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NetBarrier X5
All Macs connected to the Internet (DSL, cable modem, etc.) are exposed to hackers, vandals and other security risks. Experts estimate that between 85% and 97% of intrusions are never detected.
Intego NetBarrier X5 is the Internet security solution for Macintosh computers running Mac OS X. It offers thorough protection against intrusions coming across the Internet or a local network.
Intego NetBarrier X5 protects your computer from intrusions by constantly filtering all the activity that enters and leaves through the Internet or a network. Intego NetBarrier X5 protects you from thieves, hackers and intruders, and warns you automatically if any suspicious activity occurs.
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10.5.4 available via Net Barrier's auto update
I guess we can try it and see if there are any "intrusers" detected. I never had any problems, and never means - since the 1st gen PPC. So why now?
I wouldn't pay 50 bucks for it anyway - and I'm sure it will eat about 50% of my CPU,
no panic... mac os x is not yet hacked...
why should I use this application?
When I start hearing about Macs being hacked through means other that social engineering, I might consider this product. And by hear, I mean hear from people I know. Starting off a product description with a little scare tactic... sad.
Either that, or the people that made this just want to make some monies...
So now those dangerous hackers, vandals and other security risks are after Mac users, too? Damn ...


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A portion of the proceeds from this limited edition head goes to the Headstrong Foundation. Brine's original offset technology provides dynamic balance and a lower center of gravity resulting in unmatched ball control. Patented ridge runners on the inside of the sidewall channel the ball back to the center of your pocket.
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Nicholas "Head" Colleluori played Division I lacrosse at Hofstra University. During his sophomore year, Nicholas began to experience allergy-like symptoms. Soon thereafter, he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a vicious type of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system. Nick passed away on November 28, 2006 at the age of 21.
While sick, Nicholas was relentless in his efforts to combat his affliction. He counseled fellow patients, continued to workout on a regular basis, and he even played in one last game in August of 2006. Nick also created the HEADstrong Foundation. It was his vision to share his illness with the public, to raise cancer awareness and to help others affected by the disease.
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Tearmann aoibhinn, fianaise ar stair na muintire, údar cheiliúrtha ar shaothar na nglúnta a bhí, lón anama dá bhfuil le teacht.
Connecting people with culture, creativity, nature & landscape in a restored 17th century hill-village on 200 acres of natural wilderness.
"Cnoc Suain is not preserving Irish [Gaelic] language, music, traditions and crafts to enshrine them. This is no theme park; it is a place of living culture, oozing with pride and determination to share some of the joys of its heritage." The Irish Times
Surrounded by ancient blanket bogland, overlooking mountains, river, lake, and sea, Cnoc Suain is an award-winning cultural retreat. In this restored 17th century Connemara hill-village, visitors enjoy creative cultural experiences and stays.
Located in the Gaelic-speaking area of Connemara(Gaeltacht), Cnoc Suain offers a unique window into Irish Gaelic culture, past and present. Close to nature, our sustainably restored cottages are available for private rental at certain times of the year.
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After propelling Los Cafeteros to a record third place mark in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings and qualifying for 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ to end a 16-year long absence from the finals, the current crop of Colombian players have earned their status as their country's "Golden Generation." Among a wave of world-class players, though, Radamel Falcao is the jewel that glitters brightest.
After leaving River Plate and starring for Porto and Atletico Madrid, scoring more than 100 goals in his first three seasons in Europe, Falcao earned the nickname "El Tigre," praise from pundits who regard him as among the deadliest strikers in the sport and a vast fortune from his new club, AS Monaco.
A player blessed with blazing pace and ingenious creativity, he can strike from anywhere in the attacking third, hitting venomous, curling shots with either foot or rising to nod home adeptly despite his average height. Just ask Chelsea players against whom he scored a first half hat trick in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup.
As spectacularly as he's performed at club level, Falcao has been perhaps even better in the Tricolor of his country. He scored a stoppage-time winner in the first World Cup™ CONMEBOL qualifier for a place in Brazil and went on to lead the team in scoring for the campaign with nine goals from 16 matches. He capped off Colombia's historic run to Brazil by scoring twice from the penalty spot against Chile to inspire a comeback from 0-3 to seal a finals spot.
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Colombia clinched its first trip to the FIFA World Cup™ since 1998 on October 12 in a thrilling match against Chile.
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NOTE: Due to national team selection process, we cannot guarantee that this player is going to wear this number, or that he will play in Brazil until the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ squads are confirmed later this year.
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Edmands v. CUNO, Inc., 277 Conn.
425, 450 n.16 (2006); Willow Springs Condominium Assn., Inc. v.
Seventh BRT Development Corp., 245 Conn. 1, 43 (1998); Jacobs
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Conn. 486, 524-25 (1994); Weglarz v. Plaza Ford, Inc.,
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Joyce's Legacy
Colm Herron's second novel, Further Adventures of James Joyce, is an extremely ambitious work. Herron, who lives in Derry, takes his readers back to the tense and volatile Derry of the late 1980s, where Myles Corrigan and Conn Doherty spend much of their time drinking and talking in a local haunt, The Drunken Dog. In the midst of the palpable grief, depression, violence, and political and religious unrest (which Herron powerfully yet subtly conveys) the book takes many meta-fictional turns. Myles often interrupts Herron's narration as the author and his character bicker about narrative decisions. Three-quarters of the way through the book, James Joyce talks with Myles from beyond the grave and enlists his help in transcribing his last masterpiece. But in order for their plan to succeed, Myles must take over the writing of Further Adventures since Herron is suffering from incurable writer's block and is contemplating killing off his protagonist in what Joyce and Myles deem to be all too neat an ending.
Though I thoroughly enjoyed his writing, I was left wishing Herron hadn't given up and let his character – who is a much more pretentious and self-involved writer – take over. Still, Herron's wit is clear throughout and I am excited to see what he writes next.
– Sheila Langan
(249 pages / Dakota / $10.42)
The ABCs of Joyce
For readers weary of the more tedious notes for and companions to James Joyce's Ulysses, Julian Rios' novel The House of Ulysses presents a new and exciting option. Rios, one of Spain's foremost post-modernist writers, has approached Joyce's work with insight, elegance and a very necessary sense of humor.
The book takes place in the fictional Ulysses Museum, where the visitors/readers are guided through eighteen rooms that correspond with the eighteen chapters of Ulysses. A cicerone (an old term for guide) is joined by Professor Ludwig Jones, a seasoned Joyce scholar, and three critics called A, B and C, each of whom have differing opinions concerning the text. In a clever reinterpretation of Joyce's "man in the macintosh," a mysterious man with a Mac computer lurks in the background and presents the traditional breakdown of each chapter's title, setting, time, symbol, etc. As they enter each room, the members of the group first discuss and then re-tell the events and meanings of each chapter.
Though the book is not explicitly intended to serve as a guide to Ulysses, it seems unlikely that anyone unacquainted with Dublin on June 16, 1904 would have the patience to follow the meandering tour, which frequently draws from and sometimes parodies the various styles Joyce employed. But for anyone trying to work their way through or revisit Joyce's work, The House of Ulysses is an engaging resource and a brilliant testament to the wonderful confusion and debate that Ulysses so frequently inspires.
