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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gallatin County was founded in Bozeman in 1973. The local agency serves children ages 5-15 in Bozmena, Belgrade, Manhattan, Three Forks, Four Corners, Gallatin Gateway and Big Sky, withsatellite offices in Ennis and West Yellowstone. Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
BYEP is a non-profit in the Gallatin Valley providing local, at-risk youth with an unparalleled group mentoring program. By immersing youth in life skills workshops and outdoor adventures, participants graduate from high school and have actionable plans that lead to independence through education, vocation or service.
Join us every Tuesday June 5th through September 25th from 5-8pm in Bogert Park on South Church Avenue. Every Week vendors sell their fresh and locally grown veggies, fruits and flowers along with handmade jewelry, art and much more! Bring yourself, a friend and family and enjoy local music, family activities and fresh made snacks and dinner. The Market is run by the Friends of Parks. Proceeds go to rejuvenate Bozeman Parks! Promote, Preserve, and Play together at Bogert Farmers? Market!
BAHA - for all of your ice skating adventures! Bozeman Amateur Hockey Association (BAHA) is a non-profit organization which offers live hockey, youth and adult hockey programs, public skating, learn to skate lessons, and more. BAHA activities take place in the Haynes Pavilion, a seasonal indoor ice arena located at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds. See the BAHA website (www.bozemanhockey.org) for more information and a full ice schedule (late September – mid April).
Since 1910, the Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce has helped business grow and prosper. Today, it's one of the largest and most aggressive business organizations in the state of Montana. The Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce, representing it's membership, advocates economic vitality, high quality of life and preservation of the free enterprise system through leadership, vision and communication.
The Bozeman Dharma Center is dedicated to the timeless teachings of the Buddha. It is a serene, beautiful space for the practice of meditation, study, and inquiry. BDC provides a common home for Bozeman's Buddhist groups, a venue for classes, workshops, and retreats, and a spiritual refuge for the cultivation of wisdom and compassion. Everyone is welcome in the spirit of an open heart and mind.
The mission of Bozeman Deaconess Foundation is to support Bozeman Deaconess Hospital by promoting community participation and financial support of activities to improve community health and quality of life.
The Bozeman Police Department in partnership with the citizens of Bozeman is committed to improving the quaility of life by identifying and resolving public safety concerns.
The Bozeman Public Library Foundation seeks to increase and enhance the quality of services, programs, and community events offered by the Library, benefiting the residents and communities it serves, while advocating for private and public support of the Library. The Bozeman Public Library is a gathering place to learn about art, music, and current affairs. It provides topical programs, technology classes, children's storytimes, and more. The Foundation makes it possible for the Library to bring wonder and enrichment to this community. To make a tax-deductible contribution to the Foundation, contact Paula Beswick.
The Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and Choir is one of the community?s most highly regarded performing arts organizations. The organization presents six major subscription concerts, two world-class pianists in recital, collaborates with many arts organizations on special projects such as the Montana Ballet Company, free family performances, a free Festival of the Fourth celebration (July 4th at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds), and several special events each symphonic season. The organization is constantly praised for the quality of performance and artistic standards presenting guest artists from around the world and the orchestra and choir consisting of 175 local musicians. The Bozeman Symphony also presents a wide array of ?Far Afield? performers dedicated to educational and outreach programs throughout southwest Montana.
Bridgercare provides excellent, affordable reproductive and sexual healthcare and education in a safe, supportive, empowering atmosphere. Bridgercare is a non-profit reproductive healthcare (family planning) facility that has been providing services for women and men of all ages since 1972. Our visit fees are based on patient income and family size and services are provided regardless of ability to pay.
Cancer Support Community is a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing emotional support, education and hope for people with cancer and their loved ones, free of charge. Utilizing the Patient Active Concept, people affected by cancer can learn vital skills to regain control, reduce feelings of isolation and restore hope -- regardless of the state of disease. Cancer Support Community is one of 52 chapters and is located in Bozeman.
Central Asia Institute empowers communities of Central Asia through literacy and education, especially for girls, promotes peace through education, and conveys the importance of these activities globally.
The Children's Museum of Bozeman features hands-on exhibits and creative programs for kids and families. Kids learn through play in exhibits and open-ended activities featuring physical science, building, dress-up, arts, culture and more. Everyone welcome!
Integrity, leadership, service, and teamwork are the core values of our organization and provide a framework for our employees, community volunteers and citizens. Our professional staff is made up of educated, licensed, and experienced accountants, attorneys, engineers, policemen, firefighters, parks and recreation professionals, and planners working to maintain Bozeman's vision as the "Most Livable Place." The City's mission, "To enhance the quality of life through excellence in public service," gives guidance to the staff as they fulfill their commitment of providing sound professional advice to our elected officials and assist them in their daily approach to servicing our vibrant community. Bozeman is a dynamic and growing community: come visit City Hall in Downtown Bozeman to learn more about our local government and services.
The Coldsmoke Awards is a winter mountain film festival dedicated to showcasing the amazing films made in the mountains each year. The Coldsmoke Awards aim is to strengthen the winter culture through the arts.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles is a non-profit organization dedicated to "people helping people". Our club is one of the last old time Downtown Bozeman Bars and is open to the public. Live music on the weekends, pool tournaments, and burgers on Friday's (Thrusdays in the summer!). Steaks on the first Satruday of each month- come join us at 316 East Mains Street!
The Ellen Theatre is a beautifully restored 1919 show palace and performing arts center. Over 35,000 patrons a year enjoy such events as classic movies, live musical theatre, concerts, dance events, New York's The Acting Company, The Vienna Boys Choir, and special guest artists including Judy Collins, jazz great Marcus Roberts, Arlo Guthrie, Lily Tomlin, Herb Alpert and many more. The Ellen is also home to TATE Academy, providing professional performing arts training for children and adults. With gilded crown molding, ornate fixtures and hand-crafted features, the décor alone is worth a visit, and no matter what your interests, The Ellen is sure to entertain, so please stop by and enjoy a show.
The Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture is a community arts and culture hub housed in a historic and inviting 1918 school building. Classrooms are now artist workspace, yoga studios, galleries, non-profit organizations and the award-winning Emerson Grill. The Emerson offers arts outreach and education programs, community events, and contemporary art galleries showcasing the work of established and emerging artists. A renovated 727-seat theater hosts professional live theatre and music performances, film festivals, and conferences; the ballroom is a popular space for parties, performances, dinners, and fundraisers. The public is invited to stop in and stroll through the halls of the galleries and exhibits during normal business hours.
Friends of Hyalite is a 501(c)3, grassroots, charitable organization that draws on a broad base of community engagement to promote volunteerism and support for recreational opportunities and conservation of the outstanding, year-round, recreational opportunities found in Hyalite Canyon on the Gallatin National Forest near Bozeman. All proceeds from the Annual Arcteryx Bozeman Ice Festival go to support this mission statement.
Gallatin Ahead seeks to build a prosperous, resilient and enduring future for the Gallatin Valley.
The Gallatin Art Crossing is a unique outdoor sculpture exibit. Located in downtown Bozeman, Montana, the exhibit hosts a variety of artwork, introducing viewers to many artistic approaches.
Home of the Bozeman Roundup, Gallatin County Fair, and the Wild West WinterFest, the Gallatin County Fairgrounds has been a community, state and regional event center since 1903.
The Fairgrounds is also the home of the Bozeman Bucks American Legion Baseball, the Bozeman Amateur Hockey Association and Bozeman Rifle and Pistol Club Indoor Shooting Range.
The Fairgrounds facilities are available for private and/or public events throughout the year. There is always something happening at the Fairgrounds - antique shows, gun shows, equine events, gem and mineral shows, weddings, concerts, and livestock shows. There is never a dull moment at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds.
