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The "mirror universe" is the informal name for the parallel universe first recorded as visited by James T. Kirk and several officers from the USS Enterprise in 2267. This parallel universe coexists with the prime universe on another dimensional plane. The mirror universe was so named because many people and places seemed to be opposites of their characteristics in the prime universe, with numerous "good" aspects now "evil" and vice versa, thus "mirror-like." (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror")
- For the main article, see mirror universe history.
Terran Empire
In the mirror universe, much of known history is dominated by the Terran Empire. It is not clear when the Empire began. Commander Jonathan Archer once stated that the Empire had existed for "centuries" as of 2155. Archer did not mention how many centuries, but by his statement, the Empire can be traced back to at least 1955, suggesting that it was a Terran political unit before it became an interstellar empire. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")
First Contact between Vulcans and the Terran Empire took place in 2063, as it did in the prime universe. The long history of nations warring with each other, the stronger overcoming the weaker, led the people of Earth to believe that conquest was the only means of surviving in the universe. Peace was only a ruse used to determine an enemy's weaknesses and to enable the one offering peace a chance to conquer from within. So, when the Vulcans landed and made their peaceful introduction, Zefram Cochrane shot the first Vulcan to step onto Terran soil instead of welcoming them with open arms (as in the prime universe), and the Terrans, interpreting the landing as prelude to an invasion, raided the Vulcan ship. The shotgun used by Zefram Cochrane later came into the possession of Jonathan Archer, who wondered what would have happened had Cochrane not "turned the tables" on the Vulcans' "invasion force." With advanced Vulcan technology at their disposal, the Terran Empire expanded and conquered other races, including the Vulcans, Andorians, Tellarites, Orions and Denobulans.
In 2155, the ISS Enterprise, under the command of Captain Maximilian Forrest, was the flagship of the Terran Empire's Starfleet. In January of that year, Commander Jonathan Archer mutinied against Forrest in order to take the ship into Tholian space to capture the USS Defiant, which had traveled through a spatial interphase from the year 2268 in the prime universe. While the mutiny was ultimately unsuccessful, Captain Forrest had no choice but to continue the mission, since the ship's helm had been locked on auto-pilot. The Enterprise was later destroyed by Tholian ships, but not before Archer was able to take control of the Defiant. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly") Archer tried to use the Defiant in a grab for power, intending to replace the Emperor, but was betrayed and killed by Hoshi Sato, who declared herself Empress. However, it remains unclear as to whether Sato actually established herself as Empress, or if the Defiant played any further role in the mirror universe (particularly given that the mirror universe showed no signs of being any further ahead of the "standard" universe when the first crossover between the universes took place). (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")
Sometime between 2155 and 2267, the symbol of the Empire appears to have been altered. The earlier symbol closely resembles that of the United Earth government, depicting all of Earth's continents, though replacing a laurel of peace with an aggressive sword. However, by the mid-23rd century, the symbol, while remaining essentially the same, depicted only the continents of Earth's western hemisphere.
By 2267, the Terran Empire was the dominant power in the Alpha Quadrant. When four Starfleet officers (Captain James T. Kirk, Lieutenant Uhura, Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott and Doctor Leonard McCoy) from the USS Enterprise were exchanged with those same officers from the ISS Enterprise in the mirror universe because of transporter interference from an ion storm, they discovered a brutal regime, almost dictatorial in its command structure. Advancement through assassination was commonplace.
During the encounter, Captain Kirk convinced the counterpart of his first officer, Spock, that the Empire could not sustain itself. Indeed, Spock predicted that in its current form, the Empire had 240 years before total collapse. (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror")
Shortly thereafter, Spock rose to become leader of the Terran Empire, proposing a series of reforms designed to make the Empire more secure and less dictatorial in nature. These included a significant disarmament program. Unfortunately, once these reforms were complete, the Empire was unable to defend itself against the equally aggressive and powerful forces surrounding it. The Klingon-Cardassian Alliance overran the Empire, conquering Earth and leaving Terrans and Vulcans enslaved, and freeing several worlds that still remained under Terran occupation, including Bajor. (DS9: "Crossover")
Klingon-Cardassian Alliance
With the fall of the Terran Empire, the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance became the dominant power in the Mirror universe. Bajor soon joined the Alliance, and the command post and ore processing facility Terok Nor was constructed in orbit.
Also during this time, the forces of the mirror universe began implementing safeguards to prevent another crossover event. Transporter design was altered to prevent interdimensional travel, requiring the creation of devices specifically for that purpose, including the multidimensional transporter. In the event of another crossover, those involved would be killed to prevent further interference. (DS9: "Crossover", "Through the Looking Glass")
By 2370, Terok Nor was commanded by Intendant Kira Nerys, with Elim Garak as her second-in-command. It was at this point in time that the second known contact with the prime universe took place. A runabout from station Deep Space 9 entered the mirror universe following an incident in the Bajoran wormhole. Kira Nerys and Julian Bashir were captured by forces from Terok Nor, and interrogated by the intendant. Bashir was sent to work in the ore processing plant, where he befriended "Smiley" O'Brien. After instigating a series of incidents aboard the station, including the death of Odo during a slave uprising, Kira and Bashir convinced privateer Benjamin Sisko to rebel against the Alliance and help them to escape back to the prime universe. (DS9: "Crossover")
A year later, Smiley crossed over to the Federation's universe and impersonated his counterpart long enough to capture the prime Sisko, and brought him back to the mirror universe, where he convinced Sisko to impersonate the leader of the Terran Rebellion. The mirror Sisko had been killed in a skirmish with Alliance ships, and the rebels needed the other Sisko to win over Jennifer Sisko, Sisko's wife, who in the mirror universe was a scientist working for the Alliance. Jennifer had been developing a transpectral sensor array, which would have allowed the Alliance to locate rebel hideouts in the Badlands. Sisko convinced his wife's mirror-counterpart to defect to the side of the rebels. (DS9: "Through the Looking Glass")
While in the Federation's universe, Smiley downloaded information from Deep Space 9's computers, including the plans for the USS Defiant. In 2372 the rebels constructed their own version of the Defiant, but had trouble getting it to function properly. Jennifer lured Sisko back into the mirror universe to help, though Kira Nerys killed her a short time thereafter. By this time the rebellion had grown in strength, culminating in the capture of Terok Nor, which became a rebel base of operations. (DS9: "Shattered Mirror")
In 2374, Intendant Kira sent a thief, Bareil Antos, to the prime universe to steal one of the Bajoran orbs, believing it would permit Kira to unite Bajor under her rule. The attempt failed, and Bareil returned to the mirror universe without the orb. (DS9: "Resurrection")
In 2375, Grand Nagus Zek, the leader of the Ferengi Alliance in the prime universe, used the multidimensional transporter to travel to the mirror universe along with his Hupyrian manservant, Maihar'du, hoping to open up business opportunities, but they were captured and held hostage by the Alliance. Kira made arrangements with Worf, the regent of the Alliance, to obtain the prime universe's version of the Klingon cloaking device in exchange for Zek's return.
