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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Laughter, Still The Best Medicine
Anyway. Yes, I was in the hospital for a year last week trying to recover from some strange infection that settled in my breast (the cancer one.) IV antibiotics weren't quite doing the trick, so the aforementioned doctorsonofabitch drained the abscess and placed a drainage tube to hopefully take care of the infection. I was sent home with the drainage tube and a poor attitude, because I get that way when I hurt!!! Thankfully I am feeling somewhat better and instead of dreaming up ways of Killing Dr. Calldare (there will be MANY of you who don't get that,) I am now rethinking my hospital stay and focusing on the humorous aspects. Because we all know that there is humor in EVERYTHING. Sometimes you have to break your funny bone and reset it to find the hee-hea-heal, but behind every hospital stay is at least one memory that will make you smile.
Mine happened on the night I was FINALLY moved to a private room. After three nights of listening to (GOD LOVE HER) wailing, hurling and quite frankly, sounds I'd never heard before, I was moved to a room that had GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP written all over it. I settled in with my pain pills and Diet Sprite and waited for the blissful 8-10 hours of unconsciousness that was ahead of me. I could see the end of the tunnel. I could envision me healed and forgiving Dr. SOB (after a round or two in the Confessional, of course.) I was just getting droopy-eyed and finishing the last of my 79 games of Words With Friends, when a janitor-looking-type walked into my room and into my bathroom. I think I played the word "it" for two points, clicked off my computer, and waited for the man to walk back out of the bathroom. Instead, two more "fix-it" types walked in shaking their heads. I waited for the bad news. In my drugged-up mind, I'm thinking, "Shouldn't I be getting my death sentence from a physician instead of Larry, Curly and Moe?" I remained mum, because that's always a good thing to do when you're zonkered and not sure you're seeing what you think you're seeing. A nurse then entered my room and told me that I'd have to be moved to a different room because my sink was leaking. One look at the three wise men nodding and I knew that this was not a drug-induced event. I hoisted my 40 lb suitcase while my nurse carried my .05 ounce sherpa blanket and off we traipsed down the hall to my next room. I'm giggling by now, just because... well, just because. I was quickly settled into private room #2 and it was when I decided to change my gown that I noticed that the blinds weren't closed. I could see the people in the lit rooms in the adjacent wing. I'm not the sharpest scalpel in the operating room, but even I could figure out that if I could see them, they could see me. So I went to close the blinds. They wouldn't close. By this point I'm nearly hysterical with fatigue and the possibility of Ashton Kutcher jumping out of my closet screaming, "You've been punked!!" I'm still sane enough however to realize that the whole breast infection/abscess/drainage thingie is a little over the top, even for Ashton, so I call the nurse again. She (along with the three lads bearing ladders) returned to my room to give the situation a "look-see." The blinds could not be fixed that night and I was told to take all "private matters" to the bathroom. "I'm OK with that," I told them, "as long as nothing leaks out." Not. One. Smile. Apparently, you have to hit rock bottom before you see the humor in that.
I'm back to the doc on Friday to (hopefully) have my drain removed so I can get back to pole dancing and safely start my next semester at rodeo clown college.
For those of you who did know the situation and were praying for me, thank you. I hope you never take me off your list. I love you.
7 comments:
- Kat said...
Mags, I hope you are feeling a lot better now and can stay away from that hospital as long as possible. I love your sense of humor, even in a bad situation. Get well soon.
- November 4, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Marge you amaze me...I'm so glad you are feeling better and hope it continues to get better for you. You always find a way to bring a smile to my face. I want to be just like you when I grow up! ;) You will continue to be in my prayers...take care! ~Amy B.
- November 4, 2012 at 10:24 AM
- Shelby Law Ruttan said...
Glad you are home and I did see some of your FB posts :) Your post gave me a good laugh today. I love how you can keep up the humor and I love you too!
- November 4, 2012 at 10:32 AM
- Jacquelineand.... said...
Is it bad that I would be wishing to have a life-size photo of the 'Granny Shot' from There's Something About Mary to put up in the window?
Keep laughing and healing!
- November 5, 2012 at 12:21 PM
- June said...
Geez Mags, I had no idea. Glad you're home and hope you're feeling better. Hugs! PS - I got the "Dr. Calldare". Tee,hee.
- November 7, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- Through the Eyes of Another said...
This reminds me of all the misfortunes in the hospital that I have had. When I was 15, I had to wear the gowns with practically no back, in the pediatric section of the hospital. I went for a walk with the IV machine and after walking around for a good 20 minutes, this little boy pointed and said "look mom, you can see her hiney!"So embarrassing and all the nurses did was look down, trying not to laugh.
I hope you continue getting better, happy healing!
- November 17, 2012 at 11:26 PM
- Jan Lipi said...
giggle...glad to see a sense of humor :) ... sure your name doesn't begin with an H and you live in S Florida? My beautiful not quite that age yet is walking around with a breast drain and talking, err, texting, silling thoughts and such :) Glad to hear all is well!
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iDefrag rocks! I've been a happy customer for quite a while now.
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I ran the full monty last weekend and seriously? It's like a new Mac. YMMV.
Tried this on my normally smooth running powerbook.
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Then tried iDefrag on that drive (by booting it into firewire mode and running iDefrag from my main iMac).
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I don't think this was a problem with QT itself, as it was working fine before (as was the OS). iDefrag simply "broke" some apps/the OS (repaired by DW) and the un-repairable one (just happened to be QT) had to be re-installed.
I now have a working powerbook again but am VERY wary of ever letting iDefrag touch any other HD of mine (or anyone elses) from now on.
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Gorilla gorilla
|Scope: Global
|Scientific Name:
|Gorilla gorilla
|Species Authority:
|(Savage, 1847)
|Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
Common Name(s):
Troglodytes gorilla Savage, 1847
|Taxonomic Source(s):
|Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B. and Wilson D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3 Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
|Taxonomic Notes:
|The Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) consists of two recognized subspecies: Gorilla gorilla gorilla (Western Lowland Gorillas) and Gorilla gorilla diehli (Cross River Gorillas). The taxonomic status of the gorilla populations in the Maiombe Forest (Cabinda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo) and in Ebo/Ndokbou (Cameroon) awaits clarification; however, measurements from a single Ebo gorilla skull indicate this may be a relict population of a previously more widespread population living north of the Sanaga River (Groves 2005).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Critically Endangered A4cde ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Walsh, P.D., Tutin, C.E.G., Oates, J.F., Baillie, J.E.M., Maisels, F., Stokes, E.J., Gatti, S., Bergl, R.A., Sunderland-Groves, J. & Dunn. A.
|Mittermeier, R.A., Williamson, E.A. & Butynski, T.M. (Primate Red List Authority)
This taxon is classified as Critically Endangered under criterion A4, a population reduction of more than 80% over three generations (where a generation is estimated as 22 years, D. Caillaud unpubl.). The listing is based on exceptionally high levels of hunting and disease-induced mortality (over 90% in some large remote areas, including the second largest protected population at Minkébé), which combined are estimated to have caused its abundance to decline by more than 60% alone over the last 20 to 25 years. Most protected areas have serious poaching problems and almost half of the habitat under protected status has been hard hit by Ebola. Commercial hunting and Ebola induced mortality are both continuing (even accelerating), threats that are not readily mitigated. If the current Ebola epizootic continues at the same rate and trajectory, then the decline in Western Gorilla abundance in all protected areas is projected to be on the order of 45% just for the 20-year period spanning 1992 to 2011 (not accounting for other threat factors such as hunting). Furthermore, gorilla reproductive rates are extremely low (maximum intrinsic rate of increase about 3%, Steklis and Gerald-Steklis 2001). Therefore, even an immediate cessation of Ebola mortality and a drastic reduction in the rate of hunting (neither of which seem likely) would not result in rapid population recovery. Rather, under the most optimistic scenarios, population recovery would require on the order of 75 years (Walsh et al. 2003). Much sooner, perhaps 20 to 30 years into the future, habitat loss and degradation from agriculture, timber extraction, mining, and possibly climate change will become a major threat. Thus, a population reduction of more than 80% over three generations (i.e., 66 years, 1980 to 2046) is likely.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The western gorilla Gorilla gorilla is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), mainland Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni), Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of Congo (RoC), Cabinda (Angola), and possibly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The core population had until recently an almost continuous distribution in suitable habitat from southern CAR to the Congo River and west to the coast. Small outlying populations remain on the Nigeria-Cameroon border at the headwaters of the Cross River and in the Ebo/Ndokbou forest in Cameroon, just north of the lower Sanaga River. The species may also persist in the Maiombe region of Democratic Republic of Congo contiguous with Cabinda.
