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Park worked with 3M to produce a self adhesive tube patch that stretches, flexes, twists, and turns right along with the tube and they came up with the Park Glueless Patch Kit GP-2 . No messy glue, no bulky packaging. Lightly roughen tube with the included sandpaper, clean, apply patch, and you're ready to go. Six Park Glueless patches with sandpaper in a neat little carry along box.
Quick, easy to use, light weight to put in the pack! They get the job done and back on the trail!
Swear by the Park Took glueless Super Patch. Some years back we had our first try with them and had poor success. It only took 1 ill fated try to determine that preparation of the surface of the tube around the puncture was key. You need to rough up the surface extending past the outside of the patch size. It needs to be totally dull. If any mold seams are in the patch area, they need to be leveled to the surface of the repair. We cut extra swatches of sand paper from large sheets in the shop to insure that we have enough sanding material on hand. Now that we have this process down, the patches are always successful. They bond to the rubber so well that you can actually stretch the tube and the repair stretched with it with absolutely no delamination.
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After sanding a spot with the little pin hole on the tube, I tried putting the patch on the tube, only for the air from the pin hole to eventually push through the cheap glue on the patch. This leakage occurred despite the fact that I held the patch in place firmly for over a minute on two different tries.
I stopped using glue on patches over 15 years ago and never looked back. Park are the best of the glueless patches on the market, one reviewer said his dried out after 6 months, I've had as many as 13 patches on a tube and the oldest patch was 4 years old and still holding and the tube was a primary tube! Some people don't like these but that's because they don't know how to prepare the tube correctly, you have to buff the tube in an area larger than the patch will cover first like you would with a glue on patch, then you press the patch on as hard as you can between your fingers and thumb for 30 seconds and repeat on each corner; then look at the patch, if the patch has a frosty looking area press that area again and it should go away. Word of warning, these patches will not work well on latex tubes, they will hold about a week or two then let go.
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Super quick patching. Holds bond for life of tube
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After our Thanksgiving Reenactment we made some Thankful Turkey Puppets so the kids could display some things they were thankful for this year. They were so simple to make and the kids have had a grand ol' time playing with them saying "Gobble, Gobble".
We just used the kids cut-out handprints for the feathers, some googly eyes, a yellow triangle for the beak and I cut out a waddle from a red foam sheet.
Andy is thankful for church, going to first grade, Mommy & Daddy, computer games and Thanksgiving.
Luke is thankful for Thanksgiving dinner, Netflix (haha), the turkey crafts we made, that he can go to preschool and his toys.
I am thankful that God blessed me with children. I feel my greatest strengths and weaknesses have come from having children and I am grateful that they continually give me a desire to to better and to be better.
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We live in Canada so it is too late for Thanksgiving this year, so I have pinned it for next year. So cute. Thanks.
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Such a great idea!!!
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Love these!! Just pinned them!
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So cute!
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Those are so cute - I really like those :)
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Usually I am disappointed with Cuba Gooding Jr. movies. Maybe I lowered my expectations or maybe this is a good movie, you watch and decide. The Ticking Clock is about a true crime reporter becoming involved in a murder. When Lewis Hicks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) girlfriend, or maybe better said the woman he is seeing while he is separated from his wife, is murdered. Lewis chases the guy and in a scuffle the murderer drops his journal. When Lewis reads the journal there are entries for more murders to take place in the future. Keech (Neal McDonough) is our murderer and he makes a good one. Lewis is not liked by the police as he has written negative things about them in previous articles so they are not very willing to help him. Everything keeps pointing to a 9 year old boy in an orphanage who is interested in science and time machines. Keech is that grown up boy and is traveling back in time murdering people thinking that he can change things and make his future better. He murders his abusive mother but instead of making things right he is now raised by his aunt and she is worse. Lewis investigates and finds this boy at the orphanage and visits him, takes him to the zoo, is tempted to smother the boy with a pillow and change the future. I think my problem with Cuba Gooding Jr. is his face. He has a face for stern, or mad or thinking and it is the same face. His smiling face is a little different.
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Professor Krane later entrusts him with the Snag Machine, a machine capable of capturing, or snagging, Shadow Pokémon from their owners and purify them by opening their hearts. Aidan gives Michael five Poké Balls to start snagging Pokémon. After that, a crime syndicate called Cipherkidnap Professor Krane, leading Michael to follow them to save the professor.
Michael is a boy with spiky red hair, green eyes and pale skin. He wears a yellow zipped up vest worn over a black long sleeved t-shirt with oranges stripes down the slevees, jeans which too have orange stripes down them and big brown boots. He also wears a small black bag around his waist which carries his items and most likely his Pokémon too, and a pair of googles around his neck. He wears his Snag Machine on his left arm and the Aura Reader on his headband. On his bag strap around his waist he keeps his P*DA.
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Sasuke and Itachi and force them to 2v3 Naruto, Gaara, Kakashi and get a bag of popcorn.
Little reminder as to what happens to anyone who helps Sasuke.
Please. Is that all you got?
sasuke then naruto.
naruto cause hes the strongest
Anyone that's still wearing a shirt. I'm not getting close to Sasuke.
They all look gay in that picture.
well duhh
Actually itachi is not there, it's a crow clone as always... all ways genjitsu god damn you itachi.
Naruto or Sasuke
that's quite simple i save Sasuke then he helps me save Itachi and then Itachi saves the rest of them
gaara can get out on his own, he doesnt need hand signs to munipulate sand he can make it outta thin air, so he can untie naruto and kakashi, and if he doesnt wanna untie itachi or sasuke they can use the sharingan to make him do it..lol
Originally Posted by Narutokyuubii
Sasuke, then Itachi, than Kakashi, then Gaara, and then leave Naruto there.
Please. Is that all you got?
Gracious me, is more really needed?
I'd save naruto as he rocks !!!!
Originally Posted by myhayjeff
that's quite simple i save Sasuke then he helps me save Itachi and then Itachi saves the rest of them
Man, this is difficult
my guy sasuke, then itachi( uchiha comes first). then leave the rest to die
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Speaking of old versus new Sci-Fi classics, has anyone seen The Hallmark Channel's remake of MYSTERIOUS ISLAND with Patrick Stewart? I set my TiVo to catch a repeat of it this week, and was wondering if it's anywhere near as good as the 1960s version with James Mason???
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"Woody Allen, whatever his failings, does not make movies for morons. Most directors do. Of course, most directors are morons."
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I noticed that in THE L.A. TIMES this ayem, the print ad for DOOM went from being full-page last Friday (when it opened) to being TEENY-TINY today (a mere one week later). Does this suggest that Universal agrees that with us that DOOM SUCKS?!?!?
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|Post Options Quote Reply Posted: November 05 2005 at 9:31am
Personally I think it would be a shame if Russell Crowe didn't get an Oscar nomination for CINDERELLA MAN. The movie's plot was familiar, but he gave a great performance as a wonderful human being, without actually being one in real life ( Zing! ).
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From looking about elsewhere on The Razzie Forum, it looks like Russell Crowe WILL be nominated for at least ONE Award this year -- In the newest RAZZIE Category: He's a "surefire contender" for his "telephone tossing routine" as 2005's Most Triesome Tabloid Target or Twosome...
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I've got a title I just saw on B.O. Mojo that's not on your list. Okay, it appears to be in only ONE thatre in New York, and grossed a whopping $812 over Thanksgiving Weekend, but it's something called GOD'S SANDBOX...
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Charlize Theron is a great actress... She doesn't deserve to be nominated to the Razzie Award for Worst Actress.. Gwyneth Paltrow is a brilliant actress, too. It's ridiculous to say that she has a terrible performance in "Proof". I think it's her best performance since "Shakespeare in Love". She's great but I, personally, don't think that she'll be nominated to the oscars for that movie.
I think that Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie deserve to be nominated to Worst Actress. Rumor has it... is a f**k'in sh*t and Mrs and Mrs. Smith is terrible.
For worst couple, I suggest:
Samuel L.Jackson and (the most idiot actor of all) Eugene Levy in "The Man".