– Sheila Langan
(280 pages / Dalkey Archive Press / $14.95)
The Room
Dublin-born playwright, literary historian and novelist Emma Donoghue has been critically lauded for her latest novel, Room, a finalist for the Man Booker Prize and an international bestseller. The attention she's received for this unique, disturbing and awe-filled work is well deserved. Five-year-old Jack, who lives in the eleven-by-eleven-foot space that is the title's namesake with his Ma, narrates Room with a voice that is as compelling as it is convincing. Room contains Jack's entire world – the stain on the Rug where he was born, the Bed where he and Ma sleep, the Wardrobe where she shuts him in safely every night in preparation for the visits of Old Nick, and the TV that provides a confusing perspective of a world outside where the ten o'clock news is as much a fantasy as SpongeBob. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the space of Jack's whole life and comfort is Ma's prison, and her desperation to escape will require both of them to stretch the limits of their stifled imaginations. While a literal and thrilling story in its own right, Room also becomes a brilliant allegory for all parent-child relationships: for a small child, his mother can often feel like his entire world, while her child's love both traps her and gives her very existence meaning. The inevitable opening up of the rest of the world is differently wondrous and traumatic for both of them. The space of Room emphasizes the closed-circuit intimacy of the mother-child connection, as well as the claustrophobia and incredible creativity and love therein. Look for an interview with Emma Donoghue in an upcoming issue of Irish America.
– Kara Rota
(336 pages / Little, Brown andCompany / $24.99)


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Definition of lo-fi in English:
(also low-fi)
1Of or employing sound reproduction of a lower quality than hi-fi: defiantly lo-fi recording techniques
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- As before, the recording quality is as lo-fi as it gets, and each one of the twenty-three tracks features Lou on his guitar with only an occasional assist on backing vocals or music.
- By this I think he meant that the lo-fi sound (the recording venue is stated as being 'in Jan and Ed's basement ') is more than compensated for by the energy and enthusiasm that jumps out of every track.
- The lo-fi recording quality harkens back to 60s staples like Simon & Garfunkel or Nick Drake, not to mention Sumpner's haunting pastoral imagery.
1.1(Of popular music) recorded and produced with basic equipment and thus having a raw and unsophisticated sound.
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MARIETTA - Snow in the forecast today isn't expected to keep a hungry crowd from enjoying the second day of the 59th annual Kiwanis Pancake Days.
Hundreds turned out in temperatures around 17 degrees for the first day of the event Friday, filling the First Congregational Church in Marietta.
"We had about 450 people in the couple of hours we served during the early afternoon," said Ann Hontz, president of the Marietta chapter of Kiwanis Club.
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A family enjoys all-you-can-eat pancakes Friday during the 59th annual Kiwanis Pancake Days at First Congregational Church in Marietta. The event continues today.
More came during the dinner rush.
A ticket is $7 at the door and the menu includes sausage patties along with all-you-can-eat pancakes. Drinks are also available and include orange juice, milk or a hot cup of coffee.
Hours today are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.
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Volunteers working in the kitchen had their hands full Friday keeping up with the demands of hungry customers who showed up in force. Two stations of workers cooked constantly, barely managing to keep a steady supply of pancakes available for those in attendance.
"Usually the weather doesn't affect this event and when it does it tends to help our numbers," Hontz said. "It gives people a chance to socialize and get something warm to eat."
There was an even a bit of a wait for the serving to begin again at 5 p.m. Friday.
"At 4:30 we had people lining up the stairs waiting to be served," Hontz said. "We had to let them in a little early so they could take a look at the baskets we have up for auction and raffle."
The baskets are a signature trademark of Kiwanis Pancake Days and typically generate a large portion of the money made at the event.
"There are over 100 baskets with various themes this year and we are hoping to get at least $10,000 from them this year," said Linda Eddy, the Kiwanis member in charge of the auction and raffle.
Basket themes vary greatly, but this year include Ohio State, children books, Cleveland Cavaliers and family movie night themes.


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It looks like the "Bring Back The Sens Theme Song" movement is starting to gain strength. People have been bemoaning the loss of the song when the players take to the ice (it's been replaced with some canned piece of crap by a band called Rev Theory) and now it's gotten some mainstream media attention.
James Gordon over at the Ottawa Citizen wrote a whole piece on the subject and even got a lame response from the Senators director of game entertainment who says that the new song fits the "edginess" theme of the Senators season.
Like...whatever dude.
The best part of the article might be the passionate fan responses at the bottom.
"Much like the botched Centurion opening in last year's playoffs, this is a move that reeks of someone in marketing getting delusions of grandeur."
"This year, the fans are barely even reacting when they come on the ice. I sit in the 300s, which are usually the best place for cheering, but to start the games this year it is like a tomb up there. Even worse than the entrance for the 1st is the entrance for the second. It actually depresses the fans. "
" I cant believe the organization would toss away such a significant and recognizable piece of their brand. It blows my mind..."
Here's some video of Adam Mair trying to get into the Senators dressing room, in case you've been under a rock.
Looks like the Alfie contract is going to be announced today.
See you after the game.


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A Yahoo! User Dec 31, 2012 09:26 Flag
Nearly safe.......lol
Only need 4 points to be safe for next year in the EPL, much to most of AVB's detractors' annoyance.
If we can double our current total we "should" be in the CL as well next season!
Happy new year to all our supporters and friends on here.
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Happy NewYear to you LTS and all the rest of our beloved SPURS fans.
Hope the New Year brings you all you wish for and that the mighty Spurs good run of form continues.
I for one would be happy for the table to end as it currently stannds and maybe a trophy to go with it.
Again HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all.
SPURS FOREVER..................atb..........jeffall
After a shaky period, they may just have hit some vein of 'better' football.
I must admit, I'm still not convinced by AVB, but the results have been good despite some of the performances. So here's to the performances improving into 2013 and the results staying where they have been or even better.
CL looks achievable at this point - although I'm still concerned about the Chavs and Woolwich regaining enough form/results - should make an interesting second half though.
All the best to all for 2013....
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Very Nearly...........safe! he he
There is little doubt in my mind that the second half of the season will be just as tough if not more so than the first half and without doubt the chavs, everton and goons will be very, very tough competition.
Sadly, I'm with JL regarding AVB, I am yet to be 100% convinced by him or his methods.
However, I said at the start of the season I'd make a judgement on him by xmas and despite my reservations, he's done ok, all things considered.
I will persist with looking at our current form/performance holistically. IMO there are many reasons far beyond AVB's control which have and will continue to influence our ability to 'Play The Tottenham Way', not least Levy who appears to retracting all financial support/investment, which most of agree we need.
I won't be calling for AVB's head (yet), despite some of the drivel that comes out of it, IMO he's improving all the time, hopefully the rest of the team will continue to follow suit.
To all y'all,
Have a superb New Years Eve and a great 2013!
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October 10, 2005
The election is about a month away and campaign signs for the District 5 commission race are being knocked down and vandalized. Both candidates think they know what is happening. News 12 is on your side to explain what both sides have to say.
"Some of them they will just come along and rip down, I've seen some they just tore up," Bobby Hankerson said.
