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Samira Said regretfully looses duet with Charles Aznavour
After an agreement was finally reached to hold a duet with the international French singer Charles Aznavour, Moroccan singer Samira Said was in shock to hear that all preparations that were already underway must come to an end. The final touches on the duet were forced to a halt after Charles had apologized to Samira for being unable to continue their previously planned song due to a sever sickness that suddenly struck him.
According to the London based daily, Al Sharq Al Awsat, Samira was very disappointed over the cancellation of the duet since she was planning to make it a big surprise for all her Arab fans, and was sure it will be up to their satisfaction. Samira added that since Charles will need a long time to recover from his illness, she plans on continuing preparations for her upcoming album, but without the duet.
The singer revealed that she is almost complete with the selection of all the songs for her album, but stressed that she will not reveal what they are to ensure that no one steals them. She added that she has been looking at many different songs in order to help her decide on the new look for her upcoming album.
Samira had hoped that after reaching an agreement with Charles that she can repeat the success she received from her duet with Algerian singer Cheb Mami "Youm Wara Youm" (Day After Day) in the Arab World and Europe.
Said has revealed that she is currently looking to find a new style to present to her audience for her new album. The singer who has always surprised her audience with new looks feels it is important to come up with new ideas for her style of appearance and in addition to her style of music. Samira revealed that she is trying very carefully to select new songs for her upcoming album especially since she has recently won different music awards; she feels it is her duty to up to people's expectations. She stressed that it is difficult to choose songs that everyone will like, due to the fact that people have different taste in music.
Samira expressed that since she now resides in Egypt with her son Shadi, she no longer can depend on asking her family for advice regarding which songs to choose, but rather turns to friends she has made in Egypt. She added that she reserves the weekends entirely to her son trying to spend every minute she can with him and at the same time refuses to make any arrangements that would coincide with it.
Samira received an award from the BBC International Music Award after the huge success of her last album "Youm Wara Youm" (Day After Day) found in the Arab world and around Europe. After receiving the award, the singer was scheduled to hold a performance but apologized saying that she would not feel right singing while Iraq is being attacked and its people are dying in masses everyday and the country has turned into a complete wreck.
Born and raised in Rabat, Morocco, Said now lives her life between Egypt, Morocco and the US. She began singing at an early age in the TV program Mawaheb (Talents), dedicated to children's talents. But it wasn't until "Alemnah Al Hob" (Teach Us Love), in 1983, that the doors of fame had opened for her. – Albawaba.com
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1.Conceptual Shed Roof Design
This determines the roof shape. There are five principal shed roof designs discussed in this article;
2.Detailed Roof Design
This stage of design involves decisions relating to the roof covering (click here for more on shed roofing options) and decisions relating to the structural elements such as shed roof trusses, roof framing and rafters (click here for more on shed roof construction).
The pent roof shed
This type of shed has the simplest roof form. Its single slope is suited to buildings that sit against a fence or wall. The roof is a simple beam spanning between the front and back walls. The roof pitch is governed by the choice of roof covering materials and any planning restraints. The span of the roof is limited by the strength of the timber roof joists, for longer spans a mono-pitch truss could be used.
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The roof of a gable shed is a simple duo-pitch roof truss. Storage can be achieved in the roof, or headroom can be increased by raising the bottom chord of the truss to form a raised collar truss. The angle of the shed roof can vary widely from a typical 20 degrees on mass-produced sheds to 70 degrees on a high-pitched gable roof shed. (When a roof slope exceeds 70 degrees the British Standard defines it has a wall !).
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Sheds with hip roofs are similar to gable roof sheds but the end-wall slopes in so that all four faces of the roof slope towards the ridge. Hip roof framing is more complex than gable roofs due to the compound mitres where the jack rafters meet the hip rafters. A hip roof shed has a visual advantage in that the sloping ends reduce the bulk of the roof, thus improving its appearance. The sloping ends do however reduce the potential for storing stuff in the roof. This style of shed roof is commonly used for pool house sheds and summerhouses where roof storage is not often an important criteria.
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"Botanicum Seedlings," Theatricum Botanicum's Development Series for Playwrights, is gearing up for 2015 by announcing a new submission window for playwrights from Sept. 1 - Dec. 1, 2014.
This will be an annual submission window. Works received during this period will be considered for development and production during the following year.
Opportunities through Botanicum Seedlings include "GreenReads" (for a fresh look at early drafts), playreadings and festivals. Since its inception, the series has been instrumental in the development of over 100 new plays, at least 25 of which have gone on to be published, win awards and receive major productions.
In addition, Botanicum Seedlings is committed to gender parity; the goal is to have 50% or more of the playwrights and directors involved in its public readings be women. Over the past 13 years, 63% of playwrights selected for Seedlings playreadings and 72% of Seedlings directors have been women.
"At Theatricum, Seedlings has become a wonderful way to showcase the work of women," says Theatricum artistic director Ellen Geer. "But we must also do everything we can to encourage underrepresented artists to come to us, so that we can explore their stories and visions with them. This kind of action is a must for theaters today."
Botanicum Seedlings was created in 2002 by Theatricum playwright-in-residence Jennie Webb and has established itself as a vital resource for writers across the country. Seedlings is now run by Webb along with Seedlings literary manager Kimberly Shelby- Szyszko.
Playwrights interested in submitting plays for development and production opportunities should visit www.theatricum.com/seedlings.htm and refer to the Submission Guidelines. The next submission window is Sept. 1 - Dec. 1, 2014.
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They worked at low-paying service jobs Canadian-born folks didn't want.
And over time, workers from the Philippines raised the bar for labour standards in Manitoba.
Elena Salvador's experience is a good example. She worked more than 10 hours a day, seven days a week for US$200 a month. Not in some sweatshop in a developing country, but in the home of a Winnipeg doctor in 1990.
"They didn't allow me to go out," recalled the Filipina live-in caregiver, who came to Canada with her employer from Saudi Arabia. She went to work in the Middle East as a nanny from the Philippines when she was 40 and didn't know about labour standards in Manitoba.
After working for several months in Winnipeg without a day off, she arranged to attend Sunday mass and met other Catholic Filipinos who were shocked to hear about her work situation.
"I did not know what the rules were," said a sobbing Salvador, remembering that time. At church, she met the late Linda Cantiveros, publisher of the Filipino Journal. She introduced the exploited nanny to Fred DeVilla, who was pushing for fair wages for nannies from the Philippines through a group called Mary Poppins.
DeVilla told Salvador she was far from alone.
