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Lehigh River American Shad:
The First Six Years
The 1999 American shad migratory run marked the sixth year that the Lehigh River has been open to most migrating fishes. Currently, the Lehigh River contains five functional dams. Only the three most downstream dams have fishways, the Easton, Chain and Hamilton Street dams. The Easton Dam is right at the mouth of the Lehigh River, or river mile 0.0. A river mile designation shows how far upstream the dam is from the river's mouth. Chain and Hamilton Street dams are at river miles 3.0 and 17.0. Cementon and Francis E. Walter dams are at river miles 24.0 and 76.5. The Hamilton Street fishway was constructed in 1983, and the fishways at the Easton and Chain dams were built in 1993. Only the Easton and Chain dam fishways contain a private observation room with a viewing window to monitor fish passage. In addition, two public viewing windows were installed at the Easton fishway.
We have been monitoring fish passage through the Easton Dam fishway since 1994, and the Chain Dam fishway since 1996. Fish passage was monitored via time-lapsed video recording.
Operating a fishway
Operating a fishway sounds simple and should be, but it is not, at least for the Easton fishway. Mother Nature has flooded the Easton fishway to some extent nearly every year it has been open. Fishways that are completely in one river system, such as the Chain and Hamilton Street fishways, are hardly ever negatively affected by flood waters.
How many shad have passed through the Easton and Chain dam fishways?
Easton Fishway: American shad passage showed a steady increase from 1994 (87), 1995 (873), 1996 (1,141) and 1997 (1,428) to 1998 (3,293). But passage decreased in 1999 with a total passage of at least 2,346 shad. However, this decrease in passage is applicable only when compared to 1998's passage, because it is still higher than 1997's and that of preceding years. The passage of 1,141 in 1996 could have been higher, if it were not for the "Flood of 1996." The subsequent increase in passages, since 1994, was the result of fine-tuning the fishway's operation, and the more frequent cleaning of the attraction flow system by the Delaware Canal State Park and Commission staff.
Chain Dam Fishway: In contrast to the Easton fishway, passage varied greatly. The highest and lowest passages occurred in 1998 and 1997 with recordings of 698 and 126. Passage in 1996 and 1999 were similar with recordings of 696 and 674. The passage of 496 shad in 1996 was outstanding, because it represented a passage rate of 43 percent of Easton's total passage. However, in 1997 it passed only nine percent of Easton's total passage. A prolonged period of low river flows may have negatively affected passage. With more moderate flows in 1998, passage increased to 21 percent of Easton's total passage. However, even with low flows in 1999, passage was similar to 1998's at 20 percent. During periods of low flows, a sand bar partially cuts off the calm resting pool created near the fishway entrance. To compound this even further, its entrance and attraction flow are pointed directly downstream along the shoreline. In addition, during these conditions, the dam's undertow becomes the attraction force for the shad. Thus, they move close to the dam and avoid finding the fishway's entrance. Temporary modifications addressing these factors made near the fishway's entrance in 1999 may have increased passage.
How long does the shad run last?
Many factors influence the shad's use of the fishway. Their passage through the Easton Dam fishway in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 commenced on April 20, April 27, April 14, April 6 and April 15, respectively. The last day of recorded passage for each year occurred on June 27 (1997), June 30 (1995 and 1998), July 5 (1999) and July 11 (1996). Changes in mean daily river temperature appear to affect their movement. Generally, an increase in river temperature during May corresponds to increases in passage. Conversely, decreases in river temperature correspond to periods of decreased passage.
Shad passage through the Chain Dam fishway in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 began on May 11, April 26, April 13 and May 1. The last day of recorded passage for each year occurred on July 3, July 2, July 4 and July 6 (taping ended). The lag time in initial passage between the two fishways has ranged from seven to 15 days.
Best viewing time
Hourly passage through both fishways is similar. They are most active from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and are least active from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. With respect to their active period, the 1998 and 1999 passage suggests that the best time to view them is from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The 1999 shad run marked the first time in Fisheries Management history when known-age shad have returned. This is possible based on the distinctive tagging patterns developed by the Commission's Division of Research. Our Division of Research expects the millennium run to contain known age three-, four-, and five-year-old shad. The development of the returning run comprised of various known-aged shad will greatly aide the management of this species throughout the Atlantic region, and perhaps worldwide. The Commission is in the lead in American shad management.
This is important, because aging work in fisheries is done through scale analysis, which is less invasive to the monitored species. Furthermore, for American shad, scales are the only structure used to determine the incidence of repeat spawning. Thus, it is also important to determine at what ages repeat spawning had occurred.
Determining the ages of American shad and other marine fishes through scale analysis is unlike that for freshwater species above or below the equator. In North America, aging freshwater fish is possible because of the seasons. Those fish with scales, such as bass, walleyes and trout, lay down a pattern of growth on their scales similar to rings of a tree. Growth is greatest during the late spring through early fall. Thus, the rings are generally spaced farther apart. However, through the winter, growth slows and the rings become compressed.
This pattern allows the biologist to age freshwater fish species with scales. Marine-dwelling species usually do not display this pattern because they follow thermal currents of a specific temperature region.
In addition, shad also have an additional groove line, called the transverse groove. Transverse grooves are laid in a half-moon pattern beginning at the base of the scale to its edge. The current aging methodology is to count the number of transverse grooves and look for what appear to be annulus markings on the scale. The combination of these two factors currently allows shad to be aged.
American shad also lay down a distinctive mark on the scale, called a freshwater mark. This mark is laid down when the young-of-the-year shad (Age 0) leave fresh water and enter the ocean. Once in the ocean, they follow the thermal currents of the Gulf Stream from Florida to Nova Scotia. Because they live in roughly the same water temperature year after year until they return to fresh water to spawn, their scale aging pattern is not the same as that displayed by freshwater species. Thus, the above tagging method developed by the Commission Division of Research is a vital key to understanding and managing the American shad inland and marine fisheries.
Sampling the migratory runs
Adult shad were sampled during the migratory runs of 1995 through 1999. Hatchery stocked fry returning as adults dominated the samples. Thus, the Commission's stocking program has greatly aided the American shad's restoration process in the Lehigh River. The incidence of wild shad was low. The term "wild shad" includes strays from other rivers, and/or those resulting from spawning in the Lehigh River. For returning wild Lehigh River fish, we expected this because not enough years had lapsed for such fish to have attained sexual maturity and return in good numbers. Thus, the wild component mostly consists of straying shad. Their source may be the Delaware River or other coastal rivers. Shad mingle while traversing the Florida-to-Nova-Scotia circuit, following the Gulf Stream.
Repeat spawning
To assess this aspect, we detected what is known in fisheries jargon as a "repeat spawning rate." Adults returning to fresh water from the ocean go through demanding physiological changes. Additional stress is placed on the shad because they do not eat during their spawning run. They must use stored energy to sustain themselves. This stored energy lies in body fat reserves, muscles and protein structures, such as scales. The use of these reserves causes the scales to reabsorb partially, leaving what we call a spawning mark.
The repeat spawning mark means that the adult has spawned once, went back to the sea, and returned to spawn again. Multiple spawning marks are possible. The Hudson River Fisheries Unit (NY Department of Environmental Conservation) has sampled shad with four to eight repeat spawning marks. In addition, research shows that the rate of repeat spawning increases with the northerly latitude of each shad's home river (that is, from St. John's River in Florida to the Delaware, and finally to St. John River in New Brunswick, Canada).
Generally, the more northerly the river system, the greater is the incidence of repeat spawning. Florida female shad have a higher fertility rate. They produce the greatest number of eggs per body weight for their given size or age. With increases in latitude of the shad's home river, the fertility rate decreases. Thus, repeat spawning is necessary for the more northern populations to sustain themselves. In time, although not necessarily in the same year, northern females spawn similar quantities of eggs as their southern counterparts do in one year.
The Lehigh's incidence of repeat spawning in 1998 and 1999 was 12.5 and 3.1 percent. These rates may seem low. However, they are comparable to those reported for Delaware River at Smithfield Beach (1996-1998: 10 percent; and 1999: 4 percent) and Raubsville (1998: 22 percent; and 1999: 10 percent) areas. Because the Lehigh is just beginning its restoration, the fact that repeat spawning is occurring is considered very encouraging.
The decrease in repeat spawning noted above for the Lehigh and Delaware rivers may reflect a lower than expected shad run in 1999. The reason for the possible decline is not fully known, but all Delaware River-bordering state fishery agencies, through the Delaware River Basin Commission's Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Technical Committee and the Atlantic States Marine Commission, are studying the matter.
