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Imagine walking through the clouds thousands of feet above sea level. At the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, you can embrace the misty atmosphere, which serves as one of the most coveted
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Extending across eight distinct biological zones, the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is home to more than thousands of species of plants and animals. Look toward the top of the giant trees where more than 500 species of birds live. The most popular birds in this region are the elusive queztal and the three-wattled bellbird. Discover the
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Step foot on the Continental Divide, where one foot will be on the Caribbean side and other on the Pacific side. With views of both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, this reserve is filled with a huge array of lofty and soaring trees laden with remarkable epiphyte plants.
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CROPREDY, England (Reuters) - 10cc, the pop-rock band that produced hits such as "I'm Not In Love", "Rubber Bullets" and "The Wall Street Shuffle" in the 1970s, is still bringing fans to their feet with its against-the-grain lyrics about the darker side of life.
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Mesoplodon densirostris
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Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville, 1817)
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|Data Deficient ver 3.1
|Year Published:
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|Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L.
|Hammond, P.S. & Perrin, W.F. (Cetacean Red List Authority)
There is limited information on global abundance and none on trends in abundance for this species. It is not believed to be uncommon but it is potentially vulnerable to low-level threats and a 30% global reduction over three generations cannot be ruled out (criterion A).
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Blainville's beaked whales (also referred to as densebeaked whales) occur in temperate and tropical waters of all oceans (Mead 1989). This species has the most extensive distribution of any species of the genus Mesoplodon, and is also the most tropical of the genus (Pitman 2002; MacLeod et al. 2006). Sightings are common around some oceanic archipelagos, like the Hawaiian (USA) and Society Islands (French Polynesia). They occur in many enclosed seas with deep water, such as the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and the Sea of Japan. However, there are only rare records of this species occurring in the Mediterranean, and therefore the species is considered to be a vagrant there.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Angola; Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia); Bahamas; Belize; Brazil; Cameroon; Canada (Nova Scotia); Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; Chile; China; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Colombia; Comoros; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Fiji; Guam; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kenya; Kiribati; Madagascar; Malaysia; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mayotte; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; New Caledonia; New Zealand (Chatham Is., North Is.); Nicaragua; Nigeria; Northern Mariana Islands; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Portugal (Azores, Portugal (mainland)); Réunion; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Ascension); Sao Tomé and Principe; Seychelles; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Tokelau; Tonga; United Kingdom; United States; United States Minor Outlying Islands (Midway Is.); Uruguay; Vanuatu; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Viet Nam; Wallis and Futuna; Western Sahara; Yemen
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Atlantic – northeast; Atlantic – eastern central; Atlantic – southwest; Atlantic – southeast; Atlantic – northwest; Atlantic – western central; Indian Ocean – eastern; Indian Ocean – western; Mediterranean and Black Sea; Pacific – western central; Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – southwest; Pacific – southeast
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|Overall, the species appears to be fairly common in most tropical seas, and it is one of the most common of all the species of Mesoplodon (Reeves et al. 2003). Estimates of abundance are generally not available for most areas, but there are estimated to be 2,138 (CV=77%) in Hawaiian waters (Barlow 2003). In the northern Gulf of Mexico, an estimated 106 (CV=41%) mesoplodonts occur, and these are considered to be either M. densirostris or M. europaeus (Mullin and Fulling 2004). Ferguson and Barlow (1999) estimate a total abundance of 32,678 beaked whales in the genus Mesoplodon in the eastern Pacific (corrected for missed animals). The majority of these are M. peruvianus and M. densirostris (Pitman and Lynn 2001).
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|Like other beaked whales, these whales are found mostly offshore in deep waters, but they may sometimes occur reasonably close to shore (MacLeod and Zuur 2005). A detailed analysis of habitat preferences in the Bahamas, where this species is commonly encountered, indicated that Blainville's beaked whales were found preferentially in waters of intermediate depth gradients and depths between 200 and 1,000 m (continental slope waters). These may be areas of increased prey availability caused by interactions of currents and local topography (MacLeod and Zuur 2005). Observations around Hawaii seem to indicate that animals prefer water depths of 700-1,000 m (Baird et al. 2006). Ritter and Brederlau (1999) sighted Mesoplodon densirostris 24 times between September 1995 and August 1997 off La Gomera, Canary Islands. Of the seven sightings for which such information was recorded, mean depth was 320 m (SD = 270 m), and mean distance from shore was 4.39 km (SD = 1.85 km).
