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Black vulture
|Black vulture
|Coragyps atratus brasiliensis in Panama
|Scientific classification
Le Maout, 1853
|C. atratus
|Binomial name
|Coragyps atratus
(Bechstein, 1793)
|Approximate range/distribution map of the black vulture
The black vulture (Coragyps atratus) also known as the American black vulture, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to Central Chile and Uruguay in South America. Although a common and widespread species, it has a somewhat more restricted distribution than its compatriot, the turkey vulture, which breeds well into Canada and south to Tierra del Fuego. Despite the similar name and appearance, this species is unrelated to the Eurasian black vulture. The latter species is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae (which includes eagles, hawks, kites and harriers), whereas the American species is a New World vulture. It is the only extant member of the genus Coragyps, which is in the family Cathartidae. It inhabits relatively open areas which provide scattered forests or shrublands.[2] With a wingspan of 1.5 m (4.9 ft), the black vulture is a large bird though relatively small for a vulture. It has black plumage, a featherless, grayish-black head and neck, and a short, hooked beak.
The black vulture is a scavenger and feeds on carrion, but will also eat eggs or kill newborn animals. In areas populated by humans, it also feeds at garbage dumps. It finds its meals either by using its keen eyesight or by following other (New World) vultures, which possess a keen sense of smell. Lacking a syrinx—the vocal organ of birds—its only vocalizations are grunts or low hisses.[3] It lays its eggs in caves or hollow trees or on the bare ground, and generally raises two chicks each year, which it feeds by regurgitation. In the United States, the vulture receives legal protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.[4] This vulture also appeared in Mayan codices.
The common name "vulture" is derived from the Latin word vulturus, which means "tearer" and is a reference to its feeding habits.[5] The species name, ātrātus, means "clothed in black," from the Latin āter 'dull black'.[6] The genus name, Coragyps means "raven-vulture",[7] from a contraction of the Greek corax/κόραξ and gyps/γὺψ for the respective birds.[8]
The exact taxonomic placement of the black vulture and the remaining six species of New World vultures remains unclear.[9] Though both are similar in appearance and have similar ecological roles, the New World and Old World vultures evolved from different ancestors in different parts of the world. Just how different the two are is currently under debate, with some earlier authorities suggesting that the New World vultures are more closely related to storks.[10] More recent authorities maintain their overall position in the order Falconiformes along with the Old World vultures,[11] or place them in their own order, Cathartiformes.[12] The South American Classification Committee has removed the New World vultures from Ciconiiformes and instead placed them in incertae sedis, but notes that a move to Falconiformes or Cathartiformes is possible.[9]
There are three subspecies of black vulture:
- C. a. atratus, named by the German ornithologist Johann Matthäus Bechstein in 1793, is known as the North American black vulture. It is the nominate subspecies. It is approximately the same size as C. a. foetens, but its plumage is not as dark. Its range stretches from northern Mexico through Texas and the southern United States north to New Jersey and Pennsylvania.[13]
- C. a. brasiliensis, named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850, is known as the Southern American black vulture. It is smaller than C. a. atratus and C. a. foetens. The light markings on the undersides of the primaries are whiter and broader than those of the other subspecies, and the underwing coverts are lighter than those of C. a. foetens.[14] It is found in Central America and northern South America. To the south, the range extends to the coastal regions of Peru on the west and the lowlands of Bolivia on the east. To the north, it stretches to Sonora in western Mexico and San Luis Potosí in eastern Mexico. It is not found in high-altitude regions.[14]
- C. a. foetens, named by Martin Lichtenstein in 1817, is known as the Andean black vulture. It is approximately the same size as C. a. atratus.[14] The markings on the undersides of the primaries are smaller than those of the other subspecies, and the underwing coverts are darker. It is found in the Andes range, from northern Ecuador through Peru, northern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the lowlands of Chile.[14]
Evolutionary history of Coragyps[edit]
From the Early to the Late Pleistocene, a prehistoric species of black vulture, Coragyps occidentalis, known as the Pleistocene black vulture or—somewhat in error—the "western black vulture", occurred across the present species' range. This bird did not differ much from the black vulture of today except in size; it was some 10–15% larger, and had a relatively flatter and wider bill.[15] It filled the same ecological niche as the living form,[16] and indeed seems to have evolved into it by decreasing in size during the last ice age.[17][18] Well documented from fossil bones, the genus Coragyps gives a rare glimpse in the evolutionary dynamics of two chronospecies. The final stages of this evolutionary transformation must have been witnessed by humans: a subfossil bone of the extinct species was found in a Paleo Indian to Early Archaic (9000–8000 years BCE) midden at Five Mile Rapids near The Dalles, Oregon.[19]
Fossil (or subfossil) black vultures cannot necessarily be attributed to the Pleistocene or the recent species without further information: the same size variation found in the living bird was also present in its larger prehistoric relative. Thus, in 1968, Hildegarde Howard separated the Mexican birds as Coragyps occidentalis mexicanus as opposed to the birds from locations farther north (such as Rancho La Brea) which constituted the nominate subspecies C. o. occidentalis.[20] The southern birds were of the same size as present-day north black vultures and can only be distinguished by their somewhat stouter tarsometatarsus and the flatter and wider bills, and even then only with any certainty if the location where the fossils were found is known.[21] As the Pleistocene and current black vultures form an evolutionary continuum rather than splitting into two or more lineages, some include the Pleistocene taxa in C. atratus.[18]
The black vulture is a fairly large bird of prey, measuring 56–74 cm (22–29 in) in length, with a 1.33–1.67 m (52–66 in) wingspan.[22] Weight for Black Vultures from North America and the Andes ranges from 1.6 to 3 kg (3.5 to 6.6 lb) but in the smaller vultures of the tropical lowlands it is 1.18–1.94 kg (2.6–4.3 lb).[23][24] 50 vultures in Texas were found to average 2.15 kg (4.7 lb) while 119 birds in Venezuela were found to average 1.64 kg (3.6 lb).[25] The extended wing bone measures 38.6–45 cm (15.2–17.7 in), the shortish tail measures 16–21 cm (6.3–8.3 in) and the relatively long tarsus measures 7–8.5 cm (2.8–3.3 in).[26] Its plumage is mainly glossy black. The head and neck are featherless and the skin is dark gray and wrinkled.[27] The iris of the eye is brown and has a single incomplete row of eyelashes on the upper lid and two rows on the lower lid.[28] The legs are grayish white,[29] while the two front toes of the foot are long and have small webs at their bases.[3] The feet are flat, relatively weak, and are poorly adapted to grasping; the talons are also not designed for grasping, as they are relatively blunt.
The nostrils are not divided by a septum, but rather are perforate; from the side one can see through the beak.[30] The wings are broad but relatively short. The bases of the primary feathers are white, producing a white patch on the underside of the wing's edge, which is visible in flight. The tail is short and square, barely reaching past the edge of the folded wings.[27] The subspecies differ in size according to Bergmann's Rule, and the amount of white underwing coloration also varies. As it probably forms a cline over its entire range, the species is often considered monotypic.
