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Charles W. Nilson, Chief of Police (ret.), Madison, Connecticut; Port St. Lucie, Florida (life member)
Sidney J. Reade, Chief (ret), Administrative Reports Branch, Chief Security Police, Bellevue Nebraska (life member) Craig P. Weisman, Industrial Consultant, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Monterey, California
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The ESA has painted a fairly clear picture of what the next gen Ariane launcher is set to look like.
Ariane 6 is destined to replace Ariane 5 circa 2021 and interestingly, its design aims at a simpler, cheaper rocket with a payload to orbit capability similar to that of the current Arianespace workhorse.
The most interesting design choice is that of the full solid propellant 1st and 2nd stages.
Exit the Vulcain engine, enter 3 solid propellant boosters, closely based on that of the smaller Vega launcher, all in an effort to cut cost. They're also going back to a 3 stages setup, with the 2nd stage also going solid. The third stage (payload container) retains a reignitable liquid propellant engine, for obvious reasons.
Ariane is now becoming, more than ever, a 'light the fuse, step back and enjoy the show' rocket. I like the 'back to basics' approach, but I will miss the beautiful (and beautifully complex) liquid fuel engines. I guess throttling isn't a dire necessity anymore?
I'm not up to date on the issue, but I wonder if there is any other commercial launcher out there that relies so much on solid propellant?
Are the solid fuel boosters steerable?

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BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP, MI — A 54-year-old man who was hit by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Bridgeport Township remains in critical but stable condition at a hospital, police said.
The crash happened at 9:53 p.m. Thursday, June 12, on Williamson between Kansas and Squire in Bridgeport Township, Saginaw County Central Dispatch said.
Police are asking for the public's help in locating the driver and vehicle that left the location before police arrived. The vehicle is described as a large, white passenger car with front-end damage and possibly rear-end damage, Bridgeport Township Chief of Police Dave Duffett said.
The victim, Frederick Matthews, was first taken to Covenant HealthCare hospital for treatment and later flown to Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Duffett said.
Matthews remains in critical but stable condition at the hospital, police said Monday, June 16.
The Bridgeport Township Police Department are awaiting results from the Michigan State Police crime lab related to the crash investigation.
Anyone with any information about the crash is asked to contact Bridgeport police at 989-777-2800 or Saginaw County Central Dispatch at 989-797-4580.
— Brad Devereaux is a public safety reporter for MLive/The Saginaw News. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Google+


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U.S. Curtis Cup Team Announced
The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced the eight players who will represent the USA in the 2014 Curtis Cup Match, to be conducted June 6-8 at St. Louis (Mo.) Country Club.
The players are: Kyung Kim, 19, of Chandler, Ariz.; Alison Lee, 19, of Valencia, Calif.; Erynne Lee, 21, of Silverdale, Wash.; Ally McDonald, 21, of Fulton, Miss.; Annie Park, 18, of Levittown, N.Y.; Ashlan Ramsey, 18, of Milledgeville, Ga.; Mariah Stackhouse, 19, of Riverdale, Ga.; and Emma Talley, 19, of Princeton, Ky.
"We are very proud of these eight women who have been selected to represent the United States at the Curtis Cup Match," said Daniel B. Burton, USGA vice president and chairman of the International Team Selection Committee. "While their playing records are exemplary, they also personify the ideals of sportsmanship, competitiveness and affability that are among the defining characteristics of this competition. We trust that they will represent their country in fine fashion come June."
The Curtis Cup Match is a biennial amateur competition between eight-player teams from the U.S. and Great Britain and Ireland. Six-time USGA champion and two-time USA Curtis Cup Team member, Ellen Port, will be the captain for the USA Team for the 38th Match.
"I am so proud of these players and excited for what is ahead for this team," said Port, a St. Louis native. "Representing your country in the Curtis Cup Match is one of the highest honors a female amateur player can receive, and I know these women are more than up to the task. We are all looking forward to June and the opportunities that are ahead of us."
Player Bios
Kim, a sophomore at USC, won the 2012 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship and has competed in the past three U.S. Women's Open Championships. She has three collegiate victories.
Alison Lee, a freshman at UCLA, was the runner-up at the 2012 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, reached the semifinals of the 2013 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and has competed in three U.S. Women's Opens. She captured two collegiate victories during her first semester at UCLA.
Erynne Lee, a junior at UCLA, has competed in two U.S. Women's Opens and has three collegiate victories. Lee, who has reached at least the quarterfinals at four U.S. Women's Amateurs, represented the United States at the 2012 Women's World Amateur Team Championship and the 2013 Copa de las Americas.
McDonald, a junior at Mississippi State, won the 2013 North & South Women's Amateur Championship. She has three collegiate victories, including the 2013 NCAA Central Regional, and has finished outside the top 25 only twice in her collegiate career.
Park, a sophomore at USC, in 2013 became the seventh freshman to claim the NCAA individual title and only the second woman in NCAA history to sweep the conference, regional and national titles. Park reached the quarterfinals of the 2013 U.S. Women's Amateur and has competed in two U.S. Women's Opens.
Ramsey, a freshman at Clemson, was the runner-up to Kim at the 2012 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship and won three important events in summer 2013, including the Women's Eastern and Women's Western championships. She earned two victories during her first fall season at Clemson.
