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Inside the 2010 American Theatre Critics Association conference there was a lot of what's going on outside the conference: hand-wringing about the future of theater criticism. Back in 1999, when I attended my first ATCA confab--conveniently located in Philadelphia--the room was filled with full-time staffers who visibly bristled at the dirty, dirty f-word: freelancer. Just 11 conferences later, I can count the staffers who make their living as full-time theater critics on one hand, and even if I include this year's keynote speaker Michael Phillips, who's technically a film critic these days anyway (no offense, Michael), I'm still not certain that covers every finger.
(Below: from left, Jay Handelman, Lauren Yarger, Andy Propst, Leonard Jacobs)
I sat on a panel titled "Critics in the New Age," moderated by Sarasota Herald-Tribune critic Jay Handelman, with AmericanTheaterWeb.com founder Andy Propst, ClydeFitchReport.com founder Leonard Jacobs (you may recall him from this Drama Queen-related debacle), Gail Burns, founder of GailSez.org, and Lauren Yarger, whose theater blog Reflections in the Light tackles Broadway reviews from a Christian perspective. Of all the panelists, only Yarger finds herself in the enviable position of having to turn away potential advertisers. The lesson: You gotta have a gimmick. I'm not saying Yarger is cynical or that she doesn't believe wholeheartedly in her mission. It just helps that her mission occupies a clearly-defined niche that appeals to a very specific (and populous) segment of the American theatergoing public. Amen to that, sister!
Andy Propst also suggested a useful idea: ATCA ought to start offering badges to approved theater blogs. Sounds snooty, I know, but here's the thing, in a filthy, crowded internet, it's nice to find a safe bedbug-free haven where you can try out critics' opinions and know they've been vetted for quality control. As Propst said, "it could be like a Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval." Any idiot can tell readers what they thought of a play or musical, but it's the job of a qualified critic to provide context, do research and send you back to the review afterward to uncover additional insights. In theory, anyway.
There's some disagreement about the specificity of those qualifications (blogger Jonathan Mandell discusses them in terms of ATCA membership, but I imagine the criteria would be pretty similar), but I think it's a great idea, and one that could possibly help generate some ad revenue too, since blogs with an imprimatur are--again, in theory--worth more than those without.
So, are you more willing to read or lend credence to an officially sanctioned critic? And before you respond with a rant about democracy, please remember that official sanction used to come in the form of a paid position. These days, there are critics with 20 and 30 years of professional experience who have been laid off from their newspaper jobs and are now forced to jostle alongside the Yelpers, Tumblrs and Wordpressers. I say it's time to fumigate.
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Early detection and improvements in treatment have resulted in significantly improved survival of breast cancer survivors. This study highlights the importance of persistent and late effects of cancer therapy on the lives of survivors and identified fluctuating pattern of symptoms over time.
The findings of persistent pain and sensory disturbances at an average of 6 years following primary breast cancer therapy underscore the significance of long-term treatment effects.
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Seahorse is the title given to 54 species of marine fishes in the genus Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning "sea monster".[2]
- 1 Habitat
- 2 Physical description
- 3 Evolution and fossil record
- 4 Reproduction
- 5 Feeding habits
- 6 Threats of extinction
- 7 Aquaria
- 8 Use in Chinese medicine
- 9 Species
- 10 Pygmy seahorses
- 11 References
- 12 Further reading
- 13 External links
Seahorses are mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world, and live in sheltered areas such as seagrass beds, estuaries, coral reefs, or mangroves. Four species are found in Pacific waters from North America to South America. In the Atlantic, H. erectus ranges from Nova Scotia to Uruguay. H. zosterae, known as the dwarf seahorse, is found in the Bahamas.
Colonies have been found in European waters such as the Thames Estuary.[3]
Three species live in the Mediterranean Sea: H. guttulatus (the long-snouted seahorse), H. hippocampus (the short-snouted seahorse), and H. fuscus (the sea pony). These species form territories; males stay within 1 m2 (11 sq ft) of habitat, while females range about one hundred times that.
Physical description[edit]
Seahorses range in size from 1.5 to 35.5 cm (0.6 to 14.0 in).[4] They are named for their equine appearance. Although they are bony fish, they do not have scales, but rather thin skin stretched over a series of bony plates, which are arranged in rings throughout their bodies. Each species has a distinct number of rings. Seahorses swim upright, another characteristic not shared by their close pipefish relatives, which swim horizontally. Razorfish are the only other fish that swim vertically like a seahorse. Unusual among fish, a seahorse has a flexible, well-defined neck. It also sports a coronet on its head, which is distinct for each individual.
Seahorses swim very poorly, rapidly fluttering a dorsal fin and using pectoral fins (located behind their eyes) to steer. The slowest-moving fish in the world is H. zosterae (the dwarf seahorse), with a top speed of about 5 ft (1.5 m) per hour.[5] Seahorses have no caudal fin. Since they are poor swimmers, they are most likely to be found resting with their prehensile tails wound around a stationary object. They have long snouts, which they use to suck up food, and their eyes can move independently of each other (like those of a chameleon).
Evolution and fossil record[edit]
Anatomical evidence, supported by molecular, physical, and genetic evidence, demonstrates seahorses are highly modified pipefish. The fossil record of seahorses, however, is very sparse. The best known and best studied fossils are specimens of H. guttulatus (though literature more commonly refers to them under the synonym of H. ramulosus), from the Marecchia River Formation of Rimini Province, Italy], dating back to the Lower Pliocene, about 3 million years ago. The earliest known seahorse fossils are of two pipefish-like species, H. sarmaticus and H. slovenicus from the coprolitic horizon of Tunjice Hills, a middle Miocene lagerstätte in Slovenia dating back about 13 million years.[6] Molecular dating finds that pipefish and seahorses diverged during the Late Oligocene. This has led to speculation that seahorses evolved in response to large areas of shallow water, newly created as the result of tectonic events. The shallow water would have allowed the expansion of seagrass habitats that selected for the camouflage offered by the seahorses' upright posture.[7] These tectonic changes occurred in the western Pacific Ocean, pointing to an origin there, with molecular data suggesting two later, separate invasions of the Atlantic Ocean.[8]
The male seahorse is equipped with a pouch on the ventral, or front-facing, side of the tail. When mating, the female seahorse deposits up to 1,500 eggs in the male's pouch. The male carries the eggs for 9 to 45 days until the seahorses emerge fully developed, but very small. Once the young are released into the water, the male's role is done and he offers no further care and often mates again within hours or days during the breeding season.[9]
Before breeding, seahorses may court for several days. Scientists believe the courtship behavior synchronizes the animals' movements and reproductive states so the male can receive the eggs when the female is ready to deposit them. During this time, they may change color, swim side by side holding tails or grip the same strand of sea grass with their tails, and wheel around in unison in what is known as a "predawn dance". They eventually engage in a "true courtship dance" lasting about 8 h, during which the male pumps water through the egg pouch on his trunk which expands and opens to display its emptiness. When the female's eggs reach maturity, she and her mate let go of any anchors and drift upward snout-to-snout, out of the seagrass, often spiraling as they rise. The female inserts her ovipositor into the male's brood pouch and deposits dozens to thousands of eggs. As the female releases her eggs, her body slims while his swells. Both animals then sink back into the seagrass and she swims away.
