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I would rate the Center even higher if I could. Positively MAGICAL! I go every year at least once a year (for my birthday) and shoot for more visits throughout the year. Go for the Twilight Tour-the nocturnal tours provide the opportunity to view most, if not all, of the animals alert and reactive. No tour is the same, the guides are SO knowledgeable (LOVE Kevin and Frank) and just take my word for it...when there's a dusting of stars in the sky, the lions are chuffing, and the wolves begin to howl...there's no place quite like it anywhere on Earth.
A 20-year old tiger looks at you from five feet away and 'chuffles' to let you know that he approves of you. A lion 'oofs,' after being prompted by a human who loves him, and 15 other lions answer to convey that all is well in their world. An adorable binturong climbs across the top of her cage upside down to remind you that you should bring her a banana. A chubby but adorable leopard stalks you from one end of her large compound to the other end hoping for a treat. A caracal trills and shows you her 'best side' profile as you pass by her with your camera. A serval bonds with his happy human by marking her forever with his scent and a wolf shows one of his human pack members by laying his head in her lap.
Each of these beautiful animals, and the people who care for and support them, are the reason I volunteer my time and talents to the Conservators Center in Burlington, NC.
The center is not a zoo and is not supported by any government funds. It is a privately owned and funded by donations and, quite simply, love. A few dedicated staff members work tirelessly to coordinate animal care, promotion and publicity of the animals and the center, and the day-to-day business of running a center that cares for over 80 animals who have been rescued or retired to their care. Even more volunteers, like myself, give countless hours to prepare food and feed the animals, clean the animal living areas and provide enrichment for the animals to keep them engaged and happy, guide tours of the center's animals for the public and tell their stories, socialize the animals and show them love, and so much more.
I first met the animals and people of the Conservators Center when I took a tour with 100 schoolchildren. I was in awe of the volunteer tour guides who answered every child's question and introduced us to animals I recognized, like tigers and lions, and animals I had never heard of like binturongs, caracals and genets. They told us the backstory of every single animal. We learned that one of their bobcats came to them after being mistaken for an injured domestic cat and that their employees rescued a 'mutt' after driving hundreds of miles to pick up a rare New Guinea Singing Dog and discovering he was only a mutt. We met lions and tigers living in a 'mixed pride' because the founders of the center rescued the animals when another facility was shut down and, while they were unprepared to take on so many animals, they creatively found ways to make it work so that the animals could live happily and with an extraordinary quality of life.
I knew from the first day that I wanted to spend time at the Conservators Center and work with them on their mission to reconnect people with wildlife. In the past year, I've volunteered many hours on nights and weekends to help out in any way that I could. My favorite event was when students from the school for the blind visited the center. Volunteers and staff members made sure that each student learned as much as they could about the animals through their senses other than vision. We shared casts of pawprints to show the students how large the animals were. We took them on a tour and prompted the lions and wolves to rumble the earth with their roars and howls. We shared stories of the animals that brought them to life for these sweet students who could not see them.
The Conservators Center is my 'happy place.' Every chance I get to volunteer my time there is time well spent. Each tour that I drive a golf cart for a disabled person to see the animals and hear their stories brings joy to my heart. I hope to share the amazing animals and their two-legged friends who love them at the Conservators Center with as many people as I can. I hope that you'll visit them in person to learn how amazing they are but the next best thing is their website at www.conservatorscenter.org where you can learn the story of how they came into being and virtually meet some of the most amazing animals on the planet!
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My first tour to the center was in 2014 with a group of summer camp kids. From the moment I set foot on the property, I knew I had found my "happy place." The experience of meeting the animals up close while hearing personal stories of each animal from tour guides is so refreshing and so different from a zoo. Seeing lions, tigers and leopards from 10 feet away was amazing and I enjoyed meeting and falling in love with binturongs, genets, singing dogs, Geoffrey's cats, jungle cats and others I was seeing for the first time. The staff and volunteers are all so committed to the animals and it shows every moment of every day. I especially love that the health, safety and emotional well-being of the animals always comes first at the Conservators Center. The staff and volunteers are so in-tune with the animals - they know what makes them happy and when something is "off" that they need to watch. I never know WHO is more excited by new items gifted by wish list donors - the animals or the humans who get to see the animals enjoy them.
My love for the center and the animals led me to begin my volunteer journey with this group in August 2014 and I am so thankful that I became involved. Every time I am at the center I learn something new and amazing from the veteran staff. Each staff member makes sure the volunteers feel appreciated and there is always something worthwhile to learn and do.
To be onsite and hear the wolves and coyote howl, the lions "oof" and the singing dogs sing is not something that can fully be explained in words - it's a feeling like no other that simply has to be experienced. The center's mission is to reconnect people with wildlife - they've done that and so much more for me. I highly recommend a visit to the center!!
Went to the Tree Toss on Jan 9th. What an experience!!! This was my second visit to the Center - the staff are so knowledgeable and helpful! And the animals!!!! What can you say about being that close to such wonderful loving animals!!!! If you haven't been there you MUST go!!! It is an experience that you won't soon forget!!! Visit, donate, volunteer!!! This is an experience like no other!!!!
The tour was terrific. The animals so well taken care by the staff. The tour guides were extremely informative. We could have spent ALL DAY! Worth my trip from Ohio!
Our summer camp program at TRU Teakwondo Center in Winston Salem, NC visited the Conservators Center for a field trip in the summer 2015. The kids and adults loved it! The caretakers of these animals are amazing and the animals have a wonderful environment full of love. Many of the animals here come from situations where they had nowhere else to go and the center took them in and in most cases made special accommodations to make sure the animals had a great home. It is a small environment where the caretakers are very knowledge about the animals and know their habits and personalities at a very intimate level. It was wonderful seeing animals being loved and accessible to the public so there can be knowledge passed along to others so these creatures can continue to receive the utmost care.
The animals here are amazing - a twilight tour is up close and personal. You'll learn their rescue stories and about the species and habitats and conservation. The passion in the staff and volunteers is palpable.
I cannot say enough about these guys & what an amazing, educational & entertaining job they do on the tightest of shoestrings. Their organization & volunteer coordination is second to none.
The Conservators Center is an amazing place. It is clear that the staff all really care about the animals and want to educate visitors about their wonderful animals. The sound of the lions "offing" is primal and moving. I highly recommend a photo tour, but any tour is worthwhile.
Took our grandkids there and had a great time. Our guide was great, and it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience to hear the lions communicating with each other at dusk.
Ev & Bill Wesson, Henrico, NC
Everytime I go, my pace slows down, my heart fills with joy, and my smile broadens. I never want to leave. My daughter and I went about 5 years ago, just to witness the Xmas tree toss, and went home having adopted Bella, a glorious tiger. She caught my eye, and my heart, when she fell asleep on a tree, legs splayed around it like it was a favorite pillow. Although I don't get there as often as I would like, I am ever grateful that we have Bella. It is a thrill each time we offer her some favorite treats, or listen to the lions oofing, or watch the binturongs play, or look into the eyes of a majestic wolf. The humans who serve these beloved animals are gracious, informed, generous and loving. They wear their hearts on their sleeves and it shows. The Conservator's Center is a magical oasis amidst our sometimes frenetic lives. These four-leggeds are a treasure to behold. Give yourself the gift of spending some time there. You will not regret it!


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Sunday, June 20, 1999 Published at 23:30 GMT 00:30 UK
Stewart snatches US Open
Winning start: Payne Stewart launches a drive during his triumphant round
Payne Stewart sank an 18-foot putt at the very last hole to snatch the US Open title in thrilling fashion at the Pinehurst course.
Stewart's scrambled par at the 18th gave him a final round 70 for a one-under total of 279. He was the only player to break par over the four rounds.
