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Real Name: Unknown, assumed to be Albert DeSalvo
Date: June 14, 1962 to September 3, 1963
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Details: Beginning in 1962, thirteen women lost their lives before a figure called "The Boston Strangler", a serial-killer who broke into homes and killed the women in them. The first victim was Anna Slesers, 55, who was strangled with her bath robe and then raped with a blunt object on June 17, 1962. The second victim was Paula Lepro, 57, who was sexually molested and then strangled with nylon stockings on June 22. The third victim was Helen Blake, 65, who was sexually mutilated and then strangled, her bra tied around her neck in the shape of a bow on June 30.
The fourth victim was Nina Nichols, 68, who was strangled and then had her nylon tied in a bow. The fifth victim was Ida Igra, 75, who was sexually molested and strangled to death, found on August 21. The sixth victim was Jane Sullivan, 67, sexually assaulted and strangled with her nylon stockings on August 30. The seventh victim was Sophie Clark, sexually assaulted and strangled on December 6. Patricia Bissette, 23, was the eighth victim, found sexually assaulted and strangled on December 31. The ninth victim was Mary Brown, 69, who was stabbed and strangled to death on March 9, 1963. The tenth victim was Beverly Samans, 23, stabbed to death on May 8. The eleventh victim was fifty-eight-year-old Evelyn Corbin, sexually assaulted and strangled with her nylon stockings on September 6. The twelfth victim was Joanne Graff, 24, found sexually assaulted and strangled on November 23. The thirteenth and final victim, nineteen-year-old Mary Sullivan, was found sexually assaulted and strangled to death on January 4, 1964. More than thirteen murders were blamed on him, the others attributed to copycats. In February 1965, Albert DeSalvo was in Bridgewater State Hospital for sexual assault. He acquainted himself with George Nasser, who was under observation for a violent murder. Nasser believed DeSalvo was the Boston Strangler due to their conversations. DeSalvo confessed to the crimes, hoping to go to a mental hospital instead of prison, in order to get out of his rape crimes. However, DeSalvo was never actually tried for the Strangler killings, but was named the killer. He was tried and convicted of unrelated sexual assault charges, later found dead in his cell from several stabbings in 1973, the same day that he told his psychiatrist that he was going to tell him the truth about the murders. In recent years, closer scrutiny of the case suggests that DeSalvo was not the Boston Strangler but got his facts and notes about the murders from Nasser himself who may have been the real killer. In fact, two survivors of attacks chose Nasser from mug shots as their attacker. In recent years, updated forensic analysis and DNA evidence proved in 2001 that DeSalvo was not the killer of Mary Sullivan, the eleventh victim, proved DeSalvo was not her killer. Casey Sherman, Mary's nephew, has been investigating the case and found several possible suspects in her murder, which include her ex-boyfriend and roommate's boyfriend, along with suspects in the other murders. On the day that the first victim Anna Slesers was murdered, a painting crew was working in her apartment building. Two weeks later, the painting crew was seen at the building of the third victim, Helen Blake, and Casey believes that this is more than just coincidence. Casey found that there was also a possible suspect in the murder of Sophie Clark, a man whom she had once dated that was seen fleeing her apartment on the day of her murder, and he failed two polygraphs. Also, there was a suspect in the murder of Patricia Bisette, her boss, who discovered her body, and had an affair with her. Casey discovered that Patricia was one month pregnant at the time, and there was now a suspect and motive. However, investigation into all of these suspects stopped after DeSalvo confessed to the crimes. The information found by Casey Sherman more than suggests DeSalvo's innocence.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the May 11, 1994 episode and expanded on June 28, 2002.
Results: Unresolved - On July 11, 2013, Boston police released information that they had discovered DNA evidence linking DeSalvo to the murder of Mary Sullivan. DNA found at the scene was a near certain match to DNA taken from a nephew of DeSalvo. A court ordered exhumation of the body in order to test the DNA correctly. However, DeSalvo's connection to one murder does not confirm his culpability in the other murders.


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Matt Bai's article in Democracy has drawn a bit of attention today, particularly this paragraph:
Generally speaking, political writers don't think so much of political scientists, either, mostly because anyone who has ever actually worked in or covered politics can tell you that, whatever else it may be, a science isn't one of them. Politics is, after all, the business of humans attempting to triumph over their own disorder, insecurity, competitiveness, arrogance, and infidelity; make all the equations you want, but a lot of politics is simply tactile and visual, rather than empirical. My dinnertime conversation with three Iowans may not add up to a reliable portrait of the national consensus, but it's often more illuminating than the dissertations of academics whose idea of seeing America is a trip to the local Bed, Bath & Beyond.
This is odd, to say the least. Bai is essentially arguing on behalf of the very approach he mocks.
In terms of a reporter's ability to paint a "portrait of the national consensus," a dinnertime conversation with three Iowans is pretty much the same thing as thinking you can see America via a trip to the local Bed, Bath & Beyond.
The problem with extrapolating what you see on a trip to Bed, Bath & Beyond into an assertion about broader public opinion is that it mistakes anecdote for data. A dinnertime conversation with three Iowans has the same problem. And Matt Bai knows this; just a few paragraphs earlier, he wrote:
Academics who study politics often consider those of us who write about the field to be superficial, simple-minded and-the greatest indictment of all- unscientific . We interview three people in an Iowa diner and act as if we have penetrated the very soul of America. (Such allegations are, sadly, true enough.)
More Bai:
The founder of Daily Kos, Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, is a law school graduate who lives in Berkeley; the lead blogger on FireDogLake, Jane Hamsher, used to be the Hollywood producer of such family films as "Natural Born Killers"; Chris Bowers, the signature voice of Open Left, is (or at least was when I first met him) a graduate student in sociology. To suggest that the voices of 100 or so prominent bloggers of similar pedigree represent some new, more inclusive voice of the American everyman-which is what the bloggers themselves like to profess-is just fantasy.
Well, ok. But Bai just gone done arguing that his dinnertime conversations with three Iowans are illuminating. The views of "three Iowans" are illuminating, but those of three bloggers are not? (By the way, note the loaded descriptions of those three: Bai could just as easily have described Markos as a veteran of the U.S. Army or as a small business owner who grew up in El Salvador. But that would have undermined his point pretty badly.)
So Matt Bai seems to be arguing that looking at a narrow and small slice of the populace in order to draw broader conclusions is invalid - unless Matt Bai is the person doing the looking.
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UPDATED: Why did CNN remove critical questions from discussion on Pentagon's DADT survey of troops?
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On July 7, CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr discussed with anchor Drew Griffin the Pentagon's survey of 200,000 active duty troops and 200,000 reserve troops concerning "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Here is the segment as captured by a YouTuber:
As Pam Spaulding points out on her blog, in the video clip above Starr lays out the rationale for a survey that asks such questions as if active duty and reserve troops would feel comfortable in the showers with openly gay or lesbian service members.
Oddly enough, a portion of the segment that aired was removed before it went up on CNN's website. The section in question has Griffin pushing back rather hard asking Starr:
Why do they care -- these joint chiefs -- these guys are paid to make decisions. Why are they sending out this public relations survey asking whoever wants to respond to this and supposedly going to use this to make a decision on this?
The CNN.com version of the segment:
As Spaulding notes:
Why? There's no real reason to do so, as it's a web clip, so time constraints aren't relevant. What editorial judgment was made that Griffin's interest in a logical reason for the survey is not newsworthy to readers of CNN's web site?
