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Molecular Pain 2005, 1:2 doi:10.1186/1744-8069-1-2Published: 14 January 2005
Propofol is a widely used intravenous general anesthetic. Propofol-induced unconsciousness in humans is associated with inhibition of thalamic activity evoked by somatosensory stimuli. However, the cellular mechanisms underlying the effects of propofol in thalamic circuits are largely unknown. We investigated the influence of propofol on synaptic responsiveness of thalamocortical relay neurons in the ventrobasal complex (VB) to excitatory input in mouse brain slices, using both current- and voltage-clamp recording techniques. Excitatory responses including EPSP temporal summation and action potential firing were evoked in VB neurons by electrical stimulation of corticothalamic fibers or pharmacological activation of glutamate receptors. Propofol (0.6 – 3 μM) suppressed temporal summation and spike firing in a concentration-dependent manner. The thalamocortical suppression was accompanied by a marked decrease in both EPSP amplitude and input resistance, indicating that a shunting mechanism was involved. The propofol-mediated thalamocortical suppression could be blocked by a GABAA receptor antagonist or chloride channel blocker, suggesting that postsynaptic GABAA receptors in VB neurons were involved in the shunting inhibition. GABAA receptor-mediated inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) were evoked in VB neurons by electrical stimulation of the reticular thalamic nucleus. Propofol markedly increased amplitude, decay time, and charge transfer of GABAA IPSCs. The results demonstrated that shunting inhibition of thalamic somatosensory relay neurons by propofol at clinically relevant concentrations is primarily mediated through the potentiation of the GABAA receptor chloride channel-mediated conductance, and such inhibition may contribute to the impaired thalamic responses to sensory stimuli seen during propofol-induced anesthesia.


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Last edited by Zathras; 11-02-2011 at 01:05 AM.Solve a man's problem with violence and help him for a day. Teach a man how to solve his problems with violence, help him for a lifetime - Belkar Bitterleaf
Liberalism is what the stupid think is smart.
Okay, IF the bottles and rocks were that bad, then I could see use of force against that. However, I've seen this up close. What sometimes happens is that one or two people are doing something and then the cops use it to excuse taking it out on the entire crowd. That may not have been the case on this case. I will admit that the girl here is being a total ass.
I still don't think that throwing a canister where you know it will hit somebody and doing it because they're responding to somebody who got hurt is appropriate.
I also object to this junk that if the cops instruct you to leave and you don't, then it's fair to go after you violently. Sometimes, I think people just want to support any nasty action for the sake of their cause, just like this girl on the video.
It's still not a black/white issue.
11-02-2011, 01:17 AMThe difference between pigs and people is that when they tell you you're cured it isn't a good thing.
OK, seems as though someone here needs an education in dealing with mobs. It goes in stages. The first stage is literally asking nicely: "This is the Oakland police department. You are trespassing on private property. Please disperse and return to your homes." Now, chances are, this is met with some resistance. A 2nd warning is given: "Please disperse immediately. This will be your final warning." This is usually the part where the morons decide their best course of action would be to start throwing bottles and rocks at the cops. But don't be stupid Lainie. Cops just don't step in and start throwing tear gas around like it's Christmas candy. Warnings are issued. The idiots are given ample opportunity to go their merry ways. They chose to ignore the warnings and started acting the fool. A beat down is something they deserved.The Obama Administration: Deny. Deflect. Blame.
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#59 From A REAL Marine11-02-2011, 01:29 AM
I pray that this man recovers fully from his injuries. Only a sadistic jackass would suggest he "deserved it" or wasn't a real war vet.
That being said...He's typical of many Marines I met while serving. A self diagnosed "idealist" and "free thinker" who hates for the sake of being a hater. I worked my way up, became a Sergeant, Earned the respect of the Marines who worked for me and the officers I worked for, by becoming knowledgeble in my MOS and proving myself on 3 Continents.
Marines like Olsen were a dime a dozen, unfortunetly. Misguided fools who joined the Marine Corps with the idea that they'd be the next Audie Murphy or Marcus Luttrell....who would ride to prominence on the back of military victory in battle and be remembered like Patton, MacArthur, Bradley, McChrystal or Petraeus....and sadly, they end up being what they were in life before they joined the Marines.
A shitbird. A douchebag. A loser. But worse....a loser with a USMC tattoo. Someone who served their country, enjoys the privledges of doing so (VFW and American Legion status, fully paid College under the post 9/11 GI Bill, veterans discounts and the respect of having served) while simultaneously being a piece of crap who never deserved earning the title of US Marine in the first place. Becoming a Marine doesn't require selling your soul to Uncle Sam...but it does involve being highly patriotic, learning a trade, maintaining a warrior mindset and managing and serving younger Marines like an effective leader. That's something men like Olsen will never understand."Don't vote. It only encourages the bastards." -PJ O'Roarke
Rock, I did respond to those who said the stupid junk. Apocolypse suggested the marine deserved no sympathy because of inflammatory comments. Zathres suggested that they deserved it for not following instructions (he didn't say throwing bottles, but SIMPLY for not following instructions). Guess what happened? People argued with my objection to it. It's not my fault that people want to support a cause or a poster who supports the cause no matter how stupid or immoral some of the arguments go.
