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For the scientific (and sophomoric), the scientific name is Pelecanus.
I'm pretty sure Area 55 can come up with some good chants based around pelecanus.
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For the scientific (and sophomoric), the scientific name is Pelecanus.
I'm pretty sure Area 55 can come up with some good chants based around pelecanus.
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I always got a chuckle out of the "Utah Jazz."
They went from the multi-colored melting pot of New Orleans to Salt-white religious people laying out a complex jazz rhythm. Right.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
This totally brought back memories of Hugo the Hornet doing the Bug on the Windshield dunk during an all-star game. Man he was the best. Whatever happened to the mascot dunk contest? I'd rather watch that than some of the last few dunk contests (anything beyond VC really).
And Utah Jazz might sound strange in a cultural context, but it's what they've been known as for pretty much an entire generation now. They would be very dumb from a marketing standpoint to give that up at this point (unless they get paid a truly massive sum to do so). It wouldn't be wise on their part just to make things sound right for someone else when it's going to come at their own expense. It sounds strange to some for obvious reasons, but younger fans of the current generation have grown up associating the Jazz, Stockton, Malone to be with Utah. It'd essentially be marketing suicide to make up some new hokey nickname at this point unless they have something totally shrewd.
Pelicans has started to grow on me, somewhat. New Orleans is a fun goofy city, Pelicans is a fun goofy name. Their marketing team better do something during Mardi Gras with the word Cans though. Until Stern fines the hell outta em anyway.
Yep, it's the kind of fun quirky name that you can use to attract families in a football dominant city.
There are cooler options, like "Krewe" maybe, but "Pelicans" provides some fun family-focused opportunities for logo, marketing, all that stuff.
Or if the team goes through a sustained period of sucking. Like if they turn into the Wizards for 10 straight seasons. Also, with the last remains of the Stockton Malone era gone (Sloan), that probably would have been about as good a time as any to re-brand. Now that they've already decided to change to Pelicans I doubt they would be allowed to change the team name again for at least a 7-8 years even if "Jazz" did become available.
Wonder if they'll have a real pelican for their mascot
Smothered Chicken!
Utah needs a new name. Give New Orleans back the Jazz. Give Charlotte back the Hornets. A new name for Utah would be..... Utah - .......
"He wanted to get to that money time. Time when the hardware was on the table. That's when Roger was going to show up. So all we needed to do was stay close"
Darnell Hillman (Speaking of former teammate Roger Brown)
I'm sorry... I know some of you approve of the name, but I'm going back to my original post on this which was --- "The PELICANS???"
It's a horrible name for an NBA team. Even if it is geographically relevant, that doesn't make it a good name.
The Jazz is what they should be. The Hornets should be in Charlotte. Utah should be..... something. Amazes me that Utah even has an NBA team.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Why? They've been in the top 10 in attendance since 2000. I would go back and look further, but ESPN's records don't go back any further. We can only dream of that kind of fan support.
EDIT: According to this site, Utah has averaged 19,000+ at home since the 91-92 season. Just scanning the rest of them with my eyes, the Knicks and the Bulls are the only other team that comes close to it. Bulls outright beat it on average, seeing as how they have seasons where they averaged 23,000+. Knicks have two seasons in that span below 19,000. I don't think the Lakers can because Staples doesn't hold that many. (They don't even have one season above 19,000)
The fan support in Utah is really spectacular.
Last edited by Since86; 12-06-2012 at 11:39 AM.
Anyway.... my main point was the Jazz name should've stayed in New Orleans. The Pelicans is an awful name.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Also, I do remember reading that the original owners indicated another reason they chose the name was because the team would set the "pace" for the league, as another poster mentioned.
i suspect roger goodell is behind this
Paddle faster, I hear banjos!
Still think Swamp Things would be so much better.
Owned by DC Comics.
Makes one wonder if Disney would ever hook up with Orlando's team and use the Marvel icon:
Kid Minny and I usually agree on a lot of stuff, but I love the name Pelicans. It's a nice change of pace and very regionally appropriate. Of course the irony is that the Hornets mascout was Hugo and was named after the hurricane that hit the Carolinas. So you'd think that they'd go with Hurricanes and keep Hugo upon arriving in NOR.
Then you could drink a hurricane at a Hurricane game while riding out a hurricane...named Hugo. Some things just make too much sense I guess.
The more I hear it, the more I like it. It's awesome. It makes me think about Pelicans more, and as we have already discussed, they are the most absurd of all birds, so natural comedy ensues.
I gotta agree Cdash and Seth. IMO one of the top 5 names in the NBA right away. I just love it. It's a little absrud, it's regionally appropriate, and the first time they have a good team is just going to be fantastic. I am really rooting for the Cody Zeller and Anthony Davis front court to happen down there, because they are both naturally humorous guys and I can't wait to see what they would do with Pelicans (plus I think they make total sense as an inter changeable front court in the NBA).
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The Pacers name is the result of a combination of terms. Pacer refers both to harness racing and the Indianapolis 500. Therefore a horse related logo would not serve as a proper logo. See the release on www.pacers.com: http://www.nba.com/pacers/history/pa...e_history.html or read it in the quoted text:
The Naming of the Pacers
When professional basketball came to Indianapolis in 1967, one of the key decisions would be what to call the new American Basketball Association franchise.According to Indianapolis attorney, Richard D. Tinkham, the nickname "Pacers" was decided on through a collective decision of the original investors. Tinkham, one of those investors, recalled that the nickname was a combination of the state's rich history with the harness racing pacers (investor Chuck Barnes was a horse racing enthusiast) and the pace car used for the running of the Indianapolis 500. Tinkham said the "Pacers" decision was an easy one, but the real debate was whether the team should be called the Indiana Pacers or the Indianapolis Pacers. Since one of the original ideas for the team was to have it playing throughout the state with its base in Indianapolis, the official team name became the Indiana Pacers.
I realize it refers to both. Obviously this would be picking and choosing, which they are free to do and would be a legitimate decision if/when.
By that logic, the Lakers, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, et al are also Yellow.
I harp on this subject all the time on the sportslogos.net board, but color descriptions are meaningless. One person's Yellow, is another person's Gold...it's all marketing in the end.
yes, all those teams are yellow
This is the first time I have heard of any of those teams claiming their yellow is gold.


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The molecular mechanisms involved in squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SCCA) are poorly elucidated. HIV-positive and renal transplant patients are at high risk for developing SCCA, indicating that immune suppression plays a facilitating role. The investigators previously demonstrated that chromosomal instability (CIN) was more prevalent in SCCA of HIV-negative than HIV-positive patients. Hence, the investigators postulate that microsatellite instability (MSI), another molecular pathway, might be a feature of SCCA progression in the HIV-positive population.
Study Aims:
- to determine the prevalence of MSI in paraffin-embedded tumor specimen of 15 patients from the Swiss HIV cohort who underwent surgical excision for SCCA; and
- eventually, to test our hypothesis by assessing the MSI status of SCCA in 15 recently operated HIV-negative patients.
Study Design:
The study is designed in two steps:
- Firstly, the investigators will retrieve tumor specimen from 15 HIV-positive patients, with a biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of SCCA, in three institutions. DNA from tumor and normal tissues will be extracted, and then amplified by PCR. Presence of MSI in tumors will be determined by assessing the microsatellite markers BAT25, BAT26, and CAT25.