The male releases his sperm directly into seawater,.[10] where it fertilizes the eggs,[11] which are then embedded in the pouch wall and become surrounded by a spongy tissue.[12] The male supplies the eggs with prolactin, the same hormone responsible for milk production in pregnant mammals. The pouch provides oxygen, as well as a controlled environment incubator. The eggs then hatch in the pouch, where the salinity of the water is regulated; this prepares the newborns for life in the sea.[13][14] Throughout gestation, which in most species requires two to four weeks, his mate visits him daily for "morning greetings". They interact for about 6 min, reminiscent of courtship. The female then swims away until the next morning, and the male returns to sucking up food through his snout.[13]
The number of young released by the male seahorse averages 100–1000 for most species, but may be as low as 5 for the smaller species, or as high as 2,500. When the fry are ready to be born, the male expels them with muscular contractions. He typically gives birth at night and is ready for the next batch of eggs by morning when his mate returns. Like almost all other fish species, seahorses do not nurture their young after birth. Infants are susceptible to predators or ocean currents which wash them away from feeding grounds or into temperatures too extreme for their delicate bodies. Less than 0.5% of infants survive to adulthood, explaining why litters are so large. These survival rates are actually fairly high compared to other fish, because of their protected gestation, making the process worth the great cost to the father. The eggs of most other fish are abandoned immediately after fertilization.[14]
Questions surrounding reproductive roles[edit]
Reproduction is energetically costly to the male. This brings into question why the sexual role reversal even takes place. In an environment where one partner incurs more energy costs than the other, Bateman's principle suggests that the lesser contributor takes the role of the aggressor. Male seahorses are more aggressive and sometimes "fight" for female attention. According to Amanda Vincent of Project Seahorse, only males tail-wrestle and snap their heads at each other. This discovery prompted further study of energy costs. To estimate the female's direct contribution, researcher Heather D. Masonjones, associate professor of biology at the University of Tampa, chemically analyzed the energy stored in each egg. To measure the burden on the male, Masonjones measured its oxygen consumption. By the end of incubation, the male consumed almost 33% more oxygen than before mating. The study concluded that the female's energy expenditure while generating eggs is twice that of males during incubation[13] confirming the standard hypothesis.
Why the male seahorse (and other members of the Syngnathidae) carries the offspring through gestation is unknown, though some researchers [15] believe it allows for shorter birthing intervals, in turn resulting in more offspring. Given an unlimited number of ready and willing partners, males have the potential to produce 17% more offspring than females in a breeding season. Also, females have "time-outs" from the reproductive cycle 1.2 times longer than those of males. This seems to be based on mate choice, rather than physiology. When the female's eggs are ready, she must lay them in a few hours or eject them into the water column. Making eggs is a huge cost to her physically, since they amount to about a third of her body weight. To protect against losing a clutch, the female demands a long courtship. The daily greetings help to cement the bond between the pair.[16]
One common misconception about seahorses is that they mate for life. Many species of seahorses form pair bonds that last through at least the breeding season. Some species show a higher level of mate fidelity than others.[17][18] However, many species readily switch mates when the opportunity arises. H. abdominalis and H. breviceps have been shown to breed in groups, showing no continuous mate preference. Many more species' mating habits have not been studied, so it is unknown how many species are actually monogamous, or how long those bonds actually last.[19]
Although monogamy within fish is not common, it does appear to exist for some. In this case, the mate-gaurding hypothesis may be an explanation. This hypothesis states, "males remain with a single female because of ecological factors that make male parental care and protection of offspring especially advantageous."[20] Because the rates of survival for newborn seahorses are so low, incubation is essential. Though not proven, males could have taken on this role because of the lengthy period the females require to produce their eggs. If males incubate while females prepare the next clutch (amounting to a third of body weight), they can reduce the interval between clutches.
Feeding habits[edit]
Seahorses feed on small crustaceans floating in the water or crawling on the bottom. With excellent camouflage and patience, seahorses ambush prey that floats within striking range. Mysid shrimp and other small crustaceans are favorites, but some seahorses have been observed eating other kinds of invertebrates and even larval fish. While feeding, they produce a distinctive click each time a food item is ingested. The same clicks are heard with social interactions. In a study of seahorses, the distinctive head shape was found to give rise to a space that is met with minimal interference. Therefore, the seahorse has the ability to come within a very close range of copepods, on which they prey.[21]
Threats of extinction[edit]
Because data is lacking on the sizes of the various seahorse populations, as well as other issues including how many seahorses are dying each year, how many are being born, and the number used for souvenirs, there is insufficient information to assess their risk of extinction, and the risk of losing more seahorses remains a concern. Some species, such as the Paradoxical Seahorse, H. paradoxus,[22] may already be extinct. Coral reefs and seagrass beds are deteriorating, reducing viable habitats for seahorses.[23]
While many aquarium hobbyists keep them as pets, seahorses collected from the wild tend to fare poorly in home aquaria. Many eat only live foods such as brine shrimp and are prone to stress, which damages their immune systems and makes them susceptible to disease.
In recent years, however, captive breeding has become more popular. Such seahorses survive better in captivity, and are less likely to carry diseases. They eat frozen mysidacea (crustaceans) that are readily available from aquarium stores,[24] and do not experience the stress of moving out of the wild. Although captive-bred seahorses are more expensive, they take no toll on wild populations.