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt (Mr and Mrs Smith)
Sean William Scott and Johnny Knoxville (Dukes of Hazzard)
Adam Sandler and Chris Rock or Burt Reynolds (The Longest Yard)
Paris Hilton and that guy (House of Wax)..
For Worst Supporting Actress, I suggest:
Jessica Alba (Into the Blue, The Fantastic Four)
Jessica Simpson (Dukes of Hazzard)
Carmen Electra (Cheaper by Dozen 2, Dirty Love)
Paris Hilton (House of Wax)
Ashley Simpson (Undiscovered)
I think it will be a great competion for this five actresses. They are all bad, not talented and they think are great and sexy. Go home! Go out! Hollywood is to great for you!
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Ive seen 33 movies of 2005 so far. I usually watch a few more and make
my final list before the Oscar telecast. But here are my list of the movie's
i've seen (with my comments)
Batman Begins /S
Be Cool /S* (Good sequel, until my brothers DVD went bonkers on us.)
BEWITCHED /R* (Really good comedy)
Breakfast on Pluto (Uhhh......bizarre)
Brokeback (not Bokeback) Mountain
Broken Flowers (Uhhh......a good bizarre)
Chicken Little /a
Cinderella Man
Coach Carter*
Crash* (better than that deadguy76s pointless review of this on your
Diary of a Mad Black Woman*
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD /R (Ill take this over THE RINGER any day. See
GUESS WHO /R* (Good)
HERBIE: FULLY LOADED /R (Jar-Jar Binks IS a better CGI-actor than the
lame bug)
Hide and Seek*
HOUSE OF WAX* (aka HOUSE OF WHACKS) /R* (Actually a pretty great
horror film, with the exception of Paris Hilton whose scenes border along
the lines of soft porn.)
Hustle and Flow
Kung Fu Hustle /f*
THE LONGEST YARD /R * (Shame on you guys, because this was actually
Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (Im glad you got took this off your Razzie
considerations list! This should be considered as a spin-off to True Lies)
Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior /f
Pride & Prejudice / R
Sin City*
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Actually a pretty decent final
installment. Im with the fans in taking this off the Razzie list.)
Tim Burtons Corpse Bride /a
The Up Side of Anger*
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price /d (if you allow direct-to-DVD titles
on your list, maybe you should nominate LEFT BEHIND: WORLD AT WAR
for a Razzie for worst screenplay.)
WAR OF THE WORLDS /R (Good up until the ending, which shouldve been
changed to Cruise and Fanning both shooting the wife, son, and all their
relatives, said they died in the alien attack, and took up residece with
Katie Holmes. Im joking around, but the idea sounds better than the
actual product.)
Wedding Crashers
The Wedding Date* (This is the only movie on my list that SHOULDVE
been considered: Screenplay full of clichés, short on time, gets right to
the point, blah, blah, blah, yatta-yatta-yatta, etc.)
XXX:STATE OF THE UNION /S* (Sob! Thats me shedding a tear for the
premature end of a good alternate Bond/hip spy franchise....that is, until
it becomes a STV series)
I am glad you are thinking of nominating THE RINGER, because it looks
like crap. I havent seen it yet, but I have NO intention of seeing this filth.
I am a disabled person, and it insults my intelligence to think Johnny
Knoxville can go so LOW as to pretend to be a mentally challenged person
JUST to rig the Special Olympics. Shame on the Farrelly Brothers on
making fun of the mentally challenged, and shame on Johnny Knoxville.
Being a big sensation on the reality show Jackass doesnt say alot about
his character.
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What about TRANSPORTER 2 and GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN'? They are possibly the two worst films I've seen in my life...
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It's an absolute crime that you don't have "WHERE THE TRUTH LIES" writ
large, all caps, bolded, italicized, flashing in neon with arrows pointing to it.
It may not be as comically horrific as "Son of the Mask" or "Alone in the
Dark," and I'm sure virtually nobody saw it, plus it came from a great
filmmaker (Atom Egoyan), but it is most definitely one of the worst five films
of the year (as I will be writing in on my ballot)! :-)
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I'm shocked that Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy didn't make the list.
On the money front, it was a bomb.
Critically, it was panned by most everyone.
And worst of all: it managed to be the first adapation of a book to film that I think committed both of the cardinal sins of this kind of movie.
Usually, you either get something so faithful to the book that you can't get the movie without having read the book... or you get something that totally misses the point of the book
In this case, the movie sucked out all the humor of Douglas Adams' writing, replaced it with slapstick and bad puns but left in a few "in-jokes" for the fans while removing the set-up for the jokes.
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I was afraid Elektra would get nods, but there are so many worse movies that I'm not afraid anymore... well, at least Jennifer Garner won't be nominated, I hope...
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One not nominated.. anyone see that AWFUL AWFUL Last Days film loosely based around the death of Kurt Cobain? Well.. As bad as Son Of The Mask and Bewitched are at least they contain cinematic essentials such as characters and narrative..
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Batman Begins would actually be another remake. After all, we're starting from scratch again.
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Click below to see a spoof of awful Jessica Simpson version of "These Boots are Made for Walkin'," called These Dukes are Not Worth Watching, dissing all the remakes from 2005 (most of which were nominated or winners at the Razzies)!
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"I'm not sure this field can fit all 52,000, but they're going to try" ****fans rush****
Calling it here. Time to boom the Sooners.
i never have a good feeling before a game. during the game i pace around and swear at the tv. i never have a good feeling unless we have at least a 3 possession lead with under ten minutes left
Hoof hearted
When I have a good feeling, it is usually bad news for the Cyclones. So the good news is, I think our offensive woes will be back Saturday.
I don't bring my own opinions, just attack others.
History says we are toast.
Coach Rhoads has a clear history of rejecting toast and history.
Like every game the past 3 years, I think we CAN win. I won't be putting money on us...or OU for that matter.
Always buying historically relevant ISU gear
Originally Posted by demoncore1031
i never have a good feeling before a game. during the game i pace around and swear at the tv. i never have a good feeling unless we have at least a 3 possession lead with under ten minutes left
10 minutes? I don't feel good until there are 4 minutes left with a 3 possession lead. :)
Originally Posted by jahfg
So the good news is, I think our offensive woes will be back Saturday.
This is where I'm at. Although, nothing would surprise me with CPR at the helm.
Nope. I feel the same way as I did before the Oklahoma State game last year.
And look how that turned out.
"Explode and tear this whole town apart
Take a knife and cut this pain from my heartFind somebody itching for something to start"
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I am personally pretty pumped for this game. Winning a game like this would be another milestone.
Or we could be playing crap teams like the hawks schedule.
We have never beaten OU on this piece of soil before.... So no.
Love the clones either way though! Open to starting a new trend!
We are going to get our ***** handed to us. Poor us.
Dear God. Us Iowa State fans are humble to the end.
I don't feel good about this game but I've felt that way before most of our big upset wins
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Dear God. Us Iowa State fans are humble to the end.
You a Hawk fan bro?
I have a good feeling.
In my pants.
First date this weekend in over a year. Rep this guy.
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Deeplinks Blog posts about DRM
As has been widely reported, the DRM on files restricted by Microsoft's "PlaysForSure" DRM has been repeatedly broken by an anonymous reverse engineer known as "viodentia."
Two months ago, Sony released the new Jessica Simpson single in MP3 through Yahoo! Music. This week, Variety (via PaidContent) reports that Disney-owned Hollywood Records will release Jesse McCartney's full album in MP3. It seems that some major record label execs may finally be coming to their senses:
"We're trying to be realistic," said Ken Bunt, senior VP of marketing at Hollywood Records. "Jesse's single is already online and we haven't put it out. Piracy happens regardless of what we do. So we're going to see how Jesse's album goes (as an MP3) and then decide on others going forward."
There has been quite a bit of discussion (BoingBoing, Medialoper, Slyck) about whether Microsoft's new Zune portable media player will end up violating Creative Commons licenses with its DRM-laden wireless sharing feature. For a careful examination of the question, check out this post at LawMeme from New York Law School Adjunct Professor and former EFF legal intern, James Grimmelman:
In yesterday's announcement of the new Zune media player and Zune Marketplace, Microsoft (and many press reports) glossed over a remarkable misfeature that should demonstrate once and for all how DRM and the DMCA harm legitimate customers.