It's a good question worthy of an answer from a cable network that spent much of June promoting its Gay in America special coverage focusing on the LGBT community.
CNN provided Media Matters with the following statement this evening:
CNN didn't edit out the question from Drew Griffin for editorial reasons. Sometimes we edit clips to a certain length because shorter clips tend to do better online. Drew was questioning a CNN correspondent and not a guest. If it were a guest or person who did the study, we would have certainly posted the segment in its entirety. The full segment is now streaming.
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wikiHow to Be a Good Prefect
Becoming a prefect is a great way to end time at your school, and is a massive advantage for you in the future. Research shows that many successful business people held positions of responsibility while they were at school, and school prefect looks great on anyone's CV. So if you were one of the lucky ones, congratulations!
1Maintain discipline. Prefects have advantages over teachers in that the younger children look up to them, as a result keeping the rules is a much easier job for Prefects than it is for teachers.
2Help staff. Prefect is one of the top roles a student can have at a school. You are now working with the teachers to create a better place to learn, and a mature, helpful prefect is sure to be trusted.
3Support younger pupils. The knowledge that there are Prefects willing to help will be very reassuring to newer pupils, and they will count on you to live up to their expectations and as someone who can help guide them through their school life.
4Be approachable. The kind and friendly prefect will gain the most respect. Offering help to those that might need it is better than waiting to be asked, and more often than not your offers will be taken up appreciatively.
5Be involved. Prefects are given a lot of responsibility in the form of organizing and running events for parents and pupils of the school. It raises your prefect profile and impresses teaching staff, and also puts you in good stead for the future. Colleges and employers are keen to see examples of people that have been involved in voluntary school activities.
6Practice good communication skills. The key is to be approachable, whether it is to students, parents, or visitors. The steps above require communication to be clear and confident.
- A confident prefect sometimes needs to be something you learn how to become. Meeting with fellow prefects, teachers, visitors and parents and making presentations can help build up your confidence within the school. Observe how they react to you, and change your communication skills accordingly to become the best prefect you can be.
7Enjoy it! Many new students are very impressionable and meeting a confident, helpful prefect can be something they will remember when they apply for the position in years to come.
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How can I be a good role model?wikiHow ContributorFollow and respect the rules and do not break them. If you feel something is wrong or you are having trouble, ask your parents or teachers -- they will be able to give you lots of advice.
What should I do if I am a prefect but the students don't listen to me?wikiHow ContributorThere will always be natural rebellion from students toward authority figures but none more so than to one who is in their own age group and conditions. You will need to impress upon them that you have authority and responsibilities that cannot be ignored and that the consequences for failure to listen are enactment of the rules within your power and/or discretion. After a few non-listeners end up doing detention or whatever else you are able to give, they'll begin to listen. As well, be confident, assertive and willing to tell them off as needed.
Why would I want to become a prefect?wikiHow ContributorBecoming a prefect has its advantages. Becoming prefect gives you the chance to help others in ways that you couldn't before and if you are a good prefect, people look up to you and want to be like you. You can inspire others into doing amazing things. It's also a good early taste of leadership and the responsibilities accompanying that.
What if I see two people fighting?wikiHow ContributorThe best thing to do is tell a teacher. The reason you shouldn't help separate the fight is because you might end up getting in trouble for getting involved. Also, you could get hurt.
Why would a person want to be a prefect?wikiHow ContributorPeople want to be prefects because they want to be an inspiration to others; they want to be role models.
What do prefects do?Heypeople88Prefects guide other students, help to organize activities and communicate student needs to staff members.
What is the best way for a prefect to settle conflicts?wikiHow ContributorTry a countdown from three, loudly. You can even get serious and try to explain how the students are disturbing teachers, classes, etc. and the consequences if they keep it up. They will listen if they understand that there are consequences unfavorable to them.
I want to be a prefect but I'm shy. How can I overcome this?wikiHow ContributorIf you can improve your relationships with your friends, and keep pushing yourself to reach out to new people, you should be able to combat the shyness.
What is the reason why you might want to be a school prefect?wikiHow ContributorAs a prefect, you'll help out in the smooth running of the school. You also might have good leadership qualities.
Why is it important to apply for school prefect?wikiHow ContributorIt enhances your leadership qualities and helps you become a stronger and a more responsible person. People will see you as a role model, so to meet their expectations, you naturally develop your skills.
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- Speak to other Prefects in local schools to see what they are doing and if you can learn from them.
- Prefects are also there to guide you if you may not be sure of something you may ask any prefect. Than to ask your teacher being a prefect is an absolutely enjoyable role as a role model to smaller children. Prefects help teachers a lot by applying discipline to the smaller children.
- Remember to be just as friendly to your fellow prefects. You're all working towards helping the same school and students within it, and with good communication between prefects your job can be made a lot easier.
- Don't use it as an opportunity to intimidate other students and don't be a bully. Being a prefect doesn't make being a bully justifiable. A prefect can be reported to the school just as a bully can, and any prefect who abuses their status is likely to be removed from the team as well as punished as a regular student would be, at best. At worst, punishments can be worse considering that they are trusted with more responsibilities than regular students i.e. supervising libraries and lunch rooms possibly in lieu of teachers as part of their duty.
- If a duty or role assigned to you is too much or not convenient, it is much better to talk about it with your head of year than simply not do your duty.
- Know when to stop helping. If there is an issue you're not sure whether you should resolve, ask a teacher.
- If you are seen breaking or not enforcing the rules, you won't be sending out the right message, and are in danger of losing your prefect status. Make sure that even if you aren't enforcing the rules, you're abiding by them.
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He had suffered two injuries last year, including an arm injury, but said he feels healthy now. As far as his pitches, he throws a low 90s fastball, along with a slider, curveball, and changeup. Yang said that his slider is his best pitch, and that he uses a split changeup in the game. As you can see by the video, he also has a delay in his windup, which is a timing thing that is ver...
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- session 1: Monitoring approaches strategies and indicators
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Monitoring approaches strategies and indicators
AbstractThe necessity to monitor marine biodiversity was recognised by all contributors to the discussion. There were however different opinions on how to monitor. The question whether a general methodology for biodiversity monitoring is possible for high and low diversity systems remained largely unanswered. It was emphasised by some people that marine biodiversity work to a greater extent than before should focus on functional aspects of diversity. Because knowledge of functional relationships enable us to assess effects on the ecosystem of species loss or invasion. It was also stressed that that the work to identify indicators of diversity should continue and be intensified. After a slow start a fair number of contributions were posted from people with experience from the Mediterranean to the eastern Baltic area. In the following I will attempt to summarise contributions to the key questions asked by the chair.
1. Should we monitor at all even if we only can register a fraction of the total diversity?Biodiversity in a broad sense includes different measures at several different levels of biological organisation: Total communities, functional groups, keystone species, species, genes. At the same time, changes can be measured on widely different spatial scales depending on the problem: From regions to the scale of the sample. Given this complexity, is it practically possible to measure biodiversity in a broad sense? Should we monitor at all even if we only can register a fraction of the total diversity?
