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Do you do it?
Do you do it if you can get their 1st and 2nd this year and their 1st next year instead of their 2nd next year?
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For the upcoming draft, the Cincinnati Bengals (fourth overall) and the Cleveland Browns (sixth) are considered strong possibilities for Green. Carolina, which has the No. 1 overall pick, is likely going defense or quarterback. Denver (second) and Buffalo (third) are not heavily scouting receivers. Arizona, in need of a quarterback, is picking fifth.
So if Green gets past Cincinnati, the Falcons will be on the phone with Mike Holmgren and the Cleveland Browns.
The Browns, who may want to amass picks, traded out of the No. 5 spot in 2009. Under a different regime, they sent the No. 5 pick to the New York Jets (Mark Sanchez) for the 17the pick, a second rounder and three players that were coveted by their former coach Eric Mangini.
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2016 and Beyond: U.S. Sprint Canoe Athletes Retrace Their Roots
Credit: Getty Images. From L-R Alejandro Schwedhelm, Ben Hefner, Ian Ross, Robert Finlayson.
The U.S. has not sent a sprint canoeist to the Olympics for two Games, since Jordan Malloch and Nate Johnson competed in the C2 1000m at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. A trio of young "high-kneelers" hope to change that in 2016.
One of those Olympic hopefuls, Ian Ross, grew up paddling with the grandson of Frank Havens, the last U.S canoe athlete to win an Olympic medal at the 1952 Games in Helsinki, Finland.
Ross, 19, started out in the same club as Havens - the Washington Canoe Club in Washington, D.C. Ross' father paddled with Havens' son. Ross' grandfather paddled for a canoe club in Yonkers, N.Y. that produced 1948 Olympic Gold medalists Steve Lysak and Steve Macknowski.
Members of the Ross family continue to make their way south along the East Coast. Last year, Ian Ross made the full-time move from D.C. to Gainesville, Georgia in search of competition. He found it in the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club, led by head coach and World Champion canoeist Cladiu Ciur.
Ciur won a gold medal for Romania in canoe at the 2002 Sprint World Championships. He placed fourth at the 2003 World Championships, which was held on Lake Lanier - the same site as the rowing and flatwater canoe/kayak races for the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.
Since 2008, Ciur has been convincing promising young paddlers to try canoeing. Joining Ross are Georgia-natives Robert Finlayson and Ben Hefner. Together, some combination of the three athletes won seven of the eight Senior races at the 2012 Sprint National Championships.
"I would almost say it's the place to be if you were just a paddler, but it's definitely the place to be if you're a high-kneeler, or a canoer," Ross said. "We've got me, Robert, we've got Ben too. We're starting to get a group of high-level athletes that are pushing each other and working hard."
Ross excels in the longer distances, which were popular back when the U.S. was winning Olympic medals in them. Finlayson, 24, and Hefner, 20, battle it out for the shorter distances. Gone from the Olympic program is the 10,000-meter distance that Frank Havens won in 1952. What's left is the 1,000m and the 200m races. The 200m race made its Olympic debut in London this past summer, replacing the 500m race. Women's canoeing is not yet an Olympic discipline.
The trio of Ross, Hefner and Finlayson recorded Top 20 finishes at the 2011 World Championships. But that's not good enough for Finlayson, whose goal it is "to become actually competitive in the A Final, to get medals in the next four years."
Ciur knows what it takes to win at the international level. He tries to instill the necessary work ethic into his athletes. Many of them want to be Olympians, but only a few have both the talent and the determination.
"It's all about the hard work," Ciur said. "It's all about what you want to do. If you really want it, if you are positive, you are going to do it someday. Sometimes it takes years to reach the podium internationally."
It took Ciur eight years of training 14 times a week before he won his World Championship medal. He hopes to identify a select group of athletes at his club with the commitment to work as hard as the paddlers being churned out by European countries like Germany and Russia.
"You want to come here to have fun? No problem, we have a place for you," Ciur said. "You want come here to be an Olympian? We have a place for you. We have a program where you can push to be an Olympian. But first we need to know what you want."
USA Canoe/Kayak hopes to tap into this potential with canoe-only camps, communications and specialized coaching programs as part of its National Sprint Development Program. Matthew Lam (Renton, Wash.) of the Cascade Canoe and Kayak Club recently placed 5th among 15-year-olds in C1 200m at the 2012 Olympic Hopes Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.
"In Claudiu, you have a coach who understands the commitment and focus it takes to win world medals in canoe," said USA Canoe/Kayak CEO Joe Jacobi. "He is so passionate about sharing his excitement for the sport with younger athletes. Participation in canoe categories at Sprint Nationals increased significantly in 2012. We still have a lot of work to do but all of these pieces contribute to a more focused effort on the Canoe program."
USA Canoe/Kayak is a non-profit membership organization based in Oklahoma City, OK, promoting canoe and kayak racing in the United States. A member of the United States Olympic Committee, USA Canoe/Kayak is the national governing body for the Olympic sports of Flatwater Sprint and Whitewater Slalom and the official U.S. federation of the International Canoe Federation. Other paddling sports sanctioned by USACanoe/Kayak include Marathon, Freestyle, Wildwater, Stand Up Paddleboard, Canoe Polo, Canoe Sailing, Outrigger, and Dragon Boat. For more information about USA Canoe/Kayak, please visit us on the web at www.usack.org, on Twitter at @usacanoekayak and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/USACanoeKayak.


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Here you will find out everything about A&O's social commitment in the sports and youth sector and the kind of small and big projects and events the hostel chain strongly supports.
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Monarch butterfly
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae), in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. Since the 19th century, it has been found in New Zealand, and in Australia since 1871, where it is called the wanderer.[3][4][5] It is resident in the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and is found as an occasional migrant in Western Europe and a rare migrant in the United Kingdom.[6] Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 cm (3½–4 in).[7] (The viceroy butterfly is similar in color and pattern, but is markedly smaller, and has an extra black stripe across the hind wing.) Female monarchs have darker veins on their wings, and the males have a spot called the androconium in the center of each hind wing.[8] Males are also slightly larger than female monarchs.
The monarch is famous for its southward migration and northward return in summer from Canada to Mexico and Baja California which spans the life of three to four generations of the butterfly.