Squid are apparently the main food items, but some deepwater fish may be taken as well. Like most other ziphiids, they are thought to be suction feeders (Heyning and Mead 1996).
|Use and Trade:
|This species is taken in artisanal fisheries.
|Major Threat(s):
Some Blainville's beaked whales have been taken incidentally by Japanese tuna boats off the Seychelles and Western Australia, as well as directly by small cetacean hunters in various areas. Dolar (1994) investigated directed fisheries for marine mammals in central and southern Visayas, northern Mindanao and Palawan, Philippines from archived reports and visits to sites where such fisheries are conducted. Hunters at Pamilacan Island take some small whales, including Mesoplodon densirostris. Dolphins and whales are taken by hand harpoons or, increasingly, by togglehead harpoon shafts shot from modified, rubber-powered spear guns. Jefferson et al. (1993) reported that some specimens have been incidentally taken in the North Pacific by Taiwanese fishermen, and accidentally by Japanese tuna fishermen in the Indian Ocean.
In 1993, an adult Blainville's beaked whale was found washed ashore in southern Brazil (Secchi and Zarzur 1999). Stomach analysis revealed the presence of a bluish bundle of plastic threads occupying a large part of the main stomach chamber. Both stomach and intestines were completely free of parasites, as well as food remains and faeces, indicating that the whale had not fed for some time. The ingested plastic may have resulted in a false sensation of satiation for the animal, which could have reduced the whale's appetite and meal size and, in turn, led to the death of the whale. This form of pollution may be increasing and could be a threat to the species.
In recent years, there has been increasing concern that loud underwater sounds, such as active sonar and seismic operations, may be harmful to beaked whales (Malakoff 2002). The use of active sonar from military vessels has been implicated in mass strandings of Blainville's beaked whales (Balcomb and Claridge 2001, Jepson et al. 2003; Wang and Yang 2006; Yang et al. 2008). A stranding of two Cuvier's beaked whales in the Gulf of California was also closely correlated with a seismic survey (Malakoff 2002). The mechanistic cause of the strandings is not well understood, but gas bubble formation (Fernandez et al. 2005) from a behaviourally mediated response to sound has been proposed (Cox et al. 2006).
Predicted impacts of global climate change on the marine environment may affect this species of whale, although the nature of impacts is unclear (Learmonth et al. 2006).
|Conservation Actions:
The species is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
The species is poorly known with respect to abundance, migratory patterns, bycatch and direct catch rates. It should be ensured that artisanal whale fisheries operate within sustainable limits and do not export products illegally.
|Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L. 2008. Mesoplodon densirostris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T13244A3426474. . Downloaded on 25 September 2018.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
A fairytale night
This happened on the other side of the Atlantic. I was in New York, and the night was cold and windy, very dark. It was last Monday, November 10. Forty-second street went stretching along, until a small set of stone stairs rose to some other street on another level of the world. This was where I was going: Tudor City. Needless to say, I had not been there before.
Inside the restaurant Convivio, my destination, the whipping wind was nowhere present, and all was warm and as though slightly blurred at the edges. A round booth coddled the three of us who were seated at the table. There was a hum to the warmth, sounds of pleasant murmur and soft silverware, smells of sausage and pasta.
And what better figure to enter the field of fairytale vision than a tall, smartly dressed and keen-eyed sommelier. Levi Dalton would whisk us (well, not too rapidly) through a series of wines, from bubbly to white to red, that I had never had nor, indeed, even heard of before.
Most memorable. Most shocking, a dish of gnocchetti with crab and sea urchin, and the wine I sipped by its side, so impossible, so impossibly lovely.
2006 "Notte di Luna" Ca' de Noci Moscato Giallo/Malvasia/Spergola (Emilia-Romagna) - This white wine comes across on the nose with a robust nut-shell and dusky flower scent, and on the palate is flooring. How to unravel the things going on here? Such depth and complexity, a bit of oakishness and supple body not unlike a white Burgundy; it seems to do a pirouette, then to wrap and unwrap itself and spool out more, fresh tastes.
