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Carl West Commentary On Upcoming State Of Black Chicago Congress Saturday June 1st
C. Dwayne West, CEO The State of Black Chicago? Commentary by Carl West of TruthBTold News Service and Next Generation Leadership Council Chicago has spent countless hours in the global news over the last few years and most of it has been less than favorable. Violence, higher than the national average unemployment and gas... Read more »
TBTNews Present State of Chicago Teachers' Symposium Featuring CTU's President Karen Lewis, Thursday, November 1st
TBTNews Present State of Chicago Teachers' Symposium Featuring CTU's President Karen Lewis Thursday, November 1, 2012, TRUTH B Told News Service in association with Coalition of African American Leaders (C.O.A.L) and Harold Washington Cultural Center present the STATE OF CHICAGO TEACHERS' SYMPOSIUM: Defining Their Identity, featuring Mrs. Karen Lewis. Joining Karen will be CTU's Black... Read more »
Carl West To Mayor Emanual -- "What Did We Do To You?"
GUEST TBTNEWS COMMENTARY Mayor Emanuel — What Did We Do to You? Contributing Correspondent: Carl D. West Several people has asked me why am I so hard on the new mayor in some of my Works of Words. And I asked them, why is the mayor so hard on us? emanuel acts as though we... Read more »
The Rev. Al Sharpton calls Mark Allen "One of Chicago's legendary political activists" MARK S. ALLEN, Daily News Blog/Commentary AND THE ORDINARY PEOPLE SAID www.chicagonow.com 773-392-0165 YOUTH LEADER/CORRESPONDENT FROM TRUTHBTOLD NEWS SERVICE (TENILLE J. BROOKS) COMMENDS LEADERSHIP OF MARK ALLEN AND OTIS MONROE Otis Monroe, The Monroe Foundation POINTS OF VIEW Do It Because It... Read more »
Latest News From Carl West, TruthBTold
Building the Next Generation of Leaders C/ Dwayne West Managing Editor PUBLISHER'S PEACE TRUTH BE TOLD (Part 7) IMB Corporation just celebrated 100 years as one of the leading brands in America's history. The late rapper Tupac Shakur, my favorite equal to Jay – Z, just celebrated his 40th birthday yesterday. Keep Ya Head Up,... Read more »
Carl West Contributes To Sharpton, West, Tavis, Obama Debate "When Sould We Talk Black?"
When should we 'talk Black?' By Carl WestTBTNEWSSERVICE.COM I respect and appreciate Rev. Al Sharpton's hustle and his commitment to Black America, and I can't begin to challenge his accomplishments. But what I can challenge is his ongoing "us versus them" chatter, and his denouncing of anyone who disagrees with his views. Rev. Sharpton uses... Read more »
The Hypocrisy of Rev. Al Sharpton, by contributor Carl West, TruthBTold
Hypocrisy of Rev. Al Sharpton (Part 1) by contributor Carl West, TruthBTold News Service This article has been brewing inside of me for quite a while, and after last week listening to Rev Sharpton blast hip hop again giving his hypocritical views on the exchanged between comic and T.V. legend Bill Cosby and entertainment and... Read more »


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Pastry chef Nancy Olson virtually grew up at her church in Napoleon, North Dakota. And every year, she looked forward to its many potlucks, especially the desserts: "The casseroles weren't for me," she says. Recipes for many of those desserts were compiled in the church cookbook, second in stature only to the Bible. Now pastry chef at Manhattan's Gramercy Tavern, Olson tweaks those homespun favorites to perfection. Her kuchen, a custard-and-fruit dessert of German origin, easily rivals the myriad kuchens in the book. And her chocolate–peanut butter layer cake is the brilliant marriage of her mother's chocolate, peanut butter and Rice Krispie–topped brownie (a church-cookbook favorite) and French pastry chef Pierre Hermé's "sweet pleasure," made with milk chocolate, hazelnut dacquoise and a crunchy praline spread. You'll find Olson's kuchen and layer-cake recipes here, as well as her other hometown favorites.
Gramercy Tavern, 42 E. 20th St., New York City; 212-477-0777.


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here's the email i just sent bmw:I would like to inform you that i have had a problem with my brand new bmw g650 xcountry 2009. I bought it in orlando in november 2008 but have it serviced at eurocycles in odessa florida closer to where i live. In May it started stalling when the engine was cold. Never when engine warm. I took it to the local bmw dealership in odessa fl. and they said that they "reprogrammed cip w/ update" and that it now worked. the next morning, when the engine was cold, it stalled again. and now it usually requires four or five starts to idle without stalling. sometimes nursing the throttle seems to help after several starts. sometimes it makes it stall. i took it back the dealership a week ago. just got a call from them today and was told it may be an ethanol problem.that i should nurse the throttle until the engine is warm. as i had already told them, giving it gas makes it stall too. sometimes, not very often it starts ok but you really have to wait for the engine to warm up whereas for the first 5 months of ownership of the bike i never had any problem using the same gas and not waiting very long for the engine to warm up. i guess the dealership now expects me to go and get my bike, but it is not fixed. I am at a loss and don't know what to do. should i undertake the procedure to have it purchased back. the dealership said they got in touch with you about my problem but there was no solution.
i would like to add that i bought a bmw because of the reputation for reliability and service. i sincerely hope you can suggest something helpful.the bike is still new. only1575 miles on it.
i sent this message on the 17 sept. been in touch by phone with motorrad usa about a refund. they have not made a decision yet and the bike keeps stalling!!!
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Fund-Raiser for NYC Comptroller Liu Charged With Fraud in Campaign Funds
Xing Wu Pan, a fund raiser for New York City Comptroller John Liu, was arrested and charged with conspiracy and attempted wire fraud for allegedly taking an illegal $16,000 campaign contribution.
Pan, 46, told an undercover agent in August that he planned to use the money to reimburse 20 straw donors, who would each contribute $800 to the campaign to evade a $4,950 limit on individual contributions, according to a complaint unsealed today in Manhattan federal court.
Liu, 44, was the intended beneficiary of the campaign funds, according to a person familiar with the matter, who declined to be identified because Liu's name doesn't appear in the complaint.
Pan, also known as Oliver Pan, faces as long as long as 20 years in prison on each of the charges, according to a statement today by the office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan.
"I am saddened by what I read today," Liu said in a statement responding to the charges against Pan. "If it is true then the conduct was clearly wrong and my campaign was not told the truth."
Liu, a Queens Democrat, is raising money for a potential 2013 bid to become New York City's first Asian-American mayor.
Campaign Setback
His campaign has been set back by reports that federal prosecutors were investigating his fundraising operation. Last month the New York Times reported that some donors listed as giving to Liu said they didn't contribute to him, while others said their contributions had been paid by their boss. Some donors couldn't be found.
While the allegations against Pan hurt Liu's political prospects, they're not fatal, said Ken Sherrill, a political- science professor at Hunter College in Manhattan.
"If it turns out Liu cooked up a scheme then I think it's all over, but as long as it's in the realm of an overzealous volunteer or something, it's hard to hold someone accountable for it."
The comptroller, who serves as the city's chief financial officer and oversees $119.6 billion in pension assets, has a reservoir of support from people who believe he's performed well in office, Sherrill said.
At a fundraising event on Aug. 17, the undercover agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation secretly made a video recording of Pan introducing the agent to one of the straw donors. With Pan's assistance, the straw donor filled out a campaign contribution form and provided his credit card information on the form. The agent also saw Pan giving the straw donor cash, the complaint said.
Pan also gave the agent contribution forms that were already filled in, which the agent delivered to a campaign staff member, the complaint said.
The case is U.S. v. Pan, 11-Mag.-2922, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
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The naysayers that Hoffman encountered along the way still have questions about the practicality of the vaccine he is creating.
His move required a bit of audacity as well as practicality.
The union was driven as much by practicality as it was by love, says Kole.
All that notwithstanding, when did practicality have much leverage on a boardwalk?
Contributions are going to be a lot less about ideology, and a lot more about practicality.
He has gained in practicality, but has lost in the quality of interestingness.
practicality is compatible with romance as well as with rascality.
Another secret of interest, permanent and effectual, is practicality in preaching.
And, upon this rocky basis of practicality, their young romance was built.
Our western civilization prides itself upon its practicality; but externality would better define it.
early 15c., practicale "of or pertaining to matters of practice; applied," with -al (1) + earlier practic (adj.) "dealing with practical matters, applied, not merely theoretical" (early 15c.), or practic (n.) "method, practice, use" (late 14c.). In some cases directly from Old French practique (adj.) "fit for action," earlier pratique (13c.) and Medieval Latin practicalis, from Late Latin practicus "practical, active," from Greek praktikos "fit for action, fit for business; business-like, practical; active, effective, vigorous," from praktos "done; to be done," verbal adjective of prassein, prattein "to do, act, effect, accomplish."


