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For the most current version of this Note, see Background Notes A-Z.
Area: 582,000 sq. km. (224,710 sq. mi.), about the size of Texas.
Cities (2001 census): Capital--Gaborone (pronounced ha-bo-ro-neh), pop. 186,007. Other towns--Francistown (83,023), Selebi-Phikwe (49,849), Molepolole (54,561), Kanye (40,628), Serowe (42,444), Mahalapye (39,719), Lobatse (29,689), Maun (43,776), Mochudi (36,962).
Terrain: Desert and savanna.
Climate: Mostly subtropical.
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Motswana (sing.), Batswana (pl.).
Population (est.): 2.06 million.
Annual population growth rate (2009): 1.5%.
Ethnic groups: Tswana 79%; Kalanga 11%; Kgalagadi, Herero, Bayeyi, Hambukush, Basarwa ("San"), Khoi, whites 10%.
Religions: Christianity 70%, none 20%, indigenous beliefs 6%, other 4%.
Languages: English (official), Setswana, Ikalanga.
Education: Adult literacy--84.8%.
Health (2011): Life expectancy--58.05 years. Infant mortality rate--11.14/1,000.
Work force (2005-2006 est.): 548,600 employed; total including unemployed, 651,500.
Type: Republic, parliamentary democracy.
Independence: September 30, 1966.
Constitution: March 1965.
Branches: Executive--president (chief of state and head of government), cabinet. Legislative--popularly elected National Assembly; advisory House of Chiefs. Judicial--High Court, Court of Appeal, local and customary courts, industrial labor court.
Administrative subdivisions: Five town councils and nine district councils.
Major political parties: Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) 45 seats, Movement for Democracy (BMD) 6 seats, Botswana National Front (BNF) 5 seats, and Botswana Congress Party/Botswana Alliance Movement 5 seats.
Suffrage: Universal at 18.
Nominal GDP (2010): $14.8 billion.
Real GDP growth rate (2010): 7.5%.
Per capita nominal GDP (2009 est.): $6,200.
Natural resources: Diamonds, copper, nickel, coal, soda ash, salt, gold, potash.
Agriculture (2% of real GDP, 2008): Products--livestock, sorghum, white maize, millet, cowpeas, beans.
Industry: Types--mining (40% of real GDP, 2008): diamonds, copper, nickel, coal; tourism, textiles, construction, beef processing, chemical products production, food and beverage production.
Trade (2008): Exports--$5.127 billion f.o.b.: diamonds, nickel, copper, meat products, textiles, hides, skins, and soda ash. Partners--EU, South Africa. Imports--$3.931 billion f.o.b.: machinery, transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals, fuels. Major suppliers--South Africa, EU, and U.S.
Batswana, a term also used to denote all citizens of Botswana, refers to the country's major ethnic group (the "Tswana" in South Africa), which came into the area from South Africa during the Zulu wars of the early 1800s. Prior to European contact, the Batswana lived as herders and farmers under tribal rule.
In the 19th century, hostilities broke out between the Batswana and Boer settlers from the Transvaal. After appeals by the Batswana for assistance, the British Government in 1885 put "Bechuanaland" under its protection. The northern territory remained under direct administration and is today's Botswana, while the southern territory became part of the Cape Colony and is now part of the northwest province of South Africa; the majority of Setswana-speaking people today live in South Africa.
Despite South African pressure, inhabitants of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, Basutoland (now Lesotho), and Swaziland in 1909 asked for and received British assurances that they would not be included in the proposed Union of South Africa. An expansion of British central authority and the evolution of tribal government resulted in the 1920 establishment of two advisory councils representing Africans and Europeans. Proclamations in 1934 regularized tribal rule and powers. A European-African advisory council was formed in 1951, and the 1961 constitution established a consultative legislative council.
In June 1964, Britain accepted proposals for democratic self-government in Botswana. The seat of government was moved from Mafikeng, in South Africa, to newly-established Gaborone in 1965. The 1965 constitution led to the first general elections and to independence in September 1966. General elections serve to elect members of parliament, and the presidential candidate from the party that wins the most seats in the general election becomes the president. Seretse Khama, a leader in the independence movement and the legitimate claimant to traditional rule of the Bamangwato, became the country's first president, was re-elected twice, and died in office in 1980. The presidency passed to the sitting vice president, Ketumile Masire, who was elected in his own right in 1984 and re-elected in 1989 and 1994. Masire retired from office in 1998. The presidency passed to the sitting vice president, Festus Mogae, who was elected in his own right in 1999. Mogae won a second term in elections held October 30, 2004 and stepped down in accordance with national term limits on March 31, 2008. On April 1, 2008 former Vice President Ian Khama assumed the presidency. Khama was elected as President in his own right during the general election held on October 16, 2009.
Botswana has a flourishing multiparty constitutional democracy. General elections are held every 5 years. Each of the elections since independence has been freely and fairly contested and has been held on schedule. The country's minority groups participate freely in the political process. The openness of the country's political system has been a significant factor in Botswana's stability and economic growth.
The president of Botswana is indirectly elected. The presidential candidate from the political party that wins the majority of the 57 seats in the National Assembly is sworn in as president. The cabinet is selected by the president from the National Assembly; it consists of a vice president and a flexible number of ministers and assistant ministers, currently 16 and 8, respectively. The National Assembly has 57 elected and 4 specially elected members; it is expanded following each census (every 10 years; the most recent was conducted in 2001). The next census will be held in 2011.
There are four main parties and a number of smaller parties. In national elections held October 16, 2009, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won 45 of 57 contested National Assembly seats, the Botswana National Front (BNF) won 6 seats, and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP)/Botswana Alliance Movement pact won 5 seats. For the first time in the history of the country, an independent candidate won a seat in parliament during this election. In May-July 2010, 7 BDP parliamentarians and the lone independent changed their membership to the newly created Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). In August 2010, 2 BMD members returned to the BDP, leaving the BMD with 6 seats. Individuals elected by the National Assembly hold an additional 4 seats; the ruling BDP currently holds all 4. The ruling BDP took all but one of the five constituencies in the city of Gaborone from the opposition. BDP now controls the city council.
The advisory House of Chiefs represents the eight principal subgroups of the Batswana tribes, five members specially elected by the president, and 22 members elected from designated regions. The elected members hold office for a period of only 5 years whereas the eight principal chiefs are members for life. A draft of any National Assembly bill of tribal concern must be referred to the House of Chiefs for advisory opinion. Chiefs and other leaders preside over customary traditional courts, though all persons have the right to request that their case be considered under the formal British-based legal system.
The roots of Botswana's democracy lie in Setswana traditions, exemplified by the Kgotla, or village council, in which the powers of traditional leaders are limited by custom and law. Botswana's High Court has general civil and criminal jurisdiction. Judges are appointed by the president and may be removed only for cause and after a hearing. The constitution has a code of fundamental human rights enforced by the courts, and Botswana has a good human rights record.
Local government is administered by nine district councils and five town councils. District commissioners have executive authority and are appointed by the central government and assisted by elected and nominated district councilors and district development committees. There has been ongoing debate about the political, social, and economic marginalization of the San (an indigenous tribal population). The government's policies for the Basarwa (San) and other remote area dwellers continue to spark controversy.
Principal Government Officials
President--Seretse Khama Ian Khama
Vice President--Mompati S. Merafhe (acting Vice President is Ponatshego Kedikilwe)
Cabinet Ministers
Finance and Development Planning--Kenneth Matambo
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation--Phandu T.C. Skelemani
Environment, Wildlife and Tourism--Onkokame Kitso Mokaila
Infrastructure, Science and Technology--Johnny Swartz
State Presidency- Justice, Defense and Security--Edwin Batshu (acting)
State Presidency- Presidential Affairs and Public Administration--Mokgweetsi Masisi
Trade and Industry--Dorcas Makgato-Malesu
Minerals, Energy and Water Resources--Ponatshego Kedikilwe
Lands and Housing--Nonofo E. Molefhi
Local Government--Lebonaamang T. Mokalake
Education and Skills Development--Pelononi Venson-Moitoi
Health--John Seakgosing
Transport and Communications--Frank Ramsden
Labour and Home Affairs--Peter L. Siele
Sports, Youth, and Culture--Shaw Kgathi
Agriculture--Christian De Graaf
Central Bank Governor--Linah Mohohlo
Ambassador to the United States--Tebelelo Seretse
Ambassador to the United Nations--Charles Ntwaagae
Botswana maintains an embassy at 1531-1533 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036 (tel. 202-244-4990; fax 202-244-4164). Its mission to the United Nations is at 103 E. 37th Street, New York NY 10017 (tel. 212-889-2277; fax 212-725-5061).
