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Without any enforcement, there's more poaching than we've ever seen before."endangered species, some of them critically endangered. But the loggers are also hungry, so they're buying bushmeat for cash. The people of Madagascar are poor and need the money. So without any kind of enforcement of the law, there's more poaching than we've ever seen before. And lemurs are primates, and primates don't reproduce often — or every year. This means the bushmeat trade will make a major impact on lemur populations in the future.
So many of these lemurs I've known for a long time. And they do become your friends."who's fighting with who, and which teenagers are going to exit the group, and what does that mean, not only for the ones who are leaving, but for newcomers who are entering it. We have predation events that occur. They're very tragic to the families of lemurs, and we feel sad to see some of our friends no longer with us. Having gone through a lot with these animals, I do feel really close to them. The one thing I don't want is for them to be further threatened by deforestation and hunting. Every day, when I wake up, it's my goal to make sure that doesn't happen.
You can't get these forests back easily. It's going to take hundreds of years."off aid to Madagascar. What does that mean? Well, Madagascar pretty much runs on aid. The EU and the U.S. government have both been instrumental in making the kind of economic progress Madagascar has made in the past five to eight years. It's amazing, really. It used to be that 80 percent of Madagascar lived below the poverty line; now that's down to 60 percent. The roads have all been fixed. The tourism industry has been booming. Then suddenly, because of the coup, everything has been put on hold...
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Issue Brief #3731 on Terrorism
September 17, 2012
September 17, 2012 | Issue Brief on Terrorism
Last Friday, the FBI arrested 18-year-old American citizen Adel Daoud in a plot to detonate a car bomb outside a local Chicago bar. Daoud, who was active in online Jihadi forums and vocal in his desire to commit violent jihad, considered 29 possible targets before settling on the Chicago bar.
Thankfully, the car bomb had been deactivated by the FBI and the public was never in danger. This most recent plot marks the 52nd publicly known, Islamist-inspired terrorist plot since 9/11 and illustrates the continued threat of homegrown terrorism within the United States.
According to the FBI affidavit, Adel Daoud began to gather information and communicate his desire for "engaging in violent jihad, either in the United States or overseas" in October 2011. Surveillance allegedly showed that Daoud maintained a presence in Jihadi Internet forums, where he sought advice on how to kill Americans in "accordance of the Quran." His communications assert his belief that Americans were "legal targets of attack" because most Americans have given their moral support to war "with Islam and Muslims" and pay taxes to fund that war.[1]
Over the course of nearly a year, Daoud gathered information and inspiration from al-Qaeda's Inspire magazine and other online sources, sought to recruit others to perpetrate acts of terrorism, and discussed potential U.S. plots. Sources indicate that Daoud considered a list of 29 potential targets, including military recruiting centers, shopping malls, movie theaters, tourist attractions, and concert venues, before selecting a local Chicago bar as his target.
In May, undercover FBI agents began to reach out to Daoud online. Feigning a desire to assist in the terrorist plot, the agents supplied Daoud with an inactive car bomb placed inside a Jeep Cherokee. On the night of September 14, Daoud drove the vehicle to the Chicago bar and parked it outside. He then exited the Jeep and attempted to detonate the bomb from approximately a block away. He was immediately taken into custody by the FBI.
Though apparently unconnected, this plot comes as the federal government has warned of the potential for violent protests and a heightened terrorist threat in light of the release of a reported film that insults the Prophet Mohammad, including related protests in the Middle East.
With the bombing attempt by Adel Daoud, at least 52 publicly known, Islamist-inspired terrorist plots have been thwarted since 9/11. The fact that the U.S. has not seen another large-scale attack since September 11, 2001, truly speaks to the nation's success in combating the continued threat of terrorism.
Internationally, terrorist networks have been dismantled, training camps dispersed, and the terrorist leadership largely decimated. The global environment has become an increasingly hostile one for terrorist networks, while U.S. efforts to halt terrorist travel have strengthened and grown. Together, these facts have given homegrown terrorism greater appeal for al-Qaeda and other terrorist networks.
With this most recent plot, at least 43 of the 52 thwarted terrorist plots could be considered homegrown—planned by American citizens, legal permanent residents, or visitors radicalized predominately in the U.S.[2]
This latest attempt proves that the threat of terrorism remains real and that the U.S. cannot afford to let down its guard. In order to counter the continued threat of homegrown terrorism and violent extremism, the U.S. should:
As the 11th anniversary of 9/11 has just passed, this plot should remind the U.S. that the dangers of terrorism are real. Our homeland security enterprise needs a true counter-extremist strategy and continued access to essential tools.
—Jessica Zuckerman is a Research Associate in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, a division of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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[1] U.S. v. Daoud (D.N.Ill. E.D., September 15, 2012) (Criminal Complaint), http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-read-the-entire-criminal-complaint-against-daoud-20120915,0,5492896.htmlpage (accessed September 17, 2012).
[2]For purposes of this report, the Congressional Research Service's definition of homegrown terrorism is employed: "'[H]omegrown' and 'domestic' [terrorism] are terms that describe terrorist activity or plots perpetrated within the United States or abroad by American citizens, legal permanent residents, or visitors radicalized largely within the United States." See Jerome P. Bjelopera, "American Jihadist Terrorism: Combating a Complex Threat," Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, updated November 15, 2011, http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R41416.pdf (accessed September 17, 2012). All plots discussed in this report, however, involved targets in the United States. For more information on international terrorist plots, see David Muhlhausen and Jena Baker McNeill, "Terror Trends: 40 Years' Data on International and Domestic Terrorism," Heritage Foundation Special Report No. 93, May 20, 2011, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/05/terror-trends-40-years-data-on-international-and-domestic-terrorism. A plot was designated as homegrown if one or more of the actors met the above definition.
[3] Press release, "Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States," The White House, August 3, 2011, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/03/empowering-local-partners-prevent-violent-extremism-united-states (accessed September 15, 2012).


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Has it really been that long?
When I looked at the calendar this week, I realized it said 2017, which means I'm entering my fifth year as your features editor for The Smoky Mountain News. Truth-be-told, when I arrived in Western North Carolina in August 2012, I didn't think I'd be here much longer than a year. Bank some cash, get some articles for my resume, and move on. That was the plan, or at least that's what I thought the plan was.


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I was here yesterday morning for the book discussion on The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister. The facilitator asked each of us to rate the book from one-to-ten which is always interesting. We have a wide variety of people in the group and the answers ranged from 3 to 9. I gave it a 7.
This was a good easy read and thought provoking. It made me want to head for the kitchen and make something or just eat. I always tend to get the munchies when I read anyway.
As part of the discussion we told stories about our own cooking mishaps and I had a humdinger, which just happened while the kids were here. To tell the story I have to back up a bit.
Everybody loved my Great Grandmother Nellie. My memories of her are vague but my sister being ten years older and the oldest of our generation remembered her well. Nellie had a set of berry dishes that managed to go through the years without a single chip. My aunt told me that as they were growing up each one of the kids was so afraid they'd be the first to break a berry dish.
