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How long should a babies nap be?
My 2 month old takes about a 2 hour long nap, sometimes longer. but will how long her nap is effect her sleeping schedule at night. or how long throughout the day should each nap be
Posted: 08/30/2007 by kellic3887
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It sounds wrong, but their day sleep directly affects their night sleep. If they sleep well during the day, and are well rested they will sleep better at night. If they are overtired they won't sleep well at night. I know it sounds wrong, I thought so too. I was so tired I decided to try it and it worked! Try and get your baby to sleep within 2 hours of waking up, or as soon as you see the sleepy signals. This way you won't have to deal with an over fussy baby who is too tired to fall asleep easy. It all sound backwards, but believe me... I've worked through it and its true! Good Luck!!posted 11/06/2007 by LukerDukersMomma
my daughters first nap each day is 1 hour then she sleeps 1.5-2 hours for the second nap. the third nap of the day is 45 min to 1 hour. It seems to work great!posted 10/09/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
My 9 week old falls asleep through every feed but continues to complete the bottle, doesn't wake up when burped Is this normal even after she's had a long nap!!? She is on a 3 hr routine. Sleeps 1 and !/2 hrs - 2 hrs each nap time, with catnap in evening, bath at 7pm and bed by 8. Wakes twice for full feed at different times at night, and goes back to sleep easily. Also seems to have colic most evenings between 7-10 pm ( all that eventually relieves her is another few ounces which send her to sleep. Should she be sleeping so much or is this normal?posted 04/04/2011 by Raykerr
ok, i have a 20 month old and a 7 month old, my 20 month old son, is an amazing sleeper, he takes one nap during the day and it goes from about 11-2 every single day, but he also always sleeps through the night, i figure it's not a problem as long as he can sleep through the night he can sleep as much as he wants during the day, my daughter though, the 7 months old..she is a horrible sleeper, she takes a same nap with my son 11-2 everyday and then another hour long nap from 5-6 and she NEVER sleeps through the night, never has, usually shes up ALL night long, i've tried everything..keeping her up all day, giving her 3 short naps during the day insyead of her rugular, giving only one nap..i mean everything i have tried everythjing..my only conclusion is that in time, she will come to learn her own sleep patterns and i will just have to deal with it, until then...i guess ill be up all night and all day! :( lolposted 05/25/2012 by samanthathims
My little girl is almost 11 months. Her naps will be anywhere from 45mins to 2.5hrs depending on the kind of day she is having and how hard she has played. She also usually sleeps longer if she doesn't feel well.posted 09/30/2007 by MommaKasie06
My son is 10 mths & already seems to be fighting his afternoon naps. He won't go down at 3 & goes down for the night 7:30-5am. Do they really give up naps this early. He naps in the morning 60 mins or 90 mins. He's an energetic boy!! Any suggestions?posted 07/30/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
I had the problem of my 7 week old only taking good naps in my arms, which was very sweet but made it impossible to get anything done. I had tried swaddling before and he hated it, but then I tried it again with a crochet blanket which allows some movement but not enough to startle himself awake- great naps ever since! (and longer sleep at night too!!)posted 03/24/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
my 9 week old baby doesnt fall asleep on his own.. doesnt nap for long during the day. wakes up fussy.. only sleeps well in the arms.. how do i get him to nap longer?posted 01/19/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
How long should my 6 week old be napping during the day? Sometimes I can't ever get her to go down and other times she naps 2hrs or more at a time back to back? I don't want this to affect her sleep at night.posted 10/17/2011 by mollybossu
All kids are different. My 9 month old takes a 2 hour morning nap, a 2 1/2 hour afternoon nap and a cat nap for 45 minutes around 5 pm. He still goes to bed no later than 8 pm and gets up at 7:30 am. All 3 of my kids took awesome naps and still slept all night by 8 weeks old. It might be certain things your doing...posted 09/24/2012 by sandersen3
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|Seul Choix Point, MI
Description: Seul Choix Point was supposedly named by French sailors, who found that the protected bay formed by the point was their only choice for shelter along that stretch of northern Lake Michigans shoreline. Father William Gagnieur, a scholar and itinerant Jesuit missionary among the Native Americans of northern Michigan during the early 1900s, however, claimed that locals called the point Shishewah, derived from the Ojibwa word Shashoweg, which refers to the straight line of the coast. Regardless of the names origin, today its preferred pronunciation is Sis-shwa.
By 1850, the bay at Seul Choix was the most important fishing station along the north shore of Lake Michigan. Each summer, roughly 500 men engaged in the industry that had a value of roughly $50,000, but there were few year-round residents in the area.
After title to the land was obtained in early 1889, bids for construction of the lighthouse were solicited on two occasions, but each time, the lowest bid exceeded the appropriated amount. Finally, in 1891, the Lighthouse Board directed that the necessary material be purchased on the open market and the work be performed by hired labor. On March 17, 1892, the lighthouse engineer in charge of the project made the following report:
Pursuant to authority granted, the materials were procured and operations at the site were begun August 31. Work was continued until November 16 under very disadvantageous circumstances, the fall weather being exceptionally stormy and severe, involving much loss of time and interruption and delay to the work. Seeing that it would be impracticable to complete the station in time to have it in service by the spring of 1892, I recommended and the Board approved the construction of a temporary tower for the station light, which, in connection with the nearly completed dwelling and other necessary appurtenances, would enable the station to be put in commission. This has been done, but it was found impracticable to complete the permanent tower, which now stands 20 feet high.
Material for finishing the lighthouse and building the fog signal building were delivered to the point by the lighthouse tender Amaranth in the spring of 1895, and by the first of July, the oil house was completed, the boat house was nearly finished, the dwelling was replastered, the tower was raised to a height of fifty-six feet four inches, and the fog signal building was enclosed.
Seul Choixs handsome lighthouse, consisting of a stone foundation, brick tower, and metal lantern room, measures seventy-eight feet nine inches from base to ventilator ball, and its third-order Henry-Lepaute Fresnel lens was placed in operation on August 15, 1895. The stations one-and-a-half story dwelling is attached to the tower by a covered brick passageway. The ten-inch steam whistle was placed in service on September 10, 1895 using water pumped from Lake Michigan. The keepers were not as fortunate as they had to obtain their water from the lake by bucket. In 1907, a wooden barn was converted into a four-room dwelling for the assistant keeper. When a brick addition for the assistant keeper was added to the main dwelling, the wooden dwelling was sold and moved to a nearby lake. This structure was returned to the property in 2006 and subsequently restored.
Joseph Fountain, a Native American who had been serving as keeper of Beaver Island Harbor Lighthouse, was appointed first keeper of Seul Choix Lighthouse in 1892, and he reportedly preferred to live in an old hutch that was not fit for habitation for man or beast, as the new brick dwelling was too much for his primitive notions of comfort. When the permanent light and fog signal commenced operation in 1895, Fountain was joined at the station by two assistants: Eugene Kimball, and Patrick McCauley.
Twenty-seven-year-old William Blanchard was appointed second assistant keeper in 1902 at an annual salary of $425. Two years later, he was promoted to first assistant, and in 1910, he became principal keeper, a position he held until his retirement in 1942. William and Amanda Blanchard had two sons at the lighthouse, Charles and Calvin. Frances Seaman married Charles Blanchard and lived at the lighthouse for several years. The following are some of her recollections of life at the lighthouse:
Everybody always had their rooms spotless and shining. All the walls inside the lighthouse were painted gray, but not really a bad shade. The linoleum in the kitchen was also a gray marble color.
During Keeper William Blanchards service he had two assistant keepers that shared his first name: William Hanson and William Davis. The keepers were known as The Three Bills. It was William Hansons sixteen-year-old son Willard who built the birdhouse in the form of a lighthouse that can be seen at the station today.
