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ADVANTAGE MULTI and your Dog and Cat:
ADVANTAGE MULTI(10% imidacloprid + 2.5% moxidectin) Dog ADVANTAGE MULTI(10% imidacloprid + 1% moxidectin) Cat Is a colorless to yellow topical solution packaged in single dose applicator tube, indicated for the prevention of heartworm disease, kills adult fleas and treat flea infestations, ear mite infestations and also treat and control Hookworm, Roundworm, and Whipworm. It is recommended you to use ADVANTAGE MULTI in dogs and puppies 7 weeks of age and older, and weigh at least 3 lbs of body weight, as well as cats and kittens 9 weeks of age and older and that weigh at least 2 lbs.
To be Used in:
Dogs and Cats
Advantage of ADVANTAGE MULTI:
One single tube of ADVANTAGE MULTI treat multiple diseases. Proved as the most effective prevention of heartworm disease. Safe for puppies 7 weeks of age and older and kittens 9 weeks of age and older.
How ADVANTAGE MULTI works:
ADVANTAGE MULTI is composed by the combination of imidacloprid and moxidectin, imidacloprid cause the paralysis and death of the fleas, and moxidectin prevent and control heartworms and intestinal worms by causing the paralysis and death of the parasite.
Please consult your veterinarian or pharmacist before your dog or cat takes any other Prescription, Over-the-counter, vitamins or Herbal Medications.
ADVANTAGE MULTI Label:
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10% imidacloprid + 2.5% moxidectin for dogs 10% imidacloprid + 1% moxidectin for cats
What is ADVANTAGE MULTI:
Is a colorless solution packaged in single dose applicator tubes for topical use in dogs and cats. ADVANTAGE MULTI is designed to provide a minimum of 4.5 mg/lb (10 mg/kg) imidacloprid and 1.1 mg/lb (2.5 mg/kg) moxidectin based on your dog body weight or 4.5 mg/lb (10.0 mg/kg) imidacloprid and 0.45 mg/lb (1.0 mg/kg) moxidectin based on your cat body weight to treat and prevent heartworm disease, fleas and flea infestations, ear mite infestations, control Hookworm, Roundworm, and Whipworm.
What I need to know about ADVANTAGE MULTI:
Is a topical solution, do not administer ADVANTAGE MULTI orally. Do not let ADVANTAGE MULTI get in your dog or cat mouth or eyes.For the first 30 minutes after apply ADVANTAGE MULTI ensure your dog or cat cannot lick the product from application sites on themselves or other treated dog or cat, and Separate your dog or cat from one another and from other pets to reduce the risk of accidental ingestion. Ingestion of ADVANTAGE MULTI by dog or cat may cause adverse reactions including depression, salivation, dilated pupils, incoordination, panting, and generalized muscle tremors. Use ADVANTAGE MULTI with caution in sick, debilitated, or underweight dogs.Prior to administration of ADVANTAGE MULTI, dogâs or cat should be tested for existing heartworm infection. You can shampoo your dog or cat 90 minutes after treatment this will not reduce the effectiveness of ADVANTAGE MULTI. You can shampoo your dog or cat 4 days after treatment this will not reduce the effectiveness of ADVANTAGE MULTI in the treatment of flea infestations.
What I need to tell and ask my veterinarian if ADVANTAGE MULTI is prescribe to my dog or cat:
Before your veterinarian prescribe ADVANTAGE MULTI to your dog or cat, comment about your dog or cat maybe pregnant, if it's lactating newborn puppies. Also comment with your vet about your dog or cat pass and possible allergy to any ADVANTAGE MULTI ingredients imidacloprid, or moxidectin.
Indications for this drug:
Follow strictly the indications to follow as your veterinarian gives on your ADVANTAGE MULTI prescription. The recommended minimum dosage of ADVANTAGE MULTI is 4.5 mg/lb (10 mg/kg) imidacloprid and 1.1 mg/lb (2.5 mg/kg) moxidectin depending on your dog body weight once every month or 4.5 mg/lb (10.0 mg/kg) imidacloprid and 0.45 mg/lb (1.0 mg/kg) moxidectin based on your cat body weight.
What I should do if 1 dose is skipped:
Continue with the following dose, do not give two doses at once.
What I should do if my pet suffer an overdose:
Call or Visit your nearest veterinary emergency center immediately.
During the treatment:
Call your veterinarian about any other medication you may want to give to your dog or cat. For the first 30 minutes after application keep your treated dog or cat separate from other pets to reduce the risk of accidental ingestion. Store ADVANTAGE MULTI at room temperature, between 59°-86° F (15°-30° C).
Side Effects of ADVANTAGE MULTI:
Your dog or cat may experience diarrhea, bloody stools, vomiting, anorexia, lethargy, coughing, ocular discharge and nasal discharge. You also may notice after application stiff or greasy hair, the appearance of a white deposit on the hair, and mild erythema, which resolved without treatment within 2 to 48 hours. If during the treatment you have additional questions or concerns about your dog or cat and ADVANTAGE MULTI please contact your veterinarian or pharmacist and they will assist you with the accurate answer.
Before start using Advantage II always read the "HOW TO OPEN" section on the product label and follow this pictures we ilustrate for you.
Do not get advantage Multi in the cat or dog's mouth or eyes or allow the cat to lick the application site for 30 minutes. Treatment at the base of the head will minimize the opportunity for ingestion by grooming. In households with multiple cats or dogs separate them to prevent licking of the application site.
Stiff, matted hair or a damp, oily appearance of the hair may be observed at the application site on some cats. This is temporary and does not affect the safety and effectiveness of Advantage Multi.
Application in Cats:
Part the hair on the neck at the base of the skull and squeeze the tube to expel the entire contents of the tube directly on the cat skin.
Application in Dogs:
Part the hair on the back of the dog between the shoulder blades until the skin is visible.
For dogs weighing 20 lbs. or less, place the tip of the tube on the skin between the shoulder blades, and squezze the entire tube on that spot.
For dogs weighing more than 20 lbs. place the tip of the tube on the skin and apply the entire contents at 3 or 4 spots on the top of the backline from the base of the neck to the upper back in an area inaccessible to licking. Do not apply solution at any one location that could run off the side of the dog.
