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Lesson 10: Water in California
This week's lesson is the first of several we'll have that explore a specific topic rather than a geomorphic province, and its focus on water could not be more timely. Currently, mountain snowpacks are at or above normal levels for this date and it looks like the state is on track to have a good water year. If the spring storms do not arrive or we have an exceptionally hot summer, however, competition among agricultural uses, environmental needs, and the state's growing population could still spell trouble. In addition, with climate change and particulate pollution predicted to reduce mountain snowpacks by as much as 20% in coming years water shortages in California are only likely to be more severe. That's why it's important for every Californian to understand where and when precipitation falls across the state and how that water moves through surface streams and underground aquifers.
In chapter 10 Harden briefly describes the distribution and timing of precipitation across California and the overland flow of water in streams (like Roaring River in Kings Canyon National Park, right) that erode, transport, and deposit of sediment as part of "dynamically balanced" river systems. She also describes the movement of groundwater through aquifers and highlights the problems we're seeing in California as overdraft and contamination of groundwater damage this critical resource. Finally, this week's exercise introduces you to the techniques geologists use to measure the amount of water moving through a stream channel at a given time.
As you read about California's surface and groundwater resources be sure to take careful notes on the topics covered by the learning objectives below, but don't worry about trying to remember the details of the specific case histories the author sites as examples. As usual, writing out key facts in your own words or making neatly labeled drawings will help you better understand the significance of what you've read and spot any gaps in your knowledge. Having good notes will also make it easier for you to review for this week's quiz and and access what you've learned when you want to refer back to it for future assignments. Be sure that you are prepared to meet the learning objectives outlined below before you move on to the quiz at the bottom of the page.
Weekly Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this week's lesson, a student is expected to be able to:
- Describe how the location and seasonal timing of precipitation vary across California, and how this distribution does or does not meet the state's needs based on its agricultural usage, environmental commitments, and population.
- Outline how streamflow and groundwater recharge depend on the amounts of precipitation that are partitioned into evaporation, infiltration, runoff, and transpiration.
- Calculate the discharge of a stream given data on its cross-sectional area and average velocity, and describe how hydrologists calculate the discharges of streams with irregular channel cross-sections (Exercise 10).
- Describe the three types of load that streams carry, and explain how the amount of sediment a stream moves is likely to change as the water slows down upon entering a lake or spills out across a floodplain. (Note that two of the three types of load we're considering here are lumped together as "mechanical load" by Harden.)
- Explain how the water table is defined within an aquifer, and how the flow of wells differs depending on whether they tap a confined- or unconfined-aquifer.
- Describe the difference between the porosity and permeability of rock units, and indicate which property is more important in order for a given unit to serve as an aquifer.
- Cite the two major problems—in addition to simply depression of the water table—that result from groundwater overdraft, and indicate one area of California that has either suffered from or is vulnerable to each.
- Outline the common sources of groundwater contamination that occur in California, and briefly describe how hydrologists assess where and how severe contamination is.
Reading and Browsing Assignment
- Read Chapter 10, being sure to focus on the topics outlined in the learning objectives above.
- Browse through the discussion of streams and how they work in the stream hydrology section of the Water Encyclopedia. This discussion covers some topics in a little more depth than our text, and can serve as a supplement or "second opinion" if something you read in the text is a bit unclear.
- Browse through the brief introduction to ground water hydrology given by the Ground Water Advocates Coalition, a citizen's group concerned with ground water issues near Issaquah, Washington. This is a very "user friendly" webpage, and like the stream hydrology site above is intended to supplement the introduction to ground water in our text.
- Finally, there is a tremendous amount of data about California's streams on the Web at the California Data Exchange Center. This portal will take you to real-time or near real-time data on river discharges, snowpack amounts, statewide water conditions, and more. For example, to find out the current discharge of the Shasta River near Yreka, click on "River Conditions " in the menu near the top of the page; next, click on "Klamath River and its tributaries"; and finally scroll down to the graph for discharge of the Shasta River. When I checked this morning the river's discharge was about 250 cfs (cubic feet per second), but it has been up as high as 350 cfs due to storms during the past few weeks. (If you click on the text below the graph you can request a custom display of discharge over any time period you wish, and you can follow the river's recent behavior.)
Exercise 10: River Discharge (Due by 9:00 AM on 21-Mar-2011)
Part of this week's lesson looks at rivers and river systems in California and so, to learn more about how geologists measure stream discharges, please point your browser to the Virtual River website. This is the gateway to the two different exercises: River Discharge and River Flooding. Click on River Discharge and work through the exercise to learn how geologists actually measure how much water is moving through a river's channel at a given time. Like Rb/Sr isochron exercise we worked on a few weeks ago, River Discharge uses Java applets—so be patient while they load. Feel free to contact me if you have any problems, but if you do please makde sure to note of the page and question you had trouble with. (Also, unfortunately, if you exit the exercise before you finish you will have to start over again.) When you have completed the exercise fill in your name and school, view the certificate of completion, right-click on the blue part and select "Save image as...", and save the image of the certificate. (You may want to open the file to make sure you got the certificate before you dismiss the webpage.) Then go to Exercise 10 in the Etudes "Assignments, Tasks, and Surveys" tool send your certificate image to me as an attachment.
If you would like, after you're done with River Discharge you can return to the Virtual River page, click on River Flooding, and try that exercise as well. River Discharge is a fairly short assignment (about 1 hour) but River Flooding is longer and more challenging. I am not making it a class assignment because there is not much discussion of flooding and how flood recurrence intervals are determined in our text.
Quiz 10: Water in California (Due by 9:00 AM on 21-Mar-2011.)
After you feel you have met the learning outcomes outlined above (including those covered in Exercise 10) please complete Quiz 10 in the Etudes "Assignments, Tests, and Surveys" tool. There are ten questions about surface and ground water in California and each is worth one point. If you can answer all of them correctly it means that you know your way around the geology of water pretty well and are ready to start learning about California's Great Valley next week. Like all of our weekly quizzes, this one is timed (you'll have 30 minutes) and must be completed in one "sitting". (That is, you will only be granted access once.) So, be sure you're ready to complete your quiz when you start it—and be sure you're using Firefox. Good luck.


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by Rakesh Sharma
Published on 19 November 2012
In the past, we have written about and reviewed several business intelligence solutions. Business Intelligence solutions help you analyze, define and design custom strategies for your customers.
However, BI solutions can do this and much more. If you care to think outside the box, then business intelligence solutions can help you push the envelope. Here are three ways how:
For several years now, Microsoft excel has been a favorite productivity and analysis tool for small businesses. Excel is ubiquituous and portable. However, handling large amounts of data with the tool can become especially cumbersome and affect productivity. The problem is especially magnified when you are dealing with an industry which depends on feedback from a large subscriber base to finetune existing products and design new ones.
Like Brazilian television network Globo, for instance.
Globo switched from Excel to Zoho Reports to increase productivity and save costs. According to a senior manager at Globo, all analytic processes at the network station were performed manually earlier. Besides causing email churn, the manual processes also affected system scalability as spikes in subscriber base were accompanied with increasingly complicated and large excel sheets.
Switching to Zoho has simplified the process. The simplified interface ensures that Globo employees can do more with less. Thus, they can complete tasks in a relatively shorter time and process increasing amounts of data with minimal fuss. The previous assertion, by the way, is qualified by the fact that forty people are actively using Zoho Reports to report against 8.5 million rows of data.