- Secondly, the results of molecular analysis will be compared with a population of HIV-negative patients, with the same tumors, using the same detection technique for MSI.
|Carcinoma HIV Infections
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|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Microsatellite Instability in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinomas of HIV-Positive Versus HIV-Negative Patients
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MedlinePlus related topics: Anal Cancer HIV/AIDSU.S. FDA Resources
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Biosie of anal cancer
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|Study Start Date:
|July 2009
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|June 2010
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|January 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
HIV positive and negative patients with biopsy proven squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal
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- Biopsy proven Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus
- Informed consent
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00952874
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|Genève, Switzerland, 1211
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University Hospital, Geneva
University of Lausanne Hospitals
University of Zurich
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|Bernard Hirschel
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anal cancer
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Microsatellite instability
Biopsy proven Squamous Cell carcinoma of the Anus
Squamous Cell carcinoma of the Anus
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
HIV Infections
Microsatellite Instability
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Squamous Cell
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
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The Amoralists to Present New Plays by Derek Ahonen & Mark Roberts at Walkerspace, 6/26-8/9
The Amoralists proudly present The Gyre, a two play repertory exploring man's vicious cycles, featuring the World Premiere of Derek Ahonen's The Qualification of Douglas Evans, directed by James Kautz, and the World Premiere of Mark Roberts' Enter at Forest Lawn, directed by Jay Stull.
Shows run from June 26 - August 9, 2014 in a limited 7-week engagement at Walkerspace, located at 46 Walker Street between Broadway and Church Street in New York City. The Qualification of Douglas Evans begins previews June 26 for a July 15 opening and runs through August 9. Enter at Forest Lawn begins previews June 27 for a July 14 opening and runs through August 9.
Performances are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursday, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 8pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm. The schedule varies - for exact days and times go to http://www.TheAmoralists.com.
Tickets are now available exclusively to donors and members through The Amoralists' RocketHub fundraising campaign at http://www.TheAmoralists.com. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on June 8 at http://www.TheAmoralists.com, priced at $40 and $20 for students. For more info visit http://www.TheAmoralists.com.
A surrealistic exploration of the pleasures and pains of addiction, The Qualification of Douglas Evans recounts the life of playwright Douglas Evans and his pursuit of acceptance in a warped world of women, family and art. From his trials as a wide-eyed teenager to his descent into the ills of artistic success, this is a coming-of-age tale of rock bottoms, bright skies and the will to rise above one's inner animal.
The cast for The Qualification of Douglas Evans includes Derek Ahonen, Penny Bittone, Mandy Nicole Moore, Agatha Nowicki, Samantha Strelitz, Kelley Swindall and Barbara Weetman.
The creative team includes David Harwell (Set Design), Brad Peterson (Lighting Design), Lux Haac (Costume Design), Phil Carluzzo (Sound Design), Stephanie Cox-Williams (Special Effects), Francine Volpe (Dramaturg) and Alfred Schatz (Assistant Director). The production team includes Lico Whitfield (Producer), Form Theatricals (General Management), Jeremy Pape (Production Manager) and Jane Davis (Stage Manager).
When America's favorite TV uncle heads into a downward spiral of drugs, prostitutes and criminal activity, how far will the show's megalomaniac producer go to cover up his star's debauchery, keeping the laughter coming and the money train on the tracks? Enter at Forest Lawn is a darkly comic peek inside the not-so-funny world of network television.
The cast for Enter at Forest Lawn includes David Lanson, Sarah Lemp, Matthew Pilieci, Mark Roberts and Anna Stromberg.
The creative team includes David Harwell (Set Design), Brad Peterson (Lighting Design), Lux Haac (Costume Design), Jeanne Travis (Sound Design), Stephanie Cox-Williams (Special Effects) and Vanessa Vache (Assistant Director). The production team includes Lico Whitfield (Producer), Form Theatricals (General Management), Jeremy Pape (Production Manager) and Judy Merrick (Stage Manager).
On Friday, May 16, 2014 from 7pm - 12am The Amoralists' Annual Family Reunion will take place at CakeShop, located at 152 Ludlow Street between Stanton and Rivington. Featuring comedy, music, drinks, dancing and debauchery...Amoralists style. The event is hosted by Mark Riccadonna, with entertainment from Michael Cerveris & Loose Cattle, Wyatt, and Marek and the Boss Chops. Tickets are $15 in advance, which can be purchased online at http://www.TheAmoralists.com/familyreunion, or $20 (cash only) at the door. All proceeds directly support The Amoralists' upcoming summer season.
The Amoralists continue to garner critical acclaim in the theatrical world. The New York Times said, "The Amoralists cements its reputation as the most promising, crowd-pleasing ensemble to emerge downtown." "Nobody else weds old-fashioned realist structure to working-class-hero lunacy quite this way," enthused TimeOut NY. Paper Magazine exclaimed, "Like good punk rock, The Amoralists come on strong; they're hard, fast and loud." "One of these days The Amoralists are going to get arrested," warned Variety. The New York Times said, "Ahonen has a showman's sensibility. Even at their most over the top, his plays are notably earnest."
The Amoralists is a theatre company that produces work of no moral judgment. Dedicated to an honest expression of the American condition, their ensemble explores complex characters of moral ambiguity. Leaving no stone unturned, they plumb the depths of the social, political, spiritual and sexual characteristics of human nature. They were selected as a 2012 Person of the Year by NYTheatre.com.


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This fun and festive recipe comes from Jodi Reinman, of the blog Garlic Girl. "Garlic Girl shares creative, colorful cooking with a Sicilian flare. Originally created as a way to collect and share favorite recipes with friends and family, it has evolved into a happy place to share food, life and love – and inspire others to do the same with the people they love." We met Garlic Girl at Blog Her Food last year and let us just say that she is a whole lot of fun packed into a small package. Her blog is full of inspiring and delicious recipes that we hope you'll check out.
Gluten Free Red Velvet Cake Pops
- 2 cups Bob's Red Mill Coconut Flour
- 1-1/4 cups Sugar
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3 heaping Tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1-1/2 cups Canola Oil
- 1 cup Buttermilk, room temperature (or milk with 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar)
- 5 large Eggs, room temperature
- 2 ounces Red Food Coloring
- 1 Tbsp White Distilled Vinegar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup prepared or homemade Vanilla Frosting (directions below):
- 1/2 cup Half and Half (for frosting)
- 2 Tbsp Butter (for frosting)
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract (for frosting)
- 3 cups sifted Confectioners' Sugar (more or less to achieve thick consistency) (for frosting)
For the coating:
- 2-3 packets Wilton Candy Melts, I used chocolate mint and white chocolate
- Sprinkles, Decorations of your choice – (I used gold-colored sugar sprinkles)
Other things you'll need:
- Lolly Pop Sticks or Wooden Skewers (I used 6 inch skewers)
For the cake, preheat oven to 350°F and generously grease 12-inch cake pan.
In medium bowl, sift flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa and salt.
In large bowl add oil, eggs, buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla extract, food coloring and beat on low with electric mixer until blended.
Slowly add dry mixture and continue to beat until batter is smooth.
Pour mixture in cake pan.
Bake for about 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out dry when inserted in top.
Cool on wire rack, remove from pan.
For cake pops, break up cake with hands or large spoon and put in mixing bowl. Continue to crumble with hands in the bowl until very crumbly. Discard any crusty or corner pieces.
For frosting, beat half and half and sugar with electric mixer until smooth. Add butter and vanilla and continue to beat until mixture forms soft peaks.
Add one cup of frosting into cake crumbs and mix well with hands.
Scoop out handful, about 1 1/2 ounces, form a round ball, and place on tray lined with parchment paper. Repeat until mixture is used up.
Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for a minimum of 6 hours (preferably overnight). If you're in a rush, you can place in freezer for about 40 minutes. This step is important to prevent cake pop from crumbling during the coating process.
When ready to coat, prepare the candy melts according to package directions.
Dip tips of sticks in the chocolate to coat top inch and let harden for a couple minutes. With the covered end, insert into cake ball, making sure to not go all the way through. I suggest inserting about halfway.