Tiger Woods finished joint third after his challenge faltered with two terrible missed putts on the back nine.
Darren Clarke was the best placed European, in tenth spot on eight over, while Scotland's Colin Montgomerie birdied the last for a 72 to finish two shots further back.
Mickelson misses out
Mickelson and Stewart traded blows throughout the final round.
Left-hander Mickelson, who carried a bleeper with him with his wife Amy due to give birth to their first child, was in pole position in the closing stages, with a two-shot lead over Stewart.
But fortunes spun around at the 16th, when Stewart saved par with a 35ft putt and Mickelson missed from 8ft.
A birdie two for Stewart at the 17th gave him the outright lead, but when he fluffed his drive at the 18th the championship looked to be heading for an 18-hole play-off on Monday.
But Mickelson could only make a par four at the last - and Stewart took his chance in dramatic style, the ball travelling up an enormous slope and curving into the hole.
Tearful triumph
Choking back the tears, the 42-year-old said: "I could never give up out there. Phil played unbelievable and he'll win the title one day.
"I read the putt and I knew it was inside left. I've made some good putts and I just said 'give yourself a chance', and wow, it went in."
Woods faded away after seeing a two-and-a-half footer fly by the hole at the 11th and then missing from three-and-a-half feet at the 17th.
The 1997 Masters champion carded a level-par 70 to end the week on one over, alongside Fiji's Vijay Singh, whose 69 was the only below-par round of the day.
Clarke leads Europeans home
"I'm pretty pleased," he said. "You've got to take the rough with the smooth.
"I was very disciplined and I'm progressing well. If I can keep it going I think I'll be able to challenge for any title.
"This is a stern course but fair, and the crowd appreciate that."
Daly storm
Wayward American John Daly slammed US Open organisers and criticised the Pinehurst course following an atrocious final round.
"I'm not going to Pebble Beach next year and watch the USGA ruin that course.
"The courses are set up too unfair. The USGA want to embarrass the players. It's not golf - it's crazy.
"From now on, my majors will be the other three and the Players' Championship."


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THURSDAY SPORTS: Gamecocks win first tournament game since '08
For the first time since 2008, South Carolina (13-19, 5-13 SEC) left its first game with a win at the SEC Tournament as freshman guard Duane Notice exploded for a career-high 23 points to lead the Gamecocks past Auburn (14-16, 6-12 SEC), 74-56, in the tournament's opening game at the Georgia Dome Wednesday night. Also in double figures for Carolina was senior guard Brenton Williams with 16.
Lefty starter Zack Erwin allowed just one run on four hits with seven strikeouts in 7.2 innings pitched to lead No. 14 Clemson to a 2-1 victory over Appalachian State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Wednesday night. It was the first meeting between the two schools since 1997. Erwin (1-0), who did not issue a walk, set a career high for innings pitched and tied his career high for strikeouts for Clemson (10-5).
Jordan Simpson homered, drove in two runs, and scored three times to lead Furman to an 11-9 victory over Duke in baseball action Wednesday afternoon at Jack Coombs field. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for Furman, which improves to 7-10.
Furman guard Stephen Croone has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 22 Second Team. The sophomore paced the Paladins and ranked second in the Southern Conference by averaging 19.1 points per game en route to earning All-SoCon honors this season.
It was announced Wednesday that both the NBA's Kobe Bryant and the NHL's Rich Peverley are done for the season. The L.A. Lakers' Bryant played just six games this season because of a broken bone in his knee that's kept him out since shortly before Christmas, and it hasn't healed enough to allow him to play. The Dallas Stars' Peverley, whose heart arrhythmia was discovered before the season, collapsed on the bench earlier this week when his heart briefly stopped. He won't play again this season, and tests will be done to see if it's safe for him to ever play in an NHL game again.
New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony said Wednesday that he's heard 11-time NBA champion coach Phil Jackson will be joining the team, the strongest sign yet that Jackson will be taking over the Knicks' basketball operations. Anthony told reporters, "Everything's in his hands now." Jackson played on the Knicks' last championship team in 1973, and later went on to win six NBA titles as a coach with the Chicago Bulls and five more with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jerry Sandusky's wife is speaking out in a CNN interview, declaring that the former PennState assistant football coach is innocent of sexually abusing young boys. Dottie Sandusky blames the news media for her now 70-year-old husband's 2012 conviction of 45 counts of child sex abuse, which got him a 30- to 60-year jail sentence, saying he, quote, "was found guilty before trial." When asked why she still believes her husband after hearing the testimony of the men who said they were abused by him as boys, she said, "Because he's innocent," and accused some of those who said they were Sandusky's victims of looking for money. Attorney Marci Hamilton, who represented one of the victims, said in response, "Mrs. Sandusky is our best recent example of our deep denial of the reality of child sex abuse. . . . Never underestimate the ability of a pedophile to charm and deceive the adults around him or her."


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A former traffic warden has described parking enforcement as a "money-making machine" in which his former employees would ruthlessly issue tickets despite not being on commission or bonuses.
The former employee, who worked for Merton Council for several years, described a variety of techniques used including "hot spotting", in which officers will ignore residents parking zones and focus on pay and display bays.
He said: "The expectation is that, if you are on an area such as Worple Road in Wimbledon, you wouldn't worry too much about checking residential bays.
"Instead you check the pay and display on Worple Road and Mansel Road where the school is and keep going backwards and forwards because you are, on average, likely to find the most tickets there.
"It's an unwritten law. If you concentrate on pay and display around that area, you're not going round other roads checking who's illegally parking in residential bays, so residents get a worse service because of hot spotting.
"You would never find a document on it or anyone that would admit to it."
In recent years, many residents have complained to the Wimbledon Guardian about traffic wardens being over-zealous in giving out tickets.
In October 2010, Merton Council was criticised for using "underhand tactics" after their traffic wardens were driving around in an "old banger" and issued a ticket within one minute, before the motorist had a chance to buy a permit.
And last week, we highlighted a case where a CCTV enforcement van had parked on double yellow lines to catch out cars stopped in a box junction in Merton Park.
Merton Council states clearly on its website that "no targets are given and no bonuses are paid" to parking officers.
But, the former employee said, colleagues did not need such incentives to issue fines.
He explained: "There was always a few that would do anything to get on the other side the road to issue this parking ticket and you think to yourself 'why'?
"If you dash across the road and you get run over the authority will wash their hands of you.
"The motorist would be mortified because you have run out in front of the car, but they would do it."
In 2011, a five-minute grace period, which allowed the motorists time to purchase another ticket or return to their car after their ticket expired, was reduced to two minutes.
But our informant said there was nothing to stop officers ignoring this guideline, which is devised to allow for discrepancies in timekeeping because of differences in the clocks.
He said: "A lot of people will see your ticket is expiring at 2pm and give you a ticket at 2pm. They probably won't check in the office.
"There should be a random check of everybody's tickets but they don't care because it's money and it's only a policy – a guideline."
The revelations came as the council admitted 5,007 tickets were wrongly issued in 2010-11 – nearly 10 per cent of the total issued of 58,642.
The former parking warden said: "Of the 53,000 tickets that people paid how many of those tickets were issued incorrectly and people didn't complain because they didn't know? It's just a money-making game."
A Merton Council spokeswoman said: "We work hard to make sure all PCNs issued are accurate, but we respond to legitimate representations and cancel them where appropriate."
This story is part of the Wimbledon Guardian's PARKING MADNESS series, in which we call on readers to help us promote a just and transparent system of parking enforcement in Merton.
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How Thailand does fast food: stop off at a roadside Fishing Park during your travels
There were moments during my recent Thailand golf trip that I had to remind myself that it's the United States that is supposed to be the developed, happy, first world nation.
