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Amy Dickman
Animal Conservationist
Photograph by Amy Dickman, Big Cats Initiative Grantee
Photograph courtesy Amy Dickman
Birthplace: RAF Wegberg, Germany
Current City: Ruaha, Iringa, Tanzania
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
I always wanted to work with big cats—I have done for as long as I can remember! I am not sure exactly where that came from, but I was always fascinated with them and knew I wanted to work with them in the future. I did consider being a vet for a while, but ultimately I became more interested in conservation, so decided to train as a zoologist. In fact, when I was at home recently, my sisters and I found a memory box from when we were around 10 years old, and in it we had written what we wanted to be doing when we were the (then unimaginable!) age of 30. I had written that I wanted to be working in Tanzania on big cats, so I am very pleased that it has worked out that way!
How did you get started in your field of work?
I started working at local zoos when I was still at school, and then I did an undergraduate degree in zoology at Liverpool University. During that time, I volunteered at Chester Zoo and did a research project on their cheetahs, which put me in touch with Laurie Marker, who runs the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in Namibia. After graduating, I went to work at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) at Oxford University, where Laurie happened to be doing her Ph.D. Through WildCRU, I went out to CCF and spent nearly six years there, gaining great experience in big cat conservation in the wild. That really encouraged me and was the starting point for the rest of my career.
What inspires you to dedicate your life to big cats?
I have always just been fascinated by big cats-well, by all wildlife, but for some reason big cats in particular have always enthralled me. There is something so magnificent about their power, beauty, and sheer wildness, and I think it would be terrible if these animals died out in the wild. I believe that we have a responsibility to make sure that human actions don't wipe them out, not only because they have a right to exist, but because I think that future generations should know and be able to experience the magnificence of these incredible wild animals. I think it is very scary that our generation has the power to make such a huge difference to the future of big cats and other wildlife. If we really want to, we can help secure their future, but if we do nothing, the outlook is very bleak, both for them and for future human generations. It is that urgency that really makes me think that I want to do all I can to help save them, and help ensure that our generation's grandchildren, and beyond, live in a world where big cats still roam out in the wild.
What's a normal day like for you?
There really is no such thing as a normal day! One of the things that surprised me as a big cat conservationist, particularly as a project manager, is how much of your time is taken up by activities where you are not directly working with the cats themselves. I might be out in the park observing lions or cheetahs and trying to identify them, or setting up camera-traps, but equally I may be analyzing data for publications, writing grant applications and reports, giving talks, meeting local villagers to discuss any problems they are having with big cats, following up on reports of lion hunts, or organizing the project finances, which is definitely my least favourite task! At the end of the day, we usually have a dinner of beans and rice, and then I go back to the tent and usually watch a DVD to relax (Grey's Anatomy, 24 and Desperate Housewives are favourites among the team!), try to talk to my husband in the U.K., and get some sleep before doing it all again!
Do you have a hero?
There are so many people who inspire me. David Attenborough, for engaging so many people through amazing natural history films; David Macdonald, who heads the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit and has incredible, broad vision in terms of conservation; and Jane Goodall, for how effectively she has raised the awareness of conservation. However, if I had to pick one hero, it would probably be Alan Rabinowitz, who set up the first jaguar reserve in Belize, and has now worked in the field of big cat conservation for over 30 years. He has been incredibly influential. He has worked in very remote and difficult areas, discovering new species of mammals, furthering our understanding of ecology, and helping designate new protected areas to conserve big cats and other wildlife. If my career can be even a fraction as useful as his, I would be extremely happy!
What has been your favorite experience in the field? The most challenging?
There have been many amazing experiences in the field, many of them focused around dealing with the cats themselves. Helping release cheetahs back into the wild in Namibia was always amazing, and I get a huge sense of peace and fulfillment from just watching big cats out in the wild, even if they are just sleeping, which is often the case! I have had wonderful experiences with local people as well, though. My favourite was probably one that happened only a month or two ago. We had been working with a very secretive tribe, the Barabaig, for a couple of years, and it was extremely difficult. They were very suspicious of us and would even run away rather than talk to us! After over a year of living in a Barabaig village, though, they finally called us a month or so ago, and invited us to one of their usually secret meetings in the bush. We got there and they said they wanted to give us a cow—a hugely important symbol for them, as cattle are incredibly valuable in terms of social status. They then said they had watched us for years, had decided we were doing good things, and that now, with this gift, we could truly "work together as one family." It took so much work to get to that point, but has been very valuable as now we can move forward and develop conservation initiatives with them, so I was very pleased with that!
There are also lots of challenges, such as navigating terrible roads in bad vehicles, dealing with snakes, spiders, and charging elephants, and learning how to build trust with communities when you come in as such an outsider. One very challenging incident happened on my very first night in the field, when a big male lion came and slept right against my tiny one-man tent, nearly crushing me and making me very scared indeed! More often, though, it is the more routine things that are challenging—being so far away from my husband, family, and friends, eating beans and rice for 400 meals in a row, and not doing the small fun things like going to the cinema or out for dinner. However, the benefits far outweigh the challenges, and I am always eternally grateful that I am able to have this kind of life and try to make some difference to wild cat conservation.
What are your other passions?
Aside from my animals and wildlife conservation, my other passion is the people I love—my husband, family, and friends are very important to me, even thought I don't get to spend nearly as much time as I would like with them. I get to spend several months a year in the U.K., and I really value that time and the opportunity it gives me to spend time with those people again.
What do you do in your free time?
The one thing I would change about this career is that it leaves very little free time! However, when I get the chance, my favourite thing to do is just to spend some relaxing downtime with my husband, family, and friends. I like doing simple, fun things: reading, horseback-riding, going for a run with our dog, or going out to dinner and the cinema when I am back in the U.K.
If you could have people do one thing to encourage conservation what would it be?