To coat, tilt bowl with left hand and dip and twirl the top of the pop into chocolate. Rotate for an even coat. You'll get the hang of it after you do a couple.
Sprinkle the top with topping of your choice and place upright in the holder until dry.


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FOR GENERATIONS, HAWAIIANS HAVE CALLED THE MONK SEAL 'īlioholoikauaua, or "dog running in the rough sea," a name this critically endangered marine mammal has certainly earned. Scientists and volunteers who now keep vigil over the seals are trying to outmaneuver the species' extinction in a rapidly changing and sometimes hostile environment by using a range of tactics–including relocating some seals to what they predict will be safer shores.
On the rocky shoals and beaches of Hawai'i's Northwestern Islands, where most of the state's 1,100 remaining monk seals but few humans live, this pinniped's population has decreased 4 percent a year during the past decade and an estimated 60 percent from the 1950s. Although these animals can live up to 30 years, here not more than one in five makes it past the age of 5 and into adulthood.
The primary cause in the islands' French Frigate Shoals, where at least a quarter of the seals live, has been that "pups and juveniles are just not getting the food they need," says Charles Littnan, lead scientist for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The researchers suspect that in addition to some marine species being overfished, during the past three decades rising ocean temperatures and the resulting changing ocean currents have not brought the influx of algae and plankton needed to support the fish, octopus, crustaceans and other animals the seals eat.
To make matters worse, a few rogue Galápagos sharks on two of the shoals' islets have developed a startling hunting tactic of lunging into shallow water and onto beaches to snatch resting pups. As monk seals don't walk on their flippers but rather galumph along in an inchwormlike crawl on land, they can't easily escape. Galápagos sharks have injured or killed more than 200 of the estimated 800 pups born on the shoals during the past decade.
To give the seals a fighting chance, NMFS researchers have camped on the Northwestern Islands each summer for more than 30 years, conducting not only population assessments but also rescue missions. They collect the seals' feces and vomit to record what they have been eating, treat the sick or injured, deworm pups and reunite pups and mothers. They also relocate some weaned pups from islands where survival is low to other northwest islets where the chance of survival is greater. On rare occasions, the scientists move overly aggressive males away from vulnerable pups. By tracking three generations of seals, says Littnan, "We now know that 18 percent of the seals are alive today because of our interventions."
But as the 2012 field season was cut to less than two months due to lack of funding and bad weather, the scientists found only 105 pups alive, compared to more than 200 in previous years, and were able to relocate only two. Had they begun earlier, says Littnan, "We could have saved more seals."
During the past two decades, the number of monk seals has increased in the main Hawaiian Islands, where food is more plentiful. There, Littnan says, four out of five seals survive to adulthood and the population of about 200 is slowly growing. However, as monk seals have increased, so have their conflicts with people.
Lloyd and Mary Miyashiro are among the 100 or so Marine Mammal Response Team volunteers who monitor the health and behavior of seals on the main islands for NMFS and the state's Department of Land and Natural Resources. The couple has been watching over Kaua'i's monk seals for more than four years. When the seals come up on the beach each day to sleep, nurse pups or molt, the volunteers search them with binoculars for scars, new wounds and shark bites, and entangled fishing gear or hooks embedded in their skin. They also collect feces and vomit from the seals and put up signs and ropes around sleeping animals to keep onlookers a safe distance away. They will often stay with their wards for hours to record the seals' behavior and ensure their safety as they slumber.
The couple had "babysat" one seal nicknamed Noho (above) since he was a pup. Michele Bane, who helps coordinate Kaua'i's monk seal volunteers, explained Noho means "to sit or dwell," named such because he "was a bit of a homebody, often hauling out to rest at the same places." Last April when Mary and Lloyd found the 3-year-old dead from what authorities are calling "suspicious circumstances," they were deeply disturbed. "It is really sad when the young ones don't make it," says Lloyd.
The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act and U.S. Endangered Species Act deem any action that harms or harasses the seals illegal. Yet Noho was the seventh seal—four on Kaua'i and three on Moloka'i—suspected to have been killed illegally in the past four years. Of these, four were confirmed gunshot victims. So far, only one person has been convicted for the killings: a man who shot a pregnant female on Kaua'i in 2009.
Recent plans to help these endangered animals may have inadvertently fanned the flames of conflict. Prompted by a petition from conservation organizations and new information about how and where monk seals forage and live, NMFS recently proposed expanding offshore areas designated as monk seal critical habitat in the Northwestern Islands and designating new critical habitat in the main islands. The proposal won't prevent people from enjoying the ocean, says Rachel Sprague of NMFS's Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Program: "What it will do is encourage federal agencies to consider where they are planning to put in a new project and how that project might impact important habitat for monk seals."
NMFS researchers also wish to temporarily relocate up to 20 weaned female pups each year from the Northwestern Islands to the main islands. The main islands would serve as a "nursery school, where the seals can learn to avoid predators yet be able to feed well," says Littnan. "Once you run that gauntlet of zero to three years of age, you have the skill set you need to survive." Then, before the seals become reproductively active, they would be returned to their Northwestern Islands.
This nursery area may be critical in the years to come. Littnan says rising sea levels from climate change already have swallowed pupping and breeding grounds in the Northwestern Islands. One of the most important of these sites, Whale-Skate Island, was submerged in 1998, and other islands are beginning to erode. Even so, NMFS will not be relocating all the monk seals to the main islands. "We don't want all our reproductive eggs in one basket," explains Littnan.
Not everyone is welcoming the seals, however. During a public comment period on the proposals in 2011, Tony Costa of the Hawai'i Nearshore Fishermen wrote: "We are certain that the creation of a Monk Seal Protection Industry in the MHI [main Hawaiian Islands] would displace not only island nearshore fishermen, but it would also have other negative economic impacts for other various ocean communities."
Marjorie Ziegler, executive director of NWF's affiliate Conservation Council for Hawai'i (CCH), says the critical habitat designation would actually help fishermen. "When a project is proposed that could be detrimental to fisheries within designated critical habitat, fishermen would have a tool to oppose that project."
"Fishermen and other folks are worried that monk seals are moving across the bottom of the ocean like a plague of locusts, eating 600 pounds of fish a day. That's just physically not possible," says Littnan. Cameras attached to seals in the French Frigate Shoals from 1997 to 2000 have shown that the animals spend a lot of time flipping over rocks on the seafloor or scrutinizing coral reefs searching for food, often only to have their meals stolen by stalking jacks and sharks. Rather, Littnan says, an average adult seal of 300 pounds eats about 15 to 24 pounds a day.
"Monk seals are scapegoats for nearshore fishing problems that have nothing to do with them," says Trisha Kehaulani Watson, a consultant NMFS hired to get feedback from main island communities on how monk seals and humans can coexist.
Although scientists have stated monk seals were found in the Mediterranean at least 12 million years ago, when they diverged into the Caribbean monk seal and then another species that swam to the Hawaiian Islands, some residents have suggested that the monk seal isn't native to Hawai'i because few fossil remains have been recovered. "That is simply not true," responds Julie Leialoha, CCH's vice president and a marine biologist. "The seal is part of our culture. It is part of our history. It is Hawaiian." Watson's website Nā Mea Hulu, or "the furry ones," says that the monk seal is mentioned in the native Hawaiian origin chant The Kumulipo. It also features citations of native language newspapers dating to 1859 that mention seals, before sealers nearly hunted them to extinction in the late 1880s.
Some Pacific Islanders have a saying that when people tell their own truth, they "talk story." Soon the seals will have the opportunity to do just that.
