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Staying Fit with Baby! -Guest Posts By Tiff
We all know how hard it is to find "me" time when you have a little one – getting to the gym, going running, or basically any other physical activity! But one great way to stay fit, is to include your little one in your yoga practice! You can do it pretty much anywhere and everywhere! It's very beneficial for both mommy and baby and helps to create a stronger bond! Not to mention the extra strength you'll get when wearing or holding your babe! Here are a few poses that you can try out with your mini-me! (Remember to always stay safe and honor your own body as well as your little's)
Thank you for letting me lead you in a little mini mommy and me asana practice! I honor the divine light within each and every one of you (and your littles!) namaste 🙏
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Adventures In Breastfeeding- Aubri
This post is a part of the Adventures in Breastfeeding Project sharing mother's unique experiences, successes and struggles with breastfeeding. This post is by Aubri. Here's what she had to share:
My journey with my sweet baby girl revolves around two facts: that I am a first time mom and I am a nurse. My pregnancy was amazingly uncomplicated, as was my labor. Presley was born on July 11th, 2011, one minute after midnight. Because I was a nurse at a Childbirth Center, I was very patient with the two hour recovery process that happened in the middle of the night. Because I was a nurse, I was eager to get Presley skin to skin and start breastfeeding and make sure I had a good latch. But because I was a first time mom, I really wasn't sure what I was doing. It's incredibly easy to be the one telling people what to do – how to obtain a good latch, how to sooth your baby, how to carry them – but when it's your baby, you suddenly become a sleep-deprived mass of cluelessness. But I was a nurse, and I was supposed to know how. And so the nurses at the hospital assumed I knew how. And I pretended I did. I was great at pretending I knew how. For the first 24 hours.
Our first night home with Presley was serene. I felt like this maternal goddess – tired and happy and full of wisdom. And then this tiny, discrete little threat popped up, literally. It turned out I wasn't paying attention every time Presley latched on. So about 38 hours into motherhood, I had blisters on both of my nipples. Breastfeeding became a test of will. She would latch and nurse perfectly, and I sat there crying because it just hurt. As much as anyone could imagine someone sucking on an open wound would hurt. But I was determined. I would alternate positions and use nipple cream every hour. And in the middle of all of this, my milk came in. I felt relieved – until I felt full. And then I felt engorged. For weeks. And because I was a nurse, I knew how to treat it. I took warm showers and did all of the things you were taught to do. But because I was a first time mom, I had no idea how much it hurt. Or how helpless I would feel when after a shower I became this dripping mess. So I got a doctor's order for a pump, and I started pumping after Presley nursed, which was great. This also helped me to build up a supply for the day I dreaded – the day I had to go back to work.
Don't misunderstand me – I love my job. However to leave my baby girl and go spend twelve hours in the middle of the night with other moms and their babies was not something I was looking forward to. But it had to happen. Since I was new at my job I didn't have a ton of time saved up for maternity leave. So two months after P was born, I went back. Everything was set – I had found a daycare that did overnight care, and was on the way to the hospital. I had bags upon bags of frozen milk stored, and I would pump every few hours at work. But slowly, my frozen stores started dwindling. This stressed me out like nothing else. I would set my alarm for every three hours, and make sure that if Presley wasn't eating, I was pumping. I had in my mind that if we had to start supplementing her, I would have failed. So I pumped and pumped and pumped. But eventually, in the middle of the night, Nikki the caretaker ran out of milk, and had to give Presley formula. When I picked her up that morning, I was amazed at how disappointed I was in myself. I mean we had gone months before even introducing formula – Presley was getting ready to start eating solid foods. But for some reason I couldn't shake that I wasn't doing my part to feed my baby.
Eventually I came to terms with my limitations, and continued to pump at work, but also made sure the box of formula was in the diaper bag. About six months in, we were in a good rhythm. I had enough loose-fitting tops so I never had to worry about what I was wearing when we were out and Presley needed to eat (I'm all for public breastfeeding, but I'm also a private person, so I always tucked her under my shirt). Presley only occasionally needed a bottle of formula at Nikki's house, and on days after I worked, I tucked her into bed with me and nursed her every few hours till we both fell back to sleep. And then Presley's teeth came in. I had heard from my mom friends at work that this was the defining moment – the moment you stop or push through till they self-wean. And once again, I was determined. I was going to follow the WHO recommendation of feeding her for a year (it hadn't been changed to two years at that point haha). And because I was a nurse, I knew how to reinforce that biting when she ate wasn't acceptable. But because I was a first time mom, I wanted to swear every time she ate for the next two weeks. She figured out pretty quickly that mama would take away the goods if she bit me, but it felt like a long time.
I've always said that Presley was a miraculously easy kid. That was definitely the case with breastfeeding. Once we got over the biting phase, the rest of our breastfeeding journey was very smooth. And then slowly, around her first birthday, she just started nursing less. She was sleeping through the night, so I would pump only once or twice during the night. And by fifteen months, she had completely weaned herself. I didn't know what to do with myself. I could wear whatever I wanted, and do whatever I wanted on my breaks at work, but I felt sad. I felt like something truly special had ended. Once in a while, I wish she would still nurse. Of course now she's two and won't sit still for anything. But I loved that moment – the moment you're nursing and look down at this sweet little face, and they'll look up at you and smile and keep nursing away. I feel very blessed to have been able to nurse Presley for as long as I did. It made me a mother, and it made me a better nurse. Now when my patients are crying at three o'clock in the morning, I can honestly tell them that right now is the tough part, but that it will get easier. And when it does, it will be amazing.
Adventures in Breastfeeding -Kristin
This post is a part of the Adventures in Breastfeeding Project sharing mother's unique experiences, successes and struggles with breastfeeding. This post is by Kristin. Here's what she had to share:
My pregnancy was a Christmas day surprise. We really had no idea what to expect but I was certain of two things, I wanted to have a home birth and I wanted to breastfeed my baby. That summer was hot, unlike any summer before. I spent many evenings with my husband floating in the pool. I will always remember those moments, floating in that pool day dreaming about what she would look like or if "she" was really a girl. We had prepared for her birth by taking a Birthing From Within course; I assumed the rest would come naturally.
Violet was born at home on the 1st of September at 41 weeks 5 days. My labor and her birth were hard. At 6:30 Am., my beautiful girl was born with an Apgar score of 2. While I was being treated for hemorrhaging, she was being suctioned. We were both exhausted, so nobody seemed too concerned that she wasn't able to latch on right away. My midwives advised me to try a nipple shield since I had flat nipples, and she had a tiny mouth. I sent my deliriously tired husband to Babies R Us for what would become my first of many breastfeeding "tools".
She would nurse with the shield for an hour or more at a time and when I'd pump after, I'd only get drops. I would rarely hear her swallow, but I just kept hoping it would change when my milk came in. It never did. There was no warmth, no engorgement, no leaking, no signs it was even there. I tried all day long to get her to latch without the shield, hoping that was the key to our success. My midwives came for weight checks and reassured me that my body would work, and she was just trying to get the hang of nursing. At around a week old she stopped peeing all together, so I called my midwife in a panic. She had lost almost 2lbs.; she was starving. I was literally starving my newborn.
From that point on, I obsessively researched how to make it better, how to fix her latch, how to make more milk. I struggled to feed her milk that wasn't mine, feeling like a failure with every bottle I gave her. I visited an IBCLC for help. Test feeds showed she was transferring an ounce or less, after 45 minutes of effort. I was dismissed by them, and told "It's okay to stop," and "It's too late to do anything about it" I missed my window. "Take a break," they told me "it's ok to feed her formula." It was my fault.