Two subspecies are currently recognized. G. g. gorilla (Savage and Wyman, 1847) occurs in Cameroon (south of the Sanaga River), south to the Congo River mouth, and east across the Sangha River, to the Oubangi River. The subspecies G. g. diehli (Matschie, 1903) occurs in a small area on the Nigeria-Cameroon border, extending a short distance on either side of the border in the forests on the upper drainage of the Cross River.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Angola (Angola, Cabinda); Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Nigeria
Regionally extinct:Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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|Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Previous assessments have focused on habitat availability as the major predictor of gorilla abundance. Thus, the commonly cited figure of 95,000 western gorillas (Harcourt 1996) is based on an assumption that all intact habitat in Western Equatorial Africa contains gorillas at densities that were typical of Gabon in the early 1980s. However, habitat loss is not the major driver of ape decline in this region. Rather, recent surveys suggest that since the early 1980s, commercial hunting and outbreaks of the Ebola virus have virtually extirpated gorillas from a great deal of otherwise intact forest. Technical problems with the conversion of ape nest density to estimates of gorilla density preclude a rigorous estimate of range-wide gorilla abundance.
Gorilla gorilla diehli
Although gorillas in the Cross River region first became known to science in the early 20th century, little attention was paid to their conservation status until the late 1980s (Harcourt et al. 1989). Early reports had referred to their precarious situation, but little had been done to thoroughly examine their distribution and abundance, or to protect the remaining population and habitat (Anon 1934, Critchley 1968, March 1957). Intensive surveys over the last decade have found that approximately 250 to 300 G. g. diehli persist in a forested area of roughly 8,000 km². This estimate is of uncertain accuracy and is based primarily on nest counts and estimated range size. The gorillas are found in at least 10 localities (Groves 2002, Beamont 2004, Bergl 2006, Bergl and Vigilant 2007). Though the localities where the gorillas are found are geographically distinct, the majority of these areas are connected by forested land. Recent genetic evidence suggests that three subpopulations are present, but that these subpopulations do have limited reproductive contact (Bergl and Vigilant 2007). These localities are primarily rugged highlands, typically in areas relatively less disturbed by human activity. While there may be an ecological component to this distribution, the gorilla's concentration in highland areas is almost certainly strongly influenced by human hunting pressure, which is more intense in the lowlands. Ebola has not been reported in the G. g. diehli population, but their close proximity to dense human populations puts them at high potential risk of acquiring human pathogens (Oates et al. 2007).
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|Found primarily in lowland tropical forest, particularly where there is dense ground-level herbaceous growth, and in swamp forests. Staple foods are pith, leaves and shoots. Fruit component of the diet is generally high but varies with seasonal availability (Rogers et al. 2004). Gorillas live in groups averaging 10 and occasionally over 20 individuals, composed of at least one adult male, several adult females and their offspring. Each group's home range may be as large as 20 km² and group ranges overlap extensively. The few precise life-history data available for Gorilla g. gorilla in the wild come from six years of observation of habituated groups at Lossi (prior to the Ebola epidemic) and from 6.5 years of observation at Mbeli Bai in the Nouabalé-Ndoki NP (RoC). Birth rates at Lossi and Mbeli Bai averaged 0.18 and 0.2 respectively with inter-birth-intervals of 4 to 6 years for six females whose first infant survived (Robbins et al. 2004). Infant mortality up to three years of age, in populations not affected by Ebola, was 22% and 65%, respectively, for Lossi and Mbeli (Robbins et al. 2004). Compared with the much larger demographic datasets from almost three decades of observation of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei), it appears that western lowland gorillas reproduce more slowly due to longer inter-birth-intervals and higher infant mortality. Patterns of male and female emigration appear to be similar, but large groups (>20) containing more than one adult male are relatively uncommon in Gorilla g. gorilla (Robbins et al. 2004).
Two studies of G. g. diehli (at Afi and Kagwene) demonstrated flexible grouping patterns with groups ranging in size from 2 to 20. These grouping patterns likely occur for several reasons, including restricted habitat, feeding competition related to fruit consumption, high hunting pressure, and limited opportunities for male migration between nuclei (McFarland 2007). Each group's home range may be as large as 20 km² and group ranges overlap extensively. Today, Cross River gorillas are restricted mostly to hilly areas, and range from lowland to submontane forest (Allen 1932, Oates et al. 2003, Sunderland-Groves et al. 2003), although they occasionally use lowland areas between hills (Oates et al. 2003, Bergl 2006).
|Major Threat(s):
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
There are two primary drivers of rapid western lowland gorilla decline: commercial hunting and the Ebola virus. Until the early 1980s, the interior of western lowland gorilla range included a series of vast, road-less blocks of forest where hunting access was extremely difficult and gorilla densities were high. Since then improvements in transportation infrastructure, devaluation of the regional currency, declining oil stocks, and timber depletion in other tropical regions have led to an explosion in mechanized logging. Regional timber production nearly doubled between 1991 and 2000 (Minnemeyer et al. 2002). Vast tracts of previously inaccessible forest have recently been penetrated by logging roads, which provide commercial hunters ready access to remote areas with high ape densities, and to markets. Logging vehicles are also used to transport bushmeat, and logging employees eat more bushmeat than do local villagers.
The gorillas' very low reproductive rates (3% maximum observed rate of population increase, Steklis and Gerald-Steklis 2001) mean that even low levels of hunting are enough to cause population decline. Consequently, the logging boom has caused a rapid crash in gorilla numbers. For example, Gabon experienced an estimated 56% decline in ape abundance from 1983 to 2000, most of which was attributed to hunting (Walsh et al. 2005). Given that Gabon is the least heavily human populated country in the region, hunting impact is likely as high or higher in other range states. The threat posed by logging promises to continue and even intensify in the foreseeable future. Rates of timber production in the region are increasing (Minnemeyer et al. 2002), in the case of Gabon exponentially (Figure 1). Profits in the industry are derived largely through exploitation of previously unlogged areas rather than sustainable harvesting in older concessions. The current trajectory predicts that the last remaining tracts of inaccessible forest will be opened to logging in the next 10 to 20 years.
See the supplementary material for Figure 1: Roundwood production in Gabon (1980-2005).
The second major driver of rapid gorilla decline is disease, specifically the Ebola virus. Since the early 1990s, Ebola has caused a series of massive gorilla and chimpanzee die-offs in remote forest blocks at the heart of their range. Outbreaks were first noted in 1994 in the Minkébé forest block of northern Gabon (Huijbregts et al. 2003). Before Ebola's arrival, what is now Minkébé National Park held what was probably the second largest protected gorilla and chimpanzee population in the world. In 1996 Ebola emerged in the Lopé Reserve (now National Park) in central Gabon, in 2001 in the Mwagné forest block of eastern Gabon, in 2002 to 2003 in the adjoining Lossi forest block of north-west Congo, and in 2003 to 2005 in the Odzala National Park in north-west Congo (Figure 2). The Ivindo forest block of central Gabon was not monitored during the outbreak period, but it lies directly adjacent to the 1996 human outbreak zone around Booué and recent observations suggest an ape die-off there too.
See the supplementary material for Figure 2: Protected areas with important western lowland gorilla populations.
Both phylogenetic analyses of the Ebola virus genome and analyses of the spatio-temporal pattern of outbreaks in humans and wild apes (Walsh et al. 2005, Lahm et al. 2006) suggest that these outbreaks were not isolated events but part of a spreading epizootic of Ebola in its reservoir host (probably bats, Leroy et al. 2005). Moving at about 40 to 45 km/year, this epizootic has for the last decade spread in an east/north-easterly direction across the region. Although continued spread is not guaranteed, the epizootic's past spread rate has been highly consistent, making it possible to accurately predict the timing of the Odzala die-off well before it occurred (Walsh et al. 2003, 2005).