Stackhouse, a sophomore at Stanford, has four collegiate wins, including the 2014 UC Irvine Invitational, which earned her a spot in the LPGA's 2014 Kia Classic field. Stackhouse, who has competed in two U.S. Women's Opens, was a member of Georgia's winning team at the 2009 USGA Women's State Team Championship. She is also the first African-American player to be named to the USA Curtis Cup Team.
Talley, a sophomore at Alabama, won the 2013 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and has competed in two U.S. Women's Opens. She won the 2013 PING-ASU Invitational and was named 2013 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year.
All eight players are among the top 25 of the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking, with Park (No. 2), Alison Lee (No. 3), Ramsey (No. 7), McDonald (No. 9) and Kim (No. 10) in the top 10.
The alternates for the USA Team are, in order of ranking: Doris Chen, of Bradenton, Fla., and Lauren Diaz-Yi, of Thousand Oaks, Calif.
The Curtis Cup Match consists of six foursomes (alternate-shot) matches, six four-ball matches and eight singles matches over three days of competition. Among notable past USA Curtis Cup Team members are U.S. Women's Open champions JoAnne Gunderson Carner, Paula Creamer, Juli Inkster, Cristie Kerr, Patty Sheehan and Hollis Stacy, as well as past and present LPGA stars such as Beth Daniel, Jessica Korda, Stacy Lewis, Nancy Lopez, Dottie Pepper, Lexi Thompson and Michelle Wie.
GB&I won the 2012 Match at The Nairn Golf Club in Nairn, Scotland, 10.5-9.5, while the USA Team leads the overall series, 27-7-3. Tegwen Matthews will again serve as captain of the GB&I Team, a position she held in 2012. The GB&I Team is expected to be announced on May 6.
The above report is courtesy of the USGA. Full biographical information on the eight USA players and Port can be found at www.curtiscup.org. And for more information about the USGA, visit www.usga.org.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- As summer winds down and kids go back to school, outdoorsmen everywhere are looking forward to hunting season and getting out into the woods.
Each year hundreds of hunters, hikers, and climbers get lost or injured in the wilderness and need to be rescued.
Depending on where you live, there are many search and rescue options. But if all else fails, the job might fall to an elite unit of Air Force pararescuemen known as PJs, or pararescue jumpers.
212th Rescue Squadron The 212th Rescue Squadron, based in Anchorage, Alaska, is one of the busiest rescue forces in the world.
The unit, made up of highly trained combat rescue officers and pararescuemen, relies on an incredible range of skills to enable them to get in, rescue people who are in trouble, and get them to safety. "When they call us, everyone else has been called and everyone else has said no," Capt. John Romspert, a combat rescue officer, told CBN News.
"Whenever the beeper goes off or the cell phone rings, you never know what you're going to get, whether it's jumping in from an airplane, flying in out of a helicopter, or swimming in from a waterborne vessel to rescue or recover remains or sensitive material," he said.
All those skills also come in handy when the men have to go off to their real jobs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In the war zone, rescues take on greater urgency when combined with enemy fire. These saviors from the sky, who go by the call sign "pedros," are more than just an air ambulance.
What sets them apart is their willingness to go into the hottest landing zones, with guns blazing if necessary. "We go in with guns on our aircraft and fully armed. We're a combat force. We can actually fight to our objective, secure it, and come back," Romspert said.
The incredible pace in Afghanistan means these men all have plenty of combat experience, and each of these PJs has to find his own way to work through the stress once he returns home.
Transitioning to 'Normal' "One of the most difficult things about coming back is just kinda transitioning back into family life as a dad and as a husband," Sgt. Brandon Stuemke, a pararescueman with the 212th Squadron, told CBN News.
"You know, somebody's in a rush in rush hour traffic and to them that's the most important thing in the world, when you've been overseas pulling soldiers off the front lines or dealing with dead Americans," he explained.
"I think that's just one of the hardest things is people…don't understand what we deal with overseas on a day-to-day basis," he said.
During the last decade, Air Force pararescuemen have constantly been in harm's way, responding to help their brothers on the ground.
In the process, more than 10 airmen have died in the line of duty. Their sacrifice underscores the depth of their commitment to live up to the pararescue motto: "That Others May Live."
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Dr. Barbakow has made a significant difference in the lives of many Santa Clarita nonprofits over the past 38 years. Currently he serves as President of the Betty Ferguson Foundation, is Past Board President of Child & Family Development Center, is a founding member of the Santa Clarita Arts Council and Foundation for Dental Health, and has been active in raising capital campaign funds for Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.
This tribute to Dr. Barbakow will also support local businesses with numerous opportunities for name and logo recognition included in the sponsor packages. Most importantly, sponsorship gifts will support Zonta's vital efforts to improve the lives of women and girls in the Santa Clarita Valley and internationally.
Their local service projects include the Virginia Wrage Memorial Fund for Santa Clarita women re-entering the workforce following a life trauma; the LifeForward Workshop Series, delivered to at-risk women to build self-sufficiency skills; and Healthy Woman's Day, which provides breast cancer and other health screenings for local women who have no insurance or inadequate insurance.