As the evening wore on, we came back to this with the cheese, and it had become even more fleshily wonderful.
An extraordinary surprise to the start of a week of the unheralded in New York.
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Enjoyed reading your blog. Sounded like you needed to get in from that wind on 42nd street, and the Oakish wine did the job in unwinding your good self.
- November 18, 2008 at 4:07 PM
- Hardy / Dirty said...
you had me at crab and sea urchin!
- November 18, 2008 at 4:28 PM
Some of that structure on the scrumptious white is the moderately prolonged skin contact--a week or so, I think.
I love it too, and that urchin dish is the best of many tasty things in that fine joint.
- November 20, 2008 at 9:40 PM
- Sharon said...
The sea urchin was surprisingly subtle.
- November 21, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- Brisbane hotels said...
Convivio is the best! The chef is very good. The food is getting better everytime I visit.
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Drones and privacy: Debate just taking off
By TIMOTHY B. LEE
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More than 80 government agencies have approval from the FAA for use of drones. As many as 30,000 domestic drones will be in the skies over the United States in the next 20 years.
Six states have laws regulating drone use; a seventh is pending. Five regulate drone surveillance by law enforcement; two regulate drone use by public and private entities.
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Surveillance led NSA to 50 terror 'events'
For most of the public, the word "drone" calls up the sleek, automated killing machines that the Obama administration routinely deploys against suspected terrorists and that Kentucky Republican Rand Paul filibustered on the floor of the Senate.
But those aren't the only drones around. Because drones are cheap, light and don't require a pilot, they can be put in the air for a fraction of the cost of a traditional airplane. That has created new opportunities for everyone from real estate firms to oil and gas companies to PETA — anyone, in fact, who might have use for an eye-in-the-sky, but doesn't have the money to hire a pilot and a plane. But the dawning era of cheap, private surveillance is leading a lot of states to ask how these private drones should be regulated.
Does such a prohibition violate the First Amendment rights of animal rights advocates? There's a good chance the answer is "yes," but the courts have yet to consider the question.
They'll get plenty of opportunities in the coming years. Congress ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to open the skies to private drones by 2015. But while the FAA will develop safety regulations for this fledgling industry, neither the FAA nor any other federal agency was given jurisdiction over privacy issues.
Domestic drone privacy bills have been introduced in a majority of state legislatures this year. On Friday, Gov. Rick Perry's signature made Texas at least the sixth state to regulate drone use. Illinois will become the seventh if Gov. Pat Quinn signs the bill that's now on his desk.
Bills in Florida, Montana, Tennessee and Virginia, as well as the pending Illinois bill, focus on drone surveillance by law enforcement. Most bills prohibit images gathered with drones from being used in court, and some prohibit (with various exceptions) public agencies from using drones altogether.
New Hampshire lawmakers tabled a bill in March that would have forbidden the use of aerial drones in New Hampshire except by government officials with "credible evidence" that there is a high risk of a terrorist attack.
Sponsored by longtime privacy advocate Rep. Neal Kurk, R-Weare, the bill would have allowed drones if the government obtained a search warrant.
Idaho and Texas have passed bills that regulate drone surveillance by public and private parties.
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Margot Kaminski, a scholar at Yale Law School, describes the Texas approach to regulating privately operated drones as "kind of a disaster." She warns that regulations of private drone use could raise First Amendment problems.
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Debi Biegel never toots her own horn, but everyone is tooting it for her, especially now that she is Montana's new Teacher of the Year. (Photo by Renee Westlake, Bozeman Public Schools)
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Montana Teacher of the Year
MEA-MFT member Debi Biegel has taught band for over two decades, but she never toots her own horn. She's too busy teaching kids in five different schools, composing original music for them, and taking them to perform at Carnegie Hall - among other things.
Now, however, all of Montana is tooting her horn and touting her accomplishments.
Biegel was selected as Montana's 2006 Teacher of the Year on September 17. When her colleagues in Bozeman got the news that night, they organized a celebration within half an hour, according to district music supervisor Renee Westlake.