Commissioner Bobby Hankerson says he's had enough. At night, he and his staff have been putting up campaign signs, and each morning he says he finds them all torn down.
"We're not blind or dumb to the face that it's an organized effort," Hankerson said.
He says he hasn't personally seen anyone tear down his signs, but he believes he knows exactly who's responsible.
"Who else would think they would profit from it or get us off base. No one else has a reason to just target Hankerson signs," Hankerson said.
He's talking about his opponent Calvin Holland. He says it's obvious because all of his signs are down, but his opponent's signs are still standing.
"I expected they would probably have some kind of tricks and doing some things like this," Hankerson said.
Hankerson says he's concerned because those involved are going have torn down signs in his subdivision and at his campaign headquarters on Gordon Highway.
"If this is an example of what we gonna get on commission, we definitely don't need any corrupt minds on commission or anybody with this kind of attitude," Hankerson said.
"I'm not going to get into a verbal confrontation with him in reference to signs," Holland said.
But when we spoke with his opponent Calvin Holland, he says he can't believe he's being accused.
"Signs cost a lot of money and definitely we would not go out and tamper with anyone's signs," Holland said. "I'm not gonna make an allegation toward anyone unless I have concrete proof."
Holland says he understands Hankerson's concern, but says it's all a part of campaigning.
"There's been one subdivision where we've found our signs thrown across the fence, but we didn't complain, we just went back and put the signs back up," Holland said.
But commissioner Hankerson says there's nothing he can do about the past, but he says he will keep a close eye to make sure it doesn't happy again. And for Holland, he says he'll keep his focus on the race.
"They are going to get caught, just wait and see, I wonder why everybody's picking on me," Hankerson said.
"The people of Richmond County are ready for a new beginning. They are ready for new leadership and you're not going to get it by focusing on signs," Holland said.


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BRENTWOOD -- Adding her own musical talents to treasured holiday favorites, Brentwood's Staci Frenes has put together a new compilation album that she plans to feature at an upcoming holiday fundraiser for the less fortunate.
In coordination with the owners of Stories Bookshop in Brentwood, Frenes is offering a holiday concert of her music, with the entrance fee being a new children's book, which will then be donated to homeless shelters and foster homes.
"This will be a great way for me to help a local bookstore and get some great kids this holiday," Frenes said.
Being a book lover herself, Frenes understands how hard it is to open a bookstore in this day and age. After meeting Stories A Family Owned Bookshop's owner Rochelle Olmos, Frenes wanted to do something to encourage business in her hometown bookstore.
"It is a brave thing to do to open a bookstore in this day and age," Frenes said.
She also hopes that by having people donate books to the event that giving the books to the children in need it will encourage a lifelong love of reading.
"Books can be comforting in uncertain times," she said. "And I've always felt there's something magical about opening up a brand new book and entering an imaginary world. We want to give that experience to children staying in our local shelters this Christmas season."
Olmos is delighted to help sponsor an event that helps the children.
"We often forget there are displaced children staying in local shelters over the holidays," Olmos said. "So when Staci approached me with the idea of a holiday fundraiser to provide children with new books, I jumped right on it."
Frenes has been a singer and songwriter for more than two years. During that time she has released eight folk-pop albums. She hosts concerts all over the country and her music has major network shows such as "The Biggest Loser," "America's Next Top Model," "One Life To Live," "All My Children," "Nashville" and "Summerland," as well as in nationally released feature films.
Her song "Miracle Baby" has been licensed heavily by hospitals, charity organizations and small businesses. National-level corporations such as The Gap and American Airlines have also featured Frenes' music.
Her Christmas album, "Wise Men and Angels," features Frenes' talents with an acoustic flare for longtime favorites like "What Child is this?," "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "Silent Night."
Another new album, "Everything You Love Comes Alive," offers 10 songs that Frenes believes is some of her best works yet.
All of Frenes' albums are available on her website at http://stacifrenes.bandcamp.com, as well as on Amazon and iTunes.
What: Staci Frenes concert fundraiser
When: 7 p.m. Dec. 21
Where: Stories Bookshop, 629 First St., Brentwood
Info: 925-513-5610 or http://stacifrenes.bandcamp.com
Cost: a new book to donate to a needy child


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It's an unlikely union: tofu and Mexican fast food. But a restaurant chain known for burritos the size of footballs and nighttime crowds of college students has teamed up with a small Oakland tofu company to use the vegetarian-friendly Bay Area as a testing ground for a new menu and image.
Starting Tuesday, Chipotle will add a new vegan burrito filler made with tofu from Oakland's Hodo Soy to the menu at seven Bay Area restaurants. If diners approve, Chipotle says it will add the tofu dish, called Sofritas, to restaurants across the country, part of the company's efforts to hone its reputation as healthier and more earth-friendly than its fast-food competitors. That move could also catapult Hodo Soy from a locally grown, 30-or-so-employee company into a major supplier for one of the country's most popular quick-serve food chains.
But for Hodo Soy founder and chief executive officer Minh Tsai, the thrill of the new partnership is more about the opportunity to change tofu's bad rap than the potential sales boost. He's on a mission to demonstrate that tofu can taste better than the mushy, tasteless white cubes that gather dust on supermarket shelves.
"The win here is people will be exposed to tofu like they've never been," said Tsai, 42, who models his recipe on the tofu he grew up eating in Vietnam.
But before Hodo Soy can change the minds of tofu skeptics everywhere, Bay Area vegetarians first have to approve of Chipotle's new dish, which will compete with the likes of San Francisco's Gracias Madre and Berkeley's Flacos, popular vegan Mexican eateries, and dozens of veg-friendly taquerias in San Francisco's Mission District -- the very place Chipotle co-CEO Steve Ells began his culinary career. Chipotle will track sales for several weeks, but expectations are high.
The San Francisco Vegetarian Society has given Chipotle's idea a thumbs ups, and the Maryland-based Vegetarian Resource Group, predicts the new dish will be a hit. John Cunningham, consumer research manager for the resource group, said Chipotle already has a loyal following of vegetarian customers who order meat-free versions of its tacos and burritos. The restaurant was hailed as the No. 1 choice among vegetarians for quick-serve food in a survey by Vegetarian Resource Group, which educates the public about vegetarianism.
It may not be the totem of health food -- its chicken burrito has been named among the 20 worst foods in America for its high calorie and fat content -- but Chipotle is a popular hangout and lunch spot for college students and millennials, among whom vegetarianism is most popular.
"This provides the type of alternatives" that vegans and vegetarians want, said Darren Tristano, executive vice president for Technomic, which studies food industry trends.
Chipotle joins a growing number of restaurants adding vegetarian and vegan items to their menu. Burger King has added a veggie burger, Subway tested vegan sandwiches and Smashburger won praise for its black bean burger. With more people going meat free, Cunningham said, restaurants without a veggie option are bound to lose business.
This isn't Chipotle's first try at pleasing the meatless crowd -- it tested a vegan burrito a few years ago that was pulled from menus after even the company agreed it didn't taste so good. The Bay Area is the obvious place for Denver-based Chipotle to try again.