The common name "monarch" was first published in 1874 by Samuel H. Scudder because "it is one of the largest of our butterflies, and rules a vast domain";[9] however, the name may be in honour of King William III of England.[10]
The monarch was one of the many species originally named by Linnaeus in his Systema Naturae of 1758. It was first placed in the genus Papilio.[11] In 1780, Jan Krzysztof Kluk used the monarch as the type species for a new genus; Danaus. Danaus (Greek Δαναός), a great-grandson of Zeus, was a mythical king in Egypt or Libya, who founded Argos; Plexippus was one of the 50 sons of Aegyptus, the twin brother of Danaus.[12]
The monarch is closely related to two very similar species which formed the Danaus (Danaus) subgenus before 2005. The first is the Jamaican monarch (D. cleophile) from Jamaica and Hispaniola. The second is the southern monarch (D. erippus), of South America south of the Amazon river. The southern monarch is almost indistinguishable from the monarch as an adult, though the pupae are somewhat different, and is often considered a subspecies of the monarch proper. But analysis of morphological, mtDNA 12S rRNA, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, nuclear DNA 18S rRNA and EF1 subunit α sequence data by Smith et al. (2005) indicates it is better considered a distinct species. The separation of the monarch and southern monarch is comparatively recent. In all likelihood, the ancestors of the southern monarch separated from the monarch's population some 2 mya, at the end of the Pliocene. At the time, sea levels were higher and the entire Amazonas lowland was a vast expanse of brackish swamp that offered hardly any butterfly habitat.[13]
Following the review of Smith et al. (2005), two subspecies of the monarch are recognized:[13]
- D. p. plexippus, the nominate subspecies, described by Linnaeus in 1758, is the migratory subspecies known from most of North America.
- D. p. megalippe, named in 1826 by Jacob Hübner, is a nonmigratory subspecies, and is found from Florida and Georgia southwards, throughout the Caribbean and Central America to the Amazon River. Three local forms were at first considered to be other subspecies, but are actually colour varieties of D. p. megalippe:
- D. p. m. forma leucogyne, named by Arthur G. Butler in 1884
- D. p. m. forma portoricensis, named in 1941 by A.H. Clark
- D. p. m. forma tobagi, also named in 1941 by A.H. Clark
Smith et al. did not take up Danaus plexippus nigrippus in their studies. According to Hay-Roe et al. (2007), this taxon is still recognised as a subspecies:[14]
- D. p. nigrippus, named in 1909 by Richard Haensch as forma: Danais [sic] archippus f. nigrippus, and is found in South America south of Nicaragua
The monarch's wingspan ranges from 8.9–10.2 cm (3½–4 in).[7] The upper side of the wings is tawny-orange, the veins and margins are black, and in the margins are two series of small white spots. The fore wings also have a few orange spots near the tip. The underside is similar, but the tip of the fore wing and hind wing are yellow-brown instead of tawny-orange and the white spots are larger.[15]
The male has a black patch of androconial scales on either hind wing (in some butterflies, these patches disperse pheromones, but are not known to do so in monarchs), and the black veins on its wing are narrower than the female's. The male is also slightly larger.[15]
A color variation has been observed in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and the United States as early as the late 19th century. Named nivosus by lepidopterists, it is grayish-white in all areas of the wings that are normally orange. Generally, it is only about 1% or less of all monarchs, but has maintained populations as high as 10% on Oahu in Hawaii, possibly due to selective predation.[16]
Like all insects, the monarch has six legs, but uses the four hindlegs as it carries its two front legs against its body.[17]
The eggs are creamy white and later turn pale yellow. They are elongated and subconical, with about 23 longitudinal ridges and many fine traverse lines.[15] A single egg weighs about 0.46 mg (0.0071 gr), and measures about 1.2 mm (47 mils) high and 0.9 mm (35 mils) wide.[18][19]
The caterpillar is banded with yellow, black, and white stripes. The head is also striped with yellow and black. Two pairs of black filaments are seen, one pair on each end of the body. The caterpillar will reach a length of 5 cm (2 in).[20]
The chrysalis is blue-green with a band of black and gold on the end of the abdomen. Other gold spots occur on the thorax, the wing bases, and the eyes.[21]
Range and distribution
In North America, the monarch ranges from southern Canada to northern South America. It rarely strays to western Europe (rarely as far as Greece) from being transported by US ships or by flying there if weather and wind conditions are right. It has also been found in Bermuda, Hawaii, the Solomons, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, Ceylon, India, the Azores, and the Canary Islands.[21]
Monarchs are especially noted for their lengthy annual migration. In North America, they make massive southward migrations starting in August until the first frost. A northward migration takes place in the spring. The monarch is the only butterfly that migrates both north and south as the birds do on a regular basis, but no single individual makes the entire round trip. Female monarchs deposit eggs for the next generation during these migrations.[22]
By the end of October, the population east of the Rocky Mountains migrates to the sanctuaries of the Mariposa Monarca Biosphere Reserve within the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests in the Mexican states of Michoacán and México. The western population overwinters in various sites in central coastal and southern California, United States, notably in Pacific Grove, Santa Cruz, and Grover Beach.
The length of these journeys exceeds the normal lifespan of most monarchs, which is less than two months for butterflies born in early summer. The last generation of the summer enters into a nonreproductive phase known as diapause, which may last seven months or more.[8] During diapause, butterflies fly to one of many overwintering sites. The overwintering generation generally does not reproduce until it leaves the overwintering site sometime in February and March.
The overwinter population of those east of the Rockies may reach as far north as Texas and Oklahoma during the spring migration. The second, third and fourth generations return to their northern locations in the United States and Canada in the spring. How the species manages to return to the same overwintering spots over a gap of several generations is still a subject of research; the flight patterns appear to be inherited, based on a combination of the position of the sun in the sky[23] and a time-compensated Sun compass that depends upon a circadian clock based in their antennae.[24][25] New research has also shown these butterflies can use the earth's magnetic field for orientation. The antennae contain cryptochrome, a photoreceptor protein that is sensitive to the violet-blue part of the spectrum. In the presence of violet or blue light, it can function as a chemical compass, which tells the animal if it is aligned with the earth's magnetic field, but it is unable to tell the difference between the magnetic north or south. The complete magnetical sense is present in a single antenna.[26][27]
Monarch butterflies are one of the few insects capable of making trans-Atlantic crossings. They are becoming more common in Bermuda due to increased usage of milkweed as an ornamental plant in flower gardens. Monarch butterflies born in Bermuda remain year round due to the island's mild climate. A few monarchs turn up in the far southwest of Great Britain in years when the wind conditions are right, and have been sighted as far east as Long Bennington. In Australia, monarchs make limited migrations in cooler areas,[3] but the blue tiger butterfly is better known in Australia for its lengthy migration.[4] Monarchs can also be found in New Zealand. On the islands of Hawaii, no migrations have been noted.
