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St. Pete Times' TV critic Eric Deggans spoke with Olbermann on Friday and produced yet another OlbyLove festival which credits KO for his "Edward R. Murrow moment" and accepts at face value Olby's inversion of history by claiming Rumsfeld channels Chamberlain.
Keith provides Deggans with the intimate details of how he prepared the modern equivalent of the Gettyburg Address and provides this nugget:
"I am loath to wrap myself in the flag, because when I see other people do it, my stomach gets turned," said Olbermann Friday. "But...what does this country stand for? And what is Don Rumsfeld trying to get us to change when he says something like he said?...The more they try to accomplish the oldest trick in the book - scaring people into abandoning some of their liberties - the more people will say, 'Hey, wait a minute.'"
Just in case you have not had enough, Deggans provides a "condensed" version of KO's "Murrow Moment".
Is that the paper that O'Reilly said was the worst (most far left) in the country? If so, that explains everything.
So Keith gets nauseous in face of opinions that differ from his own, and now we learn he gets tummy trouble from those who speak of patriotism. Or maybe those two things aren't so different after all.
Someone should send him a bottle of Pepto-Bismol.
St. Pete's also home to the Poynter Institute, which focuses on media and is home to Jim Romenesko's Media News, one of the main sorces of insider news and gossip for the industry. Keith is a frequent e-mail writer to Romenesko's feedback page (http://www.poynter.org/article_feedback/?id=45 if you want to browse the site), so it's not surprising that you'd have a St. Pete Times media critic keeping close tabs on the doings at "Countdown" and trying to tout it to the paper's readers -- which given the viewership of the show and the fact it's not a new show is a bit of a waste of trees.
Olbermannwatch.com can focus on Keith's actions, but the Internet allows for narrowly-focused sites, and if Deggans had a website/blog of his own through the paper where he works he could focus on things that are only of interest to inside baseball types. But rehashing Olbermann's latest diatribe when neither what he or what the show is doing is new or has attracted any significan bump in viewership over the past four years is simply tilling at windmills for a pet cause that your readers have had plenty of time to sample but have rejected. He could better serve his readers by using his limited newsprint space to cover shows/people the readers might actually care about.
Why is an ex-sports commentator's opinion on patriotism any more newsworthy than the opinion of the person who serves my breakfast at Cracker Barrel?
If he doesn't improve his standing in the ratings, Mr. Older-man may very well be serving me breakfast in Cracker Barrel in the future.
Yeah but Barbra Streisand and Sean Penn give their opinions on all things political, and you know how newsworthy ( and important ) that is!!
Actually, Deggans has a blog.
"The more they try to accomplish the oldest trick in the book - scaring people into abandoning some of their liberties the more people will say, 'Hey, wait a minute."
Global warming!!!! We are all going to die!!!!
We will run out of oil in ten years......
"The more they try to accomplish the oldest trick in the book - scaring people into abandoning some of their liberties the more people will say, 'Hey, wait a minute."
Stop trying to scare me. That Hitler guy seems like a nice fellow. Let's wait too long to enter this WWII so that we can lose 500,000 men as opposed to entering early and lose much much fewer.
Liberal think always seems logical, at first, until you actually think.
So Olbermann wrote a commentary. Big deal. O'Reilly writes one every night; it's called "Talking Points".
When Keith opines, the left acts like he's Moses coming down from the mountain, with words to live by. But I'm sure Keith's words were not those of God.
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"scaring people into abandoning some of their liberties "
And the liberal/left complain that Bush hasn't made us "sacrifice anything" (usually read as higher taxes but the idea of property rights to the left is a no-no).
And they also complain that Bush hasn't made us any safer; indeed, they say we're at greater danger now than before 9/11 due to the incompetence of the White House.
Can someone please figure these folks out for me?
Oww you can't spam your site with 1,000 words "comments". I do accept GUEST POSTS so if you would like to submit your piece as such just send me an email. I have left up ONE version of this "hilarious" bit here: http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2006/09/path_to_911_-_o.html#28604 but the other three (so far) are being removed.
It's not a "speech" issue, it's a "Clutter" issue. If you really want everyone to see what you wrote the GUEST POST route is the better one to take.
I am fascinated by your obessession with the estate tax.
Did Mommy and Daddy cut you oout of their will?
"I am fascinated by your obessession with the estate tax.
Did Mommy and Daddy cut you out of their will?"
Are you nuts?! But they could die any minute, and if the estate tax isn't revoked I'm going to lose a bunch of my money, which will jeapordize my ability to spend all day outing the nefarious, mendatious Olberman for the hideous mangled sub-human beast that he is.
I do not think you are truly committed to "outing the nefarious, mendatious Olberman (sic)".
When your parents do die, and even if you are cut out of their will, will you go their funeral or watch Countdown and report on his nefariouos mendacities? This is not a TRICK question!!!
"When your parents do die, and even if you are cut out of their will, will you go their funeral or watch Countdown and report on his nefariouos mendacities? This is not a TRICK question!!!"
I will go to their funeral of course. But the very next day I will be back fighting the unspeakable evil that is the disgusting, nefariouos (sic), revolting, appaling (sic) Mr. Olberstinkpot. And If I have to make up a limerick to do it, well, so be it. I will do this every day until I die.
I'm sorry but that's not good enough. You are dismissed.
"scaring people into abandoning some of their liberties "
liberals have been using THIS tactic to negate the second Ammendment for over forty years.
They have been also using this tactic to raise taxes, push unjust and unconstitutional laws, and general fearmongering for decades.
as for the estate tax I want to know what right does the government give itself to steal the accumulated wealth of a family? They tax every other damn thing at the state, local and federal level and now they want to punish a family even in death itself. You are right maybe we should just put and IRS office at every graveyard and funeral home to make sure these families are not depriving society and the state. Sounds more like socialism every day- the needs of the state supercede the rights and needs of the family and individual.
Missy wrote: "So Olbermann wrote a commentary. Big deal. O'Reilly writes one every night; it's called "Talking Points".
When Keith opines, the left acts like he's Moses coming down from the mountain, with words to live by. But I'm sure Keith's words were not those of God."
LOL, that's exactly what I was thinking! Does he etch his "special" comments in 24 karat gold? Will there be a "Worst Person in the Biblical World" edition available to Olberfanatics?

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ICV Water Authority announces rate increase
The Indian Creek Valley Water Authority has decided to increase the water bills of its residential customers by 10 cents per hundred gallons used each month.
Authority Manager Kerry Witt said, for the average customer, that would be approximately $2.50 more per month.
The motion was recommended by Witt because of a costly project the authority is required to do at the Mill Run Reservoir Bridge.
