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Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald and athletic director Jim Phillips have tentatively agreed on a contract extension that will keep the 36-year-old Fitzgerald with the Wildcats into his 40s and possibly beyond.
"I don't want to get into specifics, but it's eight or more years," Phillips confirmed on Friday. "It's as important of an assignment as I have as director of athletics at Northwestern. Football is the engine that drives us. It drives us emotionally and drives us financially. I have to make sure the state of the football program is as healthy as can be.
Fitzgerald and Phillips have already agreed to the details of the contract extension, and now their lawyers are completing it. Phillips expected the contract to be finalized in four to six weeks. Phillips wouldn't go into details whether the new contract would replace the seven-year deal Fitzgerald signed in 2009 or add on to it.
Fitzgerald and Phillips began contract discussions briefly during the season and continued them following the TicketCity Bowl on Jan. 1. The talks picked up steam recently after Michigan showed interested in Fitzgerald as a possible replacement for recently fired Rich Rodriguez.
"I think I know Pat relative to college football, and the thoughts others have about him across the country," Phillips said. "I can't speak to Michigan's interest or level of interest. That's not for me to comment on or state anything about. All I try to do, and I've tried to do, is make sure Pat feels supported, and we continue to invest in Pat and his program and do the things we can to elevate football at Northwestern.
"I've said this before, I've very sensitive to Pat ever feeling that anyone at Northwestern is taking his love and his passion for the university for granted. When I talked to him at the end of the season, the first question I asked him was, 'Do you want to be here?' He said, 'This is the only place for me.'"
Fitzgerald has never expressed an interest to coach anywhere else. He's been said to bleed purple, having been a former player, assistant coach and now head coach at Northwestern.
Fitzgerald was named Northwestern's head coach in 2006 after the death of Randy Walker. In Fitzgerald's five seasons as head coach, the Wildcats have gone 34-29 overall, 18-22 in the Big Ten, and they just completed their third consecutive winning season. The team played in a school-record third consecutive bowl game in 2011.
"I just think we're at unprecedented heights with three consecutive bowl games and with our recruiting base," Phillips said. "The level of talent has continued to rise. But I'd also tell you, as equally as important, there's nothing more that gives us more pride than when at the coach's convention this week we accepted an award for being the football program with the highest graduation rate.
"When you look at what Pat has built on the football field and where we're at academically, when you look at graduation rates, when you look at social behavior of the student-athletes and the service work, I don't ever think the program has been at a healthier place or more stable place. We don't think it's a watermark. We all think the best is yet to come."
Phillips said an official announcement would come at a later date.
Scott Powers covers high school and college sports for ESPNChicago.com and can be reached at href="mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com">email@example.com.


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Tuesday 9 August 1910
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Leo. The US president was William Howard Taft (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Robert H van Gulik and Robert Van Gulik.
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The carbamate equilibrium between carbon dioxide and glycyl-glycine is believed to form a model for the similar, but more complex, equilibria of carbon dioxide with the terminal $\alpha $-NH$_{2}$ groups of the haemoglobin molecule. In the case of glycyl-glycine the carbamate equilibrium constant, K$_{c}$, has been estimated from the fall, after one second, in the concentration of dissolved CO$_{2}$ when a solution of the latter is rapidly mixed with a solution of glycyl-glycine and the continuously flowing, mixed fluid is caused to impinge on a CO$_{2}$ electrode situated at a distance from the mixing chamber equivalent to a lapsed time of 1 s. In this period a rapid non-carbonate equilibrium between CO$_{2}$ and the amine is established, without significant hydration of CO$_{2}$ to bicarbonate and carbonate. The values of K$_{c}$, thence obtained, tally reasonably with those given by the classical barium precipitation method and by the total equilibrium method, but exceed considerably the values of K$_{c}$ given by the manometric methods hitherto used for quantitative studies on the rapid non-carbonate equilibrium. The cause of this discrepancy has been investigated and has been shown to be due to diffusion errors associated with the manometric method. A theoretical investigation, with some experimental confirmation, is also reported of the progressive change in pH in CO$_{2}$-amine systems as they pass from the rapid non-carbonate equilibrium to the total equilibrium. According to circumstances this change of pH may be positive, negative or practically zero. In the course of this study evidence has been obtained that the carbamate compound of glycyl-glycine is a stronger acid than carbonic acid in the first stage (pK = 6$\cdot $26 at 20 degrees C), so that the pK of glycyl-glycine carbamic acid probably does not exceed 6 and might be appreciably less.
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The Pocket Lab Ray, or PLR, is a recurring plot device in Song's Omakes.
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The silver lining of this stagnant economy just might be the job market.
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The Polaris Experience Zone (PEZ) is a place where people get to ride and experience Polaris ATVs and off-roaders. The PEZs are spread across India and one such venue is Dirt mania, Bangalore. Journalists from every publication around were invited to test ride the Polaris range of vehicles.
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The quads are tuned for torque, rather than pure horsepower. One major aspect to keep in mind while riding quads is that they are a mix of riding a two-wheeler and driving a four-wheeler. They have a handlebar, but steer like how cars do.