Botswana has enjoyed one of the fastest growth rates in per capita income in the world since independence, although it slowed considerably due to the global economic downturn. The economic growth rate averaged 9% per year from 1967-2006, but slowed during 2007 and 2008 to only 3% before dropping to minus 3.7% in 2009. In 2010, real GDP grew by approximately 7.5%, and it is expected to post an average growth of 6% in 2011 and 2012. The government has maintained a sound fiscal policy and a negligible level of foreign debt. Foreign exchange reserves were estimated to be $8.4 billion in September 2010, representing approximately 19 months' cover of imports of goods and services. Botswana's impressive economic record has been built on the foundation of wisely using revenue generated from diamond mining to fuel economic development through prudent fiscal policies and a cautious foreign policy. The government recognizes that HIV/AIDS will continue to affect the economy and is providing leadership and programs to combat the epidemic, including free anti-retroviral treatment and a nationwide Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission program.
Debswana (formed by the government and South Africa's DeBeers in equal partnership) is the largest mining operation in Botswana. Several other mining operations exist in the country, including the Bamangwato Concessions, Ltd. (BCL, also with substantial government equity participation) and Tati Nickel.
Since the early 1980s, the country has been the world's largest producer of gem-quality diamonds. Four large diamond mines have opened since independence. DeBeers prospectors discovered diamonds in northern Botswana in the late 1960s. The first mine began production at Orapa in 1972, followed by the smaller mines of Lethlakane and Damtshaa. What has become the single-richest diamond mine in the world opened in Jwaneng in 1982. The Orapa 2000 Expansion of the existing Orapa mine was opened in 2000. In December 2004, Debswana negotiated 25-year lease renewals for all four of its mines with the Government of Botswana. Diamond mining accounts for approximately one-third of Botswana's GDP and 70% of export earnings. However, the industry is capital intensive and accounts for less than 5% of private sector employment. The global economic crisis greatly reduced worldwide demand for diamonds, and the government reports that Botswana's diamond sales volume for 2009 was 37% lower than that of 2007. Demand has somewhat recovered, and Debswana plans to increase diamond production by 20% in 2011.
Diamond mining will continue to be the mainstay of Botswana's economy, with known current reserves sufficient for at least the next 20 years. Exploration for additional kimberlite pipes continues. The economic slowdown greatly impacted Botswana's diamond mining industry. As part of Botswana's drive to diversify and increase local value added within the mining sector, De Beers opened the Diamond Trading Center Botswana (DTCB) in 2008 to shift sorting, cutting, polishing, aggregating, and marketing from London to Gaborone. In 2009, the DeBeers group postponed moving its worldwide diamond aggregation from London to Botswana. The DTCB is currently responsible for sorting all stones mined in Botswana before they are sent for aggregation in London. In addition, DTCB receives packets of rough stones from DTC London which it is authorized to sell to 16 diamond cutting and polishing firms (known as "sightholders") that have opened factories in Gaborone, creating approximately 3,000 new jobs and helping to diversify Botswana's economy.
BCL, which operates a copper-nickel mine at Selebi-Phikwe, has had a troubled financial history but remains an important employer, although the life of the mine is expected to end in the next 5 to 10 years. Other copper-nickel mines include Tati Nickel near Francistown. Botash, the sole producer of soda ash in the region and supported by substantial government investment, produced 215,000 tons of soda ash in 2009.
Coal-bed methane gas has been discovered in the northeastern part of the country, estimated by the developers at a commercially viable quantity of 12 trillion cubic feet. Development of the gas fields has been slow, however.
Tourism is an increasingly important industry in Botswana, accounting for approximately 11% of GDP, and has grown at an annual rate of 14% in the past 8 years. One of the world's unique ecosystems, the Okavango Delta, is located in Botswana. The country offers excellent game viewing and birding both in the Delta and in the Chobe Game Reserve--home to one of the largest herds of free-ranging elephants in the world. Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve also offers good game viewing and some of the most remote and unspoiled wilderness in southern Africa.
More than one-half of the population lives in rural areas and is largely dependent on subsistence crop and livestock farming. Agriculture meets only a small portion of food needs and makes up only 2.3% of GDP--primarily through beef exports--but it remains a social and cultural touchstone. Cattle raising in particular dominated Botswana's social and economic life before independence. The national herd is estimated between 2 and 3 million head, but the cattle industry is experiencing a protracted decline.
Private Sector Development and Foreign Investment
Botswana seeks to further diversify its economy away from minerals, which accounts for more than one-third of GDP. Foreign investment and management are welcomed in Botswana. Botswana abolished foreign exchange controls in 1999, has a low corporate tax rate (15%), and no prohibitions on foreign ownership of companies. The government reports that the average consumer price inflation rate dropped to 7.0% for 2010 as compared to 8.1% for 2009.
With its proven record of good economic governance, Botswana was ranked as Africa's least corrupt country by Transparency International in 2010 (33rd out of 178 countries, ahead of many European and Asian countries). Botswana is consistently ranked by international organizations as among the freest economies in sub-Saharan Africa. The Heritage Foundation's 2010 Index of Economic Freedom ranked Botswana at 28th in the world with a score of 70.3, in the best score of any country in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2010, the Moodys' credit rating agency downgraded Botswana's rating from an "A" grade to an "A-" but also revised its outlook from "negative" to "stable". However, Botswana remains one of the best credit risks in Africa and is on par with many countries in central Europe, East Asia, and Latin America.
U.S. investment in Botswana remains at relatively low levels. Major U.S. corporations, such as H.J. Heinz and AON Corporation, are present through direct investments, while others, such as Kentucky Fried Chicken and Remaxx, are present via franchise. The sovereign credit ratings by Moody's and Standard & Poor's clearly indicate that, despite continued challenges such as small market size, landlocked location, and sometimes cumbersome bureaucratic processes, Botswana remains one of the best investment opportunities in the developing world.
Because of history and geography, Botswana has long had deep ties to the economy of South Africa. The Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), comprised of Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, and South Africa, dates from 1910, and is the world's oldest customs union. Under this arrangement, South Africa has collected levies from customs, sales, and excise duties for all five members, sharing out proceeds based on each country's portion of imports. The exact formula for sharing revenues and the decision-making authority over duties--held exclusively by the Government of South Africa--became increasingly controversial, and the members renegotiated the arrangement in 2001. A new structure was formally ratified and a SACU Secretariat was established in Windhoek, Namibia. Following South Africa's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO, of which Botswana also is a member), many of the SACU duties are declining, making American products more competitive in Botswana. Botswana signed an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union in December 2007, and, as a member of SACU, it signed a preferential trade agreement in 2004 with Mercosur.
Botswana's currency--the Pula--is fully convertible and is valued against a basket of currencies heavily weighted toward the South African Rand. Profits and direct investment can be repatriated without restriction from Botswana. The Botswana Government eliminated all exchange controls in 1999.
Botswana is a member of the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC), and Gaborone hosts the SADC Secretariat's headquarters. SADC has a broad mandate to encourage growth, development, and economic integration in Southern Africa. SADC's Trade Protocol, calls for the elimination of all tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade among the 12 signatory countries. However, implementation of the protocol has been slow and is not yet complete.
Transportation and Communications
A sparsely populated, semi-arid country about the size of Texas, Botswana has nonetheless managed to incorporate many rural areas into the national economy. An "inner circle" highway connecting all major towns and district capitals is completely paved, and the all-weather Trans-Kalahari Highway connects the country (and, through it, South Africa's commercially dominant Gauteng Province) to Walvis Bay in Namibia. A fiber-optic telecommunications network has been completed in Botswana connecting all major population centers. The Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) has been established as a regulator of the air transport services to further enhance the transport system.
In addition to the government-owned newspaper and national radio network, there is an active, independent press (one daily and seven weekly newspapers). Two privately owned radio stations began operations in 1999, and a third began operations in 2008. In 2000, the government-owned Botswana Television (BTV) was launched, which was Botswana's first national television station. GBC is a commercially owned television station that broadcast programs to the Gaborone area only. Foreign publications are sold without restriction in Botswana, and there are 22 commercial Internet service providers. Three cellular phone providers cover most of the country.
The president is commander in chief of the Botswana Defense Force (BDF). A defense council is appointed by the president. The BDF was formed in 1977 and has approximately 13,000 members.