During Ebola outbreaks, gorilla mortality rates have been extremely high. During three different outbreaks at two different study sites, individually known social groups containing almost 600 gorillas were monitored. In all three outbreaks about 95% of known individuals died (Caillaud et al. 2006, Bermejo et al. 2007). Higher survival rates amongst solitary individuals suggest that most of the remaining 5% may be individuals who were never infected rather than resistant survivors (Caillaud et al. 2006). Nest surveys at four different sites exhibit an "all or none" pattern of Ebola impact. Areas of 10,000 km² or more showing 95% declines in abundance transition abruptly into areas with little or no mortality (Bermejo et al. 2007, WCS and Government of Congo MEF unpublished data). These low ape densities are not reasonably attributed to hunting pressure as most of the remote survey zones had high ape densities just a few years before the declines were detected and because densities of other preferred target species (e.g., elephants and duiker) were still high after the Ebola outbreaks (Walsh et al. 2003, Bermejo et al. 2007). The proportion of habitat in the 95% mortality class varied amongst outbreak sites, from little or none at Lopé to the entire Mwagné survey zone (Table 1a). In Odzala National Park, which held what were by far the largest protected populations of gorillas and chimpanzees in the world, the outbreak zone covered about 58% of the park.
See the supplementary material for Table 1a: Estimates of percent decline in gorilla abundance in six survey zones.
Table 1a contains estimates of the percent decline in gorilla abundance in each survey zone. In the Lossi and Odzala zones, extensive survey data allowed a fairly precise mapping of outbreak and non-outbreak zones. Therefore, the number presented for these two zones is based on the proportion of the survey zone in each outbreak class (Outbreak vs. NonOutbreak) and the assumption of 95% mortality in outbreak areas. This approach was not possible for the Mwagné and Minkébé sites where virtually the entire populations were wiped out, or for the Ivindo site where survey intensity was not high enough to precisely map outbreak and non-outbreak zones. For these sites, nest encounter rates for surveys conducted before Ebola emergence are compared with nest encounter rates after Ebola emergence (Pre-Ebola vs. Post-Ebola). No attempt was made to estimate % decline for Lopé because it was the only zone to be logged before Ebola arrival and the only area in which a substantial proportion of the survey zone has experienced high rates of hunting. This makes it difficult to discriminate Ebola impact from hunting impact. Therefore, for the purposes of this analysis, Ebola is assumed to have had zero impact at Lopé. Estimated declines in gorilla abundance for the five zones for which estimates have been made range from 56% at Odzala to more than 95% at Mwagné and Minkébé. When decline rates are averaged across all six zones (with the contribution of each zone weighted by its surface area) the mean decline is 74% (weighting by relative abundance makes no significant difference; see Table 1b). The assumption of zero impact at Lopé has a conservative effect on this mean value (see Table 1a and 1b for comparison).
See the supplementary material for Table 1b: Estimates of percent decline in gorilla abundance in five survey zones.
These six protected areas account for 45% of the total protected area habitat (67,250 km²) in which significant western lowland gorilla populations were found before Ebola emergence (Table 2). If we assume that all major protected areas had the same pre-Ebola density, this implies that 33% of the total protected area population of western lowland gorilla (100*(0.45*0.26+0.55*1) = 33%) has been killed by Ebola just over the last 13 to 14 years. This estimate is highly conservative in that pre-Ebola density estimates for protected areas with Ebola impact were typically much higher than for protected areas without recorded Ebola impact.
See the supplementary material for Table 2: Protected areas holding significant pre-Ebola outbreak populations of western lowland gorilla, and Ebola-induced declines. Note: more detailed tabular data to support the calculations are available upon request.
If the Ebola epizootic continues at the same rate and trajectory, it could reach most of the remaining protected areas with large populations of western lowland gorillas within the next 5 to 10 years. Six major protected areas (Boumba Bek, Nki, and Lobéké Reserves in Cameroon, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in C.A.R., Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park and Lac Télé Reserve in Congo) lie in the wave's path and account for 44.6% of the protected area habitat where Ebola outbreaks have yet to be documented. All six areas lie inside a 275 km radius from the 2004 Lossi outbreak site at Odzala National Park. Thus, if the epizootic wave continues to spread at its past rate it may move through all six sites by about 2011 (calculated as 2004 + (275 km/43 km/yr)). If all sites suffered declines of a magnitude similar to previous parks (i.e. 74%), this would represent a 32.6% decline in the unaffected protected area population (calculated as: 100*((area of habitat affected*mortality rate)/total habitat)). Combined with previous impact, this would constitute a 45.4% Ebola-induced decline of Western Gorilla abundance in all protected areas (Table 2) in a period of just 20 years (i.e., from 1992 to 2011), or about one generation length*. This estimate is conservative in that these six protected areas are more remote than the other unaffected parks and are, therefore, likely to hold a higher proportion of the western gorilla population than is predicted by their area. The decline estimate is also independent of any decline caused by other factors (e.g., hunting), which, as already noted, was the primary reason for a 56% decline in ape abundance from 1983 to 2000 in Gabon alone.
Timber extraction is the major source of forest clearance in western lowland gorilla range, which retains the highest percentage of forest cover in equatorial Africa (Minnemeyer et al. 2002). Logging is selective, regional deforestation rates average only about 0.4% per year (FAO 2001), and gorillas do well in secondary forest if hunting is controlled. Thus, forest clearance alone should not become a major threat to western lowland gorillas for at least two or three decades, by which time other causes, if left unchecked, will already have greatly depleted populations. Forest clearance for agriculture is a major threat in heavily populated coastal regions, particularly in Cameroon. However, these areas harbour only a tiny fraction (probably <5%) of remaining western lowland gorillas.
Finally, there are hints that climate change may pose a serious future threat. Most of the western gorilla range receives rainfall only slightly higher than the amount necessary to maintain closed canopy forest. The last few decades have seen a decline in mean rainfall and a lengthening of dry seasons (Giannini et al. 2003), which increase the risk of forest fires. If this drying trend continues, there is a risk that large scale forest fires will cause dramatic forest loss, as seen recently in Southeast Asia and South America (Cochrane 2003). This risk will be magnified if regional climate trends are reinforced by local scale forest clearance for agriculture and timber (Baidya Roy et al. 2005).
Details on calculation of generation time can be found in Appendix 1 (see the supplementary material for Appendix 1).
Gorilla gorilla diehli
The remaining population of G. g. diehli is small and fragmented, occurs mostly outside of protected areas (especially in Cameroon) and is surrounded by some of the most densely populated human settlements in Africa. This subspecies is at risk from its small size and associated increases in inbreeding and loss of genetic diversity. The lack of strictly protected areas throughout much of the range of G. g. diehli makes the future of sizeable portions of gorilla habitat uncertain. Conversion of forest for agriculture and grazing is occurring rapidly in many parts of the gorillas' range and the largest current protected area in which Cross River gorillas occur (the Okwangwo Division of Nigeria's Cross River National Park) contains enclaves of human settlements whose farmlands have spread beyond their legal boundaries and threaten to divide the park into two. The construction and improvement of roads in both Cameroon and Nigeria also threatens to increase subdivision of the population. Though legal prohibitions against the killing of gorillas exist in Nigeria and Cameroon, enforcement of wildlife laws is often lax, and most protected areas suffer from poorly-controlled poaching. Although recent conservation efforts have reduced hunting of Cross River gorillas to a low level, the threat remains and the small size of the G. g. diehli population means that almost any level of hunting off-take is likely to be unsustainable and have a significant negative effect on population size.
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National and international laws controlling hunting or capture of gorillas exist in all habitat countries, but enforcement of protective legislation is almost non-existent. G. gorilla is listed under Appendix I of CITES and in Class A of the African Convention. Conservation areas exist in most gorilla range states and several National Parks have been created recently specifically to protect great apes and other large mammals. Strongholds identified as exceptional priority areas for ape conservation and not yet affected by Ebola are: the Dja Conservation complex and Boumba-Bek/Nki complex in Cameroon, the Loango/Moukalaba-Doudou/Gamba complex in Gabon, the Lac Télé Likouala complex in RoC, and the Sangha Trinational complex of the Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and Cameroon (Tutin et al. 2005). National Parks offer no protection from Ebola and only one of these remaining gorilla strongholds (Loango/Moukalaba-Doudou/Gamba) is remote from recent epidemics (P. Walsh, unpubl.).