On November 6, 1925, the stations fog signal was changed from steam to air diaphone, and electric lighting was provided.
Marilyn Fischer, who was instrumental in founding the historical society, is convinced the lighthouse is haunted. When she visits the dwelling, she has to leave her two dogs outside. They wont go in, she said. They stop at the door.
Phantom cigar smoke often detected in the dwelling is believed to be evidence that Keeper Joseph Willie Townshend never left the station. Keeper Townshend passed away in the dwelling in 1910 and lay in state in the downstairs parlor until his relatives could gather. Keeper Townshends wife never let him spoke his cigar inside the dwelling, but it now seems he is showing everyone he can smoke wherever he pleases. Other unnatural occurrences in the dwelling include relocated silverware on the dining room table, and apparitions in the mirror of an upstairs dresser.
Dont let the ghost stories keep you away from the lighthouse, as well-kept Seul Choix Lighthouse is a must-see attraction on anyones visit to Michigans Upper Peninsula.
Located on Seul Choix Point, seven miles southeast of Gulliver. The lighthouse is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Memorial Day through mid-October. Call (906) 283-3183 for more information.
The lighthouse is owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and managed by the Gulliver Historical Society. Grounds open, tower/dwelling open in season.
The lighthouse is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Memorial Day through mid-October. Call (906) 283-3183 for more information.
The lighthouse is owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and managed by the Gulliver Historical Society. Grounds open, tower/dwelling open in season.
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Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective
Guest Writer: Melissa Gumbs
Running now through September 2 at the Art Institute of Chicago
BLAM! WHAAM! OH JEFF- I LOVE YOU TOO, BUT. . . The new exhibition at Chicago's Art Institute shouts out at viewers who enter the gallery space. Looking like a comic book come alive to some, others will immediately recognize the work as belonging to Roy Lichtenstein, one of America's most beloved artists since he first gained popularity during the 1960's Pop Art movement. While art critics originally blasted the popular culture-centered movement as well as Lichtenstein himself (Life magazine featured a 1964 article entitled, 'Is he the Worst Artist in the U.S.?'), the public embraced the fun and bright style and its creators. This incredibly large retrospective, the first since the artist's death fifteen years ago, takes viewers through a journey of Lichtenstein's extensive portfolio including many less recognized works and series.
The show opens with Lichtenstein's large, Look Mickey painting, his first entry into the Pop Art world. The work, inspired by his son's childhood book, employs the artist's signature use of the primary colors with lighter values being achieved through his painting process which emulates printed Ben Day dots. While this piece displays many of the characteristics of the artist's later work, absent is Lichtenstein's use of heavy black outlines or more striking love and relationship themes seen in his most popular painting. Look Mickey represents Lichtenstein's first major step in his Pop style development and it is fitting that it opens the show. The remainder of the extensive exhibition is separated into sections, each highlighting the various subjects and series Lichtenstein explored throughout his career, including his most famous War and Romance pieces depicting images of love-struck women in dramatic poses as well as his lesser known series dealing with mirrors, modern sculpture, and artist studios.
One of the most intriguing sections of the exhibition is Lichtenstein's art history-inspired paintings. The artist had a vast knowledge and interest in the history of art and created a number of artworks as his response to well-known art works and styles. It is visually fascinating to witness how two artists took nearly identical subject matter and interpreted the image in their own exclusive style. Be aware, these aren't parodies; they are not done for humorous results. Instead, they are an artist's unique translations of artwork that inspired and interested him. Lichtenstein's versions of celebrated works by Matisse, Monet, Brancusi, and American painter Gilbert Stuart among others, are all on display. The Art Institute has even created a guide for visitors interested in comparing many of these sister pieces. Entitled Connecting the Lichtenstein Dots, the online manual provides one-on-one visual comparisons between the artwork sources and Lichtenstein's interpretations.
A truly magnificent show that spans rooms, this is not the exhibition to try to take in during a lunch break. Visitors should plan on taking at least an hour if not more, taking in the retrospective, in order to truly enjoy the large number of works that have been collected. This is also an exceptional art show to bring children. They will appreciate Lichtenstein's use of color as well as his comic influences; the works are sure to provide a wonderful gateway leading into thoughtful conversations. Even the Lichtenstein nudes are stylized and accessible to most audiences.
Those interested should also note, the Art Institute is doing a number of promotional events in conjunction with the show including scheduled gallery talks and a website devoted to the exhibition. For more information please visit the site (http://roy.artic.edu). More importantly, make sure to find time and visit this amazing retrospective before it closes. The Art Institute has amassed an impressive collection of works, including many privately own and not often on display; it is a fitting tribute to Roy Lichtenstein's legacy. Don't miss it!


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He gets a lot right, visually…the last Republican political ad to feature wind turbines was…never. But he doesn't mention that a key aspect of his energy policy, criticized by many Demos and even some Republicans like Arnold the Terminator, is off-shore drilling. And he doesn't mention the useless stunt he calls the 'gas-tax holiday,' which would benefit no one and kill funding for road maintenance. Still, visually, the ad reminds us of why we used to like Senator McCain—among Republicans he use to be a leader, not a follower.
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Skylar Grey found herself on the largest stage in music at Sunday night's Grammy Awards when she joined Eminem and Dr. Dre for the duo's "I Need a Doctor."
The Wisconsin-bred singer penned the chorus for the Alex Da Kid-produced number as well as Em's Grammy-nominated "Love the Way You Lie" featuring Rihanna. And although the veteran songwriter is used to being behind the scenes, Grey says she enjoyed her time in the spotlight.
"I was just flattered that they would involve me on such a project," she told MTV News on the Grammy red carpet. "Dr. Dre has been working on [Detox] for 10 years and now I'm on a single off of it."
Grey's profile has been increasing lately, from her exposure as the woman behind the moving chorus of "Love the Way You Lie" and T.I.'s "Castle Walls" to lending her vocals to "I Need a Doctor" and being featured on Lupe Fiasco's latest single, "Words I Never Said" and Diddy-Dirty Money's "Coming Home."
She's working on her still-untitled solo debut with Alex Da Kid and the two are reaping the benefits of fusing her alt-sounding vocals with the British producer's sweeping production.
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Sound off: Dolphins vs. Patriots
WOW! That's the only accurate way to describe the smack-down the Dolphins gave New England on Sunday.
It was a complete beat-down, which should provide Dolphins fans a lot of enjoyment, and some evidence that this team has more talent than they've shown in the first two games.
Now that the Dolphins beat the Patriots, who beat the Jets, who beat the Dolphins, maybe the Dolphins are the second best team in the AFC East, behind Buffalo?
Wait a second….let's not get ahead of ourselves here.
"To get a win, in a division game, that's big. We said it all week and it happened just like we said we needed to do it," said linebacker Channing Crowder. "It's great to go into the bye week with positively, the energy. Now we need to come back and get these last 13."
So Crowder's looking forward to a 14-2 record? Hey, a guy can dream.
Of course this wasn't Tom Brady's Patriots. It was Matt Cassel out there throwing up ducks, buckling to the pressure Joey Porter (make sure you say you're sorry Joey) and the Dolphins defense applied to the QB who wasn't New England's golden goose.
Like Porter promised, Cassel played like he was making his second ever start since high school. Randy Moss didn't get one deep ball thrown his way, and the Patriots running game was stuffed by the Dolphins defense.
The Dolphins coaches took a page from all those gimmicky college spread offenses and put Ronnie Brown back there at quarterback similar to how quarterback coach David Lee used to Arkansas standout Darren McFadden when he was the Ravorbacks offensive coordinator. As a result Brown, who admitted he'd only practiced those plays for three day, rushed for four touchdowns, and throwing for another.