The BDF is a capable and well-disciplined military force. Following positive political changes in South Africa and the region, the BDF's missions have increasingly focused on border control and anti-poaching activities. The BDF is considered an apolitical and professional institution.
Botswana puts a premium on economic and political integration in Southern Africa. It seeks to make SADC a working vehicle for economic development, and promotes efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventative diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance. Botswana joins the African consensus on most major international matters, but is not afraid to take its own stand on issues it views as matters of principle. Botswana is a member of international organizations such as the United Nations and the African Union (AU). Botswana has taken a leadership role within SADC advocating for a resolution of the crisis in Zimbabwe that fully reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people.
The United States considers Botswana an advocate of and a model for stability in Africa and has been a major partner in Botswana's development since its independence. The U.S. Peace Corps returned to Botswana in August 2002 with a focus on HIV/AIDS-related programs after concluding 30 years of more broadly targeted assistance in 1997. Similarly, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) phased out a longstanding bilateral partnership with Botswana in 1996, after successful programs emphasizing education, training, entrepreneurship, environmental management, and reproductive health. Botswana, however, continues to benefit along with its neighbors in the region from USAID's Initiative for Southern Africa, now based in Pretoria, and USAID's Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub, headquartered in Gaborone. The United States International Board of Broadcasters (IBB) operates a major Voice of America (VOA) relay station in Botswana serving most of the African continent.
In 1995, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) started the BOTUSA Project in collaboration with the Botswana Ministry of Health in order to generate information to improve tuberculosis (TB) control efforts in Botswana and elsewhere in the face of the TB and HIV/AIDS co-epidemics. Under the 1999 U.S. Government's Leadership and Investment in Fighting an Epidemic (LIFE) Initiative, CDC through the BOTUSA Project has undertaken many projects and has assisted many organizations in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana. Botswana is one of the 15 focus countries for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief. PEPFAR has been supporting the Botswana national response since 2004 through technical assistance and financial support totaling more than $480 million. PEPFAR assistance to Botswana, which totaled over $87 million in FY 2010, supports sustainable, high-quality, cost-effective HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care interventions. The International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA), situated just outside of Gaborone, is another example of bilateral cooperation. The academy, jointly financed, managed, and staffed by the Governments of Botswana and the United States, provides training to police and government officials from across the sub-Saharan region. The academy's permanent campus, in Otse outside of Gaborone, opened March 2003. Over 4,300 law enforcement professionals from 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have received training from ILEA since it began offering classes in 2001.
Principal U.S. Officials
Ambassador--Stephen J. Nolan
Deputy Chief of Mission--Scott Hamilton
Office of Security Cooperation--Joshua Reitz
Centers for Disease Control--Kathleen Toomey
International Board of Broadcasters--George Miller
International Law Enforcement Academy--James O. Smith
Peace Corps--Heather Robinson (acting)
The U.S. Embassy is on Embassy Drive off Khama Crescent--P.O. Box 90, Gaborone (tel. 267-395-3982; fax 267-395-6947). OSC is located at the embassy. CDC is located on Lejara Road, Phase 2 in Gaborone. ILEA is located in Otse, about 45 minutes outside of Gaborone. The IBB station is located in Selebi-Phikwe, about 400 kilometers northeast of Gaborone.
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The state's top schools official and a coalition of education advocates are urging Arkansas lawmakers to reject legislation that would create an independent state commission to consider charter school applications.
State Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell and education groups on Wednesday announced their opposition to a bill pending before a House committee that would take away the Board of Education's authority to approve charter school applications. The bill would create a new panel appointed by the governor and legislative leaders to consider the applications.
Gov. Mike Beebe also opposes the legislation. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush headlined a rally at the Capitol Tuesday in favor of the measure.
The groups at Wednesday's announcement included the Arkansas School Boards Association, the Arkansas Education Association and the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this afternoon (Wednesday, 19 December 2012), at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, in view of the Old City of Jerusalem, met with Asian and Pacific ambassadors to Israel. The Prime Minister said: "I want to thank you all for coming and it's going to be a great opportunity to discuss the world matters, regional matters – our quest for peace and security – and we have an opportunity to speak about this in detail. I do want to use the opportunity that we're here in this fantastic panorama to point out a simple fact: The walls of Jerusalem that you see behind us represent the capital of the Jewish people for 3,000 years. Jerusalem has been the capital of the Jewish people for 3,000 years. All Israeli governments have built in Jerusalem. We're not going to change that. That's a natural thing. I want you to ask any of you to imagine that you would limit construction in your own capital. It doesn't make sense. And I think that for us, the important thing is that we are committed to our capitals; we're committed to peace; and we're going to build in Jerusalem for all its residents. This is something that has been done by all previous governments; this is something that my government will continue to do."


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The Best of Fest screenings are offered to all locals and the Townie Tuesday screenings are exclusively shown to Summit County locals, because they are the ones who are most affected by the festival that runs this year from Jan. 17 through Jan. 27, said Heidi Bruce, manager, ticketing operations for Sundance Film Festival.
The Townie Tuesday screenings, which will be Cherien Dabis' "May in the Summer" from the U.S. Dramatic Competition category and Sarah Polley's "Stories We Tell" from the Spotlight category, will be screened on Tuesday, Jan. 22. "May in the Summer" will be shown at the Redstone Theater at Kimball Junction at 7 p.m., and "Stories We Tell" will be shown at the Park City Library Theater at 8:30 p.m.
"There has been a lot of interest in both of those films, so I think the locals will enjoy them," Bruce said.
The Best of Fest films, which will be of the yet-to-be-announced top festival award winners, will be screened on Monday, Jan. 28.
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Orlando turnover again ! lol !! Going to water ! Great Pressure Knicks !
Who would of thought we would go into this half with a double digit lead very impressive
Fields barely hitting the rim, and Jorts also barely hitting the rim
Jorts needs to do some lay up drills for like 59 hours straight.
Jorts missing a layup every game is getting to me.....but I luv his big-body defense on Howard
LOVE YOU PATRICK EWING ...good to see you again.
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Height: 6-6 Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1953 in Seattle, WA
High School: Kailua, Pleasant Hill
College: Oregon (school history) (Francis college stats)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 45 (1851st overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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The "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith was the the honoree for the 6th annual American Music Masters series. Bessie Smith [inducted 2001] is one of the best known and most influential artists from the 1920s. During this time, she played to packed houses throughout the South and Midwest. Her catalog includes over 160 songs, most of which were self-penned. She played and recorded with a number of noted musicians during the span of her career, including Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Eubie Blake and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ma Rainey.
On Saturday, December 8 at 7:30pm, legendary singer and performer Linda Hopkins and Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Tracy Nelson performed on the Main Stage at the Rock Hall.
On Saturday, December 8, scholars, artists and fans gathered in the 4th Floor Theatre to celebrate Bessie Smith's life and legacy. Events included a film screening of St. Louis Blues (1929) and panel discussions. Participants included Beverley Clarke, granddaughter of Bessie Smith; Rock Hall Vice President of Curatorial Affairs Jim Henke; Larry Glover, President of the Cleveland Jazz Society; J. Lanyé, conductor of the Shaker Heights Symphony Orchestra; Margo Bohanon of Cuyahoga Community College and Karen Sotiropoulos of Cleveland State University.
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Tecmo Super Bowl Game of the Week: Vikings at Steelers
Courtesy of Matt Knobbe and the Tecmo Super Bowl Repository, here's your Tecmo Super Bowl Game of the Week for Week 7, featuring the Minnesota Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The highlights:
(How did we do this? Matt and the other dedicated folks at the Knobbe.org message board have spent a lot of time over the years updating this classic Nintendo football game, including the introduction of a 32-team ROM a few seasons ago. Sounds complicated, but don't worry, it's easy for you to enjoy the fruits of their labor: just get yourself an NES emulator, download the 2009 version of Tecmo here, and play to your heart's content. And be sure to check back at Matt's site for roster updates and more Tecmo-related goodness all season long.)