The dishes went to my sister and now are mine. There are 12 small dishes that fit into the serving bowl like a puzzle. It reminds me of a pineapple.


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Need your help asap.Made dough Wednesday morning for a party Satuday night. Had in in the fridge. Checked this afternoon Friday at 4pm and dough had expanded considerably and had bubbles. Had a mild yeast taste.Punched it down and reballed it. Is this dough usable or should I make a new batch?
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As always, you have me curious about what kind of Lehmann dough you are making now. I guess I will have to wait until you post.
Norma,Thanks for the update on your recipe and methods. I am looking forward to trying it out. I don't have any KASL, but have KABF. Peter indicates that he uses vital wheat gluten to supplement the KABF. Any idea in what ratio you would use in the recipe?Also, have you done any room temp preferments as opposed to refrigerated and if so what are your thoughts.
Norma, you mentioned one day fermentation, but i thought I read you were doing a 3 day cold fermentation?
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Demong gets early look at Sochi venues
Olympic gold-medalist Billy Demong competed in a nordic combined World Cup in Sochi, Russia this past weekend.
The four-time Olympian from Vermontville took 28th in the individual event and was part of a team that finished seventh on the venues that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The Enterprise caught up with Demong by phone on Tuesday, after he returned to his home in Salt Lake City. Demong shared his thoughts about the Sochi venues and the upcoming world championships, which take place later this month in Italy. (His thoughts on the world championships will run in an article next week.)
Demong visted the town of Krasnaya Polyana in the Caucasus Mountains, just outside the city of Sochi. The two clusters of Olympic venues are about 30 miles apart, according to the Sochi Olympics website. Krasnaya Polyana will be host to the outdoor mountain events, such as biathlon, bobsled, skeleton, luge and the skiing competition.
The other events, including the opening and closing ceremonies, will be held in Sochi, which is located on the Black Sea.
ADE: Tell me about the skiing and jumping venues? What were your thoughts about those?
BD: For the Sochi Games, the venue is going to be a little bit different in that cross-country for nordic combined is actually separate from the normal cross-country venue and is actually at the jumps. In fact, the jumps' flat area will be the start and finish area for the nordic combined and the trail goes out from the stadium and does a lap there.
So for us, it's quite a bit different. We won't have to transport to venues. Spectators won't have to move. They'll be in the same seats, so that should be pretty cool.
The one downside of that is we basically have a pure competition venue. There's not a lot of other trails to train on or anything, so I think it will be really good for the Olympics, but they've definitely built a pure competition venue.
The jumps are pretty modern hills, similar to Salt Lake's. They are elevated off the ground the whole way. Even the landing hills are mostly artificial, and it's not for lack of terrain. It's that the terrain that is built on the mountain is actually quite soft, so in order to build a strong super-structure they actually had to attach the entire super-structure on concrete piers that are buried 100 feet into the mountain. So the whole thing basically sits on this articifical platform.
So I think the organizing committee had some challenges in dealing with what was naturally there, in terms of soil and erosion potential, but they've navigated those pretty well now. Now the infrastructure is starting to go in pretty well. For next year, it should be good to go.
As far as the competition venues, it's all good to go. It's just a matter of getting the access roads and everything finished up.
The jumps are great. We only had the opportunity to jump the big hill. I didn't have my best weekend, but I also have been struggling a little.
ADE: Describe what you saw outside of the competition venues.
BD: It's really crazy in a good way. I mean, they're investing in infrastructure. Basically, they're creating this valley for the Olympics in terms of building a new train line, new high-speed train line, new highway, up to the mountains, then building, obviously, lodging and other pieces for the Olympics.
But I think the intention Russia has for Sochi with these games is to turn what has historically been somewhat of a beach resort with a mountain backdrop into a two-season resort with the palm-lined and medieval city on the shore that's less than an hour to some amazing 7,000-foot peaks with crazy snow and austere views.
It's a pretty awesome backdrop, and talking with people that were up alpine skiing this weekend, it was pretty incredible skiing. So I think they're trying to create themselves a new destination and also kind of capture the world's attention and produce a new collective picture of how we view Russia as a whole.
I think, there's never been a Games where so much has been put into creating infrastucture and venues, in history. I mean, thinking, looking at the dollars and cents of it, they're far outspending anything before it, including Beijing. I think there's obviously a vision there to do a bunch of things, like I said, including attracting future tourism by connecting by air and train to the rest of Europe.
ADE: What is the city of Sochi like?
BD: From the city proper, the mountains really climb straight up, and it's sort of maritime. It's similar to Vancouver, in fact. You have the city on the ocean and the temperatures tend to be just above freezing in the 40s and 50s maybe, sort of maritime.
But you can see up into the mountains and it's even closer in Sochi's case and the mountains tower over the city. So it's quite like an awesome backdrop. More than snowcapped, there's excessive amounts of snow at the top. … It's very much like the city is on a sliver between the mountains and the ocean. And the snow line does come right down into the city.
There will be some snow in Sochi at some point. It's just not going to hold most likely through the Games, but that's simlar to a lot of the host cities. Like Salt Lake doesn't tend to hold a lot of snow and Vancouver doesn't tend to hold a lot of snow.
ADE: Will it be difficult to compete at a new venue where you don't have much experience?
BD: Olympic venues aren't generally open for a lot of training. In fact, in Whistler, we had a special arrangement with the Canadians (to use the venues) in the years leading up, and I think that was good for us. But most teams don't get to use the venues other than one pre-Olympic World Cup.
We've already had one summer competition, one winter competition and then we'll be going back again this summer, so we'll have had a fair amount of contact with the venue and with the surroundings.


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Did Tim Cook Tip Us Off to What Apple TV Will Be?
You're getting peppered today with excerpts from powwows Cook gave to NBC's Brian Williams and BloombergBusinessWeek. Both worthy pieces, no doubt, but other than news that's two days old , there's not a whole heck of a lot to chew on.
As an unabashed Steve Jobs cheerleader, an Apple without the great one still worries me long term (just like the Oilers without Wayne Gretzky). However, Tim Cook can pack a punch. He continues to show that more and more.
He proves this by saying so much at the same time as saying nothing at all.
For instance, on the prospects of an Apple TV , Cook came with the standard "it's an intense area of interest" talking point, but he also said:
When I go into my living room and turn on the TV, I feel like I have gone backwards in time by 20 to 30 years.
I don't think he was talking about his wood-panelled walls and shag carpeting.
Cook told Williams he couldn't say anymore, but, if you read between the lines, he said a lot.
It's all about the user experience. That "back in time" quote focuses on what Apple does best -- creating beautiful products and the most intuitive and enjoyable user experience out there.
Cook's words make me think we're going to see some sort of device completely detached from programming other than the fact that you'll watch programming on it. In other words, the rumors that Apple is interested in all of this expensive programming -- from sports to movies -- probably have no merit.
It's not in Apple's purview to get into the cable business or the content ownership business. It can integrate what it already has via iTunes into its television platform, but it makes no sense for the company to get deeper into that mess.
