagers, and definition and gazetting of new boundaries. Two further reserves were recommended for inclusion after study and negotiation. The voluntary relocation of villages was opposed but might occur if adequately compensated, perhaps through the GEF. Realignment of the existing road through the site with revegetation of its former bed, a short tunnel under the wildlife corridor on Mt. Bwahit and reintroduction of ibex to areas they formerly occupied might all be done if funding were sought from the GEF on the grounds of the global importance of the area's biodiversity and ecosystems.
Management Constraints
Ethiopia's highlands are among the most densely populated agricultural areas in Africa, and wildlife habitats and populations in the park have been fragmented by extensive development: road construction, wide deforestation and grass burning, agriculture, firewood collecting, hunting and domestic livestock. Wardening of the Park had to cease in 1977 and by 1980 it was estimated that 1,000 ha of forest had already been cleared. Several species might become locally extinct even if the Park were fully protected. Those species most likely to be affected are the carnivores, notably serval, leopard and Simen wolf, and larger ungulates of the lower Afromontane areas. A further risk is that of hybridization between Walia ibex and free-ranging domestic goats. During the years of civil unrest in the 1980s, the Park buildings and equipment were completely destroyed and the management was severely constrained by lack of finance.
Subsequently, human utilization has increased significantly and much of the Park's infrastructure was destroyed in the recent past. The Park has come under increased pressure from cultivation, sometimes on very steep slopes, also by wood and grass cutting and livestock grazing. An expanding refugee camp is being fueled by the very sparse Erica arborea trees and its inhabitants should be resettled outside the Park, but the authorities in charge are at the moment too concerned for the people to question their impact on the Park's resources. 24% of the Park is under cultivation, most of it ever since gazettement of the Park in 1969 and grazing cannot be prohibited so long as there are local residents within the park. The grazing around streamside areas has affected water quality and increased sediment load from eroded banks. Some 60% of grassland habitats surveyed in 1996 were considered to be heavily grazed, 25% seriously overgrazed, and only 15% is in a natural state. This has led to severe erosion and changes in the ecosystem. Observations of the Simen wolf have become increasingly rare since much of the habitat of its chief prey, the mole rat, has come under cultivation. The Walia ibex population has dispersed and its range has decreased; large areas of former habitat have been abandoned, and sightings have been made only in the most remote and inaccessible areas. Bushbuck and bush pig populations have also become extremely sparse due to trapping. A road has been built from Debarik to the park, entering from the west and extending for 45 km through the Park. This has aggravated erosion and ecological damage to the highlands and made access easier for increasing numbers of peasant farmers. The population and its livestock within the Park is still expanding by 2% per year.
In 1993 staff numbered 24, comprising one Assistant warden, 23 Wildlife Scouts, one storeman, one cashier and one driver, all based at Debarik.
Between 1968 and 1984 several projects were funded by the WHC. US$70,000 was granted from UNESCO via UNDP to rebuild infrastructure in 1996, and grants totaling US$30,000 from Austrian Aid, GEF and the government were made available for use in projects in the near future.
IUCN Management Category
- II National Park
- Natural World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1978. Natural Criteria iii, iv
- Listed as World Heritage in Danger in 1996 due to heavy settlement and the declining Walia ibex population.
Further Reading
- Abebe, E. (2000). Conservation status of Simen National Park: a personal assessment. Caprinae, August. University of British Columbia, Canada.
- Ashine, T. (1982). What the World Heritage Convention has meant to Ethiopia. In: McNeely, J. & Miller, K.(eds) (1984). National Parks, Conservation, and Development.The Role of Protected Areas in Sustaining Society. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. ISBN: 0874746639.
- Beals, E. (1968). Ethiopia. In: Hedberg, I.& O.(eds). Conservation of Vegetation in Africa South of the Sahara. Proceedings of the AETFAT Congress, Uppsala. Acta Phytogeographica, Suec. 54.
- Bekele, E. (1981). A Description of the Conservation Status and Future Outlooks of Ethiopia's Simien Mountains, Bale Mountains and Abijatta-Shalla Lakes National Parks. UNESCO World Heritage Mission to Ethiopia, Addis Abeba.