Urgent conservation needs include the effective implementation of protection laws. Conservation areas must be adequately protected and managed, and some additional areas should be gazetted. Surveys of outlier populations in Cameroon, Cabinda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are needed, as are conservation education programmes. Extensive resources are required to identify appropriate conservation actions in the face of the spread of Ebola. A better understanding of the spatial and temporal spread of the disease between and within species may allow development of a pro-active campaign to protect at-risk great ape and human populations through vaccination and/or the reinforcement of effective physical barriers (Walsh et al. 2005). Recommendations for reducing the negative impacts of selective logging on large mammals, including gorillas, have been formulated and applied in pilot zones (Elkan et al. 2006, Morgan and Sanz 2007), but considerable efforts are needed to establish partnerships with the logging industry such that protective measures are enforced, and concessions bordering National Parks are a priority. Finally, the poor understanding of the current size of the population of western gorillas must be addressed. Much of the western lowland gorilla's range has not been surveyed recently and survey methods have not been consistently reliable. Older survey data are particularly unreliable as Ebola and commercial hunting are known to have caused dramatic and rapid declines in affected areas (Tutin et al. 2005). New surveys using consistent methods as well as regular monitoring of populations in protected areas are urgently needed throughout the western gorilla's range. This will enable the conservation community to design and implement optimal conservation strategies in the face of this potent cocktail of threats.
A series of three workshops has identified priority actions for the conservation of G. g. diehli, and these have been formulated into an IUCN Action Plan (Oates et al. 2007). There are several cross-cutting actions which require attention throughout Cross River gorilla range, notably increasing conservation education and awareness, fostering improved community participation in conservation issues, increasing trans-boundary conservation activities such as joint patrols to control timber and bushmeat between the two countries, and further research. The most urgently-needed actions identified, which must be undertaken for any longer-term measures to be effective, are habitat protection and the control of hunting. In Nigeria the majority of the G. g. diehli population occurs within formal protected areas (Cross River National Park and Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary), but in Cameroon none of the population is as yet protected in this way (although two areas are in process of establishment: Takamanda National Park and Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary). Further areas, including migration corridors, need to be brought under conservation management to increase the chances for the long-term survival of a viable population of Cross River gorillas, and the effectiveness of existing management improved.
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Vermont's first Green Up Day was launched in 1970 by Gov. Deane Davis.
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1A soft pear-shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds, eaten fresh or dried.
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- The bread gets crispy in the oven, and the ingredient combo is simple and beautiful: sweet figs, soft mozzarella, fragrant basil and tasty pesto.
- Where available raccoons may also eat peaches, plums, figs, citrus fruits, watermelons, beech nuts, and walnuts.
2 (also figtree) The deciduous Old World tree or shrub that bears the fig.
- Ficus carica, family Moraceae.
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2.1Used in names of other plants of the genus Ficus, or in names of nonrelated plants that bear a fruit similar to a fig.
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Middle English: from Old French figue, from Provençal fig(u)a, based on Latin ficus.
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Paul Allen Bates, 98, Granby, died Dec. 15, 2012, at his home in Granby, following an illness.
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Deputies: Two People Shot at Bar in Tampa
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TAMPA | The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that took place early Sunday morning at Whiskey Park North bar on N. Dale Mabry in Tampa.
Deputies say around 3 a.m. as the bar was closing, a fight broke out in the front parking lot between two groups of men. The fight escalated to gunfire when one man shot at a group of men as they tried to get into a car, according to detectives.
A total of two men were shot in the exchange, a 27-year-old and 31-year old. Both have non-life threatening injuries. One man was shot in the shoulder, the other in the arm and a bullet grazed his head.
About 300 to 400 people were leaving the club at the time of the shooting. Deputies say the scene was chaotic with bullet holes in nearby cars and businesses.
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November 22, 2005
The race for Augusta mayor took an interesting turn on Tuesday. The runoff is two weeks away and now third place finisher Helen Blocker-Adams is endorsing Deke Copenhaver. But Blocker-Adams says at first, she wasn't going to endorse either candidate. News 12 is on your side to explain why she changed her mind and how that decision is bringing a lot of criticism.
"I would like you to know that I'm endorsing Deke Copenhaver for mayor because I believe he is our next best hope for change," Blocker-Adams said.
Though she originally planned to remain in neutral during the runoff, Helen Blocker-Adams now says she's switching gears, becoming a driving force in Deke Copenhaver's campaign.
"If I did not take a stand for a candidate, it would be like a county commissioner abstaining from an important vote," Blocker-Adams said.
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Deke Copenhaver told News 12 he wasn't expecting such a rigorous competition, but happy he came out on top.
"I told Helen are you going to email me a grade when we get done with this? But I respect her for doing that, she really wanted to make sure she endorsed a candidate, not based on color, not on political party, but based on our views mirroring her own platform," Copenhaver said.
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Dylan Dober of Union Middle School claimed first place and Fisher of Los Gatos captured five of six grade-level titles at the County Meet of Champions Oct. 25.
Dober covered the 2.06-mile course at San Jose's Montgomery Hill Park in 12 minutes, 20 seconds, crossing the finish line in the championship race two seconds faster than runner-up Sean Hoerger of Rolling Hills. Following Hoerger was Kennedy's Max Sawyer in 12:27 and Hyde's Danny Rubino in 12:32.
The top four runners, all eighth graders, were followed by the fastest seventh grader, Dartmouth's Alexander Scales, whose 12:44 earned fifth in the race and eighth overall.
Fisher's Ben Micallef finished first in the eighth grade boys team race. His 12:23 was the third best time overall and paced the Trojans' sweep of the first five places.
Isaki Wada-Law (12:36) took second for Fisher and sixth overall, just ahead of Taisei Nishiki, whose 12:38 ranked seventh among the combined times.
The fastest girl was Julia Bounds of Woodside Priory. Only eight boys posted faster times than Bounds' 12:48, a new course record for eighth grade girls. Bounds set the seventh grade girls record (13:05) last October.
Lewis Campbell, a C.T. English eighth grader, ran 12:59 for seventh in the championship race and 10th overall out of 112 boys and 91 girls.
Eighth grader Nicolas Sum was Redwood's top runner. He ran 13:28, earning 11th out of 41 runners in the championship race and 22nd overall. Rolling Hills runners claimed two of the next three spots, seventh grader Daniel Blake (13:45) in 13th and eighth grader Joshua Olszewski (13:51) in 14th.
Eighth-grade girls Sarah Campista of Willow Glen and Gina Rowley of Rolling Hills were among the 13 girls to run with 28 boys in the championship race. Campista's 14:35 ranked fifth among all girls that day, while Rowley's 14:47 was eighth.
Helping Fisher's sweep of the eighth grade boys contest were Tyler Condensa (13:06) and Dylan Lasher (13:07). Connor Gibson (13:44, seventh) and Grant Wagner (14:08, 11th) also ran well for the Trojans.
With Max Haderle and Sho Fukumoto taking the first two places in 13:00, Fisher earned the seventh grade boys championship. Ethan Plaxton was eighth for the Trojans in 13:38.
Top-10 placers in the seventh grade boys race included Lawson's Jeffrey Xu (13:32, sixth), Redwood's Amit Nag (13:36, seventh) and Lawson teammates Justin Lin (13:44, ninth) and Debarshi Basak (13:58, 10th).
Nathan Mailhot (14:05, 11th) and Dominic Dal Porto (14:16, 12th) and Nick Kain (14:29, 14th) also ran strong for the team champion Trojans.
Fisher also earned first place in the eighth-grade and seventh-grade girls divisions. Jennifer Foster of C.T. English ran 14:13 in the eighth-grade team contest, but Fisher nabbed the next five spots with Athena Muzumdar (14:17), Niki Surma (15:00), Audrey Somers (15:21), Gillian Yost (16:02) and Jessica Ng (16:31). Geena Medina of Hyde was seventh in 16:42.