The answer to this question was a clear yes. The reasons given for this yes varied between different contributors. Although one contributor suggested that existing monitoring programmes could take care also of biodiversity (Anda Ikauniece) most contributors suggested different new approaches. It was stressed by Ferruccio Maltagliati that diversity on several ecosystem levels should be monitored, not only species level but also on individual/population level, and he called for methods (i.e. statistical ones) to compare different levels of biodiversity. Herman Hummel stressed the importance of study coupling between diversity and ecosystem function, and so did the chair. He (HH) further emphasised the use of indicators to meet the needs of managers and politicians, even if they did not reflect total biodiversity. For the case when they do not reflect total diversity, the consequences for the ecosystem and society of the discrepancy should be investigated.
2. What should we measure and where? Are there indicators of diversity?If we agree that we should monitor, then what should we measure and where? In the marine domain a tradition is to register species of certain size fractions for example benthic macrofauna ( invertebrates >1mm mostly). But does diversity of this faunal compartment relate positively to overall diversity. This brings us to the question: Are there indicators of biodiversity, that is some property, easily measured, that reflects diversity of a greater part of the system, that will indicate environmental pressures on diversity? Do we have such examples in the Baltic or elsewhere?
It was thus agreed that we should monitor biodiversity, but clearly we cannot monitor every aspects of biodiversity. What parts of the ecosystems should be monitored? Johanna Wesnigk suggested to start with habitats where the threats were known, and to focus on key organisms. Anda Ikauniece suggested monitoring of key organisms like the bladder wrack (Fucus) as an indicator in shallow areas of the Baltic. The chair gave further examples of possible habitat forming organisms in the Baltic area and raised the question if monitoring should be restricted to such organisms. However, there was a general perception that determination of species was unavoidable when monitoring diversity. An example where species determination of species, both meio- and macrofauna, is necessary was given by Emil Olafsson,, the effect on meiofauna diversity of the macrofauna invader Marenzelleria. There was some discussion about whether or not the diversity of a single organism group could reflect the overall biodiversity. Emil Olafsson pointed to the fact that in some areas of the Baltic the macrofauna was extremely species poor, while meiofauna was rich in species, and suggested further studies of diversity in macro-, meio- and microbial communities, using T-RFLP genetic fingerprinting. In a message (not yet posted) by Jean-Pierre Feral described the work in WP2 of BIOMARE on bioindicators of diversity changes. A detailed account of the bioindicator concept was given and it was proposed to use pressure indicators and response indicators as they stand in the literature and to link with national and European policies. The efforts were focused on the sorting of state indicators, indices and set of species.
3. What determines the appropriate scale of a monitoring program?The high dispersal ability of marine organisms and the paucity of rigid physical barriers require that marine diversity is monitored as well as managed on a large scale. Maybe, the appropriate scale for monitoring is the scale of major water masses rather than the scale of individual biotopes on the sea floor. If so, this means that monitoring and management actions should be internationally co-ordinated.
The chair used the fact that many marine organisms have good dispersal abilities, and that marine environments have relatively small physical barriers to argue for monitoring on a large spatial scale. However, Emil Olafsson pointed out that certain groups of organisms in fact have rather restricted dispersal ability, for instance free-living marine nematodes, and suggested that monitoring only on a large scale could be misleading. In a general message, Jean-Pierre Feral informed about the BIOMARE concerted action, where a large scale (and long term) approach have been taken to assess changes in biodiversity.
4. How do the target and the environmental pressures determine monitoring?The monitoring approach is likely to depend on the target and the environmental pressure. The following two examples are encountered in the Baltic and elsewhere in coastal areas. 1) Hypoxia/anoxia in the bottom waters with negative effects on the biological system. Monitoring to document effects of hypoxia obviously requires high frequency measurements in space and time and the target is likely to be whole communities of organisms. 2) In addition to eutrophication derived threats, contaminants also threatens diversity in the Baltic area and elsewhere. In contrast to the effects of hypoxia which have a patchy distribution, the effects of contaminants is more diffuse and only affect some organisms in the communities. Is it possible to design feasible monitoring programmes that can answer all (or most) questions?
The chair raised the question whether different monitoring approaches should be adopted depending on biodiversity compartment and environmental problem. Johanna Wesnigk pointed out that anoxia in the deep Baltic Sea was not a problem for diversity of microbial communities, while it could be a problem for macrofaunal diversity. This illustrates that the same environmental problem may affect target diversity differentially between different organism compartments.
5. How does diversity determine the monitoring approach?Should we have different approaches for monitoring in high and low diversity systems? While in low diversity systems like the Baltic, where it not may make much sense to use indici of diversity, maybe monitoring should be concentrated on key organisms, while in high diversity systems use of conventional indici used on whole communities may be more appropriate?
One example raised by the chair, should we have different approaches for monitoring in high and low diversity systems? There was not really any direct response to this question, however Christian Altaba, in a general reponse suggested different approaches in the Baltic than in systems with higher diversity.
Is there a coupling between diversity and ecosystem function in the Baltic Area?
AbstractAlthough high diversity may be a value in itself, the value would be even greater if there were a positive coupling to ecosystem function (for instance remineralisation of organic matter, fish yields etc). Are there evidence of such coupling in the Baltic Area? If so, what may be the consequences of species losses for ecosystem function?
The discussion was focussed on the following abbreviated questions raised by Ragnar Elmgren, For full questions see the introductory document:
- The call to preserve biodiversity is partly based on the hypothesis that species richness is important for the functioning of ecosystems, by making them more efficient, less sensitive to perturbations and species extinction, and better at delivering the commercial goods and ecological services humans expect from them. This hypothesis has proven difficult to demonstrate convincingly Only in the last decade has experimental and observational results in partial support of some of these assumptions started to accumulate, but as yet mostly from communities of primary producers, mainly grasslands Not all have found the hypothesised effects of increased species richness. Why have marine biologists largely missed this experimental opportunity?
- Facilitation between species is a mechanism whereby biodiversity might influence ecosystem function, and has been described both from deposit-feeding and filter-feeding freshwater ecosystems. Are likely candidates found also in the Baltic Sea?
- The naturally species-poor Baltic Sea is an ideal laboratory for comparative experiments on the coupling of biodiversity to system function In the macrobenthos, functional types do not disappear from the Baltic benthos as quickly as species, as we move towards lower salinity. Species may be redundant, that is replaceable by a functionally similar species without changes in ecosystem function, but functional groups or higher taxa may not. Whether a species is considered redundant will partly depend on how we measure ecosystem function. Which measures of ecosystem function are most appropriate for the different habitat types represented in the Baltic Sea?
- When we do comparative experiments with the Baltic Sea providing the low diversity treatments, we must also find medium and high diversity treatments that allow appropriate comparisons. Designing such comparative experiments would seem to provide excellent opportunities for joint EU research projects. Where can the best medium and high biodiversity habitats for comparison with the Baltic be found?
- If high biodiversity is good, then why should we worry about species invasions in low-diversity systems with "empty" niches, such as the Baltic Sea, which are thought to be particularly susceptible to invasions? Is high biodiversity positive for fisheries, by providing a larger number of target species, or negative, by making the fishery for each target species less efficient? Is maintenance of aquatic biodiversity important for tourism and recreational uses around the Baltic Sea? Should provision of ecosystem services, including catches for the fishery, be seen as an ecosystem function?