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28 Jul 2010
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Vela Veloce is NYYC Race Week Winner
The Great Lakes major offshore racing events are drawing to a close with a slow finish on the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac race where the winds are not cooperating with the back of the fleet. The Bayview to Mackinac and Lake Ontario 300 are wrapping up their events announcing trophy winners and posting photos and videos on their website.
The young sailors participating in SailEAST, in Sydney NS, were treated to perfect conditions in the Sydney harbor. In Port Credit, participants in the Steerers' and Four Sisters regattas had to contend with more challenging Lake Ontario conditions, including getting off the water when the squalls that decimated the Lake Ontario 300 fleet came through.
Paul Cayard and crew on board Artemis had a perfect final race to clinch the regatta in the third event of the 2010 Audi MedCup in Barcelona. With Artemis leading by a single point ahead of Emirates Team New Zealand going into the final race, their odds didn't look very good when they rounded the first windward mark in eight place; Cayard and team found clear air on the downwind legs to win the Conde de Godó Trophy. The TP52 fleet heads to Cartagena next month for the fourth event in the series.
New Brunswick's Richard Oland collected his second Rolex watch this year when Vela Veloce, his Southern Cross 52, was named Overall Winner at the prestigious New York Yacht Club Race Week event in Newport, RI. Vela Veloce won IRC Class 2 with an impressive score line of four first places and two seconds, enough to be awarded the 2010 Rolex US-IRC National Champion; a great achievement from a strong supporter of IRC racing. Congratulations Richard!
See you on the water!
Guy Perrin
Sail-World Canada Managing Editor
2010 Lake Ontario 300 will be remembered for years to come
Brian Townsend,
Living up to its billing, sailors met with high winds, extra high winds, no winds, and light winds. The leg heading south to Ford Shoal was a tight reach in high winds and the long leg westward to Niagara was at least 80 miles tacking into the wind with a variety of conditions from light to variable mixed with a few more line squalls coming across the lake.... [
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Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac – Winners of 102nd edition
Chicago Yacht Club,
Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac comes to a close this Tuesday, and the Race Committee had a busy night finishing all but four remaining boats last night and into the first light today.... [
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Near perfect conditions for SailEAST held in Sydney, NS July 21-24
Katie Nicoll,
PRO Rob Williams from Halifax, NS pulled off a near perfect regatta July 21-24 at SailEAST in Sydney, NS at the Northern Yacht Club. The sheltered waters off the yacht club were perfect for the young sailors to test their skills and compete in Optimist, Laser, Radial, and 420 sailboats.... [
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Audi MedCup: superb sailing performance determines Barcelona winner
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Artemis led the TP52 section of the regatta, by a single point, going into the one and only race of the final day. Soon after the start of the race, the odds looked suddenly to be stacked against an Artemis regatta win when they picked the wrong side of the first beat and rounded the top mark in eighth place, with their main rivals Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) in second.... [
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NYYC Race Week at Newport 2010 - Vela Veloce named overall winner
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Southern Cross 52 Vela Veloce was determined the best performing boat and was named the 2010 Rolex US-IRC National Champion. Its owner and skipper, Richard Oland (St. John, New Brunswick, CAN), was presented with a specially engraved Rolex Yacht-Master at this evening's Rolex Gala and Awards Party held at Harbour Court.... [
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Internet Images Rules for Events, Sponsors and Event Photographers
Brendan Maxwell - TetraMedia,
Sailing is one of those sports which is much more followed on the Internet, than in magazines, newspapers or on television. It is therefore vital that marine events and marine industry professionals pay careful attention to the needs of Internet consumers.... [
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Chicago Mackinac 2010 - Mac Monday winds down and so does the wind
Christie Denson,
Monday evening of the 102nd running of the Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac, presented by Veuve Clicquot, has hit a lull. Although today was a busy day finishing the first 113 boats, 229 are still racing.... [
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Lake Ontario 300: The story continues through photos
Jeff Chalmers,
Lake Ontario 300: The story continues through photos... [
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New festival aims to attract sailors and boaters to Bras d'Or Lakes
Terry Smith,
Bras d'Or Lakes Festival launched to become Canada's premier sailing, boating and cultural festival A new festival is being launched this weekend to celebrate the beautiful Bras d'Or Lakes, Canada's Inland Sea on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Running from July 23 to August 8, the Bras d'Or Lakes Festival will provide two action-packed weeks of sailing, boating, music, and cultural events.... [
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Another Successful PCYC Race Week
Marilea McAllister,
The third week in July has come to be known as 'PCYC Race Week' at the port Credit Yacht Club and in 2010 it certainly lived up to the name. The PCYC Open on July 10 and 11 got the racing off to a wonderful start with two great days. Monday and Tuesday were much like they usually are at the club but then came Wednesday... [