"They're definitely looking at a market with high concentration of vegan and vegetarian eaters," said Angelica Pappas with the California Restaurant Association. "That's smart. They're going to see right away if there's a demand for what they're serving up."
And the Bay Area sits conveniently between other prime vegetarian and vegan markets -- Southern California, Portland and Seattle. If Chipotle passes muster in San Francisco, it likely will appeal too broader West Coast demographic, Tristano said
But don't expect Chipotle to be the next vegan mecca. The company has made strides to debunk its image as just another fast-food restaurant -- McDonald's was its largest investor until 2006 -- but it hasn't been a smooth transition. Chipotle outraged vegetarians a couple years ago after customers discovered pork was added to a bean dish that had been passed off as vegetarian, and its 1,000-plus calorie burritos are shunned by some as worse for the waistline than a Big Mac.
"They're moving in the right direction, but I don't think most consumers think of them as healthy," Tristano said. "Their target audience is still going to be a young male looking to a one and a quarter pound burrito packed with chicken and steak."
Contact Heather Somerville at 925-977-8418. Follow her at Twitter.com/heathersomervil.


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STOCKTON – Police are looking for two suspects who committed an armed residential robbery about 7:29 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of East Flora Street.
The suspects were described by police as a 6-foot-1, 160-pound black man, 30 to 40 years old; and a 5-3, 175-pound Latina accomplice, about 15 years old.
According the police, the victims responded to a knock on their door and were confronted by the armed male, who ordered them to the floor. The robbers ransacked the house, stealing electronics, clothing and the family's gray-brown 1993 four-door Honda Accord DX.
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The window offered an antidote: the comforting view of a quiet street. I reached out to hold this sight but instead touched glass, felt its faint chill. I pressed harder at the window. If something so solid could be so easy to see through, I thought, then why weren't people the same way, open to any search, available to anyone's curiosity?
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Police blotter: Teen shot in foot in Enoree
Published: Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 12:04 a.m.
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A 15-year-old was taken to the hospital Friday with a gunshot wound to his foot after he reported that he and another teen were shot at while walking near the intersection of Spring and Allen streets in Enoree.
According to an incident report, the victim told deputies that at about 6:15 p.m. he saw a green car and that someone in the backseat of the car started shooting at him and a 17-year-old male he was walking with. He said he did not recognize the vehicle and couldn't see who fired the shots.
According to the report, the victim suffered a gun shot to the right foot, and the other person was unharmed.
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Officers are investigating a reported home invasion on Alexander Avenue on Friday night.
According to an incident report, a man jumped out a window and ran to a neighbor's house after a masked man armed with a gun gained entry to his home at approximately 10:30 p.m.
Officers found the man lying on the floor of his neighbor's house with injuries to his hand and torso.
The suspect reportedly ran away.
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If you wish to participate in this program, whether as an international student or a domestic student, please contact the Office of International Services.
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- Binding: Hardcover & eBook
- Era: 20th Century
- Number of Pages: 304
- Subject: Autobiography - Cold War
- Date Available: November 2008
Your tax-deductible gift to the Naval Institute Press underwrites worthy books that might not otherwise be published.
This is the story of the author's introduction to Africa at a time when much of the continent was in the grips of Cold War skirmishes between the free world and the communist forces of China and the Soviet Union. Frayed from three years of service during the Vietnam War, Hubbard traveled to Africa intending to become a rural policeman in a quiet area of what was then Rhodesia. The counterinsurgency war flared soon after, a conflict that bore many of the same characteristics of the country he had just left. Hubbard describes his assimilation into the police force and into Rhodesian society, and he recounts the challenges and satisfaction of leading and training young Africans. This is a very personal story of the frustrations he faced and of the attitudes and spirit of the nation's racially mixed security force.
Douglas H. Hubbard Jr. is a consultant who has spent more than three decades working with the disadvantaged in Asia and in Africa. He is also the author of Special Agent, Vietnam, a memoir of his years in counterintelligence for the NIS in Vietnam (Today known as NCIS).


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Arachnids have always fascinated me, ever since I was a kid and the black-brown arthropods would dart across our basement floor, scaring the bejesus out of my brother and me.
We lived in southern Montana, atop rims of sandstone. The spiders there seemed huge and alien: wolf spiders the size of pickle jar lids; sinister black widows tattooed with lipstick-red warnings; and the too-fast-to-catch wind scorpions that would streak into the house through unscreened doors, bobbing their massive, arrowhead jaws in greeting.
When they appeared, I would watch in awe from the safety of our couch, as the creatures advanced through the white plush of our carpet, like space invaders bent on basement-overthrow. And though most of the arachnid interlopers had simply taken a wrong turn at the open screen door and meant us no harm, my brother and I would greet them with instant, violent death, delivered via my shoe.
This unnecessary carnage was the product of primal fear. These arachnids hadn't attacked or assaulted me, stolen from or insulted me. They'd done nothing to warrant their sudden, gory ends. When I began to feel this fear out, though, I realized it was wound up, wire-tight, with intense curiosity: I'd pick and prod at the creatures' still-twitching corpses, note the spiders' glinting circlets of eyes, the supple, hand-like feelers. Yet just by showing up, they could reduce me to a shrieking mess, marooned on an island of furniture. It was an early lesson in humility, and one that forced me to question my blind faith in society's hierarchy of species.
Arachnids, I began to learn, deserved more credit. Fortunately, my naturalist parents were avid practitioners of the "cup trick," a less gruesome means of arachnid removal. They taught me to trap the creatures between an upturned glass and a piece of paper so that I could observe them, count their eyes, note figure and form; try to identify them. My parents reasoned that the more I knew about arachnids, the more my kneejerk fear would relax its grip and let me breathe, and maybe, be fascinated. So I'd carry the arachnids, in their kitchenware prisons, to the backyard and set them free. Lifting the glass, I half-expected the liberated animals to exact some terrible revenge. Usually, though, they just sat there; leggy shivers of shadow on a square of white paper. Then they'd twitch a few legs, turn like a knob, and move slowly into the yellow-grass prairie that was our backyard in summer.
It took years of performing "the cup trick" to realize my fear had no place in reality. For miles, my road from fear to fascination with these creatures was littered with the crippled limbs of arachnids that made too sudden an entrance in too intimate a space; the shower, say, or the bed. But one day, you realize there is no malice in those shoe-polish eyes, just an inherent drive to live and breed and be. Then you start to hunt them out, to delight in their queer beauty and ingenious survival strategies: webs, nets, decoys; trap doors and bola; perfumes, miasmas, mimicry and dancing. Finally, you may even begin to think of these strange little monsters as underdogs for which to cheer.
Last spring, I had the chance to participate in some citizen science events aimed at finding and cataloging Western species, including arachnids: One, a public spider biology and identification workshop organized by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science as part of its Colorado Spider Survey (an effort to chronicle the state's spider diversity and distribution); and the other, a BioBlitz of the Pryor Mountains in southern Montana.
The events attracted students and naturalists, but also grocery store clerks, retirees, geologists and English teachers. Most knew very little about arachnids, and cold fingers of fear still scratched at their throats when they encountered the eight-legged strangers. But the more they interacted with the creatures, the more curious the volunteers became. Soon, they were happily sweating away their weekends catching and collecting the animals as they fell like sooty snowflakes into their waiting nets. That transition, from fear to fascination, is key to arachnid conservation, and, I suspect, to the conservation of other species that suffer at the twitchy hands of human fear: snakes or wolves or bears.