Among seventh-grade girls, Fisher's Caitlin Huang was fastest in 14:26. Union's Brooke Doblar was second in 14:45, Fisher's Erin Moss third at 15:01 and Willow Glen's Camille Reed fourth in 15:14. Moreland's Haley Snyder ran 15:46 for fifth, two seconds faster than Willow Glen's Brianna Berrera. Sunnyvale's Carla Cornillon was seventh in 15:42.
Amelia Kinsella of C.T. English placed eighth in 15:50, two places ahead of teammate Cassie Kord (16:02). In between was Fisher's Charlotta Lebedenko in 15:55.
A pair of Kennedy runners set sixth-grade course records while winning races. Angus Johnson (13:17) helped Kennedy's boys to a second-place team finish behind Fisher.
Jessica Kain (14:46) won the girls race, beating Fisher's Zoae McAllister (15:04) by 18 seconds. Fisher's Alice Bibaud (15:42) was fourth.
Fisher won the sixth-grade boys title behind strong runs by Rhett Sommers (13:31, second) and Thomas Petroff (13:56, third). Jack Clayville (15:08), Luca Bommarito (15:14), Spencer Harrison (15:14) and Mitchell Thompson (15:16) took places nine through 12 for the Trojans, and Zeeshaan Chunawala (15:28) was 14th.
Ross D'Orfani of Union had the fourth fastest clocking among sixth graders, running 14:07 in the championship race.
Dylan Holder of San Jose Christian ran 14:16 to place fourth among sixth-grade boys. Willow Glen's Jack Bartoszel (14:34) was sixth, just ahead of teammate Connor Morgan (14:42) and Kennedy's Jeffrey Tian (14:45).
Hyde beat out Fisher for first place in the sixth-grade girls race. Top Lions were Jessie Rubino (15:56) in fifth, M. Schultz (16:01) in seventh, Vox Cho (16:05) in eighth, Samantha Rowles (16:56) in 12th and Samantha Jaehnig (17:28) in 15th.


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Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 40(b). Request for Trial Setting.
In any action which is at issue, either party may request the court at any time to set the same for a pre-trial hearing or for trial, or the court on its own initiative may set such action for trial or pre-trial hearing. Such request shall be in such form and contain such information as prescribed by the administrative judge of the judicial district but shall include statements as to the nature of the case, whether a jury trial has been demanded, whether mediationwould be beneficial to the resolution of the dispute, and estimate of the time required for the trial, the name of the attorney who will appear at trial, and the dates on which the attorney would not be available for trial of the action. The request shall be served upon all parties to the action. Within five (5) days after service of such request, the attorneys of record of all other parties to a pending action shall file written responses containing all of the information required in the request for trial setting and serve copies thereof upon all other parties to the action. Upon receipt of the request and the responses thereto, or upon a failure to file the response as required by this rule, the court may set the action for pre-trial hearing or trial without waiting for the next calendar call date.
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- Width/Diameter: 54"
- Height: 15-1/8"
- Five reversible blades
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- Screws preinstalled in blades for attachment to motor arms
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- Preinstalled rubber isolation pads minimize vibration noise
- MDF blade construction
- Triple capacitor speed control; manual reverse control
- 153mm dia x 18mm high Motor
- pull-chain on brushed nickel (-09) is chrome with a maple fob, antique brass (-20) is oxide with a walnut fob, and white (-30W) has antique chrome chain with white fob
- Dual ceiling mounting on down rod, or close to ceiling
- Quick install canopy
- Installs without removing J-box screws
- Holds fan for wiring during installation
- A 1"x6" down rod is included
- Standard canopy designed for sloped ceilings up to 45°s (12:12 ceiling pitch) using down rod supplied or accessory down rods
- Oversized, textured die cast hanger ball reduces noise and wobble vibrations
- Canopy covers standard recessed 4" octagonal outlet box. (Outlet box assembly not included)
- Mounting hardware is included
- 80" Lead wires
- Light Fixture adaptable
- Pre-wired
- Airflow: 5,362 cfm
- Energy Consumption: 65 Watts
- Airflow Efficiency: 82 cfm/watt
- 30 year limited warranty
- Energy Star qualified
- UL Listed
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – No. 16 Georgetown College used a big second-half run to ease past the University of Pikeville 77-52 Saturday afternoon at the East Kentucky Expo Center.
Faced with an aggressive Tigers defense which forced 17 of UPIKE's 21 turnovers, the Bears had to shoot from behind the arc for most of the game, but finished only 1-of-21 (4.8%) from long range.
A jump shot by junior Brogan Conley pulled the Bears within six (34-28) with 17:44 to play in the game. But the Tigers nailed the next 12 points of the game. Only three Tigers scored during the stretch, with senior forward Devon King flipping in five, and when junior Lissa Jonas scored on a layup with 1:35 to play, the lead was 46-28.
Georgetown was led by junior guard and reigning National Player of the Week Kourtney Tyra, who finished with a game-high 21 points including a perfect performance of 11-of-11 at the free throw line. Tyra was supported well courtesy of senior forward Devon Golden, who scored 14 points and recorded four steals, and junior guard Andrea Howard's seven points and nine rebounds.
For the Bears, sophomore center Whitney Belle Jackson led the way with 15 points and eight rebounds, while junior forward Brogan Conley added six points and nine rebounds. Senior guard Sally Roberts, sophomore guard Christin Haney and junior forward Callisha Johnson all also finished with six points.
The Bears, now at 5-12 overall (2-7 in Mid-South Conference play), travel to No. 7 Cumberland University on Thursday for a 7 p.m. tipoff. UPIKE will be looking to avenge last week's 72-58 home loss to the Bulldogs.
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DISCOVERY BAY -- Community Services District directors last week appointed Marianne Wiesen to fill a vacant seat on the board.
Wiesen, a three-year Discovery Bay resident who is involved on the town's community center committee and several local service organizations, including the Discovery Bay Lions Club, replaces Ray Tetreault, who resigned last month for health reasons.
"I am honored and humbled to have been chosen to fill the balance of Ray's term," Wiesen, 71, said after the July 23 selection.
The Rotarian motto of "service above self" reflects her attitude toward being civic involvement, she said.
Three people applied for the position, which will be up for election in November 2014.
The board voted 3-1 to appoint Wiesen, a nursing home administrator in western Illinois for 32 years. Trustee Bill Pease cast the lone vote against her appointment, saying the board needed someone with more business background.
Board Vice President Kevin Graves countered that Wiesen handled budgets of $6 to $8 million, about the same size as the district, and is experienced in "troubleshooting" budgets and labor negotiations.
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Wiesen says her personal passion is that Discovery Bay Community Center become successful and become a central gathering place with programs for all ages. She will have to hone up on other board responsibilities such as water and wastewater issues.
"I have a learning curve ahead in digesting the government policies and duties of the town," she said. "However, my key focus will be on listening to the people of the community and speaking their voice."
Contact Paul Burgarino at 925-779-7164. Follow him at Twitter.com/paulburgarino.


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BOARD Of TRUSTEES
June 3. 198)
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CentroId Michig<l" iTliverslty Board of Trustees
Meet Ing of June 3. 1383
Ht. Pleasant, Michigan
Hembers present: Mrs. Margaret A. Rlecker, Chair; Mr. Alfred J. Fortino;
Mr. Richard L. Halpert; Mr. RaylllOf'ld A. LaBounty; Ms. Rachael E. Moreno;
Hr. William C. Odyklrk; Hrs. Alice Tonboulian; Dr. HHoid Abel, President.
I'\ember absent: Or. Bernadine N. Denning.
Also attending: Or. John E. Cantelon, Provost; Mr. Arthur E. Ellis, V!t;e
Pres ident for Public Affairs: Mr. J_s L. Hili, Vice President for
Student Affairs: Hr. Richard L. Hiller, Secretary to the B~rd of Trustees.
Hr. Jerry R. Tubbs, Treasurer of the Board of Trustees and Vice Presl6ent
for Business and Finance.
The lII!!eting was called [0 order by thair Riecker at 9:47 a.lII.