Seahorses should be kept in an aquarium with low flow and placid tank mates. They are slow feeders, so fast, aggressive feeders will leave them without food.[24] Seahorses can coexist with many species of shrimp and other bottom-feeding creatures. Gobies also make good tank-mates. Keepers are generally advised to avoid eels, tangs, triggerfish, squid, octopus, and sea anemones.[25]
Water quality is very important for the survival of seahorses in an aquarium. They are delicate species which should not be added to a new tank. The water parameters are recommended to be as follows although these fish may acclimatise to different water over time: Temperature: 23-28°C pH: 8.1-8.4 Ammonia: 0 mg/l (0.01 mg/l may be tolerated for short periods) Nitrite: 0 mg/l (0.125 mg/l may be tolerated for short periods) S.G.: 1.021-1.024 at 22-24°C A water-quality problem will affect fish behaviour and can be shown by clamped fins, reduced feeding, erratic swimming, and gasping at the surface.[26] Seahorses swim up and down, as well as using the length of the aquarium. Therefore, the tanks should ideally be twice as deep as the length of the adult seahorse.
Animals sold as "freshwater seahorses" are usually the closely related pipefish, of which a few species live in the lower reaches of rivers. The supposed true "freshwater seahorse" called H. aimei is not a valid species, but a synonym sometimes used for Barbour's and hedgehog seahorses. The latter, which is often confused with the former, can be found in estuarine environments, but is not actually a freshwater fish.[27]
Use in Chinese medicine[edit]
Seahorse populations are thought to be endangered as a result of overfishing and habitat destruction. Despite a lack of scientific studies or clinical trial,[28][29] the consumption of seahorses for medicinal purposes is widespread in China, where they are used in traditional Chinese medicine primarily for the treatment of impotence, wheezing, nocturnal enuresis, and pain, as well as to promote labor.[30] Up to 20 million seahorses may be caught each year to be sold for such uses.[31] Preferred species of seahorses include H. kellogii, H. histrix, H. kuda, H. trimaculatus, and H. mohnikei.[30] Seahorses are also consumed by the Indonesians, the central Filipinos, and many other ethnic groups.
Import and export of seahorses has been controlled under CITES since 15 May 2004. However, Indonesia, Japan, Norway, and South Korea have chosen to opt out of the trade rules set by CITES.
The problem may be exacerbated by the growth of pills and capsules as the preferred method of ingesting seahorses. Pills are cheaper and more available than traditional, individually tailored prescriptions of whole seahorses, but the contents are harder to track. Seahorses once had to be of a certain size and quality before they were accepted by TCM practitioners and consumers. Declining availability of the preferred large, pale, and smooth seahorses has been offset by the shift towards prepackaged preparations, which makes it possible for TCM merchants to sell previously unused, or otherwise undesirable juvenile, spiny, and dark-coloured animals. Today, almost a third of the seahorses sold in China are packaged, adding to the pressure on the species.[32]
Dried seahorse retails from US$600 to $3000 per kilogram, with larger, paler, and smoother animals commanding the highest prices. In fact, in terms of value based on weight, seahorses retail for more than the price of silver and almost that of gold in Asia.[33]
The 54 currently recognized species in this genus are:[34]
- Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827 (big-belly seahorse)
- Hippocampus alatus Kuiter, 2001 (winged seahorse)
- Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856 (West African seahorse)
- Hippocampus angustus Günther, 1870 (narrow-bellied seahorse)
- Hippocampus barbouri D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908 (Barbour's seahorse)
- Hippocampus bargibanti Whitley, 1970 (pygmy seahorse)
- Hippocampus biocellatus Kuiter, 2001 (false-eyed seahorse)
- Hippocampus borboniensis A. H. A. Duméril, 1870 (Réunion seahorse)
- Hippocampus breviceps W. K. H. Peters, 1869 (short-headed seahorse)
- Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854 (giraffe seahorse)
- Hippocampus capensis Boulenger, 1900 (Knysna seahorse)
- Hippocampus colemani Kuiter, 2003
- Hippocampus comes Cantor, 1850 (tiger-tail seahorse)
- Hippocampus coronatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 (crowned seahorse)
- Hippocampus curvicuspis R. Fricke, 2004 (New Caledonian thorny seahorse)
- Hippocampus debelius M. F. Gomon & Kuiter, 2009 (softcoral seahorse)
- Hippocampus denise Lourie & J. E. Randall, 2003 (Denise's pygmy seahorse)
- Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810 (lined seahorse)
- Hippocampus fisheri D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Fisher's seahorse)
- Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838 (sea pony)
- Hippocampus grandiceps Kuiter, 2001 (big-head seahorse)
- Hippocampus guttulatus G. Cuvier, 1829 (long-snouted seahorse)
- Hippocampus hendriki Kuiter, 2001 (eastern spiny seahorse)
- Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) (short-snouted seahorse)
- Hippocampus histrix Kaup, 1856 (spiny seahorse)
- Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858 (Pacific seahorse)
- Hippocampus jayakari Boulenger, 1900 (Jayakar's seahorse)
- Hippocampus jugumus Kuiter, 2001 (collared seahorse)
- Hippocampus kelloggi D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (great seahorse)
- Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852 (spotted seahorse)
- Hippocampus lichtensteinii Kaup, 1856 (Lichtenstein's seahorse)
- Hippocampus minotaur M. F. Gomon, 1997 (bullneck seahorse)
- Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1854 (Japanese seahorse)
- Hippocampus montebelloensis Kuiter, 2001 (Monte Bello seahorse)
- Hippocampus multispinus Kuiter, 2001 (northern spiny seahorse)
- Hippocampus paradoxus Foster & M. F. Gomon, 2010 (paradoxical seahorse)
- Hippocampus patagonicus Piacentino & Luzzatto, 2004
- Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008
- Hippocampus procerus Kuiter, 2001 (high-crown seahorse)
- Hippocampus pusillus R. Fricke, 2004 (pygmy thorny seahorse)
- Hippocampus queenslandicus Horne, 2001 (Queensland seahorse)
- Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933 (longsnout seahorse)
- Hippocampus satomiae Lourie & Kuiter, 2008 (Satomi's pygmy seahorse)
- Hippocampus semispinosus Kuiter, 2001 (half-spined seahorse)
- Hippocampus severnsi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008