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Sailors flock to Sydney, NS for Sail EAST
Katie Nicoll,
Day 1 of 2 days racing delivered prime breeze with little-to-no wave activity thanks to the minor change of tide direction and a an non-prevailing direction. 78 boats are on the water here, with Sailors and Coaches in attendance from host province Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.... [
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Five races complete on first Racing Day of 2010 CYA Sail East
Bob Pelley,
Five races were completed today in the 2010 CYA Sail East Regatta under a strong breeze at North Sydney's NYC. Racing continues tomorrow morning at 10am (ADT).... [
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Audi Med Cup TP52 pictures
Audi Med Cup 2010 - Camper Regatta - action pictures from Stefano Gattini and Guido Trombetta... [
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Racing underway at 2010 CYA Sail East
Bob Pelley,
Racing is underway at the 2010 CYA Sail East Regatta, at Northern Yacht Club in North Sydney, Nova Scotia. Racing will run from 10:00am to 5:00pm Friday (ADT) and from 10:00am to 4:00pm Saturday. Race results will be posted online as soon as each race is finished. You can view the results by following the link on the NYC website (www.northernyachtclub.ca).... [
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2010 Volvo ISAF Youth World Championships – Canadian Wrap Up
Steve McBride,
2010 Volvo ISAF Youth World Championships – Canadian Wrap Up... [
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Bayview Mackinac Race winners
A total of 206 sailboats in 20 classes raced in the 2010 Pure Michigan Bayview Mackinac Race that started under blue skies and a light 12 knot breeze and ended with a rainstorm and 20-knot gusts on Saturday in Lake Huron. All have now completed the race.... [
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Boise Cascade Corp. was one of 37 companies participating in the Union County Economic Development Corporations recent business visitation. Boises particleboard plant near Island City, pictured above, employs about 90 people. Most businesses taking part in the survey said they expect better economic times ahead. CHRIS BAXTER/The Observer
Half of the 37 Union County firms interviewed reported an increase in sales of products and services during economic downturn, and most companies envision adding more workers in future
Even though hit hard by the Great Recession, Union County's business community was surprisingly upbeat in a recent business visitation survey done by the Union County Economic Development Corporation.
In 2011, UCEDC, a private, non-profit group that works to support local business and improve economic development, sent six volunteer interview teams to quiz companies on products and services, the states of respective industries, the local business climate, thoughts on past performance, future expectations and more. Survey results were compiled this year, and released Monday following review by UCEDC's Business Retention and Expansion Program.
Of 48 local businesses contacted by program representatives, 37 agreed to an interview. They ranged from major employers like Boise Cascade Corp., Grande Ronde Hospital and Eastern Oregon University, to smaller companies that employ fewer than 10 workers.
An executive report released with the results this week said the survey indicates that diversity helped Union County weather the economic downturn better than surrounding counties, and that the companies surveyed are looking forward to an improvement in conditions.
According to the results, almost one half of the companies interviewed said sales of products and services declined during the economic downturn that began in 2008, but an equal percentage said sales increased.
The survey also shows that most the companies did a good job keeping their employees at work during a time when Union County saw unemployment top 10 percent. Not only that, most of the surveyed firms believe they'll be adding employees in the future.
"The aggregate decline in employment reported by the firms was only 1.7 percent, far lower than that experienced by the county as a whole," the report said. "Going forward the firms expect to see a rebound in employment and additional gains in the numbers of employed at these firms."
On the downside, the companies interviewed said they depend on local and regional markets for their success, and see sluggish growth as an obstacle to overcome. Most said they hope for growth in the number of businesses in the county, growth in family wage jobs and growth in population.
Among other problems cited by the companies is a lack of access to skilled and educated workers, whether in the local workforce or thorough recruitment outside the county. Causes include lower-than-average wages and a lack of opportunity to move up.
"Retention of these workers is a problem given the local wage scales and the general lack of advancement opportunities in the local economy," the executive summary said.
In a related concern, many of the companies said a lack of a community college and vocational education resources in the county hurts the health of the economy and future growth.
The report said the ability to respond to educational and technical training needs of the local economy is seen as essential to retention and expansion of existing firms.
Some other disadvantages of doing business in Union County, according to the survey results, include costs of shipping goods in and out, winter driving restrictions, distance from urban areas and distance to the nearest commercial air service.
The firms also listed things they see as advantages. Those included strong local relationships, a central location in Northeast Oregon and the region's location on Interstate 84 between Boise and Portland.