Employers were overcharging live-in nannies from the Philippines in boarding fees, and the caregivers were earning hardly any money, said DeVilla.
Salvador's employer was holding her passport and owed her several thousand dollars in unpaid wages, he said. She needed to get out of that home.
"It was like a movie," said DeVilla, recalling the drama of Salvador's escape. He contacted immigration and labour officials. Salvador found another caregiving job and eventually received the back pay she was owed. Her employer left the country.
Today, Salvador works five days a week for another family. The publicity around cases like hers changed things for the estimated 300 live-in caregivers currently working in Manitoba.
In 2009, the Worker Recruitment and Protection Act gave the province's Labour Department increased powers to investigate potential abuses and protect foreign workers.
The groundbreaking legislation also banned recruiters from charging foreign workers fees to help them find jobs in Manitoba. Not all provinces have such protections.
The Three Amigos -- the temporary foreign workers from the Philippines who made headlines last year -- each paid an Alberta recruiter thousands of dollars to get them low-paying service jobs in that province.
When Arnisito Gaviola, Antonio Laroya and Ermie Zotomayor were laid off before their work permits expired, they were offered minimum-wage jobs at a Thompson gas station. The employer told them he'd take care of their work permits.
He didn't, and he was charged with immigration fraud. The three workers were charged with working illegally.
Labour, church groups and the Filipino community rallied to support them. They spent a year in court trying to stay and work in Canada to support their families back in the Philippines. They had job offers, but the Immigration and Refugee Board decided rules are rules and sent them packing.
Today, the three men, all in their 40s, live near Manila, unable to find work at home or abroad, said Diwa Marcelino, with the labour group Damayan.
They can apply to come back to work in Canada one year after their removal. Zotomayor has said he won't. The other two plan to reapply and may return to Manitoba. This time, when they apply for minimum-wage jobs in Canada, they won't pay a recruiter thousands of dollars.
In an email, translated from Tagalog, Gaviola said he can't afford to give up on Canada.
"I am still hoping that our lives would change for the better."
Perhaps his story will turn out as happily as Elena Salvador's did. After all the hardship the nanny experienced, her life did get better.
The mother of five became a Canadian citizen and sponsored a son, her husband and mother to join her in Winnipeg. She has 17 grandkids in the Philippines and three in Winnipeg she sees as often as she can.
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Things sure aren't pretty in Detriot, but prices are at least rising at a steady rate. They gained 7.6% year-over-year in September — the same gain posted the month before.
The month-over-month improvement slowed significantly, though, going from 2.5% in August to only 0.7% in September.
On top of that, while we mentioned that fourth-place San Francisco had many signs of a being the best market during that month, Detroit showed several signs of being the worst. More specifically, it was the worst area in terms of median list price, percent distressed and median per square foot. Prices might be going up, but that sure isn't saying much.


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Each year The New York Public Library sponsors a citywide competition to design the cover of Books for the Teen Age. The cover art for Books for the Teen Age 2007 was created by Shakeema Mattox, who resides in the Bronx and is a participant in the Young Artists Program of The Educational Alliance Art School, located on Manhattan's Lower East Side. She is a 9th-grade student at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan.
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American Born Chinese
Gene Luen Yang
Fables, sterotypes and real life
Body Type
Ina Saltz
Words on flesh
Maureen Johnson
Selling their souls to a cupcake-eating demon.
A Different Kind of Heat
Antonio Pagliarulo
Luz, consumed by rage, bent on revenge
The Flamenco Academy
Sarah Bird
Hot love triangle with a Spanish beat
Gimp: When Life Deals You a Crappy Hand, You Can Fold — Or You Can Play
Mark Zupan
Amazing life of a quadriplegic athlete
The Harlem Hellfighters
Walter Dean Myers
Fighting for the United States in WWI
The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs
Jack Gantos
Preserving memories of mommy
The Making of Dr. Truelove
Derrick Barnes
Diego, the 16-year-old online Dr. Feelgood.
Mama's Boy, Preachers Son
Kevin Jennings
A leader's rise from poverty, racism and homophobia
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Portraits of people of mixed race
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Three voices in friendship
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Where violent tempests alter reality
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Bangladesh's first morning of Test cricket in England started brightly enough, but soon went sour.
Openers Javed Omar Belim and Nafis Iqbal played positively after being put in to bat by Michael Vaughan, as the England attack surprisingly struggled early on.
But their stand of 31 was the best of the innings, Omar's 22 the highest score.
There remained some hope in the Edrich Lower Stand, where pupils of St Paul's Way School were making their own first appearances at the home of cricket.
But after their week of activities with BBC Radio, even that was being expressed with a healthy dose of realism.
"I was hoping for Bangladesh to do a lot better but it's England isn't it," 14-year-old Syed Ali told Test Match Special.
"It's not looking good for Bangladesh but you never know, England could slip up and Bangladesh could take hold."
Emrul Islam joined him on a trip around the NatWest Media Centre during the tea interval, and had a chance to meet England great Graham Gooch.
He said of the day out: "It's been good - but not so good for Bangladesh."
By stumps it was looking even worse for the tourists, England having overhauled their first innings 108 in less than 22 overs and looking to bat through Friday.
Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore has emphasised the need for gradual personal improvement as his side strive to pull themselves up the Test rankings.
But Whatmore, whose expression often gives away far more than his words, must have had steam coming out of his ears as his batsmen trudged back to the famous pavilion.
Iqbal prodded Steve Harmison lamely to slip, captain Habibul Bashar top-edged a pull that ill-befitted a captain and Aftab Ahmed slashed Andrew Flintoff to slip.
The last five wickets fell for 19 runs in the space of just 33 painfully embarrassing deliveries.
If Whatmore was looking for positives he would only have found one in the play of Mushfiqur Rahim, the youngest ever Test debutant at Lord's.
Originally selected for the tour as a back-up wicket-keeper, Rahim won his place after scoring a century against Northamptonshire in a tour match.
He showed arguably better technique than any of his compatriots in facing 56 balls and it took a peach of a delivery from Matthew Hoggard to dismiss him.
Unfortunately, though, the scorecard will just show him dismissed for 19.
"He's 16 years old and he played quite well today. He's trying his best," said Syed up in the TMS box.
Emrul added: "Bangladesh cricket team are improving - they're playing against one of the best cricket teams in the world and I think they're going to do well."
At St Paul's Way, where 85% of the pupils come from the Bangladesh community, the future is bright.