CDT has published a white paper setting out criteria on which DRM-restricted products and services should be judged. The paper should be required reading for every product reviewer who evaluates digital media products and services, suggesting specific questions that reviewers should be asking when examining DRM-restricted offerings.
Too many product reviews fail to mention DRM restrictions (where were the reviewers when Sony-BMG's rootkit CDs showed up?), much less test and evaluate DRM-laden products against unrestricted alternatives (for example, comparing DRM-laden products like TiVo against unrestricted alternatives like MythTV).
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A high school in Boulder County is closed Friday as authorities investigate a threat to blow up the school and a threatening note with about 30 students' names.
A threat that Niwot High School was "going to blow on the 11th" was scrawled in a bathroom last Monday and made public Tuesday. The Longmont Times-Call reports the principal told parents Thursday that sheriff's officials recommended closing the school at the end of the day after students found the note.
Meanwhile in Colorado Springs, police notified school security officers throughout the city Thursday of a report of an alleged threat someone made referring to the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Police said no specific Colorado Springs school was mentioned, and they didn't immediately have enough information to substantiate the threat.
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May 5, 2016
SHERMAN, TX - A second suspect involved with an attempted theft at Stinky's Scrap Metal has been arrested.
Lt. Rickey Wheeler tells us Grayson County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested 31-year-old Jamel McClelland Fowler on Thursday at a home in Farmersville, Texas.
Fowler is now in the Collin County Jail. His bond has been set at $20,000.
The Grayson County Sheriff's Office says that during their attempt to steal scrap metal, the other suspect, 41-year-old Shannon Sides, was shot in the leg by an employee. Sides died last week from his injuries.
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Rather than post each map I'm making for this adventure in a separate post, I'm going to just put them all in a single thread going forward. I'm making all the encounter maps for Reavers of Harkenwold, as it felt like a good way to learn to use CC3/DD3 better. I'm trying to stick with the Jon Roberts Dungeon Style pack as much as possible, as I like the colors, textures, and art style, and want to keep the maps uniform.
I'll keep the maps up to date as I make changes to them. Each map I post here is exported from CC3/DD3 at a 100 pixels to 5 feet scale (1 square) and saved as an 80% quality JPG. This cuts the file size down to about 20% of the original PNG render, with no discernable loss of quality.
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"We all take our risks, down here in the dungeon." --Bargle
For the second map, I've made a tavern, with stables and the owners small house. I'll use this map at some point when the adventures start ambushing the Iron Circle to help the rebels they are trying to free. Or if they ignore every plot hook, I'll just railroad them into a bar fight with the Iron Circle guys.
"We all take our risks, down here in the dungeon." --Bargle
So I'm not super happy with this one, but it's functional. It's just a single road with wagon ruts on it, some rocks and trees, and a stone circle I through together on my own by placing some blocks, then a nearly transparent block over the top of them to show where the "roof" was. This map is also for if the party tries to ambush Iron Circle supply lines; I originally had a cart pre-placed on the map, but as it will likely be moving during the encounter I removed it and will just use a token.
"We all take our risks, down here in the dungeon." --Bargle
"We all take our risks, down here in the dungeon." --Bargle
This one took me a long time to finally get sorted out. I was really, really having a hard time with the waterfall, but I like how it eventually turned out. I even started a thread in Software Help looking for advice, and in the process of sounding out my problem, kind of turned it into a tutorial. I played with a couple new techniques on this map, plus made it into a cut-out style cave map.
In order to free up more rebels to join the fight, they party must first deal with the bullywug raiders striking from this cave. Several encounters will take place here; I'm looking forward to some nice action (and roleplay, actually).
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"We all take our risks, down here in the dungeon." --Bargle
Very nice maps, Thanks for sharing.
My Battlemaps Gallery http://www.cartographersguild.com/al...p?albumid=3407
Once the party has rallied the rebels, there are several encounters for them to participate in during the overall battle between the Iron Circle and the rebels, and the outcome of those battles will determine the strength of the garrison at Iron Keep. I'll just be re-using the previous farm/tavern maps for those encounters, but then the rest of the adventure takes place as the heroes infiltrate the Iron Keep! I might break this up into encounter maps for VTT usage, but at 64 px/sq and 60% JPG it's manageable, just barely (~2 MB).
"We all take our risks, down here in the dungeon." --Bargle


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As of December 31, 2015, New York State's minimum wage is $9.00 per hour. Posters and updated summaries listing rates for all industries are available on our forms page. If you have questions, please review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you need additional assistance or to file a complaint, please call: 1-888-4NYSDOL (1-888-469-7365).
Q: What are the regulations for the employment of child performers in New York State?
A: You can find the regulations for employing child performers in New York State in the Legal section of the DOL website via this link.
Q: What is the current minimum wage in New York State?
As of December 31, 2015, New York State's minimum wage is $9.00 per hour. Posters and updated summaries listing rates for all industries are available on our forms page. If you have questions, please review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you need additional assistance or to file a complaint, please call: 1-888-4NYSDOL (469-7365).
Minimum Wage Increase
Beginning December 31, 2013, New York State's minimum wage will increase in a series of three annual changes as follows:
$8.00 on 12/31/13
$8.75 on 12/31/14
$9.00 on 12/31/15
Here, you can find updated posters, summary rate sheets and FAQs . Check back frequently for other updates as the increases take effect.
The Minimum Wage regulations showing proposed changes are posted on the Department of Labor's website under Legal Updates:
Pay special attention to the "Part number" of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations ("NYCRR") to be sure you reference the correct document for the industry you seek: 12 NYCRR Part 141 (building service), Part 142 (miscellaneous industries), Part 143 (nonprofit) and Part 146 (hospitality).
NOTE: Underlined items show the proposed rate changes to allowances or credits which result from the increase in the State Minimum Wage rate. No changes are proposed for rules such as recordkeeping requirements.
The basic minimum wage in New York State is $9.00 per hour. Everyone has a right to earn at least the minimum wage. In New York State, most workers should earn $9.00 an hour.
There are exceptions for youth, farmers, workers who earn tips and those in the fast-food industry. In most cases, a full-time job is up to 40 hours a week. There are exceptions for farmers and homecare workers. If you work more than 40 hours a week, you should get higher pay for the extra hours.
The minimum wage and overtime laws apply to ALL WORKERS, even if you are undocumented or paid:
People in the hospitality industry who earn at least $1.50 per hour in tips may receive a minimum wage rate of $7.50 per hour.
Different rates exist for other types of service employees. A set of regulations called a "Wage Order" specifies these rates. The Wage Order addresses the unique aspects of each industry or occupation.
The minimum wage for janitors in residential buildings is a per unit, rather than an hourly, rate. The current unit rate, for residential janitors earning less than $382.80 per week, is $6.00.
In a payroll week, a piece-rate worker must earn at least $9.00 for each hour worked.
Q: Can employers require their employees to wear uniforms?
A: Yes. However, the cost of buying and/or taking care of a uniform must not bring the employee below the minimum wage.
|Workers at the minimum wage rate must wear a uniform
|Their employers must clean and take care of the uniforms OR Pay the employees to do so
Q: Do the minimum wage requirements cover everyone?
A: Most people are covered by the minimum wage requirements. However, some people are not. Those who are not covered include:
Q: Where can I find the required posters that summarize the minimum wage rules?
A: Article 19 of the Labor Law requires employers to post the provisions of the Minimum Wage Act. This poster is available at:
Q: What are the rules for overtime?
A: The overtime requirement is based on hours worked in a given payroll week. Thus, time and one-half, double-time - or any amount higher than the agreed rate - is not required simply because the work is performed after eight hours per day or on a Saturday or Sunday.
|Overtime Rate
|Covered employees
|One and one-half times their regular, "straight-time" hourly rate of pay
|Non-residential employees
|Applies to all time over 40 hours in a payroll week
|Residential employees ("live-in" workers)
|Applies to all time over 44 hours in a payroll week
Q: Where can I find details about the state laws for employing minors?