The trail eventually led us to a narrow and steep dirt trail with boulders and tree stubs sticking out. The path looked like it could be done only on a dirt bike, but the Polaris ATVs had no problem going up a slope that looked impossible to do. Once on top, we were treated to a view worth the hard ride.
The way back down the hill was no issue as well. The ATVs glided over the boulders, the suspension taking all the credit. The front suspension had 20.8cm travel while the rear had 24.1cm travel. Seating was comfortable and the Combi-brake system proved to be very reliable and efficient.
On the whole, riding the Polaris quads was a very much needed exercise, and for those looking for a bit of adventure or action during the weekend, the Polaris Experience Zone is highly recommended over the Go-Kart zones.About Dirt Mania
About Dirt Mania
Dirt Mania is jointly owned by Raj and Jai. Raj always wanted to do something on his own and since motorsports was his passion, he came up with the idea of starting a Polaris Experience Zone, since ATVs are not popular in India.
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You and your family will surely have a lot of questions - before, during and after your transplant surgery. Following are some sample questions that you should ask regarding Transplantation. You'll probably have others. Please feel free to ask any questions, at any time, for any reason.
Questions to Ask Your Transplant Team
- What are my choices other than transplantation?
- What are the benefits and risks of transplantation?
- What does the evaluation process include?
- How will I know I am definitely on the waiting list?
- How long do most patients with my blood type wait at this hospital?
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- Who will pay for my living donor's testing and surgery?
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The downside to Foreign Exchange trading is the risk you take on when you make a trade, but the risk is even larger if you don't understand forex trading. This article should help you to trade safely.
You need to know your currency pair well. If you are using up all of your time to try to learn all the different currency pairings that exist, you won't have enough time to trade. Pick a currency pair you are interested in and then learn about that one specifically. Keep it simple and understand your area of the market well.
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Using Forex robots can turn into a very bad idea. Forex robots represent an interesting market from the sellers' point of view. As a trader, you have nothing to gain from it. It is best to make your decisions independently without using any tools that take controlling your money out of your hands.
Learn all you can about the currency pair you plan to work with. If you waist your time researching every single currency pair, you will spend all your time learning with no hands on practice.
Research your broker before starting a managed account. You want a broker that has been performing at least on par with the market. You also want to choose a firm that has been open for more than five years.
Keep two accounts open as a forex trader.
Some people think that the stop losses they set are visible to others in the market. They fear that the price will be manipulated somehow to dip just below the stop loss before moving back up gain. This is completely untrue, and trading without a stop loss marker is very dangerous.
Do not start trading Forex on a market that is thin when you are getting into foreign exchange trading. A "thin market" refers to a market which few people pay attention.
Don't waste your time or money on robots or e-books that market themselves as get rich quick schemes. These products are essentially scams; they don't help a Forex trader make money. The only ones who turn a profit from these tools are the people that sell them. You will be better off spending your money on lessons from professional Forex traders.
Do not chose your Forex trading decisions entirely on another trader's. Foreign Exchange traders, but humans; they discuss their accomplishments, not their losses. Regardless of a traders' history of successes, that broker could still fail. Stick with your own trading plan and strategy you have developed.
Many newbies to forex are initially tempted to invest in many different currencies. Instead, start with one currency pair until you learn the ropes. Expand slowly to avoid losing a vast amount of money.
Make sure that you do enough research your broker before you create an account.
You should learn to read the market for yourself, and make your own analyses. Making decisions independently is, the only way to pull ahead of the pack and become successful.
You need to keep your emotions in check while trading forex, you could end up not thinking rationally and lose a lot of money.
If you want to attempt Forex, then you'll be forced to make a decision as to the type of trader you should be, based on the time frame you pick. Use time charts to figure out how to get in and out in just a few hours. Scalpers use the basic ten and five minute charts and get out quickly.
Create goals and keep them. Set goals and then set a date by which you want to reach them in Foreign Exchange trading.
One piece of advice that every forex trader should adhere to is to not give up. Every trader will run into some bad luck at times. The successful, long-term trader knows to take this in stride. Always keep on top of things and you will end up on top of your game.
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You can look to a relative strength index to help you find information on gains and losses. This should give you insight into a particular market's potential, but does not necessarily reflect your specific investment. Reconsider investing in any market that has not already proven to be profitable.
You might want to invest in a variety of different currencies when you start trading. Start with only one currency pair until after you have learned more about the foreign exchange market. You can avoid losing a lot if you expand as your knowledge of trading in Foreign Exchange.
You should be aware that the forex market does not have a centralized location. Nothing could devastate the whole world, so it cannot devastate the forex market. If a disaster happens, there is no need to panic about your investment. A natural disaster could influence the currency market, but there is no guarantee that it will affect the currency pairs you are trading.
Learn how to get a pulse on the market signals and draw conclusions from them. This may be the only way to become successful within the profits that you want.
Forex is a currency exchange program in which traders make money by buying and selling foreign currencies. This is seen as a good way for someone to make extra money, while others can make a living do so. Know what to do before you buy or trade.