I'm stubborn. I bought the book "Making More Milk" and read it cover to cover trying to pin point why my body was failing me. Maybe it was because I lost so much blood, or maybe something with her mouth? Maybe my prolactin receptors didn't form properly because she didn't latch those early hours, or maybe my boobs were just broken. I rented a hospital grade pump and a baby scale, I ordered Domperidone from overseas, visited an herbalist, and acquired an extensive collection of pills and gadgets that didn't help. At 5 weeks old, Violet latched on without a shield. I started using a supplemental nursing system (SNS) to be able to feed her at the breast. It was a beast of a gadget; it caused many meltdowns (mostly me) and countless pools of spilled milk, but it got her to want to nurse. We went on like this until she was about 8 months old, trying everything under the sun along the way.
By then, Violet was fully engrossed in the world of solid food. We cut back on bottles and SNS feedings and just nursed. I finally felt like a breastfeeding mother. All the heartache was worth it. She loved to nurse and we kept going strong even after I went back to work when she was 11 months old. I didn't have much for her, but it was her comfort. She drank her "mama milk" until I was 4 months pregnant with her brother. September 1, 2011 was the last day Violet nursed, her second birthday.
Everett's story is much of the same, heartbreak. I really thought deep down it would be different. We had an amazing home birth, a totally different experience than with Violet. He latched! It hurt like hell, but he latched. The first 2 weeks I nursed him through extreme pain, using a medicine dropper to feed him the tiny amounts I pumped. I had a galactocele (a milk filled cyst); in my nipple hat I had developed while nursing Violet that was contributing to the pain and bad latch. At 2 weeks, my milk wasn't enough anymore, so I had to supplement. This time I reached out to my local community of "crunchy" moms for breast milk donations. I was met with remarkable kindness from strangers who were doing extra work in their day to feed MY baby. The first time I went to a donor mom's home to pick up milk, she reached out and hugged me. From that point on, Everett only drank breast milk until after his first birthday. In the beginning, I was pumping 8 times a day plus nursing. At my high point I provided half of what he needed, then I got mastitis and it dropped about 50% and never recovered. I spent countless hours setting up SNS bottles, filling tiny capsules full of herbs, seeking out donations, and waiting for my next shipment of supplements. I went to a breast surgeon for my galactocele. Her solution was to drain the cyst in between feeds to relieve the pressure, and hope the "drain hole" would stay open. Draining my cyst with a syringe needle multiple times a day was added to the long list of crazy things I did to breastfeed.
I went back to work when Everett was 4.5 months old. I pumped 2 times during the day and brought home 2-4 ounces. It was a lot of work for what seemed like such small amount, but my milk was Everett's perfect milk, he deserved it. I gave up pumping when he was 14 months old to enjoy nursing my crazy toddler and stop counting the ounces.
I want to pursue my IBCLC because I love helping others nurse their babies. I get so much joy from knowing my encouragement has helped even one person breastfeed. I don't know 100% why I can't do what my body is supposed to do, but I strongly suspect it is IGT (insignificant glandular tissue) since I had few breast changes during pregnancy, and I have some of the physical markers. My husband supported me 100% through all of the tears and heartbreak, but it was really hard for him to watch, and I know he felt helpless. I found a lot of love and support from a Facebook group for moms with IGT and also MOBI during the dark days with my daughter.
I am a nursing mother. I am enough for my babies. I did everything I could. I gave everything I had. I am proud, and I am sad. I'm stronger because of this.
Adventures In Breastfeeding- Rebecca
This post is a part of the Adventures in Breastfeeding Project sharing mother's unique experiences, successes and struggles with breastfeeding. This post is by Rebecca. Here's what she had to share:
Being a single, working, exclusive breast feeding mom is a tough job. Well "breast" feeding isn't 100% accurate since my son takes a bottles of breast milk when I'm away.
You go to classes, research at home, and talk to other people about what to expect. None of it fully prepares you for what you agree to when you decide your baby will only drink breast milk. There were lots of hardships in the beginning, but that's not the story I want to share today. From the day Maverick was born I had a countdown till I returned to work. Till the day he would be away from me for 9 hours, and would have to receive my milk from some foreign object instead of his warm mom. Till the day I would have to wake 3 hours before work to nurse him as quickly as possible and check my pump bag a dozen times to assure I had every crazy piece to my free Ameda pump. Till the day i would have to hook up tubes and bottles to my breast and have it forcefully suck the milk out. As that day grew closer, the more I wanted to call and say I couldn't work anymore.
Knowing I needed as much milk as possible, my boss agreed I could pump 3 times a day. Day one I nervously watched the clock, doing the math in my head, "I fed him at 7, so I MUST pump at 9, 12, and 3" believing my mill would dry up the next day if I didn't do it correctly. After a few whispers from coworkers, and one rude comment, the day was done and I proudly had 11 ounces for my son, who only took 9 while I was away.
As the time went on, my pump sessions got further apart, sometimes being 5 hours before I could pump again. Being painfully engorged and constantly checking under the apron to see if I started leaking milk all over and more rude stares from coworkers because I got extra breaks during the day were pretty normal in my work day. My supply has never taken a drop, but it also has not increased. Maverick makes sure he gets the amount of milk he needs each day because he wakes 3-5 times a night to nurse. Add that with the extra time you have to wake to prepare the bottles, assure you have clean flanges, and extra bottles to store milk in, you spend more time than moms who use formula!
But knowing what is best for my son and loving his eagerness to nurse when I'm around has kept us going strong.
Wicked Hot Mostly Organic Vegan Chili
So this stuff ended up like melt your face off hot. Didn't really see that coming. In the future I'd probably chill out with the chili powder and jalapeno but it is good this way. Just a lil spicy for kids. Which is the point of this post really. I'm gonna be starting to work on recipes for the girls in a hand written journal. Or at least I'm planning on doing that. This is the first of many to come.
Ok Here's the recipe:
2 cans of black beans
1 can of kidney beans
1 can of white kidney beans
2 huge cans of diced tomatoes
2 cans of tomato paste
Vegetable Broth
2 celery stalks
1/4 onion
2 jalapenos
1 jar fire roasted red peppers
1 palm full of chili powder
oregano, basil, salt, pepper and garlic to taste.
*corn chips and green onion garnish.
Open cans. Chop onion and celery. Rinse beans. Layer all ingredients in a crock pot (except the garnish). Stir well. and let cook on high for 6 hours.
Adventures in Breastfeeding- Mandy
This post is a part of the Adventures in Breastfeeding Project sharing mother's unique experiences, successes and struggles with breastfeeding. This post is by Mandy. Here's what she had to share:
Ian wakes around 7am (this is a new, very exciting development, as it used to be 5:50am for like, his entire life). He plays and talks and sings for a bit, then calls out, "Mommy daddy come get me!" Usually dad goes in, changes his diaper, and brings Ian into our bed, where he will nurse, if scheduling permits, for about 30 minutes. I cuddle him and play with his hair. We talk about the day. We look at Instagram photos. It's a lovely, quiet time to transition from sleep to play play play play play until (hopefully) naptime.
Naptime is where the next nurse will happen (we may nurse in between, but those aren't guaranteed, especially if we're busy). We go into his room, change his diaper, turn on his small fan for white noise, grab his blue blankie that happens to be his receiving blanket, and have a nurse on a folded up brown futon. If he doesn't pass out on the boob, the nap could very well not happen, but he at least has to have "quiet" time in his room for an hour while I take a break (i.e. pass out). His quiet time never is, but he does play pretty happily on his own with minimal disaster.
If a nap does happen, which it thankfully still does about 75% of the time, he will always want to nurse unless something super exciting is happening. He'll go for another 30 minutes easy, and if he wakes in a bad mood, nursing is the only sure way to shift the energy. He is such an active child, always moving, always talking, and I see his nurse time help his body to slow, and when I talk to him I swear I can see his mind process.