Executive Director Dan Stark said Tuesday the 37 companies in the survey were diverse examples of why Union County's economy did better than those of neighboring counties during the recession.
"They were all fairly positive about job retention, and they said they thought that things were going to pick up," he said. He said the companies provided a good picture of Union County's economic diversity, which includes a strong state and federal presence, Eastern Oregon University, manufacturing concerns, a growing health care industry and an exceptionally healthy agricultural sector.
But Stark added that the survey isn't perfect, doesn't give a complete picture of the difficulties the local retail trade saw during the recession, or cover at length the county's vibrant agricultural industry and its stunning successes the last few years.
"We could do 37 other companies and have a completely different picture," Stark said.
But he added that this is only the first round. The information derived from the survey will be used in targeting ongoing activities of the business retention and expansion program and will serve as a baseline to measure changes in the economy when another survey is conducted in 2014.
UCEDC plans to conduct interviews every three to five years.


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Thai Baht Weakens on Prospects for Intervention
The Thai baht went down today on speculations that policy makers will intervene to curb currency's gains that may threaten the nation's economy.
Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong complained that the high exchange rate was partly responsible for the 5.8 percent drop of exports in February. Such comments led to speculations about a potential intervention. The currency was performing well indeed, rallying 4.1 percent since the beginning of the year. The bank touched the strongest level in 16 years in March.
USD/THB rose from 29.3300 to 29.3750 as of 16:09 GMT today and its daily high was at 29.4350.
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Baht, Export, Intervention, Kittiratt Na-Ranong, Thailand, USD/THB
Earlier News About the Thai Baht:
- Thai Baht Weakened by Threat of Intervention (2013-02-06)
- Thai Baht Gains on Optimism Spurred by Obama's Reelection (2012-11-09)
- Baht Falls as Central Bank Cuts Growth Outlook (2012-08-17)
- Baht Posts Biggest Weekly Drop in 2011 (2012-05-25)
- Thai Baht Falls as Finance Minister Concerned About Strong Currency (2012-03-23)


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The Original Blue variety of Power Trip has gone through a bit of a makeover since its initial release and the product's new 16 oz. packaging is much more attractive than the first version. Still, the word "BLUE" is rather big and, in our opinion, is a bit irrelevant when it comes to the overall purpose/value of this product (blue coloring doesn't add energy, last time we checked). The flavor is pleasant, with a sweet berry citrus mixture used to flavor the product. The biggest negative of this product is the intense blue color that stains your mouth -- something we can live without and we think some consumers will avoid. Overall, above average flavor and decent packaging that would be much improved if there were a little less blue #1.
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Athena Council
Athena City Council members are Deborah Hayward, LaVerne Mitchell, Chet Sater, Rebecca Schroeder and Charles Speed. With all present Thursday, the board:
WATER BOND: Approved a $3 million bond for drilling a well and building a new reservoir for the city. The city is speaking to the U.S. Department of Agriculture about funding, and an informational brochure will be mailed to residents.
POLICE: Approved the hiring of a new police officer for the city.


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It's hard for parents to understand how a toddler can go from eating everything to barely touching their meals. It's even more difficult for them to understand why kids are so reluctant to try new foods. And without a big picture understanding of why kids eat the way they do, parents are left frustrated and are more likely to make feeding mistakes.
My whole life, I was called a picky eater, but I was always assured that I would grow out of it. My parents had both been "picky" (according to my grandparents), but like most children, they had grown out of it. As a kid, I believed that eventually, that would happen for me too. Until it just didn't.
I like to think things are not so bad at our collective family tables that we need to assume, as this note did, that all children fall under the category of picky eaters. We all have our handicaps (in our house, they are eggs and pasta -- think about that! Two of the most fall-back-plan-y foods that exist in this world!)


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LeRoy Tabb, of Buckingham, Pa. looks for shorebirds on the beach in Cape May. / Denise Henhoeffer/Courier-Post
Particpants in the Fall Migration Songbird Peak birding workshop at the Meadows in Cape May spotted 89 varieties of birds. / Denise Henhoeffer/ Courier-Post
Tips for beginning birders
■ Relax, says Pete Dunne, director of communications for New Jersey Audubon. Dont be intimidated by what you dont know. Birding is a lifelong learning experience; that is why you will continue to be engaged for the rest of your life. The pleasure of watching birds and of seeing birds that are new to you is a constant, independent of your level of skill. The difference between a new birder and an experienced birder is that, thus far, new birders have misidentified few birds; experienced birders have misidentified thousands.
■ Go on a birding field trip sponsored by a local bird group. Try njaudubon.org for field trip information, Dunne suggest. Youll learn where the best local bird-watching sites are and pick up valuable tips, re: bird I.D., field guides and optics.