A leucistic Coragyps atratus brasiliensis was observed in Piñas, Ecuador in 2005. It had white plumage overall, with only the tarsus and tail as well as some undertail feathers being black. It was not an albino as its skin seemed to have had the normal, dark color and it was part of a flock of some twenty normally plumaged individuals.[31]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The black vulture has a Nearctic and Neotropic distribution.[32] Its range includes the mid-Atlantic States, the southernmost regions of the Midwestern United States, the southern United States, Mexico, Central America and most of South America. [33] It is usually a permanent resident throughout its range, although birds at the extreme north of its range may migrate short distances, and others across their range may undergo local movements in unfavourable conditions.[34] In South America, its range stretches to central Chile and Argentina.[35] It also is found as a vagrant on the islands of the Caribbean.[1] It prefers open land interspersed with areas of woods or brush.[36] It is also found in moist lowland forests, shrublands and grasslands, wetlands and swamps, pastures, and heavily degraded former forests.[2] Preferring lowlands, it is rarely seen in mountainous areas. It is usually seen soaring or perched on fence posts or dead trees.[29]
Ecology and behavior[edit]
It soars high while searching for food, holding its wings horizontally when gliding. It flaps in short bursts which are followed by short periods of gliding.[37] Its flight is less efficient than that of other vultures, as the wings are not as long, forming a smaller wing area.[38] In comparison with the turkey vulture, the black vulture flaps its wings more frequently during flight. It is known to regurgitate when approached or disturbed, which assists in predator deterrence and taking flight by decreasing its takeoff weight. Like all New World vultures, the black vulture often defecates on its own legs, using the evaporation of the water in the feces and/or urine to cool itself, a process known as urohidrosis.[3] It cools the blood vessels in the unfeathered tarsi and feet, and causes white uric acid to streak the legs. Because it lacks a syrinx, the black vulture, like other New World vultures, has very few vocalization capabilities.[3] It is generally silent, but can make hisses and grunts when agitated or while feeding. The black vulture is gregarious, and roosts in large groups.[39] In areas where their ranges overlap, the black vulture will roost on the bare branches of dead trees alongside groups of turkey vultures.[38] The black vulture generally forages in groups; a flock of black vultures can easily drive a rival turkey vulture, which is generally solitary while foraging, from a carcass.[39]
Like the turkey vulture, this vulture is often seen standing in a spread-winged stance.[27] The stance is believed to serve multiple functions: drying the wings, warming the body, and baking off bacteria. This same behavior is displayed by other New World vultures, Old World vultures, and storks.[40]
In natural settings, the black vulture eats mainly carrion.[41] In areas populated by humans, it may scavenge at garbage dumps, but also takes eggs and decomposing plant material and can kill or injure newborn or incapacitated mammals. Like other vultures, it plays an important role in the ecosystem by disposing of carrion which would otherwise be a breeding ground for disease.[42] The black vulture locates food either by sight or by following New World vultures of the genus Cathartes to carcasses.[42] These vultures—the turkey vulture, the lesser yellow-headed vulture, and the greater yellow-headed vulture—forage by detecting the scent of ethyl mercaptan, a gas produced by the beginnings of decay in dead animals.[43] Their heightened ability to detect odors allows them to search for carrion below the forest canopy.[40] The black vulture is aggressive when feeding, and may chase the slightly larger turkey vulture from carcasses.[41]
The black vulture also occasionally feeds on livestock or deer. It is the only species of New World vulture which preys on cattle. It occasionally harasses cows which are giving birth, but primarily preys on newborn calves. In its first few weeks, a calf will allow vultures to approach it. The vultures swarm the calf in a group, then peck at the calf's eyes, or at the nose or the tongue. The calf then goes into shock and is killed by the vultures.[44] Black vultures have sometimes been seen to pick ticks off resting capybaras.[45]
The timing of black vultures' breeding season varies with the latitude at which they live. In the United States, birds in Florida begin breeding as early as January, for example, while those in Ohio generally do not start before March.[46] In South America, Argentinian and Chilean birds begin egg-laying as early as September, while those further north on the continent typically wait until October. Some in South America breed even later than that—black vultures in Trinidad typically do not start until November, for example, and those in Ecuador may wait until February.[46] Pairs are formed following a courtship ritual which is performed on the ground: several males circle a female with their wings partially open as they strut and bob their heads.[27] They sometimes perform courtship flights, diving or chasing each other over their chosen nest site.[46]
The black vulture lays its eggs on the ground in a wooded area, a hollow log, or some other cavity, seldom more than 3 m (10 ft) above the ground.[27] While it generally does not use any nesting materials, it may decorate the area around the nest with bits of brightly colored plastic, shards of glass, or metal items such as bottle caps.[36] Clutch size is generally two eggs, though this can vary from one to three. The egg is oval and on average measures 7.56 cm × 5.09 cm (2.98 in × 2.00 in). The smooth, gray-green, bluish, or white shell is variably blotched or spotted with lavender or pale brown around the larger end.[36] Both parents incubate the eggs, which hatch after 28 to 41 days.[36] Upon hatching, the young are covered with white down.[41] Both parents feed the nestlings, regurgitating food at the nest site. The young remain in the nest for two months, and after 75 to 80 days they are able to fly skillfully.[38] Predation of black vultures is relatively unlikely, though eggs and nestlings are readily eaten if found by mammalian predators such as raccoons, coatis and foxes. Due to its aggressiveness and size, few predators can threaten the fully-grown vulture. However, various eagles may kill vultures in conflicts and even the ornate hawk-eagle, a slightly smaller bird than the vulture, have preyed on adult black vultures.[47]
Relationship with humans[edit]
The black vulture is considered a threat by cattle ranchers due to its predation on newborn cattle.[48] The droppings produced by black vultures and other vultures can harm or kill trees and other vegetation.[49] The bird is also considered a threat to the safety of aerial traffic, especially when it congregates in large numbers in the vicinity of garbage dumps[50]—as is the case in the Rio de Janeiro Tom Jobim International Airport.[51]
The black vulture can be held in captivity, though the Migratory Bird Treaty Act only allows this in the case of animals which are injured or unable to return to the wild.[52] It receives special legal protections under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 in the United States,[4] by the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada,[53] and by the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Game Mammals in Mexico.[53] In the United States it is illegal to take, kill, or possess black vultures and violation of the law is punishable by a fine of up to US$15,000 and imprisonment of up to six months.[52] It is listed as a species of Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. Populations appear to remain stable, and it has not reached the threshold of inclusion as a threatened species, which requires a decline of more than 30% in ten years or three generations.[1]
The black vulture appears in a variety of Maya hieroglyphics in Mayan codices. It is normally connected with either death or as a bird of prey. The vulture's glyph is often shown attacking humans. This species lacks the religious connections that the king vulture has. While some of the glyphs clearly show the black vulture's open nostril and hooked beak, some are assumed to be this species because they are vulture-like but lack the king vulture's knob and are painted black.[54] This vulture has appeared on two stamps: those of Guyana in 1990 and Nicaragua in 1994.[55]
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Now it gets tough, not that it wasn't before. The Big Ten is loaded as it's never been, and if you don't believe it, listen to Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, who's been around since officially retired NFL linebacker Ray Lewis consumed baby formula rather than — reportedly — deer antler extract.
"I'm debating that in my 30 years, has the league ever been better," Izzo said. "I don't think there's any question the league is the best it's ever been top to bottom. That will lead to some incredible games every week."
The Hoosiers already have been part of some of those games, which is one of the reasons why they're back atop the college basketball world with a 20-2 record, a Big Ten-leading 8-1 mark at the conference halfway point.