- Hippocampus sindonis D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (Dhiho's seahorse)
- Hippocampus spinosissimus M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (hedgehog seahorse)
- Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873 (West Australian seahorse)
- Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814 (longnose seahorse)
- Hippocampus tyro J. E. Randall & Lourie, 2009
- Hippocampus waleananus M. F. Gomon & Kuiter, 2009 (Walea pygmy seahorse)
- Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855 (White's seahorse)
- Hippocampus zebra Whitley, 1964 (zebra seahorse)
- Hippocampus zosterae D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (dwarf seahorse)
Pygmy seahorses[edit]
Pygmy seahorses are less than 15 millimeters (0.59 in) tall and 17 millimeters (0.67 in) wide members of the genus. Previously the term was applied exclusively to the species H. bargibanti but since 1997, discoveries have made this term obsolete. The species H. minotaur, H. denise, H. colemani, H. pontohi, H. severnsi and H. satomiae have been described. Other species that are believed to be unclassified have also been reported in books, dive magazines and on the Internet. They can be distinguished from other species of seahorse by their 12 trunk rings, low number of tail rings (26–29), the location in which young are brooded in the trunk region of males and their extremely small size.[35] Molecular analysis (of ribosomal RNA) of 32 Hippocampus species found that H. bargibanti belongs in a separate clade from other members of the genus and therefore that the species diverged from the other species in the "ancient" past.[36]
Most pygmy seahorses are well camouflaged and live in close association with other organisms including colonial hydrozoans (Lytocarpus and Antennellopsis), coralline algae (Halimeda) sea fans (Muricella, Annella, Acanthogorgia). This combined with their small size accounts for why most species have only been noticed and classified since 2001.[35][37]
- ^ Hippocampus Rafinesque, 1810, WoRMS
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- ^ "Seahorses, Seahorse Pictures, Seahorse Facts". National Geographic. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Guinness Book of World Records (2009)
- ^ Žalohar J., Hitij T., Križnar M. (2009). "Two new species of seahorses (Syngnathidae, Hippocampus) from the Middle Miocene (Sarmatian) Coprolitic Horizon in Tunjice Hills, Slovenia: The oldest fossil record of seahorses". Annales de Paléontologie 95 (2): 71–96. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2009.03.002.
- ^ Teske PR, Beheregaray LB (2009). "Evolution of seahorses' upright posture was linked to Oligocene expansion of seagrass habitats". Biol Lett. 5 (4): 521–3. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0152. PMC 2781918. PMID 19451164.
- ^ Teske PR, Cherry MI, Matthee CA (2004). "The evolutionary history of seahorses (Syngnathidae: Hippocampus): molecular data suggest a West Pacific origin and two invasions of the Atlantic Ocean". Mol Phylogenet Evol. 30 (2): 273–86. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00214-8. PMID 14715220.
- ^ Foster S.J, Vincent C.J. (2004). "Life history and ecology of seahorses: implications for conservation and management". Journal of Fish Biology 65: 1–61. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00429.x.
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- ^ a b "Seahorse Fathers Take Reins in Childbirth". News.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ Vincent, Amanda C. J. (1994). "Operational Sex Ratios in Seahorses". Behaviour 128 (1/2): 153–167. doi:10.1163/156853994X00091. JSTOR 4535169.
- ^ "Why Do Male Seahorses Get Pregnant?". Petseahorse.com.
- ^ Kvarnemo C, Moore G.I, Jones A.G, Nelson W.S, Avise J.C. (2000). "Monogamous pair bonds and mate switching in the Western Australian seahorse Hippocampus subelongatus". J. Evol. Biol. 13 (6): 882–8. doi:10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00228.x.
- ^ Vincent C.J., Sadler L.M. (1995). "Faithful pair bonds in wild seahorses, Hippocampus whitei". Anim. Behav. 50 (6): 1557–1569. doi:10.1016/0003-3472(95)80011-5. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
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- ^ Alcock, John (2005). Animal Behavior (8th ed.). Massachusetts: Sinauer. pp. 370–1. ISBN 0878930051.
- ^ Liz Langley. "Why Does the Seahorse Have Its Odd Head? Mystery Solved – News Watch". Newswatch.nationalgeographic.com. doi:10.1038/ncomms3840. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
- ^ "New species of seahorse found... after sitting in a museum for more than a decade". Daily Mail. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Lourie, Sarah A.; Foster, Sarah J.; Cooper, Ernest W.T. and Vincent, Amanda C.J. (2004) A Guide to the Identification of Seahorses. Project Seahorse Advancing Marine Conservation, ISBN 0-89164-169-6.
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- ^ "Hippocampus spinosissimus". Fishbase. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
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- ^ Parry-Jones, Rob and Vincent, Amanda (3 January 1998). "Can we tame wild medicine?". New Scientist.
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- ^ a b Lourie, Sara; Rudie Kuiter (2008). "Three new pygmy seahorse species from Indonesia (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus)". Zootaxa 1963: 54–68. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ Teske, Peter; Michael Cherry and Conrad Matthee (February 2004). "The evolutionary history of seahorses (Syngnathidae: Hippocampus): molecular data suggest a West Pacific origin and two invasions of the Atlantic Ocean". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30 (2): 273–286. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00214-8. PMID 14715220.
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Further reading[edit]
- Amanda C.J. Vincent and Laila M. Sadler (1995). "Faithful pair bonds in wild seahorse, Hippocampus whitei". Animal Behaviour 50 (6): 1557–69. doi:10.1016/0003-3472(95)80011-5.
- Amanda C.J. Vincent (1995). "A role for daily greetings in maintaining seahorse pair bonds". Animal Behaviour 49: 258–260. doi:10.1016/0003-3472(95)80178-2.
- Amanda C.J. Vincent (1990). "A seahorse father makes a good mother". Natural History 12: 34–43.
- Amanda C.J. Vincent and Rosie Woodroffe (1994). "Mothers little helpers: patterns of male care in mammals". Trends in Ecology and Evolution 9 (8): 294–7. doi:10.1016/0169-5347(94)90033-7. PMID 21236858.
- John Sparks (1999). Battle of the Sexes: The Natural History of Sex. London: BBC Books. ISBN 0-563-37145-5.