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Useful idiots. Patrick J. Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania is part of this. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/us...trol.html?_r=0
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Useful idiots. Patrick J. Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania is part of this. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/us...trol.html?_r=0
The trouble with ALL elected politicians is that they develop the idea that they have become some sort of royalty, that their allegiance is to the other "Elitists" in their very exclusive "club." Therefore, they don't want to do anything against their "Brothers and Sisters" in Congress and the Senate. And, they consider the President to be a "Holy" leader and don't want to "embarrass" him. I do not believe that a single one of them consider the voters to be their bosses. Their loyalty is to their most 'Exalted Leader" or "Fuhrer" in the White House. They will do everything they can to please their 'Master," and, that's not us voters!
yep they all bow to the great Obama! :pokinit:
and their jumping all over themselves to bow down lower than the others to try to get that crumb of a stimulus they think the great Obongo is going to hand out!
it is about like giving away those free cell phones! just on a bigger scale!
no dignity in any of the offices, just blatant whores-:angry:
Isn't it nice at how the administration and the senate threaten to hold up federal funds if you do not vote in their favor? Extortion? Yeah, that is the name of the game, political extortion. Constituents be damned.
HEY GIVE THEM A BREAK JUST BECAUSE THEY LIKE ANAL SEX AN BLOWING DUES DOMT MEAN THERE OBAMA LOVERS ... oH WAIT . YEA THEY ARE .


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ZF-9294: Zend_Session_SaveHandler_DbTable does not honor AUTO_QUOTE_IDENTIFIERS
Zend_Session_SaveHandler_DbTable does not update properly on adapters with AUTO_QUOTE_IDENTIFIERS set to false. (This behavior was observed with an Oracle database.)
The root cause is that PRIMARY_TYPE_WHERECLAUSE quotes the identifier itself without regard to AUTO_QUOTE_IDENTIFIERS. The attached patch fixes this issue.
Patch changes $this->getAdapter()->quoteIdentifier($primary) to $this->getAdapter()->quoteIdentifier($primary,true), which results in the AUTO_QUOTE_IDENTIFIERS being honored.
Fixed r23542 in trunk merged to release branch 1.11 r23543 - thanks.


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Started on this project back in December and it is just now nearing completion. I am a slow worker, what can I say...
Started with an AK flat and 2xtm magwell.
FUBAR'd the angle of the magwell so I had to start over, good thing I have more flats and ordered 2 magwells. I am using a 16" uzi barrel that was turned and sleeved for me by a member of another site. Add a romi parts kit, phantom flash hider and saiga rifle handguard and this is what you get.
I was originally planning on using a 6 pos. adjustable AR stock but wasnt really diggin the look, so I changed my mind and went with a plain ol' A2 stock instead. I made a sort of "pistol" trunnion for the rear and was trying to figure out where I could find a steel AR recoil buffer tube when it hit me, its just a tub with a threaded hole at the end and I dont need the threads on the open end anyway so I went on the hunt for a piece of ~1.1" OD tube. I found it in an old Roadmaster bicycle frame I fished out of a trash pile awhile back.
Eyeballed 'er straight and welded 'er up.
Then after fiddling around with a CETME parts kit I decided a non-recip cocking handle would be the cats ass since this is a recoil-operated build. Step 1: Aquire G3 cocking tube and trunnion from RobertRTG (good people there BTW!)
Step2: Cut up G3 tube to remove area needed.
Step 3: Section G3 tube and weld AK RSB flange to end to achieve same OAL as AK gas tube.
I should note here that I originally was going to permanently weld the small piece of rail to the gas block to retain the option of running AR BUIS's but decided it looked retarded so I removed it and will be installing H&K open sights in addition to the rail on the RSB.
Next, mock up to test fit and function.
Luckily the G3 parts fit EXTREMELY well with the AK parts. The AK gas piston head fits PERFECTLY into the rear of the charging handle piece and once the outside of the piston and inside of the handle piece were beveled they work very well together. I am a little hessitant to drill and pin the gasblock because of the increase in bore diameter, I'm not sure how far I can go before getting into the bore. For this reason, I installed a set screw for now and it seems to be holding. If it retains its position after test firing, I will probably leave it there and maybe JB weld it in place. The angle of the gas block greatly affects the smoothness of the action but with it tweeked just right it works prety well. A little rough, but I expect it to smooth out with use.


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Plant Nutrient, Phytosterols May Halt Cancer Development
Plants are loaded with healthful nutrients and now a new study claims phytosterols—a long known for their heart-protecting effects—also help prevent cancer.
The ingredients may work via the traditional route of reducing cholesterol, particularly in the membrane of cancer cells, and by activating an enzyme called caspase which is known to play an essential role in programmed cell death (apoptosis).
"This combined evidence strongly supports an anticarcinogenic action of phytosterols and hence advocates their dietary inclusion as an important strategy in prevention and treatment of cancer," wrote the reviewers from the Department of Animal Science and the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, at the University of Manitoba.
The reviews findings are published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Phytosterols, cholesterol-like molecules derived from plants, are increasingly well known to consumers due to their scientifically proven ability to reduce cholesterol levels. As consumer awareness has increased, the number of products containing plant sterols or plant stanols and their esters has increased.
Via Nutra Ingredients.
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|Charlston, Karr preseason All-WAC
DENVER - The Western Athletic Conference released its women's basketball preseason coaches and media polls, along with preseason All-WAC teams Wednesday, and the Vandals were picked fifth by the coaches, and sixth by the media, while Alyssa Charlston earned preseason first team All-WAC honors in and sophomore Krissy Karr earned second-team honors in both polls.
The Vandals finished fourth in the WAC in 2011-12 after going 6-8 in WAC play. Idaho went 12-20 overall, but made a push late in the year, winning six of their final nine WAC games to climb from last to fourth in the standings heading into the WAC tournament, where they advanced to the semifinals for the second time in three years.
Both of Idaho's preseason All-WAC selections earned WAC honors last year. Charlston was a first-team All-WAC pick after a sensational sophomore campaign in which she lead the team in scoring (14.5 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg) and field goal percentage (48.6 FG%). She recorded 11 double-doubles on the season and scored in double figures 26 times, including a career-high 30 points. Charlston also earned Academic All-American honors in 2011-12, one of only two sophomores in the nation to earn a spot on the 15-player team.
Karr earned WAC All-Freshman team honors after averaging 6.9 points, 4.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game in 2011-12. Her 4.0 assists ranked third in the league. She scored in double figures eight times on the season and had her first career double-double, a 13-point, 10-assist outing, on Feb. 4 at San Jose State. On Feb. 18 at Nevada Karr hit game-tying and game-winning 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions in the final 15 seconds of overtime, scoring a career-high 17 points.
Under coach Jon Newlee, the Vandals have never finished lower than their preseason predicted finish. In those four seasons, the Vandals have finished an average of two spots higher than their projection.
Utah State was picked to win the league in both polls, with Louisiana Tech second, Denver third and Seattle fourth. Idaho was fifth in the coaches poll with Texas State sixth, San Jose State seventh, New Mexico State eighth, UTSA ninth and UT Arlington 10th. The media poll had just a couple teams flip-flopped, with Texas State fifth, Idaho sixth, San Jose State seventh, UTSA eighth, New Mexico State ninth and UT Arlington 10th.
The Vandals get the regular season under way when they visit Wyoming on Nov. 9 and Colorado on Nov. 11, before their Nov. 16 home-opener against Portland. Season tickets can be purchased online at www.GoVandals.com or over the phone at (208) 885-6466, and start at $50 for both youth and adult packages.


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There's been word floating about the candy-sphere that there were new DOTS to be released sometime this year. I really hadn't paid it much attention since I'm not an avid DOT eater, but when I spied them in a Vons on a recent trip to LA, well, I decided to change my mind. New candy is always worthy of attention.
I almost passed these boxes by on the shelf, since their design is so different from most other candy packages out there, it just didn't read as "candy" to me right away. With colors that are predominately dark completed with a black backdrop, overall it feels very masculine and I wanted to move them next to all the energy drinks.
The boxes are big too as they're the giant theater sized boxes with about 2 1/2 servings in them. Thankfully I was able to share my find with Cybele who shared her thoughts on these last week. I admit I couldn't even finish them even after Cybele took a share of them.
Earth (Pomegranate): A pretty, deep, berry purple color. The most similar of the bunch to the regular DOTS line, as it's fruit flavored. It tastes very fruity with accents of grape and cherry. Sweet, yet tangy and it reminds me of red licorice a little. The flavor doesn't really read as "pomegranate" to me, but I forgive them since it's a difficult essence to peg since it's not very iconic.
Air (Wintergreen): The color of these is so bright and it immediately reminds me of toothpaste. The wintergreen flavor is mellow, which I love becaue it doesn't feel like I'm eating a mint. It has a subtle herbal edge to it, with notes of root beer and licorice that I find very pleasing.
