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To call Morton Subotnick a pioneer of electronic music has become commonplace.
What is not so well known about Subotnick, who celebrated his 80th birthday this year, is that he had a role in fathering electronic dance music.
His innovations involving new technologies and musical accessibility continue today.
His most recent project is an app for young children to use, with which they can compose essentially by fingerpainting on an iPad.
- Howard Mandel, freelance arts producer and reporter for NPR.
Well, from vocoders and modern synth pop, let's turn to one of the pioneers of electronic music. Morton Subotnick, who celebrated his 80th birthday this year, helped to create electronic dance music, and now he's moving into the digital age with an iPad app that let's young kids compose by fingerpainting. Howard Mandel brings us this profile of one of the masters of electronic music.
HOWARD MANDEL, BYLINE: Morton Subotnick was the first hit maker of electronic music. His 1967 album, "Silver Apples of the Moon," was an international sensation.
MORTON SUBOTNICK: It was like a bombshell.
MANDEL: It was the first piece of electronic music commissioned by a record label and created on the first synthesizer small enough to sit on a table. Subotnick's Greenwich village workspace became a dropping spot for musicians, from The Mothers of Invention to the Grateful Dead to the Velvet Underground. One night, unfamiliar visitors arrived.
SUBOTNICK: Some guys came in and said we just bought the name Electric Circus. We don't know exactly what it is, but we were told if anyone knows, you would know. So I gave them a demonstration of an electric circus. They made me the director.
MANDEL: And in that club, Subotnick gave birth to electronic dance music.
SUBOTNICK: Opening night, Seiji Ozawa came down. Members of the Kennedy family were there. It was a big event. And I played about a half-hour's worth of material, starting with a heartbeat, sort of big, down-the-floor, vibrating (makes sound). And then later it goes (makes sound). It wasn't a beat that you would usually use in rock and roll, but it was of strong pulse, and that's all they needed. And they ended up dancing to it.
MANDEL: Subotnick's interest in new sounds goes way back. As a child prodigy in 1950s Los Angeles, soloing on clarinet with symphony orchestras, he sensed that something new was brewing. The miniaturization that led to things like the transistor radio meant you no longer needed a roomful of equipment to make electronic sounds. Subotnick and Ramon Sender, his partner in the San Francisco Tape Center, a hotbed of new music, collaborated with electronics engineer Donald Buchla to develop the first compact, analog, electronic synthesizer. Their goal was to turn people's living rooms into concert halls.
SUBOTNICK: And what I loved about it was the fact that I could be in my studio and be the composer, the interpreter, the performer and the listener. It would be like being a painter. I could make my music until I really loved it, just perfect, and then I never had to leave my studio. It would become a record. And going to someone's home, for me it wasn't recording something. It was creating something new for that medium.
MANDEL: Subotnick's combinations of music and technology didn't end with the synthesizer. He's moved on naturally to digital media and its interactive possibilities. In 1995 he released a CD-ROM titled "Making Music" for kids age 5 and up to experiment with sounds on the computer. It sold in the hundreds of thousands. In spring of 2012 he released an iPad app called "Pitch Painter," allowing even very small children to compose by selecting instruments from different cultures and drawing on the screen.
SUBOTNICK: The iPad is perfect because you literally do fingerpaint, and that's what I've got here. We've got a canvass and we'll start with the clarinet.
SUBOTNICK: Now I'm going to add a little trumpet.
SUBOTNICK: OK. Now I'm going to add some piano.
SUBOTNICK: Now we'll play the whole thing together.
SUBOTNICK: And we can scrub(ph) it.
SUBOTNICK: It becomes a whole different composition. You can have a lot of fun just playing.
MANDEL: You can just play.
SUBOTNICK: Yeah.
MANDEL: Subotnick believes the making of music can and should be easy and completely accessible. Even before "Pitch Painter" became an iPad app, a prototype was installed at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, where it still delights student groups.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Put that one.
MANDEL: At the age of 80, Morton Subotnick says his pursuits have always been the same.
SUBOTNICK: What we could do, what we could feel, what we could create, what we could imagine that was unimaginable before or not easily imaginable before, not just making music with technology but trying to have it deliver new ideas and new feelings and new ways to think about things.
MANDEL: When technology becomes more compact, fluid and flexible than what we've got now, he'll get to work on that too. For NPR News, I'm Howard Mandel in New York.
HOBSON: And from NPR and WBUR Boston, I'm Jeremy Hobson.
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Helen Barrett, 103 - February 18, 2009
Helen Stuckey Barrett, 103, of Lexington died Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, at her home in Lexington.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 21, at 1:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Lexington. Burial will take place at Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington.
Barrett was born Sept. 3, 1905, to George Edgar and Marjorie (Campbell) Stuckey at Broken Bow. For the first 10 years of her life, she lived on Lone Star Ranch near Oconto with her parents and two younger brothers, attending nearby Burr Oak School in Custer County.
In 1915, at the age of 10, she and her family moved to Lexington where her mother preceded her in death. Her father remarried Gertrude Memmot, and three additional brothers were born to the family.
She attended Lexington Public Schools until 1921, when she enrolled at Lindenwood College Academy near St. Louis, MO, graduating in 1923. She then attended classes at Hastings College until graduating with a degree in home economics in 1927.
In 1927, she was united in marriage to Harold O. Barrett of Lexington, also a graduate of Hastings College. The couple shared the next 47 years together until his death in 1974.
During World War II, she served as an aide at the community hospital and in the offices of Dr. Anderson and Dr. Wycott, and until the war ended, remained a frequent volunteer at the North Platte Canteen, recruiting other women to serve with her.
Barrett's life was dedicated to being a wife, mother and grandmother coupled with her unending service to others, according to family members. She was an active participant in the Presbyterian church where she served as deacon and a leader of the Women's Association. She was also a member of the Lexington Mother's Club and a 72-year member of P.E.O.
?She served many years heading up Lexington's Goodwill Association and was an active member of the local hospice through the community hospital as well as a 4-H club leader for children growing up in less fortunate circumstances.
Barrett enjoyed gardening and the opportunity to share her flowers with friends, said family members. She was well into her 80's when she organized a walking club for women who wanted to get outdoors and walk for their health.
She was preceded in death by: her parents, George and Marjorie; her husband, Harold; brothers—John C. Stuckey, Dean Stuckey, Robert Stuckey, James Stuckey and David Stuckey; an infant sister, Ruth.
Survivors include: her son, William "Bill" E. (Elsie) Barrett of Lexington; her daughter, Marjorie (James) Barrett Hewitt of Lincoln; eight grandchildren—William (Karen) Barrett of San Jose, CA, Elizabeth (Steve Potter) Barrett of Gothenburg, David Barrett and John (Laurie) Hewitt, all of Omaha, Jane (Steve) Sarnes of Lexington, Mary Jones, William Hewitt and Martha Hoile, all of Lincoln; nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to the First Presbyterian Church of Lexington, Hastings College and the Lexington Community Foundation.
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On this, the weekend before Christmas, there are a couple of ways to get your fix of holiday festivities. Here are a few ideas to entertain the family and celebrate the season.
On this, the weekend before Christmas, there are a couple of ways to get your fix of holiday festivities. Here are a few ideas to entertain the family and celebrate the season.
Ice skating show: In the Stockton Arena at 248 W. Fremont St., check out a holiday figure skating show where local ice skaters from the Stockton Figure Skating Club will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
"One hundred percent of the profits from this event are going to local nonprofits," Alesha Pichler of Stockton Arena said.