The Gallatin Ice Foundation is leading fundraising efforts to expand recreational and competitive ice sports in Bozeman. Aligning forces of all ice users as well as the hockey and figure skating clubs, it has diligently focused on raising funds for a year-round ice sheet adjacent to the current rink at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds.
The GVLT is dedicated to the conservation of open space, agricultural land, wildlife habitat, and the creation of public trails in and around Gallatin County.
The Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) was founded in 1983 on a simple premise: An ecosystem will remain healthy and wild only if it is kept whole. Our mission is to protect the lands, waters and wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, now and for future generations.
This vast ecosystem is one of the largest, nearly intact temperate ecosystems left on Earth and includes Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, surrounding national forests, national wildlife refuges, and state and private lands in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.
GYC works to ensure that a thoughtful and holistic approach is taken to managing the natural and wildlife resources in harmony with people and modern development. We work to shape a future where wildlife populations maintain their full diversity and vitality, where ecological processes function with minimal intervention, where exceptional recreational opportunities abound for visitors and residents alike, and where communities can enjoy a healthy and diversified economy.
Hopa Mountain supports community leaders of all ages in realizing the hopes and dreams for their hometowns.
Community leaders are those individuals who step forward when others look to them for help. Hopa Mountain provides these leaders with training, mentoring, networking opportunities, and financial resources to help them create much-needed opportunities for advancing the education, ecological health, and economic well-being of their communities.
HRDC is a 501(c)3 non-profit Community Action Agency dedicated to building a better community through innovation and leadership. We provide programs and service in the areas of Housing, Food & Nutrition, Child & Youth Development, Senior Empowerment, Community Transportation, Home Heading-Energy Safety, and Community Development.
Intermountain Opera Bozeman is Montana's premier opera organization. IOB is known nationally for its first-class productions featuring guest artists who regularly sing at the Metropolitan Opera and other major opera houses with an orchestra and chorus comprised of the finest local and regional musicians. Annually IOB brings two fully staged operas to life, collaborates with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks for a musical theater production, sponsors the Opera Run and provides educational outreach activities and events for schools and the general public.
When businesses grow, communities prosper.
Extended Universtiy offers non-credit classes, workforce training and professional development courses for adults. As an academic outreach arm of Montana State University, we serve the needs of both on-campus and non-traditional students via distance learning, face-to-face classes and public outreach events for youth and adults. Visit at http://eu.montana.edu.
The Museum of the Rockies, home to the world?s largest collection of dinosaur fossils, is Montana?s premier natural and cultural history museum. The museum houses permanent exhibits on dinosaurs, geology and Montana history - including, Native American cultures - as well as a planetarium, a living history farm, Explore Yellowstone Children?s Discovery Center and world-class changing exhibits.
Prospera Business Network is a member-supported non-profit economic development organization in southwestern Montana whose purpose is to advance, challenge and inspire our regional business communities. Originally established in 1985 as the Gallatin Development Corporation, Prospera plays a leading role in economic development serving a region that is one of the fastest growing economic areas in the northern Rocky Mountains. Prospera is dedicated to supporting business expansion, retention and relocation by providing access to business consulting, financing, professional development and economic research.
Support Local Artists and Musicians (S.L.A.M.) is a non-profit founded in Bozeman dedicated to showcasing the artistic talents of Montana residents and educating our community about the arts. S.L.A.M. focuses on promoting the arts in Montana in a manner that enriches and involves the community. The S.L.A.M. organization offers grants, scholarships, and endowments to community members pursuing art and music education and funding projects in the arts.
Mon - Fri. 9:30am to 7pm, Sat. 9:30am to 5:30pm, Sunday 12pm to 5pm.
The Salvation Army is an integral part of the Christian Church, although distinctive in government and practice. The Army?s doctrine follows the mainstream of Christian belief and its articles of faith to emphasize God?s saving purposes. Its objects are ?the advancement of the Christian religion? of education, the relief of poverty, and other charitable objects beneficial to society or the community of mankind as a whole.?*
Streamline offers fare free public transportation in Bozeman with commuter routes to Belgrade and Livingston. There are two main transfer stations at Montana State University and the Bridger Park garage in Downtown Bozeman. Look for the signature classic yellow buses, modeled after the original Yellowstone Park Tour busses.
Sweet Pea has been a Bozeman tradition for over 35 years. Activities include Chalk on the Walk, the Bite of Bozeman, a Juried Art Show, a Parade, the Children's Run and three days of music, dance, theatre, workshops, arts & crafts and children's activities in the downtown Lindley Park. Sweet Pea is an endeared Bozeman tradition that is run by the power of community volunteers. Any and all proceeds from the event are given back to the community in the form of grants for the arts and art education; and for special community projects.
THRIVE provides proactive programs that educate parents, mentor children, and support families.
U.S. American Legion (Post #14) is a non profit Organization Proudly Serving United States Veterans and Active Duty Military. Open to the Public
The American Legion offers some of the best drink prices downtown along with a friendly staff and a causal environment. Local Beers on Tap. After work Happy Hour from 4pm-6pm. From 10pm-12pm we offer $2.00 WELLS and DRAFTS every night. Live Music/DJ on the weekends. Pool Tournaments BINGO every Wednesday 7pm-9pm Sports Packages and plenty of TVs ( never miss your game)
**We also have a banquet hall for rent on our second floor with a full kitchen and a bar for parties, meetings, fundraisers and just about any other occasion you can think of!! Come down and support your Local American Legion!
Venture Church, now located at "The Hub," exists to help you take the next steps on your spiritual journey. We are committed to Loving God, Loving People and Serving Others. We are intentional about rolling up our sleeves and being the hands and feet of Jesus in Bozeman and around the world. Feel free to join us every Sunday at 9am and 10:45am at the Hub, 2595 Simmental Way.
The Equinox Theatre Company is Bozeman's year-round, resident professional theater ensemble, as well as a premier provider of arts education programs. Their staple is unusual work: Inventive productions that run the gamut from plays by modern playwrights, to bawdy new takes on tried and true classics, to original work written and created by members of the company.
The non-profit Yellowstone Park Foundation has been the official fundraising partner of Yellowstone National Park since 1996. It works in cooperation with the National Park Service to fund projects that protect, preserve, and enhance the natural and cultural resources and the visitor experience of Yellowstone National Park.


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Created and designed the Toronto Library Passport - a companion guide to visiting all 100 library branches in Toronto. Available at www.librarypassport.com.
A printed version of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species." The book documents the evolution of an intelligent machine, which is printing the book itself.
Designed an online community concept for Honda Civic owners to share their stories with other Civic owners across Canada.
Redesigned the logo for Eaglecom, a direct response television fundraising agency; modernizing and refreshing the brand.
Co-created an independent online community for OCAD University students, professors, and graduates. Conceived, designed, and developed a custom professor review system.
Redesigned the Kraft Dinner packaging with a limited edition, vintage line. Featured on Packaging Design Served. Designed with Talia Dimerman.
Created a poster for a Brian Eno concert, inspired by the spaciness and atmosphere of his ambient music.
Designed the mobile website and an online style guide for darefoods.ca, to help ensure design consistency in the development process.
Created a series of posters and illustrations promoting a space tourism exhibit, and the technology behind sending ordinary people to space.
Designed and developed a series of responsive emails promoting the Acura TLX at the 2014 Autoshow; allowing for an optimized viewing experience on any screen.
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I had the pleasure of teaching Noah in two classes. He is one of the most creative students I have ever taught. Given I am talking about a span of teaching and from the perspective of a professional that covers more than two decades, this is no casual statement.
Noah has great insights into complex communication problems, and is capable of delivering compelling creative solutions; but of equal importance are his leadership skills and his dedication to working effectively in a team environment.