In August, the board had passed a motion that would allow Witt to take action toward securing a loan from First National Bank at a rate of 2.49 percent for five years. The loan will help pay the cost of relocating the water line near the Mill Run Reservoir Bridge, which will be replaced by PennDOT.
Witt said that although PennDOT will share in the cost of relocating the water line in the project area, the authority's share (about 40 percent) would be approximately $250,000, which could end up costing customers about $1 or $2 more a month.
Witt said this week that the contractor has not yet begun relocating the line.
"He's been busy with other projects and hasn't been able to get to it, but he has until March 31 to have it complete and it will probably only be a three- or four-week project." Witt added that they are also monitoring the Indian Head Bridge project. The lane is now open for any traffic, including vehicles over 6 ton. "The light slows things down a bit, but we are able to now run our service trucks and excavation equipment across it."
The board also passed its annual budget, which will include a few small projects, including upgrades to the authority's SCADA system that monitors the distribution system, like tank levels, pump control and water quality.
Revenues for 2013 were budgeted at $1,921,000, while expenses were budgeted at $1,688,000.
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text: I think if done correctly - checking with driver first - LTD if needed - I would be surprised if YOU 2.0 was rejected. Would they need there own pass? We also avoid some of issue by having someone on bus already, at most driver would have to know. Interesting reaction of the riders for video - LTD could spin it as 'We don't discriminate based on what element you happen to be based on' Sent from my iPhone On Apr 10, 2013, at 11:57 PM, Weston Turner <EMAIL HIDDEN> wrote: > How about a hybrid tele-operated/autonomous vehicle that can act as your remote agent, (think attend class for you or go to meetings), but you would not have to manage the low level functions like avoiding obstacles and most navigational tasks. Do you think an LTD bus driver would let it on board if it showed him your bus pass or paid the fare? > > Weston > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 9, 2013, at 9:59 PM, EMAIL HIDDEN wrote: > >> >> A friend of Tom's, whose name eludes me at the moment, has a working electric mobility scooter (not the fun kind) that >> he wouldn't mind donating to a worthy project. >> >> -Darrell >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> EMAIL HIDDEN >> http://eugenemakerspace.com/mailman/listinfo/com.eugenemakerspace.discuss > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > EMAIL HIDDEN > http://eugenemakerspace.com/mailman/listinfo/com.eugenemakerspace.discuss


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Enjoy a free, staged reading of the play, Icarus, by Edwin Sanchez, this Sunday in the beautiful Vida Ellison Gallery overlooking the Civic Center Park.
This is the Denver debut of Edwin Sanchez's play; it is the story of Icarus told in modern times. And like Oscar Wilde's quote, this story of Icarus is not about hubris and the incumbent fall -- it is instead focused on the courage and ingenuity it takes to attempt such a dramatic flight.
The Greek myth of Icarus, who tried to escape from Crete by flying on wings made of feathers and wax, is often used as an example of hubris and failed ambition. Icarus is warned by his father not to fly too close to the sun. He disregards this and the wings collapse and he falls back to earth. But the lesson from this myth might be about taking chances and following your heart in spite of the risks.
I started thinking about the story a lot while I was in Paris last December. I thought perhaps I'd seen a painting of Icarus in one of my museum visits -- and somehow it had crept into my waking dreams. Then I went through my photos of the trip and found this image (top photo), from a ceiling in the Louvre museum. It depicts Icarus at the moment of his fall. But the part of the story I started to ponder most was his flight before the fall.
Compassionate musician Sandra Wong brings a sense of history and humanity to Holocaust Remembrance Day -- this Sunday, January 27
"So I was hiding out in the heap of dead bodies because in the last week when the crematoria didn't function at all, the bodies were just building up higher and higher. So there I was at nighttime, in the daytime I was roaming around in the camp, and this is where I actually survived, January 27, I was one of the very first, Birkenau was one of the very first camps being liberated. This was my, my survival chance." -- Bart Stern (Holocaust survivor)
Commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day -- Sunday, January 27
I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Staged Readings by Our Youth
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DENVER (AP) -- Authorities say a man accused of trying to snatch a 13-year-old boy in Golden has turned himself in, and no abduction charges are pending.
Mark Techmeyer with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department tells us that in Denver an 18-year-old man went to police and told them he approached the boy Saturday evening to get information on an ex-girlfriend who lived down the street. Techmeyer says the man was hoping the boy would go to the door of his ex-girlfriend to try to get her attention.
The vehicle description was similar to one given in two earlier attempted abductions in September in Arvada, but the man involved in Saturday's false alarm is not a suspect.
Techmeyer says the man just made a "really bad choice" at the time.
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Abandoned in Vegas in her wedding dress, Seattle native Madeline Tate finds herself stuckliterally, by her veilon rancher Jake Montgomery's property. Discovering Jake needs some temporary babysitting help, Madeline offers to take care of his daughter, Annie. On leave from her ad agency job and eager to find a place to lick her wounds, the jilted bride-to-be doesn't have love on her mindat least not at first. The Cowboy and the Bride (3) is cute, with a persuasive hero and a fun heroine. Though executed with finesse, Marin Thomas's story is no doubt overly familiar to most readers.
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Apple Roadshow in Poznan
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We're invited to Apple Roadshow exhibition that took place in Poznan on 12th Sep.
Of course Robert couldn't missed that – so here's what he saw there:
First of all – Apples are nice. And new Apples are even nicer:) Few new models were shown on the Roadshow – each with sleek, metal design and quite a power under the hood.
There was quite interesting lecture about how we can use Apple in medicine, a lot of new products presentations (I've started saving for some) – and as much coffee as you can drink:).
Some shots from the event (I've did that with my mobile – so quality is not very good):
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|Intradialytic administration of amphotericin B: clinical observations on efficacy and safety.