Five touchdowns from Brown, whose season was ended by the Patriots last October. Talk about payback.
Who would have thought Tony Sparano would have out coached Bill Belichick, using a scheme he and his staff came up with on the flight home from that Arizona loss? Maybe all those midnight hours in the Dolphins facility paid off.
Now the Dolphins have some evidence that this team has some upside. Some proof that the running game can work with this offensive line and an improved Ikechuku Ndukwe. And most importantly, some momentum and confidence heading into the bye week.
"Each game you kind of grow a little bit more. You grow more offensively, and you grow more defensively, and that's what you saw," said cornerback Michael Lehan said. "This proves we can get those things done, and now we can hit the ground running."
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Jazz musician Izzy Maurer is accidentally shot in a New York night club and his life changes drastically.
Drawn by the spell of a mysterious stone, Izzy sets out on a fairytale-like journey through the weird, frightening labyrinth of his soul.With novels such as The New York Trilogy, The Music of Chance, Moon Palace and Brooklyn Follies, Paul Auster was already one of the major authors of recent American literature, and he proceded to win the hearts of the movie-going public by writing scenarios for Smoke and Blue in the Face. Now Lulu on the Bridge is a film for which Auster has not only written the script but also acted as director. Lulu on the Bridge is a thriller with a fairytale flavor, but above all the story of love's healing powers. We offer this unique Auster scenario as accompanied by an interview conducted with the author. For all Auster readers as well as cinema freaks.


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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey divorce report in the National Enquirer is getting denied by Cannon today. Are Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey getting divorced? One tabloid claims they are, while the celebrities are denying the report.
"In a bombshell expose, The Enquirer reveals that all is NOT as rosy as Mariah and Nick would want you to believe," claims the National Enquirer. The tabloid paper admits that it contacted Mariah and Nick's reps about its story and that they denied it. "The Enquirer contacted their reps concerning our story about the celebrity couple's marriage hitting a rough patch."
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Date: 02/21/2013
Job Title: Building Monitor
Department: Parks & Recreation
Division: Senior Place
Immediate Supervisors: SeniorPlace Director
Nature of Work: Be responsible for monitoring the building rentals at nights & weekends. The position will be responsible for providing customer service at SeniorPlace with frequent contact by user groups, individuals and/or company employees.
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Senior Center Responsibilities
- Open only the rooms that are scheduled along with the times they have rented according to the monthly Facility Setup Report.
- Make sure renters have put the room(s) back the way it was found and make sure they have cleaned the space. Garbage needs to be taken out after each rental, preferably by the renter. If this has not happened, Supervisor/Building Monitor will need to put room(s) back, clean and take garbage out.
- The only main door to be unlocked with Renters in building will be the South Entrance. This is for security reasons.
- Make sure all doors are closed tight, locked and lights off, blinds open in building before leaving.
- Notify SeniorPlace Director of any rental issues.
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Home / Snow Removal Equipment / Western Snow Plows and Snow Removal Equipment / Western Wide-Out Snow Plow
Get an 8-foot blade, a 10-foot blade, a 9-foot scoop/pusher blade, or a windrowing machine all at the touch of a button. The WESTERN® WIDE-OUT™ adjustable-wing snow plow hydraulically transforms to move more snow, no matter what the condition. Up to 30%
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The 12-gauge steel moldboard is 29 inches high, and with independently controlled wings, the WIDE-OUT extends from 8 feet to 10 feet wide. With both wings angled forward, you get the carrying capacity of a full 9 foot scoop.
The ULTRAFINISH™ baked on powder-coat provides the best protection against wear and rust in the industry.
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Six vertical ribs and a dual power bar design provide exceptional torsional strength. The wings slide laterally across a structurally reinforced slide box, which further enhances blade strength, so there's no blade twisting or bending, even under the heaviest loads.
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The 70 degree attack angle provides a cleaner scrape with every pass, and the 17 inch curl radius gives you maximum snow rolling efficiency.
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Virgin Mobile officially announces the LG Optimus Slider and the HTC Wildfire S
Virgin Mobile USA announced two brand new Android-powered smartphones today. The carrier will add the LG Optimus Slider and the HTC Wildfire S to its roster next month. While the Wildfire S was first unveiled by HTC in February and has since been sold in many countries, this is the first time that the Optimus Slider was officially launched by any carrier.
The Optimus Slider was supposed to be headed to Sprint, but apparently the Now Network handed it over to its Virgin Mobile subsidiary. That this would happen we've known for a couple of days already, and it's nice to finally have the official details.
So, without further ado, here they are. First up, the Optimus Slider. In some ways, it can be seen as the successor to the LG Optimus V that Virgin Mobile has been selling for a few months now. That was a keyboardless device, and Virgin's own version of LG's Optimus One. Successor as it may be, the new Optimus Slider will be sold alongside the Optimus V, so that even if you don't care for QWERTY keyboards but would like an affordable LG Android-powered smartphone, you'll still have something to choose.
The LG Optimus Slider has a 3.2-inch HVGA (320×480) touchscreen, a 3.2 MP camera, a full physical side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, microSD card support, a 3.5 mm headset jack, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, and a 1,500 mAh battery. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
The LG Optimus Slider will cost $199.99 sans contract, and will be available on October 17 online from Virgin Mobile. On October 31, it will be in RadioShack and Best Buy stores, on November 6 at Target, and on November 13 in Sprint stores.
The HTC Wildfire S is Virgin's version of the phone that we've known for a long while now. It has a 3.2-inch HVGA (320×480) touchscreen, a 5 MP camera with LED flash, a 600 MHz processor, 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and comes with HTC's Sense UI overlay.
The HTC Wildfire S for Virgin Mobile will be available at RadioShack in white and at Best Buy in silver. You'll be able to purchase one on October 23 from either of the aforementioned retailers. The price being asked for the Wildfire S is $199.99 without a contract, just like the Optimus Slider. Strangely, it looks like the Wildfire S won't be available from Virgin Mobile directly, at least not at first.
So Virgin Mobile has just enriched its smartphone portfolio with two very decent (and nicely priced) midrange Android-powered offerings. That should naturally make you pretty happy if you're a Virgin customer.


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World No. 10 Richard Gasquet defeated Nikolay Davydenko in the final of the Qatar Open in Doha.
The second-seeded Frenchman snatched an improbable 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory over the unseeded Russian, who led by a set and a break of serve and seemed to be heading towards victory.
At that crucial stage Gasquet hung in without ever playing his best, and after Davydenko needed an injury time-out in the final set, Gasquet surged through to the eighth title of his career.
''This is a big success for me, and it was very tough,'' Gasquet said of the 2½-hour struggle.
''Nikolay was tired and I fought as much as I could. It was a good win against him because he plays so fast.''
Davydenko has slipped to No. 44 in the rankings.
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Burn Ban Put In Place; Grass Conditions Similar To Those Of Late Summer
April 23, 2014 | Volume 101 / Number 17
Janet Bailey / The Courier
What a way to end a beautiful Easter Sunday. A vehicle lost a tire on Highway 24 north, about eight miles south of Opheim, and firefighters said the spark set off a fire in heavy winds that burned about 455 acres and three buildings at a farmstead, above, owned by Chuck Flickinger. Firefighters from across the region were able to move some farm machinery out of the fire path, and farmers brought their tractors and one-ways to put up a fire guard. But in the end, all that was left of the old farmhouse was the chimney. Smoke could be seen for many miles. – Janet Bailey
A fire call came in around 5:10 p.m. on Easter Sunday. What started as a truck with a tire blowout, ended up with 455 acres of burnt grass. An old farm house, shop and out building were also lost in the fire.
This fire is only one of many that have sparked over the last month. Long Run Fire Department Chief Bob Hansen explained that conditions are much drier than usual, which brought a burn ban into effect as of Tuesday, April 22.