A: For information on "Child Labor" go to:
Q: How many hours can an employer ask an employee to work?
A: There are no limits on:
Q: Must an employer give meal periods and "breaks" to workers?
A: Employees who:
Q: Must an employer pay workers for holidays, sick time and/or vacations?
A: Under the New York State Labor Law, payment for time not actually worked is not required unless the employer has established a policy to grant such pay. Holidays, sick time and/or vacations fall under 'time not worked.' When an employer does decide to create a benefit policy, that employer is free to impose any conditions they choose.
Q: What is the status of an employer's oral agreement to provide a particular fringe benefit?
A: Section 195.5 of the Labor Law states: Every employer shall notify his employees in writing or by publicly posting the employer's policy on sick leave, vacation, personal leave, holidays and hours.
Q: When employees resign -- or are discharged -- from a job, must the employer pay them for any accrued, unused vacation time?
A: Whether an employer must pay for unused time depends upon the terms of the vacation and/or resignation policy. New York courts have held that an agreement to give benefits or wage supplements, like vacation, can specify that employees lose accrued benefits under certain conditions. [See Glenville Gage Company, Inc. v. Industrial Board of Appeals of the State of New York, Department of Labor, 70 AD2d 283 (3d Dept 1979) affd, 52 NY2d 777 (1980).] To be valid, the employer must have told employees, in writing, of the conditions that nullify the benefit.
|An employee has earned vacation time
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|The employer must pay the employee for the accrued vacation
Q: How can employees get help to collect Wage Supplements (fringe benefits) that their employer owes them?
A: The Division of Labor Standards investigates and tries to collect claims for unpaid benefits or wage supplements which the employer has agreed to provide. Wage supplements include:
Q: Does the law require that an employer "give notice" of termination?
A: The New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act became a law on August 5, 2008, with the approval of the Governor (passed by a majority vote, three-fifths being present). Under the provisions of the act:
|Private sector employers with 50 or more workers (excluding part-time employees as defined under the regulations).
|Employers must provide at least 90 days notice before closing a plant. A plant closing refers to the shutdown of a single site of employment that results in an employment loss of 25 or more full-time employees during any 30-day period. They must send the WARN notice to employees, their representatives, the State Labor Department and local workforce investment partners.
|For a mass layoff that does not result from a plant closing.
|Employers also must provide at least 90 days notice when there is a layoff (excluding part-time employees as defined under the regulations) that affects 33 percent of the workforce (at least 25 workers) or 250 workers from a single employment site. They must send the WARN notice to employees, their representatives, the State Labor Department and local workforce investment partners.
Q: Where will I find details on pensions and retirement funds, 401Ks, health & welfare plans, continuation of health care coverage and severance?
A: The Employee Benefits Security Administration enforces the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). It also enforces the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). These acts cover matters that involve:
Q: Can you fire an employee without due cause?
A: Yes. New York State is an "employment-at-will," state. If there is no contract to restrict firing (like a collective bargaining agreement) an employer has the right to discharge an employee at any time for any reason. This also protects the employee's right to resign. An employer may fire an employee for "no reason." An employer may also fire an employee for a reason that might seem arbitrary and unfair. The employee is equally free to quit at any time without needing to explain or defend that decision.
Q: When must terminated employees get their last check?
A: When employment has ended, the employer must pay the wages by the regular payday for the pay period worked. If asked, the employer must mail the final wages to the employee
Q: How can employees get help to collect wages their employer owes them?
A: The Division of Labor Standards investigates claims for unpaid or withheld wages including illegal deductions, and tries to collect these wages. Labor Standards also enforces the prohibition against illegal kickback of wages and tip appropriation.
Q: May employers deduct money from wages?
A: Section 193 of the Labor Law states:
Q: What information must an employer's payroll records contain?
A: Employers must keep payroll records showing, for each week worked by an employee:
Q: What posters must employers display in the workplace? Where can they get the posters?
A: The posters required by New York State law are available at the following website:
Q: Where can I find the New York State Labor Laws on the Internet?
A: The New York State Labor laws are available online at the New York State Assembly homepage:
Q: How do I get details on the new overtime regulations?
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Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire
The Mount Nimba range (7°32'N - 7° 44'N and 8°20' W - 8°30' W) is a World Heritage Site and a transboundary reserve located on the border between Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia. Its slopes rise abruptly above the surrounding lowland forest and savanna and are covered by dense cloud forest beneath grassy mountain tops. The interlacing forest and grassland provide a variety of habitats with an unusually rich flora and fauna, including unique endemic species such as viviparous toads.
Threats to the site
In 1992 the Reserve was threatened by two invasions: an iron-ore mining concession in part of the site was proposed by an international consortium, and a large number of refugees from Liberia invaded areas around and within the Park.
The WH Committee expressed its concern, placing the reserve on the List of the World Heritage in Danger. The Guinean government stated that there had been an error in the definition of the boundary at the time of the World Heritage nomination and the area proposed for mining was not part of the reserve. The government accepted the recommendation by an expert mission of a corrected boundary which would ensure the site's integrity. This the World Heritage Committee confirmed. In response to the Committee's concern about the impacts of mining, the refugees and other threats to the site, the Guinean Ministry for Energy and Environment in 1995 established a Management Centre, responsible for environmental and legal questions, for monitoring the water quality of the region, for socio-economic studies and integrated rural development.
Geographical location
The Mount Nimba range is in the far southeast of Guinea, on the border with Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia, 60 kilometers (km) east of N'Zérékoré in Guinea. The boundary follows the border between the three countries, excluding the Liberian part of the range from the World Heritage Site: 7°32'N - 7° 44'N and 8°20' W - 8°30' W.
Date and history of establishment
- 1943: A strict nature reserve was established in Côte d'Ivoire as a forêt classée;
- 1944: The reserve established by decree in Guinea. The given area of 17,130 hectares (ha) included the Ivorean section, but excluded part of the Tuo ridge. Mining in the reserve was assumed a possibility;
- 1980: The Guinean Mt. Nimba was recognized as a Biosphere Reserve under the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme; Ivorian and Liberian Mt. Nimba were also included within the Biosphere Reserve;
- 1981: The Guinean sector inscribed on the World Heritage List;
- 1982: The Côte d'Ivoire sector inscribed on the World Heritage List;
- 1991: The Reserve boundary was revised to exclude a 4,530 ha area of ore deposits included in error in 1980.
Nature reserve in Guinea: 9,560 ha (initially 14,090 ha); nature reserve in Côte d'Ivoire: 5,200 ha. Contiguous to a proposed nature reserve in Liberia.
Land tenure
Government, in Lola prefecture, Guinea. Administered by the Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources, National Department of Forests and Hunting.
450 to 1,752 meters (m) (Mt. Richard Molard, the highest west African mountain west of Cameroon).
Physical features
The Mount Nimba range is a 40 km-long narrow ridge running southwest to northeast, part of a Guinean mountain backbone bordering Sierra Leone and Liberia, of Precambrian basement rock, predominantly granites. It rises abruptly 1,000 m above an almost flat surrounding glacis. The range is a striking example of erosional processes. The sharp relief of the mountains, with their grass-covered summits, precipitous slopes and flat open piedmont, is formed by a ridge of iron-quartzite emerging from softer metamorphic rocks. Weathering also left a gigantic sheet of hard iron-quartzite jutting out of the eroded piedmont schists and granite gneiss. This crusts over the whole glacis of the eastern and northern parts of the piedmont giving very poor soils, usually skeletal lithosols if present at all. These soil conditions explain the treeless grassy summits as well as the belt of savanna at 500-550 m around the mountains above which the forests take over The Nimba Mountains have great topographical diversity, with valleys, plateaux, rounded hilltops, rocky peaks, abrupt cliffs, waterfalls and bare granite blocks; the whole area being a vast water catchment and reservoir. They are the source of the rivers Cavally (or Diougou) and Ya (or Nuon, the Mami River of Liberia) which cut deep richly forested valleys. The southern two-fifths of the mountain range are in Liberia. Unfortunately for its conservation, the quartzite underlying the range, especially the northernmost peaks of Pierré Richaud and Mt. Sempéré, contains high quality iron-ore bearing rock.
