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Whether you adopted your kitten or chose her from a litter, you are probably delighted to have a tiny fluff ball running around at home. As exciting as this time is for cat lovers, it's important to remember a few things to help your kitten grow into a strong, healthy and happy cat. Here is what you can expect in the first year of your cat's life.
8-12 weeks
A kitten will begin weaning from her mom as young as four weeks old, and can be separated entirely (that is, brought home with you) when she is between eight and 10 weeks, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Around this age, your cat is not only independent from her mother, she is ready to test out some of her innate stalking and preying abilities on you - this is the time they start to kick in, according to Animal Planet. Your kitten will also form a strong attachment to you during this time.
3-6 months
By the time your kitten is between the ages of 3 and 6 months, you may have noticed she is fiercely independent but needs plenty of attention. Keep an eye out for safety and don't miss the opportunities for play - this will engage your kitten in exercise while forming a closer bond with you. This is also the age to bring your feline to the vet for kitten vaccines. According to VCA Animal Hospitals, kittens should be getting the last of the three doses of the core vaccinations to protect against feline distemper, feline herpes virus 1, calicivirus and rabies.
This is also the time when most veterinarians recommend spaying a cat. Female cats can be spayed any time after they are 2 to 3 weeks old, and it's ideal to get the procedure done before the cat's first heat period, which usually begin between 5 to 6 months of age.
6-9 months
Your feline will continue to grow as it reaches 9 months, and Animal Planet recommends feeding cats twice a day with at least two ounces of food during this stage in kittenhood. However, be careful not to feed your cat too much, as cat obesity can begin to develop around this age. Male cats should also be neutered around this time to prevent them from spraying their urine.
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Your kitten is now a cat! Continue giving her the love and care she deserves with regular visits to the vet to ensure a long and happy life together.


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Currently, our meetings are held 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM on Fridays in Buidling 24, Room 225. All SFCC students are welcome and
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Invision a flute crafted with the precision and beauty worthy of professional flutists. Yet it is a flute tailored to meet a medest budget. Dean Yang has created such an instrument.
Embouchure holes are hand cut on all models and are play tested during the cutting process to guarantee tonal sonority, response, and projection from each flute. Each flute has precise tone hole placement and sizing - drawn to professional specification to assure correct seating and impeccable intonation. The Dean Yang scale is the most advanced scale available today. It is the result of years of study and testing by professional flutists and skilled technicians. High-quality treated double-skin pads are hand set and leveled with paper shims to prevent leakage, provide longevity, and ensure precise seating. Concealed adjustment screws on all models give a streamlined appearance with professional touch capabilities and easy repair access. Keys are designed for comfort and smooth technical facility as well as a pleasing sculptured appearance. Extra section pins are used for added strength and reduced maintenance. Rib construction features a solid, one-piece design, providing deep-anchored secure post mountings and secure rod and key alignment. All plated flutes are created using a special plating process for lasting beauty and durability. The Gizmo key (High C facilitator) is standard on all B-foot models. Before delivery, each flute is tested and "fine tuned" by professional flutists to ensure that the instrument's mechanical features are as pleasing as its aesthetic qualities.
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Go soothingly through the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon.
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I'm not implying anything other than ratio.
For the record. I'm single never married. I wouldn't use the forum for this.
But in all certainty I don't care if anyone else does...
AND if you don't have a pony in the race... You shouldn't either.
Simply put... "If you ride an airhead why are you posting in Brick Maintenance?"
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Last night, I attended the final dress rehearsal of Palm Beach Opera's La Cenerentola, aka Cinderella. Written and composed by Gioachino Rossini in 1817, the operatic version of Cinderella deviates from the Disney classic: Instead of a fairy godmother, Cinderella receives help from a magical man disguised as a beggar, and instead of losing a glass slipper at the ball, Cinderella gives the Prince one of her bracelets.
Despite these differences, Rossini's Cinderella has all the charm of Walt Disney's animated masterpiece. As with La Traviata, the first production from Palm Beach Opera's 2013 season, I live tweeted from Cinderella. Below is a selection of those tweets; hopefully they give you an idea of what to expect from this delightful show.
La Cenerentola officially opens tomorrow, February 15, and runs through Sunday. On Saturday, at 1 pm, PBO will present an abridged family performance featuring Palm Beach Opera's Young Artists. Arrive early (11:30) and check out a number of "education stations" with musicians, singers and art projects. To learn more or to purchase tickets visit pbopera.org.


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Rogue was one of the first companies to both brew beer and distill spirits, and this Friday Weiland's Market offers the chance to sample a variety of Rogue products. The tasting will pair spirits — Oregon Single Malt Whiskey, Dead Guy Whiskey and the Hazelnut Spice Rum and Dark Rum — with the brewery's beers. The Dead Guy Whiskey pairs with the Dead Guy Ale and the John John Dead Guy Ale (regular Dead Guy Ale aged in Dead Guy Whiskey barrels). The Hazelnut Spice pairs with the Hazelnut Brown Ale, and the Single Malt Whiskey pairs with Chatoe Rogue Single Malt Ale.
These are excellent liquors and some of Rogue's finest beers, and for $4 (or $2 to taste the liquors or beers individually) you're not going to break the bank. Besides, what's better than beer and whiskey? That's right — nothing.


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VIDEO: Battle discusses conquering the dragon
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New UGA Target Felt at Home in AthensGeorgia has sent out quite a few offers to underclassmen recently and they had one of their new targets on campus Saturday. he felt right at home...
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For this week's Sunday Night Music Club, we're sharing a song off of Panic! At The Disco's latest album Vices & Virtues. It goes out to our fellow employee Amy W. who will be leaving us for the summer to do some pit reporting on the Vans Warped Tour! Good luck, Amy!
'Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)'...
You got these little things you wanted something for 'em
You'll either get it or guess you won't what does it really mean
To get nothing from anyone there's a million ways it could go
So tell me right now ya think your ready for it
I wanna know
Why you got me going so let's go
We'll take it outta here
I think I'm ready to leave I'm ready to live…
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Types of Membase Clients
This section summarizes the 3 types of clients that can communicate with a Couchbase Server. The Bucket types provides valuable background knowledge assumed on this page.
Type 1: "Classic" Memcached clients (non-vBucket-aware)
Type 1 clients are not "vBucket aware." These are traditional memcached clients that distribute data across the cluster via a hashing algorithm that maps keys to one of a fixed number of servers in a server list stored in a configuration file. When adding and removing servers from a Memcached cluster, these clients typically require a change to the server configuration file. This change directly, and immediately upon client restart, impacts the mapping of keys to servers, moving some keys to new servers. This results in cache misses until data is repopulated in from the database to the cache.
Because Couchbase is a database, "misses" are unacceptable. To allow orderly transitions of cluster configuration and data, Type 1 clients communicate on the standard Memcached TCP port, which in Membase is serviced by Moxi - the membase proxy. The embedded Moxi Server forwards requests to the proper place.
Type 2 Couchbase clients (vBucket-aware)
Type 2 clients use a layer of indirection between the hashing algorithm and the server list - mapping keys first to one of a fixed number of "vBuckets". This layer of indirection permits an orderly transition of data when cluster configuration is changed (servers added to or removed from the cluster). These clients communicate with Membase, by default, on port 11210.
Type 2 clients also make a connection to the REST interface of Membase in order to retrieve the cluster topology and vbucket map configuration. This allows them to by dynamically updated when nodes are added/removed/failed over.
The Couchbase .NET client .NET client is an example of a Type 2 Couchbase client.