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The 11th annual Taste of Hamburger Festival is right around the corner, and vendors across Berks County are gearing up to serve a variety of tasty creations.
"Everyone who's there really puts on their thinking caps and has a creative version of a burger," said Mitchell Kriebel, co-owner and chef of the newly-launched food truck, "Gourmand."
For the first time ever, Kriebel and his team will offer a number of unique creations at the festival, set to run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in downtown Hamburg.
On the menu is the "Pittsburger," the "Dutch Breakfast Burger" and their specialty, the "Berks Burger," topped with fried Lebanon bologna, cream cheese, apple butter and Good's potato chips.
"We're going to get there as early as possible and get everything prepared to be put out," said Kriebel, who will also offer "goat cheese truffle fries" and other sides.
Kriebel hopes to fully sell out during the jam-packed festival and is coming prepared with 120 pounds of beef to make up to 400 burgers.
"Whatever we can do to become a part of Berks County," he said.
Those interested in some of the festival's classics, like the "Luther" - a bacon cheeseburger served between a glazed doughnut - will also be pleased by the selection of returning burgers.
"This is our ninth year. I'm feeling very positive towards it," said DeitschEck owner and chef Steve Stetzler, who consistently sells out of the "Luther" and other popular specialty burgers each year.
"Last year, we did 1,500 and we sold out an hour and 15 minutes before the festival was over," said Stetzler, winner of the "People's Choice" award seven years in a row.
This year, he's coming prepared to serve 1,800 burgers, mainly "Luthers," a combination of salty and sweet.
"Our restaurant is closed that day because we need our entire staff there at the festival," he said.
In addition to a large selection of hamburgers, live music will be presented on four stages.


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Seafood curry
I am always alerted that Lent has started when I see the signs for fish fillet Fridays at McDonald's. This is then always followed by Boyfriend announcing mournfully "Remember, only fish on Fridays for me." I don't personally observe Lent, but to help Boyfriend, I'll go along with it if I'm eating with him on Fridays.
For me, the idea of not eating meat on Fridays really isn't a big deal because while I love meat, I also love seafood. But for Boyfriend, giving up meat one day a week is a huge deal, which I guess is why it makes sense that he does so for Lent.
For some reason, Boyfriend seems to think that giving up meat on Fridays means he can only eat fish fillet from McDonald's on Fridays. I've pointed out that there are many other options…To help ease the pain of Fish Fridays, I made him a big pot of seafood curry last Friday.
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On this occasion, I used this Golden Curry Brand.
On the back of the box, there are directions to follow. You can put whatever ingredients you want in your curry. I always put potatoes and carrots. And I usually put chicken, but since this was seafood curry, I put shrimp and fishballs and squid rings. My cooking directions are roughly as follows:
1. Take half of a medium sized onion and dice into small slices. Saute the onion in a large saucepan, wok, or pot.
2. Once the onions are cooked, add in your other ingredients. I usually first add things that will take longer to cook like potatoes and chicken, and add other vegetables or seafood last.
3. After cooking the ingredients for a few minutes (your food should only be partially cooked), add in approximately 4 cups of water. Then add in the curry cubes and bring to a low boil. I usually use two curry cubes (By cube, I don't mean the entire thing. There are usually a four cubes that are connected and need to be broken off like a chocolate bar.) Mix the contents of your curry so that the curry cube dissolves and is distributed evenly. As you cook, the mixture should begin to thicken. You may need more curry cubes and water if you are cooking a large amount of food.
4. Once all the food is fully cooked and the curry cubes are fully dissolved, your curry is ready to serve. Serve with steamed rice.
10 Responses to "Seafood curry"
They all taste fairly similar except for the one with the big "Java" word on the box. That one somehow doesn't taste the same like the other ones, plus the curry comes out watery (I tried doing it the way recommended a few times.)
Interesting, I've never found Java to be watery, though I admit I don't follow the instructions strictly. I think it has a slightly richer flavor than the others.
I don't think I've ever seen the java one!
Do you have tips on how you make it so that the java one isn't watery?
Unfortunate for me, the Mister isn't a curry fan so I typically get my curry fix by eating out. I think I'll take the opportunity to make some when he goes on his next business trip. teehee
Curry is one of those flavors you either love or hate
In all my curry making, I never once thought to put in seafood. I always used beef or chicken… I'm going to try this next time! Hopefully, Husband likes it. He's hardcore carnivore.
Not a curry fan? Aww too bad. I hate it when there is a food that Boyfriend and I don't agree with at all.
I don't think I've found many people who hate it. But I guess it does have a very distinct taste.
Growing up, I always had it with chicken. Then at a restaurant, they served it with seafood. I loved the plump fish balls and shrimp and I've been making seafood versions ever since.


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Brief Summary
Thomson's gazelles are found in eastern Africa, in Kenya, Tanzania, and southern Sudan.
Biogeographic Regions: ethiopian (Native )
- 2009. "ARKive: Images of Life on Earth" (On-line). Accessed February 23, 2009 at http://www.arkive.org/.
- African Wildlife Foundation, 1997. Wild Lives Guidebook: Profiles of East African Mammals. Washington, DC: African Wildlife Foundation.
- Feldhamer, G., L. Drickamer, S. Vessey, J. Merritt, C. Krajewski. 2007. Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology 3rd edition. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press.