An empowered customer is a happy customer. Business Intelligence solutions, such as Birst, empower customers by informing business owners about their choices and preferences. For some companies, which are themselves in the business of serving others, cloud-based BI solutions can speed up processes and, in turn, empower their customers.
Take the case of one of Birst's customers, for example.
Altair Customer Intelligence combines a customer's existing databases with its proprietary demographic data to provide actionable intelligence to customers. Once their analysis is complete, Altair specialists send spreadsheets containing results of their analysis to customers. However, the process was riddled with problems.
It causes much email churn between customers and analysts. The more important problem relates to the spreadsheet's limited real-estate. Altair's customers often come back with questions for more detail and information regarding the analysis. As a result, the process created a dependency on analysts as a repository of information.
The use of Birst has simplified the process.
The solution works in three steps: define sources whether it is an excel spreadsheet or another SaaS system such as Salesforce, process data or set attributes to define criteria, and manage access or invite customers or stakeholders to view data.
Besides solving the problem of email churn, Birst also provided a centralized location for analysts to create client data models and customized report templates. The final product, which was deployed to the website, was made accessible to customers via selective access. The centralized access ensures that clients can drill down to specific levels of detail using the solution.
Business Intelligence Solutions depend on data sourced from multiple systems, including third party systems and excel sheets. Whether it is a spreadsheet or from an external source, data has to be portable and accessible between systems. Systems such as Yurbi.com offer integrations with external systems. The solution's flagship product, Yurbi connect, offers configurable workflow processes that integrate data sources and applications. This integration can especially be helpful in automating manual processes and driving efficiency.
In some cases, the intervention can be simple and solves simple problems. In others, complex problems involving multiple systems are solved.
One of Yurbi's customers automated a manual process using the solution. The customer received a set of email attachments each night, which were then saved to a file system directory for processing. The problem was that this entire process was manual and time consuming.
To solve this problem, Yurbi connect configured a special email Inbox to download the email and automatically place the attachments into the file system.
In other cases, complex problems are solved.
Yurbi integrates with several IT helpdesk solutions such as HP Service manager. This integration enables users to create ad-hoc or scheduled, customized reports and dashboards using data gleaned from helpdesk systems. Needless to add, this data is invaluable and can lead to new insights about customers. In addition, it helps drive change management service level agreement reports, compliance and accuracy, trend reports and much more.
With a little bit of imagination and creativity, you can make business intelligence solutions find new insights about your business. You can find a complete list of business intelligence solutions available at Getapp here.

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William Dawes was born in Boston to William and Lydia Dawes. Along with Paul Revere, Dawes was chosen by Joseph Warren to warn the countryside and alert John Hancock and Samuel Adams that the British troops were marching to Lexington and Concord on the evening of 18 April 1775. While Revere was sent from Boston across the Charles River, Dawes was sent over Boston Neck to better assure the success of the alert. Dawes later joined the Continental Army and was appointed a commissary by Congress. After the war, Dawes continued in the grocery business in Boston.


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The struggling M&A market last week saw a glimmer of hope as Lovells helped sell off retailer Littlewoods to the reclusive billionaire Barclay brothers.
The deal, which signals the end of the Moores family's 80-year ownership of Littlewoods, is worth £750m and adds to Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay's stable of companies, which includes The Ritz Hotel (London) as well as a plethora of newspaper titles such as The Scotsman.
As a long-time adviser to the Barclay brothers, Lovells provided the lion's share of advice, with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Corporate Finance brought in near the end of the deal to issue the offer document.
Corporate partner Marco Compagnoni led the Lovells team.
One source said: "The Barclay brothers aren't wet behind the ears when they're doing deals. They don't have to pay for an investment bank to hold their hand when all they need is lawyers and someone qualified to do work such as issuing the offer document under the Financial Services and Markets Act."
Littlewoods, which was represented by Herbert Smith, turned to Schroder Salomon Smith Barney for financial advice on the transaction.
Simon Woolley, banking partner at DLA, acted for HBOS, which backed the Barclay brothers bid through the provision of £840m worth of senior debt. Lovells banking partner Adam Freeman also worked closely with DLA on the funding aspects of the deal.
Although Littlewoods is passing from one family to another, this element caused one of the most complex issues during the transaction.
Sir John Moores, the founder of Littlewoods, set up the company so that it would be passed on to his descendants and could not be sold off without the approval from each family member.
Prior to the Barclay brothers' bid, Herbert Sm-ith, led by corporate pa-rtner Step-hen Wilkinson, was involved in a potential bid to sell off high street shops for £300m. But the firm was then contacted by the company over the change in strategy.
Due to the takeover, Herbert Smith's relationship with Littlewoods, which it has advised on £2bn worth of deals since 1995, may be hanging in the balance.
However, the current Littlewoods board, including company secretary Neil Ogilvie, who is responsible for choosing the law firms that Littlewoods uses, is expected to remain in place.
The transaction arrives as the corporate market, specifically in M&A, continues to flounder under the weight of economic uncertainty.
According to Thomson Financial, for the first nine months of 2002, the number of European deals fell to 6,593 compared with 9,660 for the same period last year. Also, the aggregate value of deals plunged to $337bn (£215.53bn) compared with $432bn (£276.29bn) in the first three quarters of last year.


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Resource stocks lead the way as retailers begin to see the signs of a strong December.Resource stocks drove the sharemarket higher yesterday following a rally on Wall Street.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index climbed 20.5 points to finish at 3192 after the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average put on 119.26 points (1.2 per cent) to 9747.79 and the Nasdaq Composite soared 53.26 points (2.8 per cent) to 1947.14.
On the local market, resource stocks and companies such as News Corp, which derive a significant portion of their earnings overseas, gained strongly as the US dollar climbed against most currencies. News Corp rose 24˘ to $11.77, with its preferred scrip up 19˘ at $9.76.
BHP Billiton led the way among resource stocks, soaring 48˘ to $11.15, and Rio Tinto jumped 75˘ to $34.45. WMC Resources gained 16˘ to $4.73 and Alumina rose 9˘ to $5.73.
JBWere OnCall manager Mike Kendall said the Wall Street rally had helped investor sentiment locally. "We've seen a fairly sombre appetite for equities over the past couple of weeks and, with a better night than we've seen for some time in the US, it really brought the buyers back into the market," he said. "The international stocks led the way, with the resource sector being the stand-out."
Mr Kendall said three factors had driven the stocks with offshore exposure.
"First of all, you had the (sharemarket) recovery last night," he said. "Then you had the commodity prices stronger on the London Metal Exchange, and we saw the Australian dollar ease as well."
Equities adviser for Tricom Equities Costas Pehlivanis agreed that the lead from overseas had helped, but was not sure the gains would continue.
"We've had a couple of weeks of decline now . . . and the question is now, can it (the rise) be sustained," he said. "The market does need reasons to keep going (higher). It's a bit of a wait-and-see approach at this time."
A fall in the gold price sent gold stocks lower. Lihir Gold dropped 6˘ to $1.51 and Newcrest Mining dived 27˘ to $11.90.
Most of the banks finished firmer. ANZ was up 12˘ at $17.24, National Australia Bank rose 7˘ to $29.38 and Commonwealth was up 5˘ at $27.95. Westpac, however, dropped 4˘ to $15.62.
Investment bank Macquarie Bank climbed $1.15 to $33.90.
"Basically the banks just held their ground today," Mr Pehlivanis said. "It really depends on interest rate moves in December and January as to what's going to happen."