Moxi (deployed client-side)
Moxi can be deployed on a client server, underneath a Type 1 memcached client. In this case, the Type 1 client is configured to communicate on port 11211 on localhost. Moxi receives all requests then forwards them to the appropriate server in the cluster. In some cases, however, it is advantageous to use client-side Moxi to maintain persistent connections to Membase servers and to pool those connections. PHP applications frequently benefit from this architecture where processes come and go rapidly.
Client-side Moxi can also be useful if no Type 2 clients are available for a given language or application framework.
Couchbase Recommended Clients
Memached is the most widely adopted distributed caching technology, with more languages and packaged client libraries supported than any other technology in its class.
Couchbase works with all of these client-side technologies, enabling developers to use their tools of choice without any modification.
For those who have yet to select a client library, Membase has vetted and tested a number of them and recommends those listed below.
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Marianne Acquavella
Marianne Acquavella, 63, of Olive Street, Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake following a short illness.
Born in Flushing on Feb. 28, 1950, she was the daughter of Francis and Veronica (Patnode) Acquavella.
Marianne had been employed as a floating postal clerk for the United States Postal Service.
She is survived by one sister, Eileen Orme and her husband Ian of Fort Collins, Colo.; three brothers: James Acquavella of Benton City, Wash., Richard Acquavella and his wife Nicky of Virginia Beach, Va., and Francis Acquavella and his wife Debra of Elmore City, Okla.; several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and -nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother.
Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. A graveside service will take place at 10 a.m. Monday July 29, at Merrillsville Cemetery in Loon Lake, with the Rev. Patrick O'Reilly officiating.
Friends wishing to remember Marianne Acquavella may make memorial contributions to Tri-Lakes Humane Society in care of the funeral home. Family and friends can also share their memories and sign the online guestbook at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.


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Taking Woodstock's Elliot Tiber on not getting there
Elliot Tiber was working at a run-down motel that his crazy family ran in Bethel, NY, when he heard that the organizers of the Woodstock concert had lost their festival permit. As luck would have it, he had a music festival permit. That stroke of luck changed American history and Tiber's life. His memoir Taking Woodstock served as the basis for Ang Lee's new film of the same. We sat down with Tiber to talk about his life, the movie about his life, and everything in between.


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5 Best U.S. Cities for Renters
BOSTON (TheStreet) -- The median U.S. residential rent has risen about 2% over the past year as America's long-suffering housing market stabilized, but here are five cities where you can still find great deals on apartments and other rentals.
"Most of these cities have relatively low rents that are also falling on a year-over-year basis," says economist Svenja Gudell of market tracker Zillow.com
Zillow, which is famous for estimating the current market value of almost U.S. every home (even those not for sale), analyzed rental conditions in America's most-populous cities based on four factors.
First, the site looked at median asking prices per square foot for all rentals advertised on Zillow.com.
Next, researchers estimated the rental value of a typical residence within a given city (including owner-occupied homes not up for rent), as well as how much these projected values have changed over the past year.
Lastly, the site calculated each community's "break-even" period: how many years a tenant could rent in a given city before buying a home made more financial sense.
Gudell says some communities at the top of Zillow's list got there by avoiding the worst of the U.S. housing bust and foreclosure crisis. That helped cities avoid swarms of residents losing homes to foreclosure and moving into apartments, driving up local rents.
But the expert adds that while Zillow's rankings can show renters where to find great deals, investors might still want to look elsewhere, because communities at or near the top of the list generally have rents that are low and declining, a bad combination for would-be landlords.
"I think that as an investor, you'll probably have a slightly different twist on the study's results," Gudell says.
Click below for a rundown of the five U.S. cities that Zillow found offer tenants the best bang for their buck. (The site ranked all cities on a weighted index of zero to 100, with 100 equaling first place in all data points measured.)
All figures are as of Aug. 31 and refer just to residences within a city proper, not to any properties in surrounding suburbs. Dollar figures refer to the Zillow Rental Index, an estimate of how much a typical property (even those not for rent) would fetch on the open market.
Fifth-best market for renters: Knoxville, Tenn.
Bang for Your Buck score: 67.5 (out of a possible 100)
There's not much to knock about Knoxville's rental market.
The typical property in the University of Tennessee's hometown rents for only around $893 a month -- the 14th-lowest level among America's 100 largest cities -- and rental values dropped by about 4% over the past year. That's the third-biggest decline for any major U.S. community, and far lower than the 1.9% average increase recorded nationwide.
The Marble City also boasts rentals that list for a median of just 76 cents per square foot, well below the $1.02 typical nationwide.
Gudell attributes Knoxville's renter-friendly conditions to the fact that the 179,000-population municipality didn't have as bad a housing bust and foreclosure crisis in recent years as some U.S. locales saw.
"There weren't as many Knoxville homeowners displaced by foreclosure," she says.
In fact, Knoxville's only negative for renters is a relatively short estimated break-even period of 2.45 years, somewhat below the 3.1-year U.S. average. "If you know you want to stay in Knoxville for more than 2.5 years, you're probably better off buying," Gudell says.


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The Society for Economic Botany
Fostering research and education on the past, present, and future uses of plants by people.
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Formation of the North East Chapter of the Society for Economic Botany was conceived during the 53rd annual meeting in Frostburg, Maryland, June 6, 2012.
Prabodh Satyal attended the meeting.
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As at least one potential investor decided not to acquire a noticeable stake in troubled maker of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) Qimonda, the government of Portugal, where the company has manufacturing facilities, is ready to buy 14% stake in the company, according to a local news-paper.
The government will help the DRAM manufacturer only if SemiChip Semiconductor from China reaffirms its interest. Problem is that the parent company of SemiChip, Inspur, does not want to.
"We are available to attend the new European company that has cooperation with the Chinese company, but on condition that the plant in Vila do Conde remains in operation. The Government determines the participation of 14% in the new European company to produce six thousand wafers in Vila do Conde. This means ensuring the employment of more than a thousand people," said Basilio Horta, Portuguese minister of agriculture, trade fisheries on the sidelines of the seminar called "Business Opportunities Jordan", reports Diario di Noticias news-paper.
According Mr. Horta, Qimonda has been losing €42 million per week, which is too lot. But if SemiChip Semiconductor from China, which is a daughter company of Inspur, invests into Qimonda, then Portugal will also jump on board. However, Inspur recently said that it would not invest into Qimonda.
In the model designed by the insolvency administrator Michael Jaffé, the state of Saxony should take a stake of 23%, directly or indirectly, 14% and Portugal, also direct or indirect, on an interim basis, said the same source. Some other creditors should get 15% of Qimonda, which would keep the majority of the shares of Qimonda and production in Europe. The rest may be acquired by other investors. However, Inspur of China was interested in 50% stake, according to media reports.
Qimonda did not comment on the news-story.
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Are Stocks a Sucker's Bet?
Investors, as opposed to traders, buy stocks in companies whose profits they expect to rise. The conventional wisdom says stock prices will follow profits up, but over the last two business cycles, that simply has not happened.
In March 2000, the S&P 500 closed above 1500 for the first time. Since then, corporate profits are up 135%, but stocks have made virtually no gain.
Buying stocks does not seem to pay any more. Most of the increased value created by higher profits has been captured by hedge funds, electronic traders, private equity funds, aggressive M&A shops, and trading desks at investment banks, all of which have multiplied over the last two decades.