Indeed, as my parents taught me years ago, it's only when you climb down from the couch, holster your shoe, and let curiosity take over, that you can truly marvel; and, as the dread crawls finally away, you finally start cheering for the underdogs.
Marian Lyman Kirst is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). She is a former fellow of the magazine who currently lives in eastern China, where the spiders are big and beautiful.


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Readers who love the adventure in Megan Whalen Turner's Newbery Honor novel The Thief will be captivated by Molly's dangerous magical quest in this thrilling sequel to Diane Stanley's novel The Silver Bowl.
Night after night, Molly has visions of a beautiful goblet: one of her grandfather's loving cups, which he filled with magic that bound people together. So it hardly surprises Molly when handsome King Alaric asks her to find a loving cup to help him win the heart of the beautiful Princess of Cortova.
As Molly and her friends Winifred and Tobias journey in search of a loving cup, a mysterious raven joins their quest and appears to guide them all the way to the hidden city of Harrowsgode. There, Molly discovers secrets about her own family as well as the magic of the loving cup. But Harrowsgode is hidden for a reason, and leaving is more difficult than Molly imagined. Will she be able to escape, let alone bring a loving cup to King Alaric?
Night after night, Molly has visionsof a beautiful goblet: one of hergrandfather's loving cups, which hefilled with magic that bound people together.So it hardly surprises Molly when handsomeKing Alaric asks her to find a loving cupto help him win the heart of the beautifulPrincess of Cortova.
As Molly and her friends Winifred andTobias journey far beyond the safe borders ofWestria, a mysterious raven appears to guidetheir quest. It leads them through the ruggednorthlands and through the mountains tothe hidden city of Harrowsgode. Molly discoversthat although it's difficult to enter thecity, it's even harder to leave. With the helpof Tobias, a rat catcher named Richard, andher clever and devoted raven, Molly gains herown freedom in a most unexpected way andchanges the city of Harrowsgode forever.
Master storyteller Diane Stanley returnsto the intriguing world of The Silver Bowlto tell Molly's latest exciting adventure. TheCup and the Crown will be enjoyed by fansof Molly and by readers who are meeting thisspirited heroine for the first time.
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Critical Praise
"Richly imagined and elegantly conveyed, this is a worthy successor to Molly's star-studded debut." — Kirkus Reviews
"A story to be cherished and read again and again." — School Library Journal
"It is the suspense of the plot that propels the reader through the story, but Stanley enriches that suspense with humor, strong sensory details, and an intelligent, engaging heroine." — The Horn Book
"The setting remains strong, and Molly and her best friend Tobias continue to be thoroughly engaging characters. An open ending promises a third volume of Molly's adventures, which will surely delight Stanley fans." — Booklist
Praise for The Silver Bowl:"Veteran Stanley concocts a delicious blend of familiar fairy-tale motifs and intriguing, well-rounded characters to create an engaging fantasy. A most worthy and enjoyable entry in the 'feisty female' fantasy genre." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for The Silver Bowl:"[T]he pacing is masterful, with new information and character development doled out in exactly the right doses, intercut with thrilling escapes and clever plots...a satisfying yarn of loyalty rewarded and mutual understanding gained." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Praise for Saving Sky:"The main characters are well rendered and likable, and, in her portrayal of the earth-centered, nurturing Brightman family, Stanley succeeds in delivering the message that hope trumps fear." — School Library Journal
Praise for Saving Sky:"This page-turner skillfully captures the irrational fear of a public under siege while giving kids a modern-day, almost-just-like-them female hero who champions hope. Inspiring." — Kirkus
Praise for Bella at Midnight:"Once begun, it will be hard to put down." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for Bella at Midnight:"More than a reworking of the familiar, this is a 21st-century fairy-tale, throughly enjoyable in its own right." — School Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for Bella at Midnight:"Stanley subtly twists strands of the Cinderella story until it's something quite new and fine." — Booklist (starred review)
Praise for Bella at Midnight:"Fans of fairy tale retellings will enjoy the fanciful twists in familiar territory, and long remember this engaging heroine, destined for a happily-ever-after life." — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Product Details
- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 10/02/2012
- Trimsize: 5.5 in (w) x 8.25 in (h) x 1.13 in (d)
- Pages: 352
- List Price: 16.99 USD
- Ages: 8 to 12
- BISAC1: JUVENILE FICTION / Royalty
- BISAC2: JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic
- BISAC3: JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Medieval
- Lexile® Measure: 790L


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Sumatran tiger Damai gave birth to two Sumatran tiger cubs on Monday evening, August 5, 2013! These cubs are a conservation success. Sumatran tigers are critically endangered in the wild, so every cub counts.
Damai gave birth to the first cub around 6:15 p.m. and the second around 8:23 p.m. Keepers have been monitoring the cubs and both appear healthy. Damai is being a great mom, and is nursing and grooming both cubs.
We are giving Damai time to bond with and care for her cubs. They most likely will not be on exhibit until late fall. In the meantime, you can watch them grow on the Zoo's tiger cub cams!
The Great Cats exhibit is celebrating two very special birthdays on August 5: Sumatran tigers Bandar and Sukacita are turning one year old! Keepers Marie Magnuson and Dell Gulglielmo have cared for the cats and their mother, Damai, since they were born. In the latest Keeper Q & A, they reveal birthday plans, presents, and their hopes for the cubs' future.
Marie: Our Nutrition Department is very creative and inventive when it comes to creating cakes for our carnivores. I expect they will come through with one of their delectable bloodsicle cakes for the cubs.
Marie: The way the cats interact with one another has been fun to watch. Damai was only 2 years old when she came to the National Zoo. Now, she's transformed into a superb mother raising her cubs!
It's amazing to watch her maintain the delicate balance between protecting her cubs from possible danger while encouraging them to be independent and confident. She will wrestle their enrichment keg out of the water for her cubs. But when the keg blocked the door inside and Sukacita was afraid to approach it, Damai came back outside to encourage her daughter that the keg was not something to fear.
Dell: My favorite moments are when all three cats are in the moat! One day, Bandar was on the land waiting for the floating keg to drift towards him. As soon as it was within reach, he lunged for it—only to push it out further!
A few minutes later, the keg started drifting back to the side of the moat. He patiently waited for it to get right up to the edge instead of lunging for it. As he pounced on it and got a firm grasp, I could see how proud he was of himself! Sukacita joined in, and they both pounced and played in the water. It was a great lesson in patience for them both.
Dell: For being a first-time mom, Damai has been great and has a lot of patience with her cubs. What's most surprising to me is that, even though the cubs are older, she will still offer them her "high value" treats, such as bones and frozen-thawed rabbits. Recently, she started eating only the ears off of her rabbit and leaving the rest for her cubs, even though they get their own, too!
Marie: The cubs are still at an age where everything is a toy to them. With the hot D.C. weather, we've seen them take dips in the moat frequently.
Dell: Keepers give the cats various enrichment items—these could be boxes, burlap sacks stuffed with hay, or even the floating keg! Recently, we crafted a large rattle out of PVC pipes for the cats, and they love it!