This fall, Littnan's team began work with the Monk Seal Foundation and other organizations to once again strap video cameras onto seals' backs to record how and on what they are foraging. But this time the seals are around Moloka'i and Kaua'i, and local high school students will help analyze the seals' behavior and present the video of their actions to island communities. The partnership hopes to have some video of the seals to present by the end of the year, when the final decision on the proposed critical habitat is expected.
Residents also will be able to learn about their seals at a branch hospital of The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC) of California, scheduled to open in 2013 on the Big Island of Hawai'i. The new hospital, dedicated solely to treating monk seals, will feature a public education center because, says TMMC's Senior Scientist Frances Gulland, "We want to tell how important each animal is and that shooting them is detrimental to the species."
Retired high school teacher Lloyd Miyashiro agrees, saying what is needed is "recruitment of local volunteers and public education" to prevent more seals from being killed. As has been said, "Every time a seal dies, a part of Hawai'i dies, too."
NWF and its state affiliate the Conservation Council for Hawai'i (CCH) have joined other conservation organizations to ensure full federal funding for monk seal recovery efforts and to dispel myths about these animals. NWF's Pacific Region Associate Director Les Welsh says, "The monk seal is a native species deserving of Hawaiian and national pride as well as our full protection, including providing designated critical habitat."
As members of the Aloha Kanaloa Coalition, NWF and CCH are increasing awareness of the monk seals' plight. See the public service announcement at www.alohakanaloacoalition.org and www.nwf.org/hawaiianmonkseal for more information about these endangered animals.
National Wildlife Managing Editor Anne Bolen has observed Hawaiian monk seals on Kaua'i.


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Robertson gets first save post Mariano
TORONTO -- The baseball has a spot on the top shelf of David Robertson's locker, for now. It is not a milestone in the traditional sense, a souvenir from the ninth save of Robertson's career, but the fact that it is the first one following Mariano Rivera's retirement seems to hold some significance.
Robertson nailed down the final three outs of the Yankees' 4-2 victory over the Astros on Thursday at Minute Maid Park, and he made sure to bring the keepsake ball on the charter flight to Toronto.
"It's not my first one, though; it's not as big of a deal," Robertson said. "I haven't really thought of it that much."
Robertson said that the appearance "felt like a normal big league game," and he seems to be over any novelty of taking the role from Rivera, baseball's all-time saves leader with 652. Robertson said that it felt much more important just to lock down a victory.
"It's nice to actually get a win for us," Robertson said. "I didn't have runners all over the place and didn't make it too dramatic, so that was better. I've been known to do that."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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June 3 - Dianna Knop of Emerson reported a theft.
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June 1 – Debra Decair of Glenwood reported a burglary to her vehicle and a theft.
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May 17 – Robert Grudle of Malvern reported a theft.
May 21 – Earl Nosekabel of Glenwood reported a burglary, theft and criminal mischief.
May 21 – Michelle Lund of Glenwood reported criminal mischief.
May 21 - Ring-Ohrtman Properties of Glenwood reported a theft and burglary.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The city of Fort Lauderdale does not want to gamble on destination casinos.
Mayor Jack Seiler and city commissioners voted Tuesday night to unanimously pass a resolution to urge Florida lawmakers "to reject legislation to legalize so-called 'destination resort casinos' in Fort Lauderdale."
The Genting Group from Malaysia and the Las Vegas Sands Corporation both have announced plans to build destination casino resorts in South Florida.
Legislation paving the way for casino gambling in South Florida is being debated right now in the Florida Legislature.
"South Florida destination communities are saying 'no thanks' to the so-called 'destination casinos' that want to set up shop and redefine our region and our state," said South Florida No Casinos Chairman, Dan Gelber. "We have worked hard to build strong and vibrant communities in South Florida and the prospect of mega-casinos in our backyard is the single greatest threat to our economy, our public safety and our quality of life."
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The board has had success with mango menu items this year and has four mango promotions, according to a news release.
The board partnered with BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse in February to promote permanent mango menu items in their restaurants. The promotion was from February to April. Also the board ran a promotion with Daphne's California Greek during the same February to April time period, according to the release.
They also partnered with the University of Massachusetts-Amherst so college students could enjoy fresh mangos through the Mango Mania promotion.
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THE husband of Chippenham's mayor is to stand in a by-election to fill a vacancy on Chippenham Town Council.
Liberal Democrat Terry Gibson, 70, will stand against Conservative businessman Anthony Milner, 31, in the vote on Thursday March 27.
The Hardens and England ward seat has been vacated by Rob Jones, who left to concentrate on his business after seven years on the town council.
Mr Gibson, whose wife Sylvia was also mayor in 2009-10, said: "I've spent so long supporting Sylvia that I know everybody."
Mr Gibson, who lives in Carnarvon Close, said his top priorities are: getting Wiltshire Unitary Council to follow up on their responsibilities; ensuring roads and pavements are brought up to a better standard, re-installing one hour free parking in the town centre; revitalising the town for businesses and residents and ensuring young people have the opportunity to express their needs.
After growing up in Long Close and London Road, he completed an apprenticeship with Westinghouse and went on to serve 26 years as an electronics engineer with the army, returning to live in Chippenham on his retirement in 1989.
He has worked with long-term unemployed young people with the Amber Foundation and later with the Learning Skills Council, where he was part of the team designing and launching the Train 2 Gain project.
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Mr Milner, of Celandine Way, said: "We should all be proud of Chippenham. Sadly the town has stagnated. I am one of the many independent shop owners who is fed up with how nothing positive is being done to promote our town. My aim is to bring people back into the town centre.
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Obama then versus Obama now
Here's a classic congressional obstructionist, a guy who opposes raising the debt ceiling, who doesn't seem to care whether the government has the ability to pay its bills:
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure....Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve bettere. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt limit."
The date was March 16, 2006. The speaker, on the Senate floor, was Barack Obama.
But that was Obama then. Here was Obama yesterday, at his presidential press conference, demanding that the House and Senate raise the debt ceiling:
"To even entertain the idea (of refusing to raise the ceiling), of the United States of America not paying its bills, is irresponsible. It's absurd....We've got to pay our bills. And Republicans in Congress have two choices here: They can act responsibly, and pay America's bills, or they can act irresponsibly, and put America through another economic crisis....We are not a deadbeat nation."
His flip flop prompts some interesting questions. Which beliefs are we supposed to view as sincere: his '06 senatorial argument that refusing to raise the debt ceiling is noble and moral? Or his '13 presidential argument that refusing to raise the debt ceiling is "irresponsible" and "absurd?"
Obama's '06 No vote surfaced briefly at the press conference yesterday, when a reporter brought it up: "Mr. President, as you well know, sir, finding votes for (raising) the debt ceiling can sometimes be complicated. You yourself, as a member of the Senate, voted against a debt ceiling increase." Obama responded with a broad critique of the current standoff, without addressing his senatorial episode. He has done so in the past, however. Back in April 2011, ABC News asked him about that '06 vote, and here's what he said in reply:
"That was just an example of a new senator, you know, making what is a political vote, as opposed to doing what was important for the country. And I'm the first one to acknowledge it....I think that it's important to understand the vantage point of a senator versus the vantage point of a president."
Good grief, no wonder people are cynical about politics. If you read Obama's '06 speech (via The Congressional Record), he sure sounds honest. His refusal to raise the debt ceiling sounds darn high-minded. But, turns out, it was just "a political vote." Senate Republicans had enough votes to raise the ceiling for President Bush anyway, and that enabled the rookie Democratic senator to vote No in sync with the rest of the minority Democrats (including No voters Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton).
Obama was fine with his "political vote" when he cast it. But today he's not fine with lawmakers who want to cast their own political votes. He said so yesterday: "We're going to have to make sure that people are looking at this (debt ceiling issue) in a responsible way, rather than just through the lens of politics."