The ",jnutes of the Hay 6, 198] _etin9 were approved .5 printed .
"'rs. Alice T()IIOO)OUlian. Chllir of the Aclldemic Affllirs C()tI'IIIittee. st. ned thllt
the review of the l'\aster PI., Is pr09re~sln9. The cOf'Y!Iittee ... i1\ Incorpo
rate addltionlll ComMents f~ their ~etin9 and then provide a response
to the IIdm'nistration. The Haster Plan will be brought to the Board In
October for approval.
Dr . John Cantelon. Provost, reviewed the report "An.lysls of the Regular
Full-TIme Faculty at Centrlll Michigan University with Respect to the Relilltive
Status of Ken and Wotren."
NAH£ CHANCE: DEPARTf'£NT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION: (Academic Affairs CoItI.)
It was moved by Mrs. Allee TOII'boullan, ~econded by Mr. William Odyklrk, and
carried, that the following resolution be IIdopted.
BE IT RESOLVEO, That [he na
Ed\lcation is hereby ch.nged
[Ion and Sport .
of the Department of Physic.'
to tile Depolrtment of Physlcilil EduciiI-
NAME CHANGE: CENTRAL MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF BANKING: (Academic Affairs C~.)
It was roved by Mrs . Alice TCI'1boulian, seconded by I'(r. Richard Halpert, and
carried, that the following ruolutlon be adopted.
BE iT RESOLVED, That the nllllle of the Centul I'(ichigan School of
h"klng Is tlereby changed to the Robert Perry Central MiChigan
SChool of Bankl"g.
COf9tENOATlOH FOR 1'(1 CHI CAH SPECIAL OLYW'ICS:
It was moved by Hr. Raymond LaBounty, seconded by I'(r. Richard Halpert, and
carried, that the followl"g resolution be adopted.
WHEREAS, The Hlchlgan Special 01y~lcs have been held on Central
Michigan University's ~us since 1972, arid
WHEREAS, Central Hlchlgan lkllverslty has been privileged to be
the host for the Michigan Special Oly~ics office since that
t rile; and
'llHEREAS, Durl"g a time of financial crisis for I'(!chigan Special
01Yl!'4lics three a"d one-half ye.rs ago, the Urdversity felt it
"ecessary to provide fl"ancla! asslsultlce on a loao basis; ,,"d
'llHEREAS, As a result of an extraordinary effort at fundralsing a"d
financial rasponsibility during. period of eConoflllc dhUess, the
I'(lchigan Special Olyq;olcs Is now retiring Its debt of $4[3,000;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of Central
Hlchlgan University e:o;tends to El'.tcu[ive Director John WalSh, the
Special Oly~ics Board of Directors, and the t1ofenty-se\llen Area
Directors Its congratulations for a remarkable and responsible performance
in fundralslng, and exte"ds Its sincere beSt wishes for the
future of this outstanding and humanl! organization.
Chair of thl! AlIl!lIment and Development toll1'llttl!e, I'(r. Rayll"Otld LaBO\.Inty,
stated that tile c()l!1'l\lttee will be working on a revlslotl of ttle Policy
Man~1 and revlslotl of tile Bylaws.
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CHMGE I N UN I VERS I TV TRAVEL RE IHBURSEHENT ALLOWANCE: (n nance COIIIIIIi t tee)
It was moved by Hr . Raymond LaBounty, sl!conded by Ms. Rachael Moreno, a"d
carried, that tile follOWing resolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That tile new travel ratl!s set forth in the docu/\'
ent, "Central Hlchigan lkIiverslty Travel Allowance Recorrrnendatlon,"
be adopted ItI'Id made effective October I, 1983.
ARTIFICiAl TURF REPLACEI1ENT FOR PERRY SHORTS STADIUH: (Finance Coon.)
It was n-ovcd by Hr. Raymond LaBounty, seconded by Hr. William Odyklrk,
and carried , that the following resolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board consentS to an agrl!_nt with SportS
Install, Inc. for replacelT'Cnt of the artificial turf in Perry Shorts
Stadium for $525 ,000 , and those agrel!lI'ents with SportS Install, Inc.
signed by the President and the Vice President for Business and
Fln.nce, dated March 23, 1983, are ratified. The Vice President for
Business and Finance Is authorized to agrel! to changl! orders not to
I!xceed $25,000, as necessary, for a total project cost not to I!xceed
$550,000. A copy of tile agreer:t'!nt ente red into pUr1;uant to this
resolution shall be Initialed and k.e.pt In the file of ttle Secretary
to the Board with the Hinutl!s of this IT'Ce[ing.
ORIENTATION FIE INCREASE : ( Flnllnce tomnlttee)
It was II'IOved by I'(r. Raymond LaBounty, sl!cooded by Hs. Rachael Moreno, and
carried, that the following rl!solution be adopCl!d.
BE IT RESOLVED , That thl! Orientat ion Fee , assessed for the summer
New Student/Parent Ori en tation program, be Increned to $45 effect
ive Hay 198/j.
I t was IIDved by /'Ir. Alfred Fonino, seconded by /'Irs. Alice TOIIOOYlian,
carried, that the fol lowing personne l recommendations be approved.
Facul ty
Appoln tmen[s!
lleny Arnold, Te~o ra ry Instructor, /'Iathe!ftatl cs , full-time,
8.5., Ball State University, 1963
I1.A., Ball SUle University, 1972
Karcla Bai ley, Te""o rary AssocIate Professor, Chemistry , threefou
n hs time, 198)-84
A.8., Oberlin College, 1960
M.A. , Central Michigan lhlversity, 1978
Ph.D., UniversIty of Wisconsin, 1965
Jonathan D. Barsky, Assistant Professor, /'Iarketlng and Hospl ulity
Services Admini st ration , 1983-84
B.A., Bucknell lhiverslty, 1978
M.S., tktiverslty of Massachusetts, ArIilerst, 1981
Mihaly Baru, Terrpo ra ry Ass i stant Professor, /'Iuslc, full-tir.-.e,
M.S., Liszt Lhlverslty, Hungary, 1'377
HaJla Bathish , Temporary Inst r ucto r , Economics, full-t ime ,
B.A., Widener College, PennsylvilOia, 1'375
M.A., University of \.Iaterloc, Ontario, 1977
TImothy A. Bolen, Temporary Instr ucto r, Health Educat ion and
tfealth Science , full-time, 1983-84
B.S., Centra l Mlchlg<1n Un i ve rsity , 1971
M.S., University of Utah, 198!