Physical Description
Thomson's gazelles are small gazelles, the typical weight range is 15 to 35 kg. Males are larger overall, ranging in weight from 20 to 35 kg, females are from 15 to 25 kg. They have white bellies and reddish-brown backs, divided by a bold, black stripe laterally. Their rumps are white and their tails are black. Thomson's gazelles have reddish-brown fur on their faces, with a broad white stripe that extends from the eye to the nose and is bordered below by a black stripe. Males and some females have horns that curve backwards and are curved forwards distally in males. Females have smaller horns, if any, both lengthwise and in circumference. The horns are arrayed with a series of marked annulations. Thomson's gazelles resemble Grant's gazelles (Nanger granti) somewhat, although Grant's gazelles are larger overall, have horns that curve outwards, and the white of their rump extends to above the tail. Thomson's gazelles have a head and body length of 80 to 120 cm, a tail length of 15 to 27 cm, and height at the shoulder of 55 to 82 cm. They have prominent pre-orbital glands.
Thomson's gazelles are exceptionally fast runners, able to run at speeds up to 70 km/hour. They can outrun cheetahs if they can evade them for long enough because cheetahs can maintain high speeds for shorter times.
Range mass: 15 to 35 kg.
Other Physical Features: endothermic ; homoiothermic; bilateral symmetry
Sexual Dimorphism: male larger; ornamentation
- Dorst, J. 1969. A Field Guide to The Larger Mammals of Africa. Great Britain: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston.
Thomson's gazelles live in dry, short grasslands and shrubby savannas. They are an arid-adapted species and are able to stay in dry grasslands for longer than other plains ungulates in the same region, which migrate towards more moist habitats. They follow a similar sort of seasonal migratory pattern as other ungulates in their range, but they stay for longer on the wet season range and don't migrate as far north in the dry season.
Habitat Regions: tropical ; terrestrial
Terrestrial Biomes: savanna or grassland
Other Habitat Features: agricultural
- 2008. "IUCN 20008 Red List of Threatened Species:Eudorcas thomsonii" (On-line). Accessed April 24, 2009 at http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/8982.
- Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Trophic Strategy
Thomson's gazelles graze mainly on short grasses. They eat twigs, seeds, and leaves from trees as well, especially during the dry season. Their smaller body size and drought tolerance make it possible for them to persist on arid grasslands that cannot support larger ungulates. Preferred grasses include Themeda, Cynodon, and Harpachne species. Foliage and seeds taken are from Acacia, Balanites, Boscia, Sida, and Solanum species.
Plant Foods: leaves; wood, bark, or stems; seeds, grains, and nuts
Primary Diet: herbivore (Folivore )
Thomson's gazelles are eaten by large predators such as lions, hyenas, and jackals. They modify plant communities through their grazing.
Mutualist Species:
- impalas (Aepyceros melampus)
- Grant's gazelles (Nanger granti)
Predators of Thomson's gazelles include lions, spotted hyenas, wild dogs, cheetahs, leopards, and jackals. During the calving season, the young are easy prey for all of these predators, as well as yellow baboons and pythons. Thomson's gazelles travel in small herds, which helps to protect individuals from predation. They are alert and can run quickly.
Known Predators:
- lions (Panthera leo)
- spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta)
- cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
- leopards (Panthera pardus)
- African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus)
- black backed jackals (Canis mesomelas)
- golden jackals (Canis aureus)
- yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus)
- pythons (Python)
Life History and Behavior
Thomson's gazelles are fairly silent animals that communicate more visually. When alarmed they will communicate to conspecifics by stotting, which is a stereotyped series of high jumps with the head held high and the legs stiff. Males communicate to other males and females by marking territories with their scent glands, including preorbital glands that they use to mark grasses and stems. Males also drop dung at spots in their territory to advertise ownership.
Communication Channels: visual ; chemical
Perception Channels: visual ; tactile ; acoustic ; chemical
Life Expectancy
Thomson's gazelles typically have a lifespan of 10.5 years in the wild. Approximately half of calves will die within their first year.
Average lifespan
Status: wild: 10.5 years.
Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
Thomson's gazelle males defend small territories and attempt to mate with females in that area. Females prefer rich foraging grounds, so preferred territories are those in areas with good grazing. Males use markings from preorbital glands and dung to advertise their territories and actively defend them against other males. They sometimes attempt to "herd" females in order to keep them in their territory for longer.
Mating System: polygynous
There is little available information on breeding in Thomson's gazelles. Thomson's gazelles mate twice yearly. Gestation is for 6 months and the majority of births occur right after the rainy season, with a single calf being born at 2 to 3 kg.
Breeding interval: Thomson's gazelles can breed twice a year.
Breeding season: Most breeding is timed so that most births occur right after the rainy season, although births can occur throughout the year.
Range number of offspring: 1 (low) .
Average number of offspring: 1.
Average gestation period: 6 months.
Key Reproductive Features: iteroparous ; year-round breeding ; gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate); sexual ; viviparous
Thomson's gazelle calves are precocial at birth, able to stand and walk soon after, although they spend their first days hidden and motionless in the grass. The mother will leave the young in high grass and frequently come back a few times during the day to nurse. After this hiding period, the young follow and accompany their mother with the herd.