She sent Ezri Tigan, a Trill mercenary and Kira's lover, to the prime side to give Quark the ransom demand. Quark and his brother Rom stole the cloaking device from Klingon General Martok's ship and delivered it to Ezri, but decided at the last minute that they couldn't trust her to keep her side of the deal, and accompanied her to the mirror universe, where all three were captured by the Terran rebels, who planned to keep the cloaking device, until Ezri's companion Brunt freed them, delivering them to Regent Worf. Aboard Worf's flagship, Quark and Rom were imprisoned along with Zek upon discovering Kira's plan, only to be later rescued by Ezri as revenge against Kira for killing Brunt. Ezri ended up joining the rebel cause. Quark, Rom, Zek and Maihar'du were allowed to return to the primary universe for having aided the rebels' defeat of Worf, a major victory for the rebellion. During the escape from Worf's ship, Garak was killed. When last seen, the rebels' march towards victory showed no apparent signs of slowing. (DS9: "The Emperor's New Cloak")
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- Bashir's raider
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- ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
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The name "mirror universe" is derived from behind the scenes production sources such as the Star Trek Encyclopedia and has not been used on screen. On screen only general terminology has been used of both universes in relation to each other, such as "parallel universe" and "the other universe" in TOS: "Mirror, Mirror"; DS9: "Through the Looking Glass", "alternate reality" in ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly", "the other side" in DS9: "Crossover", "Shattered Mirror" and "the alternate universe" in DS9: "Resurrection", "The Emperor's New Cloak".
Episode writers have maintained that the mirror universe is specifically a parallel universe, where the patterns of events move in similar manners, but the intentions and characterizations are different, so the people of the mirror side will always remain (and always have been) skewed versions of their "normal" counterparts. However, according to the writers and producers of Star Trek: Enterprise in their panel discussion at the 2005 Grand Slam XIII, if they were to have agreed on financial compensation for a guest appearance for William Shatner during the fourth season of the series, there may have been an episode with a canonical explanation of the origins of the mirror universe as an alternate timeline. [X]wbm
According to Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, the episode idea Shatner had pitched would have featured him as "Tiberius", the mirror universe James T. Kirk last seen in "Mirror, Mirror". Supposedly killed by mirror-Spock in his rise to power, it would have been revealed that the Tantalus field did not disintegrate, but in fact relocated its victims to a penal colony in the prime universe. If this story were to have been filmed, the Enterprise NX-01 would have encountered Tiberius in the 22nd century, who had been deposited there forty years earlier. In an attempt to return to the mirror universe, using the transporter of the Enterprise, Archer and Tiberius end up creating the mirror universe in the first place, as a diverging timeline. [X]wbm
The credits sequence for the "mirror universe" Star Trek: Enterprise television series, used footage of battles going back at least to the "Age of Sail". The mirror Phlox noted that the "great works" of literature in both universes were roughly the same, except that their characters were "soft and weak" (except for Shakespeare), pushing back the earliest possible date for a divergence to the 16th century.
In a cut scene for In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II, Archer gives a motivational speech to the assembled crews of the former ISS Enterprise and the Avenger in which he invokes the favor of the "gods". This, together with Marlena's statement about "being the woman of a Caesar" in "Mirror Mirror", suggests that the Terran Imperial tradition extends at least back to pre-Christian Rome. However, given the nature of the mirror universe, these statements should be taken with a grain of salt.
The existence of a "point of divergence" from the traditional Star Trek universe has not been confirmed, though according to the novel Fearful Symmetry, the mirror universe is in fact a parallel quantum universe, as quantum signature scans used to match Worf with his USS Enterprise-D in TNG: "Parallels" were also able to differentiate natives of the mirror universe from those of the prime reality. This suggests that even though the two universes were always separate, they shared a similar past up to some point in their history.
According to the FASA role-playing games and The Best of Trek, the mirror universe diverges from the prime timeline around the Eugenics Wars, while DC Comics' The Mirror Universe Saga comics speculate the Earth-Romulan War was the point of divergence, with Earth having lost that war, and then embarking on a policy of conquest after overthrowing the Romulans (It is not known what kind of contact Sato's Empire had with the Romulans). Still other non-canon works, the novels of William Shatner's Star Trek: The Mirror Universe Trilogy (co-written with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens) and the novelization of Star Trek: First Contact seem to indicate that time travel of the Borg to Zefram Cochrane's era might be responsible. This explanation would tie in with ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly" when the Vulcan's first arrived and were killed by Cochrane.
Dark Mirror, a Pocket TNG novel by Diane Duane, places the mirror universe as parallel since at least the end of Homer's Iliad, where the mirror universe parallel of Achilles kills old King Priam after the death of Hector when asked to return Hector's body for funeral rites, instead of showing one moment of Humanity. Mirror-Picard thought of prime universer version as the one time in the poem when "that terrible man showed mercy.... but not here." After this there seems to be some sort of "moral inversion". For instance, according to Plato the perfect government is now one in which fear is meted out to the people in proper proportion by a wise ruler. Picard notes that the ending of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice is drastically different: Shylock is awarded, and accepts, the owed pound of flesh.
This universe is inconsistent with the others in that it was written before the DS9-mirror episodes, and references the Terran Empire as still being active in 2367. Alternate mirror universes might however explain some of the costume and effects inconsistencies in the DS9-mirror episodes. For example in "Through the Looking Glass", Alliance ships were seen de-cloaking, and in "The Emperor's New Cloak" the Alliance didn't have a cloaking technology.