Their activities, essentially, fall into two categories. Aggressive trading -- e.g., complex shorting opportunities, quickly detecting and exploiting movements in trading intentions of large mutual funds and other tactics often associated with exotic hedged bets and electronic trading. And direct asset purchases -- buying underperforming companies, all or in part, to force managers to pay out large sums, rearrange their companies through mergers and divestitures, or exploit unattended business opportunities incumbent managers have been lazy about pursuing.
Neither practice is uniformly negative to stock prices nor unfair.
Shrewdly synthesizing public information to identify value in companies ahead of other investors is the way stars like Warren Buffet became legends. Stock prices rise permanently in wake of their actions, and that's good for the ordinary investor.
Shaping up underperforming companies likely started even before the first Greek shippers bought out rivals to discharge incompetent captains, reduce seafaring risk, spread overhead and accomplish more leverage with potters, weavers, farmers and foreign merchants.
Nevertheless, too much of a good thing -- electronic trading and aggressive hedging -- can be disruptive and impose unnecessary risks. Look at the costs imposed by the May 2010 Flash Crash. And consider how often private equity and M&A shops acquire companies, load up them with debt, make big payouts to dealmakers, and then later disappoint investors and creditors.
Through superior information, quick execution and aggressive marketing, traders and dealmakers capture a great deal of the potential increase in value created by new and anticipated corporate profits before that value is recognized in stock prices. This results in lavish compensation for traders and dealmakers and stock prices that don't rise with profits.
Instead of ordinary folks getting a decent return in their IRAs -- in line with the rise in corporate profits -- real estate prices in the Hamptons and luxury goods sales at Manhattan's finest stores soar.


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No matter what your fitness level or activity of choice, thinking like an athlete can get you REAL results. Here's how.
Wait�before you click away to some video vortex of cute cats and lip-syncing toddlers�hear me out. I know how off-putting the word �athlete� can be. To this day, despite my 10 marathons, grueling rowing competitions and almost-daily appearances at the Y for run-of-the-mill training, I can�t seem to refer to myself as an athlete. Athletes, to me, are Michael Phelps, Misty May Traynor (the Olympic beach volleyball champ), Gabby Douglas, Eli Manning. How could a mere mortal like me�especially one who�s a few years north of age 50�compare?
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But there are good reasons why we should all�especially those of us over age 40�should think of ourselves more as athletes when we�re making decisions about our fitness plans and doing our day-to-day workouts. And yes, this goes for those of you who �just� walk for fitness, or go to Jazzercise or Zumba.
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Souffled Arbroath Smokie Creams
This is a very old favourite that never fails to delight. It's easy, can be prepared in advance and fulfils all the criteria of a really good first course. You can buy the smokies online from Alex Spinks & Son
This recipe is from Delia's Happy Christmas. Serves 8 as a starter
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Begin by carefully skinning and boning the Arbroath smokies – you'll find the flesh will part very easily from the bones. (You should have about 8–10 oz/225–275 g of flesh after this.)
Flake the fish and place it in a blender or food processor, along with a little salt, freshly milled black pepper and a good grating of nutmeg. Blend until the fish has turned to a smooth, even pulp, then blend in the lightly beaten eggs.
Next add the cream, and whiz everything together till combined.
After that, preheat the oven to gas mark 5, 375°F, 190°C.
Fill the roasting tin with about 1 in (2.5 cm) of boiling water and put this on the centre shelf of the oven.
Now line the base and sides of each ramekin with smoked salmon – don't worry that you're doing this in pieces and patches as it won't show when they're finally turned out. Divide the fish mixture between the ramekins, then place them in the roasting tin.
Cook for exactly 30 minutes.
To serve, turn the creams out on to plates by holding each ramekin with a cloth, sliding a small palette knife round the edge and tipping the creams upside down very briefly on to the palm of your hand (they will be very hot), then straight on to a plate the right way up.
Serve with Hollandaise sauce and garnish each one with a sprig of watercress.
Note: If you wish to make these ahead, when they've had 30 minutes in the oven remove the ramekins from the tin and leave them to cool. When cold, cover each one with clingfilm and transfer to the freezer.
To reheat, remove the clingfilm and place the ramekins in a shallow roasting tin.
Pour in 1 inch (2.5cm) boiling water from the kettle and cook the creams for 30 minutes at gas mark 4, 350°F (180°C).


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There's this game…not sure if you've heard of it…but it seriously is all consuming. Like, it swallows people for like 4 months out of the year. They join fantasy leagues. (We'll get back to that in a second…) They scream at the television. Become depressed if their teams loses. Wear pieces of cheese on their heads. Stand in negative 30-degree temperatures…
It's called football. You're familiar with this, right?!
And fantasy leagues…really, boyz?! Really?! When I finally had the mental energy to pay attention to the explanation I got one of my dude friends, I was totally disappointed. I mean, statistics…off of how players play. UGH! Snoozefest, USA.
I do like boyz, though. And boyz like football so I guess by proxy I like football, too.
And I dig football food, obvi. Wings and celery and cheese sticks and nacho cheese and chips and snacks!! I can get down.
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I've never tried something like this before. Martin asked me if I would post a review of the Nova Special, "Judgment Day," since he wouldn't get to watch it. So I thought I'd take some live notes during the show, either as an aid to or in place of this review. I'll update this post periodically throughout the two hour show. Paul Wilson is here, we're having a couple of beers and kibitzing. Feel free to join the comments, whether you're watching or not.
7:09 – Still on background material. They showed shots of the town, had clips from various people (Kenneth Miller, Phillip Johnson) on the conflict. Had some people talking about how they should teach that God did the creation. As usual, these people are blissfully aware that ID isn't really religion. (Wink wink.)
7:12 – clips of the Spencer Tracy classic "Inherit the Wind". Great movie, good artistic choice. Mentions that teaching creationism is today considered a violation of church /state separation.
7:14 – Dover school board member is whining that the textbook they were initially going to approve was "laced with Darwinism." OMG! It's like complaining that a physics book is laced with Newtonism.
7:15 – they talk about Darwin's finches, with background provided by Ken Miller.
7:18 – nice 3d animated rendering of a "tree of life." Well, actually kind of cheesy. Also, there's that awkward mixed metaphor of going UP the tree while talking about "descent."
7:20 – They show the mural drawn by a Dover HS student depicting evolution. It was thrown out and burned without asking anyone.
7:22 – Tammy Kitzmiller (bringer of the suit) makes an appearance, talking about the heated school board meetings.
7:24 – So it was the lawyer from the "Thomas More Law Center" who had the bright idea to bring "Intelligent Design" to Dover. Buckingham, the school board lackey, just wanted a book that had evolution AND creation. This lawyer advised him to try Pandas and People, and the rest is history.
7:27 – Buckingham is still trying to talk about Genesis, and is in fact frustrated by the failure of P&P to mention God. Oh goody, here's that blowhard, Phillip Johnson.
7:28 – Buckingham sees ID as "A good compromise" even though it's not religious-y enough. Science teachers come on one by one to say that the book is crap and they see right through it as creationism. Ultimately, the board rejects Pandas and approves the Miller textbook. But "an anonymous donor" generously supplies a crate full of P&P, and the same school board slips through a 6-3 mandate to use the "free" books. WTF? The three resign in protest.
7:31 – The lawsuit is introduced. The science teachers collectively agree as a unit that "we have standards, we're not reading this stupid disclaimer about alternative theories." This is clearly not a case of big bad government oppressing poor innocent teachers who want to teach the controversy; it's a bunch of school board creeps with an agenda trying to order teachers to read this disclaimer.