- Sara A. Lourie, Amanda C.J. Vincent and Heather J. Hall (1999). Seahorses: An Identification Guide to the World's Species and their Conversation. London: Project Seahorse.
- Teske P. R., Hamilton H., Matthee C. A. & Barker N. P. (2007). "Signatures of seaway closures and founder dispersal in the phylogeny of a circumglobally distributed seahorse lineage". BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 138. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-138. PMC 1978501. PMID 17697373.


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Amazon Best of the Month, October 2009: Jonathan Lethem, the home-grown frontrunner of a generation of Brooklyn writers, crosses the bridge to Manhattan in Chronic City, a smart, unsettling, and meticulously hilarious novel of friendship and real estate among the rich and the rent-controlled. Lethem's story centers around two unlikely friends, Chase Insteadman, a genial nonentity who was once a child sitcom star and now is best known as the loyal fiancé of a space-stranded astronaut, and Perkus Tooth, a skinny, moody, underemployed cultural critic. Chase and Perkus are free-floating, dope-dependent bohemians in a borough built on ambition, living on its margins but with surprising access to its centers of power, even to the city's billionaire mayor. Paranoiac Perkus sees urgent plots everywhere--in the font of The New Yorker, in an old VHS copy of Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid--but Chronic City, despite the presence of death, politics, and a mysterious, marauding tiger, is itself light on plot. Eschewing dramatic staples like romance and artistic creation for the more meandering passions of friendship and observation, Chronic City thrives instead on the brilliance of Lethem's ear and eye. Every page is a pleasure of pitch-perfect banter and spot-on cultural satire, cut sharply with the melancholic sense that being able to explain your city doesn't make you any more capable of living in it. --Tom NissleyAbout the Author:
Jonathan Lethem was born in New York and is the author of novels including Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn, which was named Novel of the Year by Esquire and won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Salon Book Award, as well as the Macallan Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger. He has also written two short story collections, a novella and a collection of essays, edited The Vintage Book of Amnesia, guest-edited The Year's Best Music Writing 2002, and was the founding fiction editor of Fence magazine. His writings have appeared in the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, McSweeney's and many other periodicals. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Pancetta Wrapped Bayou La Batre Shrimp with Rikards Mill Yellow Corn Grits and Grilled Heirloom Tomatoes
Recipe courtesy of John Hamme, Auburn, Alabama
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- 1 tablespoon lemon pepper
- 4 ounces Worcestershire sauce
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- 1 quart whole milk
- 1 pint water
- 3 jalapeno peppers, split
- 4 cups yellow corn stone-ground grits
- 1 tablespoon whole butter
- 1 tablespoon mascarpone cheese
- Salt and pepper
- Shrimp Reduction:
- 3 peeled and sliced shallots
- 2 corn cobs, kernels removed
- All the shrimp shells from peeling shrimp
- 1 tablespoon whole butter
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 -ounce dry sherry
- 1 1/2 quarts shrimp stock
- 1 tablespoon whole butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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- 6 pieces okra, rolled in rice flour
- 6 (1/2-inch) thick slices heirloom tomatoes
- Shaved fennel, soaked in ice water
- Fennel Fronds, for garnish
- Micro parsley, for garnish
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DirectionsPancetta Wrapped Shrimp:
To prepare the shrimp, shell and devein, leaving the head on and reserving shells for the Shrimp Reduction. Slice the pancetta or have your grocer slice it for you the same thickness as slab bacon. Wrap the flesh part of each shrimp with the pancetta. To cook the shrimp, season the shrimp with lemon pepper and saute over medium heat until the pancetta is golden brown and crisp. Deglaze the pan with Worcestershire and reduce to coat the shrimp. Reserve for plating.
To cook the grits: Bring the milk, water and jalapenos to a simmer over medium heat. Add the grits and butter; simmer until tender adding additional water if needed, stirring occasionally. When grits are tender, finish with mascarpone cheese and season with salt and pepper. Reserve warm for plating.
In a small saucepan sweat the shallot, corn cobs and shrimp shells in whole butter until orange. Add tomato paste and caramelize. Deglaze with white wine and reduce. Add shrimp stock and simmer for 1/2 hour. Strain, reduce by 1/2 and finish with whole buerre manie - buerre manie is made by combining the whole butter with the flour. Reserve for plating.
Fry okra in 350 degrees F oil until golden. Grill heirloom tomatoes. Place tomatoes and okra in the middle of the plate, spoon grits on top of the okra and tomatoes, arrange shrimp around the plate. Sprinkle shaved fennel, fronds and parsley on top of dish.
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2.) Pete Carroll/John Schneider: With the Seahawks in a position to dominate for the next couple of years, we have to give credit to the people responsible for getting them here. The highly-touted Pete Carroll was asked to leave USC for an opportunity to coach the Seattle Seahawks at the end of the 2009 season. Together, Carroll and Schneider were in charge of overhauling a mess from the Jim Mora stint. It began with a gamble on Marshawn Lynch in 2010, giving up a 2011 fourth-round draft pick and a conditional 2012 pick to the Bills for the troubled, injury-prone runningback. Four solid draft hauls from 2010-2013 has allowed the Seahawks to win the division twice and culminating with the Superbowl win in the 2013 season finale.
3.) Sean Payton/Mickey Loomis: Also a pupil of Bill Parcells, Sean Payton was brought in to help turn around an aging team that finished 3-13 in 2005. The signing of former Charger Drew Brees was audacious at the least, as he was coming off of surgery on a torn labrum on his throwing shoulder. Looking in hindsight, it was a great move made by an aggressive GM in Mickey Loomis and confident Head Coach Sean Payton. Together they revamped the team and overhauled the aging roster through a series of successful drafts. Under Sean Payton's shrewd playcalling and Drew Brees' able arm, the Saints went on to field a devastating aerial attack which took the NFL by storm. In 2006 the Saints returned to the playoffs with the no. 1 ranked offense, Payton won the coach of the year award, and Loomis won the executive of the year award. Apart from Payton's suspension and the bountygate scandal of 2012, the Saints continue to be a successful team. New Orleans has acknowledged this and rewarded Sean Payton as the highest paid coach in the NFL.