You should figure out what type of Foreign Exchange trader you wish to become. Use hourly and quarter-hourly charts for exiting and increasing the 15 minute or one hour chart to move your trades. Scalpers use the five or ten minute charts when entering and exiting a certain trade.
Watch the market yourself. Software is not an adequate substitute for involving yourself in the market. Even though Forex trading is a system of numbers, it still takes real human intelligence and dedication to figure it out and make wise decisions that will be successful.
A great strategy that should be implemented by all Forex traders is to learn when to simply cut your losses and get out. This will lose you money in the long run.
You should avoid trading in uncommon currency pairs. Sticking with main currency pairs allows you to sell and buy quickly, as there are many others trading with these pairs. You may be stuck with rare currencies longer than you want it due to a lack of buyers when you are ready to sell.
Don't overextend yourself by trying to trade everything at once when you first starting out. The major currency pairs are a good place to start. Don't get confused by trading across too many different markets. This may effect your decision making capabilities, neither of which is good for your trading career.
Once established, stop points should never be moved. Set a stop point prior to trading, and be sure to stick with it. Moving a stop point generally means that you have let yourself trade on your emotions instead of your strategy. In all likelihood, doing this will only cost you money.
You may find over time that you will know enough about the market, and that your trading fund will be big enough to make a large profit. While you wait to develop to this level, try out the advice given here to earn a little extra income.
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AUSTRALIAN coach and selector Mickey Arthur has backed skipper Michael Clarke to play in the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka at the MCG today.
Arthur said any decision on Clarke would likely be made just before the game, due to start at 10.30am.
"He's clearly improving. Whether that gets it over the line I'm not sure," Arthur said yesterday.
"He went far better (at practice on Christmas Eve) than he did on Sunday. If I was a betting man, I'd bet on Michael Clarke leading the team out."
Clarke - the world's leading Test runscorer of the year - jogged and batted in the nets after suffering a hamstring injury in last week's first Test in Hobart.
Yesterday Clarke and wife Kyly joined teammates at Crown Metropol for a fun family gathering. Festive spirits were high as wives, girlfriends and kids joined in present giving and carols.
Veteran Mike Hussey and wife Amy enjoyed the lunch with children Jasmin, Will, Molly and baby Oscar.
Allrounder Shane Watson and his pregnant wife Lee lapped up the 28th floor view as cricket's elite revelled in the festive spirit.
Watson will step up to become captain if Clarke is unfit to play.
A huge crowd is expected for the opening day of the Test - perhaps more than 70,000, with Sri Lankan supporters out in force.
Police will keep a close eye on political protesters and any unruly fans.
More than 1000 refugee advocates are expected to arrive at the stadium early.
Organisers of a rally targeting the Sri Lankan Government have committed to ensuring it remains peaceful, but police won't be taking any chances.
Officers will have the ability to issue on-the-spot fines of up to $704.
2There will be a big police presence in the sports precinct and city to ensure the match starts without a hitch.
Authorities have warned louts face eviction and arrest from the MCG among measures that will include:
MOUNTED police along the Yarra from Birrarung Marr to Federation Square.
TRANSIT officers patrolling train stations, tram and bus stops.
BOOZE and drug buses on standby around Melbourne Park to nab drivers.
Victoria Police Superintendent Rod Wilson urged people to act responsibly.
"Make sure you plan your way home in advance," he said.
Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland told people to "enjoy themselves without letting their idea of fun ruin it for others".
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By Yacine LE FORESTIER
Berlin (AFP) March 19, 2017
Germany hit back on Sunday at US President Donald Trump's claims that Berlin owed "vast sums of money" to NATO, following a less than cordial meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House.
The comments from German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen came as Trump's spokesman denied that the US leader had refused to shake hands with Merkel, arguably the most powerful woman in world.
The stark differences between Trump and Merkel on everything from trade to immigration were in full view during their frosty first White House meeting Friday.
Although the visit began cordially enough, with the pair shaking hands at the White House entrance, Merkel's suggestion of another handshake in the Oval Office went unheard or ignored by Trump -- an awkward moment in what are usually highly scripted occasions.
"I don't believe he heard the request," Trump's spokesman Sean Spicer told German weekly Der Spiegel published on Sunday.
But Germany's top-selling Bild newspaper said that was "improbable", saying that throughout the meeting, Trump did not once look Merkel in the eye.
The difficult encounter came as a new row erupted over environment at a G20 meeting of finance ministers in Germany, when Trump's administration defied the international community by refusing to renew a pledge on climate change.
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The ministers were forced Saturday to leave out an entire section related to the Paris accord on combating climate change after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said green issues were "not in my track".
"Donald Trump is trying to ruin Merkel's G20 summit" being hosted by Germany in July, Die Welt newspaper charged.
Trump had lashed out at the media in a Saturday morning tweet over its view of the Merkel meeting.
"Despite what you have heard from the FAKE NEWS," he said, "I had a GREAT meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel."
But he then added: "Germany owes vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides to Germany!"
Germany's defence minister Von der Leyen, a close Merkel ally, on Sunday rebuffed his comments.