However, the fact that repeat spawning had occurred in 1999 is a positive sign. The Lehigh River's decline may also be a reflection of the younger makeup of the shad run in 1999. The lower repeat spawning rate at the Delaware River Smithfield Beach site may be the result of traveling such a great distance in fresh water. Lehigh River shad have shown only one repeat spawning mark. Even though the Delaware River shad have shown mostly one mark, a few had two repeat spawning marks.
Lehigh River shad reproduction
We have assessed the young-of-the-year (YOY) shad in July, August and September during 1995 through 1998. The 1999 samples, as of print time, were undergoing analysis. We sampled hundreds of YOY during this three-month period. The percentage of wild YOY caught was one percent (1995), 11 percent (1996 and 1997) and two percent in 1998. The Commission's hatchery program is still providing the bulk of the YOY's abundance. The size of the YOY shad (wild and stocked) by September ranges from 2.6 inches to 5.4 inches. Wild YOY shad are generally larger than stocked shad.
Considering all the factors affecting the American shad migration into the Lehigh River, their restoration is going steadily well. The process is slow. However, the day will come when one can see shad steadily swimming by the observation windows of the Easton Dam fishway.
This article is dedicated to the memory of Daniel Bourke and David Chiles. Dan, a Fisheries Technician, had been with the Commission for 28 years. He spent much of his career working on restoring the Lehigh shad run. David Chiles, a private citizen, was very active in restoring American shad to the Lehigh River. He was a member of the Delaware River Shad Fishermen's Association, and the first Commission fishway worker at the Easton Dam fishway.
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- While waiting for the bookshelf to dry, prepare your circle and oval pieces. I did this with a die cutter, but you can also do this with a circle and oval template. You will need about 36 shapes total. If you are hand cutting the shapes, simply trace the circles and ovals on the BACKS of the papers before cutting them out.
- When the shelf is dry, use the painter's tape to tape two thin stripes running up one side, across the top and down the other side as shown in the photo. You can use a ruler to measure, but I just eyeballed it. Make sure the tape is completely secured and then paint Spanish Olive in between the tape lines. You will need about three coats for complete coverage. Remove the tape immediately after painting and then allow to dry.
- You will Mod Podge next, but I recommend doing a layout of your shapes and then taking a picture before you Mod Podge. The picture will allow you to refer to your layout for placement. When you Mod Podge the shapes in place, do one at a time. Paint Mod Podge down, smooth and then wipe the excess Mod Podge away with your brush. Repeat until all of the shapes are applied. Allow to dry for 15 – 20 minutes.
- Completely coat the entire bookshelf with Mod Podge, including the insides of the shelves. Allow to dry and then apply another coat. Allow to dry for 24 hours before using.
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This is a fun, cute, easy idea. I want to do it for my grand daughters room. She will love it. I need to do it in white to match her other furniture. Plus instead of all circles I want to also add squares, triangles, rectangles, etc. she is at the age of learning shapes so this will really come in handy.
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Bas Rutten Picks Dos Santos to Beat Overeem
Rutten on telling Overeems camp which opponents could make for difficult matchups: I always told them make sure to avoid Junior dos Santos. I think him and Cain Velasquez, although with Cain, he cannot take a punch too great. But still, Cain is a monster and he should have simply shot in on Junior dos Santos, I think. I actually thought he was going to win that fight, but he didnt. He got tagged, and that can happen to anybody. Anyway, I always said try to stay away as long as you can from Junior dos Santos. That right now could be a very big threat together, believe it or not, with Cheick Kongo. I think that would also be a great opponent for him.
On how Overeem matches up with dos Santos: I think Alistair, everything he does is one single shot because he knows hes got that glass jaw as well. Hes been knocked out quite a few times in the past, even by Chuck Liddell as well. Every time when he punches, one hand is up. He throws single shots; he doesnt throw combinations. You saw that when he fought [Fabricio] Werdum. Werdum was actually tagging him more than he did to Werdum. I think that Junior dos Santos, with his combinations, his reach, I think hes going to tag him and hes going to throw combos and I think that yeah, hes going to take this fight.
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The creator of The Reem actually had to cut a large chunk of Bas' comments for the documentary because he was talking up Alistair TOO MUCH. Now this was before the whole Golden Glory soap opera.
Bas is a faggot and I lost all respect for him.
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Shut the fuck up, Dorian.
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You lost respect for Bas because he doesn't think your favorite fighter will beat JDS?
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He's a sore butthurt loser because Overeem left Golden Glory so now he disses and picks everyone to beat him any chance he gets.
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I favor JDS over Reem as well.
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I am an Overeem fan as well, but I see Bas has a point on Reem being careless when he attacks.
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JDS/Reem is 50/50.. first guy to land that big punch or combo wins. I like JDS A LOT myself but what this guy is doing is childish.
He was kissing Overeems butt so much even I got sick of it then as soon as he leaves Golden Glory he disses him 24/7 and discredits him on any occasion he gets? Pathetic.
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I hate to break the news to you Dorian.
But JDS is going to beat the living sh1t out of Overeem, and badly.
Like it won't even be a contest.
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Badfinger guitarist Joe Molland began playing piano at five or six years of age at his Liverpool home -- "of course I didn't really play it, I just kinda plunked it a bit, and I learned some chords...I can't remember how I learned those chords but I knew chords and then my brother got a guitar" he told this writer in an interview for Visual Radio-Television while at Vincent's Nightclub in Massachusetts, October 3, 2001. "I heard a record, "Blue Suede Shoes," Elvis Presley's version, and I went right in the living room and got my brother's guitar out and I went to the piano and found the notes on the piano on the guitar, and I started to teach myself to play the guitar. I was eleven years old and that's how I started to play the guitar." Molland's first band was the Assassins, "...a very good name, that's about what we did to the songs we tried to play" he jested, "we used to rehearse in a church up there, (maybe) Mystery Park, the area in Liverpool, I was born in Edgehill, a real working class neighborhood, cardboard in your shoes, stuff like that." The Assassins lasted three to six months, "I was in school, I was actually busy getting expelled from school." The Profiles was the band that followed -- "I learned to play guitar on a street in Liverpool called Penny Lane, it's a famous place, and me mate Pigeon, we used to go and hang around the corner there and learn Chuck Berry songs. Peter Edge was his real name and he had an amplifier. I didn't have an amplifier. I had a home-made guitar my brother had made."
A friend of Edge was one Pete Wiggins, who found Molland working at a shipping company, "steamships and stuff" the singer/guitarist emphasized. While on a lunch break, Wiggins asked Joe Molland if he still played guitar. When he replied in the affirmative, Wiggins took him to a pub to perform. "I was 16 or 15 at the time, I went to the club and I played a bunch of Chuck Berry songs with this band, and they gave me a pound! I was working at the shipping company making almost three and a half pounds a week, two and three quarter pounds a week and they paid me a pound for playing one night, Chuck Berry songs -- and they gave me drinks as well." Molland stayed six to eight months, "perhaps a bit longer" with the Profiles, his second group. "I went to a club called The Blue Angel, a famous place, Allan Williams' club, you know, the Beatles manager guy who gave them up, his club. I started getting up with a band there called the Masterminds and eventually they asked me to join them. I joined the Masterminds and we went on from there." In 1965/1966, the Rolling Stones original producer Andrew Loog Oldham recorded a Bob Dylan tune with the band, "She Belongs to Me." "I joined the Merseybeats, the Fruit Eating Bears, the Cryings Shames, and then Gary Walker & the Rain." That band also recorded, and Molland's stay was from 1967-1968. When a band named the Iveys signed to Apple Records they changed their name to Badfinger. Paul McCartney gave them "Come and Get It" from the Peter Sellers' film
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. "I didn't play on "Come and Get It," Molland declares, but when they decided to move Tom Evans to bass, effectively removing the Iveys' bassist, Joey Molland was brought in to play guitar, and performed on 1970's No Dice album with that definitive guitar sound which helped establish the Top Ten smash "No Matter What."
Joe Molland is a survivor in the truest sense of the word, not because he's the one left standing after the dust has cleared, but because he has genuine talent which puts him in the same league as the famous people he has rubbed shoulders and enjoyed friendships with. In 1999 he released Battle, demos from 1972- 1999, sold via e-mail through his website, www.JoeyMolland.com. "A lot of songs, most of them, hadn't been released at all," the artist told the
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NBC News — A flyer advising women on how to audition for the University of Washington's cheerleading squad ignited a controversy Wednesday over female body image and how far educational institutions should go in sexualizing their students.