Marie: Often, we'll add scent enrichment to these items to make them even more enticing. Spices and extracts are particularly popular with the tigers.
Dell & Marie: As one can imagine, the tigers are pretty tough on their toys. If readers are interested in giving the cats a birthday gift, we would love either 8-inch or 10-inch round PVC pipe that we can turn into moat/float toys or rattles! A 10-foot rattle costs about $80 to make. A donation (of any amount) to the Enrichment Giving Tree would help animal care staff purchase all the necessary pieces. Old kegs also make great floating toys for the moat!
Marie: Both cubs can lie down, sit, touch the target, and jump up on the bench on cue. They will also line up parallel to the front of the enclosure for injection training. Bandar is more willing to be touched with the training poll than Sukacita is. He also allows keepers to touch his paw pads (always through mesh, of course!) Sukacita is mastering the "open mouth" cue. Her adult fangs are coming in!
Marie: Bandar now weighs in at 160 pounds! Sukacita is about 125 pounds.
Marie: Sukacita has been feisty since the day she was born, and that hasn't changed! She will go toe-to-toe with her brother (who is much larger than she) over food and enrichment items. She is always working her angles during training to try and get the maximum number of treats for the minimum numbers of behaviors!
Bandar is sweet and confident. He greets keeper with a friendly "chuff" in the morning. He's also a great student during training sessions!
Craig Saffoe, Curator: We will separate Bandar from the girls once he shows an interest in breeding (likely by spring 2015). Sukacita will remain with Damai until they choose to spend much of their time apart from one another or show aggression towards each other.
Craig: The cubs will stay at the Zoo until they are about three years old. The Species Survival Plan has seen a good number of Sumatran tigers born lately. That's terrific for the population, especially because these species is so endangered (fewer than 500 remain in the world!) But that also means there isn't a high demand for cubs at this time because zoos have reached their cat capacity.
Once Bandar and Sukacita are ready to be paired with mates of their own, we'll bring in a new male to breed with Damai.
Sumatran Tiger cubs Bandar and Sukacita turn nine months old on May 5—how time flies! One sign that they are making the transition from cubs to sub-adults is that both have started to lose their "baby" incisor teeth. Their adult fangs will take a few months to grow out.
It's all a part of growing up—and it certainly hasn't curbed their appetite. In their native habitat, a Sumatran tiger mother and her cubs would eat their prey together as a group. To align our tiger's experience with those of their wild cousins, keepers also feed Damai, Bandar, and Sukacita as one group. They receive about 77 pounds of meat each week (about 11 pounds per day). In addition to their normal diet, the cubs also receive bones and frozen-thawed rabbits once a week. Although we can't measure exactly how much each cat consumes, keepers can tell from the cats' weekly weigh-ins that Damai is maintaining her weight and the cubs are growing. Bandar now weighs about 120 pounds and Sukacita about 96 pounds!
As we mentioned in the previous update, Bandar and Sukacita had just started training and had mastered "shifting"—going outside and coming inside when called. The cubs are also learning behaviors that help animal care staff evaluate their health, including touching their nose to a target, jumping up on their sleeping bench, as well as laying down and sitting on command.
Recently, keepers began training the cubs to prepare for vaccines and blood draws. The first step was to get the cubs to line up parallel to the front of their indoor enclosure. Both cubs quickly got the hang of that command. The next step (and bigger challenge) is for the cubs to get comfortable with vaccinations. To simulate the prick of a needle, keepers lightly press a stick against the cats' hips. Bandar is much more comfortable with this training than Sukacita at the moment, but she has always been a bit feistier than he! Each time the cats do the action asked of them, they are rewarded with a tasty meatball. This positive reinforcement builds trust between the cats and their keepers.
Aside from interacting with keepers, the cubs enjoy play time with mom in the yard. Socializing with Damai seems to be their favorite past time—and mom seems to enjoy teaching them hunting skills as much as they enjoy learning them! Bandar and Sukacita also enjoy some youngster-friendly enrichment—objects such as boomer balls, burlap bags filled with hay, and empty kegs—and they seem to have a good time batting then around. If you'd like to purchase toys for the growing cubs, check out our Wish List.
On Earth Day 2014, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute launched the "Endangered Song Project," an analog-meets-digital outreach campaign that asked 400 participants to help raise awareness about the fact that there are only 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild. We partnered with Atlantic Records' indie band Portugal. The Man to distribute a previously unreleased song titled "Sumatran Tiger." The song was lathe-cut onto 400 custom poly-carbonate records designed to degrade after a certain amount of plays.
So what can you do? Follow the National Zoo on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Scour the internet and search for the song using the #EndangeredSong on sites like SoundCloud, Radio Reddit, MySpace, Twitter and Facebook. Retweet, repost and tell everyone you know. Visit www.endangeredsong.si.edu to watch a video PSA and to learn more about how you can perpetuate the song and our message.
Sumatran tiger cubs Bandar and Sukacita turned seven months old yesterday! Both are growing fast—Bandar weighs 88 pounds, and Sukacita weighs 73 pounds.
The Washington, D.C. winter weather has been particularly cold and snowy this year. On days where it's too cold to go outside, we give the cubs a few enrichment items to play with indoors to keep them active and engaged.
In the video below, you'll see Bandar is having a grand old time with this burlap sack (stuffed with hay). To ensure each enrichment experience is new and exciting—we vary the types of items they get. On any given day, the cubs could receive a water tub to play in, boomer balls, or scented enrichment. And depending on their mood, one cub may want an item more than the other cub. Or, they may want it equally and play tug-o-war for it! Sukacita doesn't appear to be interested in the sack in this video. But if she wanted it, she would have put up more of a fight and wrestled with her brother for it.
We've had several days where the bitter cold of winter was broken with some welcomed sunshine and warmth. Mom Damai and the cubs certainly enjoy their time in the yard. The cubs are still honing their hunting skills by sneaking up on one another and mom—who seems to enjoy the chase as much as they do! Visit the Zoo and see them every day from noon until they are ready to come inside (weather permitting).
January's bouts of winter weather have kept our tiger cubs, Bandar and Sukacita, on their toes! The cubs seem to have a heap of fun pouncing in the snow. While we want them to enjoy their time outside, we are mindful to let them out for just a short time. That way, they aren't overexposed to the elements. Given the opportunity, they would probably play in the snow all day! Their parents—who have experienced snow many times over—tend to spend less time in the snow and more time in the comfort of the heated dens. We are training the cubs to come inside when the shift door opens. So far, they've been responding well, especially because they know their reward for doing so is a tasty beef chunk! Days when the temperature is in the teens and single digits, we keep the cubs inside. Mom and dad, though, have the choice of whether to go out or stay in. So, if you visit on a day that is not quite so bitterly cold, there is a good chance you'll see them in the yard!