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one of my glo fish looks weird
I have a few glo fish (zebra danios) and I noticed just yesterday one of them has a weird shape to it. It's back has a hump and it's tummy looks kinda sucked in. It looks crooked! Any ideas??
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Wilsons celebrate 50 years together
SYCAMORE – Samuel A. and Eva Dean Wilson of Sycamore are celebrating 50 years of marriage. After growing up together and falling in love as teenagers, the Wilsons were wed on Oct. 2, 1963 in St. Louis, Mo., while Samuel was serving in the U.S. Army. Eva's equally heroic service as an at-home educator also was instrumental in the couple's success.
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May 3, 2016
DENISON, TX-- A Denison teenager was arrested over the weekend, for alleged sexual abuse of a six year old child.
According to the Grayson County Sheriff's Office, they received a call, Saturday afternoon that 17-year-old Mathew Stearns had inappropriately touched a young girl.
When deputies arrived at the scene, they arrested Stearns after questioning him about the incident.
Stearns remains in the Grayson County Jail, on a $50,000 bond.
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Japans nuclear regulator has concluded that the Fukushima nuclear plants operator was inadequate in its inspection of radioactive water tanks after news of yet another leak. TEPCO earlier admitted it will now require international help.
On Friday, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa visited the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to inspect the ongoing radioactive cleanup efforts. Fuketas comments follow those of the NRA chairman Shunichi Tanaka, who earlier this week worried that the makeshift giant radioactive containers were prone to failure.


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Anecdotally, when I hit up the Borders sale in our area, it took a 30% markdown to get their prices anywhere near what I could procure online (except on certain things like Feed and Deadline, but those were only 10% off), and even then, I very carefully checked every book I purchased through my Google Shopper app to ensure that the prices I remembered were accurate.
Turns out, that was a very good idea:
Before liquidation began, we visited the Borders store in the Time Warner Center in New York and noted the price of several books and select movies. Then, we returned on Saturday to note the post-"everything must go" prices — and discovered that 19 out of 25 items were cheaper last week, while five were merely consistent. And, not surprisingly, almost none were actually price lows once we compared online.
If that is how you are going to treat your customers on your way out, then I wish you good riddance and hope you let the door slam you on your ass.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the demise of brick-and-mortar new-book stores has been inevitable since the first launch of Amazon.com, and definitely since the advent of Kindles and the rest of their e-book brethren. To be certain, used book stores (like the massive McKay here in Knoxville and elsewhere) will chug merrily along for the foreseeable future, simply because books last a while, and Amazon will be more than happy to ship you whatever you want, but price-conscious, non-instant-gratification-requiring shoppers have long since realized that bookstores (like video game stores, and movies at physical stores, and…) are far from the best places to shop.
And if this is how Borders is going to handle its business when they are closing, I dare say it is high time for them to do so.


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There are a number of WWE signings going through the final rounds of testing now. Some talents have been told they have passed and are being signed but until they put pen to paper, anything can happen.
Devin Cutting sent the following....WWE returns to the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Complex in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on October 10th, 11th & 12th, 2013. Tickets for all 3 events go on sale May 20th.
WWE's donation towards CTE research has been picked up by the AP.


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Leopard seal
leopard seal. Source: Dave Mobley/NOAA
The Leopard seal (scientific name: Hydrurga leptonyx) is one of nineteen species of marine mammals in the family of true seals. Together with the families of eared seals and Walruses, True seals form the group of marine mammals known as pinnipeds.
Leopard seals are the second largest species of true seal), second only to Elephant seals. This species is near the top of the food chain and will attack Crabeater seals, Fur seals and Penguins.
Physical Description
Leopard seal. Source: Yan Ropert-Coudert/WoRMS/Encyclopedia of Life
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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Adult Leopard seals reach 2.4 -3.4 meters in length, with females being characteristically slightly larger than males. The body is massive but streamlined, with a very large head and long broad foreflippers.
Leopard seals swim with long, powerful, simultaneous strokes of the forelimbs, unlike most other phocids which propel themselves by means of side-to-side strokes of the hindlimbs. Colouration is dark above giving way to silvery pale on the sides and below, with varying degrees of spotting.
In addition to having well developed canines, the cheek teeth of the leopard seal consist of three tubercles or lobes, similar to those of the crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus. These complex teeth allow the leopard seal to filter krill from the water.
Males are thought to be serially polygynous. Male leopard seals reach sexual maturity around their fourth year, females in their third. Mating occurs in the water from November to February. Gestation lasts around 11 months, but implantation seems to be delayed for about two months. Parturition occurs from September to January, with the concentration of births in October and November.
The female gives birth to a single pup weighing about 30 kg and about 160 cm long. Lactation can persist for up to four weeks. The pup's coat is soft and thick, dark grey above with a dorsal stripe, pale on the sides and with black spots below. Males do not seem to participate in parental care.
The leopard seal is primarily a solitary species. Individuals of different age groups are often segregated in separate areas. Mature animals normally occur on the outer fringes of the pack ice. Young animal disperse to sub-Antarctic islands during the winter, and it is debated whether or not these movements are migrations or periodic dispersals due to intraspecific competition.
Leopard seals are capable of producing a variety of vocalizations, which have been correlated with different body movements and postures. The vocalizations have been associated with intraspecific agression, female receptivity, and males searching for mates.
Leopard seals are most common in the polar and subpolar waters of the Southern Hemisphere, along the coast of Antarctica and on most sub-Antarctic islands. Some individuals can be found on the coasts of South Africa, southern Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, the Cook Islands, Tierra del Fuego, and the Atlantic coast of South America.
Leopard seals are most common in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters, along the outer edges of the pack ice, hauling out on ice and land.
There are few natural predators of leopard seals. They are top carnivores in Antarctic ecosystems. However, the Leopard seal may occasionally be taken by orcas (Orca orcinus) or large sharks.
Food Habits
The diet of the leopard seal is quite variable, and it is the only pinniped in which warm blooded vertebrates make up a large portion of the diet. Crabeater seals and fur seals (in the genus Arctocephalus) often bear scars from leopard seal attacks. Prey has been estimated at 45 percent krill, 35 percent seals, 10 percent Sphenisciformes, and 10 percent fish and cephalopods, but proportions will vary along with age, seasonal abundance of food, and location. A Leopard seal will often patrol in the near shore coastal waters waiting for young Gentoo penguins to enter the Antarctic waters for the first time; in many cases, the young Gentoo will be taken within minutes after its first entry into these sea waters. Leopard seals have also been known to scavenge the carrion of whales and other seals.
Conservation Status
Leopard seal populations are abundant in preferred habitat, and the species is not directly exploited by man, other than some taking for scientific research. Leopard seals, especially young, seasonally depend on krill, but are less competitive than other krill-feeding species.Leopard seals could, therefore, be one of the first species adversely affected by commercial krill fisheries. The species is currently rated as Lower Risk/Least Concern by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Further Reading
- Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville, 1820) Encyclopedia of Life (accessed May 9, 2010)
- Leopard seal, Seal Conservation Society (accessed May 10, 2010)
- Hydrurga leptonyx, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (accessed May 10, 2010)
- The Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses, Marianne Riedman, University of California Press, 1991 ISBN: 0520064984
- Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Bernd Wursig, Academic Press, 2002 ISBN: 0125513402
- Marine Mammal Research: Conservation beyond Crisis, edited by John E. Reynolds III, William F. Perrin, Randall R. Reeves, Suzanne Montgomery and Timothy J. Ragen, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005 ISBN: 0801882559
- Walker's Mammals of the World, Ronald M. Nowak, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999 ISBN: 0801857899
- Leopard seal, MarineBio.org (accessed May 10, 2010)


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May 1, 2016
An employee working on a state bridge project in Pitt County was killed Wednesday afternoon.