Mount Nimba has a sub-equatorial montane climate subject to several influences. The south end of the range experiences the southwesterly monsoon from the ocean and the north end dry northeasterly harmattan winds from the desert. To seasonal changes are added two climatic gradients: altitudinal and along its length, also rain-shadowing, marked diurnal variations in temperature and a persistent daily belt of cloud above ~950 m. The following relies on data from the Liberian sector. The mean minimum and maximum temperatures recorded are 14°C and 30°C respectively (17°and 23° on the peaks). The mean annual rainfall is about 3,000 millimeters (mm), but varies with elevation from ~1,750 mm at the base (1,430 mm at the north end) to ~3,300 mm on the peaks, also with aspect, ocean-facing slopes being wetter than north-facing rain shadowed slopes. The wettest months are usually April to November (May to November on the peaks). There is pronounced variation, but rainfall is usually heaviest from August to October. January is the driest month with a mean rainfall of 20 mm. Relative humidity in the mornings is 94% to 99%, dropping in the afternoon as much as 70-80%. A mean minimum of 18% is recorded in January and February when dry frequently heavily dust-laden winds blow from the desert. For much of the year, except during the dry season, a belt of dense cloud develops daily above 850 m and hangs halfway up the mountain. Detailed accounts of the climate are given in Schnell (1952) and Adam (1983).
Mount Nimba is near the border between the tropical forest and the West African savanna belt. It is part of an archipelago of peaks and plateaux, an isolated refugium covered by Guinean montane forest, which rises steeply above undulating lowland forest plains. It is known as a centre of plant diversity mostly for its forests, although its endemic distinctiveness is in the montane grassland zone. Over 2,000 species of vascular plants with 16 of the 35 considered endemic to the region have been described from the area by Adam (1971-83). There are three major vegetation types: high altitude grassland with relict highland forest, [[piedmont edaphic savanna from 550-600 m with gallery forest between 1,000 and 1,600 m, and primary forest in the foothills between 600 and 1,000 m, all possessing a high diversity of plants.
The unique high altitude grassland or montane savanna is dominated by Loudetia kagerensis on the summits. Endemics include a fern, Asplenium schnellii (I), two flowering plants, Osbeckia porteresii (I) and Blaeria nimbana, also Dolichos nimbaensis, and Euphorbia depauperata, found only on the mountain and in Ethiopia. On the slopes there are woody plants such as the regional endemic Protea occidentalis. The piedmont savanna is patchy, varying according to its degree of laterization and pan-development; in places it is marshy overlying rock pavement. It supports a high diversity of herbaceous communities. Beyond these edaphic savannas is a wide plain covered with lowland forest.
Remnants of montane forest are likely to be dominated by Mytaceae species and the highest valleys by the tree fern Cyathula cylindrica var.mannii. The savanna is broken by gallery forests which extend up mountainside ravines between 1,000 m and 1,600 m. There is a sudden change to sub-montane cloud forest around 900 m and above 1,000 m Parinari excelsa becomes dominant, with Syzygium montanum Ochna and Gaertnera spp. In these mid-altitude cloud forests above 1,200 m there are abundant lianas, epiphytes, ferns lycopods, lichens, fungi and mosses. There are 101 species of orchid, including an endemic, Rhipidoglossum paucifolium. Drier semi-deciduous mid-altitude forests with trees such as Triplochiton scleroxylon, Piptadeniastrum africanum, and Parkia bicolor are found at the northern end of the range on the slopes more exposed to dessicating winds from the desert. They are rarer than rainforests because of agricultural pressure, and some of the dry forest species have disappeared from many areas. The dense, moist, predominantly primary lowland forest is in the foothills and lower valleys especially in the south between 550 and 900 m. The dominant species include Lophira procera, Tarrietia utilis, Mapania spp.,Chlorophora regia, Morus mesozygia and Terminalia ivorensis. Secondary forest is found where land has been disturbed for slash and burn farming. Reduction and degradation of the area by mining may also lead to invasion by weedy exotic plants, and a decline in those animal species which need undisturbed space to reproduce successfully.
More than 500 new species of fauna have been discovered in Mount Nimba Reserve, and in the past, more than 200 endemic species were found on the Liberian end of Mt. Nimba. The species diversity is exceptionally rich because of the variety of habitats created by the presence of grasslands laced with forest, and the variety of microclimatic niches.
There are small primate populations of potto Perodicticus potto, western black and white colobus Colobus polykomos, red colobus Colobus badius (EN), diana monkey Cercopithecus diana (EN), lesser bushbaby Galago senegalensi and chimpanzees Pan troglodytes (EN) which are close neighbors of the tool-using population in Bossou. Other mammals include tree pangolin Manis tricuspis and, probably, giant and longtailed pangolins M. gigantea and M.longicaudata, cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus, African clawless otter Aonyx capensis and lesser otter shrew Micropotamogale lamottei (EN), a new genus discovered on Mount Nimba, two-spotted palm civet Nandinia binotata, African civet Viverra civetta, forest genet Genetta maculata, servaline genet G. servalina, the rare Johnston's genet G. johnstoni, red mongoose Herpestes sanguineus, golden cat Felis aurata , leopard Panthera pardus and lion P. leo (VU). There are also is an isolated population of the Cape dassie Procavia capensis, also tree hyrax Dendrohyrax dorsalis; and bush pig Potamochoerus porcus, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus, bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus, Maxwell's duiker Cephalophus maxwelli and black duiker C. niger, bay duiker C. dorsalis and forest buffalo Syncerus caffer nanus. Many of these are prey of the growing number of leopards. There are many species of squirrels, rodents and bats which are rare elsewhere such as Stanger's squirrel Protoxerus tangeri, white-toothed shrew Crocidura nimbae and Beecroft's bat Anomaurops beecrofti. Information on the distribution, feeding and breeding of fifty-five mammal species is given in Coe (1975) and later information in Lamotte (1998). The pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis, is no longer found on the mountain.
The forests contain more than 10 reptile and amphibian species including West African toad Bufo superciliaris and the frogs Cassina lamottei and Arthrolepis crusculum. The most noteworthy species is the viviparous toad Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis (EN), which occurs in montane grasslands at 1,200-1,600 m and is one of the world's few tailless amphibians that is totally viviparous. N.liberiensis, also found on Mount Nimba, shares this characteristic which is an adaptation to xeric conditions. Fish are abundant, especially below 500 m: 15 families and 22 genera are found. Upland invertebrate species include gastropod molluscs and many species of insects belonging to the Carabidae, Gryllidae, Acrididae and the Forciculidae (beetle, grasshopper, cricket and earwig) families, of which more than 20 are endemic to the massif.
The avifauna is very diverse, reflecting the diversity of topographic and climatic conditions and a number of rare and endemic bird species occur, especially in the various types of forest. 72 species have been recorded as resident, but this must be a small proportion of what may exist on site. These include the near-endemic white-eyed prinia Prinia leontica (VU), the grey-winged robinchat Cossypha polioptera, lemon dove Columba larvata, Sharp's apalis Apalis sharpei, whitenecked rockfowl Picathartes gymnocephalus (VU) and Nimba flycatcher Melaenornis annamarulae (VU), A detailed account of birds in Liberian Nimba is given in Coston & Curry-Lindahl (1986).
Cultural heritage
The mountain has some protohistoric archaeological interest as stone tools and chippings hewn from ammonites have been discovered in a rock shelter at Blandé at the northern end.
Local human population
There has probably never been any village on the mountains, which have been partly protected out of fear of resident spirits, but there is some vegetational evidence of former village sites on the lower levels, now overgrown. There are ten existing villages nearby with several thousand inhabitants, mainly cultivators. Since 1991, population pressure has increased following the influx of refugees from Liberia.