Hospice of San Joaquin, Mary Graham Children's Foundation and the Stockton Symphony are just a few of the nonprofits benefiting from this show.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children ages 12 and under. Police, firefighters, highway patrol, and military will receive complimentary tickets with proper identification.
Call (209) 373-1400 for more information.
Nativity Live: At Central Methodist United Church at 3700 Pacific Ave. in Stockton there will be a live nativity scene outside to check out from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday where parishioners act out the scene of baby Jesus in the manger with the shepherds and wise men. No worries if the weather doesn't cooperate, though, because inside there will be holiday activities.
"There will be hot chocolate, cookies, art and crafts in the fellowship and music in the sanctuary," the Rev. Dave Bennett, pastor at Central, said.
Admission is free. For more information, go online to cumcstockton.org or (209) 466-5046.
Lessons and carols: From 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Church, 316 North El Dorado St., in Stockton enjoy a celebration called "Lessons and Carols," which is free and open to the public.
"It's a service comprised of the readings of the prophecies of the coming of the Messiah illuminated by music and carols," Kim Combs of St. John's said. "There are nine readings from the Bible and with each reading there is an anthem or hymn sung by our choir. There will be a reception following."
For more information, call (209) 466-6916 or go online to www.stjohnsstockton.org.
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You may have noticed that I had gone missing in action for a couple weeks. With only a couple posts popping up here and there, I feel like I've lost my mojo after all this time without blogging, and it's not like there is nothing to write / bitch about either, but in actual fact I've just been tired. Very tired actually, and it all began with our nannies vacation back home, which began November 16th and ends with her return to us on January 14th.
7 long weeks in which I thought that, since I was off, would be the perfect time to help out and instead of hiring someone to temporarily file her role, I could do it myself and spend quality time with my daughter, my wife, and with my boys. How hard could it be, right? I'm their dad. I know how to clean up a house…
Mistake #1.
Not only has it been impossible for me to take care of the house and the children while also taking care of the things I would normally do in a day, but it became perfectly clear to me that going to bed at 3am every night was not going to help me get everything done.
Mistake #2.
I clearly underestimated the amount of cleaning that a house with three children under 7-years-old requires. Thankfully my wife got them on a reward chart (a later post) so they help with making beds and cleaning up around meal time, but the laundry, dishes, taxi, drop-off and pick-up and the endless need to sweep and vacuum is too much. I don't know how my wife does it, and I certainly don't know how our nanny does it – except that when there are three adults cleaning it's much more effective than 1 1/2.
Granted I have now come to realize that my wife and our nanny are WAY more organized than I have been – Monday has always been the day to change the sheets, and Tuesday the house gets swept and vacuumed and floor washed, but drop-off and pick-up has been something we've helped with, and meal's taken care of primarily by my wife, so doing them all… Yeah. Not so good.
So obviously once I settle down at night with hopes of blogging, there is nothing left in the tank.
In addition, my daughter, Boo has finally realized now that she is 3-years-old that she can get out of her bed at night and walking into our room. We were encouraging her to get up and pee since she has been "commando" at night for several months with only a few accidents. The hope was that she would get up, pee, then go back to bed instead of sitting in her bed and screaming for us or crying and waking everyone else up. What has happened in actual fact is that she now comes into our room several times at night, along with 6-year-old Stewie and that keeps up awake. Now 7-year-old Linus is getting into the act and that means either a rough night's sleep or I'm sleeping in one of their beds with them.
Either way, it means I am getting less than 3 hours of sleep a night and that is a recipe for getting sick.
Now before you cry me a river or blast me for doing what every other parent in the world does, hear me out… My wife is still taking care of dinner (thankfully) and it did take me a week and a bit to get used to the house-time routine from a worker perspective. I have been working full-time for 17 years and while I am used to helping out as much as possible it has usually been in the evenings or on the weekends when there are little to no distractions.
During the day when people are actually around and a 20-minute task of changing the sheets on all our beds, becomes an hours' endeavour full of distractions and competing priorities. I also cannot just clean for the sake of cleaning, like when I swept the bedrooms, I ended up moving all the furniture, sweeping, putting away the toys, followed it up with a vacuum and then washed the floors and baseboard. When I do something, I do it right, not half-assed so I'll have to do it again.
So while it took me 3 weeks to get this post out there is always a bright side, right? I completed this post on the 20th, but I'm backdating it to the 15th and that means as of today we only have 22 days until our nanny returns and life returns to normal, which means a clean house, happy children and my daughter can get to school in the morning on time for once!
I can see the re-posted headline for this article; "Working Daddy Bombs as Caregiver".
So true.
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Does anyone know if Lego have any plans for expanding their selection of bricks in the future?
I've been using the LDD and recently upgraded (which now displays an almost infinite set of colours), and find that when I want to buy certain bricks they're not available (and these aren't specialist bricks like Ewok heads, but 2x1 bricks in particular colours). Desert colours like Sand or Brick are particularly rare.
Obviously some of these bricks are available in certain sets (the new Friends sets seem to have a lot of new colours), but it would get expensive buying whole sets just for a couple of pieces. Also it would be nice if they sold flesh coloured minifigure heads too (again not specific characters but generic people).
Hopefully with rumours of a replacement to Design-by-Me this may be possible.


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A fraudster who sold non-existent tickets to the Olympics, Royal Variety Performance and Champions League football final has been ordered by a court to pay back more than £300,000.
Samuel Ernest, 47, a US citizen living in the UK, pretended to run his own high-profile corporate hospitality business and claimed to be linked to Prestige Ticketing Limited, the official provider of Olympic hospitality packages for the London 2012 Games.
He had a large network of associates and would also befriend women through speed dating events so he could exploit them, their friends, family and contacts.
Ernest, who was jailed for four and a half years in February, was ordered to pay back £308,380 at a confiscation hearing yesterday at Kingston Crown Court in south-west London, the Metropolitan Police said.
He was unable to tell the court how he had acquired those assets while living in the UK illegally between 2006 and 2012, according to Scotland Yard.
Ernest fleeced the charity ChildLine by winning a silent auction for corporate hospitality tickets for the London 2012 opening ceremony, dinner with a celebrity chef and a night in a top London hotel.
He then resold the tickets for £4,000, but the charity was not paid the money.
Detective superintendent Nick Downing of the Metropolitan Police's central criminal finances team said: "Ernest convinced his victims that he was a high-flying corporate hospitality organiser with a network of high-profile contacts that included celebrities.
"In fact, he is an audacious confidence trickster with no feeling for his victims, including those women whose emotions he exploited to get to their money.
"Such was the extent of Ernest's self-belief that he tried to pass himself off as his twin brother. It was only when he eventually came to court that he admitted who he was. Ernest didn't believe that we would find him but he underestimated my detectives' sheer determination and dogged pursuit.
"This confiscation order is an example to others that if you're making money from crime, we won't stop at convicting you - we'll also come after your cash."


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Twenty-five years ago, Jeannine and Ronald Boulanger of Shrewsbury were looking forward to the return of their younger daughter, 21-year-old Nicole, from her Syracuse University semester in London. The house was decorated, gifts were under the tree and Mr. and Mrs. Boulanger set out by car to meet Nicole's plane, Pan Am Flight 103, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Four years ago, Leonard and Cherylann Gengel were getting ready to celebrate Christmas in their Rutland home with their 19-year-old daughter Britney and two teenage sons.
A year ago this past week, the families of 6- and 7-year-old children sent their little ones off to Sandy Hook Elementary School and staff members embarked on another school day in Newtown, Conn.
None of these families, or the horrified nation that soon looked on, knew that their worlds were about to fall apart.
While much of the world celebrates the season's holidays, those who lost loved ones in massive tragedies face a different sort of remembrance.