They had a heck of a week — beating Michigan State and Michigan, which are potential Final Four teams, and crushing Purdue at Mackey Arena.
Now they get to do it again in a league rich in what-have-you-done-lately drama.
In the next few weeks Indiana plays at Illinois, at Ohio State, at Michigan State and at Minnesota. It hosts what should be a couple of breathers in Purdue and Nebraska, "should" being the operative word in a conference where anything can happen. March features Iowa and Ohio State at Assembly Hall, and then a potential winner-take-all regular season finale at Michigan.
And then there's the Big Ten tourney, this time back in Chicago.
And then there's the NCAA tourney.
The Hoosiers will be postseason ready as never before. They will have been tested at some of the nation's most intimidating arenas in front of some of the nastiest crowds imaginable against some of the best teams.
But it goes beyond that.
Indiana has two of the best college players on the planet in Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller. It has an all-Big Ten forward in Christian Watford. It's got one of the nation's best shooters in Jordan Hulls. It has a talented freshman point guard, Yogi Ferrell, who next year might be this year's Trey Burke of Michigan. It might have the Big Ten's best sixth man in Will Sheehey.
And if the bench isn't quite as deep as once projected because of injuries (Derek Elston, Maurice Creek, Austin Etherington) and suspensions (Hanner Perea, Peter Jurkin, Jeremy Hollowell), well, no team is invulnerable in this parity-is-everywhere era.
Let's look at Zeller, once a player-of-the-year favorite, now more of a long shot, although that can change with a big stretch run.
In the last two games he's averaged 19.0 points and 10.5 rebounds. For the season he averages 16.3 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 59.6 percent from the field. That tops last year's averages for scoring (15.6) and rebounding (6.6), so while he might not be the second coming of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, he's EXACTLY what IU needs to win a championship.
Case in point — the way he beat a pair of Wolverines for a crunch-time loose ball rebound that resulted in a pair of Ferrell free throws that helped the Hoosiers hold on for a victory.
"Cody's loose-ball rebound late was unbelievable," IU coach Tom Crean said. "That's why he's such a special player."
Let's look at Oladipo, who keeps climbing in NBA draft projections to the point where he MIGHT be a lottery pick next summer — if he gives up his senior year. In Sunday's 81-73 win over No. 1 Michigan he had 15 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals, and that doesn't do justice to his stifling defense.
"I don't know if I have seen one quicker or faster, more athletic player than Oladipo," Michigan coach John Beilein said. "It's tough to stay in front of him.
"Several times when we were making those runs, he would get to the basket. He may miss, but that's where Zeller was cleaning up."
Forget the December Butler loss. That was a much-needed learning tool directly attributed to a soft early schedule.
Forget the January Wisconsin defeat. That was a chance to boost half-court play and harden the resolve to never let another team dictate pace.
IU is way better now. Why? Because it has fully bought into the all-for-one, one-for-all mindset crucial for a championship run.
"I've got two brother-in-laws (John and Jim Harbaugh) in the Super Bowl," Crean said. "And their mantra for the team is, 'The team, the team, the team.'
"It was Bo Schembechler's. It was Jack Harbaugh's. It's those guys. We've got the same thing in the Cook Hall gym. To me, one thing I heard a long time ago was that the star of the team is the team."
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Cash buyers continue to drive the housing recovery, with higher mortgage rates leaving borrowers out in the cold. According to the latest report from RealtyTrac, cash purchases accounted for 45% of the total residential property sales in August, up from 39% in July and 30% in August 2012. In cities with a high proportion of distressed properties such as Miami, Detroit and Las Vegas, cash sales accounted for more than 65% of total sales. U.S. residential sales sold at an estimated annualized rate of 5.6 million, up 2% from 5.5 million in July and up 12% from a year earlier. The median price of properties sold rose 3% to $175,000 and up 6% from a year ago. Still, while sales and prices are rising, housing recovery skeptics note that a large share is still being driven by cash buyers and institutional investors, while first-time homebuyers who are more dependent on credit are being left out. Institutional investors -- non-lending entities that bought at least 10 properties in the last 12 months -- accounted for 10% of sales in August compared to 9% a year earlier. Investor activity remains high as banks continue to work through the foreclosure process. The share of short sales rose to 15% in August, from 14% in July and 8% a year earlier. The share of foreclosure sales accounted for 10% of all sales, up from 9% a year earlier. Foreign buyers are also big drivers of demand in cities such as Miami and New York, which could also explain the significant share of cash purchases. Meanwhile, a separate note from Zillow Thursday morning points out that mortgage credit availability still remains tight. Three out of 10 Americans are unlikely to qualify for a mortgage, according to Zillow Mortgage Marketplace analysis. Zillow researchers analyzed 13 million loan quotes and 225,000 loan purchase requests in September 2013 and compared it to a similar study in September 2010. Borrowers with a credit score of less than 620 who requested purchase loan quotes were unlikely to receive a loan quote in September, even if they offered a relatively high downpayment of 15% to 20%.
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Cross Listed as ASST213
Observers may be struck by the apparent contradictions of contemporary China: market reforms undertaken by a nominally Communist government, extremes of urban wealth and rural poverty, increasing participation in the international community and intensifying nationalist rhetoric. This course will examine China's historical engagement with the modern world in order to gain perspective on our current views. It will cover the Qing (1644-1911) dynastic order, encounters with Western and Japanese imperialism, the rise of Chinese nationalism, Republican and Communist revolutions, the "other Chinas" of Taiwan and Hong Kong, economic liberalization, and globalization. This course is part of the Exploring Diversity Initiative in that it requires students to engage with questions of difference through studying the development of the modern Chinese nation-state from the multi-ethnic empire of the Qing and China's particular experiences of imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Class Format: lecture/discussion
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on class participation, two short papers, a midterm, and a self-scheduled final exam
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Prerequisites: none; open to all
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Divisional Attributes: Division II,Exploring Diversity
Other Attributes: HIST Group B Electives - Asia,INST East Asian Studies Electives
Enrollment Limit: 40
Expected Enrollment: 35-40
Class Number: 1391
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Over the course of my career at HIGH TIMES, I've visited all shapes and sizes of gardens, from closets to colossal acreages. I remember the first really "big" garden I saw. It was 1996. The grow op was located in a small warehouse on the outskirts of Amsterdam. The grower had been contracted by one of the city's coffeeshops to supply their product. It seemed enormous at the time.
Obviously, Amsterdam's tolerance toward pot created this type of demand where a grower would dare to sow a sizeable garden. But in America, HIGH TIMES didn't come across many indoor growers taking chances of this magnitude.
I shot that garden with a fisheye lens. Naturally, two decades later, the garden seems far bigger! Over the next 20 years, I shot progressively bigger gardens. Now, with the onset of legalization, HIGH TIMES consistently sees acre-sized gardens or more!
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Must admit, it runs pretty good.
For those who don't want to pay much to do this can install 8 in VirtualBox, then change the virtual machine settings to enable the remote display feature. Then buy Mocha RDP from the App Store, enter your computer's IP into the app and connect. You'll want to hit the lock button at the bottom of your screen to allow you to use touch gestures.
And if you have a 3G iPad, you might want to set up port forwarding in your modem and change your Mocha RDP settings to use your external IP so you can access 8 from anywhere
(Side note: You can use the free version of Mocha RDP, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't have the lock function.)