Monarch butterflies are poisonous or distasteful to birds and mammals because of the presence of the cardiac glycosides contained in milkweed consumed by the larvae. The bright colors of larvae and adults are thought to function as warning colors. During hibernation, monarch butterflies sometimes suffer losses because hungry birds pick through them looking for the butterflies with the least amount of poison, but in the process kill those they reject.
One study examined wing colors of migrating monarchs using computer image analysis, and found migrants had darker orange (reddish-colored) wings than breeding monarchs.[28]
Research also has overturned a prevailing theory that the migration patterns of the eastern and western populations are due to genetic reasons and that their genetic material was different. The American populations have been found to be distinct from the populations in New Zealand and Hawaii, but not from each other.[29]
The monarch can be found in a wide range of habitats, such as fields, meadows, prairie remnants, urban and suburban parks, gardens, trees, and roadsides. It overwinters in conifer groves.[31][32]
Adult food sources
Adult monarchs have been seen on a number of different nectar plants. A list of nectar resources exploited by monarch butterflies is:
- Apocynum cannabinum - Indian hemp
- Asclepias californica - California milkweed
- Asclepias incarnata - swamp milkweed
- Asclepias syriaca - common milkweed
- Asclepias tuberosa - butterfly weed
- Aster sp. - asters
- Cirsium sp. - thistles
- Daucus carota - wild carrot
- Dipsacus sylvestris - teasel
- Erigeron canadensis - horseweed
- Eupatorium maculatum - spotted joe-pye weed
- Eupatorium perfoliatum - common boneset
- Hesperis matronalis - dame's rocket
- Medicago sativa - alfalfa
- Solidago sp. - goldenrod
- Syringa vulgaris - lilac
- Trifolium pratense - red clover
- Vernonia altissima - tall ironweed[32]
Males will also take in moisture and minerals from damp soil and wet gravel, a behavior known as mud-puddling. The monarch has also been noticed puddling at an oil stain on pavement.[32]
The mating period for the overwinter population occurs in the spring, just prior to migration from the overwintering sites. The courtship is fairly simple and less dependent on chemical pheromones in comparison with other species in its genus.[33] Courtship is composed of two distinct stages, the aerial phase and the ground phase. During the aerial phase, the male pursues, nudges, and eventually takes down the female. Copulation occurs during the ground phase, where the male and female remain attached for about 30 to 60 minutes.[34] A spermatophore is transferred from the male to the female. Along with sperm, the spermatophore is thought to provide the female with energy resources to aid her in carrying out reproduction and remigration. The overwinter population returns only as far north as they need to go to find the early milkweed growth; in the case of the eastern butterflies, that is commonly southern Texas. The life cycle of a monarch includes a change of form called complete metamorphosis. The monarch goes through four radically different stages:
- The eggs are laid by the females during spring and summer breeding months onto the leaves of milkweed plants.[35]
- The eggs hatch (after four days), revealing worm-like larvae, the caterpillars. The caterpillars consume their egg cases, then feed on milkweed, and sequester substances called cardenolides, a type of cardiac glycoside. During the caterpillar stage, monarchs store energy in the form of fat and nutrients to carry them through the nonfeeding pupal stage. The caterpillar stage lasts around two weeks.
- In the pupal or chrysalis stage, the caterpillar spins a silk pad on a twig or leaf, and hangs from this pad by its last pair of prolegs. It hangs upside down in the shape of a 'J', and then molts, leaving itself encased in an articulated green exoskeleton. At this point, hormonal changes occur, leading to the development of a butterfly (metamorphosis). The chrysalis darkens (the exoskeleton becomes transparent) a day before it emerges, and its orange and black wings can be seen.
- The mature butterfly emerges after about two pupal weeks, and hangs from the split chrysalis for several hours until its wings are dry (often in the morning). Meanwhile, fluids are pumped into the crinkled wings until they become full and stiff. Some of this orangey fluid (called meconium) drips from the wings. Finally (usually in the afternoon), the monarch spreads its wings, quivers them to be sure they are stiff, and then flies away to feed on a variety of flowers, including milkweed flowers, red clover, and goldenrod.
Monarchs can live two to eight weeks in a garden having their host Asclepias plants and sufficient flowers for nectar. This is especially true if the flower garden happens to be surrounded by native forests that seem to be lacking in flowers.[citation needed]
Pictorial lifecycle
Monarch butterfly laying eggs on Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold'
Monarch eggs on milkweed
An early instar monarch caterpillar
Monarch butterfly in Santa Barbara California
Adult monarch butterfly feeding on a Zinnia
Host plants
The host plants used by the monarch caterpillar include:
- Asclepias amplexicaulis - clasping milkweed
- Asclepias asperula - antelope horns
- Asclepias californica - California milkweed
- Asclepias cordifolia - heart-leaf milkweed
- Asclepias curassavica - scarlet milkweed
- Asclepias curtissii - Curtiss' milkweed
- Asclepias eriocarpa - woollypod milkweed
- Asclepias erosa - desert milkweed
- Asclepias exaltata - poke milkweed
- Asclepias fascicularis - narrow-leaf milkweed
- Asclepias humistrata - sandhill milkweed
- Asclepias incarnata - swamp milkweed
- Asclepias linaria - pine-needle milkweed
- Asclepias meadii - Mead's milkweed
- Asclepias nivea - Caribbean milkweed
- Asclepias purpurascens - purple milkweed
- Asclepias speciosa - showy milkweed
- Asclepias subulata - rush milkweed
- Asclepias subverticillata - horsetail milkweed
- Asclepias syriaca - common milkweed
- Asclepias tuberosa - butterfly weed
- Asclepias verticillata - whorled milkweed
- Calotropis gigantea - crown flower
- Calotropis procera - apple of Sodom
- Cynanchum laeva - sand vine
- Sarcostemma clausa - white vine[20][21]
- Gomphocarpus physocarpus (syn Asclepias physocarpa) - balloon milkweed
- Gomphocarpus fruticosus (syn Asclepias fruticosa) - swan plant
Defense against predators
Monarchs are foul-tasting and poisonous due to the presence of cardenolide aglycones in their bodies, which the caterpillars ingest as they feed on milkweed.[33] Both forms advertise their unpalatability with bright colors and areas of high contrast on the skin or wings in a phenomenon known as aposematism.