The activity under this topic was not overwhelming which may reflect the fact that very few studies have been performed relating to these questions. Still, several valid points were discussed, and several questions raised in the introduction were followed by more questions. The issue of most concern was whether or not invasive species constitutes a threat to low diversity systems in general, and the Baltic ecosystem in particular. The somewhat provocative question in the introduction of why worry about invasions in low diversity systems? was followed by several remarks. Most arguments for the view that invasions was a negative feature were of ethical nature, and no firm evidence was presented that ecosystem function had changed as a consequence of past invasions in the Baltic area. Nor were there firm examples where the native species had been excluded (by competition or otherwise) by the invader. One example of a threat was the comb jelly Mnemiopsis that recently invaded the Caspian Sea. Effects of this species, however, on the Caspian system seems still limited. One reason for the paucity of negative evidence from invasions in the Baltic may however be due to the fact that very few scientific investigations have been made of the relationship between diversity and ecosystem function.
In reply to the question of which type or types of function were the most desirable to preserve or enhance one example was given. The oxygenation of bottom sediments through bioturbation, which affects the biogeochemistry in the sediment and the exchange with the bottom water.
Questions still open and to be answered in the future is, if there is a relationship between diversity and ecosystem function, which types of function are affected, and what are the mechanisms. For instance, is facilitation in guilds of species such a mechanism?
Marine Biodiversity in the framework of GBIF and ENBI
AbstractWhat contribution can marine biodiversity researchers make to international ventures such as GBIF and ENBI? Is marine biodiversity adequately covered in these activities?
Neither this topic caused excessive activity, but several important points were discussed.
Both GBIF and ENBI rely on existing databases and the willingness/possibilities of the custodians to make their data accessible. ENBI will provide guidelines, data protocols, and the digital infrastructure to optimise this accessibility. The contribution of marine biodiversity researchers to GBIF and ENBI depends on:
- willingness to share data (considering IPR issues and economic and political interests)
- possibility to easily share data (digitised or not? budget available to digitise?)
- issues such as the completeness of the data, taxonomic gaps, geographical gaps, etc.
In relation this point Hans du Buf informed about an Expression of Interest (IMAQUA - Introducing tomorrow's imaging technology for large-scale monitoring of microscopic, aquatic organisms) to the EC. After the small pilot projects DiCANN (dinoflagellates) and ADIAC (diatoms), which concerned automatic identification, and a similar project on coccoliths and foraminifera at ETHZ in Switzerland, already 50 biologists and specialists in pattern recognition teamed up to develop tools for automatic identification and for building databases that can be shared. These databases will contain images, validated taxonomy, as well as ecological information. The basic idea is that only a pan-European collaboration with many participants allows to cover enough taxa and habitats.
In co-operation with EuroCat (Species 2000 Europa) ENBI shall create the pan-European taxon list. This list will accommodate marine taxa from ERMS (European Register of Marine Species) higher plant taxa (Euro+Med Plantbase) and terrestrial macro-fauna (Fauna Europaea). Careful assessment of content will be needed here, both because of major gaps, because of a number of overlaps, and because of substantial differences in depth of treatment. Coverage of marine biodiversity by GBIF should/will be addressed by the GBIF representatives.
Ferdinando Boero acknowledged the importance of ENBI, GBIF, ERMS , but questioned the quality of the information in the databases. He essentially made two points; one about taxonomical confusion in some animal groups (Hydroids) and the other that the information was too scanty to be of great use to ecologists. The suggested remedy for the first point was more resources to good taxonomists.
Somewhat related to this issue were two points raised James Wilson 1) Any system is only as good as the information it contains. Although increasingly species lists are being held electronically, there is still a lot of data, including old data, in notebook or similar form, that is not yet electronically available 2) The second point was that the system should be easily accessible and encourage use. For instance, when met by messages like "your browser does not support the pages" does not encourage deeper exploration. In response to point 1) Cees Hof informed that within ENBI there would be some trials on the digitisation of archived records. Methods, protocols, and standards will be developed for the (automatic) conversion of "paper" information into on-line information and to point 2). Indeed essential. ENBI has a work package devoted to the "user friendliness" of biodiversity services in Europe. This work package will also assess the special needs of specific groups of biodiversity information users.
ConclusionsAlthough the discussions in the two first sessions generated more questions than answers, there were several conclusions embraced by more than one person. There was a clear consensus on that biodiversity should be monitored, but there were different reasons given for monitoring and different views on what parts of biodiversity to monitor as well as which methods to use. It seemed clear that there were few, if any, monitoring programs running with the specific purpose to monitor changes in biodiversity in the Baltic marine area.
The question of the possibility of using indicators of biodiversity instead of monitoring the whole systems was discussed in several contributions. One issue raised was whether or not monitoring should be focussed on certain habitats formed by some key organisms, like the Fucus belt in the Baltic. Others argued forcefully for using indicators, even if their usefulness not were fully tested. It was suggested to adopt a common definition of biodiversity indicators, borrowed from the terrestrial domain, the so called Pressure-State-Response (PSR) model where measures of the systems should
Implication for monitoring of this definition would be an ecosystem approach rather than species approach. It was stressed that the scientific work to identify useful indicators of biodiversity should be intensified and one way to go was through comparative work on high and low diversity environments coupled with experimental manipulations.
- identify the main causes of biodiversity changes,
- detect the main effects, the rate and extent of biodiversity changes (loss) and
- evaluate the benefit of the implementation of protective or remedial actions.
In relation to indicators, there was some discussion about whether or not the diversity of a single organism group could reflect the overall biodiversity. It was pointed out that in some areas of the Baltic the macrofauna was extremely species poor, while meiofauna was rich in species, and the traditionally used macrobenthos therefore not was the best general indicator of diversity. This issue certainly needs further studies of diversity in several faunal compartments. T-RFLP genetic fingerprinting was also suggested as a complimentary method to measure diversity in the species poor Baltic system.
Several contributors called upon more research to identify the eventual coupling between biodiversity and ecosystem function. The rationale for this efforts being the perception that part of the value of high diversity is due to positive effects on ecosystem functioning. It has been suggested that high diversity systems are more stable and uses resources more effectively than systems with lower diversity. There are however few scientific studies to support this suggestion. It was repeatedly suggested that the low diversity Baltic systems should be ideal for experiments in order to reveal such couplings. In relation to this point the question was raised of which type, or types, of function were the most desirable to preserve or enhance. One example given was the oxygenation of bottom sediments through bioturbation, which affects the biogeochemistry in the sediment and the exchange with the bottom water.
There was great concern about effects of invasive species, and there were calls for investigations specifically assessing effects of invasive species on the native systems. One example were given such as the comb jelly. Mnemiopsis. in the Caspian Sea, There were however no examples of negative effects, like species loss, on the "native" diversity in the Baltic, but rather the reverse, the diversity had increased as a consequence of these invasions. However, few if any, scientific investigations have assessed effects of invaders on the native fauna and such studies should have high priority in the future. One outstanding example in the Baltic is the large deep burrowing North American polychaete Marenzelleria viridis, which possibly affects sediment, layers not hitherto affected by the native fauna. The consequences of this invasion for macro- as well as meio-fauna diversity and for sediment biogeochemistry should be investigated. It was emphasised that by some that the functional effects of both invasions and losses of species deserve further and intensified studies.