The flyer, which was posted to the university's Facebook page this week ahead of auditions for the cheer and dance team, was quickly withdrawn after scores of people objected that it reinforced sexual and racial stereotypes. …
The university's student government said in a statement Wednesday afternoon that the flyer "does not reflect the values of the University of Washington."
"An advertisement such as this completely objectifies women and creates barriers that only perpetuates the inaccessibility of opportunities that should be open for every student on this campus," it said.
I'm trying here. I'm really trying as hard as I can to keep up with social progress, but they keep moving the goalposts on me.
When they made cheerleading into a sport, I was fine with it. I respect the proud tradition of cheers being led by perky, preternaturally peppy coeds, it requires a certain athleticism and it does hold competitions, so sure. I was on board.
But now it's a hate crime? Asking prospects to show up to tryouts with the basic requirements of the sport "objectifies women"? What am I missing? Because everything in this poster seems perfectly reasonable to me. I fail to see where telling walk-ons that if they want to make the squad they better come prepared with a bronze, beachy glow and not too much makeup is any different than telling a receiver prospect he has to know the route tree. Requiring a solid black sports bra and jazz shoes is the same as telling baseball recruits to come with their gloves and cleats. And if there's an appreciable difference between telling defensive linemen they have to keep their weight up and insisting cheerleaders have their "girl about town lipstick" ready for tryouts, I fail to see it.
Lighten up, U. of Washington student government. Not everything is sexist and racist. Stop looking at standards and seeing barriers. Stop taking simple requirements and turning them into inaccessibility of opportunities. Cheerleading isn't open to every student on campus because not every student on campus is willing to pay the price in flattering eye shadow and volume hair. If you're going to deny that, than stop calling cheer a sport and make it just another campus organization nobody cares about. Like student government.
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This is the most Peyton Manning thing of all time. I'm not talking about the words of encouragement. I mean taking those words of encouragement and using them to sell high-fructose corn syrup drinks to the masses.
Leave it to Pay-me-a-ton to take his personal correspondence and allegedly innermost thoughts and turn them into a way to make a fast buck. It's just so him. Because make no mistake, there are two messages here, and they are not "Keep grinding" or "I'm proud of you." They are "Buy Gatorade" and "Peyton Manning is more than a quarterback. He is a brand that needs to continue to generate revenue." Even if it means taking his private letters to the people he supposedly cares about and turning them into ad slogans.
I'd expect nothing less from a guy who is so fully invested in his career as a pitchman that he used the occasion of winning a championship on the last game of his career to plug beer and crappy pizza. His image is as manufactured as the products he shills to a gullible nation. And his popularity no less the result of slick marketing than this Gatorade ad. "Sincerely?" Yes. Sincerely exploiting everything he can.
P.S. It's genuinely sad to see Chris Mortensen in such tough shape. I hope he finds a way to beat his cancer somehow so we can all go back to giving him the business like before. Thoughts and prayers.
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In case you missed it Thursday night because you were watching the Celtics or Red Sox, or just observing the Patriots fans' boycott of the NFL draft and watching "Big Bang Theory" instead, a subplot unfolded that was easily the most bizarre I've ever witnessed in the lifetime wasted watching the draft.
As Ryan Hannable reported on WEEI.com's It Is What It Is blog earlier, 10 minutes before the draft began, the video above popped up on the Twitter account of Ole Miss left tackle Laremy Tunsil. Before we go any further I should point out that Tunsil is not your garden variety first-round prospect. As of a few weeks ago, before Tennessee traded out of the top spot, he was the presumptive No. 1 overall first pick. Most draft sites listed him as the best player in the draft at any position. In one of my draft previews I wrote of Tunsil, "He's the best tackle prospect since Joe Thomas came out in 2007. Which is to say much better selection than your Brandon Scherffs, Ereck Flowers, Greg Robinsons or Luke Joeckels." So to have every personnel staff in the NFL watching him do the old Ground Control to Major Tom on the most important night of his life was just surreal.
Ian Rappoport kept coming on NFL Network with reports of Tunsil's agent frantically working the phone to assure everyone his client is a good kid. They played the "account was hacked" card. We heard the video is five years old, which would make him 16 when it was taken. As the round went on, more and more teams treated the supposed best prospect of 2016 like a piece of unexploded ordinance before the Dolphins finally tossed him a lifeline at the 13th spot.
Naturally, the plot has thickened. It's long been public knowledge that Tunsil, like dozens of kids in Lifetime Original Movies before him, has had problems with his stepfather, Lindsey Miller. He got in a fight with the guy last year, and both were charged with domestic violence against each other. Tunsil's side of the story was that he was protecting his mother. Miller's side of the story was to expose his stepson for taking improper benefits, which led to Tunsil being suspended for the first seven games of last season. Miller also filed a defamation suit against Tunsil … two days before the draft. It doesn't take Batman to identify the likely criminal mastermind behind the video is Miller.
Miller, for his part, denies the allegation with the airtight alibi, "I don't know nothing about no video. I'm not even watching the draft. … I was a Red Cross volunteer of the year. I would never do anything like this." Ordinarily, I'd say being a Red Cross volunteer of the year would exonerate you from any wrongdoing ever. But Lindsey Miller checks every suspect box from means to motive to opportunity, so I'm pointing all pointable parts at him.
But no matter what you believe happened, there's no denying this a great story. Add to the fact Tunsil has outed his old school for giving him cash payouts, and you realize this kid is going to be endlessly entertaining. Welcome to the NFL, Laremy Tunsil. I look forward to the dozens of blogs and hours of radio you'll provide.
P.S. It's a sad commentary, but Tunsil would have gone to the Ravens with the sixth pick and made millions more dollars if five years ago he'd hit his girlfriend instead of a bong.
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Jaycee Dugard, who has been missing from her South Lake Tahoe home for 18 years, has surfaced in Concord, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office. Two people have been arrested in the case
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Hayward police converged on the Garrido property in search for further evidence in the Garecht kidnapping case. They were joined by Dublin police, who were conducting a similar search for clues related to the 1989 disappearance of Ilene Misheloff.
An El Dorado County judge set Phillip Garrido's bail at $30 million, while the district attorney urged the media to leave Jaycee Dugard alone amid rumors that Oprah Winfrey has secured an interview with her.
An expert has determined that it probably was a human bone fragment unearthed in the backyard next door to kidnap-rape suspects Phillip and Nancy Garrido.
On Sunday, an estimated 2,000 marchers carrying 1,000 pink balloons paraded down South Lake Tahoe's main thoroughfare to celebrate the re-emergence of Dugard.
The home belongs to Phillip Garrido who was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy, kidnapping, rape, lewd acts with a minor, and sexual penetration. His wife, Nancy, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy and kidnapping. Both are being held on $1 million bail.
Garrido goes to meet with his parole officer after being interviewed by UC Berkeley police and brings Jaycee Lee with him.
The girls turn out to be children he fathered with Jaycee Lee.
The march is to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Jaycee Lee's kidnapping.
The confinement last for four months.
FBI doesn't find a connection to the kidnapping.
All she wants is the safe return of her daughter.
Jaycee Lee is taken from a bus stop on Washoan Boulevard a third of a mile from her home by a couple driving a sedan.
Michaela Garecht, a 9-year-old blonde girl known as "Kayla," is abducted from outside a Hayward market near her home
Ilene Misheloff, 13, disappears while walking home from Wells Middle School in Dublin.
Garrido under federal Bureau of Prisons oversight, at a halfway house in Oakland.
He serves 11 years of a 50-year federal sentence and seven months for the rape conviction.
He said he started using marijuana and LSD within a month of high school graduation.


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Most Improved: "I like that we're learning two dances at a time now," Ian Ziering says. "With all the practice time, I don't have time to obsess." The only time he's not learning a new dance or icing his feet is Monday night. "I have dinner with friends and then meet up with the other dancers. Monday is our weekend night." This past one they spent celebrating Cheryl Burke's 23rd birthday. "We went to Parc [nightclub]," says Ziering. "The dancers taught me how to shimmy. It was a matter of me relaxing and just going with it." And his celebratory cocktail? Water. (He's in training!)
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Cheap and Easy Playroom AwesomenessMonica Bielanko
Serge is on a roll. I don't know what's gotten into him, but dude is straight up Martha Stewart with a beard.