Monarchs also contain cardiac glycosides in their bodies from the Asclepias plants the caterpillars eat. Overwintering monarchs in Mexico are often preyed upon by black-headed grosbeaks, which are immune to that toxin. Other birds, such as orioles and jays, have learned to eat only the thoracic muscles and abdominal contents because these contain less poison than the rest of the body.[21] Some mice are also able to withstand large doses of the poison. Over time, overwintering adults become less poisonous, thus making them more vulnerable to predators. In Mexico, about 14% of the overwintering monarchs are eaten by birds and mice.[31]
Monarchs share this defense with the similar-appearing viceroy butterfly, in an example of Müllerian mimicry. (Viceroys were at one time believed to be Batesian mimics of monarchs.)[30]
Relationship with humans
The monarch is the state insect of Alabama,[36] Idaho,[37] Illinois,[38] Minnesota,[39] Texas,[40] and the state butterfly of Vermont[41] and West Virginia.[42] It was nominated in 1990 as the national insect of the United States of America, along with the honeybee (Apis mellifera),[43] but the legislation did not pass.[44]
Many people like to attract monarchs by growing a butterfly garden with a specific milkweed species. Others enjoy raising them for pleasure or for educational purposes. For migrating flocks, sanctuaries have been created at favorite wintering locations,[45] and these migrations can generate significant tourism revenue.
Many schools also enjoy growing and attending to monarch butterflies, starting with the caterpillar form. When the butterflies reach adulthood, they are then released into the wild.[46]
Some organizations, such as the Cape May Bird Observatory, have monarch identification tagging programs. Plastic stickers are placed on the wing of the insect with identification information. Tracking information is used to study their migration patterns, including how far and where they fly.[47]
The main villain on The Venture Bros. (a cartoon on the Adult Swim block of Cartoon Network) takes his name, costume and overall lifestyle from monarch butterflies.
Recent deforestation of the monarch's overwintering grounds has led to a drastic reduction in the butterfly's population. Efforts to classify it as a protected species and to restore its habitat are under way.
Although monarchs feed on milkweed, variations in the quantity of cardiac glycosides exist between species, individuals, and even parts of the host plant. The levels of toxins in adult monarchs reflect the levels in their host plants. This means some monarchs are not foul-tasting, but are Batesian or automimics. Some species of predators have learned to measure the toxins by taste and reject butterflies with high cardiac glycosides contents, eating only the ones with low contents. In the butterfly, the cardiac glycosides are concentrated in the abdomen and wings. Some species of predators differentiate these parts and consume only the most palatable ones.[48] Bird predators include brown thrashers, grackles, robins, cardinals, sparrows, scrub jays and pinyon jays.[48]
In North America, eggs and first instar larvae of the monarch are eaten by larvae and adults of the introduced Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis).[49]
On Oahu, a white morph of the monarch has emerged. This is because of the introduction, in 1965 and 1966, of two bulbul species, Pycnonotus cafer and Pycnonotus jocosus. They are now the most common insectivore birds, and probably the only ones preying on insects as large as the monarch. Monarchs in Hawaii are known to have low cardiac glycoside levels, but the birds may also be tolerant of the chemical. The two species hunt the larvae and some pupae from the branches and undersides of leaves in milkweed bushes. The bulbuls also eat resting and ovipositing adults, but rarely flying ones. Because of its colour, the white morph has a higher survival rate than the orange one. This is either because of apostatic selection (i.e. the birds have learned the orange monarchs can be eaten), because of camouflage (the white morph matches the white pubescence of milkweed or the patches of light shining through foliage), or because the white morph does not fit the bird's search image of a typical monarch, so is thus avoided.[50]
Parasites include the tachinid flies Sturmia convergens[51] and Lesperia archippivora. Lesperia-parasitized larvae complete their moult and suspend, but die before pupation. At that time, one white maggot comes out of the larvae, suspended by a silken thread. The maggot then forms a brown pupa on the ground.[52]
The bacterium Micrococcus flacidifex danai also infects the larvae and causes "black death". As usual, just before pupation, the larvae migrate to a horizontal surface. They die a few hours later, attached only by one pair of prolegs, with the thorax and abdomen hanging limp. The body turns black shortly after. The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa has no invasive powers, but causes secondary infections in weakened insects. It is a common cause of death in laboratory-reared insects.[52]
The protozoan Ophryocystis elektroscirrha is another parasite of the monarch. It infects the subcutaneous tissues and propagates by spores formed during the pupal stage. The spores are found over all of the body of infected butterflies, with the greatest number on the abdomen. These spores are passed, from female to caterpillar, when spores rub off during egg-laying, and are then ingested by caterpillars. Severely infected individuals are weak, unable to expand their wings, or unable to eclose, and have shortened lifespans, but probably occur at low frequencies in nature. This is not the case in laboratory or commercial rearing, where after a few generations, all individuals can be infected.[53]
Confusion of host plants
The black swallow-wort is problematic for monarchs in North America. Monarchs lay their eggs on these relatives of native milkweeds because they produce stimuli similar to milkweed. Once the eggs hatch, the caterpillars are poisoned by the toxicity of this invasive plant from Europe.
Genetically modified crops
The monarch formed the subject of a controversial paper in Nature that suggested pollen from genetically modified maize could blow onto the butterfly's favored food plants, Asclepias spp. (milkweed), increasing larval mortality.[54] However, this has still not been proven.[55]
A 273-million basepair draft sequence of the monarch butterfly genome was published in 2011, including a set of 16,866 protein-coding genes. Comparison to the sequence of the silk moth Bombyx mori reveals the Lepidoptera as a relatively fast-evolving order. The monarch genome provides a number of insights into the butterfly's migratory behavior, including the molecular underpinnings of the circadian clock and juvenile hormone pathway, as well as a suite of microRNAs that are differentially expressed between summer and migratory monarchs.[56][57][58]
See also
- Mimicry
- Aposematism
- Lepidoptera migration
- List of butterflies of Great Britain
- Peninsula Point Light, Michigan
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
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Large groups can influence bystanders
By SHELLEY HANSON
For The Times Leader
WHEELING – Images that show an unconscious Weirton girl being carried by her wrists and ankles during an August party in Steubenville have many people asking why no one stepped forward to help her.
According to a local psychiatrist, the answer to that may reside in how group settings influence people's behavior.
The photos and a video were taken of the girl the night of Aug. 11-12 when she allegedly was raped by two Steubenville High School students. The 16-year-old defendants will go on trial Feb. 13 in Jefferson County Juvenile Court.
Several students testified during an October probable cause hearing that the alleged victim was unresponsive during the rape. During that hearing, one student who testified said it "wasn't his place to determine if there was a sexual assault."
According to Dr. Imad Melhem, a child and adolescent psychiatrist based in St. Clairsville, the problem with trying to decipher human behavior is that it is not an exact science. A number of factors come into play when attempting to determine how a person may react to any given situation, he said.
Melhem said there are some studies that attempt to address the matter. Speaking in general and not specifically about the Steubenville rape case, Melhem said some studies have shown group settings do influence people's behavior – even if someone is in distress.