The D.O.T. says it happened at the Grimesland Bridge project when a crane dropped a large metal form some 25 feet, landing on the worker and killing him. The man worked for Rea Construction Company of Charlotte.
The company identified the victim as 28-year-old Timothy Hayes of Selma.
The company tells us he died from blunt force trauma to the head.
The D.O.T. says it, along with the Department of Labor are investigating the accident. A team of investigators was at the accident site Thursday afternoon.
Company District Manager David Grey was distraught by the situation and says Hayes was a hard-working employee.
The new bridge over the Tar River, replacing the two existing bridges on the Grimesland Bridge Road, has been under construction for less than a year.
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Located at 38th and Park Avenue, just steps from Grand Central Station, 70 Park Avenue Hotel sets a new standard for comfort and style in New York boutique hotels, inviting guests to "Live Life Well." This Kimpton boutique hotel brings a distinct approach to design and an intimate style of service, offering a haven of quiet luxury for guests seeking the ambience of their very own Park Avenue pied à terre. Grand Central Station is just four short blocks to the north while Fifth Avenue shopping, Union Square, Bryant Park, the United Nations, Rockefeller Center, Broadway, museums and nightlife are all within walking distance.
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Betty Taylor
Baker City, 1919-2013
Betty Jean Taylor, 93, of Cove died Feb. 6, 2013, at the home of her son, Michael, where she had lived for the past 5fi years.
In accordance with her wishes, there will be no service.
Betty was born on May 25, 1919, at Spokane, Wash., to Robert A. and Bertha Augusta Hopper Smith.
Betty was one of three children and was the second child. She was very close to both of her siblings.
Betty was raised at Spokane, Wash. She met her future husband, Harold Dennis "Denny" Taylor, at Spokane when he was stationed at Geiger Field in 1942.
They were married later that year on July 31, 1942, at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. They decided to wait to have a family, so during their early years, they traveled and Betty was a singer in a jazz band. She truly enjoyed sharing her love of music with her friends and family. She had a beautiful voice.
In 1953, they adopted their first child, Dennis Michael, and followed with the adoption of a daughter, Roberta Mae, two years later.
In the following years, Betty devoted herself to being a loving wife and mother as the family moved often. Her family was always her first priority.
Dennis worked for International Harvester and was transferred every three years or so. She was a very caring individual and made many friends everywhere they lived.
They retired to Prescott, Ariz., in 1976. Her husband, Denny, died in March 1994 at Prescott. Betty moved with her son, Michael, and his family to Coos Bay in 1997. A year later they moved to Cove, where she resided until her death. She attended the Cove Methodist Church.
Survivors include her son, Michael, of Cove; her daughter, Roberta, of New Mexico; her brother, Robert "Buzz," and his wife, Catherine "Kitty" Smith, of Seattle, Wash.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heart 'n' Home through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834.
Joan Curtis
Baker City, 1941-2013
Joan Curtis, 71, of Baker City, died Feb. 12, 2013, at St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Joan Beverly was born on Nov. 21, 1941, at Malden, Mo., to Raymond and Irene (Glover) Medlin. She was raised until the age of 7 in Malden and then moved to Baker City, graduating from Baker High School in 1959.
Her first marriage was to Roy E. Morris in Baker City, whom she had met in high school. They had three children, Linda, Brenda and James. They divorced and later she married Alvin Curtis. They met at the same place of employment and they had one child, Jason.
Joan worked as a CNA at both Cedar Manor and St. Elizabeth Hospital for years. She also did in-home care on the side. She was Leo Adler's caregiver the last 15 years of his life and was always proud to be known as a good friend to him.
She enjoyed camping, fishing, reading and collecting figurines of frogs. Joan loved her family and her pets.
She is survived by her daughters: Linda and her husband, Brant Dixon, of Banks, and Brenda Morris of Baker City; her sons: James Morris of Baker City, and Jason Curtis of Woodburn; her brother, Jonny Medlin of Springfield; and five grandchildren: Brittney and Corina Morris, Terrance Dixon, Dalton Curtis and Alexa "Lexy" Curtis.
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Accused Mission Bay meth ringleader Jason Boone pleads not guilty
SAN DIEGO - A man accused of running a methamphetamine ring out of the Mission Bay Sports Center -- just steps away from where children participate in summer programs -- pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 20 drug-related and weapons charges.
Jason Boone, 41, had his trial set for Aug. 5. He faces charges of sale, possession and transportation of meth as well as counts stemming from the seizure of seven heirloom firearms and an illegal collapsible baton, according to Deputy District Attorney Jorge Del Portillo.
Authorities allege Boone was the ringleader of the drug operation, which was busted a year ago.
Boone and eight other people were arrested as part of "Operation Boone's Farm," an undercover investigation during which officers allegedly purchased a half-pound of meth.
Authorities said undercover officers also learned that lockers at the center were being utilized as a drop location for drug deliveries and payments between suppliers and customers.
Five of Boone's co-defendants pleaded guilty and have been sentenced in the case, according to the prosecutor.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
MIAMI (AP) — The Justice Department will sift through trial testimony, interviews and other evidence during what is likely to be a months-long investigation into whether George Zimmerman violated Trayvon Martin's civil rights when he shot the black teenager.
The key to charging Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer, lies in whether evidence exists that he was motivated by racial animosity to kill Martin, who was 17 when he was shot during a fight with Zimmerman in February 2012. And while Martin's family has said the teen was racially profiled, no evidence surfaced during the state trial that Zimmerman had a racial bias.
Former Miami federal prosecutor David S. Weinstein says it will likely be months before a decision is made on whether to bring charges.
Zimmerman, 29, was acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges after claiming he fired his weapon in self-defense only after Martin attacked him. His friends and family have repeatedly denied he harbored racial animosity toward blacks. Florida did not use its own hate crime laws against Zimmerman.
Legal experts say the FBI and prosecutors will go back through the interviews done before the state case began; look at all the forensics such as crime scene records and medical reports; and review the state's witnesses to see if any who did not testify might have important information.
However, investigators are not limited to existing evidence; they can pursue new evidence and conduct new interviews as they see fit. For instance, federal investigators could look more closely at Zimmerman's past for any evidence of racial bias.
"They are going to need to do a thorough vetting of the facts. It takes time," said Lauren Resnick, a former prosecutor who obtained a guilty verdict in a 1991 New York hate crime case involving the stabbing death of an Orthodox Jew. Those defendants had been acquitted in state court.
In a speech Tuesday to an NAACP convention in Orlando, Attorney General Eric Holder said "I am concerned" about the Zimmerman case and pledged the Justice Department will conduct a thorough review.
"While that inquiry is ongoing, I can promise that the Department of Justice will consider all available information before determining what action to take," he said.
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Kapil Sharma - The Great Entertainer is all set to act and produce his own show "Comedy Nights With Kapil" on Colors. With this show, he will portray his multiple talent as an Actor, Scriptwriter and Producer. His grand success and longevity with Comedy Circus has made him rich both in money and experience which inspired him to produce his own show. He has achieved this with his sheer hard work and dedication by winning so many seasons of Comedy Circus with his amazing comic timing.
Colors TV is bringing out a non stop roller coaster laughter ride for viewers with Kapil and his family. Kapil will play the character of a Cop inspired by Salman Khan's Dabangg. The supporting cast involves Ali Asgar (Kapil's Grandmother), Upasana Singh(Bua), Sunil Grover and Sumona Chakravarti(Wife).The show has taken inspiration from British Comedy Show "The Kumar's At No 42".