I think it would really help if people just think about all their small, individual choices, and how they can make a difference to wildlife conservation with their own actions. Many people seem to feel disheartened by the scale of the conservation crisis, and feel they can do nothing significant to help, but anything people can do, whether it is recycling, energy conservation, raising awareness or funds for conservation really makes a very important difference. If everyone did something small, it would be huge, so I would encourage people to do whatever they can and know that they are helping long-term wildlife conservation through their everyday actions.
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What are the important events that happened on April 23, 1910? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 23, 1910: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 23, 1910 is the 113rd day of the year 1910 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 252 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 10, 1910 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
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Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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- 1910 –Theodore Roosevelt made his The Man in the Arena speech.
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- 1910 –Simone Simon, French actress (d. 2005)
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In computer science, data modeling is the process of structuring and organizing data, typically using a database management system.
Managing large quantities of structured and unstructured data is a primary function of information systems. Data models describe structured data for storage in data management systems such as relational databases. They typically do not describe unstructured data, such as word processing documents, email messages, pictures, digital audio, and video. Early phases of many software development projects emphasize the design of a conceptual data model. Such a design can be detailed into a logical data model. In later stages, this model may be translated into physical data model.
Data modelEdit
The term data model actually refers to two very different things: a description of data structure and the way data are organized using, for example, a database management system.
Data structureEdit
A data model describes the structure of the data within a given domain and, by implication, the underlying structure of that domain itself. A data model may thus represent classes of entities about which a company wishes to hold information, the attributes of that information, and relationships among those entities. The model describes the organization irrespective of how data might be represented in a computer system.
The entities represented by a data model can be the tangible entities, but models that include such concrete entity classes tend to change over time. Robust data models often identify abstractions of such entities. For example, a data model might include an entity class called "
Person", representing all the people who interact with an organization. Such an abstract entity class is typically more appropriate than ones called "
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Another kind of data model describes how to organize data using a database management system or other data management technology. It describes, for example, relational tables and columns or object-oriented classes and attributes. Such a data model is sometimes referred to as the physical data model, but in the original ANSI three schema architecture, it is called "logical". In that architecture, the physical model describes the storage media (cylinders, tracks, and tablespaces). Ideally, this model is derived from the more conceptual data model described above. It may differ, however, to account for constraints like processing capacity and usage patterns.
While data analysis is a common term for data modeling, the activity actually has more in common with the ideas and methods of synthesis (inferring general concepts from particular instances) than it does with analysis (identifying component concepts from more general ones). {Presumably we call ourselves systems analysts because no one can say systems synthesists.} Data modeling strives to bring the data structures of interest together into a cohesive, inseparable, whole by eliminating unnecessary data redundancies and by relating data structures with relationships.
A different approach is through the use of adaptive systems such as artificial neural networks that can autonomously create implicit models of data.
Several techniques have been developed for the design of a data models. While these methodologies guide data modelers in their work, two different people using the same methodology will often come up with very different results. Most notable are:
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NEW technology that could revolutionise the use of public transport across Hampshire has been launched.
It is the first time all information from bus and train companies has been co-ordinated, according to those behind the smartphone app, meaning journeys can be planned from start to finish.
Fronted by the Velvet bus company, the app takes in data from both theirs and other rival bus companies which allows users to hop between services which are the most convenient.
It also uses real time information from Southampton City Council.
In all the service will cover the Velvet timetable which extends from Eastleigh to Southampton, Romsey and across parts of the New Forest.
The company behind the app is Mytransit, a London-based firm with a development arm in Basingstoke.
Boss Han Yip said the app would change the way people use public transport in the city.
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The app which has now launched is free and currently available on Android devices but with a launch date planned for iPhone devices later in the year.
There are also plans to add e-ticketing to the app.
Mikey Nevitt, commercial officer for Velvet said: "We are the only bus company in Southampton that has an app that provides information on all bus companies in the one place. Although we want people on our services we appreciate we do not cover every route where our customers wish to go so we want to make that information as accessible to them as possible.
"Public transport may have a reputation of being stuck in the past but at Velvet we have been at the forefront of technical innovation in the transit industry.
"We were one of the first bus companies to use e-ticketing, the first company in the area to offer free wi-fi on our buses and we use Twitter to tweet delays and live updates as we feel it is important to move with the times."
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Megadeth Gives in to Paranoia
Not surprisingly, Super Collider is, first and foremost, a heavy-metal album. Opening track "Kingmaker" reminds the listener of Megadeth's status as thrash metal royalty, while "Built for War" sounds much like vintage Pantera (not a bad thing at all). Yet the Southern-fried "The Blackest Crow" finds the band incorporating banjo, fiddle and slide guitar into their signature breakneck sound. A muscular cover of Thin Lizzy's "Cold Sweat" suggests that the band is capable of finding power in slowing things down, but many of the album's other tracks get bogged down by a slower tempo. Megadeth founder and chief songwriter Dave Mustaine seems to desperately want a radio hit—and he seems willing, at times, to smooth out his band's rough edges to once again obtain some mainstream success. Taken collectively, this hodgepodge of influences and motivations gives Super Collider a somewhat schizophrenic, confused feel.
This sense of confusion is only strengthened by the album's lyrical content. On the one hand, "Dance in the Rain" takes on the institutions that have done their best to ruin the United States, caustically noting that "The Fed and the bankers own all the politicians," with the shared goal to "Enslave and impoverish the middle class / make them dependent then strip it all away / Al-CIA-da, destruction and democide / addiction / corruption, every word's a lie." Yet other tracks, including "Kingmaker" and "Beginning of Sorrow," make it clear that Mustaine feels that personal behavior is also at the root of the country's current predicament. Here, the breakdown of the family (an illicit union in "Beginning of Sorrow" comically produces a son whose first name is "Ward" and whose surname is "Of the State"), rather than the doings of a corrupt financial order, emerges as public enemy number one. This, in other words, is an album that both Occupy activists and Tea Party protesters could claim as their own.