The whole Bozeman community has been celebrating ever since.
As a music teacher for 28 years (25 years in Bozeman), Biegel has touched the lives of thousands of students, parents, community members, and other educators.
"I'm just reeling," she said. "I keep waking up in the middle of the night thinking it's a dream. I think this is the greatest thing that's ever happened to me."
To be chosen Montana Teacher of the Year is the highest honor a Montana teacher can receive. The Teacher of the Year program annually honors a teacher who exemplifies excellence in the teaching profession. The program is sponsored and administered by the Montana Professional Teaching Foundation.
An interview committee composed of 2005 Montana Teacher of the Year Mary Wren of Great Falls, other professional educators, an Office of Public Instruction representative, a parent/school board member, and a high school student chose Biegel from among three finalists.
"Debi Biegel is a team player, an innovative and motivating teacher, composer, conductor, mentor, master recruiter, musician, and superb organizer," Westlake said. "Her original compositions are joyful messages to parents about life's gifts."
Biegel has taught music at all grade levels. She currently teaches seven beginning fifth-grade bands in five elementary schools, plus third, fourth, and fifth grade general music and choir at Hawthorne Elementary.
"I believe one of the most important things I can do is to reach every child," Biegel said. "Sometimes lost children find their way in a music class. I had a mom tell me once that the only reason her fifth grade son wanted to come to school that year was because he was so excited about playing the clarinet in one of my fifth grade bands!"
Biegel said she doesn't mind being at school 10 to 12 hours a day plus some weekends, because she is so passionate about what she does. And her enthusiasm is contagious.
"The children become passionate about studying music because their teacher can hardly contain herself," she said.
Biegel is also passionate about the role of the arts in education. Study of the arts contributes enormously to the "perceptive, creative, and cognitive growth of every child," she said.
According to Hawthorne School Principal Marilyn Delger, Biegel has been an integral leader in Hawthorne's accomplishments as an award-winning model school for integration of the arts.
Last year, Biegel directed 62 students in the Hawthorne Choir in a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York.
"Parents love her enthusiasm, her creative energy, and her willingness to contribute her time and energy for momentous events such as this," Delger said.
"I seem to have a knack for motivating students," Beigel said. "I make sure the children know their boundaries and are on task, but we have a lot of fun together. Humor is very important in the classroom."
As Montana's Teacher of the Year for 2006, Biegel will represent Montana at the National Teacher of the Year event, sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers. She will also serve as a spokesperson for the teaching profession throughout the year.
Along with other state teachers of the year, she will meet the president of the United States at a private Rose Garden ceremony at the White House in spring 2006 and attend International Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama next summer.
In addition to Debi Biegel, finalists in this year's Montana Teacher of the Year event are Carla Pfeifle, a secondary math teacher in the Power Public Schools, and Melinda Ferrell, a second grade teacher in Noxon.
More about the Montana Professional
Teaching Foundation:
The Montana Professional Teaching Foundation was created in 1996 by MEA-MFT, Montana's association for teachers and public employees, to promote and recognize excellent teaching.
The foundation's board of directors includes professional Montana teachers plus representatives from private business, the Office of Public Instruction, School Administrators of Montana, Montana Parent Teacher Association, Montana School Boards Association, and MEA-MFT. The foundation's headquarters are at 1232 E. 6th Ave., Helena, MT 59601.
More about Debra (Debi) Biegel:
· Bachelor of Music Education Degree, University of Montana, 1977.
· Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Montana State University, 1991.
· 45 credits from MSU beyond Master's degree.
Professional associations:
· National Association for Music Educators
· Montana Music Education Association
· Montana General Music Teacher's Association
· Bandmaster's Association
· National Education Association
· American Federation of Teachers
· Bozeman Education Association
· Bozeman Symphonic Choir
Other honors:
· Part of Hawthorne School Team to receive the Governor's Award for Service to the Arts, 2004.
· Part of Hawthorne School Team honored by Boyer Center and National Principals Association for leadership in arts integration.
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Simon Poulter, of What Would David Bowie Do? fame -puts the case for the England striker
In much of the world, we've become quite used to the commonly employed calendar system. We know that this is 2013 AD, and at some point in time there was a year 1AD.