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SLIDESHOW: Sen. Murray rallies SSCC students to fight for student loan interest rate protection
It is hard to imagine a better end to Civic Week at South Seattle Community College than to have U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) step to the podium under a warm spring sky and rally students in support of the Student Loan Interest Rate Act.
After spending time with President Obama on Thursday, Sen. Murray spoke to a SSCC crowd well over 100 strong on May 11; her remarks focused on slamming the Republican Senate for their May 8 filibuster of the bill that would keep student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1.
The current interest rate on federal student loans in 3.4 percent.
"We are not going to allow Republicans to jeopardize the future of America's students," Sen. Murray said. "We are here today because unless Congress acts interest rates for a lot of our students, for a lot of you in the crowd today, are going to double in 51 days.
"That is a tax hike on 107,000 students right here in Washington State, and as all of you know that comes at a time when our families and all of our students are fighting just to afford college as it is today."
She said the Democrats moved to bring the bill onto the Senate floor for consideration, but "not one Republican would vote with us to bring that bill onto the floor just to consider it. Not one … they blocked it from being debated. Why? Because they didn't like how we were paying for it. We were paying for it by closing a tax loophole on some of the wealthiest Americans."
According to CNNMoney, House Republicans tried to pass a measure to keep the loans at their current rates by cutting from a health care fund promoting preventive care, which the President said he would veto. The Democrat's plan to fund the bill, according to that report, was to eliminate tax benefits for business owners.
"This is a personal issue for me," Sen. Murray said. "I stand here today … as a United States Senator but it was not easy for me to get here. I grew up in a family with seven kids, my dad, when I was in high school, got sick with multiple sclerosis and he lost his job. All the sudden my family was looking at a really bleak future, but my country was there for me. My county was there for me with Pell grants and students loans, not just for me, but for my brothers and sisters. Because my country was there for me when my family was in trouble, my seven brothers and sisters became a firefighter, a lawyer, a computer programmer, a sports writer, a homemaker, a middle school teacher and a United States senator. Pretty good investment.
"My story is not unique," she continued. "For so many people today the ticket to security and a middle class future is in education. We cannot, as a country, allow that to slip away."
Sen. Murray also took a moment to thank the returning veteran students attending SSCC.
As her speech wrapped up the cheers erupted and signs of support rose up in the arms of SSCC students as United Student Association President Dante Obcena led the crowd in a chant: "No ifs! No buts! No fees! No cuts!"
Anthony Williams, a SSCC student proudly carrying a life-sized cutout of President Obama with him at the rally, said, "By next quarter I will be receiving student loans and I don't want (them) to increase at all because I'm coming from a very low income family, so I need all the help I can get."
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A few local shopping ideas to avoid freeway traffic and mall madness this holiday season.
Holiday shopping madness has arrived. It can be treacherous in the malls amid the masses of people, circling for parking, slowly trudging from store to store, standing in lines that creep forward. This year, as you head out to do your holiday shopping, keep in mind that you dont need to drive far to find a wide selectionin fact, you dont need to leave Molalla.
While the below list isnt comprehensive, it may set you in the right direction for finding local businesses that offer gifts for just about anyone on your list.
Seasons greetings
If youre sending greeting cards this season, Country Values is your place to shop. While picking up your cards, dont forget to grab some wrapping paper or stocking stuffers.
Dinner and dessert
Gift certificates make great stocking stuffers, and Molalla isnt short on businesses that sell them. For $10 or $15 you can treat a friend or family member to Figaros Pizza or All Mine Yogurt (and maybe theyll take you along for the treat).
Granny get your guns
Got a gun lover in the family? Think ammo. Wild Bills Guns carries just about anything you needas long as what you need is guns and ammo.
Flowers and gift baskets
Surprise your special someone on Christmas morning with a gift basket from Wild Iris Flowers and Gifts. Also, pickup a flower arrangement to add a touch of color to the Christmas dinner table.
Lets go bowling
Got a bowler or two in the family? Molalla Bowl is running a special in the pro-shop. All new balls, bags and shoes are marked down 20 percent from book price. If your bowlers dont need new gear, maybe just drop a gift certificate for games into their stockings.
Give the gift of fitness
While restaurants seem like the clear option for gift certificates, theyre not the only option. Get a one, two or three month membership to Cutting Edge Fitness for the health guru in your family or for your friend that has set weight loss as a New Years resolution.
Power tools, grills and more
Stop by Ace Hardware and pickup a new drill or a fancy grill. Theres also plenty of apparel to outfit your family for the winter ahead.
Its all about the memories
Along with selling toys, clothing and more, Cutters Hi-School Pharmacy also prints photos. Got a good shot of your kids on Santas lap? Throw it on a flash drive and take it to Cutters. Frame it and give it to the grandparents.
Purses, and wallets, and belts. Oh my!
Cowgirls Trading Company is burning through stock this winter. Purses, starting at $39, are in and out of the store quicker than you can say Jack Robinson. They also carry home décor, like custom cowhide-trimmed mirrors.
Taste this state
Get a taste of Oregon with wines made just down the road from Molalla. The tasting room at Alexeli Vineyard and Winery will be open on Dec. 14 from noon to 5 p.m. Find deals on four packs, six packs, half cases and full cases of wine for your holiday parties. A great gift for your friends from out of stateor a good opportunity to stock your cellar for winter.
Golfers, golfers, everywhere
Got a golfer in the family that just cant quit? Head to the pro-shop at Arrowhead Golf and Athletic Club for a new putter, wedge or full set of clubs. (Golf balls fit nicely in a stocking as well.) If your golfer doesnt need new clubs, maybe get them a membership to the course, or if theyre already a member, grab them a gift certificate to Farmstead Restaurant, located right next the greens.
Americana to the core
Home décor, crafts, homemade soaps, hand-painted signs and vintage galore. Rustic Shed has what your Americana-loving neighbors want. The shop is freshly stocked with Christmas inventory.
Manly things
Need to outfit your man? Head to The Mans Shop, where boots, jackets, shirts, hats and more await you.
Auto parts?
Probably the first place you think of for holiday shopping isnt the auto parts store, but maybe you should. Car and truck accessories, tools, and perhaps a few not-entirely-necessary upgrades could make Napa, OReilly, Carquest or Les Schwab a good option for holiday shopping.


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Earlier this month, there was a transaction that really caught my attention. The Atlanta Falcons had to release tight end Tony Gonzalez on March 11, because he had not filed his retirement papers yet. According to a league source, via Pro Football Talk, Gonzalez was due to receive a substantial bonus if he was still on the roster on March 13.
So what is Gonzalez thinking? Is he pulling a Brett Favre and balking on his retirement talk? Or is it that he has accomplished everything in his NFL career except winning a Super Bowl.
Gonzalez thought that's what he might do when he joined the Falcons, especially in the 2010 season, when the Dirty Birds were the No. 1 seed in the NFC. But the Falcons ran into a hot team—the Green Bay Packers—in the divisional round of the playoffs that year and were soundly beaten by the Pack 48-21.
If Gonzalez is really thinking about playing another year, it won't be for the money—it will be for the ring. That's why the Packers might be a surprise destination for Gonzalez this upcoming season, if he does plan to return.
It doesn't hurt that the Packers have an elite quarterback named Aaron Rodgers, who also happened to go to Cal, just like Gonzalez.
By the way, Rodgers had one of the best games of his career the night the Packers upset the Falcons and Gonzalez in that 2010 postseason game, when Rodgers completed 31-of-36 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns.
We also know that Ted Thompson has wanted Gonzalez on his team in the past, at least he did in 2008, when the Kansas City Chiefs eventually traded Gonzalez to the Falcons after also talking to Thompson and the Packers.
In a question and answer segment with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 2009, Thompson gave his views about how all that went down.


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The tempo of Café Laundromat depends on the time of day. Off-peak, you'll fit in perfectly behind your laptop for a light "day at the office" or a serious session of social mediation. It has an open area vibe with plenty of space so that you can be left alone to do what you wanna do. It's also a good spot for a casual meet-up with friends. Sit in the upstairs alcove for privacy and find yourself perfectly perched to invade that of the other patrons and staff below.
Visit during the evening (like I did, even though it was a Tuesday) and the place is teeming with people exchanging banter and laughter and eating and drinking in the vibrant atmosphere.
Day or night, there's something unmistakably hipster about Café Laundromat and I'm a bit unsettled about fitting in so well. That being said, it's an environment I enjoy, and I've been there at different times to drink with friends.
The management of Café Laundromat really knows what they're doing. It's not surprising that three of their other places – Himkok, People's and Crow Bar – are among my favorite hang-outs. The beer menu is excellent and you're also bound to find something unexpected on tap. There's also a fairly extensive menu to satisfy any need for food you might have.