Fantastic, now for people to actually install it on the ipad...Has anyone been working on openiboot?


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A Comparison of Three Anti-HIV Drug Combinations in HIV-Infected Patients
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The purpose of this study is to look at the effects of different anti-HIV drug combinations on body fat changes in HIV-positive patients who have never received anti-HIV therapy before.
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Lamivudine/Zidovudine Drug: Abacavir sulfate Drug: Nelfinavir mesylate Drug: Lamivudine Drug: Stavudine
|Phase 4
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|Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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|A 96-Week, Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of the Antiretroviral Activity of Stavudine (40mg BID) Plus Lamivudine (150mg BID) Plus Nelfinavir (1250mg BID) Versus Abacavir (300mg BID) Plus Combivir (3TC 150mg/ZDV 300mg BID) Versus Combivir (3TC 150mg/ZDV 300mg BID) Plus Nelfinavir (1250mg BID) in HIV-1 Infected Subjects
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Patients are randomized to receive stavudine plus lamivudine plus nelfinavir, Combivir (zidovudine plus lamivudine) plus nelfinavir, or Combivir plus abacavir. Patients are stratified into 2 groups based on their screening plasma HIV-1 RNA: (1) greater than 1,000 up to 100,000 copies/ml or (2) greater than 100,000 up to 200,000 copies/ml. Measurements and evaluations for assessment of body fat composition, virologic and immunologic outcomes, markers of alterations in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and safety are performed at Baseline, Weeks 4, 8, 16, 24, and every 12 weeks thereafter until Week 96 or withdrawal. In addition, health-related quality of life and health care resource utilization data are collected at specified treatment visits.
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Patients may be eligible for this study if they:
- Are at least 18 years old.
- Are HIV-positive.
- Have a CD4 count greater than 50 cells/mm3.
- Have a viral load greater than 1,000 copies/ml but less than 200,000 copies/ml.
- Have never received anti-HIV medications before. (However, less than 1 week of therapy with lamivudine or a protease inhibitor and less than 4 weeks of therapy with other nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors [NRTIs] is allowed. No therapy with nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors [NNRTIs] is allowed.)
- Cannot bear children or agree to use effective methods of birth control during the study. Hormonal methods of birth control (such as birth control pills) are not considered effective for this study.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients will not be eligible for this study if they:
- Have an active AIDS-defining opportunistic infection or disease that, in the doctor's opinion, would make them unable to participate.
- Are unable, in the opinion of the doctor, to follow the dosing schedule and follow-up visit schedule.
- Have a substance abuse problem that would interfere with taking the medications correctly or attending the clinic visits.
- Are enrolled in another study.
- Cannot take medications by mouth or absorb drugs.
- Have hepatitis.
- Have a serious medical condition such as diabetes, congestive heart failure, or other heart disease.
- Need chemotherapy or radiation therapy (except for local treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma).
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March 21, 2011
Team Injury Projection
St. Louis Cardinals
The Team Injury Projections are here, driven by our brand new injury forecasting system, the Comprehensive Health Index [of] Pitchers [and] Players [with] Evaluative Results—or, more succinctly, CHIPPER. Thanks to work by Colin Wyers and Dan Turkenkopf and a database loaded with injuries dating back to the 2002 season—that's nearly 4,600 players and well over 400,000 days lost to injury—we now have a system that produces injury-risk assessments to three different degrees. CHIPPER projects ratings for players based on their injury history—these ratings measure the probability of a player missing one or more games, 15 or more games, or 30 or more games. CHIPPER will have additional features added to it throughout the spring and early season that will enhance the accuracy of our injury coverage.
These ratings are also available in the Player Forecast Manager (pfm.baseballprospectus.com), where they'll be sortable by league or position—you won't have to wait for us to finish writing this series in order to see the health ratings for all of the players.
Hitters in approximate Depth Charts order at time of publication
Pitchers in approximate Depth Charts order at time of publication
Summary: Just one season in the Cardinals' dashboard shows even a hint of green: 2009 was the exception for St. Louis's health, not the rule, to the point that the organization can't blame its second-place finish in 2010 on injuries—rather, the Cardinals should take a look at how they got to the point where DL time could be the difference maker. Given the way their winter and spring have gone, we may be writing something similar about them next year.
Brand-new Cardinal Lance Berkman may not provide the production he has in the past, given his injury history over the past two years (he has missed time due to a calf strain, knee surgery, and an ankle sprain, and he has already been limited by elbow inflammation this spring) in addition to his position switch from first base back to the outfield. Roaming in an outfield corner spot will provide him with more opportunities for injury than patrolling first base, a position manned by a guy you may have heard of.
Speaking of Pujols, it's amazing that he has accomplished so much in his career despite never being fully healthy. He's considered a moderate risk to miss more than 15 days this year—he always seems to have a handful of things that bother him for at least a few days a season. He's also on the wrong side of 30, and while he may be known as "The Machine," machines break down all the time. At least Matt Holliday, the team's other significant slugger, is considered a low risk thanks to his recent history of health.
Things are a little bleaker on the mound. Adam Wainwright was considered low-risk, but we all know how that turned out for the Cards—Wainwright is out for the year thanks to Tommy John surgery. What should be worrisome to Cardinals management is that the pitcher whom they are now relying on the most, Chris Carpenter, is at a very high risk to miss significant time in 2011. Even though he stayed off the disabled list in 2010, he spent most of 2009 on it for an oblique strain, and between his own TJ recovery and additional shoulder issues, 2008 was a disaster. Carpenter is not the only remaining starter on the staff with risk, though. Jake Westbrook stayed out of our database for the most part during the 2010 season (only having to push back one start due to lower back pain) but then had surgery on a torn labrum in his left, non-throwing shoulder shortly after the season. While this doesn't affect his injury projection (at least as far as CHIPPER is concerned), missing most of 2008 and all of 2009 from Tommy John surgery does, and his prospects for 2011 remain uncertain.
Kyle Lohse was unable to stay healthy last year. He underwent surgery for a compartment release in his forearm and missed almost three months of the season, on top of the roughly two months he missed in 2009 thanks to forearm and groin issues. Miguel Batista had back and groin problems in 2008; despite the fact that he has remained generally healthy over the last several years, his age (40) and injury history from 2008 points to his being high-risk. Ryan Franklin has remained healthy for the most part since 2008, but CHIPPER is concerned about his advancing age even if Dave Duncan is not.
On the brighter side, Kyle McClellan and Jaime Garcia are both Tommy John survivors and have proven that they can stay healthy following their surgeries, hence the low risk associated with the pair in 2011. The Cards will need both of them at full strength this year, as they are already a man down and just a few injuries away from significant Batista time.
The Big Risk: Losing Pujols would obviously hurt the offense (though if these contract negotiations don't work out, fans may want to get used to that Pujols-sized void in the lineup), but at least Berkman could slide to first in Prince Albert's absence. Losing Carpenter would be disastrous for the Cardinals with Wainwright already out for the season. The team has just the one McClellan-caliber pitcher to step in—after that, they'd be forced to settle for rookies or Batista, and either would damage any remaining playoff hopes the Cardinals have.
Comeback: David Freese had a rough 2010. He sprained his right ankle early in the summer and then broke a toe after dropping a weight during rehabilitation. Later in the season, he underwent right ankle surgery to reconstruct a tendon after injuring it further on a rehabilitation assignment in the minors. That wasn't all, though: Freese also had clean-up surgery on his left ankle in September.