Parental Investment: altricial ; pre-fertilization (Provisioning, Protecting: Female); pre-hatching/birth (Provisioning: Female, Protecting: Female); pre-weaning/fledging (Provisioning: Female, Protecting: Female)
- 2009. "ARKive: Images of Life on Earth" (On-line). Accessed February 23, 2009 at http://www.arkive.org/.
- African Wildlife Foundation, 1997. Wild Lives Guidebook: Profiles of East African Mammals. Washington, DC: African Wildlife Foundation.
- Dorst, J. 1969. A Field Guide to The Larger Mammals of Africa. Great Britain: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston.
- Estes, R. 1967. The Comparative Behavior of Grant's and Thomson's Gazelles. Journal of Mammalogy, Volume 48, Number 2: 189-209.
- Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Evolution and Systematics
Functional Adaptations
Functional adaptation
The carotid rete of the Thomson's gazelle cools its brain via counter-current heat exchange.
The Thomson's gazelle lives in the East African savannah where is it exposed to high temperatures and predation by big cats, like the cheetah, lion, or leopard. These gazelles have been recorded to run at up to 43-50 miles per hour. Such a burst of speed may raise the metabolic rate, and thus heat production, by as much as 40 fold. Dissipating such heat loads is difficult, especially in arid environments where water is scarce and an animal needs to avoid losing too much.
The brain is a part of the body that is particularly sensitive to high temperature. Hence some ungulates, like the Thomson's gazelle, have evolved a counter-current heat exchanging structure known as the carotid rete, a configuration of blood vessels in the brain that can keep its temperature lower than body temperature. The blood flowing to the brain moves from the carotid artery into a network of small arteries within a large venous sinus or cavity filled with cooled blood returning from the nasal passages. The warm arterial blood gives up some of its heat to the cool venous blood and this lowers the temperature of the blood on its way to the brain. In the running Thomson's gazelle, body temperature rises more than brain temperature such that a difference between brain and body temperature has been measured at 2.7° C. A predator like the cheetah must stop running when its body and brain temperature reaches 40.5° C but the gazelle can keep running as its body temperature rises above 43° without its brain temperature exceeding 40.5°. The ability to keep a cool head can thus give the gazelle a survival edge in these predatory pursuits as he can outlast the cheetah who cannot maintain a cooler brain.
Counter-current heat exchangers can be found in many organisms in many configurations. While such mechanisms are well known to engineers, a close look at the design of those used by nature may be useful in designing thermal control systems of human habitations. (Courtesy of The Biomimicry Institute)
Learn more about this functional adaptation.
- Baker, M.A.; Hayward, J.N. 1968. The influence of the nasal mucosa and the carotid rete upon hypothalamic temperature in sheep. Journal of Physiology. 198: 561-579.
- Taylor, C.R.; Lyman, C.P. 1972. Heat storage in running antelopes: independence of brain and body temperatures. American Journal of Physiology. 222: 114-117.
- Taylor, C.R.; Roundtree, V. 1973. Temperature regulation in running cheetah: a strategy for sprinters. American Journal of Physiology. 224: 848-851.
Conservation Status
According to the IUCN Red List, Thomson's gazelles are listed as near threatened. Although populations are stable in some areas and widespread, some populations have experienced severe declines since the 1970's. If E. thomsonii and E. mongalla (southern Sudan populations) are considered separate species, then E. thomsonii has a small and restricted distribution, which further threatens this species. In Kenya, the largest populations are found in the lands of the Masai Mara, the Masai Mara National Reserve, and the Laikipia and Kajiado rangelands. They occupy about half of their former range in Tanzania. In some areas population declines can be partially attributed to human impacts such as roads, habitat changes, and the impacts of tourism. Large parts of their range are already in protected areas, including the Serengeti National Park and Masai Mara National Reserve.
US Federal List: no special status
CITES: no special status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: near threatened
Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Thomson's gazelles may be killed by farmers who think that they compete with domestic livestock. However, their impact is likely to be negligible.
Thomson's gazelles may be hunted for skin and meat. They are also part of the charismatic African ungulate fauna that supports a huge ecotourism industry in eastern Africa.
Positive Impacts: food ; body parts are source of valuable material; ecotourism
Thomson's gazelle
The Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is one of the best-known gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and is sometimes referred to as a "tommie".[1] It is considered by some to be a subspecies of the red-fronted gazelle and was formerly considered a member of the genus Gazella within the subgenus Eudorcas, before Eudorcas was elevated to genus status.[2] Thomson's gazelles can be found in numbers exceeding 550,000[3] in Africa and are recognized as the most common type of gazelle in East Africa.[1]
Thomson's gazelles are 55 to 82 cm (22 to 32 in) tall, body length of 80 to 120 cm (31 to 47 in), and weigh 15 to 25 kg (33 to 55 lb) (females), 20 to 35 kg (44 to 77 lb) (males).[4] They have light brown coats with white underparts and distinctive black stripes on the sides. Their horns are long and pointed with slight curvature. The white patch on their rumps extends to underneath the tail, but no further. Grant's gazelles are sometimes mistaken for Thomson's gazelles. Although some Grant's do have the black stripe running across their sides, the white on their rumps always extends above the tail.