Bandar and Sukacita are nearly six months old. They're still at the age where playing with each other is their favorite source of entertainment. On those colder days when the cubs are inside, we've also introduced them to some youngster-friendly enrichment—objects such as smaller versions of the adults' boomer balls, balls with catnip inside, logs with different scents—and they seem to have a good time batting then around. Luckily, the cubs' little teeth and claws are much more gentle on their toys than their parents' are! If you'd like to purchase toys for the growing cubs, check out our Wish List. They've started basic target training and are both very enthusiastic students—so enthusiastic that we could not get a picture of Bandar that is not blurred or one of Sukacita sitting down!
Bandar and Sukacita have started basic training—shifting inside when called and teaching them to eat on their own and become less dependent on mom. We haven't observed nursing for some time now, so we are almost certain they're weaned off Damai's milk. As part of their diet, they each eat about 2.2 pounds (1 kilogram) of meat per day, which is 15.4 pounds per week. They're gaining weight steadily and, as of last week, Sukacita weighs about 51 pounds and Bandar weighs about 60 pounds. They've doubled in size since their November debut!
Thinking ahead, we'll be watching the cubs' interactions with mom and each other in order to determine the best time to separate them. Usually, tigers start showing signs that they're ready around 1 year old. We will have more updates, photos, and videos as the weather warms!
Our Sumatran tiger cubs just turned four months old! Bandar and Sukacita quickly took to their yard. In fact, the first day we opened the door, both cubs fearlessly bolted out—climbing, hiding in the bamboo, and trying to sneak up on mom Damai (and each other)! They're great fun to watch. Right now, the best time to see them is from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every day, depending on the weather.
Behind the scenes, keepers have started basic target training with the cubs. In target training, we ask the cubs to move the body part to the end of the target. We are starting with just one command—the cubs must touch their nose to the end of the target—and, so far, they're doing really well. This is the building block for other behaviors that will help animal care staff evaluate their health.
Damai's two cubs Sukacita and Bandar will have access to the yard and will be on exhibit to the public for the first time today at 10 a.m.!
As they are still quite young, the tiger team anticipates that they will be on exhibit for about one hour. They will be on public exhibit each day but this may vary depending on the weather and on the animals themselves.
Our two Sumatran tiger cubs took a brisk doggy paddle at the Smithsonian's National Zoo today and passed their swim reliability test! The cubs also now have names: the male is Bandar and and the female is Sukacita (SOO-kah-CHEE-tah). All cubs born at the Great Cats exhibit must undergo the swim reliability test and prove that they are ready to be on exhibit. Bandar and Sukacita were able to keep their heads above water, navigate to the shallow end of the moat and climb onto dry land. Now that they have passed this critical step, the cubs are ready to explore the yard with their mother, 4-year-old Damai.
"Tigers are one of the few species of cats that enjoy taking a dip in water," said Craig Saffoe, curator of Great Cats. "The moat exists for the safety of our visitors, but it could present an obstacle for young cats. Our job is to make sure that if the cubs venture into the moat, they know how and where to get out. These cubs represent hope for their critically endangered species' future, so we need to take every precaution to ensure their survival."
Both cubs took the test under the guard of animal keepers Dell Guglielmo and Marie Magnuson, who gently guided the cubs in the right direction. The shallow end of the moat is approximately 2 ½ feet deep. The side of the moat closest to the public viewing area is about 9 feet deep and is an essential safety barrier that effectively keeps the cats inside their enclosure.
Friends of the National Zoo hosted an opportunity to name one of the Zoo's tiger cubs on the website Charity Buzz. On Nov. 1, the winning bidder elected to name the female cub Sukacita, which means "joy" in Indonesian. The $25,000 donation supports ongoing research and education outreach at the Great Cats exhibit. Keepers selected the male cub's name, Bandar, in honor of Bandar Lampung—a southern port city in Sumatra.
Starting Monday Nov. 18, keepers will decide on a day-to-day basis whether Sukacita and Bandar will spend time in the yard and for how long they will be out. This decision will be based on weather and how the cubs adjust to being outdoors. The Zoo will continue to share the latest updates and photos on Facebook and Twitter.
The cubs continue to grow and thrive. At this age everything can be a toy, including pine cones. This is the boy practicing his hunting skills with one while his sister watches. They had another round of vaccinations and as you can see in the picture of the girl, no one enjoys getting an injection. But she was a brave little tiger and now they are one step closer to going outside!
The shutdown has not affected the cubs at all—they didn't miss a beat! Each day they are getting bigger and bigger. They had a wellness exam on October 15, when they received routine shots and vaccines. The male cub weighs about 21 pounds and the female weighs about 19 pounds.
Damai is spending more and more time away from the cubs during the day and rotating yard access with Kavi. She and the cubs have settled into a routine where the cubs spend most of the day in the cubbing den and all three spend the evening hours with mesh access next to Kavi. We are still hoping for a debut just in time for Thanksgiving!
Damai brings the cubs up to see Kavi most mornings now. Traveling around the building is a great way to develop their strength and coordination. We are even starting to see the cubs playing together. They are not very good at pouncing on each other yet, but it's a lot of fun to watch them try! They are growing very quickly and the boy is a tad under 14 pounds while his sister almost 12 pounds. They are still getting all their nourishment from their mothers' milk and that will probably not change for at least another month.
The tiger cubs continue to thrive and are steadily gaining weight. Their coordination is improving as well, and they are exploring all five of the rooms that are available to them. The little girl came out into the runway yesterday afternoon and saw her mother Damai engage in a training session with one of her keepers. Damai has shown signs of wanting to bring the cubs up to the mesh door to show them to Kavi. This is normal tiger behavior that we have been expecting. There is no webcam in this area, but we will try to get some video to show everyone when the cubs see their dad for the first time.
In this photo, the little girls is in front and her brother is behind her.
Photo by Karen Abbott.
The tiger cubs are one month old today. And Damai has moved them back into a den on the tiger cam!
Our tiger cubs are 3 weeks old, and this morning they got their first veterinary exam—and passed with roaring colors. Veterinarians determined that the 2 cubs are a male and a female. The male cub weighs a little more than 8 pounds and the female weighs 7.5 pounds. During the exam the cubs received transponder microchips, and veterinarians collected blood and fecal samples from them. Veterinarians and keepers report the cubs are healthy, plump and growing quickly.
The cubs will not be on exhibit for several months until they have completed a series of four additional health exams, during which they will receive all necessary vaccinations.
The male cub (on the left) and the female cub (on the right.)
Photo by Connor Mallon, Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Photo by Marie Magnuson, Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Look at these pictures of the cubs the keepers got this week. The keepers can already tell which markings they'll use to tell the cubs apart.Can you find one or two distinctive markings to distinguish one from the other?
Photo by Karen Abbott, Smithsonian's National Zoo.
While Damai was enjoying a break from the cubs this morning, our keepers were able to continue desensitization training with them. And they were able to take some photos of them! The training is going well and will help get the cubs used to the keepers' smell and presence.
As you may have noticed, Damai and the cubs aren't on the cams at the moment. When she was pregnant, she had access to three possible cubbing dens, two of which had cams. Animal care staff did their best to make the two dens with cams as inviting as possible, to encourage her to stay there when she had her cubs.
Today, though, we opened up two other dens for her, which are farther back in the lion/tiger house as well as being a little darker. These are also the dens she was in for her quarantine period when she first arrived at the Zoo. She didn't move the cubs back there right away, but this afternoon she did choose to move the cubs back there.