Tendon reconstructions require a long rehabilitation process, since it takes some time to get the feel of a normal ankle back. The most significant concern for his ankle isn't hitting or throwing: it's having to stop suddenly in a rundown or accidentally stepping on a base with the outside foot (right) rather than the inside ankle (left) while rounding the bases. He was off to a very promising start before succumbing to injury in 2010 and should bounce back nicely in 2011, assuming his body doesn't completely betray him once again.
Best Health: Holliday has barely missed time the past two years, making him the best bet to remain on the field in 2011.
Worst Health: Given his history and the position switch, it's highly unlikely that Berkman won't miss at least 15 days in 2011.
Corey Dawkins is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @CoreyDawkinsBP
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Everyone everywhere is doubting Berkman's ability to play RF without injury. What do the Cards see that seemingly the rest of the world doesn't?
Mar 21, 2011 06:54 AM
Maybe the Cardinals are simply seeing what they really, really want to see. With the rest of us not having to deal with that visual handicap. Here, anyways.
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Stephenson should have been in there. I'm not sure Frank appreciates what he does for our other players when he's on the court. When Lance is playing well, 23 minutes isn't enough. It would have been nice having him in when we were scoring 2 in the last 5 minutes.
With that said, Green did played well. I'd like to see him get some (if not most) of Young's minutes. I haven't been impressed with his game recently at all. I'm starting to think he's as dumb a player as Green without the talent. His defense has fallen off recently and without that he's pretty much useless.


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THE public focus on the rise of young striker Miles Storey is having a detrimental effect on his development, according to Paolo Di Canio.
Storey, a product of the club's youth system, has become a household name amongst Swindon Town supporters following his goals against Stevenage and Aston Villa and a subsequent call-up to the England Under 19 squad.
Some have suggested that the 18-year-old could end up playing at the top level, if he matures to his maximum potential, but Di Canio has been irritated by such comments – hinting that that kind of praise may be hindering Storey's capacity for self-improvement.
"I don't want to put him down but when the people say words and have the power to say words and the words go public, they have to be careful," said the Town manager.
"This guy in the last 10 days has lost the confidence because he probably heard some words that he should play in the Premiership. I didn't play him the last few games and maybe he lost confidence. That is not the way to improve a player.
"Today you saw a player who probably can't play even in the Blue Conference. Not because he can't play in the Blue Conference, I have to be clear, because it's an instance to burn and kill the enthusiasm and as humble as people can be.
"Today we saw he still can't handle the ball, can't have a first touch. The fact that Louis Thompson and Miles Storey improved a lot in the last few months is because they came full-time with me six or seven months ago.
"You can see now that the first touch is not the first touch of a player who can play even in League One. It's not a tough criticism of Miles Storey because Miles Storey will have his future as a professional, but we don't know. We can't predict at what level.
"Stop people talking about. The fans can dream, the fans can say what they want, they pay their money and they can idolise their players – not the people who have to have responsibility.
"Two years ago when I came to this club, someone presented me five young players that grew up in this environment in the Swindon youth academy.
"They presented them to me like they were the best production of the youth academy. You know where they are now? They disappeared. Not one plays as a professional. They came with me in Norcia now not one of those plays as a professional – only one, in League Two, scoring one goal in 16 or 17 games at Torquay – Paul Bodin's son.
"The other five disappeared. So before we're talking about the Premier League and a fantastic future we have to be careful.
"I have to help him understand that the reality is different, that he has to remain a humble person.
"Don't speak about this, I know how to drive my players."


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Potential Problem: Electrical and other cords
Electrical cords are a very serious threat to a rabbit. Chewing through a cord could cause severe burns, or even electrocution. There are other cords that can be chewed, including phone, computer, stereo, cable TV, and appliance cords.
Solution: Simply raising the cords above floor level may not work. Remember, when sitting up on their hind legs, rabbits can reach a foot or more in the air. Placing cords behind furniture will not prevent your rabbit from reaching them, either. Rabbits can fit into some pretty tight spaces. Bitter sprays often do not work, since rabbits tend to like bitter tastes. Three possibilities that may be effective include:
Potential Problem: Wooden furniture and baseboards
Rabbits especially love to chew wood. Again, a bitter spray will probably not be effective since rabbits tend to like bitter tastes.
Solution: A rabbit has a basic instinct and necessity to chew. Training the rabbit not to chew these items may help, but just saying "no'" will not be enough.
Potential Problem: Upholstered furniture
Rabbits may not only chew the upholstery that you can see, they may get underneath the furniture and chew the underside. Some rabbits will climb into the hole they have made. Use caution with recliners, since rabbits may get underneath them and into the mechanism.
Potential Problem: Carpet and drapes
Some carpets and drapes appear to be almost irresistible to some rabbits. Often, they will start to pull up or chew on carpets in the corner of the room or chew on floor-length drapes.
Potential Problem: Books, newspapers, and magazines
You may not care if your rabbit chews last week's newspaper, but there are many paper items you do not want your rabbit to chew.
Potential Problem: Closets
Open closets can literally provide a feast for your rabbit. Shoes, clothes, belts, boxes - all of these are potential chew toys. In addition, your rabbit could accidentally be locked in a closet without access to food, water, or a litter box.
Potential Problem: Kitchen area
The kitchen can pose special hazards for a curious rabbit. Open cupboards and drawers, open areas on the back of appliances, and toe kicks on lower cupboards are just several of the places that may look inviting to a rabbit. Removing the rabbit from one of these areas may mean moving the heavy appliances, with the possibility of hurting the rabbit in the process, or removing the bottom of the cupboard to free the trapped rabbit underneath.
Potential Problem: Food
Food for other pets, grocery bags full of food, waste baskets containing food items, and food set out on low tables will all appear as fair game to a hungry rabbit.
Potential Problem: Cleaning supplies
Chemicals, detergents, rags, sponges, rubber gloves, and other cleaning supplies can be very dangerous to rabbits. Even if the chemical is in a closed container, the container should be out of the reach of the rabbit. Rabbits can chew containers, knock them over causing spills (if the cap is not tight), or there may be chemical drips on the outside of the container.
Potential Problem: Plants
Some common houseplants can be poisonous to rabbits. Even if they are not poisonous, a rabbit can make a disaster from a potted plant, chewing the leaves and digging into the soil.
Solution: Plastic/artificial plants are not a good alternative, since the plastic could cause gastrointestinal irritation or blockage.
Potential Problem: Fireplaces, space heaters, and candles
Any type of fire is always dangerous. Your rabbit can become seriously burned, or tip over a hot object and start a fire. Take special care to protect your rabbit and your home.
Potential Problem: Fans and air ducts
As they are for children, fans can be hazardous to rabbits. An ear or inquisitive nose could be seriously injured. A fan could also be potentially tipped over by a rabbit.
Potential Problem: Open exterior doors and windows
Open doors and windows provide an easy escape for a curious rabbit.
Potential Problem: Child - rabbit interactions
A rabbit could be hurt, or hurt a child if he is handled improperly. For a child, a rabbit litter box may have the appearance of being a fun place to play.
Potential Problem: Interactions with other pets
Care should be taken when introducing your rabbit to other pets, including other rabbits. Fights between two rabbits can be very serious and cause severe injuries. It is natural instinct for wild canines and felines to prey on rabbits. Sometimes, the reverse is true, and the rabbit can actually be more aggressive.