First part of the question in the title of the conference "Is a general methodology for biodiversity monitoring possible and do ecosystems with high and low diversity function in a similar way? " was answered with both yes and no. Yes because most people felt that species determinations were necessary, and no because different approaches in terms of organism compartments could be necessary in high and low diversity systems. Whether or not high diversity systems function differently from low diversity systems is still an open question.
The questions of what contributions marine biodiversity researchers could make to international ventures such as GBIF and ENBI, and if marine biodiversity adequately is covered in these activities, were discussed in the third and fourth session. It was pointed out that fundamental issues were the willingness of researchers to share data, user friendly access to the data bases linked to GBIF and ENBI, and good taxonomic/systematic quality of data in the databases.
One main conclusion of this conference and the message to managers and authorities is to increase funding for work with consequences of species loss and species invasions on the function of marine ecosystems. This because only when we know these relationships can we fully evaluate the loss of value due to a deteriorating biodiversity.
General coordination: Carlo Heip ,Herman Hummel and Pim van Avesaath
Web site and conference hosted by VLIZ


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This week on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, we're kicking off a five-week homestand in Saint Paul, Minnesota with a live broadcast from The Fitzgerald Theater followed by our Prairie Home Companion Masked Ball. With special guests, big-voiced New Orleans vocalist Topsy Chapman and our good friend Butch Thompson and His New Orleans Orphans. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
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- 00:03:15 GK opens, talks about the Como Park Conservatory
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- 00:07:20 SFX script
- 00:13:32 GK intros Topsy Chapman
- 00:15:22 Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans- Topsy Chapman and band
- 00:19:20 Rhubarb script
- 00:23:12 Saturday Night Function- Butch Thompson and his New Orleans Orphans
- 00:28:06 Powdermilk Biscuit Break/ Candyman
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- 00:31:06 PSA script
- 00:34:12 GK talks with Topsy Chapman
- 00:35:27 Them There Eyes- Topsy Chapman and band
- 00:39:22 GK talks to Topsy about singing at New Orleans funerals
- 00:39:49 Just A Little While to Stay Here- Topsy Chapman and band
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- 00:43:07 News From Lake Wobegon
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- 00:57:00 Honky Tonk Woman- Pat Donohue and Shoe Band
- 01:00:00 Intermission- Blue Skies
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- 01:03:41 Greetings
- 01:05:44 GK talks about Patty Andrews, "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree"
- 01:08:54 Arizona- GK/ Shoes
- 01:14:00 Lucky Number 13
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- 01:19:50 Country Boy Down in New Orleans- Pat Donohue and Shoes
- 01:23:10 GK talks about tonight's masked ball
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- 01:32:03 GK talks about New Orleans funerals
- 01:32:36 Funeral Sequence- Butch Thompson and his New Orleans Orphans with Shoes
- 01:37:01 Abbey script
- 01:42:04 His Eye is On the Sparrow- Topsy Chapman and band
- 01:47:22 Wild Man Blues- Duke Heitger and Butch Thompson
- 01:51:30 Plumbing script
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Old Sweet Songs: A Prairie Home Companion 1974-1976
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Take time to get back to nature. Bring the whole family. Although we don't allow smoking inside the cabin, you are welcome to enjoy a smoke from the patio or outdoors. Great place for young children to play in a custom playhouse perfect for hours of entertainment.
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What a great location and set up on Lake Herman!! We had a small family reunion with ages from 6 mos to my mother who is 91 and all ages in between. Could not have asked for a better spot!! Peggy and Rich, the owners, were so welcoming and helpful. The property has everything and more you could ask for! We prepared almost every meal there for 4 days for the family. So much fun around the fire pit at night. They have truly thought of everything to make your stay there unforgettable. So many fantastic memories were made during our perfect stay. Even the darling golden Daisy from next door came for a visit. Wonderful family vacation spot with lots of room for everyone!!
It's only a few miles to town if you need groceries and on a beautiful lake setting where you can hear the cows moo! It truly has it all
We ran out of time but they offer the use of a kayak, paddle boat, pontoon, fishing poles, and other various yard activities. The wind can be an issue but sure didn't bother us! We hope to make it an annual vacation spot.
Stayed here for three nights and it was just as the information said. We got there on a Thursday afternoon and the day was beautiful. Then came Friday with extreme winds and very hard to enjoy the beach. Got lucky with Saturday and spent the day at the little beach area, fishing, paddle boating, kayaking and had a bonfire that night. When we went to leave, on Sunday, the owner said, as she did not have anyone coming in that day, that we could stay longer and enjoy the beach since we had the one windy day. Very nice of her! We will definitely stay here again! Thanks so much.
we originally chatted with owners regarding renting this summer for a family reunion. Peggy was gracious and responsive. Unfortunately, we had to cancel. They were very receptive to returning our deposit. It is a popular cabin and will rent quickly for 2016.
The owner was quite friendly and helpful. The garage house is in nice shape. However....in a house advertised for 12 people, THERE IS NO RANGE which is not obvious in the web listing. Tough to cook for 2 people, let alone 12 on hot plates and a microwave. Also, there is no dining room table....only two card tables and chairs. The only permanent dining seating is two barstools at a bar. The Wifi was slower than dial up. Only 6-8 drinking glasses in the whole house for 12 guests. Hotel size refrigerator. The TV was very small and not visable from the living room couches...only from two very comfortable lounge chairs. Guess the other 10 guests are supposed to sit on the floor.
Other than these very odd items, the house itself is quite nice. Large yard, dock, firepit, right on the lake. The pictures are a bit deceiving though. The "cabin" is really a living unit built with a garage that is attached to the owners house. Not private at all.
So why is this place the way it is....the welcome book says it best. The "cabin" was built to provide extra sleeping quarters for the owners family and for that purpose, it is great. As a stand alone rental, it lacks many of the basic things one would expect and not even think to ask about. I don't discourage you from renting this "cabin", however, I think it appropriate for you to understand what you will find upon arrival.
We recently completed a 10 day stay at this property. The place is simply outstanding in every way. Excellent service form the property owners. A beautiful setting on the shores of Lake Herman. The cabin was modern and comfortable and all of the amenities were as described in the listing. The people were very pleasant and provided us with everything we needed as well. This would be an excellent summer vacation destination or simply a fantastic and relaxing break from everyday life. Cannot recommend it highly enough! Thanks for a great time!
I have been hesitant to write a review because we don't really want a lot of people to know about this place!! We have stayed here three times now, and my in-laws have also rented it out. It is wonderful for kids; the property has a lot of yard space for play, and it backs right up to it's own beach and dock. They are well-stocked with toys, movies, and video games. The lake is not busy, and the location is really private and peaceful. The owners are very helpful and accessible. Would recommend to anyone looking for a great getaway!
Located within 2 miles of historic Prairie Village and the Lake Herman State Park. We welcome motorcyclists and we're located just a short distance from US Highway 34, the gateway to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
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Whether you like the bi-annual time change that most states use or not, it is a fact of life for most of the citizens of the United States. Most of us have no problem with the "Fall back" part of the change, because with it comes an extra hour of sleep, and in the winter months, who can't use that. The "Spring forward" part of the time change…well, that is a different thing. Losing that hour of sleep is just not so easy to swallow. Enter Napping Day.