The mirror universe is mentioned a few times in the Deep Space Nine book trilogy Millennium. During the second novel, it was revealed that Dukat, possessed by the Pah-wraiths, has taken over the mirror Terok Nor, where he is awaiting a final confrontation with Kai Weyoun. Also, General Martok crafted an invasion strategy that would have involved moving the entire Klingon fleet to the mirror universe.
In the novel The Soul Key by Olivia Woods, it is revealed that the mirror Benjamin Sisko staged his death. In addition, the Bajoran wormhole is discovered by the mirror version of Iliana Ghemor.
The mirror universe made an appearance in Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force, a video game released for PC. Voyager, having been pulled into a starship scrapyard, encounters hostile Humans working with various aliens, including Malons, Klingons and Hirogen. These Human "scavengers" are from the mirror universe and operate from a station made up of the remains of a mirror universe Template:ShipClass starship, among other things.
The mirror universe also features prominently in Star Trek: Shattered Universe, a video game released on PS2 and Xbox. It depicts an Empire Starfleet of the 2290s, and a crossover to the adventures of Captain Sulu on the ISS Excelsior.
According to the novella Age of the Empress, World War II occurred in the mirror universe, with Japan as one as its participants. One of the results appears to have been a lessening of the power of Japan's emperor, as the Kyoto Imperial Palace was turned into a tourist attraction.
Apocryphal appearances
- DC TOS volume 1: The Mirror Universe Saga:
- #9: "Promises to Keep"
- #10: "Double Image"
- #11: "Deadly Reflection!"
- #12: "The Tantalus Trap!"
- #13: "Masquerade!"
- #14: "Behind Enemy Lines!"
- #15: "The Beginning of the End..."
- #16: "Homecoming..."
- Marvel Comics: "Fragile Glass"
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- Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force
- Star Trek: Shattered Universe
- Mirror Universe (Decipher)
- Star Trek Online
- Dark Mirror
- Star Trek: Dark Passions
- Stargazer: Three
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Dragonair was the final Pokemon Clair used during her battle with Ash and defeated Ash's Pikachu with Hyper Beam and held its own against Charizard, going underwater to escape Charizard's fire type moves and even escaping from Charizard's Seismic Toss by using Twister. However Charizard eventually evaporated the water with a powerful Fire Spin and when Dragonair tried using another Twister to escape Charizard's Seismic Toss, the Fire type used another Fire Spin on the Twister causing it to heat up and then slammed Dragonair into the ground with a flaming Seismic Toss defeating it.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
A New Hairdo
19 comments:
- Lauren@Styleseer said...
OMG! That is just fabulous!
- January 23, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- Karen said...
That coat she is wearing is FANTASTIC! Love your blog and all its stylish ladies.
- January 23, 2012 at 10:04 AM
- sacramento said...
Love her hair, wowwwwwwwwwwwww
- January 23, 2012 at 10:05 AM
- Hypnotic Mushroom said...
She is very pretty! Your blog is amazing! ^^
- January 23, 2012 at 11:49 AM
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- January 23, 2012 at 12:36 PM
- O D Y S S E Y said...
the hair, YES! awesome. she looks fantastic. :)
- January 23, 2012 at 1:31 PM
- Rachael // The Paraders Vintage said...
I can only hope to be that awesome when I'm her age!
- January 23, 2012 at 2:21 PM
- Linda Mercury said...
I love her hair and her mischievous smile. I'm going to go make myself glamorous now- no more sweatpants. :)
- January 23, 2012 at 5:20 PM
- Roberta said...
Only in NYC!
- January 23, 2012 at 5:41 PM
- HEATHER DUNHILL said...
Absolutely ADORE a woman with confidence to carry this style!
- January 23, 2012 at 6:55 PM
- Angele Style said...
What an amazing lady. She needs to write a book about her life. She is the living example of living life as an art form and you are the ART!! What a joy to behold!!!! Thank you Ari
- January 23, 2012 at 8:07 PM
- Beaute Sombre said...
Before you leave your mark in this world, you must live right?
I love her enthusiasm on life, just shown through her hair!
- January 23, 2012 at 8:50 PM
- Wanda said...
You gotta love it! She must be young at heart. Wanda in Edmonton
- January 23, 2012 at 9:24 PM
- duckalicious said...
I'm impressed!
- January 24, 2012 at 9:02 AM
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but..Am I allowed to say, that, I don't like the hairdo? I don't have to patronize the lady, because, she is older than me. I admire her, though, for defying convention and grooming herself according to her own taste, and not to what is expected of a woman of certain age... but, lets get real, that acorn hair cut, does not flatter anyone, or hardly anyone. Neither does the colour, but it is her hair and her head, and if she likes it like that, more power to her!
During the decade of the 90s, I was subjected to that style. I always ask for tappered cut, and I either get the "bleeping" acorn style, or all one length; and of lately, now that I am in my 60s. I get the "old lady" short hair style.
Some hairstylists think,that, they know best, but I know my face and what styles are good for me, after all, I had had this face for over 60 years.
I have noticed that many of my friends in same age bracket as I am, end up with similar hairdos.
I have decide to cut it myself, if I ruin it, so be it, at least I did it myself, and did not have to pay to have a horrendous coiffure.
All the best
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- January 25, 2012 at 12:51 AM
- Hummingbird5 said...
What a wonderful example she sets! She is truly free.
- January 25, 2012 at 2:52 AM
absolutely love the spirit of the color, but agree with minervita above about the cut - it's not terribly flattering to her.
and based on minervita's experience (and mine), i believe we need to educate some of the stylists out there - they either don't get us wanting to go silver or how to give us a modern cut. it really pays to find one who gets it and shares your sense of playfulness! keep looking until you do! a bad cut can be as aging as anything.
- January 25, 2012 at 8:13 PM
At 41, I get judged for my all-over pink hair, and I care not! At 90, I want to be this beautiful lady,... fearless and rocking my own pink hair!
- January 26, 2012 at 9:46 AM
.....like an exotic bird.....nice to see people have fun with their choices.....
- January 26, 2012 at 1:34 PM


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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Freshman Marcus Paige scored eight of his season-high 19 points in overtime to help North Carolina beat Virginia Tech 72-60 on Saturday.