He's on his fourth or fifth project of the summer. Most of them have involved stuff for the kids' bedrooms and their playroom.
This last one he did in a few hours for the playroom turned out so well that I decided to document it and share it with y'all.
We just moved back into our house after a bad house fire in January, so we're trying to get stuff up on the walls and make it feel homey again. So out of the blue one day a few weeks ago, Serge rolled up with a bunch of cardboard squares and within a few hours had cute letters strung across one wall spelling out the kids names.
Violet and Henry helped him the whole time, choosing the paint colors and helping him spray, but mostly just dancing around on the driveway as the color went on.
If you've ever looked at the cost of an individual wooden letter from a store like Toys R Us then you know stuff like this doesn't come cheap. Eight bucks a letter? Get outta here! You can do this whole project in a few hours for damn near the cost of one letter from those kinds of places.
But listen! You don't even have to hang up letters. You could do anything. Photos, favorite book covers, art projects your kid made. It's so inexpensive and easy and it made such a difference! If you're looking to jazz up your kid's bedroom or playroom I highly recommend.
Check out the simple steps documented in the photos I took below and scroll below the photos to see the list of supplies you'll need:
Foam Board 1 of 16Assemble your foam board on a flat surface... And try to keep tiny feet from stepping all over it. You're going to want to pencil on the letters you plan to cut out. You can freehand this or you can cut out your letters in other paper and trace them on, you can print fonts off your computer and trace them onto the board, whatever you want. Serge eyeballed this font online and then drew the letters freehand. I like that it isn't perfect, that there are mistakes, that lends to the childlike quality of fun playroom letters.
Exacto Away, Baby 2 of 16Use your knife to cut out the letters like so.
It's Easy! 3 of 16Here is an example of a cut out letter. They're about a quarter of an inch thick, depending on what foam board you elect to purchase.
Get Ready To Paint 4 of 16Now is when all that pizza you order when you're too tired to cook comes in handy. Assemble your letters on pizza boxes, cardboard, plastic or whatever you don't mind getting paint on.
Paint! 5 of 16Now comes the fun part. Envision your letters on the wall. What color combinations will you use? Alternating two colors, one solid color? We chose to go with a couple different colors so we could really liven up the playroom wall.
Fun For Everyone 6 of 16This is a fantastic family project. Dad gets to work with tools and do that kind of crap, mom gets a nicely decorated playroom and the kids learn letters and colors while choosing what they want.
Color Consultation 7 of 16Violet and Serge had a color consultation before painting each letter.
Paintpolooza 8 of 16Henry just ran around like a maniac, as usual. And yes, I do let my kids run around half naked most of the time.
What Color Next? 9 of 16Those aren't all pizza boxes under the letters, at least I don't think. But it's possible.
Watching Paint Dry 10 of 16The paint dries very quickly. Like, in less than an hour.
String Up Your Twine 11 of 16Decide where you're hanging your letters, and string up your twine. Serge screwed the twine into the wall and left just a little bit of slack. Then use your clothes pins of badge fasteners to hang the letters. You can move them all around and even turn a letter backwards for that "childlike effect".
Hang 'Em High! 12 of 16We hung ours higher than our stylish sensibilities told us was appropriate because, well, sticky little fingers are always grabbing. However, if your kids do get a hold of these there's really no harm. Not like heavy wooden letters that can knock a kid out. All you've gotta do is rehang the letter.
Perspective 13 of 16You can see the thickness of the foam board against the wall. If you want a chunkier look, purchase a thicker foam board.
Another Angle 14 of 16I like the badge fasteners but think painted clothes pins would be really cute, especially in a babies nursery. You could also tuck little photos and mementos in up under the clothes pins.
Pefectly Imperfect. 15 of 16I like the imperfection of the letters and how it was a project the kids were super involved with.
Finished! 16 of 16I think it turned out great, don't you?
What you'll need:
Foam Board – We bought 10 pieces of Elmer's Sturdy Foam Board from Walmart. I can't remember how much it was, but it won't break your bank, I promise. You can sometimes fit two letters on one piece of the board but you'll want to have a couple extra in case you screw up.
Xacto Knife – If you don't have one. Or just borrow one.
Roll of Twine or Hemp Rope – Available pretty much anywhere.
Badge Clips or Clothes Pins – This is where you can get creative. We opted to use those clear badge clips like these that you can pick up for a few bucks in the office supplies aisle of just about anywhere.
Spray Paint – You can get all the same color, a bunch of different ones, whatever floats your boat.
Read more from Monica on Toddler Times:
10 Things I Want My Daughter To Know
What Were They Thinking?! The Most Age-Inappropriate Toddler Gear
20 Everyday Items My Toddler Finds Fascinating
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Watch our webisode of How To with BIRD TALK magazine on how to create a Bird Disaster Kit
Here is what we'll need to create our Bird Disaster Kit:
- Bottled water
- Food (Seed or Pellets)
- Trail Mix
- Dehydrated Fruits and Vegetables
- Spray Bottle
- Canned Fruits and Veggies (no salt). Don't forget a can opener if you have cans without pull top lids.
- A bowl or dish so your bird can drink its water or eat its food.
- Pet Bird Information Pack
Note: Remember to rotate the food supplies to keep them fresh and, replace them as needed.
Pet Bird Information Pack
In your Pet Bird Information Pack keep a list of updated emergency contacts. Relatives and friends who have agreed to help out in an emergency, your primary and back up avian veterinarians and local bird friendly hotels and motels.
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Store everything in a plastic airtight container and keep it near your Avian First Aid Kit and travel carrier in case you need to evacuate your home. Keep a folded towel with your travel carrier in case your bird needs to be toweled when evacuating.
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Place a sign to let emergency crews know that pet birds are inside your home and need to be rescued in the event of a disaster. Make sure to include the number of birds inside and visual indicators (like significant color or physical markings) and the bird species (especially for multi-bird homes).
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text: After many aches and pains with Toyota's lousy key fobs I just wanted to post my experiences to hopefully save someone else money. The prius I'm referring to here is a 2008 so this will apply to prius fob's from 2006-2009, i believe What I learned : - you CAN create a backup yourself buying a used keyfob off ebay (although I was never able to figure out how to program the smart key functions OR the remote lock/unlock etc) - Not all Toyota dealerships don't necessarily know what they are doing. After some research on this site you'll probably know more about key fobs than many of them do - you CAN fix stuck buttons on the keyfob yourself without dealer intervention Problem #1 : Lost the backup key fob, and had to make another one Toyota gave me 2 keys when I bought the car. After moving I realized I had lost the backup key. Obviously you always want a backup especially with smart keys which can cost hundreds to replace at the dealer (especially if you are missing both smart keys). First after researching this site I learned that there are two types of keyfobs : the first is where the toyota logo on the back is totally black, and the other is where the toyota logo on the back is chrome. I read that the one with the chrome logo has smart key capability, and the other does not. I bought a keyfob off of ebay with the silver chrome logo for $55. This was a good deal, they are usually around $100. The metal key on the side was already cut, so I bought a blank metal key (to fit in the new keyfob) off ebay for $10. The metal keys you can get duplicated at any hardware store - I used orchard supply. The new duplicate metal key was able to open the car. Now all I needed was to be able to drive the car in the case I lost the last original key.. so I had to program the keyfob I bought off ebay. after following directions I found in these forums (search for 'finally how to program non sks key fob detailed')... sorry I'm not allowed to post URL's yet since I haven't made 5 posts to this forum I was able to get the key to drive around WHILE it is inserted in the key hole in the dashboard. It only took about 2 tries for me to program it successfully. I was not able to program it to remote lock/unlock or any of the smart key functionality from the directions in the link above. If anyone was able to do this please let me know! Problem #2 : the last original key fob had the 'unlock' button stuck The unlock button was stuck down and I could not press it at all. It also prevented me from using the 'lock' button. The smart key functions still worked though. Took it to the toyota dealer. They wanted to charge $125 to ATTEMPT TO reprogram my backup key fob (which has working buttons) and there was no guarantee that it would work. On top of this they said it's possible that the code would get erased from the original key and it would not have smart key functionality anymore. If this happened it would be another $200 for a new keyfob plus $125 for the programming on the new one. Just a note, this Toyota dealer was in Daly City, CA... very shady so stay away from them. (I'm not sure.. maybe other Toyota dealerships are better). They did tell me that a stuck button can drain the battery on the FOB. I don't know how accurate this is because the battery was stuck for a good 4 months or so and the battery is still going. After refusing to pay the money and have them 'TRY' I got home and read on these forums and found that you can fix this yourself. You have to remove the metal key, then slide the back cover off (which covers where you replace the battery). Next is the tricky part: The two sides of the keyfob are glued together tightly. You can separate the side where the metal key goes (while the other side stays stuck) and the stuck button on the inside will pop back in place automatically! You don't even really have to go inside there. Separate the 2 sides of plastic by about 4 or 5 millimeters and it will pop back in place. That's it! I didn't even have to glue anything back together because the remaining glue holds the key together pretty well still. Let me explain as best as I can how to separate the glued part on the side of the metal key since this is the hard part: The metal key fits inside the 'hole' parallel to the fob that runs along the side. I first tried using a pocket knife to dig into where the fob is joined by glue toward the corner (under where the black part of the metal key would be). This proved too hard to open this way. I then used the pocket knife to run the sharp side of the knife parallel to the side of the keyfob right down the glue joint. This is the thin part above where the metal would be if the key were in. Once this thin part separated, much of the left side of the whole keyfob also separated and lifted up enough to allow the button inside to automatically pop back in place. That was it. This issue alone has been enough of a headache for me to actually be deterred from buying a Prius again (or any other smart key car). It might prevent my car from being stolen, but with insurance it would be cheaper for me to have my car stolen than to lose my keys... that's just ridiculous in my opinion. I hope this post can help save someone else a bit of the same headache I've had.