"The higher the number of people, the less likely there will be an intervention," he said.
In a group setting, a person may believe if no one else is reacting or helping, they shouldn't, either. They conform to the group's behavior, right or wrong.
However, other studies have shown that if it is just two people and one of them is in need of help, the bystander will react because there is no group to influence his or her behavior, and there is no group to provide them cover for not reacting.
Variations of these studies show if the bystander has been implicated and is no longer anonymous, they likely will act even in a group setting, he said.
"If they think they will see that person later, their behavior will change," Melhem said. "If they think they will be implicated they may intervene."
Linda Reeves, victim advocate and director of the Sexual Assault Help Center in Wheeling and Steubenville, said she does not know the psychology behind why people sometimes stand by while others are being hurt. But one of her group's duties is to conduct programs in schools about bullying and sexual harassment, and to teach children about how to intervene safely during a situation.
"I don't have the answer to why, but it is disconcerting to us. We need to provide more opportunities to educate and talk with youth about their role … in a situation like that so they don't feel like they will get in trouble," Reeves said. "We need to teach morals and values and that we need to look out for each other."
The center teaches children, starting in elementary school, what to do when someone is being hurt. First, they are taught to make sure they are in no danger of being injured themselves. Then, they are taught to go to an adult or call 911 themselves – and, if possible, to go as a group to reach an adult or call the police.
"We ask them, 'Wouldn't you want someone to step up for you?' At Penn State the situation was similar. There were witnesses to something that happened there. Although there were reports made, they were not to the right people," Reeves noted, referencing the recent scandal at the university.
Reeves said as a direct result of the Steubenville rape case, some of the center's clients find themselves reliving past abuses. Anyone, she said, can get help from the center. To talk to a counselor, call 304-234-1783 or the crisis line at 800-884-7242.


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Court refers private police records case to mediation
The Columbus Dispatch - February 25, 2014 09:57 AM
A student journalist's bid to force a private university to open its police records to public scrutiny was referred to mediation today by the Ohio Supreme Court.
Anna Schiffbauer, news editor of Otterbein360.com, a student-run news website, filed a mandamus action last week asking the justices to force Otterbein University to comply with public records laws.
The action filed says that the police department of the Westerville college is a public office performing a governmental function and is required to make records available under Ohio's public-records laws.
Student journalists at the liberal-arts college have battled Otterbein over its refusal to release records since the campus security force became a full-fledged police department of state-certified officers in 2011. The college argues it is a private institution and exempt from public records laws.
The court frequently refers public records disputes to mediation.
Ohio lawmakers also introduced a
bill to make the state's private police forces, largely at private universities
and hospitals, turn over arrest and incident reports


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Black men loves buzz cut. In this style, hair is shaved and buzzed. Hair is designed similar into a maze. The design is down the nape. This look is fun to look at. However, if you want to sport this style, regular trims may be needed to maintain it.
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He will hold out at least 3 weeks.
He will hold out at least 3 weeks.
Here We Go Steelers!
1. Andrew Billings NT Baylor
2. Karl Joseph SS WVU
3. Sterling Shepard WR Oklahoma
4. Jonathan Jones CB Auburn
6. Nick Kwiatkoski ILB WVU
7. Dean Lowry DE Northwestern
7. Deon Bush S Miami
What's the trade deadline?
This is a tough one. I think he signs the tender and signs a long-term deal w/ the Steelers.
At a minimum, I hope he signs the tender and he plays for the Steelers in 2012 but he'll hit UFA and sign somewhere else next year.
I have always been in the "this will get done" camp and I still am. I may not be if it's not resolved by the end of the week.
If he comes back and doesn't play up to his potential then he will directly effect his marketability. Sucks to be him but he did this to himself.
And, so it goes with WR Divas...they're an interesting bunch the wide receivers of the NFL. Somewhere along the way they have decided that they are more important to teams than quarterbacks, this self-importance is leading to interesting scenarios.
1.25) Artie Burns - CB, Miami
2.58 ) Sean Davis - S/CB, Maryland
3.89) Javon Hargrave - DT, S. Carolina St.
4.123) Jerald Hawkins - OT, LSU
6.220) Travis Feeny - OLB, Wash
7.227) Demarcus Ayers - WR, Hou
7.246) Tyler Matakevich - OLB, Temple
The referee said that you hit Brian Sipe too hard. Did you hit him too hard?
I hit him as hard as I could - Jack Lambert


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Skip to comments.Leveling Limbaugh (WSJ Editorial Warns of Conservative Uprising)
Posted on 10/15/2009 5:25:42 PM PDT by kristinn
The National Football League, in which each Sunday men weighing 365 pounds slam headlong into men weighing 245 pounds, has decided it can't handle Rush Limbaugh, talk-show host, age 58. C'mon guys, show some guts.
What began as a normal business dealMr. Limbaugh's participation in a group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams NFL franchisehas degenerated into an unfortunate flap whose repercussions could extend well past Sunday afternoon football.
What happened here, and is happening elsewhere in American life, is that Mr. Limbaugh's outspoken political conservatism is being deemed sufficient reason to ostracize him from polite society. By contrast, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, who fires off his own brand of high-velocity, left-wing political commentary but lacks Mr. Limbaugh's sense of humor, appears weekly as co-host of NBC's "Football Night in America." We haven't heard anyone on the right say Mr. Olbermann's nightly ad-hominem rants should disqualify him from hanging around the NFL. Al Franken made it all the way to the U.S. Senate on a river of political vitriol.
But Rush Limbaugh gets hung out to dry by someone of Roger Goodell's establishment prominence, and barely a soul from that same fastidious establishment has the courage to step forward to criticize it.
It is no secret that this country's politics has become intense across the ideological spectrum. Rush Limbaugh lets his listeners blow off steam and then get on with the rest of their day. But if the people who claim to worry about such things want to see a truly angry right develop in this country, they should continue to remain silent while the left tries to drive Rush Limbaugh and others out of American political life. If that happens, the NFL by comparison will look like an afternoon tea.
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It'll be easy for me. The Redskins are still suffering under the rein of Dan Snyder.
Try being a Lions fan!
I am not going to support the NFL at all, no watching any games.
I raise you a Redskin and BUMP you a Lion. Long-suffering here in Michigan, kristinn...although I quit watching them 15-20 years ago. My Sundays have been fantastic for 15-20 years.
I can live without professional sports. First was baseball, then the nba and now nfl. I'll go outdoors and create my own sport.
College ball just looks better and better.
Go Bucks!
I have been say the same thing all afternoon. I wish conservatives would ban together just this one time into a group and STOP anything to do with the NFL. DO NOT BUY A PRODUCT FROM A SINGLE ADVERTISER! DO NOT WATCH A GAME!