Shampooing your dog 90 minutes after treatment does not reduce the effectiveness of Advantage Multi.
Water immersion 4 days after treatment will not reduce the effectiveness of Advantage Multi for Dogs in the treatment of flea infestations. However, shampooing your dog as often as once weekly may reduce the effectiveness of Advantage Multi against fleas.
Cat (lbs.)
Advantage Multi for Cats
Volume (mL)
Imidacloprid (mg)
Moxidectin (mg)
2-5 Turquoise
Advantage Multi Cat 5
5.1-9 Orange
Advantage Multi Cat 9
9.1-18* Purple
Advantage Multi Cat 18
Dog (lbs.)
Advantage Multi For Dogs
3 - 9 Green
Advantage Multi Dog 9
9.1 - 20 Teal
Advantage Multi Dog 20
20.1 - 55 Red
Advantage Multi Dog 55
55.1 - 88 Blue
Advantage Multi Dog 88
88.1 - 110* Brown
Advantage Multi Dog 110
Advantage Multi for Cats:
4.5 mg/lb (10.0 mg/kg) imidacloprid and 0.45 mg/lb (1.0 mg/kg) moxidectin based on your cat's body weight.
Advantage Multi for Dogs:
4.5 mg/lb (10 mg/kg) imidacloprid and 1.1 mg/lb (2.5 mg/kg) moxidectin based on your dog's body weight.
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The Betrayal: How to Save the Church
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The crisis in the Catholic Church started as a sex scandal the way Watergate started as a burglary: What followed has become the real scandal. We all know that the sexual abuse of minors is horrific; but somehow the bishops did not react with horror. That is what truly shocks.
Many bishops still do not understand that it is less the actions of pedophile priests than their inaction in the face of them that is now the issue. During Good Friday and Easter services, the bishops repeatedly begged forgiveness for the pedophiles' bad deeds. But none of the three cardinals at the heart of this scandal--Bernard Law in Boston, Edward Egan in New York, and Roger Mahony in Los Angeles--begged forgiveness for their own sins of negligence. To this day, their statements are filled with prevarications. Cardinal Egan wrote in a letter read at Masses last weekend: "If in hindsight we also discover that mistakes may have been made as regards prompt removal of priests and assistance to victims, I am deeply sorry." Note the distance between the word "mistakes" and the pronoun "I."
This is not the voice of moral clarity. The average Catholic churchgoer understands that no amount of psychological screening can guarantee that a pedophile won't sneak through and become a priest. What the churchgoer cannot fathom is this: Why, when confronted with such perversion, did the bishops not react with appropriate--that is to say, human--empathy? Page after page of depositions demonstrate that these men of the cloth saw the victims of sexual abuse not as children of God, but as potential liabilities. And why, to this day, do the bishops seem incapable of speaking candidly? Why do they still sound like spinmeisters rather than spiritual guides? The answers are not comforting.
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According to CIA World Factbook's 2011 estimates, life expectancy in Tanzania is at 52.85 years (men: 51.34 years and women at 54.42 years). This means many Tanzanians die when they are in their 50s and only a few of them are lucky to reach old age.
In developed countries, life expectancy is at least 60. The Public Service Retirement Benefits Act, 1999 [s. 17(1) & (2)] puts voluntary retirement age in Tanzania at 55 years old and statutory retirement age at 60. So, one must think about and prepare well for one's retirement otherwise it will take one by surprise and regret for the rest of one's life.
In light of this, the Tanzania Global Development Learning Centre (TGDLC) has organised a five-day Public Retirement Workshop on preparation for retirement (Kujiandaa na Maisha Baada ya Kustaafu) for public and private employees in Morogoro Region from Monday to Friday.
The workshop, which will be conducted in Kiswahili, aims at preparing participants psychologically, socially and economically for life after retirement, teaching them how to plan well for life after retirement, exposing them to entrepreneurial skills, enabling them to expose their personal development and educating them about health issues.
They will also have an opportunity to share their experiences on what they know about life after retirement and how are prepared for it.
Various studies show that most employees in the public and private sectors find life difficult after retirement due to lack of awareness of opportunities that can be utilised before and after retirement and lack of preparedness, while in employment.
"Preparation for retirement is extremely important. It means reflecting on one's retirement time more realistically and knowing how to cope with it positively. Many people fail to cope with life after retirement because they did not prepare themselves for it and it is because of this that we have organised this workshop. If you don't decide what your priorities are, the priorities will decide for you. At the end of the day, one has to enjoy one's life after retirement and not curse it," said TGDLC Training Coordinator Dickson Mwanyika during an interview with this paper in Dar es Salaam on Thursday.
Mwanyika was expounding on the significance and relevance of this TGDLC's newly introduced workshop to employees approaching retirement age and how they could utilise it.
He said the workshop was designed especially to make employees in their 40s aware that a time would come, when for reasons of health, old age or any incapacity would stop working in the formal sector and so they needed to learn how to cope with life after retirement and avoid being taken by surprise and regret.
He noted that some employees died of shock or developed health complications because of unpreparedness and did not know how to spend their pension intelligently and so ended up being frustrated and depressed for the rest of their lives.
"Sometimes employment fools. When you see a person retiring, you may think it doesn't concern you. You forget that you will also one day retire. The bad thing is that many employees do not have a culture of saving money for old age. They just spend whatever they get until they finish it and face financial hardships in the future.
You don't save money because you are well paid or you have plenty of it but because you want ti spend intelligently. In fact, even if you have millions of Tanzanian shillings, if you don't know how to save, it will not help you anything. So, people must learn how to save from whatever resources they have," he said.
He noted that one had to decide what one's priorities were otherwise one would end up spending on anything and when they retire, they curse it. "Priorities change with time and the environment in which one lives.
So, you have to establish a scale of priorities at a particular time and ensure you stick to them. However, you may review your priorities whenever circumstances require it. This will enable you to avoid spending money extravagantly," he explained.