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WDYTYA: Marisa Tomei's odyssey
Following the large audience for the third-season premiere of the US-version of Who Do You Think You Are? - starring Martin Sheen - the second episode focused on Marisa Tomei.
Tomei's story concerned her murdered great-grandfather, and the false belief held by her family about the event's circumstances.
Her odyssey takes her from Brooklyn to Tuscany, Elba, Castiglioncello and Lucca to find the truth about the event, and her mother's BIANCHI and CANOVARO families. Her father, Gary, had already done extensive research on the TOMEI family tree.


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Charity provides funding for new staff at Diabetes Centre
Jersey's sole local diabetes charity- Diabetes Jersey- is funding and part-funding the salaries of two new members of staff at the Diabetes Centre to assist the Consultant in Diabetes to see more patients and work more closely with GPs, Hospital staff, practice nurses and Family Nursing and Home Care.
In an agreement signed recently between the charity and Health and Social Services, Diabetes Jersey have agreed to fully fund an assistant doctor until the end of 2013, and also share the salary of an additional senior specialist Diabetes Nurse on a 50:50 basis.
This latest initiative of joint working between HSSD and Diabetes Jersey brings Diabetes Jersey's financial commitment to the Diabetes Centre since September 2011 to around £250,000.
Brian Le Marquand, the Chairman of the charity, who negotiated the agreement, said that this latest initiative demonstrated the commitment that Diabetes Jersey have to continue to support people with diabetes in the Island.
"We are delighted to have been able to make this significant contribution to the staffing of the Diabetes Centre," said Mr Le Marquand. Anyone who has the condition will know how beneficial it is to be able to see a specialist doctor or nurse who can answer questions and assist with any problems."
Dr Peter Bates, the department's consultant, said: "We are extremely pleased to have worked with Diabetes Jersey to secure this important funding, and are enormously grateful to the charity for their continued support. The chief role of Dr Ian Glass, who is a clinical assistant already working with us, is to prevent any recurrence of waiting lists to see a doctor at the Diabetes Centre.
"He will also assist me in promoting more comprehensive care from GPs and practice nurses in order to reduce some of the load on the Diabetes Centre, which will assist further in keeping patient waiting times to a minimum. Dr Glass will also assist Hospital staff in looking after the increasing number of patients with diabetes admitted to the wards at the General Hospital."
The new Diabetes nurse will be funded on a joint, 50 50 basis by HSSD and Diabetes Jersey. Recruitment is in progress and it is hoped that the successful candidate will start work before June, bringing the number of nurses at the Diabetes Centre up to five.
Dr Bates added: "These initiatives are a perfect example of the third sector and public services working and planning together in co-operation to improve the health of Jersey's population while promoting ever-closer integrated working between Hospital services and Jersey's first class GPs, practice nurses and Family Nursing, as envisaged in the White Paper."
Angela Body, Director of Operations at the Hospital said "HSSD recognises that the demand for what the Diabetes Centre provides is ever-growing, and we are pleased to work with Diabetes Jersey to help keep waiting times short for our patients, and boost the excellent work which the Diabetes Centre already provides."
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Globalization in Everyday Life of Iranian High School Students
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This research attempts to explore the Tehranian high school students' point of view about globalization and to explain the influence of globalization on students' daily lives, and to interpret the implications of alternation among these high school students. This research used qualitative methods to collect data from high school students in Tehran, the capital of Iran. A total of 31 in-depth interviews were conducted. The facts were gathered and presented qualitatively, illustrating globalization in the daily lives of Tehranian high school students. Iranian high school students perceive globalization in different ways and derive different meanings from it. They perceive globalization as development, open relationship, dissemination of a massive amount of information around the world, as well as suppression and exploitation of developing countries by the West. The findings indicate that globalization has influenced Tehranian high school students' daily lives across two dimensions, namely, de-territorialization and pluralism. In fact, globalization has influenced the students' eating and clothing habits, their communication and concerning distant events as well as their perception about other cultures and religions. Their everyday lives have been increasingly defined on a global level with global standards. Globalization in the students' everyday life has given birth to two types of students: globalized students and alternated students. Globalized students are those who mostly wear branded clothes, eat their meals in fast food restaurants, communicate with others, and use modern media. They are concerned about distant events, and have plural and tolerant perceptions of other cultures and religions. Alternated students are those who have negative perceptions of their culture and of being Iranian.


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Specialty shopping: The mail of the species
Montgomery Ward, which originated mail ordering in 1872, is getting out of that business this month in an effort to cut costs. But elsewhere the catalog subculture is flourishing—$44 billion a year in orders by the most recent count (1983). Retailers are catering not so much to general interests as to singular fancies. A sampling of who's selling what:
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What to Do in Hawaii: Scenic Lookouts on Oahu
So you're on Oahu, online at your hotel (or condo, or beach-side private home, doesn't matter!) and you're planning what to do in Hawaii for a full day of sightseeing. We've got just the perfect destinations for you! Five scenic lookouts on Oahu: attractions that have you wishing your vacation never ends. Get your pen (or tablet) ready for some heavy note-taking. Let's check out the best things to do in Hawaii!


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Scott Guthrie in Stockholm, December 2 2009.
In the first presentation Scott Guthrie presents and demonstrates several of the features in Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 that is focused on developing web applications and particularly ASP.NET WebForms.
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hey bkon- welcome! looks like we posted at the same time.
ctgirl- eggs count on carnivore days!
hannah- I have 85% chocolate that I need to ignore also. I have gotten in a bad habit of scooping out almond butter with a piece of chocolate like my own little reeses pieces. Not good!
sassy- how exciting about the meat! Let us know what you think of the quality. I want to order online but haven't been able to talk myself into it quite yet.
Hey ccarrigan!
We had pizza at a lunch meeting today and I just ate my steak and cauliflower.
Will do some kind of hike when I get home from work.
hey bkon- welcome! looks like we posted at the same time.
bkon... as in bacon? Lol sorry I made fun of your name but bacon is so awesome....
I fasted all yesterday, not really on purpose. I think I am getting a cold.... all I have had today is some eggs cooked in lard. I couldn't even finish them. So I am in by default, and I am trying to be more carnivore anyways.
Keep 'em going!!
Crap..didn't see this till too late I'll catch the next train..
Katie, I did the same thing when I caught my nasty cold last week. Didn't eat all day and then when it hit me hard, I tried to keep up my strength with Coconut Oil protein shakes. I lost so much weight that I had two new converts that same week! ;-D
DCKMB- Thank you! I completely forgot! I'm glad somebody's on top of things. You rock.
Well it's obvious I'm not on the Survival wagon today since I forgot about it. I'm sure my carbs are below 50 as that's how I've been generally living lately. No IF today and there were certainly carbs (lots of squash to finish up.)
Since I'm produce-ridden right now, I'm gonna sit this one out. You girls do great and I'll be cheerin' ya on. Maybe I'll jump in later in the week.
Okay I had dinner, lamb chops with hollandaise! Yum! And there's some leftover hollandaise for my eggs in the morning too
So full dinner was lamb chops with hollandaise, another tablespoon of coconut butter, and 2 pieces of bacon.