Life forever changed for families of victims of such events as the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of people in Haiti, including Lynn University student Britney Gengel, on Jan. 12, 2010; or the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988, which killed all 259 on board including Nicole Boulanger and 34 other Syracuse students, as well as 11 people on the ground; and the fatal shooting of 20 students and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012, by 20-year-old Adam Lanza.
Newtown residents chose not to hold a public commemoration of the Sandy Hook shooting's anniversary, asking members of the press to leave them in peace.
Instead, as Newtown psychiatrist Dr. John Woodall wrote in The Newtown Bee, the community is asked to honor the victims by embarking on a year of service.
"We committed ourselves to not allow this terrible event and subsequent fear, anger and bitterness to define us," Dr. Woodall wrote. "Service to others breaks the isolation and disempowerment that are the corrosive factors in dysfunctional grief. � Ultimately, to be healthy, grief must become a commitment to be of help to others."
"As a culture, we have the sense that people grieve and then they put it behind themselves," said Leonard A. Doerfler, a clinical psychologist and director of the counseling psychology program at Assumption College. Mr. Doerfler, who has a doctorate degree, is also an adjunct faculty member in psychiatry at University of Massachusetts Medical School.
There is no set amount of time for how people come to terms with loss, the research indicates. And studies suggest that the nature of the trauma, whether it was man made, like a bombing or shooting, or a natural disaster also influences victims' grieving process.
"If it's something that was done to someone by another human being, the meaning of that is different," he said.
But whatever the cause of death, grieving and adjusting to a new life follow an individual path. And it's not unusual for victims' loved ones to engage in activities to do good, to create meaning out of the death.
"They're trying to make sense of what happened," Mr. Doerfler said. "They're trying to do something so they have a personal sense that though a life was lost, through them (the bereaved) as an agent, they're trying to do something to improve life for all of us."
Complicated grief, as it's called, occurs when people sink into debilitating depression, withdraw from relationships and activities that used to be enjoyable and aren't able to pick up the pieces in their lives. That's an indication that something could be changed, perhaps with professional help, Mr. Doerfler said.
It's not just anniversaries of the death that bring back intense feelings for grieving families. Other markers, including Thanksgiving dinner or a family gathering where there's an empty seat can be equally painful.
"Things will come up that remind them their loved ones died. There will be sadness. That's what it's like to be alive," he said. "With the passage of time, for most people the distress level seems to go down."
"Every year it's tough," Mrs. Boulanger said. "Twenty-five years � my husband and I are surprised we're still here."
The Boulangers' trail over the last quarter century covered two major trials of Libyan nationals, international terrorism, the murder of Col. Moammar Gadhafi in an uprising and numerous appearances before Congress by members of the group Victims of Pan Am Flight 103.
Each time another terrorist event or aviation attack came to light, it stirred renewed emotions, she said.
Mrs. Boulanger, a retired nursing professor and former group leader with The Compassionate Friends, a support group for those who have lost a child, said she has spoken out over the years about the Lockerbie bombing because, "You don't want that child to ever be forgotten � and she hasn't."
She said: "Out of something very tragic, a lot of good has come out of it. My daughter only had 21 years. How dare I spend my life without meaning?"
Mr. Gengel said his family was inspired by his daughter's last text message saying she loved Haiti and wanted to return and start an orphanage. The message was sent three hours before the earthquake struck, killing Britney in the rubble of the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince.
Last January, the Be Like Brit orphanage, a 19,000-square-foot earthquake-proof structure opened in the coastal town of Grand Goave, Haiti.
"It's been a journey," said Mr. Gengel, who made 39 trips to the island in 2011 and 2012 to oversee construction. "Today we have 35 children living in Brit's orphanage. It's given us a place to put our heartache and our love for our daughter, to honor her last wish."
Mr. Gengel said that the turmoil surrounding Britney's death was excruciating and very public, but he felt he had to keep the public involved to help Haiti.
"I believe every person grieves differently when they lose a child. It's the most unnatural thing in the world. Your life turns upside down," Mr. Gengel said. Working on the orphanage helped him put one foot in front of the other.
"Now we can't see ourselves doing anything else," he said. "It's a twist of irony."
This week, the Gengels are heading to Italy to celebrate Christmas. It's their first vacation in four years. They have an audience with the pope Dec. 18 and will be at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City for midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.
Edward T. O'Donnell, an associate professor of history at the College of the Holy Cross, said that over time, the public responds to tragedies by "slowly but surely forgetting them."
He said: "In the short term, the memory is very fresh. � With every passing year, it starts to fall further and further back in people's minds."
Mr. O'Donnell had planned to be in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, the day terrorists hijacked airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. A schedule change at the last minute caused him to switch travel plans by a few days.
Ironically, Mr. O'Donnell was working on a book about a 1904 steamboat fire in the East River that killed 1,000 people and received intense media coverage at the time, but has since been forgotten.
Even the events of 9/11 have begun to move to a less visceral part of the public's memory. The memorial at ground zero, where the twin towers stood and thousands perished, has become a tourist attraction.
"People are running around taking pictures. It's becoming less personal and more institutionalized," Mr. O'Donnell said.
"Over time," he said, "we've got to go back to the business of living."
Contact Susan Spencer at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @SusanSpencerTG.


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Medication continues to carry with it a stigma that many children with ADHD—particularly early adolescents—feel acutely as they try to fit in with their peer group in the neighborhood and at school. In addition, adolescents with ADHD must negotiate the same process of seeking independence from parents that all teenagers do. Your daughter's resistance to taking medication despite its obvious benefits is not unusual, though it is an issue that needs to be addressed.
While there is no one-size-fits-all solution to your situation, you should work with your daughter and the rest of your treatment team toward a positive approach. This may involve allowing her more control of the medication process—letting her make decisions about when and where she takes the medication— as well as control over the dosage schedule.
Because she is first starting medication in her teenage years, it is important that she had buy-in to the initial trial of medication and that it was carried out in a manner that clearly demonstrated to her that the medication had a clear, positive effect. It is also important that she remain as informed as possible about the medication and all aspects of her medication management.


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The Carlsson CK63 RSR
makes its world premier debut at the 83rd Geneva Auto Salon. The
press conference begins at 0915hrs on Stand 6251, Hall 6.
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Months of careful development and testing have resulted in the
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Peak torque is electronically limited to 1,000Nm to preserve the
gearbox and drivetrain. The significant increase in output requires
a more efficient intercooler system to lower charge air
temperatures, as well as additional water and oil coolers to
mitigate the increased thermal load. The seven-speed transmission is
fitted with an additional, thermostatically-controlled oil cooler.
Against the stopwatch, the Carlsson CK63 RSR reaches 100km/h from
rest in just 3.9 seconds, passing 200km/h in 11.6 seconds on its way
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The CK63 RSR uses a specially developed high performance stainless
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bounce and rebound adjustment to cover road or track use. The car is
normally set 30mm lower than standard for road use, and the front
track has been widened by 25mm with spacers for better turn-in and
stability in the bends.
Apart from giving a car its first glance eye appeal, alloy wheels
also contribute to lower unsprung weight. The elegant and sporty
one-piece Carlsson 1/10 alloy wheels come in a choice of 19 or
20-inch diameters to best cope with the road surfaces across
different markets.
The CK63 RSR is fast and heavy, so Carlsson use 405mm diameter
vented discs clamped by six-pot calipers fitted with their
heavy-duty brake pads in front. The rear brakes are standard AMG,
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front brake cooling is boosted by a ram-air duct system built into
the Carlsson front bumper.