"There is no account where debts are registered with NATO," she said in a statement, adding that NATO spending should not be the only criteria used to measure Germany's military efforts.
Merkel said Berlin was committed to increasing its military spending to two percent of GDP, a 10-year- target NATO member states formally agreed to in 2014.
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Trump had made European defence spending an issue during his election campaign, saying the United States -- which spends just over three percent of its GDP on defence -- carries too much of the financial burden for supporting NATO.
Germany, whose wartime past has led it traditionally to be reticent on military matters, currently spends 1.2 percent of GDP on defence.
Von der Leyen said on Sunday that Germany's increased military spending would not go only to NATO but would also be used for participating in UN and European peacekeeping missions and to contribute to the fight against the Islamic State extremists.
"To try to link the two percent (of (GDP) that we are aiming by the middle of the decade is erroneous," she said.
Trump critics pointed out that NATO members don't pay the United States for security, but contribute by spending on their own militaries.
"Sorry, Mr President, that's not how NATO works," tweeted Ivo Daalder, a former US ambassador to NATO.
"This is not a financial transaction, where NATO countries pay the US to defend them. It is part of our treaty commitment."
Manila (AFP) March 19, 2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he could not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near his country's west coast because it was too powerful. The mayor of China's Sansha city has reportedly said his country would set up an environmental monitoring station on Scarborough Shoal, which China seized from the Philippines in 2012. "We cannot stop China from doing (these ... read more
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As you've undoubtedly gathered by this time, 2012 is an election year. And not even one of those total nonentity midterm election years.* It's a biggie. The Oval Office is up for grabs. In two days. So I've put together an extensive, if not comprehensive, post to help you navigate (and enjoy) the 2012 general elections. Be you decided in your choice or not.
*Totally kidding. All elections are important. But...you know...if you have to choose...don't be apathetic now.
Now Tex and I are admittedly a bit biased, but since we accept that not everyone has the same opinions we do, I'd like to direct your attention to I Side With.
I Side With lets you take a detailed political quiz and compares your stated views to those of the candidates running for President. Your results might end up surprising you (though mine didn't). And they might help you undecided voters know your own minds. I Side With also allows you to compare candidates to one another and has a very informative blog with break downs of all the candidates' positions on the election's hottest issues.
Fact checkers have generally earned their reputation for letting personal biases seep into their work. It's an understandable temptation. And it's what makes Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post such a rare find. As the Post's Fact Checker he's shown remarkable impartiality and is my go-to resource for the truth in all things political. As you can imagine, I've found him even more valuable during this seemingly interminable election season.
Kessler fact checks just about everything that happens on and around the Hill, which makes it especially helpful that he and his staff have separated out their posts on the 2012 election so you can shift through the various shades of rhetorical grey before voting. If you don't have time to sort through the myriad posts this election has generated, check the Cliff's Notes version: The Biggest Pinocchios of Election 2012. Then test your own knowledge of the issues with the Presidential Election Fact Checker Quiz.
Now we at TCKiT know just as well as anyone that an election can be fun even when it's serious, and this election has certainly spawned more than its fair share of mirth. From The Onion's increased coverage of our distinguished Vice President Biden to the recent spate of binder reviews on Amazon the Internets have never enjoyed an election more. Let's join them, shall we?
First up is Binders Full of Women. A relatively recent addition to the election-borne madness.
From a truly inspired collection of Halloween costumes to memes and photographs, Binders Full of Women successfully lampoons Romney's infamous affirmative action soundbite from the second debate.
Speaking of professional missteps, someone really ought to have talked Paul Ryan out of that awkward workout-inspired photo shoot for Time. Thankfully they didn't. And now both sides of the ideological aisle are taking advantage of this magnificent source material.
On the philosophical Right we have Hey Girl, It's Paul Ryan.
A neo-con iteration of one of my favorite memes, Hey Girl, It's Paul Ryan would surely make the VP-hopeful proud, and it never forgets to highlight his firm grasp of gun issues.
And in the other corner, weighing in for the Left, we have Mansplaining Paul Ryan.
Mansplaining Paul Ryan might trade in hyperbole, but it nails the Wisconsin Representative's penchant for condescension perfectly.
But my personal favorite is Arrested Decision 2012.
Pairing photos from the campaign trail with expertly selected quotations from Arrested Development, this site's commitment to nonpartisan ridicule is admirable in such a politically polarized atmosphere. Not only does it bring some much needed levity to an increasingly nasty election, this tumblr has the added benefit of getting everyone (even more) excited for the long-awaited return of Arrested Development. Who could ask for anything more?
All laughing aside, I know there there are a lot of emotional issues that play into this, and every, election. It can't all be cold, hard facts. Be your cause célèbre health care, taxes, employment, transparency, the economy, Iraq and Afghanistan, or marriage equality feeling can be a lot more compelling than stats when you get to the voting booth. Since that's the case, I just ask that you consider all sides of a question before doing your civic duty on Tuesday.
Also watch this mini West Wing reunion/random ad campaign, it's adorable and informative!