Before that, we had the BC era, which goes back to, well, whenever somebody first named the years in decreasing numbers until you got to 1BC, skipping 0, clearly, because that would have meant having 0BD/AD as a year, which would have sounded like a blood group.
Fans of the England football team, however, follow a similar system to the Jewish calendar, ignoring conventional chronology. Orthodox followers of English football believe the modern era began in 1966. And it's been downhill ever since.
1966 should have heralded a glorious new dawn, but it darkened pretty quickly. By 1972, in fact, when West Germany wrought revenge for the Wembley brouhaha involving a Russian linesman, and ejected England – not for the first time, either – from the European Championships that year. Worse was to come with failure to qualify at all for the 1974 World Cup, and again in 1978 when we all became honorary Scots, And so on, and so on, and so on.
Argentina and all that…
So excuse the miracle-starved among us for thinking there was a new Messiah abroad when, in 1998, a young boy danced through the Argentinian defence at the French-hosted World Cup match to score a wonder goal.
The boy was Michael Owen: born in Chester on December 14, 1979, and who this week announced his intention to retire at the end of this season. At the age of 11, he joined Liverpool as a schoolboy player, turning professional on his 17th birthday. By this stage there was already plenty of buzz about him. Was he The One? On his first-team debut for Liverpool, Owen scored against Wimbledon, setting the hopes, dreams and aspirations of a nation alive with his arrival.
And then came 30 June 1998. In Saint-Étienne (the French town, not the Sarah Cracknell-fronted indy electro darlings). Aged just 18, he pulled off the goal that had us all convinced he was The One. Collecting a pass from David Beckham, Owen set off on a winding run through the Argentina defence, snaking through it like a raging, coursing river, before letting fly just outside the penalty box, with the ball whistling past goalkeeper Carlos Roa.
While Beckham would get sent off just after half-time for his petulant kickout at the odious Gabriel Batistuta, and the game would end ingloriously on penalties (with Argentina progressing to the quarter-finals), that one goal would be burned in our memories as the start of something new.
The following season's home Chelsea league fixture against Liverpool was a must-attend. We all wanted to see the wunderkind who'd lifted our hopes that summer.
For Liverpool, Owen would deliver 158 goals in 297 appearances (take note, F Torres). However, by the time the-then 26-year-old made a Mr. Big Pants move to Real Madrid, his star – even with such a prodigious goal record at Anfield – had already started to wain. Some say it had faded by the time he turned 21.
The injury years
Today, Michael Owen may be preparing for retirement with a multitude of records to his name, but the one least likely to appear in his private trophy cabinet is the title of "Most Likely To Be Found On A Treatment Table". Like a footballing meteor lighting up the night sky, Owen's early promise did, let's be honest, fizzle somewhat, thanks to injuries which surely couldn't have been helped by being thrust onto the world stage so young.
Owen's switch to Madrid produced a solitary season of just 40 appearances with Galacticos like Zidane, Figo, Carlos and Raul, and a return of just 14 goals. But as inevitable as injuries were, part of the problem was the fit: he just missed the Premier League. Who can blame him?
Returning to England, Owen could have gone back to Liverpool: he wanted to, but the record shows that one Rafa Benitez wasn't interested. I'll say no more than that. Instead. Newcastle took him on, until a broken metatarsal playing for England at the end of 2005 led to a year out, and Owen was never the same player again, though 30 goals in 79 games for Newcastle is still not that bad.
After Owen parted company with Newcastle in 2009, Sir Alex Ferguson took a punt and brought the striker to Manchester United. A 30-year-old striker is not necessarily a bad thing. Look at Didier Drogba. But at 30 Owen was, in Premier League years, and old man. Still, he gave Manchester United 17 strikes in 52 games, and another couple of seasons at a top club, before moving this season to Stoke for just seven appearances so far and a single goal.
No one, however, is that surprised Owen has chosen to retire at the and of this season. Injuries not withstanding, the fire that tore apart the Argentinian defence in 1998 has long since been reduced to a flickering flame.