James Michael McAdoo had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Reggie Bullock added 11 points for the Tar Heels (15-6, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
They hounded the nation's leading scorer, Erick Green, into his second-worst game of the season and scored on their first nine possessions of overtime to pull away for their fifth win in six games.
Green, who averages 25.5 points, finished with 16 on 7-for-21 shooting while being defended mostly by Dexter Strickland.
Green missed a jumper that would have won it in regulation and was held to fewer than 20 points for just the second time this season.
Jarell Eddie added 15 points for the Hokies (11-10, 2-6). They have lost four straight and 10 of 14 since starting 7-0.
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Well, it's not exactly my birthday (which, in case you are interested, is later this month), but this is a momentous day for my blog – my 100th post! *cue balloons and streamers* Yes, yes, I know. It seems like I've been doing this forever – or, at least, it does for me, which I'm not sure is a good or a bad thing. Anyway, to mark the occasion I thought I'd talk about social media or, put another way, internet engagement. Appropriate, no?
I'm the first to admit that I don't engage as well as I should. In many ways I'm a parasite on the net: I put stuff out there, but I don't give back. In other words, I post but I don't comment. Now, I have been trying to be better at that this year, but like all good intentions it has fallen by the wayside a little. My participation is dropping off.
Of course, as Linda Lee Greene discussed so eloquently on my blog a couple of weeks ago, participation in social media can be a slippery slope. It's all too easy to get sucked in and burn out, or ignore what you've been working on. On the other side of the coin, though, is that if you are engaging with people then they are more likely to have positive feelings about you and are thus more likely to check out your work. Talking with people online, and making them feel important, can have direct – and beneficial – impacts on your profile hits, Facebook likes, blog follows and, most importantly, sales.
It might sound callous to think of it like that – these are, after all, people with whom you are engaging – but we all have to be entrepreneurs these days, don't we? If this is a professional engagement (that is, if you are using a professional Facebook page, Twitter account or blog, for example) then it all comes down to marketing. That's why we have these accounts, and why we use them. And maybe that's why I don't engage as well as I should, because, at this stage, I don't have anything to market. I know that the more I get out there, the more my name will be known when novel #1 does come out, but part of me feels that I'm pushing myself on people too much. Sigh. Like Linda, I'm not cut out to be a marketer.
I will, naturally, attempt to work on this. After all, that's part of what my new years resolutions this year were all about. But I am also wary of the slippery slope of becoming too engaged in social media. If I spend too much time talking to people I've never met, I run the risk of alienating my real life friends, colleagues and family members. If I spend my computer time posting on Goodreads and Facebook, then I'm not going to be writing my novel. And that's what this is all about, isn't it?
So today I am using my 100th blog post to think about how I'm using social media. I love to interact with everyone here, and I do intend to get better at it (comment, Emily, darn you!!) but I do think that finding that balance is what I should really be focusing on. Because after all, if I burn out like Linda did, then what's the point of all this anyway?
PS I'm including forum participation in things I should be working on. Yes, Peter, you will hopefully be seeing me around again soon!


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Following reluctant medium Allison Dubois (Patricia Arquette) as she helps the Phoenix, AZ police department investigate murders revealed to her randomly (and often piecemeal) during her sleep, the show is no ordinary detective drama. Arquette is perfectly cast in the role of a special investigator who doesn't really want the job, constantly trying to balance the stress of her unusual occupation with the everyday struggles of marriage and motherhood. The family scenes are sweet, and often hilarious, which offer relief from the heavy suspense (and frequently creepy violence) of the crimes the protagonist envisions without warning.
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Cubs' Dream Is Blackhawks' Reality
It's been awesome watching the Blackhawks celebrate its trip to the Stanley Cup Finals!
Reminds me of the Cubs celebrating its division titles in 2007 & '08…TV cameras swarming the locker room…player interviews…the anticipation of a possible world championship!
I just hope the Blackhawks take advantage…because you never known when they'll get back, as evident from its last Finals appearance in 1992.
Reaching the mountain top comes with great difficulties. And despite the Hawks' core-talent of proven young players, look no further than our Cubbies to remember a good team this year doesn't guarantee a good team the following one.
The Blackhawks have a tremendous, yet delicate, opportunity to reach the Chicago ranks of the Bulls', Bears' and White Sox's world championship teams.
But a failed chance at returning the Stanley Cup to Chicago will only leave the Hawks wondering, like our Cubs, when that next chance for glory might come again.


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A century and a half after the Civil War ship the USS Monitor sank, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad's turret are now buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Friday's ceremony included Monitor kin who believe the two Union sailors are their ancestors. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus spoke at the service.
Sixteen sailors died when the Monitor went down in rough seas off North Carolina in 1862. The two crew members' skeletons and the remains of their uniforms were found in 2002 when the ship's rusted turret was raised from the ocean floor.
The Monitor made nautical history when it fought in the first battle between two ironclads on March 9, 1862. The battle with the CSS Virginia was a draw.
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After years of selling break-fix IT services, this VAR-turned-MSP figured out the secret to double-digit revenue growth and recurring revenue.
If you plan to climb Mount Everest (or any of the mountains in the Himalayas, for that matter), it's a well-known fact that you'll need to hire a Sherpa — a Nepalese who provides support for foreign trekkers and mountain climbers. Keep in mind that a good Sherpa isn't cheap; you could pay up to $80,000 for your climbing expedition. But, when you consider that these skilled navigators may literally save your life, you probably won't try to find the cheapest one.
This was the image Greg Gurev had in mind when he started MySherpa 13 years ago after losing his job of eight years as a director of sales at a technical staffing agency. Even though at the time Gurev was only a self-taught computer programmer and computer repair hobbyist, he had a love for technology and saw the growing importance IT was playing in the workplace. And, although he had never actually climbed a tall mountain, he was intrigued by mountain climbing and saw the role of the Sherpa as the perfect analogy of what an IT service provider is supposed to be for its clients. After beginning the transition to managed services five years ago — and refining its managed services offering three years ago — the Sherpa analogy has become even more relevant to how he conducts and grows his business.