Your servers might not speak much Norwegian, but I'm guessing if you're reading this that ain't much of a problem. Cheers!
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Six shut-outs in seven games speaks volumes for Arsenal's defensive improvement and no one has contributed more to that than Kolo Toure.
Indeed, the Ivorian has an even better record than his fellow defenders - he missed the 1-1 draw at Everton and, as a result, has not conceded a goal in a staggering 565 minutes of competitive action. Kolo will fancy his chances of taking that total beyond the 10-hour mark when Fulham visit Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Subscribers can now watch an exclusive pre-match interview with the 27-year-old. Kolo discussed:
- his curious booking against Roma
- how his superstition started
- the result and performance against Roma
- Emmanuel Eboue's display
- why the defensive record has improved
- his partnership with William Gallas
- getting back to his best
- helping Arsenal's young players
- his brother Yaya
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Looking for something fun to do as a family on Friday? Stop by Keuka Lake State Park on July 20th to hear a presentation by NYSParks wildlife biologist, Danielle Dewey as she speaks to 'Wildlife in the Park". Hear about what animals roam the various parks, what are the newest wildlife sightings, and more. In addition, there will be campfires and live music. Come join The Finger Lakes Museum at Community Nights, learn something new and relax around the campfire!
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Ideal In-sure Connectors
I came across Ideal In-sure connectors at the store today. Basically a block with several ports for connecting wire without twisting/wirenutting. Has anyone used these? Since I'm working in a rather cramped spot, I thought these would help make connecting the wires easier and probably safer than twisting. Are these okay to use? Of course, all connections are in an appropriately sized box.
Thanks for the help.
I trust them about as much as I trust back stabbing switches and receptacles, which is very little. That said, I do have a few on the truck. They are handy when the box, for whatever reason, has very short wire tails in it and you can't properly terminate a wire nut. They are handy for that. I wouldn't really advise wholesale use of them unless you have a good reason why you can't use something superior, like a wire nut.
Sorry to jacka thread but...
I have installed a few 5" Halo cans in my house that used this type of connector.
What do you do when a fixture uses them? Do you strip and wire nut them?
Just wanted to know because I may do a couple more in the living room.
In fairness, I have never seen this type of wire nut fail in the field. Many guys call these "Wago's", after one popular manufacturer. I have seen plenty of backstabs fail, but I have not observed any failed Wago's. I guess that might be mostly due to their limited usage.
In the end, they are UL listed and are supposedly fine to use. I'm just not jumping on that bandwagon.
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LONDON – First there was the Cronut. Now there is the Dosant and the Crodough, too. Londoners, it seems, just can't get enough of their doughnut-croissant crossovers.
From hip east London to tea rooms, cafes and sky-rise restaurants, the high-calorie hybrids are flying off the shelves like proverbial hot cakes.
The craze was dreamed up earlier this year by French chef Dominique Ansel at his bakery in New York, but across the Atlantic it has taken on a life of its own.
Jennifer Rinkoff, the fourth generation of her family working in their bakery in east London, claims to have been the first to import the doughnut-croissant into Britain. She worked for three days with a 100-year-old family dough recipe to perfect what she calls a Crodough — the name Cronut already having been trademarked in the U.S.
Made from laminated dough, flattened and folded into countless layers, the Crodough is deep-fried and then filled with a choice of custard, raspberry coulis or toffee apple crumble.
"I saw on Twitter that people were asking where they could get a Cronut in London," Rinkoff said as a line began to form in the small bakery. "So I played with the dough, and by the third day it was exactly how I wanted it."
Among those eyeing up the fresh, warm Crodoughs lining the counter was Abi, a 19-year-old student who only gave her first name, and who heard about the phenomenon online.
"We decided to hunt them out, and they are just so tasty we had to have them. It's like a custard explosion, like donut and croissant together — what more could you want?" she asked.
Rinkoff started off baking just a few Crodoughs as a trial, but now sells about 200 a day.
"I wanted to inject a new trend into the business. I think it's maybe more of a craze at the moment, but I don't think it's a fad — I want it to be the next cupcake," she said.
In London's fast moving culinary world, the more-ish mash-up has already made its way from backstreet bakery to high-rise dining.
At the Duck and Waffle restaurant, located on the 40th floor of the new Heron Tower skyscraper in the City of London, a Dosant has been added to the Sunday brunch menu. Resembling a croissant, the Dosant is deep fried, rolled in caster sugar then stuffed with Chantilly lemon custard and sprinkled with chocolate.
For those who can stomach its sickly sweetness, this heart attack-inducing pastry has the lure of exclusivity.
"There were lots of friends and bloggers and people like that who really wanted to try it but weren't in New York," said executive chef Daniel Doherty. "We do a limited number, first-come first-serve. It's through Twitter and Facebook and things like this — it makes people feel in the know and part of something."
Hybrid treats are also sold at Bea's of Bloomsbury alongside brightly colored cupcakes, another U.S. import, made popular by the hit TV series "Sex in the City." Then there is the Townie, a tart-brownie, as well as the Duffin, a muffin-doughnut filled with fresh jam, dipped in butter and coated in sugar.
"There are die-hard Duffin fans who come in for their fix every morning, and the Townie is more of an afternoon treat," said Courtney King, manager of the Bea's tea room, near St. Paul's Cathedral.


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PENNS MANOR: Board OKs tax increase
KENWOOD — The Penns Manor Area school board approved the 2014-15 budget, including a 12.66 mill tax increase, during a regular meeting Thursday at the high school.
The budget includes revenues of $15,755,246 and expenses of $15,986,662 with $231,416 taken from the fund balance. This brings the current millage rate in the district to 120.22, with an increase of $122.93 to the average taxpayer.
One mill generates approximately $26,580 for the district.
The budget was approved with a 5-2 vote, with votes against by board members Jill Eckenrode and Richard Polenik. Board members Joette Dudeck and Susan Wheatley were not present.
The board also approved in a 5-2 vote to levy and assess the new tax rate on all properties in the district This equates to $12.02 per every $100 of assessed taxable property. Votes against this motion were also made by Eckenrode and Polenik.
The board will also assess and re-enact two $5 per capita taxes on each resident of the district age 18 or older.
These taxes are pursuant to Section 679 of the Public School Code and Section 511 of the Local Tax Enabling Act.
In other business, the board approved a reconfiguration of the elementary building beginning with the 2014-15 school year. The elementary building will house grades pre-K through fifth, with sixth grade moving to the high school.
Acting Superintendent Daren Johnston explained that the move is necessary as the first step in creating "a middle school concept."
"You'll hear some school that will say elementary school, middle school, high school," he said. "We're wanting to create that middle range. You certainly have different nurturing and discipline for kids in elementary school, slightly a little bit more strict for middle school. We're trying to create that environment."
Sixth-grade students will follow their own schedule separate from the high school students, with classes contained to one area of the high school to avoid disruption.
The board agreed to grant permission to the administration to establish a cyber academy for kindergarten through grade 12 beginning with the 2014-15 school year. The academy is to be named Penns Manor Area Cyber Academy.
Johnston explained that cyber academy students in the district can often cost the district between $10,500 and $22,000 in state funding. By establishing a district cyber academy, that state funding will stay within the district. If as few as five students are brought into the district's academy, the program will pay for itself.
In conjunction with the approval of the cyber academy, the board approved posting for a teaching position with multiple certifications to include librarian, elementary, special education and at least two academic subject areas of middle-level certification. This individual would simultaneously run the Penns Manor library and be responsible for the cyber academy students. A salary for this position has not yet been determined.
"Most cyber academies don't have a library that you can go to," Johnston said. "By having a teacher who also runs the library, we will be able to offer use of our library to our cyber academy students."
Penns Manor resident Judy Tomayko spoke during public comment regarding the Penns Manor baseball and softball booster association. Tomayko expressed her discomfort with the proposed junior high track program. While not opposed to the program itself, she questioned how the board may vote to fund a new sports program while the baseball and softball teams have been supporting themselves since 2006.
"We have played our part," she said. "We have worked diligently to sustain this program, and have done so with not only the funding but also the number of athletes coming out every year for it.
"With that said, I kind of felt kicked in the gut when I realized the school, after years of promising that when funding is available, we would get the money allocated to that program, that that was not the case."
The board had agreed to table the motion to approve the track program at the beginning of the meeting. Board President Robert Packer explained that it's difficult to approve any new programs right now, especially with a 12.66 mill tax increase.
"There's a perception that people say, 'They have this at another school, we should have it,' and I agree," he said. "The last thing we want to do to people who support sports is to pit one against the other."
In other business, the board voted to:
• Give permission, as Indiana County Technology Center participants, for the Purchase Line School District to become a member of the ICTC.