■ Use binoculars designed with birding in mind, says Dunne. Not all binoculars work for bird study. Go to featheredgeoptics.org to learn what qualities you need in birding optics.
■ And finally, Dunne says: Dont just keep a list of the birds you see. Keep a journal: who you were with, what the weather was, the behavior of the birds. In the future, that will be invaluable.
■ Michael OBrien, who guides for Victor Emanuel Nature Tours, suggests beginners buy the Kauffman Focus Guide.
■ Start by borrowing a decent binocular, suggests OBrien.
■ Before setting off on a field trip, try to identify the birds in your back yard, he adds.
■ Get a regional checklist for birds in your area and learn what to expect, OBrien advises.
■ Get outside now, get outside often, and head to Cape May Point. Why the Point? The shank-end of the state funnels fall migrating birds and concentrates them before they make the 13-mile flight over the mouth of the Delaware Bay.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
■New Jersey Audubon Society
■Cape May Bird Observatory
■Cape May Point State Park
■ Season at the Point by Jack Connor, available at amazon.com
■ David Sibley Guides, available at sibleyguides.com/
■ The Art of Bird Identification and Pete Dunne on Birdwatching by Pete Dunne, available at
Birds at Cape May Point
Whats so great about birding in Cape May Point?
First, variety. Second, abundance.
For instance, heres a list of the birds seen by leaders Louise Zematis and Michael OBrien and 17 participants during a songbird workshop they conducted for New Jersey Audubon the morning of Sept. 6 entirely on Cape May Point. They traveled just 2.5 miles during five hours and 15 minutes of birding and saw 89 species and more than a thousand individual birds.
■Canada Goose 50
■Mute Swan 8
■Wood Duck 3
■Gadwall 4
■American Wigeon 2
■Mallard 25
■Blue-winged Teal 4
■Northern Shoveler 2
■Green-winged Teal 3
■Pied-billed Grebe 1
■Double-crested Cormorant 75
■Great Blue Heron 2
■Great Egret 5
■Snowy Egret 3
■Little Blue Heron 2
■Tricolored Heron 1
■Glossy Ibis 7
■Black Vulture 6
■Turkey Vulture 7
■Osprey 20
■Bald Eagle 4
■Northern Harrier 3
■Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
■Coopers Hawk 12
■ Broad-winged Hawk 3
■Red-tailed Hawk 3
■American Kestrel 6
■Merlin 1
■Semipalmated Plover 1
■Killdeer 1
■ American Oystercatcher 2
■Spotted Sandpiper 2
■Solitary Sandpiper 1
■Greater Yellowlegs 6
■Lesser Yellowlegs 12
■Ruddy Turnstone 5
■Sanderling 7
■Semipalmated Sandpiper 50
■Least Sandpiper 15
■Pectoral Sandpiper 6
■Laughing Gull 200
■Ring-billed Gull 1
■Herring Gull 12
■Great Black-backed Gull 150
■Caspian Tern 2
Tern 600
Tern 20
Tern 80
Pigeon 2
Collared-Dove 1
■Mourning Dove 10
Hummingbird 4
■Belted Kingfisher 2
■Great Crested
Flycatcher 2
■Eastern Kingbird 5
■Red-eyed Vireo 3
■Blue Jay 1
■American Crow 4
■Fish Crow 6
■Tree Swallow 75
■Barn Swallow 25
■Cliff Swallow 2
■Carolina Chickadee 5
■Tufted Titmouse 2
■Carolina Wren 4
Gnatcatcher 6
■Gray Catbird 1
Mockingbird 2
■European Starling 40
■Cedar Waxwing 2
■Nashville Warbler 1
■Yellow Warbler 5
■Cape May Warbler 3
Warbler 1
■Prairie Warbler 2
■Palm Warbler 2
■American Redstart 10
Waterthrush 7
Yellowthroat 2
■Northern Cardinal 3
Bunting 4
■Bobolink 100
Blackbird 300
Grackle 10
Finch 4
Goldfinch 1
Sparrow 2
Louise Zematis, an artist and naturalist who has observed birds from the Galapagos to Antarctica and many points between, has a simple explanation for why so many people become birders.
Borrowing from Roger Tory Peterson, the naturalist whose venerable field guide helped turn bird watching into birding, Zematis says during a lunch break, Birding is different for every person.
And, there are as many types of birders as there are species of birds. Take life listers Zematis and her husband, Michael OBrien, also an artist and professional birder, who quit counting new species of birds years ago when they passed 700 species. Here are others:
■ The competitive Big Year birders, who try to rack up frequent flyer points and a staggering number of bird sightings in a 12-month period.
■ Contemplative Zen birders who use birds as an entry point into the larger world of nature.
■ Lifelong birders who grew up sorting those hard-to-distinguish little brown jobs (LBJs in birder speak) such as sparrows, by species.