Kapil will shoot in an in-house studio where a celebrity will come every week to meet Kapil and his mad family for interview. The gags will be full of Wacky ideas and typical Kapil style of comedy and humour. Navjot Singh Sidhu will also play an interesting cameo to raise the meter of laughter. Latest news and developments will also be a part of Kapil's Comedy.
Tune in to watch all the fun and laughter with "Comedy Nights with Kapil" from 22 June, Sat-Sun 10:00 PM.


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TheRedEpic (aka Jared Blando) is one our professional artists and his work is of the highest caliber. So it is somewhat of an enigma how this will be the first of his maps that we have featured here at the Guild. In any event, this is a beautiful, lovingly detailed piece which should serve to inspire anyone who loves maps. Jared thanks for sharing your work with the community, the Guild is a richer place for it.
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May 5, 2016
Good news for North Carolina Nascar fans as Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord near Charlotte will not be moving afterall.
Owner Bruton Smith has decided to keep his operation in Concord instead of moving it as he had threatened. Smith has said he was offered $70 million in government incentives to stay.
North Carolina is home to the majority of racing teams, and the Nascar Hall of fame is being built in Charlotte
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May 6, 2016
An abandoned house caught fire Sunday night in Perquimans County.
The Daily Advance reports the three-story house was destroyed in the blaze. The fire was reported just after 6:30 p.m. at 409 Market St. in Hertford.
Crews from three fire departments responded, and no was injured.
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After several months of development, contributions from opensource community and collaboration with big commercial users, Phalanger is getting bigger. Today we've released package
of Phalanger, containing many new extensions and latest integration for Visual Studio.
New goodies in Phalanger
Mainly Phalanger is getting more managed extensions.
Biggest advantage of Phalanger is its platform; Phalanger is built completely on .NET, using safe code. No native unsafe C/C++ code is being used, and so Phalanger does not suffer from common bugs like memory leaks, buffer overruns and others. However to achieve compatibility with existing PHP applications, it needs to support a lot of PHP extensions. Until now the only way was to use mechanisms of remoting and DLL hijacking, so old native PHP4 extensions might be used in otherwise clean .NET environment.
Since this release, Phalanger contains more extensions implemented directly in .NET, so the whole process can run managed, eyeglasses without prescription 64bit (AnyCPU if you want) fully taking advantage of .NET framework. See following section for new extensions.
Beside new extensions, Phalanger gets more PDO and SPL functions/classes and more PHP 5.4 and 5.5 (short array syntax, function array dereferencing, indirect static method call, binary number format, new callback options, boolval() function).
Complete package for development
Phalanger Setup http://cornellcurrent.com/ui0-crestor-10mg-price-uk package contains everything developer may need for running common PHP web or application under .NET with all its advantages.
Phalanger supports more extensions now, so it allows many more popular PHP projects running natively on .NET, without any unsafe native code.
- Class Library (PhpNetClasslibrary.dll) is basic part of Phalanger containing basic set of functionality (standard,Core,session,ctype,tokenizer,date,pcre,ereg,json,hash,SPL,filter).
- cURL (new) – for most common tasks, Phalanger now comes with cURL extension suporting HTTP/HTTPS protocols. Community is now free to extends its functionality as they need.
- GD2, exif and image (new) are well known PHP extensions allowing to read/manipulate with images.
- Iconv (new) for string encoding conversions built on .NET Encoding.
- MSSQL is Microsoft SQL extension using SqlConnection internally to increase performance. It also ensures compatibility with latest Microsoft SQL servers.
- PDO (new) is an abstraction over PHP database connections. Support for PDO was added, containing several DB drivers like SQLite or MySQL. Developers are free to extend PDO support with additional DB drivers now.
- SoapClient (new) is managed reimplementation of PHP SOAP taking advantage of .NET built-in SOAP support.
- SQLite (new) is another DB extension for Phalanger.
- MySQL extension for Phalanger takes advantage of latest managed Oracle/.NET connector. This makes DB operations faster and safer, allowing to configure additional options and security options in standard .NET-way.
- XML (new) extension is now contained in Phalanger too. Must-have extensions commonly used for its utf8 functions.
- XMLDom extension contains support for PHP SimpleXML, dom, xsl and libxml extensions. Its feature set was extended by libxml functions and improved HTML parsing functions. The extension takes advantage of .NET XML built-in support which offers great performance and security.
- Zip (new) extension was added thanks to community contributions. Anyway still needs some work to be finished.
- Zlib (new) extension is essential part of many PHP projects, mainly because of its gzip compression support. A part of Phalanger now.
To simplify development, Phalanger comes with its integration for Visual Studio. This allows to create .NET desktop applications written in PHP, or a WebSite running on ASP.NET and compiled seamlessly from PHP. See Visual Studio Gallery for more information. Note the integration requires Phalanger to be installed using its Setup.
Commercial Services
Phalanger is still a free software. Companies and single developers may consider visiting commercial services page for information about migration assistance, technical support or feature requests.
As a part of commercial services you can also obtain additional memcached extension for Phalanger, which was not open-sourced currently.
Mono runtime
Don't forget about Mono; http://cornellcurrent.com/y5-where-to-buy-dyazide-in-usa thanks to cooperation with Mono core developers, Phalanger runs on Mono fluently. This helped both Phalanger and Mono to improve their stability and reliability.
Future plans
Phalanger is growing every day. Currently there are big plans about another increase of compiled apps performance. More smart compiler stuff will be introduced, and more compiler purchase actos online configuration options will be designed.
Of course every day task is to keep up with new PHP features; Anyway great thing about Phalanger is it takes advantage of .NET, ASP.NET and IIS – most of PHP issues are simply not possible on these platforms which are continuously developed by Microsoft. In future Phalanger will get missing PHP 5.4 sweets like traits and closures rebinding.
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Make Graphs and Charts With Google
From Wired How-To Wiki
You use Google to search the web and check your e-mail. The company provides a long list of free services -- in fact, you can even use Google to create graphs and charts using your own data.
It's easy. You don't have to know how to program, draw or mine data. With a modicum of numbers, all it takes is a URL and a little hacking. In this tutorial, I'll show you how using the Google Charts API.
This article is a wiki. If you have some eye-popping chart ideas, feel free to add them.
What You'll Need
- A browser with the ability to edit website addresses in the location bar
- An idea of something you would like to graph or chart
Get In Line
Line charts are the most common way to show values changing over time. You may remember from algebra class that there's an x- and y-axis, with lines connecting the values. Let's consider a common example: the average high temperature by month in Anchorage, Alaska.
All of the data necessary to create the above chart is passed in the URL: http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=lc&chs=300x200&chd=t:21,25,33,43,55,62,65,63,55,41,27,22
Let's look at the pieces:
- clt=lc declares the chart type as a line chart
- chs=300x200 tells Google that we want the chart size to be 300 pixels wide and 200 pixels tall
- chd=t:21,25... is the actual high temperatures, starting with January
Try tweaking the numbers and watch the line graph change. Now let's make it a little more useful by adding labels, so others can understand the numbers.
The URL: http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=lc&chs=300x200&chd=t:21,25,33,43,55,62,65,63,55,41,27,22&chxt=x,y&chxl=0:|Jan|Apr|July|Oct|
Here's what we added:
- chxt=x,y tells the chart that we want a label on the x- and y-axis
- chxl=0:|Jan|Apr|July|Oct| gives the list of months to include for the first label.
We never provided labels for the y-axis, so Google defaults to a range between 0 and 100. In fact, all Google Charts include that range, with 99 as the highest value because it's the last number with only two digits. Google is worried about using up the URL with data. This causes some problems when you have numbers that go above that. Let's see if we can fix that issue.
Let's Go Scaling
My examples of Anchorage temperature would have broken if I'd have chosen somewhere like Phoenix, with highs above 100. That is because Google Charts requires values between 0 and 100. However, you can still graph larger numbers, but it takes a little pre-processing.