In days gone by, an afternoon nap was not just a common thing, it was part of the job description. In fact, the siesta is still a time-honored tradition in Spain. It happens right after lunch and can be traced back to the first years of people having jobs. In fact, if you're in the Mediterranean, it's pretty much standard everywhere you go. In Italy they call it the riposo, pisolini, and even old Charlamagne, who was a medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814, has been recorded as having taken 2-3 hour naps in the middle of the afternoon. I want to know where that tradition has gone in our time. I can't tell you how many times I would have loved to grab a little twenty minute nap in the afternoon.
Fast forward to our time. Daylight savings time rolls around, and you are forced to get up an hour earlier. Most of us couldn't fall asleep any earlier, and after all, the time change happens at about 2:00am, so why would we go to bed an hour early. The next morning is Sunday, and hopefully you were able to get acclimated to the new time, but more likely than not, you didn't. So on Monday you are back at it…hard at work, and suddenly you hit a wall. You've been a trooper all day. You bravely made it through the morning's activities…and it wasn't too bad. Then lunch hits, and that food just makes you sleepy. What do you do? You take a nap! Napping Day encourages you to remember these benefits of youth and take a little time out of the day for you! The idea is to take that little nap, because it really is napping day. I have to wonder just how many bosses would be ok with such an idea. Not too many, I would guess.
As Barbara Jordan, a Texas representative, would say, "Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap." I hadn't heard of her before, but I like her style. Happy Napping Day everyone!!
My niece, Jenny Spethman is a woman of many talents. She is first and foremost a woman of God, who loves the Lord with all her heart. Life has not always been a bed of roses for Jenny, but through it all, she and her husband, Steve made God their center, and He has given then the strength to weather the storms that life brings…and some of these were hurricanes or tornadoes. Most weren't literally that type, but they did fly through the edge of a hurricane on their way to their honeymoon, so they learned to trust God very early on in their marriage. The loss of their daughter, Laila at 22 days old, is something that would have ripped many a marriage apart, but not Jenny and Steve. They pressed into the Lord, and learned to seek His comfort in all the sad days that followed her passing. God has carried them through…every storm.
Jenny loves being a wife and mother. Her family is her everything. She attends the boys, Xander, Zack, and Isaac's sporting events, and her daughter, Aleesia's girly events, like dancing, cheerleading. With the boys in school all day, Jenny and Aleesia have had more time to spend doing girly time. The sad thing is that now, Aleesia is almost ready for full time school too, so Jenny is in the process of deciding who she will be then. I have been in that situation too, so I understand how that feels. When you are no longer a full time caregiver, as in my case, or a full time mommy, as in Jenny's case, you start to think, "Ok, then who am I?" It's a question every mom has to answers at some point.
The reality is that everyone has these moments when they need to basically re-invent themselves. Jenny is trying to decide now, if she will go back to school or go to work. I totally understand the vast array of feelings she has about this. She will miss being the stay-at-home mom, with all the kids around her, but there is a type of excitement that comes with a new adventure, be it work or study. All new adventures are often bittersweet…exciting on the one side, but sad too, because you are leaving the time of your children's babyhood behind. Bittersweet as it may be, I know that Jenny will weather this storm just fine too. Today is Jenny's birthday. Happy birthday Jenny!! Have a great day!! We love you!!
My nephew, Barry Schulenberg, and his wife, Kelli have been doing some remodeling on their bathroom and their home outside of Casper, Wyoming. Barry has a knack for carpentry, and that reminds me of the little boy that was Barry, helping his grandpa, my father-in-law, Walt Schulenberg build the family home north of Casper. It seems like so many years ago, and yet in my memory files, I can see it so clearly. In those days, Barry wanted to do anything his grandpa was doing…so much so, in fact, that Barry had decided that he didn't need to go to school. He was just going to go to work with his grandpa. I can't say exactly how much Barry learned about carpentry from his grandpa in those days, but I think he took something away from that experience, even as a little two year old boy. I think he found that he liked to build things, but more than that, it built a bond between grandfather and grandson that would last a lifetime.
Over the years, Barry helped his grandfather do anything he was doing. From splitting wood to working on cars, the two of them were almost inseparable, except for the inevitable job/school times that each had to go to. Barry lived for the time when his grandpa would be home from work and they could go work outside. I'm not sure if my father-in-law felt worn out or not, but if he did, he rarely showed it to Barry. They were best buddies and that was all that mattered. The three granddaughters that my father-in-law had then, were his little princesses, and were treated as such, but Barry was his working buddy, and that was just the way it was. I think the girls were ok with that too, because carpentry and cars really weren't their idea of fun anyway.
I don't know if Barry realized how special his relationship with his grandpa was, but I really hope he did or does now, because it was special. Not every little boy gets to spend the time with their grandfather that Barry did. That was a blessing beyond blessings for both of them, and it was special to watch too. My father-in-law has been gone now for over three and a half years now. I have to wonder if Barry misses his grandpa as he is working on the current project he has set himself to now. It's not that Barry can't do the work himself and with Kelli's help, but I have to wonder if he doesn't hear the echo of his grandpa's voice guiding him through the steps to remodeling the bathroom. His grandpa really knew what he was doing, and to top it off, Barry looks like his grandpa too. No wonder they got along so well. They were two of a kind. Today is Barry's birthday. Happy birthday Barry!! Have a great day!! We love you!!
I remember my niece, Andrea Beach as a little girl, trying so hard to be the good big sister to her little brother, Allen. She always had a way of being motherly to Allen. Sometimes, the oldest child has a tendency to feel like they need to be the protector of the younger children. That seems to be the case in situations where both parents work, I think. It's like having the older child babysit. It puts them in charge, and so whenever their parents are gone, they feel like they have to be in charge of the younger children. When I think about it, maybe that is just instinctual, because Andrea was protective of her brother before she was ever old enough to babysit him.
Now, Allen might have a little bit different story to tell, and we can see what he has to say about it, because I think it's entirely possible that he viewed her protectiveness as bossiness, and he wouldn't be the first little brother to do so either. Most of the younger siblings have a tendency to say something like, "You're not the boss of me!!" In that matter, Allen was no different than any of those other younger child. Like most kids, he didn't like to have anyone bossing him around, least of all, his big sister. Nevertheless, most of the time, the two of them got along pretty well. That could have been due to the fact that they lived far away from the rest of the family, so for some time, their main friend was their sibling…unlike the family that all lived here and ws raised around cousins. Of course, these days, Andrea is the boss…to her son Topher anyway. But then again, they are really best friends too.
Living so far away was really a sourse of sadness for Andrea, who often wished that she lived closer so that she could have known the cousins better, but since her dad, Warren Beach was in the Navy, that was not to be. They did come to have extended visits with us here, when Warren was out to sea, and then Andrea delighted in getting to know everyone, and spending time with her grandparents. She especially loved pretending to be her grandpa, my dad, Allen Spencer. He had a hard hat that he wore to work, and she decided that if Grandpa wore it…well, it must be cool, so she wore it too. I think it was her way of feeling closer to her grandpa. She sometimes had to improvize to make her own memories for later. Today is Andrea's birthday. Happy birthday Andrea!! Have a great day!! We love you!!