■ Newbies who cant tell a fish crow from a fish hawk. Or know that a fish hawk is actually an osprey.
And thats just a few of the many types who are members of the 51.3-million strong tribe known as birders.
Indeed, at the lunch table where Zematis is speaking with some of the 17 birders who have joined her and OBrien for a three-day songbird migration field trip throughout the terminus of the Garden State sponsored by the Cape May Bird Observatory, theres a variety of attendees:
■ An accountant who is relatively new to birding, but is a devoted convert
■ A casual birder who worked at a land trust and is now casting about for a new career and is building up her birding skills
■ The director of operations for the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, who became a birding fanatic when a pair of osprey built a nest near her home on the Delaware River and now makes birding part of every vacation.
Out on the Nature Conservancys South Cape May Meadows, OBrien and Zematis coach the crowd through a sighting of a bald eagle and a tiny American kestrel. They also focus on how to differentiate between the shorebirds known as greater and lesser yellowlegs, and then to distinguish between gull species.
And then the team spots an off-course seagoing long-tailed jaeger on the beach, distressed and listless.
This sighting soon brings birders, summoned by a rare-bird alert spread digitally, running to see the bird.
The ties that bind
What ties every birder together, even aces such as Zematis and OBrien, is each was a newcomer at one time.
Certified Public Accountant Carol Daugherty, of Rockville, MD, did some casual birding as a child, but three years ago she decided to seriously take up birding.
On a trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, she did it on my own, searching for pictures that helped her identify birds on the Internet.
Back home, she found local birding groups to join on walks. Twice a year she takes a longer field trip, such as the fall migration weekend, even though she does not think of herself as the sort who likes groups.
Until a pair of ospreys nested near her Bensalem, Pa. home in 2000, environmentalist Cindy Ferguson was an inconsistent birder.
A life-changing encounter with birds is not unusual: That pair of fish hawks were spark birds. Or, in the lingo of bird watching, creatures that made an indelible impression and captivated her. The pair, which she continues to monitor, is still producing young 13 years later.
Shes also included birding on vacations to Canada and the Southwest, poring over field guides before each trip. Ferguson particularly likes the information, photos and bird sounds available online through the Cornell Lab of Ornithologys website.
As a more advanced birder, shes working on identifying birds by their calls. A runner and hiker, Fergusons new delight is picking out species by ear as she runs by them.
Always learning
With more than 900 species of birds in North America and around 10,000 species worldwide, theres always something new to learn, even if you are Tom Reed, who grew up birding.
Birding is naturally what you do while you grow up, as 25-year-old Reed did, with a bay beach on one horizon, a slice of salt marsh on the other.
Reeds Beach is a place where entertainment consists of fishing and bird watching, where field guides and binoculars are at hand in most of the small hamlets homes, says Reed.
15 years ago,a brown pelican his personal spark bird changed the arc of his life. Reed saw an astonishing 362 species of birds in New Jersey in 2011. Now hes on his second round as the official bird counter at the Hawk Watch platform at Cape May Point State Park.
Reeds first suggestion is to buy a nice pair of binoculars because they are the primary instrument of bird watching.
Picking out a pair is remarkably easy, says Reed, with the help of New Jersey Audubon. They will let you look through several pair before you settle on the right one.
A good field notebook, with observations, descriptions and other notes, does more to enhance a birders fieldcraft than the Internet or social media sites, says Reed.
And finally, an incentive mentioned by OBrien for taking up birding:
It gets you to unknown, wonderful places.
Kevin Shelly writes for the Courier-Post, a sister publication.


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Hollywood debut awaits local author
August 2, 2011
Storyteller Sarah Gerdes is force behind upcoming films
Sarah Gerdes, author and mother to Conor, Porsche and Mercedes, balances motherhood and Hollywood.
The longtime local author is nearing a milestone in a lifelong effort to tell stories to the masses: films based on the books she spent years to create.
The lineup includes "The Kim Sisters" — a musical about a trio transplanted from Korea and hurtling to success in the United States — and adventures based on "Chambers" — a series about time-traveling teenagers. The initial e-book in the "Chambers" series came out in May.
"I am truly excited to see it come to film — and it's not because of any financial gain, although that would be nice, not to be a starving author forever," Gerdes said late last month. "It's because I can't wait to see it through somebody else's eyes. I've written this work that has all of these characters. I have a theme and I know where it's going."
Lucas Foster — the producer behind "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and other action-packed films — refers to Gerdes as "the Terminator" for the perseverance and passion she delivers on each project. Foster's Warp Entertainment is producing "The Kim Sisters" and "Chambers" films.
"The amount of money we spend to make a movie, and then market and distribute a movie, is colossal. So, we have to do some thinking about who our audience is very early on and who we're trying to reach," he said. "Are we capable of reaching them with whatever it is we're building? I think Sarah — she doesn't have to think that way — but I think she's inclined to think that way as well."