Visitor and visitor facilities
Tourism is prohibited within the strict nature reserves, but is permitted within the biosphere reserve in organized groups.
Scientific research and facilities
The mountain has been well studied taxonomically, geological, botanical and zoological inventories (except for birds) having been completed. A summary of the natural history of the Nimba range in Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia is given by Curry-Lindahl & Harroy (1972) and a bibliography and other studies are given in Colston & Curry-Lindahl (1986). Descriptions of early work on Liberian Nimba are given in Coe & Curry-Lindahl (1965) and Curry-Lindahl (1965,1968,1969). The single most important work is probably that of Adam on the flora (1971-1983) while the Guinean and Côte d'Ivoirean sections of Nimba are well known through a number of publications. The major works are by Leclerc et al. (1955) on the geography, Schnell (1952) on the montane vegetation, and on the fauna: Angel et al. (1954a; 1954b), Heim de Balsac (1958), Heim de Balsac & Lamotte (1958). Guibe & Lamotte (1958, 1963), Laurent (1958), Lamotte (1959), Aellen (1963) and Lamotte & Xavier (1972). Several international research workers in the fields of biology, ecology, geography, primatology and meteorology are interested in the area. With appropriate facilities, scientific research on Mount Nimba could form the basis of a tropical ecology station of international importance.
More than 500 new species have been described or reported, including several mammals, one a new genus of otter shrew, more than ten amphibians and reptiles, several fish and arthropods, notably centipedes and harvestmen, and molluscs. Research includes phyto-sociological studies of high altitude grasslands, primate studies, and meteorological data. There are six patrol stations in the reserve which are used to monitor various environmental parameters. The field research station of the Institute Français pour l'Afrique Noire (IFAN) is at the northern tip of the massif and has a long record of published research. In Liberia, the Nimba Research Laboratory has been in operation since 1963, under the aegis of the IUCN Nimba Research Committee, partly funded by LAMCO (the Liberian-American Minerals Company). The government has organized various missions and training conferences together with UNESCO in order to redefine the problems of ecosystem protection. These missions have added to scientific knowledge of various fauna and flora species, and soils. During the same period the tool-using chimpanzees at nearby Bossou were studied by the Institute of Primatology, University of Kyoto.
Conservation value
The area of dense forest on the mountain is of great topographic diversity and geologic and biological interest with its variety of habitats due to the interpenetration of forest and grassland, the differences in substrates, altitude, microclimates and consequent vegetation types. It has an especially rich flora and fauna, with endemic species such as the viviparous toad and is known as a centre of plant diversity.
Conservation management
Mining Mount Nimba for iron ore in the northernmost peaks, Pierré Richaud and Mt. Sempéré, has always been intended as soon as it became practicable: a 20-volume study of its feasibility was completed in 1978. It was also intended to reinvest some profits in rehabilitating the mine site and improving maintenance of the Reserve. In 1989-91, UNDP, UNESCO and the Guinean government studied the impacts of opencast extraction and farming on the site, including research to complete knowledge of its extremely rich ecosystems, with measures for its monitoring and protection. This was the basis for a 1991 management plan for a transition zone of 160,000 ha of the entire Guinean part of the high basin of the Cavally river (R.Diougou). The government also stated then that there had been an error in the definition of the boundary at the time of the World Heritage nomination and the area proposed for mining was not part of the reserve. The government accepted the recommendation by an expert mission of a corrected boundary which would ensure the site's integrity. Mining did not prove economically feasible at that time, but a reduction of 4,530 ha in the World Heritage Site area was accepted by the WHC to preserve the integrity of the rest of the property while allowing for future mining.
In 1995 the Guinean government Ministry for Energy and Environment established the Centre for Environmental Management of Mount Nimba (Centre de Gestion de l'Environnement des Monts Nimba, CEGEN) which is responsible for environmental and legal questions, monitoring the water quality of the region, for socio-economic studies and integrated rural development. While developing the mine on Pierré Richaud during the next 25 years, it undertook to enhance the economic growth of the region in a way respectful of the integrity of the Reserve. In this it will be aided by funding from GEF and USAID to help control water pollution and for forgoing the extraction of 50 million tons of iron-rich ore. In 1999 funding was recommended for the protection of the site from the effects of the proposed adjacent mine. In 2000, 2001 and 2002 meetings were held between the government, WHF, Rio Tinto and several conservation nongovernmental organization (NGOs) on the need for clear boundary marking, transboundary cooperation, surrounding community relations and fundraising. A UNDP/GEF project was funded to provide guidelines for integrated management and support services to build local capacity, develop an integrated project and set up a tri-national Mount Nimba Foundation. This the Cote d'Ivoire was not able to join, being independently financed by the World Bank and EEU. But by 2002, the WHC noted that Liberia had joined the Convention, transborder collaboration was improving, and it urged settlement of differences between Guinea and Cote'Ivoire over the Dere-Tiapleu forest border.
Management constraints
Habitat destruction constitutes a major threat, principally through slash and burn farming and the ensuing wildfires. Hunting pressure on the large fauna comes from Liberians and Ivoreans as well as Guineans. The Reserve has been threatened by the arrival of a large number of refugees from Liberia to areas in and around the World Heritage site. Their poaching for bushmeat is common throughout the range. The other major threat is from large-scale iron ore mining. From the 1950s this did enormous damage to East Nimba and West Nimba National Forests in the Liberian part of the range until its ore deposits were exhausted in 1989. The area now designated as a World Heritage Site excludes both the Liberian sector, defaced by the past mining and intensively poached, and the northern end in Guinea, now extensively disturbed by mining activity.
Since 1975, at the north end of the mountains, roads, wells and mineshafts have been built and workshops and townships established in what was a strict nature reserve in 1944. About 6,000 ha are affected. 800 ha will be destroyed at the Pierré Richaud mine. Hundreds of square meters of ]]soil]] have been removed over large areas and as a result erosion is serious, streams for miles around are fouled by heavy metal run-off, especially ferruginous rock debris. The 1990 plan proposed to mine ore deposits found in the final 300 m of the hills in the center of the Guinean section. These cover a plan area of some 197 ha. with an estimated 300 million tonnes of iron ore and an annual production of 12 million tonnes and 80 million tonnes of tailings. It is hoped that environmental impacts will be reduced by using infrastructure already in place in Liberia, such as the railway to the deep-water port at Buchanan. The Billiton and EURONIMBA companies involved undertook to control water pollution and minimize the presence of the mining communities within the Park. A study of the best way to rehabilitate the zones as artificial parks was proposed: if hunting were strictly controlled, the two areas could serve as buffer zones for the World Heritage site. The disturbance could nevertheless initiate invasion of the Reserve by exotic species. These threats led to the site being added to the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992.
There is a total of 11, with three researchers.
There is little information on earlier funding but in 1996 US$20,000 was provided by the WHF for technical assistance. In 2000 a UNDP/GEF Project financed by the WHF and GEF granted $6m towards an $8m program of development to preserve and maintain the site; and in 2001 WHF gave US$30,000 towards a biodiversity project.
IUCN management category
- Ia Strict Nature Reserve Biosphere Reserve
- Natural World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1981 & 1982.
- Natural Criteria ii, iv.Listed as World Heritage in Danger in 1992 because of invasion by refugees and proposed iron mining.
Further reading
- Adam, J. (1971-1983). Flore descriptive des Monts Nimba. Vols.1-6. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, B.20: 1-527; 22: 529-908.
- Adam J. (1981). Flore Descriptive des Monts Nimba (Côte d'Ivoire, Guinée, Libéria). Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.
- Aellen, V. (1963). La Réserve Intégrale du Mont Nimba, 29. Chiroptères. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 66: 629-638.
- Angel, F., Guibé, J.& Lamotte, M. (1954a). La reserve integrale du Mont Nimba, 31. Lézards. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire 40: 371-380.
- Angel, F.,Guibé, J. & Lamotte, M. (1954a). La Reserve Integrale du Mont Nimba, 32. Serpents. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire 40: 381-402.
- Anon. (1952). La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mont Nimba. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 19.