Workout: Rock climbing was so much fun! It's an incredible full body workout, and it's totally primal because you can only do it for maybe 20 minutes before your muscles are screaming. I also walked at lunch, then walked the dogs after dinner for a total of 75 minutes walking today.
And now I'm going to watch tv and knit
Total carbs today: 29
You are what you eat,and what you eat eats too - Michael Pollan
Diana- enjoy that produce! The only produce I have now is canned green beans. Had to throw out my remaining broccoli cuz it was moldy.
hannah- is the hollandaise recipe one that's floating around here somewhere? That sounds delish with pork chops.
Carb total for today is 37. DH is clinging to 49- don't know if he's going to make it through the evening though- lol! He ate yogurt and a protein bar earlier not realizing how many carbs those have so I told him he could only have meat for the rest of the night. He's scrounging around here pulling crap out of the cupboards asking How many carbs is this? and this? and this? I think this will be very eye opening for him.
Season premiere of House tonight!
Aw man, DH just informed me he's at 92 carbs instead of 49. Well that's still good for first attempt.
Hey that's not the worst! Think about a typical day for him, I'll bet it is way over 300 (I know my hubby used to consume at least 150 carbs in drinks...he is a drink-aholic, he hates water...). Anywho...the hollandaise recipe is at FlyNavyWife's real blog: joyfulabode.com. It is pretty easy, and turned out really well! I put too much lemon, but next time it will be perfect It's just butter, egg yolk, and lemon juice!
Alright, time for bed. I'll plan out my Tuesday in the morning
You are what you eat,and what you eat eats too - Michael Pollan


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What Does AIG's Future Hold?
American International Group's executive team shouldn't expect a warm welcome when it goes before Congress on Mar. 18. Americans are up in arms about the $165 million in bonuses paid to AIG (AIG) executives, and Congress has noticed. Rather than an information-gathering session, the executives should be ready to face a grilling worthy of Torquemada. "It's going to be a witch hunt," says Dory Wiley, chief executive of boutique investment banking firm Commerce Street Capital.
American taxpayers own 80% of AIG at a cost of $173 billion in loans and guarantees. But the value of that investment is shrinking by the day. "They're holding a deteriorating asset," says Adam Lerrick, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a former investment banker. "They're losing clients, businesses, and good people, and the assets [soon] won't be worth much." There are important questions that should be asked, but probably won't be, about how taxpayers are going to recoup even a small portion of their investment. The focus should be on resolving the issues at AIG, not on righteous anger and revenge. In the current rage, Lerrick says, elected officials would be wise to start thinking like investors.
To do that, they need to dig below the headlines. Start with the bonuses. It seems inconceivable that anyone working for a company that has cost taxpayers billions should get million-dollar payouts. But there are arguments for the pay. For starters, the skills these managers possess are still in demand. UBS (UBS) and Deutsche Bank (DB), among others, have been raiding U.S. financial firms for brokers and other financial professionals. Nor are there many incentives for employees to stay put. AIG Financial Products employees are being paid to clean up the unit and wind it down. When they complete their task, they will be out of a job. "You don't punish the cleanup crew," says Rob Sloan, head of U.S. financial services at Egon Zehnder International.
Asset Sales a Mess
Congress may wonder why it was important to retain everyone who was rewarded with a bonus for staying on the job. After all, some of these same workers undoubtedly helped get AIG into the financial mess. And according to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, 11 of the 73 AIG employees who received retention bonuses of more than $1 million no longer even work at AIG. They also need to ensure that the incentives are designed correctly to balance performance and retention. Lean too far to the retention side, and employees will be rewarded for keeping the unit going as long as possible, rather than liquidating it for the best value. But if any payments are based on past agreements, rather than the new order, anger would be justified. "That would be troubling," says Sloan. AIG Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy himself has been critical of the bonuses. "I do not like these arrangements and find it distasteful and difficult to recommend to you that we must proceed with them," he wrote in a Mar. 14 letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
If investors really want to get angry, they should take a look at how management of AIG has been handling its asset sales. A big part of AIG's restructuring plan involves selling profitable units to pay back the government. But these asset sales have been a disaster, despite the presence of veteran insurance CEO and dealmaker Paula Reynolds, who was brought into AIG to handle the restructuring. For instance, the sale of AIG's Asian businesses (AIA) was announced in October and financial details were supposed to be available to bidders by the end of that month. Instead, the prospectus wasn't available until February, and it was a scant 65 pages long and contained information only through August 2008. Bidding, unsurprisingly, was light and the unit was taken off the market. "There is no coherent effort internally to sell the assets in an organized M&A process," says Steve Czech, head of hedge fund SJC Capital Partners. Congress needs to ask what went wrong. "The process to gauge market interest in AIA was very thoughtful and deliberate," says AIG spokesman David Monfried. "This is the most difficult market in years and years, and to date nobody has the ability to raise the capital that reflects the worth of this company."
Counterparty Hullabaloo
The asset sales are small change compared to the $100 billion plus paid to AIG's counterparties. This information, released by AIG on Mar. 15, confirmed what many suspected since October—that a large portion of the government's investment in AIG became a backdoor bailout to the world's banks. Goldman Sachs (GS) got $13 billion, SociÉtÉ GÉnÉrale (SOGN.PA) received $12 billion, and $12 billion went to Deutsche Bank, nearly 100% of what they were owed. That strikes some financial professionals as egregious. If AIG had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, those same firms would have gotten in line with other creditors and received pennies on the dollar. There's no reason AIG couldn't have negotiated better terms, says Lerrick. "Everyone should have [been] marked down 20%."
Most important, Congress needs to know how Liddy and his team plan to get taxpayers out of this mess. Some experts argue that AIG should have filed for Chapter 11 in September, and that bankruptcy remains the best option. "Dissolution would be painful," says Martin Weiss, chairman of the Weiss Group, a research group. "But it would not take a Herculean effort to rearrange things and shift responsibility to a receiver." AIG, however, continues to operate under its original plan to raise cash by selling off successful businesses, liquidate AIG Financial Products, and pay the government back. Legislators will likely demand specifics on how that's going to happen and when.
And if Liddy can't do that, some in Congress may begin to demand someone who can.


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Project Sylpheed
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Science-fiction action adventure comes to the Xbox 360. Developer Game Arts is responsible for this reinvented chapter of the franchise where humankind must seek self-preservation and fend off fleets of attacking alien battleships. Sylpheeds action-packed, arcade-shooting cinematic space tale originates from the popular 1988 Sierra Entertainment release: Silpheed. Developed by Game Arts and Seta Corporation and published exclusively for the 360 by Square Enix.
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A Brief History of the F-16 Fighting Falcon
In the early 1970s, the US Air Force initiated the Lightweight Fighter (LFX) program to developan agile, inexpensive dogfighter to augment the newly acquired F-15 Eagle. A number of promisingdesigns arose from the competition, but two designs were selected for the fly-off competition – the General Dynamics' single-engine YF-16 versus the Northrop YF-17. Ironically, the Northrop designwas actually LAST on the Air Force's evaluation list, but many allies looked at the LFX with concern as this aircraft would likely equip their air arms as well. They wanted the potentialof twin-engine safety given the experience many had with the single-engined F-104.
The YF-17was the only twin-engine design submitted, so the competition was with the top and bottom contenders.Even though the YF-17 lost to the Air Force, the Navy also demanded twin-engine safety andselected the Northrop design. In even greater irony, the Navy took Northrop's designand had McDonnell Douglas build it as the F/A-18 Hornet, but that is a whole other story.
Design Innovations
The YF-16 was designed around the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 engine, the same one thatpowered the F-15 Eagle. So advanced was the F100 engine that there were serious concerns withinthe US government about exporting the engine outside the United States. As a result, GeneralDynamics offered a variant of the F-16 that was powered by the General Electric J79 (the sameengine powering the F-4, F-104, Kfir, etc.) so that the aircraft could be sold on the exportmarket. Fortunately, these concerns were overcome and the F-16/79 was never put into production.Too bad as the J79 had better instantaneous throttle response and the F-104 would routinelybeat the F-16 (and others) in the Baltic drag races.