Yet what is most striking about Super Collider is the sheer paranoia on display throughout the album. The record opens with the ominous sound of helicopters overheard—police, FBI or maybe U.N. "black boxes"?—and Mustaine is soon singing, in "Off the Edge," about the "panic in the street" in a "world [that] is going crazy." Later, on "Forget to Remember," Mustaine gets at one root of this chaos: "The culprit was the mercury / the vaccine wipes your memories / 'til you forget even how to breathe / a tangled web they weave, when they practice to deceive."
It would be easy to dismiss such sentiments as provocative heavy metal imagery if not for Mustaine's relationship with conspiracy-theory peddler/complete idiot Alex Jones and the singer/guitarist's recent suggestion that the mass shootings in Oak Creek, Wis., and Aurora, Col., were staged events meant to inspire restrictive gun control legislation. Is the fact that such legislation never materialized also a part of some vast conspiracy? Regardless, such comments did not harm the band's image. In fact, they may have helped spur greater interest in Super Collider, as the record debuted at number six on the Billboard 200. To paraphrase Mustaine, paranoia sells—and we're buying.
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What tower is the Union Depository building based on? FinalWish (talk) 21:22, November 13, 2013 (UTC)
I wonder that too. My best guess is the AON Center, since it is also one of the tallest skyscrapers in LA, quite slender, and located in the core of the Downtown area, but apart from that they're not that similar, so I'm not sure.DocVinewood (talk) 20:42, November 17, 2013 (UTC)
Another guess... the Mellon Bank Center?DocVinewood (talk) 20:42, December 1, 2013 (UTC)


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The press release below from Democrats for Life indicates that the health care exchange set up in Rhode Island has failed to abide by one of the much-debated provisions of the Affordable Care Act, namely, that each exchange must offer at least one plan that does not include abortion coverage. As I have noted before, I think there are plenty of circumstances in which a family might want a plan that covers abortion, even though they never intend to use it, but because other provisions of the given plan meet their needs. But, the ACA inserted this provision to gain the necessary votes to pass the bill into law. And, politically, the last thing the Obama administration needs is another problem with the implementation of the ACA. Secretary Kathleen Sebelius should take a break from writing computer code, call the officials in Rhode Island, and tell them to bring their state exchange into compliance with the law. And, kudos to Democrats for Life for bringing this to our attention!
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WASHINGTON, DC – Democrats For Life is urging Governor Lincoln Chafee to honor conscience rights of individuals in the Rhode Island state exchange. All the state plans currently include abortion coverage and provide no options for those who have conscience objections to paying for abortion.
"We fought successfully for no abortion funding in healthcare," said Kristen Day, Executive Director of Democrats For Life. "We stood our ground and secured the right of conscience protections for millions of Americans who will be purchasing health insurance in exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Rhode Island exchange is blatantly violating those conscience rights by hiding the abortion coverage and not offering any alternative plans."
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Diablo has always been built around two things: how it plays, and how it looks.
Its fast-paced, twitchy combat is married with a dark fantasy aesthetic, with bright flashes of magic illuminating crumbling castles and rain-soaked cemeteries.
The first expansion for Diablo III, Reaper of Souls, has gone on sale this week, and last week I had the chance to speak with Paul Warzecha, lead character artist on the project. In talking with him, I was surprised to learn that in the design process, there is a very blurry line between art and gameplay.
"Generally my focus is on comes in on the actual modelling and texture of the characters, but I'm closely involved in working with concept and animation, and trying to make sure that the characters deliver on all the things we're trying to do with them," he told me.
"I'm also involved with what we call the 'monster strike teams', which are groups of people who get together and jam on what these things can do. It's about getting someone from each discipline, from the modelling to the animation to the effects, sound, programming, and design, together in a room. It's still a small enough group that everybody can have a voice."
Warzecha explained that this idea that all members of the team feel like they have meaningful creative input on the project is a core Blizzard value. "We've really focused on this idea that every voice matters, making sure that everyone can get in there and get involved," he said. "This isn't something we just pay lip service to; we say that if you want to change something, then get in there and change something. It's up to you to step up to the plate and make it happen."
As such, ideas for monsters and other characters in the game can come from surprising directions. "There might be a text description that will work its way through concept art, modelling, animation, and rigging and all that," he said, "but a lot of times art can come from just a cool idea, like a cool sketch that somebody did that we see and think, we need to build this."
"One of my favourite monsters is the wraith in Reaper of Souls, a floating skeletal creature that's got six arms, and what made that monster come together was just the fact that one of our senior animators went in a created this really cool, creepy, almost bug-like animations, and they were so awesome that the character was solidified and we had to see it through, based just on that animation."
One of the things that fans love about the Diablo universe is the depth of its lore. Between the games and the licensed novels, there is a massive amount of background information about this dark world. I asked Warzecha if his team has ever had to shelves an idea because it didn't stay true to established lore, and he nodded.
"Oh yes," he said. "Back during the creation of the Demon Hunter in Diablo III, we talked about the possibility that the Demon Hunter could actually be a demon himself, or partially demon. We talked at one point about him having a kind of demonic arm, but the concept of him walking through town and interacting with people in town made no sense in the world of Diablo. We couldn't find a way to make that work, as cool as it would have been."
Despite the occasional clash, he insisted that the deep well of lore was far more often an inspiration. The character design team even managed to feedback to the writing team and create some lore of their own, as Warzecha explained.
"We have an awesome group of storytellers, but sometimes we'll throw them a curveball," he said. "Like, there's an area under the Blood Marsh where you'll see creatures that live under the ground and have been cursed and changed. These characters came completely from a design-centric viewpoint - it was the kind of gameplay we wanted to have there."