Plus, it probably can't get deeper even if it wanted to. It doesn't make sense that Apple is holding itself up in intense negotiations with programmers. What are they negotiating for? Sloppy seconds to programming companies such as News Corp (NWSA) and Time Warner (TWX) pay billions of dollars for?
Do you really think Major League Baseball would go for Fox cutting some sort of sideline exclusive deal with Apple? It's not contractually or even logistically possible. Plus, Apple already has access to so much of this prime programming, such as MLB Extra Innings via its Apple TV set top box.
Certainly, if Apple can somehow score NFL Sunday Ticket or something, it will. However, that's not the focus. It cannot be the focus. It better not be.


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MadLab, the Downtown theater and gallery space, knows how to throw a party. Its annual Volatility festival and fundraiser focuses on booze, bands and comedy. What more could you want on a Saturday night?
The 11th installment of Volatility, admission $5, will feature bands like Ease the Medic, The Little Professors and Winter Makes Sailors on the outdoor stage, and along with beer and liquor vendors, Pitabilities and Element Pizza will serve refreshments in the parking lot.
Inside is where things will be a bit different this year. Improv Wars, a weekly series of competitions between local improv troupes that's held at the Funny Bone, will be shortened into a daylong comedic battle. Several rounds will occur throughout the day, featuring ridiculously funny groups such as MadLab's own Full Frontal Nudity and Fake Bacon, and the winners will duke it out in the evening.
As it has in past years, the indoor stage will host sketch and stand-up comedy, as well as short theater performances. But this year's schedule includes old MadLab favorites from before the arts space began presenting theater at Volatility. Hits from, say, a decade ago will be revived.
"They're good old favorites," said Melissa Bair, Volatility's organizer.
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Kal Potassium 99 Side Effects
Generic Name: potassium chloride
Note: This page contains information about the side effects of potassium chloride. Some of the dosage forms included on this document may not apply to the brand name Kal Potassium 99.
For the Consumer
Applies to potassium chloride: controlled-release tablets, extended-release capsules, extended-release tablets, microencapsulated
Other dosage forms:
Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur while taking potassium chloride (the active ingredient contained in Kal Potassium 99)
Diarrhea; gas; nausea; stomach discomfort; vomiting.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); black, tarry stools; chest pain; irregular heartbeat; listlessness; numbness or tingling in your skin, lips, hands, or feet; severe nausea or vomiting; stomach pain or swelling; unusual confusion or anxiety; unusual muscle weakness or paralysis; vomit that looks like coffee grounds; weak or heavy legs.
For Healthcare Professionals
Applies to potassium chloride: compounding powder, intravenous solution, oral capsule extended release, oral granule extended release, oral liquid, oral powder for reconstitution, oral tablet, oral tablet extended release
Metabolic side effects have been reported rarely and have usually resulted from hyperkalemia. The risk of hyperkalemia is relatively high in patients with preexisting renal insufficiency.[Ref]
Signs of hyperkalemia include muscle weakness, including frank skeletal muscle and diaphragm paralysis, cardiac arrhythmias, and ECG changes. Common ECG changes associated with hypokalemia include loss of P waves, wide QRS complexes, decreased rate, and conduction disturbances. If toxicity is suspected or documented, potassium should be stopped immediately. While monitoring the ECG, a combination of dextrose and insulin in a ratio of 3 g of dextrose for every 1 unit of insulin may be administered. Sodium bicarbonate 50 to 100 mEq and calcium gluconate 10% intravenously may be helpful if acidosis is present. Potassium-binding resins or dialysis may be necessary in serious cases.
A 74-year-old woman receiving chronic intermittent hemodialysis treatment three times a week for 5 months developed cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to severe hyperkalemia on two separate occasions. The patient had a history of nephrolithiasis, hypertension, renal vascular disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (30-year history of smoking). A potassium-containing salt substitute was a probable cause.
The Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program monitored 16,048 consecutive patients. of whom 4,921 (31%) had received potassium chloride (KCl). Adverse reactions were reported in 5.8%, the most common being hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia is significantly more likely after intravenous administration and in elderly patients with uremia who receive high doses.[Ref]
Gastrointestinal (GI) side effects have been reported from orally administered potassium chloride (the active ingredient contained in Kal Potassium 99) They have included bad taste or aftertaste, nausea (10% to 30%), abdominal pain (20%), diarrhea (25%), dyspepsia or "heartburn" (5% to 20%) and GI ulceration. They have rarely included gastric or small bowel obstruction associated with the use of solid preparations.[Ref]
In a large, retrospective study of 104,908 patients, the reported incidence of upper GI tract bleeding was 0.3% to 0.4%, depending on the type of KCl preparation. The risk of GI bleeding was approximately 30% lower with use of a microencapsulated KCl preparation compared with a wax-matrix preparation.
All solid KCl preparations can cause erosive damage to the GI mucosa, especially when they are administered in high doses with an anticholinergic agent. Anticholinergic agents increase GI transit (and potassium-mucosa contact) time.
The incidence of small bowel ulceration associated with encapsulated or wax-matrix KCl is relatively low, averaging less than 1 per 100,000 patient-years. The incidence of small bowel lesions associated with enteric-coated KCl is higher, averaging 40 to 50 per 100,000 patient-years.
Patients at higher risk of GI lesions include the elderly, the immobile and those with scleroderma, diabetes mellitus, mitral valve replacement, cardiomegaly or esophageal stricture. These problems were so much more common with the use of enteric-coated KCl, this form of the drug was withdrawn from the market in 1965.
The pathogenesis of potassium-induced ulceration is not known, but may be direct mucosal injury or induction of local mesenteric vascular insufficiency.
Nearly half of all patients complain of a bad taste or aftertaste.
Liquid KCl may be a better choice for patients with a history of esophageal stenosis or left atrial enlargement.[Ref]
Local side effects related to intravenous administration have included phlebitis or erythema at the injection site and pain with infusion.[Ref]
Local reactions related to intravenous administration of KCl occur in up to 25% of patients. Diluting 40 mEq or less of KCl in 1 liter or more of intravenous solution and administering this concentration in no less than 1 hour is strongly recommended to reduce the likelihood of these problems. If the clinical situation is not critical and the patient's serum K+ is 2.5 mEq/L or more, an infusion rate not to exceed 10 mEq/hour is recommended.
Limited data show that infusion pain was significantly less common among patients when KCl (in D5W) was infused with 50 mg of lidocaine compared with KCl infusions without lidocaine.[Ref]
Nervous system
A single case of paraplegia following epidural injection of 15 mL of 15% KCl and bupivacaine has been reported. The patient suffered permanent neurologic damage, which was thought to be due to the high extracellular concentration of potassium in the injection. Potassium salts are not routinely used as adjuvants to local anesthetics.[Ref]
Nervous system side effects have included a single report of paraplegia following epidural injection.[Ref]
Hypersensitivity side effects have been reported rarely. They have included a single case of contact dermatitis.[Ref]
Dermatologic side effects have rarely included skin rash.[Ref]
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TRENTON, N.J. -Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes is urging County residents to participate in the holiday food drive for needy veterans.