• Appoint Michelle Dolges as substitute high school principal effective July 1 at an annual salary of $77,891 prorated for the number of months worked.
• Name Mary Niezelski as the high school vocational department head commencing Aug. 27 at a salary of $1,312.74.
• Name David Fulton as the high school social studies department head commencing Aug. 27 at a salary of $1,312.74.
• Retain Michael Reilly as the district's athletics director from July 1 through June 30, 2016, contingent on the completion of a contract between the board and Reilly.
• Accept the resignation of David Cowles as the elementary math curriculum leader.
• Accept the resignation of Mary Beth Palilla as the elementary language arts curriculum leader.
• Appoint Ronald Saffron as the district's solicitor for a one-year term at a contracted rate of $3,500 and an hourly rate at $75 per hour.
• Renew the agreement with The Learning Lamp for the 2014-15 school year to provide a classroom at the Penns Manor Area Junior/Senior High School for alternative education support.
• Approve an agreement of services for an alternative education program with Adelphoi.
• Purchase approved French textbooks, high school language arts textbooks, Spanish textbooks and elementary math textbooks at a cost of $95,080.73.
Jeremy Hartley is a staff writer for The Indiana Gazette.
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An Update on Efforts to End Overfishing in U.S. Fisheries
Marine Fish Conservation Network
TAKING STOCK 2011: An Update on Efforts to End Overfishing in U.S. Fisheries
SUMMARY AND FINDINGS In 2007, the Marine Fish Conservation Network assessed the state of chronic overfishing in the nation's fisheries in its report entitled "Taking Stock: The Cure for Chronic Overfishing." That report documented that, as of 2006, 49 major U.S. fish stocks had been subject to unsustainable rates of fishing for at least six out of nine years since 1998, when the National Marine Service (NMFS) began annual reporting on the overfishing status of America's fishery resources. Despite the inclusion of fishery management reforms in the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) of 1996 aimed at ending overfishing, Taking Stock showed limited progress in reducing the practice and found numerous instances of chronic overfishing that continued unabated year after year. With the passage of the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA) of 2006, Congress added new requirements for annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) with the intent of providing a transparent accounting mechanism to measure compliance with the MSA's requirements to prevent overfishing and rebuild overfished stocks.1 When President Bush signed the MSRA into law in January 2007, it seemed possible that managers might end overfishing by the Act's 2010 deadline for ACLs to be in place for all stocks known to be experiencing overfishing. Based on the final Status of Stocks update from NMFS in December 2010, however, it is clear that overfishing stubbornly persists; fully one in five of the major fishery stocks that could be assessed were still subject to overfishing.2 Although there are fewer stocks subject to overfishing in 2010 than in 2006, and fishery managers continue to make progress in rebuilding overfished populations, overfishing continues to be a chronic problem and many stocks remain overfished: •
At the end of 2010, 40 stocks were reported to be subject to overfishing, including Southern New England windowpane flounder, Georges Bank winter flounder, South Atlantic red snapper and associated species, Gulf of Mexico gag, gray triggerfish and red snapper, Caribbean parrotfishes, snappers and groupers, and Pacific bluefin and bigeye tuna.
Of the 49 major stocks experiencing chronic overfishing at the end of 2006, as defined in the Network's 2007 report, 24 were still subject to chronic overfishing at the end of 2010 and 4 additional stocks had joined the ranks of chronic overfishing. The Network's definition of "chronic" in this report includes stocks subject to overfishing for 8 out of 13 years in the reporting time series from 1998-2010 (See Table 1).
At the end of 2010, 15 of the stocks that were subject to chronic overfishing in 2006 were no longer subject to overfishing. In addition, 13 chronically overfished stocks showed enough improvement to be classified as "not overfished."
However, while NMFS and the regional fishery management councils (Councils) clearly have much work to do to achieve the legislatively mandated "end to overfishing," they are making significant progress in amending their fishery management plans (FMPs) to comply with the MSRA's deadline for implementing
TAKING STOCK 2011: An Update on Efforts to End Overfishing in U.S. Fisheries
ACLs in all U.S. fisheries that prevent overfishing by the end of 2011. ACL amendments to FMPs with stocks subject to overfishing are now in place and implementation of ACLs for all other fishery stocks is well underway. With the establishment of a system of catch limits and accountability measures in all U.S. fisheries, fishery managers are putting in place a responsive, adaptive and flexible framework that can achieve the MSA's goal of ending overfishing. This report reaffirms that catch limits effectively prevent overfishing where they have been implemented and where accountability measures are in place to halt overfishing promptly if it should occur. In regions where Councils have tackled the problem with swift action to adjust catch limits accordingly, stocks have come off the list of those subject to overfishing. Moreover, with the adoption of rebuilding programs that establish catch limits and accountability for staying within the limit, overfished stocks have begun to recover — since the 2007 report, 11 have achieved their rebuilding goals and another 10 have rebuilt to 80 percent of maximum sustainable levels.3 Encouraging progress has been made in restoring overfished fish populations and reducing chronic overfishing, but this update to Taking Stock indicates that much remains to be done to make good on the promise of ending overfishing. Congress must allow the conservation reforms of the MSRA to work as intended and provide adequate funding to support vital data collection, catch monitoring, and stock assessment science which provide the basis for sustainable management and informed decision-making in the catch-setting process. These investments reduce risk and improve predicability of fisheries management, which is good for business. Ending overfishing is an investment in the conservation of our fisheries that we cannot afford not to make in the interest of ensuring the sustainability of the nation's marine fisheries for the benefit of present and future generations.
TAKING STOCK 2011: An Update on Efforts to End Overfishing in U.S. Fisheries
MAKING GOOD ON THE PROMISE TO END OVERFISHING: 35 Years Under the MSA The 1996 Amendments to the MSA: The Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) The 1996 amendments to the MSA (known as the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996) attempted to tackle overfishing by amending management requirements in a number of key ways: •
Established maximum sustainable yield (MSY) as the overfishing limit;
Required each fishery management plan to specify objective and measurable criteria for determining when a stock is overfished or when overfishing is occurring;
Set firm but flexible deadlines for rebuilding overfished stocks;
Mandated that the Secretary of Commerce issue conservation measures to end overfishing if fishery managers failed to act;
Added three new National Standards to address fishing safety, fishing communities, and bycatch.
Until the end of the 20th century there were few limits on most ocean fisheries. As a result overfishing has depleted many marine fish populations in territorial U.S. waters and around the world.4 Overfishing is considered by many to be the single biggest threat to marine biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide,5 but the complex biological, technological, economic and social dimensions of the problem have made efforts to prevent it exceedingly difficult. Technically speaking, when a fishery removes fish from a population at a faster rate than it is capable of replenishing Overfishing occurs when fishery its reproductive stock to a level that removals exceed the rate at which will produce maximum sustainable a population can replenish its yield (MSY), that stock experiences reproductive stock to a level that overfishing.6 (MSY is considered the will produce maximum sustainable largest average catch that can be yield (MSY) on a continuing basis. taken on a continuing basis from a 16 U.S.C. § 1802(34) stock under prevailing environmental conditions without impairing its longterm productivity.) If allowed to continue for a long period, overfishing can cause profound changes not only in the productivity and abundance of the target fish population but also in the marine ecosystem. Numerous scientific reports, congressional hearings, and journal articles have identified overfishing as a persistent problem in U.S. fisheries for decades.7 The predictable result is that many depleted fish populations have not recovered and fisheries fail to realize their long-term potential yield.