"We knew we wanted to have a magic user, a melee character, a ranged character, so we let the art team go to town and jam on some ideas, then come back to the story folks and say, this does what we want it to do from a design standpoint and is visually very cool. Now, how can we work this into the lore?"
This collaborative and heavily iterative development process, combined with Blizzard's legendary perfectionism, means that games can be a long time coming. Diablo III was originally released almost two years ago, a long time to wait for an expansion pack - Blizzard's sister company Activision put out two entire Call of Duty games in that time.
"It's a fine line we walk, because there are certainly expectations from the fans," Warzecha admitted. "When you play a game that you enjoy, you want to play more of it, you want to play the next thing. We don't want to leave people hanging, but we also don't want to deliver something that's not going to live up to their expectations of what it should be. Speaking as a fan myself, as a member of this team I certainly look back on the Diablo legacy and I want to make sure each game lives up to that."
As a creative person working so long without audience feedback, it must be tough, right? "Oh sure. These last few days before it comes out are probably the worst, because there's part of you that's just super-excited - like, oh man, I can't wait for people to see all this stuff - but in the meantime, you're thinking, I really can't wait..."
Warzecha went on to talk about some of the new things in Reaper of Souls that he is most excited about, with the first being a character called the Mystic, who can alter the abilities and appearance of a player's equipment. "I'm looking at the armour that people are wearing right now, and you've got the Christmas tree style mix-and-match armour," he said. "That will completely go away once they can talk to the Mystic and make their characters look the way they always wanted them to look to begin with."
"She can do two things. She can enchant your gear, changing the attributes it uses, so you can take a weapon that was good and make it great. The other thing is 'transmog', the ability to keep the really awesome stats but change how it looks. So if you have this silly-looking pink hat that has amazing stats on it, then you can change it to look like anything you've picked up or anything that the Mystic knows how to change."
Or alternatively could change everything else to match the pink hat, I joked. "Absolutely!" Warzecha replied.
"You can do it with weapons as well. You could take a really powerful weapon and make it look like the lowest-end weapon possible. So you could have a wizard carrying a staff, but that staff could have all the stats and awesomeness of the most legendary weapon possible. A lot of people want to play the Barbarian, but they don't want him to wear any chest armour - they just want the rippling abs and the whole bit. Now you can do that, which is kinda cool."
He also talked about the origins of the new playable character in Reaper of Souls, the Crusader. "When we were looking at the Crusader, he came originally from sketches that were made for the original Diablo III. We liked him back then, and liked the idea of having what we called the knight in battle-scarred armour, a dark, gothic knight with the semi-religious overtones."
"In visual language, it's all blocky shapes and that heavy metal combination of the cloth tabard and the armour and shield covered in mystical sigils. All these things add up to tell the story that you want to tell with that character. We look very closely at every little bit of it and make sure it's doing exactly what we'd hoped."
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is on sale now, and Australian fans will be pleased to know that Blizzard has just activated its new Australian servers for Diablo, meaning that we should have a much smoother experience.
- James "DexX" Dominguez
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For the second consecutive year, a Plymouth State University Small Business Institute® (SBI) team of MBA students took first place in the national SBI case of the year competition. Additionally, SBI is celebrating its new home on the second floor of Meredith Village Savings Bank on Main Street.
Tom Burton, Julie Findley and John Gobel won for their report for Green Mountain Physical Therapy, of Lebanon. Kay Donesasorith, Bobby Szymcik, Rob Gillis and Alejandro Henriquez received the fourth place case of the year award for their comprehensive business development plan for Gap Mountain Breads, Bakery and Café located in Troy.
"For the last seven consecutive years PSU teams have won the regional competition and then captured at least one national first and/or second place award in the case of the year competition," says PSU SBI Director Craig Zamzow. "One of the factors that contribute to our success is the quality of our students. They tend to be older and have had professional, real-world experience in business before they join the program."
The SBI program is designed to give smaller businesses intensive management counseling from qualified graduate students, at no charge to the client. In turn, students receive valuable training and experience within a service-learning model. Moving the SBI program, along with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), to its new home in the Meredith Village Savings Bank building, a recent addition to Main St., Plymouth, will make it even easier for small business owners to find this kind of assistance.
According to Sam Laverack, executive vice president of Meredith Village Savings Bank, "It's wonderful to have the Small Business Development Center and the bank located together. We've always had a great connection with the University. Plymouth State is a big part of this community and I like to think the bank is too."
PSU's SBI offices are located on the second floor of the Meredith Village Savings Bank, 131 Main Street, Suite 203. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are preferred. For more information call the SBI office at (603) 535-2921 or the SBDC at (603) 535-2523. An open house will be held at the new facility from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, April 15.


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FAA Administrator Marion Blakey will become president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) when her term as head of the agency ends September 13. AIA is an Arlington, Va.-based trade association representing the nation's manufacturers of civil and military aerospace products.
She succeeds John Douglass, who will remain with AIA through December 31 "to provide counsel and ensure a smooth transition." He has been president and CEO of AIA since 1998. Blakey's appointment becomes effective November 12.
Blakey is the 15th Administrator of the FAA, a position she has held since September 2002. Before being named FAA Administrator, she served as chairman of the NTSB.
"We are very pleased to name Marion Blakey to the role of AIA president and CEO," said AIA chairman William Swanson, chairman and CEO of Raytheon. "Her exceptional experience in the executive branch of government, as well as her deep expertise in public affairs and government relations, will greatly benefit all the members of AIA as she represents the industry in the years ahead."
As FAA Administrator, Blakey has overseen the safest period for air travel in U.S. history. She has also been a tireless safety advocate internationally. She instituted solid business practices at the agency; on her watch more than 97 percent of the agency's major programs came in on time and on budget. Under her leadership, the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) was launched and significant progress made toward its implementation.