The nighttime nurse. After teeth brushing, diaper change, story, kiss goodnight from daddy, Ian and I are back on the futon. This nurse also involves singing, and no matter how hard I try to bring new songs in the mix, I always end up singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Time After Time, My Favorite Things, The Sound Of Music, and Stay Awake from Mary Poppins. The last song is always Edelweiss, then a kiss on the forehead with the pronouncement, "All done with milks." He's awake and happy, tucked into bed, musical night light stuffed owl turned on, and mama's out the door.
I've been nursing since 1.1.11. Before my son was born, I didn't think much about breastfeeding. My mom breastfed me and enjoyed it. I figured I would, too. I didn't think about bottle-feeding and I also didn't demonize it. I didn't think about how long I would breastfeed or if I'd breastfeed on a schedule or if I'd pump and bottle feed…I was focused on living through the whole labor and giving birth part. Everything else was on the periphery.
Then he came out: A successful water birth at home after 47 hours of labor. Ian latched easily and has pretty much stayed on. He was born 7lbs 4 oz and was over 9lbs three weeks later. A well-meaning aunt said I should only feed him every three hours or he would gain too much weight. Another aunt told me if I let him nurse for longer than ten minutes per side, "There isn't any milk left anyway, and your nipples will become raw as hamburger." Yea, I tried that for about 90 minutes and when I couldn't comfort him any other way, he nursed. We're an on-demand family, my nipples are perfect, and he's strong as an ox and in the 50th percentile for weight.
I guess you could say my story is about not having a plan. Ian didn't take many bottles because I am lucky enough to be able to mostly stay at home. I do a bit of work from home, and when I needed to leave, he would take a bottle when he was younger, and now he's old enough to supplement with food until I return.
Ian will turn 3 in January. He nurses about five times per day. I think about the unusualness of our nursing relationship a lot. I justify in my head why we're still nursing (the health benefits, the unspoken comfort he receives when he can't express to me exactly what he wants, the precious, quiet, snuggly moments we share because my high energy, boisterous kid is most often anything but snuggly). Sometimes I fantasize about weaning (long weekends away-BY MYSELF), and there's talk about weaning once he's potty trained (lord knows how long that will take). Honestly, and I haven't officially committed to it, but the concept of fullterm feeding, nursing until he's done, feels right to me. I feel incredibly sad when I read weaning stories of moms and babes who mutually loved nursing, yet stopped because "it was time." This is not to say that I judge mamas who have a cut off date out of necessity or just because they feel done. I'm talking about mamas who love it, who mourn it, and wean because…why? Because Americans think it's weird to nurse a toddler. Because the toddler can ask for it. Because their community no longer supports it.
I recently heard someone say, "When we're babies, we are encouraged to explore, walk, and talk, and for the rest of our childhood, we're told to not touch, sit down, and be quiet." The same goes for breastfeeding. It's beautiful, and then your baby turns one, and it's shameful.
So yea, I'm nursing my big old boy. He's 33 pounds, 37 inches tall, plays soccer and baseball and volleyball and golf and thinks he's Super Why. He asks for "Milks." I'm not running away from this aspect of our relationship. I embrace it. I totally didn't think I'd be the nursing toddler mom type, yet here I am. As a doula, I'm grateful I can bring my experience to the table, not to pressure anyone into breastfeeding, but to be a support for mamas who want to experience it, because it takes a tremendous amount of support. It's usually not easy, especially in the beginning. I was lucky in terms of an easy latching kiddo and abundant supply, but I also had mastitis six times. I can't think of anyone I know that didn't have an issue with nursing at some point. It's hard, and it's easy, just like parenting.
Letting go of "the plan" has been one of the most painful lessons I've learned (and continue to learn) as a mom, and surrendering when Ian will be done nursing is part of the great mystery I'm beginning to embrace.
Mandy has also shared a video of her first nursing session. I instantly have fallen in love with her awesome family. So much YES.


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Commander Williams was a 22nd century Starfleet officer who worked in a support capacity to Admiral Maxwell Forrest in overseeing the mission of the Enterprise NX-01.
At Starfleet Medical in 2151, Williams was part of a group of Starfleet officers who conferred with Vulcan Ambassador Soval regarding the disposition of Klaang, a Klingon courier who had recently crash-landed on Earth. Along with Jonathan Archer, Williams objected to the Vulcans attempting to subvert the decision-making process from Starfleet. (ENT: "Broken Bow")
In 2152, Williams joined Admiral Forrest in defending Captain Archer's actions when Soval accused Archer of disobeying direct orders and failing to deliver Subcommander T'Pol to the Vulcan ship D'Kyr. When Soval suggested that T'Pol was not accompanying Archer of her own free will, Williams angrily insisted that Archer was not "in the habit of kidnapping Vulcans." (ENT: "Shockwave, Part II")
In 2153, Williams placed a bet with an archaeologist named Drake as to the existence of a crashed spacecraft in the Arctic Circle, promising to provide Drake with a bottle of scotch if such a debris field were to be found. Although Drake and his team ultimately discovered the field, they were assimilated by the survivors and turned into cybernetic hybrids controlled by a hive mind. After three days of no contact with the team, Commander Williams and Admiral Forrest traveled to the excavation site, only to find no evidence of any Humans. Forrest subsequently issued orders to Captain Archer to initiate a pursuit of the team's vessel, which had been taken over by the aliens. (ENT: "Regeneration")
Along with the Command Council, Williams was involved in Archer's debriefing after Enterprise returned from the Delphic Expanse in 2154. Upon the conclusion of the proceedings, Williams relayed the Council's orders that all details of the debriefing were to remain classified. (ENT: "Home")
- "Broken Bow"
- "Shockwave, Part II"
- "Regeneration"
- "Home"
Williams was named after William Shatner, the Original Series actor who played James T. Kirk.
In a character breakdown sheet that Paramount sent to talent agents when trying to find a suitable actor for the part, Commander Williams was stated to be a non-recurring role and was described thus; "Human male. 50s. A somewhat temperamental Starfleet officer who serves as attaché to Admiral Forrest." [1] The character was ultimately played by Jim Fitzpatrick.

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Memorials are poignant evidence that despite safety measures, cyclists remain vulnerable to traffic
The bike is painted white, tires and all. Ghostly white. It's done that way for a reason.
Since Saturday, the bicycle has been chained to a pole along a busy stretch of El Camino Real, just north of La Costa Avenue in Carlsbad.
Known as a "ghost bike," it serves as a makeshift memorial to Eric Ringdahl, 45, who was killed near that spot during a Sunday morning bike ride last month.
It also does double duty as a reminder to drivers to share the road with bicyclists.
Ghost bikes are a decade-old phenomenon that started in St. Louis, according to ghostbikes.org.
They can act as "a powerful reminder that safety is a concern for everybody on our roads," said Andy Hanshaw, executive director of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition.
"Thankfully, they are not common. But they still are a reminder, a sad reminder, that an incident did occur," he said.
Nine bicyclists died in San Diego County in 2011, the most recent year for which numbers are available, according to the Medical Examiner's Office.
Ringdahl's friends and members of the local bicycling community put up the ghost bike, said family friend Elizabeth Sugarman. About 15 people turned out Saturday to leave flowers and photos, and share a quiet moment to honor Ringdahl at the roadside remembrance.
Ringdahl, married with three young children, was struck from behind about 7:40 a.m. April 21, police Lt. Kelly Cain said. He was wearing a helmet and was in the bike lane with a fellow rider.
The motorist told investigators that he was heading home from working a night shift as a nurse in San Diego when he fell asleep and drifted into the bike lane, Cain said. The crash is under investigation.