Let's say instead of temperatures, you're instead graphing visits to your website. If it's more than a hobby site, you'll be really hoping for more than 100 visits per month! Let's look the traffic a mid-size site might have and graph it using a scaled Google Chart.
Suppose your worst month was February, when only 15,000 people visited your site. In your best month, May, you had 45,000 visits. The other months were somewhere inbetween. The easiest way to create a scale is to make 15,000 be the new zero and 45,000 be the new 99.
To determine where the other numbers fall, use this formula for every value, v: 99 * ((v - 15000) / (45000 - 15000))
So, 20,000 becomes 17. 25,000 is 33. Here's how the graph might look:
The URL: http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=lc&chs=300x200&chd=t:17,0,23,20,99,30,43,36,33,21,40,23&chxt=x,y&chxl=0:|Jan|Apr|July|Oct|1:|15k|30k|45k
Notice that I also included labels for the y-axis. I added another series to the chxl parameter from the previous section, so the labels took the place of the default 0-100. I chose the smallest number, 15k, as the first value and the largest, 45k, as the highest. Then, I split the difference for the middle value.
Let's see how the same dataset would look as a bar chart.
Step Up To The Bar
Now that you know how to show a line graph, let's look at another kind of data visualization: the bar chart. Using the web traffic stats from the previous example, here's an example chart.
The URL: http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=bvg&chs=400x200&chd=t:17,0,23,20,99,30,43,36,33,21,40,23&chxt=x,y&chxl=0:|Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec|1:|15k|30k|45k
The noteable changes:
- cht=bvg creates a bar chart with vertical bars
- chs=400x200 sets the chart to be a little wider (the bars need more space)
- A bar chart requires a label for each bar, so we had to include each month
How about if you were hoping for a horizontal bar chart? It's easy enough to switch the type, from bvg (vertical) to bhg (horizontal). However, that leaves the labels wrong. Also, only six bars can fit into the space. Let's fix each of these issues.
The URL: http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=bhg&chs=400x200&chd=t:17,0,23,20,99,30,43,36,33,21,40,23&chxt=y,x&chxl=0:|Dec|Nov|Oct|Sep|Aug|Jul|Jun|May|Apr|Mar|Feb|Jan|1:|15k|30k|45k&chbh=a
In addition to the chart type, I also changed the following:
- chxt=y,x has the axis labels flipped, so that the months will go on the y-axis
- chbh=a tells Google to shrink the size of the bars to fit the dimensions
- Reversed the labels, so that they matched with the values, because horizontal charts start values from the top down
Now it's time to look at one final chart type.
Have Some Pie
We're almost finished, so let's have some dessert. How about pie charts?
A pie chart is useful for showing the pieces that make up a whole. In other words, each value is a percentage, with the total adding up to 100 percent. The easiest way to create a pie chart is to calculate the percentages yourself.
Sticking with web traffic, let's say you have segmented your traffic by source: direct traffic, referring sites and search engines. For example, the chart might look like this:
The URL: http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=p&chs=400x200&chd=t:65,20,15&chxt=x&chxl=0:|Search+Engines|Referring+Sites|Direct+Traffic
Here's an explanation of the pieces:
- cht=p declares the chart type
- chs=400x200 sets the size of the chart to be 400 pixels wide and 200 pixels high
- chd=t:65,20,15 holds the data for the three types of visitors
- chxt=x turns on the labels
- chxl=0:|Search+Engines|... adds a label for each slice of the pie
Like other chart types, it is possible to have data values up to 99. However, for pie charts it makes more sense to pre-determine the percentages. If your values add up to more than 100, Google will re-calculate the percentages for you.
In the Future
Your introduction to graphs and charts using Google is complete. There's more you can learn, if you'd like. For example, check out more chart types and you can change the colors. Check out the developer guide for more.
Charts are great to show information in a way that makes it immediately clear to the viewer. For this reason, expect them to be used even more in the future. As more data becomes available, we'll need even better ways to understand it.
This is especially true of our own personal data. Many use a start page for their web browser. As we aggregate our personal data, we may instead have information dashboards to show us, at a glance, our own data.
What's the current temperature at your house? Has your weight fluctuated lately? How much gas is left in your tank? These questions could be answered in the future by your information dashboard. And heck, now that you know how to create graphs and charts with Google, maybe you'll be the one making that dashboard.
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Last month, adorable photos of 2-year-old Beau and his puppy brother Theo were posted to Instagram and melted the hearts of thousands who couldn't get enough of the cuteness.
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UNION GROVE, Ala. (AP) -- The head of the Morgan County rescue squad says two men reported missing early Sunday were found safe.
Chief Tony Weikert said family members were concerned after 23-year-old Allen Stinson and 19-year-old Charles Spears failed to show up for church services.
He said the pair were found in Wolf Cave on Brindley Mountain following a two-hour search.
Weikert said the two men had spent the night camping in the cave and apparently lost track of time.
Stinson and Spears promised to wear watches the next time they go camping.
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Tuesday's cold snap is being welcomed with open arms by local peach growers because the cold actually helps produce a better crop. Getting plenty of cold is essential for the success of Georgia's signature crop.
Each year thousands of people flock to the tiny town of Morven in Brooks County, Georgia to celebrate the annual peach crop, but this celebration wouldn't be possible without plenty of cold weather each winter.
Irvin Lawson, a peach grower, says, "I was beginning to wonder when the cold was going to get here. Hopefully it's gotten here and hopefully it's going to stay around for a while."
That's because farmers need the temperature to remain below 45 degrees for several hundred hours.
"The more chill hours, the better piece of fruit you have, the better quality, the better color you have. It's just all around a better piece of fruit."
While the trees may look dead to the untrained eye, farmers say the cold weather is actually having the perfect effect on these trees, preparing the way for a good crop next year.
Lawson adds, "It's a very slow process of growth during dormancy. When it gets the adequate amount of chill hours, it's ready to burst wide open and make a blossom."
It's a blossom which produces a perfect peach and helps increase sales of the locally grown crops, in turn serving as an economic force for both farmers and the local economy.
Peach growers say they need at least 450 hours of cold weather to get good results, and anything extra is a bonus.
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In what is likely by now "old news", a half-dozen starving horses were rescued from a farm in Todd county. There were initially nine horses that were rescued, but three had to be put down for humane reasons. And if this wasn't bad enough, the bodies of nearly 20 horses were found decaying on the property. In addition, here is the story that was written by Paul Walsh of the Star Tribune.
Words like "horrible" and "gruesome" simply can't do justice when describing the scene at a farm in Todd County. It was like the horses just laid down to sleep and never woke up. Mares, too exhausted to sustain their own health and the health of their foal, could do nothing but lay down and die. The foals, unable to comprehend why their mother couldn't wake up, laid down next to her and quietly went to sleep. The lush, green grass and flowers surrounding their bodies was a surreal contrast to the death and decay.
The six horses that were ultimately spared this fate - Andre 3000, Conan, Falina, Gemini, Jute, and Misha - will be a testament to the legacy of the horses that passed before them. They will be the ones that show the world that human compassion has not died as well. They will be proof that mankind has not turned a blind eye from the suffering of the creatures that share this planet. We realize that we simply cannot save all of them - but we can do our best to give those that remain comfort and a good life.


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39 Weeks and NO contractions!
I am 39 weeks pregnant and have not had any contractions..is this normal? I have had bad back pains for a few days and some pains that feel like menstrual cramps. I don't know if these are contractions or not because it is not an intense pain like everyone describes contractions to feel.