Fire (Cinnamon): A very intense bright semi-opaque red, it almost comes across as neon to me. The cinnamon flavor is medium intensity, not fully sweet but not "hot" either. It has subtle woodsy notes and a bit ofcherry flavor to it.
Water (Green Tea): This combination I found amusing, since I drink green tea so often it might as well be water. The color is an odd, delicate yellow green which doesn't read as "watery" or like "green tea" at all. The flavor is full of very floral and light soapy notes. The "plantiness" of it is reminiscent of green tea but so very, very removed. On top of that it's lightly sweet and the whole thing just comes off as gross to me.
I liked the fact that Tootsie took the daring step with trying more unconventional flavors for DOTS. In theory I would have loved to eat green tea and wintergreen DOTS, it's something I'd see myself buying often. However, the flavors didn't strike home with me, so DOTS Elements just come across as a wasted opportunity. I just hope these don't scare away ideas of any new and better attempts, because I'd love for candy to branch more in this direction.
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Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (INSPIRE) Active Awards
This page shows the geographical distribution of active awards for BCS. You can also
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Wrestling Returns From Finals Break With EIWA Match At Franklin & Marshall
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The Princeton wrestling team is looking to kick start the second half of its season Saturday afternoon when it travels to Lancaster, Pa., for a 2 pm showdown with the Franklin & Marshall Diplomats.
The Tigers, who were decimated by injuries during the first half of the season, will be looking for their first dual victory Saturday. Princeton is 0-8, with three losses coming against nationally ranked opponents, but it will wrestle seven times in February before traveling to Rutgers for the EIWA Championships.
Princeton has won four straight matches over the Diplomats, including a 24-12 win last season. Among the Princeton winners that day were Dan Santoro, who will compete at 197 Saturday, and both Seth Hazleton and Kyle Roddy, who are listed as potential starters at 157.
Princeton has already made one solid trip to Lancaster this season; on Jan. 5, five Princeton wrestlers placed at the Franklin & Marshall Open. Both Santoro and freshman Scott Gibbons took third at their respective weight classes. Gibbons leads Princeton with 17 wins this season, while senior co-captain Zach Bintliff is second on the team with 15 victories.
Franklin & Marshall is 6-4 on the season, though it is coming off a 30-10 loss to Bucknell. The Diplomats are led by 18th-ranked Richard Durso, who has 28 wins at 141, and freshman Andrew Murano, who has 22 wins at 149.
Following the match, Princeton will prepare for Alumni Weekend at Dillon Gym. The Tigers will host three matches, including Ivy League showdowns with Brown (10 am) and Harvard (2:30 pm) on Saturday.
125- Max Rogers (3-12)
133- Andrew Hirai (4-11)
141- Kevin Moylan (10-4)
149- Zach Bintliff (15-11)
157- Kyle Roddy (10-12) or Seth Hazleton (13-10)
165- Judd Ziegler (11-14) or Rich Eva (0-0)
174- Ryan Callahan (7-7)
184- Scott Gibbons (17-13)
197- Dan Santoro (6-6)
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In the mid-1950s rock and roll exploded onto the American cultural landscape, and it soon became clear that it was here to stay. This class will examine how teenagers fell in love with the music, listening to it on transistor radios, buying it in record stores on 45rpm records, and watching live performances on television and in films. We will also discuss the role of early rock and roll DJ and Hall of Fame Inductee Alan Freed. The evening will also include guest lecturer Howard Kramer, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
In conjunction with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Black History Month celebration of Funk music, this month's Rock and Roll Night School was replaced with a Hall of Fame Series with Bootsy Collins.
The Sun Records label produced more rock and roll records than any other label of its time. It was an early home to Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Howlin' Wolf and more of rock and roll's greatest talents. This class will examine how Sam Phillips started the Memphis Recording Service in 1950 and launched Sun Records in 1952, and will feature music by Sun recording artists.
Chess Records was the pre-eminent blues label of the Fifties and Sixties that also released a mind-boggling flood of R&B and rock and roll talent that included Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Willie Dixon, Etta James and Little Walter.
This month's Rock and Roll Night School was replaced with a Hall of Fame Series with Ed King of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together. In this class we will listen to such hit songs as "Johnny B. Goode," "Sweet Little Sixteen," "Rock and Roll Music" and "Roll Over Beethoven," watch classic video footage, and examine the life of a rock and roll originator.
This program featured a discussion from Michael Gray, the author of such acclaimed books as Song and Dance Man #3: The Art of Bob Dylan and The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. The program was presented in conjunction with the exhibit, "Bob Dylan's American Journey: 1956-1966".
Little Richard blew the lid off the Fifties, laying the foundation for rock and roll with his explosive music and charismatic persona. His tenure at Specialty Records began in 1955 and made him one of the original architects of rock and roll. He made spine-tingling music using frantically charged piano playing and raspy, shouted vocals on such classics as "Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally" and "Good Golly, Miss Molly."
The program featured a presentation by Bob Gruen, one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll, who spoke about his experience photographing the Clash. The program was presented in conjunction with the exhibit, "Revolution Rock: The Story of the Clash".


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(Kalyn's Tabbouley with Almonds was updated with new photos and step-by-step instructions, July 2012.)
And here's the original photo of this recipe from back in 2007, probably more almonds than I'd use now but don't skimp too much on the almonds!
Kalyn's Tabbouleh with Almonds
(Makes 4 - 6 servings, this is how I have made tabbouleh for many years.)
1 cup tabbouleh mix (Fantastic Foods brand is my favorite in a box, or use bulk mix from the health food store)
7/8 cup water
1/4 cup olive oil
1 T fresh lemon juice
1 cup finely chopped fresh parsley (measure after chopping)
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh mint (measure after chopping)
1-2 cups slivered almonds (or less, to taste)
Spike Seasoning to taste, about 1-2 tsp. (highly recommended, I would never leave this out)
Vege-Sal or salt to taste
When ready to make salad, wash parsley and mint in salad spinner, then chop finely with large chef's knife or in food processor. Mix mint and parsley into tabbouleh mixture. Stir in almonds, Vege-sal and Spike.
This will keep for 1-2 days in refrigerator, but best eaten fresh. (After it's been in the fridge I sometimes add a little more olive oil and Spike to perk it up.)
South Beach Suggestions:
Nutritional Information?
I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Versions of Tabbouli, Tabouli, or Tabbouleh!
(Recipes from other blogs may or may not be South Beach Diet friendly, check ingredients.)
Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad with Parsley and Mint from Kalyn's Kitchen
Tabbouleh from David Lebovitz
Making Tabbouleh from Desert Candy
Turkish Tabbouleh from Almost Turkish Recipes
Pesto Tabouli from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
Tabbouleh with Heirloom Tomatoes and Shiso from Just Hungry
Beetroot Tabouli from The Laughing Gastronome
Chicken Tabouli Salad from Dani Spies
Couscous Tabbouleh from Once Upon a Feast
No-Cook Tabbouleh from A Veggie Venture
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Dennis LaMont Northcutt
Position: WR
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: December 22, 1977 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Susan Miller Dorsey
College: Arizona (school history) (Northcutt college stats)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 2nd round (32nd overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 41 (2177th overall since 1950)
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All things Mother Earth Living
by Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Editor at Large
wabi-sabi, Wabi-Sabi Wednesday, Simply Imperfect, Frank Lloyd Wright, Prairie homes, design
On Wabi-Sabi Wednesdays, I feature excerpts from my book, Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House, which was released last month.
"Beadings, mouldings, and cornices which are merely for fancy may not be made by believers." —Shaker Holy Orders, 1841
Wabi-sabi has infused Western design for centuries—though its advocates rarely knew it. It's in the plain, efficient homes built by the utopian Shakers (antithesis to the luxurious Georgian houses being built as the United States got wealthier) and the simple, unsentimental Arts and Crafts style of William Morris and Gustav Stickley (a reaction to Victorian repression and the Industrial Revolution's isolation).
The Willey House in Minnesota represents Frank Lloyd Wright's spare, simple style. Photo by Terrence Moore
In the early 20th century, Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie homes opened Westerners' eyes to the beauty of unadorned, streamlined rooms, "backgrounds for the life within their walls." As Wright's fame grew in North America, the Bauhaus movement's sleek steel and glass geometric design was taking hold in Germany. Closely tied to the International Style, this technological celebration inspired French architect Le Corbusier to create homes that he called "machines for living." Bauhaus prevailed mainly in intellectual circles—the general public never took to living and working in cold steel and glass buildings—and paved the way for Minimalism to take hold in the 1960s. That spare, lean style, influenced by traditional Japanese architecture and epitomized by architect Mies van der Rohe's famous "less is more" motto, endures to this day.