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TPW Commission Rejects Offer To Buy Big Bend Ranch Land
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today rejected an offer to buy part of Big Bend Ranch State Park, citing concerns that there were no guarantees the complicated transaction would improve public access and resource conservation consistent with the agency's mission and plans.
The offer from a neighboring landowner was to buy a mostly inaccessible part of the northern "panhandle" of Big Bend Ranch and use proceeds from the sale to buy inholdings (privately owned parcels within the park) and boundary parcels from willing sellers. A conservation easement legal agreement was included to protect the northern property after the sale, with a goal to limit development and insure water flow and habitat restoration in an important creek corridor.
"Our mission is to manage and conserve natural and cultural resources and to improve public access to the outdoor for all Texans," said Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons, TPW Commission chairman.
"The offer was to exchange inaccessible park land for accessible park land, but the offer was rejected because it did not guarantee that we would be able to obtain the new park land within a reasonable time period. Although I realize many people were concerned about a lack of public information on the proposal, it's important to note that the landowner's offer did not exist in final form until yesterday, so we were not able to discuss specifics until today."
Fitzsimons emphasized that a key goal of the Land and Water Conservation and Recreation Plan, the strategic plan that guides the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, is to improve access to the outdoors.
"As everyone saw in today's public hearing, Big Bend Ranch State Park has unique access problems," Fitzsimons said. "One of our goals is to improve access, and the offer presented to us today was meant to address those problems. We appreciate our neighbor's offer, but it did not guarantee that new park land would be available to the people of Texas."
Today's commission vote followed a tumultuous week of intense public interest in the proposal. Dozens of people, from average citizens who love the Big Bend country to legislators to leaders of other state agencies and conservation groups, sent hundreds of emails or letters. More than 50 people spoke in public hearings yesterday and today. An attorney sent a letter offering to buy the property in question and donate it back to the state–a proposal that commissioners instructed staff to pursue immediately.
"We are not surprised by the public interest in our state parks, and in this park in particular," said Robert L. Cook, TPWD executive director. "But we deeply appreciate the passion and support for our conservation mission that many people showed when commenting on this topic. Almost every single person congratulated us for the work we do and the quality of our state park system, regardless of their views on the proposal."
Big Bend Ranch was purchased by TPWD in 1988 and is currently about 300,000 acres in size, extending along the Rio Grande from east of Presidio to near Lajitas in Brewster and Presidio Counties. The next largest state park in Texas is Palo Duro Canyon at about 26,000 acres.
The state park is home to diverse animal and plant species, including 14 species of bats, several species of hummingbirds, and many other significant plants and animals, including Hinckley oaks and mountain lions. The park maintains a small Texas longhorn herd, a remnant of the property's ranching heritage.
The western entrance at Fort Leaton includes the complex office managing all site facilities, located four miles southeast of Presidio on the River Road (FM 170). From the River Road near Presidio, a dirt road winds northeast taking visitors into the Sauceda ranch headquarters and visitor center located in the park interior. The eastern entrance at TPWD's Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center is one mile east of Lajitas on the River Road.
About 7,800 people visited Big Bend Ranch in 2004. About 1,700 people camped along the river, and another 770 people camped in the interior. The park offers lodging at Sauceda in the more modest bunkhouse and in the former ranch family's hacienda known as "the big house." About 552 people stayed overnight at the Sauceda "big house" and about 1,200 people stayed at the Sauceda bunkhouse. Open year-round, the park offers a variety of activities for the public throughout the year.
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"We are extremely pleased to welcome Mr. DeWahl as our CEO. His background in building life sciences companies and his experience in developing corporate collaborations in the industry and in raising capital will substantially strengthen Ischemix as we continue the clinical development of our drug candidates," said Reinier Beeuwkes, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board and Chief Scientific Officer of the Company.
Mr. DeWahl commented, "I believe the Ischemix strategy targeting large, unmet medical needs in the cardiovascular and renal fields and the positive data from the Phase 2a trial of our lead compound will enable us to attract the resources required to accelerate the development of the Company's pipeline."
Mr. DeWahl received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and his MBA from Columbia University.
Ischemix' strategy is to develop novel, proprietary drugs to defend the body's cells against ischemia-reperfusion injury. The Company's lead compound, CMX-2043, is targeted to protect against heart and kidney damage due to the interruption of blood flow associated with cardiac surgeries and interventional procedures such as percutaneous coronary intervention ("PCI" or "angioplasty"), coronary artery bypass grafting ("CABG"), and with myocardial infarction ("MI" or heart attack). The Company has previously released positive data from SUPPORT-1, a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled, multi-dose, 140-patient Phase 2a study of the Safety and Efficacy of CMX-2043 in Subjects Undergoing PCI and Peri-Operative Reperfusion Treatment. The Company believes that this successful proof-of-principle therapeutic study establishes a basis for rapid further clinical development.
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Three brothers and a teenager have admitted attacking a taxi driver twice in 2011.
Surfraz Nawaz, 32, Karvan Nawaz, 28, Arfaan Nawaz, 25, and 18-year-old Amayad Bokhari all pleaded guilty to two counts of causing actual bodily harm and one count of theft yesterday at Oxford Crown Court.
The brothers, all of Netherwoods Road, Risinghurst, and Bokhari, of Howard Street, Oxford, assaulted Usman Khan on November 28 in Oxford and stole his mobile phone and money.
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50 Cent, Floyd Mayweather: Rapper Joins Lil Wayne & Justin Bieber in Celebrating Boxer's Win
As reported at the AOL Music Blog: Justin Bieber is a lover, not a fighter, but he rolls with a pretty tough crowd. Last night (May 5) in Las Vegas, the teen idol accompanied none other than Floyd Mayweather Jr. to the ring, carrying the boxer's two title belts and joining a posse that included rapper 50 Cent.
Sitting ringside, looking oh-so macho in his leather jacket, gold chain and pompadour, Bieber watched as Mayweather, aka "Money," defeated Miguel Cotto, maintaining his unbeaten record. Afterward, the Canadian heartthrob hopped into the ring with Fiddy and Lil Wayne, who was also in the house, to celebrate and snap pictures.
"@FloydMayweather Hard Work & Dedication . congrats champ. glad i could be a part of it," Bieber tweeted after the fight, no doubt relishing the tough-guy cred.
That post followed one earlier in the day from the Mayweather, who gave props to the "Boyfriend" singe
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Braddock District Town Hall Meeting is Oct. 21
Oct. 9, 2009
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Braddock District Supervisor John C. Cook is inviting Braddock District residents to attend a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. at the Lake Braddock Secondary School cafeteria, 9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke. At the meeting, Cook will formally launch the Braddock District Community Engagement Initiative.
"This multi-phase initiative will provide leadership training, engage people to become active in their neighborhoods and ultimately, build stronger communities," said Cook. "The aim is to generate a renewed sense of community and a new wave of volunteer service."
The town hall meeting will include:
- An introduction to the daylong Leadership Institute scheduled for January 2010.
- An overview of the county's Neighborhood College program, an award-winning civic engagement program open to residents interested in learning about Fairfax County and how to work with neighbors, community organizations and local government.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
The Natural World (Is it Gross?)