- Beltran, J. (ed.) (2000). Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas: Principles, Guidelines and Case Studies. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK. ISBN: 2831705479.
- CNPPA Summary Status Report (1984). Threatened Protected Areas of the World (draft).
- Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Organisation (EWCO),(1991) Simien Mountains National Park. Situation report to UNESCO, Ethiopia. October 1991
- Hillman, J. (1993). Ethiopia: Compendium of Wildlife Conservation Information. Vol 1. NYZS / WCSI, New York Zoological Park, Bronx, New York, U.S.A.
- Hürni, H. (1976). Bodenerosion in Simien, Athiopien. Geographica Helvetica No.4.
- Hürni, H. (1980). Simen Mountains National Park. Monthly report, WWF, Paris.
- Hürni, H. (1986). Management plan: Simen Mountains National Park and Surrounding Rural Area. UNESCO, World Heritage Committee and Wildlife Conservation Organisation / EWCO. 122 pp.
- Hürni, H. & Ludi, E. (2000). Reconsidering Conservation and Sustainable Development. A Participatory Study Inside and Around the Simen Mountain National Park, Ethiopia. University of Berne, Switzerland.
- Hürni, H. & Stiefel, S-L. (2003). Report on a Mission to the Simen Mountains National Park World Heritage Site, Ethiopia. Report for NCCR North-South and the East & Southern Africa Partnership Programme of the Centre for Development and Environment, University of Berne, Switzerland.
- IUCN (2001). Report on the State of Conservation of Natural and Mixed Sites Inscribed on the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger. Gland, Switzerland.
- Kirwan, L.P.(1972). Ethiopia, Simien Mountains National Park.The Christian topography and the kingdom of Axum. Geographic Journal 138: 166-177.
- Klotzli, F. (1986). Integration of a World Heritage site in an agricultural environment in the Simien mountains of Ethiopia. Proceedings of the First Ethiopian Flora Symposium, Uppsala, Sweden, May 22-26. Pp 94-100.
- Magin, C. (2001). Ethiopian Montane Grasslands and Woodlands. WWF Wild World report,
- Magin, C. (2001). Ethiopian Montane Moorlands. WWF Wild World report.
- Nievergelt, B. (1981). Ibexes in an African environment (Simien Mountains). Ecological Studies 40.
- Nievergelt, B. (1996) Field Study on the Flora and Fauna of the Simen Mountains, January 1996: A Summarized Report. Universities of Zurich, East Anglia, Vienna and Addis Abeba with the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Organisation and the Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society. Unpublished, 5pp
- Nievergelt, B.,Good,T.& Guttinger, R. (1998). A survey of the flora and fauna of the Simen Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Walia. Journal of the Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society, Special issue, Addis Abeba. pp.
- Schaerer, O. (1979). A Bibliography on Nature and Man of the Simien Mountains (Ethiopia). Report for the Pro-Simien Foundation and WWF, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
- Shackleton, D.(ed.) (1997) Wild Sheep and their Relatives IUCN/SSC Caprinae Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ISBN: 2831703530.
- Sillero-Zubiri,C.,Macdonald,D.& SSC/IUCN Canid Specialist Group (1997).The Ethiopian Wolf: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland. 123 pp.
- Wildlife Conservation Organisation (1983). Management Planning Considerations for Simien Mountain National Park. Report on a UNESCO / World Heritage Workshop, Gondar, Ethiopia.
- UNESCO (1996) Consultants' Report Including Agreed Minutes of the Bahrdar Workshop. Report of the Technical mission to Ethiopia on the Simen Mountains National Park and World Heritage Site 2-9th Oct. 1996. 44pp.
- UNESCO World Heritage Committee (2001), Report on the 24th Session of the World Heritage Committee, 2000. Paris.
- UNESCO World Heritage Committee (2002), Report on the 25h Session of the World Heritage Committee, 2001. Paris.
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Steyn spent 187 matches or 1 630 days as the top-ranked bowler, the second-most number of matches at the top to date after Muralitharan and his run was ended when Philander overtook him in December 2013.
However, the report further said that the biggest mover in the rankings was Australia's Mitchell Johnson, jumped five places to fourth following his spectacular match-winning haul of 12-127 in the Centurion Test.