The Thomson's gazelle lives in Africa's savannas and grassland habitats, particularly the Serengeti region of Kenya and Tanzania. It has narrow habitat preferences, preferring short grassland with dry, sturdy foundation.[5] It does, however, migrate into tall grassland and dense woodland.[5] Gazelles are mixed feeders.[5] In the wet seasons, they eat mainly fresh grasses,[6] but during the dry seasons, they eat more browse,[6] particularly foliage from bushes, forbs, and clovers.[5]
Thomson's gazelles are dependent on short grass.[6] Their numbers are highly concentrated at the beginning of the rains since the grass grows quickly.[6] They follow the larger herbivores, such as plains zebras and blue wildebeests as they mow down the tall grasses.[6] Then, the gazelles spread out more.[6] In the wild, Thomson's gazelles can live 10–15 years. Their major predators are Tanzanian cheetahs, which are able to attain higher speeds, but gazelles can outlast them in long chases and are able to make turns more speedily.[7] This small antelope-gazelle can run extremely fast, from 80 km/h (50 mph),[8] to 96 km/h (60 mph)[9] and zigzag, a peculiarity which often saves it from predators. Sometimes they are also chased by leopards, lions and hyenas, but the gazelles are faster and more agile; these predators attack especially the young or infirm individuals. They can also be devoured by crocodiles and pythons, and their fawns are sometimes the prey of eagles, jackals, and baboons. A noticeable behaviour of Thomson's gazelles is their bounding leap, known as stotting or pronking, used to startle predators and display strength.
Social behavior[edit]
During the wet season, a time when grass is abundant, adult male gazelles will graze extensively. They spread out more and establish breeding territories.[10] Younger males usually spend their time in bachelor groups, and are prevented from entering the territories.[11] Females form migratory groups that enter the males' territories, mostly the ones with the highest-quality resources.[11] As the female groups pass though and forage, the territorial males may try to herd them, and are usually successful in preventing single females from leaving, but not whole groups.[5][11] Subadult males usually establish dominance through actual combat, while adults are more likely to do rituals.[5] If a bachelor male should be passing through a territorial male's region, the male will chase the offender out of his territory.[5]
When patrolling his territory, a male may use his horns to gore the grass, soil, or a bush.[12] Males will also mark grass stems with their preorbital glands, which emit a dark secretion.[5][12] Territories of different males may share a boundary. When territorial males meet at the border of their territories, they engage in mock fights in which they rush towards each other as if they are about to clash, but without touching.[12] After this, they graze in a frontal position, then in parallel and them in reverse, and move away from each other while constantly grazing.[12] These rituals have no victor, but merely maintain the boundaries of the territories.[12] Territorial males usually will not enter another male's territory. If a male is chasing an escaping female, he will stop the chase if she runs into another territory, but the neighboring male will continue the chase.[12]
Reproduction and parental care[edit]
A male gazelle will follow a female and sniff her urine to find out if she is in estrus, a process known as the Flehmen response. If so, he will continue to court and mount her.[12] Females will leave the herd to give birth to single fawns after a five- to six-month gestation period.[13] They give birth twice yearly with 1-2 fawns.[6] When birthing, a female gazelle crouches as the newborn fawn drops to the ground, tearing the umbilical cord.[14] The mother then licks the fawn clean of amniotic fluid and tissues.[14] In addition, licking possibly also serves to stimulate the fawn's blood circulation, or to "label" it so its mother can recognize it by scent.[14]
In the first six hours of the fawn's life, it moves and rests with its mother, but eventually spends more time away from its mother or hides in the grass.[14] The mother stays in the vicinity of the fawn and returns to nurse it daily. Mother and fawn may spend an hour together before the fawn goes and lies back down to wait for the next nursing.[14] Mother gazelles may associate with other gazelle mothers, but the fawns do not gather into "kindergartens".[14] Mothers will defend their young against jackals and baboons, but not against larger predators. Sometimes, a female can fend off a male baboon by headbutting him with her horns to defend her fawn.
As the fawn approaches two months of age, it spends more time with its mother and less time hiding. Eventually, it stops hiding.[14] Around this time, the fawn starts eating solid food, but continues to nurse from its mother.[14] The pair will also join a herd. Young female gazelles may associate with their mothers as yearlings.[14] Young males may also follow their mothers, but as they reach adolescence, they are noticed by territorial males, so cannot follow their mothers into territories. The mother may follow and stay with him, but eventually stops following him when he is driven away; the male will then join a bachelor group.[14]
The population estimate is around 550,000. The population had declined 60% from 1978 to 2005.[15] Threats to Thomson's gazelles are tourist impacts, habitat modification, fire management, and road development.[3] Surveys have reported steep declines (60-70%) over periods of about 20 years dating from the late 1970s in several places, including the main strongholds for the species: Serengeti, Masai Mara, and Ngorongoro.[3]
Cultural references[edit]
References to the Thompson's gazelle were an occasional running gag in Monty Python's Flying Circus.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "Thomson's Gazelle". African Wildlife Foundation.
- ^ Kingdon, Jonathan (1997) The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press, San Diego and London. Pp. 411–413. (ISBN 0-12-408355-2)
- ^ a b c "Gazella thomsonii". Antelope Specialist Group. 1996.