7:34 – Re-enactment of the Dover trial starts. This is a minimalist set with dim lighting I can't tell if this the real Rothschild talking to the real Judge Jones. They look like the real people, but I don't know them that well. Now the real Jones is being interviewed. Hey, did you know he was not only approved by Bush, but recommended by Rick Santorum? I guess they're establishing his "true conservative" cred before he tears ID to shreds.
7:39 – Fundamental questions of the trial: 1. Prove that the one minute statement is a promotion of religion. 2. Show that ID is not science.
7:41 – Here's that cheesy tree animation again. Paul makes the excellent point that for all the work they did on panning the camera, it's still a STATIC TREE. To be a really good analogy, they should show a tree that's actively sprouting in the animation, while elsewhere it would show branches falling off where species go extinct. Paul's right, I think that would be way cool.
7:49 – Alan Bosnell and other Dover school board members predictably make a horrible botch of the word "theory." The courtroom re-enactors correct the public understanding of the word. I think this is the real Judge Jones in the fake courtroom, but this guy playing Ken Miller is definitely not him. Not-Miller agrees with the ID lawyer that "evolution is tentative," but correctly adds that ALL science is tentative. Pretty well played.
7:52 – An excellent point made by the show: genetics provided a genuine test for evolution. It's not just an ad hoc theory. There were major missing pieces from Darwin's theory, and genetics filled them in. As Paul points out, it's an important counter to the idea that evolution makes no predictions: evolution predicted genetics.
7:58 – Yaaaaay Robert Pennock! (I am such a geeked out fan.)
8:00 – The plaintiffs rest, and the show fades to black. This seems like a good time for a page break. This commentary continues in the next post.


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Northern Challenge Ice Fishing Derby Saturday
TUPPER LAKE – The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival isn't the only big annual event happening this weekend.
The Tupper Lake Rod and Gun Club will host the Northern Challenge Ice Fishing Derby from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday.
Event organizer Dave McMahon said there are almost 900 people registered so far for the derby this year, about 175 of whom are locals. That head count is on par with past events.
"Registrations always fluctuate a little with the economy and the price of gas, but we see a lot of people coming back year after year," McMahon said. "We have people come from seven states, including New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut. Some guys come up annually from Virginia. They use the derby as a get-together."
The influx of people does more than make for a successful derby day, and it also stimulates the local economy.
Stewart's Shop Manager Jessica Wilson said she made the decision to keep the Park Street location open all night three years ago, and it literally doubled her profits for that Saturday. The business usually closes at midnight on Friday.
"They start getting up around 3 a.m. to get out on the ice," Wilson said. "Between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m., I have a person on each register and a person making food who also runs back and forth making coffee. I basically make my entire daily sales between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m."
Five years ago, Wilson tried opening up at 3 a.m. on derby day, but the mob of people waiting to come into the store made it difficult to properly prepare to serve them. Switching to an all-night schedule made the pace saner.
Wilson also found that people getting into town after midnight on Friday would stop in at the rate of about 25 customers per hour.
"People are just in and out all night, trying to get their stuff ready for the derby," Wilson said.
Northern Challenge competitors bring with them a competitive spirit to Tupper Lake.
Derby registration fees and several local organizations supply prizes for competitors. The Tupper Lake Dive Team, Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Adirondack Leathernecks (a group of former Marines) and the Tupper Lake Rod and Gun Club's indoor shooting range and archery clubs all help sponsor the event by providing prizes.
Fishermen and women compete for more than $30,000 in money and prizes, including two four-wheelers. Each entrant's registration number is put into a jug to win other miscellaneous prizes, many of which are purchased from local businesses.
"Throughout the day we pay $500, $200 and $100 every hour for the biggest three northern pike by weight," Wilson said.
Wilson said the Rod and Gun Club uses leftover money from the derby to pay its bills and to help fund community programs like an eight-week archery class for kids starting Feb. 13. All bows, arrows and targets are provided.
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While new product launches can often be moreaccurately defined as line extensions —a dash of new colors or sizes to build upon an existing collection — the luxury vinyl tile (LVT) market has the benefit of a number of truly innovative and unique product introductions for 2013.
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Alloc brings Super-Click to U.S. market
Introduced to the world at Domotex Asia in 2011 and previewed in the U.S. at Surfaces 2011, the unique Super-Click locking system has finally made its way to the American market as Alloc's new Dream Click line of LVT.
Dream Click LVT planks feature evenly spaced protruding tabs on all four sides that simply slide together for a floating installation. The installation system doesn't require tools, angling or tapping and the planks can be installed equally along their long- and/or short sides to create unique patterns. "We didn't want to enter the LVT market with the same product as everyone else," said Patty Banwart, Alloc regional sales manager. "Dream Click is different and it has sellable differences. It can be installed in any direction and doesn't have the same issues with sunlight exposure as some grip-strip and click vinyl systems."
Alloc's new Dream Click features the exclusive Super-Click locking system.
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Centiva's new BRITES collection of four blazingly bright and three blacklight responsive fluorescent vinyl tiles are a stark contrast to the commercial market's current tendency towards toned-down greys, weathered concrete and rusted metal visuals.
"Centiva is known for its design and creativity; that's what distinguishes us," said Erin Dempsey, manager of environment and strategy, Centiva.
Handcrafted in Florence, Ala. utilizing layers of special-effect pigmented vinyl, each BRITES tile is unique, available in sizes of up to 36 X 36 and commercially warranted for 20 years.
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FloorFolio addresses sound combining rubber and LVT
FloorFolio's patented EnviroQuiet LVT features a 3mm sound-dampening rubber backer in conjunction with 2mm LVT visuals to deliver ready-toinstall multifamily flooring without acoustical underlayment
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Metroflor brings grout to grip-strip LVT
Metroflor has taken the grip-strip cooating LVT concept it introduced with Konecto in 2008 to a new level with Aspire, a line of 16 X 16 groutable grip-strip coating floors. "Aspire is a game changer," said Russell Rogg, CEO, Metroflor. "End users are getting great visuals at a remarkable value. But the end user, installer and dealer also benefit by being able to go in and deliver a high-end grouted floor in hours, not days. Floating groutable LVT is a new capability for LVT."
The 5mm Aspire features 16 coordinating grouts, new Crescent Edge real deep bevel technology, a ceramic bead overlay and 25 year residential/8 year commercial warranties.
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USFloors introduces new LVT composition
USFloors tapped into its experience with bamboo and cork flooring to create COREtec Plus, a unique LVT hybrid.
COREtec Plus features a composite bamboo dust, virgin vinyl and limestone core backed by a sound dampening and thermally insulating cork underlayment. Launched in 19 SKUs of mechanically locking 5 X 48 and 7 X 49 planks as well as 12 X 24 tiles, COREtec Plus is warranted for life against water damage and commercially for 10 years.
"The reaction to COREtex Plus at Surfaces was phenomenal," said Gary Keeble, marketing manager, USFloors. "Retailers are embracing the concept and interested in expanding their LVT offering with something different."
COREtec Plus features a unique waterproof commercially rated composite core backed by cork.
WE Cork brings high style to cork
WE Cork's new Serenity leverages cork as both a sound-dampening backer and a decorative surface featuring the latest in digitallyprinted wood, stone and slate visuals.
"Cork is quiet. Cork is comfortable. The advantages of cork have been proven throughout history but cork has never looked this good before," said Ann Wicander, president, WE Cork.
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Mercury and the Health Care Provider: Uncommon but Potentially Significant Exposures to New Jersey Residents
The New Jersey Department of Health is developing a website for health care providers on your patients potential exposures to mercury from cultural practices, consumer products, and other uncommon sources. These may be significant exposures to relatively small populations in NJ. While the full site is being developed, we are providing several of the background documents for your use.