Pennsylvania craftsman George Nakashima spare, elegant furniture shows a wabi-sabi influence.
In the 1960s, the crisp, understated (Shaker-like) Danish furniture made by Hans Wegner, Borge Mogensen, and Arne Jacobsen delighted the design world. Danish modern furniture, finished only with a sandpaper rubdown or linseed oil and embellished sparingly with natural materials such as leather, cotton and linen, was a breath of fresh air in an environment cluttered with all the new plastics and vinyls. At the same time, Charles and Ray Eames combined Shaker simplicity and innovation with modern industry to mass-produce furniture with integrity. (Herman Miller has been reproducing the Eames's molded plywood and leather "potato chip" lounge chair, described as having "the warm, receptive look of a well-used first baseman's mitt," since 1956.) The Knoll furniture company began distributing Pennsylvania craftsman George Nakashima's polished cherry wood tables and softly geometric chairs. A softer, more human minimalism had been born.
In 1960, House Beautiful magazine editor Elizabeth Gordon gave a name to the spare, restrained style: shibui. Referred to variously as "the cultivation of the little" or "the cult of the subdued," shibui is the ancient Japanese art of not too much, of quiet grace through economy of means. The ancient Japanese character for shibui referred to water blockage, a symbol of restraint. Shibui colors are subdued (black, slate, dark brown and moss green), and shibuimono ("shibui things") have a nonmechanistic, timeless beauty, hinting by their very presence that they're more than just pretty.
"Discover Shibui: The Word for the Highest Level in Beauty" (August 1960) and "How to Be Shibui with American Things" (September 1960)—two special issues that deciphered this Japanese concept of "severe good taste" and "superb understatement"—sold out immediately. "House Beautiful has never had so deep a response to an issue from so many people," Gordon wrote at the time.
Meshing perfectly with the era's spare, modern style, shibui had its moment in post-World War II United States. Baker developed a furniture line, Shumacher promoted shibui fabrics, and Martin Seymour called its line of muted, tasteful paints shibui. Erwin Lambeth Company built a Shibui House with burlap-covered walls, a fireplace textured with sandpaper, and Danish modern furniture. "Shibui has no bounds," said Erwin Lambeth president Kay Lambeth. "It's the unrestrained, the unobvious, the elegant in any culture—and we've borrowed ideas from the whole world."
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(all FAO regions plus unallocated specimens)
If you would like to comment on this list please email Bob Hanner.
Note: The FISH-BOL campaign has adopted FishBase as our current global taxonomic authority file. In addition, we are collaborating with Catalog of Fishes, ITIS and FishBase to resolve an integrated checklist incorporating information from each of these sources. Regional Working Groups are charged with mapping the global checklist against the various regional (e.g. American Fisheries Society) and national (e.g. "General Status of Wildlife in Canada") checklists used in fisheries management and for regulatory purposes. In this respect, FISH-BOL supports efforts of the ICZN to establish a common registry of animals names so that the many and varied taxonomic authority files in use around the world can be readily updated and eventually synchronized.
- Chordata
- Actinopterygii - (30904)
- Cephalaspidomorphi - (43)
- Elasmobranchii - (1178)
- Holocephali - (50)
- Myxini - (74)
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heart health
Many people still think of heart disease as a "man's" condition. Yet, it's the top killer of American women. At Bon Secours Virginia, we appreciate that women often experience cardiovascular disease differently than men. That's why we listen to you and pay attention to your medical history, symptoms, and concerns. If you need us, we'll work together to develop a treatment plan that works for you.
We offer broad heart disease services focused on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and wellness. We diagnose and treat the full range of cardiovascular conditions.
These include:
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease
- Heart rhythm disorders
- Congestive heart failure
Working in state-of-the-art facilities, our cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and electrophysiologists make fast, accurate diagnoses and offer the latest proven surgical and minimally invasive treatments. These encompass coronary artery bypass graft surgery, angioplasty and stenting, and catheter ablation for heart rhythm disorders.
Atherosclerosis -- or hardening of the arteries – causes most cardiovascular disease. Coronary artery disease occurs when atherosclerosis narrows or blocks heart arteries. Healthy lifestyles -- exercising, maintaining a healthy weight, eating a diet low in fat, not smoking, and drinking moderately -- can prevent hardening of the arteries. You also should know your blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar numbers. Remember, too, that a woman's risk for heart disease rises after menopause.
We offer a cardiac wellness program for women who've either had a cardiac procedure or a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack. Procedures range from a coronary artery bypass graft surgery to angioplasty and stenting, and heart valve repair or replacement. Our two-phase program relies on a team of cardiologists, nurses, exercise specialists, and dietitians to create individualized wellness plans. These plans depend on supervised exercise and intensive education about lifestyle changes that aid healing. Our team will help you make the most of your recovery and decrease your risk of future heart problems.
Supporting our individual practitioners is the Bon Secours Heart Institute. This is the mid-Atlantic's first comprehensive outpatient heart institute. It emphasizes education, prevention, and early diagnosis. In addition, the institute is a conduit for the treatment of patients who either are diagnosed with heart disease or may be at risk.
At Bon Secours Virginia, we stress education and prevention for women. An important part of prevention is knowing your risk for heart disease. The Heart Institute offers an online screening tool called Heart Aware. This interactive survey that can help you determine your heart disease risk. To take this online assessment, click here.
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You could mold one with the right kind of molding compound. Take the mold material for my pistol grips (yes that is still an active project). Pour the goop around the part and you have a mold good for some time. It is pliable enough that it pulls free of the form and if you baby it you can avoid ripping it apart. A multi-part mold could be done, but you have to plan that better because you must have some sort of index point so you can rest the pieces the same way every time.
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(a) the fact that bubbles will ruin your work. QA is the name of the game. Vacuum de-gassing chambers are spendy. Re-doing a mold is pricey and time consuming (takes about 1 day for the mold to set). I have several trash molds that are tweaked due to bubbles, etc. and that molding plastic is pricey. I have a shoebox full of "seconds" that honestly I don't want to give to anyone.
There is a newer kind of molding compound that apparently doesn't have the bubble problem, but I have yet to look into that. If it delivers as promised, it sounds like the best path.
(b) a template from which to mold. What do you do - build the prototype from wood or foam then mold it? You'll have to use bondo or some other filler to take care of all the voids so you don't get "extra" pieces on the final piece.
Give me one of those real Bizon mags from Rusmilitary that are demilled, and I can use bondo to build up the feed lips, and presto there's the template for the mold.
(c) the molding material. Most molding material is clear or white. To color it you must add a pigmentation of some sort. Then you don't get a true black, more like a dark dark grey. Honestly I think a fiberglass material might do better.
The black heat-resistant material I am currently using has a pot life of about 2 minutes TOTAL. After about 1 minute, it starts to set up like cold molasses, then that's it. Makes for some really interesting "poured from a cup" desk art when just doing pistol grips, but for a large part I don't see that working. What we need is a good plastic that doesn't require pigmentation AND has a longer pot life. 5 minutes would be better.
So is it doable, certainly. Just takes a lot of work, and the setup cost is pretty high.


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When Deidre Purcell crossed the finish line in the MORE half-marathon this past April, the 45-year-old had already embarked on another kind of long-distance challenge: As one of the winners of MORE's Vtrim Online contest, she had recently enrolled in a comprehensive, six-month weight-loss plan.
Created by the University of Vermont, Vtrim is a 24-week weight management program that provides an unusual amount of support. After you enroll, a certified facilitator provides you with a daily target of calories and fat grams; you keep track of your efforts with a daily log. Every week, you participate in online meetings in which you discuss weight-loss topics with your instructor and other participants who are trying to shed pounds.
Purcell says the program (which is free for her but normally costs $695) has helped her stay focused on her weight-loss goals. Despite being an active person, she had put on 14 pounds over the last few years; when she started with Vtrim, the scale read 154. Tight clothes weren't her only worry: "We have a lot of family health issues," explains the Clifton Park, New York, resident. "My sister has multiple sclerosis, my mom had diabetes, and both my brother-in-law and mother had brain tumors. After my mom passed away in 2007, I knew I had to get healthy. I wanted to dedicate my efforts to her."
It wasn't always easy. "I'm a nervous eater," she admits. "It was hard to get back into the swing of things." As an insurance adjuster and the mother of two teens, Madison, 13, and Corey, 15, Purcell was constantly on the go, grabbing takeout instead of cooking healthy dinners. Improving her exercise routine seemed easier, which is how she found herself in the MORE half-marathon in April 2009.