Since she didn't move the cubs as soon as she was given the option, we do not think that her moving the cubs had anything to do with our keepers' sitting with the cubs as part of their desensitization training. If Damai had been upset about smelling the keepers on the cubs or the dens, she would have moved the cubs as soon as she had the chance. Since she waited, we think it's likely that she simply prefers those two dens as being slightly more comfortable, familiar, or protected-feeling.
Damai always has the option of moving the cubs back to the dens with the cameras, but we want that decision to be hers. Animal care is our first priority. We can't move the cams back to the den where she and the cubs are now. For the meantime, we promise to keep you updated with news and photos as soon as possible, and we'll be sure to let you know when and if she and the cubs move back to one of the dens with the live cams.
Damai came out of her den on Tuesday while keepers were in the Great Cats building, which is a good sign! That means she is comfortable with the keepers being near her cubbing den. While she was out she appeared very calm and stayed out for quite a while. She ate all of the meat keepers had offered her, and did not seem overly concerned about the cubs.
Eventually she made her way back into the den, and when she got there she didn't move the cubs. That tells keepers that she didn't feel anxious or threatened by their presence.
First time mom Damai is a natural with her two newborn cubs. The Sumatran tiger cubs' eyes have not opened yet, so Damai is spending most of her time grooming and nursing them. Damai lets the cubs crawl all over her, as if her body is a jungle gym.
Damai is spending almost all of her time with her new cubs and who could blame her, they're adorable! Bonding time is critical for mom and her cubs, so for a few weeks they will be off of exhibit spending time together. In the meantime, visit the cubs' dad, Kavi, at the Great Cats Exhibit.
Not only are our two new Sumatran tiger cubs the cutest cubs in town but they are also a huge conservation success. With fewer than 500 Sumatran tigers in the wild, the birth of these cubs makes a stride in the direction towards saving this critically endangered species.
"It's taken more than two years of perseverance getting to know Damai and Kavi and letting them get to know each other so that we could reach this celebratory moment," said Craig Saffoe. "All I can do is smile because the team has realized our goal of producing critically endangered tiger cubs. Damai came to us as a young tiger herself, so it's really special to see her become a great mom."
Keepers and veterinarians began monitoring Damai closely in June after she began gaining weight and exhibiting behaviors that indicated she could be pregnant. Staff trained Damai to participate in ultrasound procedures, which allowed them to confirm her pregnancy on June 21, 2013. Keepers prepared for the arrival of cubs after Damai became restless and began showing signs that she would soon give birth. This is Damai's first litter of cubs, sired by the Zoo's 12-year-old male tiger, Kavi. The two bred several times from December 2012 through mid-April of 2013.
Tiger fans may be able to watch the newborn tiger cubs at the National Zoo reach every milestone for the next several weeks via live webcams on the Zoo's website. Damai has the choice of moving her cubs to dens in the indoor tiger enclosure that do not have webcams. If she chooses to move them, they may not be visible on the webcam. Viewers can toggle between two webcams in the cubbing dens. During the next few weeks the cubs will open their eyes, become more mobile and potentially even start to explore the other dens that Damai can access.
The Zoo will provide updates on the cubs on Facebook and Twitter.


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Horses can be vaguely intimidating on flat ground, so, for new riders, trusting the animals to provide safe transportation up (and back down) a steep, rocky mountain trail is disconcerting.
The horses at the Breckenridge Stables make the whole experience a little less nerve wracking, and they're the only ones in town that provide trail rides for young kids.
"We have horses for all abilities," Breckenridge Stables owner Brad Bays said. "But if you've never been on a horse, they will just follow right along."
For families, a one-and-a-half hour-ride is an ideal way to see the mountains and enjoy the backcountry.
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Generally, from the rider's perspective, there isn't much to do but enjoy the landscape and views of Breckenridge and the Tenmile Range.
Though the ride starts with a quick briefing on how to steer, riders almost never need to do so. The horses generally know to follow the animal in front of them. The biggest challenges for the rider are trusting the horse to maneuver the sometimes-steep paths and preventing them from snacking on the greens that grow trailside.
Of course, it's not all storybook meadows and enchanting vistas. Horses don't use bathrooms and even the most scenic trail ride is bound to be punctuated by smelly "potty breaks" and impolite noises.
One guide, or wrangler, leads a group of seven riders, so parties are usually sent out in groups of 7 or 14. Despite the numbers, the ride doesn't feel like a group activity. Seven horses lined up end-to-end makes for a long line, and often conversation is limited by distance and the sound of hooves.
Still, wranglers tailor the ride to the customers, offering information about the area to newcomers and out-of-towners while pointing out interesting sites, including a beaver pond and a wetland fed by an underground spring.
Wranglers are trained in CPR and first aid and undergo a two-week course before they're hired on. The U.S. Forest Service requires additional training as well.
The trail ride covers an estimated 2-3 miles over 90 minutes, which for anyone inexperienced being in a saddle, is usually enough.
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Mitsubishi Motors North America unit is recalling certain i-MiEV electric cars from the 2012 model year because of a brake-system problem that could make the vehicles difficult to stop properly.
In a document filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the car maker said the recall includes 1,402 cars that it built from Dec. 2, 2011, through Sept. 7, 2012. In these cars, the brake system vacuum pump may contain flawed parts called vanes, which can break. Broken vanes can cause the vacuum pump to fail.
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Shout! Factory, which has been releasing DVD sets of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, is now planning to continue its release of the popular series. Previously available only directly from Time-Life, a set of seasons four through seven will see a wide release that will include the complete series of Power Rangers Zeo, Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space, and Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. That will include over 180 episodes, as well as some extra bonus content. It will be released on July 30th.
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Two children were hit by a bus in Avondale on Tuesday afternoon.
Crews were called the intersection of Harvey and Forest avenues just after 2:45 p.m.
Police said two boys, ages 7 and 10, from South Avondale Elementary School, crossed Harvey as a First Student bus was going north through the intersection on a green light.
The front right light on the bus struck the 10-year-old boy, knocking him into the younger boy.
Both boys were taken to Children's Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
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NEW YORK -- Fear of a protracted U.S. government shutdown is making global investors increasingly nervous.
U.S. and European stock markets fell Wednesday as investors and world leaders worried about the threat to the global economy. Europe's top central banker called the partial shutdown "a risk if protracted." Boston's Federal Reserve Bank president cited the budget battle as a reason the Fed refused to pull back its economic stimulus last month, and President Barack Obama appeared on financial network CNBC to urge Congress to pass a budget and avoid derailing the nation's economic recovery.
After shrugging off the first day of the shutdown Tuesday, Wall Street made it clear on the second day that it was more and more nervous that the budget fight could turn into something worse, a failure to raise the nation's borrowing limit.
"I'm not going out there and beating my chest and saying the world is coming to an end here," said Brad McMillan, the chief investment officer at Commonwealth Financial, an investment adviser. "But we face the possibility for significantly greater disruptions."
The political gridlock could prevent the U.S. government from borrowing more money to cover its bills and pay back creditors later this month. The financial market sees that as a disastrous move that could send the U.S. into recession.
The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day down 58.56 points, or 0.4 percent, at 15,133.14 points.
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