Family friend Hilary Devrome said she had never heard of a "ghost bike" until someone suggested setting one up for Ringdahl. Once she learned what it was, Devrome supplied an old bike, which Ringdahl's friends stripped and painted white.
"It just makes so much sense. I knew it was a tasteful and respectful way to remember a friend," said Devrome.
A triathlete, Devrome said she and friends have had close calls with cars.
Fatal crashes are a reminder of the dangers they face on the road.
On Tuesday morning, a woman riding her bicycle north on El Camino Real stopped when she saw the roadside memorial. She climbed off her bike and knelt down in front of it.
She said she did not know Ringdahl. But as she leaned over the memorial, she began to cry.


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The National School Boards Association (NSBA), the leading advocate for public education representing more than 90,000 local school board members, is opposed to H.R. 10, the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act, which is scheduled for a floor vote this week.
Decisions regarding charter schools should rest with the state and the local school board, not federal lawmakers, NSBA contends. The legislation also fails to recognize that to protect student outcomes, charter schools should be authorized exclusively by the local school board.
"Charter schools absent school board oversight have far less accountability for student achievement than traditional public schools," said Thomas J. Gentzel, NSBA Executive Director. "The school board governance model protects student outcomes for the many, not the few, and strives to resolve inequities in educational delivery and service."
Further, lawmakers must focus on adequately funding the primary system of public education instead of creating a secondary system of education that siphons off essential funding. With multiple chartering authorities, local school districts can be adversely impacted as the per-pupil expenditures are re-allocated or deducted from operational revenue essential to maintain already cash-strapped school district operations.
America's school boards agree that charter schools are facing challenges with overwhelming operational costs, facilities in need of repair or renovation, and technical support vital toward improved teaching and learning—yet traditional public schools grapple daily with these very same challenges.
"The future of America is dependent on ready access to a high-quality education," said Gentzel. "If Congress passes legislation to help states and local communities improve the quality of their public schools absent federal intrusion, we applaud it, but this should apply to all students equally, not just those enrolled in charter schools. The call to action the legislation raises is that our nation must create a level playing field for public charter schools and traditional public schools alike."


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La Boutique del Gusto is offering and selling a large selection of artisan Tuscan honey.
On our website you will find the classical Millefiori honey, Acacia honey, Honeydew from wood, Eucalyptus honey, Chestnut honey, and other Toscan honey, all produced by company Poggio agli Ulivi with limited quantities but excellent quality.
The company Poggio agli Ulivi is producing in Tuscan a large selection of typical artisan honey, which have become more important on the market due to their special characteristics. On a nice oasis the bees are doing regularly their job and also the man is taking care about the rest with the same love and old tradition. The smell, the so intense colour and the flavour are only some of the values on this product. All the honey is produced in Tuscan region partially directly by the company as the Millefiori honey and the Honeydew and the rest through a hard itinerant project moving each year the bee hives into the different woods of our region looking for the best flowering; so honeys like Acacia, Chestnut, Strawberry Tree, Eucalyptus, Sulla and the famous Honeydew from Wood are produced in the areas of Vallombrosa, Reggello, Pistoia and Maremma. The honeydew is a kind of particular honey, which doesn't come from flowers' nectar but from lymph of some plants species, elaborated from some insects and picked up from bees on leaves. In the last years the company has got many prizes for the so high quality honey but mainly also for the honeydew, becoming one of the main producer. We suggest the honey of company Poggio agli Ulivi not only as sweetener but also to be tasted together with cheeses and generally to be used for all the best recipes.


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My question is if there will be (or maybe already is) another revision or fix that enables the music of the GOG version. Obviously there's no cd which has the tracks on it. Instead there's a music folder which has 10 or so MP3s in it. The standard install without the SCP plays them nicely; with the SCP applied no music is played.
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"Oh no, we're fine." I assure her, standing in the narrow hall between dressing rooms, while Alice cries loudly within the stall.
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"Teenage girls and jeans." I explain, rolling my eyes. Then I lean against the door and whisper. "Al, put your pants back on and bring everything out. We can do this another day."
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"Ok, then we can do it at another store."
The weeping downgrades to sniffles and I hear her moving around behind the door. I smile at the attendant, pacing nervously while I wait.
It was brave of us to try this in the first place, just march into the dressing room, daring anyone to try and stop us. What we hadn't counted on when picking out the items to try on, was that Alice has shot up another couple of inches, and thinned out in the last few months, so every pair of jeans she took into the dressing room is too big, too short or doesn't fit in the crotch. We don't talk about Alice's crotch much. Mostly we talk around it, a thing which must be managed for the time being, but too intimate to be discussed freely. Read more


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Since 2008, the number of former MassHighway and DCR structurally deficient bridges has dropped from 543 to 408, a decline of 25%. As of September 1, 2015, the ABP has completed 170 bridge projects, with another 23 bridge projects in construction, and an additional 5 bridge projects scheduled to start construction within the next calendar year. Over the course of the eight year program, well over 270 bridges are planned to be repaired or replaced.
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After what has been the fourth wettest February in Idaho since records have been kept, the water outlook for southern Idaho has gone from bleak to almost normal. Although irrigation companies start d [...]Read More
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From Christine
I don't know if you could make any difference for me, but I'm at my wits end.
My husband and I have a mortgage on our house. We have NEVER defaulted in any way.
With everything I'm hearing on the news about the government lowering interest rates on mortgages for people that HAVE defaulted I'm so annoyed.
I called my mortgage company (Wells Fargo) and asked that because we have such an amazing credit score and we've had our mortgage with them for the whole time we've been in our house and have never had a late payment, if they could lower our interest rate, so we can also survive better in these times.
The response I was given blew me away! I was told that the only way they could lower it was for us to take out another 30 year loan with them and that would lower our interest rate.
Remember, I've paid them tons of interest already for the mortgage I already have. We would be stupid to do that.
Unfortunately, we've been the people that through all these hard times have paid our bills and never defaulted.
It seems that doing the right thing just hasn't paid off in this case. What the heck is going on?
The other choice I was given by my mortgage company was to take out the 30 year mortgage and keep paying the amount I have been for the last 14 years and I would pay it off sooner than the full 30 years.
But..... I would still be repaying the interest! Who's really paying the price for irresponsibility?
My husbands job is also having hard times, but he still works his butt off to keep his job. I understand there's people who have done the same but still have the ending result of not making ends meet, but I don't see why my mortgage company will not work with me. They can see by our payment history, we're a guarantee payment each month.
Then, they mention people that bought houses when the prices were high and can't pay for them. Well, we also looked at moving into another house when the prices were high and didn't end up doing it.
The bank said that we were approved for a rediculous amount to borrow. (The house we could get would've been gorgeous), but again my husband and I looked at eachother and said "really"? " And how will we buy food for our family and pay a crazy mortgage like that."
I don't know if you know any Mortgage companies that would like to have people like us and would give us a lower interest rate without increasing the term on the loan. It's funny that when a bank can see a person is worthy of lowering their interest, they don't want to work with you. This seems to be an ongoing problem in our world. The irresponsible get taken care of and the responsible pay for it!
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Miss us last week? Here's a summary of all the goods, packaged for easy consumption.