"The current grass conditions are typical of what we see in September," Hansen said. "It's really dry."
A spark from the tire blowout caused the grass to catch fire, and the heavy spring winds caused the fire to spread rapidly. Hansen said that six units from Glasgow responded, with 12 firefighters. Three Opheim units, a unit from St. Marie, two Richland units and three Scobey units all assisted with the fire. Units didn't clear the scene until after 9:30 p.m.
Unfortunately, a second fire call came out on Easter evening. At 6:25, a second call came in out at the Fort Peck trout ponds. Around 20 acres burned there along with a garden shed. While all the units were responding to the Opheim fire, Fort Peck and Nashua fire departments responded to the second smaller fire.
Hansen said that they suspected a cigarette was tossed from a window, which caused the blaze. Currently the dangers of the dry grasses are causing more issues very early on. Typical fire season doesn't begin until July.
That is what led Fire Warden Dan Carney, Hansen and Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier to put a burn ban in effect. Hansen said that in 2014 LRFD has responded to 22 fires, the entire year of 2013 the department responded to 59 calls. It could lead into a very busy fire season this year.
While the burn ban is in effect burn permits won't be issued. This normally being the time of year weeds and debris are burned off to prepare for planting and clean up before the hot weather kicks in. It is important that those looking to burn, pick up the phone and request a burn permit. Permits are free and they can help give important information to those who might end up responding to a fire that has gotten out of control.
Those who don't get a burn permit can receive up to $500 in fines. Out of control burns could potentially be fined for the cost to respond and put out the fire. Hansen said that all you need to do is call Valley County dispatch at 228-4333 to obtain a burn permit, or you can go online to valleycountysheriff.net.
"If you're planning on burning, the first step would to call the weather service and ask about the weather conditions for the next six hours," Hansen said. "If there's any wind we recommend you don't burn, save it for another day."
With the dry conditions and strong winds the potential for a large fire is high. Hansen said that there is rain predicted in this week's forecast, which could help lift the burn ban soon, but anyone planning to burn needs to check if conditions are right and burn permits are being given out.
With dry and perfect conditions for a strong grass fire, residents need to be aware of anything that can create a spark. Something as small as a lawnmower blade hitting a rock could be sufficient enough to create a fire.
Vehicle drivers need to be aware when running over tall grass, smokers need to not throw cigarette buts out in dry grass, and burn areas need to have a cleared perimeter – 30-feet is recommended.
Hansen added that he wanted to thank the farmers and residents for supporting the fire departments with water, food and drinks to firefighters on the job and to the employers who allow them to leave their paying jobs to help out other residents in Valley County.
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CLECAM Ejoheza, a credit and saving cooperative for farmers in Bweramana sector of Ruhango district built a building worth Rwf109 million to ensure security and attract more customers and members.
The milestone comes following the concern by many on the security of the money in a place where it previously operated.gs.
This was revealed on July 15th 2014 during the event to officially open the house by CLECAM cooperative located in Bweramana sector of Ruhango district.
"This house comes as an answer to our problems. We had a need to provide more security to members' property," said Aimable Mpamyarukundo, president of the cooperative.
Damien Mugabo, Director General of the Rwanda Cooperative Agency (RCA) who was the guest speaker called on cooperative members to avoid mismanagement of cooperative funds that can lead to its collapse
"Be careful about who manages the cooperative funds. Good management will help you achieve your goals," He said.
CLECAM Ejoheza cooperative started with Rwf46 million capital which has increased to Rwf583 million It was started in 2007 and has up to 130,000 members.


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In Tuesday's Champions League playoff match between Udinese and Braga, Pablo Armero was given an absolutely golden chance to put the Italian side 2-0 ahead in a one-on-one with the Braga keeper. As you can see, it didn't go so well.
To make matters worse, Braga pulled level and the second-leg tie went to penalties. Udinese was defeated, 5-4, no thanks to a distinctly un-Pirlo attempt at a Panenka penalty by Brazilian midfielder Maicosuel. Check out that miss below...
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Dunkin Donuts recently introduced another new lunch option, the Grilled Chicken Flatbread. Of course, it's being promoted as a healthier selection in the regular Dunkin lineup. On the surface it appears to be at least a passable possibility. Grilled chicken, reduced fat cheddar cheese with ancho chipotle sauce. Certainly doesn't sound terrible, does it?
Let's go under the bun with FoodFacts.com and find out if there's more going on with the new Dunkin Grilled Chicken Flatbread than meets the eye.
We'll start with the nutrition facts:
Calories: 360
Fat: 12 g.
Saturated Fat: 3.5 g.
Cholesterol: 65 mg.
Sodium: 1020 mg.
While the Grilled Chicken Flatbread isn't perfect, it's certainly not the worst fast food sandwich we've seen. It's under 400 calories and it contains 12 g of fat. We could live without the cholesterol and sodium levels. But overall, the numbers aren't terrible.
What ingredients can you expect to consume with this sandwich. Let's take a look:
Grilled Chicken: Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Water, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Seasoning (Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor, Salt, Yeast Extract, Sunflower Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Silicon Dioxide), Sodium Phosphates, Seasoning [Modified Corn Starch, Grill Flavor (from Partially Hydrogenated Soybean/Cottonseed Oil), Maltodextrin, Smoke Flavor, Hydrated Silicon Dioxide]; Multigrain Flatbread: Whole Wheat Flour, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Multigrain Blend [Water, Wheat Sourdough, Wheat Grains, Rye Grains, Oat Grains, Flax Seed, Rye Sourdough, Millet Seed, Teff Seed, Salt, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative)], Yeast, Sugar, Dough Conditioner [Water, Mono and Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Natural Flavor, Enzymes], Oat Fiber, Salt, Soybean Oil, Calcium Propionate (Preservative), Soy (Trace); Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese: Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Color); Ancho Chipotle Sauce: Water, Vegetable Oil (Soybean and/or Canola), Vinegar, Sugar, Tomato Paste, Egg Yolk, Salt, Contains less than 2% of: Chipotle Sauce (Water, Sugar, Chipotle Peppers, Vinegar, Salt, Modified Food Starch), Molasses, Spice, Garlic, Ancho Chili Pepper, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Modified Food Starch, Xantham Gum, Lactic Acid, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Benzoate and Calcium Disodium EDTA (Preservatives), Lemon Juice Concentrate, Onion, Caramel Color, Buttermilk Solids, Citric Acid, Sour Cream Solids, Yellow 6, Yellow 5.
That's about 90 ingredients with almost 20 controversial ingredients. Not our idea of a healthy option — even for fast food. We should also mention that among those controversial ingredients are some of our least favorite items (not that we have favorite controversial ingredients – because we don't). We're especially sensitive about things like partially hydrogenated oils, Sodium Benzoate, Caramel Color and Artificial Colors. They're all in there.
Sorry, Dunkin, but you'll have to keep trying when it comes to healthier menu items. This one isn't really working out for us.


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Since the beginning of time, spiritual cults have been the center point of main stream religion. But when a couple of orphans tapped into the powers of the oldest cult in history, an entire town suffered from their actions.
Now, 30 years later, a survivor of an unspeakable tragedy must return to the scorched town of his youth to settle some old scores. Can Calvin Tanner put his old demons to rest, or will he pass on the hell of his childhood to a new group of young thrill seekers?
Final Solution - Novel
By Jason Michael Hiaeshutter
60 years ago, the ability to clone a human being was discovered. Now, an evil secret society is using that same technology for their own personal gain.
Join Devin Vaughn as he races against time to save his son from these madmen while his wife's dark past unfolds around him.
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You can also find Final Solution on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or most other online bookstores. Or you can ask your local book retailer.