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'Chambers' fans can score a walk-on role in films
The time-traveling teenagers in "Chambers" — a nascent e-book series from local author Sarah Gerdes — use a combination of textbook smarts and street savvy to navigate different epochs in history.
The team behind the novel is using a similar approach to promote "Chambers" as a multimedia experience. Before the e-book was released in May, plans for a film already materialized — due to a relentless pursuit by Gerdes and a chance to create a big-screen adaptation alongside "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" producer Lucas Foster.
The latest phase in the innovative book release is due to roll out July 22, as Gerdes and Foster host a series of events at area technology sellers. The top prize for attendees is a chance for a walk-on role in a film under development by Foster's company, Warp Entertainment.
"I like the idea that you can have a cross-media experience," he said in a telephone interview from Los Angeles. "You can read the book, see the movie, play the game, maybe even go to the live destination, and they're all different experiences, and they add to each other in some manner."
The effort to launch "Chambers" and offer walk-on film roles represents a marriage of content, retail and technology — a departure from traditional book and film releases.
"We're now getting to do something that's never been done before," Gerdes said.


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Captain America: The First Avenger will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving.)
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SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. - Perveen Crawford couldn't help but smile last week as she shot pictures of the mother ship and spaceship that will someday transport her into space.
"I'm actually the first Chinese female pilot from Hong Kong," she said.
As Crawford spoke, hundreds of other visitors, some future civilian astronauts like herself, crowded around Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo (the VSS Enterprise) parked outside the world's first purpose-built spaceline terminal and hangar.
"I was first inspired as a young kid when I saw Apollo 11 take off on black-and-white television," Crawford said. "I was so excited."
The Apollo 11 spaceflight landed the first humans, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Crawford's excitement these days is understandable. She will be among the first 100 people who will experience space flight aboard a commercial spaceship that will float back to earth. The first commercial space flight from New Mexico may take place in late 2012.
Various individuals, including former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson whose administration pushed the spaceport project, suggest the spaceport - 45 miles north of Las Cruces - is rapidly transforming Southern New Mexico into the world's first launch pad for the fledgling commercial aerospace industry.
More than 450 people have paid $200,000 each to reserve a seat and experience the adventure of a lifetime, space flight.
According to various published accounts, Crawford is also a mother of three and a Hong Kong socialite. She and Aldrin were among an estimated 800 dignitaries and visitors who participated in the dedication of the spaceport terminal hangar facility a week ago.
British billionaire and Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson officially named the spaceline's future home in New Mexico as the "Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space."
"We are here with a group of incredible people who are helping us lead the way in creating one of the most important new industrial sectors of the 21st century," Branson said earlier. "We've never wavered in our commitment to the monumental task of pioneering safe, affordable and clean access to space, or to demonstrate that we mean business at each step along the way."
Branson and his children, Sam and Holly, will be the first passengers on SpaceShipTwo. He said he is optimistic the first suborbital space flight may take place in December 2012.
Branson credited former Gov. Richardson and his administration for convincing New Mexico taxpayers to support the spaceport with more than $200 million. Virgin Galactic selected New Mexico to base its operations in competition with bigger aerospace states: California, Texas and Florida.
Richardson did not attend the spaceport hangar dedication. He said in a recent telephone interview from Santa Fe that the spaceport is part of the legacy of his eight-year administration.
"What's very important is not just the existing relationship with Virgin Galactic that needs to be honored and enhanced but also the potential to create other space-related activities in science, technology and education as part of the spaceport portfolio for the future," Richardson said. "We could be creating thousands of jobs in Southern New Mexico that would also ultimately benefit El Paso and the border."
Richardson predicted the benefits to the region and New Mexico will come gradually.
"New Mexico has taken a leap in commercial space," he said. "The first major benefits will come after the space tourism component is launched and the world sees that ordinary humans are going into space."
Richardson pointed out that what is happening at Spaceport America now and in the future is consistent with President Barack Obama's emphasis on relying more on the commercial space industry.
"New Mexico will be the first with Virgin Galactic and the launching of the space tourism effort next year," he said.
Janie Bullard is an adventure travel specialist from Atlanta. She has already signed up two customers eager to fly into space. She's optimistic business will pick up once Virgin Galactic starts routinely taking space tourists or astronauts, as they are called, into space.
"The future of adventure travel is space travel, the ultimate adventure," Bullard said.
George Whitesides, Virgin Galactic president and CEO, put what most described as a historic day in simple terms: "Every day, every week, every month, we are making concrete progress toward the goal of commercial space flight at a pace that is unrivaled throughout the world."
The company recently was awarded a NASA contract for research missions on SpaceShipTwo. Purdue University, Space Florida, the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Southwest Research Institute and others have made flight reservations to support research projects.