Old age has many challenges like limited regenerative abilities, health complications, lack of financial possibilities and support and lack of social integration skills. In some parts of Tanzania, some people especially elderly women are killed on superstitious grounds. When one is aging, one has to think also he or she could be a victim of this mob psychology, which is taking root in our society. So, thinking about retirement and old age, causes real or apparent fear that has to be dealt with realistically.
Financial security in retirement doesn't just happen. It requires planning and commitment if one wants to prepare oneself for a happy future. According to Mwanyika, one must not to touch one's retirement savings if one wants to benefit from them for the money is meant for life after retirement and not before. There is no shortcut for this but one's discipline.
In our consumer society today there is always a tendency to spend more money than one can save because we want to show others that we also earn money and we have to spend it.
Although in theory the government of Tanzania is committed to ensuring Tanzanians lead a decent life, in practice this is still far from the truth.
For instance, social security schemes operate too inefficiently to uplift members from the poverty trap. That is why it is important not only to have good social arrangements but also one has to have ability to manage them well so that they meet people's needs and expectations.
The public and private sectors should utilise workshops and programmes like this one so that Tanzanians grow up knowing the importance of saving and spending intelligently whatever resources they have at their disposal. This will make a difference in their lives and reduce poverty.


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49 U.S. Code § 5310 - Formula grants for the enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities
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(a) Definitions.— In this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Recipient.— The term "recipient" means a designated recipient or a State that receives a grant under this section directly.
(b) General Authority.—
(1) Grants.— The Secretary may make grants under this section to recipients for—
(A) public transportation projects planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities when public transportation is insufficient, inappropriate, or unavailable;
(B) public transportation projects that exceed the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
(C) public transportation projects that improve access to fixed route service and decrease reliance by individuals with disabilities on complementary paratransit; and
(2) Limitations for capital projects.—
(A) Amount available.— The amount available for capital projects under paragraph (1)(A) shall be not less than 55 percent of the funds apportioned to the recipient under this section.
(B) Allocation to subrecipients.— A recipient of a grant under paragraph (1)(A) may allocate the amounts provided under the grant to—
(ii) a State or local governmental authority that—
(3) Administrative expenses.— A recipient may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the recipient under this section to administer, plan, and provide technical assistance for a project funded under this section.
(4) Eligible capital expenses.— The acquisition of public transportation services is an eligible capital expense under this section.
(5) Coordination.—
(A) Department of transportation.— To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary shall coordinate activities under this section with related activities under other Federal departments and agencies.
(B) Other federal agencies and nonprofit organizations.— A State or local governmental authority or nonprofit organization that receives assistance from Government sources (other than the Department of Transportation) for nonemergency transportation services shall—
(i) participate and coordinate with recipients of assistance under this chapter in the design and delivery of transportation services; and
(6) Program of projects.—
(A) In general.— Amounts made available to carry out this section may be used for transportation projects to assist in providing transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities, if such transportation projects are included in a program of projects.
(7) Meal delivery for homebound individuals.— A public transportation service provider that receives assistance under this section or section 5311 (c) may coordinate and assist in regularly providing meal delivery service for homebound individuals, if the delivery service does not conflict with providing public transportation service or reduce service to public transportation passengers.
(c) Apportionment and Transfers.—
(1) Formula.— The Secretary shall apportion amounts made available to carry out this section as follows:
(A) Large urbanized areas.— Sixty percent of the funds shall be apportioned among designated recipients for urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, in the ratio that—
(B) Small urbanized areas.— Twenty percent of the funds shall be apportioned among the States in the ratio that—
(i) the number of seniors and individuals with disabilities in urbanized areas with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, in each State; bears to
(2) Areas served by projects.—
(A) In general.— Except as provided in subparagraph (B)—
(i) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(A) shall be used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census;
(ii) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(B) shall be used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census; and
(B) Exceptions.— A State may use funds apportioned to the State under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1)—
(i) for a project serving an area other than an area specified in subparagraph (A)(ii) or (A)(iii), as the case may be, if the Governor of the State certifies that all of the objectives of this section are being met in the area specified in subparagraph (A)(ii) or (A)(iii); or
(C) Limited to eligible projects.— Any funds transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be made available only for eligible projects selected under this section.
(d) Government Share of Costs.—
(1) Capital projects.— A grant for a capital project under this section shall be in an amount equal to 80 percent of the net capital costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) Operating assistance.— A grant made under this section for operating assistance may not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) Remainder of net costs.— The remainder of the net costs of a project carried out under this section—
(A) may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service agreement with a State or local social service agency or a private social service organization, or new capital; and
(B) may be derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available—
(i) to a department or agency of the Government (other than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to be expended for transportation; or
(4) Use of certain funds.— For purposes of paragraph (3)(B)(i), the prohibition under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603 (a)(5)(C)(vii)) on the use of grant funds for matching requirements shall not apply to Federal or State funds to be used for transportation purposes.
(e) Grant Requirements.—
(1) In general.— A grant under this section shall be subject to the same requirements as a grant under section 5307, to the extent the Secretary determines appropriate.
(2) Certification requirements.—
(A) Project selection and plan development.— Before receiving a grant under this section, each recipient shall certify that—
(i) the projects selected by the recipient are included in a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan;
(ii) the plan described in clause (i) was developed and approved through a process that included participation by seniors, individuals with disabilities, representatives of public, private, and nonprofit transportation and human services providers, and other members of the public; and
(iii) to the maximum extent feasible, the services funded under this section will be coordinated with transportation services assisted by other Federal departments and agencies, including any transportation activities carried out by a recipient of a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services.
(f) Competitive Process for Grants to Subrecipients.—
(1) Areawide solicitations.— A recipient of funds apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(A) may conduct, in cooperation with the appropriate metropolitan planning organization, an areawide solicitation for applications for grants under this section.
(2) Statewide solicitations.— A recipient of funds apportioned under subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (c)(1) may conduct a statewide solicitation for applications for grants under this section.
(3) Application.— If the recipient elects to engage in a competitive process, a recipient or subrecipient seeking to receive a grant from funds apportioned under subsection (c) shall submit to the recipient making the election an application in such form and in accordance with such requirements as the recipient making the election shall establish.