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Ando Yodo is a corporal in the 9th Regiment of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force of the Imperial Army of Japan. He has just killed 200 men…it took ten minutes.
A compelling story through the eyes of a Japanese soldier during the 1937 Nanking Massacre.
Ando Yodo can be downloaded to your Kindle or iPod touch here.
L'Enfant Terrible - Short Story
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Dr. Jean-Luc Veilleux (Jon to his friends) starts his day with his typical routine until he starts receiving overwhelming feelings of deja vu. Before he knows it, he is caught in the middle of an ancient feud among an alien race of time travelers who call themselves The Watchers. Now Jon has a decision to make, go back to his hum drum life as an archeologist, or stay with his Watcher, who claims to be attempting to save the world.
L'Enfant Terrible is a science fiction short story with a classic feel. You can download L'Enfant Terrible to your Amazon Kindle or iPod Touch, here.
TEXT ME - Short Story
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As a young college student, Clayton slowly builds up the courage to hire a lady of the evening. However, mere seconds before closing the deal he receives a text message warning him to get outta dodge. Later, Clayton discovers that he narrowly missed being busted by a police sting operation. Now, Clayton's mysterious new text buddy sends him another message, "You owe us!"
Follow Clayton as he becomes a slave to this unknown texter who orders him to commit some of the most heinous crimes imaginable.
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By Karen Wallis-Smith
It was Joseph Swan, an inventor from Sunderland, who developed the first practical lamp and led the way in early electrical lighting. Swan supplied arc lamps to light the Picture Gallery at Cragside in Northumberland in 1878, the first house to be lit by electricity, and for Mosely Street in Newcastle, the first electrically lit street in 1879. (1879 was, incidentally the year Edison first demonstrated his own lamp in the USA). In 1881 Swan opened Benwell Lamps, the world's first light bulb factory.
So if Edison didn't invent the light bulb, why he is famous for doing so? Well, true to his American roots, he took it to market! He successfully registered patents and tried, but failed, to sue Swan, so then took him as a business partner instead. In 1883 Edison and Swan was formed and created bulbs which were cheaper and lasted longer than anyone else's. Edison was a highly successful spin doctor and his vision of centralised electricity supply stations was paramount to his success.
Throughout the Victorian era electricity remained extremely expensive leaving gas as the popular choice for most middle-class households. Wider availability of electricity coincided with the arrival of the Arts and Crafts influence and, from the Edwardian period we begin to see a proliferation of new 'electroliers' replacing gas fittings (gasoliers).
It is not until after the First World War that electricity found its way into homes on a large scale. The metal filament lamps had been perfected in 1911 and the Electricity (Supply) Act passed in 1926, led to the establishment of the national grid. We finally had clean, safe lighting at the flick of a switch; no more fumes or bad smells.
So Edison may not have invented the light bulb; Davy can lay rights to that claim. He didn't even design the first practical light bulb or register the first light bulb patent; that was down to Swan. What Edison does deserve credit for is making electric lighting available. When he saw he was trailing Swan he cleverly joined forces with him (if you can't beat them, join them!) and developed the supply chain. He owned a power company, later known as General Electric, and, let's face it, without a source of electricity to light it, a light bulb is just a bulb.
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"Early Electric Lighting" was originally published on 20th September 2011 in Country Life's online Property Blog.
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Margaret Green Animal Rescue is the oldest animal welfare charity founded in Dorset. We rescue all types of unwanted, abandoned and ill-treated animals and re-home them to caring, loving owners. There are many reasons why animals are brought to Margaret Green Animal Rescue: pets that are no longer wanted, strays, people no longer being able to look after their pets. We strive to find a new loving home which can offer these animals the love, care and attention they deserve.
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Anybody have one? Use one?
I do. I love it. I only have about 350-400 rounds through it though.
I have a blue model and think it's great.
It looks like my PT92AR which I love the way it shoots and handles. I'm so happy with it I may get a 24/7
Had one in SS.
Very cool looking.
For me:it was reliable and nice to shoot, but.................... I couldn't hit the side of a barn from inside the barn. I let other people shoot it and they were fine. My usual gun is a 1911. The grip on a 945 is very different than the 1911.
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I am writing to make a few suggestions about the anti-aging advertisements in your magazine, More. It seems as if every kind of these ads has negative statements about maturing women and their appearance. One of your ads from the April 2011 edition reads: "Say hello to the real me"...eb5 brings out the real you by helping reduce the impact aging has on our skin.....Leave the signs of aging to masquerade parties-and show the world the real you." How in the world is a mature woman supposed to feel good about aging when they see an ad such as this? As a woman of 28, I even find it offensive that it seems as if I or any other woman with crow's feet isn't "real" without this cream. Whatever happened to beauty from the inside out? Another ad in the same April 2011 edition states the same kind of thing..."You are beautiful. Stay that way with Ceramide restorative capsules." I understand that the aging process can be a harsh kind of reality for us women, but it would be appreciated if the ads were uplifting, not degrading in saying that one must use cream, capsules, Botox and so on, in order to be beautiful. Outside beauty may fade naturally over time, but inner beauty lasts a lifetime. After all, is that not the kind that ladies should focus on foremost? Just a suggestion and an eye opener. Does a mature woman have to use these products to be smart, wise, and strong? I suggest things in your magazines that boost natural beauty. Face it, we all get old, but anyone can be beautiful on the outside like a rose and be cold as ice on the inside. Media encourages women to be vain about appearance, rather than focusing on becoming a strong, kind-hearted person. Sure, there are some positive images about that, but not nearly enough, and there should be more advocates for inner beauty. That is my focus in this e-mail to you...I would certainly appreciate any feedback that you and/or your team may have. Thank you very much for your attention in this matter.
--Debra Riese
"Fat? Who Cares!" is one of those counter-to-everything-else-in-the-issue articles More runs consistently. Losing weight is hard. WAH! Just quit trying, you poor thing, and have a cookie (or a dozen).
Read the statistics put forth by Linda Bacon carefully. They're not great news for overweight/obese women. We, as a country, need to get moving and stop overeating. That's how you lose weight, folks. Keep with it and it'll work. (I say that as someone who achieved a 50+ pound weight loss and have maintained it for nearly 25 years.)
When are we, as a country, going to reassume embracing what is difficult instead of opting for the easy way out every. Freaking. Time? And making up excuses to justify taking the easy out? What example does that set for our ever-fatter children?
Ms. Bacon has an agenda, and you gave her a(nother) platform to further it. Yes, yo-yo dieting is bad. Dieting itself is bad, because it implies that you will go off it. Embracing eating in moderate quantities and exercising--a lifestyle commitment--is the key to successful weight loss. Yes, it's that easy.
Grow up, folks, and stop whining. Just do what you know you need to do.
--MaryEllen Smith, Columbia, MD
I enjoyed your letter in the October edition, "Ending the Beauty v. Brains Debate". I'm a litigation attorney where women are making their mark in what was once an area of the law dominated by powerful men. The area of law I primarily practice--intellectual property litigation--is even less populated by women. I see the conflict women face when trying to work within the walls of this male-dominated area of the law. Some take the path of abandoning all femininity in the hopes of being taken "seriously". This comes at a price, however, because as in every aspect of life, you get more flies with honey. I and a number of other women in my law firm take the approach of being strong and powerful coupled with feminine sweetness. The impact is profound--with opposing counsel, third party witnesses, deponents, etc. It truly is possible to practice law shoulder to shoulder with powerful men without abandoning feminine attributes in an attempt to be considered a formidable team member and opponent...which is liberating, as I enjoy donning a pretty suit and lipstick while kicking butt!


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Masterpiece on PBS is presenting a special on the popular British crime/mystery drama series "Midsomer Murders." As a fan who watches the series regularly, curiosity took over as to what the special was about.