Create A Managed Services Litmus Test
One of the discoveries MySherpa made over the years was that no matter which vertical market clients fit into, they need very similar IT infrastructure and network security basics: backup, firewall, and security. For a typical SMB client with 25 computers, this could require an up-front investment of $5,000 to $10,000 in software licenses and server costs in addition to ongoing monthly managed services fees for remote monitoring and management. "This initial discussion sets the tone for what kind of business relationship we're going to have with a new client," says Gurev. "It often comes down to the prospect's philosophy whether they believe they need an outside expert who can help them achieve peak business performance while minimizing security risks and unplanned downtime or whether they think they can do a better job themselves."
In order to properly assess a prospect's attitude toward outsourced IT services, Gurev has learned that it's important to engage with the proper decision maker, who most often turns out to be the CFO. "CFOs are trusted by business owners, and they are responsible for the complex accounting, financials, and payroll applications that run the business," says Gurev. "Most CFOs we come across are in their mid-40s, don't have in-depth computer knowledge, and have already been tortured by vendors trying to push their latest products."
One of the first questions MySherpa salespeople ask CFOs early in the sales process is this: "Do you have maintenance and support on your applications and IT systems?" If the answer is "No, we don't believe in that," "We can't afford it," or something similar, the sales Sherpas engage clients in a discussion about the value of their data. (For specific statistics and advice related to educating clients about the value of their data, check out: "2013 State of Cloud Backup: MSPs Missing the Mark.") "When we come across a CFO who doesn't seem to care about the threat of data loss or downtime, we've learned that it's better to walk away from the sale rather than pleading for their business and/or lowering our costs," says Gurev. "The bottom line is that we know IT and what it takes to keep businesses running, and it's not sustainable for an MSP to make too many exceptions for each client."
Gurev uses the analogy of troubleshooting a four-yearold computer that's been severely infected by a virus or a hard drive malfunction. "If a customer is on a managed services plan, we'll replace the computer with a new one rather than wasting a lot of time with equipment that's already near the end of its lifecycle," he says. If an MSP allows some customers to pay-as-they-go, the scenario is a lot different. A technician's labor can quickly surpass the value of the hardware, but the customer does not want to (and often won't) pay a service charge that exceeds the replacement value of the computer. Managed services, on the other hand, takes a longer term approach to IT and factors in the cost of replacing out-of-date hardware and software.
Part Ways With Clients Who Don't Value Managed Services
Since implementing its managed services practice three years ago, MySherpa's revenue is now composed of 71 percent from selling services and only 29 percent from selling products (e.g. backup appliances, servers, computers, and software). Additionally, any new client MySherpa has partnered with since January 2010 has been a managed services client — no exceptions. And, the MSP is firm in its resolution to phase out clients who continually resist MySherpa's IT advice and don't value its managed services business model. "As a business owner, you can only allow your margins and customer relationship to slip so far before you realize you may be better off parting ways," says Gurev. "If a customer continually rejects our IT advice and/ or prevents us from interacting with the decision maker, or if they're simply not polite and professional to work with, we'll make the difficult decision to end the business relationship. Even in these exceptional situations, we give clients written notification and several months' notice to find a replacement partner so as not to harm their business in any way."
Don't Be A Bottleneck To Your Sales Growth
If there's one common pain point just about every VAR and MSP experiences — usually when it reaches the 6- to 10-employee mark, it's stagnant revenue. For one reason or another, there seem to be just enough time and resources to keep the machine going, and the only purpose any new business seems to serve is offsetting business that's been lost. Gurev found himself in this position about a year a half ago, and he recalls exactly when and how he found the resolution. "At the time, I was trying to do everything – bring in new business, service existing clients, and handle all the HR and accounting functions that come along with running a business," he says. "During a Monday morning meeting, one of my engineers said, 'The only way we're going to fix our sales problem is if Greg does sales full time and someone else runs the company.'" The comment took Gurev a little by surprise, but he couldn't deny the truth of the matter.
He started keeping track of how much time he'd been devoting specifically to sales over the previous months, and the numbers really surprised him. "Even though I was always very busy and felt productive, there were some weeks that I was spending only 2 hours of face-toface sales time, and the rest of my time was spent handling employee issues, client issues, and business issues," he says. He knew if he really wanted to grow, he had to turn over control of his company to someone else.
In Q2 of 2013, Gurev promoted Ethan Tancredi from VP of operations to president of the company and committed to focusing on growing MySherpa's sales. "It's tough for a small business owner to give up control of his company, but the reality is that it's absolutely necessary if you want to grow beyond a certain point," says Gurev. "I believe that if you're not building your business and driving real stakeholder value, then you need to make a change. I'd love to sell my company in 10 years and retire before I'm 60. It would be great to have the company in a position where the bank had enough confidence in our track record that it was willing to lend our employees the money to buy the business from me. We finished up 2013 with 25 percent higher revenue than the previous year. There's every reason to think that if we can continue building our business with clients who understand how MySherpa can help with their IT expedition, we can continue achieving double-digit revenue growth for years to come."


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What Dr. Phil Knows about Men, Part 2
May 26, 2003
If you've still got questions about what makes men tick, Dr. Phil offers more advice to help you figure men out " and get what you want.
Time With the Guys
John loves taking fishing and camping trips with his friends. His wife Heather wants to know, "Why won't my husband spend his free time with me?"
Those Three Little Words
Amanda doesn't understand why her husband Matt has a hard time saying "I love you." Matt says Amanda should know that he loves her without him saying it.
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I've seen this and have been on the fence about it.
It looks cool. However, for actual game sessions, I need way more than dungeon walls and floors. When I look at several sets put together, I end up thinking - is that really all I can do with these? I need wooden walls, brick walls, dirt floors, all kinds of other terrain to make these really versatile. My next session will be in a house and swamp. These don't work for that. Last session was on a farm. These don't work for that either. On the other hand, I have been able to use: Paizo's map packs and WoTC Dungeon Tiles in all four of my latest game sessions. While these look more substantial and have a general cool factor, I've never used the Dwarven Forge that I already have (dungeon walls and floors similar to these), and I've found much more usability with the tiles, flip mats, etc. Cool vs. practical is the dilema. YMMV


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Discover what Fearlessmen.com's Todd Mayfield says are some of the most basic things men can share with their women to make them feel loved. read more
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The great war epic of Western literature, translated by acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles
Dating to the ninth century B.C., Homer's timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox observes in his superb introduction that although the violence of the Iliad is grim and relentless, it coexists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace.
Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. He maintains the drive and metric music of Homer's poetry, and evokes the impact and nuance of the Iliad's mesmerizing repeated phrases in what Peter Levi calls "an astonishing performance."
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I own this book and have been intending to read it for years. When I found it available on Audible, I knew that I would finally "read" it, and began listening to it. It was one of the first Audible books I purchased.
Being somewhat ignorant on the subjects dealt with in this book, I had to listen to the first hour about four times before it made sense to me, but I am so happy that I did. The rest of it was a piece of cake - very delicious. Who would have thought Homer would be so descriptive, funny, endearing and enlightening? I guess that is why this work has endured for so long.
I soon learned that the narrator makes or breaks an audio book, and Derek Jacobi is absolutely unbeatable as a narrator. I could listen to him all day. His characterizations are suburb. He made me laugh and cry. I will definitely listen to this one again and again.
The team is perfect. Fagles was the man, and the narrators do a great job. But, when I bought the book, it said "unabridged" and it still does, in my library. On the site, it now says Abridged. Would have been nice to know.
Audible customer service is such, that "why bother?" comes to mind.
This work is nothing short of magnificent. Superb translation and wonderful reading of the very poetic font of Western Civilization. Derek Jacobi's narration of the great battle scenes send chills down the spine. Leaves no doubt that the Iliad was made to be heard not read. I can't imagine anyone not being thrilled with this recording.
"Errgh--why would you abridge THE ILIAD?!"
Errgh--why would you abridge THE ILIAD?! Especially when Derek Jacobi is reading it. He's awesome. But then, so is Homer.
Both. It's beautiful.
"Huge pieces not included"
Important parts were skipped over and not even mentioned in the short summaries. Because of this the listener loses key aspects of the characters makeup and thus, misses great opportunities to interpret and understand seemingly simple dialogue and actions.
"Missing parts of the story"
I read this book for a class earlier in the year and really enjoyed the parts about the hero Diomedes. I was extremely disappointed when the parts I enjoyed the most were skipped.
"Jacobi Makes It Work"
Derek Jacobi demonstrates how a book should be read. He maintains a consistent voice for each and every character in the Iliad.
From the hard, cold martial air of Achilles to the languid sensuality of Paris to the twisted, biting sarcasm of Thersites, he makes the characters come alive on the strength of his voice.
This is exactly how a 3000 year old blind poet should sound on your iPod.
"Shocked & Moved"
I had tried to read this book but was unable to really get into it. My professor explained that Homer's works were likely spoken originally so I tried the audiobook.
I was moved and shocked at the depth I found in this epic poem. Great performance and thus particular translation was used in class. It's a great story!!
"Great Translation and Narration"
I truly enjoyed this experience with The Iliad more than my previous couple of attempts at it (only one of which I got all of the way through.) This translation is so much more engaging than the previous ones which tried too hard to force a poetic meter to the story. Listening on audio with a skilled reader like Derek Jacobi was a real pleasure. The excitement of the story came through so well. Try this version of The Iliad.
"Wish McKellen had read it"
I have always loved Jacobi as an actor, but he cannot (or does not) top McKellen's reading of the Odyssey -- an impossible act to follow.
As for this Iliad, Fagles' translation is just as good as everyone says. True poetry. Jacobi's reading is adequate, but not as thoughtful or subtle as I'd expect of him. I'm guessing this was done in one take with very little or no research. Probably rushed. He lays on his unique brand of drama thick in places it does not really belong at all, and seemed to be faking his way through this reading in other ways too. I can make no sense at all of the random snippets read by Maria Tucci. Was there any thought behind that? I don't think so. Probably those were passages Jacobi had mangled the first go-round; and, having no way to get him back to the studio, they brought Tucci to the rescue. She does a good enough job, but I found it distracting listening to her -- mainly b/c I spent too much time wondering why the hell we needed a new narrator all of a sudden.
Harsh review, I know, but really: when dealing with a text as great as this one the publishers should have taken more care to rise to the occasion. They fell short, so this "only" warrants four stars. Could have, and should have, been a slam-dunk five.
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ZITHROMAX (azithromycin for injection) contains the active ingredient azithromycin, an azalide, a subclass of macrolide antibiotics, for intravenous injection. Azithromycin has the chemical name (2R,3S,4R,5R,8R,10R,11R,12S,13S,14R)-13-[(2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-O -methyl-α-L-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-2-ethyl-3,4,10-trihydroxy-3,5,6,8,10,12,14-heptamethyl-11-[[3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-β-D-xylo-hexopyranosyl]oxy]-1-oxa- 6-azacyclopentadecan-15-one. Azithromycin is derived from erythromycin; however, it differs chemically from erythromycin in that a methyl-substituted nitrogen atom is incorporated into the lactone ring. Its molecular formula is C38H72N2O12, and its molecular weight is 749.00. Azithromycin has the following structural formula:
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NEW YORK (AP) - The National Society of Film Critics has selected "Amour" as the best picture of 2012.
The critics chose the star of "Amour," Emmanuelle Riva, as the best actress, and Daniel Day-Lewis was chosen best actor for "Lincoln."
The group of 60 prominent movie critics from around the country met Saturday at Lincoln Center in New York City to make its picks.
Austrian director Michael Haneke won best director for "Amour." The French-language movie depicts the slow deterioration of an elderly woman played by Riva.
Playwright Tony Kushner won best screenplay for "Lincoln."
Amy Adams was chosen best supporting actress for "The Master" and Matthew McConaughey was selected best supporting actor for "Magic Mike" and "Bernie."
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The Power of Independent Thinking
The New International Arms Race in SpaceAnd How to Avoid It
Recorded: Friday, March 7, 2008
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Did the United States test an anti-satellite weapon when it shot down an out-of-control spy satellite earlier this month? Or was it a precautionary measure to protect people on the ground who might have been hit with a fuel tank filled with a poisonous gas?
Experts: Peter L. Hays, Theresa Hitchens, Jeff Kueter, Mike MooreType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Government Secrecy, History (International), History (U.S), Science, Technology
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Recorded: Tuesday, November 6, 2007
For more than a century U.S. foreign policywhether conducted by Democrats or Republicanshas been based on the assumption that Americans interests are served best by intervening abroad to secure markets, fight potential enemies far from American shores, or engage in democratic nation building. But, what is the record of such policies, including now in Iraq?