Information on Mercury:
Case Studies in Environmental Medicine
Overview of Case studies in Environmental Medicine: These are developed by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry/National Center for Environmental Health (ATSDR): The Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM) are a series of self-instructional modules designed to increase the primary care provider's knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially exposed patients. Continuing medical education (CME) for physicians, continuing nursing education (CNE) for nurses, continuing education units (CEU) for other professionals, and continuing education contact hours (CECH) for certified health education specialists (CHES) are offered in support of this series.
Medical Management Guidelines
Overview: The Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for Acute Chemical Exposures were developed by ATSDR to aid emergency department physicians and other emergency healthcare professionals who manage acute exposures resulting from chemical incidents. The MMGs are intended to aid healthcare professionals involved in emergency response to effectively decontaminate patients, protect themselves and others from contamination, communicate with other involved personnel, efficiently transport patients to a medical facility, and provide competent medical evaluation and treatment to exposed persons.
ToxFAQs CABS (Chemical Agent Briefing Sheets)
Overview: The ToxFAQs™ CABS provide current and relevant scientific information on specific high profile chemicals for public officials, business leaders, concerned citizens, and others to use in their work. The series presents a detailed overview of high profile hazardous materials that people may encounter during daily activities. The information provided in the ToxFAQs™ CABS can facilitate factual review and public discussion about these chemicals so that appropriate protective actions and potential research can be considered or undertaken to safeguard the physical environment and the public's health.
Toxicological Profiles
Overview of Toxicological Profiles: By Congressional mandate, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry produces "toxicological profiles" for hazardous substances found at National Priorities List (NPL) sites. For the mercury toxicological profile, chapters 1 and 2 may be of particular interest to health care providers.
Information on Cultural Uses of Mercury
Mercury may be used in certain religious and cultural practices, including Hindu and Asian traditional healing, and Afro-, Latin-, Caribbean-, and Brazilian-based traditions, including Santeria, Palo, Voodoo, and Espiritismo. Exposures to mercury can occur not only among individuals who use mercury in these practices, but to household members and others who live in the same buildings.
For information on religious and cultural practices that may use mercury, there are studies and websites that can provide you with more detailed information. A few of these are listed below.
Especially for Northern NJ health care providers: A survey of mercury levels in air was conducted in apartment buildings in Union City and West New York, Hudson County, NJ. The hallways of 34 multi-family buildings located within ½ mile of a botanica were tested for the presence of mercury in air. In two of the buildings the indoor air concentration exceeded the USEPA's guidance, and the source of these mercury levels is likely to have been a spill or intentional use of mercury in certain apartments. In five other buildings there was a suspicion of mercury use or spillage. Although this study cannot identify actual exposures to individuals, it does indicate the potential for exposures to residents of these buildings.
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The patient stereo system kits offered by Scan Sound, Inc. have been optimally designed to comfort patients during Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans. Patients can listen to clear, tranquil, stereo music and are thereby able to tune-out the sounds and environment of the closed-in space they are lying in. Our objective is to assist MRI facilities with comforting patients while increasing their overall patient throughput. Adding an MRI patient stereo has typically improved the MRI facility's marketability by enabling it to increase its referral base; all of which pays for the system many times over.
Unlike some other MRI music systems, Scan Sound audio is true stereo sound, translating to a more spatial feeling in the patient headphones, and this helps to impart an open spacious feeling in the patient's comfortable pneumatic headphones. As you know, some patients have a difficult time tolerating the loud gradient knocking sounds and the closed-in feeling within the magnet. Those who listen to the stereo music usually have a more positive feeling; thereby reducing aborted scans and increasing patient referrals.
Very high quality sound reproduction is possible due to a new type of Scan Sound, Inc. transducer that converts perfectly matched stereo audio to the headphones adjacent to the magnet without any effect on the scan. The stereo headphones, which have sanitary/disposable foam eartips, are invisible to the scan and can be worn in head and body studies.
Speakers outside of the scan room provide the technologists with rich audio, and the level of sound heard by the technologist is completely independent from the sound levels being heard by the patient.
The system enables the operator to easily control the stereo sound levels to the patient. This unit is equipped with a microphone and audio level controls for convenient operation and total communication to the patient's headphones.
Although Scan Sound stereos kits are sophisticated in design, they are extremely easy to install and operate. Each modular component has been carefully chosen to provide reliable, high quality stereo music. You will take pride in this exceptional addition to your facility!
Most MRI systems have a set-up panel, which allows the stereo signals to be passed electrically into the scan-room through spare BNC connectors. The audio is a low-level signal, which should not introduce interference to the scans when connected this way. This method allows the optimum transfer of high quality sound to the patient's plastic headphones. Extra BNC connectors and RFI filters are available from Scan Sound, if required.
If your system is not equipped to enable the sound to be electrically coupled via direct wiring or the above described connector panel, the audio may be driven through plastic tubes that can be placed in waveguides going directly to the patient. It is recommended that you fill out a custom cabling Evaluation Form (available online) to assist with appropriate installation planning.
All systems are sold in kit form and come with well-written, fully illustrated instructions that help to simplify the installation. Scan Sound, Inc. encourages you to install the system yourself, and will provide necessary telephone technical support if required.
Patients often need comforting and reassurance in order to be placed in the bore of an MRI scanner for a lengthy period of time. Those patients who don the stereo headphones, willingly lie down and hold still for longer periods of time. Our sound system purchasers consider the image quality improvements from a motionless patient, time saved that is spent trying to convince the hesitant patient, and the reduction in aborted scans to be well worth the expense. You will agree too, because this means capturing lost scan time and patient revenue.
Most M.R.I. Scanners produce annoyingly loud gradient knocking sounds. Although these sounds cannot be drowned out completely, the music can be adjusted to a comfortable listening level thereby reducing the annoyance.
Many borderline claustrophobic patients are more likely to go through with the scan when listening to stereo music, because the stereo sound creates a feeling of spaciousness and truly helps to overcome their feelings of being closed-in. Patients are more likely to tolerate the scans without movement, resulting in better image quality. Less time will be spent trying to coax patients into going through with their scan. This all translates to a savings of time, and helps to easily pay for the stereo system within a very short period of time. In general, all patients will walk away from the scan with a pleasant attitude, which will surely get back to your referring physicians.
Make your patients feel comfortable while you insure that they go through with the scan... that's the bottom line!
The patient wears a plastic headphone, which is lightweight and comfortable. It provides stereo music, which is sent into the shielded room electronically. The electrical impulses are converted to audio with exceptionally full-bodied high-quality STEREO sound using a professionally engineered Patient Acoustic Interface. The two channels of audio, which make up the stereo sound, help patients to overcome the sensation of Claustrophobia.
We have Kits that have been designed for International Installations, called our MRI Patient Stereo Builder's Kit. These kits can easily be adapted to work with just about any Low-Level music source. If you have "Tape Out" or "Line Out" jacks on the back of your music source, you will find the Stereo Builder's Kit will work for you.
The headphones selected by Scan Sound have been found to be the most comfortable type of plastic headphone commercially available. The plastic pneumatic stethoscope-style headphones can be easily worn in all coils and the sanitary disposable foam eartips comfortably fit right into the ear. They are comfortable to wear and the foam eartips can be easily changed between patients.