You could argue that the 15 years since Saint-Étienne have seen diminishing returns. But let's not quibble too much. Some things aren't meant to last long: Jimi Hendrix only made three proper albums; The Beatles broke up less than 10 years into their recording career; and it is true that a Big Mac is over with too soon. If only for that one goal in France in 1998, we can be thankful that Michael Owen blazed. It was just a bit early, and didn't last long.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Edward Snowden's disappearance from view has heightened speculation that the former U.S. spy agency contractor may be talking to Russian secret services, which see him as a "tasty morsel" that is too good to miss.
Even a flat denial by President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday is unlikely to end whispers that Snowden may have been interviewed by intelligence officers anxious to get their hands on whatever information he has not yet leaked.
Some experts say Russia might even try to hand him over to the United States in a Cold War-style exchange, although this seemed less likely after Putin ruled out his extradition to face espionage charges back home.
"He is a tasty morsel for any, any secret service, including ours. Any secret service would love to talk to him," said a Russian security source.
Snowden, charged with disclosing secret U.S. surveillance programs, left Hong Kong for Moscow on Sunday and the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy group said he was heading for Ecuador, where he wants political asylum.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Reuters. But a former officer of its Soviet predecessor, the KGB, said Russia was unlikely to miss out, assuming Snowden is willing to cooperate.
"It would be silly to pass on such an opportunity to get information that is very difficult, impossible or expensive to get in any other way," said the ex-officer, Lev Korolkov.
U.S. Senator John McCain, a Republican opponent of President Barack Obama, said Putin - also a former Soviet agent - would grab the chance. "He is ... an old KGB colonel apparatchik that has disdain for democracy and the things we stand for and believe in," McCain said on CNN on Tuesday. "If he sees a situation he'll take advantage of it."
Speculation about an FSB role in Snowden's arrival from Hong Kong began with the plane's touchdown on Sunday, when about two dozen plain-clothed security agents were spotted monitoring the transit zone, at times accompanied by uniformed policemen.
Ecuador's ambassador to Russia, Patricio Alberto Chavez Zavala, got to the transit zone soon after Snowden landed. Then the agents and police blocked the entrance to one of the lounges. Some remained all night and into the next day,
But there was no sign of Snowden, who Putin said on Tuesday was still in the transit area at Sheremetyevo airport.
Snowden has said he accepted a job as a systems administrator at contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked for about three months, to gain access to details of the U.S. National Security Agency's surveillance programs.
U.S. officials said intelligence agencies were concerned they did not know how much sensitive material Snowden had, and that he may have taken more documents than initially estimated which could get into the hands of foreign intelligence agencies.
Russian political analyst Pavel Salin suggested the Kremlin's near silence on Snowden for more than 36 hours after he arrived was a stalling tactic. "Now they are assessing how useful he may be. His value depends on the information he has," he said.
Korolkov said that is unclear. "We don't know what really is in his possession and how much of an interest he is. All that he can say could already be known," he said. "But he is of interest (to Russia) for a number of other reasons."
Analysts said Snowden could be useful for a Cold War-style spy swap or as a propaganda tool for Russia, which frequently accuses the United States of violating the principles of freedom and democracy that it tries to press on others.
Putin, asked on Tuesday about the U.S. request to hand Snowden over, questioned whether the American and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is also a fugitive from justice, should be treated as criminals and jailed.
Deputy parliament speaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky has proposed Snowden be exchanged for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer whose jailing in the United States angered Moscow. The United States has refused Russian requests for his repatriation.
Korolkov, and the security service source who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Russia would follow a common international practice in using Snowden in negotiations over Bout. "This is how it is done in the world. It would be in the government's advantage not to give Snowden back," Korolkov said.
The source said: "Russia has some negotiating advantage here."
But there are risks for both countries in taking the dispute over Snowden too far.
"It's a very, very important moment for the entire U.S.-Russia relationship: We are really at a point that will define the relationship for the foreseeable future," said Dmitry Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center think-tank.
Korolkov predicted the Kremlin will tread carefully. "Russia is not at all interested in entering into a conflict with such a geopolitical opponent and political partner as the United States," he said.
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(Reuters) - Opening arguments were set to begin Thursday in the corruption trial of the mayor of New Jersey's capital city and his brother, both of whom were accused of bribery and extortion after a sting operation involving a parking garage development.