"Overfishing" in the MSA
Achieving sustainable use of fisheries resources for U.S. fishermen has been the goal of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) since its passage in 1976. This is reflected in National Standard 1 (NS1) of the Act. NS1 stipulates that "conservation and management measures shall prevent overfishing while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield from each fishery."8 For the first 20 years under the MSA, the law required fishery managers at the regional Councils to define overfishing for managed species and stipulated that they should prevent overfishing. But neither the law nor federal agency guidelines from NMFS explicitly compelled the regional fishery managers to halt the practice. The result was chronic overfishing and fleet overcapacity that reached crisis proportions in many fisheries by the 1990s, including New England cod, Gulf of Mexico red snapper and Pacific Coast rockfish. Despite the reforms to the MSA in 1996, (known as the Sustainable Fisheries Act, or SFA) aimed at ending overfishing, fishery managers frequently ignored scientific advice and unsustainable levels of fishing were permitted to continue without hard catch limits in many U.S. fisheries. Even where rebuilding plans were developed, lack of accountability for staying within catch limits and short-term economic considerations often meant that stocks failed to recover or timelines for recovery stretched so far into the future as to be meaningless. In mixed-stock fisheries comprised of multiple species, such as assemblages of bottom-dwelling
TAKING STOCK 2011: An Update on Efforts to End Overfishing in U.S. Fisheries
groundfish or coral reef-associated fish, failure to control fishing mortality often led to overfishing of other vulnerable species. The failure to end overfishing was a prime motivator for the 2006 reauthorization of the MSA, spurred on by two blue-ribbon commissions created to assess the health of America's oceans.9 Ending overfishing was the highest priority of the MagnusonStevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA), a bipartisan legislative effort signed into law by President Bush in January 2007. The MSRA's approach to ending overfishing builds upon and strengthens the 1996 amendments on overfishing because Congress believed that the basic provisions were sound.10 To close the loopholes which had enabled fishery managers to permit overfishing to continue, Congress adopted key recommendations from the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (2004). These included the requirement to establish annual catch limits (ACLs) in all U.S. fisheries with mechanisms to ensure accountability for staying within the limits,11 as well as the requirement that the Councils' Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSCs) must make fishing level recommendations for Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC). This catch level serves as the upper limit on Council specification of an ACL.12 The MSRA also included the recommendations of the National Research Council (2004) for the establishment of a national saltwater angler registry and other actions to improve recreational saltwater fisheries data, which will be crucial to effective ACL implementation in those fisheries. Importantly, the MSRA reaffirmed the existing rebuilding provisions for overfished stocks, including the 10-year rebuilding timeframe, while retaining flexibility to extend the time in specific situations in which the life history of a fish or other circumstances make the 10-year schedule infeasible. In 2009, NMFS published revised Fish Stock Sustainability Index regulatory guidance on National (FSSI) Standard 1 of the MSA (NS1 Guidelines) to implement the new requirements The FSSI is a standardized index that in the MSRA for a system of ACLs measures the status of 230 major fish and accountability measures.13 As of stocks, providing a means of evaluatDecember 2010, each of the eight ing progress at ending overfishing. regional fishery management councils The FSSI stocks account for about 90 created by the original Magnuson Act percent of total annual U.S. catch. had begun the amendment of FMPs to incorporate limits and measures to stop overfishing. Many fisheries are already operating under a system of ACLs and accountability measures and more will be implemented by the summer of 2011. However, about a quarter of the plans requiring amendment are at risk of not being completed by the end of 2011, and thus the changes may not go into effect until 2012 in some regions. Nevertheless, the process of amending the FMPs in each region has put in motion fishery management reforms that are capable of making good on the long-deferred promise of ending decades of chronic overfishing in America's fisheries.
The 2006 Amendments: The Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act The 2006 amendments to the MSA build on the overfishing reforms of the SFA and strengthen those provisions by adopting key recommendations of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy with intent of providing transparent accounting mechanisms to measure compliance with the MSA's requirements to prevent overfishing and rebuild overfished stocks: •
New requirements for annual catch limits (ACLs) designed to prevent overfishing, with measures to ensure accountability for staying within the limits;
A strengthened role for science in the catch-setting process in which scientific fishing level recommendations serve as the upper limit on ACLs;
Reaffirmation of the SFA's firm but flexible deadlines for rebuilding overfished stocks;
Establishment of a national saltwater angler registry and improved recreational fisheries data collection.
TAKING STOCK 2011: An Update on Efforts to End Overfishing in U.S. Fisheries
CHRONIC OVERFISHING: Defining the Scope of the Problem The most blatant cause of chronic overfishing has been the absence of annual catch limits on a fishery. Another source of chronic overfishing is the reluctance by managers to apply a conservative approach to controlling catches when they lacked the specific information to manage many individual components of a mixed-species fishery. In the face of uncertainty and pressure from the fishing industry, fishery managers have tended to base their decisions on an optimistic view of the condition of fishery resources. The result has been that no catch limits were set, or were set at a point that did not allow a margin of error for uncertainty in the underlying information or changes in environmental conditions. These 'risk-prone' decisions very often resulted in overfishing. Yet another contributor to chronic overfishing has been a failure by managers to follow the scientific advice provided to them by their own experts, including advice on mortality limits. Bycatch, the incidental catch of non-target species or unobserved mortality of discarded animals captured in the course of fishing, is one reason why catch or mortality limits are exceeded. Others include lack of enforcement, failure to account for exceeding limits in subsequent years' quotas, and just plain cheating. It is not enough simply to have a catch limit. Instances where limits are in place but are routinely exceeded underscore the need for accountability measures to accompany catch limits.
Even though ending overfishing has been a goal of fishery management since 1976, numerous factors have made it difficult for managers to accomplish the goal. Prior to 2007, these factors included a lack of firm catch limits, absence of effective accountability measures, failure to heed scientific advice on limits, and risky decision-making. Chronic overfishing, a condition in which overfishing is allowed to continue unabated year after year, has been the predictable result in too many fisheries. The Network first put forward the concept of chronic overfishing in its 2007 report on the state of overfishing in U.S. fisheries, "Taking Stock: The Cure for Chronic Overfishing." In the 1996 amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Congress required NMFS to keep track of overfishing and report to Congress on their progress at ending it.14 The Network's examination of these annual status reports revealed that 49 of 230 major stocks were subject to chronic overfishing since 1998, when NMFS began reporting. The Network's 2007 report also indicated that stocks experiencing overfishing, as a percentage of all managed stocks, changed very little over a nearly 10-year period. With this update, the picture has improved somewhat in the subsequent four years: now half of managed stocks are not experiencing overfishing. However, the overfishing status of slightly more than half of all managed stocks still remains unknown, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Overfishing Status of All Managed Stocks 100% 90%
Percent of All Stocks
Chronic Overfishing: Why It Happens
80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1998
Subject to Overfishing
Not subject to Overfishing
Overfishing Status Unknown
Overfishing Status Undefined
Figure 1. The bars represent the percentages, by status, of all managed stocks over the period for which comparable data are available (1999-2010). Although the total number of managed stocks reported to Congress annually has changed over time, the portion of stocks not subject to overfishing has increased to 50 percent and the percentage of stocks whose status is unknown has decreased.
TAKING STOCK 2011: An Update on Efforts to End Overfishing in U.S. Fisheries
Scientists have not assessed all populations of fish that contribute to landings in America's commercial and recreational fisheries. However, they have enough information to evaluate the overfishing status for 193 of the 230 major stocks in the Fish Stock Sustainability Index (FSSI), which account for 90 percent of all recreational and commercial landings. Figure 2 shows the status of all assessed stocks, indicating that progress at ending overfishing has been incremental since the index was created. On the positive side, 53 stocks now have rebuilding plans and ACLs aimed at eliminating overfishing are being implemented for all federal fisheries. In its first analysis of chronic overfishing, the Network reported 49 specific stocks on which chronic overfishing had persisted for six or more years in the
Percentage of Assessed Stocks
Figure 2: Assessed Stocks Subject to Overfishing, 1998-2010 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1998
Years Subject to Overfishing
Not subject to Overfishing
Figure 2. Comparing only assessed stocks, not all stocks, the percentage of stocks subject to overfishing has hovered around 20 percent since 2001.
nine-year reporting period from 1998-2006. Of those stocks, 15 are no longer subject to overfishing, and 13 showed enough improvement to be classified as "not overfished." However, 24 of the stocks suffering a lengthy bout of chronic overfishing by the end of 2006 were still subject to chronic overfishing in 2010, based on a criterion of eight or more years in the 13-year reporting period from 1998-2010. An additional 4 stocks qualified as new "chronic" victims of overfishing by this measure – Nassau grouper, Georges Bank winter flounder, Southern New England winter flounder, and Pacific bigeye tuna. In all, 26 stocks have been subject to overfishing for more than a decade.