So when I got back home we took a little time to make drawings of the skull and talk about the things we could learn about ducks from looking at it. We looked at some of Leonardo DaVinci's notebooks and the anatomical sketches he did. DaVinci is a great example of how beautiful cataloguing and journaling can be.
ALA, as I mentioned, was a bit of a whirlwind. The best part, though, was getting to hang out a bit with other artists. On the last day I was able to move my table so that I was happily sandwiched between some of my favorite folk. I had Dave and Raina on one side and Ryan Sias on the other. Meeting Ryan, a fellow Flight artist, was excellent because we had emailed and message-boarded before but never met in person. He's doing some fine picture books. Also nearby was Dern, who is responsible for this cool "Bigger on the Inside Timeline" poster.
And now it's busy time here in my little studio room. Summer hours slip by as I hunch over the drawing board trying to meet deadlines. But there is still time for quick visits to the creek and we've discovered the wonder of grilling vegetables. Viva Summer!
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- Arkonbey said...
That's the coolest!
I love it when kids are fascinated rather than creeped out by bird skulls.
I've never found a duck's skull, but on a walk in the woods with a six-year old cousin we found an owl pellet with a nearly-full mouse skeleton in it; tiny tiny paw bones and vertebrae!
Hey, are you going to be in the final Flight?
- July 6, 2011 at 6:23 AM
- Valia said...
That duck skull sounds rather neat and suitably impressive!
I've been reading your blog for a while, but I've never commented before. I decided I should do so, though, because of something that happened today:
I was visiting a library, and I found Zita the Space Girl amongst the manga/comic book/graphic novel section I was trying to reorganize. My library at home doesn't have it nor have I seen it in the bookstores I've visited, so I was absolutely delighted to run across it; I quickly sat down and read it.
I quite enjoyed it---I loved Strong Strong and One and Randy. The alien chickens were fun, and the little blue aliens who were teasing One were very cute! Actually, all the aliens and robots were delightful (at least in rendering---I don't think I'd actually like to meet Five or Eight). Not to forget the humans, though! I empathized with Joseph, thought the Piper was intriguing if not entirely trustworthy, and found Zita an engaging protagonist. I look forward to reading more of her adventures whenever they come---thanks very much for sharing her with the rest of us! :)
- July 9, 2011 at 5:42 PM
- Christina said...
You're a wonderful dad. I bet she had a great time drawing it and learning about the duck, too.
p.s., have you got an actual board to draw on?
- July 9, 2011 at 5:53 PM
- Ben Hatke said...
Valia, thanks you so much for chiming in! I know there are a few people reading who I've never heard from and it means a lot to hear that you found _Zita_ and enjoyed the characters so much! Especially at this time when I'm hard at work trying to finish the second volume. It's been a beast.
Christina, I DO have an actual drawing board. Right now though it's set horizontal like a table and has my light table and a lot of books and drawings on it. Lately I'e been doing my actual drawing on a smaller table.
I should post pictures of my workspace one of these days...
- July 10, 2011 at 6:52 AM
- Ben Hatke said...
Oh and Arkonbey, we have a bird book with pictures of owl pellets and the nifty skeletons found inside. Pretty amazing.
- July 10, 2011 at 6:54 AM
- j'aime o'gorman said...
yes it is gross--but also awesome. my sister examined a deer carcass when she was 14 because she wanted to know if it was true that deer have no top teeth ( it is). i have a little something for angelica that is more cool than gross, whenever i make it out there.
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Dear Miriam,
Another Miriam, writing in Slate's column, "You're Doing it Wrong: Charoset," says that the Hillel sandwich (korech) during the seder is matzah, maror, and charoset. In my family, we always just put horseradish and matzah together. Who's doing it wrong?
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Dear Konfused,
This is indeed one of the more confusing steps in the seder, both in terms of what to do and why we do it, but let me start by saying to all my readers that wherever you come down on this debate, the presence or absence of charoset in your Hillel sandwich does not invalidate years of family seders or family traditions.
In my family, when we get to the "maror" step (eating bitter herbs), we take some horseradish on a spoon, add a little charoset, and eat, and, for us, korech consists of two pieces of matzah with some horseradish in between. When you're using whole horseradish root, as we tend to do, the sandwich is not especially tasty or easy to eat, and in this scenario, charoset gets short shrift, which means many more sandwiches must follow, heavy on the charoset with maybe a touch of jarred horseradish.
After years of leading communal seders, I've noticed that many people complete the maror step by putting horseradish and matzah together open-face style, and then add charoset and another piece of matzah for korech. The haggadahs (seder books) that I've consulted seem to lean (seder pun intended) in favor of the way my family does it, but online Passover guides put out by several groups of different denominations seem to differ more widely. Even more compelling for me is that I've had people adamantly insist they know they're doing it right, and who I am to argue with their family traditions?
An incredible thing about Passover is how home-based the rituals are, to the point where some adults may never see a seder conducted by anyone other than their immediate family for their entire lives. That's pretty unique among Jewish traditions, and I think that reality lends a weight to the way each family does things that shouldn't be disputed.
If you join me for a seder, I'll tell you my opinion, but then you're free to have your own; that goes for how you eat korech, the best tune for Chag Gadya, and what is the true meaning of liberation.
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After five days of Dow Jones industrial average turmoil, it was a relief to see the market rising again last week. In the wake of the steady decline, the Dow now stands approximately 4.9 percent below its Aug. 2 all-time closing high.
Investors may be inclined to view the five-day retreat as a significant secondary correction and assume that there is no shortage of reasons to be bearish, given the Federal Reserve's noncommittal approach to tapering off its bond-buying program.
According Michael Strauss, Common Fund's chief investment strategist, the Fed's reduction of asset purchases will "signal a stronger economy, which will be good for stocks."
"Stay calm here and look at the taper, look at the reasons why it might occur," Strauss said last week. "If it's because the economy's doing a little bit better, that's actually a good thing."
Two Town Crier "50" companies made headlines last week.
• Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ; $22.49) released disappointing third-quarter results last week, prompting the stock price to tumble.
Officials at HP, the world's largest computer manufacturer, reported that the company made $1.4 billion in profit on sales of $27.2 billion in the third quarter, or 71 cents per share. The numbers beat analysts' projection of 61 cents, but quarterly revenue dropped 8 percent.
CEO Meg Whitman subsequently hit the airwaves to answer for the poor showing. In an interview Friday morning on CNBC, Whitman claimed that HP is on track with regard to its five-year turnaround plan and outlined how acquisitions are part of her long-term strategy. The company is in a position, she said, to rethink its capital allocation strategy.
"Acquisitions will become part of our future," she added. "We have our eyes on a number of areas. Some are in the $100 million to $300 million range and perhaps some up to $1.5 billion."
HP's sales and profits derive primarily from personal computers and printers, sales of which are in decline as consumers flock to purchase iPhones and tablets. Revenue in HP's Computer Division declined 11 percent from a year earlier, and the printing business fell 4 percent.
During Whitman's CNBC appearance, host Jim Cramer noted that HP has some "cool" new products in the works, including Moonshot, a software-defined server that can harness Internet traffic for enterprises. Cramer noted that Hewlett-Packard needs three things: "new products, worldwide growth and a lot of luck."
• Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO; $23.94) shares have fallen since the company released its July-quarter earnings. Although slightly above expectations, results proved disappointing.