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easy on the summer shandies my friend
oh how ridiculous the 90's were... fast beats and neon colors.... YEAH BUDDY!!!
Originally Posted by letsCYber
ugh, i know you had good intentions but why did you have do remind us all of how outdated we were with that song for so many years. for me, this is worse than playing rebecca black on friday. how embarrassing every time.
it wasn't necessarily that it was an old song, but it was an extremely dated...er outdated song. if i were a visiting team i would have laughed my *** off every time i played at jack trice. when was it changed? when dmac left? it came out in 1995 i think. that was long overdue.
that song as words?
90sssssssss clubbbbbbbbb musssssssiccccccc wassssssssssss theeee besstttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The video makes this 100x better.
The Official Paul Rhode's Salt Truck Driver.
Since this is the song that was played before every home game that I attended while a student, it works to get me fired up!
Sweet Caroline is lame as **** at the end of games....... Why not start kissing guys and collecting cats. Any Jimmy Buffet song might be the only thing dumber to play at the end of a victory.
Why don't we play something better, storming the field to sweet caroline after a big victory is ********.
NEIL DIAMOND LYRICS "Sweet Caroline"
Where it began,
I can't begin to knowin'
But then I know it's growing strong
Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who'd have believed you'd come along.
Hands, touchin' hands
Reachin' out, touchin' me touchin' you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would
But now I, look at the night
And it don't seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two.
And when I hurt,
Hurtin' runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when I'm with you
Warm, touchin' warm
Reachin' out, touchin' me touchin' you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined,
To believe they never would
Oh, no, no
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Sweet Caroline,
I believe they never could
Sweet Caroline.........
Why don't we play something better, storming the field to sweet caroline after a big victory is ********.
It works subconscious to keep people calm after rushing the field. Damage control.
Oh, and people including the students get into it.
Iowa State Sweet Caroline OT Victory over OSU - YouTube
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
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The FeedHenry by Red Hat Mobile Platform is a leading cloud-based mobile application platform specifically designed for enterprise mobile app development and collaboration. As well as supporting a range of great app development toolkits the platform takes the headache out of complex backend integration, end-to-end security, and cloud or on-premise deployment.
FeedHenry is now part of Red Hat, the leading open source solutions provider. For those who thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy, innovative environment, there are great career opportunities at Red Hat. Come shape the future of enterprise mobility―and work with the most passionate, creative people in the world. Some new and exciting opportunities exist to be part of the Red Hat Mobile global team.Find out more about life at Red Hat and discover new and exciting Job Opportunities.
Solutions Architects for the West Coast and Central USA sought to work with the sales team to provide technical expertise for sales opportunities by promoting and demonstrating our Mobile Application Platform. The successful candidate will have a background in app development, cloud services and enterprise solutions.
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Technical Writer to promote customer loyalty and success through content development and delivery. The role involves creating the feature documentation, user guides, tutorials and premium content that accompany the FeedHenry product.
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Dynamic software engineers sought at our Waterford base. Do you design, develop, code, deploy, debug and test hybrid and native mobile apps. Are you and enthusiastic Mobile App developer who wants to join our dynamic Professional Services team? If you can answer yes, then we want to talk to you!
Red Hat is hiring a Sales Account Manager for the Southern EMEA region to join us in Paris and proactively promote business growth by identifying, qualifying, and closing new sales opportunities for FeedHenry both directly and through channel partners. This is an exciting opportunity to join a small team of Enterprise Mobility sales specialists within Red Hat and to play a key role in growing the business in a sector that is growing strongly year on year.