Fifteen-year-old Maruf Hassan Chowdhury spent the eve of the Test in the Bangladesh nets after an invitation from Whatmore.
But the all-rounder told BBC Sport a fortnight ago he would like to play for England if he makes it to the international stage.
Syed told TMS: "I'd play for England, Bangladesh, whoever."
But just one day into their first Test series in England, the immediate future for Bangladesh looked far more gloomy.


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Hi All,
I am looking for a way to measure how long it takes to complete a sub routine in VBA. I have code which posts data to matlab and then calls it back. What I need to know is how long does it take to complete each subroutine.
Can anyone help me create a code which will measure this? I need to measure the time taken in 100ths of a second.
Is there any simple code to complete this? I am pasting a sample of my code which is using Matlab as a COM server.
I am sure I woould need to declare the timer but I do not know where and I am not sure of the syntax.VB:Dim Matlab As Object Dim MReal(10, 0) As Double Dim i As Integer Dim j As Integer Dim MImag() As Double Dim value As Double Dim RealValue As Double Application.ScreenUpdating = False 'turn off screen updating to increase timing Sheets("SOURCE").Range("A2:G11").Copy Sheets("Data").Range("A2:G11") Set Matlab = CreateObject("Matlab.Application") 'invoke matlab For i = 0 To 10 For j = 0 To 0 ' Mreal(i, j) = Worksheets("Data").Range(Cells(i + 1, j + 1), Cells(i + 1, j + 1)).value MReal(i, j) = Worksheets("Data").Range("B2").Offset(i, j).value Next j Next i Call Matlab.PutFullMatrix("xxxx", "base", MReal, MImag) Result = Matlab.Execute("Logxxxx = price2ret(xxxx)") Result = Matlab.Execute("save('C:\Warrior\xxxx.mat', 'xxxx')") Result = Matlab.Execute("ExpRetxxxx = Mean (Logxxxx)") End Sub
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VB:Option Explicit Public closetime, OpenTime, t Sub TransFair() Dim i As Long 'Double OpenTime = Time i = 1 Do ......place Your code here....... closetime = Time t = Format(closetime - OpenTime, "hh:mm:ss") MsgBox "Opened at " & Format(OpenTime, "hh:mm:ss") _ & " Closed at " & Format(closetime, "hh:mm:ss") & vbCr & _ " your work last " & t, vbOKOnly, " helmekki Office " End Sub
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Hi that was great.
But how would I get the timing data into a spreadsheet cel and not a message box? Would I just select the sheets().Range.Paste syntax? I need this so I can add it to my additional time calculations.
If I have got the syntax wrong could you please correct me?
Many thanks,
Try changing
VB:MsgBox "Opened at " & Format(OpenTime, "hh:mm:ss") _ & " Closed at " & Format(closetime, "hh:mm:ss") & vbCr & _ " your work last " & t, vbOKOnly, " helmekki Office "Will return something like : (In Cell A1 edit to Your needs)VB:
-- To -- [a1].Value = "Opened at " & Format(OpenTime, "hh:mm:ss") _ & " Closed at " & Format(closetime, "hh:mm:ss") & vbCr _ & " your work last " & t & " helmekki Office "
Opened at Closed at your work last helmekki Office
Many thanks to helmekki for the base code
Hi Harry,
If you are trying to measure the time difference in the performance of code you need to use a very accurate timer. The following is taken from "Excel 2002 VBA Programmers Reference" by mssrs Bullen, Green, Bovey, and Rosenberg.
In the VBE insert a new Class Module and name it "CHighResTimer". Now paste in the following:
Now in a standard module you can make use of the timer like in this example:VB:'How many times per second is the counter updated? Private Declare Function QueryFrequency Lib "kernel32" _ Alias "QueryPerformanceFrequency" ( _ lpFrequency As Currency) As Long 'What is the counter's value Private Declare Function QueryCounter Lib "kernel32" _ Alias "QueryPerformanceCounter" ( _ lpPerformanceCount As Currency) As Long 'Variables to store the counter information Dim mcyFrequency As Currency Dim mcyOverhead As Currency Dim mcyStarted As Currency Dim mcyStopped As Currency Private Sub Class_Initialize() Dim cyCount1 As Currency, cyCount2 As Currency 'Get the counter frequency QueryFrequency mcyFrequency 'Call the hi-res counter twice, to check how long it takes QueryCounter cyCount1 QueryCounter cyCount2 'Store the call overhead mcyOverhead = cyCount2 - cyCount1 End Sub Public Sub StartTimer() 'Get the time that you started QueryCounter mcyStarted End Sub Public Sub StopTimer() 'Get the time that you stopped QueryCounter mcyStopped End Sub Public Property Get Elapsed() As Double Dim cyTimer As Currency 'Have you stopped or not? If mcyStopped = 0 Then QueryCounter cyTimer Else cyTimer = mcyStopped End If 'If you have a frequency, return the duration, in seconds If mcyFrequency > 0 Then Elapsed = (cyTimer - mcyStarted - mcyOverhead) / mcyFrequency End If End PropertyHTHVB:Sub TestTimer() Dim i As Long Dim obTimer As New CHighResTimer obTimer.StartTimer 'start the timer With Sheet1 For i = 1 To 1000 .Cells(5, 4).Value = i Next i End With 'do your stuff, in this case increment the value in D5 from 1 to 1000 obTimer.StopTimer 'stop the timer MsgBox "1,000 iterations took " & obTimer.Elapsed & " seconds" 'display the time taken End Sub
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Hi All,
Thanks for your help. Its been mega useful.
But I have one more question. I want the timer that Richie UK has shown me to return the elapsed time back to one particular sheet and range.
I tried using a
with a Do and Loop statement. But my timer stops at "obTimer.StopTimer" and skips through to loop the code from the begining again without pasting the elapsed time in the cell.VB:obTimer.StopTimer sheet("xxxx").select Range("m2").value = "TimeTaken" & obTimer.Elapsed & " seconds
Can anyone tell me/show me what I am doing wrong please?
I packaged the QueryTimer in a userform and posted it as an addin awhile ago in the Cool forum...
It ain't perfect but it's pretty darn close. It can sniff out performance differences in the milli-sec range.