"Right now our troops are sacrificing a tremendous amount for this country," the County Executive stressed. "Giving people who have defended the safety and liberty of their fellow country people a few dollars to buy a holiday meal is an ideal way to show our gratitude."
Mercer County Veteran Services will collect donations from County residents from now until Nov. 19, and will use these funds to purchase and distribute vouchers for food products from Marazzo's Thriftway in Ewing to veterans and their families before the Thanksgiving holiday. Leftover proceeds will fund similar efforts for Christmas and Easter.
Last year, Veteran Services collected over $3,000 in support of providing Thanksgiving meals for veterans; rather than vouchers, however, the money was used to purchase food items for distribution to recipients.
Hughes worked with the Board of Chosen Freeholders and Veteran Services to supply over 100 veterans and their families with turkeys and side dishes for Thanksgiving dinner. County officials distributed food at the Trenton Veteran Center on Parkway Avenue two days prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.
"Providing needy veterans and their families with a nice Thanksgiving meal is easy to do," said Hughes. "Just a few dollars can buy quite a bit of potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and other traditional holiday foods. Even if you only have a couple of dollars to give, you can make a big difference for our veterans this holiday season."
To donate, please send checks made out to Mercer County Trust Fund and mail or hand deliver to Mercer County Veteran Services, 2280 Hamilton Avenue, Hamilton, NJ 08619. For more information about donating, call (609) 989-6120. Veterans wishing to know whether or not they are eligible to receive a food voucher can call Darryl Johnson at the Trenton Vet Center, (609) 882-5744.


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Central's No. 2 singles player left to carry the torch for Pueblo
Dakota Burns summoned his biggest weapon when he needed it most Thursday. It didn't fail him.
Boys 4A state tennis tournament results
Team scores
Kent Denver 21, Niwot 19, Colorado Academy 17, Cheyenne Mountain and Mullen 8, Pueblo Central and Broomfield 5, Aspen 4, Air Academy and Durango 3, Valor Christian 2, eight teams 1.
No. 1 singles
First round: S. Alcala, Pueblo Central, def. Stuart, Lewis-Palmer, 6-2, 6-3; Lang, Niwot, def. Salazar, Widefield, 6-1, 6-1; Mitchell, Kent Denver, def. Hartline, Centaurus, 6-1, 6-0; Ratkelis, Valor Christian, def. Kaltenbacher, Air Academy, 6-0, 7-6 (3); Arend, Mullen, def. Struzenberg, Greeley Central, 6-0, 6-1; Hampton, Cheyenne Mtn., def. Searle, Durango, 6-4, 6-1; Lorenz, Discovery Canyon, def. Fell, Longmont; Kerr, Colorado Academy, def. Green, Vail Mtn., 6-0, 6-0.
Quarterfinals: Lang def. Alcala 6-0, 6-0; Mitchell def. Ratkelis 6-3, 6-2; Arend def. Hampton 6-2, 6-1; Lorenz def. Kerr 6-1, 6-2.
No. 2 singles
First round: Boe, Cheyenne Mtn., def. Crews, Greeley Central, 6-0, 6-0; Gold, Kent Denver, def. Amundson, Valor Christian, 6-0, 6-2; Weil, Mullen, def. Broeking, Aspen, 6-3, 6-2; Edwards, Durango, def. Orton-Urbina, 5-7, 7-5, 6-0; Fu, Niwot, def. Rademacher, Lewis-Palmer, 6-1, 6-2; Srivastra, Silver Creek, def. Fluck, Canon City, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3; Burns, Pueblo Central, def. May, Discovery Canyon, 6-0, 6-1; Forman, Colorado Academy, def. Schulze, Longmont, 6-0, 6-0.
Quarterfinals: Gold def. Boe 6-2, 6-2; Edwards def. Weil 6-1, 6-3; Fu def. Srivastra 6-0, 6-0; Burns def. Forman 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
No. 3 singles
First round: Geisz, Cheyenne Mtn., def. Kolomitz, Mullen 6-4, 6-3; Pasma, Niwot, def. Gregory, Lewis-Palmer, 6-0, 6-1; Ganbatz, Air Academy, def. Smith, Greeley Central, 6-0, 6-0; Wharton, Steamboat, def. Jordan, D'Evelyn, 7-5, 6-4; D. Alcala, Pueblo Central, def. Wolff, Broomfield, 6-0, 6-0; Mease, Colorado Academy, def. Wakefield, Pueblo West, 6-0, 6-0; Ross, Kent Denver, def. Bailey, Valor Christian, 6-0, 6-2; Yee, Longmont, def. Godfrey, Aspen, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Quarterfinals: Pasma def. Geisz 6-3, 6-1; Gangbatz def. Wharton 7-6 (3), 7-5; Mease def. Alcala 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Ross def. Yee 6-2, 6-1.
No. 1 doubles
First round: Adams-Beyers, Kent Denver, def. Grotlueschen-Eubanks, Mesa Ridge 6-0, 6-0; Tschappat-Carr, Aspen, def. Balk-Stuart, Lewis Palmer, 7-6 (3), 6-2; Sessions-Connaughton, Cheyenne Mtn., def. Nielson-Koffard, Silver Creek, 6-3, 6-1; Sistili-Stephan, Valor Christian, def. Trevithick-Waldenmeyer, Pueblo West, 6-3, 6-3; Prall-McDermid, Colorado Academy, def. Chiacchia-Orton, Air Academy, 6-3, 6-2; Stevens-Wood, Broomfield, def. Rold-Kalkus, D'Evelyn, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4; Saini-Pentz, Niwot, def. Dunklin-Cain, Steamboat, 7-5, 6-2; Quinn-Cleary, Mullen, def. Martinez-Ryan, Greeley Central, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Quarterfinals: Adams-Beyer def. Tschappat-Carr 6-0, 6-0; Sessions-Connaughton def. Pistilli-Stephan 6-2, 6-4; Prall-McDermid def. Stevens-Wood 6-1, 7-5; Sain-Pentz def. Quinn-Cleary 6-3, 6-2.
No. 2 doubles
First round: Jennett-Lewis, Broomfield, def. Farmer-Case, Valor Christian, 6-0, 5-6, 6-4; Robinson-Lambert, Aspen, def. Jordan-Etheridge, D'Evelyn, 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-3; Rubin-Hereford, Kent Denver, def. Flinn-Meleski, Lewis-Palmer, 6-1, 6-1; Wuertz-Thornally, Air Academy, def. Ensign-Downs, Durango, 6-1, 6-0; Dilzell-Miller, Colorado Academy, def. Guerrero-Acosta, Pueblo Central, 6-1, 6-0; J. Erdle-M. Erdle, Mullen, def. Biller-Gissel, Longmont, 6-0, 6-0; Clancy-Uyemura, Greeley Central, def. Serrano-Nunez, Fountain Valley, 6-2, 6-3; Chavez-Jones, Niwot, def. Choe-Teo, Cheyenne Mtn., 6-3, 6-4.