The dramatic styling of this four-door Coup� is further accentuated
with the Carlsson RS carbon-fibre front spoiler lip, black stainless
steel mesh inserts in the intake grilles, brake cooling intakes, and
rear carbon valance insert. A new feature over the RS version is the
electrically retractable rear spoiler, which extends into the
airflow automatically at 100km/h, with manual activation possible at
any speed. Its size and angle of attack have been wind tunnel tested
to reduce lift and drag in combination with the underbody rear
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the uncompromising quality of Carlsson�s in-house trim department.
This rich interior trim is a combination of Brown Alcantara and
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processes used contribute to the look and feel of these materials.
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offers the feel of fine glove leather glove, it is also particularly
wear resistant.
A unique tanning process preserves the pores of the hides. This
allows the material to breathe, preventing the excessive heat
build-up that makes occupants uncomfortable.
Finishing touches come in the form of Carlsson interior floor mats,
polished aluminium sill plates with blue illuminated Carlsson logo,
and aluminium door locking pins. The three-year Carlsson warranty
covers all the Carlsson components up to 100,000 kilometers.


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I used whole wheat flour from a local farm, and it was milled from Red Fife wheat right in front of me at the farmers' market. You can also use half or all spelt flour instead, and while I also bought freshly milled spelt flour I haven't tried making the digestive with that yet.
Makes 35-40
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250 grams/8.8 ounces whole wheat flour
250 grams/8.8 ounces quick-cooking oatmeal
125 grams/4.4 ounces soft brown sugar
2 teaspoons fine sea salt (this gave a distinct salty edge--can halve it if you like)
2 teaspoons baking powder
250 grams/8.8 ounces unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
about 1 tablespoon milk (I needed a bit more)
- Combine all dry ingredients in a food processor and pulse to combine. This amount filled my food processor, but it was fine. Add butter and but in until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. You can also do this easily by hand--it's a bit like making pie crust.
- Gradually add the milk and pulse until it comes together into a slightly sticky dough. I found it easiest to do this by hand, after transferring it to a large bowl.
- Flatten into a disc, wrap in plastic and refrigerate about 30 minutes, or for a few days. Remove from the fridge about an hour before you want to bake it, as it gets very hard.
- Preheat oven to 180℃/350℉. Dust the table and dough with flour and roll to 3-4 mm thickness/¹⁄₈", or thicker for a softer, crumblier cookie. The dough is sticky and crumbly, but if you are gentle it's easy to roll. Cut with a 6-7 cm (2½") cutter and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes, checking after 5. You want them to be golden brown around the edges and lightly coloured on top. Let cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.


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STOCKTON - Dozens of people captivated by Lyall A. Luke's transplanted Snow Village stood just 10 feet away. Like every night this month, they came to Lincoln Village again Saturday and stood on the sidewalk in front of the old Campbell's Department Store. They stared, laughed and pointed.
STOCKTON - Dozens of people captivated by Lyall A. Luke's transplanted Snow Village stood just 10 feet away. Like every night this month, they came to Lincoln Village again Saturday and stood on the sidewalk in front of the old Campbell's Department Store. They stared, laughed and pointed.
Jack Wick poured hot chocolate, offered up marshmallows and thought about his late grandmother.
"This feels great because of what my Nana did for the city," said Jack, a 9-year-old fourth-grader at Annunciation School of Luke.
The display, 1,000 pieces creating an intricate, brightly lit Department 56 village, fills a 40-foot window. They were collected over a lifetime by Luke. For 20 years, the Snow Village was visible from Luke's garage on Benjamin Holt Drive every Christmas season. People from throughout San Joaquin County made it a point to visit the scene.
The village pieces were brought out of storage by Luke's daughter and Jack's mom, Jill Luke.
The hot chocolate dispensary was a fundraiser for Hospice of San Joaquin.
Jack had a simple explanation for that: "Because Nana was in hospice." She died in 2005.
Sitting at his side was his good friend Allison Eberhardt, also 9 and an Annunciation fourth-grader.
"We've wanted to do this for a couple of years," Allison said as she accepted donations. "This is for a good cause."
Does Jack want his family to trot the village out again next year?
"That's a brain buster," he said, then added it would be nice for one more full village display for Christmas 2013 and then back to his parents' garage, also on Ben Holt.
His favorite scene is the one of Yankee Stadium. "My dad and I are fans," said Jack, who plays wing on Annunciation's Catholic Youth Organization basketball team. His least favorite? "Nah, I couldn't say. I love all of them." It was cold and rainy as Jack and his family set up the hot-chocolate stand.
Eleven-year-old Mekenzie DeMent hardly noticed. The Brookside School sixth-grader was busy with her scavenger hunt sheet trying to find - and mark off - the 50 village locations listed.
"This is so cool and colorful. It brings back history," said Mekenzie, whose mother, Leah, used to visit the village when she was younger. It was the second visit for mother and daughter. They were drawn by the hospice fundraiser.
Start to finish, the Snow Village has been a family affair. Earlier in the evening, Jill Wick was scrambling to fix some of the electrical plug-ins because half of the Snow Village was dark. Troy Wick, Jack's father, helped with the initial set-up in early autumn. He sat nearby Saturday night while the hot-chocolate entrepreneurs were busy. "I'm the proud father of Mister Jack," he said. "And my mother-in-law was a fine lady." Then, looking at his wife, he said, "This is very emotional for her."
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Despite Puerto Ricans voting for the first time in support for U.S. statehood in a non-binding referendum Tuesday, island residents shouldn't start designing a 51 star U.S. flag anytime soon.
With the looming fiscal cliff and other issues coming before Congress, legislators see little pressing need to pass anything related to the island's status at this moment.
Just over 61 percent of voters on the island favored seeking to make Puerto Rico the 51st state, while 33 percent supported an enhanced commonwealth arrangement. Just 5 percent were in favor of full independence.
Statehood would require the approval of the U.S. Congress.
The opposition Popular Democratic Party, whose candidate Alejandro García Padilla won the gubernatorial contest, favors maintaining commonwealth status.
The referendum was the initiative of now-outgoing Gov. Luis Fortuño, whose New Progressive Party advocates for statehood.
Fortuño's loss throws the statehood issue into question. Even if Puerto Rico's non-voting Resident Commissioner, Pedro Pierluisi (D), continues to push for statehood in the U.S. Congress, the effort seems futile given incoming Gov. García Padilla's stance on the issue.
"The new government doesn't support statehood," one House aide said, according to the Hill.
Some people on Capitol Hill also voiced concern that Fortuño only supported statehood so he could draw more voters to the polls and save his fledgling re-election campaign.
With the U.S. Congress looking almost identical to the pre-election Congress, the statehood issue also faces another major hurdle.
Republicans, who retained control of the House, are generally opposed to Puerto Rican statehood. This makes any push by pro-statehood Puerto Ricans very difficult as they would have to make it through the GOP-controlled House to move on to the Democrat-controlled Senate.
Since the 2010 status report that outlined options the island might pursue, the Obama administration has so far remained mum on the issue.
Puerto Rico came under Washington's sway in 1898 and island residents were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, yet they cannot vote in presidential elections, though Puerto Ricans living in the continental United States can.
Since 1952, the island has been a self-governing, unincorporated territory of the United States with broad internal autonomy, but without the right to conduct its own foreign policy.
Tuesday was the fourth time in 45 years that Puerto Ricans have been asked to express themselves on the status question.
The first referendum, in 1967, produced a majority of just over 60 percent in favor of remaining a U.S. commonwealth. In 1993, support for commonwealth status had shrunk to a 48.6 percent plurality.