You see the problem. His current disdain for congressional Republicans playing "politics" with the debt ceiling is undercut by his own history of playing politics with the debt ceiling. His current high-road presidential posture on this issue is undercut by his own admission of traveling the low road. He was seemingly sincere back in '06 when he voted No, yet he sounds sincere today when he's urging lawmakers to vote Yes. No wonder his powers of persuasion are less than optimal, when dealing with Capitol Hill.
By the way, the flip flops go both ways. As soon as Senator Obama finished speaking, Republican Charles Grassley insisted that raising the ceiling to aid the Republican president was the high-minded option: "Raising the debt limit is necessary to preserve the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. We cannot as a Congress pass spending bills and tax bills and then refuse to pay our bills. Refusing to raise the debt limit is like refusing to pay your credit card bill - after you've used your credit card."
Obama basically echoed Republican Grassley yesterday; he even crafted the same kind of colloquial metaphor: "You don't go out to dinner and then, you know, eat all you want and then leave without paying the check."
Bottom line: Regardess of party, our elected leaders will typically tailor their sincerity to the exigencies of the moment. On the debt ceiling, as on most issues, it's principle in the service of politics.
Right-wingers without a clue have been citing Chuck Schumer as proof that Democrats will oppose Chuck Hagel's SecDef nomination. You know, as in: "It's not just Republicans who don't want Hagel. Look at Chuck Schumer!" Well, so much for that fantasy.
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Wait a minute, could KG be doing us a favor if theres no Melo on Thursday?
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Wait a minute, could KG be doing us a favor if theres no Melo on Thursday?
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
Making up for his "accidental" hit on Tyler?
any word on carmelo suspension?
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
They will wait til after the TNT game, have to please the sponsors lol
I would rather Melo play...
No excuses...
Nothing in life worth having comes easy.
Yea, I just read what KG said to Melo. I can now understand why he was so adamant to go after him, doubt that goes away quickly.
I'll also join in on the group of people who are amazed that this is how Garnett ended up. As a second year player on a post game interview he was talking about getting shoved around vs the Pacers and his big response was to say "nobody messes with big Dale". Obviously he was talking about Dale Davis.
As to all time league enforcers? That would be a great list to compile some day & I'm certain that Oakley's name would have to be mentioned. For me though Maurice Lucas is probably the name most thought of with enforcement but over the years there have been a lot.
Suppose to issue suspension decision tomorrow according to ESPN. Melo is to make his case, then league will decide after that. So I dont see how they could avoid the TNT game.
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
This!! In NBA and NFL, usually the person retaliating gets caught.
And speaking of flopping....I thought they were gonna put a stop to that?
For the first 3 or 4 years in the league Garnett played a lot of minutes at the three (Gugliatta was the PF) for T-Wolves and although not overly physical was an incredibly disruptive force on defense. I watched him literally swallow up Chris Mullins in one game and still manage to disrupt passing lanes, block shots off weak side help etc. etc. He had length, lateral quickness and great instincts.
Attitude wise he was always a bit of a punk but that never started showing up in his game until later years when the athleticism that made him a special player started to diminish. Too many people associate KG's style of play with the Celtics years. He was a much different type of player early in his career.
Doesn't excuse the current BS but it is how he has adapted to the mileage on the chassis. Many are also correct in saying that current players give him to much deference when he pulls this stuff. KG does not have enforcer DNA and if confronted by a true BA he couldn't back it up.
He didn't get suspended all that often... He had seven seasons where he was tied for the league lead in games played (82, except for the lockout season where he played all 50.) I with basketball-reference had stats on player ejections. If its there, can somebody show me where?
Oakley was an enforcer in the context of playing the game of basketball. He wasn't just a goon out there to hurt somebody, his team relied on his production as a player, too.
Now, we've all seen him put a shot onto somebody as the enforcer. I'm just saying that was his second job, and his first job was to play powerforward at both ends of the court.
So he belongs on the toughest badass list, but we'd never know anything about him if he wasn't also a quality ball player. Lots of other teams tried to match him with physcial guys that were tough but weren't ballplayers. Buck Williams (my favorite of that era), Oakley, even Terry Cummings who wasn't likely to cheapshot anyone but was tough as nails... in that day PFs were both skilled and tough. Today it seems most are either one or the other.
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The league deciding not to decide til after the TNT game seems the obvious way to avoid it.
Uhm... KG just did us a favor y'all.
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NBA announces New York's Carmelo Anthony suspended one game for confronting Boston's Kevin Garnett in arena tunnel this week
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
Dang it, now it is a lose-lose pretty much. We beat them, it is because they were without Melo. They beat us, we lost to a team without Melo.
Of course we don't have Danny, but people will pass over that.
Not a surprise. They had to suspend Anthony, just to make the point that any player who does that will receive a suspension.
And I have to say, I can't believe anyone thought they'd wait until after the TNT game. That might have been one of the silliest thoughts in the history of Pacers Digest. The NBA always suspends players before their next game, and no one can find an example of when they haven't. You're better posters than that.
But they do have Amare back, and we also might be without GHill. Seems fair enough We are without two of our best at pg/sf and so are they. shouldn't be too many excuses.
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
That's hilarious. Shame Carmelo, I was looking forward to watching you play Thurs. Also shame that Carmelo didn't kick Garnett's Douche bag ***.
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No I'm not surprised he became a loudmouth blowhard I'm surprised he was able to become a physical intimidator like he has become. You have to understand when he was younger his body structure was a lot more Paul George than it was Kevin Willis.
To his credit over the years he has transformed into a rock hard physic.
Like I said I still remember the young kid who all but turned around and ran when Dale Davis gave him a look & even after the game said this word for word "nobody messes with big Dale".
Ah I misunderstood what you were saying.
I don't know I guess I still don't consider KG an enforcer who has he ever really squared off with? Seems most of his confrontations that get physical are with bench guys.
This! Garnett has been the embodiment of "fake tough" since his first NBA game. But the single best retort to any cheap crap KG does is, I would imagine, the two words "Tim Duncan." I just love that this clown happened to play at the same time as Duncan. A guy like Garnett truly deserves to outclassed in every way possible by a rival contemporary PF. I bet it drives him absolutely nuts, the egomaniac that KG is.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
Did he really? That's disgusting. When you think you can't disrespect a player more than you already do...
I know it's popular to hate on KG, but Melo is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too thin skinned for an NBA superstar if this sort of comment causes him to overreact like that. Just tell Garnett to f off and kick his *** on the court. It's pretty stupid to hang around the Celtics' bus, which is obviously going to lead to a suspension and potentially screw your team in a crucial game against the Pacers. I'm sure Garnett has said worse things.
And that makes it acceptable? There is a line that shouldn't be crossed and Garnett has apparently crossed it too any times. For those interested, there is a clip on TMZ (I know....) with Melo and Garnett outside the bus.
For the record, yes Garnett has said worse things. For example talking to Duncan and saying "Happy Mother's Day, mother****er" when he knew Duncan had lost his mother.
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Despite an ongoing legal challenge, the ranks of voucher students and schools that accept them will likely grow for the next school year, state Superintendent of Education John White said Wednesday.
White also said that, even if the current method for funding vouchers is struck down, he is confident that state policymakers will find a way to continue the program, which is costing about $22 million per year.
"My conversations with policymakers and others make it clear to me that the view is that we should support the families," White said, a reference to those who qualify for the state aid.
The issue stems from a 2012 state law that allows students who attend public schools rated C, D or F, and who meet income rules, to qualify for state-funded vouchers to attend private and parochial schools.
However, 19th Judicial District Court Judge Tim Kelley, of Baton Rouge, ruled on Nov. 30 that the funding mechanism in the law is unconstitutional because it improperly diverts state dollars designed for public schools.