The plot focuses on behind-the-scenes of the program, with stars of the series giving their assessments and the roles each plays. The actors shown are currently seen on Washington, D.C.'s PBS stations that cover the adventures of CID Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Tom Barnaby, played by actor John Nettles. Nettles played the character from its beginning of the series (1997) until 2011; when he decided to leave and was replaced by actor Neil Dudgeon.
Much of the special showed murderous clips of the series. Two gritty and gruesome scenes involved a woman being beaten with a cricket bat while another was a man tied up in a circle while the killer shot glass bottles on his victim.
The special also concentrated on Caroline Graham, the author and creator of Midsomer Murders. She wrote seven mystery novels in the DCI Barnaby series, the first being The Killings at Badger's Drift in 1987. All of her Barnaby novels have been televisied. A comment was made about Graham's writing in that she was "dipping her pen in acid." When the novels ran out, original versions were written for television. Graham was only 14 when she became a full time novelist.
The fictional village of Causton in the English countryside is beautiful in nature; with a galore of trees, flowers, and bushes with cleanliness; houses neatly put together, others huge mansions with baroque settings. All present a peaceful and serene setting. Nettles on the program that has murder in mind gave this remark, "A beautiful nature of countryside, marked with the savagery of murder."
Besides Nettles giving his compliments about the series, other actors included Jane Wymark (who plays the DCI's wife, Joyce Barnaby), Laura Howard (who plays Cully Barnaby, their daughter), and Daniel Casey (as Sgt. Gavin Troy, Barnaby's sidekick). Troy was the first partner with Barnaby, later in the series Barnaby had two more. Troy was eventually promoted. Howard stated that Causton was a village that "was slightly mad, but seems perfectly normal."
Producer Brian True-May also spoke and stated he found the "perfect Barnaby" in Nettles. Before Nettles took the role he was already a household name in British television, playing in the crime drama "Bergerac" as Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac on the BBC. DCI Barnaby is described as (to paraphrase) a "balanced man, who is happily married, is proud of his daughter's accomplishments, is believable, and charismatic with a vague comic element."
The English rule-life with a twist on Midsomer would make audiences wonder due to so many murders (140 deaths have appeared on the show with Nettles) as to "who would want to live there?" But Barnaby is seen as the top dog in police work in this peculiar town; he's very thorough, so villagers feel safe that no matter who gets murdered, the problem will be solved and the killer will be brought to justice. And there's plenty to investigate; from sexual perversions (which Nettles describes as a "marvelous notion of sexuality") to cult meetings, beloved infidels, and of course ghastly and painful death scenarios. High-quality actors are picked to represent the series.
There's another important vibe that adds to the show's popularity – the theme music. Haunting and riveting, the music describes the mystery in a covert and veiled way by composer Jim Parker. There are other musical pieces throughout the program, depending on the scene or what's about to take place. Wikipedia depicts this on Parker –
Composed by Jim Parker, the iconic main theme is a moderate-tempo waltz, performed (primarily though not exclusively) on an unusual electronic musical instrument, the theremin, which has a sound not unlike a low whistle or a human voice. The theremin part is played by Celia Sheen.
Sheen was also in the program playing the theremin part. Soundtracks "The Best of " and "Music of" Midsomer Murders were made by Jim Parker.
Midsomer Murders last month celebrated its 100th episode with "Nordic noir" spice being filmed in Denmark. Tv.uk.msn.com reveled this about the series –
Despite its picture-postcard setting, hundreds of people have died in Midsomer; by the time the 100th episodes airs, there will have been 281 murders, 12 accidental deaths and 11 suicides. In terms of bizarre and gruesome murder implements – we're talking death by cow, death by poisonous frog, death by French guillotine, a hatpin in the ear, a tower of newspapers, a gargoyle from a roof and shelves of Midsomer Blue cheese.
Barnaby is now played by actor Neil Dudgeon and his partner Nelson is played by actor Gwilym Lee.
From mirror.co.uk –
Jo Wright, Executive Producer of the show, said: "Midsomer Murders is incredibly popular on prime time Danish television. It is known as 'Barnaby' and has been running for 12 years winning 40 per cent of the audience share.
"The idea to shoot in Denmark came about because we wanted to do something special to mark the 100th episode, and it's great to be working with DR, producer of the award winning series The Killing."
Producer Louise Sutton added: "This is very exciting for us as it is the first time that Bentley Productions have taken Midsomer Murders out of the UK to film. And it is also fantastic to work with Danish actors from the The Killing and Borgen."


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Scholarship on academic freedom--and on its relation to shared governance, tenure, and collective bargaining--is typically scattered across a wide range of disciplines. There has been no single journal devoted to the subject. Now there is. It is published by the organization most responsible for defining academic freedom.
The journal will be freely accessible online.
Academic freedom
The American Association of University Professors just launched a new online journal devoted to scholarly discussions about academic freedom. From the journal's web site:


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Jail-Bound Lil Wayne Joins Twitter
Some things Lil Wayne needs to do before going to jail next week: say goodbye to friends and family; get business affairs in order; undergo eight-hours of dental surgery; begin tweeting. Just days before the rapper is headed to prison on a felony weapons charge, he has joined Twitter. In his first Tweet, Lil Wayne said "im super new" to Twitter and remarked that he had "8 days of freedom" (he also dropped some expletives that we can't print in a family publication). In less than 12 hours, the rapper has amassed over 56,000 followers. If Lil Wayne continues tweeting from lockup, he won't be the first, howeve: "Pulp Fiction" screenwriter Roger Avary, convicted of vehicular manslaughter, apparently tweeted while serving time in a Ventura County work furlough program — but was later moved to full time custody.
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STANFORD, Calif. - The Stanford women's gymnastics team improves its depth as it welcomes three more gymnasts to the team for the 2013-14 season, as announced Friday by head coach Kristen Smyth.
Joining the program will be twin sisters Danielle and Nicolette McNair, and Haley Spector. They complete a talented 2013-14 freshman class that also features Rachel Daum, Carinne Gale and Sophia Lee who signed national letters of intent in November 2012.
"I am extremely excited to add Danielle, Nicolette and Haley to a very strong 2013 incoming class," Smyth said. "These three scholar-athletes have had their sights set on being part of the Stanford program for a long time and we are thrilled to officially welcome them to the Stanford women's gymnastics family.
"All three are phenomenal gymnasts and great competitors. I know they will make a huge impact on our program."
Danielle and Nicolette, natives of Costa Mesa, Calif., trained at Gym Max Gymnastics under coaches Jenny and Howie Liang.
Danielle is a four-time Junior Olympics National Championships competitor, finishing second on uneven bars in 2011, seventh on vault in 2012 and ninth on vault in 2013.
With an expected graduation from Tesoro High School in June, Danielle was a four-year honor roll student, California Scholastic Federation Seal Bearer and received the Tesoro Torch of Excellence award for English. Danielle also volunteered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
"Danielle is a tremendous all-around performer and will make an immediate impact on all four events," Smyth said. "She is hard working, passionate about the sport and a team player. I love her determination and willingness to fight for the things she wants."
Nicolette competed in two Junior Olympics National Championships, finishing third in the all-around in 2012 and 2013. She also competed in the 2010 Covergirl Classic and 2009 Visa Championships.
Nicolette will graduate from Tesoro High School in June as a four-year honor roll student, California Scholastic Federation Seal Bearer and recipient of the Tesoro Torch of Excellence award for anatomy. She also volunteered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
"Nicolette is an extraordinary athlete on all four events," Smyth said. "She has incredible ranges of motion combined with explosive power. On bars she is a standout performer, recognized for her big swing and unique skill selection. On beam she can do any skill in the book and is a confident, fiery competitor. On floor I'm certain she will be a crowd favorite with her explosive tumbling, dynamic leaps and vibrant personality."