Mr Kendall described the performance of the banks as fairly modest. "But that was a reflection of the appetite for global recovery stocks," he said.
In retail, Harvey Norman moved up 9˘ to $3.04 after chairman Gerry Harvey announced that sales for the four months to the end of October were up 20.6 per cent to $1.78 billion, and that strong Christmas trading was expected.
Woolworths firmed 2˘ to $11.48 but Coles Myer dipped 3˘ to $7.44 and Foodland Associated fell 35˘ to $19.10.
Mr Pehlivanis said Harvey Norman's results preceded a generally optimistic outlook for Christmas trading. "It's looking positive for the economy and the retail sector," he said.
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Welcome to Canadian Studies at StFX, where students explore what defines Canada and how that makes our national culture unique. Students gain greater understanding of the country from an interdisciplinary perspective. It emphasizes the impact of multiculturalism, government structures, bilingualism, religion and history from a number of key vantage points.
Career Options
Many students take Canadian Studies while pursuing major and honours degrees in programs like political science and history. As a minor, Canadian Studies often benefits students wishing to pursue careers in Canadian government – as decision makers, strategy analysts, journalism, communications and policy advisors.
Notable Alumni
StFX has produced many prominent figures in the world of Canadian politics, including former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney ('59); former Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald ('94); the Hon. Frank McKenna, former ambassador to the United States and former premier of New Brunswick ('70); Members of our Federal Parliament include Bill Casey ('67) Geoff Regan ('80), and Roger Cuzner ('77), and Lisa Raitt (nee MacCormack) ('89), and we have had hundreds of past MP's, MLA's and Senators including Allan J. MacEachen (BA'44 & Hon'64) and Lowell Murray (BA'56 & Hon'05).
The First Year
Once deciding on Canadian Studies as a degree focus (usually by the end of a student's second year), students can take courses in Canadian literature, politics, history, environmental and social justice issues. Popular choices include English 265 (Canadian Poetry and Prose) and Political Science 220 (Canadian Politics).
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Classes designated as Canadian Studies courses are offered by a number of different departments, including economics, English, French, history, music, political science and sociology/anthropology. A minor in Canadian Studies can complement any major in the arts program.


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Big Red in Kenya Follow-up
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Big Red to Serve in Kenya [HepsTrack.com, 6/9/09]
By: Susan Lang, Cornell Chronicle
By day, Kevin Thompson, MRP '83, coaches Cornell's track and field team. But
by night, he builds bridges to Africa as the founder and executive director
of Cross World Africa Inc. (CWA), a nonprofit organization that, in part, helps
prepare African youth for education in the United States.
Through CWA, Thompson recently returned with the "Big Red Travel Team" of Cornell coaches and alumni athletes from a 10-day trip (June 17-29) to Eldoret, Kenya, where the Cornellians prepped more than 40 Kenyan students for the SATs, delivered 17 computers for a lab at the new Kip Keino High School and funded a micro-finance program for women. Thompson also met with local organizers to plan a "Kip Keino Mile and Health Fair," where information on HIV/AIDS and birth control will available at a November race in Eldoret.
In addition to Thompson, the team included Nathan Taylor, the George Heekin '29 Head Coach of Men's Track and Field and Cross Country; former Cornell track team stars Aaron Merrill '08 and Adam Seabrook '08; Michelle M. Thompson, MRP '84, Ph.D. '01; and CWA board member Derek Alvez.
"[Kipchoge] 'Kip' Keino was a childhood idol of mine," said Thompson of the famed Kenyan long-distance runner. "I remember when I was 10 watching him in 1968 win an Olympic gold medal [in the 1,500-meter run]. Being a young African-American kid, I had never seen a person of color running distance, and you could just see he was an extraordinary person." Keino, dubbed an "athlete who cares," by Sports Illustrated, would go on to open an orphanage, athlete training center and two schools in western Kenya. Thompson would go on to be motivated by him.
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Your first thought upon arrival on Santa Catarina is that you should have just spent your entire trip right here. The waves are pumping. The city is pumping. And Alejo Muniz is the most handsome, well-spoken Latin man you've ever met. Traveling with him is like living in a Nike commercial. Stunning women. Healthy living. And lots of product placement.
"I heard you're actually from Argentina," you say.
Muniz stares back at you, waiting for the punch line. Argentina is the place Brazilians make fun of – like America's Canada. Muniz's unbreakable smile returns. "I moved here when I was very young," he says. "I am Brazilian."
He is also well off, with a large apartment, nice car and ridiculous quiver. But you can tell that Muniz doesn't get much time to enjoy it. He's on the road a lot. Training. Competing. Living his silent film of sudden surf superstardom. His girlfriend is the most beautiful creature you have ever set eyes on. She pays for dinner at Sushi by Ulisses. Very excellent.
Alejo is quiet. He chooses his words carefully, as if everything is a post-heat quote, ready for print. He drinks water and says it's too early for the club, but you go anyway. The place is called Lual do Guga. Alejo says there are no women this time of year but you don't know what he's talking about. They're everywhere.
Alejo's father calls at 8:30. After a brief conversation, Alejo says he needs to go home. The city of Florianopolis is just getting warmed up. It's pretty clear that Alejo already has everything he needs (short of a world title), but you still have nothing. And so you part ways and delve into the turgid nightlife of what may be the most gorgeous surf town you've ever visited.
Somewhere out in the samba swirl, you find and lose love, sprain your thumb and bruise your brain. You dance with loose hips and fancy feet, perhaps you look like a fool but it doesn't matter anymore. The sun is rising. A goat is wandering the street. You walk awhile. Not wanting to go home. Not knowing what that means.
The beach is there. Suddenly and always. You didn't realize how close it was. You step onto the squeaky white sand and watch the lights come up. Rolling green hills. A stray dog and a gorgeous woman walking separately, alone. The waves are small and clean. You feel like dancing. — Nathan Myers


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There doesn't seem to be much difference between colour and black and white in these pictures. Or is it that we have got so used to seeing them without colour that they look more 'natural'?
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The black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) belongs to a closely allied genus, which has only two species.
I'm convinced I saw the house-keeper wrapping up a black grouse this morning.
Heath′-bell, same as Heather-bell; Heath′-cock, a large bird which frequents heaths: the black grouse:—fem.
Lastly, the black grouse has a weakness for the heaths, especially in localities where a belt of timber adjoins them.


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The Investment Management Association (IMA) has announced new appointments to its board.
By Jonathan Boyd, Editor-in-chie, Financial Express Wednesday June 09, 2010
Douglas Ferrans has been confirmed as chairman of the IMA for the next two years.
Other directors confirmed include: Claude Chene, chief executive of AllianceBernstein, Richard Kushel, vice chairman BlackRock Investment Management (UK), and Campbell Fleming, head of distribution at Threadneedle Asset Management.
Two existing members have stepped down from the board: Matthew Stemp, previously of UBS Global Asset Management Funds, and Ian Trevers of Invesco Perpetual.
Chairman Douglas Ferran says: "I would like to welcome the three new members who bring with them a range of expertise and knowledge designed to complement the existing board. I would also like to extend my thanks and appreciation to those board members stepping down for the time and energy they have devoted to the IMA during their tenure as board members."
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Alan Pardew has talked at length today about Papiss Cisse, and he has been very positive about what the Senegal striker could do for Newcastle this season – and if is anything like he did when he first arrived a Newcastle in January of 2012 from SC Freiburg, he could be sensational.