4.) Mike Smith/Thomas Dimitrioff: The Falcons brought in defensive-minded Mike Smith from the Jacksonville and managed to snag the cunning Thomas Dimitrioff from the Patriots. The success that would eventually unfold began with the drafting of Matt Ryan and the fresh signing of former Charger Michael Turner in 2008. Thomas Dimitrioff's boldness and confidence in his ability to gauge player talent has allowed the Falcons to secure some of the league's top players on their roster. The move to acquire Tony Gonzalez for a second-round draft pick was a gutsy call at the time which ultimately solidified an area of weakness and gave Matt Ryan a security blanket. Finally, the blockbuster trade of 2011 to draft Julio Jones was the topping on the cake as it allowed them to transition from a solid team, winless in Janurary, into one of several NFC juggernauts. They regressed heavily in 2013 with major losses on both sides of the ball. But as long as the duo of Mike Smith and Thomas Dimitrioff remain intact, there is no doubt that they can right the ship and steer it back on course.
5.) Jim Harbaugh/Trent Baalke: Unlike the other 4 duos above them, Jim Harbaugh and Trent Baalke inherited a loaded roster and a plethora of draft picks. Many candidates could have done an admirable job with the same situation but you can't argue the accomplishments of these two. They gave an identity to a team that has lost its way since its glory days of the past. Three consecutive NFC championship appearances is no easy feat in this league especially when you consider that they underwent an offensive schematic overhaul in the middle of Harbaugh's second season. The head-scratching decision, at the time, to make Colin Kaepernick the starting quarterback was a truly daring decision which sequentially lead to the evolution and improvement of the offense all together. Up to this point, Jim Harbaugh has done a fantastic job maximizing the talent of his players. And Baalke found several gems via the draft in Kaepernick, Aldon Smith, and Eric Reid but he will need to hit on more to keep up with their archrival the Seahawks.
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Wayland Baptist University - Plainview Campus
Director of Admissions
The Office Assistant for Plainview Admissions is responsible for processing applications, assisting in organizing and maintaining effective office procedures, providing information to prospects, and generally representing the Admissions Office to all of the University's public in a positive manner.
1. Adheres to guidelines in the online University Policy and Procedures Manual.
2. Adheres to guidelines in the Admissions Office Staff Standards provided by the Director of Admissions.
3. Helps plan and organize office processes in such a way as to ensure a clean, orderly, productive, professional, and pleasant environment for internal and external customers and Admissions staff.
4. Maintains constant communication with recruiters, office staff, the Director, and all internal WBU staff to ensure efficiency in all activities relevant to the Admissions process.
5. Assists in the preparation and completion of applicant files as assigned.
6. Answers phones in the multi-line system, responding to the questions of prospective students, applicants, professors, administrators, and members of the larger Wayland community. Addresses concerns or forwards phone calls to appropriate personnel in an effort to completely address the concerns of the callers.
7. Assists in monitoring student workers assigned to work with the Admissions Office staff.
8. Assists in the planning and coordination of prospective student events through partnership with other administrative departments, communication with prospective students and their families, and execution of weekend events.
9. Assists with and attends all early registration and preview events.
The above statements are not a complete list of all responsibilities and duties performed by employees in this job. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned by the Director of Admissions.
|A commitment of Christian Higher education and in agreement with the purposes and philosophy of Christian higher education as promoted by the Baptist General Convention of Texas in general and Wayland Baptist University in particular.
|Education, Certification and Licence:
1. High School Diploma or GED required.2. Some college work preferred.
|Experience & Knowledge:
1. Two years of proven office setting experience.
2. Two years of proven customer service experience.
3. Two years of proven computer experience.
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1. A commitment to Christian Higher Education and in agreement with the purposes and philosophy of Christian Higher Education as promoted by the Baptist General Convention of Texas generally, and Wayland Baptist University particularly.
2. Ability to be a positive force and role model in the office by portraying a positive attitude toward other office personnel, in phone conversation and in students, family, faculty and staff members.
3. Punctuality, dependability, integrity, honesty and loyalty in the performance of duties of the position.
4. Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
5. Outstanding planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills as well as meticulous attention to detail.
6. Ability to multi-task.
7. Ability to work with multiple software platforms to include MS Office and an SQL based database.
8. Strong initiative and ability to work independently toward Admissions goals as well as ability to accept direction and correction on work.
9. Ability to work collectively with the administrative and recruitment team associates.
10. Outstanding interpersonal skills.
11. Strong customer service skills.
12. Ability to learn and retain vast amounts of information from a wide variety of sources.
13. Tolerance for procedural changes that enhance productivity and customer service.
14. Ability to lift 25 lbs.
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Must have no delinquent or defaulted items on Credit Report. A credit check will be conducted to insure the requirement is met.
|Wayland Baptist University is a four-year liberal arts university. The institution is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The Wayland Baptist University System is comprised of the Plainview campus, which is predominately a residential campus, twelve external campuses, and the Virtual Campus offering courses in a broad range of academic areas.
Applications may be submitted online or you may download it from the top of this web page by clicking on Application for Employment.
Interested individuals MUST submit the following information:
1. Letter of Interest
2. Completed University Application of Employment with Faith Statement (Link to Application Below)
3. Current Resume
4. List of Current References
Please send this information to:
Ron Appling, Director of Human Resources
Wayland Baptist University
1900 W. 7th Street, CMB #1274
Plainview, TX 79072
Position will remain open until December 15, 2012 at 5:00 pm CST.
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In Reply Refer To:
Information Bulletin No. 2013-036
To: All State Directors (except ESO)
From: Director
Subject: 2013 Resource Advisory Council Call for Nominations
Most of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Resource Advisory Councils (RAC) has members whose terms of appointment expire in August or September of this year. This Information Bulletin provides detailed instructions for the submission of recommendations of persons to fill expired terms to the Washington Office (WO) by State Offices to ensure a timely nomination and selection process.
As you know, the RACs are effective partners in advising the BLM on public land management issues. The nominees that the BLM recommends for the Secretary of the Interior's (Secretary) consideration must be of the highest caliber to ensure continuity and quality collaboration on each of the RACs.