TAKING STOCK 2011: An Update on Efforts to End Overfishing in U.S. Fisheries
TABLE 1: STOCKS SUBJECT TO CHRONIC OVERFISHING BY COUNCIL Years Over Fishing
Gulf of Maine Haddock
1 M.Atl./S.New England Windowpane Flounder9 Goliath Grouper
Goliath Grouper
Thorny Skate
Nassau Grouper
Winter Skate Atlantic Salmon
Northern Shrimp
Loligo Squid
Atlantic Halibut
Gulf of Maine/Northern Georges Bank Silver Hake
S.Georges Bank/M.Atl. Silver Hake Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank Windowpane Flounder
4 5 6
American Lobster1 Tautog
Snapper complex
Gray Triggerfish
Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder
Goliath Grouper Parrotfishes2
Vermilion snapper4
Black Sea Bass7
Witch Flounder
Gag Grouper
American Plaice10
Atlantic Sea Scallop11
Amberjack5 Red Grouper6
S.New England Yellowtail Flounder12 Georges Bank Winter Flounder13 Bigeye Tuna15
Summer Flounder16
S. New England Winter Flounder
Cape Cod Yellowtail Flounder20
Red Drum
Dusky shark23
Georges Bank Cod21
12 Queen Conch
Red Snapper
Four species of large coastal sharks23 N.Atl. Blue Marlin W. Atl. Sailfish W.Atl. Bluefin
White Marlin Atl. Bluefin N. Atl. Albacore
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Monkfish(N) & (S)17
Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail Flounder12
Nassau grouper3
Spiny Dogfish
Red Drum
Gulf of Maine Cod White Hake
Ling Cod
Goliath Grouper
Pacific Whiting
Nassau Grouper
King Mackerel
Yellowfin Tuna Central W. Pacific
Shortspine Thornyhead, Darkblotched Rockfish Silvergrey Rockfish Black Rockfish, Petrale Sole
Table 1. The table lists stocks by region and by number of years subject to overfishing for the reporting period 1998-2010. Stocks highlighted in blue are no longer subject to overfishing. Stocks in italics are no longer designated as overfished. Stocks highlighted and in italics are neither overfished nor subject to overfishing. In the first analysis of chronic overfishing, the Network reported 49 specific stocks on which chronic overfishing had persisted for 6 or more years in the period 1999-2006. Of those stocks, 15 are no longer subject to overfishing, and 13 showed enough improvement to be classified as "not overfished." However, 24 of the stocks suffering a lengthy bout of chronic overfishing by the end of 2006 were still subject to chronic overfishing in 2010, and an additional 4 crossed the threshold of 8 years to become new "chronic" victims of overfishing. In all, 26 stocks were subject to overfishing for more than a decade.
American lobster was subject to overfishing every year until 2004, when it did not appear in the SOS. As of 2007, Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine Lobster stocks were reported in SOS as not overfished and not subject to overfishing.
Yellowtail Snapper Pink Shrimp
Caribbean parrotfishes were defined as subject to overfishing in 2005.
Nassau grouper have been defined as overfished for the entire period, although overfishing ceased between 2000 and 2004, but occurred again beginning in 2005.
Overfishing for vermilion snapper was not defined until 2000, when the stock was listed as subject to overfishing, a status that remained consistent for the stock until it was no longer listed as subject to overfishing in 2006.
Red Porgy
Bottomfish Complex
Eastern Pacific Yellowfin tuna
Greater amberjack were found to be subject to overfishing beginning in 2004.
Gulf red grouper stocks were listed to have an unknown overfishing status until 2000. The stock was subject to overfishing every year afterward.
By 2004, black sea bass was listed as neither overfished nor subject to overfishing.
Tilefish ceased to be subject to overfishing in 2005.
Windowpane flounder were first reported as subject to overfishing in 2010.
American plaice were subject to overfishing every year until 2007. The stock continued to be listed as overfished until 2010.
Atlantic sea scallops experienced overfishing from 1998 through 2005 with the exception of 2003. The stock was no longer overfished or subject to overfishing as of 2006.
Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder were subject to overfishing from 2000-2002 (the stock's status was previously unknown). In 2003, it was combined with the Southern New England yellowtail flounder stock, which was then listed as subject to overfishing in all subsequent years.
Pacific BigEye Tuna14
Georges Bank winter flounder have experienced overfishing throughout the period, with the exception of 2000-2004.
Overfishing was first noted on Pacific bigeye tuna in 2003. The stock is managed jointly by the PFMC and WPFMC.
Atlantic bigeye tuna were overfished and subject to overfishing until 2007.
Summer flounder have been on and off the list of stocks upon which overfishing is occurring: they were not subject to overfishing in 2003 but they were again from 2004 to 2008, when the Status of Stocks report declared overfishing was no longer occurring.
Monkfish in both the northern and southern stocks were no longer subject to overfishing beginning in 2007.
Black Grouper22 Black Sea Bass Gag Grouper Golden Tilefish
Scup were removed from the list of stocks experiencing overfishing in 2009.
Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine yellowtail flounder were subject to overfishing during all years included in the analysis except 2003.
Red Snapper
Red Grouper
Snowy Grouper
Speckled Hind Vermilion Snapper Warsaw Grouper
South Atlantic red drum experienced overfishing until 2009, with the exception of 2006, when overfishing status was unknown.
Georges Bank cod was subject to overfishing every year with the exception of 2000 and 2001. As of 2010, black grouper were no longer experiencing overfishing in the South Atlantic. Dusky sharks were subject to overfishing in every year of the analysis except 2004 and 2005, when the stock was considered to be included in the large coastal shark complex. In 2006, the stock was again reclassified as subject to overfishing. With the exception of a half dozen shark species, the remainder of the consolidated large coastal shark stock complex remained classified as overfished and subject to overfishing, or their status was unknown. What is reported here are three specific species that were assessed for overfishing status: sandbar shark, shortfin mako shark, and blacknose shark.
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Table 1 [centerfold] lists the populations, by region, that have experienced overfishing for the longest time. It shows that 46 major stocks have experienced chronic overfishing since 1998. It also illustrates that in regions where managers have implemented ACLs, instituted accountability measures, heeded scientific advice, and enforced fishery management plan measures, overfishing is a rare event that is quickly addressed if it is found to occur. The section of the table listing stocks that experienced overfishing for five years or fewer shows examples of 30 populations where overfishing was stopped, enabling 19 to recover to a point that they are no longer classified as overfished.
Rebuilding Success Stories Since the Network published Taking Stock in 2007, NMFS has reported that 11 stocks have achieved their rebuilding goals and another 10 stocks have rebuilt to 80 percent of the goal. Notable examples of populations reported as rebuilt include Atlantic scup, Atlantic black sea bass, southern Pacific Coast boccacio, dark-blotched rockfish, Alaska blue king crab, and North Atlantic swordfish. Pacific lingcod came under a sciencebased, 10-year rebuilding plan in 1999 but the population rebounded ahead of schedule and was no longer overfished as of 2005. As these examples illustrate, successful recovery of overfished stocks has occurred where fishery managers have adopted rebuilding programs that establish effective catch limits and accountability for staying within the limits.
It comes as no surprise that these victims of chronic overfishing show up in regions such as New England, the South Atlantic, Caribbean, and among federally managed highly migratory species where managers have only recently established catch limits, have not yet amended management plans to incorporate ACLs and accountability measures, or have not used approaches that account for lack of assessments or life history information. When the Network first reported on chronic overfishing in 2007, the fishery management councils which had already adopted overfishing definitions and catch limits also had the fewest stocks under their management that were subject to overfishing. Figure 3 shows the percentage of managed stocks experiencing chronic overfishing by council in 2006 and in 2010. The management councils that already had annual catch limits in place have continued to improve, especially the Mid-Atlantic Council. Those that have adopted them since passage of the MSRA,
Figure 3: Stocks subject to chronic overfishing Stocks Subject To Chronic Overfishing In 2006
Stocks Subject To Chronic Overfishing In 2010
Figure 3. Stocks subject to chronic overfishing by council, 2006 and 2010. Figure 3 compares the percentage of managed stocks experiencing chronic overfishing by council in 2006 and in 2010. The management councils that already had annual catch limits in place have continued to reduce their portion of stocks subject to chronic overfishing. Those that have adopted ACLs since passage of the MSRA are beginning to reduce the size of their slice of the chronic overfishing pie.
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such as the New England Council, are beginning to reduce the size of their slice of the chronic overfishing pie. The most telling point is that where managers ended overfishing, and where stocks were healthy enough to be reclassified from overfished to not overfished, the management plans have included ACLs that were enforced.
Rebuilding Success Stories: MidAtlantic When the Network reported on MidAtlantic summer flounder in Taking Stock 2007, it was cited as an example of management on the risky side of the ledger because the stock had been subject to chronic overfishing for eight years. Thanks to a rebuilding plan based on advice from scientists and hard catch limits, in 2008 summer flounder came off the list of species subject to overfishing. By 2010, the council was able to increase the quota for the 2011 season to 29.48 million pounds, a nearly 87 percent increase over the low when the population was subject to overfishing. Another comeback story in the MidAtlantic region is bluefish, a popular recreational species. After a nine-year plan to control fishing mortality was implemented in 2001, the species came off the overfishing list in 2004, and was declared successfully rebuilt in 2008. These success stories offer proof that management actions based on sound science, employing catch limits that stop overfishing and allow depleted populations to rebuild, really work. Healthy fish populations provide better fishing opportunities, support jobs that sustain local communities, and help ensure stronger, more resilient oceans. The value of rebuilding fish populations in the Mid-Atlantic region has been estimated at $570 million per year in additional direct economic benefits.15
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MAINTAINING INVESTMENTS IN DATA COLLECTION, CATCH MONITORING, AND STOCK ASSESSMENT SCIENCE: Keys To Success In Ending Overfishing Reliable scientific information is the lifeblood of fisheries management and the basis for efforts to set annual catch limits Chronic overfishing has resulted that prevent overfishing. The availability in enormous losses of potential of this information helps fishermen, revenue, exports, jobs, recreation processors and other sectors of seafood and other economic activity. Ending business and their communities to plan overfishing is a public investment their investments and business actions. A in the conservation of our fisheries long-term program committed to providing that we can't afford not to make. this kind of information is comparable to "R&D" or research investment made in any business. Reliable information is not only essential for fisheries management, but for investment decisions by stakeholders and businesses whose livelihoods rely on the nation's fishery resources.