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text: Helen Christie | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information Official Broadway League sites: - sites - broadway.org broadwayleague.com broadwayfanclub.com kidsnightonbroadway.com stagespecs.org tonyawards.com Quick Search For: In This Category: All Show People/Org. Theatre Season Helen Christie Performer ( b. Oct 22, 1914 BRITISH INDIA - d. Aug 17, 1995 Worthing, ENGLAND ) Female Productions ProductionsDate of ProductionsIvanov[Play, Revival] Performer: Helen Christie [Marfusha Babakina]May 03, 1966 - Jun 11, 1966 Find out where Helen Christie and are credited together © 2001-2015, The Broadway League, All Rights Reserved. (Copyright and Disclaimer)


text: A stunning treatment of Africa's rift valley is provided in Nigel Pavitt, Africa's Great Rift Valley (2001). B.H. Baker, P.A. Mohr, and L.A.J. Williams, Geology of the Eastern Rift System of Africa (1972), provides a summary of the eastern branch of the East African Rift System. More specific treatment is found in B.H. Baker and J. Wohlenberg, "Structure and Evolution of the Kenya Rift Valley," Nature, 229(5286):538–542 (Feb. 19, 1971). Also, a useful series of reviews can be found in G. Pàlmason (ed.), Continental and Oceanic Rifts (1982).


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Since its high of four sessions ago, the Nasdaq Composite is off 3.7%, its largest reaction since the current move began five months ago.
Wednesday marked the third distribution day in nine sessions. The rule of thumb is that three to five such days of large-investor selling in a one- to two-week span raises a yellow flag as to general market health.
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This, in turn, is important for a speculator in leading growth stocks. The reason is that the typical growth leader tends to correct one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half times that of the averages during a correction. Some correct significantly more than that.
As with most reactions/corrections in the averages, there are some leaders that look none the worse for wear, while others have clear footprints made by institutions jogging for the exits.
Within the list, the oils XLE, +2.22% have overtaken the materials XLB, +1.30% as leaders to the downside. Prominent outperformers continue to be the defensives, especially the staples XLP, -0.68% and healthcare XLV, -2.35% Should the reaction in the averages end soon, these two sectors would be expected to lead on the next leg up.
A plus is the ability of two cyclical segments to outperform, the discretionarys XLY, -0.74% and the retailers XRT, -1.12% This says that the economy is not headed into an imminent recession. In particular, if the retailers were to sell off materially, things would indeed be looking dark for the consumer, about 70% of the economy.
Among the names, Spirit Airlines SAVE, -2.69% shows good relative price strength as it moves to the top of a four-week cup pattern. Its ability to stand tall makes it a potential leader on the next market advance. Earnings estimates are large.
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Like SAVE, Zillow Z, +5.27% is another glamour that is in fine technical shape as it works on a four-week consolidation pattern. Earnings estimates for 2013/'14 remain some of the largest in the entire market. Should the averages show some firming action in coming sessions, Z would be a long candidate for an aggressive speculator as it comes out of the pattern.


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It's been 7 years since the first performance of Video Games Live took place in front of over 11,000 hardcore gamers, veteran composers and even a few somewhat confused celebrities (i.e. Stan Lee) at the Hollywood Bowl (seriously, watch the vid link). In that time the gaming concert series has been traveling the globe selling out shows in major metropolitan cities and breaking attendance records in the process. The only problem has been that if you're not in or near one of these major metropolitan areas, your chances of catching a show to see what VGL is all about have been pretty slim. Well, until now that is, as Video Games Live has announced its plans to take the concert to smaller venues and towns as part of the "Off the Grid" tour.
"We continually receive thousands of e-mails a year from families and gamers who would love to experience our show, but find it hard to travel to major cities and have to deal with travel expenses, overnight stays, getting the kids out of school, etc. and we would like to try to accommodate as many people as possible to share in the experience." said Video Games Live Creator/Executive Producer Tommy Tallarico. "Our goal from the beginning has always been to show the world how culturally significant and artistic video games have become. I wanted to create a show for everyone whether you're a gamer or not. We always keep our ticket prices as low as possible so everyone can come out and experience what we have to offer… in some locations this year due to certain sponsorships the ticket prices are as low as $5 each!"
The tour kicks off soon (like REAL SOON) on March 21, 2012 in London, ON with additional stops "Off The Grid" in St. Charles, IL, Red Bank, NJ, Bethesda, MD, and El Dorado, AZ (full dates here). Team VGL is looking to add more dates though, and says that 10 additional cities (determined by fan participation via the show's mailing list apparently) will be announced next month and added to the 2012/2013 tour.
Interested? You can check out the latest on VGL's "Off The Grid" tour by heading on over to its official website.