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Using OneSky, setting up and managing your translation project is simple. In TrekkSoft Ltd.'s case, they have chosen to integrate with our API to automate the process. After integrating with our API, whenever TrekkSoft Ltd. has any new and updated phrases, those phrases will be imported to OneSky automatically. Translators participating in the project will be informed automatically for the changes and they can then translate the content using our web-based translation tool. When the translations are updated, TrekkSoft Ltd. can get the most updated translations from API automatically and update their app accordingly.
The Results
With the help of OneSky, TrekkSoft Ltd. is now serving customers from 125 different countries in more than 13 languages and is constantly adding more languages as the company continues to grow internationally.


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In today's IT infrastructure, most enterprises are gradually adopting mobility solutions to tackle the increasing usage of mobile devices by a greater percentage of employees. According to a latest info-graphic released by Smart Insights in April 2016, the number of Internet users globally will surpass 3 billion by the end of the year. Again, the same report states that 39% of Internet navigation are performed in smartphones. And most of these Internet users are corporate executives.
To enhance the productivity of these corporate employees in specific departments, like sales & marketing, companies often need to provide them with laptops, tablets or smartphones. In addition, many corporate set ups allow freelancers to operate on their personal computers or laptops, from home. Sometimes employees are even allowed to bring their own devices to office. Now, there are various situations where employees either use company-issued devices or their own smartphones or laptops to manage official work. In all these cases, there is always a risk that employees might access corporate data from unauthorised gadgets. And if the confidential data are not secured in these cases, it might lead to a lot of risk for the company. As a result, they realise the need to ensure complete security. Therefore, the need to implement enterprise mobility solutions is really important.
Enterprise mobility management (EMM) systems have been trending since the past decade, but there are some latest features that have been incorporated for enhanced functionality off late. Here is a list below:
- Mobile Content Management: Content management in modern corporate world is not just restricted to desktops. Moreover, not all content of an enterprise need to be secured, employees should pass through an identity check and receive authorisation before accessing certain crucial data from any device. So, one of the trending features is mobile content management (MCM). It is a set of technologies that is designed for mobile devices to secure privy business data. MCM is essentially required to enable cloud sharing among employees. It also helps to prevent illegitimate corporate data download on external devices.
- Mobile App Management: Today, smartphone users have an access to a variety of apps. Undoubtedly, apps have made it much easier for people to carry out a variety of tasks such as shopping, hotel reservations, train and flight reservations, and even official work. So, most companies have their own business apps to help employees execute their tasks. Now, apps could be secured and managed using Mobile Application Management (MAM) software. This has a more specific approach towards mobilising and securing enterprise data compared to Mobile Device Management (MDM). For example, we all have our personal photos, music library and other stuffs in our phone. Now, with the MDM software, companies usually tend to control, secure, encrypt and lock the entire device. On the other hand, with the MAM software, companies get the flexibility to lock, control and secure only the specific applications which are related to the company's business. The rest of the elements are free for the users to access without any security protocols.
Thus, these are the key features of enterprise mobility solutions which can help you run your business smoothly.


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The World's Deep, Cold Sea Floors Harbor a Riotous Diversity of Life
By WILLIAM J. BROAD
Published: October 17, 1995
FRIGID and lightless, the floors of the deep oceans have long been considered a biological desert. So it is with no little astonishment that marine biologists are now discovering that the supposed desert seethes with a riot of life. The diversity of species is so high that it may rival that of tropical rain forests, often seen as the pinnacle of biological richness.
The profusion of species on the ocean floor also poses a severe challenge to current theory, since new species are thought usually to require some kind of environmental barrier in order to diverge, like a mountain range, while the ocean floor is more uniform than almost anywhere on land.
Rough estimates for the number of species on the deep-sea floor have now soared to 10 million or even 100 million, hundreds of times larger than the old projections of 200,000 species for all types of marine life.
The new figures also contrast starkly with the sum of the earth's plants, animals and microbes that scientists have so far named, about 1.4 million species in all. And they match the 10 million to 100 million that experts had projected as possible totals for the number of terrestrial species.
"It's changing our whole view about biodiversity," said Dr. P. John D. Lambshead, a marine biologist at the Natural History Museum in London who studies the abundance of deep ocean species.
"The quantity of life we've found is incredible," he added in an interview. "All sorts of ecologic theories that looked good, based on terrestrial models, suddenly fall apart. We're having to change all our ideas."
The new creatures of the deep are anything but cuddly or cute, menacing or sinister. Dwelling on or in seabed ooze and often smaller than an aspirin tablet, they include tiny slugs, snails, crabs, bristle worms, ribbon worms, lamp shells, tusk shells, sea anemones, brittle stars and sea cucumbers. The biggest are seldom longer than a banana.
Often miles deep, thriving in pitch darkness under enormous pressure, the mobs of marine invertebrates have now been found in hundreds of deep samples from the northeast and northwest Atlantic, the eastern and western Pacific, and other parts of the global sea.
The variety of life is so high that there is very little overlap among species from various sampling sites, even when they are relatively close together. It is almost as if the animals in any given sample were mostly endemic, that is, species that live nowhere else, as is often found on Pacific and Caribbean isles.