- ^ "Animal Diversity Web: Eudorcas thomsonii Thomson's gazelle". Animal Diversity Web.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Estes, R. (1991). The Behavior Guide to African Mammals, Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates. Los Angeles, The University of California Press. pgs. 70-75
- ^ a b c d e f g Kingdon, J. (1979). East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Volume 3, Part. D: Bovids. University Chicago Press, Chicago pgs. 403-413.
- ^ "Cheetah cubs vs gazelle - BBC wildlife". YouTube.
- ^ Natural History Magazine, March 1974, The American Museum of Natural History; and James G. Doherty, general curator, The Wildlife Conservation Society
- ^ "Maxisciences, le record de vitesse de la gazelle de Thomson a été enregistré à 94,2 km/h". Gentside Découverte.
- ^ Walther, F. R. (1977). "Sex and Activity Dependency of Distances Between Thomson's Gazelles (Gazella Thomsoni Gunther 1884)." Animal Behaviour 25(3): 713-719.
- ^ a b c Jarman, P. J. (1974). "The Social Organization of Antelope in Relation to their Ecology." Behaviour 48(3-4): 215-267.
- ^ a b c d e f g Fritz Walther, (1995) In the Country of Gazelles, Chapter 1; "Short-tail and Roman", pp. 1-37. Indiana University Press.
- ^ Estes, R. D. (1967). "The Comparative Behavior of Grant's and Thomson's Gazelles." Journal of Mammalogy 48(2): 189-209.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Fritz Walther, (1995) In the Country of Gazelles, Chapter 6: "On mothers and their young", pp. 94-113. Indiana University Press.
- ^ East, R. 1999. African Antelope Database 1999. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
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MICHOACAN, Mexico - In Mexico, federal police are engaged in all-out war against powerful drug cartels.
A cartel in southwestern Mexico even uses faith to justify its criminal activities.
Recently, a helicopter flew over a Catholic church in the state of Michoacan and arrested one of the heads of "La Familia," the most violent drug cartel in Mexico.
According to local authorities, the criminal organization sends tons of synthetic drugs to the United States and destroys everything in its path.
Operations like that take place almost every week here in Michoacan and faith has become a factor to consider in the war against drug cartels
What makes the "La Familia" cartel different from others is their cult-like use of religious faith to recruit and control their members.
Investigations by Mexico's federal police revealed La Familia uses their own version of faith and religion to clean up and justify their crimes, but also to promote group identity and recruit new members.
"This is not new in militant organizations like the Taliban," explained public security expert Pablo Monzalvo.
Monzalvo has directed several police forces in Mexico and says drug cartels are looking for loyalty and faithfulness from their members.
"When they claim a religious and ideological doctrine, they are going straight to the inner fibers of the Mexican heart," he said.
That could explain the level of violence by La Familia. Police call them murderers but members of the cartel says they're doling out divine justice.
Meanwhile, the innocent pay the price for the drug war.
A year ago, a grenade attack killed eight and injured 100 during the celebration of independence here in Morelia, capital of the state of Michoacan. La Familia has denied the charges and blamed an enemy gang.
Secretary of State Tourism Roberto Monroy was close to the explosion, but suffered no injuries. For him, terrorism stopped being something people just see in the news.
"It was a hard hit for Mexico and for Latin America, because it hit us where it hurts the most: our people," he said.
The cartel prohibits the sale of synthetic drugs among the people of Michoacan, ironically, as a way to protect their youth.
In a document found during a police investigation, the leader explained his beliefs with phrases like this:
"Is in your heart where the grace of god lays?" and, "Such is my pain that I don´t want to exist anymore, I pray to god for strength."
Local pastors are keeping their distance. They believe there is a huge difference between the god the cartel claims to follow and the God of the Bible.
"In this part of our country, 99 percent of the people consider themselves Christians," said Pastor Elias Andres. "But I wonder what god do you believe in? Demons believe in God too and they tremble, but where are the results?"
Pastor Fernando Delgado says churches are also paying the price.
"Some pastors have received threats and the son of a pastor was kidnapped accidentally. Thank God they set him free," he explained. "The preaching of the gospel has been affected, but we keep doing our part."
Next year, Mexico will celebrate 200 years of independence from Spain. Now, however, it wages another war of survival not against an external threat, but against an enemy from within.
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We've been in love with Melissa Joan Hart since her days on "Clarissa Explains It All" and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch." These days, the "Melissa and Joey" actress and author of the forthcoming "Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life" is all grown up, a mom of three and a serious pet lover. We asked her what life is like around her house.
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My boys are adventure lovers and find "pets" everywhere they go, although we release them by the end of the day. But the ones that stuck around were our two doggies, Copper and Mater. Our "pet" snapping turtle, Dusty, we found in our yard two years ago. He was rehabilitated and released in the pond by our house.
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They get a quarter every time they feed the dogs, but with that incentive, the dogs have been gaining a lot of weight recently.
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Often the pets get neglected by the adults or roughed up by the little ones. Once the kids go to bed, we try to show the dogs some good attention and remind them that they are important to us too. Both worlds come together best on a family walk or when the kids and their friends throw the ball for the pups endlessly in the yard.