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The following facts might be very useful for Nokia fans, but also for mobile phone users all over the world. The pieces of information presented here seem to be correct, but if you think you have another opinion and can make a full argumentation for it, feel free to share it. Also, if you have more original facts about Nokia, don't hesitate to leave your comments. So, here's a list with exactly 10 interesting things about the largest handset manufacturer in the world – Nokia.
The ringtone "Nokia tune" seems to be based on a 19th century guitar work named "Gran Vals" by Spanish musician Francisco Tarrega. Because the original name, "Grande Valse," which has been given by the Finnish giant, was too hard to remember, people started to call it 'Nokia Tune'. As more Nokia phones containing this ringtone were launched on the market, the company felt obliged to make the change into their phones also and renamed it to "Nokia Tune" around 1998.
Nokia's activity doesn't focus only on handset manufacturing, but also on network infrastructure, lately through Nokia Siemens Networks (previously Nokia Networks). Obviously, it is no wonder that the world's first commercial GSM call was made in 1991 in Helsinki over a Nokia-supplied network. The call was made by Prime Minister of Finland Harri Holkeri, who obviously was using a Nokia phone.
Nokia seems to be the world's largest digital camera manufacturer, which means that its camera phone sales have long exceeded those of any conventional camera maker.
More about Nokia tones - the 'Special' tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS messages seems to be the Morse code for 'SMS'. Furthermore, the 'Ascending' SMS tone is Morse code for the company's motto - 'Connecting People'. Finally, the "Standard" SMS tone is Morse code for 'M' (Message). Sadly, I don't know the Morse code, so I cannot confirm any of these.
For those looking for more in-depth info about Nokia phones, here's something very interesting. The Nokia corporate font is the AgfaMonotype Nokia Sans font, which was originally designed by Eric Spiekermann. Before using the currently font, the giant manufacturer was employing the Agfa Rotis Sans font in advertising and in its mobile phone user's guides.
The next fact is 100% true and in case you already know about the Japanese ancestral superstition that the number 4 means bad luck, you probably understand why the digit 4 never appears on handsets that are retailing in Asia. Because number 4 is considered unlucky in most parts of Southeast/East Asia, it doesn't appear in any Nokia model either.
Some financial facts cannot spoil the fun. Nokia was listed as the 20th most admirable company worldwide in Fortune's list of 2006 (1st in network communications, 4th non-US company). Also, Finns have ranked it many times as the best Finnish brand and employer.
Unlike other modern day handsets, Nokia phones do not automatically start the call timer when the call is connected, but they do so when the call is initiated. Unfortunately, this does not apply for Series 60-based handsets, which are the most spread these days.
Some historical fact can also come in handy, even if it's just for show. It seems that the giant manufacturer is sometimes called 'aikon' (Nokia backwards) by non-Nokia mobile phone users and by mobile software developers, because "aikon" is used in various SDK software packages, including Nokia's own Symbian S60 SDK.
The last fact concerns the name itself. Even if it was first established in 1865 by Fredrik Idestam on the banks of the Tammerkoski rapids in the town of Tampere, the company was later relocated in the town of Nokia. The name of the town originated from the river that flowed through the town. The river itself, Nokianvirta, was named after the old Finnish word originally meaning sable, later pine marten. Unfortunately, this small, black-furred predatory animal is now extinct.
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text: If you've been trying to conceive for any length of time, it can be overwhelming. The truth is, conception is not a simple process — it can take up to a year for a healthy woman to get pregnant. For most couples without any fertility problems, patience and persistence are the keys to making a baby. Still, many rumors persist about what can hurt — or improve — your odds of conceiving. Does exercise lower fertility? What about stress? We see if there's any truth to 8 common fertility myths.


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By Natalie Lester, PetSafe Brand Marketing Specialist
With the sunshine beaming outside, your dog is dreaming of his time in the yard and you're stressing about how you will keep her safe all summer long. Spring is the perfect time to consider and prepare for your containment options, and you will find an in-ground or wireless fence is one of the best choices.
PetSafe Containment Systems can make the warmer weather more relaxing and stress-free by keeping your pet in your yard.