Spector, of Reno, Nev., joins the Cardinal after training at Deltchev Gymnastics under the coaching of Stoyan Deltchev and Ani Damianova.
Spector is a two-time Junior Olympics National Championships competitor and took fourth on floor in 2011 and 2012. She placed first on beam and third in the all-around at the 2013 Nevada state meet, and finished second on beam at the 2013 Regional meet.
"Haley is strong on floor exercise and will provide crucial depth for us on vault," Smyth said. "She's an energetic floor performer and will add the big tumbling skills we need to compete against the top schools. She is also getting better all the time and has the potential to really improve in college."
Graduating from Bishop Manogue High School in June with a 4.0 cumulative GPA, Spector is a National Merit finalist, member of the National Honor Society and vice president of her high school's National Honor Society. She is the Class of 2013 salutatorian, a Harvard Prize Book winner and completed over 100 hours of volunteer work during high school.
The talented Stanford recruiting class will join a Stanford team that returns 11 letterwinners - including nine that were underclassmen in 2013.
The Cardinal had a successful 2013 season, making its 10th NCAA Championships appearance in 13 seasons and participating in its 30th consecutive Regional competition.


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MODERATOR: Thank you all for joining us today here at the Washington Foreign Press Center and via digital videoconference from New York. It's my honor to introduce Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Catherine Novelli, who is going to give you a preview of the Our Oceans Conference. It'll be held next week at the State Department on June 16th and 17th. At the initiative of Secretary Kerry, the conference will bring together policymakers, including heads of state, government ministers, experts from the private and public sector, and other stakeholders to discuss how we can cooperate to preserve our priceless shared natural resource, which is our oceans.
You all have Under Secretary Novelli's bio, so in the interest of time, I'll just have her step up to the podium and give you some remarks, and then we'll move to the Q&A. Ms. Novelli.
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Thank you. Thank you very much. I'm very happy to be here to be able to give you some background on the conference. And as was explained, the conference is going to be bringing together all the layers of society, because we believe that this ocean, which is all one ocean with currents that run in between, is – it's a global ocean, it's a global problem, and it requires all the layers of society to work together in order to solve some of the most pressing problems that we are facing today on the ocean. So that is why this is a conference that has civil society, the private sector, ministers, heads of state, the NGO community, and regular people.
And you may have already seen that we have started by pushing out our outreach to just regular individuals through a call to action that the Secretary did, and we are getting a very good response to that on Twitter, on Facebook, and the Secretary has a video which you can find on our website at state.gov, where he outlines the call to action.
But essentially, we're asking individuals to do their piece on this, and we've picked three very simple things that they could do. They can ask whether their seafood is sustainably caught and only eat sustainably-caught seafood. They can not throw trash in the waterways and the oceans, and they can pledge to spend at least one day a year cleaning up beaches. So these are very simple things. The conference is going to address the more complex things that involve three main areas that we decided to focus on, and we decided to focus on these three areas after consulting with experts on what is happening in the ocean, and because we wanted to make this conference not just a discussion, but a place where tangible results were going to be produced and where we could set up a plan of action for continuing tangible results.
So we picked three areas. The first one is overfishing, the second one is pollution of the ocean, and the third one is ocean acidification. And so we are going to be looking at ways to solve these problems, and one of the things that we found in putting together the conference is that as we reached out throughout the world to talk with people who are solving these problems in their local communities, there are solutions, and I think that we want to highlight those at this conference. And so we are bringing to the conference problem-solvers from all over the world. We've made this a very global conference so that they can talk about how they are solving these problems and addressing them, and we can spread that word out in a more broad way, and that that can form the basis for catalytic action.
We are also going to be announcing a number of very concrete deliverables, actions that countries are taking and a number of the heads of state are coming here to make those announcements. We will have announcements on behalf of the United States. And we are hoping that this is going to form a virtuous ratchet-up of activity on oceans that we can take into other fora as the year goes on, as the years go on, so that we can really work on the concrete resolution of these problems.
And so I'm going to stop here and take your questions.
MODERATOR: Okay. If I could ask you to please identify your name and your outlet, and in New York, please step up to the – sorry, the mike's not on. In New York, please step up to the podium in New York for your questions.
Okay. And we have one in the back.
QUESTION: It's okay here?
MODERATOR: Yeah.
QUESTION: I'm from Icelandic Broadcasting Service, and Iceland is one of the biggest fishing nations in the Northern Atlantic. Iceland has developed a system of sustainable fishing and have renowned scientists in international area. So I wanted you to expand on why Iceland is not invited to this conference.
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Well, we have a very excellent relationship with Iceland. Iceland's a NATO ally, they're a key partner, and as you said, they are an absolute leader on a number of things, clean energy, and an expert on a lot of fishing and have done a very good job on a number of some of the fishing issues that are out there.
Because of Iceland's commercial whaling practices, we didn't think it was appropriate to have Iceland at this conference, but we are going to continue to work with the Government of Iceland and experts in Iceland on – as we move ahead on all of these issues.
QUESTION: But is this part of a (inaudible) more pressure on Iceland --
MODERATOR: Sorry, can you use the mike, please?
QUESTION: There's a change of policy? Are you simply putting more pressure on Iceland to stop commercial whaling?
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: We have – we are – have not changed our policy at all. We've had a very consistent policy that we do not agree with Iceland's policies on commercial whaling, and Iceland was designated under something that, in the U.S. law, is called the Pelly Amendment. So there's no change in our policy, but that is the reason.
MODERATOR: Okay. A question here?
QUESTION: Thank you. Thank you. I am from Kyodo News, and speaking about whaling, I had the same question regarding Japan. Recently, Prime Minister Abe said that he was going to resume commercial whaling despite the recent ICJ ruling, and I wondered if you had any comments about that.
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Well --
QUESTION: (Off-mike.)
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: No, whaling is not covered in this conference. We are talking about – as I said, we are talking about overfishing, which really goes to the fish stocks that people use for food. And I know some people eat whales, but we are not talking about whaling in this conference, so it is centered on the whole question of overfishing. A number of fish stocks are actually at the edge of being overfished, and we have a huge number of people who rely upon fish as their primary source of protein. So it's actually an international security issue in addition to just a conservation issue.
QUESTION: Regarding my question on Prime Minister Abe, do you – sorry. Regarding my question about Prime Minister Abe, do you have any comments?
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: No, I don't have any comments about that.
MODERATOR: Okay. Other questions? Yes, same row.
QUESTION: Hi, thank you. My name is Keisuke Yoshimura for Kyodo News also. What kind of – is – you referred to the plan of action. What kind of output can we expect in the end of the conference? Like, declaration summary in text or something?
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Well, in terms of the actual things that people are going to be announcing, they're – I don't want to give you the list because obviously that's for the conference. But if people are looking at how they can protect areas of the ocean from fishing to keep them pristine, we're looking at questions of traceability for fishing so that you can try to combat the illegal fishing that's done.
On ocean acidification, we're looking at questions of how do you monitor the acidification of the ocean because it is not uniform, and how the currents work is not known. So are there specific things that we can do that would allow shellfish farmers, for example, to mitigate the effects of this as they're trying to farm?
On the pollution side, we expect there to be announcements made there about everything from recycling to science-based approaches to fertilizers, which are a huge cause of problems and dead zones because of the runoff from the land, as well as the use of plastics and how those can be reformulated. So it goes across the board.
QUESTION: I mean, can we have some text in the end of the conference or on the beginning?
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Well, in terms of – at the end of the conference, I mean, I think our hope is that we're going to, besides having these very specific actions that people are going to announce they're taking upon themselves – governments will announce, there'll be some NGOs, some companies – in addition, we will try to do a summary for what needs to be done on a path forward that we can all move on to get more concrete things done, because in our view actions are the important thing here and not just words. So we're trying to catalyze action and very specific action.