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|PMID: 14722389 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|BACKGROUND: Amphotericin B is used commonly to treat fungal infections. Unfortunately, little information exists regarding the use of intravenous amphotericin B in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical course of patients receiving amphotericin B during hemodialysis (HD). Twenty-five episodes of systemic fungal infection occurring in 24 patients with ESRD treated with parenteral amphotericin B administered during HD were noted. Patients received a maintenance dose of 0.5 to 1.0 mg/kg amphotericin B intravenously thrice weekly during HD sessions. Twenty-three patients received either 500 or 1000 mg of amphotericin B, whereas 1 patient with AIDS received a total of 6,500 mg. RESULTS: Intradialytic hypotension developed in 27.7% of HD sessions during treatment with amphotericin B compared with 28.8% of 20 HD sessions evaluated before initiation of amphotericin B therapy. Four patients exhibited a temperature rise greater than 38.8 degrees C during drug infusion (1 episode per patient). Increases in heart rate and ventricular ectopy were rare. Serum potassium concentrations as well as Kt/V and urea reduction ratio did not change significantly. All patients (except the patient with AIDS) resolved their respective fungal infections. CONCLUSIONS: Intradialytic administration of amphotericin B was generally well tolerated. Our observations suggest that amphotericin B is effective and safe for outpatient intradialytic therapy when administered according to protocol.
|James E Wood; Mary P Mahnensmith; Rex L Mahnensmith; Mark A Perazella
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|Created Date: 2004-01-14 Completed Date: 2004-02-19 Revised Date: 2004-11-17
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Amphotericin B / administration & dosage*, adverse effects, therapeutic use
Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage*, adverse effects, therapeutic use
Hemodialysis Solutions / administration & dosage*, adverse effects, therapeutic use
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A worker at Rosendale Dairy keeps a close eye to the cows on a carousel with a capacity of 80 cows during a milking session in this 2011 file photo. The town of Rosendale farm is one of the biggest factory farms in Wisconsin.
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Too many rural communities in Wisconsin are now facing a disconcerting reality: They are powerless to stop the arrival of an industry that threatens their health and their environment. Factory farms, or concentrated animal feeding operations, pollute the surrounding air, water, and social fabric of their communities, and yet nearby residents have minimal say in the siting and construction of these operations.
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How about selling a rear hatch tent. What a way to car camp. Open the rear hatch and snap in a tent panel.
Talk about the perfect heated and cooled tent. The camping accessory could include an air mattress shaped to fit the back with the seats down and a tent insert for the open hatch.
The perfect option on a four wheel drive crossover.
An aftermarket company. Call the product "X-tent"!
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I was thining even simpler. Just an accordion fold tent that fills the space when the hatch is up.
Quick and easy way to get a little headroom in the back.
An item that needs to be on the future Tesla's in the East and Midwest is heated exterior mirrors.They are not that expensive to install but are very much needed in cold climates.
And the NW doesn't need them? ;-)
Actually I'm a bit shocked they don't have heated exterior mirrors on the S. I had to check the specs and you're right. They don't.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal Myths Vs. Facts
Seals only forage at night.Fact:
Seals feed both during the day and at night, although this varies depending on age/sex class.
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Monk seals as a whole do not appear to prefer feeding at specific times of the day. This misperception is derived from dietary and behavioral observations. Historical dietary information indicates seal diet is a mixture of diurnal and nocturnal species (Goodman-Lowe 1998). Though seals are consuming nocturnal species, they are not necessarily consuming them only at night. Nocturnal prey such as eels and cephalopods like to hide in crevices and rocks during the day and seals have been documented probing and overturning rocks to flush and capture prey (Parrish et al. 2008). Behavioral observations of seals by Kenyon and Rice (1959) noted that seals were not as plentiful on beaches in the early morning hours, but presence increased as the day went on and then decreased again before sunset leading to the assumption that seals were nocturnal foragers. However, new technology such as dive recorders and satellite tags are showing no significant difference between day and night feedings (Parrish et al. 2005).
Further Reading:Goodman-Lowe GD
1998. Diet of the Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) from the Northwestern Hawaiian islands during 1991 to 1994. Marine Biology 132(3): 535-546. DOI: 10.1007/s002270050419Kenyon KW, and Rice DW
1959. Life history of the Hawaiian monk seal. Pacific Science 13:215–252. (18.8 MB PDF)Parrish FA, Marshall GJ, Buhleier B, Antonelis GA
2008. Foraging interaction between monk seals and large predatory fish in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Endangered Species Research 4(3): 299-308. (2.0 MB PDF)
Monk seals consume large amounts of lobster.Fact:
Lobster is not a critical prey item of the monk seal diet.
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Observations of lobster in the diet of monk seals are rare. In fact, in only a few occasions has lobster been documented in the diet. One lobster was found in the stomach of a dead monk seal (DeLong et al. 1984) and one seal was observed consuming two lobsters (MacDonald 1982). Two dietary studies, one in the NWHI (Goodman-Lowe 1998) and one in the MHI (Cahoon 2011) did not identify lobster in fecal samples, though biases may influence the likelihood of seeing lobster remains in samples. Even more advanced dietary techniques using fatty acid analysis do not indicate lobster as an important prey item for the population, though a few individuals did prefer it (Iverson et al. 2010).
Further Reading:Cahoon MK
2011. The Foraging Ecology of Monk Seals in the Main Hawaiian Islands. MS Thesis. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu. 172 p.DeLong RL, Kooyman GL, Gilmartin WG, Loughlin RR
1984. Hawaiian monk seal diving behavior. Acta Zoologica Fennica 172: 129-131. (0.3 MB PDF)MacDonald C
1982. Predation by Hawaiian monk seals on spiny lobsters. Journal of Mammalogy 63: 700.Goodman-Lowe GD
1998. Diet of the Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) from the Northwestern Hawaiian islands during 1991 to 1994. Marine Biology 132(3): 535-546. DOI: 10.1007/s002270050419Iverson SJ, Stewart BS, Yochem PK
2010. Report on validation and calibration of fatty acid signatures in blubber as indicators of prey in Hawaiian monk seal diet (A report submitted under Contract No. AB133F-030SE-1195, September 2003) Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-10-05, 19 p. (0.2 MB PDF)
Seals eat too much of the fish targeted by fishermen. This poses a problem if the MHI seal population grows or if seals are translocated from the NWHI to the MHI.Fact:
Considering what science tells us about monk seal foraging, the overall impact of seals on fishing in Hawai'i (recreational, subsistence, and commercial) is small.
The potential impact of seals on fishing in Hawai'i is influenced by several factors:
- There are a small number of seals in the MHI (~200 seals)
- Seals consume a wide variety of marine organisms (not just fish), and many are species not targeted by fishers
- Seals forage over wide areas, including habitats and depths not targeted by fishers
Even as the MHI seal population grows or if some seals are temporarily translocated from the NWHI, impacts on fisheries are expected to be very small because seals eat so many different types of organisms and forage over such large areas. Even with the extra seals added via natural population growth or temporary translocation, the overall MHI population will still be relatively small.
However, there could be impacts to individual fishermen when seals interact with their gear or catch. Guidelines (0.8 MB PDF) have been developed to minimize these impacts. Additionally, NOAA Fisheries is working with fishers (1.4 MB PDF) to characterize the number and types of seal-fisheries interactions to come up with solutions for seals and fishermen.