Papiss Cisse in action last season
But that's all about what he could do – because we know Papiss is a gifted striker, but he has not had the best of seasons over the last two campaigns on Tyneside, and he's not getting any younger at 29.
In his first full season at Newcastle he scored 13 goals in 43 appearances, after coming in and scoring 13 goals in 14 appearances when he first arrived on Tyneside.
Last season he scored only four times in 26 appearances, so he's certainly tailed off rather dramatically on the goal scoring front the longer he has been at Newcastle.
But Alan Pardew is upbeat about what Papiss can do for Newcastle this season:
"I do remember not so long ago us all talking very highly about Papiss, and whether we could keep him," "The chances he was given last year didn't really help his cause, and there was a lot of games where he trawled through for us because we never created enough chances for him."
"I think with Papiss that there's a possibility that he could score a lot of goals in this team, so I wouldn't write him off by any stretch of the imagination.
"He's about two weeks away from training, so he's not far away, so that's something that seems to have been forgotten." "Having said that, if we're going to bring in a player, they have to be better and above Manu Riviere and Papiss, otherwise there is no point."
"When you look at the transfers, Jordan Rhodes, Ross McCormack to Fulham and Shane Long, and you look at their prices, I don't think we would have done those three transfers."
"He had like two or three chances a game" "He fluffed his lines a little bit, but he probably needs more than that – top strikers do need more than that – and I'd never put off the fact the fact that he can come again, and come again here."
Not sure why the Newcastle manager is being so upbeat about Papiss, other than maybe Newcastle are not going to sign another striker before next Tuesday, and that would leave us potentially struggling for goals, as we did in the second half of last season.
In our first three games we've created enough chances, but a Newcastle player is yet to score a goal this season, although we did get an own goal at Gillingham on Tuesday night for the 1-0 win in the Capital One Cup.
We have lost Loic Remy, and he has not been replaced with a similar kind of goalscorer, who is almost guaranteed to score goals in the Premier League.
And from Alan is saying today, we may not replace him by next Tuesday either.
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Q: My ex is still causing me grief. She told the police I stole items from her house. It was completely bogus, but they came out and questioned me. I was not arrested and no charges were brought. Can she get away with that? It was utterly false!
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Q: A criminal case for battery was brought against me, for which I was jailed two days and had to post bond. The case went to trial, cost me plenty, and I was acquitted in less than an hour. Can I sue the guy for persuading them to bring the false criminal case against me?
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They've lost arms, legs and ankle parts, but nine survivors of encounters with sharks said Monday that the oceans' greatest predator -- not man -- should fear the water.
The survivors gathered at the United Nations in New York to tell the world that their attackers, like the great white, desperately need protecting.
Paul de Gelder, an Australian navy diver whose right hand and lower right leg were torn off last year in Sydney Harbour, said he wanted to "speak out for an animal that can't speak for itself."
Rampant overfishing is driving some species to the brink of extinction, with 73 million sharks killed annually to feed Asia's demand for shark fin soup.
"We're decimating the population of sharks just for a bowl of soup," de Gelder said.
The Pew Environment Group, a US-based organization that brought the survivors to the United Nations, says 30 percent of shark species -- including great whites, whitetips and shortfin makos -- are threatened or near-threatened with extinction.
Some are close to collapse, such as the porbeagle whose population is down 90 percent, while the status of a further 47 percent is not properly known.
Scientists say that wiping out sharks, who are at the top of the ocean food chain, creates a destructive ripple effect throughout the marine ecosystem.
For example, sharks eat seabirds, so a reduction in shark numbers leads to more seabirds, who then eat up the bait fish needed for tuna, another endangered big fish.
Another example is the gradual collapse of life on coral reefs once the primary predator is removed from the balance.
"The ramifications on the ocean ecosystem are vast," said Matt Rand, director of shark conservation at Pew.
Pew is lobbying for an end to finning, where fishermen simply slice off shark fins and throw the mortally wounded creature back into the sea, and for strict catch limits to be imposed worldwide.
"In the open ocean, there are no limits on how many sharks can be caught," Rand said.
The survivors said the fear sharks inspire, most famously in the massively popular film "Jaws," is hugely distorted.
Fewer than 70 people are recorded as being bitten annually worldwide, although the number does not include incidents in countries where statistics are not kept. Of those, just a handful die, making fatal shark attacks less likely than lightning strikes.
For some of the shark victims, advocating on behalf of their attackers was part of their efforts to move on from their often horrific accidents and to make sense of their changed lives.
De Gelder remembered fighting for his life with the shark. "I tried to go for the eyeball and realized I couldn't because my hand was in his mouth," he said. "I punched him. I think that just upset him."
Debbie Salamone, who went to work for Pew after a shark severed her Achilles tendon in 2004 in Florida, said that at first "I was really not a big fan of sharks. I wanted to plot my revenge and was planning to eat shark steaks."
Then, she decided to go the other way and help the fearsome, but vulnerable fish.
"I decided this was a test, a test of my commitment to environmental conservation," she said.
South African lifeguard Achmat Hassiem, who lost his right foot, described scraping his knuckles raw as he struggled with a great white more than twice his size. "It was like hitting a tank, a tank with sandpaper all over its body."
But like the others, Hassiem said he quickly realized that sharks were the true victims.
He said he didn't want his children or their children to end up having "to go to a museum and see what sharks used to look like."
"We can't take down our sharks for a bowl of soup," Hassiem said.
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The title for this blog is a calculated misspelling. Besides sounding like a pretty exciting Hardy Boy Adventure, I misspelled "Stakeholder" on purpose. I misspelled "Stakeholder" to cause everyone to slow down and think about the words that are being used.
A recent newspaper article, (Herald & News - "KBRA legislation in the works" - Sep. 12, 2011) references U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley's efforts with regard to transforming the intent of the KBRA into actual legislation on behalf of the agreement's stakeholders. Merkley's office will attempt to push this $1.5 billion dollar effort along with the help of U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, Barbara Boxer, and Dianne Feinstein. (This ought to create a fairly-hot potato for these four Democrats as they try to manage our US budget deficit while at the same-time spending $1.5 billion to destroy 169 mega-watts of clean hydroelectric generation.)
With regard to the KBRA agreement, a majority of the 'stakeholders' approved the agreement. However, the concept of a 'stakeholder' deserves some attention. After all, according to the article the stakeholders, "handed over their draft legislation to Merkley's office…" This means our legislature is not drafting legislation, but instead special interest groups are drafting legislation.
The origins of 'stakeholder' are somewhat vague, but it appears to stem from the traditional American perspective of private property rights. An individual would 'stake' his claim to some acreage or to mining rights, etc. The 'stake' was the physical instrument used to identify the claim. This symbol became a vernacular phrase representing actual ownership, somewhat like a title or deed. Over time this meaning was enlarged to represent a legal interest or participation in private property. Today, it is used without much rigor to include a simple involvement, interest and concern, as well as, all of the above.
Please note that just because you may have some "involvement, interest or concern," or a legally justifiable property right, that doesn't mean you are automatically a 'stakeholder.' The KBRA stakeholder council did not simply appear. Nor was it formed as the result of citizen response to a common problem. It was created -- with great care -- by someone. The KBRA stakeholder council was formed to represent Tribes, farmers, fisheries, irrigators, counties, states, and dozens of US government organizations.
The Environmental Protection Agency and several other federal agencies often offer grants as incentives to help create these councils and develop plans to achieve sustainable communities. But, whoever instigates the process will carefully select participants based on their philosophical objectives. Typically, elected officials from each of the political jurisdictions in the region and individuals from industry are also invited.