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Hi Harry,
To place the timer value in a worksheet rather than a messagebox should be a simple matter of changing the line :
To :VB:MsgBox "1,000 iterations took " & obTimer.Elapsed & " seconds"How are you using this within a Do...Loop?VB:Sheet1.Range("A1").Value = "1,000 iterations took " & obTimer.Elapsed & " seconds"
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En-suite rooms also available with similar breakfast set up. Well behaved children over 3 yrs welcome. we have no restaurant or public rooms, we do not provide cooked food, therefore please ensure you are satisfied with our self serve concept before booking, All rooms non-smoking. Due to location although not essential a car is recommended.
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Approached by a 500m drive the House is set in private grounds with a large lawn, pond area & smoking deck for guest use, a secluded and quiet location 100 meters above the fishing port of Newlyn, also close to the famous coastal village of Mousehole, The area is magical and ideal for all outdoor pursuits, close to Mounts Bay for the wind and water sports enthusiast, many local attractions such as St Michael's Mount, The Minack Theatre, Lands End, Porthcurno Telecoms museum, Geevor Tin Mine, stunning beaches such as Lamorna Cove, Porthcurno, Sennen cove, St Ives and Hayle within easy reach.
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This article was published 6/3/2013 (1630 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
TAMPA - Jets coach Claude Noel was in as dark a frame of mind this morning as he has been in his time as head coach in Winnipeg.
Noel used words like disturbing and concerning immediately following his team's listless 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.
A late flight to Tampa and a restless sleep didn't do much to change Noel's mood when he met with the press at the Jets hotel in downtown Tampa this morning.
"It doesn't feel any better. Nothing feels better today and I'm just trying to find solutions to issues I see with our group," said Noel. "You ask yourself why and these are the challenges you face as a group and they either drive you one way or the other. You have to try and have dialogue with people to see where we're at."
The Jets are now 10-11-1 and sit 11th in the Eastern Conference. They'll meet the 12th place Lightning here on Thursday and try to put a positive spin on this four-game road trip before heading back to South Florida for another game with the Panthers Friday and then north to New Jersey to meet the Devils on Sunday.
Noel says he'll have to turn the page at some point but this loss was not a throwaway and must be studied and acted upon.
"You can't throw that one out at all. We came down early to perform and do some things and then we perform in that fashion, you have to try and sort through it and ask where are we at? It's a concern. But you can't dwell on it. I'll take it to heart and so will some other people but then we have to find a solution and move on," said Noel. "The disappointing thing to me is we can get this done but we keep putting things in our way."
Noel wouldn't hear any talk of his team not being good enough to win at the level required to be a playoff team.
"I think we're good enough. You can argue but you won't convince me. When we play like we can, you can see what we can do. It's no different than Florida. They have less but they play together and have more," said Noel. "When we go into Jersey and New York and play like we can, we prove that we're able. That's the team that I know."
Noel wouldn't make a firm announcement about his goalie for Thursday night but he did state, "it might be time for Pavelec to have a rest," indicating backup goalie Al Montoya may be called upon.
Pavelec has started 10 straight games for the Jets.


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New City Theater Extends HAPPY DAYS Run Until April 7
New City Theater has announced its Ewald / Kazanjian collaboration production of Happy Days is extending its run to April 7.
Written 51 years ago, Happy Days is Samuel Beckett's prescient comic vision of our preoccupations and the earth's possible future.
New City Theater celebrates its 30 year anniversary 2012 season with Happy Days, Samuel Beckett's fourth full length play and his first play with a female protagonist. Winnie (Mary Ewald) and Willie (SeanJohn Walsh) are stuck in a rut. But even though it's the end of shopping as we know it, the couple remain up-beat and maintain a full routine of stimulating activity to get them through the day. New City founding Artistic Director John Kazanjian directs the production.
Actor Mary Ewald and director John Kazanjian's staging of Samuel Beckett's work began in 1979 with their award winning production of NOT I in the Direct Theater Festival on Theater Row, New York City. Ms. Ewald recently performed in Janice Findley's productions of ROCKABY, FOOTFALLS & EH JOE at New City and Mr. Kazanjian has previously staged KRAPPS LAST TAPE and ACT WITHOUT WORDS II.
More information: http://newcitytheater.org/index.php/onstage.html / 206-271-4430. Tickets: Thursdays $15, Fridays & Saturdays $20, available from www.brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006 or at the door. New City Theater is located at 1404 18th Ave (just north of Union).


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The above video is well done, has good production values and I like the focus on the northern Nicaraguan area, the "Ruta del Cafe" or Coffee Route is one of these ideas that the national tour agency gets to promote an area and/or activity/interest under one umbrella, that is for sure, but if I can put on my critic's cap here, the presentation, while nice, does not mention a webpage where one can actually find out more and possibly book a tour! The title of the video is UNICOOTUR and the logo on the video says UNICOTOURS. Neither of which appear to be connected with a sustainable tourism organization located in Northern Nicaragua. So sorry but I couldn't find any actual links for you. But, again, pretty video. Enjoy!
I wanted to share with you some actual links to Sustainable Tourism in Nicaragua for you to take a look at, but there really aren't any, either in Spanish or English! I do know about a few, but they are not really any sort of organization of sustainable tourism in the country, just listings and some general information. Well, here's what I have:
- Casey has an overview of the topic and how it may relate to Nicaragua over on the rightsideguide.com
- Sustainabletrip.com has another overview.
- CANATUR Nicaragua (Spanish) is the closest to such an organization.
There are several properties that are self-described "sustainable tourism" destinations, and most if not all of these tend to be legit as far as the eco-friendly standards such as trying to save electricity, water, promote ecological practices in general, including permaculture and other sustainable farming techniques.
Some of these are listed here:
- Morgan's Rock
- Jicaro Island Ecolodge
- Totoco Ecolodge
- Casa Maderas
- Bastilla Ecolodge
- Hacienda Puerto del Cielo
- Aqua Nicaragua
- Selva Negra
- Finca Esperanza Verde
There are a bunch more, most of which are new that I haven't really heard or know anything about. If you know of anymore and can personally recommend them, please comment here!
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Hankook Ventus R-S3
Initial Review: 200 miles on tires
August 02, 2012
Coming from Dunlop Star specs, the grip that the RS3 have is far superior except for really hot days i.e. 90*+. Cooling them down with water helps. The RS3's are quieter and and absorbs bumps better than the star specs, but that comes at a cost, which is a less crisp turn-in. The dry grip on these tires is just unbelievable for a street tire. I will buy them again especially for the price.
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I am at a loss, what did Donald do that was wrong?
I am at a loss, what did Donald do that was wrong?
A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. ~William Styron, interview, Writers at Work, 1958
Joan did not say that poker players do not have last names. She said that Vegas $$ comes from people with no last names.Originally Posted by mom2;3425346;
Shadowy figures from organized crime was obviously what she meant.