Highlights include:
Phil "The Other Phil" Hornshaw liked Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, we gave you "10 PC Games We Forgot Existed," someone made a Modern Warfare 2 "Doom" mod,
Portal 2 got a release date, and oh yeah, so did Dragon Age II. Also, there was that little Gamescom convention thing going on, and a bunch of news came out of that. More below.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Review
Features & How-To's
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How To Edit Terrain In StarCraft 2 Editor
How To Create A StarCraft 2 Custom Unit
How To Record HD Xbox 360 Gameplay
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Dragon Age II Release Date Set
Ubisoft's From Dust Tech Demo is Amazing
Street Fighter vs. Tekken Gameplay Video (Gamescom 2010)
New Crysis 2 Trailer Shows Off Multiplayer
Gamescom 2010: NEW Darkspore Screenshots
Killzone 3 GamesCom Multiplayer Trailer Is Kinda Violent
Isaac Clarke Goes All Ratchet and Clank in This New Dead Space 2 GamesCom Trailer
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Suspected members of a drug trafficking gang in Bolivia tossed a bag containing more than $1,000,000 from a low-flying plane. The cash was supposed to be collected by other gang members on the ground. But they missed the target and the bag was seized by police.
A Montana man who pieced together the five $100 bills eaten by his golden retriever said he was reimbursed by the federal government five months later. Wayne Klinkel (of Helena) said he and his wife were taking a road trip to visit their daughter and her husband in Denver during the Christmas season and their golden retriever, Sundance, ate the five $100 bills while they were inside a restaurant. Klinkel started collecting Sundance's droppings during the trip and piece them back together before shipping them off to the Federal Treasury.
Police in Poland are searching for a vandal who damaged a bronze statue of Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II in the city of Gdansk by cutting off one arm of the former U.S. president and stealing it. The statue was unveiled just last year to honor Reagan and the Polish-born pope, who were both widely credited with helping Poland topple communism 24 years ago.


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My husband Don and I beat most people to the
recession. Ours began in 2004, when the dot-com bust finally hit home. We
had to make a choice. We could give up either our small condo in Portland or
our rustic cabin on 15 acres. Any sensible person would have chosen to sell
the cabin.
Right: Even if we plowed our 200 yards of driveway our car wouldn't make it up, so we park at the top of the drive and walk up and down. The walk is beautiful, but not always easy. When we get a big snowfall, Don trods up and down in his snowshoes, making a path for me and the sled that hauls in our drinking water, food and other supplies.
|Don hauls our dirty laundry up the hill to the top of the drive in a huge duffle on a winter morning in 2007. The giant bag fills one 50-pound front-load washer at the Laundromat. We pack up the laundry wet, haul it down the hill on a modified sled, then hang it to dry in the loft above the woodstove.
parking at the top of the drive, we still
|Going to work involves extra work for me because I always have to take all my own food (I'm allergic to about two-dozen different things). On this particular day, I was also hauling empty water bottles.
|With Don out of action after his knee replacement, it fell to me to get a cord of wood stacked before snow completely covered the pile dropped by the logging company (out of sight on the right). Here I am, with snow on the ground and more threatening, rushing to finish. By the time I was done, there were two stacks on the left taller than me.
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Simpson was spotted in yet another loose shirt and hiding behind a giant handbag – it clearly looks like she's covering up a baby bump.
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Jessica was seen at LAX after promoting her Jessica Simpson Collection in New Orleans on Saturday.
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Nicaragua is prone to hurricanes. If traveling to or residing in Nicaragua during the rainy season – which runs mid-May through November – it is important to review hurricane emergency preparedness procedures and stock up on some essentials.
Additional information on hurricanes and storm preparedness may be found in the "Hurricane Season-Know Before You Go" pamphlet at: http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_2915.html, and on the "Natural Disasters" page of the Bureau of Consular Affairs' website at: http://travel.
state.gov/travel/tips/emergencies/emergencies_1207.html. Travelers to the region are encouraged to check the Internet site of the U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua: http://nicaragua.usembassy.gov.
Preparing for a Hurricane
If you are under a hurricane watch or warning, here are some basic steps to take to prepare for the storm:
- Learn about your community's emergency plans, warning signals, evacuation routes, and locations of emergency shelters.
- Identify potential home hazards and know how to secure or protect them before the hurricane strikes. Be prepared to turn off electrical power when there is standing water, fallen power lines, or before you evacuate. Turn off gas and water supplies before you evacuate. Secure structurally unstable building materials.
- Buy a fire extinguisher and make sure your family knows where to find it and how to use it.
- Locate and secure your important papers, such as insurance policies, wills, licenses, stocks, etc.
- Post emergency phone numbers at every phone.
- Inform local authorities about any special needs, i.e., elderly or bedridden people, or anyone with a disability.
- Make plans to ensure your pets' safety.
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U.S. citizens traveling to storm-prone regions overseas should prepare for hurricanes and tropical storms by organizing a kit containing a supply of bottled water, non-perishable food items, a battery-powered or hand crank radio, and vital documents (especially passport and identification) in a waterproof container. Emergency shelters often have access only to basic resources and limited medical and food supplies.
U.S. citizens residing in storm-prone regions overseas should stock their home with supplies that may be needed during the emergency period. At a minimum, these supplies should include:
- Several clean containers for water, large enough for a 3-5 day supply of water (about five gallons for each person).
- A 3-5 day supply of non-perishable food.
- A first aid kit and manual.
- A battery-powered radio, flashlights, and extra batteries.
- Sleeping bags or extra blankets.
- Water-purifying supplies, such as chlorine or iodine tablets or unscented, ordinary household chlorine bleach.
- Prescription medicines and special medical needs.
- Baby food and/or prepared formula, diapers, and other baby supplies.
- Disposable cleaning cloths, such as "baby wipes" for the whole family to use in case bathing facilities are not available.
- Personal hygiene supplies, such as soap, toothpaste, sanitary napkins, etc.
- An emergency kit for your car with food, flares, booster cables, maps, tools, a first aid kit, fire extinguisher, sleeping bags, etc.
You can find more information on emergency plans and supply kits at www.ready.gov.
Preparing to Evacuate
Expect the need to evacuate and prepare for it. The National Weather Service will issue a hurricane watch when there is a threat to coastal areas of hurricane conditions within 24-36 hours.
When a hurricane watch is issued, you should:
- Fill your automobile's gas tank.
- If no vehicle is available, make arrangements with friends or family for transportation.
- Fill your clean water containers.
- Review your emergency plans and supplies, checking to see if any items are missing.
- Tune in the radio or television for weather updates.
- Listen for disaster sirens and warning signals.
- Prepare an emergency kit for your car with food, flares, booster cables, maps, tools, a first aid kit, fire extinguisher, sleeping bags, etc.
- Secure any items outside which may damage property in a storm, such as bicycles, grills, propane tanks, etc.
- Cover windows and doors with plywood or boards or place large strips of masking tape or adhesive tape on the windows to reduce the risk of breakage and flying glass.
- Put livestock and family pets in a safe area. Due to food and sanitation requirements, emergency shelters cannot accept animals.
- Place vehicles under cover, if at all possible.
- Fill sinks and bathtubs with water as an extra supply for washing.
- Adjust the thermostat on refrigerators and freezers to the coolest possible temperature.
If You are Ordered to Evacuate . . .
Because of the destructive power of a hurricane, you should never ignore an evacuation order. Authorities will be most likely to direct you to leave if you are in a low-lying area, or within the greatest potential path of the storm. Be aware that most shelters and some hotels do not accept pets. If a hurricane warning is issued for your area or you are directed by authorities to evacuate the area:
- Take only essential items with you.
- If you have time, turn off the gas, electricity, and water.
- Disconnect appliances to reduce the likelihood of electrical shock when power is restored.
- Make sure your automobile's emergency kit is ready.
- Follow the designated evacuation routes—others may be blocked—and expect heavy traffic.
Should a situation require an evacuation from an overseas location, the State Department will work with commercial airlines to ensure the safest and most efficient repatriation of U.S. citizens possible. Commercial airlines are the Department's primary source of transportation in an evacuation. Other means of transport are utilized only as a last resort. The Department of State will not provide no-cost transportation but does have the authority to provide repatriation loans to those in financial need. U.S. citizens should obtain travel insurance to cover unexpected expenses during an emergency.