Alternatively, Scan Sound offers a Noise Reduction Headphone that cups the outer portion of the ear to help reduce the high levels of noise that are generated by the MRI scanner during the scanning sequences. The Noise Reduction Headphones have foam inside to help reduce the noise levels further, and eartips inside the headphone direct the audio directly to the patient's ears. Stretchable sanitary covers (available from Scan Sound) can be placed over these headphones to minimize the transfer of bacteria from patient to patient.
Most patients will enjoy listening to an FM stereo station, which is easily selected for their preferences. Unlike other MRI audio systems, Scan Sound systems provide patients with true STEREO sound, giving the patient a more spatial feeling; true stereo sound plays a key role in helping MRI patients to overcome their claustrophobia. The varieties of choices between music selections are virtually unlimited with the AM/FM/CD Player features. Some patients will feel more comfortable listening to CD's or MP3-Players that they have brought with them. An option is provided with our stereo systems that will enable an MP3-Player, such as an iPod®, to be connected and played through the Scan Sound MRI Stereo System.
Scan Sound, Inc. has been shipping MRI Patient Stereo System Kits since 1986. Our own Engineer invented and built the very first stereo system designed for MRI patients, as he was trying to find a way to help patients overcome the claustrophobic effects of the MRI exam and improve patient throughput. Over the past twenty years, numerous quality improvements have been made. The company continues to support the original stereo systems, through upgrades, replacement parts, fresh headphones and eartips. Scan Sound has maintained a wonderful relationship with all its customers over the years. For more information on the MRI Stereo invention, click here.
You will choose who you prefer to install your patient stereo. Each system is sold in kit form and comes with an illustrated, well-written installation guide. Realistically, the pictorial diagrams will typically be all you need to easily complete the stereo hook-up. Each manual is custom written for your facility, enabling most individuals with a technical understanding of MRI system operation and safety, to easily complete the patient stereo sound system installation. There are a total of seven cables, and each cable is clearly labeled to show which ones run to the various system components, RF penetration panel and Patient Acoustic Interface.
If you would prefer to pay for an outside company to professionally install the system, rather than choose someone from your facility, we recommend that you try contacting a local Home Theater Installer or ask your MRI service engineer for his or her recommendations. Many of the MRI facilities have someone who handles technical issues, who can easily install the system. Scan Sound will be happy to help locate a dealer or installer for your area. Most installers will generally provide you with a quote for the installation based on the cost of travel to your facility, and the time involved to complete the work.
An initial assessment of your facility and sound system positioning will have to be done first by filling out a Scan Sound "Installation Evaluation Form". This can be done by your MRI Site Engineer and/or by an individual familiar with MRI Systems and Stereo Hook-ups. Most system installations are completed within a 4-hour time period, depending upon the cabling requirements for each facility. A fully illustrated installation manual is provided along with pre-cut cables so that the job can be simplified.
A push-to-talk microphone is generally placed on or adjacent to the operator's console, and the Mini Hi-Fi stereo unit is set up nearby. The technologists will adjust the level of audio for the patient's preferences and talk to them over the microphone. Pushing down on a momentary talk button, or lifting the microphone up off the table may activate the microphone. The Stereo System is a bookshelf-size sound system with standard size modular components which can be easily positioned on a counter-top, shelf or in a stereo cabinet. The K-2000 Stereo is wafer thin and can actually be mounted on the wall to save space.
Your technologists will find the system to be "User Friendly" and "Patient Friendly". The stereo will be their control center for setting the music level for comfortable patient listening and communications.
When the technologist speaks into the provided microphone, the technologist's voice is heard through the plastic headphones being worn by the patient inside the MRI scanner. The technologist should hear the patient's reply via the MRI system's existing intercom system.
The headphones selected by Scan Sound have been found to be the most comfortable type of plastic headphone commercially available. Because they have sanitary disposable foam eartips that fit right into the ear, they are comfortable to wear and can be easily changed for optimal hygiene. The replacement Eartips can be procured from Scan Sound. Scan Soun also offers a Noise-Reduction MRI Headphone, which helps reduce the noise produced by the MRI Scanner and improves the overall music clarity.
The level of sound heard by the operators is totally independent of the sound heard by the patient. The MRI Technologist can turn the sound all the way off, or turn it up to whatever level they choose, and yet the patient just hears the pre-set comfortable audio level in their own headphones. Scan Sound's headphones will not interfere with MRI imaging; the stethoscope style headphone easily fits within all coils. The Noise-Reduction Headphone may be too large for some head coils, but this depends upon the size of the patient's head and the various coils in use.
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The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is a rare species of porpoise. It is endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California. Estimates of the number of individuals alive range from 100 [2][3] to 300.[3] The word "vaquita" is Spanish for little cow.[4] Since the baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is believed to have gone extinct in 2006,[5] the vaquita has taken on the title of the most endangered cetacean in the world.[6]
Other names include Cochito, Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise, Gulf of California Porpoise, Gulf Porpoise, Hafenschweinswal, and Marsouin du Golfe de Californie.[citation needed]
Physical description
The Vaquita has a classic porpoise shape (stocky and curved into a star shape when viewed from the side). It is the smallest of the porpoises, a group of marine mammals that differ from dolphins in their stockier, robust body, lack of an elongated beak, and their distinctively shaped teeth.[7] Individuals may reach a mature size of 1.2-1.5 m (4-5 ft) and may weigh 40-55 kg (90-120 lb).[4] They have large black eye rings and lip patches. The upper side of the body is medium to dark grey. The underside is off-white to light grey but the demarcation between the sides is indistinct. The flippers are proportionately larger than in other porpoises and the fin is taller and more falcate. The skull is smaller and the rostrum is shorter and broader than in other members of the genus.
The habitat of the vaquita is thought to be restricted to the northern area of the Gulf of California.[4] The vaquita lives in shallow, murky lagoons along the shoreline and is rarely seen in water much deeper than 30 meters; indeed, it can survive in lagoons so shallow that its back protrudes above the surface. The vaquita is most often sighted in water 11 to 50 metres deep, 11 to 25 kilometres from the coast, over silt and clay bottoms. Its habitat is characterised by turbid water with a high nutrient content.[7] Other characteristics of its habitat are strong tidal mixing, convection processes and high primary and secondary productivity.
There are very few records of the Vaquita in the wild. It appears to swim and feed in a leisurely manner, but is elusive and will avoid boats of any kind. It rises to breathe with a slow, forward-rolling movement that barely disturbs the surface of the water, and then disappears quickly, often for a long time. It has an indistinct blow, but makes a loud, sharp, puffing sound reminiscent of the Harbour Porpoise.
Like other phocoenids, the vaquita occurs singly or in small groups, usually from 1 - 3 individuals but as many as 8 - 10.
All of the 17 fish species found in vaquita stomachs can be classified as demersal and or benthic species inhabiting relatively shallow water in the upper Gulf of California, and it appears that the vaquita is a rather non-selective feeder on small fishes and squids in this zone. Like other cetaceans, the vaquita produces high-frequency clicks which are used in echolocation. This may be used to locate their prey, but several of the fish species it feeds on are known to produce sound and so it is possible that the vaquita locates them by following their sound, rather than by echolocating.[7]
Most calving apparently occurs in the spring. Gestation is probably 10–11 months. Maximum observed life span was 21 years.