In this case, however, the endemicity is occurring in water -- a medium famous for its lack of isolating barriers and its propensity to aid animal migration. Moreover, it is apparently occurring over much of the domain of the deep sea, a dark world that envelops nearly two-thirds of the earth.
Though small and ugly by human standards, the newly recognized creatures are considered important because of their possible commercial value, because of their role in maintaining the earth's ecological balance and because of the intellectual challenge of understanding their place in the planet's evolutionary history.
The potential commercial value of the new organisms lies in their great genetic diversity. In general, all kinds of creatures with strange metabolisms from odd places around the earth are starting to be aggressively investigated as possible sources of biological wealth. The hope is to use their exotic genes to develop new drugs, catalysts and agents that can break down toxic wastes.
The discovery seems to give some indirect credence to speculation about the existence of much larger sea creatures that remain to be discovered. If there are krakens, leviathans or other unknown monsters that prey at the top of the rich food chain of the deep ocean floor, they are certainly too big for the kind of small traps so far used in sampling programs.
Not surprisingly, the discovery of the sea floor's biodiversity has set off debates as scientists struggle to understand the unexpected opulence of a supposedly barren world.
"Nobody has explained this," said Dr. Robert R. Hessler, a pioneer of deep biodiversity who works at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif. "Everybody comes up with wonderfully plausible ideas. But nobody really knows why you get all these species. The issue is just hanging there."
Dr. J. Frederick Grassle, director of the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., and a leading figure in the field, said the mystery had important implications for understanding the fate of the earth.
"Species diversity is one of the most sensitive indicators of change," Dr. Grassle said. "A lot of highly diverse areas need urgently to be studied because they're disappearing, the rain forests and coral reefs.
"We don't know how threatened the deep sea is," he added. "But in the long term there are going to be changes. So there is some urgency in knowing what's out there."
Scientific theories of life are often rooted in the ideas of Charles Darwin, whose "Origin of Species," published in 1859, said evolution was partly driven by reproductive isolation. Species often arise, he held, when barriers like mountains or deserts prevent the interbreeding of populations.
In time, groups that become isolated drift apart genetically and physically to form new species, meaning that they are so dissimilar that they cannot successfully procreate.


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So, I figured I would take a moment to sort of catch everyone up on where I've been and what I've been doing over the last two months. Perhaps you've all noticed that I haven't been very active around here lately, although I am trying very hard to change that. I've mentioned a few times that I started working for the Post Office at the start of December, and am still doing it now. Today was actually my one day off for the week, and after spending some quality time with my family and trying to relax a bit, I figured I'd post a blog to sort of explain my absense these last couple months, and speak a bit about what it is that I am up to.
No Easy Money
Here's a term we used to throw around a lot, usually as a joke. When I was in the military, easy money was pretty much time spent in the states, just going in to work everyday, doing some morning PT and then spending the day doing odd jobs around your Company area. Going on deployments to Iraq was the hard money I guess, as was going to the field and other hardship rotations. What I have come to learn though in the last 60 days, is that there really is no such thing as easy money.
To start off, the cash at the Post Office is amazing. You won't hear me complain about the pay. I am making almost triple what I used to bring home when I worked in hospitality, but trust me, it comes at a price. Delivering the mail, in its own right, is not a difficult task. You either ride a route, (when all the boxes are up the street and you just drive by and drop in the mail… we love those routes by the way), or, for those of you with the small boxes on your porch, we walk a route. The walking routes can either be relaxing or horrible, depending on the weather I guess. What makes the job hard is not what you start off doing, but all the crap that gets piled on you over the course of the day.
I could probably work just 8 or 9 hours a day if the work I left with in the morning was all I had to deal with. However, my job title is CCA (City Carrier Assistant) which means that I am sort of a substitute mail carrier. That means that I cover whoever's route isn't there that day. This wouldn't be so bad, but it does make it really difficult to learn the routes (since you're on a different one almost every day) and thus makes it harder to get fast, and trust me, the post office cares about speed. Fast is good, slow is bad, just think of it like that. Then after I finish that person's route, which is usually about an 8 hour job, I have to take a portion of someone else's route, making a typical work day about 10-12 hours long. And that time can depend on whether I allow myself to stop for lunch, or just try and push on through.
So, while the money is good, it is far from easy.
Amazon is Ruining Lives
My opinion anyway. See, post offices are supposed to be closed on Sundays and Federal Holidays, right? I mean, that was one of the big selling points when I left my job at Omni and took on the postal career. See, I liked the idea of having set off days, like Sundays, since I am a husband and father, and having that weekend to spend with family was something that really drew me into the idea of working for the USPS. What they didn't tell me, was that due to a contract signed between Amazon and the USPS back in 2013, (the very contract that led to the job title of CCA being created) that I was basically selling myself to Amazon.com.
Amazon used to use UPS and FedEx mostly, but see, those guys won't do Sunday and holiday deliveries the way Amazon wanted. Factor in the post office that was bleeding money and on the verge of needing a real bail-out, and you had a match made in hell. USPS was more than happy to play ball with Amazon, which wanted to offer its Prime customers delivery service every single day of the year just about. (I think Christmas is still off limits…maybe…) Since most of the seasoned old carriers weren't going to start working on Sundays and holidays just to haul around smiling little boxes, the post office made a job, the CCA, to fill in and do those Sunday deliveries.