Five years later, 50.3 percent of Puerto Ricans casting ballots rejected all three options - statehood, independence and commonwealth - and checked the box marked "none of the above."
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The stereotypical relationship between a post player and outside shooters is that an inside-out attack creates open looks from downtown. In the case of Dwight Howard, the Orlando Magic's fleet of excellent shooters works the opposite way to give Howard more space to operate.
November 18, 2011
Opposing defenses successfully slowed down Kobe Bryant pick-and-rolls in 2009-10 by going over screens and having a big man hedge. So why did they change strategy last season?
November 17, 2011
After dealing for Gerald Wallace at the trade deadline, the Portland Trail Blazers put him in a position to succeed by putting the ball in his hands in isolation plays instead of bringing him off of screens.
November 10, 2011
A tweak to his game and Gregg Popovich's new offense led to a resurgent season for San Antonio's fleet Frenchman.
October 28, 2011
Thanks to some adjustments by his new coach, Thaddeus Young blossomed as the sixth man in Philadelphia. Sebastian explains why.
October 25, 2011
Beasley's boneheaded play undermined what could have been a breakout performance in his first NBA season as a featured scorer.
October 21, 2011
After existing almost entirely on the low block with Minnesota, Al Jefferson was able to grow his offensive game during his first season in Utah. Sebastian looks at why Jefferson fit so well into Utah's scheme.
June 21, 2011
Like Charlotte Bobcats point guard D.J. Augustin, UConn's Kemba Walker is a high-scoring point guard who is dangerous running pick-and-rolls because of his shooting ability.
June 20, 2011
The latest installment of Sebastian Pruiti's video breakdowns compares BYU star Jimmer Fredette to another high-scoring, sharpshooting collegian, J.J. Redick of the Orlando Magic.
Lithuanian big man Jonas Valancunias is one of the mysteries of this year's draft for many NBA fans. The numbers and the tape show some similarities to Tyson Chandler, who anchored the defense of the NBA champions.
June 17, 2011
Our statistical comparison of Derrick Williams to J.J. Hickson may sound underwhelming, but the two players use their quickness in similar ways. Still, Williams' shooting ability explains why he is the far superior prospect.
June 15, 2011
Using statistical translations, we've matched up some of the top players in the upcoming draft with a similar NBA talent. Sebastian goes to the video to see how well the translations hold up, starting today with the Bulls' Derrick Rose and Duke's Kyrie Irving.
May 10, 2011
Could post ups involving Russell Westbrook against the smaller Mike Conley help the Oklahoma City Thunder's late-game offense? Sebastian Pruiti explores.
April 22, 2011
Poor defensive rotations have cost the Boston Celtics during the first two games of their series with the New York Knicks, especially on the defensive glass.
April 12, 2011
Phil Jackson has contributed to the Lakers' recent losing streak by calling more of one of the team's least efficient plays, the pick-and-roll for Kobe Bryant.
April 8, 2011
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Dan and Sebastian use every visual in the book to explain how Daequan Cook has taken what may be the league's biggest leap over last season.
April 5, 2011
Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan is having one of the worst three-point shooting seasons ever, but he's actually been quite effective a step inside the arc. Two BBP contributors dig into the numbers and video to figure out why.
April 1, 2011
Thaddeus Young of the Philadelphia 76ers has developed as a player this season by shooting fewer three-pointers and doing a better job of finishing when posting up.
March 25, 2011
When he replaced Mike Woodson as Atlanta's head coach, Larry Drew vowed to decrease the Hawks' dependency on isolation sets. He's done so, but the team's inability to score on isos this year has caused its offense to tank.
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Winning games in the postseason has a lot to do with experience, and South Stanly has more postseason experience than any other 1-A baseball program in the past five years.
The defending state champions have been to the state title series three times out of the last four years and won it all in 2009 and 2012. In contrast, making it to the 1-A regional series last year was a first for Hendersonville in quite some time, and it showed.
But this year, HHS head coach Mark Cook said, is different.
Once again the Bearcats (20-5) find themselves as one of the last four remaining 1-A teams in the state, and once again they will be taking on South Stanly (26-4), which ended their postseason run in two games of 11-1 and 5-3 last year.
Still, this year is different.
"The big thing is that South Stanly had been there before so they knew what to expect whereas our kids hadn't seen a three-game series. But now they've been there and they know what it's about and what they're shooting for," Cook said. "They know that one game is not the end of the world, but one game also isn't going to make it.
"In talking with the kids and seeing the way they're practicing, they're ready to go down to the wire if it takes all three games. We're more confident that way this year than last year because we got a little taste of what it's all about."
One could almost argue that the West Regional series should have been the state series.
"After our games the state series was really easy for them," Cook said. Stanley defeated Voyager Academy in a mercy ruling Game 1, 13-0, and then 6-1 in Game 2.
There will be eerie similarities today at The Den, and there will equally be favorable differences for HHS as the 1-A state semifinal best-of-three series gets underway.
The Rebel Bulls, whose primary strength this season lies in their pitching, have their ace back, lefty senior Russ Weiker (10-1, 1.58 ERA), who pitched seven innings Tuesday night in their nine-inning 2-1 win over East Surry. They also return solid No. 2 pitcher, senior Chase Poplin (8-1, 1.56 ERA), who will probably start today, along with senior Jordan Starnes, who closed things up for the Bulls Tuesday night.
Stanly graduated Stephen Wallace, the 2012 1-A state Player of the Year, and Grayson Short.
But the Bearcats return Sam Linn (14-0, 0.61 ERA), who threw six innings Tuesday in Hendersonville's 7-3 fourth-round win over Lincoln Charter, and have a stronger pitching staff behind him that includes junior Derrik Doyle (6-2, 2.57 ERA).
Top hitters Justin Sparks (.474), Henry Clements (.362), Bradley Schmidt (.361), Doyle (.333) and Jacob Schandevel (.323) all return for HHS. As a team the Bearcats are batting .319 while the Bulls are at .304.
"We'll go with Derrik (today), and I think he'll do a good job like he has all year. Anybody we have on the mound understands that we have the fielding now that backs people up," Cook said.
That fielding — as well as the consistency the Bearcats have been flaunting lately — were missing links in last year's disparate 11-1 and 5-3 losses.
"I'm not worried about consistency; I think we can play with anyone right now. The big thing is that we have home-field advantage for Game 1 and if we need it, Game 3. Last year we hit the ball on them very well but when we played them at their place we made a lot of fielding errors," Cook said.
"This year we're still hitting the ball but we're also playing well in the field. If we keep both sides of the ball going like we have been up until this point, I see us having a good chance and being right there with them down to the last out. I like our chances."
Today's first pitch will be thrown at 5 p.m. at The Den. Game 2 will be played at South Stanly on Friday, starting at 6 p.m., and Game 3, if needed, will be back at The Den on Saturday for a 3 p.m. start.
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Our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
-Philippians 3:20 (NRSV)
Andy's cancer diagnosis just ten months earlier had been shocking. Now he lay frighteningly still, barely able to move or speak. He was hours away from the end of a tough battle with pancreatic cancer.
We talked, and our conversation turned to Christianity and eternal life. Andy's soft, quiet voice became firm when he said, "I have put my faith in Jesus Christ, my Savior."
As I stood next to his bed, tears came to my eyes. He feebly lifted his hand, which I grasped. "All of us love you so much," I said. "I will see you in heaven."
We can put our complete trust in this promise. In heaven, we will live in eternal peace and joy, praising God.
Because of Jesus' assurance, I do not fear death. I am certain that God will give me the strength to pass from the darkness of this world into the brilliant presence of Christ.