Vaquita have never been hunted directly. Indeed their continued existence was only confirmed by a dedicated survey in 1985. However, it is known that the vaquita population is declining. Estimates have placed the vaquita population at 567 in 1997 and 150 in 2007.[4] The decline in the vaquita population is believed to be due to the animals becoming trapped in gillnets intended for capturing another species endemic to the Gulf, the totoaba. CIRVA, the Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita, concluded in 2000 that between 39 and 84 individuals are killed each year by such gillnets. The Vaquita is listed by the IUCN and the Convention on International Trade in the Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in the most critical category at risk of extinction. In order to try to prevent extinction, the Mexican government has created a nature reserve covering the upper part of the Gulf of California and the Colorado River delta. CIRVA is recommending that this reserve be extended southwards to cover the full known area of the Vaquita's range and that trawlers be completely banned from the reserve area. Even if the number of Vaquita killed by fisheries is reduced to zero, concerns remain amongst conservationists. Use of chlorinated pesticides, reduced flow of freshwater from the Colorado River due to irrigation, and depression due to inbreeding[8] may also have a detrimental effect.
The Vaquita is one of the top 100 EDGE Species, meaning "Evolutionarily Distinct, Globally Endangered". Evolutionarily distinct animals have no close relatives and represent proportionally more of the tree of life than other species, meaning they are top priority for conservation campaigns.
On October 28, 2008, Canada, Mexico, and the United States, under the jurisdiction of the NAFTA environmental organization, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, launched the North American Conservation Action Plan (NACAP) for the Vaquita.[9] The NACAP is a strategy to support Mexico's efforts to recover the Vaquita, which is considered the world's most-endangered marine mammal. The U.S. government has listed the vaquita as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
See also
This article incorporates text from the ARKive fact-file "Vaquita" under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License and the GFDL.
- ^ Rojas-Bracho, L., Reeves, R.R., Jaramillo-Legorreta, A. & Taylor, B.L. (2008). Phocoena sinus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 march 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered
- ^ Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, Carwardine, 1995, ISBN 0-7513-2781-6
- ^ a b Aquarium Passport Book, Aquarium of the Pacific 2005
- ^ a b c d "Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)". Encyclopedia of Endangered Species. Volume 1. Gale. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Turvey, S.T.; Pitman, R.L., Taylor, B.L., Barlow, J., Akamatsu, T., Barrett, L.A., Zhao, X., Reeves, R.R., Stewart, B.S., Wang, K., Wei, Z., Zhang, X., Pusser, L.T., Richlen, M., Brandon, J.R. and Wang, D. (2007). "First human-caused extinction of a cetacean species?". Biology Letters 3: 537–540. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2007.0292. PMC 2391192. PMID 17686754. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2391192.
- ^ Jaramillo-Legorreta, A.; Rojas-Bracho, L., Brownell Jr, R.L., Read, A.J., Reeves, R.R., Ralls, K. and Taylor, B.L. (2007). "Saving the vaquita: immediate action, not more data.". Conservation Biology 21 (6): 1653–1655.
- ^ a b c Perrin, W.F., Würsig, B. and Thewissen, J.G.M. (2002). Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. London: Academic Press.
- ^ Examining the risk of inbreeding depression in a naturally rare cetacean, the Vaquita, Taylor and Rojas-Bracho, Marine Mammal Science Vol 15. Pages 1004-1028.
- ^ "Project Summary". Commission for Environmental Cooperation. 2011. http://www.cec.org/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=1256&SiteNodeID=244&BL_ExpandID=. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- General references
- Preventing the extinction of a small population: Vaquita fishery mortality and mitigation strategies D'Agrosa, Lennert and Vidal. Conservational Biology vol 14. pages 1110-1119
- National Audubon Society: Guide to Marine Mammals of the World, Reeves et al. 2002, ISBN 0-375-41141-0
- Convention on Migratory Species


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City worker accuses Seminole official of harassment
After one complaint, his former administrative assistant says she was sexually harassed, too.
By ANNE LINDBERG
Published September 4, 2006
SEMINOLE - A second employee has accused City Manager Frank Edmunds of sexual harassment that included inappropriate touching and comments.
The harassment, which Patrycja Ilnicka complained of last month, allegedly happened between Aug. 13, 2001, and Sept. 27, 2004, while she was serving as Edmunds' administrative assistant. She said she was subjected to "continuous touching by him" and that he told her she had a "cute, sexy body," according to city records.
Ilnicka was transferred to another administrator in 2004 because of spelling and grammar errors, according to the city.
This is the first record the city has of any complaints from Ilnicka, who declined to comment Friday because she said she felt it was inappropriate to do so until the investigation is complete.
Edmunds issued a written statement Friday that said in part:
"I categorically and absolutely deny the claims made by Ms. Ilnicka. Frankly, I am amazed they are being made. Although all these events are alleged to have occurred years ago, Ms. Ilnicka never made such a claim to the city's human resource officer or any other agency."
Ilnicka's allegations arose when Seminole's labor attorneys interviewed her while investigating a claim that Edmunds and other management officials had sexually harassed and discriminated against former employee Evelyn Dale Pagano, who filed a complaint in July with the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Pagano worked for the city for about six months. She filed the claim two days after her last day on the job, July 26. She now lives in Alabama.
Pagano's complaint provided few details to support her sexual harassment allegations. Ilnicka's claims are more detailed.
Ilnicka approached Pat Mickunas, head of Seminole's human resources department, on Aug. 11 after her interview with city attorneys. Mickunas wrote a memo concerning the conversation:
"She said that she wanted to tell me something before it appeared in the EEOC response to Dale Pagano's charge of sexual harassment," Mickunas wrote. "Trish stated that while she worked for Mr. Edmunds, she was subjected to continuous touching by him. She said he would start at the bra line on her back and move his hands down to her buttocks. She said when she went out to lunch with him, he offered to purchase a glass of wine for her."
Mickunas added a handwritten note at the bottom of the four-paragraph memo: "She also stated that he made comments about her having a cute, sexy body and about her clothes." Mickunas said Ilnicka asked if she could wait to report the conversation until Mickunas returned from vacation last Monday. Mickunas agreed and gave the memo to city officials when she returned.
"She did not want to lose her job, so she had not reported this problem before speaking to the attorney; however, she had told several people in the office about it," Mickunas wrote.
Edmunds sent Ilnicka a memo Tuesday that was copied to her supervisor:
"I write to make absolutely clear that you will suffer no retaliation of any kind on account of your statements. ... Such retaliation would violate law, would be against city policy and would not and will not be tolerated."
On Friday, Edmunds said he was "confident the truth will prevail."
His office provided the St. Petersburg Times with copies of six greeting cards Ilnicka sent Edmunds while she worked for him as proof of their good working relationship. Two were birthday cards, one a Christmas card and three wished him a happy Boss' Day.
One of the Boss' Day cards says on the front: "I'd like to tell the whole world what a terrific person you are to work for." Inside, Ilnicka wrote: "Thank you for the opportunity to work for you and with you!"
Another said, "I'm one of those bad things that happen to good people." Ilnicka added in her own handwriting: "Thanks for putting up with me, Boss!"
In his written statement, Edmunds said he thought Ilnicka became unhappy with him after her reassignment in 2004.
Ilnicka, a native of Poland, has worked for Seminole since 2001, when she was hired part time. In August 2001, she was made full time and became Edmunds' administrative assistant. She makes $39,003 a year. She has received generally positive evaluations, although she has been criticized for excessive absenteeism and spelling and grammar problems.
Edmunds documented errors in grammar or spelling that appeared in council meeting agendas and other documents, which led to her transfer from his office.