Also let us not forget the other community organizing steet thug Sharpton, lets get a list of his sponsors and supporters and BOYCOTT THEM! We need to learn to use thier tactics on them.
Congratulate the new NFL on their new Commissioner, Al Sharpton.
And then UNLEASH HELL!
The NFL know not what they have wrought.
I was sure the opposition came from the Chicago Staleys or the Canton Bulldogs.
They're long time fans.
I hate tackle football, period. Dopes beating up on other dopes.
Now that the Dolphins are going to have a skank for a co-owner (apparently Steve Ross has a "celebrity" fetish) I won't be going to their games ever again.
Looks like Goodell will be a really soft target for the NFLPA in the next contract negotiations. What a pu$$y.
I REALLY want to quit watching, but I did that when the Colts left Baltimore.
Would it help if I signed up, and then quit?
I never heard Rush or anyone on his show wish violence or death upon opponents, unlike the garbage that spews from the mouths of the left.
When/where is the Super Bowl this year? Maybe a few thousand people outside protesting would send a message.
And here are Al's sponsor's
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Lets me see , Go to Gators games or winless Bucs.
College ball is much better anyway.
The real losers of this though, is going to be the Rams football team, their fans, and the city of St. Louis. Checketts group was a way to keep the franchise in St. Louis and maybe renovate the Edward Jones Dome. I don't know if the Soros rumors are true or not, but without Rush's money it'll be hard to find a partner with a hundred million dollars burning a hole in their pocket. I think the team is going to move and all those workers and fans will be left in the dark, while the leftist vultures who took down the bid will move on to another carcass.
Nope, I'm not in that whole Gators/Canes/Noles fan-boy thing. I can live without football. I'll miss the NFL, but they've ruined it for me, so I'm better off not watching.
Done and done, I'd stopped supporting the NFL sham a few years ago. I'm not giving a thin dime to these hoodlums.
So typical of the MSM.
Arena Football/Arena 2 Football...
College football yes. NFL, NO! What racist crybabies hope the owners have the guts to make the players goe out on strike, and stay out. Maybe the ONE can then own or bailout the NFL.
That lying weasel Robert Irsay has been dead for a few years. Don't think I will get over the Colts being taken out of Baltimore in the middle of the night after he said he would not.
The Salt Lake City Rams name just has no ring to it.
Well, to be honest, I say that all the time and I'm not alone in doing so.
"Try being a Lions fan!"
You lucky bastard!
-a Raider fan
The funny thing is, neither Al Sharpton nor Jesse Jackson are even football fans. Let us conservatives stop buying anything whatsoever from the NFL, and lets see where exactly where the NFL get with their race baiting crap. It may be time for conservatives to grow a pair for a change
College ball is better. Unlike the overpaid divas that play pro ball.
I don't never give a flying carp anyhow,,, It is Deer Season..
I love seasoned deer..... seasoned with rosemary and black peppercorn.....
Long past...
Well, being a Tampa Bay Bucs fan I haven't had the guts to watch any of there games for over two years now. Is it too late to attribute that to my disdain for the way Rush has been treated. Do I have to attend a few games just so I can quit supporting them. Sorta like subscribing to the New York Times just for the joy of being able to call up and cancel?
But the difference is that conservatives have not brought pressures upon NBC or anyone else to force Keith Olbermann off the air for those games. Whereas in the case of Rush, liberal forces were brought to bear which resulted in Rush being declared unfit to own an NFL team.
I think we all know that liberals will complain about conservatives, and vice versa. But in the Rush case, we see the liberals using their power to force him away from the NFL. Have conservatives ever used such force to get rid of a liberal from a prominent position? Maybe they have but I sure can't think of anything like this happening to a liberal.
Never really was a sports fan anyway, so the NFL won't miss my non-viewership. If I had season tickets, I'd have a ticket burning ceremony in front of NFL offices. I already have a list of people whose CDs & concerts I won't buy/attend, because I don't want a political lecture.
It will be a cold day in hell when I go to see any Gator game. I will wear Red and Black until the day I die. I still remember when Charlie Pell sent Gator spies with cameras into the trees in Athens. Once a cheater, always a cheater...
The writer's giving away his age.
And so are you!
No SUPERBOWL!
"Baltimore Colts owner Robert Irsay" This guy needs to get into the 21th century. The "Baltimore" Colts have been in Indianapolis for 25 years and old Bob has been dead for at least 15. His son Jimmy was the one with the big mouth and small brain.
Yeah, I just can't get into a couple dozen millionaires busting heads and slapping each other's butts either.
I'm still puzzled how people can spend Sunday afternoons watching half-literate thugs stretch 4 15-minute quarters into a 3 hour marketing campaign. I always hear people say they'll stop buying this or watching that; I'm the worst nightmare to the people who market this trash. I haven't watched this sh!t in decades, and the next generation doesn't either. I recently had to explain to my children that a kids show on in the afternoons is made by people who hate them for being white, and created a show that makes white look infantile. Sad when they have to learn that young, but that's what a father's job includes.
"The funny thing is, neither Al Sharpton nor Jesse Jackson are even football fans."
And not a peep from these slime balls about Michael Vick, and HE'S ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THE GAME AFTER PRISON!
Those classless idiots (including M Vick) aren't fit to tie Rush's shoelaces.
I never understood being a sports fan of any kind. You are making an emotional investment in the outcome of an event over which you have
no control. Why torture yourself?
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In short: Very well organised race.In full: Could do with a few more marshals but otherwise a very good race. I'll be back next yearDate of review: February 27, 2011
In short: Shocking In full: A farce from start to finish! What on earth my entry fee went on I don't know! No start line no finish line, hardly any marshals and no goody bag at the end.Awful course and no where to get a cuppa tea! Date of review: January 1, 2011
In short: ShamblesIn full: Terrible from start to finish, no real start line or finish line. No mile markers or high vis safety signs. The route was dire despite the name of the race suggesting a run around wickstead. I know it's new years day but no where was open so no where to wait or have a cuppa. The medal was ok but it was the same for 5k 10k and half, one saving grace was the very few marshalls were very good especially the kids! Date of review: January 1, 2011
In short: over priced but pleasantIn full: at £15 plus £3 parking I expected more, not enough water for such a hot day.The route was nice enough but I felt slightly ripped off.Date of review: April 25, 2010
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In short: Amazing event worth the travel.In full: Fantastic race, ideal conditions super marshalls and super commentator at the end. Mentioned my name at the end. Made my day!! Date of review: November 16, 2008
In short: fantastic raceIn full: Will be back next year, for more mars bar cake. Very friendly club, asked us to return with more club members next year.Date of review: November 16, 2008
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The seafood version will be more popular, I'm sure. That's fine. All product has to be localized. I'll probably start selling them the first of June. I'll let you know how things are after a few months.