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Hawaiian monk seal diet is very diverse and some prey items consumed by monk seals are also caught by recreational and commercial fishers. This overlap will continue as monk seal numbers increase. However, many prey items that monk seals target, such as small wrasses, flatfishes, shrimps, etc., are rarely targeted by the fishing community. Further, monk seals spend much of their time foraging in habitats deeper (some as deep as 1,600 ft) and further offshore than most recreational fishers target - some seals travel as far as 70 miles out. Additionally, monk seals distribute their efforts over a large area, minimizing their impact on any one place. The average home range (marine habitat utilized by a seal) is 119 square miles, but many seals use areas larger than the island of Kaua'i (550 square miles).
In terms of seals and fishers occupying the same area, there is a high degree of overlap when the seals are leaving and returning to shore, which is when most direct interactions occur. This has led to the false, but understandable perception that seals only use shallow habitats. This is a result of the "driveway effect" – meaning all seals must use the shallows when going and coming from their resting spots, just like everyone has to use their driveway or street when they go to and from their home. Although seals are most often seen in the shallow near shore waters, this does not mean that seals spend most of their time there; even when the seals are near the shore, their presence does not mean they are feeding in that location.
Monk seals eat 400 lbs of fish per seal per day. Or, monk seals eat their weight in fish every day.Fact:
This is impossible. No large carnivore (meat eating animal) consumes the equivalent of its body weight in a day.
Very small animals like shrews, hummingbirds, and some insects, etc. must consume large amounts of food relative to their size, but not marine mammals, including monk seals. Given the size of the monk seals stomach (only slightly larger than our own) it is actually IMPOSSIBLE for monk seals to consume and digest that quantity of food. We cannot say for certain what % of their weight wild monk seals consume each day, but for most large carnivores it is about 4-10% of the predator's biomass. One study of a captive monk seal estimated consumption to be about 5% of its weight per day. Waikiki Aquarium feeds its seals about 2-3% of the seal's body mass per day.
Seals damage coral reefs as they hunt for food and thus damage fish habitat. This will get worse as the MHI population grows and/or if seals are translocated to the MHI from the NWHI.Fact:
Seals rarely damage live coral while they forage - they do sometimes lift or turn over rocks and root around in rubble and sand, but this material is not live coral, and this activity does not damage the ecosystem nor reduce the productivity of the fishery.
The reefs in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) are numerous and healthy. They are also home to more than 900 monk seals. There is no evidence, including many of hours of footage from seal-mounted video cameras, indicating that monk seals damage coral reefs.
Seals will attract sharks, which will put people at risk of shark attacks.Fact:
All information to date indicates that more monk seals in the MHI has not, and will not, lead to more shark attacks on humans.
While the monk seal population has increased in the MHI over the past 10 years, incidents of shark attacks on people have shown no corresponding increase.
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According to the International Shark Attack File, there have been a total of only 102 documented shark attacks on people in Hawai'i from 1828-2010, and 8 of these were fatal. The most recent fatal attack in Hawai'i was in 2004. From 2000 – 2010, no upward trend in shark attacks was reported in Hawai'i, while at the same time the monk seal population was apparently growing. Thus, shark attacks in Hawai'i are extremely rare occurrences in general, and do not appear to be increasing due to the increasing MHI monk seal population.
Tiger sharks are overwhelmingly considered responsible for shark attacks on humans in Hawai'i, and tiger sharks do in fact also attack monk seals. However, there are several lines of evidence that suggest an increase in the number of seals in Hawai'i would not likely increase incidence of shark attack. First, while there have been studies that support the idea that there are more white shark attacks on people (especially surfers) near seal colonies (for example, in California and South Africa), these colonies typically involve predictable and seasonal aggregations of tens of thousands of seals, and white sharks focus on these areas when seals are present. In contrast, there are presently around 200 seals in the MHI. These seals are scattered throughout the islands and do not aggregate in dense colonies. These small numbers mean that monk seals cannot be a significant source of food for sharks, because there are not nearly enough seals to sustain the sharks. A similar concern is often heard about the abundance of green turtles and shark attacks in Hawai'i. However, despite the fact that green turtle abundance has been growing in Hawai'i for decades, there has been no apparent increase in shark attacks on humans during this time.
Seals are a human safety risk because they will attack people.Fact:
Most monk seals are not aggressive toward people, unless they feel threatened (such as when a person gets between a mother seal and her pup).
Some seals that have been fed by (intentionally or unintentionally) or have been interacting with ("played with") people may become dangerous when they grow up to be large, mature seals that persistently seek out human interaction.
Following laws and guidelines that promote public safety around seals and prevent human-seal interactions is the best way to minimize the relatively small public safety risk posed by seals.
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Normal "wild" monk seals almost never attack or seek interactions with humans. There have been only a few known cases of aggressive interactions between seals and people. These have occurred either when a person has gotten too close to a protective mother's pup or when a seal has become conditioned to associate humans with food or socialization and later became too "rough" with unsuspecting swimmers or divers. With effective outreach and education, both of these situations can, and should be, avoided. As a rule, it is not a good idea to undertake activities that may be interpreted as a threat to a mother or her young of most wild species, and some domesticated species as well. Following basic Hawaiian Monk Seal Viewing Guidelines and guidelines for fishers (0.8 MB PDF) will prevent or greatly reduce public safety risks associated with the occurrence of conditioned or habituated seals.
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Monk seals are not from Hawaii and they are being brought in by government agencies.Fact:
Monk seals are native to the Hawaiian Islands and the main Hawaiian Island subpopulation is growing naturally, with or without translocation.
All evidence indicates that Hawaiian monk seals are native (indigenous) to the Hawaiian Islands, including the MHI. Hawaiian monk seals are endemic to Hawaii, meaning they are only found in Hawai'i and nowhere else in the world. We have documented reports of monk seals sighted in the MHI going back to the 1800's, and archeological remains of monk seals dating to AD 1400-1700 were found on the Island of Hawai'i.
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The Hawaiian monk seal likely reached the Pacific Ocean through the Central American Seaway (now blocked by the Isthmus of Panama), and that closed approximately 3 million years ago. There is no fossil or reported evidence of Hawaiian monk seals anywhere else other than the Hawaiian archipelago.
Although not as prominent in Native Hawaiian culture as other sea creatures, like sea turtles, recent research reveals that some Hawaiian families have traditional ties to monk seals and there are some historical Hawaiian cultural references to monk seals. Many folks have not seen or heard much about monk seals in the MHI in the past few generations because they have only recently become more numerous again in the MHI. For more information visit: http://nameahulu.org/cultural-research/.
The MHI seal population is naturally increasing because of high reproductive success of the seals already here, not because seals are moving here from the NWHI. NOAA Fisheries moved 21 adult male seals to the MHI in 1994 to correct an unbalanced sex ratio at Laysan Island (NWHI). However, those males cannot account for the natural, unassisted population growth that is now underway.