But she has come under severe criticism by some FAA employees–most notably the National Air Traffic Controllers Association–for her handling of the new union contract, which she unilaterally put into effect last year after declaring an impasse in negotiations.
Blakey also has been criticized roundly (particularly by general aviation interests) for the Bush Administration's proposal to fund the FAA over the next decade. To pay for NextGen and fund the agency's day-to-day operations, the White House proposed, among other things, big hikes in aviation fuel taxes, eliminating the airline ticket tax and instituting myriad user fees.
As head of the FAA, Blakey had to sell the financing plan to Congress and the industry. One legislator blasted the plan as "dead on arrival"; another lawmaker said the Administration had put her in the position of having to "defend the indefensible."
In addition to her roles at the FAA and NTSB, Blakey has held five previous Presidential appointments. From 1992 to 1993 she served as Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Before that, she held key positions at the Departments of Transportation, Commerce, Education; the National Endowment for the Humanities; and the White House.
AIA used an executive-search firm to find a successor to Douglass. In her new position, Blakey will be a high-profile spokeswoman for the civil aerospace
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Blakey's successor at the FAA has not been named. One name that keeps cropping up is Barbara Barrett, a former deputy FAA Administrator under President Reagan.


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Hi, I'm currently picturing this as separate pages (e.g. Firefox-l10n, Aurora-l10n). We're repacking multiple locales per "build", but we're reporting status per locale so we can show them as individual statuses in TBPL. So a potential page might look like: user@domain date revision user comment PLATFORM ar be cs de es-ES fr gr ... where each locale is green or red according to its status. Details ======= These builds are named BRANCH-PLATFORM-l10n_# Right now, for nightlies, the branches are mozilla-central and mozilla-aurora; the only platform is android. (Android releases also have this format; not sure if we're displaying those on tbpl?) I'll be porting desktop l10n repacks to this same format in bug 740142. The list of locales in each build are listed in the locales property: "locales": "{\"ja-JP-mac\": \"Success\", \"ko\": \"Success\", \"it\": \"Success\", \"hu\": \"Success\", \"lt\": \"Success\", \"id\": \"Success\", \"nb-NO\": \"Success\", \"ja\": \"Success\", \"he\": \"Failed\"}", When a locale fails, I create a LOCALE_failure property with a short error message: "he_failure": "he failed in make installers-he! Can't create a snippet for he without an upload url.", The log url is the same for each locale; we should link to it from each locale. "log_url": "http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/tinderbox-builds/mozilla-central-l10n/mozilla-central-android-l10n_3-unknown-bm12-build1-build3.txt.gz", In http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/tinderbox-builds/mozilla-central-l10n/mozilla-central-android-l10n_3-unknown-bm12-build1-build3.txt.gz , the compare-locales output for each locale is sandwiched by the comments 04:03:04 INFO - *** BEGIN compare-locales he 04:03:05 INFO - *** END compare-locales he (the timestamp will change, but the *** BEGIN compare-locales LOCALE and *** END compare-locales LOCALE should remain constant) I'm in control of the above output and property names etc; if changing those makes this request easier, I'm open. I'm also happy to clarify if this bug request isn't clear.
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Increasing severity since we missed breakage in mozilla-central for a week and a half because of this.
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(In reply to Aki Sasaki [:aki] from comment #1) > Increasing severity since we missed breakage in mozilla-central for a week > and a half because of this. We very likely won't be fixing this before the TBPL rewrite (https://wiki.mozilla.org/Auto-tools/Projects/TBPL2).
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(In reply to Ed Morley [:edmorley UTC+0] from comment #2) > (In reply to Aki Sasaki [:aki] from comment #1) > > Increasing severity since we missed breakage in mozilla-central for a week > > and a half because of this. > > We very likely won't be fixing this before the TBPL rewrite > (https://wiki.mozilla.org/Auto-tools/Projects/TBPL2). Can I add multiple repo support as a want/need there? Or is that a given with the db-driven structure?
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Multi-repo support is one of our core requirements for the rewrite, since it's needed for both L10N as well as things like B2G, thunderbird etc :-D
per meeting w/axel, I think this is now a DUP of bug#698910. If there's a reason to keep this separate, please do reopen, with additional info.
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Not a dup, as the report doesn't cover mobile.
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TBPL has been EOLed (bug 1054977).
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Last year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were denied permission by the Arizona Cardinals to interview John McNulty for the offensive coordinator position.
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SCOTTSDALE - Kirk Gibson is not one to take losing in stride, not as a highly self-motivated player and not as a manager who found success in his first season in charge.
So after his Arizona Diamondbacks dipped from NL West champions in 2011 to a .500 team in 2012, Gibson is at work building the kind of team he likes, one that, to use one of his favorite words, "grinds" to get its victories.
Nothing flashy, just hard work, hustle and success based on good team chemistry and aggressive, hard-nosed play.
With Gibson the one setting the tone.
"I'm just determined," he said after pitchers and catchers reported for spring training on Monday. "I can just say that 81-81 does not sound good to me at all, and then I took it very personally, and I take responsibility for it."
His players took it personally, too, he said.
"I'm sure they did," Gibson said. "It's not who we are. It's not who we aspire to be. But having said that, you could do everything right and it may still not happen."
To win a division with a San Francisco team that captured the World Series two of the past three seasons and a Los Angeles Dodgers organization with money to burn, the Diamondbacks made some significant personnel decisions in the offseason - most notably dealing star outfielder Justin Upton, along with third baseman Chris Johnson, to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Martin Prado, right-hander Randall Delgado and three minor leaguers.
The D-backs added outfielder Cody Ross and right-hander Brandon McCarthy from Oakland and bolstered the bullpen with several players, most notably Heath Bell, acquired from Florida.
The arrival of McCarthy, coming back from a horrific injury when he was hit in the head by a line drive, leaves Arizona apparently set for four of the spots in the rotation. The fifth spot is up for grabs with Delgado and left-handers Tyler Skaggs and Patrick Corbin the leading candidates.