Quarterfinals: Jennett-Lewis def. Robinson-Lambert 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; Rubin-Hereford def. Wuertz-Thornally 6-2, 6-1; Dilzell-Miller def. Erdle-Erdle 6-2, 6-0; Chavez-Jones def. Clancy Uyemura 6-1, 6-4.
No. 3 doubles
First round: Hillary-Pollock, Colorado Academy, def. Borgerding-White, Steamboat, 6-2, 6-1; Ruppert-Moody, Cheyenne Mtn., def. Rupple-Mose, Greeley Central, 6-3, 7-6 (3); Wilcox-Wilson, Palmer Ridge, def. Salama-Weersundara, Fountain Valley, 7-5, 7-6 (2); DeMateo-Forke, Niwot, def. St. John-Reeder, Air Academy, 7-6 (5), 6-2; Penner-Hristoff, Broomfield, def. Alfred-DePizzol, Mullen, def. Ja. Fuhrman-Ji. Fuhrman, 6-1, 6-1; Reagan-Goodman, Aspen, def. Vail-Guzman, Pueblo Centennial, 6-2, 6-2; Thompson-Parsons, Kent Denver, def. Bauer-Weidner, Evergreen, 6-1, 6-0.
Quarterfinals: Hillary-Pollock def. Ruppert-Moodey 6-3, 6-2; DeMateo-Forke def. Wilcox-Wilson 6-3, 6-3; Thompson-Parsons def. Reagan-Goodman 6-1, 6-1; 1 match delayed by rain.
No. 4 doubles
First round: Soderberg-Trueblood, Kent, def. Fellows-Evans, Evergreen, 6-0, 6-1; Geshwitner-Meier, D'Evelyn, def. Babcock-Manwaring, Broomfield, 7-5, 6-1; Adams-Clancy, Cheyenne Mtn., def. Sear-Wharton, Steamboat, 6-3, 6-2; Gu-Harper, Fountain Valley, def. Rather-Meister, Coronado, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4; Aertker-Shoptaught, Colorado Academy, def. Lacrampe-Wilcox, Palmer Ridge, 6-1, 6-2; Bourgain-Manta, Mullen, def. Sandford-Adams, Greeley Central, 6-1, 6-0; Mehall-Vernier, Aspent, def. Kurtz-Sumpter, Pueblo Centennial, 6-0, 6-2; Ng-Graham, Niwot, def. Frankenheimer-Sawvel, Silver Creek, 6-0, 6-2.
Quarterfinals: Soderberg-Trueblood def. Geshwitner-Meier 6-2, 6-4; three matches delayed by rain.
The Central High School tennis player takes pride in his serve and had to rely on it to reach today's championship semifinals of the Class 4A state tournament at the City Park tennis complex.
Burns, a junior, rallied in the third set behind some big serves to beat Noah Forman of Colorado Academy 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the quarterfinal round at No. 2 singles.
He'll face Niwot sophomore Allen Fu in this morning's semifinals.
Four doubles matches were postponed by rain later in the afternoon and will be played at 9 a.m. today,
The championship semis also are scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Consolation playbacks will follow the semifinals.
Burns is the lone Pueblo player remaining in the championship bracket.
His win prevented a complete Blue Wave wipeout after Central had advanced all three of its singles players into the quarterfinals.
But the Alcala brothers, Steve and Dante, stumbled, leaving Burns as Pueblo's lone hope for a shot at a state title.
"I decided to be more aggressive," Burns said of his revved up play in the decisive third set. "I started getting my (first) serve in and hitting my volleys more firmly."
It was his big serves in the 10th game of the third set that secured the win.
"I take pride in my serve. It's the biggest weapon and I work on it every day," he said.
Central coach Russ Guerrero also pointed to Burns' aggressiveness in the third set.
"When he plays like the dawn patrol, anybody can beat him," Guerrero said.
Guerrero said Steve Alcala ran into a buzz saw in Niwot's Spencer Lang, who was a state champ at No. 3 singles as a sophomore and a state runner-up last year at No. 2 singles.
"The guy's the real deal," Guerrero said of Lang. "He's unbelievable, what are you going to do? Steve didn't play that badly."
Guerrero was most disappointed in Dante Alcala's loss in split sets (6-2, 3-6, 6-2) to Colorado Academy's Mac Mease.
"He was up 2-0 and serving (in the third set), and got broken, which was a blow to his confidence," the Wildcats coach said.
Central carried Pueblo's championship hopes past the opening round as all three Wildcats eased past their first opponents in straight sets.
Steve Alcala defeated Lewis-Palmer's Jared Stuart 6-2, 6-3, Burns beat Discovery Canyon's Baylor May 6-0, 6-1 and Dante Alcala cruised past Broomfield's Spencer Wolfe 6-0, 6-0.
The rest of the Pueblo contingent lost in the opening round.
Pueblo West sophomore Greg Wakefield was the first victim of Colorado Academy's Mease, 6-0, 6-0.
The Cyclones' No. 1 doubles, Michael Trevithick and Matt Waldenmeyer, had trouble holding their serves and bowed to Valor Christian's Mike Pistilli and Dan Stephan 6-3, 6-3.
Central's No. 2 doubles, Adam Guerrero and Max Acosta, were no match for Colorado Academy's Daniel Dilzell and Seth Miller.
Centennial's No. 3 doubles, Matt Vail and Nick Guzman, and No. 4 doubles, Matt Kurtz and Michael Sumpter, lost in straight sets.


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- Subjects:Manipulatives, Number Sense, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Using LEGO to Build Math Concepts
- Grades: 1–2, 3–5
I was not one of those LEGO® kids growing up. Sure, my brothers had LEGO bricks, and every so often I'd kidnap some tiny LEGO men for a make-believe game. But I didn't truly appreciate the engineering capacity of those studded plastic bricks. They were just so rigidly rectangular!
As an adult, I've come to appreciate LEGO, both for its rectilinear aesthetic, and even more so, for its mathematical might. In the classroom, the tiny bricks are now my favorite possibility-packed math manipulative! Read on for a sampling of math activities that use LEGO pieces to build and reinforce key math concepts.
LEGO – Not Just for Playtime
Chances are that if you are a parent or teacher, you already know, at least in theory, that these sturdy plastic blocks have huge intrinsic educational value. Along with the obvious creative implications, while children play with LEGO blocks, they are also building their spatial and proportional awareness. Advanced LEGO kits are even used on the high school and college level for computer programming, robotics, and more.
Let's face it though – many elementary school teachers are women who, like me, did not grow up as LEGO experts. And until you've had some firsthand experience playing around with the blocks, you may not be comfortable using it as a teaching tool. So, here is my plea: Find some LEGO bricks in a storage closet or basement, and take some time exploring how they work. Count the studs, explore the dimensions, build some towers. And I guarantee, you'll now be thinking … MATH!
You'll undoubtedly find mathematical inspiration in a pile of LEGO bricks.