Sergio J. ChaveJ , Temporary I nst ructor, Sociology, Anth ropology
and Soc i a l 'Jork, one-half tillie, 198)-84
B.A., Centrlll Mlchlglln UnIvers ity, 1972
M.A., Michigan Sta te University, 1979
Dorothy Co lby, Temporary Instructor, Foreign languages, literatures
and Cultu res , two-thirds [illle, Fall 198)
B.A., Central Michigan University, 1967
I1.A. , The American IXllverslty, 1973
Dena S. Davis, Tefllpoflry Instructo r, Re li gion, full-t ime, 1'38)- 84
B.A., l1arlboro College, 1972
Appointments continued
Anthony DI iorio, Tempor ary AssIstant Professor , History, ful ltime,
198) - 84
B.A. , Manhattan College , 1969
A.M., IXllverslty of il linoIs , 1971
Ph.D., University of Il l inois , 1980
Joan Dollard , Te~rary Instructor, Foreign l anguages, literatures
<lind Cu l tures, two-thi rds time , f a ll 198)
B.A., Un i versity of Mich i gan, 1960
M.A. , tktlverslty of Michigan, 196)
Robert El'lIllo1In , Temporary Associllte Professor, Music , full - time ,
B.,..,.s. , lewis and Clark Coll ege, 1958
11./11,15. , Ya le Unive r s i ty Schoo l of MUS i c , 1961
Margaret Etienne, TeIIllo rary I ns t ructo r , Account ing, fu l l - time ,
B.A. , I1lch igMl State Unive r sity, 1961
M.S., Central Michigan University. 1980
lynn Fauver , Temporary Instruct or , Bio logy, OOe-fou r th t ime ,
8.5. , Ccntr,, 1 I'I i ch i gan Un ive rsity, 1970
11.5., Central I'Ilchlgan Un i versity, 1972
Joseph E, Finck , Ass ist an t Professor , Physics , 1'38)-84
B.S. , I1 lch l gan State Un i ve rsity , 1974
Ph.D., l1 ich l gan Sta t e Uni ve r s ity, 1982
Gary Full er , Teqlor <llry Assistan t Professor, Ph ilosophy , fullti
me , 198)- 8/j
B. A., Stanford Un Iversi ty. 1964
B. llt. , Oxfo rd IXl l versi t y (Brasenose Col lege) , 1'370
Carol Ga t es , Temporary Ins t ructo r, Ar t, fu l l-t i me , 198)-84
B.S., Centra l Mich i gan Un i ve r s i ty, 1977
M.A., Cen t ral l1 ich i g<ln Lhlve rslty, 1980
f'l ichael D. Geb le r , Temporary Assistant Professor , Chem i stry,
ful1 - t l me , 1983 - 8/j
B.S., Sag inaw Valley Co ll ege , 1974
M.S. , Mich i gan State Un i versity , 1976
Ph.D., /'Iichl gan State Univers i ty, 1982
f'lary Susan GI [I Ingham, Temporary I nst rue tor , Forei gn l<llng~ges,
Literatures 'nd Cu l tures , one - thi rd time, Fall 1'38)
B.S., Wisconsin Sta te College, 1967
I1 . A., Lhlverslty of Oklaholl.a, 1976
Appointments continued
DenIse GorslIne, Temporary Instructor, Speech and DramatIc
Arts, full-time, 1983-84
B.S., Eastern ,Hchi9oln LWIlverslty, 1976
H.A. , Centrll Hlch i gln University, 1981
Jullus Harrington, Teqlorary AssIstant Professor, Sociology,
Anthropology and Social Work, full-time, 1983-84
B.A .• LeHoyne-Owen, 1968
H.A., UniversIty of Chicago, 1971
H.P.A., UniversIty of Utah, 1981
D.S.W., UniversIty of Utah, 1981
JIIIJIeS Heffernan, Te~orary Instruc tor, I'\usle, full-time, 1983-8lj
B.S., Quincy College , illinois, 1976
1'1.1'1 •• Hichigan State University, 1978
Nancy He~lngson, Temporary Instructor, Art, th ree-four ths time,
r.11 1983
B.A., Kala!llill:oo College , 1976
M.A., Cent ral Mich i gan UniversIty, 1979
Ron.ld k. Hodgson , Temporary Assistant Professor, Biology, onehalf
time, 1983-84
B.S., Ohio State University, 1968
Ph.D., Ohio State UniversIty, 1975
Allee Dee Kanonchoff, Tentl0rary Assistant Profusor, lie.lth
EducatIon and Health Science, full-time, 1983-84
B.S .• The Ohio State UniversIty, 1973
1'1.5., The Ohio State University. 1976
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1982
George S. KarlllJleuinlS, Assistant Professor, Information Systems
and Analysl s, 1983-84
B.S., University of Patras, Greece, 1978
1'1.5., Louisiana State UnIversIty , 1979
Wayne E. KI e fe r, reappol n tmen t as Chai rperson, Geog raphy,
August 1, 1983 - July )1, 1986
Donna Kay king, Tentl0rary Assistant Professor, BIology, threefourths
tl ,198]-84
B.S. , Central Hlchigan University, 1965
M.S., Central MichIgan University, 1967
Barbara II. Kirk, Temporary Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
.nd Professional Development, one-half time, 198)-84
B.A., Hichigan State University, 1967
M.A., Michigan State University, 1968
Appointments conti nued
Carol Lanfear, Temporary Instructor, /'Iathematlcs, full-time,
B.A., Southern Hisslonary College, 1972
H.A., Andrews lkIlverslty, 1975
Christine L. I1.attley, TelT1>orery Instructor, Sociology, Anthropology
and Social Work, full-tlJ!e, 198]-6lj
B.A. , Universl ty of Colorado , 1973
H.A., University of Colorado , 1977
Gisela I'bfflt, TellJlorary Inuructor. Foreign Languages, LIteratu
res and Cu l tures , five-sixths time , Fall 198)
B.S., Centr" I Michi gan University, 1967
H.A., lXIiver5lty of Mlchi 9M, 1968
Pamela W. Murchison, Temporary Asslst"nt Professor, Chemistry.
three-fourths time, 198)-84
B.S., Camegle-fo\el1on University, 1965
Ph.D., Ikliversity of Hlnnesot", 1969
John NIchol. Tempo rary As$isunt Professor, I'\Jslc, three-fourths
tille , 1983-84
B,H.E., Centr"l Michigan University, 1975
1'1.1'1., l'Iich i gan State Ikliverslty, 1980
Don"ld Pietz, Te~orary Instructo r , Finance, three- fourths t lrre,
198)- 84
B.A .• Albion College, 1954
H.B.A., university of Hichlgan, 1956
Mary Lou Polltl-Ziter, Temporary AssIstant Professor, Sociology,
Anthropology and Social Work, full-throe , 198)-8lj
B. A., lkliversity of Vermont, 1957
H.S.W., lkllverslty of Utah, 1967
H.P.A . • UnIversity of Utah , 1980
0.5.'01., Urliversity of Utah, 1980
Sally Rose , Tetttporary Instructor, Art, ful1-tlll'le , 1983-84
B.F.A., Colorado Stue University, 1980
Nancy Rusch, Tempor"ry Instructor, Accounting. full-time,
B.A •• Michigan State University , 1971
M.S .• Central Michigan University, 1979
Appointments continued
Charles Slgwart, Ass istant Professor, Co~uter Science, 198)-84
S.8., M.assachusetu Institute of Technology, 1967
Ph. D., Northwestern Unl \/'ers r ty, 1976
David Smith, Te""o ra ry Assistant Professor, Religion, full-time,
198)- 84
B.A., Pomona Col lege, California, 1973
Ph.D., UnIversity of Pennsylvania, 1979
Robert Sm ith, Te""orary Instructor, Accounting, full-t Ime,
A.B., Co rnel l 1i1ivers ity , 1955
M.8.A., University of MichI gan, 1961
Sl\a ron Stevenson , Teflllorary Assistant Professor, Engli sh , threefourths
tIme, 198)-84
8.A., Tark io Coll ege, Mi ssOlJ rl, 1962
M.A., West Virgin ia University, 1965
Ph.D., UnIversity of Florida, 1971
Cre tchen Van Mee r, Ass I Hant Professor, Compu ter Sc I ence , 198)- 84
B.A., Alma Coll ege , 196)
M.S., Northwestern Un i versity, 1913
Ph.D., No rthwestern UniversIty, 1976
Alan Well s, Te~ora ry Associate Professor, Journalism one-half
time and SocIology, Anthropology , and Social Work one-half tIme,
Fa ll 196); Journalism one-four th time and Soc i ology , Anthropology
and Soc ial Work three-fOlJrths time, WInter 1964
A.8., 1i1lversity of Califo rn ia, 1966
M.A., Washington 1i1lversity, 1968
Ph.D., Washington University , 1970
Patricia Willwerth, Teflllorary Assistant Professor , Hus lc , onehalf
t ime, 198) - 64
B.H., New England Conservatory, 1956
H.M., New England Conservatory , 1961
Zamano l lah Zamanlan, Temporary Assis t ant Professor, Economics,
full - time, 198)- 84
8.A., National UniversIty of Iran, 1972
M.A., St. /!.ary', 1i1ive rslty , 1976
Pl"OIIIOtions, Reclassification . a.nd Salary Adjustments:
Ca ro le A. Bee re, Associate Professor, from Psycho logy threefourths
tille and Ilonors Program one-fourth time. to Psycho logy
three-fourths time and Co""uter Science one-fOlJrth tIme . 1983-84
Pn)mOtions, Reclassifications, and Salary Adjustments continued
Anneliese BOoIlby, f rom Associate Dean, Schoo l of EducatIon.