This may seem straightforward, but the formation of the original group is extremely important to the outcome, so it is done with a focus on that importance. People who are expected to support the objectives of the instigators are chosen to dominate the group. Yet, there must be the appearance of broad community representation, even though the public is not invited to any of the closed-door sessions. In fact, by the time the public becomes involved, the stakeholders are well organized and in the consensus building stage with the media tagging along to give voice to the stakeholder message.
If this seems fine... let's review.
The Tribes are represented. The same holds for the irrigation districts, some agricultural water users, farmers, and ranchers. The power and energy concerns, are represented by 'stakeholder' status, along with Pacific Coast Fisheries, and even golfers. Lastly, the state, local, and Federal governments and their medley of regulating agencies are all amply represented.
So far, so good… There will be plenty of fish, plenty of water, hay, cattle, forestland, and power subsidies. (There will be less power because of dam removal; but, there is plenty of money for future irrigator power subsidies to help keep their power cost-payments low.)
Wait! All of this talk about money, future prices, and future payments gets back to our original quandary – What is a stakeholder? Shouldn't it be the guy with the biggest 'stake'? Who is supplying the money? Do they have an interest in this scheme? Who is coughing up the $1.5 billion?
So, it turns out that the local ratepayer, along with Oregon, California and US taxpayers are far and away the most important 'stakeholders'. They are the ones whom this legislation will hit the hardest. They are the ones who will pay for their own future increases in water and power rates, along with paying for the subsidies to all of these other stakeholder-beneficiaries.
It does my heart good to know the economy is doing so well... I think I'll read an exciting Hardy Boy novel while I have some grilled
taxpayer steak and hot-potatoes with dinner tonight.
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First of all, are you aware that the Klamath isn't the only spot on the globe where stakeholders have instigated dam removal? Here are a few of many examples: http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/projects/ma/assabetriver/assabetriver.htm "Assabet River Sediment and Dam Removal Study Stow, Massachusetts "Executive Summary - Planning Assistance to States Report, September 2010 The Assabet River is located in eastern Massachusetts, approximately 20 miles west of Boston. The Assabet River has a length of about 32 miles, and drains a watershed of approximately 177 square miles, flowing through the towns of Westborough, Northborough, Marlborough, Berlin, Hudson, Stow, Maynard, Acton, and Concord, Massachusetts. The Assabet River joins the Sudbury River in Concord to form the Concord River. The purpose of this study is to provide planning assistance to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). MassDEP in conjunction with EPA and watershed stakeholders are investigating and implementing measures to improve water quality and the aquatic ecosystem of the Assabet River in order to meet its Class B water quality standard (fishable and swimmable). The study's role in this effort is to provide scientific and engineering information that will inform the decision making process by MassDEP and stakeholders." http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/articleid/30697/display/full/ "On Monday, March 29, 2010, American Whitewater joined a diverse group of stakeholders in signing and submitting two inter-related settlement agreements that call for the continued operation of Boundary Dam on the Pend Oreille River, enhanced operation of Sullivan Dam on the natural Sullivan Lake, and the removal of Mill Pond Dam on Sullivan Creek. The agreements are the culmination of over three years of consistent efforts to resolve issues related to the surrender of the Sullivan Project, located in northeastern Washington." http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/articleid/4/display/full/ http://www.elwhainfo.org/elwha-river-watershed/dam-removal/decisions-remove-dams 'This voluntary agreement signifies an important step in restoring fisheries and recreational opportunities on the White Salmon River," said John Gangemi, American Whitewater Conservation Director. "More importantly, this agreement serves as a model for other rivers where dam removal is being considered. After credible scientific study the stakeholders and utility collectively came to the conclusion that dam removal was the best restoration alternative for the White Salmon River. Furthermore, this agreement reinforces the financial and societal obligation of utilities to remove dams they have constructed and generated profits." American Whitewater recognized early on that the river might benefit immensely if Condit Dam were removed. In 1989, when the process first started, dam removal was not a concept embraced by many of the stakeholders. Dam removal is one of many alternatives that may be considered when a dam is being reviewed. The alternatives will depend on the reason the dam is being reviewed. A successful dam assessment requires that stakeholders and the general public be provided with a choice. of outcomes based on an in-depth analysis of a multitude of social, environmental, and economic factors. When all of the interested parties can consider and comment on the pros and cons of dam options on multiple levels such as these, the final resolution on the fate of the dam is likely to match what society considers the greatest good. Decision to Remove Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams…' If you really want to know the who, what and where of the stakeholder process let me know. Forever clearing that persistent Marxist fog, Finnious T. Fogbottom
Here is bit (or is that bite?) of Stakeholder Consensus background sinformation. One would have to want to miss the graphic connections to the local and larger problem. I am sure this subject must weigh heavily on the minds of some arrogantly ignored security analyst types. http://www.learn-usa.com/transformation_process/acf004.htm What American Citizens Need to Know About Consensus and Facilitation (Someone is always encouraging legitimate government to hire a facilitraitor.) http://earthtrends.wri.org/features/view_feature.php?fid=42&theme=10 Multi-Stakeholder Process – The Legacy of the World Commission on Dams http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/regionalism/sneaking.htm Regionalism: Sneaking America Into World Government http://rmportal.net/library/content/tools/biodiversity-conservation-tools/putting-conservation-in-context-cd/participatory-approaches-resources/1-13.pdf/view Where the Power Lies Multiple Stakeholder Politics Over Natural Resources A Participatory Methods Guide http://www.lachsr.org/documents/policytoolkitforstrengtheninghealthsectorreformpartii-EN.pdf Stakeholder Analysis Guidelines http://www.cep.unt.edu/ISEE/ns7-3-96.htm --Hatfield, Mark O. " Consensus in the Klamath." Environmental Law 26, no.1 (1996): 447. Senator Hatfield describes the success of a southern Oregon citizens' group in reaching solutions to natural resources issues in that region. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/41253769/Consensus-Building-Conflict-Resolution-toolkit Consensus Building/Conflict Resolution Toolkit http://www.sharedvisionplanning.us/CPToolkit/Content.asp?ID=3.1 http://www.cbd.int/ecosystem/description.shtml The Ecosystem Approach http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/Y4737E/y4737e13.htm Making Waves: Stories of Participatory Communication for Social Change http://www.earthprint.com/productfocus.php?id=IUCN391 Beyond fences : seeking social sustainability in conservation. Vol.1 : A process companion http://www.scribd.com/doc/44519672/United-Nations-Plan-for-Global-Control-Green-Agenda http://www.klamathbucketbrigade.org/a_history_of_KBB.htm "March 16 - 18, 2005 found three Klamath Bucket Brigade members participating in the Klamath River Basin Stakeholders Workshop in Tulelake, California. Vice President Barb Hall and board members Alvin and Steve Cheyne met and networked with county government officials, federal and state agency personel (NOAA, F&WS, BOR), up and down river Indian Tribal members, commercial fishermen, and members of environmental groups. On April 14th, board member Steve Cheyne attended the quarterly Hatfield Group meeting and participated in discussions on the Bureau of Reclamation's Conservation Implementation Program. The Klamath River Basin Stakeholders held another workshop in Chiloquin, Oregon from June 28 through the 30th and board members Barb Hall and Steve Cheyne again participated." http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2000/09/08/000094946_00082605474957/Rendered/INDEX/multi_page.txt http://ctdatahaven.org/know/images/9/96/HEA_Consensus_Building_Steps_CBI.pdf This is of course just the tip of the AlGoreberg. It is at the very least all very interesting from a biblical point of reference. Lucky for us that God has provided an even better toolkit. Peering through a red tinted green foggy whirled, Finniuos T. Fogbottom


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After last week's visit to the Shanghai Expo, I have been exchanging notes with fellow visitors. This has yielded three further insights:
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Snake venoms are complex toxin mixtures. Viperidae and Crotalidae venoms, which are hemotoxic, are responsible for most of the envenomations around the world. Administration of antivenins aimed at the neutralization of toxins in humans is prone to potential risks. Neutralization of snake venom toxins has been achieved through different approaches: plant extracts have been utilized in etnomedicine. Direct electric current from low voltage showed neutralizing properties against venom phospholipase A2 and metalloproteases. This mini-review summarizes new achievements in venom key component inhibition. A deeper knowledge of alternative ways to inhibit venom toxins may provide supplemental treatments to serum therapy.