Attorneys for the state appealed the ruling to the state Supreme Court.
A hearing is set for March 19 at 2 p.m.
White announced Wednesday that applications for the 2013-14 school year are available and can be done online or by paper.
The deadline is March 15.
Officials of the state Department of Education will make initial offers to families on the week of April 15.
White said 134 non-public schools have met initial state qualification requirements, up from 118 now.
The state has about 5,000 voucher students now.
He said he assumes that number will rise during the next school year, in part because some schools already taking part in the program will add new grades.
Last year controversy erupted over the quality of some of the private schools authorized by the state to accept voucher students.
White has said this year's review began in November, including whether schools meet state rules for independent accreditation.
Those that are not, and hope to qualify for voucher students, undergo visits from state officials.
When the state Supreme Court will rule on the legality of the voucher financing law is unclear.
The 2013 regular legislative session lasts from April 8 until June 6.
State officials face a shortfall of more than $1 billion to maintain current spending levels.
The vouchers are supposed to pay for tuition and mandatory fees at private and parochial schools.
White said voucher students cost the state an average of $5,100 per year, compared with about $8,500 to attend a public school.
The list of non-public schools that have met the state's initial okay include 21 in East Baton Rouge Parish, three in Ascension Parish, one in West Baton Rouge Parish and one in the Zachary Community School District.
More information is available at http://www.louisianabelieves.com.


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Is Spinal or Epidural Better for a C-Section?
My wife is having a scheduled c-section (VBAC), and her doctor said she will need to undergo a spinal for her anesthetic. With our first, the c-section was done in an emergency, and she had an epidural. She had no headaches or side effects from the epidural. We have heard bad things about the spinal,often causing severe headaches, even migraines long after the birth. From what I`ve found, the spinal is preferred because it makes the procedure simpler for the docs and nurses. Can you tell me any reason why it would benefit her more, in terms of recovery, to go ahead with a spinal instead of an epidural?
A spinal anesthetic involves the insertion of a needle, usually in the lumbar (low back) region, followed by the injection of a local anesthetic solution. The needle is then withdrawn, and the anesthetic effect occurs quite rapidly. Spinal anesthesia has been around for a long time, and is recognized as a safe and effective means of providing anesthesia for cesarean section. Because the onset of anesthesia is very rapid and reliable, some centers use spinal anesthesia routinely for elective c-sections.
The alternative method, epidural anesthesia, tends to be a bit slower in onset, and may result in a slightly less "dense" block (that is, sensation is at the surgical site is not eliminated as completely as with a spinal anesthetic).
Unfortunately, headache can occur after a spinal anesthetic and this may be a significant, though not a life-threatening problem. The headache, sometimes called a "spinal headache" is thought to be due to leakage of spinal fluid through the tiny rent in the membrane that is made by the spinal needle. The resulting drop in pressure of spinal fluid probably causes traction on the spinal membranes, resulting in pain. The pain usually occurs when the patient stands up, and disappears when lying down. A spinal headache can be treated with pain-killers and oral fluids. If these simple measure are not successful, an injection of the patient's own blood into the epidural space, in the same region as where the original spinal block was done, is amazingly effective at eliminating the headache. This technique is known as a blood patch.
During the performance of an epidural anesthetic, the needle tip is placed in the epidural space, which lies just outside the membrane covering the spinal fluid. Occasionally, even in experienced hands, (perhaps 1 in 200 times), the needle can cause a small tear in the membrane itself. When this happens, a spinal headache can also occur.
In our center, epidurals are used routinely, and very successfully, for the treatment of labor pain and also for c-sections. One benefit of epidural anesthesia for c-section is that the epidural can be left in place after surgery to treat the pain very effectively. A long-lasting pain medication (morphine) can be injected along with a spinal anesthetic, but the duration of pain relief is only about 12 - 24 hours, So, both spinal and epidural anesthesia can cause headache. And the incidence of spinal headache is about the same for both techniques.
In the case of spinal anesthesia, the use of the tiniest needle possible, and the use of particular types of needle with rounded tips, is thought to reduce the incidence of headache. I would strongly suggest that in order to allay your fears you ask to discuss the anesthetic technique, its risks and benefits, with your anesthesiologist well ahead of the surgery.
Gareth S Kantor, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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I am really in love with my Flame Tame Machine module and the almost available Flame Arpeggiator 2013 looks incredible. Sean at Analogue Haven says he just got them in and as soon as he prices them they will be for sale on his website.
"The module is a two-channel arpeggiator with seperatly analoge outputs for notes and two optional movable outputs for the sequence clock and the velocity. Both arpeggio tracks (referred to as "ARP" and "BASS") plays notes also via MIDI-out (different MIDI-channels 1 and 2). The first four notes of the ARP track notebuffer forms the chord. The chord analoge outputs are the CV-outputs 1-4 (notes 1-4). The MIDI-channel of the transmitted chord is channel 3. Use the module-keyboard for setting the chord/scale notes. The one octave of the module-keyboard can move over four octaves (KEYZONE). It's possible to load preset chords/scales and user defined chords/scales (organized respectively 16 user patches U01..U16). The arpeggiator mode included 9 arpeggio play modes with additional different running directions (up, down, updown, downup) and different variations of noterepeats. You can control functions (as well as Arpeggio-Mode, Noterepeat, Octave-Range, Sequence-Pattern, Transpose ore others) via CV-inputs. Two CV-inputs (USER-1 and USER-2) can be set with individual functions." – flame.fortschritt-musik.de
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Royals Minor League Report: Aug. 3
Omaha Storm Chasers (60-54)
Omaha 7, Iowa 5
WP: Aaron Brooks (8-3)
SV: Louis Coleman (5)
HR: Matt Fields (22), Carlos Peguero 2 (17, 18)
Omaha moved into first place with a second straight win over Iowa. Carlos Peguero hit a pair of solo home runs, with Matt Fields adding one. Whit Merrifield recorded two hits and two runs, lifting his Triple-A average to .361 (74-for-205). Aaron Brooks went 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits with five strikeouts to earn his eighth win. Louis Coleman struck out two in the ninth for the save.
NW Arkansas Naturals (21-22 second half, 46-67 overall)
NW Arkansas 3, Tulsa 0
WP: Andy Ferguson (9-9)
SV: Andrew Triggs (19)
HR: Ethan Chapman (1), Orlando Calixte (10)
Northwest Arkansas earned a 2-2 split at Tulsa. Andy Ferguson fired six shutout frames, striking out five while allowing two hits and two walks. Angel Baez, Sam Selman and Andrew Triggs completed the shutout. Ethan Chapman's solo homer put Northwest Arkansas on the board in the sixth. Orlando Calixte hit a two-run homer in the ninth. Cheslor Cuthbert was 3-for-4 with a double and a run. Calixte is ranked 12th among Royals prospects by MLB.com while Cuthbert is 15th.
Wilmington Blue Rocks (20-21 second half, 53-56 overall)
Frederick 5, Wilmington 4
LP: Andrew Edwards (0-2 with Wilmington, 3-7 overall)
HR: None
Wilmington scored four in the fifth to take a 4-2 lead, only to have Frederick score three times in the eighth. Starter Glenn Sparkman held the Keys to two runs (one earned), four hits and no walks over five innings. He struck out five and has a 1.46 ERA on the year (15 ER in 92 1/3 IP). 20th-ranked Royals prospect Ramon Torres had two hits, an RBI and a run.