If You Are Ordered NOT to Evacuate . . .
The great majority of injuries during a hurricane are cuts caused by flying glass or other debris. Other injuries include puncture wounds resulting from exposed nails, metal, or glass, and bone fractures.
To get through the storm in the safest possible manner:
- Monitor the radio or television for weather conditions, if possible.
- Stay indoors until the authorities declare the storm is over.
- Do not go outside, even if the weather appears to have calmed—the calm "eye" of the storm can pass quickly, leaving you outside when strong winds resume.
- Stay away from all windows and exterior doors, seeking shelter in a bathroom or basement. Bathtubs can provide some shelter if you cover yourself with plywood or other materials.
- Prepare to evacuate to a shelter or to a neighbor's home if your home is damaged, or if you are instructed to do so by emergency personnel.
U.S. citizens should monitor local radio, the National Weather Service at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov, and other media to stay aware of any weather developments in their area. Minor tropical storms can develop into hurricanes very quickly, limiting the time available for a safe evacuation. Travelers should apprise family and friends in the United States of their whereabouts, and keep in close contact with their tour operator, hotel staff, and local officials for evacuation instructions in the event of a weather emergency.
U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the Department of State's travel registration website at https://travelregistration.state.gov. Registration will make your presence and whereabouts known. While Consular Officers will do their utmost to assist Americans in a crisis, travelers should always be aware that local authorities bear primary responsibility for the welfare of people living or traveling in their jurisdictions.


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May 27, 1999
New Israel Fund Honors Rabbi Susan Laemmle
Last week, Rabbi Richard Levy, executive director of the Los Angeles Hillel Council, introduced to the Central Conference of American Rabbis in Pittsburgh a new Reform movement manifesto. And according to Rabbi Susan Laemmle, that's not his only contribution to Reform. For without Rabbi Levy -- her mentor and former superior -- there may never have been a Rabbi Laemmle.
But it is the former English teacher who is now being recognized for her community devotion. On Sunday, June 6, New Israel Fund (NIF) will honor Laemmle during its seventh Tzedakah Dinner at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.
For the past three years, Laemmle has been dean of religious life at USC, before which the Reform rabbi served four years as the university's Hillel director. If Laemmle's name sounds familiar, it may be because her father, the late Kurt Laemmle, and her uncle Max, founded the Laemmle Theatres chain, years after creating and selling what is now Universal Studios. While the home of her youth was always a source of cultural and Zionist pride, Laemmle did not become observant until her 20s.
Laemmle's history with NIF goes back to 1987, when her recommendation helped lead to the hiring of the nonprofit organization's first Los Angeles director. NIF, through its subsidiary Shatil ("seedling" in Hebrew), provides funding and training for hundreds of organizations that address Israeli social issues, including National Council for the Child; Association for Civil Rights in Israel; Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development; Interns for Peace; and outreach and support groups throughout Israel.
While studying at the rabbinate in New York, Laemmle became acquainted and impressed with NIF's presentations.
"The programs were not pat...they looked at issues honestly. I don't like hype, and they didn't look at Israel like it was some sort of [infallible] icon," says Laemmle.
Says David Moses, NIF's Los Angeles Regional Director, of Laemmle: "She has been a vocal advocate [and has helped] raise the profile of NIF and the community.... She continues to believe strongly in the mission of the fund and the work that we do...building bridges between communities."
Laemmle is very candid about her early 1990s failed attempt to make <I>aliyah<$>. Although she ultimately could not carve out a life in Israel for herself, that doesn't mean that she will ever give up investing in the Jewish state's future.
Says Laemmle, "I do what I can from where I am."
For more information on New Israel Fund, contact the Los Angeles office at (310) 282-0300.
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Search Swinburne Research Bank
Home List of Titles On broken structural and dynamical homology of elliptical galaxies: a Virgo-Fornax distance modulus
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/43912
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- Title
- On broken structural and dynamical homology of elliptical galaxies: a Virgo-Fornax distance modulus
- Author(s)
- Graham, Alister W.
- Abstract
- This paper presents an extension to the work of D'Onofrio et al. (1997) on the Fundamental Plane (FP), in which a distance modulus between the Virgo and Fornax clusters was derived. In addressing the broken dynamical homology, implied by the broken structual homology (Caon, Capaccioli & D'Onofrio 1993; Graham et al. 1996), the resulting FP that is constructed is found to more closely resemble the plane predicted from the virial theorem. Using the FP as a distance estimator, the Virgo-Fornax distance modulus is reduced from +0.45±16 mag to +0.25±0.12 mag when the influence of broken dynamical homology is incorporated.
- Publication type
- Conference paper
- Source
- Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana: Proceedings of 'Views on Distance Indicators', Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi, Massa Lubrense, Italy, 03-06 September 1997 / M. Arnaboldi, F. Caputo and A. Rifatto (eds.), Vol. 69, pp. 275-278
- Publication year
- 1998
- Keyword(s)
- Fornax cluster; FP; Fundamental Plane; Virgo galaxy
- Publisher
- Fabrizio Serra Editore
- 0037-8720 (series ISSN)
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © Società Astronomica Italiana (1998). Published version of the paper reproduced here with the kind permission of the publisher.
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Shale or no Shale
I gathered some shale from the canyon today and was planning on putting it in my new tank. I keep finding conflicting info on whether or not I am safe to use it. Some of it has what looks to be foliated streaks of marble while some pieces do not. It also fizzes when placed in muriatic acid.
Anyone have some guidance?
I think shale and marble are safe. Test it with vinegar, if it fizzes don't use it.
you can put anything in ur tank as long as vinegar doent fizz when you put it in or it will effect ur ph and through ur tank off balance.
to answer your question: No.
Just about anything fizzes in hydrochloric (muriatic) acid. You need to use vinegar, aka acetic acid.
The fizzing with vinegar is very light and almost unnoticeable unless you look close and hold it to your ear. But it is there.
then the answer is simple: dont use it.
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Crete Mediterranean forests
The Crete Mediterranean forests are a cornerstone of the ecology of the island of Crete. This island ecoregion, found in the Mediterranean Sea, has been ravaged by human mismanagement, beginning in the Bronze Age. Timber harvesting and the conversion of forest into pastures have altered much of the original landscape of the island. Floral and faunal diversity for this relatively small ecoregion is high, containing three endemic mammal species, Zimmerman's White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura zimmermannii), the Spiny-mouse (Acomys minous), and a wild goat (Capra hircus cretensis). The island also supports a number of rare and endangered birds such as the Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus), Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), and Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus).
Location and general description
The Crete Mediterranean forests ecoregion geographically covers a small area, which is restricted to high mountain ranges (Lefka Ori, 2452 metres (m); Idi Oros, 2456 m; Dikti Oros, 2148 m), hills, and low plains of the island (8700 km2). Climatically, the ecoregion is characterized by a sharp altitudinal gradient. Warm and dry low plains have an average annual temperature of about 17 to 19 º C, with total rainfall of less than 300 millimeters (mm) in the southeastern part of the island, while cold and humid higher elevations have average an annual temperature of about nine to thirteen º C with total rainfall of up to 1400 mm. From the geological point of view, the Crete mountain ranges belong to the Alpine orogenic system, characterized by the predominance of Mesozoic and Tertiary sedimentary rocks such as crystalline limestone, marl, sandstone, and conglomerates. Landform is very complex, typified by impressive karstic landforms (deep canyons, such as Samaria Gorge, poljes, and dolines).