Snake venoms are complex mixtures of biologically active proteins, peptides, metal ions and organic compounds, which have evolved to favor the survival of the snake in its particular environment [
In Central and South America, the United States (USA), Australia, India and Africa, about 2.5 million people are bitten by snakes annually and more than 100,000 fatally [
Geographic distribution of hemorrhagic venomous snakes.
|Families of hemorrhagic venom snakes
|Geographic distribution
|West Africa, South-East Asia, America, Australia and New Guinea.
|Worldwide except Antarctica, extremely high latitudes of Eurasia and North America and central and western Australia
|Asia and America
|Europe, Africa, South-East Asia and USA
Venoms from Viperidae, Crotalidae and some Australian snakes affect the hemostatic mechanism or disrupt the endothelium [
Neurotoxins are classified according to their site of action (
Phospholipase A2 (posphatidate 2-acylhydrolases, PLA2, EC 188.8.131.52). PLA2 are probably the most thoroughly investigated toxins both in hemotoxic and presynaptic neurotoxic snake venoms [
For hemotoxic venoms, conspicuous toxic consequence of snake envenoming is hemorrhage production, which can become systemic and potentially lethal. Hemorrhages are principally caused by metalloproteases (also called hemorrhagins), enzymes degrading proteins of extracellular matrix and components of the hemostatic system, that can also have cytotoxic effect on endothelial cells [
Envenomations due to snake bites are commonly treated by parenteral administration of horse or sheep-derived polyclonal antivenoms aimed at the neutralization of toxins. Although there is no universal grading system for snakebites, a I through IV grading scale has been developed for clinical use, as a guide to antivenin administration. First-aid measures for snakebite include avoiding excessive activity, immobilizing the bitten extremity, and quickly transporting the victim to the nearest hospital. Venomous snakes, even dangerous ones like the Eastern diamondback, do not always release venom when they bite. US medical professionals may not agree on every aspect of what to do for snakebite first aid, but they agree on what not to do: no cooling, tourniquets, incisions and no electric shock on the bite, however the protocols for assistance of the victims of envenomation are money and time consuming.
Developing effective and cheap antivenins (sometimes called "antivenoms"), designing control assays, and recruiting the resources needed to validate them is an economic and ethic problem. Equine-derived antivenin is considered the standard of care; however, snakebite victims who are sensitive to horse proteins must be carefully managed. They could in fact develop an adverse reaction or even an anaphylactic shock [
In the case of neurotoxic venoms, these cause little local tissue reaction, and the onset of the of clinical signs from neurotoxins (a curare like-syndrome) may be delayed for as much as 10 hours. Therefore, the treatment is exclusively done by administration of specific antivenins. Antivenin development may not be affordable in many countries [
Natural inhibitors of snake venoms play a significant role in the ability to neutralize the degradation effects induced by venom toxins. It has been known for many years that animal sera and some plant extracts are competent in neutralizing snake venoms. Several plants have been utilized in folk medicine as antiophidians. However, only a few species have been scientifically investigated and still less have had their active components isolated and characterized both structurally and functionally. Protective activity of many of these plants against the lethal action of snake venoms has been confirmed by biological assays. Compounds present in all of them belong to chemical classes capable of interacting with macromolecular targets (enzymes or receptors). Biotechnological application of these inhibitors, may represent helpful alternative or supplemental treatments to serum therapy [
Several Brazilian plants have been utilized in folk medicine as active agents against snake venoms. The aqueous extract of
Natural and artificial inhibitors of enzymatic, toxic and pharmacological effects induced by snake venom PLA2s are known, which act on PLA2s through different mechanisms, most of them still not completely understood. These include binding to specific domains, denaturation, modification of specific amino acid residues and others. Naturally occurring anti-toxic factors that neutralize PLA2 have been isolated from the blood of venomous snakes and studied [
Recent studies on the functional basis of venom resistance show that blood serum from California ground squirrels can reduce the hemolytic activity of rattlesnake venom, as well as the activity of venom metalloproteases and other enzymatic toxins [
In the late 1980s, a different approach was attempted to treat snake-bite injuries. Local application of high-voltage low-amperage direct electric current (dc) (so-called "electric shock for snakebites") was reported by Guderian
Nowadays, a similar patent-pending device (ECOBITE, G. C. C., Switzerland) is commercialized in the USA and Europe for high-voltage electric low-amperage shock treatment of various poisonous bites (from insects, arthropods, and vertebrates), but its use is not recommended due to a lack of scientific basis [
Indeed, dc is largely employed in medical practice by a number of diverse empirical devices for treatment of inflammation and pain. For example, the Transcutaneous-Electrical-Stimulation (TENS) is an electronic device that produces electrical currents by connecting two or more electrodes to the skin [
Metal chelation can be accomplished in many ways: by treatment at low pH, or with chelating agents. For example, the lethal toxicity, of an hemorrhagic fibrinogenase toxin f (HT-f) isolated from
For what the inhibition of
Many thermostable proteins display a large difference between charged (Asp, Glu, Lys, Arg)
The advantages and disadvantages of the different ways to inhibit the hemorrhagic venoms are reviewed in
More rigorous physical-chemical studies are needed for the interpretation of the interaction between dc and proteins at the molecular level. In turn, the research on the possible applications of compounds form plants of animals, capable of inhibit macromolecular components of snake venoms may supply helpful alternative or supplemental treatments to serum therapy. Undoubtedly, the perspective of the availability of affordable, inoffensive means to inactivate snake venoms
Advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to inhibit hemorrhagic venoms.
|Approach for inhibition of hemorrhagic venom
|Horse or sheep-derived polyclonal antivenins
|Large-scale use
|Adverse reaction or anaphylactic shock
|High efficacy
|Economic and ethic problems
|Sheep-derived antibody (CroFab)
|Economic and ethic problems
|High efficacy
|Less allergenic
|Polyclonal antibodies purified from chicken egg yolks of immunized hens (
|Promising for the yield of antibody
|Economic problems
|Probably less allergenic
|Not utilized
|(protocols to be developed and efficacy tested)
|Natural inhibitors
|Probably less allergenic
|Economic problems
|Not utilized (protocols to be developed)
|Electric current treatment
|Probably not allergenic
|Not utilized nor recommended
|Applicable by a portable system
|(lack of scientific basis)


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TEENAGE Wanderers midfielder Josh Vela has set his sights on a regular first-team berth under Dougie Freedman after making his first Reebok start on Saturday.
The young Salfordian has been hailed as the brightest prospect to come out of Wanderers' academy in years – and now he is ready to live up to his top billing.