(g) Transfers of Facilities and Equipment.— A recipient may transfer a facility or equipment acquired using a grant under this section to any other recipient eligible to receive assistance under this chapter, if—
(h) Performance Measures.—
(1) In general.— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives making recommendations on the establishment of performance measures for grants under this section. Such report shall be developed in consultation with national nonprofit organizations that provide technical assistance and advocacy on issues related to transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
(2) Measures.— The performance measures to be considered in the report under paragraph (1) shall require the collection of quantitative and qualitative information, as available, concerning—
(A) modifications to the geographic coverage of transportation service, the quality of transportation service, or service times that increase the availability of transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities;
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d),July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 105–178, title III, § 3013(a),June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 109–59, title III, §§ 3002(b)(2), 3012(a),Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1544, 1589; Pub. L. 112–141, div. B, § 20009,July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 675.)
|Revised Section
|Source (U.S. Code)
|Source (Statutes at Large)
|49 App.:1612(b) (1st sentence words before cl. (1)), cls. (1) (words before 3d comma), (2) (words before "with such grants").
|July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365, 78 Stat. 302, § 16(b) (1st sentence); added Oct. 15, 1970, Pub. L. 91–453, § 8, 84 Stat. 967; restated Aug. 13, 1973, Pub. L. 93–87, § 301(g), 87 Stat. 295; Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 3021(1)– (4), 105 Stat. 2110.
|49 App.:1612(c)(2), (3).
|July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365, 78 Stat. 302, § 16(c); added Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 3021(6), 105 Stat. 2110; Oct. 6, 1992, Pub. L. 102–388, § 502(k), 106 Stat. 1567.
|49 App.:1612(c)(1).
|49 App.:1612(b) (1st sentence cl. (3)).
|49 App.:1612(b) (1st sentence cls. (1) (words after 3d comma), (2) (words after "service under this subsection")).
|49 App.:1612(e).
|July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365, 78 Stat. 302, § 16(e); added Jan. 6, 1983, Pub. L. 97–424, § 317(c), 96 Stat. 2153; Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17, § 327(a)(4), 101 Stat. 238; Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 3021(1), (5), 105 Stat. 2110.
|49 App.:1612(c)(4).
|49 App.:1612(f).
|July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365, 78 Stat. 302, § 16(f); added Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17, § 321, 101 Stat. 235; restated Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 3021(5), (7), 105 Stat. 2110, 2111.
|49 App.:1614(g) (related to 1612(b)).
|July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365, 78 Stat. 302, § 18(g) (related to § 16(b)); added Nov. 6, 1978, Pub. L. 95–599, § 313, 92 Stat. 2750; restated Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 3022, 105 Stat. 2111.
|49 App.:1604b.
|Nov. 26, 1974, Pub. L. 93–503, § 108, 88 Stat. 1572.
In this section, the words "governmental authorities" are substituted for "public bodies" because of section 5302(a) of the revised title.
In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words "In addition to the grants and loans otherwise provided for under this chapter" are omitted as surplus. In clauses (1) and (2), the words "the specific purpose of" are omitted as surplus. In clause (1), the words "or agencies thereof" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (b), the words "for expenditure", "to the States", and "amounts of a" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (d), the words "A recipient of amounts under this section" are added for clarity to correct an error in the source provisions. The words "under a contract, lease, or other arrangement" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e), the words "terms, conditions . . . and provisions" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e)(1), the words "and is deemed" are substituted for "and being considered for the purposes of all other laws" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
In subsection (e)(2), the words "insofar as may be appropriate" and "necessary or . . . for purposes of this paragraph" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (f), the words "any applicable" are omitted as surplus. The words "prescribe regulations establishing" are substituted for "not later than ninety days after January 6, 1983, publish in the Federal Register for public comment, proposed regulations and, not later than one hundred and eighty days after January 6, 1983, promulgate final regulations, establishing" to eliminate unnecessary and executed words. Section 3021(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240, 105 Stat. 2110) is applied to 49 App.:1612(e) to carry out the apparent intent of Congress.
In subsection (g), the words "not later than 60 days following December 18, 1991" are omitted as obsolete. The words "and agencies" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (j), the words "elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities" are substituted for "elderly and handicapped persons" for consistency.
References in Text
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), is Pub. L. 101–336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, which is classified principally to chapter 126 (§ 12101 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 12101 of Title 42 and Tables.
Section 204 of title 23, referred to in subsec. (d)(3)(B)(ii), was repealed and a new section 204 was enacted by Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, § 1119(a),July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 473, 489. As enacted by Pub. L. 112–141, section 204 relates to the Federal lands access program.
The date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, referred to in subsec. (h)(1), is deemed to be Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a), (b) ofPub. L. 112–141, set out as Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment notes under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
2012—Pub. L. 112–141amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to formula grants for special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities.
2005—Pub. L. 109–59, § 3012(a), amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text consisted of subsecs. (a) to (j) relating to formula grants and loans for special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 109–59, § 3002(b)(2), substituted "Public" for "Mass".
1998—Pub. L. 105–178substituted "Formula grants" for "Grants" in section catchline.
Effective Date of 2012 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–141effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) ofPub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
Elderly Individuals and Individuals With Disabilities Pilot Program
Pub. L. 109–59, title III, § 3012(b),Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1591, as amended by Pub. L. 111–147, title IV, § 437(c),Mar. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 92; Pub. L. 111–322, title II, § 2307(c),Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3530; Pub. L. 112–5, title III, § 307(c),Mar. 4, 2011, 125 Stat. 21; Pub. L. 112–30, title I, § 137(c),Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 354; Pub. L. 112–102, title III, § 307(c),Mar. 30, 2012, 126 Stat. 280; Pub. L. 112–140, title III, § 307(c),June 29, 2012, 126 Stat. 401; Pub. L. 112–141, div. G, title III, § 113007(c),July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 987, which established a pilot program for certain States to carry out projects for public transportation of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities, was repealed by Pub. L. 112–141, div. B, § 20002(c)(3),July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 622.
Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program
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Why Do White People Think Mitt Romney Should Be President?
Parsing the narrow, tribal appeal of the Republican nominee.