Hea l th and Human Services. one-half tl~ and Associate Professor,
Psychology, one- half til!le: , to Associate ProfUsor, Psychology.
full-time, effec ti ve July I. 1983
Donald Breckon. Associate Dean, School of EducatIon, Health and
Human Seryices, from one-fourth time to one-half time, and
Professor, Kealth Education and Health Science frca three-fourths
thne to one-half t lrre, effective July I, 1983
Joh!'l 8. OuVa'i. from Professor and Chairperson to Professor,
In dustr ial Education and Tech!'lology, effectlye May 16, 1983
Sue Gamble, from Assistant Professor to Assistant Professor and
Acting Chairper5O"1 , Music. effective June 27. 1983
Richard Hartley. Assistant Professor , Information Systems and
Ivla lysls, from ful l-time to three-fourths time. and Honors
Program one-fourth time , Fall 1983
Jarres P. Hill, Assista!'lt Professor. Business Law and Regulation,
from full-tIme to three-fou rths time and Honors Program onefourth
time, Winter 1984
Baruch S. Jacobson, Associate Professor, Physics. fro. fulltlllle
to three-fourthS time. a!'ld Lhlvenity AdvisIng Program onefourth
time, 198)-84
Robert C. Hills, from Professor and Chairperson to Professor,
Counseling. Educational AdmInistration and COIIWIIUnlty leadershiP.
e Hec t I ve August I, 198)
Joseph MisIewicz, from Associate Professor and Chairperson to
Professor, BrOlldca5t and CinematIc Arts, SUlTTMir 1983
John Novosad. from Associate Professor to Associate Professor and
Chairperson, Industrial Education and Technology. May 16, 198)
July )1. 1984
Thonas Lee Penne_II, Assistant Professor, Physical EducatIon.
frOll! fuTl-tirre to three-fourths tl!Ple. and Unlyerslty AdvisIng
one-fourth tl!Ple, 1983-84
Roger Rehm, Associate Professor, Huslc. from full-tIme to threefourths
tlooe and UniversIty Adyislng one-fourth tllTle. Fall 198);
Music one-hal' tirre, Adylslng one-fourth time. and Honors Program
one-fourth tl\!"e, Winter 1984
Promotions, Recl,ssl flc,tions and Sal,ry Adjustments continued
Kenneth H. Rohrer, from A$sodate Professor to Associate Professor
and Chail"person, Counseling, Educ,tlonal Administration
and COflmUrIlty Le,dership, August I, 1983 - July 31,1986
Robert Sander, Instructor, Geography, from full-time to threefourths
tlllle and Ik\lverslty Advising one-fourth tl ..... , 1983-84
Randall Stith, from Instructor to Instructor and Acting Chairperson,
Broadcast and Cinematic Arts, Surtmer 1983
W.llter Schneider rrO!l Associate Dean, School of Edueatlon, Health
,nd Human Services, one-fourth time , and Professor, PhysIcal Educat
ion, three-fourths time, to Professor, Physical Edue.tlon and
Assexiate Athletic Director for Budgeting and Hilrketing, twelve
n)nths , effettlve July I, 1983
leaves of Absente:
C.rolyn loeb, Instruetor, Art, requests leave of absence without
pay for 1983-84 to pursue Ph.D.
W. Dean I'lemering, Professor, English, requests one-half time
leave of absence wi thout pay , Fall 1983
Mary Obuch(lW5k I. Assoe I ate Professor , Eng 11sh, reques u onehal
r time leave of absence without pay, 1983 - 8I!
John W. Petras, Professor , Sociology, Anthropology and Sexial
Work , requests that prev iously approved sabbatical leillve for
1 983 - ~ be canceled
Kath leen H. Utecht, Instructor, Hilnagernent, requests leave of
absence without pay for Fall 1983 to c~lete Ph.D.
Resignations , Terminilltions. Etc:
Carol Rankin, Assistant Professor, Etonomlts , effettlve
Ju ly 3D, 1983
Poe locatl ng wi th spouse
H. Robert Wilson, Assistan t Professo r , Geog raphy, e ffe ctive
July 28, 1983
Personal reasons
Aepointments :
Cieri tal
Kay Letourneau, Specialist Clerk C-4, one-half tlll'e, Library
Joanne J1yshock, Senior Clerk C-3, Alumi Relations
Malntenante/food Servites
Dianne Lough. Cook's Keiper I H(-I, Food Services
Joyte Pol'll, Cuuodl,n MF-3, Physical Plant
Dawn Pyles, Utility Helper I I'\F-I , food ServIces
PrOfl'lOtions, Retlaulfleations, and Salary Adlust~nu:
Senior Administrator
Russell L. Herron to Assistant to the President, Information
Ad!'lll n 15 t rat i ve/P rofess I onal
Shirley A. Carpenter to Kanager/Employ~nt AP-6, Personnel and
Staff Relations
Steven L. Dycus to Assistant Director N'-4, Admissions
I'Iaxine A. TubbS to Mana9Cr/CQI'1)ensatlon and Development AP-6,
Personnel and St.H Relations
Heil L. V.,Syckle to .!'tanager/faculty-Suff Beneflu AP-6,
Personnel and Staff Rel.tlons
Supe rv I sory/Techn I ca I
PaMela Stovillk to Senior Account,nt Systems Tethnlcian ST-S.
General Actounting
Promotions Reclassifications, and Salary AdjUJtments wntinued
Sharon Deni to Senior Specialist Clerk C-S, Development
Maintenance/Food ServlceJ
Carole Kahkonen to Kitchen Cleaner MF-2 , Food Serv i ces
RaJ I gnat 10M ! Tenninat ions , Etc.
Adm! n! It rat! ve/Profess I ona 1
Judith T. Henry. Renarch Analyst Trainee AP-2. Purchasing
Joanne Jay, Senior Coordinator of Receivable AccountJ AP-4,
Receivable Accounting
Michael Karshall , Assistant Oi rector/Aluml and Development AP-4 ,
Alurml Relations
Diane E. Mi l ler. Accountant AP-). proviJional , Public Broadcasting
Patrick P. Romeo, Progra~r AnalyJt I I I AP- 4, C uter ServiceJ
June IJerdlow, Residence Hall Director AP-I , Hous ing
Supervlsory/Techni ca I
Donna J. Bower, Center Representative ST- 4, one- half time ,
provlJional , IPCO/ Fort Hami It on
Sondra Cannon - Harris , Cente r Rep resenta t ive ST-4 , provlJlona l ,
I PCD/ Andrews
Ralph Ke r r , Center Representative ST-4, one-half tlrre, p rov i sional,
IPCD/G rand Forks
Public Safet),
Gerald Snyder . Public Safety Service Officer PS-l, Public Safe ty
l\eJignations, Terminations, Etc. continued
Kathryn .'\eglveron, Administrative Secretary C-S, Clarke Historiul
Ruth Moeggenberg, Specialist Clerk C-4, one-half time. Hous ing
and Food Services
R.l!t I rell'enlS:
William W. Harper, Progranwner Consultant AP-S, Instructional
September 28, 1970 - June )0, 198)
Supervl sorylTechn i ca I
Julia Ruth Neal, Senior Accounting Sys teMS Technician ST-S,
General Accounting
November 20, 1961 - Kay )1, 198)
~rjorle Moore, Senior Cashier C-2, Housing and Food Services
Karch I, 1965 - Harch )1, 1983
Maintenance/Food Services
Roy I! anhart. Journeyman Boller Operator MF-8, Physical Plant
Harch 31, 1969 - DecenOer 31, 1982
Wayne Hi lIer, Journeyman Auto and Equipment Kechanlc Mr-8,
Physical Plant
March 17. 1'370 - May 21. 1983
Genevieve Gollesch, De velopl!Ient Coordinator I BR- 6, provi s ional,
Public 8roadcaJtlng
September 13, 1971 - Hay 13. 198)
It was moved by Mr ..... i Iliam Odykirk. seconded by Ms. Rachael Moreno,
and carried , that gifts received during the month of April totaling
$95,367.65 and grants totaling $93,140 be accepted with apprec iation.
The neltt Boord of Trustees meeting will be Frlday, June 24, 198].
The open session adjourned It 10:45 a.m.
Ri chard l. Hi I ler
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
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