My cousin, Elizabeth Nordquist reminded me that today is "Take Your Son or Daughter To Work Day" when she mentioned that her husband, Aron is taking their girls, Addi and Meadow to work with him at the 148th Fighter Wing of the Minnesota National Guard. The girls think their daddy hung the moon, so I know they are getting ready to have the time of their lives. Aron's job isn't exactly your everyday, run of the mill job, afterall. It's also a day away from their mom/teacher, that they get to spend with their daddy, doing all the cool things he does at work. The 148th Fighter Wing was established Sept. 17, 1948 and has approximately 1,000 members today…up from a starting point of just 50 men. The unit seen several aircraft changes over the last 68 years. They originally started with the propeller driven P-51D Mustang, and now they fly the supersonic F-16 Fighting Falcon. I don't suppose any of that means much to Addi or Meadow, because all they really care about is getting to spend time with their dad at his work. And that's really what this day is all about. Aron gets a chance to really shine in the eyes of his daughters. They get to see that their daddy has an important job to do, and that in reality, lives depend on what their daddy does.
The whole point of "Take Your Son Or Daughter To Work Day" is to let our kids see what jobs their parents do all day. A child really has no concept of what a job is all about unless they get to see some of it first hand. The older they get, of course, the easier it is to explain our jobs to them, but when they are young, they think of it as being a lot like their play time. For Addi and Meadow, it might still seem a little bit like play time, because as you can see, they got to have goodies, but maybe it was break time…who knows.
Last year, I too participated in "Take Your Son Or Daughter To Work Day" when I took my daughter Amy to work with me. Ok, ok, I admit, Amy worked with me, but she did go to work with me. Then, Amy moved to the Seattle area, and now to Ferndale, Washington, so she could not come with me. Nevertheless, I decided not to miss out, so I took my granddaughter, Shai Royce to work with me…and my boss, Jim Stengel even agreed to pay her for the day. No, it wasn't that he was doing anything that he wouldn't do for her on any other day, because she works with me now, so he always pays her, but I did get to participate in "Take Your Son Or Daughter To Work Day" anyway…and it was a great day.
A few months ago, our granddaughter, Shai Royce introduced us to her boyfriend, Zach Magner. It was a little unexpected. We had invited her to breakfast, and she asked if Zach could join us. Of course, we said yes, but I have to admit that my shy side was a little bit uncomfortable. It shouldn't have been though, because Zach was very easy to get to know, and very easy to like. Of course, for us, the biggest factor when it comes to boyfriends, is how they treat my granddaughter. Granddaughters are always their grandparents' princesses, and since we only have one granddaughter, she is our only princess. We want her to be treated like the princess she is. Zach made a good impression on us in that regard, so that was impressive.
Zach works in the oil fields as a wireline specialist, and that means long hours sometimes. Nevertheless, he is good at his job and in today's economy, just having a full time job is a plus. Of course, I can't say that I'm surprised, because I don't think my granddaughter would go for someone who doesn't work as hard or harder than she does. I like that Zach has the same kinds of values that Shai has. Shai is a hard worker too, and so she expects that her man will be the same. I have no doubt that Zach is exactly that.
Zach has been so easy for Bob and me to get to know, and we liked him instantly, and we have now made him a part of our breakfast circle. My daughter, Amy Royce and her husband Travis, Shai's parents, and her brother, Caalab Royce all liked Zach as well. Shai and Zach had the opportunity to go to spend Thanksgiving with her family, and everyone had a great time. Shai, Zach, and Caalab spent some time in Seattle just touring the area, since Zach had never been there. They even got to ride the Ferris Wheel that we had only looked at when we were there. They had a great time. I can just imagine the view from the top.
Zach is the kind of guy who is always willing to help others. He never refuses if he is available, and sometimes he even does things without being asked, like the time he went to pick up my grand niece, Christina Masterson, so she could come for a visit with Shai, because they are best frineds. He just did it because he knows that they miss each other sometimes, since Christina lives in Colorado and Shai in Wyoming. I think Zach's thoughtfulness is the thing I like most about him. Being kind and thoughtful says a whole lot about the character of a person. Today is Zach's birthday. Happy birthday Zach!! Have a great day!! We love you!!
Not everyone can say that they truly have the best job on Earth. I know that lots of people think they do, but I can name so many ways that they, if they thought about it from my perspective, would have to admit that they just don't. For most people, going to work means getting there on time, doing your job, and going home at quitting time. Loving your job sometimes falls into this mix, and sometimes it just doesn't, for the sad truth is that millions of people really hate their job. They know that they could find a better one, but they just don't know where to start, or they don't have the training, or the job market is just so poor that they don't dare try to look somewhere else right now.
For the last 19 years I can honestly say that I have been extremely blessed to have the job I do, with the boss I have. It's easy for me to use the term boss, because in reality Jim Stengel is nothing like a boss…in fact, he is the epitome of the un-boss. He doesn't even like the word boss…choosing rather to call his employees, associates, and glaring at the person who forgets and calls him boss. It's his way of reminding us that he doesn't like the "B" word. Jim tells us about his dad's way of looking at it. Jim Stengel Sr was the owner of Dakota Granite, and it was his belief that if you hire the best people for the job, and let them do their job without micro managing them, they will do their very best for you, and be happy in the process. I think he was on to something there.
One of the best reasons that I have to say that Jim is the greatest person to work for, is that he knows how to keep the priorities straight. Over my ten years as a caregiver, I have had to put that theory to the test. Lots of bosses tell you that family comes first, but if you need time off to go take care of someone in the family, they aren't so happy to accommodate that time off. Apparently, it's ok make family your top priority, as long as it doesn't interfere with your job. Not so with Jim. During the times when my caregiving duties required me to miss quite a bit of work, he didn't complain, and that made me want to work even harder for him when I was there. Both my family and Bob's family are fully aware of the huge debt of gratitude we all owe Jim, and for that reason they have virtually adopted him as a son in the family. Not only that, but they keep him in their prayers. We can never repay that debt, and if you ask Jim, he would tell you that we don't owe him a thing…but that's just him being kind, because we really do. Had he not given me the time off I needed, even at a moments notice, to take care of a parent or sister-in-law who needed my help, I don't know what we would have done.
Jim will try to blow this off as being what any boss would do, but we all know that isn't so. Most bosses expect you to put in your full hours, and find someone else to take care of things when you are working. That is no easy task, as any caregiver will tell you. Jim is a one of a kind…the un-boss, and we who have the privilege of working for him understand just how very blessed we are by him. Today is Jim's birthday. Happy birthday Jim!! Have a great day!! We love you and are proud to call you…friend!!
It's every school aged child's dream…enough snow to have the school district call a Snow Day. The only bad thing is that they are always few and far between. Nevertheless, I can remember a few of those snow days from my childhood. They made for good rivals for the storm we had overnight, in the amount of snow received. I remember one storm in particular from those days, when we were told that the snow was very heavy, and people needed to shovel it off of their roof to protect the roof from collapse. Well, like most kids on a snow day, we didn't need a second invitation to go outside and play. It's funny how that works. The plan was to go out an shovel off the roof, but while that did happen, there was a lot of playing in the snow too. Now mind you that the school district had decided that it was too cold, too snowy, and definitely the snow was too deep to have the kids walk the relatively short distance…five blocks in our case..to school, but we could spend half the day outside playing in the snow. I could see the problem if it had been blizzard conditions, but it wasn't. Nevertheless, on a snow day, playing outside all day was far better than trudging off to school.