I'm voting for Barack Obama on Election Day. This fact will appear on Slate's list of which candidates its writers are voting for, a list which will almost certainly look like the 2008 list, which is to say an almost unbroken string of "Obama." People will look at this list—Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama—and they will say, Look at the Slate writers, inside their bubble.
And they will be wrong. There is a real, airtight bubble in this election, but it's not Obama's. As a middle-aged white man, in fact, I'm breaching it. White people—white men in particular—are for Mitt Romney. White men are supporting Mitt Romney to the exclusion of logic or common sense, in defiance of normal Americans. Without this narrow, tribal appeal, Romney's candidacy would simply not be viable. Most kinds of Americans see no reason to vote for him.
This fact is obfuscated because white people control the political media. So we get the Washington Post reporting that the election is "more polarized along racial lines than any other contest since 1988":
Obama has a deficit of 23 percentage points, trailing Republican Mitt Romney 60 percent to 37 percent among whites, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News national tracking poll. That presents a significant hurdle for the president—and suggests that he will need to achieve even larger margins of victory among women and minorities, two important parts of the Democratic base, to win reelection.
That's not polarized. Polarization would mean that various races were mutually pulling apart, toward their favored candidates. "Minorities" is not a race (nor, you may have noticed, is "women"). Minorities and women are the people standing still, while white men run away from them.
What is it with these white men? What are they seeing that ordinary people don't see? What accounts for this ... secession of theirs, from the rest of America? John Sununu, Romney's campaign co-chair, responded to Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama by saying, "I think that when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president of the United States—I applaud Colin for standing with him."
Sununu was trying to be snide. But there he is, standing with Mitt Romney. Just like Donald Trump and Clint Eastwood and Buzz Bissinger and Meat Loaf—one aging white man after another. It's a study in identity politics.
White people don't like to believe that they practice identity politics. The defining part of being white in America is the assumption that, as a white person, you are a regular, individual human being. Other demographic groups set themselves apart, to pursue their distinctive identities and interests and agendas. Whiteness, to white people, is the American default.
Yet Mitt Romney's election strategy depends on the notion that the white vote is separate from the rest of the vote, and can be captured as such. Back in August, National Journal ran a report on campaign math headlined "Obama Needs 80% of Minority Vote to Win 2012 Presidential Election":
Romney's camp is focused intently on capturing at least 61 percent of white voters. That would provide him a slim national majority—so long as whites constitute at least 74 percent of the vote, as they did last time, and Obama doesn't improve on his 80 percent showing with minorities.
Again, why are "minorities" treated as a bloc here? The story mentions no particular plan by the Obama campaign to capture the nonwhite vote. Instead, it discusses how the Romney forces hope to get a bigger share of white voters than John McCain did—by "stressing the increased federal debt" and attacking "Obama's record on spending and welfare."
Welfare, yes. Let's come back to "welfare." But first, how's the strategy been doing? A recent ABC/Washington Post poll found Romney leading Obama 65-32 among white men and 53-44 among white women, giving him a 59 percent share of the white vote overall—"a new high," and closing in on that 60 percent target.
This has been the foundation of Republican presidential politics for more than four decades, since Richard Nixon courted and won the votes of Southerners who'd turned against the Democratic Party because of integration and civil rights. The Party of Lincoln became the party of Lincoln's assassins, leveraging white anger into a regional advantage and eventually a regional monopoly. It's all very basic and old news, but it's still considered rude to say so, even as Republican strategists talk about winning the white voters and only the white voters.
And so we have two elections going on. In one, President Obama is running for re-election after a difficult but largely competent first term, in which the multiple economic and foreign-policy disasters of four years ago have at least settled down into being ongoing economic and foreign-policy problems. A national health care reform bill got passed, and two reasonable justices were appointed to the Supreme Court. Presidents have done worse in their first terms. In my lifetime—which began under the first term of an outright thug and war criminal—I'm not sure any presidents have done better. (The senile demagogue? The craven panderer? The ex-CIA director?)
In the other election, the election scripted for white voters—honestly, I'm not entirely sure what the story is. Republican campaigns have been using dog-whistle signals for so long that they seem to have forgotten how to make sounds in normal human hearing range. Mitt Romney appears to be running on the message that first of all, Obama hasn't accomplished anything, and second of all, he's going to repeal all the bad things that Obama has accomplished. And then Romney himself, as a practical businessman, is going to ... something something, small business, something, restore America, growth and jobs, tax cuts, something. It's a negative campaign in the pictorial sense: a blank space where the objects would go. A white space, if you will.


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Stop the Press
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- "Come on you little pussy! Give 'em up!"
- — Toni Cipriani to Ned Burner.
Stop the Press is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories given to protagonist Toni Cipriani by Donald Love from a flophouse in Pike Creek, Shoreside Vale, Liberty City.
Donald tells Toni that a reporter saw them killing Avery and has photos. Toni decides to get them and drives to the church in Bedford Point on Staunton Island. There Toni finds Ned, who had posed as the reverend and employed Toni. Toni ends up hitting Burner three times before he agrees to give Toni the photos, with Toni driving Ned to his lock-up at the Liberty Tree building, which is also in Bedford Point. Ned hands Toni a camera, which flash and briefly blinds him, allowing Ned to escape. Toni chases and then kills Ned.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go to the church on Staunton Island
- Beat up the reporter or target him with a gun to make him give you the photos
- Go to the reporter's lock-up
- Kill Ned Burner
The reward for completing the mission is $2,000 and the mission Morgue Party Resurrection is unlocked.
- An alternate way to threaten Ned without hitting him is to simply aim a gun at him.
- Although a Faggio is provided for the chase, pursuing Ned and killing him is easier of you bring a PCJ-600 to the mission. Don't use an enclosed vehicle as Ned flees through several areas that cars and trucks cannot go.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Ron Paul: Understanding Liberty
Recorded: Wednesday, April 9, 2014
April 9, 2014
In this clip from "Ron Paul: Liberty Defined," Dr. Paul describes how real positive change comes from understanding liberty and economics.