This was especially true flying from Bangkok to Los Angeles. Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport, like most of Asia's airports (you don't know how bad you have it in 90% of America's airports until you fly around Asia) is a marvel both architecturally and logistically. It should be, considering it took 50 years to build.
Then our flight landed in LAX, half under construction, inoperable escalators, confusing signs and their arcane, painfully slow, inter-terminal bus system. Then there is the added treat of having to navigate through the charity solicitors the airport is notorious for (just watch Airplane!).
There's a time and place for charity, and it's not when you walk off a 12-hour flight and are trying to figure out which terminal your connecting flight is in and you're lugging all your baggage behind you. Come to think of it, I've been solicited for money more at LAX than my entire time in Thailand.
Thailand is a third world country, but I'd have a pretty hard time calling it "poor." Many live in modest housing but few are unemployed. I could count all the beggars I saw on city streets throughout the week on one hand. I'm not saying Americans should turn in their air conditioned homes for open-air shacks along a river, or trade in our Honda Accords for a moped. I'm just saying the Thai way of life puts things in perspective. I understand why so many westerners ditch the rat race and relocate here at least part time.
Something else I'm envious about is how Thailand does fast food. In the western world, we're used to finding the usual suspects off a highway exit: McDonalds, Subway, Wendy's (okay, I kinda love Wendy's). Thailand roadside eateries are different. We stopped off at a couple, and one was an informal, outdoor eatery called simply "Fishing Park" between Bangkok and Hua Hin. It's signage was little more than a weathered Coca-Cola marquee that had to be at least twenty years old.
It was empty when we pulled up, and the staff there (it looked like they were family but I can't be sure) instantly emerged and gave us the five-star treatment. Beers were never more than half empty and the food just kept rolling out, from fish soup to calamari, some spicy chili and curry dishes. The menu was entirely in Thai, nothing bilingual, so it was good we had some Thais with us in the group to ensure we didn't order anything too weird.
All told, we were served what felt like six courses in less than an hour, had a couple beers a head, and walked out about $5 lighter per person.
If you're on foot, stop on a street in Bangkok or Pattaya and you can have a stir fry whipped up in a couple minutes for about $1, and it's good stuff.
But I suppose a quick $5 Big Mac meal here in the 'ol Land of Big PX is good too.
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I know she's fictional, but it's a fictional birthday worth celebrating - I'll be celebarting aabirthday at least. It's my friend's birthday on 10th September too, she's going to be 13!!!! So I'd like to wish Juliet a very happy 13th birthday and Renesmee a very happy fictional 4th.
Oh, and I'd like to wish Forks a happy Stephenie Meyer Day on 13th September - Bella's 23rd Birthday. Happy birthday to Bella too.
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Taking a dig at the oft-panned "Green Lantern" movie, Ryan Reynolds said that he has no plans to reprise his role as the power ring-wielding hero.
Stepping out to promote their new movie, the stars of "The Croods" headed to the premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 theater in New York City on Sunday (March 10).
Smiling with a furry sloth character, Emma Stone looked pretty in a short, cap-sleeved black-and-white dress with flesh-toned heels, while her hunky costar Ryan Reynolds donned a black jacket, white shirt, and dark pants.
Stepping out for some promotional duties, Ryan Reynolds and Emma Stone showed up at Rockefeller Center in New York City this morning (March 8).
The "Van Wilder" hunk and his "Help" pal were in the house to plug their new movie "The Croods" on the "Today" show, and they looked to be having a blast.
Taking some time away from their busy schedules, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds paid a visit to the Science North Animal Center in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
And it looks like the "Van Wilder" hunk and his "Gossip Girl" wife had a smashing good time getting up close and personal with some furry friends.
The residents of Health Sciences North hospital in Ontario, Canada recently received two extra special visitors.
Newlyweds Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds paid a visit for the pediatric patients and posed for multiple photos with children, babies and their parents.
Doing whatever it takes for his craft, Ryan Reynolds braved -7 degree temps to film scenes for "Queen of the Night" in Sudbury, Canada yesterday (February 12).
The "Van Wilder" stud was joined by Scott Speedman as he fled to a car in the midst of an intense fight scene while shutterbugs looked on.
Making the most of the wintry weekend, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds treated themselves to a romantic afternoon in Sudbury, Canada on Saturday (February 9).
The "Gossip Girl" gal and her "Proposal" husband showed up at the Silvercity Movie Theatre for a matinee, and even felt the love from a paparazzo who found Blake's gloves and returned them to her car.
Ready for a little morning nourishment, Ryan Reynolds stopped by Fred Segal in Santa Monica on Saturday (January 12).
Looking scruffy-but-handsome, the "Ted" star wore his wedding ring proudly as he hit the store in grey jeans and a blue cardigan.


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Channel 4's The Jump will be 'exciting' with 'dangerous highs and lows' according to one of it's hosts Davina McCall.
Presenting the new programme alongside Alex Brooker - who you will remember from The Last Leg - Davina is giving it high praise.
"Picture the scene - it's January, you're depressed, New Year's Eve has been and gone, you've already broken your New Year's resolutions and you're feeling really bad about yourself," the 46-year-old said to Digital Spy.
"What you need to do is sit down in front of the television and watch an entertainment programme that will have you clenching your buttocks so hard that you won't need to visit the gym for a month!"
The Jump sees 12 ski-suited and booted celebrities battle it out in a new winter sports challenge TV show.
Davina added: "There's going to be danger, excitement, competition, highs and lows, tears and laughter - it's all in The Jump."
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Monday Medical for Feb. 21
February 20, 2005
Children are expected to suffer as many as 10 colds a year, which translates into 70 to 100 days of nasal congestion annually. Because a stuffy nose is a common condition for the pediatric population, it can be challenging to distinguish between the child with "one cold after another" and a child who needs to see a doctor.
Making the diagnosis and identifying its causes are necessary to prevent the progression of chronic congestion, including sinusitis, ear infections, mild to severe sleep disturbances and abnormal facial growth and development.
There are several sources of children's congestion. A thorough history and physical exam frequently will identify the causes. However, X-rays and lab tests sometimes may be required.
The common viral "cold" is the most frequent reason for a child's stuffy nose. Transmitted by hand-to-nose contact, the virus causes a release of chemicals. This triggers an increased blood flow to the nose, causing swelling, congestion and copious mucus production. Decongestant medications and antihistamines help relieve symptoms, but the time to develop an immune-system response is the only cure.
A viral infection lowers a child's nasal resistance to bacterial infections. Acute sinusitis is characterized by congestion lasting more than 10 days, yellow-green nasal drainage, post-nasal drip, cough, bad breath, irritability, fatigue and swelling around the eyes.
Most children who have a bacterial infection will respond well to antibiotic therapy. Nasal saline spray and decongestants thin mucus and relieve stuffiness. If symptoms persist, the bacteria may be resistant to antibiotics, or the child may have predisposing risk factors for sinusitis that need to be investigated.
Another cause of congestion is deformities of the nose and septum — the thin, flat cartilage and bone that separates the nose. Most deformities are caused by injury. Seven percent of newborns suffer significant nasal injury in the birth process. Add the tumbling that comes with learning to walk, and many kids have crooked septums.
Enlargement of the adenoids, tonsil-like tissue at the back of the nose, also creates nasal obstruction in children. It may be associated with snoring and dental deformities, as well. Even if a child's anatomy is normal, a well-placed pea, bean, bead, button or bit of plastic can lead to nasal obstruction and drainage.
Allergic rhinitis, or "hay fever," is an exaggerated inflammatory response to a foreign substance such as pollen, mold, animal dander or house dust. Stuffiness, sneezing, watery nasal mucus and itchy eyes and nose are the hallmark symptoms for allergic rhinitis. Non-sedating oral antihistamines and steroid nose sprays provide symptom relief. Avoiding foreign substances and receiving allergy shots are the most specific treatments.