Investing in America's Fisheries
Continued Congressional support for programs that improve the sustainability of our nation's fishery resources is vital. Congress has invested considerable resources in the science and management of our nation's fisheries, but federal funding has not kept pace with the demands for information that will reduce scientific and management uncertainty in fisheries decision-making. In recent years, additional resources have been provided to begin implementing the reforms of the MSRA, including increases in funding to expand data collection and stock assessments which inform the ACL-setting process. As a result of increased funding, significant progress has been made in expanding the number of assessed stocks in recent years. Maintaining that investment in data collection, catch monitoring, and stock assessment science will be critical to the ultimate success of ACLs in ending overfishing and realizing the full potential of our nation's fisheries.
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Recognizing that budget resources are limited, assessing the more than 530 stocks in our nation's fishery management plans may not be realistic. However, incremental increases in funding to expand basic data collection and stock assessment activities since 2001 have enabled NMFS to add nearly 40 new assessments to the growing list of assessed stocks, and more are anticipated by 2012 with current funding. In 2009, about 60% of the major U.S. fish stocks had adequate stock assessments, the most ever. Of those 230 stocks, 193 could be assessed for overfishing in 2010.16 Without stock assessments, fishery scientists and managers must exercise greater caution to account for higher uncertainty and risk of overfishing. Investments in stock assessment science reduce uncertainty and enable managers to set ACLs with greater confidence that overfishing will be avoided. This leads to lower risk and improved predictability in the management of America's fisheries, which is good for business and can result in increased quotas for fishermen. Ending overfishing is a public investment in the conservation of our fisheries that we cannot afford not to make. Chronic overfishing has resulted in enormous losses of potential revenue, exports, jobs, recreation and other economic activity. By one estimate, Americans have foregone nearly $3 billion in revenue from our fisheries annually because stocks are not producing what they could if overfishing ended and populations rebounded.17 That estimate does not include the wider indirect economic benefits to coastal economies generated by fisheries revenues, income and jobs.
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MARINE FISH CONSERVATION NETWORK RECOMMENDATIONS NOAA and NMFS are responsible for the management and conservation of living marine resources within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), encompassing an area larger than the combined land area of all fifty states. Our nation's fisheries are among the many benefits provided by this vast territory, and they are managed as a public trust. Ending overfishing is essential to sustain those benefits for present and future generations of Americans. Implementing ACLs that achieve the objective will require ongoing cooperation and support from Congress, state and federal agencies, regional fishery managers, fishermen and other public stakeholders. •
Congress should ensure that the MSA reforms aimed at ending overfishing are fully implemented and give them time to work through the management processes established by the Act. Political intervention to relax catch limits has failed to produce long-term healthy fisheries in the past, and has often contributed to chronic overfishing that hurts, not helps, fishermen. Ensuring that overfishing is ended and overfished stocks are restored to healthy, productive levels is the best way to help fishermen and coastal communities derive the greatest benefits from fisheries resources.
Congress should provide adequate funding to support vital data collection, catch monitoring, and stock assessment science which provide the basis for accountability and informed decision-making in the ACL-setting process. Investments in information for the ACL-setting process reduce uncertainty, minimize the risk of overfishing and increase predictability, all of which helps fishermen, processors and seafood support sectors with business planning and operating decisions.
NMFS should provide clear guidance and technical support to regional fishery management councils as they implement ACLs. Agency guidance on best practices for ACL-setting is urgently needed to ensure that regions adopting formal catch limits for the first time can benefit from the experience of regions that already employ them.
NMFS should do a better job in communicating the options available to Councils for setting ACLs in data-limited situations. The federal regulatory guidelines on overfishing provide flexible approaches to ACL-setting that can be tailored to meet the needs of many different fisheries and situations, including recreational and data-limited fisheries, but the options are not widely understood by fishery managers.
NMFS should provide guidance to improve the application of ecosystem-based management principles in fisheries decision-making, particularly for addressing ecosystem considerations in the ACL-setting process. For instance, explicit guidance for setting ACLs to achieve Optimum Yield (OY) for forage fish stocks is lacking in the NS1 guidelines even though NMFS recognizes the importance of conserving abundant prey species in the ecosystem.18 Accounting for ecological factors in the setting of catch limits will be crucial to the MSA's goal of achieving long-term sustainability in U.S. fisheries.
With the establishment of a system of catch limits and accountability measures in all U.S. fisheries, fishery managers are putting in place a responsive, adaptive and flexible framework that can achieve the MSA's goal of ending overfishing. The Network's recommendations will ensure that managers have the resources and information they need to make good on the promise of achieving sustainable fisheries for the benefit of fishing communities and the nation as a whole.
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Senate Report 109-229 on S. 2012 (April 4, 2006), p. 21.
See the NMFS 4th Quarter 2010 Status of Stocks Update, available at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/statusoffisheries/SOSmain. htm.
Status of U.S. Fisheries, Report to Congress, 2007, 2008, 2009.
The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century. Final Report. Washington, D.C., 2004. See pp. 274-304.
For instance, see: Pauly et al. 1998; Jackson et al. 2001; Pauly et al. 2002; Myers and Worm 2003; Hutchings and Reynolds 2004; Ward and Myers 2005; Worm et al. 2006.
Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1802(34).
National Research Council. 1999. Sustaining Marine Fisheries. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C.
MSA Sec. 301(a)(1); 16 U.S.C. 1851.
The report to Congress of U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (2004) & Pew Oceans Commission report (2003) both called for basic reforms aimed at ending overfishing in U.S. fisheries.
Senate Report 109-229 on S. 2012 (April 4, 2006), p. 23.
MSRA Sec. 303(a)(15) (16 U.S.C. 1853(a)(15)), Senate Report 109-229 on S. 2012 (April 4, 2006), p. 21.
MSRA Sec. 302(h)(6) (16 U.S.C. 1852(h)(6))
ACL Final Rule, National Standard 1 Guidelines, 74 Fed. Reg. 3178, Friday, January 16, 2009.
MSA Sec. 304(e), 16 U.S.C. § 1854(e)(1): "The Secretary shall report annually to the Congress and the Councils on the status of fisheries within each Council's geographical area of authority and identify those fisheries that are overfished or are approaching a condition of being overfished. For those fisheries managed under a fishery management plan or international agreement, the status shall be determined using the criteria for overfishing specified in such plan or agreement."
J.M. Gates (2009), "Investing in Our Future: the Economic Case for Rebuilding Mid-Atlantic Fish Populations," Published by the Pew Environment Group, Washington, D.C.
See NMFS Status of Stocks updates at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/statusoffisheries/SOSmain.htm.
A. Somma (2003), The environmental consequences and economic costs of depleting the world's oceans, Economic Perspectives, electronic journal of the U.S. Department of State, Vol. 8(1): 14-16.
50 CFR § 600.310(e)(3)(iv)(C).
The Marine Fish Conservation Network wishes to acknowledge the work of Suzanne Iudicello, JD, in preparation of the background documents and analysis that went into this report. Photo Credits: Cover – © Wolcott Henry 2005/Marine Photobank; page 2 – John Surrick-Chesapeake Bay Foundation/ Marine Photobank; page 6 – NOAA Library; page 10 – Valerie Craig/ Marine Photobank; page 11 – © Wolcott Henry 2005/Marine Photobank; page 12 – Valerie Craig/ Marine Photobank; page 13 – NOAA Library.
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The Marine Fish Conservation Network is the largest national coalition solely dedicated to promoting the long-term sustainability of marine fish. With almost 200 members – including environmental organizations, commercial and recreational fishing associations, aquariums, and marine science groups – the Network uses its distinct voice and the best available science to educate policymakers, the fishing industry, and the public about the need for sound conservation and better management practices.
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McLaren unveil their Mercedes-powered MP4-28
The parade brought to life a string of race- and championship-winning McLarens from across the decades, included 1970ŌĆÖs M8D CanAm sportscar, Emerson FittipaldiŌĆÖs iconic 1974 M23, Ayrton SennaŌĆÖs dominant 1988 MP4/4, our 1995 Le Mans-winning F1 GTR, Mika HakkinenŌĆÖs MP4-13 car from 1998 and Lewis HamiltonŌĆÖs 2008 MP4-23.