Experts: Ron PaulType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Economic Policy, Economists, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Government Power, Political Ideology and Philosophy
Benjamin Powell Discusses Government Shutdown on Stossel
Recorded: Thursday, October 3, 2013
Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell discusses the partial Government shutdown on the Fox Business Channels Stossel show.
Experts: Benjamin W. PowellType: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Political Ideology and Philosophy
John Goodman on the Costs of Obamacare
Recorded: Thursday, May 30, 2013
Research Fellow John C. Goodman, author of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, on CNBC's "The Kudlow Report" discussing Obamacare's promised cost savings and the reality that millions will pay more for health insurance.
Experts: John C. GoodmanType: TelevisionIssues: Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Free Market Economics, Health Care, Public Health/ Consumer Protection
The Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminar is BackWill You Be There?
Recorded: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Anthony Gregory, Research Fellow, Student Programs Director, and author of The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the Kings Prerogative to the War on Terror, gives a behind the scenes look at the exciting opportunities available to students at The Challenge of Liberty Seminar this summer.
Experts: Anthony GregoryType: TelevisionIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Economic History and Development (International), Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Education, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Free Market Economics, Political Ideology and Philosophy
What Should the Fed Be Doing? Myths, Current Strategies and Alternatives
Recorded: Monday, November 12, 2012
Research Fellow David Beckworth, editor of Boom and Bust Banking, and Research Fellow Scott Sumner, contributor to Boom and Bust Banking, discuss the role of the Fed.
Experts: David Beckworth, Scott SumnerType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Banking and Finance, Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Free Market Economics, Regulation and Deregulation
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2012 Summer Seminar for College Students
Recorded: Friday, August 3, 2012
These Student Perspectives are from our 2012 Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminar for college students, which was held from July 30 to August 3, 2012, at Notre Dame de Namurs University, Belmont, California.
View more videos and information about the Summer Seminars.
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Flunking Professor Bernanke
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Vern McKinley, Research Fellow at the Independent Institute, speaks with James Freeman, WSJ Assistant Editorial Page Editor on Fed Chairman Bernanke's views regarding the financial bailout interventions.
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Vern McKinley Interviewed by Marie Stroughter
Recorded: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Research Fellow Vern McKinley interviewed on the show African American Conservatives by host Marie Stroughter on his new book Financing Failure: A Century of Bailouts
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Tank Hero: Laser Wars ups the visuals at the expense of levels — While more and more mobile games are striving to be console-like, smaller arcade tittles other than Angry Birds still provide engaging and addicting gameplay. Developers Clapfoot Inc returns to their familiar forte with a sequel to the original Tank Hero called Tank Hero: Laser Wars. With a new...
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(SportsNetwork.com) - The New York Knicks needed overtime to extend their
season-high winning streak to five games and hope it won't be as difficult
when they visit the Charlotte Bobcats Tuesday night.
The Knicks won their first home game against a Western Conference opponent
with Monday's 98-96 overtime triumph versus the Phoenix Suns. They had been
0-6 against the West at Madison Square Garden, where Carmelo Anthony
registered 29 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the way.
Anthony, the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, had 17 points and 10
boards in the first half and is second in the NBA with 26.2 points per game.
He is averaging 27.5 ppg over his past four for the Knicks, who are 6-1 in the
new year and received 19 points from Raymond Felton. Felton sank a big shot to
give the Knicks a two-point lead late, but the Suns forced an extra session
from the foul line.
New York scored six of the first seven points in overtime for a 98-93
advantage and played solid defense the rest of the way.
"We working, we taking it one day at a time," Anthony said afterward. "It's
coming around for us. We gonna continue working and go from there."
The Knicks are scheduled to visit Indiana on Thursday and have won two
straight and three of four road games. They are 8-10 away from MSG and riding
the longest winning streak since a 13-game run from March 18 - April 9, 2013.
In injury news for the Knicks, center Tyson Chandler is still bothered by an
upper respiratory illness and is questionable Tuesday. Chandler hasn't played
since Jan. 5 and is averaging 7.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.
Charlotte has lost three in a row and eight of nine games, and is coming off
Saturday's 103-97 loss at Chicago.
Gerald Henderson poured in a season-high 30 points on 10-of-16 shooting and
Kemba Walker netted 29, making 10-of-20 from the field, for the Bobcats, who
were outscored 33-27 in the decisive fourth quarter. Al Jefferson contributed
20 points and 11 rebounds for his 14th double-double in defeat.
Henderson, Jefferson and Walker each scored 20 points or more in a game for
the second time this season. Henderson is averaging 18.7 ppg in his last nine.
The Bobcats' bench, though, scored just nine points.
"I didn't play the bench as much because that is when we've struggled," said
Charlotte coach Steve Clifford.
Clifford hopes to get forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist back versus the Knicks
and the young talent has been sidelined since Dec. 3 because of a non-
displaced fracture of his left hand. Kidd-Gilchrist was recently fitted for a
glove to protect his hand and practiced again Monday.
"My hand is doing well. I'm just ready to play. It's been a month, so I can't
wait until (Tuesday) against the Knicks," Kidd-Gilchrist told the Charlotte
Observer Monday. "I'm out of rhythm a little bit, but that's usual. I want to
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- Stacy said...
Very cute! I love your blog. I've nominated you for an award at http://bubblesballoonsandblessings.blogspot.com/2010/01/lemonade-stand-award.html
- January 9, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- otthonoktatás said...
I clicked! :)
- January 9, 2010 at 1:26 PM
- Infant Bibliophile said...
I love this - so creative! But I would also love a how to for the hat pattern. I have never made a hat. :)
- January 9, 2010 at 1:55 PM
- pink and green mama said...
You can learn how to make a hat in Amanda Blake Soule's book "Handmade Home" (check your library) that's where I learned!! : )
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- January 9, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- gina said...
Oh my gish, this may be just what i need for when we get to the magic treehouse book about polar bears!! i'm bookmarking this page.
- January 9, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Kristine said...
I imagine an eskimo would love to live in a little felt igloo.
- January 9, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- Jimmie said...
So stinking cute. My Sprite will adore this. She's now old enough to start making her own felt crafts. Will show her this.
- January 10, 2010 at 2:56 AM
- Lanie said...