Lexington Legends (17-26 second half, 46-67 overall)
Lexington 3, West Virginia 0
WP: Matt Alvarez (5-5)
SV: Luis Rico (1)
HR: Frank Schwindel (17)
Lexington finished with a 3-1 record at West Virginia. Matt Alvarez and Luis Rico combined on the shutout. Alvarez struck out eight while scattering two hits and two walks over five innings. Rico pitched the final four innings, allowing two hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Frank Schwindel hit his team-leading 17th home run, a two-run shot in the first. Kenny Diekroeger's double scored Dex Kjerstad in the fourth. Kjerstad had two hits and is batting .382 (13-for-34) over his last 10 games.
Idaho Falls Chukars (2-5 second half, 22-23 overall)
The Chukars were off on Sunday after traveling back from Grand Junction. They open a four-game series on Monday vs. Helena (Brewers).
Burlington Royals (20-22)
Burlington 9, Bluefield 6
WP: Todd Eaton (1-0)
SV: Antonio Cruz (1)
HR: Chase Vallot (6)
Burlington scored the final five runs to win game one vs. Bluefield. Lane Adams began a rehab stint by going 2-for-3 with a walk, a triple, two RBIs and a run. Manny Olloque recorded three hits and three runs. Tenth-ranked Royals prospect Chase Vallot had three RBIs, including a solo homer.


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Is there an invisible cloak?
It's been a busy few days for Guy Cramer, who toils away in the old E-One Moli Energy building, trying to make soldiers invisible.
Since CNN recently aired a piece on an invisible cloak, Quantum Stealth, which Cramer claims he's developed, has been taking a steady stream of phone calls.
"I've been bombarded with interview requests from FOX News, BBC, CTV, Global. You name it," says the CEO of Hyperstealth Biotechnology. "Everyone wants a piece of the story."
Widespread coverage occurred about a year and a half ago, when in the Atlantic magazine wrote a story.
"It wasn't big news back then, but I guess when you start showing images of how the technology functions ... "
After focusing on developing digital patterns for uniforms, since adopted by the Jordanian armed forces and currently under consideration by the U.S. Army, as it prepares for major uniform refit, Hyperstealth developed the light bending technology called Quantum Stealth. The material renders the target invisible by bending light waves around it, just as light bends in fibre-optic cables, Cramer says.
He doesn't want to jeopardize giving away the secret by allowing actual photos, which could be analyzed. So he's created photo mockups that depict how Quantum Stealth works.
"The real technology functions very similar to what you're looking at in the photos, if not better than what you're looking at in the photos."
Skeptics, though, particularly those in university, say what seems inspired by Harry Potter isn't possible.
But Cramer doesn't care who believes him.
He's made a presentation to two U.S. military command groups and he says they liked what they saw.
"We've shown them the technology. They've seen it and confirmed that it works. They have been able to verify that it does everything that we claim it can do.
"That's the thing that surprises most of the people at these meetings, that it works as well as we're showing there. It only takes a few seconds for someone in these meetings to verify, yeah it obviously works for the visual spectrum."
The invisibility cloak also conceals ultra-violet and infra-red heat rays.
"It actually masks the entire thermal signature from the user."
Cramer added, "We've proven it, but I'm not about to show it because there's no need to show you what works because the only people who need to see this are the people we have shown."
Even a demonstration to the media, without photos, would result in one more person seeing the technology who shouldn't, he said.
Neither is there anything on a computer network which could be accessed remotely.
"We've done everything in our power to make sure this information stays as secure as possible."
Two other sources were provided who could verify the technology, but weren't able to be contacted.
Cramer says he's also shown the technology to the RCMP's national security team, as well as Canadian Special Operations Forces Command in Ottawa.
"These groups now know that it works and does so without cameras, batteries, lights or mirrors ... It is lightweight and quite inexpensive. Both the U.S. and Canadian military have confirmed that it also works against military infra-red scopes and thermal optics," he says in a release.
He points out that red tape issues have been resolved to allow the formation of agreements to manufacture the cloak in both countries.
"We're now free to move forward on figuring out how to get production set up in each country, because each one of them have rules in place."
Maj. Doug MacNair, with Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, confirmed that Cramer made a presentation to special operations within the last few years.
But there's been no decision to follow through.
"We didn't pursue it further, at least not at this time anyway.
"It wasn't something we were interested in pursuing at the time. It doesn't mean we wouldn't in the future, necessarily. "We're aware of the company, we have the information. But we don't have a contract in place at the time."
Cramer says discussions are still ongoing at another level of the organization and says he doesn't necessarily need Canadian Forces to buy in. However, Canadian government support is needed for security reasons in order to market the product in the U.S.
According to Cramer, the Quantum Stealth invisible cloaking device could have several uses, such as protecting pilots of downed aircraft in hostile territory or providing cover to marines landing on a beach. Pilots who were shot down would remain undetected, unless they were actually stumbled upon.
He points out that national governments are possessive about the technologies developed and where they're made. The Americans offered him citizenship in order to get him to move stateside.
He's told them to find a way to work around it and, if not, it won't happen.
"I'm happy to be a Canadian and I don't plan on going anywhere in the future."
Bill Jarvis, president of The 132 Group, was present at both occasions, in November last year and this January, in the U.S.
"It works. All members present at both meetings were interested." They wanted to know if it would work for their particular groups, he added.
But the device has to be designed for each specific application.
"The object appears to go away.
"The distance doesn't really matter, whether one foot, 10 feet, 50 feet, it just the way technology works, the way the light is bent, pretty much the same."
The 132 Group, a consulting firm, is helping Hyperstealth Biotechnology find applications for its products.
He said without being able to see the technology, people's expectations may become unrealistic.
"What he's saying is exactly what it does.
"But you've got to be careful with your own expectations of what you think ... It's like anything else."
Colin Worth, president of Cornerstone Protection Agency, a Vancouver security firm, was at both presentations in Canada and also says the device works.
Cramer re-invented the camouflage industry three or four years ago when he developed state-of-the-art camo using patterns that mimic the natural world.
Using "fractal algorithms," Cramer used mathematics to reproduce patterns in nature. Fractals refer to patterns that are replicated at various sizes in the natural world. For instance, the shape of a single fern leaf is repeated in the larger shape of the fern plant itself.
That development was picked up by the Jordanian army. Another milestone was providing the camouflage technology for the Afghan National Army uniforms in 2009.


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LAKEPORT -- The Lake County Planning Commission will have to reconsider a controversial billboard extension request thought to have been effectively denied when the commissioners failed to make a motion on the issue Thursday.
"Because the planning commission did not take any formal action, staff needs to bring this back to the commission. The commission will need to make findings for denial, and a motion to deny," Community Development Director Rick Coel said Monday.
The billboard, visible from Highway 29 just south of Ackley Road in southern Lakeport, turned into a source of contention between the commission and the Lake County Board of Supervisors (BOS).
The commission denied the request for a five-year use permit extension for the sign in late January, but the billboard's owner, La Monica Outdoor Advertising, appealed to the BOS.
The supervisors sided with owner, granting the appeal Aug. 28.
As a result, county staff reviewed the project, prepared permit conditions and brought the proposal back to the commissioners during their meeting Thursday morning.
When it came time for a motion after the public discussion, no commissioner spoke.
Immediately after the meeting, Coel said the extension request was effectively denied after dying for lack of a motion.
However, he said Monday the commission must take official action on the billboard through a motion. Staff plans to bring the item back Dec. 13.


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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- On the heels of the |success of his two |Henry IV plays, with their beloved central figure of the raffish Sir John Falstaff and his bevy of disreputable cohorts, author William Shakespeare "must have thought he was really onto something," local director and actor David Girard said.
It was not long afterward that Falstaff, a supporting player in the oh-so-dramatic Henrys, got the star treatment in his own play, the decidedly lighter "Merry Wives of Windsor" -- or "Falstaff in Love."