New Members
Recruitment of new members to fill expired terms is essential. Taking into consideration RAC members' knowledge and expertise, BLM offices should ensure that the tenure of each RAC member does not exceed an appropriate number of terms. All reappointments will require a detailed justification of why the reappointment of that candidate is recommended, and the scope of the outreach performed to solicit additional applicants. Public outreach efforts by BLM State Directors are critical to attract new nominees with fresh ideas and viewpoints. For each vacancy, each office must submit a minimum of two qualified candidates. RAC membership shall remain balanced among the following three categories:
It is important that we continue to have a balanced representation of the various interests and users of the public lands.
Call for Nominations
The WO will publish a BLM-wide call for public nominations in the Federal Register for the applicable RACs. The Federal Register notice will provide general information about the RACs, including their purpose, composition, and the procedures for submitting nominations. It will provide the names of BLM State Office contacts responsible for providing specific information about RAC vacancies and for receiving nominations (see Attachment 1).
Your office should actively recruit to fill all RAC vacancies by issuing media announcements, holding open houses, and using other public or media forums as needed. BLM State Offices are encouraged to use social media to recruit new members. A YouTube video is posted on the BLM's RAC website and the call for nominations announcement will be listed on the BLM's Facebook page. The new Resource Advisory Council Application form posted on BLM's RAC website replaces the Background Information Nomination form. The nomination period will be open for 45 days from the publication date of the Federal Register notice.
Citizens may nominate themselves or others; all nominees must be residents of the geographic area within the RAC's jurisdiction. In addition:
· At least one member of each RAC must be an elected official of general purpose government serving the people within the geographic area a RAC represents;
· All nominations must be accompanied by letters of reference from interest groups or organizations represented;
· Each nominee must submit a completed Resource Advisory Council application; and
· All nominees should have demonstrated a commitment to collaborative resource decision-making.
You should evaluate each nominee based on his or her education, training, and experience and knowledge of the issues and the geographical area of the RAC. Under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Secretary is the designated official for appointing RAC members. State Directors should fully consider all nominees and advance only those you consider most qualified for selection as RAC members.
Outreach and Coordination with Governors
State Directors should initiate coordination with their governor's office early in the nomination process. Additionally, you will be asked to provide documentation of your coordination with the governor, as well as other individuals during the selection process. Outreach during the 45-day nomination period is essential to maximize the number of applicants for each vacancy.
Submission of Nomination Materials
The RAC SharePoint site will serve as the location for consolidating all BLM State Office information about RAC nominees and for facilitating WO review. Each RAC will have its own library within the SharePoint site. Primary and alternate users will be granted access and receive a link to the site. The following materials will be uploaded into folders within each library:
a. A transmittal memo from the State Director containing recommendations for Fiscal Year 2012 RAC appointments (see Attachment 2) will be uploaded into the "State Transmittal Memo" folder located within each RAC's library.
b. A "BLM Recommendations for Appointment to Resource Advisory Council" form has been provided within the "FY 2012 Recommendations" folder within each RAC library (see Attachment 3). One form should be completed for each RAC. Do not use forms from previous years.
c. The "Individual Summary Sheet" form is contained within the "Individual Summary Sheet" folder within each RAC library (see Attachment 4). Using the "Save As" function in Word, please save within the folder a separate form for each primary and alternate nominee recommended for the RAC, using the naming convention "[Surname of Nominee] Summary Sheet," e.g., "Smith Summary Sheet." Do not use forms from previous years.
d. Each Resource Advisory Council Application Form (submitted by candidates) is to be converted into a .pdf document and placed within the "Nominations" folder within each RAC library (see Attachment 5). The naming convention should be "[Surname of Nominee] Nomination," e.g., "Smith Nomination."
e. Users should create a separate folder for each candidate within the "Support Materials" folder within each RAC library. The naming convention should be "[Surname of Nominee] Support Materials." Additional letters of reference and other support materials should be converted into a .pdf document and placed within the individual candidate folders. The naming convention for each document should be "[Surname of Nominee] Support [add sequential numbers if more than one for an individual]," e.g., "Smith Support 1," "Smith Support 2," etc.
f. The Briefing for the White House Liaison (Attachment 6) is contained within the "White House Liaison" folder within each RAC library. Using the "Save As" function in Word, please save within the folder a separate form for each vacancy on the RAC, using the naming convention "Cat [1, 2, or 3] Vac [1 through the maximum number of vacancies available in this category on this RAC]" e.g., "Cat 1 Vac 1, Cat 1 Vac 2, Cat 2 Vac 1, Cat 2 Vac 2, Cat 2 Vac 3, Cat 3 Vac 1."
g. Per direction from the Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of the Solicitor, primary and alternate candidates' dates of birth shall be provided to the WO RAC Lead via telephone to facilitate DOI White House Liaison background checks. No written record of this information shall be retained by either the BLM or DOI, and it will be destroyed by the BLM and DOI White House Liaison following completion of the background checks.
Timetable for RAC Nominations
The WO will publish a call for nominations published in the Federal Register, beginning a 45-day period for submitting nominations. At that time, State Directors will issue media announcements, providing specifics about RAC positions to be filled. Once the nomination period closes, the BLM state office contact will have 5 weeks to upload nomination materials into the individual RAC SharePoint library and transmit the State Director's recommendation memo. The BLM state office contact will notify the WO National Advisory Committee Coordinator by email when this has been completed.
For additional information, please contact Twinkle Thompson, Acting BLM National Advisory Committee Coordinator, WO-600 Correspondence, and International, and Advisory Committee Office, (202) 208-7301.
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Tom Tancredo is comfortable being a renegade.
Known for his long opposition to amnesty for illegal immigrants, Tancredo waves aside any softening of that view, even for the children of the undocumented — a group being championed these days by some conservatives, too.
"It's all amnesty," the 68-year-old Tancredo said Wednesday during the opening of his Pueblo campaign office. "I understand the emotional appeal (of making an exception for children). But until you show me a fair way to protect the rights of people who want to legally immigrate . . ."
Would he deport the 12 million undocumented workers in the U.S.? Tancredo shook his head. That's not necessary if employers would shut the door to hiring them by verifying citizenship, he countered.
"Even my Republican friends don't like it that I put the focus on employers," Tancredo said.
He is one of six Republicans running for governor and he's the most veteran. President Ronald Reagan made him head of the Region 8 Department of Education office. Then he was elected to Congress, where he spoke long and often against illegal immigration.