So cute! I am glad you stopped by to enter my giveaway. I had seen your name here and there in the blogosphere and didn't take the time to drop in. I'm glad I did this morning! I love your stuff! I really love the family artwork you made. The colors are beautiful! Looking forward to seeing more! ~Lanie
- January 10, 2010 at 9:26 AM
- Lesley said...
I am so inspired by this. I have been musing much on how to honor my daughter's ethnicity through the toys she plays with. There is just nothing out there for her.
I am going to use your pattern to make a felt yurt. It will probably appear on my blog sometime in February along with some people and a camel. Thanks Lesley
- January 10, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- pink and green mama said...
I would love to see your Yurt if you make one! Is your daughter from Mongolia? Just wondering since you mentioned yurts and a camel ; )
Please email me or post a comment when you make or post one, I would LOVE to see a picture!!
I can picture a really cute felt play set with a felt camel and people in traditional dress. Such a fun idea!
pink and green mama
- January 10, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- Mommy Kennedy said...
Coming by through SITS!
Great ideas! I need to start following you more because I'm certainly NOT the crafty mama!
- January 11, 2010 at 9:50 AM
Thanks for "recharging my battery". After 20+ years in the daycre biz I needed it.
- January 8, 2012 at 1:54 PM
- pink and green mama MaryLea said...
Thanks Beth!! : ) Have fun, I've got lots of goodies in my archives.
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Kaibab National Forest, northern Arizona. Source: C.Michael Hogan
The Arizona Mountain Forests extend from the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona to south of the Mogollon Plateau into portions of southwestern Mexico and eastern Arizona. This ecoregion is an element of the Temperate Coniferous Forests biome. The species richness in this ecoregion is moderate, with vertebrate taxa numbering 375 species. The topography consists chiefly of steep foothills and mountains, but includes some deeply dissected high plateaus. Elevations range from 1370 to 3000 meters (m) with some peaks as high as 3840 m. Soil types have not been well defined; however, most soils are entisols, with alfisols and inceptisols in upland areas. Stony terrain and rock outcrops occupy large areas on the mountains and foothills.
Vegetation zones in this ecoregion resemble the Rocky Mountain Life Zones but at higher elevations. Although forests in this ecoregion are too far south to support distinct alpine communities, they exhibit a well-defined Transition Zone at 1980 to 2440 m in elevation, where a cool, moist climate supports pine forests above the drier pinyon-juniper-oak woodlands of lower elevations. These forests are both wet and cold, averaging 635 millimeters (mm) to 1000 mm with annual precipitation increasing in the upper elevation Canadian Zone. The growing season is typically less than 75 days with occasional nighttime frosts.
The Transition Zone in this region comprises a strong Mexican fasciation, including Chihuahua Pine (Pinus leiophylla) and Apache Pine (P. engelmannii) and unique varieties of Ponderosa Pine (P. ponderosa var. arizonica). Such forests are open and park-like and contain many bird species from Mexico seldom seen in the U.S.. The Canadian Zone (above 2000 m) includes mostly Rocky Mountain species of mixed-conifer communities such as Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmanni), Subalpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa), and Corkbark Fir (A. lasiocarpa var. arizonica). Dwarf Juniper (Juniperus communis) is an understory shrubby closely associated with spruce/fir forests. Exposed sites include Chihuahua White Pine (Pinus strobiformis), while disturbed north-facing sites consists primarily of Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) or Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides).
Virgin forests in this region often exceed 25 m in height and are commonly layered in two or more age classes. Below 2900 m elevation, one or more of the age classes may be composed solely of Quaking Aspen, an important wildlife habitat component and pioneer species following fire. Wetter sites contain Rocky Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum), Bebb Willow (Salix bebbiana), Scouler Willow (S. scouleriana), Blueberry Elder (Sambucus glauca), thin-leafed alder (Alnus tenuifolis), or bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata). Dry windy sites may be occupied by Limber Pine (P. flexis) and Bristelcone pine (P. aristata). At lower elevations (less than 2600 m) Douglas-fir intermingles with Ponderosa Pine and White Fir (Abies concolor).
Biological distinctiveness
In general, this ecoregion was considered regionally outstanding because of its relatively high level of species richness (2817 taxa) and endemism (132 taxa). Plants were the richest (78% of the total species) taxa, followed by birds (7%) and butterflies (7%), snails (3%) and mammals (3%). Most (26%) endemic taxa of the ecoregion are plant species.
This ecoregion was also the southern extent of spruce/fir forests and northern extent of many Mexican wildlife species, including tropical birds and reptiles. The Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico contains perhaps the largest and healthiest ponderosa pine forest in the world. The region exhibits outstanding subterranean biodiversity, with an extensive cave fauna in Guadalupe. Of local conservation importance is the status of riparian areas. Riparian areas, in general, represent less than one percent of southwestern landscapes yet are critically important to wildlife, water quality, and fish habitat.
Arizona Gray Squirrel. Source: B.J. Stacey/ iNaturalist/ EoL There are a variety of mammalian species found in this ecoregion, including the endemic Arizona Gray Squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis), an herbivore who feeds on a wide spectrum of berries, bark and other vegetable material. Non-endemic mammals occurring in the ecoregion include: the Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis NT); Desert Pocket Gopher (Geomys arenarius NT). In addition, there is great potential for restoring Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus) and Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) populations in the area because of its remoteness and juxtaposition to other ecoregions where these species were formerly prevalent.
A number of reptilian taxa occur in the Arizona mountains forests, including: Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum NT), often associated with cacti or desert scrub type vegetation; Narrow-headed Garter Snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus), a near-endemic found chiefly in the Mogollon Rim area; Sonoran Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense NT).
Jemez Mountains Salamander. Source: Todd Pierson /EoL Amphibians
There are few amphibians found in the Arizona mountain forests. Anuran species occurring here are: Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus); Southwestern Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus); New Mexico Spadefoot Toad (Spea multiplicata); Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii); Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens); Chiricahua Leopard Frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis VU); Madrean Treefrog (Hyla eximia), a montane anuran found at the northern limit of its range in this ecoregion; Boreal Chorus Frog (Anaxyrus woodhousii); Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata); and Canyon Treefrog (Hyla arenicolor). The Jemez Mountains Salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus NT) is an ecoregion endemic, found only in the Jemez Mountains of Los Alamos and Sandoval counties, New Mexico. Another salamander occurring in the ecoregion is the Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum).