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I am 39 weeks and 3 days. No real contractions, just Braxton Hicks. My first baby was induced 10 days after due date and I have the feeling this one will need to be induced as well. With my first baby the doctor used pitocin to induced delivery and it was really painful. I know they usually ask you if you want epidural when you are about 4cms, but when the pain was unbearable I asked the nurse how much I had dilated and she said "one centimeter". I could not believe it and obviously asked for the epidural immediately. This time I am going to try acupuncture so that I don't need to go through the pain of an induced delivery with pitocin. Sure it's not going to be pain free either, but I hope it will be easier this time...Good luck to all of you!posted 09/02/2009 by a BabyCenter Member
i am 39 weeks and 5 days and ive had no real contractions, im am however 2cm and cervix is soft but my son is sitting so high still and where i live we are have our high temperature peeks at 101 and 102 degrees so im feelin mostly sick and heavy and very very tired, but my doc and dulah jus tell me to stay cool and relax not even walk and jus let my son come on his own time cuz please be assured he will come eventually, but i'm having my doc put the induction papers in just in case my son is tring to be real stubborn and no have me be pregnant for 11 months lol!posted 07/30/2009 by Shayla_d88
I am 39 weeks and 1 day. I am not dilated at all. I have stopped at %75 effaced since week 36. The nurse-midwife, and nurse have all told me that I am only a fingertip. To me that means not dilated at all. They have both said that they can feel the baby's head but to me that also means nothing. I'm not sure what a minus 1 station is but that is what the baby is. I am assuming that he needs to drop some more and put more pressure on my cervix to get anywhere. With my first son I was induced at 42 weeks. I can't wait that long with this one because my maternity leave will be over. Once upon a time term was 36 weeks and now its 39 - 42 depending on who is your caregiver. I do not want to be anymore patient and nobody wants to listen to me about inducing me already. The medical field has the technology to do an amnioscentesis, check for lung maturity, and then induce labor. If the bread doesn't still need time to cook in the oven then why must it still be in there?posted 07/21/2009 by a BabyCenter Member
I am 39 weeks, 3 days with my second. My first was a c-section at 39 weeks (never went through labor). I am really hoping for a VBAC, but the doctor is giving me until 1 day past my due date to go into labor or he will do another c-section. I know "she will come when she is ready" however, I feel like I am in a time crunch as I want to give birth vaginally. I have not dropped or started dialating. I don't even know what the 'signs of upcoming labor' are, even though this is not my first. I am not sure if this child will be considered like a second birth or first (as I never dropped, efaced or dialated with my first). I wish there were something, some way to know if she will be "ready" before my c-section date, or if I will have to go through the recovery pain (and it isn't easy) again - this time with a toddler at home already. I feel braxton hix, some 'cramping' followed by loose bowel movements, but nothing else.posted 07/19/2009 by a BabyCenter Member
I am in the same boat. I'm 39 weeks & 3 days pregnant. No sign of any contractions but had a couple of back pain like I used to have when I had my period. During my last checkup, doc said just to wait it out. Will be seeing the doc earlier than my scheduled appointment to see if I've dilated. I'm getting anxious to meet him and seems like he's too comfortable being inside.posted 07/16/2009 by phythia79
This is my third (full term)pregnancy and I have had more braxton-hicks contractions than with my first two. Every pregnancy is different, so don't worry if yours is going differently than someone elses at the same point. The menstrual crampiness you're feeling is probably braxton-hicks. Most people don't start out with really painful contractions. Good luck and hang in there!posted 06/18/2009 by Emtmom4
i am 39 weeks my due date passed and i have no pain at all, the doctor said that everything is alright but if so why havent ifelt anything. last time i went to the doctor i was starting to open. although i been getting weird feelings in my leg i pass it off as nothing. if a couple days pass by and nothing happen i will have to be induced. the whole process is very scary because it is my first child any advice.posted 05/10/2009 by a BabyCenter Member
I'm 40 weeks today and no contraction not even braxton hicks.I'm dilated to 4cm and 90% effaced. Im going to be induced in 4 days if i haven't already had him.posted 05/08/2009 by vwpackrat
I feel you on this one. I'm 39 weeks four days and my contractions wont get regular at all. I wouldnt mind them if I were getting somewhere. My first daughter came a week early and I had hoped this little girl would do the same but obviously I was wrong. At least I know they wont let me go more than a week overdue. Haha.posted 04/16/2009 by kaelin17
i am 3cm and my musuce plug has fell out i been having back pains and fellinf push donw from the baby and i went to dr and they said they can feel the head but i dont have contractions like i should so am i still in laborposted 04/01/2009 by a BabyCenter Member
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Japanese runners have claimed both the men's and women's events in course record times at the Gold Coast Marathon.
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School teacher Yuki Kawauchi, 26, took out the men's race in a course record-equalling 2:10:01 with countryman Taiga Ito second and Eritrea's Tewelde Hidru third.
Yukiko Akaba, 33, smashed a 20-year-old record when she stormed home to win the women's marathon in 2:27:17, eclipsing the old mark of 2:29:29, set back in 1993.
Akaba finished ahead of Kenya's Alice Ngerechi with Russia's Alevtina Ivanova third.
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This team could win a championship next year!!
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On the otherhand IF Ainge doesn't take the deal on the table for 3 first rounders, Hump, Wallace and a no-name - HE IS AN IDIOT. Don't be selfish and screw this deal up. PULL THE TRIGGER DANNY!!!! You're not gonna do any better


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NEW YORK CITY – March 2, 2006 – High rates of colon cancer – and low preventive screening rates – were discussed today at the Third Annual Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Control Summit. The Summit was organized by the Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition (C5), a partnership between the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the Greater New York Hospital Association, and the American Cancer Society (ACS), as well as local physicians, patients and community groups. Attendees gathered to outline strategies for increased prevention and awareness.
Each year, colon cancer kills approximately 1,500 people in New York City. Colonoscopies are recommended for all adults 50 years and older, and for high-risk people before age 50. However, only half of New Yorkers in this age group report ever having a test, leaving nearly 1 million adults at risk for undetected colon cancer. DOHMH has set a 2008 goal to have 60% percent of New Yorkers age 50+ screened for colon cancer – 20% more than in 2002.
"A colonoscopy can prevent cancer and save your life," said DOHMH Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH. "But only half of adults over age 50 have been screened, and too many New Yorkers are dying from colon cancer. The lowest colorectal cancer screening rates are among black New Yorkers, who also have the highest death rates. If you are over 50, get a colonoscopy. People with family history of the disease should talk to their doctor about getting screened even earlier. We will continue to work with HHC, the American Cancer Society and our community and medical partners to raise awareness and increase accessibility."
HHC President Alan D. Aviles said, "Colonoscopy screening prevents cancer and our goal is to make this life-saving test available to more New Yorkers every year. As the result of our outreach campaign, we more than doubled the number of colonoscopies at HHC hospitals during each of the past two years and a greater percentage of cancers were identified in the early stages. This year, we are redoubling our efforts, especially reaching out to those at high risk for developing colon cancer. Our campaign materials are now available in 11 languages, and we are getting the word out in communities throughout the City."
"Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in America behind lung cancer, and the leading cause among non-smokers," said Dr. Harold Freeman, Co-Chair of the Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition. "It is estimated that 56,000 Americans will die from colorectal cancer this year. Widespread implementation of our screening guidelines could prevent 80 percent of colon cancer cases in New York City – and save more than a thousand lives a year. The test detects more than 95% of early colon cancer and is typically needed only once every 10 years. We are committed to expanding access to colonoscopy access to all New Yorkers, especially those without insurance."
If you're 50 or older and your doctor hasn't recommended colonoscopy, ask why. Colonoscopy is covered by most insurance. For more information about colon cancer, colon cancer screenings, and colonoscopy, New Yorkers should speak to their medical provider. For more information about colon cancer and where to get screened, visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/home/coloncancer.shtml or http://nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/public/dohmhnews2-02.pdf.