The other big question mark facing Gibson is at shortstop, where young Didi Gregorious - obtained from Cincinnati in a three-team deal that sent former No. 1 pick Trevor Bauer to Cleveland - will try to make the club as the everyday shortstop. He'll compete with Willie Bloomquist, returning from a nagging back injury, and Cliff Pennington, who came along with Bell in the three-team trade that sent center fielder Chris Young to Oakland.
The revamped lineup, general manager Kevin Towers said, is designed to rely less on home runs for offense. Bloomquist, described by Gibson as "one of my favorites" because of his hustling play, sees the kind of lineup that Gibson likes.
"I think it certainly helps when you have everybody pulling in the same direction and on the same page," Bloomquist said. "With the guys they've brought in, they are certainly those mentality type of guys. They aren't afraid to get the uniform dirty. They play hard. They really want to win. With the acquisitions that we got, it certainly helps with the clubhouse atmosphere, it helps with the chemistry of this team and we'll see if it translates onto the field."
That, of course, is the big question. Gibson said that the team can make all kinds of improvements in personnel, attitude and approach and it doesn't guarantee great success on the field.
"You analyze numbers and you analyze reality," Gibson said. "In 2011, we overachieved. In 2012, we underachieved. We want to overachieve again. People make all kinds of predictions. How do you really know? There's a zillion ways to evaluate a team. You don't really know."
Upton, rightly or wrongly, was the face of the franchise. When things didn't go well, he got the blame. So who is the face now?
"I know who it is," Gibson said. "It's us. I just see it as us. Just look at the team the way it is. I think what stands out. ... It's not one person. I know that on the teams I won on, there were a lot of very good players. It can be anybody on any given day. ... We'll make sure we spread the responsibility around this year."
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Sorry if a missed it, but have you lost the sound?
@ Shiler...the sound has been off for quite a while. Alcoa said it's a software problem and that they are working on it.
I'm sure L & J r hiding out somewhere away from the storm. I have a LOT of birds eating my bird seed today.
Eagle in nest..Looks to be L or J
It IS Liberty in the nest. Just looking around. Sat in the nest bowl for a bit...guess she is looking for Justice.
What's with the white spots on the back...That's the same eagle I saw this morning.
2:06 PM PST Liberty , is in the nest. She seems to have a dirty spot on the top of her head. She is working on the grass,& is lying on top of it. Twisting her body into the nest. This is the normal time for her to be here.Am so happy to see her.Seems to be ice chips on her back.Hopefully Justice will show up.2:24 out of the nest.There is a big hole that she was working on.Maybe she will be back.
Liberty is adjusting the bowl some, digging with her claws and turning around. She is determine to have that bowl perfect come snow storm, rain ,wind or what ever. It is amazing how she is so tuned in to the fact that she is to lay egg in about 2+ week and it has to be just perfect for her babes. It is almost like the salmon runs in the NW,not too much can keep her from that one thing. Lay eggs then sit on her knuckles for 35+ days. HAHA
2:55 PST Both are cleaning up the nest from yesterday's mishap. Looking better.Still looks cold, & windy.The nest is really rocking.Liberty keeps testing the nest.Justice flew our at3:01. Both out at 3:03 PST.Good Night little ones.
The nest at 4:54pm CST on 1-30-2013
Carol...This is a great site for Bird Identification.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Chuck: Beautiful video,and exactly how I viewed it. This is a keeper video for me to share with my friends. Thank you.
Lib in nest...sitting in nest bowl looking around
So excited to see one of the adults sitting on the nest. Can't wait for the next batch of eggs!
7:42 AM Both in the nest. Looks like a beautiful day. Working on the crib.He flew away, & Liberty is practicing for the big day, when she drops her eggs.Can't wait!!!!Pretty windy & probably cold. But they are strong & can handle it. Time to get ready to go to the bowling alley. Hope to get a 200 game!!!
Just missed the earlier visit, but when I refreshed at 11:40 EST Liberty was on the nest and left in 2 minutes.
i'll pray for 201.
can ANYONE explain the recuring hole in the nest. it seems to be almost a perfect round hole and is seen in a slightly different area from time to time. also, they seem to be preoccupied with the hole.
the ft myers birds scare me so bad that i have to log off here and there.
the female eaglet is so cruel at feeding time and they get so close to the edge.
their nest is not so much a bowl as ours, and then HARRIETT even had to kick him back in at one point as he longed for just a morsel of fish.
mother is is almost desperate to keep him alive.
One of the Eagles was in the nest, just sitting and looking around. Then moved sticks, and finally took off. Today is Jan. 31, about 12:30 p.m.
Greg The hole in the nest is called a bowl. & thaT IS WHERE SHE WILL LAY HER EGGS. Carol
3:55 PM PDT It looks like we have a no show this evening.L and J had other plans. Am glad I saw them this AM before I went bowling.GREGORY No, I didn't have a 200 game, but I had 174,154,150. I beat the Pro in 2 games & received a pass for 2 free games.As o the deeper holes in the nest, I would think it is to protect theeggs & might keep them warmer ^3:55 PM PDT: It looks like we have a no show this evening. L/J had other plans. Am glad I did see them this morning, before I went bowling. GREGORY: No, I didn't have a 200 game, but half 174,154, 152. Not too bad for an 84 yr.old. Hopefully, I'll go for one tomorrow. I did Beat the Pro,in 2 games today, & I received 2 passes for free games.
As to the deeper holes on the nest, I would think it is to protect the eggs & might keep them warmer,& safer during the cold winter. Good Night My Friends.&
There was a goof. I was told again that I used up my time,again & when I tried to refresh,it disappeared. , So, I wrote another comment & sent it & the above it how it ended. Sorry folks to put you all through that. I have a feeling, when I go on the comp.I split screen,& maybe an hour or so later, when there is some action ,I post the message, &as result, the time is up. That does make sens,DOESN'T IT?????