LEGO for Building Part-Part-Total Thinking
For younger mathematicians, composing and decomposing numbers is a key component of building the number sense needed for arithmetic operations. Students begin with small landmark numbers such as five (one hand) or six (a standard die,) and build towards the all-important ten.
LEGO bricks are awesome for part-part-total explorations! As with other popular part-part-total math manipulatives such as dominoes or dice, these bricks have clearly marked chits (on LEGO we call them studs) for students to count. The studs are often grouped in twos, which facilitate counting by twos rather than counting the studs individually. With practice, students will recognize arrangements of studs, and will not need to count them at all (subitizing).
Students can group combinations of two or more LEGO bricks and find the total number of studs, or students can start with a larger brick, cover part of it with a smaller brick, and figure out the amount of remaining uncovered studs.
Download the LEGO Part-Part-Total Six and Ten Frame template.
Download the LEGO Part-Part-Total Diagram template.
LEGO = Colorful Ready-Made Arrays
As a third grade teacher, I've spent hours and hours drawing arrays, modeling how to skip count with arrays, deconstructing arrays, and building arrays with a myriad of tiny things. (Raisins, pennies, grains of rice …) After all, internalizing why and how arrays work is a cornerstone of building multiplicative thinking among my budding mathematicians. (For more ideas about building multiplication concepts, see my blog post Total Recall: Helping Our Students Memorize Multiplication Facts.)
Having a collection of LEGO pieces on hand during multiplication lessons is so useful. I whip a few out to reinforce the area model, to demonstrate square numbers, and to remind my students about the commutative property of multiplication. Here's a photo tour of some of the possibilities for using Lego to teach multiplication, and of course, its twin sibling, division.
Students can combine LEGO bricks to make a wide range of arrays.
Exploring the factors of 48 using the area model and Lego bricks.
Download my Multiplication and Division Exploration with LEGO for students to complete independently or with a partner.
Tackling Fractions with LEGO
Fractions always seem to trip up my students. Things get murky when we're talking about different size "wholes" or when we switch from thinking about the fractions of one whole to fractions of a set. The only way to combat fraction-mayhem is to provide students with a LOT of opportunities to experience fractions with tangible objects. Pattern blocks are a popular fraction manipulative, but I like LEGO even more. (Pattern blocks can only be broken down into sixths when using the hexagon as one-whole. LEGO blocks have many more possibilities!)
With guided inquiry packets, students can work independently on exploring new math concepts.
Download my Equivalent Fractions Exploration with LEGO activity.
Exploring Mean, Median, Mode, and Range with LEGO
When analyzing data, upper elementary students explore various ways to express the "central tendency" of their data set; that is, various ways to express the average. When finding the mean (arithmetic average), students quickly learn to add all of the data and then divide the total by the number of data points. But very few students fully understand why they do this add-then-divide dance to find the mean. While evening out LEGO towers of varying heights, students have a first-hand experience of what "mean" means.
Students "add" and then "evenly divide" four LEGO towers to discover the mean value.
Download my Mean, Median, Mode, and Range LEGO Activity.
Two Tips for Teaching with LEGO
"Explore" Not "Play"
Let's be honest, the first time you put out a bunch of LEGO pieces during a math lesson, the students are going to be itching to build towers, stage battles, and trade bricks. Don't fight the tide – embrace it, for a bit.
Give your students a predetermined amount of time to "explore the mathematical possibilities of their bricks." Really, this is just a fancy way of permitting the students to play around, but it will go much smoother later on if you get this sanctioned playtime out of the way. (For more ideas about managing the use of math manipulatives, check out Meghan Everette's fabulous blog post Math Manipulatives: Learning to Control the Chaos.)
Bag your LEGO into Kits
When preparing for a LEGO lesson, I rarely give students access to the full range of LEGO pieces. Ahead of time, I prepare Ziploc bags with a careful selection of the pieces I know my students will need to complete the assignment.
I also make sure my students understand how to return their bags of bricks. Bags are to be sealed and bricks are separated, unless they received a bag of "towers." I often use LEGO-math as a math center activity, and the students are remarkably independent when they are provided with clearly labeled bags of specific bricks.
What are your favorite math manipulatives? Do you use LEGO in the classroom? Share your suggestions, questions, and comments in the Comments section below!
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Hey guys this is an amazing way of math play. We love it!!
Check out the amazing wooden math blocks from SumBlox they also are an extremely inventive way of introducing children to Mathematics and the basic fundamentals behind Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Fractions and Even Adding Fractions. We are here in Australia to help at www.sumblox.com.au Be sure to check this out as they are truly revolutionary teaching resource.
I am putting together a presenter's idea packet for a grant I wrote on using LEGOs in math and would like permission to use the download pages available in this article. I will certainly reference the downloaded worksheets and the article in my bibliography. The idea packet is written to inform other teachers about the grant I wrote regarding the LEGOs MoreToMath Curriculum Pack and how to adapt my grant within their classroom and grade level.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Zeny Ulloa
Just been reading about Lego being taught in education for Robotics bit.ly/1oTYWXc
a few months ago i got a Lego set and have produced a webpage called
Math with Legos
Lee De Cola.
I have been trying to find ideas for teaching my third-graders fractions using Lego bricks. So glad I found your blog. Thank you for the activities and insight. Now, I just need to find some Legos.
L. Jones
I would like to publish one of your pictures along with a link to this blog post in an elementary school newsletter--is it possible to get permission to republish?
Hi Julie, message me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TeacherAlycia) and I'll share whatever files you want to use. All the best - Alycia
Could someone recommend a great kit that would be enough for the students to use for all of these ideas? I would like to ask a grant for them to use this program in my learning support math group. THank you!
Hi Pam - I just use a collection of hand-me-down LEGO odds and ends to make my math kits, and I restock from time to time with donations from families. That being said, all you need is a basic bricks kit - you don't need the fancy wheels, windows, and other construction pieces. If you look online, you'll see Lego sells basic brick kits - something like the "Lego Education Brick Set 779384" would be more than enough to get you going. (It costs about $50.) Good luck! ~ Alycia
Thank you for sharing this. I was really blown away by this, I NEVER noticed math in LEGOs I always saw it as art. I struggled with math my entire life and to be truthful hated it. If more teachers looked outside the norms and taught in this manner maybe they would be able to save a few more kids like me.
This concept seems like it would work to teach basic music rhythmic notation as well. As a music teacher it is always a challenge to get younger students to understand "how many in what" such as a whole note equals four quarter notes, etc. Thank you!
Great point, Robin, thanks for sharing. Coming from the opposite perspective, I often ask my students to apply their musical knowledge to understanding fractions. They are usually intrigued that a notation system they are familiar with relates directly to the fractions work we are doing in class. Cheers! Alycia
Thank you for sharing this information. Seems to be very interesting and educational. I plan to try it whenever I teach the topics of multiplication, division and fractions. I know children will have fun learning using Lego. Plan to buy some to use in my class.
Thank you so much for sharing such a great idea, Alycia. Thanks also for the templates - I can hardly wait to try them out with my students!