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Prayer: Thank you, God, for sending your son to show us the way to you. May we glorify you in this world, trusting you to usher us safely into the next, as we pray, "Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation."* Amen.
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Timberlane wrestlers eyeing 13th straight state crownBy MARK QUIRK
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 24. 2013 12:44AM
PLAISTOW - It's just a little more than an hour before the event is scheduled to begin and already cars are starting to fill the parking lot.
The junior varsity matchup hasn't started yet and still the bleachers are about half full. This type of crowd doesn't normally show up for even the biggest rivalry in basketball, but this isn't basketball. This is wrestling at Timberlane Regional High School and tonight the Owls take on fellow Division I heavyweight Salem.
That was the scene on Wednesday night at Timberlane, where wrestling is more of a religion than a sport.
"Wrestling is king at this school," said Timberlane senior wrestler Josh Burnham. "It's like football in other schools."
The Owls have won every title in the state's largest division this millennium. They've racked up 13 in a row and five straight New England championships. The last time they lost at a state tournament was in 1999 when they were beaten by the Blue Devils and the last time they lost in the regular season was 2007 to Concord.
Timberlane rolled to a 60-9 win over Salem on Wednesday and is now 8-0. The Blue Devils are 8-2.
The gym's walls are covered with state and New England wrestling championship banners. There are 13 names on the New England Wrestling Champions banner and one national champion, Matt Smith, who won that accolade in 2002.
As the varsity meet is set to begin the only light left on in the gym is the one directly above the mat. The guitar riff for "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns 'N Roses blares over the sound system and the Timberlane squad jogs onto the mat for its warm-up routine.
Dozens of kids crowd around the mat to get a closer look as the Owls, the next generation of wrestlers learning first-hand from the current one.
"We've got a lot of support," said coach Barry Chooljian, who has coached the team for 30 years. "The kids love wrestling and they have a lot of pride in the team."
By the time the first match took to the mat the Timberlane side of the bleachers was full and the Salem side was close to half full.
Burnham said that's nothing compared to some of the meets they have, like when North Andover, Mass., came here recently.
"This is small," Burnham said. "Look how quiet they are. When North Andover was here it was crazy. I wish every meet was like that."
Senior wrestler Josh Riley said he wanted to be a part of the wrestling team since he was in fifth grade, as do a lot of kids that age in Plaistow. He said there is a good support system in town, lots of outlets for kids to sharpen their skills, and a strong drive among the populace to be part of the greatness.
He also said the program has a reputation that could help him wrestle at the next level.
"Not only is it awesome to be a part of the team," Riley said. "Other people know us. They know we're hard working kids."
Year after year that hard work has paid off with title after title. So far, this year looks no different.
Winners for the Owls on Wednesday included Jake Sheehan at 106 pounds (17-7 decision), Tyler Fitzpatrick at 113 pounds (pin), Adam Corey at 126 pounds (pin), Ryan Peters at 132 pounds (5-2), Derek Bohle at 138 pounds (6-2), Burnham at 145 pounds (tech. fall), Chris Pagliccia at 160 pounds (7-2), Josh Riley at 170 pounds (pin), Harry Denoncourt at 182 pounds (pin), Cam Gargano at 195 pounds (pin), Shawn Grenier at 220 pounds (pin) and Zach Stewart at 285 pounds (pin).
The two winners for Salem were John Rheaume at 120 pounds (3-2) and Cody Sharp at 152 pounds (pin).


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Florida landed the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, according to Collegiate Baseball newspaper's annual evaluation of NCAA Division I baseball.
Florida landed the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, according to Collegiate Baseball newspaper's annual evaluation of NCAA Division I baseball classes released Friday.
UF's ranking for seventh-year head coach Kevin O'Sullivan marks its fifth-consecutive time in the top 8 on the publication's list, after being No. 1 in 2009, No. 5 in 2010, No. 8 in 2011 and No. 7 in 2012.
It marks the Gators' second national recruiting title in the 31-year history of the rankings by Collegiate Baseball. Florida captured its first recruiting championship in 2009 with seven drafted players, a foundation that paved the way for a school-record three-straight appearances at the NCAA College World Series from 2010-12.
Of the 17 new recruits which were brought in this fall by the Gators, eight were drafted by professional baseball last June — the highest number of drafted players ever landed in a Florida recruiting class. Six of those are highly-regarded pitchers and the group includes 15 freshmen and two junior college transfers.
The Gators had eight signees from June's Draft who are now enrolled in school, as right-hander Brett Morales (Tampa) was chosen in the 24th round with the 735th choice by the Cincinnati Reds, right-hander Logan Shore (Coon Rapids, Minn.) was taken in the 29th round with the 860th pick by the Minnesota Twins, right-hander Dane Dunning (Fleming Island) was tabbed 1,015th overall in the 34th round by the Toronto Blue Jays, left-hander/first baseman A.J. Puk (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) was chosen by the Detroit Tigers in the 35th round with the 1,056th choice, outfielder Buddy Reed (Finksburg, Md.) was taken in the 35th round by the Texas Rangers at number 1,060, left-hander Scott Moss (Deltona) was chosen by the Colorado Rockies with the 1,129th pick in the 38th round, infielder John Sternagel (Rockledge.) was picked in the 39h round by the Kansas City Royals at No. 1,164 and right-hander Shaun Anderson (Coral Springs) went 1,216th overall to the Washington Nationals during the 40th round.
"We feel that we have brought in an outstanding class of players who will compete for playing time right away," O'Sullivan said. "This group of 17 players is being counted on, and we feel as though we have found the right mix of players who can help us immediately."
Florida also continued a trend where a school from the Southeastern Conference has won the recruiting title in 10 of the last 11 years.
The rankings are based on players who enroll at school each fall. Athletes who initially signed letters of intent with a school but then signed a pro contract after being drafted do not count in the overall evaluation.
Last season, the Gators advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth year in a row, matching the longest run in school history. Florida is scheduled to begin fall practice on Saturday, Oct. 12, at McKethan Stadium and will open its 2014 campaign on Feb. 14 in Gainesville.


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LONDON (Reuters) - Crash Mr. Toad's motor car into a hedge, make those dastardly weasels dance and drive Mole from his hole with a new interactive iPad app based on classic children's novel "The Wind in the Willows".
The app breathes digital life into Kenneth Grahame's tale about the adventures of Ratty, Mole, Toad, the curmudgeonly Badger and their ruthless weasel foes from the Wild Wood.
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"By the time we'd plodded through the early morning mid-Manhattan rain, stock index futures had shrugged off news that the IMF had wound down its growth projections," Wilkinson notes. "By 8:30 a.m. ET, the December futures contract suggests a positive start to trading rather than blindly following the headlines."
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Although it's hard to imagine when you take a trip down your local row of modern car dealerships, in the early days of imported cars many different brands were sold out of the same dealership. As you can see from this photograph taken in 1971, the result was often a desirable selection of early imports in one place.
Although Autohaus in Fairborn, Ohio sold Alfa Romeos, BMWs and Datsuns, a vintage Porsche race car the dealership used to race also made it into this picture. Oddly enough, there is little more than a sign on the side of the building in this picture to indicate the dealership also sold Alfas.
Still the mixture of a vintage Speedster and factory fresh BMWs and early Datsuns was enough to get us drooling over the dealership's inventory in 1971. Today a building with a large moose painted on the side of it sits where there the dealership once stood which while admittedly amusing, isn't anywhere as interesting as Autohaus' sales lot in the early seventies.