The wide altitudinal range of this ecoregion results in several forest zones. The lowest elevations are distinguished by the predominance of sclerophyllous evergreen and semi-deciduous oak forests (Quercus coccifera, Q. brachyphylla), "maquis" of carob (Ceratonia siliqua), junipers (Juniperus phoenicea), and tree-spurge (Euphorbia dendroides). Phoenix teophrasti, one of the two Mediterranean palm species and endemic to Crete and the Datca Peninsula in south-western Turkey, occurs in a few ravines of the easternmost coastal part of the island (e.g. Vai bay).
At medium altitudes, mesophyllous pine forests (Pinus brutia) and holly oak (Quercus coccifera) woodlands are widely spread. The highest elevations host impresive cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) woodlands, where the endemic evergreen maple (Acer sempervirens) frequently grows. In the high mountain elevations, extensive thorny cushion shrublands occur and support many endemic species.
Biodiversity features
The plant endemism rate of this ecoregion is about ten percent from a total indigenous flora of 1600 species. Most of the endemic species are ancient relics, which are mainly found on the three main mountain ranges, mainly Lefka Ori. Among the most significant endemic plants to be mentioned are a rare and very endangered small tree, Zelkova abelicea, as well as Cephalanthera cucullata, Centaurea baldaccii, Campanula hierapetrae, Bupleurum kakiskalae, Bellevalia brevipedicellata, Astragalus idaeus, Arumpurpureospathum, Anchusa caespitosa, Origanum dictamnus, Orchis prisca, and Onobrychis sphaciotica.
While faunal diversity for this ecoregion is significant, endemism is low. Two small mammals are endemic to the island, a shrew (Crocidura caneae) and a spiny-mouse (Acomys minous). The rare and endemic wild goat (Capra hircus cretensis) is still present in few places on the island.
These forests are considered to be an important Center of Bird Diversity. The high mountains are one of the last strongholds of the endangered Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), and Bonelli's eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus). About 83 bird species are recorded for the island. Three amphibians and twelve reptile species are thought to be native to Crete; none are endemic.
Historic deterioration
Vestigial Mediterranean forest at Knossos,
showing severe habitat fragmentation.
Source: C.Michael Hogan
Since the Bronze Age, deforestation has taken a toll on Crete's forests. Hogan (2007) traces the prehistory of Knossos in southern Crete, which was one of the major imperial cities of the Minoan civilisation: an empire that reached great heights circa 2200 BC. The same civilisation that produced some of the earliest forms of complex writing conducted deforestation to such an extent that forest resources were already locally scarce in the Middle Minoan Period (circa 2000 BC). The progression of use of lumber products to more energy intenisve masonry suggests an early exploitation of forest products.
Subsequent history of human use of the island has manifested a record of agricultural intensification and overgrazing on all but the most inaccessible and steep forested areas of Crete. The result has produced a highly depauperate and fragmented forest ecosystem of today.
Current status
Crete's forests have been dramatically reduced in extent across history. Barren land, with almost nonexistent soil cover, and degraded shrublands are the predominant landscapes of the island. During Classic and Medieval times, Crete was an important shipbuilding center and timber exporting country. Cypress timber was once a very valuable resource. The island has seen great fluctuations in population and prosperity, which has resulted in a long history of use and abuse of timber resources. Overgrazing and the setting of fires to produce fresh grassland have contributed to the transformation of large areas of mature forests to degraded shrublands. Today, at least half of the land surface is used for grazing sheep and goats.
Types and severity of threats
There is a high degree of human impact, mainly due to mismanagement of pastures and grazing in mountain areas, growing tourism development in the northern coastal zone (mainly house building), and intensive agriculture in the southern coastal zone (pesticides and land clearance). Concrete production and road construction are devastating large areas of land with significant native habitats. Plant harvesting may be a long-term threat to some endemic plants.
Table 1. Degree of Protection
|Area Name & Creation Date
|PA size (ha)
|% Ecor.
|Prot. Designation & IUCN Cat.
|Major Forest Types
|National Park Biosphere Reserve
|Cypress, Calabrian pine, Plane tree, Holly oak forests
Justification of ecoregion delineation
This ecoregion is equivalent to the DMEER unit of the same name and includes all of the meso-Mediterranean Holm oak forests, wild olive-locust tree formations, meso- to thermo-Mediterranean pine forests, juniper and cypress woodlands and scrub, and oroxerophytic vegetation on the island of Crete.
Further reading
- For a more terse summary, see the WWF WildWorld profile of the Crete Mediterranean forests.
- Brigand, L. et al. 1991. Les iles en Mediterranee, enjeux et perspectives. Les Fascicules du Plan Bleu 5. Economica Ed., Paris.
- Davis, S.D., V.H. Heywood and A.C. Hamilton, editors. 1994. Centres of Plant Diversity. A Guide and Strategy for their Conservation. Volume 1. Europe, Africa, South West Asia and the Middle East. IUCN Publications Unit, Cambridge, U.K. 354 pp.
- Delanoë, O. et al. 1996. Conservation of Mediterranean Island Plants. IUCN Publication Service, Cambridge. ISBN: 2831703514
- Delaugerre, M and M. Cheylan 1992. Batraciens et Reptiles de Corse. Parc Naturel Regional de Corse. ISBN: 2905468092
- Digital Map of European Ecological Regions (DMEER), Version 2000/05 [1]
- Gomez Campo, C. 1985. Plant Conservation in the Mediterranean Ecosystems. Junk Ed. Geobotanica 7.
- Greuter, W. 1975. Die Insel Kreta - eine geobotanische Skizze. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH, Stiftung Rübel, 55.
- Heath, M.F. and M.I. Evans, Editors. 2000. Important Bird Areas in Europe: Priority sites for conservation. Vol 2: Southern Europe. BirdLife International, BirdLife Conservation Series No: 8. ISBN: 0946888361
- Hogan, C.Michael. 2007. Knossos Fieldnotes. The Modern Antiquarian. edl J.Cope
- IUCN. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Publication Service Unit, Cambridge.
- Mayer, H. 1984. Wälder Europas. Gustav Fisher Verlag, Stuttgart.
- Medail, F. and P. Quezel. 1997. Hotspots Analysis for Conservation of Plant Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Basin. Ann. Missouri Gard. 84
- Phitos D. et al. 1995. The red data book of rare and threatened plants of Greece. WWF, Athens.
- Quezel P. and M. Barbero. 1985. Carte de la végétation potentielle de la région Méditerranéenne. Feuille 1: Mediterranée Orientale. Scale 1:2,500,000. Ed. du Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France.
- Quezel, P., Editor. 1982. Définition et localisation des écosystèmes méditerranéens terrestres. Ecologia Mediterranea, Marseille.
- Quezel, P. 1979. Les écosystemes forestiers crétois er chypriotes. Chroniques intern. RFF, 31.
- Rackham, O. and J. Moody. 1996. The making of the Cretan landscape. Manchester Univ. Press. ISBN: 071903647X
- Sarà, M. 1998. I Mammiferi delle isole del Mediterraneo. EPOS Ed., Palermo
- Shackleton, D.M., Editor. and the IUCN/SSC Caprinae Specialist Group. 1997. Wild Sheep and their Relatives. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Caprinae. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ISBN: 2831703530
- Thirgood, J.V. 1981. Man and the Mediterranean Forest. London Academic Press. ISBN: 0126872503
- Water, K.S., and H.J. Gillett. Editors. 1998. 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by WCMC. IUCN, Publication Service Unit, Cambridge
- WWF. 2001. The Mediterranean forests. A new conservation strategy. WWF, MedPO, Rome.
- Zohary, M. and G. Orshan. 1966. An outline of the geobotany of Crete. Israel Bot. 14.