The YF-16 was a revolutionary design with absolutely no direct connection between the pilotand flight control systems. Pitch, roll, yaw, speed brakes, and lift augmentation were allcontrolled through computers – fly-by-wire. Its extreme (then) maneuverability was achievedby moving the center of gravity beyond the point of aircraft stability. Only the computerskept the aircraft under control. The aircraft could easily achieve and sustain 9 Gs (nine timesthe normal force of gravity). One of the innovations to improve the pilot's toleranceto high-G was to tilt the ejection seat back 30 degrees. How effective this ultimately waswill be determined in the history books, but it should be noted that the F/A-22 Raptor, a significantlymore maneuverable fighter, does not have its ejection seat tilted aft.
The canopy of the F-16 was also innovative. It uses a very strong polycarbonate to protectthe pilot, and does so without a canopy bow obstructing visibility. The flexibility of thepolycarbonate allows the aircraft to sustain a serious bird strike without failure of the canopy(though the flex of the impact would sometimes destroy the Heads-Up Display (HUD). The downside of the polycarbonate is that the canopy must be jettisoned to eject – the canopyis strong enough to prevent the seat and pilot from safely passing through.
The F100 engine had some teething problems during its initial years of operations. A phenomenoncalled stagnation stall would usually cause the engine to shut down and not restart until maintenancecould be performed. This was (sort of) okay in the twin-engined F-15, but it got very quietafter a stagnation stall in the F-16 and a number of aircraft were lost to this situation.Pratt & Whitney developed a variant of the F100 for the F-16, the F100-PW-200, to minimizethe problem but problems continued with the engine.
When a new weapons system comes online like the F-16, it goes through a series of hands-onevaluations. First up are the Developmental Test and Evaluation folks (DT&E) who run theaircraft through its initial flight tests and start to 'open the flight envelope'. For theUSAF, this testing is performed at Edwards AFB in the high desert of California. DT&E ofthe YF-16 was a new chapter in flight test as this was the first true fly-by-wire aircraftthat relied solely on computers for stability. To make the aircraft highly maneuverable, thecenter of gravity was intentionally designed to be aft of the center of lift.
There was no point in a manual back-up flight control system as the aircraft would simplyfly out of the controllability envelope. The only chance of survival in such an extreme casewould be the quick rocket flight on the ACES II ejection seat. To avoid such a problem, GeneralDynamics provided redundant flight computers to keep the aircraft under control. This is whereelectric power is critical after an engine failure to maintain controlled flight while havingtime to restart the engine or direct the aircraft away from populated areas before taking therocket ride.
DT&E wasn't without its share of colorful events in an aircraft as revolutionary as theF-16. During air-to-ground gunnery evaluations at Edwards, the test pilot rolled in on thetarget, fired the M61 Vulcan 20mm cannon, and experienced a sudden uncommanded left roll. Thepilot was able to instantly regain control of the aircraft and after a quick controllabilitycheck, resumed the gun test. On the very next pass, as soon as the pilot pulled the trigger,the aircraft rolled sharply left again. Back to base! In post-test analysis, the problem wastraced to electrical interference between the gun and a control wire from the flight controlcomputers. When the computers 'heard' the gun motor over the line, it mis-interpreted the interferenceas a left roll command from the flight control stick and immediately complied. Shielding thewiring solved that problem.
Once the DT&E phase is completed, the hammer is tossed to the Air Force Operational Testand Evaluation Command (AFOTEC) folks. AFOFTEC is charged with assessing the operational effectivenessand maintainability of new systems before they are issued to the warfighters. The OT&Ealso ran into problems, so much so that the F-16 failed to the extent that the aircraft couldnot be easily 'fixed' before full-rate production. When AFOTEC fails a system, the programis usually cancelled, and this was the recommendation sent forth to HQ USAF. The decision fromHQ was to accept the aircraft over AFOTEC's objections and the aircraft started a rough earlyoperational history.
As with any production aircraft, the F-16 was produced in blocks. These were pre-planned configurationsfor which parts were ordered and the airframes were assembled according to the parts lists.As improvements to the aircraft were developed in flight test, operations, or even on the productionline, these changes were scheduled into the planning for the next production block. It wouldjust so happen that the production blocks for the F-16 would in themselves do more to describethe aircraft than any other aircraft produced to date.
The F-16 was launched in a rapid succession of Block 1, Block 5 and Block 10 aircraft. Theseversions had minor differences on the production line but they all shared the same teethingproblems identified by AFOTEC. The first USAF unit to receive the F-16 was the 388th TFW atHill AFB in 1979. At the time, the Air Force was conducting a 'name the aircraft' contest andwhile the clear favorite was 'Viper' in honor of the futuristic rocket fighters of BattlestarGalactica fame, the brass selected 'Fighting Falcon' instead. Unfortunately, some of thoseproblems started surfacing at Hill AFB as F-16s started falling out of the sky and earningthe early Viper the nickname 'lawn dart'. Despite these early problems, Air Force engineersand General Dynamics took the time to get the problems identified in DT&E and OT&Efixed. These were rolled out during Block 15 production
In Block 15, the horizontal stabilator authority was improved by increasing its area by 30%.The initial blocks had a rigid side-stick controller for pitch and roll control. Block 15 addedsome movement to the stick to give the pilot some tactile feedback of control inputs. As mentionedearlier, the F100-PW-100 of the initial delivered aircraft were changed out in favor of theF100-PW-200. Additional improvements to the radar, communications, and even additional pylonsbrought the F-16 to its first 'effective' (and safer) configuration.
When you want an aircraft tested for reliability or safety, you sent it to Edwards AFB. Whenyou want to ensure that a combat aircraft is really able to perform the mission, you send itto Israel. Early combat experience with the Israeli F-16s led to some ingenious modificationsby the Israeli Air Force to an increase in weapons loads. General Dynamics incorporated thesemodified wheels, landing gear and structures into the F-16C Block 40/42 (and later) designs.
During the latter phase of Block 15 production, the Operational Capability Upgrade (OCU) wasphased onto the production line. Why they didn't just call this Block 20... Anyway, the OCUupgraded the engine to the F100-PW-220, added the capability to carry and launch the AIM-120AMRAAM and AGM-65 Maverick, and to employ the ALQ-131 ECM pod.
Remember that each enhancement requires a software update to the aircraft, not only to employnew weapons or pods, but also to compensate for the altered aerodynamics from simply addingantennas or carrying new external stores. A friend of mine was the test manager for the F-16AADF, and there was concern that the altered airflow from just the 'bird cutter' IFF antennaswould cause the F-16 to become unstable/uncontrollable.
The F-16A/B Block 15 OCU was a huge success and what many folks don't realize is that productionof this aircraft continued alongside of the Block 50/52 F-16CJ/DJ. When NATO launched the Mid-LifeUpdate (MLU) program, these aircraft were updated with many of the features that are only nowbeing installed in the USAF F-16 Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP) aircraft.In many ways, the NATO MLU Block 15s are more advanced than USAF non-CCIP aircraft. When otherswanted production MLU aircraft, these were build to Block 15 OCU and MLU specifications andthese were designated F-16A/B Block 20.
The F-16C (Block 25) differed from the F-16A in that it featured an updated cockpit, moreadvanced radar system, and a number of incremental updates over Block 15. These first F-16Cswere still exclusively Pratt-powered. The idea of the common engine between the F-15 and F-16went out the window when Pratt was forced to produce a specific F100 variant for the F-16 toreduce the likelihood of an engine failure (not good on a single-engined aircraft). Unfortunately,whenever an F100 engine problem was identified after an accident, it usually resulted in groundingor restricting operations for the entire F-15 and/or F-16 fleets.
Meanwhile, General Electric had produced a very promising engine in the F101 that was to powerthe B-1B. They embarked on a program to create the F101DFE (Derivative Fighter Engine) thatwould later become the F110. GE's F110 turned out to be a very robust engine that turned outto be relatively insensitive to rapid throttle movements at altitudes and flight conditionsthat would compressor stall most other engines. The F110 was adopted for the F-14B and F-14Dprograms, studied as an alternate powerplant for the F-15E Strike Eagle, and integrated asan alternate powerplant for the F-16C/D.
The vision was to allow the F-16C airframe to fly with either the Pratt or GE engine installedin a common engine bay. For example, if a turbine problem threatened to ground all of the Pratt-poweredaircraft, the affected airframes could have their F100s removed and replaced with F110s untilthe problem was resolved. For the first time, a major engine problem would not ground the entirefleet of F-16s.