Now, working on Sunday isn't the issue. I am not a largely religious person, so I don't feel that Sunday is off limits to labor, and honestly, after being in the military and working in hospitality, (both New Orleans casinos and hotels) I am beyond accustomed to working on holidays. The issue I have is that the post office was decreed by Congress almost 100 years ago to be closed on Sundays and holidays. So Amazon comes along, throws a bunch of money at the post office, and suddenly I'm out slinging smiling little boxes while the rest of the federally employed world is kicking back, because my job title says I can. This was never brought to my attention in the initial interview. Factor in federal holidays being available for Amazon to exploit through the USPS, and suddenly you've got people working 7 days a week, nearly 80 hours, just because those smiling little boxes MUST go out each and every day. Everything from books to ferret litter have suddenly become so valuable that a person can't wait until the week day to receive them, they need that crap now!
This becomes a bigger issue because we, the CCA's, still have to work during the regular week helping with mail, (and the million Amazon packages that still get delivered during the week) and then we have to come in on Sunday for a day dedicated just to Amazon. I didn't realize a private corporation could force a government entity into a position of violating acts of Congress, but here it is, Amazon, now bigger than Congress.
I suppose I am one of the lucky ones, as I do get one day off a week. I've read a lot of blogs and reviews by other CCA's that tell horror stories of working upwards of 20 days straight, and I am glad that I have a supervisor compassionate enough to grant me at least one day. The sad thing is though, carriers are supposed to get two days off, with one regular off day during the week, and the second off day being that Sunday. But, thanks to Amazon and their largely redacted contract with the government, you can't expect two days off unless you're a regular carrier (which can take a few years to make) and therefore I can expect my Sundays from now until whenever to involve smiling boxes with such nonsense as bulk diapers and dog food.
You Work Until It's Done
Before I went to work for USPS, I always had this idea that mail carriers were home by 5pm. That's very wrong. There are still mail trucks rolling down the street well past 7pm in most cities, I should know, I am usually out in one until well after dark. I am really curious as to what Amazon would think about all the safety violations forced on postal carriers in the name of getting out their packages. All that rain and sleet crap is fine when you're bringing someone their retirement check or delivering communications from loved ones, but it sort of loses the noble aspect when you're bringing ferret litter (I use this because this was one of my deliveries the other day) on a federal holiday. Plus, as a CCA, there is very little you can expect besides more work typically.
It gets to the point where you end up taking your time instead of trying to complete jobs faster, because you know that getting done sooner does not promise a shorter day. No, the reward for hard work is almost always more work, as I've said before, 70 hours a week has become typical for me.
The Money is Real
As I've said before, the pay is stellar at the post office, and while I am sick of being an Amazon drone on days that Congress said I should be off, I keep going back in every day. Part of it is because I am a husband and father. If I were single with no children, who knows, I might have quit by now. Because while I do like the pay, I am sick of the ridiculous hours…. and ferret litter. However, I can't exactly tell those that are looking to me as a provider that I gave up a great paying job simply because I don't like it. For now, I will keep going with it, because honestly, what I put up with is apparently cake compared to what I've read from other CCA's in other cities.
I read about abusive supervisors, super unsafe work conditions, ridiculous expectations and general misery. In fairness to my management team, they treat us all very well, not that I would allow anyone to abuse me, but still, I've never had to speak up for myself because the management is all very professional. Plus, I've never been afraid of hard work or long hours, but I do dislike… hell, hate, how the system has been manipulated so that a private company, Amazon, can deliver on absurd promises to their Prime customers. No one should work 7 days a week, and although I did work 22 days in a row during December, that was because of the nature of the load and because I was willing to play ball. Now, I would likely walk away from the job before I would dedicate my entire life to them. One day off isn't much, but it does break the cycle enough to keep me going.
On Writing and Creepypasta Wikia
I am still here. I still love this site and still wish to remain on the admin team. I still intend to finish my Tobit series, as I know there are some out there who'd like to see the next installment. I also have other stories in mind that I want to write. The biggest issues for me right now is just my very limited time off. As I said, a typical work day for me is about 11 hours on average, with 10 hours being a "short day." That one day I get off a week is usually spent trying to have some degree of normalcy, and perhaps go and enjoy a bit of the bloated salary that I now bring home. (Money doesn't make the stress any less though, remember that.)
In the end, I may leave the Post Office, though I am still willing to hang in there for the time being. I feel like quitting at least once a day though. I feel angry about the crap that some other CCA's have to go through, so the most I can do there is be grateful that I ended up at a good station with a good leadership team. I am sick and tired of Amazon though, and I have written them twice asking what their thoughts are on the labor travesty that is their contract with the USPS. I have yet to hear back from them.
Anyway guys, I figured I'd give all of you a bit of an update. Those of you that continue to support my writing I do thank you deeply, and I assure you that I have not left this community behind, I just have to shuffle my time more carefully now.