For the quarter, earnings per share came in at 52 cents – besting analysts' consensus estimate of 51 cents – and revenues totaled $12.4 billion. Cisco generated a record $4 billion in operating cash flow for the quarter.
The company announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs, approximately 5 percent of its workforce. The layoffs represent a diversion of resources to newer, faster-growing areas like cloud computing, mobility and Internet products.
Despite the setback, Cisco, one of the key suppliers of telecommunications and networking equipment for the Internet, continues to gain market share. Since initiating a dividend in March 2011 at a quarterly rate of 6 cents per share, it has more than doubled last year's quarterly dividend with a 2.80 percent yield and an annualized dividend payout of 68 cents per share.
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Astral Blend: Artisan Coffee For a Cause
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This guest blog post comes to us from Renee Brown of Weaver's Coffee & Tea. Read on to learn about their seasonal Astral Blend, which helps support breast cancer research and treatment; and why Fair Trade is important to their mission. Enter the giveaway below for a chance to win 2 bags of their 100% Organic and Fair Trade Certfied Astral Blend.
I have a friend who works with money, a lot of money. He is well educated and helps me with difficult business decisions. Last November we scheduled a call and what I remember about the conversation was when I asked him if he understood the importance of Fair Trade Certified. He said, "What's Fair Trade Certified?" We were both at our computers so I told him to open up the Fair Trade USA website and I showed him different Fair Trade products and stories about farmers. Mentioning that people in the community follow his lead and that a guy with his kind of power had the responsibility to spread the word about Fair Trade especially with commodity products like coffee and tea.
Last week we were at a local charity auction where we donated two Weaver's Coffee & Tea gift sets. Someone picked up both gift sets by mistake so one dad did not get his coffee and tea. I promised the dad that I would ship a new gift set to his home. He was thankful and said he was excited because his friend, the money manager, mentioned it was delicious, plus it was Fair Trade. "I never knew about Fair Trade and it sounds really interesting," he added.
This week we started roasting our seasonal coffee Astral Blend – Artisan Coffee For A Cause. I added a few extra pounds of our Astral Blend Coffee with the gift set and then e-mailed the link on OCFCU – Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union about the Ethiopian women who benefit from the purchase of Astral Blend.
I envision these two wealthy men, in the spacious kitchens of their large homes, sipping coffee and reading about the women farmers in Ethiopia. Women who were struggling to survive in 1998 and now, because of the power of Fair Trade, have better access to malaria free drinking water, schools, new bridges, and flour mills.
Ironically, when reaching out to my well-educated friend for advice, I actually had the opportunity to educate him on Fair Trade Certified. Now it is time for you to go out and educate others about the power of Fair Trade and how every purchase matters. Yes, you can change the world, so go out there and do it.
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In season now: Apples, Pears, Winter Squash, Beets, Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, Turnips, Cabbage, Broccoli, Hardy Greens
In season soon: More of the same!
The Greenmarket these days is looking, well, a little gray. Yup, it's winter, and the local produce you can get now is what you'll be getting clean through March or April: apples and pears; squash and roots; onions and crucifers. It's all delicious, but it's not too varied.
So on that note, Market Scene is going into hibernation for the winter. We'll see you back here in the spring when our favorite early-season vegetables start to appear, though we may pop up with highlights from winter markets from time to time!
The Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket is open on the Northwest corner of Prospect Park every Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
About the author: Lauren Rothman is a former Serious Eats intern, a freelance catering chef, and an obsessive chronicler of all things culinary. Try the original recipes on her blog, For the Love of Food, and follow her on Twitter @Lochina186.


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2013 Waterfront Conference - Leadership for Our City of Water: Living with the Water, Not Fighting It.
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A DRIVER destroyed three garden walls before flipping his car onto its roof.
The 26-year-old man lost control of his car in Tonge Moor Road but managed to walk away from the crash with minor scratches to his legs.
The incident happened at 3.45pm as the young man was driving his blue Volkswagen Golf along Tonge Moor Road, near the Starkie Arms pub.
It is thought that the car hit a kerb before ploughing into the garden walls and landing on its roof.
It also took out a lampost as it crashed.
Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene but the man had managed to remove himself from the vehicle.
Neil Mercer, watch manager at Bolton North Fire Station, said: "He is very lucky to have escaped without any serious injuries and it is very important that he was wearing his seat belt and that the airbag deployed correctly."
Andrew Reid, aged 40, lives in one of the houses that had its front wall destroyed.
He said: "I was upstairs and I just heard my partner scream for me to come downstairs.
"I ran outside and saw the car on its roof and the wall smashed up, I'm a student nurse so my first thought was for the driver and I called the emergency services.
"Then I saw a man wandering around with blood coming from his knee, I realised it was the driver and invited him in so I could check him over while we waited for the ambulance.
"The whole house shook when it happened, its not what you expect on a Sunday afternoon."
Stephen Jones, aged 52, lives next door to Mr Reid where the front garden wall was also destroyed.
He said: "Well I'm pretty annoyed, the house is actually up for sale and I don't think this is going to help, I've no idea how it happened, this is a pretty straight bit of road."


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alan wrote:Louis Armstrong was brilliant, and his early work is worthy of your time and study. We're lucky these recordings exist.
Amazon wrote: The Winter Solstice series from Windham Hill is an appealing souvenir from the label's early days, when guitarist Will Ackerman still served as its chief guiding light and fount of original thought. For years Ackerman shunned the overt commercial trappings of traditional Christmas recordings and instead offered odes to a broader season that, like his artists' music, is compatible with periods of sustained, hushed contemplation. Winter Solstice II, released in 1988, mixes original and traditional compositions (none that specifically brings Christmas to mind) and is adorned with classical overtones from front to back, conveying the high-minded earthiness associated with the label's then all-acoustic format.
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First time I heard "Like a Rolling Stone"
I felt that magic and took it home
Gave it a twist and made it mine
But nothing was as good as the very first time
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I have a handful of these in my collection and wish that I could find more.
This is a souvenir beer stein from the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR). I really like the C-119 "Flying Boxcar" on the lid. The nude lithopane in the bottom is typical of steins from this era.
The 511th was part of the 11th Airborne Division (see patch) and has an unbelievable history.
It was formed at Camp Toccoa in 1943 and had combat jumps at Tagatay Ridge, Los Banos (two companies) and Luzon.
Post war it served occupation duty in Japan and then was sent to Camp Campbell. Men from the 511th were used to bring the 187th ARCT to full strength for its fight in Korea.
In 1956 the entire Division was sent to Germany to replace the 5th ID. It remained there until the Division was deactivated in 1958.


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End table / Dog crate
I was tired of looking at a plastic dog crate in my living room, so I decided to make one that was functional for him and nice to look at for me. After measuring the plastic crate, I gathered up scrap plywood and began to build. Pocket holes were used to fasten the sides. I bought nylon feet so it could be moved with out marking the floor. leftover stains from previous projects and a clear gloss top coat was used. Waiting for the staining to dry as well as the top coat took the most time. Painting would have been much faster. The molding was made from one piece of 2x2 stock. Outside corner molding was cut first on my BT300.Then installed to the side facing the wall. Next I ran the scrap piece on my router table using a 5/8 classical bit with bearing twice, once on each side. I then changed to a 1/2 inch straight bit to remove material on the "back", which gave me a three sided piece of molding to use on the front of the box to cover the edge.
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