The next iteration of Vipers would be the GE F110 powered F-16C Block 30 and the F100-poweredF-16C Block 32. The GE engine required more airflow through the inlet which created the distinctive'wide mouth' inlet that is unique to the GE-powered Vipers. Other than the engines, the Block30 and 32 were identical in capability. In mid-production of Block 30/32 Vipers, antennas thatsomewhat resemble beer cans were added to the leading edge flaps, just above stations 2 and8. In less polite circles, these were called 'donkey dildos', but we aren't that crude here.
Block 40/42 was a direct result of combat experience in Israel. The airframe was beefed upto carry a greater weapons load, and the upgraded landing gear required bulges added to themain gear doors to get them to close over the larger wheels. Block 40/42 also integrated theLANTIRN night attack system to give aircrews eyes into the night. This capability was alreadyintegrated into the F-15E Strike Eagle. The F-16C could now deliver precision (laser) guidedweapons on any target, night or day. LANTIRN-equipped F-16s freed up the F-15E to perform longer-rangestrikes. The F-16C Block 40/42 aircraft were re-designated as F-16CG while the F-16D Block40/42 became the F-16DG.
When it became evident that a replacement for the F-4G Wild Weasel was overdue, the F-16 wasselected as the follow-on Weasel platform. The F-16C Block 30/32 had already been performingthe companion Weasel mission, flying on the wing of an F-4G and serving as a "manned launchrail". These F-16s were very limited in their Weaseling capabilities without the sensorsof the F-4G nearby. As a result, the HARM Targeting System (HTS) pod was developed to providethe new generation of F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft with the needed targeting information. Theseaircraft were re-designated as F-16CJ and F-16DJ.
The key distinguishing feature of the F-16CJ (aside from HARM missiles) is the HARM TargetingSystem (HTS) pod mounted to the right side of the engine intake. While many skeptics didn'tbelieve that a single-place Viper could effectively replace the specialized avionics and theextra set of eyes that all of the previous Weasels possessed, the F-16CJ has proven itselfin combat operations.
Sometime in the midst of F-16C/D production, General Dynamics sold its Fort Worth fighterdivision to Lockheed Aircraft Corporation who later became Lockheed-Martin. F-16s are stillbeing produced in Fort Worth, though more of its resources are being turned towards the F-35program.
The F-16E and F-16F are the designations applied to the Block 60 Vipers.
The F-16A/B has been almost completely retired out of the USAF fleet, though you'll see F-16A/Baircraft in service with a growing number of air forces around the world. The F-16C/D Block25 and newer Vipers continue to serve the USAF, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. You'llalso see F-16C/D Block 50/52 and F-16E/F Block 60 aircraft also carrying the colors of manyinternational air forces as well.
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MODERATE INTENSITY (2 minutes): Jumping Jacks
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Start standing with your feet together, then jump both feet slightly wider than hip width apart, and bring your arms overhead into a 'V', palms facing forward, then jump feet together and lower arms by your sides.
Repeat at an easy pace, landing lightly as you jump, for two minutes.
(Beginners: recover longer if needed - for 3-4 minutes, or more if necessary).
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Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions "Immigrating to America, II" Every person who lives in the United States is an immigrant or the descendant of someone who immigrated here. In some cases they were travelers looking for a place where they would be free to practice their traditions. In every case they were looking for a better life. D
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Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way "Perfect Presentations" Lobster roll medallions on spinach salad show off Jacques' new presentation of a summer seafood favorite. Jacques satisfies a craving for hearty food quickly by cooking vegetables separately and combining themG
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Primary Sources: Workshops In American History "The Census: Who We Think We Are" Every 10 years, American citizens get a new view of who they are. In this workshop, a selection of Census forms over the past 200 years shows how categories of race and ethnicity not only reflect, but can shape and sometimes obscure, America's ideas of racial identity. Onscreen participants attempt to "find" themselves in evolving racial categorizations from 1830 to 1990 and, using recent Census results, formulate appropriation priorities for a Midwestern community.G


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Bill Maher 1, Ben Affleck 0
By: Michael Tomasky
The Real Time host's spat with the 'Gone Girl' star gets to the heart of a major and longtime problem within contemporary Western liberalism
Every once in a great while, something happens on television that you know while you're watching it: Well, this is unusual. Those old enough to know what I'm talking about when I say "Al Campanis" will remember that that was one of your more extreme cases. The exchange between Bill Maher and Ben Affleck on last Friday's Real Time wasn't a Campanis moment, but I knew instantly—watching it in, well, real time, as it were—that this was going to spark discussion, as indeed it has.
In case you missed it, the two—both committed and thoughtful liberals—got into it on the question of whether Western liberals can or should criticize Islam. Mentioning freedom of speech and equal rights, Maher said: "These are liberal principles that liberals applaud for, but then when you say in the Muslim world, this is what's lacking, then they get upset." Sam Harris, the atheist author, agreed with Maher and said, "The crucial point of confusion is that we have been sold this meme of Islamophobia where every criticism of the doctrine of Islam gets conflated with bigotry towards Muslims as people. That is intellectually ridiculous." Affleck, as if on cue, challenged Harris: "Are you the person who understands the officially codified doctrine of Islam?" And then: "So you're saying that Islamophobia is not a real thing?" Right after, Affleck said that such criticisms of Islam were "gross" and "racist" and "like saying [to Maher] 'you're a shifty Jew.'"
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Empty Netter Assists - 9 -14-09
-Tyler Kennedy (above) is getting a chance to replace Maxime Talbot.
-Prospect Nick Johnson has a lot of positive elements to his games. He's just not consistent.
-The Penguins have hired Ryan Mill to fill in for John Barbero as public address announcer. Barbero is dealing with a medical condition.
-Video from practice.
-Forward Zach Sill is trying to make an impression on Penguins management.
-Kings defenseman and former Penguin Rob Scuderi skipped the Penguins visit to the White House. He opted to take his daughter to Disneyland for her birthday.
-The Wheeling Nailers have put single-game tickets on sale.
-Happy 59th birthday to former Penguins forward Orest Kindrachuk (right). He served as the team's captain for parts of three seasons from 1978 through 1981 and owned arguably the greatest porn 'stache in franchise history.
Atlantic Division
-It looks like new Rangers forward Marian Gaborik's injury is groin related. Shocking huh?
-The Rangers have invited former Penguins forward Dan LaCouture to training camp as a non-roster invitee. LaCouture spent last season with the Hurricanes organization and Barys Astana of the KHL.
-The Penguins weren't the only team in Pennsylvania to have a big crowd show up for the first day of training camp.
-The Flyers are hoping former Rangers forward Blair Betts can help them in the faceoff circle.
-Flyers owner Ed Snider still thinks it is 1975.
Northeast Division
-The Sabres re-signed restricted free agent forward Drew Stafford to a two-year contract worth a total of $3.8 million.
-Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller has finally healed from a high-ankle sprain.
-Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson (right) says his team is better now with Dany Heatley gone.
-Assumming the Bruins lose forward Phil Kessel, Blake Wheeler will be a guy they look at to replace his offense.
-Forward Jason Allison faces some long odds if he wants to make the Maple Leafs' roster.
-Former Penguins forward and Fox Chapel native Bill Thomas is in the Maple Leafs' training camp on a tryout basis.
Southeast Division
-Capitals forward Tomas Fleischman is dealing with a blood clot in his leg.
-Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen is still recovering from offseason back surgery.
Central Division
-The Red Wings will put defenseman Andreas Lilja on long-term injured reserve due to a concussion. The move will clear $1.2 million off their salary cap.
-Predators forward Steve Sullivan (right) is going through his first training camp since 2007.
-Country music singer Taylor Swift debuted the the Predators' new third jersey. No word yet if Kanye West offered his opinion on it.
-The Blue Jackets increased their season ticket sales for the first time since the 2001-02 season.
-Cristobal Huet finally has a chance to be the Blackhawks' clear-cut No. 1 goaltender.
Northwest Division
-New Avalanche coach Joe Sacco wants his team to be tougher.
-Colorado goaltender Craig Anderson is finally getting a chance to be a No. 1 goaltender.
-"Guys have come in here this year in good shape and maybe with a little less of a sense of entitlement." - Oilers defenseman Sheldon Souray on his team which has not made the playoffs for three consecutive seasons.
Pacific Division
-Kings forward Jarret Stoll (right) is dealing with an arthritic wrist.
-Coyotes forward Taylor Pyatt is getting a fresh start in Phoenix.
(Photo: Kennedy-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images; Kindrachuk-eBay; Alfredsson-Photobucket; Sullivan-Dave Sandford/Getty Images; Stoll-Jeff Gross/Getty Images)