Everyone who tried this loved it and was fascinated by it. They wanted to know what to call it...
Yeah, you're right. It doesn't look appealing at all. The lighting was flat and made the sauce look like a dark swamp. It was bright red and glistening in real life.I really liked the flavor of the crust. It was light and flaky with a biscuit-like flavor. The top was a little crunchy, but not hard, and the bottom matched the cheese and toppings well.
Photoshop does wonders!As I said, I thickened up my regular pizza sauce for this. It was easy to do since I made this just before closing time the other night. I'll definitely try simple crushed Italian tomatoes from the stock we use to make sauce.It was very easy to get out of the pan. I just swirled it around and kind of threw it upwards at an angle onto a table. I have to make it a little shorter to get it into a box!


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For most of our travel lives we have been freelancers - independent travelers. Weaned on Europe on $5 a Day in the 1960's there was scant need to pay others for what we could do ourselves. It was more than that. Our son, Graham, nailed it once when he heard me arranging a trip. "Dad," he said, "if you have everything planned, you will never have any adventures." That is at the heart of independent travel - the serendipity, the unexpected adventure. We discovered that the best way to experience a place and its people was to get lost. Otherwise one merely sees 'things'.
There are places however that are difficult to get to on one's own - not impossible perhaps, but better reached with those with local experience and knowledge, and most important who can provide the access. The Okavango delta in Botswana comes to mind. Our travel agent selected a reputable company that provided us an outstanding experience a few years ago. It was not their fault that we nearly got killed by a hippo - at least they didn't tack on a surcharge for the near-death experience. Sailing a tall ship through the Aegean islands demands at a minimum a tall ship, so we signed on to the Wind-Star for an unforgettable cruise. All our Colorado River-Grand Canyon raft trips were handled by an excellent outfitter. We are not immune to group travel or guides when circumstances demand.
When old friends, Alan and Dawn Kisner, recommended a trip on the upper Amazon River in Peru, we had little hesitation about signing up. They assured us that the company, International Expeditions, would deliver as they had been on a number of trips with them over the years. Now some might question my judgement as it was Alan who first introduced me to a gorgeous, nubile teenager eons ago who became my first and only spouse. But I have forgiven him. And although the price appeared a little daunting, especially since we are now part of the declining income-retired set, one has to trust old friends.
Let me rush to the bottom line without many of the details (those will be detailed later). The overall trip was wonderful, but International Expeditions, their staff and their service was truly exceptional - best expressed in Afrikaans - "buiten verwagting", translated as 'beyond expectations'. It was the the kind of service, level of professionalism and attention to every last detail that one could easily become addicted to. Now I understand why they chose this travel company.
Nothing was over the top, but all was first class - accommodations, transportation, food etc. What made it truly exceptional was the quality of the staff; two full time, knowledgeable and wildly enthusiastic naturalists; an expedition leader who worried about each client and every detail, remaining patient with the barrage of ridiculous questions and unusual demands; a smiling cabin crew who delighted us with fanciful origami folded towels on our return from each excursion; a great kitchen staff who introduced us to excellent Peruvian cuisine; a bartender who mixed a mean pisco sour; and boatmen who could navigate, sans GPS, through a maze of constantly shifting waterways and fix an entire propeller assembly on the fly. An unexpected bonus was a professional wild-life photographer who taught us all how to get the best out of our equipment in any given situation, and underlined that digital photography can be high art. Ofttimes we would merely wait for his photographs to see what we just saw.
Every evening five crew members displayed the musical training and innate talent of Peruvians which blossomed into a high energy half hour performance. This enthusiasm was infectious on both the boat and the river. Johnny, one of the naturalists, stock phrase was "I think I am going to die" whenever he saw something that was unusual or a first time sighting for him, despite a decade on the Amazon. One day we spotted three tiny night owl monkeys hiding in hollows in a tree. These are by definition active at night and are seldom seen during the day. They must have been as shocked as we were as they curiously observed us with cameras burning megabytes of memories.
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I have been missing out on Indians games now that I have relocated to Cobb County Georgia. I can't pick up 1100 down here and nothing is ever on but Yankee$ or Red $ux games. I do watch the Braves to get my fix but they are not exactly a low budget small market team either.
I haven't been to very many of the new style ballparks but here is my take of Turner Field.
A couple of weeks ago I went to my first baseball game at Turner Field to watch the Atlanta Braves play host to the Washington Nationals in front of a crowd of 16,692. The evening was very warm with a first pitch temperature of about 90 degrees. The Braves blew a 2 run lead in the top of the 9th and lost 7-3 by giving up 4 runs in the top of the 11th. I had very good seats behind home plate in the lower level. We sat in section 101, row 7 in the Henry Aaron seats. I think I was closer to home plate than anyone else on the field except for the catcher, batter and umpire.
Turner Field opened for baseball in 1997 upon completion of modifications after the 1996 Olympics. It is known as a fan friendly park with many TV monitors throughout the park as well as an old and new feel to it. I have been to 3 other "new era" ball parks that were built beginning in the early 1990's to replace the cookie cutter, multi use design popular in the late 60's and early 70's. The other 3 that I have been to are PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Progressive Field in Cleveland and Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. In my opinion Turner Field ranks last of those in overall fan ambiance while watching a game. It is not bad by any means but it does not have the same dramatic sight lines the other 3 have.
One area that I give it the highest marks is the fan experience outside of watching the game. The area outside of the playing field or the plaza area is a unique concept that gives an amusement park feel to the outer concourse of the facility. The concession areas are well organized and offer traditional ballpark offering and also choices with the Atlanta touch. Below is the description from the Official Braves web site:
The most unique feature of Turner Field is the Grand Entry Plaza located on the north end of the ballpark. The Plaza is a ticketed entertainment/concession area consisting of two food and game-filled pavilions, Scouts Alley and Cartoon Network's Tooner Field. A 100-foot diameter photograph of Hank Aaron's actual 715th home run ball dominates the Plaza-side scoreboard and provides a popular backdrop for photographs in the Plaza. Every home game features pre-game entertainment in the Fan Plaza. Meet the Tomahawk Team girls and design your own sign, get a picture taken with the Braves mascot, Homer, and get in step with the Heavy Hitters. You can also get involved in some of the pre-game and/or in-game features for your chance to win great prizes and merchandise!