Precisely what decade is she living in? Apparently she is wilfully ignorant as well as being an ill-natured harpy.Originally Posted by boxhill;3425880;
And so it begins, the end of times..
I've noticed Donald has had two financial analysts from CNBC (financial show) on his show and then guess who is on the CNBC financial show? Donald's daughter, Ivanka, she is giving financial advise...I don't think so, I sure as heck wouldn't take financial advise from her serious, not if I wanted to lose money. I watch this financial show a lot, it's the first time I've seen Ivanka on it, just not able to put my head around her as a financial expert giving advise to real investors.
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You can say that again.
What a wuss!
No wonder he was able to spout whatever junk the various banks and investment housed told him about "how safe those unsecured morgage bonds were" on his tv show to people who had no idea just how easily influenced he is.
Last night should be a revelation to people who may have believed anything he's said about investing in specific companies/banks in the past.
OK, I have to pipe in. Everyone is giving Brande grief for saying "foregoo", but where are all the snide comments about Melissa tossing out the sarcastic, "Oh, and I've been so uneffective" comment at the elevator? You mean "ineffective"? I guess if you're unattractive (or as Melissa might say, inattractive), it's just a slip, but if your beautiful, it means your stupid. Geez...
And as for Joan complaining about Annie and Brande teaming up to go after her daughter, well...pot, meet kettle. Joan and Melissa team up on others even when they are on different teams, creating some truly awkward moments and I'm disappointed they were never called out more by Trump for such shenanigans. They've done it all season and can't handle it being thrown back at them., or even the perception that it's being thrown back at them.
I used to like Joan, but after the comments she has made about others during this run, I no longer have any respect for her.
Melissa should have gone long ago. She's a cancer and a hanger-on with no real talent whatsoever. She took credit that didn't belong to her and passed blame when it should have been hers. I feel no pity for her.
What a couple of sore losers.
Annie is on top of her game. I haven't seen anyone play a reality show this well since Dr. Will on Big Brother 2.
"Forgoo" is funnier and dumber than "uneffective."
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It most surely was--as was the look on her face when she tried to figure out what it meant.
"Forgoo" is funnier and dumber than "uneffective."
Not when a few minutes earlier she was the one rolling her eyes at Brande's slip. Yeah, Melissa, you're so much better than everyone else.
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i have a female lutino cockatiel "MADDY" and a male pied cockatiel "MAXY". recently i gave them a pot as a nest and put in 2 inches of sand{as nesting material} and they readily accepted it.
The male went into the pot and started arranging it as per its likes...and then the female too joined it. The female is very active and playfull and affectionate.
The main problem i am having now is that the male is not coming out of the pot..rarely comes out once in a day. the rest of the time it is in the pot and swaying from side to side. since two days it has stopped eating and drinking and is spending 99% of its time in the pot making squeeking noises/tunes/whistles and calling the female into the pot . the female is eating normally witout any change. The male even if it comes out of the pot is eating only a couple of seeds and immediately goin back into the pot.
the female poop is large dark {atleast 2 -3 times a day} and smaller poops in the night as it sleeps on the perch.
the male is pooping only once a day and that too loose , large.....but its not eating {otherwise it is healthy, has become a little thin }.
1}am afraid that the MALE maxy is in a suicidal mood....might kill itself{harakiri}....PLEASE help me out some one.
2}is it absolutely compulsory for any female cockatiel to lay eggs{infertile}even if it does not have a male . my female is almost 2 yrs old and has never laid any eggs at all {even when it was alone}.
IS THIS NORMAL NESTING BEHAVIOUR.......is the FEMALE secretly feeding the MALE inside the Pot{nest}.


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Candy Cane Ornament by Lara Neel
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Candy Cane Ornament
Easy, fast, and pretty cute. It's a small sleeve with a little lace pattern which you can slip over a clear glass ornament for a some holiday cheer. Even if you have never, ever knit any kind of lace before, this pattern could work for you. It is also a good starting-point for working in the round.
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PHILADELPHIA – Day two of the College Squash Association (CSA) individual championships saw only one University of Pennsylvania men's squash member advance.
Freshman George Lemmon won two matches on Saturday to continue to advance in the consolation round of the Molloy Cup division for players ranked 33-80 in the country. Lemmon won his first match, 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 and his second match in a tight four games 12-10, 11-5, 4-11, 13-11.
In the main draw, sophomore Tyler Odell fell in three straight games in the round of 16. Freshman Rahil Fazelbhoy competed in a five game decision, ultimately falling 3-2.
Michael Mutscheller, Liam Quinn, and Augie Frank all lost their consolation matches on day two.
For the most up to date tournament brackets, click here and for more information about the CSA individual championships, visit www.CollegeSquashAssociation.com.


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Cross Base Highway Hits Roadblock
Coalition announces lawsuit against new highway proposal
Coalition files a notice of intent to sue over Cross Base Highway project to save endangered prairie and local community
Today, a coalition of concerned local businesses, conservation groups, and equestrians filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue the Federal Highway Administration, the Washington State Department of Transportation, and Pierce County over their plans to build a new four-lane, six-mile highway which would cut across Fort Lewis Army Base and McChord Air Force Base.
If constructed, the highway would drive out local equestrian businesses and bisect the largest remnant oak woodland-prairie left in Washington, say members of the coalition. The controversial highway proposal is currently being considered as part of Regional Transit Investment District (RTID) package that will be brought to the voters next fall. But a new lawsuit and ballooning costs cast doubt on whether the project will survive the process.
The Washington Department of Transportation puts the current price tag for the highway at $289 million in 2006 dollars. Yet only a fraction of these funds have been raised, requiring taxpayers to foot an additional $250 million to see the project through. Plaintiffs expect these costs to multiply due to the high costs associated with building a highway through a highly endangered ecosystem, coupled with rising construction costs and commodity prices.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service believes that the remaining South Puget Sound prairies may be possibly the rarest habitat in North America, home to at least 29 species of federal and/or state threatened, endangered, candidate and sensitive plant and animal species of concern, 18 of which are in the immediate vicinity of the proposed highway.
"RTID's worthy transit projects are much more likely to gain approval if they remain separate from this controversial highway project," said Krystal Kyer of Tahoma Audubon, one of the groups preparing to file the lawsuit. "The county proposes replacing our rare and priceless oak-woodland prairie with a few hundred acres of cow pastures," Kyer added. "This largest remaining piece of oak-woodland prairie is irreplaceable."