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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 250
Total Fat 9 g
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
Sodium 719 mg
Total Carbohydrate 11 g
Dietary Fiber 1.5 g
Protein 31 g
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Olive oil 2 + 1 teaspoons
Large sea scallops, rinsed and drained ¾ pound
Salt 1/8 + ¼ teaspoon
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Cherry or grape tomatoes ½ pint
Scallions, sliced 2
Juice of 1 lemon
Flat-leaf parsley, chopped 2 tablespoons
Paprika ½ teaspoon
Grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon
- Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season scallops with 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper, add to skillet, and sauté about 2-3 minutes per side, until just cooked through. Remove scallops from pan, cover, and set aside.
- Add 1 teaspoon oil and tomatoes to pan and sauté about 3 minutes, until tomatoes begin to burst. Stir in scallions, lemon juice, parsley, ¼ teaspoon salt, and paprika. Then add scallops back to pan, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and sauté 1-2 minutes.


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At Pasco High, it's just the beginning
By IZZY GOULD
Published May 29, 2007
DADE CITY - Spring football is over at Pasco.
The practice field gets two months to heal from the annual beating.
More than 30 players chewed through sod with their cleats while Pasco's first-year coach chewed into them.
Tom McHugh's work has barely begun.
He let out a soft laugh when asked about vacation plans during Memorial Day weekend. He's more concerned about painting the weight room and cleaning the floors.
"I'll be there every day this summer," McHugh said.
Each task is a step in the rebuilding process at Pasco.
McHugh is focused on the short term.
This week it's spring cleaning and weightlifting. Next week it's a team camp at the University of Florida. The idea surfaced after players asked about summer football camps.
McHugh saw an opportunity.
"We needed 11 to go to team camp," McHugh said. "We ended up getting 47."
Every Pasco player who wanted to go is going. That's 27 upperclassmen and 20 incoming freshmen. The ones not going had plans such as family trips or other camps.
McHugh is not sure what to expect in terms of the actual camp, though he knows the players will get one benefit: camaraderie.
"I don't know if it will be a tradition, but it's a get-to-know-you type of camp," McHugh said. "We'll get to go up there and spend four days together. A lot of those guys have gone to school a few years, but they don't really know each other."
When the Pirates aren't ripping up Florida's finely manicured fields or staring in awe of Gators coach Urban Meyer, they will be at the pool together, in the dorms together, bonding for three days together.
"Maybe they'll get a little taste of that life," McHugh said. "This may whet some appetites."
McHugh was hired in January for various reasons - and beyond victories, to clean up Pasco's image.
Pumping pride back into the program was a given, but McHugh quickly learned it's something the players were craving before his arrival.
McHugh was pleased when a handful of players approached him to bring back a simple chant.
Pasco used to shout "Pirate Pride" between jumping jacks.
"I knew nothing about that, Pirate Pride," McHugh said. "They wanted Pirate Pride."
And those same players seem to have bought into McHugh, at least for now. Noticeably absent from spring practice was cursing or the playful banter that often derailed a good practice.
Oh, the players still have fun but in a confined sense.
McHugh made his methods clear from the first day.
"I went in there, and I speak pretty straightforward," McHugh said. "I told them I expect them to maintain their emotions. They bought into it."
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Man City announce losses
Premier League champions Manchester City have announced annual losses of £97.9million.
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Although the sum is still enormous, it is less than half the £197.5million announced 12 months ago while City have also reported turnover in the 2011-12 season of £231.1million, the highest in the club's history.
It confirms the Blues' emergence as one of Europe's elite clubs, despite obvious setbacks this term, including another early elimination from the Champions League and Sunday's defeat to Manchester United, which leave City six points adrift in the Premier League title race.
However, even chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak acknowledged the most significant part of the year came in those two minutes of injury-time on May 13, when Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero scored the goals against QPR that won the championship and ended the City curse where anything that can go wrong probably will.
"2011-12 will always be remembered as a particularly significant year in the history of the club, a season when Manchester City demonstrated an ability to win in even the most challenging of circumstances," said Al Mubarak.
"We experienced the Champions League, won the Premier League and with two goals in added time, redefined what is typical of City for a generation of supporters."
Although the financial figures are no match yet for Manchester United, whose latest reported turnover was £320.3million, it shows just how must progress City have made.
Little wonder officials have declared themselves delighted with the performance.
And they are confident even the huge losses confirmed today will not have an impact on their ability to meet UEFA's strict Financial Fair Play guidelines as £15million comes from infrastructure and youth development costs.
More importantly, approximately £80million comes from contracts that pre-date 2010, from which City expect to get some kind of relief.
While the results, to May 31, 2012, show marginal increases in gate receipts and TV revenue, it is in the commercial sector where City are making huge gains.
Revenue has gone up from £64.7million to £121.1million, underlining City's increased growing global exposure, which is being shown in all areas, from merchandise to club tours.
Although the enormous £400million, 10-year contract with Etihad, who now have naming rights to both the stadium and the entire campus, on which work began in the autumn, raised eyebrows, City believe history will show it to be a well-structured financial deal.
Other contracts, such as a new kit manufacturing contract with Nike, point to increased commercial revenue in the years ahead.
Meanwhile, City's overall wage bill has risen from £151.6million to £178.1million.
City's annual statement also confirms the "capital base of the club has also been strengthened through the issuing of £169million in new equity during the year, avoiding debt based funding and continuing to ensure that the club is virtually debt free".
Clearly, the largesse of owner Sheikh Mansour is still required to make the club viable in the short term.
However, it is the state-of-the-art City Football Academy (CFA) project across the road from the Etihad Stadium, on which the club expect to build a financially sustainable business.
"The CFA will strengthen the club's youth development and training capabilities, enable more players to move through the academy and elite development squads into the first team in the future, while bringing all of the club's operations together on a single site within the Etihad Campus," said Khaldoon.
Little wonder new chief executive Ferran Soriano is so excited about the future.
"Since joining Manchester City in September 2012, my first priority has been to deepen my understanding of the club, its history and its operations," he said.
"What I have found is a club on the verge of a historic transformation, reinforced by a genuine commitment to doing things well.
"It is a club with a rich history and the potential for an even brighter future."
It is hard to envisage further failure on the European stage being tolerated under Roberto Mancini's stewardship and the club are privately suggesting there will be no transfer window reinforcements.
But, with the likes of Pep Guardiola, a man Soriano knows so well from their time together at Barcelona, it is evident no return to obscurity is envisaged any time soon.
"Having returned to the summit of English football in 2011-12, the club has earned the chance to compete for a place as one of the biggest and most successful globally in the years ahead," Soriano said.
"It is an opportunity we will work hard at to achieve.
"There are many reasons to be optimistic. The club has assembled a world-class team on the pitch.
"Now, however, it is vital that we extend this winning mentality and commitment to excellence across all aspects of our operations."
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This direct, very lively, and inspiring teaching is a part of this book about St. Seraphim and gives in a very few pages the very purpose of our life in the Church: the acquisition of the Holy Spirit.
"Philokalia" means "love of the beautiful and good". It was the name given to a celebrated 18th-century collection of Greek mystical texts on the Christian spiritual life, teaching the path to true sobriety and the fullness of union with God. This "Little Russian Philokalia" is a new collection of ascetic texts drawn from Russian sources, chiefly of the 18th through the 20th centuries.
The first volume is devoted to St. Seraphim of Sarov (1756-1833), one of Russia's best-loved saints, a heavenly man overflowing with Christ-like love, to whom the mysteries of the other world were open. He taught that the main aim of Christian life is to acquire for oneself the Spirit of God. His amazing and supernatural conversation with N. A. Motovilov on "The Acquisition of the Holy Spirit" is included in this volume. Softbound. 158 pp.


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