Vasomotor rhinitis is an inflammation of the nasal membranes, caused by an abnormal interplay between nerves and vessels in the nose. Symptoms of nasal obstruction, such as post-nasal drip, clear nasal drainage and sneezing, are responses to environmental triggers, such as smoke, dust, fumes and changes in temperature and humidity. Like allergic rhinitis, this common cause of congestion improves with use of topical nasal steroids and antihistamines.
Chronic nasal congestion adversely affects the quality of life for children. Imagine enduring a cold for 200 days. If your child seems to have more colds than other children or seems to always breathe out of his or her mouth, see a physician to evaluate the cause and treatment.
Maryann P. Wall, M.D., F.A.C.S., is a board-certified
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Skyrocketing Hay Prices Another Headache for Horse Owners
Horse Refuges are Already on a Tight Budget Now, it's worse ==============================
That's because hay prices are up.
Patsy Johnson of Pipe Creeks' Brighter Days Horse Refuge says they're lucky to partner with Barrel House Feed that sells them hay at a cut rate. But high hay prices hurt anyone in the horse rescue business.
"It makes our money not last nearly as long.
And we are always trying to raise funds and we go for grants and we are supported by the general public."
Horses that live on hay can eat some
grass ... but there's hasn't been a lot of that either.
"Around here, there is no grass in the pastures.
We haven't had enough rain."
If horses are not used to a strictly grass diet, just eating grass causes health problems.
Johnson says when you rely on donations to survive any extra expense hurts.
"The main reason is the drought, I imagine,"
she says.
"Two years ago, we bought it where we found it including Wyoming."
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A new study finds that African ancestry is linked to a more aggressive type of cancer that is more deadly.
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor found that, among women with breast cancer, 82 percent of African women had the breast cancer called "triple negative," 26 percent of African-Americans had the variety, and 16 percent of white Americans had it.
In technical terms: Triple negative breast cancer is negative for three markers used to determine treatment: the estrogen receptor, the progesterone receptor and HER-2/neu. Recent advances in breast cancer treatments target each of the receptors, but targeting all three is a major problem, said Dr. Lisa A. Newman, director of the Breast Care Center at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. "Outcome disparities are therefore likely to increase, because fewer African-American women are candidates for these newer treatments," she said.
These results and results from prior studies indicate a genetic link for the form of breast cancer a woman might develop.
Prior studies have shown that while African-American women are less likely than white women to develop breast cancer, those who are diagnosed are usually younger and more likely to die from the disease. Other studies have shown a hereditary breast cancer risk associated with racial-ethnic identity - most commonly among Ashkenazi Jewish women.
Researchers looked at African-American women and white women diagnosed with breast cancer at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. Researchers also looked at African women diagnosed at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana.
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984 (2000) - Paramount
review by Dan Kelly of
The Digital Bits
Film Rating: B-
Disc Ratings (Video/Audio/Extras): B/B/D-
Specs and Features
91 mins, R, letterboxed widescreen (1.85:1), 16x9 enhanced, single-sided, single-layered, Amaray keep case packaging, theatrical trailer, film-themed menu screens, scene access (14 chapters), languages: English and French (DD mono), subtitles: English, Closed Captioned
Call me crazy or call me a crackhead, but I like this film! I make no excuses about liking it and don't justify it by associating it with some sweet moment or event in my life. Outside of the
Police Academy
movies, 1980s slasher films are some of the most reviled movies around. And everything that people hate about slasher films is here in extreme amounts. There's lots of nudity (skinny-dipping I can understand, but skinny dipping with strangers in a notorious lake that's inhabited by a masked serial killer?). There's lots of drinking and drug use (yet only one of the hapless teens manages to get wasted). And then there's Crispin Glover's dancing. I can't explain it. It's bad and I know it, but I can't help liking it. I will never bad-mouth
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Slasher films are, by their very nature, so contained within their own little world that any hint of reality in them would send them completely out of orbit.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
is a perfect example of that. Still another group of teens moves into the woods of Crystal Lake, this time to party for an entire summer. They move in next door to the Jarvises - a happy little single-parent family. Tommy Jarvis, at such a tender young age, is a real pro at making latex monster masks. Why introduce this into the movie, you may ask? Because it will come in handy later on, in the "make-Jason-think-you're-him" segment. I don't know how anyone so cunning and innovative with a machete can fall for the same trick over and over, but he does.
This is the first of three series appearances for the Tommy Jarvis character. In this go-around, he's played by young Corey Feldman. Though he hasn't really made a career out of horror films, Corey's definitely seen his fair share of them (
Bordello of Blood
The Lost Boys
Dream a Little Dream
among others). It would be really unfair of me to give away the ending, but it doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out that the "lone female survivor" rule doesn't apply to this film. Brave, break-the-mold filmmaking indeed! In the end, the film's misleading title (and the effort to completely hack Jason up in the story) is useless -
The Final Chapter
this ain't. There are still five more
movies after this one!
Aside from containing a real winner of a slasher movie, the disc looks pretty darn good as well. A clean print was used for the transfer, resulting in an anamorphic widescreen picture that is mostly free of major scratches and other flaws. Flesh tones and color saturation are generally good, but both seem slightly muted or washed out on occasion. Blacks are dark and solid, but do fall prey to occasional graininess that affects the feel of some of the darker scenes. Needless to say, any previous home video incarnation of
The Final Chapter
is going to look really dated compared to this DVD. Again, the audio is a Dolby Digital mono reproduction of the film's original soundtrack. Dialogue, effects and music are all distinctly represented but will probably not impress. It should be really obvious, by this point in time, where Paramount is putting their money on DVD. Other movies from the studio that are just as old (or even older, like
) are getting new 5.1 sound mixes, while films like those in the
Friday the 13th
series just get retreads of the original soundtrack. Ah well...
I feel like I'm repeating myself with these Paramount discs. You get the theatrical trailer here and nothing beyond that. I guess, deep down inside of me, I was hoping for the really cool little
magazine documentary that Paramount put out in the 80s, called
Scream Greats: Volume 1
, which chronicled Tom Savini's effects work in horror films. It would have been a nice little bonus, seeing as this was the last
film he worked on. But it's not here. I suppose I'll live.
One more
Friday the 13th
film on DVD down... and five more to go. At the rate Paramount's going, the whole series should be out in about two years or so. But fans have got a good start with the discs that are already available. After these four, the farther into the series you get, the tamer they become. The censors became more strict with their cuts, and the series, in turn, became a little less graphic. Whether or not that's a bad thing is for you to decide. In any case,
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
is certainly not tame, and it makes for a decent looking DVD.
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Free nighttime parking
All members of the University and area communities are encouraged to take advantage of free nighttime parking in a number of structures on Central Campus, the Medical Campus and North Campus. A pilot of the program was conducted last winter in December and January. As part of a number of safety initiatives, University officials have decided to make the free nighttime parking available on a year-around basis.
Central Campus
Hill Street Structure: 5 p.m.5 a.m.
Church Street and Thompson Street Structures: 6 p.m.5 a.m.
Surface lots S-6, adjacent to the School of Education; W-13, adjacent to the Student Activities Building; N-25, behind the Fletcher Street Structure off Palmer Drive; and S-5, across from Hutchins Hall: 6 p.m.5 a.m.
Medical Campus
Catherine and Glen Street Structures; surface lots M-25, behind the School of Public Health Building I; and M-28, across from Mary Markley Residence Hall, 6 p.m.5 a.m.
North Campus
All areas: 5 p.m.5 a.m.