Fresh from his Reebok bow in the 2-1 FA Cup defeat against Everton, he insists he is now ready to take the next step and cement a place in Freedman's Championship line-up.
Vela has already overcome two serious injuries in his brief professional career but the midfielder, who was the subject of a £1million bid from Liverpool before he had kicked a ball in Wanderers' senior ranks, has now set his sights on Vicarage Road, and on making this weekend's starting 11 at Watford.
"A lot of people have said I'm good – but I've got to live up to that expectation haven't I?" said Vela, who made his Whites debut against Swansea last April.
"I've got to perform on the pitch. I've progressed right the way through the club but now I have got to get a first-team slot.
"The gaffer has been great with me, encouraged me, and hopefully now I can get in his thoughts for the weekend and get in that starting team."
Vela is still just 19 but was plunged into the action on Saturday against the Premier League Toffees when Keith Andrews pulled out with a thigh injury.
It was an experience that whet the teenager's appetite.
"It was so disappointing to lose that game. We didn't deserve it," he said. "But I felt good out there with Jay Spearing; nice and composed, we passed the ball about and I thought we did really well. He's always talking in games and telling me what to do – a bit like Zat Knight at the back. They both give me loads of encouragement and make sure I keep my head in the game."
Vela's confident style will come as no surprise to those who have seen him at Leyland in the last few years, but, after showing up so well in the biggest game of his senior career to date, the youngster admits he is having to make adjustments.
"Coming up from the reserves, it's such a big step," he said. "The pace is much quicker but you get on with it – take two touches, get the ball moving around. That's what I try to do.
"You can get away with playing at half-pace in the under-21s because the games don't move as quickly but when you are out there playing in the Championship they would find you out."
Vela, who has been nurtured in the club's youth ranks since the age of nine, signed pro terms under Owen Coyle in March, 2011, making his senior debut a month later.
A broken ankle kept him out for several weeks but he remained in the first-team picture and started his first Wanderers game in the League Cup at Crawley at the start of this season.
Once again, injury struck and after damaging knee ligaments just five minutes into the game, he was sidelined for four months.
Thankfully, help was at hand. And his return to fitness has coincided with that of midfield talisman Stuart Holden.
"Stuart has been a massive help," he said. "He's been out for two years but he's still such a big player for the club.
"It's been a privilege to work with him because he's helped me through it all.
"When I first got injured he gave me a phone call and said 'get back in the gym and I'll be there with you'. It was great to hear at the time.
"We've done loads of running through hailstorms and gale-force winds at Euxton.
"He's been a real inspiration for me."


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UNC baseball takes one from Texas-Pan Am; other game postponed due to weather
May 12, 2013
» Player: UNC shortstop Ryan Yamane, who went 3-for-5 with a run scored and 3 RBI in the leadoff spot.
» Moment: UNC scores 11 runs in the fourth inning to put the game away.
» Stat: UNC had 16 hits and no errors
Matt Schuman
When it rains, it pours. That was both good news and bad news for the University of Northern Colorado baseball team on Saturday.
The Bears poured out the hits in the first game of a doubleheader against the University of Texas-Pan Am Saturday to earn a 16-3 victory over the Broncs at Jackson Field.
However, the rain and hail came pouring down during the second inning of the second game, forcing a postponement until noon today when the game will be concluded where it was left off with UNC leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second. It will be part of a doubleheader with the final game being played 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first.
By getting the first game victory, the Bears (14-7 in conference, 23-22 overall) moved into a tie with the Broncs (14-7, 24-24) for second in the Great West Conference standings and can take over the conference lead from Utah Valley with a sweep of UTPA today.
UNC made quick work of the Broncs in the first game, banging out 16 hits with the help of an 11-run fourth inning. The big blows were a trio of two-run doubles by Nick Miller, Andrew Coffman and Ryan Yamane.
The Bears also had a pair of home runs in the game, including a solo shot to left-center by catcher Derek Baum to score the first run of the big fourth inning and a three-run homer by right fielder Ben Netzel in the bottom of the fifth.
However, it was the bat of the leadoff hitter Yamane that got the Bears going. He was 3-for-5 at the plate with a run scored and 3 RBI.
Yamane knew the Bears had to jump on UTPA early to have success against their conference-leading pitching staff.
"Being the leadoff hitter, I just tried to do my best to get on base," Yamane said. "I know that as the leadoff hitter, (the pitcher) is going to throw me a first-pitch fastball and knowing that I am just going to be aggressive and take a good hack."
The Bears were taking good hacks all day as witnessed by the four batters that had multiple hits for UNC and six other players in the lineup that had at least one hit.
Besides Yamane, UNC centerfielder Jensen Park also had three hits (3-for-5), and Miller and Brooks Schneider each had two hits.
UNC coach Carl Iwasaki said he was happy with the way the Bears put away the Broncs after getting the early lead. Now he'd like to see UNC do the same today and get a sweep of the series instead of a split like the Bears did last week when they took the first two games of the series against Utah Valley.
"That was our goal in Game 1, not to let up," Iwasaki said. "We learned from last week and I told them in the dugout here between games to learn from last week. We were up 2-0 after the first two games and didn't put our opponent away and we are going to do it this weekend."
A big reason UNC will have that chance is because they got another outstanding pitching performance from junior right-hander Josh Tinnon in the first game. He pitched six of the seven innings and scattered three runs on seven hits with no walks and a strikeout.
Of course, it helped him a lot that his team gave him a good cushion with the 11-run fourth inning.
"It is awesome getting that kind of run support," Tinnon said. "That is unbelievable the job of the hitters."
The second game was going well for UNC until the rain and hail came pouring down.
The Bears had the 1-0 lead on a solo homer by Park in the bottom of the first.
Meanwhile, starting pitcher Chris Hammer looked sharp on the mound as he retired five of the seven batters he faced and had three strikeouts without a walk.
Iwasaki said that Hammer "will be a factor" in today's game, but wasn't sure whether he would start or come out of the bullpen.
First game
Northern Colorado 16, Texas-Pan Am 3
UTPA — Dusten Knight (L 4-3, 7H, 6ER, 2BB 7SO), Luis Flores (4th, 2H, 4ER, 2BB 0SO), Bryan Maxwell (4th, 5H, 5ER, 2BB 0SO), Isaac Martinez (6th, 2H, 1ER, 0BB 1SO) and Jacob Huckabay. 2B – Alex Howe 1, Riley Goulding 1; RBI – Howe 1, Dillon Englehart 1, Bryan Ramirez 1.
UNC — Josh Tinnon (W 5–2, 7H, 3ER, 0BB 1SO) and Derek Baum. 2B – Ryan Yamane 2, Nick Miller 1, Andrew Coffman 1, Brooks Schneider 1; HR – Baum (4th, solo), Ben Netzel (5th, two on); RBI – Yamane 3, Park 1, Miller 3, Coffman 2, Netzel 3, Baum 1, Harrison Lambert 1.
Second game
Northern Colorado 1, Texas-Pan Am 0 (game postponed in second inning due to rain and hail; will be continued today)
» Player: UNC shortstop Ryan Yamane, who went 3-for-5 with a run scored and 3 RBI in the leadoff spot.
» Moment: UNC scores 11 runs in the fourth inning to put the game away.