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Acanthurus lineatus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Name(s):
Acanthurus vittatus Bennett, 1828
Chaetodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ctenodon lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Harpurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hepatus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rhombotides lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Teuthis lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Choat, J.H., McIlwain, J., Abesamis, R., Clements, K.D., Myers, R., Nanola, C., Rocha, L.A., Russell, B. & Stockwell, B.
|Davidson, L., Edgar, G. & Kulbicki, M.
Acanthurus lineatus is widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific region, is common and locally abundant. It is fished over many parts of it range and is a targeted commercial and ornamental species. There were significant reductions in biomass between fished and unfished areas in the Philippines (Stockwell et al. 2009). Densities of this species are considerably lower outside of marine reserves and in areas of high exploitation. In American Samoa, where this species is the most important of the reef fishes in subsistence and artisanal fisheries, there have been no indications of significant overfishing. Moreover, fishery independent surveys with fishery-dependent data showed a decline in fishing effort resulting in constant catch landings and catch-per-unit effort (Sabater and Carroll 2009). There are no significant population reductions reported in other parts of its range. It occurs in number of marine protected areas in parts of its distribution and is therefore listed as Least Concern.
|Range Description:
|Acanthurus lineatus is widespread in the Indo-Pacific from the east coast of Africa to the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and Tuamotu Archipelago. There were two records from the Hawaiian Islands: from the southern end of the island of Hawaii and from Oahu; these are probably waifs (Randall 2001a).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:American Samoa; Australia; Bangladesh; British Indian Ocean Territory; Brunei Darussalam; Christmas Island; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Comoros; Cook Islands; Disputed Territory (Paracel Is., Spratly Is.); Fiji; French Polynesia; French Southern Territories (Mozambique Channel Is.); Guam; India (Andaman Is., Nicobar Is.); Indonesia; Japan; Kenya; Kiribati (Gilbert Is., Kiribati Line Is., Phoenix Is.); Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Mauritius; Mayotte; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nauru; New Caledonia; Niue; Northern Mariana Islands; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Réunion; Samoa; Seychelles; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Tokelau; Tonga; Tuvalu; United States Minor Outlying Islands (Howland-Baker Is., US Line Is., Wake Is.); Vanuatu; Viet Nam; Wallis and Futuna; Yemen
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – southwest; Pacific – western central
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In Fagatale Bay, American Samoa, A. lineatus is a dominant species on the reef slope (Green et al. 1999). It was the eighth most dominant species in Tutuila, Aunuu, and Taema Banks, American Samoa, contributing 2.7% of total fish biomass and 1.9% of numerical abundance (Sabater and Tofaeono 2006). It is moderately common in Calamianes Islands, Puerto Princesa and San Vicente, Philippines, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea and Raja Ampat, Indonesia where it is usually in shallow surge-affected areas (Werner and Allen 2000; Palawan Council for Sustainable Development unpub. data; Allen 2003, 2003b).
At Moorea, French Polynesia, SPOT satellite images allowed estimation of the surface area of fringing reef (1,076 ha), barrier reef (3,788 ha) and outer slop (493 ha). A total of 30,563 individuals were recorded in this area in fish visual surveys conducted from 1990-1993 (Lecchini et al. 2006).Visual census surveys of the Iboih coast, Weh Island, Indonesia, recorded fish densities of 19 individuals/750 m2 at Pantai sirkui, 13 individuals/750 m2 at Teupin Layeu and 9 individuals/750 m2 at Teluk Pelabuhan (Faculty of Mathematic and Natural Science 2007). It occurs in high densities on coral reefs - 0.4 fish/m2 - in American Samoa (Craig 1996).In American Samoa, 2007 commercial landings for Acanthurids totalled 10,338 lbs with an estimated value of $23, 586 USD (Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources and the Western Pacific Fishery Information Network 2009). From July 1990 through to June 1991, landings of Acanthurids (surgeonfish) totalled 13,431 lbs, or 9% of the total catch. This species and A. xanthopterus comprised 82% of the total Acanthurid catch. A. linetaus were caught almost exclusively by divers, and 78% of the catch was landed at night. From July 1990 through to June 1991, 4,054 lbs were landed in the study areas (Ponwith 1991). In 1994, A. lineatus ranked 2nd among all species harvested in small-scale fisheries in American Samoa. It accounted for 10% of the total catch of 295 tons (Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources unpub. data Pago-Pago, American Samoa). A. lineatus accounted for 39% by weight of artisanal catches and only 1-3% of subsistence catches (Craig et al. 1997).
In the outer islands of American Samoa, the annual harvest of 37.5 metric tonnes (mt) (82,584 lb) of a small-scale subsistence fishery consisted of a diverse array of coral reef fishes and invertebrates. Of the reef-associated catch of 21.4 mt, A. lineatus accounted for 24% of the catch (Craig 2008). In Guam it is the third most abundant surgeonfish in terms of landing. The numbers increased throughout the 1990s, which corresponded with an increase in spearfishing. Densities of this species are considerably lower outside of marine reserves and in areas of high exploitation. In Pohnpei, it is 15% of the total Acanthurid landing (Rhodes et al. 2008). This species makes up 5% of the total catch in Saipan for 2009 (P. Houk unpub. data).
In the central Philippines, density and biomass of herbivorous fish in reserves had positive relationships with duration of reserve protection. Acanthuridae and Labridae (parrotfishes) were the major families that increased in biomass inside reserves with duration of reserve protection. Herbivore biomass inside reserves compared to fished sites was on average 1.4, 4.8 and 8.1 times higher at 0.5 to 4, 5 to 7 and 8 to 11 years of protection, respectively. For A. lineatus, fished site mean biomass was recorded at 0.01 kg per 500 m2 while mean biomass recorded in 4 reserves were 0.13, 0.91 (5 to 7 years of protection), 1.67 and 19.59 (8 to 11 years of protection) (Stockwell et al. 2009).
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Acanthurus lineatus inhabits inshore coral reefs or rocky substrata exposed to wave action. It is strongly site-attached (Craig et al. 1997). It is most frequently encountered on shallow reef flats (Brown and Allen 2008). It is an aggressive territorial fish. It grazes on algal turfs mainly on thallate and filamentous red and green algae (Choat et al. 2002, 2004). It maintains feeding territories in shallow waters during the daytime but spends nights in deeper-water crevices where it is harvested by fishermen (Craig et al. 1997). Craig (1996) found that territorial and non-territorial A. lineatus where different individuals, with territorial fish being significantly larger.
The sexes are separate among the acanthurids (Reeson 1983). Acanthurids do not display obvious sexual dimorphism, males assume courtship colours (J.H. Choat pers. comm. 2010). It spawns year-round but primarily during the austral summer (October-February) in American Samoa (Craig et al. 1997). This species has been observed in early morning group spawning in Palau and Guam (Johannes 1981, Robertson 1983, J. McIlwain pers. comm. 2010) and late afternoon group spawning at Escape Reef, Great Barrier Reef (Robertson 1983). It is likely to form resident spawning aggregations (Domeier and Colin 1997). Pair spawning (Robertson 1983) and non-sex-specific color changes associated with spawning (Johannes 1981) have also been observed. In Palau, it was observed to spawn prior to the full moon and during the new moon from February-April. In Guam it was observed to spawn 3 days before the full moon in March-April on the outgoing tide (J. McIlwain pers. comm. 2010). In the GBR it spawns in December (Johannes 1981, Robertson 1983). Size at sexual maturity is 160 mm (Choat and Robertson 2002a). Larvae are transported through pelagic waters while adults live sedentary lives associated with the reef (Robertson 1983). It has a long pelagic larval stage (Randall 2005).
|Use and Trade:
|Acanthurus lineatus is the most important of the reef fishes in subsistence and artisanal fisheries in American Samoa. It is the third most important acanthurid in Guam. It is a targeted commercial species in Tanzania (Tyler et al. 2009) and a targeted marine ornamental fish in Moorea, French Polynesia. It is taken by throw nets, gill nets, spears and traps. It is also a major component in the catch by beach seine fishing and spearfishing in Nauru (Dalzell and Debao 1994). It is a component of the marine aquarium trade (Global Marine Aquarium Database accessed 19 March 2010). Online prices range from $44.99-$119.99 (L. Rocha pers. comm. 2010). A. lineatus is not very popular in the aquarium trade because of the size it attains and its aggressive behaviour (Randall 2001a).
|Major Threat(s):
There were significant reductions in biomass between fished and protected areas reported in the Philippines (Stockwell et al. 2009). In American Samoa, indicators of fishing pressure did not point to significant overfishing over a 9-year period (Craig et al. 1997).