Recital celebrates anniversary
School of Music faculty and students will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Frieze Memorial Organ with a concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 14) in Hill Auditorium. The U-M bought the Farrand & Votey organ from the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
The recital will feature solo organ music by Brahms, Durufle, Widor, Sowerby and Dupre. Performers include all four of Michigans organ professors: Robert Glasgow, Marilyn Mason, James Kibbie and Michele Johns. They will be joined by Lynne Aspnes, harp; Payton MacDonald, marimba, and doctoral students in organ performance JanEl Gortmaker, Eun-Young Kim and Charles Kennedy.
James O. Wilkes, professor of chemical engineering and an historical organ buff, will speak.
Record deadline reminder
Effective Jan. 1, the deadline for News Briefs and Calendar items will be 5 p.m. the Monday preceding publication. Effective with the Jan. 9 issue, the Calendar will carry activities scheduled for Monday through the following Tuesday. Items may be sent via campus mail to theRecord, by fax to 764-7084, or to any of the Record staff via Banyan VINES or e-mail. (See page 4 for names.)
Benefit Reimbursement Account cutoff date: Dec. 13
To guarantee reimbursement in their December paycheck, Benefit Reimbursement Account participants should submit claims to the Benefits Office, Room G405, Wolverine Tower Low Rise, 3003 S. State St., by Tues. (Dec. 13) for biweekly or monthly pay periods.
For the record . . .
The operating hours for Northwalk, the student-operated service that escorts faculty, staff and students anywhere within a 20-minute walk from Bursley Residence Hall, are 811:30 p.m. Fri.Sat. and 8 p.m.1:30 a.m. Sun.Thurs., not 2:30 a.m., as reported in the Dec. 5 issue of the Record.
Regents meet this week
The Regents will begin their meeting at 1 p.m. Thurs. (Dec. 15) in the Regents Room, Fleming Administration Bldg. Agenda items include the annual report on research. Public comments will be heard at 4 p.m., followed by a presentation on University outreach programs.
Rackham announces hours
The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies new hours are 8 a.m.5 p.m. MondayFriday. Offices will now be open noon1 p.m. For information about graduate studies or the Rackham Bldg., call 764-4415.
Counterpoint will present seasonal harmonies
Counterpoint, a vocal harmony group, will present a variety of popular and traditional Christmas songs, accompanied by guitar, piano and percussion instruments, at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 22 in the University Hospital Lobby, first floor. The program is sponsored by Gifts of Art. For information, call 936-ARTS.
Sherrill will give miniatures demonstration
Susan Sherrill, senior orthotics/prosthetics technician at U-M Hospitals, will give a miniatures demonstration 12:302:30 p.m. Thurs. (Dec. 15) in the Taubman Lobby, first floor, north.
Sherrill has an exhibition of miniatures on display in the Taubman Lobby as part of the Gifts of Art program. For information, call 936-ARTS.
TA training scheduled Jan. 3
The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching is offering a TA teaching orientation session for new graduate student teaching assistants enrolled in colleges other than LS&A 9 a.m.2:30 p.m. Jan. 3.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in Room 1650, Willard Henry Dow Laboratory. Topics will include Meeting Class for the First Time and Student Learning Styles, Lab Teaching or Leading Discussions.
The program is designed for new TAs, but experienced TAs also are welcome. For information, call 764-0505.
Departments can receive Record through Campus Mail
Many U-M departments already receive copies of The University Record via Campus Mail, usually on Monday. Those who are not receiving copies this way and would like to should contact the Record office with a complete address for the department office and the number of faculty and staff in the department. Record staff can be reached via phone, 764-0105, fax, 764-7084, Banyan VINES or e-mail (see page 4 for names). Changes in distribution lists are made at the end of each month. Additions received by Dec. 23 will be included begining Jan. 9.
Merit Network moving to new office space
The Merit Network offices, previously located in the Institute of Science and Technology, Industrial Technology Institute and Computer Annex Building on North Campus, is moving this month to a new, centralized office space in the Arbor Lakes (formerly Applicon and Schlumberger) complex in northeast Ann Arbor.
The new mailing address is Merit Network Inc., 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor MI 48105-2785. Phone numbers are 764-9430 and 747-3185 (fax).
Merit Network Inc. is a nonprofit corporation in Michigan governed by the states public universities. It operates MichNet, the statewide computer network that connects Michigan organizations to each other and to the global Internet. Merit is administratively attached to the U-M and is part of the Information Technology Division.
Changes at Mail Service
Pat Squires, production manager at Printing Services, is handling the operation of Mail Service on an interim basis following the recent retirement of Sue Howison. Kevin Donovan, business manager for Purchasing, Stores and Auxiliary Services, is responsible for business activities. Assistant Manager Bill Griffin continues in his present capacity.
East Engineering fire forces relocation of classes
Some LS&A classes that were scheduled for remodeled classrooms in the East Engineering Building beginning in January will be temporarily relocated because of a Nov. 22 fire in East Engineering.
The fire, which began in a basement room in the north end of the building, did not damage classrooms but did cut off electrical power to areas of the building under construction, delaying completion of some phases of the remodeling and plans to occupy the building.
The delay makes it impossible to vacate several rooms in the Perry Building and remodel them into classrooms in time for winter term. Classes scheduled in those rooms have also been temporarily relocated in the East Engineering Building.
Winter celebration slated for Dec. 9
The Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and the Department of Near Eastern Studies will host their annual winter celebration 46 p.m. Fri. (Dec. 9) in Room 144, Lane Hall. Refreshments will be provided but contributions are welcome. For information, call 764-0350.
Nursing sponsors memorial service
The School of Nursing will hold a memorial service for Col. M. Irene Clark Woodman at 1 p.m. Wed. (Dec. 14) in Room NI2C25, School of Nursing. Woodman, 79, who received the Schools Alumni Society Outstanding Achievement Award in 1993, died Nov. 25 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Assembly meets today
Senate Assembly will meet at 3:15 p.m. today (Dec. 12) in Rackham Amphitheater. The agenda includes reports titled The Quality of the Climate for Minority Faculty at the University of Michigan by the Committee for a Multicultural University and Toward a Definition of Tenure by the Tenure Committee.
Refreshments will be served 2:453:15 p.m. in the Assembly Hall.
Radiological Health Program accepting applications
The Radiological Health Program in the School of Public Health is accepting fellowship applications for fall 1995 for graduate study in radiation protection for nuclear energy uses, environmental assessment, and radioactive and chemical waste control. Fellowships range from $5,000 to $14,000 plus tuition. Courses of study include radiation physics, radiation biology, dosimetry systems, environmental assessment, medical health physics, a summer practicum and masters projects. For information, call James E. Martin or David M. Hamby, 764-0523.
U Club presents movies, comedy and jazz
The University Club in the Michigan Union is presenting classic movies at 9 p.m. Wednesdays ($1), improvisational comedy at 10 p.m. Thursdays ($3) and live jazz and dinner 57:30 p.m. Sundays.
The University Club is a private club for students, faculty, alumni and their accompanied guests.
M-Stores shortens hours Dec. 15
On Thurs. (Dec. 15), M-Stores hours will be as follows.
University Stores: walk-in window hours 7:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.; office hours 7:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. and 2:304:30 p.m.
Food Stores: 7:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. and 2:304:30 p.m.
Computer Group: 7:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. and 2:304:30 p.m.
Maintenance Service Unit: 7 a.m.12:15 p.m. and 2:303:30 p.m.
Museum will sponsor tours
The Museum of Art will sponsor two tours to Europe next spring. Sponsored in collaboration with the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Italy 1995: Art and Architecture/Then and Now, April 29May 6, will explore the art and architecture of Florence and Venice. For information, call Janet Torno, 747-0518.