"The state clearly has higher priority transportation needs, such as maintaining existing roads and bridges. This project is the only new road in the RTID package, and ignores the most important environmental issue of our time," said Jennifer Hansen of The American Lake Gardens Equestrian Alliance, also a plaintiff group. "The responsible agencies did not adequately consider other reasonable alternatives to paving a new freeway across this very special place."
The American Lake Gardens Equestrian Alliance is comprised of businesses and residences from American Lake Gardens Tract, an environmental justice community and home to Tacoma's oldest and largest equestrian community. Six barns provide stabling for more than 200 horses and over 350 residents enjoy horseback riding at these facilities. The businesses also provide recreation and employment for disadvantaged youth and 4-H and pony clubs of the area as well as providing handicapped and therapeutic riding programs which are not available anywhere else in the area.
The equestrian facilities will be forced to close down business upon the start of construction of the highway. Also threatened with closure is the Woodbrook Hunt Club, an equestrian riding club on the National Historic Register that has been in existence since 1924.
The lawsuit was filed by Bricklin, Newman, Dold, LLP on behalf of the Woodbrook Hunt Club, Conservation Northwest, the Tahoma Audubon Society, and The American Lake Gardens Equestrian Alliance. In addition to this new lawsuit, another suit seeking federal protection for endangered wildlife threatened by extinction by the proposed highway is currently being considered in federal court. The outcome of either of these lawsuits could potentially send the highway project back to the drawing board.
Jasmine Minbashian, Conservation Northwest (360) 319-3111
Krystal Kyer, Tahoma Audubon (253) 232-9978
Jenn Hansen, American Lake Gardens Equestrian Alliance (253) 377-4892
Melody Fleckenstein, Woodbrook Hunt Club (206) 695-2319
To read the letter of intent visit: http://www.conservationnw.org/wildlife-habitat/CrossBaseLetter/view
For more information visit: http://www.crossbasehighway.com
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Bright lights, Big City. Enjoy The Big Apple aglow in all its splendor.
Start your small group tour on Times Square, and ride down famous 5th Avenue. Drive past Tiffany's 5th Ave, the NY Public Library, and more!
Make stops at Washington Square Park, City Hall, Madison Square Park, and Grand Central Terminal. Head through Greenwich Village and cross over Manhattan Bridge to Fulton Ferry Landing in Brooklyn to experience great views of the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg Bridges and the mesmerizing lights of Manhattan. Marvel at the famous view of Lower Manhattan with all its twinkling brilliance (Think Woody Allen's Manhattan).
Then off to the ultimate New York City Observatory — Top of The Rock! The passes to this observatory at the Rockefeller Plaza are NOT included in the price of the tour. The NY See The Lights! On this City Night Lights you will get a chance to get off the bus at major stops, free refreshments on board, and the best tour guides and drivers in the city.
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Stein World 75706
75706 Accent Seating Collection Chair in Golden Brown/Confetti Fabric
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A YOUNG Thornbury Broncos player met his heroes last week when he went to watch England train ahead of their first autumn international against Fiji.
Under-12 player Cameron Jackson was nominated by the club to take part in a new initiative which celebrates the link between members of England's elite player squad and their formative grassroots clubs, with prop Mako Vunipola having played for the Broncos as a youngster.
After watching national boss Stuart Lancaster conduct a training session at Pennyhill Park, Jackson met all the players and it will get even better for him when England face South Africa at Twickenham on November 24.
If Vunipola is picked in the 23-man squad for that game, he will walk onto the Twickenham pitch accompanied by Jackson, but even if the Saracens prop does not make the starting squad, the mascot will be invited to the game as a special guest for the day.
Jackson said it was a great experience watching the England players up close.
He said: "I was hugely excited. It was nice to know they all got on really well and when they were training properly it was very fast, but friendly."
Asked what his highlight was, Jackson added: "Shaking hands with Mako and meeting him for the first time."
Thornbury Broncos chairman Dave Bird was delighted that Vunipola's roots with the club were recognised by England.
He added: "Mako is the first player to come up through the junior ranks and win a full international cap for England and all members should feel rightly proud of his achievement."


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16 Charlton Street, Llandudno, LL30 2AA
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We had a lovely stay.
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Very enjoyable stay
Given the proximity of Karden House to the town centre it was nevertheless quiet and extremely good value.
Hosts were very pleasant and accommodating, even to the extent of offering to reserve us an on-street parking spot if we needed one. Parking may well be a problem during business hours but if one arrives as shops are closing it is not overly difficult to find a space. We would willingly and happily return to this lovely B and B.
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Friendly clean and quiet
Great place to stay, quiet hotel, close to front and main places to see, the owners were lovely and very welcoming the room was very clean, the shower was aa bit on the small side and wasnt very powerful but it did the job.
Food was cooked well and plenty of bits extra available. Overall a great place to stay would recommend.
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Couldn't fault this place.
Whole hotel is spotless, run by hardworking couple who deserve to be congratulated on the standard of the product they offer. Nice ensuite room .decent TV ,tea and coffee in room, Great location and to top it off a superb breakfast. Well done, wouldn't hesitate to stay again.
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very friendly excellent hotel
Lovely hotel, clean, lovely breakfast.
Good location
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had a lovely stay, only one gripe
The couple who run the hotel were very accommodating and informative about the local area.
Breakfast was also fantastic. The only slight problem we encountered was with the shower. It took a good while for the water to warm initially then it alternated between very hot and cold. The flow of water was also poor. This was in room 8.
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A wonderful clean and comfortable stay
We received a warm welcome from Don on arrival and being the beginning of March and very cold outside, the hotel was lovely and warm.
Our room was clean and comfortable with a 5 star breakfast the following morning, setting us up nicely for the day ahead. Nothing was too much trouble for our hosts and we would most definitely stay at Karden House again.
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Very nice place to stay.
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E-Liquid Facts – The Truth
In 1960s, the electronic cigarette was invented, yet it didn't generally take off until 10 years prior. As of now, there are more than 250 brands of "e-cigarettes" accessible in such flavors as watermelon, pink bubble gum and Java.
There are about four million American are now using battery powered cigarettes – this is the estimated number by The Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association. They anticipation of sales of the gadgets to cross the 1 billion check before the current year is over. In this article, we will take a look of all the trends, what are the good, the bad, the unknowns and some interesting E-liquid facts.