"It's the only play Shakespeare wrote about his contemporary England," said Lary Opitz, a longtime production staffer with Saratoga Shakespeare Company who is designing the set, and not at all incidentally, playing the roguish Falstaff in the company's production of "Wives," which opens next Tuesday for a two-week run in Saratoga Springs' Congress Park. "We think of it as a sitcom. It's more prose than poetry, unlike most of Shakespeare's plays."
For newcomers to the Bard's works, that's a decidedly good thing, according to Girard, who directs the Saratoga production.
"This may be the audience's first experience of Shakespeare," he said. "Because it's over 80 percent prose, it's not dumbed-down, but it's a lot more accessible than most of his comedies." It's also a brisk two hours with only minor cuts to the text, he said.
"Wives" depicts Falstaff's bumbling attempts to woo a pair of married women, Mistress Ford (Brenny Rabine) and Mistress Page (Yvonne Perry), and their teaming up to outwit him.
A minor plot point concerns stolen racehorses, and on that conceit hung a production choice for this undertaking. In observance of this summer's 150th anniversary of Saratoga Race Course, this "Wives" is set in Prohibition-era Saratoga and played in the style of a 1930s film comedy.
Girard cites influences like the Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy.
"I'm a little bit of a purist," Girard said. "But here I am, directing this play in a very different way. The actors are really committed to this, and we have a really happy cast, all having a ball with this style. I felt very justified in the choice coming in, but it's really nice to see it coming to fruition."
Girard is also delighted to work with Opitz and his lead actresses, Rabine and Perry.
"They're very good friends offstage, so when I get them onstage acting out these hijinks with Falstaff, the playfulness between them is real," Girard said. "If I had cast women who didn't have that relationship in real life, I'd have my work cut out for me creating it."
Girard is in his third year with Saratoga Shakepeare, but this is his first year directing for it. Not that he's any stranger to directing.
The Mechanicville native is presently enrolled in Temple University's MFA program in theatrical directing and has worked closely with Capital Repertory's Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill as an assistant, most recently on the production of David Mamet's "Race."
"I don't have tons of directing experience, but I feel comfortable, I don't feel overwhelmed," Girard said of his first stab at directing a professional Shakespearean company. "A lot of that has to do with working with this company. I really like the people I'm working with, and I have a very talented cast here. I wake up every morning and I can't believe I'm actually doing this for a living. I think, eventually, I'm going to get found out."
"David has remarkable energy," Opitz said. "He's really committed to this company and we really appreciate that. When we decided what we wanted to do this summer, we thought of him. We think of him as really a member of the family."
What: Saratoga Shakespeare Co. presents "Merry Wives of Windsor"
Where: Congress Park, Saratoga Springs
When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16-28
Admission: Free


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Sale of first banknote expected to fetch $3.5m
Australia's first banknote, printed 100 years ago, is expected to sell for a record amount when it goes to private sale next month.
The 10 shilling note was issued on May 1, 1913, in Melbourne, in the presence of prime minister Andrew Fisher and governor-general Lord Denman.
The note was hand-numbered by the governor-general's five-year-old daughter Judith Denman, with the serial number M000001.
It was found tucked away in a book in England in 1999 nearly 12 years after Ms Denman's death.
The note was last sold in 2008 to a private coin and note dealer for just under $2 million, the highest ever paid for an Australian banknote or coin.
The chief executive officer of Coinworks, Belinda Downie, says the expectation is that this time, the note will sell for at least $3.5 million.
"It is unique," she said.
"It is one of our most important pieces.
"Yes, it's a banknote, but I regard it as an important piece of Australiana.
"It really does reflect a period in Australian history I think we can actually be enormously proud of."
Paul Hannaford of International Gallery Auctions is one of the lucky few who has been up close to this unique piece of Australian history, helping sell the note for a second time in 2008.
"The bank note actually sold for a a record price of $1.909 million, which was a record price not only for any Australian numismatics item anywhere in the world, but for anything actually physically sold in Australia," he said.
The note will be displayed at the World Stamp Expo later this month in a hand-crafted wooden box worth $10,000.
It is believed that only about 20 of the 10 shillings notes remain in circulation.
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House To Vote Tuesday Night On Budget Bill
A spokesman for Speaker John Boehner says the House will vote Tuesday night on legislation that would reopen the government and avert a financial default.
Michael Steel says the bill would keep the government operating until Dec. 15 and let the Treasury borrow money until Feb. 7.
It also says members of Congress, the president, vice president and thousands of congressional aides would no longer eligible to employer health care contributions from the government that employs them.
There was no immediate reaction from the White House or Democrats, who had objected to an earlier version of the House GOP bill.
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There have been murders in the Griffin household. Conclude who was killed by whom and how.
Killers: Peter, Stewie, Chris
Victims: Lois, Meg, Brian
Weapons: Gun, Knife, Rope
What you know:
1) Peter killed Meg.
2) Stewie shot someone to death.
3) Chris did not kill Brian or strangle anyone to death.
AnswerPeter strangled Meg with the rope.
Stewie shot Brian with the gun.
Chris stabbed Lois with the knife.
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Murder, mayhem and meat pies.
It all comes together in a darkly delicious way in Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd," which is now onstage at Aurora Community Theatre.
The play, which opened July 5 and is directed by Twinsburg resident Claudia Lillibridge, has a fantastic cast, which carries off this challenging musical with seemingly little effort.
The play centers on Sweeney Todd (Thomas E. Love), who was exiled from Great Britain on false charges from the conniving Judge Turpin (Mike Rogan). Todd returns after 15 years to find his wife gone and his young daughter Johanna (Carolyn Voorhees) the ward of Turpin. Todd finds shelter with Mrs. Lovett (Ann Nyenhuis), who runs a failing pie shop. When Todd decides to take revenge on Judge Turpin and The Beadle, the judge's assistant, Mrs. Lovett, in her pragmatic way, finds a way to turn Todd's murderous rampage into a profitable enterprise for herself.
Other cast members include Andy Novak as Anthony Hope; Justin Roth as Tobias Ragg, Shannon Eller as the Beggar Woman, Michael Guffey as Adolfo Pirelli, and T.J. Hayes as Jonas Fogg.
Ticket and show information
"Sweeney Todd" can be seen through July 19. Tickets at $16 for all adults, $11 for age 18 and under are available online, anytime, including seat selection at auroracommunitytheatre.com or by calling 330-562-1818. Group discounts can be arranged by calling the box office.
Aurora Community Theatre is at 115 E. Pioneer Trail, near the intersection of Route 43 and 306, at the gazebo, in the center of Aurora.


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Social media: what's your policy?
As an entrepreneur, you know that one of your business' most valuable assets is its reputation. Creating an effective social media policy can help you and your employees interact with customers online while ensuring that your business' image is being protected.
Does every business need a social media policy?
Even if your business does not have a corporate social media presence, taking the time to draft a social media policy gives you an opportunity to identify and avoid potential problems before they occur. It can also help you communicate your expectations regarding the use of social media tools to your employees.
What should be included in a social media policy?
- Guidelines for using different forms of social media (blogs, videos, forums, etc.)
- Information to help your employees protect confidential business and customer information
- Strategies for interacting with customers and resolving issues through social media channels
- Information concerning employees' personal social media use (for example, are you comfortable with employees speaking on behalf of your business through their own personal accounts?)
- Policy on personal social media use during work hours
Once you have written and shared your social media policy with your employees, don't just leave it sitting on a shelf! Since the landscape of social media is always changing, it will be important to review your policy on a regular basis. An annual or semi-annual review is also a good time to revisit the policy with your employees and ask them for their feedback, questions, and recommendations.
Our section on E-business security, privacy and legal requirements has information that can help you with the online security portion of your social media policy. This section also has useful information on creating a privacy policy to protect your customers' private information.
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