Conservation status
Habitat loss and degradation
In general, the ecoregion was considered relatively stable with approximately 25 percent of it still intact. However, several threats to the ecoregion were identified by workshop participants and the published literature, including:
- Deforestation and related fragmentation of old growth and roadless areas
- Severe overgrazing in wilderness areas
- Heavily degraded stream channels and loss of habitat for the endangered Gila Trout (Oncorhynchus gilae EN) and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus).
- Global endangerment of Fremont Cottonwood (P. fremontii) and Goodding Willow (S. gooddingii). These trees grow chiefly in wet soils in riparian zones.
- Timber harvest in mature and old growth forests preferred by the Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida and northern goshawk (Accipiter gentalis) (particularly on the Kaibab Plateau).
Remaining blocks of intact habitat
Several sizable blocks of intact habitat remain in this ecoregion including the following areas:
- Aldo Leopold-Gila Wilderness - southwestern New Mexico
- Blue Range Primitive Area - eastern Arizona
- Guadalupe-Carlsbad area - southeastern New Mexico and western Texas
- Kaibab Plateau and national forest - north-central Arizona
- Grand Canyon National Park - northwestern Arizona
- Chuska Mountains on Navajo lands - northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico
- Mazatzal Complex - central Arizona
- Superstition Mountains - central Arizona
- El Malpais National Monument and Conservation Area - western New Mexico
In addition, Foreman and Wolke identified several large (40,000 hectares or more) roadless areas, including:
- Sycamore Canyon-Secret Mountains: North-central Arizona
- Hellsgate: Central Arizona
- Four Peaks: Central Arizona
- Salt River: Baldy Bill - central Arizona
- Eagle Creek: Gila Mountains - eastern Arizona
- Galiuro Mountains: Eastern Arizona
Degree of fragmentation
Near Gila Wilderness, Sierra Madre, New Mexico. (Photograph by John Morrison) Habitat fragmentation in this region has been primarily related to timber harvest in roadless areas and old age forest classes. Several areas were recommended by workshop participants as potential corridors for minimizing fragmentation and insularization effects, including connecting the Gila complex with the Sky Islands to the south for future wolf movements; connecting the Gila complex with the Mataxal complexes at Showlow, New Mexico, and also connecting riverine habitat through stream buffers designed to restore degraded fish populations.
Degree of protection
The large wilderness areas identified above are largely protected from logging; however, grazing continues to be a concern in some wilderness areas. One of the chief drivers of overgrazing is an ongoing practice of the USA federal government of letting grazing rights at below market rates; this practice not only encourages overgrazing of lands of marginal value, but also causes the U.S. taxpayer to subsidize this environmental destruction. In general, about nine percent of the ecoregion is in areas permanently protected from industrial logging and mining.
Ecological threat profile
There are several threats to the ecoregion, including land conversion (road building, timber harvesting); degradation (fire suppression, mining, ORV use, logging, fuel gathering); and potential wildlife losses (high threat to future Mexican wolf reintroduction from poaching). Additional threats to riparian areas, and old growth forests and roadless areas were identified in the literature.
Suite of priority activities to enhance ecological conservation
Within this ecoregion the best opportunities for conservation include the following:
- Control overgrazing on the Diamond Bar allotment in the Gila Wilderness
- Eliminate governmental grazing leases at below market rates
- Protect and restore degraded native fish populations, particularly endemic trout through habitat restoration in degraded riparian areas
- Protect remaining old growth and roadless areas
- Promote reintroduction of the Mexican Wolf and maintain habitat connections across ecoregions of suitable occupation
- Designate the Blue Range Wilderness area as protected
- Restore periodic wildfire to fire-suppressed forest types
Conservation partners
- Sky Island Alliance
- Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project
- Southwest Center for Biological Diversity
Relationship to other classification schemes
This ecoregion corresponds to Omernik's ecoregion #23 (Arizona/New Mexico Mountains) and there is a considerable degree of overlap with Bailey's M313; Arizona-New Mexico Mountains Semi-Desert-Open Woodland-Coniferous Forest-Alpine Meadow Province.
See also
- B.D. Brand, A.B. Clarke and S. Semken. 2008. Eruptive conditions and depositional processes of Narbona Pass Maar volcano, Navajo volcanic field, Navajo Nation, New Mexico (USA).
- J.M. Hoekstra.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J. et al. 2010. Molnar, J. L., ed. The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.
- C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Douglas-fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii, iGoTerra.com, ed. Nicklas Strõmberg
- John A. Murray. 1988. The Gila Wilderness. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press
- Henry Smith Turner. 1966. Ed. Dwight L.Clarke. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. The original journals of Henry Smith Turner with Stephen Watts Kearny to New Mexico and California, 1846-1847
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But Ambitions is not just about a better material life but also deals with work or vocational aspirations. Jobs or vocations that Ambitions offers include fireman, self employment businessman, doctor, fashion designer, private investigator, ghost hunter, architect etc.
This game lets you use data already saved from previous Sims, or your can create a brand new Sim. Players also get a new experience when it comes to visiting places in their town. In The Sims 3 base game players could only visit buildings but they could not always see inside whereas Ambitions now allows players to see what their Sim can do inside and can control them as normal while they go about the activity of working, shopping or playing etc.
All the new jobs offered here encourage the player's Sim to take an active part in that role. For instance, if a player's Sim is a detective, the Sim can stake out a house or lurk under the cover of bushes, take objects for evidence, and even break into another Sim's house. Each job includes new objects that are the usual tools of the trade. The new jobs also come with consequences that are the result of actions taken and so must think before they do things as the outcome may be disadvantageous to themselves or others.
Although the Sims 3 Ambitions expansion has a lot of extra and activity and content to offer existing Sims players it is not much use on its own, but then it is not really marketed as a stand alone because you need the basic Sims package loaded to make use of it.


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