7:40 AM PST Both L/J are working in the nest. Looks like a beautiful day out there.They did a little nipping or love tapping for a sec.That branch isn't in right, so do it!!That was Liberty .She is working on the hole in the center now. Got to go !!!Have a good day little ones, & folks out there.
One on when I looked in at 11:55 EST. Wouldn't turn head so I could see who it was before flying away in about 2 minutes.
12:11PM EST....Liberty working on a large stick. trying to place it...now sitting in the bowl.
4:47 PM EST.... Liberty in the nest...moving some sticks back a little,so she has more room.
1:50 PST Liberty is do stick work, & testing out the soft nest.I think she is waiting for her helper.Calling him !!Where are you??She decided to go out & find him.
Hopefully they will be back before dark.....
It's almost 5:))pm est and it looks like Liberty is in the nest again. Every time i checked in today she has been there. Is it time for her to lay her eggs? She seemed to be making a very comfortable spot in the center of the nest for herself. Earlier she & justice were both in the nest poking around. I haven't been on the computer much in the past month. It was such a joy to open the computer, go to this site and see Liberty/Justice there each time. It's going to take me quite a while to catch up with the posts and videos.
Loved the photos you have has posted,
Mr. John! You still are the best! Thank you for all of your efforts to keep us informed with reports, updates, and great photos!
Sorry for the typos. I was just so eager to post again, especially after seeing Our Magnificent Liberty so comfortable in her nest!
So Happy to see you back Lucille!!!We missed all your comments. Hope things are back to normal for you all in New Jersey. It has been a
pretty rough winter for some of you. Stay well, and warm for the rest of this winter.
2:55 Liberty is in her nest. She is waiting for Justice. I think she is practicing for what is yet to come.I know she hasn't dropped them yet. I hope I can be there when it happens.The nest is getting darker.,she is up now & doing some branch work. This is thrilling. I saw her this AM, this afternoon, & now. I am sure thy will be around more now.When she flew away, she dropped a white feather from her tail. Nitey nite, little ones.
I still think it is about 2 or 3 weeks away that we will see an egg. Just my opinion!
6:59 EST 2 Feb
Kathryn, I'm as ready as anyone to see the new life cycle begin but I am like you. I predicted Feb 13th for first egg and I'm sticking to it! I don't mind being wrong if it is sooner!
LUCILLE!!! Glad you are BACK!! Missed you, Lady!
eagle in nest
I think Liberty is in the process of laying her eggs. She is laying in the bowl right not. It looks really cold. Hold on folks, we're going for a beautiful eagle ride, thanks to Alcoa. Good luck wonderful Liberty and Justice. Was it this cold last year?
6:35 AM PST What a nice way to wake up, & check on the nest, & there is Liberty trying her nest out. It is now6:45 & Justice just flew in to check her out, &she did just that . Flew out, but he is sitting on the crib, no he just flew the coop also. Thanks u 2. I can have my coffee & breakfast now. Will be back.
Has anyone observed any mating in the nest? Last year I caught them twice in the nest,but we don't know what's happening out of view of the camera. I read where it's anywhere from
4 - 10 days after mating that they lay the first egg.
It's a little confusing, but here's a link to an article I just read.
Although my son accused me of watching Eagle Porn, I saw a lot of mating last year. Decorah used the Y limb, here the nest and the Alcoa Branch, and it Norfolk it was non stop with regular new partners. But the weather was different. It was much warmer earlier last year than we are seeing this year. It may be later in the month that we see mating this year. The eagles aren't telling!
EAGLE PORN! that is super funny. your son has a great sense of humor.
Wow, I didn't know that about Decorah. I also never knew they had new partners. Thanks for the info. Kathryn. I guess I missed all of that last year.
did she meen new partners or new couples?
did you meen new partners or new couples?
8:00 AM PST. Liberty in the nest perfect timing, just finished my healthy breakfast.She's gone. She will be hopping in& out quite a bit now. Am just as anxious as she is. (well not really)........
eagle back again! becoming more frequent!
you beat me to the punch.
how are you today?
The Norfolk Botanical Gardens site was where the Dad eagle tried to find a mate, after the Mom of last year died in a colision with a jet, then his next intended was killed in a powerline accident. He then tried with 4 other females, none of them laid eggs. Then the FAA insisted the Botanical Gardens remove the nest because it was so close to the airport. Now that nest is gone.
Decorah, Mom and Dad mated successfully and raised 3 eaglets. Here at Alcoa, they too raised three. And like I said I did see many of the matings.
Am fine,and just like you keeping an eye out for any excitement in the nest. I too feel all those frequent trips are just testing the nest to make sure it will be soft & warm enough to do whatever it takes for the big event. How are you doing???Did you have any damage from the storm last week??How is your Mom? I remember you mentioning her a while back. Stay well.Seems so many people have colds & flu.
Looks like some flakes are landing in the nest.
MOTHER is MOTHER-- too sordid for this forum, but thanks for asking.
it may behoove you to to know that i was raised with chickens. i believe i will be able to tell when an egg is eminent. i don't see it yet.
when the egg is close- she will sit in the nest for longer periods of time over the course of a day or so-- then about an hour or two before the egg is produced--she will ward off justice,telling him not to approach. she will then begin to figit and breath heavily.--
she will turn this way and then that.
she will heave and lunge her chest upright as if to push, all the while panting furiously to gasp breath.- then a final heave. she will rest for about five minutes or so and then stand-turn- and expose the glory!
i had no terrible effects from the storm,but did leash the dog and set up the safe place!
all in all it was still quite spooky and i watched it on the news as our networks were over taken the entire day. i was scared.
in short--we had a very storm here!
boy oh boy--
that was a fascinating account of that bird trying to find a mate.