FACT #1: Stop and Know the "E"
E-liquids have dissimilar names, but have you ever come to a point of asking what is the "E" in e-liquid really stands for? The answer is very simple, the "E" stands for 'electronic'. What's more, since the blend that is being utilized is synchronized with electronic (battery fueled) cigarettes, vaporizers, or MODS, it bodes well.
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Computer sabotage term cut
A Reuters computer engineer who sabotaged vital financial data had his prison sentence slashed by the Court of Appeal yesterday in a landmark ruling.
The courts had a duty to deter those who threatened to damage Hong Kong's reputation as a commercial centre, Mr Justice Mohammed Saied said.
But the judges reduced a jail term imposed on Wilson Chan Chi-kong, 29, from two years and eight months to one year and nine months.
Chan, said to have risked causing a catastrophe, is the first person to be convicted in Hong Kong of criminal damage to computer files. The ruling will influence future sentences for computer crime.
His barrister, Gerard McCoy, SC, said Chan had no girlfriend and 'had only ever held hands with a computer'.
Mr Justice Saied said: 'What he did went far beyond holding hands. 'It is the duty of the courts to ensure they impose such sentences in cases which are likely to damage or have the potential to damage the trust and confidence others place in this city, that will deter similarly inclined from committing such offences.' But the court ruled the sentence passed on Chan at the District Court was too harsh.
The level of four years, adopted before reductions were made for mitigating factors, was too high, Mr Justice Saied said.
Chan was also entitled to a further discount because he had compensated one of Reuters' clients for its $60,000 loss.
The engineer, who has a master's degree in science, planted a command on computers used by five banking customers which caused financial information files to disappear.
He was driven by anger and revenge following a dispute with his boss.
Reuters was justified flying in experts from abroad to help limit the damage, Mr Justice Saied said.
The company estimated the cost of the operation at GBP108,000 (HK$1.34 million).
Mr Justice Saied noted that Chan's life in prison had been described as 'intellectual solitary confinement'.
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No difference from original shadowI do not understand this product. Urban Decay shadows are already deluxe in my opinion; richly pigmented, true color payoff, crease-proof. So why the separate, teensy collection of "deluxe" eyeshadows with seemingly the only difference being the artsy packaging? I just don't get it. I bought this in the "toasted" shade because it is a shade I normally use in the "regular" category of UD shadows, b...read moreut they were out of the regular tin at Ulta so I bought the "deluxe" shade for 2 bucks more. And got the exact same shadow in a separate container with a fancy lid. Huh??? — 6 years, 4 months agocherrypie | 196 reviews
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GreatI was new to UD so I started with the ammo palette and the deluxe palette which contains Fishnet. If you are thinking of trying these please do yourself a favor and try them. Over primer the colors are very bold and beautiful. This is a fuchsia color with a purple shift. It is metallic looking if you wet it first. These eye shadows, if worn with primer, will last all day night and day if you need ...read morethem to. I have washed my face, sans eye makeup, and went to bed woke up late and wore it the next day. Throw on some foundation or whatever and still have people compliment you. You will not be disappointed but they are discontinuing them against a lot of customers critisism. So grab them while you can. Some are available through the company for $6.00 but not all. Great Product! — 4 years, 2 months agoCirbii | 67 reviews
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Jay-Z has been confirmed to headline the All Points West Music and Arts Festival as The Beastie Boys's last minute replacement.
Hov was tapped for the three-day concert Wednesday (July 22) night, after the Beasties were forced to cancel on Monday due to necessary treatment for group member Adam "MCA" Yauch's throat cancer.
"Finding someone to help fill the shoes for Beastie Boys is hard," Paul Tollett, president of concert promotion company Goldenvoice, told XXLMag.com. "There's so many songs they've got, I thought instantly—the dream would be to have Jay-Z."
The Brooklyn rapper made the dream come true, confirming in only a day and a half. He will close day one of the eclectic music festival on Friday (July 31), at New Jersey's Liberty State Park. Q-Tip, the Pharcyde and a reunited Organized Konfusion are also on the bill for the night.
"[Jay-Z] hasn't really headlined these festivals in America…but in Europe, he's been kind of ruling these festivals," Tollett said. "I think Jay-Z's really going to raise the bar on this."
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It is not anymore common then any other problem. Alot of people buy these cars and like racing them and adding performance parts as I'm sure you know so since so many people are still driving these vehicles parts are getting used and that is why they are not available just as many other parts wouldnt be. I have a database that shows common vehicle repairs in thousands of vehicles and I see a few pcm failures but nothing too serious. I've also owed a 95 talon tsi and have had friends who have owned also owned 1st Generation suchs who built them up. You will blow the motor or transmission/clutch usually before you would have a pcm problem but this is more commonly with the turbo vehicles. Go to the above website and you will find a pcm cheap and have them ship it to you do not have to worry about keeping it cool, if you tried it would probably more exposed to water, humidity, ect and cause more damage then good. Even if your vehicle is running hard the pcm does not work any harder but every moving part does. Let me know if you have questions or if there is anything else I can do to help. Thanks


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The author presents basic properties of stochastic flows, specially of Brownian flows. Their relations with local characteristics and with stochastic differential equations are central problems. In the second part, as an application of the first part, various limit theorems for stochastic flows are presented.
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My bride has never been to a West Point vs Annapolis football game.
When I attended as a Cadet, I had not yet met Susan. As years have gone by, we went together to West Point several times. We were there for my Class' 20th Reunion and will most likely be there for the soon-coming 35th Reunion.
Never to Philly for this classic match-up.
With Colin's entrance to West Point, almost three years ago, I joined him at the Army-Navy Game in Dec 2010. But not Susan.
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Ecological Assessment of a Lost Shipping Container in the MBNMS
Principal Investigator(s)
- Andrew DeVogelaere
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Jim Barry
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
- Med Taipei Mitigation Fund
- Save The Earth
During a transit from San Francisco Bay to the Port of Los Angeles on 26 February 2004, the cargo ship M/V Med Taipei weathered a storm but lost fifteen 40-ft shipping containers in MBNMS, and another nine south of the sanctuary. One of these containers was discovered by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) on 9 June 2004 on Smooth Ridge at a depth of 1,281 meters, 17.5 nm NW of Point Pinos (Figure 1).