NOAA Fisheries seems to be responsible for seal population decline in the NWHI; NOAA Fisheries research and enhancement activities have/will hurt seal recovery.Fact:
Monk seal recovery is a high priority for NOAA Fisheries and sometimes research and enhancement activities do involve some risk. However, risk is only taken if analysis has shown that those risks are outweighed by benefits to the species.
All NOAA Fisheries activities that involve "take" of monk seals must be permitted under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which prohibits authorization of any activity that might cause a population decline. NOAA Fisheries has conducted controlled studies to prove that its activities are safe for monk seals and do not cause adverse impacts on the monk seal population.
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To better understand the behavior and biology of monk seals, various studies are conducted where handling and instrumentation of seals occurs. To ensure the welfare of seals during these handling events, NOAA Fisheries has conducted studies to assess the effects of handling events. Two noteworthy studies indicate that seals are not negatively affected by handling activities such as tagging and attachment of telemetry or camera devices ( Baker and Johanos 2002; Littnan et al. 2004).
During field activities, NOAA scientists follow numerous protocols to minimize risk and disturbance to seals such as keeping a low profile when observing seals by hiding behind vegetation or marine debris. If there is a chance seals will be unnecessarily disturbed, activities are modified or postponed. Any disturbances that do occur are documented.
NOAA Fisheries doesn't seem to have the resources or capacity to effectively track and manage seals in the MHI.Fact:
Our growing volunteer network, combined with the latest tracking technology, including satellite and VHF radio tags, gives NOAA Fisheries the ability to track and re-sight seals in the MHI.
Many seals in the MHI are visually identifiable either using plastic tags applied to their rear flippers, temporary "bleach" marks applied to their fur, and through distinctive natural scars and other markings. Further, various electronic telemetry tags can be used to monitor movements and dive behavior of individual seals of interest at near real-time. These tags allow monitoring as long as the battery lasts or until the device molts off, with the longest duration being about a year. NOAA Fisheries will continue to develop our tracking technologies and management strategies, and continue to work with coastal community members to maintain and improve our seal tracking and management abilities.
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In recent years, NOAA Fisheries has been working on methods and tools to best assess and track the monk seal population in the main islands. Through our efforts over the last several years, and with the help of a growing volunteer sightings network, we are able to monitor most of the population of seals on Kaua'i, O'ahu, Maui, and Moloka'i (West Moloka'i and Kalaupapa). Currently there are few seals that utilize the shores of Lana'i and Island of Hawai'i (based on aerial surveys, site visits, and general sighting reports). We realize that there are gaps in information from areas that are more remote or have limited accessibility such as Ka'ula, Ni'ihau, Lehua, and Kaho'olawe, and we are working on ways to gain better information about seals in these areas by conducting focused surveys. NOAA Fisheries has increased its temporary seal bleach marking effort in order to aid in accurate identification of seals and increase public reporting of MHI sightings. As the Hawaiian Monk Seal population grows or if seals are temporarily brought down the MHI chain, efforts to increase awareness and reporting of seals on these islands will be undertaken.
If moved, any translocated seals will be instrumented with a satellite and VHF radio tag for near-real time information of the animal's location. This will allow NOAA Fisheries to monitor the seal's welfare and behavior in its first several months in the main Hawaiian Islands. Subsequent monitoring will be done with the existing robust volunteer sighting network. However, translocation would not be implemented without sufficient funding, required ESA and MMPA permits, and extensive community outreach efforts.
The seal population in the MHI will explode like other invasive species (e.g. ta'ape).Fact:
Many introduced species have indeed become problematic invasive species in Hawai'i. However, monk seals are not alien species and the biology of slow-growing native monk seals (a marine mammal) is very different than the biology of Hawai'i's alien species (fish, plants, and land mammals).
All available scientific information indicates that the Hawaiian monk seal population could not "explode" like alien species have in Hawai'i, or even grow to populations comparable to other seals or sea lions in other locations. Female monk seals give birth to one pup and do not pup every year. Even with ideal conditions, the monk seal population is slow growing.
The current best estimate is that there are about 200 seals in the MHI today, and even by the year 2030, the population will still be less than 700 seals in the MHI.
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Monk seals are not an alien species in Hawai'i (see Myth 6 above), so they do not have the ecological advantage that some alien species, such as ta'ape or mongoose, have when they are introduced into new ecosystems. Female seals, on average, have less than one pup per year, compared to the thousands of offspring produced by alien fish species like ta'ape, and the 6 or more offspring per year produced by a small land mammal, like a mongoose. Even among all types of seals and sea lions, all of which are relatively slow reproducing species, the monk seal population appears to be among the slowest growing, even when conditions are favorable for population growth. This may be partly because Hawai'i's subtropical marine ecosystem is much less productive than the temperate and arctic ecosystems where the other seal and sea lion species live. Contrary to what it may seem, coral reef ecosystems have very low levels of nutrients in the water - that's why the water is so clear. Temperate and arctic ecosystems, on the other hand, have relatively high nutrient levels and thus can support higher biological production and higher populations of seals and sea lions.
Currently there are at least 150 seals in the MHI, but because we don't have complete counts at all islands, the true number is probably closer to 200 seals. Based on other information (survival and birth rates), we believe the population could be growing at approximately 6% per year. If we assume the population to be 150 seals, then in 20 years the number of seals could grow to between 450 and 500 seals. (NOAA Fisheries uses a sophisticated computer-based modeling program to estimate future populations.) If the current population is actually closer to 200 seals and it continued to grow at 6% per year, the number of seals in the MHI would be closer to 700 seals in 20 years. However, large mammal populations, such as the monk seal, rarely continue to expand at the same rate as when the population is small. That is because when populations are small, there are abundant resources for each individual. As the population grows, sooner or later the availability of one or more resources is reduced and the growth rate declines. For monk seals in the MHI, the limiting factor might be the amount of preferred prey species, the availability of suitable haul out or pupping habitat, or perhaps some other factor. As we learn more about monk seal ecology in the MHI, we will have a better understanding of which factor may eventually limit their abundance.
NOAA Fisheries will be moving hundreds of seals from the NWHI to the MHI permanently.Fact:
Currently, only 1 in 5 pups born in the NWHI survive to adulthood, and the proposed translocation effort is to improve the survival of these young animals, by bringing weaned pups to the MHI, where immature seals have substantially higher survival rates, and then returning them to the NWHI to rebuild the population there. Only a small number of pups will be temporarily moved, so they will have little effect on the seal population density at the nursery sites and little or no effect on ocean resources and fishing. While this two-stage translocation would be an important tool for monk seal recovery, there are no plans to implement this in the near future. Meanwhile, NMFS is developing the capacity to undertake and manage future translocations.