"I hated running," she says. "Hated it. But I challenged myself to do it. It was the first step toward reclaiming my life."
After she began training for this year's race, Purcell knew she still needed a push to correct her eating habits. Winning the Vtrim contest gave her the inspiration she needed to rededicate herself to health. "Writing everything down gave me a clear, conscious look at what I was consuming. Once I saw what I was putting in my body, that was it for me."
With the support of her Vtrim facilitator, Blanche, Purcell has lost six pounds in 12 weeks. "Blanche is like my weight-management coach. Every week she targets different barriers to getting healthy, and shows you how to journal, to exercise, and to be more conscious about what you eat. I love it."
Today, Purcell says, her outlook on life is brighter than ever. "Since I started doing all of this, I feel so much better, physically and emotionally," she reflects. "I've got more energy, and I feel more in control of everything. In fact, I'm looking for my next challenge. It makes you think, 'If I can do this, what else can I do?"
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Starting weight: 184
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Catherine Skrinak was angry when she entered MORE's contest. "I was disgusted with myself," she remembers. "I'd yo-yo dieted all my life, and had gained all the weight back again." It was a few days after the 17th anniversary of her father's death, and it dawned on her that her eating spiraled out of control when he died: "People brought all this food over—and I never stopped eating," she explains. "Even when I healed, this was the one thing I could not put back together." On Vtrim, however, Skrinak started to track her daily intake. "I was dreading the structure, but it worked," she admits. Soon she found herself preparing an entire week's worth of healthy meals ahead of time, and going for lunchtime walks at the lab where she works as a quality assurance technician. "What it comes down to is you and whether you're doing the work," she says. "There's no magic pill. It will work—if you do it."
Best lesson learned: It's okay to eat anything you want—just not all of it.


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Pride and Determination: Colorado High School Mountain Bike Racing
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On Sunday, the Colorado high school mountain bike racing season was in full swing. The race was in Granby at the Snow Mountain Ranch and the course was speckled with aspen leaves of awesome vibrant colors. And just like the first race at the Chalk Creek Challenge, the kids continue to prove that they are in it to finish it.
I waited just past the finish line for the Boulder High girls. Once the kids finish, they are asked to sign a jersey for the sponsors. That's where I lie in wait to tell the girls how amazing they are (and they are) and to hold their bikes and to give them a hug (if they want one). This part of the finish line reminds me of when we used to be able to go all the way to the gate at the airport. When we would be waiting right outside the door for mom, grandma or our favorite friends. Remember the looks on people's faces? I really miss that. Well, that's what it was like for me. The girls would roll up and kind of be looking for their people and at the same time, trying to catch their breath. That's when I saw what I would have missed ten years ago. Before I became a parent. I saw pure pride.
One of the freshmen girls was racing for her first time. And that's no small feat. Getting to the race, remembering all of your stuff, remembering your race plate and thinking about what foods will be the best pre-race foods. Of course, parents play a huge role in all this but ultimately it's the kid who had to roll up to the start line and ride the race. All by her or himself. It's a big deal. So when they come across the line and they've just done something they weren't sure they could do, well, that's a really big deal. And when said girl rolled up it was like watching a tennis match. I looked back and forth between her and her dad and I saw the emotion and the pride on his face. And I know this look because I have three kids of my own and I know what it feels like when my kid medals in all five events at the swim meet or when they race short track (at age 4). Or when my kids score their first goal. It's like the best feeling in the world. And so I guess what I am saying is this: The kids that come out and race are awesome. They could stay at home all nestled in their warm beds (especially on a race day after homecoming) and they could be content with the cyclocross race they did the day before but they get up and they show up and they leave everything they have out on the course.
This is what you might be missing if you haven't been to a race. Oh, what's that? You don't have a kid in high school? You can volunteer! Ring cowbells, set up the course or help with registration. This past race had 387 racers, 25 more than the season opener at Chalk Creek! For Division I, Boulder High and Fairview tied (these are preliminary results) with Vail Valley Composite and Salida trailing close behind for third and fourth. For Division II, Animas (Durango) took first place with Green Mountain (Lakewood) coming in second. Grand Valley and Evergreen placed third and fourth respectively. Again, these are preliminary results but once again the kids gave it their all and seemed to have a great time doing it.
There are two more races left in the 2012 season. I can't wait to see what happens next time.
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Official High School MTB Race Report
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Granby, Colorado – Cowbells rang out in the crisp mountain air Sunday morning at Snow Mountain Ranch YMCA of the Rockies as 388 high school mountain bike racers took to the course of the second race of the Colorado High School Cycling series.
An easier course and gentler weather than the previous race were welcomed by Glenn Case, coach for Estes Park High School, new to the league this season. Fred Newcomer, Summit County coach, agreed. "The kids are excited and this course is tight, fast and fun. Not as technical."
The 5.2 mile course featured approximately 466 feet of climbing per lap, with underclassmen riding two laps for 10.4 miles, JV boys and Varsity girls riding three laps for 15.6 miles, and Varsity boys hammering out four laps for a total of 20.8 miles. A few bridges, a small rock garden, a narrow off camber trail along a reservoir, and a creek crossing within a mile of the finish provided a lot of variety on new additions for the 2012 course. Trey Lopez (Grand Valley) exclaimed, "This is my favorite course of the past 2 years racing in the Colorado League." His second place finish and overall series leader status were evidence of his ability to successfully tackle this course.
Boulder and Fairview traditional rivals tied for the D1 team win with Vail Valley coming in third. In D2 team standings, Animas stepped up for the win, buoyed by Stephen Davoust and India Waller, with Green Mountain and Grand Valley tied in second place. Durango felt the absence of their girls Kaylee Blevins and Sierra Trout, with the team falling to 12th place despite the strong showing by their boys. The team scoring is maximized when both genders are represented.
Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede Team Results
Division 1 Standings:
1. Boulder 3913 tie
1. Fairview 3913
3. Vail Valley 3791
4. Salida 3746
5. Golden 3728
Division 2 Standings:
1. Animas High School 2027
2. Grand Valley 1913 tie
2. Green Mountain Composite 1913
4. Evergreen 1887
5. Leadville 1883
Sepp Kuss (Durango) climbs to another win and maintains the series leader position. Photo Carrie Dittmer.
India Waller (Animas High), the current girls Varsity leader, and Ksenia Lepikhina (Fairview) quickly widened a gap, leading together until the final lap, when Waller pulled ahead. As Waller pulled into the finish in first place, she slowed to a stop and waited for Lepikhina to catch up, grabbing her hand to cross the finish line together. Kelsey Lundberg (Salida) came up third shortly after.
"We've ridden together a lot," Lepikhina said. Waller added, "I think these races are great because there are more and more girls competing."
The riders seemed to enjoy the course overall, but the boys' varsity leader, Sepp Kuss (Durango) and third-place finisher Garrett Gerchar (Boulder), agreed that the dry dirt seemed to suck their energy, making it hard to gain speed. As race day progressed, the temperature climbed, and the wind picked up, adding clouds of dust to the course, which failed to bother Kuss (Durango), as he garnered his second win of the season, ahead of Michael Dessau (Boulder). "I didn't really know when I had the win for sure, so I just kept pushing all the way through," he said.
Varsity Girls
1. India Waller (8) Animas 15.6 miles in 1:26:15
2. Ksenia Lepikhina (3) Fairview 1:26:18
3. Kelsay Lundberg (6) Salida 1:29:25
4. Marta Morris (13) Boulder 1:30:03
5. Sage Kitson (12) Salida 1:30:07
Varsity Boys
1. Sepp Kuss (55) Durango 20.8 miles in 1:29.06
2. Michael Dessau (34) Boulder 1:31:25
3. Garrett Gercher (53) Boulder 1:32:25
4. Levi Kurlander (50) Durango 1:33:41
5. Stephen Davoust (51) Animas 1:34:26
Marta Morris (Grand Valley) JV rider placed 4th. Photo Carrie Dittmer.
Homecoming games and dances were a factor for a few of the racers, some having gone out, and some having stayed home to rest. Both options seemed to have worked out for the top finishers. Kurtis Barth (Fairview), D1 JV winner, said he just went to the football game and skipped the homecoming dance, while top-finishing D1 sophomore Henry Trowbridge (Summit) seemed to have harnessed the adrenaline from his night out to take the win, said his father, Willie Trowbridge.