This was not an isolated incident. Containerized maritime trade grew eight-fold from 1985 to 2007, and worldwide there are now approximately 5 to 6 million containers in transit at any given moment. An estimated 10,000 shipping containers are lost at sea every year, often due to the nexus of rough seas and inadequate or faulty securing mechanisms. Many containers are not weighed prior to loading, resulting in extreme forces being placed on container stacks when bad weather strikes. Depending on the cargo, containers may float at the surface for several days or weeks prior to sinking. Unfortunately, it is not mandatory to report container losses to all relevant management agencies.
On 26 July 2006, a $3.25 million settlement with the vessels owners and operators was announced for long-term damage to sanctuary resources. One of the diverse mitigation projects identified during the settlement negotiation process called for monitoring of the impacts, natural habitat recovery rate, and decomposition rate/characteristics of container TGHU7712262. In March 2011 and December 2013, a science team led by Dr. Andrew DeVogelaere (MBNMS) and Dr. James Barry (MBARI) conducted research expeditions aboard MBARIs R/V Western Flyer.
The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts was deployed to address the following goals:
Assess the containers current condition by gathering high-resolution imagery
Describe sea life on the container and at different distances from it
Assess toxicity of paint that has chipped off of the container
Continue to bring public attention to this deep-sea phenomenon that has been increasing with economic globalization and increased shipping
Summary to DateVisual surveys and biological community assessments using the ROV Doc Ricketts indicated that the fallen container has likely contributed to ecological impacts at three different scales:
Upon impact with the seafloor, there was clearly an immediate crushing of any organisms present on the seafloor;
Taxa on, and immediately adjacent to, the container were different from those that are further away, suggesting that the introduction of hard substratum caused local changes in ecology; and
This and other lost containers comprise an expanding benthic footprint, which may be serving as hard substratum stepping stones in the deep, facilitating the migration of species requiring hard substrate.
In addition, the container showed little sign of wear or decay after seven years at depth (Figure 4), however there was more observed growth (biota) on the container in the second visit in 2013. Released container contents many of which are toxic can cause contamination, but in this case the cargo of 1,159 steel-belted tires had not escaped. The thousands of containers already on the seafloor will likely be there for many hundreds of years and will be joined by thousands more each year, leading to high cumulative impacts.
Other findings included:
The muddy sand seafloor at 1,281 m is a smooth seascape, with delicate tube worms every few inches, abundant lacey-white sea cucumbers, and red sea pens.
We discovered an association between sea pigs (Scotoplanes) and juvenile lithodid crabs.
Humans are impacting this deep-sea environment before we even understand what species live there and how the ecosystem functions.
The container is showing signs of rust in damaged areas after 9 years on the seafloor.
A scientific paper, currently under review, documents a 80 x 80 ft halo around the container where infauna were impacted.
Monitoring Trends
- The container shows some small signs of decay after 9 years at a depth of 1281 meters.
- Colonization of the container is limited to several species, but has increased from 2011 to 2013.
DiscussionTime demands placed on the shipping industry mean that safety protocols and securing methods have not kept pace with increasing container ship capacities. The navigational hazards and marine debris/contamination associated with container loss are already the subject of discussion in the European Union. In 2014, the U.S. Coast Guard proposed new rules for standardizing how cargo is secured on international shipping routes. Through research on a single container lost and found in the MBNMS, we have altered the global discussion on container loss by raising previously unaddressed issues.
Scientists, governments, and the shipping industry are now aware that in addition to container loss being a problem of trash on beaches and threats to human life, it is an issue of impacts to deep-sea ecology and potentially creating a corridor of habitat for spreading species in the depths below shipping highways. Because of the publics fascination with deep-sea exploration and the containers connections to the global economy and our own consumption, this story has captured the interest of people around the country and around the world. We are hopeful that this research can be used to leverage support for reforms to container securing regulations, to continue to educate the public about the beauty of the deep sea, and to increase awareness of the impacts of our own consumption.
Website Links
- Discovery Channel Canada, Daily Planet News Show
- MBNMS YouTube video on ship container loss, "Lost in the Deep"
- MBARI video of trash in the deep sea
- National Geographic article on 2013 visit to lost shipping container and Sur Ridge
- Monterey County Weekly article on 2013 visit to lost shipping container and Sur Ridge
- Lost Shipping Container and Benthic Ecology Cruise Log (Dec 11-16, 2013)
- Scientists To Give Lost Shipping Container a Second Look
- Boing Boing article about 2011 visit to lost shipping container
- NPR article and podcast about 2011 visit, "Lost, Then Found: Shipping Containers On Seafloor"
- Popular Science article about 2013 visit, "ROV Heads To Seafloor To Explore Lost Shipping Container"
- Images associated with the lost shipping container research expeditions of 2011 and 2013
- Frey, Oren, and A.P. DeVogelaere. 2013. The Containerized Shipping Industry and the Phenomenon of Containers Lost at Sea. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-14-07. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Silver Spring, MD. 51 pp.
Study Parameters
- Habitat
- Diversity
- Dispersal & Recruitment
- Range/Biogeography
- Habitat association
- Non-indigenous species
- Disturbance
- Predation
- Competition
- Abundance
- Distribution
- Density
- Temperature
- Salinity
- Substrate characterization
- Geological characterization
Study MethodsVisual surveys using ROV Doc Ricketts
Biological community surveys
Assessment of macrofauna and megafauna on and around the container
Analysis of chemistry and grain size of sediments at different distances from the container with the use of push cores
Assessment of macrofauna living within sediment near and far from the container with the use of push cores
Figures and Images
Figure 1. The reported position of the container ship M/V Med Taipei when it lost 15 containers overboard on February 26, 2004 (orange circle). One of these containers landed on the seafloor, just outside of Monterey Bay (red star). Map credit: Chad King, MNBMS.
Figure 2. ROV Doc Ricketts being launched for the journey to the container site. Photo credit: MBARI.
Figure 3. Several deep-sea species colonized the container as this photo from 2011 shows. Sunken shipping containers may be serving as hard substratum stepping stones in the deep, enabling the migration of species that require hard substrate, which is scarce in much of the deep sea. Photo credit: MBARI/MBNMS.
Figure 4. Container TGHU7712262 in 2004 (left) and in 2011 (right). Although colonized by various deep-sea species such as Neptunea snails, the container appeared to be in good structural condition. Photo credit: MBARI/MBNMS.
Figure 5. A previously unknown association between juvenile crabs and sea pigs (2011). Photo credit: MBARI/MBNMS.
Figure 6. Close-up photos of just some of the many colorful and diverse life found on the container in MBNMS' second visit in December 2013.
Table 1. Taxa observed on container differed substantially from species identified on surrounding seafloor (from 2011 survey).


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