Only a small number of seals will be involved in this effort, initially starting with a small number of pups (probably 5-10) to test the effectiveness and refine the techniques, with a maximum of 20 pups per year once the project is in full operation. Because the seals will be returned to their birth sites after three years (once they've survived the critical period when most of the pups die before age 3), the total number of translocated pups and juveniles at any one time is capped. The translocated seals may be distributed at one or several sites, depending on how many suitable recipient sites exist. This small number of translocated pup and juvenile seals will be a small proportion of the total population at any recipient site. Any seals translocated to the MHI would thus have negligible effect on recreational or commercial fisheries or other ocean users. NOAA Fisheries is also proposing to develop tools to minimize undesirable seal-human interactions (including fishery interactions) in the MHI. Translocated seals will be managed to mitigate such interactions just like any other MHI seal.
The seals brought down from the NWHI to the MHI will end up having more pups and cause additional problems.Fact:
The main goal of this effort is to bring all the translocated seals back to the NWHI before they are old enough to have their own young so that these young, healthy seals (mostly females) will build up the population in the NWHI. While there are no plans to conduct this activity in the near future, NMFS is developing the capacity to undertake and manage future translocations.


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Spinach and leafy greens contaminated with the dangerous bacteria E. coli have sent many people to the hospital in the Northeast but where the produce was grown remains a mystery.
As of Wednesday, there were at least 20 confirmed cases of E. coli infection in New York state, with six people hospitalized, said Jeffrey Hammond, spokesman for the New York State Department of Health. All have recovered and been sent home. The ages of those sickened ranged from 6 to 66, and no deaths have been reported, said Hammond.
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Over 300 Macon County students and public to attend
The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee and Friends of the Greenway, in celebration of N.C. Invasive Plant Awareness Week, will host an educational event on the Franklin Greenway about the identification, control, and prevention of exotic invasive plants and animals.
Experts from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River, Western North Carolina Alliance and others will host educational displays, give brief presentations and answer questions about exotic invasive plants, insects, mammals, fish, and aquatic invertebrates.
Weed-eating goats will also be on the Greenway to demonstrate a natural method for removing exotic invasive plants. Additional topics to be covered include the importance of streamside buffers for water quality; methods of native habitat restoration; and the benefits of healthy forest soils.
The event will be held Monday, April 2, 2012 from 10am-3pm (Rain date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012) on the Greenway path beside Big Bear Park playground on Main St., Franklin, NC.
In 2011 N.C. governor Beverly Perdue declared April 4-10 Invasive Plant Awareness Week. Most invasive plants affecting North Carolina are Asian natives. Upon arriving here, they crowd out native plants – turning complex ecosystems filled with a variety of plant species into simple communities dominated by a single plant. Animals, insects and birds that rely on the native ecosystems are also negatively affected. And in a state like North Carolina where agriculture is the leading industry, invasive plants have the potential to deliver a serious blow to the economy.
The first week in April is an ideal time to build awareness of the harm caused by invasive species. As plants start to green up in the spring, people are drawn to the outdoors and it is hoped that participation in this event on the Franklin Greenway will increase the interest in invasive species management.


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Americans' religious faith is on the waneHarriet Sherwood
The growing proportion of young adults now in their 20s and 30s – who do not belong to any organised faith is changing the US's religious landscape.
Jerusalem holds its breath after synagogue slaughterHarriet Sherwood
The synagogue slaughter in Jerusalem this week has introduced a tense new dimension to the conflict in the region.
Ultraorthodox men create chaos on plane over womenHarriet Sherwood
Ultraorthodox Jewish men are disrupting El Al flights, causing the carrier to be criticised for allowing it.
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Israel's 'victory' has left Gaza City in ruins, but the 50-day war has strengthened Hamas's influence.
Gaza's traumatised generationHarriet Sherwood
Children older than six have now survived three wars; their sleep is filled with nightmares.
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The annual global trends report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) paints a very bleak picture.
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Meriam Ibrahim, who was imprisoned for marrying a Christian and sentenced to 100 lashes and hanging for apostasy, has been released.
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NEW YORK -- K.J. Holmes
and the Bebe Miller Company presented enticing sketches during their
shared evening of works-in-progress at Danspace Project at St. Mark's
Church this past weekend. According to her press release, Miller's
"Landing/Place," which premieres officially next year, concerns
the impact of the unfamiliar on the every day. It's a collision
of images that tells you you're not at home. At this stage I didn't
find the images distancing or alien but rather warm, compelling
and comforting. In fact, at one point the mix of the Church sanctuary
setting with animated images and soothing sound design reminded
me of a dawn return home after a long night out.
The work opens with
a projection on a black scrim hung downstage in the sanctuary. Dots
of light appear like a constellation run amok. Gradually the buoyant
Little Dipper expands and we realize we're watching captured points
on a dancer's body. More black and white projections, designed by
Maya Ciarrocchi, appear on the back wall. Though the projections
upstage Kathleen Hermesdorf's first entrance she, Kathleen Fisher,
Darrell Jones, Angie Hauser and David Thomson soon outshine the
multimedia elements with bursts of brilliant dancing. Extended sequences
full of repetition surround rushes of vibrant movement with dancers
sometimes reaching awkwardly, gleefully vibrating or lushly devouring
space. After Hauser chops lemons each performer, including musician
Albert Mathias, sucks and jiggles, becoming a human blender.
Jones keeps an open
crate of lemons intact while jumping repeatedly in place like a
joyful young boy. We catch a sudden glimpse of warm, happy days
spent barefoot and salty.
Holmes presented "Salvage,"
the second half of her evening-length "Wreckage/and Salvage." This
exploration of time, memory, and vision happens in mostly improvised
solos and duets in which the choreographer is joined by Lisa Gonzalez
and Kayvon Pourazar. Pourazar begins by dropping a path of dried
leaves on a diagonal. Holmes's voice resounds through the space
as she sings from the balcony with a purity and strength that tugs
at my gut. Gonzalez is all limbs and fingers as she reaches and
plies in a sequence that echoes the leaves she crunches, cold and
detached. Pourazar blasts the brooding atmosphere apart. He's a
rambunctious male tossing himself about, scattering leaves and attacking
the space. There are moments when the dead leaves and dark score
seem to accentuate the inherent commentary on age and gender, with
Pourazar and Gonzalez appearing childlike beside the vivacious and
veteran Holmes. She overwhelms us with an opulent display of performative
riches revealing a woman experienced at treasure seeking on stage.
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The Hyperspace Beacon is a weekly guide and discussion by Larry Everett about the yet-to-be-released game Star Wars: The Old Republic.