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Biotic Community
Fish Community
Historical records of fish community collections within the South Grand River Watershed date back to 6 July, 1940 (MDC 1998a and MoRAP 2002a). From 1940 to 2002, 60 fish species (not including hybrids) in 15 families have been collected within the watershed (Table Bc01) (MNHP 2003; MDC South Grand River Watershed Inventory and Assessment Fish Community Collections; MoRAP 2002a; MDC 1998a; Pflieger 1997; Dent and Macpherson, MDC Memorandum 1985; Dent, MDC Memorandum 1981). Fish community sampling sites are presented in Figure Bc01.
Analysis of temporal distribution of species within the watershed was accomplished by dividing the examined period of record for fish community collections into three periods: Period One (1940-1959), Period Two (1960-1979), and Period Three (1980-2002). This analysis revealed that the number of species within the watershed between periods 1 and 2 remained similar with 43 and 42 species collected respectively. Period Three saw an increase in the number of species collected within the watershed at 48. Six species found within the watershed in Period 3 had not been found in previous periods. These species include Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), Golden Redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum), Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus), Shortnose Gar (Lepisosteus platostomus), White Bass (Morone chrysops), Ohio Logperch (Percina caprodes).
Twelve fish species found within the watershed in periods one and/or two were not found in period three. These include Black Buffalo (Ictiobus niger), Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Bleeding Shiner (Luxilus zonatus), Silver Chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana), Hornyhead Chub (Nocomis biguttatus), Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides), Ghost Shiner (Notropis Buchanan), Goldeye (Hiodon alosoides), Tadpole Madtom (Noturus gyrinus), Freckled Madtom (Noturus nocturnes), and Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus). Four species, including the goldfish, bleeding Shiner, black buffalo, and tadpole madtom, do not appear to have solid records of being common to the watershed. This is illustrated by the fact that only one individual for all four species is recorded as having been found in the watershed. In addition, each species was found only at a single site within the watershed with no additional individuals observed after Period One. Several other species not seen since Period One include the Goldeye (found at a single site), Longnose Gar (only three individuals recorded at 3 sites, one of which is now part of Truman reservoir), Longear Sunfish (four individuals found at two sites, one of which is now part of Truman Reservoir), Silver Chub (11 individuals found at 3 sites, two of which are now part of Truman Reservoir), and Ghost Shiner (14 individuals found at 3 sites, two of which are now part of Truman Reservoir). Another species, the freckled madtom is only recorded within the watershed in period two. Five individuals were found at a single site in 1976. This site has since become part of Truman Reservoir.
Two species which appear to have been relatively well established within the watershed during Periods One and Two are absent from Period Three collections. The hornyhead chub was previously reported from 4 sites (including one site which is now part of Truman Reservoir) within the watershed with 24 individuals recorded. Over 200 individuals of the emerald shiner were also reported during Periods One and Two from 5 sites, three of which are now part of Truman Reservoir.
The exact cause or causes of the appearance of some species and apparent disappearance of others in the watershed is difficult to ascertain given the many different variables one might need to take into account among these of which are differences in sampling effort and gear between the three time periods. Such an analysis not only goes beyond the scope of this document but could comprise a fairly lengthy report by itself. It is apparent however that changes have taken place within the watershed that could be beneficial to the appearance of some species while being detrimental to others. These changes include the creation of Truman Reservoir, and the lingering effects of channelization within the watershed. Future fish community sampling will be an important component in determining the effect and/or potential effect of watershed changes on the fish species residing there.
Game Fish
A total of 13 species of gamefish (as defined as game fish in MDC 2001c) are known to occur within the watershed ( MDC 2003d, MoRAP 2002a; MDC 1998a; Dent and McPherson 1985). These include spotted bass, largemouth bass, white crappie, black crappie, blue catfish, channel catfish, flathead catfish, white bass, striped bass, walleye, and paddlefish. Muskellunge and warmouth have been observed in the watershed however, these are not considered to be significant fisheries. Flathead, blue, and channel catfish make up the primary game fishery of the South Grand River and its tributaries, while rough fish such as common carp, buffalo, and drum provide fisheries for alternative angling opportunities. (Bayless, personal communication) The lower portion of the South Grand supports a significant population of crappie. Spring rises also provide angling opportunities for hybrid striped bass and white bass. In addition, a limited amount of angling for paddlefish also occurs.
Truman Reservoir, located in the lower portion of the watershed, provides a diverse array of game fish. Significant game fish populations include black bass, crappie, white bass, hybrid striped bass, walleye, paddlefish, blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish. Since the early years of the existence of Truman Reservoir, paddlefish, and hybrid striped bass have been stocked nearly every year (MDC 2003b, MDC 1985-1990, Dent and McPherson 1985). In addition, recent walleye stockings in 2001 and 2002 have supplemented the existing walleye fishery within the reservoir.
Fish Introductions
Limited availability of historic stocking records, the potential of "bait bucket" introductions and the availability of fish from commercial dealers, makes it difficult to address the entire scope of fish stocking which has or may have occurred in the South Grand River Watershed. However, examination of various sources reveals some past stocking efforts.
Historic fish stocking efforts within the South Grand River Watershed appear to have been limited to the stocking of warm water species. The common carp, a species native to Asia, was widely stocked in Missouri by the Missouri Fish Commission between 1879 and 1895 at which time the program was discontinued (Pflieger 1997). Earliest observations of common carp from MDC fish community collection files for sites within the watershed are from 1940 (MoRAP 2002a). While common carp are a component of the commercial fishing industry in Missouri (Barnes and Riggert 2000), common carp can also be a nuisance species. They compete in rivers, streams, and lakes with native species. They can increase stream and lake turbidity, destroy spawning habitat, while eating the eggs of native species of fish (Barnes and Riggert 2000).
As with the common carp, the western mosquitofish is another species whose presence in the watershed is likely the result of stocking. A survey in the 1940s indicated that its distribution in Missouri included the "Lowland Faunal Region and northward along the Mississippi River to Ramsey Creek in Pike County" (Pflieger 1997). Today the mosquito fish can be found in all of the faunal regions of the state. The first observations of the western mosquitofish in fish collections within the watershed appear to have occurred in 1976.