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So I'm sorry for the lack of show posts dudes, but the show is going through some changes right now. I believe they are for the greatest good but the show as it stands is not what you're accustomed to (Ciph posted today's show on his site) so I may not post it for a bit. All is well with the show, though–don't worry.
This weekend I will be hanging in Vegas with my man, Clinton Sparks (GET FAMILIAR!), at Paris Hilton's birthday. So I should definitely come back with some ill video and stories. And a weekend to relax in one of my favorite places in the world should be great–especially Saturday at the sportsbook watching a great last weekend of college basketball.
Oh and we just did a SICK Juan Epstein with CNN that everyone is going to love. Those dudes are f*cking hilarious.
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Eastbound and Down is the best show on TV and in closing, the Woody Allen/Larry David movie is premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival!


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Subarctic darner (Aeshna subarctica)
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The Subarctic darner has not yet been globally assessed, but is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Mediterranean Red List (1).
Like other members of the genus Aeshna, the Subarctic darner (Aeshna subarctica) is a large dragonfly with a long abdomen and a powerful flight (2). The thorax of this species is marked with broad blue to blue-green bands on the side, and the head is black with greenish eyes. Blue or yellow spots are present on some segments of the abdomen, but the abdomen is generally quite dark in appearance (2). The wings of the Subarctic darner are mainly clear (2).
The Subarctic darner is very similar in appearance to the common hawker (Aeshna juncea), which is predominantly brown with yellow markings on the thorax and blue on the abdomen. Distinguishing between the two species can be difficult and relies on close examination of the markings or the genitalia (2) (3). In general, the Subarctic darner tends to be slightly smaller and paler, and also lacks the yellow spot behind the eye which is present on the common hawker (2) (3). The leading edge of the Subarctic darner's wing also tends to be brown rather than yellow (3).
An uncommon species, the Subarctic darner can be found in the north-east of Europe, and in similar habitats but at higher altitudes in central Europe (3). It has also been recorded in Russia and Kazakhstan, as well as in North America (4) (5) (6).
The Subarctic darner inhabits bogs and moorland pools where it requires the presence of Sphagnum moss (2).
Like other dragonfly species, the Subarctic darner has a complex lifecycle which includes a fully aquatic larval stage (2). As larvae or 'nymphs', dragonflies are effective sit-and-wait predators with the fascinating feature of being able to fire out the lower portion of the mouth, known as the 'mask', in order to grasp passing prey (2) (7). As well as being able to walk, dragonfly larvae are able to move through the water by jet propulsion, expelling water from a specialised rectal chamber to propel themselves along (2).
The total length of time spent in the larval stage varies between dragonfly species, with some species spending a few months and others several years as a larva (2). The larva undergoes several moults before finally emerging from the water as the readily recognisable adult dragonfly (2) (7). The adult Subarctic darner is active between July and September (2).
Dragonflies are skilled aerial predators, typically feeding on small insects caught on the wing (2) (7). When not in flight, most members of the genus Aeshna tend to rest in a hanging position, rather than flat like other species of dragonfly (2).
The Subarctic darner is thought to be generally uncommon across its range and, as with other species of dragonfly, it is facing a number of threats (8). Many species are sensitive to the degradation of their breeding grounds, with drainage for agriculture, urbanisation and pollution all impacting on freshwater habitats (8).
Global warming is one of the major future threats to dragonflies such as the Subarctic darner, causing species' ranges to shift northwards and subsequently reducing the amount of available habitat (8).
There are currently no known specific conservation actions targeting the Subarctic darner, although this species may benefit from general plans to conserve dragonflies in the Mediterranean region. Plans in this region include careful monitoring to provide detailed information on dragonfly populations and better protection of freshwater habitats (8).
Find out more about the conservation of the Subarctic darner and other dragonfly species:
Riservato, E. et al. (2009) The Status and Distribution of Dragonflies of the Mediterranean Basin. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Malaga, Spain:
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- Abdomen: in arthropods (crustaceans, insects and arachnids) the abdomen is the hind region of the body, which is usually segmented to a degree (but not visibly in most spiders). In crustacea (such as crabs), some of the limbs attach to the abdomen; in insects the limbs are attached to the thorax (the part of the body nearest to the head) and not the abdomen.
- Genus: a category used in taxonomy, which is below 'family' and above 'species'. A genus tends to contain species that have characteristics in common. The genus forms the first part of a 'binomial' Latin species name; the second part is the specific name.
- Larva: immature stage in an animal's lifecycle, after it hatches from an egg and before it changes into the adult form. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but are usually unable to reproduce.
- Moult: in insects, a stage of growth whereby the hard outer layer of the body (the exoskeleton) is shed and the body becomes larger.
- Nymph: stage of insect development, similar in appearance to the adult but sexually immature and without wings. The adult form is reached via a series of moults, and the wings develop externally as the nymph grows.
- Thorax: part of the body located between the head and the abdomen in animals. In insects, the three segments between the head and the abdomen, each of which has a pair of legs.
IUCN Mediterranean Red List (November, 2011)
- Gibbons, B. (1986) Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Northern Europe. Hamlyn Limited, London.
DragonflyPix - Bog hawker (November, 2011)
- Bernard, R. and Kosterin, O.E. (2010) Biogeographical and ecological description of the odonata of eastern Vasyugan Plain, west Siberia, Russia. Odonatologica, 39(1): 1-28.
- Chaplina, I.A., Dumont, H.J., Haritonov, A.Y. and Popova, O.N. (2007) A review of the odonata of Kazakhstan. Odonatologica, 36(4): 349-364.
- DuBois, R.B., Johnson, R. and Putz, S. (1999) Aeshna subarctica (Odonata: Aeshnidae) in northwestern Wisconsin. Great LakesEntomologist, 32: 29-31.
- O'Toole, C. (2002) The New Encyclopedia of Insects and their Allies. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Riservato, E. et al. (2009) The Status and Distribution of Dragonflies of the Mediterranean Basin. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Malaga, Spain. Available at:


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There's nothing like the world's most prestigious film festival to take the pulse of our collective consciousness. And if you look closely at this year's films, the results are downright brutal, with themes of violence, collapse and destruction dominating at least half of this year's competition films, most notably Nicholas Winding Refn's latest study in human cruelty and quasi-redemption, "Only God Forgives," starring Ryan Gosling as an American fugitive who runs a fight club in Bangkok, and Takashi Miike's "Shields of Straw," a violent story of vigilante justice. But even auteurs not normally associated with tales of savagery are getting into the act.
Here is a rundown of some of the devastation on display:
Arnaud DES PALLIÈRES's "Michael Kohlhaas": In the sixteenth century, somewhere in the Cevennes, Michael Kohlhaas, a prosperous horse merchant, leads a comfortable and happy family life. Victim of an injustice, this righteous and honest man raises an army and plunders cities to restore his right.
Alex VAN WARMERDAM's "Borgman": Borgman's arrival in the tree-lined avenues of an exclusive residential area is the beginning of a series of unsettling events around the carefully constructed facade of a wealthy couple, their three children and their nanny.
JIA Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin": Four people, four different provinces. A reflection on contemporary China: that of an economic giant slowly being eroded by violence.
Jim Jarmusch's "Only Lovers Left Alive": Set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier, an underground musician, deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover. Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon disrupted by her wild and uncontrollable younger sister. Can these wise but fragile outsiders continue to survive as the modern world collapses around them?
Amat ESCALANTE's "Heli": Estela is a 12 year old girl who has just fallen crazy in love with a young police cadet who wants to run away with her and get married. Trying to achieve this dream, her family will have to live the violence that is devastating the region.


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