- Zohary, M. 1973. Geobotanical foundations of the Middle East. 2. Bde. Stuttgart, Amsterdam.
Disclaimer: This article contains information that was originally published by the World Wildlife Fund. Topic editors and authors for the Encyclopedia of Earth have edited its content and added new information. The use of information from the World Wildlife Fund should not be construed as support for or endorsement by that organization for any new information added by EoE personnel, or for any editing of the original content.


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The Villa (ID 139) Guests reach the villa's entrance along a pretty portico terrace adorned by plants in the charming natural garden. Once inside you are greeted by a beautiful and homely open plan south facing living room, which boasts high wooden beamed ceilings and a very comfortable and high quality finish with cream leather sofas and maple wood furniture.
A 42" plasma screen TV provides all British national and regional channels together with Sky UK. A DVD player is provided with an extensive collection of DVD and CDs, as well as a separate CD player.
A lovely stylish dining area with panorama windows is ideal for dinner parties. From this large open plan living room guests can access through the French doors onto a south facing terrace which has an idyllic view of lake Como and surrounding mountains. The terrace has teak garden funitures with a BBQ and there is also a separate BBQ at the lower garden level.
A charming feature point of the room is a large wood burning stove which creates a wonderful atmosphere in the colder months. Ample logs are provided during your stay.
Inside once more and adjacent to the lovely dining area, is a modern fully fitted kitchen with breakfast table and featuring a gas hob, eye-level oven, fridge freezer, microwave and dishwasher.
Also at ground floor level are three spacious and well lit double bedrooms each with French windows onto the garden or terrace outside. There is a modern shower room with laundry facilities including automatic washing machine and tumble dryer. A large family bathroom with a jacuzzi is adjacent to the bedrooms.
Leading from the ground floor living room a flight of stairs leads to an open mansard level with single bedroom area. In addition there is a single bed at the mezzanine level above the two single bedrooms. All these bedrooms are beautifully and tastefully decorated and furnished with added luxuries such as air-conditioning which is also available in the villa's principal room.
|Sleeps up to 8, 4 bedrooms
|4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 family bathroom and 1 shower room
|Nearest beach
|Menaggio Lido Beach
|Car advised
|Nearest Amenities
|500 m
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Milan - Malpensa Airport 90 km, Nearest railway: Como: San Giovanni 59K or Varenna: Esino 6 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
|Jacuzzi or hot tub, Fireplace, Internet access, DVD player
|Air conditioning, TV, CD player, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Washing machine
|Double Beds (3), Single Beds (4), Dining seats for 10, Lounge seats for 10
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair available
|Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ
|Parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Not suitable for wheelchair users
The Italian Lakes are a little slice of paradise. Elegant ribbons of blue water stretch out ahead, folded into the sun-baked foothills, with a spectacular back drop of the snow-capped Alps.
Lake Como offers hidden treasures just waiting for the visitor to discover them: charming corners forgotten by time, lakeside villages where nothing seems to have changed for centuries.
It is steeped in history with an immense collection of churches, architectural masterpieces and works of art covering the centuries. The lake is situated in a basin surrounded by wooded mountains, and offers an extremely varied landscape, with its' shores featuring a succession of pastures, and woods as well as harsh and impressive rock formations.
All this alongside elegant, lakeside villas with sub-tropical gardens, which provide a haven of peace and tranquillity and chic resorts such as Varenna, Bellagio, Menaggio and Como itself.
Warming, inspriing and graced with natural beauty, the lakes are still a place to draw breath and wonder. Lake Como, oriented north-south, ringed by characterful old villages often wedged onto
narrow beaches between rugged cliffs and water. Those classic lake images of flower strewn balconies, Baroque gardens and splendid waterside villas can be found here in abundance. Dotted around and between the lakes are some of Italy's finest art cities, such as Milan, Verona & Bergamo.
The most romantic and picturesque villages on the lake are Santa Maria Rezzonico, Varenna (15 min by ferry) & Bellagio (8 min by ferry), Lenno (visit Villa Balbianello, location for 007's Casino Royale as well as Villa Gaeta, right here in Menaggio) & Laglio (where George Clooney owns Villa Oleandra).
The centre of Menaggio is less than a mile away from the Villa and regular ferries provide easy access to all parts of the Lake from the town, especially to Varenna which offers a fast and reliable train service to Milan. The Villa is conveniently 12 miles from Switzerland and Lugano, approximately 18 miles from Como City and 50 miles from St Moritz.
Menaggio is a picturesque village nestled in a convenient central position on the lake. It is a historical lake side town with many quaint neighbourhoods which extend north along the lake and up into the green hills and valleys. Menaggio offers stunningly beautiful views of Lake Como and the majestic mountains which surround it overlooked by the Alps to the North.
There is a fine selection of restaurants, delis, fresh grocers and of course delicious gelato and pizza! To keep you moving and fit while on vacation: play a round of golf at the infamous Menaggio & cadenabbia Golf Club, mini golf, hiking trails, mountain biking, free climbing, swimming and a new orienteering field all located in stunning locations -these are just a few possibilities offered to you in and around Menaggio. There is a museum dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci at the new "Lido Giardino" and in the Val Senagra Park, a museum featuring the value of antique buildings, artisan and peasant objects and creations. Other culturally rich events including music, fireworks, public markets and local festivals are to be enjoyed.
Menaggio's tourist office www.menaggio.com, situated in the main square, Piazza Garibaldi, offers a great deal of information detailing what's going on in and around the lakes, sightseeing, history and sporting activities.
During the summer the area boasts fantastic opportunities for many activities including mountain biking, cycling, horse riding, walking, many water sports including kite surfing, fishing, tennis, and of course golf at the historic Mennagio & Cadenabbia Golf Club www.menaggio.it.The Ferries run from Menaggio to both the North and South of Lake Come making it an ideal centre for sightseeing. The lovely lakeside and harbour have many cafes where you can sit and relax while watch the world go by.
Outdoor activities abound in this area and are very popular with holiday makers. An18 hole golf course, mountain biking, water skiing and lots of other sports are all here to be enjoyed by you and your family.
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Funicular Railway
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Crewe's attorney fees are smallest
Of the four formerly indicted Gloucester County supervisors, it appears that Bobby Crewe has so far accumulated the smallest amount of attorney fees.
According to court records, attorneys have charged Crewe $20,266.70 for their efforts to thwart a petition that aimed to remove him and his colleagues from office. Gregory Woodard shares the same Blacksburg law firm, Sands Anderson Marks and Miller, with Crewe. Woodard's bill is slightly higher, $21,268.33.
Troutman Sanders LLP, the Richmond-based law firm representing Teresa Altemus and Michelle Ressler, did not differentiate total cost -- $78,241.50 -- between those two supervisors.


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A 100% Black Angus Beef Thickburger, Jim Beam Bourbon Sauce, Two Strips of Bacon, Garlic Onion Straws, Pepper-Jack Cheese, Tomato and Lettuce all served on a Seeded Bun.
A 100% Black Angus Beef Thickburger, Jim Beam Bourbon Sauce, Two Strips of Bacon, Garlic Onion Straws, Pepper-Jack Cheese, Tomato and Lettuce all served on a Seeded Bun.
A 100% Black Angus Beef Thickburger, Pulled Pork, BBQ Sauce, Crispy Onion Strings all on a Seeded Bun.
Hand-breaded chicken tenders, Santa Fe sauce, jalapeño coins, pepperjack cheese, red onion slices, tomato and lettuce all served on a wheat bun.
Premium-quality, skin-on, natural cut french fries
Starts with seasoned ground beef, then layered with Mexican rice, refried beans and chunky salsa – all stuffed in a warm tortilla. Then we top it with our signature red sauce and melted shredded cheddar/jack blend.