Some Early MDC Annual Reports list largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, "bullheads" (catfish), and minnows for the South Grand in tables under the heading "Fisheries Production and Distribution by Watersheds by Species" (MDC 1937-1942 and 1946-1992). In addition some MDC annual reports provide a general (not by watershed) tabulation of fish "rescued" (removing fish from intermittent pools of water and redistributing to areas deemed more suitable) by the MDC; a practice which has been discontinued. This data, while somewhat vague provides a glimpse of some early stocking and relocating of fish that occurred earlier in the last century and which may have had an impact on the fish community of the South Grand River Watershed.
Records of recent stockings within public waters of the South Grand watershed by the MDC are well documented. Between 1991 and 2001, 14 species of fish have been stocked by the Missouri Department of Conservation in public impoundments within the South Grand River Watershed (MDC 2003b). The majority of stockings have been warm water species with the exception of rainbow and brown trout which have been stocked on a limited basis in a single impoundment at MDC's Reed Wildlife Area during the winter and early spring. Fathead minnows, commonly stocked as forage for various sport fish species, accounted for the largest number of a single species of fish stocked in public waters within the watershed with 2,224,500 fish stocked. The stocking of 1,222,047 paddlefish in Truman Reservoir accounted for the largest number of game fish of a single species stocked. Table Bc02 lists other species which were stocked in public waters within the watershed between 1991 and 2001.
Since 1978, a large amount of stocking which has occurred in the watershed has been in Truman Reservoir. Since the early years of the existence of Truman Reservoir, paddlefish and hybrid striped bass have been stocked on nearly every year, with paddlefish first being stocked in Truman in 1978 and the initial stockings of hybrid striped bass taking place in 1982 (MDC 2003b, MDC 1985-1990, Dent and McPherson 1985). Yearly stockings of striped bass were initiated in 1977, but were discontinued in 1980, two years prior to the first hybrid stockings. Walleye were initially stocked in Truman from 1980 to 1986 after which time the stockings were discontinued until 1993 when stocking took place for that single year. Walleye stocking was reinitiated once again in 2001. Other species (and years) stocked within Truman Reservoir since it's creation include Blue Catfish (1979, 1983, 1991, 1994-1996), channel catfish (1978), threadfin shad (1980, 1981, 1983), largemouth bass (1977-1979, 1989), muskellunge (1978), and fathead minnow (1986).
The extent to which fish stocking of private waters has occurred within the watershed is more difficult to determine than public waters. Undoubtedly, farm ponds within the watershed have been stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, and channel catfish by private individuals who obtained fish from the MDC, commercial dealers, and/or other water bodies. The availability of grass carp from commercial fish dealers also increases the probability of this species having been stocked in water bodies within the watershed. The potential of these fish being washed into streams exists during major precipitation events.
A lack of historical records, plus the occurrence of undocumented introductions makes it difficult to determine, with any reliability, all species which may have been introduced into the watershed. Effects of introductions vary. While the introduction of species already present in the watershed may have minimal to no effect, the introduction of exotic (non-native) species can, in many instances, have disastrous consequences.
It appears that no recent data regarding mussels in the South Grand River Watershed is available. The Missouri Aquatic Gap Database (MoRAP 2002b) lists records for 7 collections within the watershed, the latest of which occurred in 1978. From these collections, a total of 15 species were identified (Table Bc03 and Figure Bc02). Eight species were found only at sites which are currently located within the flood control pool boundary of Truman Reservoir. These species include the mapleleaf, mucket, pimpleback, pink heelsplitter, pistolgrip, pondhorn, threeridge, and washboard. Without contemporary data regarding mussel distribution within the South Grand River Watershed, it is left to speculation as to the fate of these species as well as species distribution elsewhere within the watershed. Future mussel sampling will be necessary in order to determine the current status of the mussel community within the South Grand River Watershed.
Nine species of snails have been identified within the South Grand River Watershed (Wu etal. 1997 and MoRAP 2002c). These include Ash Gyro (Gyraulus parvu), Fragile Ancylid (Ferrisia fragilis), Duck Physa (Physa [Physodon] anatine), Glossy Physa (Physa [Physodon] pomilia), Hale's Physa (Physa [Physodon] halei), Lateritic Physa (Physella acuta), Marsh Ramshorn (Helisoma trivolvis), Mimic Lymnaea (Pseudosuccinea columella), Sampson sprite (Menetus sampsoni) (Wu etal. 1997 and MoRAP 2002c). Figure Bc02 displays snail collection sites within the watershed in Missouri.
Only two crayfish species are known to occur within the South Grand River Watershed. These are the grassland crayfish (Procambarus gracilis) and northern crayfish (Orconectes virilis) (Pflieger 1996 and MoRAP 2002d). The northern crayfish is fairly widespread throughout Missouri with the exception of the Central Ozarks where it appears to currently occur only in scattered pockets which may be the result of bait-bucket introductions (Pflieger 1996). The grassland crayfish is less widely distributed in Missouri than the Northern. It primarily occurs in the prairie region of the state with the exception of some locales along the western fringe of the Missouri Ozarks (Pflieger 1996). Figure Bc02 displays crayfish collection sites within the watershed in Missouri.
Benthic Invertebrates
One hundred and eighty three taxa of aquatic invertebrates have been collected within the South Grand River Watershed since 1975 (MDC 1998c) (Table Bc04). Figure Bc02 displays benthic invertebrate collection sites within the watershed in Missouri.
Species of Conservation Concern
Within the South Grand River Watershed, 22 species of conservation concern have been identified (Table Bc05) (MNHP 2003). These include 10 species of plants (flowering plants, ferns, fern allies, and mosses); 1 species of insect; 1 species of amphibian, and 10 species of birds. Three species within the watershed are federally listed as threatened. These include the Mead's milkweed, geocarpon, and bald eagle. The aforementioned species are also state listed as endangered. An additional 3 species are also state listed as endangered. These are the northern harrier, greater prairie-chicken, and barn owl. Records that were not included in this analysis include Missouri Natural Heritage Program (MNHP) records of occurrences listed as historic, destroyed, or introduced (exotic). It is also important to note that the status of the above mentioned species are based on the status provided in the MNHP database at the time of this writing and may be subject to change.


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