The second tour, The Road to Santiago, May 1227, will be a journey by private motor coach along the medieval pilgrimage route from Paris, France, to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. For information, call Leslie Stainton, 747-2063.
Giving a paper at an international conference?
Increased funding from the International Institute is permitting larger grants to Rackham doctoral students delivering papers at international conferences, effective Nov. 1. The maximum award for Africa, Asia, South America and Australia is $600.
International Institute Travel Grants supplement the Rackham Travel Grant program. Applicants must be in a Rackham doctoral program as pre-candidates or candidates and must be giving oral presentations.
Toys for Tots collection runs through Dec. 18
Money and new toy and money donations to Toys for Tots will be accepted at the North Campus Housing Community Center and North Hall (ROTC Bldg.) through Dec. 18. Checks and money orders should be made payable to Midshipman Bn or Toys for Tots SEM.
The drive is sponsored locally by the Marines and midshipmen of the U-M NROTC Unit and supported by the Residents Council.
Presenting: Mozarts Requiem
Mozarts Requiem will be the centerpiece of a free concert by the University Orchestras and Chamber Choir at 8 p.m. Tues. (Dec. 13) in Hill Auditorium. Choir director Theodore Morrison is having the group sing the German pronunciation of the Latin. The program also includes two pieces based on the legend of Don Juan.
Apply now for faculty research awards
The Center for International Business Education announces its annual competition for awards of up to $10,000 to support faculty research in international business. Competition is open to full-time faculty in all schools, departments and campuses of the U-M who have a regular academic appointment.
Application deadline is Dec. 23. For information, call Brad Farnsworth, 936-3917.
Plant Building Services on call for emergencies
Plant Building Services will close at 8 p.m Dec. 23Jan. 3. Limited services will be provided Dec. 2730 for those buildings remaining open for special functions or where a large number of staff or students remain at work or study. Limited services include restroom cleaning and restocking, corridor cleaning and trash removal.
Emergency services will be available throughout the holiday period. Requests should be channeled through the Department of Public Safety, 763-1131.
Henry Ford Estate gears up for the holidays
The Henry Ford Estate has scheduled a variety of events during the holiday season, including guided tours of the estate at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Mon.Sat. and 14 p.m. Sun. through Jan. 2. The historic landmark on the U-M-Dearborn campus is closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.
Holiday luncheon concerts are scheduled 11:45 a.m.1:30 p.m. Dec. 13 and Dec. 16. Visitors will enjoy classical and traditional holiday music. Admission is $17.
Santas Workshop is 56 p.m. Dec. 16 and 9 a.m.noon Dec. 17. The workshop begins at the Visitor Center. Admission is $5.
The Candles and Carols Dinner is set for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 18. Admission to the gourmet dinner is $35.
The Candlelight Tour and Buffet will be held Dec. 2628. The buffet ($18) is served 5:307:45 p.m. and tours ($7) are 68 p.m.
Reservations are required for all events except the guided historic tours. For information, call 593-5590.
Benefits Office plans closings
The Benefits Office will close at 2 p.m. Thurs. (Dec. 15) and 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. Dec. 21.
Santa will glide into Yost Arena
Yost Arenas Skate with Santa will be held 23:50 p.m. Sun. (Dec. 18). Additional holiday skating times are scheduled 23:50 p.m. Dec. 2730 and 12:50 p.m. Jan. 36.
Yost is hosting its fifth annual High School Holiday Hockey Tournament Wed.Sun. (Dec. 1418). Teams include Ann Arbor Pioneer and Huron, Dexter, Jackson Lumen-Christi, Livonia-Churchill and South Lyon. For tournament game times, call 764-4600.
Financial Operations schedules closures
The Central Campus Cashiers Office in the LS&A Bldg. will close 25 p.m. Tues. (Dec. 13).
All Financial Operations Offices, including Student Financial Operations and the Central Campus Cashiers Office, will close 1:305 p.m. Thurs. (Dec. 15).
Student Financial Operations will also close 2:305 p.m. Fri. (Dec. 16).
For information, call 764-7214.
Register now for Adult Lifestyle Program classes
The Division of Kinesiologys Adult Lifestyle Program is accepting registrations for winter term classes scheduled Jan. 9April 15. Classes include different styles of aerobics, toning and weight training, swimming, scuba, ballroom dance, Tae Kwon Do and volleyball.
Register in Room 3050, Central Campus Recreation Bldg., 7:30 a.m.4 p.m. weekdays. For information or to receive a mail-in brochure, call 764-1342.


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Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
In arthroscopic knee surgery, your surgeon uses a tiny camera and small instruments to diagnose and fix problems inside the joint. Arthroscopy can help us diagnose and treat many problems, including torn cartilage, torn ligaments and unstable joints. It can also help us decide if knee replacement is a good option for you.
At OHSU, the latest cutting-edge research is helping us bring you new treatments and cures for bone and joint injuries and disease.


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Chima UzowiheClass: Junior
Position: DL
Height: 6-2
Weight: 250
Previous School: Lamar HS
Hometown: Houston, Texas
2013 (So.):
• Big South all-conference first team
• VaSID all-state second team
• Started all 12 games
• Finished seventh on the team with 43 tackles (20 solo, 23 assisted)
• Led Liberty and ranked No. 2 in the Big South in sacks (7.0)
• Second on the team and No. 5 in the Big South in tackles for a loss (9.0)
• One of three players on Liberty's roster with a forced fumble and fumble recovery
• Recorded four of his seven sacks against Big South foes
• Third on the team in pass breakups (4)
• Recorded one of Liberty's three blocked kicks on the year
• Opened the year with six tackles, including four assisted stops, at Kent State
• Five tackles, including four assisted and a sack, against Richmond
• Five tackles, including three solo stops, against Coastal Carolina
• Tied a season high with six stops against Brevard, including a season-best five solo tackles
• Two of this three tackles against VMI were sacks
2012 (Fr.):
• Competed in eight games on the defensive line
• Made 13 tackles (seven solo, six assisted), including four tackles for a loss and two sacks
• Recorded three tackles, with first career sack, versus Norfolk State (Sept. 8)
• Totaled season-best five tackles (three for a loss), including one sack, at Presbyterian College (Oct. 13)
• Helped Liberty's defense finish the year ranked No. 19 in total defense (314.73 yards allowed per game) and No. 23 in rushing defense (126.09)
• Liberty led the league in rushing defense and held five opponents to less than 100 yards
• Graduate of Lamar High School
• Selected to the 20-5A first team all-district squad as a junior and senior
• District Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
• Led his team in sacks as a senior
• Son of Veronica Jenkins
• Birthday is on April 8
• Majoring in biology


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Assessing the vulnerability of the coastal zone to sea-level rise (SLR) requires integrating a variety of physical, biological, and social factors. These include landscape and habitat changes, as well as the ability of society and its institutions to adapt. For example, the range of physical and biological responses associated with SLR is poorly understood at some of the critical time and space scales required for decision making. Although the general nature of the changes that can occur on ocean coasts in response to SLR are widely recognized, predicting specific changes at a particular point in time is difficult. Similarly, the cumulative impacts of physical and biological change on the quantity and quality of coastal habitats are not well understood. Potential societal responses to SLR, and particularly those associated with natural resource management, are also uncertain. Limitations in the ability to quantitatively predict outcomes at local, regional, and national scales affect whether, when, and how some decisions will be made. Thus, coastal managers require improved tools to understand and anticipate the magnitude and likelihood of future SLR impacts, as well as to evaluate the consequences of different actions (or inaction).