The JV boys' finish was shaken up by a spill Sam Furness (Golden) took into the stream crossing shortly after the bottom of a technical downhill, allowing Barth and Chris Key (Fairview) to take the lead. Furness finished third only 2 seconds behind Key. The boys joked at the finish about not knowing that the race was actually supposed to be a triathlon.
Darian Fairclough (Leadville) took the win in the boys D2 JV, after a disappointing last-place finish in the previous race, having been plagued by mechanicals. Trey Lopez (Grand Valley) hung on for second.
The largest girls category is JV where Isabella Kromegel-Anliker (Poudre) sprinted to her second win of the season. Elizbeth Curvin (Crested Butte Community) was less than a minute behind for second.
JV Girls
1. Isabella Kromegel-Anliker (132) Poudre 10.4 miles in 1:04:01
2. Elizabeth Curvin (127) Crested Butte Community 1:04:36
3. Ellie Welshon (103) Green Mountain Composite 1:05:13
4. Bella Walz (144) Evergreen 1:06:11
5. Clare Baker (138) Vail Valley 1:06:41
JV Division 1 Boys
1. Kurtis Barth (226) Fairview 15.6 miles in 1:12:34
2. Chris Key (229) Fairview 1:14:27
3. Sam Furness (242) Golden 1:14:29
4. Ian Boucher (273) Vail Valley 1:14:42
5. Wyatt Schwarzkopf (220) Boulder 1:16:34
JV Division 2 Boys
1. Darian Fairclough (324) Leadville 15.6 miles in 1:20:48
2. Trey Lopez (341) Grand Valley 1:21:55
3. Charlie Lynch (317) Evergreen 1:22:46
4. Nathanael Rodd (305) Animas 1:23:50
5. Nathan Reindel (337) Front Range Christian 1:25:09
Girls JV field attacks the start hill. Photo Carrie Dittmer.
Brothers Cormac and Liam Dunn, (Denver East Composite) D2 sophomores, turned heads as they finished first and second, respectively, tying for the series leader position, as the two had switched first and second slots from the previous race.
Sophomore Girls
1. Taeler McCrerey (413) Summit 10.4 miles in 0 1:04:48
2. Claire Vandeyacht (409) Summit 1:05:03
3. Heidi Livran (416) Vail Valley 1:07:38
4. Randi Seiwald (403) Golden 1:10:57
5. Sienna Rahe (405) Salida 1:11:11
Sophomore Division 1 Boys
1. Henry Trowbridge (538) Summit 10.4 miles in 50:14
2. Quinn Tirpak (525) Independent 51:53
3. Dylan Murphy (540) Salida 52:12
4. Mitch White (500) Cheyenne Mountain 52:35
5. Ozzie Scott (527) Crested Butte Community 52:52
Sophomore Division 2 Boys
1. Cormac Dunn (640) Denver East Composite 10.4 miles in 51:15
2. Liam Dunn (639) Denver East Composite 52:05
3. Aaron Selin (621) Front Range Christian 52:09
4. Grant Gipson (619) Leadville 53:04
5. Jonah Howe (636) Grand Valley 53:04
ophomore Girls Podium, Taeler McCrerey (Summit) 1st place, Claire Vandeyacht (Summit) 2nd place, Heidi Livran (Vail Valley). Photo Carrie Dittmer.
Freshman Girls
1. Brenna Hattler (701) Golden 10.4 miles in 1:10:00
2. Jessica Way (708) Green Mountain Composite 1:13:03
3. Jenny Lucke (704) Monarch 1:13:14
4. Lillie Bahrami (711) Boulder 1:21:01
5. Korissa Straub (707) Ralston Valley 1:21:53
Freshman Division 1 Boys
1. Quintin Cook (843) Vail Valley Composite 10.4 miles in 50:00.85
2. Joel Chapman (831) Ralston Valley High School 50:26.69
3. Jack Tanner (813) Fairview High School 51:20.92
4. Cooper Wiens (821) Gunnison High School 51:29.85
5 Kai Sherman (826) Crested Butte Community School 52:32.09
Freshman Division 2 Boys
Bryce Gordon (928) Durango High 10.4 miles in 50:40.99
Charlie Greenberg (914) Durango High 51:02.86
Maxl Freeman (910) Green Mountain Composite 54:15.32
Jackson Kahl (929) Poudre High School 54:25.21
Jack Ellmer (908) Fort Collins 54:43.52
Nial Irwin (Evergreen) focused through the trees. Photo Carrie Dittmer.
Friendly words between competitors and strong support amongst teammates throughout the day evidenced a sense of sportsmanship and camaraderie among the individual athletes as each strove for their personal goals. The third race of the four-race series is October 7th at the Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch, Elbert.
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The House of Representatives met last week to vote on eliminating a very important survey.
Put this one into the category of denying global warming or eliminating the federal Department of Education:
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted last week to eliminate the American Community Survey—the 160-year-old supplement to the decennial census that determines where $400 billion in government funds go every year.
Never two to sit back and think for a minute when a right-wing wild hair emerges, Utah GOP Congressmen Jason Chaffetz and Rob Bishop both voted for Florida freshman Daniel Webster's amendment. The lone adult from Utah in the room, Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson, declined to vote to kill the survey.
Every year, the Census Bureau polls a representative sample of three million households about the languages they speak, where they work and live and how much money they make. Government agencies use the data to determine which areas of the country need food stamps and housing assistance—and, occasionally, new congressional representatives.
But Webster—and Chaffetz and Bishop—pretend to see Big Brother: "This is a program that intrudes on people's lives, just like the Environmental Protection Agency or the bank regulators," Webster says. Besides, it's too expensive, too random to be scientific. (Nevermind that statisticians say it's the very randomness of the survey that makes it reliable.)
The American Community Survey is how we know that in Bishop's district, 20 percent of Ogden residents live in poverty. More than two out of three—79 percent—drive to work alone, an average of 21 miles. And 57 percent live in homes they own.
In Provo, in Chaffetz' district, one-third of residents live in poverty and only 44 percent live in owner-occupied housing. The numbers skew because of Brigham Young University's large student population.
Without the American Community Survey, these are things we would know eventually—every 10 years when the Census comes out. But American society can turn in less than that. Ten years ago, unemployment was hovering between five and six percent. And the housing bubble had yet to burst.
The Census has become a dog whistle for conservatives. They flock to Fox News to allege rapists are knocking on our doors with surveys in hand or link it to discredited progressive community organization groups like ACORN.
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I've always been curious about that one and I've come across many contending theories for the etymology of nitty-gritty. English is quite fond of these reduplicative compounds.
I'd like to know whether some consensus has been achieved in this area.
I've always been curious about that one and I've come across many contending theories for the etymology of nitty-gritty. English is quite fond of these reduplicative compounds.
I'd like to know whether some consensus has been achieved in this area.
Alain, as you have done me so much service with your etymologies, I simply must do you one ;)
Nitty-gritty comes by way of African-American culture, southern and south-western African-American culture to be exact, and the word was attested orally as early as the 1920s. Let me quote from a paper, The Real Nitty Gritty by a W. R. Higginbotham and J.A., from whence nearly all my information comes:
From African-American culture, it then apparently passed into the lingo of college students at about the time of the 1960s, by way of popular music, and was probably helped in its adoption by the general countercultural mood of that era. (Remember this was the era of "the [Civil Rights] struggle"; knowing the obscure argot of an oppressed people would have likely seemed appealingly dangerous and sexy to college students.) From there, it spread into the general culture via writers and high-circulation periodicals, such as The New York Times and Newsweek. One song written in 1963, by a Licoln Chase, titled simply The Nitty Gritty, appears to have been especially influential in the uptake of the word. I reproduce the first few lines:
More from the paper:
But you're probably wondering how this phrasing get down to the nitty gritty was coined originally. Well, here's where it gets disgusting. In fairness, there is actually some disagreement about the following explanation in the paper -- Higginbotham promotes the idea in the beginning, while J.A. argues against it -- but it is easily the most intriguing one I found therein, so I must reproduce it. Apparently, the "nitty" in nitty gritty refers to actual nits, as in lice, and the gritty was initially a reference to ground hominy, and then became a reference the grinding action one uses to reproduce the staple. Of course, that in turn was easily sexualized in meaning so that gritty also came to describe the grinding action of raw, bestial intercourse. Thus, getting down to the nitty-gritty means getting down so deep in a woman that one feels everything of her movements, and I do mean everything. The paper gives this joke to illustrate:
Wow! Amazing language, our English.