In-ground and wireless options are almost 15 times cheaper than the average cost of a traditional fence. Plus, they don't block off your view from the rest of the world. You can keep your furry friend safe in your yard, but there are so many choices.
How will you ever decide? Don't worry – we're here to help and we've compiled a quick list to help you find just the right system for you. Best of all, it should take you under five minutes to choose. When planning for a PetSafe Containment System, there are three factors you should consider.
1. What is the size and shape of the area you want to contain? The Stay + Play wireless fence creates a circular boundary up to 3/4 of an acre and is often the best choice for smaller yards. With in-ground fence like the Deluxe In-Ground Fence you can customize the shape of the containment size up to 1/3 of an acre.
Either coverage area can be expanded. With the Stay + Play or Original Wireless Fence, you just have to purchase an additional transmitter. In-ground systems can be expanded with the purchase of additional wire and flags. Your coverage can grow up to 10 or 25 acres depending on which fence you choose. So, before you purchase consider what system works best for your yard's size and shape.
2. How much time do you have for installation? You can easily set up a wireless system in an hour or two. You will need to find a central location for your transmitter near a power outlet. You can either mount the transmitter or set it on a flat, dry surface. After you plug it in, adjust the size of the size of the boundaries, charge the Receiver Collar, and test the system. An in-ground fence is more of a day project. You will first mount the transmitter and lay out the wire where you plan to create your boundaries. Test the system and then bury the wire.
3. What Correction Level do your pets need? Regardless of the system, you can add as many pets as you need. Each containment system comes with one unique collar specific to that system. The Wireless and Stay + Play systems have collars with five levels of static correction and a tone-only mode. The Basic in-ground fence's collar has one level of static correction, while the deluxe series come with four levels of static correction catered to the type of pet that will be using the collar.
Both the Deluxe Little Dog and the Deluxe Cat Receiver Collars are designed to fit smaller pets. The Stubborn Dog Receiver Collar features four levels of manually adjustable correction and a tone plus vibration mode. By considering these three things, you should be able to find the perfect containment system for you and your pet.
Let us know if you have any questions, and remember – regardless of the system you choose, training time will be required for your pet! Plan to spend 10 to 15 minutes a few times a day working with your pet. With all of our systems, you will receive a step-by-step training guide to make it easy and fun.
What containment system will you choose? If you already have one, what is your favorite feature? Let us know in the comment section below!
ABOUT NATALIE As the PetSafe Brand Marketing Specialist, Natalie manages The Paw Print blog and generates other brand related content including public relations and promotions. Before PetSafe, Natalie worked in the local media covering politics, education, and religion. She is a substitute pet owner to a German shorthaired pointer named Bedford in Abingdon, VA, Frenchy the schnoodle in Lenoir City, TN, and all the office dogs at PetSafe's headquarters in Knoxville. As a pet lover, she is currently searching for the perfect puppy to join her home.


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It could be argued that if I don't like it, then I don't necessarily need to read it. That's very valid.
Ah. Fanfic porn. I love you.
PS - I think I did it wrong; I actually showed her face in the first panel instead of just... you know... not.
How dare you show her face. That is completely the wrong way to do this fanfic porn.
By the way, thought this was brilliant and hit the nail on the head.
chris beckett
Hahaha. Brilliant and amusing.
Great art. And you know why I'm appreciating this instead of raising hell? Context and intent. Yours rocks. The original? Not so much.
And yeah, you did it "wrong." Not just because of the face. The banter here had more personality for both Batman and Catwoman than the entire comic book did.
Remarkable and hilarious.
You call this porn? This isn't even softcore! XD
loved the strip by the way ;)
My, my you hold back nothing Mr. Canete. Good for you.
And yes you ROCK!!!!!!
Brilliant. Seriously.
And how could you know whether you would like it or not until you read it? It was issue #1, after all.
Hilarious. Well done.
That's the way to do it! Love it!
point well made, and thanks for the paneled treat , ya i hope some good stuff comes out of this relaunch:)
HA! Good work!


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Now is the time to prune your rose bushes, groundcovers and trees. Each year between Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine's day I set out to prune the roses at the nursery. This year the pruning is interesting since our roses are pushing leaf very early this year. I am going to be gutsy and prune away, ignoring the emerging leaf buds.