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It's important to remember that there are lots of lonely pets in shelters nearby that need good homes and love. The boys get so upset whenever we watch "Lady and the Tramp" and the doggies are in the pound. Someday, when we are ready for a new pet, we will take a trip to our local shelter for a new family member.
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Amarillo High needed a seventh-inning comeback to force its Class 5A bidistrict softball playoff game to extra innings.
Then the Lady Sandies played the equivalent of two more games before finally clinching their best-of-three bidistrict series against El Paso Franklin.
Haley Ogburn scored the winning run as AHS beat Franklin, 5-4, in 21 innings in Game 2 of the series at Odessa's Ratliff Complex.
The two-game sweep sent the Lady Sandies to an area-round best-of-three series this week against Midland Lee at a site to be determined. The last time AHS won a postseason round was in 2004 when the Lady Sandies beat El Paso Coronado, 1-0, in a one-game playoff.
"Oh, my God it was so exhausting. We were all so tired. I've got to take a deep breath again just to think about it," AHS shortstop Nerissa Escoto said. "We were so relieved to finally get that run. I think this is the happiest I've ever been in my life. It's just an amazing experience. We were so relieved when we finally won. We could finally get something to eat and get some sleep. I'm not sure if I've ever felt this tired in my life."
AHS trailed 4-2 going into the bottom of the seventh inning. With two outs, Escoto slapped a two-run single to send the game to extra innings. In the 12th, Escoto hit a double off the top of the fence that was about a foot short of being a home run. Escoto finished with three doubles.
"This feels phenomenal because these kids showed so much desire to win," AHS coach Kasey Kinney said. "We had won last night, so we knew we had another game to play even if we lost. But they never let it go."
With two outs in the bottom of the 21st, Vanessa Brogdon hit a grounder to third base. Ogburn slid home with the winning run as the catcher dropped the ball.
After pitching seven innings in the Lady Sandies' 7-4 win Friday, Sara Perementer pitched the final 14 innings of Saturday's game to pick up the win and improve to 18-10-1.
Toni Hiett also had a double for the Lady Sandies.
April Cantu, Leslie Ericson (14) and Mallory Thommason. Simone Kennedy, Sara Permenter (7) and Shelbi Long. W-Permenter, 18-10-1. L-Ericson. 2B-F: J. Carpenter; Lauren Cordova; A: Nerissa Escoto 3, Toni Hiett. Records-AHS 18-17-1.
** Dumas 9, San Angelo Lake View 0: Adriel Soliz threw her second straight no-hitter as Dumas beat San Angelo Lake View in the Class 4A bidistrict playoffs at Lubbock's Lady Westerner Field.
Dumas' win clinched the best-of-three series for the Demonettes (20-15), with both games ending in a score of 9-0. Dumas advances to the area round to face El Paso Del Valle this week. Lake View ended its season at 11-25.
Dumas took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Demonettes blew the game open with six runs in the seventh. Soliz had a double and teammate Daniela Catano also had a double.
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** Big Spring 3, Hereford 1 (Friday): Big Spring struck for three unearned runs in the sixth inning to beat Hereford in the first game of a Class 4A bidistrict playoff series at Lady Plainsmen Field in Lubbock.
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Saugus' No.1 seed, Jordan Ta, allowed his opponents to win only one game, as he was successful in all his sets 6-1, 6-0, 6-0.
"I was playing really smart today," Ta said. "I was placing the ball well and playing into their weakness which is their backhand.
In the last meeting between the two teams, Saugus (7-9, 4-5) allowed the Grizzlies to win one set. Ta was sure the team would come out this time with a sweep.
"I knew we could come in here today and win and get the 18-0 sweep." he said.
The Centurions came into the match down two players due to flu and injury and head coach Allan Hardbarger looked to JV players, sophomore Spencer Parks and freshman Nikko Dizon, for support on the doubles side.
Parks and Dizon, who came into the match seeded No. 3, won their sets 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.
"The JV players were big for us today," Hardbarger said. "I'm glad that they were able to come through for us."
Although the Centurions had a win Tuesday, they are no longer in playoff contention because of a tough loss to Canyon last week.
"It's hard to keep the team motivated after such a tough loss," Hardbarger said. "But we do still have a lot to look forward to."
Hardbarger still wants his team to finish the season on a high note.
"We are looking to end the season strong," he said. "We would like to end as a .500 team and we can do so with a win against West Ranch on Thursday."
West Ranch, which is currently No. 2 in league behind the undefeated Valencia Vikings, defeated Saugus in its last meeting 15-3.
"We played some good tennis in that match against West Ranch," Hardbarger said. "We are going to have some competitive practices these next few days leading into our match against them."
Along with the match against West Ranch, Hardbarger says that Saugus is looking forward to competing in the Foothill League Tournament where the league's top singles players and double teams will compete.
Despite having graduated most of the team's top seniors last year, Hardbarger says that this burgeoning team will continue to get better.
"Our underlying goal this season was to improve and play competitive matches," Hardbarger said. "I am satisfied that we have done that this far."
All three of Saugus' singles players will be returning to the team next season.


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ARE WE on the cusp of a major awakening that could push public schools to the reform they so badly need? Is there a film that could crystallize all the angst over public schools and smash through the status quo?
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