- Anon. (1958). La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mont Nimba. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 53.
- Anon. (1963). La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mont Nimba. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 66. Biosphere Reserve Nomination submitted to UNESCO.
- Coe, M. (1975). Mammalian ecological studies on Mount Nimba, Liberia. Mammalia 39: 523-587.
- Coe, M.& Curry-Lindahl, K. (1965). Ecology of a mountain: first report on Liberian Nimba. Oryx 8: 177-184.
- Colston, P.& Curry-Lindahl, K. (1986). The Birds of Mount Nimba, Liberia. British Museum (Natural History), London. Publication No. 982. London. 129 pp. ISBN: 0565009826.
- Curry-Lindahl, K. (1965). Biological investigations of the Nimba Range, Liberia. IUCN Bulletin. New Series 17: 7.
- Curry-Lindahl, K. (1968). Activities of the Nimba Research Committee. IUCN Bulletin 2:1.
- Curry-Lindahl, K. (1969). Research and conservation of wildlife in Liberia. LAMCO News 3: 5-8.
- Curry-Lindahl, K. & Harroy, J. (1972). National Parks of the World. Vol. 2. New York. 241 pp.
- Direction Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (DNSRT) (1995). Pers.comm.
- Droop, S. (1986) Mt. Nimba. A Draft Description of the Flora and Conservation Status of Mt.Nimba. Report for IUCN.
- Fournier, A. (1987). Quelques données quantitatives sur les formations herbacées d'altitude des monts Nimba (Ouest africain). Bulletin du Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, 4e série 9, section B, Adansonia 2: 153-166.
- Guibé, J. & Lamotte, M. (1958). La réserve intégrale du Mont Nimba, 12. Batraciens. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 53: 241-273.
- Guibé, J. & Lamotte, M. (1963). La réserve intégrale du Mont Nimba, 27. Batraciens du genre Phrynobatrachus. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 66: 601-627.
- Heim de Balsac, H. (1958). La réserve intégrale du Mont Nimba, 14. Mammiferes, Insectivores. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 53: 301-337.
- Heim de Balsac, H. & Lamotte, M. (1958). La réserve integrale du Mont Nimba. 15. Mammiferes rongeurs (Muscardinides et Murides). Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 53: 339-357.
- IUCN/WWF (1988). Centres of Plant Diversity: a Guide and Strategy for their Conservation. IUCN-WWF Plants Conservation Programme/IUCN Threatened Plants Unit. 40 pp.
- Lamotte, M. (1959). Observations écologiques sur les populations naturelles de Nectophrynoides occidentalis (Fam. Bufonidés). Bull. Biol. Fr. Belg. 93: 355-413.
- Lamotte, M. (1983). The undermining of Mount Nimba. Ambio 12: 174-179.
- Lamotte, M. (1983). Problèmes de la Protection et de la Gestion de la Réserve du Nimba. Rapport de mission, Division des sciences écologiques, UNESCO.
- Lamotte, M. (ed.) (1998). Le Mont Nimba. Réserve Biosphere et Site du Patrimoine Mondial (Guinée et Côte d'Ivoire). UNESCO, Paris.
- Lamotte, M. & Xavier, F. (1972). Recherches sur le développement embryonnaire de Nectophrynoides occidentalis Angel, amphibian anoure vivipare. 1. Anns. Embryol. Morphogen, 5: 315-340.
- Laurent, R. (1958). La réserve intégrale du Mont Nimba. 13. Les rainettes du genre Hyperolius. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 53: 275-299.
- Lebbie, A. (2001). Guinean Montane Forests (ATO114). Draft report to WWF.
- Leclerc, J., Lamotte, M., Richard-Molard, J., Rougerie, G. & Porteres, P. (1955). La Réserve Naturelle Intégrale du Mont Nimba. La chaine du Nimba: essai géographique. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 43: 1-256.
- Pascual, J (1984). Rapport de la Mission Menée en Guinée aux Monts Nimba (1e partie) et en Côte d'Ivoire (2e partie) du 26 Novembre au 28 Décembre 1983. CEGET-CNRS 117.
- Pascual, J.(1987). Les Caractéristiques Physiques, Chimiques et Minéralogiques des Formations Superficielles des Crêtes NE des Monts Nimba. CEGET-CNRS 109.
- Pascual, J. (in press). Les sols actuels et les formations superficielles des crêtes Nord-Est du Nimba (Guinée). Contribution à l'étude géomorphologique du quaternaire de la chaîne. Cahiers ORSTOM, série pédo.
- Pascual, J., Soumah, F.,Coumbassa, S.,Traore, I. & Kabala, D.(1988). Rapport de la Mission menée en République de Guinée du 20 Octobre au 17 Novembre 1988. Division des sciences écologiques, UNESCO. 37 pp.
- Pascual, J., Soumah, F., Coumbassa, A., & Kabala, D. (1989). Rapport de la Mission menée en Guinée du 19 Janvier au 3 Février, 1989. Division des sciences écologiques, UNESCO. 16 pp.
- Schnell, R. (1952). Vegétation et flore de la région montagneuse du Nimba. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 22 1-604.
- Schnell, R. (1987). Les formations herbeuses montagnardes des monts Nimba (Ouest africain). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 4e série, 9 section B, Adansonia 2: 137-151.
- Sugiyama, Y. (1981). Tool-using and -making behaviour in wild chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea. Primates 20: 513-524.
- Sugiyama, Y. (1984). Population dynamics of wild chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea, between 1976 and 1983. Primates 25: 391-400.
- Sugiyama,Y.(1990). A ten-year summary of population dynamics for chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea. In Heltne,P.& Marquardt, L. (eds) Understanding Chimpanzees. Chicago Academy of Science. ISBN: 0674920910.
- Sugiyama, Y. & Koman, J. (1979). Social structure and dynamics of wild chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea. Primates, 20: 323-339.
- Sugiyama, Y. & Koman, J. (1987). A preliminary list of chimpanzees alimentation at Bossou, Guinea. Primates 28: 391-400.
- Sugiyama, Y., Koman, J. & Sow, M. (1988). Ant-catching wands of wild chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea. Folia Primatol. 51: 56-60.
- UNDP (1989). Projet Pilote des Monts Nimba. Gui/89/004/01/13. UNDP. (Unpublished), 19 pp.
- UNESCO World Heritage Committee (1999) Report on the 22nd Session of the World Heritage Committee, Paris.
- UNESCO World Heritage Committee (2000) Report on the 23rd Session of the World Heritage Committee, Paris.
- UNESCO World Heritage Committee (2001) Report on the 24th Session of the World Heritage Committee, Paris.
- UNESCO World Heritage Committee (2002) Report on the 25th Session of the World Heritage Committee, Paris.
- White, F.(1983). The Vegetation of Africa, a Descriptive Memoir to Accompany the UNESCO/ AETFAT/ UNSO Vegetation map on Africa. UNESCO, Paris. ISBN: 9231019554.
- Wilson, J. (1991). The Mount Nimba World Heritage Nomination (1991). Evaluation of Site Characteristics Against the Criteria for Inclusion on the World Heritage List. Report for IUCN
- World Heritage Nomination submitted to UNESCO.
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That is roughly the picture one gets of Saida Karoli, as a musician whose image cannot be pinned territorially but at any moment she becomes unmistakably regional, carrying a breadth of cultural strands in her voice and movement.
Her birthplace and 'centre' of her image is at once a meeting point of cultures, since there are numerous ways in which the culture of Kagera Region melts with that of Buganda Province in neighbouring Uganda. And there are kindred groups in near proximity, the 'Interlacustrine' region as a whole.
While Saida Karoli is by all means a superstar in the Eastern Africa region, she is yet to strike international notoriety that links Africa and Europe or the United States, or make inroads into Asia.
That is the stuff that truly great musicians are made of, that hardly any cultures can afford to ignore such person, for instance Miriam Makeba ( even when using a simple song like Malaika, picked somewhere in East Africa). There was unforgettable Michael Jackson, and we have just heard that Osama bin Laden was a fan of Bob Marley.