Through out the years, my winter pruning and feeding of rose bushes advice has remained the same. This year a couple steps will be changed.
Rose pruning is easy. The hardest part of pruning the roses is to not get stuck by the thorns. Seriously, an annually pruned rose should take 5-10 minutes to prune. Each year, as I approach a rose to prune, I always look right to the bottom of the plant. I don't worry about all the buds, blooms or leaves, I look at the bottom and begin there. A well-pruned hybrid tea, grandiflora or floribunda rose should be left with 5 nice, straight, clean canes without leaves. If you have are left with less or more canes, don't worry its will be still be fine. The object of pruning is to remove most of the past years growth, all the crossing canes, and lateral branches. Remove grayish-white canes entirely. You may have to use a saw to get through thick wood. If so, don't worry you aren't going to hurt the rose at all.
Make all your cuts at an angle, right before a swelling of growth. If you look closely at a rose cane before you make the cut, you'll see a seam with a swell. This is where the rose wants to grow from, so make your cut right just above the swell. If you like taller roses, prune less. If you need smaller roses, prune hardier. How much cane you leave really depends on the amount of room you have for you rose to grow. I have been known to leave only 6" of cane, or as much as 18". It depends on the situation.
Rose-trees should be pruned the same way as the floribunda, hybrid tea, or grandiflora. Remove old canes, crossing branches and lateral branches. With rose trees I do leave more canes on the plant. I do this to make rose-tree to look fuller.
Groundcover roses don't get the same amount of attention. I reshape the groundcover roses, bringing them down and in. I am not worried about crossing arms and old stems. I just want to have each plant have a fresh start come spring with new, healthy growth. If the groundcover roses that I am pruning have grown crazy, then they will be severally pruned. If I am pruning a new installation, the pruning will be lighter.
Fertilizing roses is very important. Many years ago a customer brought me this Rose Recipe from a gal named Bonnie at Orchard Nursery and Florist. This is what she recommends. We used it at our nursery and were thrilled by the results. We have been sharing the recipe ever since. This recipe is for ground grown hybrid tea, grandiflora, floribunda or tree shaped roses that have been in the ground for at least one year. Each rose is to receive:
1/2 cup 16-16-16 Multi-Prupose Fertilizer
1/2 cup 5-5-5 Multi Purpose Organic Fertilizer)
1/2 cup Bone Meal
1/2 cup Granular Iron
1/2 cup Alfalfa Meal
2 T. Epson Salt
(Dose cut back to prevent salt build-up during drought years)
Work into soil along drip line and top-dress with a couple inches of chicken manure and water in.
This may sound like a lot of products, but imagine how deep the root are of your rose. I don't premix a batch of products. There is a reason for each ingredient. The 16-16-16 or 5-5-5 are both simply multi-purpose fertilizers. It's a balanced meal for all plants. The Bone Meal is a source of phosphorus, and will help encourage bloom, the granular iron is applied to keep your rose leaves green and free of chlorosis. Alfalfa Meal is applied as a form of nitrogen and to stimulate new cane growth. Epson Salts are used to intensify flower color.
Now, I am practical. If you have just a few roses, I wouldn't go to all the expense of this entire Rose Recipe. I would skip the Epson Salts, and probably the Alfalfa Meal. If your roses are in containers cut the recipe in half. If the only roses that you are growing are the groundcover types, save some energy and apply only the multi purpose fertilizer and granular iron. Use half the amount.
I don't use any systemic fertilizer, nor do we sell any. Aphids are a part of spring, and if you have aphids your garden will attract the beneficial insects to eat them up. No aphids, no beneficial insects. Well cared for roses, that are planted in the proper amount of sun usually don't suffer from fungus. Troublesome roses that constantly have fungus should just be removed. We live in a dry enough region where we shouldn't need to spray dormant oils or fungicides on our roses.
Happy Gardening.
Nicole Hackett is the Garden Girl at R&M Pool, Patio and Gardens, located at 6780 Marsh Creek Road in Clayton, 925-672-0207.
Nicole writes for the Clayton Pioneer Newspaper, and Claycord.com. She is also the Clayton Valley Garden Club 2012 President.