MODERATOR: Okay. Question in the back.
QUESTION: Thank you. My name is Zhang Hong. I'm from China's Caixin Media. So would you please explain a little bit more about the background of this conference? Is it the first time of – the conference – of this kind? And there's – it says that there are participants from more than 80 nations, but we are seeing only a list of heads of states of a dozen nations, maybe. So could you give us a better idea where – which these 80 nations are? Thank you.
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: In terms of the conference itself, it's the very first conference of this type that's been ever hosted by the State Department. There have been other conferences on oceans that take place and have taken place– and they focus on various issues because there's a lot of issues surrounding the ocean. I think it's fair to say this is the first conference of this type where we're actually marrying up all these different layers of society and the way that we're doing it and where we are trying to achieve very concrete commitments from each layer. So I think it's fair to say that that is the first of its kind.
In terms of the participants, there are participants from over 80 countries. We have several heads of state. We have several foreign ministers. We have a number of environment ministers and we have a number of senior officials, and so I don't know the exact list that you have, but there are over 80 countries who'll be represented. And I'm not quite sure if we have a comprehensive list of every attendee that's available at this moment, but it's – almost all of the major countries involved in these issues are going to be there, and certainly China's going to be represented by your Administrator Liu, who's in charge of environment and fisheries.
MODERATOR: Okay. Question in the front.
QUESTION: Okay. Thank you. Good morning. I'm from – my name is Boris Makarov, and I am from Russian news agency ITAR-TASS. So my question is: How can you evaluate the cooperation of Russia and USA in this ocean protection issue, and are there any specific projects on this? Thank you.
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Well, we have had a long history of working with Russia on oceans issues, and we certainly work with Russia on the Arctic Council and will continue to do so. I am not aware of any specific projects of cooperation at this moment, but we are looking forward to working constructively with the Russian Government on these global issues.
MODERATOR: Okay. In the middle row here – oh. Mike's on the other side.
QUESTION: Hi. I'm from Inter Press Service. So I was wondering, because acidification is not an issue that's as commonly covered as, like, overfishing. If you could speak a little more describing that issue, and also, like, what areas of the world are most affected by that, and if areas of the United States' oceans are affected by that?
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Well, the entire ocean is acidifying, and it is acidifying at an incredibly rapid pace. It's like, what, if you take the last 50,000 years, it's acidifying more in the last, like, 15 years than it has in the whole last 50,000 years. That comes from CO2 emissions that come from air pollution, and then it goes down into the ocean and it changes the – actually, the mix of the ocean and the creatures who live there who are used to a certain acidity level. And if you've ever had a fish tank, which I have tried to maintain for many years, you'll know that is an incredibly delicate balance, and once it gets out of balance, things can't survive.
And so what we're doing now is – there's a small project that the Prince of Monaco has started to try to actually measure where is this acidification taking place. It's not uniform throughout the ocean because there's many currents, and so water moves around. So where is this taking place, and how can we establish early warning systems? How can we, first of all, measure this in a much more precise detail than we have today, and a more uniform detail? And then how can we talk about early warning systems, because it absolutely affects shellfish farmers, who are very sensitive to these acidity levels.
There's been some pioneering work done off the coast of Oregon, where shellfish farmers have worked with the government to – the state government to monitor this and give them a heads up if the acidity level's changing further out so they can actually shut off their water intake from the ocean and preserve their shellfish until the waves go past and go in a different direction.
So we're trying to look at questions of monitoring and adaptation. And obviously, the final solution for this is going to have to be one that addresses climate change issues and what's going on in the climate. There is an entire discussion, though, that is going on in the UN and under different auspices on climate. So we weren't going to take that part on; we're going to just talk about the piece that is the ocean and what we can do in the short and medium term while people work on the larger climate issue.
MODERATOR: Okay.
QUESTION: Just to follow up a little bit, wouldn't this conference benefit from the knowledge of Icelandic scientists and politicians, and could you explain exactly what is so appropriate – inappropriate of inviting Iceland?
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Well, under the – I fully acknowledge that Icelandic scientists and experts are very expert, and that Iceland is a huge fishing nation, and they have been a key partner for us in Arctic issues, in promoting human rights. But under the Pelly Amendment, we are in a position where we are not going to be able to invite Iceland, unfortunately, to these kinds of large events. And so that is where we stand at the moment.
MODERATOR: All right, are there any other questions? Okay. Are you okay with second questions?
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Sure.
QUESTION: Sorry. Keisuke Yoshimura for Kyodo News. As I talked before, these programs are talked under the United States – the United Nations and various institutions in a concerted way. But I want to ask you why United States host this conference? What is – is there a complementary or interconnected issues effort?
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Yes – no, it's absolutely complementary, and there are a number of – for example, in the fishing area, fish management organizations. There are several fish-managing treaties. In fact, there's a new treaty called the Port State Measures Agreement that the United States has just received advice and consent from our Senate on, and we are trying to get the critical mass of countries needed to have it enter into force. So that's one of the things we're going to be working on at this conference. So the UN is absolutely involved. There are numbers of other regional fish management and other things that are involved, and so we absolutely see this as complementary to those actions.
We – Secretary Kerry, as you know, is passionate about the ocean, as am I, and he felt, rightly – at least from the feedback we've received from around the world – that we needed to elevate these issues, because they are food security issues and they are foreign policy issues, to a level that's more than just having experts talk to each other. And so that's why we're hosting this conference, and we're looking forward to elevating these issues and have them stay elevated so that we can get even more action than has happened to date to try to solve these problems.
MODERATOR: If there're no more questions here – or there is another question here. Okay.
QUESTION: Hello. I'm Mai with TV Asahi. First, sorry, I didn't do my background research. Can you tell me if Japan will be represented in this? And also I wanted to know how you plan to get all the things that are discussed in this conference out to the general public. Is there going to be outreach following this conference? And one last thing is: Do you plan on making this into an annual conference hosted by different countries every year, or have you gotten into that sort of planning yet?
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Okay. So the conference itself is going to be streamed live, and I guess I neglected to say that, so you'll be able to attend it virtually. So the whole thing will be streamed live. There will be fact sheets that'll be put out after the conference explaining all the different things that – the concrete things that are delivered, as well as sort of what's the path for going forward.
And to your last question about do we want this to be an annual conference, we are looking forward to having other countries take up this at a high level and move it forward, because I think the thing that's important is getting people together to share their experiences, but then trying to build on that so that people have goals that they can meet. And there's nothing like having some – a meeting that can produce sort of, "All right, we have to get this done by a certain time." And so those things can be very helpful for actually getting that kind of concrete action. Which doesn't mean it doesn't happen in the in-between time too, and we're going to be absolutely working on that too.
QUESTION: Okay. And then Japan. Will --
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Japan. Japan will absolutely be represented. I don't have the list of all the officials who are coming, but there're several officials from Japan coming.
MODERATOR: Okay, another question in the back.
QUESTION: Thank you, another question. So since this going to be hosted by the State Department, does it mean that the ocean issue has been moved higher on the agenda of the United States climate diplomacy? Can you say that? Thank you.
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Well, the ocean issue is – as I said, it's related to climate diplomacy. And as you may know, there's been a great deal of work done on that already. But the ocean issue also has its own issues, and so yes, I think it's fair to say that we are elevating this issue from an issue that's been – being dealt with by experts in a very good way to trying to elevate the visibility of this issue to a higher level, to make it into a foreign policy and domestic policy issue that's more broad than just as it has been to date.
MODERATOR: Okay. Well, I think you've answered all the questions, so thank you very much for coming today.
UNDER SECRETARY NOVELLI: Thank you.
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