One internationally recognizable musician that reminds one of Saida Karoli is Senegalese megastar Youssou Ndour, who also plays traditional music out and out, with the same unmistakable high pitched voice that is habitual in ancient praise singing.
Yet the level of the pitch is mostly moderate in Karoli, whose characteristic coolness and beat reminds one of the coastal 'mdundiko' beat which the late Ramadhani Ongala carried with him virtually as a trademark. But while Ongala danced heavy beats, Karoli wildly celebrates.
There is a feeling that comes up at times, that like Ongala before her and quite a few others, there is a lack of commentary that disturbs the powers that be a little, mobilizes the 'facebook' generation, and there it is.
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(a) Study of regulation of surface mining; consultation with tribe; proposed legislation
The Secretary is directed to study the question of the regulation of surface mining on Indian lands which will achieve the purpose of this chapter and recognize the special jurisdictional status of these lands. In carrying out this study the Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes. The study report shall include proposed legislation designed to allow Indian tribes to elect to assume full regulatory authority over the administration and enforcement of regulation of surface mining of coal on Indian lands.
(b) Submittal of study to Congress
The study report required by subsection (a) of this section together with drafts of proposed legislation and the view of each Indian tribe which would be affected shall be submitted to the Congress as soon as possible but not later than January 1, 1978.
(c) Compliance with interim environmental protection standards of this chapter
On and after one hundred and thirty-five days from August 3, 1977, all surface coal mining operations on Indian lands shall comply with requirements at least as stringent as those imposed by subsections (b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(5), (b)(10), (b)(13), (b)(19), and (d) ofsection 1265 of this title and the Secretary shall incorporate the requirements of such provisions in all existing and new leases issued for coal on Indian lands.
(d) Compliance with permanent environmental protection standards of this chapter
On and after thirty months from August 3, 1977, all surface coal mining operations on Indian lands shall comply with requirements at least as stringent as those imposed by sections 1257, 1258, 1259, 1260, 1265, 1266, 1267, and 1269 of this title and the Secretary shall incorporate the requirements of such provisions in all existing and new leases issued for coal on Indian lands.
(e) Inclusion and enforcement of terms and conditions of leases
With respect to leases issued after August 3, 1977, the Secretary shall include and enforce terms and conditions in addition to those required by subsections (c) and (d) of this section as may be requested by the Indian tribe in such leases.
(f) Approval of changes in terms and conditions of leases
Any change required by subsection (c) or (d) of this section in the terms and conditions of any coal lease on Indian lands existing on August 3, 1977, shall require the approval of the Secretary.
(g) Participation of tribes
(h) Jurisdictional status
(i) Grants
The Secretary shall make grants to the Navajo, Hopi, Northern Cheyenne, and Crow tribes to assist such tribes in developing regulations and programs for regulating surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Indian lands. Grants made under this subsection shall be used to establish an office of surface mining regulation for each such tribe. Each such office shall—
(2) assist the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement established by section 1211 of this title in the inspection and enforcement of surface mining activities on Indian lands, including, but not limited to, permitting, mine plan review, and bond release; and
(j) Tribal regulatory authority
(1) Tribal regulatory programs
(A) In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Indian tribe may apply for, and obtain the approval of, a tribal program under section 1253 of this title regulating in whole or in part surface coal mining and reclamation operations on reservation land under the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe using the procedures of section 1254 (e) of this title.
(2) Conflicts of interest
(A) In general
(3) Sovereign immunity
(4) Judicial review
(A) Civil actions
(i) In general After exhausting all tribal remedies with respect to a civil action arising under a tribal program approved under section 1254 (e) of this title, an interested party may file a petition for judicial review of the civil action in the United States circuit court for the circuit in which the surface coal mining operation named in the petition is located.
(B) Criminal actions
Any criminal action brought under section 1268 of this title with respect to surface coal mining or reclamation operations on Indian reservation lands shall be brought in—
(5) Grants
(A) In general
(6) Report
Not later than 18 months after the date on which a tribal program is approved under subsection (e) ofsection 1254 of this title, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report, developed in cooperation with the applicable Indian tribe, on the tribal program that includes a recommendation of the Secretary on whether primary regulatory authority under that subsection should be expanded to include additional Indian lands.
[1] So in original. Probably should be "lands".
Source(Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 710,Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 523; Pub. L. 102–486, title XXV, § 2514,Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3112; Pub. L. 109–432, div. C, title II, § 209,Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3019.)
2006—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 109–432, § 209(b), struck out ", except that nothing in this subsection may be construed as providing such tribes with the authorities set forth under section 1253 of this title" after "Indian lands" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 109–432, § 209(a), added subsec. (j).
1992—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 102–486added subsec. (i).
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New Here and to Goldens!
My children and I just brought home a sweet 10 month old male golden. He is already fitting in great. We do have one small problem. Our Noah is FAT! I've never seen a young dog this chunky before. He is eating Diamond Puppy Food, I'm pretty sure he is over due for a diet change! That is the first thing on my list quickly followed by clicker training. Any advice for a first time golden mom? He is already neutered, house and crate trained Also if anyone can tell me about bedells that would be great. I didn't get him from them but that's what his akc papers have listed. He was also sold to his previous owners not limited registration so I'm guessing puppy mill?
I would switch him to an All Life Stages or Adult food. I would suggest a good quality food, but not a super premium food, as they can be too rich for a lot of dogs. Compare the calorie count on the new and old food and make sure there are less calories in the new food. The guidelines on the food bag are usually over-generous. When changing food, I usually reduce the low recommendation for a weight category and decrease it by 25% to start. eg recommended 2-3 cup/day, i would give 1 1/2 cups per day divided in 2. Remember to use ideal weight not actual weight when calculating. You can also take away up to 1/2 cup of kibble and replace it with unsalted green beans or pure pumpkin. It reduces calories and helps puppy to feel full. You do not say how much the puppy weighs or how tall he is. Seeing pictures would help.
Sorry, I do not use clicker training, many others on here do and hopefully will chime in, and I do not know bedells.
This is from another thread on this forum
"Stay away from goldens with Bedell lines, the kids are taking on the family business of cranking out poorly bred pups." posted by SheetsSM
http://www.goldenretrieverforum.com/...-okc-area.html (Can you recommend a breeder in OKC area?)
Here is a link to a guide to help determine how much to feed.
Dog Food Calculator
Would like to see some photos of your new Golden.
I had to log in from my computer instead of my phone to post a picture. Here is our Noah. He will be 1 on March 23rd. I could only guess his weight at near 70lbs but he is a chunky butt from all the high calorie puppy food. I'm switching him to Diamond Natural Lamb and Rice, I've fed it to boxers in the past with great success. One is Noah and my 7 year old Daughter and the other was taken by my 11 year old daughter while I kept him still with a treat.
I missed this thread. Was this boy listed on Craigs List--he looks familiar. Would you mind listing his sire & dam from his registration papers (was it Bedell's Commander & Bedell's May? the rescue had a girl brought in with these parents & looked just like your boy). As only a handful of male goldens in the Bedell lines have had a hip clearance, you're definitely wise to keep Noah's weight in check. Good luck with your pup!
I would definitely enroll him in a basic obedience course as well. Are you in the OKC or Norman areas? I used Sandy Case at Positively Canine off of Britton Rd and I know of others who did Listen Up Pup in Norman. Depending on the schedule, the local GR club has conducted training sessions at the Armory in OKC but you need to check on their training style, I know the other two are positive based trainers.
Welcome from another Okie..
I've been slow rolling the formal training with my boy Bogey awaiting our newest pup who is now home. I have a phone call into Barbara "Listen Up Pup", and plan to follow up after the holiday season regarding Puppy classes with a goal of getting both my boys CGC.
Careful switching up a GR's diet abruptly, they have sensitive digestion. Was the puppy formula also a lamb based protein?
I'm doing a 50/50 swap off puppy food with my 8 month old Golden right now (chicken to chicken protein), and he is loose stool and gassy as result after a week of transition (I'm sure the holiday table treats aren't helping).
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