The display culminated in the arrival of our 2013 race drivers, Jenson Button and Sergio ŌĆśChecoŌĆÖ Perez ŌĆō who arrived driving a development model of our new McLaren P1TM sportscar and a 12C Spider, respectively.
The display of classic McLarens was a timely reminder of the weight of history that constantly hangs over a team with such high expectations each and every season. Following such a winning pedigree is the aim and intention of each and every man and woman who comes to work at McLaren every day.
And, for everyone involved in its inception, the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-28 is the logical culmination of everything weŌĆÖve ever done: itŌĆÖs the sum of 50 yearsŌĆÖ experience, expertise and passion.
The MP4-28 isnŌĆÖt merely a refinement of last yearŌĆÖs seven-race-winning car, itŌĆÖs a deep and sweeping re-design of an already successful chassis in several key areas ŌĆō most notably around the nose and front suspension, the sidepod profiles and the rear bodywork.
MP4-28 Technical Specification / Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm going into my fourth season as a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver and, more than ever, I know and understand the strengths and abilities of this team. This year is really about continuity and consolidation.
ŌĆ£Obviously, the biggest change for 2013 is my new team-mate, Checo. ItŌĆÖs always interesting and inspiring to begin working with a new face, and it already feels like a very positive working relationship.
ŌĆ£I know from personal experience that it can feel initially daunting when you walk into the McLaren Technology Centre for the very first time, but I also remember how quickly I was made to feel at home and how welcoming I found the whole McLaren family. IŌĆÖm sure Checo already feels very much at ease here.
ŌĆ£We were extremely strong throughout the whole of the 2012 season, but, for one reason or another, we couldnŌĆÖt quite pull it all together to challenge for the championships. ThatŌĆÖs something we want to address for 2013. IŌĆÖve seen just how closely everybody has been working together on this car, and I think weŌĆÖve got the basis for a very strong season.
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖll be working extremely hard during the pre-season to ensure we go to the first race with bulletproof reliability. Operationally, too, I think weŌĆÖve learned and developed from last year, and that will help us run a much smoother and stronger campaign.
ŌĆ£I also want to say that todayŌĆÖs demonstration of some classic McLarens makes me feel incredibly proud to be a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver. I donŌĆÖt think anybody with a love for motorsport could fail to be moved by sound and fury of the cars we saw here today ŌĆō theyŌĆÖll always make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
ŌĆ£This yearŌĆÖs car is the best weŌĆÖve ever made ŌĆō I know the engineers have left absolutely no stone unturned in wringing every ounce of performance from every available area. I cannot wait to get behind the wheel and attempt to carry forward the incredible legacy that lives beneath the skin of every single man and woman who works at McLaren.ŌĆØ
Sergio Perez Q&A
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm incredibly proud to be a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver. Seeing such famous cars brought to life today, and knowing that IŌĆÖm driving for the team on its 50th anniversary ŌĆō thatŌĆÖs such a special feeling.
ŌĆ£Of course, I am fully aware of the steep slope ahead of me: it has already been an intense couple of weeks, getting to grips with a new team, meeting my engineers and mechanics, learning new ways of working and, of course, learning all about a brand new car ŌĆō something IŌĆÖll need to do with just six days of on-track testing. ItŌĆÖs a big challenge.
ŌĆ£But itŌĆÖs definitely going to be an exciting few weeks: although IŌĆÖve been racing in Formula 1 for the past two seasons, every racing car is different and it always takes a little time to adjust. Firstly, IŌĆÖll need to understand the different characteristics of the car; secondly, IŌĆÖll learn how to best work with my engineers to make the car suit my personal driving style. ItŌĆÖs going to be an interesting and exciting journey.
ŌĆ£But IŌĆÖm more prepared than IŌĆÖve ever been for the start of a new season. I feel extremely fit, focused and refreshed ŌĆō thereŌĆÖs still a lot to do, but my aims are to feel confident, comfortable and ready to race by the time I land in Australia in just a few weeksŌĆÖ time.ŌĆØ
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AP: NEW YORK - In a rare and dramatic author's note, James Frey acknowledges alterations and embellishments throughout "A Million Little Pieces," writing that narrative mattered more than truth in his admittedly fictionalized story of addiction and recovery.
"I wanted the stories in the book to ebb and flow, to have dramatic arcs, to have the tension that all great stories require," writes Frey, whose three-page note will be included in future editions of the book, to be shipped later this month, and was posted Wednesday on the Web site of his publisher, Doubleday, an imprint of Random House, Inc. | story / author's note or publisher's note (both .pdf files)
Truthdig says: Frey still tries to peddle that "subjective truth" crap. Hey James, feelings are subjective; thoughts are subjective; calling a two-hour stay in jail "three months" is objectively BS.
Also, Warner Bros. is having second thoughts about a film adaptation:
AP: James Frey's Million Little problems are showing no signs of going away.
Shortly after Oprah Winfrey publicly drummed the discredited memoirist out of her book club, Warner Bros. announced that it was having second thoughts about going forward with a planned film adaptation of Frey's A Million Little Pieces.
"We're reevaluating our position on what to do," Warner Bros. President Alan Horn told the Los Angeles Times Friday. "Obviously, we watch Oprah and, like everybody else, we're aware of the change in authenticity of this piece." | story
And Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) asks a fair question about the issue:
FAIR: With great fanfare the other day, Oprah Winfrey asked James Frey a question that mainstream journalists refuse to ask George W. Bush: "Why would you lie?"
Many pundits and news outlets have chortled at the televised unmasking of Frey as a liar. The reverberations have spanned from schlock media to highbrow outlets. On Friday, the PBS NewsHour With Jim Lehrer devoted an entire segment to what happened. The New York Times supplemented its page-one coverage with an editorial that concluded "Ms. Winfrey gave the audience, including us, what it was hoping for: a demand to hear the truth."
A key reality of the National Security Agency spying story is: President Bush lied. But routinely missing from media coverage is a demand to hear the truth. | story


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Three people have filed a legal challenge to Portland's ordinance that bars panhandling on traffic islands, saying it violates their constitutional free speech rights.
The law that took effect in August bars anyone from standing on median strips, but homeless advocates say it's aimed at panhandlers. City officials said it was a public safety issue.
The defendants suing the city filed a motion in federal court Tuesday that seeks to prevent enforcement of the ordinance. Two defendants are described as political activists who stand on traffic islands holding political signs. The third defendant is described as homeless.
Mayor Michael Brennan tells the Portland Press Herald, he does not think anyone has been cited for violating the ordinance. He says police are focused on educating the public and fostering voluntary compliance.


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#1 & 2 – This foreign born much more famous in the rest of the world than in the US world class athlete and his American born C list singer/reality star broke up because she said she wanted to really focus on her singing craft. Her boyfriend then laughed so hard he cried. She didn't find it funny and they are no more.
#1 – Lewis Hamilton
#2 – Nicole Scherzinger


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During the blackout last week the Consolidated Edison Company held a sort of electric match that helped it to relight the rest of its system. If it had not had that match, the company said yesterday, the blackout here would have been "very much worse" than it was.
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State Board of Education challenges Michigan schools
by DR. RYAN KELLEY
Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
Rockford Public Schools
The Michigan State Board of Education has placed a challenge to every student and every school in Michigan, by raising the MEAP/MME cut scores (the minimal score at which a student is considered "proficient"). As the cut score is raised, fewer students will be considered proficient in math, science, reading, writing and social studies. In an effort to show how significant the change will be, the State Board re-released last year's scores and included what the scores would have been using the new cut scores. The chart displays a sample of the significant changes in the percentage of students labeled proficient, including the county and state averages.
Despite the initial decline in the number of students reported as proficient due to the change in cut score, we are confident that the scores will continue to increase due to the many school improvement efforts and the outstanding teachers and students that we have at Rockford Public Schools.
The state is challenging every student to perform at a higher level. We are confident the Rockford students will rise to meet and exceed this new standard. Working together we welcome this challenge and we know that our students will continue to accomplish great things. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at your convenience at (616) 863-6556.


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Over the weekend I got a few emails about a blogger that wrote about a delicious experiment in her kitchen. She added bacon bits in a chocolate chip cookie and topped with a maple cinnamon glaze and a bit of bacon.
She writes: Typically, I would never advocate the addition of meat to a sweet cookie, but I've always viewed bacon as "the candybar of meats" so I only felt slightly weird about it.
I have always thought of bacon as the candy of all meats, so I would have not felt weird at all. Also, I like how she tells meat haters not to complain about the bacon in the cookies and to just use fake bacon. Sometimes I feel that the Veggie Eaters think they are at war with us Bacon Lovers, and if that's true it's nice to know I have allies.
[Experiments with Delicious Bacon – Muffin]