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In 2010, Tancredo jumped into the race against then-candidate John Hickenlooper, arguing the GOP nominee, Tea Party-favorite Dan Maes, was unelectable.
Hickenlooper won with 51 percent, Tancredo got 36 percent and Maes 11 percent.
It's Tancredo's unchanging view on immigration that had former City Councilman Al Gurule protesting outside the new Pueblo office, carrying a sign calling Tancredo a xenophobic bigot.
"Pueblo's Hispanics should just line up on the street and tell him to get lost," Gurule said.
Tancredo insists his views have support among Hispanics and "legal immigrants."
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As we did last year and the year before, EFF welcomes the winter season with a new wishlist of some things we'd love to have happen for the holidays—for us and for all Internet users. These are some of the actions we'd most like to see from companies, governments, organizations, and individuals in the new year.
The field of "mobile location analytics"—where tracking companies work with brick-and-mortar retail stores to collect insights about customer behavior based on fine-grained location information harvested from mobile phones—has taken a small step towards self-regulation with a new code of conduct published this week.
You might think that if the US Supreme Court's ruling that a GPS device was a "search," the inevitable conclusion is that police would need a warrant to install a GPS device on a car. After all, warrantless searches are per se unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment (except in few limited exceptions), so the absence of a warrant would make the search unconstitutional.
As the highest court in Massachusetts considers whether cell-site data is private in the context of the Fourth Amendment, we filed an amicus brief arguing that when the police want to be able to recreate your every step—figuring out your patterns of movement, where you've been and with whom—they must obtain a search warrant.
This is a guest post by ACLU of Northern California Staff Attorney Linda Lye. You can follow her on Twitter at @linda_lye.
Earlier this week, the Oakland City Council voted to approve the second phase of a $10.9 million surveillance center that would enable the City to engage in widespread warrantless surveillance of Oakland residents who have engaged in no wrongdoing whatsoever. This is a terrible blow to privacy.
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Five Ways the Affordable Care Act Helps America's Small Businesses
NOTE: This blog is by Ari Matusiak, special assistant to the President & director of private sector engagement and first appeared at Whitehouse.gov on August 14, 2013.
Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and for the 28 million small employers across the country, healthcare is a major concern. The Affordable Care Act provides benefits and opportunities to small businesses that will help increase access to affordable coverage options.
Here are five key ways the Affordable Care Act can benefit small employers and their workers:
1. SHOP Marketplaces: Currently, small businesses face premiums that are on average 18% higher than large businesses. On October 1, 2013, the new Small Business Health Insurance Options Program (SHOP) Marketplaces will be open for businesses, and small employers in every state will be able to shop for health coverage on a competitive marketplace, that brings unprecedented transparency to the market and gives small businesses the same purchasing clout as big businesses.
2. Reducing Administrative Complexity: SHOP Marketplaces include web portals that provide standardized, easy-to-understand information that will make comparing and purchasing coverage easier, and will simplify the administrative challenges that businesses often face when offering plans. Visit www.HealthCare.gov to learn more about the SHOP Marketplace and to get ready for open enrollment.
3. New Tax Credits: The small business tax credit helps small businesses afford the cost of healthcare coverage for their employees, and is already helping qualifying small businesses offset the cost of insurance by up to 35%. In 2014, this tax credit goes up to 50% and is available to qualified small businesses who obtain coverage through the SHOP Marketplace.
4. Improved Risk Pooling: The new SHOP Marketplaces will allow small groups to pool risks and reduce administrative complexity, thereby increasing their purchasing power and reducing costs for small businesses that want to provide coverage to their workers. Business can enroll starting on October 1, 2013, through their brokers, or directly through the SHOP Marketplace. Stay connected to the latest information on the Marketplaces by going to www.HealthCare.gov.
5. Workplace Wellness: The Affordable Care Act creates new incentives to promote workplace wellness programs and encourages employers to take more opportunities to support healthier workplaces. Effective for plan years after January 1, 2014, final rules allow the maximum reward to employers using a health-contingent wellness program to increase from 20 percent to 30 percent of the cost of health coverage, and the maximum reward for programs designed to prevent or reduce tobacco use will be as much as 50 percent.
To help provide small business owners with the resources and information they need, the Obama Administration recently launched Businesss.USA.gov/healthcare, a one-shop where employers of all sizes can go for customizable information about how the law impacts them, based on the size, location and future plans for offering coverage. And, the Department of Health and Human Services launched a call center specifically to serve the needs of small businesses interested in the SHOP Marketplace. This call center (1-800-706-7893) is a new resource to help business owners get information to make the right decision for their bottom line and their employees. It's open Monday-Friday from 9 AM- 5 PM, with representatives available to help in English and Spanish.
The Small Business Administration has also teamed up with Small Business Majority to offer a weekly webinar series designed to educate small business owners about what the healthcare law means for them. To sign up for a weekly Thursday Webinar before open enrollment starts on October 1, 2013, visit:http://www.sba.gov/community/blogs/community-blogs/health-care-business-pulse/new-dates-affordable-care-act-101-webinars.
About the Author:
Natale Goriel
SBA Official


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Spring 2000
Volume 4 Number 4
Lets say youre a well-established church in
oh, lets say youre
in Texas. You have four full-time pastors (all Princeton Seminary grads,
of course!), a crackerjack staff, and a dedicated laity of 2,700 or so.
You reach a lot of people through your three Sunday morning services, and
ten to fifteen thousand more by having your 11:00 a.m. service broadcast
on a local classical music radio station. Overall, youre doing fine.
Still, youre hankering for a broader range because
well, because the
Gospel of Jesus, the Christ, lives and breathes in you, runs through your
veins, and you just cant help but want to share it! What would you do?
"The Hebrew Scriptures are alive and well today," says the
Reverend Dr. Kim Nelson, pastor of Northminster Presbyterian Church in
Salinas, California. "If were going to be serious about what it
means to believe in the living God, God of the past, present, and future,
we need to take a look at what that means for our lives, at what we do
with that."
I Bet
My Pastor can beat up Your Pastor
The Reverend William Buie Jr., PTS Class of 1999, whose motto is
"To build spiritually, mentally, and physically for the Lord,"
recently won first place in the light heavyweight novice division of the
Horsham Pennsylvania State Championships.
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