This week I was excited about the new species introduced to Star Wars: The Old Republic, and the lore-lover in me is still extremely elated despite what some of the commenters said on the announcement article. However, I've had time to think about a few things, and the seed of internal conflict sowed itself in my fanboy psyche. It did not break me, but I do question some of the decisions BioWare has made regarding species-to-class choices.
I do not like to draw attention to negative posts because I believe arguments can be made without berating other people and defiling the English language. But one of the posts in the recent space-combat-on-rails article reflected some of the fans' sentiment towards the game when the poster said this about BioWare's developers: "They have their formula and every new game is just fresh paint." Although I don't think it is exactly that simple, there is a bit of truth in that statement. But that does not, by any means, destine this game for failure (right, Final Fantasy?). BioWare does have a formula, but when it sticks to this formula, it usually produces something very successful.
BioWare's mantra is "story." The company has chanted this from the first day SWTOR was announced, yet for me something still seems a bit amiss. Upon examining past BioWare games, I am not quite sure the reasons for tying species to a specific class actually make sense -- at least not for the reasons the company offers. Perhaps when you follow me through the rest of this article you can help me resolve this inner conflict.
Although I love the idea that NPCs will react to you differently depending on your species/backstory as they did in other BioWare games, I am torn. On the one hand, it is completely immersing and just wicked-cool when you hear an announcement about you over the PA that is directly related to the background you chose. But what is not cool is when someone else has the exact same backstory as you. I'm sorry, but I want to be a unique snowflake. At the same time, I understand there is no way for BioWare writers to allow for all the snowflakes without being extremely generic. And you will miss out on all that great flavor in the game.
As I examine this more deeply, it doesn't exactly make forming an opinion any easier. In fact, it makes it harder. I would examine Knights of the Old Republic, but everyone's background is pretty much the same, and KOTOR II was not made by BioWare. So, that leaves us with examining a game like Mass Effect. Each backstory allows for one unique quest for the player, a minor bonus to Renegade and/or Paragon stats, and different reactions from the environment in the form of NPC dialogue or the like. However, the overall gameplay does not change. In fact, as far as the story of the game is concerned, the player's background does not affect the outcome of Mass Effect at all.
The roleplayer side of me screams, "Options! Options! I want more options!" But at the same time, I have seen the stupidest combinations when given more options. Need I remind you of the pink, cybernetic, Nightsister Wookiee? I don't want that, but I would like to make my inquisitor a Chiss, and not have to settle on Human or Zabrak. I also know that limiting species or races to specific classes is not a new thing in MMOs. No matter how much I wanted it to be so, my Dwarf from Lord of the Rings Online could not be a burglar. Hell, he couldn't even be female. I don't believe that game was a total failure because of that.
Before I non-conclude here, let me recognize that there is stirring discontent regarding BioWare's choices in player species. Why can't we be anything but a reskinned human? I find this complaint a bit humorous. It's not that I don't want to play anything but the Human-ish species, but rather that there is rarely a complaint when an Elf is just a Human with pointy ears, or a Drow is a blue Elf, or a halfling is just a short Human with bare feet. Yet, when a Mirialan is a green Human with tattoos and a Miraluka is a Human without eyes, everyone is up in arms. It's not because the Star Wars universe has more species or races than a fantasy genre. EverQuest and Dungeons and Dragons Online are crammed full of species who aren't anything like humans. So I am not exactly sure where this complain stems from. Is it because Star Wars Galaxies allowed you to be Ithorian?
The most interesting thing about this whole article is that I still do not have a reasonable conclusion to my problem. To be quite frank, I do not think I will ever come to one, even after the game is released, but the exercise has been therapeutic. Perhaps you have some real conclusions you can draw from this; maybe you can help me. Where do you come down on the issue?
[Editor's Note: Some information in this post was NDA-breaking and was consequently removed. It's Massively's policy to not break the NDA on any game's beta. Once we confirmed that it was leaked, unofficial information that broke NDA, it was removed. ]


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CRC members present: López (Chair), Stone (Vice-Chair), Alexander, Browning, Butzbaugh, Jaffe, Pollard, Ueland
IPR staff present: Blackmer (City Auditor), Rosenthal (IPR Director), Hess, DeAngelis, Stewart, Rees (Deputy City Attorney)
PPB staff present: Captain Schenck (IAD), Lieutenant Babnick (IAD), Detective King (PPA)
Chair López called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
Mia Butzbaugh and Toni Jaffe officially took their seats on the CRC.
The minutes of the CRC meetings of 9/16/02 and 10/1/02 were unanimously approved.
IPR Director's Report: Richard Rosenthal
The Portland Police Bureau has accepted the changes recommended by the CRC regarding the following two CRC appeals which had been pending the decision of the PPB Review Level Committee.
· CRC No. 01-10: Courtesy: Insufficient Evidence changed to Sustained.
· CRC No. 01-17: Conduct: Exonerated with Debriefing changed to Sustained and Conduct: Exonerated with Debriefing changed to Conduct: Insufficient Evidence with Debriefing
Director Rosenthal advised the CRC members regarding Oregon state rules on record retention, including IPR/CRC-related e-mails sent by CRC members to other members. He suggested that Deputy Director Hess be copied on all such e-mails so that IPR may take responsibility for retaining them. He provided all members with a copy of the state law governing record retention and the penalties of non-compliance.
Joseph DeAngelis is preparing the third quarter 2002 IPR report. If CRC members want to contribute anything to the report, they should coordinate this with Mr. DeAngelis.
CRC Recorder: Bob Ueland volunteered to replace Alice Shannon as CRC Recorder. He was unanimously affirmed. For this office. The principal duties of this office are to record the votes at CRC meetings and to review the draft minutes before distribution to the other CRC members.
Organization of Workgroups:
Ric Alexander made a motion to limit workgroup membership to three members and allow only one CRC member who is not on the workgroup to attend (to avoid having a quorum at workgroup meetings and thus not required to follow the rules of the state public meetings law regarding agenda, minutes, etc.) This motion did not carry.
Members agreed to keep the workgroups operating the way they are now (i.e., under the rules of the state public meeting law); the workgroup chairs were enjoined to provide advance notification, written agendas, and minutes for workgroup meetings.
Chair López reminded members that the charge of the workgroups is to be representative of the full CRC and to bring proposed items back to the full CRC for the discussion and endorsement.
CRC No. 02-24 (IPR/IAD No. 2002-C-0162). In this case, the appellant alleged that police officers unlawfully entered his apartment and placed him in protective custody.
Due to the sensitive nature of the incident, the appellant requested that the hearing be held in executive session. All members of the public with the exception of media were instructed to leave the hearing.
IPR Deputy Director Hess summarized the IPR report.
The appellant gave his testimony about the incident.