This is great stuff, and you're absolutely right about the wonderful versatility of Legos in the classroom. I teach college chemistry, and use Legos when we're first talking about chemical reactions. Legos stand in wonderfully well for atoms, and it really drives home the point of how atoms combine to make molecules.
Now, I'm going to download these lessons to help my third-grade son with his math...
I have had a similar idea lately. I have about 5-6 ideas of things to teach with Legos. The first 2 I have completed short, 10-minute videos for, and they use Legos as props more than manipulatives. I am planning a few more on LCD and GCF and other topics using the Legos directly. I love your ideas!
Adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers:
Intro to percentage problems:
There is a new Netflix like service for Legos called Pleygo. You can create a wish list and get tons of different Lego sets. I use them and I think they are great.
My son is in Lego heaven. He has even lost some pieces and was not charged. I love it!
I love this concept. I plan to write a grant for Legos.
Hello Alycia, I love these worksheets and looking forward to incorporate into my LEGO Club that I run after school... Learning can be FUN!
Thank you for sharing your ideas. I plan to try it this week
We used fraction strips in hand, and manipulative pieces for exploring equivalents. But when it came to doing the math on paper, I lost about half of them. Besides starting later in the year next year, when more of their abstract thinking ability will kick in, I will try your Lego bags. Maybe using something many of them know will help the ideas stick, so when we get to simplifying a fraction they can still picture it. Thanks for the templates.
Hi Cindy, I totally hear what you're saying when it comes to the blank stares over fractions. I use a LOT of different hands on activities to build the students' understanding of fractions and how they work. Just last week I had a group of students "playing" with fractions towers in an open-exploration (mind you that this is a month after beginning learning about equivalent fractions, which they can all do on paper,) and one of my students excitedly called me over. What did she have to show me? That four of the eighths blocks was the same height as two of the quarter blocks. This was a BIG discovery to her, even though she had already seen equivalent fractions in so many different ways and could ostensibly calculate equivalent fractions. Sometimes kids just need to see it in yet another way to have their a-ha moment, especially for fractions, it seems. So, LEGO may be the catalyst for some of your students - I hope it works for you! I'd love to know how it goes next year.
All the best,
Can you provide us with the makeup of the bags you provide the students with?
These are amazing resources! My school wrote a grant for engineering and technology and was able to get a lot of Legos. I can't wait to do this with students.
Hi Kristina - Wow, a "Lego engineering" grant sounds fabulous - how fortunate for your school. Lego lessons always go over really well in my classroom, no matter the concept I'm trying to teach. The students are just so much more engaged when they get to "play" with Legos while learning math or science. Best of luck putting this into action in your classroom! ~ Alycia
Incredible article - - thanks !!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much for sharing. I can't wait to use lego to teach fractions!
Mariam, thanks for your comment! Lego-Fractions was my first Lego lesson, and it made a huge difference in terms of clearing up the confusion over equivalent fractions. It's a lot of prep bagging all of the sorted Lego bricks into ziploc bags for the lesson, but I felt the investment in time was worth it! Make sure to read the exploration activity carefully to get all the groups of Lego you'll need. I'd love to know how you lesson goes after you teach it!
All the best - Alycia
Awesome lesson to solidify often difficult concepts such as fractions! Thank you for letting me have an access to this lesson.


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Male southern elephant seals are the largest pinnipeds, larger even than northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris, their closest relatives. Mirounga leonina males have been documented reaching over six meters long and weighing over 4000 kg. This is in sharp contrast to females, which are rarely over 800 kg or four meters long. In fact, both species of the genus Mirounga are more sexually dimorphic than any other mammal. This dimorphism stretches beyond just size. Males also have a large, inflatable proboscis, which enhances vocalizations used to challenge other males for mating rights. The southern elephant seal proboscis is slightly smaller than the proboscis of northern elephant seals, overhanging the mouth by only about 10 centimeters compared to 30 centimeters in their northern relatives.
Breeding populations vary in size. In the South Georgian population, males average 450 cm in length and weigh 4,000 kg. Females average 280 cm and weigh 900 kg. The seals from Macquarie Island population are somewhat smaller, with males averaging 420 cm in length and 3,000 kg and females averaging 260 cm and 400 kg. ("Elephant Seal", 2002; "Elephant Seals", 1983; "Elephant Seals", 2002; "Southern Elephant Seal", 2003; Anderson, 2003; Briggs and Morejohn, 1976; Crown, 1997; ESRG - Filippo Galimberti and Simona Sanvito, 2002; Gaskin, 1972; Nowak, 2003; Seal Conservation Society, 2001; Slip and Clippingdale, 2002; Van Der Toorn, 1999)
Despite the large difference in size, male and female southern elephant seals do share many physical traits. They have a similar body type. This includes short front flippers used primarily for steering in the water, and very strong, fully webbed, rear flippers that can propel them through the water with remarkable speed and agility. They also have a layer of short, stiff hair covering their bodies. At birth this fur is very dark in color, but lightens after the first molt. New fur after a molt is typically a dark gray/brown with lighter underside and lightens over the course of the year. It is also common for the bodies of both sexes to have scars, usually around the neck, from fighting and mating. ("Elephant Seals", 1983; Anderson, 2003; Briggs and Morejohn, 1976; Crown, 1997; Gaskin, 1972; Nowak, 2003; Seal Conservation Society, 2001; Van Der Toorn, 1999)


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| Common names: chromis (English), damselfish (English), castañuela (Espanol), castañeta (Espanol)
Chromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods, 1980
Blue and yellow chromis, Limbaugh's damselfish
Body deep, oval, greatest body depth 1.8-2.2 in SL; 1 pair of nostrils; edge of bone under eye smooth; preopercle smooth or with occasional fine serrations; mouth short, protrusible, oblique, opens at front; teeth in 2 rows, outer conical, larger; gill rakers 27-31; a single continuous dorsal fin, XIII, 11-12; anal II, 11; pectoral rays 18-19; 2-3 short projecting spines at upper and lower base of tail fin; tail forked, rounded tips; scales large and rough; 15-18 lateral line scales; body scaled, most of head scaled, basal parts of the median fins scaled; lateral line incomplete, ends under end of dorsal fin base.
Bluish grey with a largely bright blue head and with yellow dorsal, caudal, and anal fins; yellow coloration of dorsal fin usually continuous with pale yellowish or whitish caudal peduncle; juveniles largely bright blue on anterior two-thirds and bright yellow posteriorly, the yellow region confluent with yellow dorsal, tail, and anal fins.
Maximum size to 12 cm.
Inhabits rocky shores.
Depth: 5-75 m.
The lower 2/3 of the Gulf of California, and the Revillagigedos islands.


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Wear this with the tear drop end shifted to the side and close to the neck for an elegant effect or let the long end fall down the center for a "y" look or try it as a bracelet; the lariat offers tremendous versatility. We chose colors, design elements and beads that were reminiscent of icicles and snowflakes, but the mood of the designs will change dramatically with different combinations of bead colors, shapes and textures.