The status of reef fisheries in American Samoa has commonly been reported as over-exploited, however, comparing patterns and trends from fishery independent surveys with fishery-dependent data showed a significant decline in shoreline fishing effort and a non-significant decrease in boat-based effort, resulting in constant catch landings and catch-per-unit effort. Concurrent with the decline in fishing effort and constant catch landing was an increase in fish abundance and biomass for the targeted families. The decrease in fishing pressure occurred during a period of rapid population growth, indicating non-dependence of the general population on fishing, reflecting the change in the social and economic dynamics within the territory (Sabater and Carroll 2009).
Craig et al. (2008) showed that the current harvests of the subsistence fishery in outer islands of American Samoa is similar to those in historic and prehistoric periods, indicating that the fishery is harvested at a sustainable level.
Surgeonfishes show varying degrees of habitat preference and utilization of coral reef habitats, with some species spending the majority of their life stages on coral reef while others primarily utilize seagrass beds, mangroves, algal beds, and /or rocky reefs. The majority of surgeonfishes are exclusively found on coral reef habitat, and of these, approximately 80% are experiencing a greater than 30% loss of coral reef area and degradation of coral reef habitat quality across their distributions. However, more research is needed to understand the long-term effects of coral reef habitat loss and degradation on these species' populations. Widespread coral reef loss and declining habitat conditions are particularly worrying for species that recruit into areas with live coral cover, especially as studies have shown that protection of pristine habitats facilitate the persistence of adult populations in species that have spatially separated adult and juvenile habitats (Comeros-Raynal et al. 2012).
|Conservation Actions:
There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas in parts of its range. In American Samoa, SCUBA fishery has been banned since 2001 by Executive Order and subsequently in 2002 by regulation (Green 2003). Night spearfishing has been banned as well (J.H. Choat pers. comm. 2010).
In Queensland, Australia, there is a recreational catch limit of 5 per species and a minimum size limit of 25 cm (Department of Primary Industries accessed 8 April 2010).
|Choat, J.H., McIlwain, J., Abesamis, R., Clements, K.D., Myers, R., Nanola, C., Rocha, L.A., Russell, B. & Stockwell, B. 2012. Acanthurus lineatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T177993A1514809. . Downloaded on 22 September 2018.
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It's always amusing to work in our newsroom on days like today when other news outlets are misinterpreting — or purposely hyping out of proportion — a story involving the church. Today's case in point, if you have not heard, is the interview a Vatican official gave to the Vatican newspaper on the social impact of sin in a globalized society.
Among today's headlines: "Vatican introduces more ways to sin", "Seven More Sins, Thanks to Vatican", "New sins as bad as the old sins — Vatican official", "Vatican Updates Its Thou-Shalt-Not List", and my personal favorite, "Recycle or go to Hell, warns Vatican."
Granted, some of these are simply headline writers having fun (a "sin" many of us in the business can admit to). But it of course begs the question of whether there is a catalogue of sins someone can look up, besides the Ten Commandments or the seven deadly sins. (Not even the Catechism of the Catholic Church has an index of sins, though it does have a great index of subjects that it covers.)
The amusement is in the phone calls that come in on a day like today, like the call I took from one Catholic communications official trying to track down the story because she had heard from a local reporter who thought that the addition of new sins to the existing "list" was one of the biggest stories of the year, something akin to an addition to the list of crimes eligible for the death penalty.
And that's also why we urge readers to check with us to get the unadulterated version of a story getting heavy play in the mainstream media — we add no artificial ingredients. (And if you've gone this far without reading how we reported this story, you can click on the link here.)
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or Not on My Watch AU from chapter 3 of New Moon. Bella is taken to Florida with Renee. However, she is even more heart-broken without Jacob Black to cling to. She is sent to an asylum by a distraught Renee. Alice wasn't looking. She'd promised to leave Bella alone. But sometimes the visions come before you ask. She couldn't help it. She sees Bella being sent off and goes to convince Edward she really isn't better off without him. "Because I'm not going to let you do this to her! I know what it's like in there, Edward. Maybe I don't remember it, but... look. What more harm can you do?"
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Emptiness. Consuming. It pulled you in. There was nothing there. Just eyes, and if you look in them all you see is that there is nothing to see. She is so very empty. Nothing, nothing. Just the nothingness.
The face is vaguely familiar. The only feature unchanged, however, is her chocolate brown hair. Everything else has been devoured. Her skin was always pale, but it is now white. Not fair, not just light-colored, but actually white. It is paler than yours, and the tone of your flesh comes from the fact that no blood runs through your veins. In a human, it is disturbing.
Mirroring again your face, only still more jarring, more unnatural, are the shadows under her eyes. You don't look at the eyes themselves. They're too horrible. However, there is plenty of terror in the purple shading beneath them. She looks as though she's been punched hard in both eyes. You would actually think she'd been beaten if it weren't for the perfect pale tone of the rest of her skin.
Her features are sunken. Her nose is much longer, to your eye. It's because of the hollowness in her cheeks, the thin shape that's replaced her familiar beauty.
Her whole body, in fact, is unrecognizably slender. She was never large, but now she looks malnourished. You can count her ribs through her clothing.
And then you do look at her eyes. You regret it. There is nothing. Nothing. No light. No shine. It hurts to look at.
I know I shouldn't be seeing this. He'll be furious. But I can't get rid of the vision. I want to. It is painful. But it's so strong. As strong as the first time I saw Jasper, as strong as the seeing that made me give up human blood forever. It is too much for me.
You look around and see something horrible. You know where they're taking her. It resounds, though you do not really remember. It is familiar in an intrinsic way, like a half-remembered nightmare you wake up from.
A similar-looking older woman takes her hands. She doesn't react at all. "Now, honey. These people are going to help you get better. You're going to have to stay with them for a little while. Just until you aren't sick anymore. All right? I love you, Bella."
She doesn't react or respond. The woman sighs. She watches as the girl is picked up on a stretcher by men in white jackets. They carry her out the door of her home. The woman clings to her husband and weeps.
The girl still doesn't move.
She just sits on the stretcher, staring straight ahead with those awful eyes, clinging to her stomach like she's afraid her heart will fall out if she doesn't keep the hands there. You can see the tendons, the bones, poking beneath the colorless skin. It looks sharp enough to break it. She looks so very fragile.
You watch the men load her onto a van. They are regretful. You realize the mother, in the usual way of things, would have taken the girl to the place she's going… but she can't move.
Finally, as the door closes, you see her move. Her drained lips move a tiny bit, just enough to let out a tiny moan. It is no word, just a sound. It is full of such unimaginable pain.
The girl is alone in a darkness you remember. You suffered it in another life. It will not happen to her, not to her.
"Edward!" I scream. "I am going to kill you!"
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