Deep snow is always extra fun, because it makes building a fort much easier, and believe me, that snow and this snow today…are deep. the snow is heavy and easily formed into walls or snowballs. Before long the fight was on. I'm sure that our parents loved hearing the screams of laughter as their daughters played happily out in the back yard. You see, sometimes, snow days are for adults too. Today for instance, my car could not begin to drive down the alley from my garage, and we will have to go our and dig snow later to get it out so it can be parked in from of the house…if I am to make it to work tomorrow. When my husband, Bob left for work this morning, his truck was dragging on the deep snow, and my car sits much lower than his truck. The snow day of yesteryear that comes to mind was the one where my dad got to stay home too. In fact, he city was even asking people to offer to transport people on snowmobiles in the event of an emergency.
That didn't affect us in any way though, because we didn't have snowmobiles, nor did we have need of one. We were busy outside trying to move the snow from one spot to another, so that we could move from point "a" to point "b" with a little bit of ease. And the only reason we were doing that was because we wanted to see just how deep the snow really was. We weren't going anywhere…we had nowhere to go…because it was a snow day, and everyone knows that everything of any importance to a kid is closed on a snow day…especially the school.
Bob and I, along with our granddaughter, Shai Royce have looked forward to our trip to Seattle, Washington to see her parents and brother for the three and a half months since they moved there. It has been a long and sad time for us here, and them there. Now that the trip is over, the sadness has come flooding back in again. The trip was lovely and we all had such a nice time. It was so good to be able to see where they live and tour the area. We talked and laughed, and just enjoyed each other's company again. It felt a little bit like old times, except that we were in the wrong place for old times. So, it is like new times, instead of old times.
All week we tried not to think about just how fast the week was going. Nevertheless, it was going by fast. You can't slow time down. It goes at the pace that it does, and it doesn't care how you feel about it. There are only so many hours in a day and only so many days in a week. And you have to sleep some of them too, unfortunately. That makes a short amount of time go even faster. And a week is such a short time anyway.
This trip was centered around Amy and her husband, Travis Royce renewing their vows for their twentieth anniversary too, so there was a group of people, and not just us. We had to share them, and what I really wanted to do was to have them all to ourselves. Nevertheless, share we must, so share we did. And I understood it too, because we weren't the only ones who had missed them. Still, we had a very nice time. It was just too short.
Bob and I have often taken just one week of vacation at a time, and thereby had two weeks of vacation at separate times, but with our daughter and family living so far away, I can certainly understand why my parents always wanted to take at least two weeks to go visit when they had daughters who lived far away. Maybe if we had taken two weeks, it wouldn't have felt like it went by so fast, but then again, probably not. In reality, it doesn't matter how much time you have, because it will just never be long enough.
During the week we were with Amy, and her family, it was easy to distance ourselves from the time that was coming so quickly, when we would have to leave them…at least most of the time anyway. We did all the things that tourists would do, as if this was just another carefree trip with no impending separation, but inside I knew that in just a matter of days, we would all be feeling the rush of sadness once again.
When the last day arrived, we went to breakfast, still able to pretend that it was a day like any other day, but all too quickly that time passed too, and the easy conversation of the meal at the restaurant turned into the quiet reflection of the sadness we all dreaded. In the end, the words simply stuck in our throats behind the tears we were trying so hard to hold back. Of course, we failed miserably, and the tears ran silently down our cheeks. We hugged each other, once and then again and again, but finally we had to leave. The ride to the airport was very quiet. We simply couldn't speak. I thought about how Amy must be feeling, and the story Shai had shared with me about her first day at work. She set the pictures of her family on the shelf in her cubicle, and with a rush of emotion thought about the fact that she could not hug her daughter. I knew she would be feeling the same way again. We had hugged each other over and over and spent as much time together as we possibly could, but in the end, it is just never enough.
There is a time each year, when the kids are getting ready to head back to school. It is a different date for different places, and in most cases, the parents are pretty happy to have their kids back in the school routine. Some of the kids are happy about it too. I suppose it feels different when the kids are going to school in the town where they live, because they aren't headed so far away that you won't see them in the evening.
However, when they are off to college in another town, even if it is in the same state, there is a sense of lonliness that comes over parents, and grandparents who are used to seeing them often. That is how I am feeling today, because tomorrow, my oldest grandchild, Chris Petersen heads back to Sheridan to go to college for his second and final year. Yes, Sheridan isn't that far from Casper, but this year, because he has a job and a Friday night class, he will only be home a few times, whereas last year, he came home most weekends, because he had a job here.
Just knowing that he will be staying in Sheridan most of the school year feels like he has moved as far away as my daughter Amy Royce, her husband Travis, and son, Caalab, who live in the Seattle area now. I have never been one to like change, and while I know that it is a part of life, I still find myself wishing that things would just stay the way they were. I know that for Chris' parents, my daughter, Corrie Petersen, her husband, Kevin, and son Josh, tomorrow will be a very lonely day, as they drop Chris off at his dorm room, and head back home without him. They are such a close family, and this is just hard.
Nevertheless, as the new school year begins, they will have to face the facts that Chris is away again. It would be lovely we could all just teleport around the country. That way it wouldn't matter where anyone lived, because we could see each other as often as we wanted. Since that is not to be, I guess we will all have to get used to the idea that for another school year, at least, Chris will be living in Sheridan and we will be here. I know that for his family…and for him it is going to feel like a long year.
Chris, I know this year will be a great one for you. It will be hard, but it is the culmination of all your hopes and dreams. You make us all so proud as you persue your dream of being the owner of a restaurant of your own someday. You are an amazing chef, and I know that you will be very successful in your future endeavours. So Chris, while we will miss you very much, I know that it is time for you to get back to work now. I know it will be an amazing year for you. Enjoy all of it, because before you know it, your college days will be over, and you will be in the working world like the rest of us. We love you very much.


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1. With an MT I can select exactly the gear I want directly without passing through other gears. Each gear has a physical location. I don't need to count or look to see what gear I'm selecting just move the selector to the gears location.
2. I can disengage the clutch with both hands firmly on the steering wheel with no distractions to the hands. This is big when driving on snow and ice and you want to "free-wheel" to recover grip. Today's electronics helps you with this but again this is handing over the control to the car.
So you would be a candidate for D-STAG (Driver Selection of Timing and Gear) where a "clutch" pedal and "gear" stick would be supplied to transmit driver requests to the transmission control unit (TCU) for arbitration and execution. You could select EXACTLY the gear you want using the gear selection input device (stick). You could also control the precise timing of the shift by using the "clutch" pedal to signal the TCU that a gear shift is desired and upcoming.
Your second requirement is both silly and dangerous as modern automatic traction control systems have been demonstrated to be quicker to act and vastly more effective in their co-ordination of various vehicle systems than you could ever hope to be with your single, ill-conceived action of clutch disengagement.
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Well, timelimits are fine if they are clearly communicated to the player, and do not dominate the gaming experience. I want to play a game, not have to work at some other deadline. I have plenty of that at work.
On the other hand it strongly depends on the player. Some whant to follow the story, some want to explore. If you have an open world to explore, why prevent people from doing just that? If you really want to implant some sense of urgency, by all gods try to do that by plot/story methods. If the player feels the atmosphere, and is included in the story, he'll automatically feel the urgency, even if there is no hardcoded timelimit.
The same goes for things like forcing players to have their characters eat. Thats actually just another type of time limit. Look at Legend of Grimrock. Of course its not too restrictive, compared to even worse examples, but what is that really adding to the experience? Not much.
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