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, noting that the spaceport may eventually support 2,000 new jobs, pointed out that New Mexico has a long tradition of "pioneering innovation in aerospace and related technologies."
"We already possess an impressive array of facilities and expertise in advanced technologies," she said. "Spaceport America and the opening of the Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space significantly deepen those capabilities and strengthen our global position as a powerhouse supporter of the space industry."
Eve Branson, the British entrepreneur's mother, is convinced the time is fast approaching when her adventurous son will go up in space and inaugurate a new space era.
Eve Branson will ride in the mother ship or the futuristic-looking airplane that will release the spaceship in the atmosphere and return to earth.
"It's amazing, absolutely wonderful," she said. "We've seen him through so many adventures. This one is yet one more. Not the last but yet one more."
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At the recent borough council meetig, council gave permission for Hanover High School senior Becky Cook to use stencils to paint "Don't Dump - Chesapeake Bay Drainage" on about 40 borough-owned storm water catch-basin drains.
Cook, who has also worked as a summer employee of McSherrystown Borough for the last several years, is the 17-year-old daughter of borough Supervisor Scott Cook.
Becky Cook will be doing the painting for her senior community service project, said Scott Cook, with the entire project to take 30 or more hours.
The signs will be stenciled on the top of the curb along standard curb-lines right above the drains, said Scott Cook, or on the side of slanted curbs.
"A lot of people have dumped just about anything you can think of - including oil and anti-freeze - into the storm sewers and most don't realize that whatever they dump eventually ends up in the Chesapeake Bay," said Scott Cook. "Hopefully this will raise community awareness."
Council approved paying approximately $100 for the paint and stencils for the project. The stencils will be kept and can be reused in the future to repaint the signs if necessary, said Cook.
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Delving through Gump's, I found this very "Martha-green" old-world Santa figurine, called Santa of Snowflake Mountain.
Turns out the Santa is made by Lynn Haney, whose Santas - be they cloth figurines, Limoges boxes or canvas prints - are impressive indeed.
I would have been happy to show you a photo, or even a link, except the people who run Haney's web site don't have the foggiest idea what they're doing, and have deliberately set up the site so that people can't link easily to specific Santas (who still uses FRAMES, in 2005, for Pete's sake?) nor can they post an image of a Santa to their blog, since the photos are all chopped up to prevent all that rampant stealing on the interweb. Of course, what would you expect from a web site that also has a splash screen and no way to email the webmaster? But I digress.
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The Marshfield Police Department needs a second drug officer.
In fact, Chief Gary Jepsen told Marshfield's City Council members this week, "I believe this position is the highest priority within the department."
Jepsen said the department's only drug enforcement officer has much more work than one person can handle.
The officer must focus on priority cases, so lesser offenses and intelligence and information gathering aren't given the same attention, Jepsen said.
"Essentially, what that means is that being unable to work on those cases, more and more drugs are coming into the community," he said.
Later, Jepsen elaborated for News-Herald Media.
"Should someone have asked the question about drugs in our schools and accessible to our children, I could have told them that recently we arrested a dealer in high school," Jepsen said in an email.
The dealer's phone records showed more than 300 texts during the past two weeks and more than 40 percent were to arrange drug transactions, Jepsen said.
"There are those on the common council that can tell you that they have had conversations with straight-A students who have said that they have the ability of knowing how to buy any type of drugs they want and from whom at any time if they chose to do so," Jepsen wrote.
In order to address the need, police are seeking a federal grant from U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services program to partially fund a second drug officer for four years. The Marshfield City Council voted 7-2 Tuesday to approve the application. The department will learn later this summer if it will receive the grant.
If approved, the city's portion would cost about $213,000 with the federal government contributing $125,000.
Two council members were worried about covering the city's portion of the cost. With tighter budgets all around, it's a legitimate concern.
But that must be weighed against an increase in violent crime related to drugs in the city since 2010.
"Last year, we investigated four homicides and three were related to drugs. That's not something we're accustomed to," Jepsen told council members.
Seeking the grant to help pay for this position now will help police better enforce laws and dig deeper into all aspects of drug crimes. At the end of the grant term, the city and police should be able to decide if the officer position can be continued or if other changes need to be made to pay for it. A lot can happen in four years. The city needs a second drug officer.


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The Twin Cedars boys basketball team finished the regular season with a 10-12 record and are about to begin the postseason, as they'll host Bluegrass Conference foe Moravia on Monday night. The team is led by a core of young, but talented players, and KNIA/KRLS Sports Director Eric Gotschall had the chance to catch up with junior Eric Clark and sophomores Hunter Embray and Derek Springer during this week's Marion County PM Sports Page program to talk about the Sabers' ups and downs this season, their goals for the postseason and why it's cool to wear pink.
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