Detective Robert King, PPA President, represented the officers.
Captain Schenck summarized the IAD findings.
Pollard moved that the case be returned to IAD for investigation. Stone seconded the motion. Alexander proposed a friendly amendment, accepted by Pollard, to add an allegation that the officers wrote and inaccurate report.
Motion was defeated by a vote of 7 to 1.
Yes: Pollard,
No: Browning, Alexander, Ueland, López, Butzbaugh, Jaffe, Stone
Stone made a motion to affirm the declination of allegations 1, 2, and 3 and to return the remaining allegations (including the added allegation of inaccurate report writing) to IAD for investigation. There was no second for this motion.
Butzbaugh made a motion to return only the allegation of incorrect report writing to IAD for investigation. This motion was seconded.
Motion was defeated by a vote of 6 to 2.
Yes: Butzbaugh, López
No: Pollard, Browning, Alexander, Ueland, Jaffe, Stone
Ueland made a motion to affirm the IAD's declination of this complaint. Jaffe seconded the motion.
Motion carried by a vote of 5 to 3.
Yes: Ueland, Butzbaugh, Browning, Alexander, Jaffe
No: López, Pollard, Stone
The following policy issues regarding this complaint were referred to the Policy Workgroup:
Clothing and transportation needs of persons when released from protective custody.
Report writing discrepancies
Prehearing CRC No. 02-25 (IPR No. 2002-C-0168)
The appellant was present. Director Rosenthal noted that the appellant's criminal trial was scheduled for later in the week. The CRC agreed unanimously to postpone the prehearing until the following month.
Workgroup assignments
The following workgroup assignments were agreed upon:
Internal Process Workgroup: Miggins (Chair), Browning, Butzbaugh
Policy Workgroup: Stone (Chair), Ueland, Alexander
Outreach Workgroup: Pollard, López, Jaffe
Discussion of Public Forums
Pollard noted that the forums were refreshing and validating and reflected some public angst. Alexander noted the lack of diversity in the participants and recommended having forums on a regular basis. Ueland recommended going directly to targeted communities instead of asking them to "come to us." Community Relations Coordinator Stewart summarized the verbal and written comments that came out of the forums. The comments were overwhelmingly in favor of police officers not using profanity and identifying themselves at traffic and other stops. Feedback indicated that some of the neighborhood people who attended felt outnumbered and intimidated by the activists at the forums. Neighborhood people were concerned mainly about cut-backs in neighborhood police programs.
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It was decided to table this issue until the next CRC meeting.
Future agenda issue: more discussion about the role of workgroups.
Next CRC Meeting scheduled for November 19 at 5:30 p.m.
Public Testimony
Diane Lane, Portland Copwatch
Dan Handelman, Portland Copwatch
The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 p.m.
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In a rare move, Apple has notified developers working on the forthcoming OS X 10.8.4 update that it is closing down the seeding of new betas, essentially signalling that release of the update is likely to come next week. In the message, the company explains that scheduled maintenance on its Software Update project requires it to close existing projects and that the system for developer updates will be down from today, Friday the 31st. Apple also took a moment in the message to thank developers for their efforts in helping finalize the software.
In addition to the seeding updater, a discussion board and project area that hosted the downloads and bug forms will also be closed down, reports AppleInsider. It is unclear whether the last (eighth) release of the software is now considered a Golden Master -- but as there is no mention of restarting the 10.8.4 project following the maintenance, it is likely that Apple will complete any remaining work on the update over the next few days. In any case, the update is likely to appear ahead of the Worldwide Developers Conference, which is scheduled to kick off on June 10.
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Developers will still have access to their participant page, and Apple is encouraging the developers to keep their information up-to-date, presumably for inclusion in the 10.8.5 beta program, presuming there is one. Among the features of 10.8.4 are improvements in graphics card drivers (particularly for Nvidia cards that display some graphic glitches when put under load), wake-from-sleep connectivity to Wi-Fi, and support for the forthcoming 802.11ac standard, presumably supporting refreshed and new Mac models. A previously-unseen Broadcom chip was leaked last week that could find its way into future Mac products, and including 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 on the same card.
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Portland police detectives interviewed the VP on Thursday, questioning him further about allegations that he sexually abused a licensed Portland massage therapist.
Portland police had filed a "special report" in January 2007, recording the massage therapist's claims that Gore grabbed and groped her when she gave him a massage at a Portland hotel in October 2006. The woman went public in a June 23 National Enquirer story and held up "soiled" pants for a June 30 Enquirer cover.
By July 1, the Portland Police Bureau reopened its sexual assault investigation into Al Gore. Officials said the extra review was needed because detectives looking into the matter this past year failed to notify high-ranking officials of the decision to drop the case.
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I dont think anyone is going to be able to CONFIRM for sure for some time yet. Mainly for booking holiday off of work etc. ;)
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I dont think anyone is going to be able to CONFIRM for sure for some time yet. Mainly for booking holiday off of work etc. ;)
I have confirmed for sure. It's so far away that I can make sure nothing else is planned and once we have a date I'll just book it early - no-one will have booked anything yet for 2006.
Well we are going. But until we can officially book the time we cant commit ourseves to the list. Essentially its 99.99999% percent though ;)
Dont worry, we will be there. And we hope to bring some of the girls along too ;)
Did somebody mention girls?? :eek:
summer 2006 the soccer world cup will take place in germany, with some games in my hometown. so.. if england makes it to the world cup... you´re welcome ;-)
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Girls sounds great :D;)
Anyone who is thinking of coming (and those who have confirmed) we will all be getting together at the Digital-Car UK Meet to discuss things, and to try to work out a finalised route :)
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What do you mean IF???
damn cheek. :mad: :D
i meant: "IF" england is playing in gelsenkirchen ;-)
No doubt that they will qualify !
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I've done gabion baskets, there no fun!! They are very labor intensive, make sure you rent a air gun to hog tie ring the basket together, that will help speed up quite a bit. We always place the stone into the basket with an excavator or I've used a backhoe, then hand place to fill in the voids and like someone mention you'll have to cross tie them in 1/3rd intervals or halfs. Small crow bar will become your labors favorite tool to pook rocks into place and help close the baskets together. I'm surprised they call out #57s that have to be compacted, we always backfill with gabion rock so you don't have to compact between the wall and dirt slope, cut the slope as tight as you can so it don't eat up to much backfill.
I'm sure a Cat 304 will work but I've never used anything small than a 308 or Kom PC88. You don't want to much machine as you want to beable to place the bucket down into the basket. We always dipped the rock out a rock box on a trailer or out of the back of Tri-axle. This will help save on rock and not get mud into the baskets and leave alot cleanier jobsite.
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