» Stat: UNC had 16 hits and no errors
Matt Schuman
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From: Tim Latham <>
Subject: Re: [Mar] Tea Clipper ships and crews - Capt.Richard Robinson
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 20:29:25 +0000
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Maryport is a town in the county of Cumberland, so the two are not
necessarily inconsistent. Doesn't matter though, I was wrong about Maryport
anyway ! Capt.Robinson of the Fiery Cross was born in Workington, another
Cumberland port, south of Maryport but north of Whitehaven where the
Brocklebank ships were built.
Here are some transcripts from Hollett's book "From Cumberland to Cape Horn".
It was on this voyage in the Princess Royal in 1840 that a young man by the
name of Richard Robinson, from Workington, made his first voyage as an
apprentice - a young man who was destined to become master of the almost
legendary tea clipper Fiery Cross of 1860.
(NOTE : there is an error here, the Princess Royal was built in 1841,
confirmed by other sources as launched 8th March 1841).
After serving aboard the Princess Royal, Richard Robinson had been promoted
by Brocklebanks to 2nd mate of the Rimac, before being promoted to first
mate of this vessel in August 1852. He left the Rimac in August 1854 and
obtained his master's certificate at Liverpool on the 16th of the following
month. On returning to service with Brocklebanks he obtained the position
of first mate to Capt.Kelly aboard the firm's barque Hindoo., which vessel
had just been taken out of the East India service and was now being traded
to Bahia and Pernambuco. Capt.Kelly noted at the time that Robinson was a
smart officer, but one with a somewhat fiery disposition. Robinson's next
ship was the Herculean, a full rigger of 531 tons : the master of this ship
was Capt.J.Bell of Whitehaven. Capt.Bell was more than pleased with his new
first mate, noting in the firm's records that Robinson was a very active
officer. Of crucial importance to Robinson was the fact that Brocklebanks
were trading the Herculean to China.
(NOTE: An apprenticeship at this time with Brocklebanks lasted 5 years, so
you could assume that Robinson started his apprenticeship in 1847 or
When Brocklebanks launched the Veronica in 1860, Richard Robinson was
appointed commander and he made one voyage in this vessel, as it happens to
Hong Kong, before leaving the firm in 1860 to take command of
Messrs.J.Campbell & Co.'s fine new ship Fiery Cross in 1861.
From "Brocklebanks 1770 to 1950" by Frederic Gibson (published 1953)
Princess Royal : Built by T & J Brocklebank at Whitehaven, 1841. 579 tons,
ship, 133.8 x 29.3 x 21.1. traded solely to Calcutta, commanders were
D.Robinson (1840-3), W.Hoodless (1844-5), Clarke (1846-7), Adamson
(1848-51), Mawson (1852-5) etc. etc. Sold by Brocklebanks 1871, broken-up 1877.
Rimac: details as webpage.
Hindoo ; Built by T & J Brocklebank at Whitehaven, 1831, 266 tons, barque,
traded only to Calcutta until 1854, then Bahia/Pernambuco until 1857 under
Herculean: details as webpage. Traded to China from her launch in 1856
until her loss in 1860, Capt.J.Bell.
Verionica : details as webpage. Gibson lists a single voyage under
Robinson's command, to Hong Kong in 1860.
Much of the information in these books originates from the Brocklebank
archive at Liverpool Record Office, which includes logs, office
correspondence, some crew lists, yard books, letter books and accounts from
1792 onwards. Also cited in Hollett's book is "The memoirs of Capt.William
Ray" published in the Liverpool Journal of Commerce 22nd Oct 1921 (will be
at the Newspaper Library - Capt.Ray spent his whole career with
Brocklebanks, started aged 15 as an apprentice on the Rimac, and ended as
Marine Superintendent for the fleet).
Best Wishes,
Tim Latham
At 15:45 17/02/03 -0500, Bob Zimmerman wrote:
>Howdy all,
>I have been astronished at the number of people who have been willing to
>dig into library archives for me to help answer some of my myriad
>questions. Thank you all, especially Malcolm Cooper, Tim Latham, Frank
>Haigh, Shirley Gaunt, and Fraser in cold but sunner Inverness.
>It is interesting to compare what various people have dug up. For example,
>there are a few contradictions, mostly resulting I think from the
>difficulty we (of the computer era) have in reading 19th script. One or
>two are more puzzling (such as the two different years of birth for
>Billing). Here's a list of all of them:
>-William Billing: born either 1817 or 1824 in Cornwall.
>-Falcon: two different official numbers: 7107 or 27000.
>-Serica: two different offical numbers: 45261 or 70982 (the 2nd is less
>-Windhover: two different official numbers: 60399 or 68399 (the 2nd is
>probably right).
>-Richard Robinson: born either 1824 or 1829 in either Cumberland or Maryport.
>-Richard Robinson: Certificate number either 5592 or 5?692 (2nd digit
>Concerning some of the other individuals on my research list, several were
>not found in the Registers when people looked, even though they were were
>pretty well known captains in their time. It is possible that they were
>simply not in the Registers available to those who looked. Or it is
>possible that they might be found elsewhere in the registers. For example,
>Donald MacKinnon (who won the 1866 tea race as captain of Taeping) might
>be found under Kinnon instead of MacKinnon. (According to one of the
>research guides I have read, prefixes like Mc and Mac are ignored in the
>alphabetical listings.)
>Similarly, Alexander "Jock" McLellan (or McLelland depending on the
>source) is referred to at length by both Basil Lubbock and David MacGregor
>in their books about the Tea Clipper ships, both noting that when he took
>over Chrysolite the ship suddenly became much slower. Lubbock also
>describes how Mclellan had to put down a crew revolt once by firing a gun
>on deck. I also suspect his name might be found under "L" for Lelland, the
>Mc being ignored.
>Or maybe some individuals never got a certificate because they didn't need
>one. For example, both John Dallas and Peter Maxton Jr. were as much
>owners as captains. Maxton was the son of Peter Maxton Sr. who built the
>ships his son captained. Dallas owned and supervised construction of both
>Fiery Cross 1 and 2.
>Other names that were not found included John Doudy (who as mate took over
>as captain of the Taeping in 1866 when MacKinnon took ill and died).
>Doudy's captaincy might have been very temporary (meaning he did not have
>a certificate), or maybe his name is spelled Doughtery or some variation
>thereof in the Registers?
>Finally, no one has found any reference yet for George Kirkup or Charles
>A. Watchlin.
>Kirkup took over as Captain for Richard Robinson on Fiery Cross 2 in 1867
>and was captain for that year at least.
>Watchlin meanwhile was 3rd mate on Taeping during the 1866 tea race,
>according to an article published in the magazine SEA BREEZES back in
>1927. According to that article, Watchlin went to sea in 1861 on the Miles
>Bartow. He also served on the clippers Sir Lancelot, Falcon, Glencairn,
>Windhover. Later he was commander of the SS Luna, 1st New Zealand
>government steamer. He died in Auckland, New Zealand in 1827. If he ever
>got a captain's certificate, he probably did it after 1866.
>Finally, here are three names that I think were also on Taeping: George
>Fowler, David Watson (Murray), and John Watson. I don't know anything more
>about them, so I can't give anyone anything else to go on. Sorry.
>Once again, thanks to everyone for being so helpful. If anyone can dig up
>anything more for me to help me on my research trip to London at the end
>of March, I would be very grateful.
>For example, in John Keay's log for the 1866 tea race, each day his
>reports describe how he has asked his carpenter to build or repair
>something, without every mentioning the carpenters name. Does anyone know
>a way I can find out who this carpenter was?
>Bob Zimmerman
>4708 Montgomery Place
>Beltsville, Maryland 20705
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