This Mendenhall Research Opportunity will allow a strong scientist to improve the capability to evaluate the effect of coastal change on piping plover habitat availability and utilization, through field data collection, and testing and application of models. The barrier beaches that comprise the piping plover's breeding, migration, and wintering habitat are dynamic systems that respond to fluctuations in sea level by changing their morphology and distribution of landscape elements (e.g., beaches, dunes, tidal flats). Piping plovers are uniquely suited as an indicator species for understanding SLR impacts to beach habitats. Plovers have closely-defined habitat tolerances. Both the habitat and the birds respond rapidly to coastal processes such as overwash, inlet formation, and island migration that are sensitive to changes in the rate of sea-level rise.
Research under this opportunity is expected to focus on the integration of plover ecology with coastal landscape evolution. Although the research focus is to be on the effects on piping plovers, results are expected to inform management of other sensitive beach-strand species, including (but not limited to) least terns, American oystercatchers, Wilson's plovers, and seabeach amaranth (a federally threatened plant species). Thus, postdoctoral research under this Mendenhall project can provide the scientific underpinning for a broadly-applicable strategic habitat conservation approach.
The opportunity will be supported by a focused research effort that will consider the past and future response of the U.S. Atlantic coast to sea-level rise. This location has advantages including extensive historical data sets, an ongoing research effort, and explicit interest and collaboration with managers and landowners. In addition to developing new data sets through field and lab work, the successful candidate is expected to use existing and updated data sets to test and train predictive models, leading to improved scientific understanding of the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise on plover habitat availability and utilization. Currently, data-driven predictive models including linear regression and Bayesian networks are being applied to this problem. The Bayesian network approach has had very broad application to integrate ecologic, morphologic, and hydrologic processes (e.g., Gutierrez et al., 2011; Fienen et al., 2013; Masterson et al., 2013; Gieder et al., 2014). Therefore, some understanding of Bayesian network methods (or willingness to learn) is desirable. Competing hypotheses regarding the relationships between forcing, the responses, and their interrelationships need to be evaluated and their uncertainties compared.The successful candidate will work closely with scientists at the USGS as well as at Virginia Tech, and will have an opportunity to interact with coastal managers in order to develop specific decision guidance by evaluating the risk of adverse conditions and/or predicting the probability of future occurrence of various coastal response scenarios. Because of the explicit multi-disciplinary objective of this research, strong candidates may have a background in the fields of biology, ecology, geography, or geology. It is expected that they will have skills in statistical data analysis and quantitative modeling.
Fienen, M. N., J. P. Masterson, N. G. Plant, B. T. Gutierrez, and E. R. Thieler (2013), Bridging groundwater models and decision support with a Bayesian network, Water Resources Research, 49(10), 6459-6473, doi 10.1002/wrcr.20496.
Gieder, K. D., S. M. Karpanty, J. D. Fraser, D. H. Catlin, B. T. Gutierrez, N. G. Plant, A. M. Turecek, and E. R. Thieler (2014), A Bayesian network approach to predicting nest presence of the federally-threatened piping plover (Charadrius melodus) using barrier island features, Ecological Modelling, 276, 38-50, doi 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.01.005.
Gutierrez, B. T., N. G. Plant, and E. R. Thieler (2011), A Bayesian network to predict coastal vulnerability to sea level rise, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 116(F2), F02009, doi 10.1029/2010JF001891.
Masterson, J. P., M. N. Fienen, E. R. Thieler, D. B. Gesch, B. T. Gutierrez, and N. G. Plant (2013), Effects of sea-level rise on barrier island groundwater system dynamics – ecohydrological implications, Ecohydrology, doi 10.1002/eco.1442.
Proposed Duty Station: Blacksburg, VA; Woods Hole, MA
Areas of Ph.D.: Ecology, biology, geography, geology, statistics (candidates holding a Ph.D. in other disciplines but with knowledge and skills relevant to the Research Opportunity may be considered).
Qualifications: Applicants must meet one of the following qualifications: Research Biologist, Research Ecologist, Research Geographer, Research Geologist, Research Oceanographer. (This type of research is performed by those who have backgrounds for the occupations stated above. However, other titles may be applicable depending on the applicant's background, education, and research proposal. The final classification of the position will be made by the Human Resources specialist.)
Research Advisors: Rob Thieler, 508-457-2350, firstname.lastname@example.com; Nathaniel Plant, 727-502-8072, firstname.lastname@example.com; Sarah Karpanty (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), 540-231-4586, email@example.com.
Human Resources Office Contact: Junell Norris, (303) 236-9557, firstname.lastname@example.com.
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After more than a decade of negotiations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Chinese counterparts on Thursday finalized the language of a new protocol that will for the first time ever allow U.S. rice producers to export to China.
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January 29, 2012 by staff
Paterno Most Victories NCAA Division I Only Coach 400, Joe Paterno, the famed football coach who led the Pennsylvania State program for 46 years, has passed away due to complications from lung cancer, his family said on Sunday morning.
Paterno had been diagnosed with cancer last year shortly after being forced to step down from leading the Nittany Lions football team. The scandal began after an alleged child-sex allegations arose that involved one of his former defensive coordinators, Jerry Sandusky.
According to various reports and his family, Paterno had been coaching for over 61 years and of course, led Penn State for almost five decades.
The news hit both fans in Pennsylvania and here in North Carolina very hard. Despite his recent troubles with the scandal involving his defensive coordinator, Coach Paterno had been a father-like figure in the world of football and appealed to fans both young and old across the country.
For local Penn State fan Matt Bohn, the news of Paterno's death was hard to take. Bohn now lives in the Raleigh area and works at a consulting firm, but grew up in Pennsylvania and attended games at Penn State as a child.
"I saw my first college football games at Beaver Stadium and have loved football ever since," said Bohn in an interview with The Telegram on Sunday night. Bohn said that he had returned many times to his home state to watch games in person and was able to share one special game with his family.
"I'm happy to say that I saw Paterno's 400th victory with my wife and daughter," said Bohn. "I look forward to the day I can tell my daughter how much that meant to her father."
Although he played football in college, interestingly, Paterno turned away from a career path as an attorney to pursue coaching.
"When he decided to forego a career in law and make coaching his vocation, his father Angelo had but one command: make an impact," said his family in a statement.
Paterno had been accepted to the Boston University law school, but instead accepted a job working with Rip Engle as an assistant coach at Penn State University. Paterno had played football at Brown University, where Engle had been Paterno's head coach.
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Mark Hearn, the founder, editor and daily operator of SprintFeed.com is closing shop and heading on to new opportunities as an Editor at TechnoBuffalo. We will be sad to see him go from the daily news makings at Sprint. I personally visited SprintFeed.com several times per day.
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A car bomb has exploded in Beirut, wounding a former Lebanese cabinet minister opposed to Syria's role in the extension of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud's term in office, killing his driver and seriously injuring his bodyguard.
Former economy minister Marwan Hamadeh suffered minor injuries to his hands and face in Friday's blast, which occurred in a side street about 100 metres from Beirut's seafront corniche area where the American Community School and the International College, both US organisations, are located.
Mr Hamadeh's brother, Ali, told The Associated Press that the former cabinet minister was the blast's target. Lebanese officials did not immediately comment on the motives behind the explosion.
"It [the bombing] is a political message to those who are trying to open bridges among [Muslim and Christian] Lebanese and break down barriers," Ali Hamadeh, a political analyst with Lebanon's leading An-Nahar newspaper, said.
He was apparently referring to efforts by Druse chief Walid Jumblatt, leader of the parliamentary bloc to which Marwan Hamadeh belonged, who aligned himself with Christian opposition groups to reject the recent Syrian-backed extension of the Lebanese President's three-year term.
Security officials said a 15-kilogram bomb exploded as Mr Hamadeh's car drove past it, injuring him, killing his driver and seriously injuring a bodyguard sitting in the back seat.