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Sunriver Resort Awarded LEED Certification for New Green Building
After an intense review (and re-review) Sunriver Resort is excited to announce that the Trail Ride Registration Facility (TRR) at the Sunriver Stables has been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) "Silver Certification" by the United States Green Builders Council (USGBC). This is the second LEED Silver Certification awarded to Sunriver Resort in the last six months. The newly constructed Marina building was granted this honor as well in the fall of 2009.
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- Indoor Environmental Quality
- Innovation & Design
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Sustainable Sites:
Construction and Activity Pollution Prevention is a prerequisite in the certification process.We accomplished this with a Pollution Prevention Plan that included sediment fences. We were able to capture several points in this area, the reduction in the footprint of the construction area not exceeding 40 feet of vegetation clearing around the new facilities and 5 feet from bike paths. The introduction of bike parking (90 at the Marina and 56 at the TRR). Preferred parking for fuel efficient vehicles and the fact we have shuttle service to and from the facilities. Storm water management, both buildings are on "Raft Foundations" and have a perimeter water collection system that routes all the roof runoff to collection areas; critical at the Marina so we prevent erosion into the Deschutes River.
Water Efficiency:
Water efficient landscaping using drought resistant plants and minimal or no irrigation (reduction of water usage by at least 50%) We captured the water use reduction points at the TRR by installing "Dual Flush Toilets" and low flow facets. At the Marina we accomplished this by hand watering plants until established.
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The facility must meet the prerequisites of "Fundamental Commissioning of the Building Energy Systems". This means bringing in a third party engineering firm that ensures all controls are correct and that all Engineering staff are trained on their proper use to maximize energy efficiency. At both facilities we have state of the art lighting control systems that can be preprogrammed to eliminate human error and which maximize natural daylight. We reduced energy consumption at the TRR with the installation of a pellet stove that uses bio-fuel instead of electricity. The Marina building has a ventilation system with controls that maximize outdoor air circulation and a fan to cool the facility on warmer days. The TRR has a fan and pulley system that runs two ceiling fans with the use of just one motor reducing energy by 50% and turbo hand dryers that not only eliminate paper use but dry your hands in half the time. Both buildings have windows that maximize daylight reducing the need for lights on during the day.
Material & Resources
This includes construction waste management where we were awarded two points by recycling over 95% of all construction waste and two points for purchasing all materials locally (within a 500 mile radius).
Indoor Environmental Quality
We captured 10 out of 15 points with maximizing Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) by disallowing any smoking in the buildings during construction, having an IAQ management plan during construction and utilizing a 14 day fresh air flush out of the buildings before occupancy. We also used low-emitting materials that minimize or have no Volatile Organic Compounds including adhesives & sealants, paints & coatings, carpet at the marina, and composite wood & agrifiber products.
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Points were awarded for the sustainable education piece in each of the buildings and a green housekeeping policy that uses only organic cleaning supplies with no chemicals. Points were also given for using a LEED accredited professional on the design team - Kath Williams, the former world president of the USGBC (United States Green Builders Council).
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As a certified child centered play therapist, I am trained and enjoy working with children ages 3 and up. Using play therapy for children is like talk therapy for adults.. it is the best way children have to communicate their struggles and work through their feelings. A critical part of working with children is keeping communication going with you, the parent. Part of my treatment approach includes regularly scheduled consultations with you. I have designated play therapy space at my Syracuse and Rome offices, and look forward to talking with you about your child.
Theressa McMorris, MS, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
526 Oak Street, Syracuse, New York 13203
When children are hurting, they need someone who can speak their language. At all different developmental levels, children come with a unique way to express themselves that is unlike adults. They need to be met where they are at and cared for. Harvest House loves working with children. They have a voice and we would like to listen.


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Guests commemorate the achievements of local nurse
A capacity crowd which included family, friends, coworkers and physicians gathered at the White Inn in Fredonia to pay tribute to Carolyn Fafinski, R.N., B.S.N., C.N.N. on the occasion of her retirement from Brooks Memorial Hospital. A surprise guest was her brother, Philip Cole of Boston, Mass.
Her daughter Kelly Mancuso, R.N., B.S.N. welcomed everyone in attendance. The invocation was given by Carol Kozlowski, R.N.
After dinner, Mancuso spoke about what her mother meant to her. She noted that while her mother's career was a busy one, she never missed an event in her life. She praised her mother for her many accomplishments and spoke about how happy she was to say that because of Fafinski's influences; there have been three generations of nurses in their family who have worked at Brooks Hospital. They include Mancuso's grandmother, Frances Cole, R.N.; Fafinski; and Mancuso herself is currently nurse manager of surgery.
Longtime friend and coworker Kozlowski delivered the main address. She spoke of Fafinski's many significant contributions to the hospital and the field of nursing throughout her 38-year career. She commended Fafinski for earning her bachelor's degree in healthcare administration while working full time and spoke about how truly deserving Fafinski was to receive the New York State Legislature Nurse of Distinction Award.
Kozlowski told the group how Fafinski took the initiative to become trained as a dialysis nurse. She became certified as a nephrology nurse and singlehandedly designed and planned the current dialysis unit at Brooks. Kozlowski noted that in the sixteen years that followed, Fafinski never received a patient or family complaint and every accreditation and healthcare review was passed with flying colors.
In closing, Kozlowski told Fafinski she had the leadership skills of Santa Claus.
"You built a wonderful workshop, you chose your reindeer wisely, you listened to your elves, you shared your milk and cookies, you found out who's naughty and nice, and you were good for goodness' sake," Kozlowski said. "As you leave, we thank you for leaving Brooks a better place."
Fafinski then spoke, thanking her mother for inspiring her to embrace change and for looking for opportunities to grow and try new things. She thanked her daughter for grounding her and encouraging her to think outside of the box. She thanked Kozlowski for being her mentor throughout the years and finally her husband for being a good listener and for helping her to see situations from a different perspective. Fafinski expressed her appreciation for her staff and everyone in attendance, stating it was her honor to have been associated with each of them either on a personal or professional level.
"Nursing is the hardest and easiest thing I've done," Fafinski said. "My decision to retire was bittersweet, but a wise woman, my mother, once said you will know when it's time. You will remain the same until the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of change."
A layered cake decorated with chocolate and strawberries was served.
Mancuso then presented her mother with a diamond necklace, an arm bouquet of spring flowers and several certificates from the group.
Fafinski closed by reciting a nurse's prayer. The rest of the evening was spent socializing and looking at memory boards prepared by Mancuso.
Dr. and Mrs. Canone also hosted a dinner party at Lasandro's in Jamestown. Fafinski's family and the dialysis nursing staff were in attendance. The hosts presented Fafinski with a gift of diamond earrings.


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