- Beadalon 49 Strand Bright .013 (Approximately 40")
- Two Beadalon Silver Plate Crimp Tubes Size #1
- Thirteen White 6mm Oval Freshwater Pearls
- Two White 6mm Round Freshwater Pearls
- Thirteen Clear 10mm A/B Finish Faceted Round Glass Beads
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- One Crystal 18/9 A/B Finish Swarovski Teardrop
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- Size 14/0 Aqua Blue Lined Seed Beads
Three Strand Bracelet:
- Beadalon 49 Strand .013 (Three approximately 10 " lengths)
- Beadalon Large Silver Toggle Clasp
- Six Beadalon Silver Plate Crimp Tubes Size #1
- Six White 6mm Round Freshwater Pearls
- Twelve Clear 5mm Faceted Round Swarovski Beads
- Five 3mm Lt. Blue Swarovski Bicone Beads
- Twenty four 2mm A/B Finish Czech Glass Oval Beads
- Thirty two Metallic Silver 4mm Czech Glass Oval Beads
- Fifteen Opal 3mm Swarovski Bicone Beads
- Twenty nine 2mm Blue Lined Clear Faceted Czech Glass Oval Beads
- Thirty Size 14/0 Aqua Blue Lined Seed Beads
- Thirty Size 14/0 Clear Seed Beads
- Thirty Size 14/0 Silver A/B Seed Beads
- Two Dapped Silver Plate Beadalon Ear Wires
- Four 1.5 " Silver Plate Beadalon Head Pins
- Four 2" Silver Plate Beadalon Eye Pins
- Two 8mm Blue Multi Chinese Cloisonné Beads
- Four 3mm Lt. Blue Swarovski Bicone Beads
- Two 6mm Clear Faceted Round Swarovski Beads
- Crimp Pliers
- Round Nose Pliers
- Chain Nose Pliers
- Nipper Tool
- Bead Board
Technique: You will need to be familiar with crimping and stringing small beads. You will need to know how to create a coiled loop and a loop on a head pin and an eye pin. This simple and elegant lariat necklace can be worn many different ways. There is a loop on one side to accommodate the teardrop end. By adding tiny seed beads in between the larger beads the piece has greater flexibility and the look and play of hand knotting without the time factor of actually knotting silk! Swarovski crystal will give any design the maximum reflectivity and sparkle. The multi-strand bracelet is intended to mimic three individual bracelets.
Lariat Necklace:
There are many tiny seed beads that are separating the individual beads in the design. I recommend that the larger beads be organized on a bead board prior to stringing and the seed beads be added into the design while stringing. Start by fashioning the looped end by sliding a crimp bead then 37 seed beads on to the wire end. Feed the tail back through the crimp tube, tighten up the loop and use your crimp tool to secure the tube closed. Cut off excess strand with a nipper tool.
The pattern is as follows: round pearl-seed bead-oval silver faceted-seed bead-oval silver-seed bead-faceted clear 5mm-seed bead-oval pearl-seed bead-faceted clear-seed bead-oval silver-seed bead-oval silver-cloisonné-8mm round-cloisonné-oval silver-seed bead etc. (It is unnecessary to add a seed bead on either side of the cloisonné beads, as the seed beads will slip through the bead holes.)
- Continue the pattern as described until you reach the other side and add on the round pearl and a crimp tube. Add on six seed beads-teardrop-six seed beads and slide the tail back through the crimp tube. Use the crimp tool to secure the tube closed and cut off the excess strand.
Three Strand Bracelet:
Attach the three strands to one end of your toggle clasp with crimp tubes.
Bead and finish each individual strand attaching the ends to the toggle clasp with crimp tubes.
The three patterns are as follows:
Strand One: 2 silver 4mm ovals-one opal swarovski-2 silver 4mm ovals etc.
Strand Two: 2mm A/B oval-5mm clear round-2mm oval-6mm pearl-2mm oval-blue swarovski bicone-2mm oval-5mm clear round-2mm oval-6mm pearl-2mm oval-5mm clear round etc.
Strand Three: blue lined seed bead-white seed bead-clear seed bead-2mm blue lined Czech oval-clear seed bead-white seed bead-blue lined seed bead-2mm oval-blue lined seed bead, white seed bead-clear seed bead-2mm oval etc.
Create the individual dangles on head and eye pins first. I recommend that you start with the four smallest dangles and build up from there.
Place one blue bicone bead on each of four head pins. Use Round Nose Pliers to create a loop at the top of each bead and clip off excess with Nipper Tool.
Place one Chinese cloisonné bead on one each of two head pins. Create a loop at the top of each bead using Round Nose Pliers and clip of excess with Nipper Tool. Use Chain Nose Pliers to position the top loop at a 45' angle from the bottom loop.
Place one 5mm clear round faceted bead on one each of two head pins. Repeat process from step three.
Attach the beaded head pins to one another building from the bottom up in this fashion: Two blue bicones-one cloisonné-one faceted round.
- Finally attach the top faceted round bead to the dapped silver French wires.
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Discontinued Product
48 Bottle Built-In Dual Zone Wine Cooler
Sorry, the manufacturer is no longer producing this product.
Description & Highlights
Haier 48 Bottle Built-In Dual Zone Wine Cooler - Black and Stainless Steel
The Haier 48 Bottle Built-In Dual Zone Wine Cooler (WC200GS) has the look and all the latest features you want in a wine cooler, without taking up too much space. This spacious cooler is able to store up to 48 standard 750 mL wine bottles at once -- that means you can fit 4 entire cases of your favorite wines. The dual temperature zones have their own designated electronically-controlled adjustable thermostats for truly separate temperature capabilities. The upper zone is designed for storing red wines with a temperature range of 50-65°F, while the lower zone is for white wines and champagnes, capable of temperatures from 43-65°F.
This refined dual zone wine cooler features a compressor-based cooling system that vents out the front of the unit so you can use it for built-in applications that require flush installation. However, the cabinet is fully finished in a durable and sleek black finish that allows you to showcase the cooler on its own as a freestanding unit as well. The door is constructed of a stainless steel frame and UV-protective glass that lets you view your collection without opening the door, and the door's hinge is reversible to give you increase placement options. The door also has a matching professional-style long bar handle that provides the same look you see in high-end restaurants and wine bars.
Dual Zone:Designed with two (2) separately controlled temperature zones: the top ranges from 50-65°F for red wines, while the bottom ranges from 43-65°F for whites
Built-In or Freestanding Application:The front-venting compressor and fully finished cabinet let you pick whether you want to integrate the cooler into existing cabinetry or let it stand on its own
Electronic Controls & LED Display:The smooth-touch and easy-to-use electronic controls pair perfectly with the dual LED temperature displays
- Model: WC200GSElectronic touchscreen adjustable thermostat
- Brand: HaierUpper Zone Temperature Range: 50-65°F
- Capacity: 48 standard 750 mL bottlesLower Zone Temperature Range: 43-65°F
- Dual temperature zonesLED temperature display
- Height: 34.56"
- Width: 23.88"
- Depth: 25.44"