Best to you all!


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The women's Ronix Marsh "Mellow" thrasher wakesurf board shape is based off of the very popular and expensive Betty Bonifay carbon thruster. This great-riding ocean longboard has a foam top for durability and maximum rider safety. The girls at Ronix wanted to create a wake surfboard that can take a hit either from a rider falling down or from the back of the boat when the board is shot forward. The female Marsh Mellow is compression-molded with a surf core and soft top. This allows the board to float like a traditional surfboard with amazingly fast glide speed. 4'8"L.


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I could not agree more with Jim Caple.
The next WBC team for USA needs to be selected and managed by somebody who is both current in baseball and not afraid to hurt people's feelings, sombody who knows how and wants to win above all else. Oh and we can leave Jeter out of it in my opinion too, not only is his defense quite medoicre but he didn't hit worth a crap either. In fact it would be cool with me if all of the Yankees stayed home. The USA doesn't really need representation from the center of the worst of the MLB's ego problems, bloated contracts, and babied super stars in order to win.
I like the youth and well rounded veteran movement. Rollins, Longoria, Roberts, Granderson, Sizemore, DeRosa, Wright, Youkilis, Pedroia, Victorino etc., these guys couldn't all play but they were all brilliant choices for Team USA. Jeter, Chipper Jones, and the like can all stay home. Nothing against Chipper other than his age and inability to play everyday, and his lack of preparation for the WBC (not all his fault) which was obvious in how poorly he hit and how he got himself hurt. The WBC is no place for guys nursing themselves into the end of their careers, I don't care how good they are. Eventually every super star falls of the table. Representing America isn't the time. Good luck to Chipper over 162 with the Braves this season and to Jeter as well with Yankees.
That Japan team proved that planning and execution win the day in tournament play. All in all USA chose a better rounded team probably capable of winning in the right hands. USA needs to change its philosophy on preperation, management, and the use of players to win the next one. We will get there.
To all the fans, get with the program and watch the next WBC. In everybody's defense though, it will be easier when the MLB Network is more established since March will always be a bit inconvenient for garnering ESPN's full commitment. Oh and did anybody else get the impression Joe Morgan wasn't really paying attention to last night's game?
Oh well... It was fun while it lasted... but now I will be super anxious for the start of the 2009 Cubs Season! Go Cubs!


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So a guy messaged me on eharmony. I gave him some compliments about his pictures and we started talking a little from there. He suggested hang out sometime. I gave him my number. He called that day and I didn't answer, I ended up getting in touch about a week later after a few texts. We live about an hour apart (him in the city and myself in the burbs).
We have only talked on the phone literally a total of 10 minutes because both times he got off quick. Now he is quick to come visit me for a Tues night date in the burbs. I feel odd because I barely even know this guy...I mean we talked for literally 10 minutes and he only has 2 profile (as in side of his face) online...i mean, really?
My questions are:
1. Is it desperate of me to go on a date with him, spend my time, etc when I don't even know the guy or should I just go with it? Desperate of him...?
2. How/should I ask to see more pictures or talk to him more before we meet before sounding rude or turning him off?
I am new to online dating, but with the 2 people I have met in the past online, things never went this way. they were much slower. This is eharmony too, where people are supposed to go slower...he is 32 by the way if that makes any diff. I am 26 and do NOT look easy in my pics. It feels odd to me that he wouldn't want to get to know me at least a little before driviing an hour each way to meet me..
I am not concerned about my safety as we are meeting in a public place. It's more about meeting someone and being disappointed if they are unattractive or desperate.
Met a guy online...date tomorrow?
So a guy messaged me on eharmony. I gave him some compliments about his pictures and we started talking a little from there. He suggested hang out sometime. I gave him my number. He called that day and I didn't answer, I ended up getting in touch about a week later after a few texts. We live about an hour apart (him in the city and myself in the burbs).
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What Guys Said 1
1. Not at all, you're both on that site to find a potential partner
2. Just ask flat-out. There is nothing wrong with being safe about this.00|00|0
What Girls Said 1
Perhaps this guy is just cutting to the chase? Maybe he has been online a while and knows you might be someone he sees potentially dating.
Or, maybe he is wanting to meet you to see what you are like in person. Perhaps he doesn't want to waste time going back and forth online and wants to see if you are what he wants in real life?
I've done online dating before and it can be frustrating when one person plays coy and won't meet up in real life. It's okay to want to chat online a few times to get to know them, or even talk on the phone.
I usually just talked on MSN or Facebook with the guys and then met them shortly after.
The important thing when meeting someone online is to meet in a public place. Go to a coffee shop, arrange your own transportation (don't get into a car with a stranger), and have an out if things aren't going well. Let a friend know where you are going, have them text you in an hour or so, excuse yourself to the bathroom, text them whether it's going well or not. If not, have them help you make up an excuse to leave.
I've met my fair share of people online, and some meet-ups went better than others. The important thing is to keep trying. Don't be afraid to combine online and real-life dating. Take chances and go out with friends to the bars as well. I found online dating to work for me. I met my boyfriend on there and we have been together for 2 years now.
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