Police sealed off the area as firefighters struggled to extinguish the blaze caused by the explosion. Several parked cars in the area were damaged and broken glass from nearby buildings littered the street.
Forensic experts arrived to examine the blast scene and took pictures of the wreckage of the car that carried the bomb. The French ambassador to Lebanon also visited the scene, but made no comments to reporters.
Mr Jumblatt pulled Mr Hamadeh out of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's cabinet last month to protest against the extension of Mr Lahoud's presidential term, which was backed by Syria, the main power broker in Lebanon.
Syria has also based thousands of troops in Lebanon since the early stages of the 1975-90 civil war.
Mr Jumblatt, a former warlord and cabinet minister, is an ally of Syria, but his relations with Damascus deteriorated after he withdrew Mr Hamadeh and two other ministers from the cabinet.
The United States and United Nations also opposed Syria's perceived interference in Lebanon and called for the election of a new Lebanese president.
After visiting Mr Hamadeh at Beirut's American University Hospital, Mr Jumblatt told reporters that the bombing targeted "national peace and internal stability in Lebanon" and urged Lebanese to maintain "national peace".
Mr Jumblatt added that he did not want to blame anyone before investigations were completed.


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I can plot a function but when I try FindRoot it complains
Hi all,
I have a problem with Mathematica error that I don't know how to fix.
I define a function
f2 [L,ds(L)] where ds(L) is found by solving f1(L,ds)==1.
When I plot f2 [L, ds(L)] as a function of L, everything is good.
However, when I try to
find the value of L where f2 ==1, Mathematica complains that f2 is not
a number?!
The mathematica cell is listed below.
Could someone help me with this error? I thank you in advance, a lot.
k5.62; Ro = 27.2; Ltotal = 13509.0; F0 = 1.2*10^4; c = 0.30;
R[L_, ds_] = Sqrt[Ro^2 - ((3 Sqrt[3])/(8 Pi) ds^2 L)^(2/3)];
f1[L_, ds_] := (k/(R[L, ds]^2 ds^2) +
3 k/
ds^2 (1/((Ro^2) - (R[L, ds]^2) ) +
Ro/(Ro^2 - R[L, ds]^2)^(3/2)
Log[(Ro - Sqrt[Ro^2 - R[L, ds]^2])/R[L, ds]]))/(Sqrt[3]
F0 Exp[-ds/c]);
f2[L_, ds_] := (Sqrt[3] F0 Exp[-(ds/c)] (c^2 + c ds) + k/(
2 (R[L, ds]^2) ))/(Pi);
myDs[p_] := ( result = FindRoot[f1[Ltotal*p, ds] - 1, {ds, 2.5}];
result[[1, 2]] )
Plot[f2[Ltotal*p, myDs[p]], {p, 0.01, 1.0}, PlotRange -> {0, 1}, Frame
-> True]
FindRoot[ f2[Ltotal*p, myDs[p] ]-1, {p,0.8}]


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The junior explorer requested on Tuesday that the trading halt remain until it made an announcement about the results of a pre-feasibility study (PFS) for the wholly-owned project near Marvel Loch in WA's Yilgarn region.
Cazaly's shares last traded on Monday at 27¢.
The company said in September that it aimed to bring Parker Range into production by mid-2011.
It said at the time that it was in advanced discussions with various parties regarding a potential joint venture or outright sale of its West Kalgoorlie gold project, also in WA, to fund Parker Range.
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The midnight blue tour bus that carried music legend Ray Charles around the country has been donated to Morehouse College
Late music great Ray Charles has had his midnight blue tour bus donated to Morehouse College, the college by the Ray Charles Foundation. Just for everybody to know, the bus is a historic vehicle as it is the one that carried Ray around the country.
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Item: Turns out the Treasury Department was given just one day to review the $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra before the Energy Department was going to go public with the splashy announcement. Contrasts rather sharply with the months/years of review necessary for the Keystone pipeline, which doesn't require taxpayer dollars in any case.
Item: A123 Systems, a battery maker to whom the Obamanauts shoveled $279 million taxpayer dollars, has filed for bankruptcy, after losing $257 million last year, and after having delivered defective batteries to the Fisker Auto company, concerning which, Fisker isn't looking too hot these days either.
Item: One of Germany's largest solar manufacturers, Q-Cells, has filed for bankruptcy—the fourth major bankruptcy in the German solar sector. As my pal Ken Green comments: "It seems that the whole 'subsidize green tech and capture the markets of tomorrow' thing isn't working out so well with the early adopters."
Item: The German insolvency is spilling over to the US: "Solar Trust of America LLC, which holds the development rights for the world's largest solar power project, on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection after its majority owner began insolvency proceedings in Germany."


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First aid box removal-
Hi all-as above really-car is a 318i saloon year 2000-thanx
If you're asking how to remove the under seat 1st aid box, it's quite simple.
Grab both sides of the box and pull it towards the front of the vehicle. It's just clipped onto the mounting bracket. The bracket will be held on by two or three bolts or self tapping screws. A pain to get to but not impossible.
Cheers mate no clips or anything to press while i pull then?
No, it's basically held in place by a friction type mount. It does wedge on pretty tight though...
Mine must be different-i can see a bracket on either side which look like it will come out when squeezed but its stuck solid at the back of it?
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So much for relying on my memory...
I recently ordered a second box/bracket and got them in the mail yesterday and realized on mine anyway, there is a small clip right in the middle of the bracket that the box locks into.
Hopefully the pics show what I'm talking about. The close up is the clip that has to be pushed up to release the box.
Although yours may be a different design completely. Maybe someone else with an EU spec car can chime in...
I recently had to move my first aid box to another set of seats. All tips seem to relate to a later box which has tab on the inside roof of the box that needed pressed which mine didn't have.
So as to help others, here's how I removed my box. The plastic box sits in a metal cradle which is attached to the underside of the chair by three T30 screws, of which only one is accessible from the underside of the seat as seen here with the seat on its side:
So you need to remove the box from the cradle first. There are two locking tabs on either side of the box. Just squeeze the plastic at the sides, or use a screwdriver and tabs will pop off:
Now the bit that had me & lots others confused, is that there are 4 hook tabs on the top of the box which attach on to the metal cradle. These are completely out of sight. To undo these, take a screwdriver and wedge it between the top the plastic box and the metal cradle. As you do so you'll start to see the hooks (you may need to twist a little):
Now that the tops hooks are "unhooked", pull forwards towards the front of the car whilst squeezing the sides, in order keep the side tabs from snapping close.
Do not pull straight down, there are 2 inserts in the metal cradle, where the top corners of the box slot into, these prevent downwards movement:
Box removed, now you can see all three T30 screws:
All items off:
Another pic of the inside of my box, no tab in the roof of the box unlike the later Z4 models first aid boxes:
And lastly the finished product:
'05 Euro spec has the tab.
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I have a simplified version below of a multipart form. There are two steps and two tabs. I want the user to enter their username and email address and click 'Next' which will validate to make sure those fields are filled in, then activate and advance to tab #2 (Step #2) of the form, where they enter their credit card information.
I am having difficulty because username, email and credit card are all in the same form and I need to only validate certain fields on each step of the form. I was thinking I could make a function when the 'Next' button was hit that would validate the first two fields?
Here is what I have so far. I have a 'Next' button which activates and advances the tab to Step #2, but I need to work some form of validation into it before it advances. At the bottom of the page I have a 'Submit' button which is just so you can see that the validation is working if the form is submitted. I just want the 'Next' button to activate a function to only validate the fields on Step #1 (username/email).
Give it a look:http://psylicyde.com/misc/tabs/multipart-form-validation.html
Check the demos in the documentation. I see a "multipart form" demo.
yes but they aren't using tabs. one example uses an unordered list.