Not sure Gregory about the partner question.
i live on the outskirts of atlanta. you can see where i live if you look at I285 and south cobb pkwy. close enough. i am in a neigborhood close. on the west side.
we were hit hard enough that i made our plan ready!!
was it the same couple or was it different couples that were mating.
were you watching an area where diferent bird couples wen to-- or was a male copulating with different fent females?
Eagle in nest
i wanted to say --eagle in nest!
You can read about activities in previous years by going back to the Archives. You have to check More to get the posts from this time last year on in 2011. There is a video of the mating in the comments following More Activity Feb1, 2012. It is post number 16.
Thanks for the interesting article JUDITH. As you say it is a bit confusing. As much as I watch this site, I haven't yet seen any actual mating going on with our L/J....Looks like it is a little warmer at Alcoa, than it was yesterday.
Things are starting to get a little busy around our nest. Did you see that huge cluster of grass on the right side of the nest???
I saw a similiar clump of grass a few days ago when one of them flew off of the nest so that is probably what happened when the eagle Mavis reported left the nest.
JUDITH: Were you the person who told us about the Eagle Biology - Reproduction article???I loved the Dalliance of the Eagles, and of course the whole story of reproduction. Those of you who haven't seen the article, I recommend it very highly, & some of your ??? will be answered. Just Google EAGLE BIOLOGY-REPRODUCTION.
Close up of Justice with a feather in his nose. He is still beautiful.
Eagle on the Alcoa branch, has feathers in his nares.
Eagle in nest
Liberty nesting in her bowl.
I've noticed in the last few days, the walls of the nest, appear to be pulled in more to the center. When they're both in the nest they can't turn around, without one ducking.
Today it looks like there's only room for one.
4:30 pm est and it looks like Liberty in the nest looking mighty comfortable!
Eagle in nest again with a big stick
Feb 2nd there is activity at the nest today. Momma looks very comfy laying in the nest bowl!
1:55 PM PST Both L/J in the nest at same time.Working deligently on sticks & grass.Justice on large branch . Not too much room inside the nest. Quite windy out there. Looks like Liberty is testing the nest out again. No, she is doing some work in it. Move, Justice , want to see what Lib is doing now....Thank you, J , he actually heard me, Lib is stretched out on her nest,guess she is just trying it out again.
Another eagle on the nest! Getting ready for nesting, as he/she is arranging the twigs around the body.
Liberty is laying in the nest. Getting ready!!
1:55 PM PST Chuck, I always enjoy your videos.It is exactly as I saw it. It is now2:29 PST. Lib is still relaxing in her nest. She seems quite calm. When do YOU think, the big event is going to happen.
I am going to predict on my Grand Son's Birthday, Feb. 5.(JoAnn's youngest) I am afraid to refresh, as I have lost many comments by that, so will close now Tim2:32
Thanks again for th videos.
I think we're going to have an early egg drop....Maybe a SUPER BOWL EGG! SUPER BIRD! If not,the latest Monday.
Yes, audio would be greatly appreciated
Is everyone breathing again? I could not help but hope that this was it, even though I knew in my head it was probably too early for an egg, but my heart was jumping leaps and bounds with hope!I do think she is getting very close to that time and as the falconers say she is "broody"!
Here is a video clip of that more than an hour that she was in the nest bowl. I have, of course edited and this is a condensed version.
9:am CST
This is what the Decorah nest looks like this morning.
Eagle on nest
BOTH L and J in nest now. Pulling out the stuffing and redoing the nest bowl. For ONCE...they seem to be working together just fine!
It looks like they're eating something, it's in the shadows, can't see what it is.
Liberty wouldn't share her meal with Justice, he flew off to find his own meal.
Chuck...Where's the nest, that looks like a ski slope!
7:30 AM PST Just took time out to check again, & there is Liberty working on her nest, & now is lying on it. I got up at 5 AM ST, & saw the nest ,was covered with snow, I wasn't too happy, but now she cleaned up most of it & is resting & squirming a bit.Is quite windy out there, but the sun is shining.She is quite restless also.he just flew out. Will check later.
@Judith: About 100 miles north of the Alcoa nest. It is the nest profiled in the link that was posted a week or so ago, where the female died in a snow storm and the male is/was looking for a mate.
Here is the link to their web cam, nothing has been going on for over 2 weeks.
Just for those that were not here at 9:am CST.
Got interrupted in getting this posted, so it is about an hour late..
Just checked the forecast and it will stay in the TEENS all day today. That is cold.
More bowl sitting. I predict the first egg will be laid on Sunday, February 10. Anybody else?
I predict Febrary 21st. Maybe then the weather will be a little warmer, too.
Need spell check on here.
Both were in the nest...now Liberty only at 2:10 pm est
Liberty departed at 2:13
Beautiful 5:00 O'Clock shadow CST..
Chuck, That's a pretty site. Thanks for posting it.
8:15 am est looks like Justice is in the nest checking it out!
8:17 EST 4 Jan
Both eagles on the nest
yes, I certainly agree. I try not tomake errors, but often do and sometimes forget to proof before posting. Thankfully, for the most part, Our Eagle Fans don't seem to mind the errors though. We are much more interested in Our Magnificent Birds, great dialogue, photos, videos, info, and stories rather than the typos we make.
All of us are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the first EGG! I'm hoping for Feb. 12th, Abe Lincoln's birthday. That would be symbolic! The word Freedom comes to mind for the name of that eaglet, if it is laid on that day! What do you think of that, Eagleholics?
Both L & J are in the nest now at 8:25 am est!
Both L & J are gone already at 8:38 am est. Oh gosh, I'm back in the addictive stage! Can't get away from the nest and we don't even have an egg to watch. I'm in trouble now!!! :)
Justice sitting on the Alcoa branch, glaring into the camera.
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