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack and his brother, Ralphiel Mack, have pleaded not guilty to federal charges that were involved in a 2010 plot to secure the mayor's help in developing a garage on city-owned land. Prosecutors say an informant offered a $119,000 bribe.
About $54,000 of that amount had been paid, according to prosecutors.
The allegations against the brothers read like a cheap crime thriller, filled with secret meetings and codes names like "Uncle Remus" to refer to corrupt payments. The mayor, not a tall man, was referred to as "the little guy" and "Napoleon."
Two others have pleaded guilty in the scheme. They are among 40 potential witnesses who may testify against the brothers during the trial in U.S. District Court in Trenton, according to court documents.
One of them, Charles Hall, a former Trenton city official and confidant of the mayor, pleaded guilty in February 2013 to two counts of extortion. The other, steak house owner Joseph Giorgianni who is also known as "The Fat Man" and "JoJo," pleaded guilty in December 2013 to two counts of extortion.
Prosecutors accused them of trying to conceal their activities by avoiding meetings in City Hall, which is near the federal courthouse, and instead gathering at Giorgianni's residence, his steak house and restaurants in Atlantic City.
The mayor has pleaded not guilty, and his lawyer has said he has no plans to step down despite a call to do so by Governor Chris Christie. Mack kicked off his re-election fundraising campaign last summer.
Mack, 48, took office in 2010. He faced a stalled recall effort in 2011, and the City Council has since repeatedly failed in its efforts to cut his $126,000 annual salary by as much as half.
The mayor and his brother each face one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, one count of attempting the obstruction of justice by extortion, one count of accepting bribes and three counts of fraud. If convicted of all the charges against them, they each face a maximum punishment of 110 years in prison.
Another of the mayor's brothers, Stanley "Muscles" Davis, a Trenton Water Works employee, is serving a six-year prison term on official misconduct charges in a separate case after pleading guilty in 2011 to taking side jobs on city time and with department equipment.
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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Inside Broadways hilarious 50-minute version of the play featuring modern dialogue and pop rock music. Part of the Weekend Family Theatre Series. All ages. Sat., Nov. 27 and Dec. 4, 11, & 18 at 10:30am. Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher St. $15. 212-279-4200.
ARCHIPELAGO A collection of pan-Asian and Asian American family stories told vaudeville-style for the whole family to enjoy. Presented by SLANT Performance Group. Nov. 18-21 and Dec. 2-5, Thurs. Sat. at 8pm and Sun. at 2:30 & 8pm. La MaMa E.T.C., 74A E. 4th St. $15. 212-475-7710.
PIECEWORK The story takes place on March 25, 1911 in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City and follows several fictional characters through the last day of their lives. Presented by Theater for the New City. Nov. 20 Dec. 12, Thurs. Sat. at 8pm and Sun. at 3pm. Cino Theater, 155 1st Ave. $10. 212-254-1109.
CHEKHOV NOW FESTIVAL The fifth annual festival features new theatre works inspired by the plays and fictions of beloved Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov. Pictured above is a scene from The Bet, an adaptation of a short story by the same name. Runs Oct. 27 Nov. 21 at the Connelly Theatre, 220 E. 4th St. Tickets are $15, call TheatreMania at 212-352-3101.
PUPPETRY FESTIVAL Theater for the New City will present The Voice 4 Vision Puppetry Festival to celebrate the work of a unique group of New York artists who have been creating dynamic puppet theater for many years. Pictured above is Preston Foerder and puppets. Nov. 4-14. 155 First Ave. at E. 10th St. $15. 212-254-1109.
THE HOUSE OF YES A dark comedy presented by Strange Sister Theatre combining an unhealthy obsession with the Kennedys, a hurricane, Thanksgiving with future in-laws, and a mentally unstable twin sister. Wed, Oct. 20 Sun., Oct. 24. Wed. Sat. at 8pm with a Sat. and Sun. matinee at 2pm. Sanford Meisner Theater, 164 11th Ave. $15, $12 Students. 212-340-1013.
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NINE PARTS OF DESIRE American premiere. This play lifts the veil on exactly what it means to be a woman in the war-zone known as Iraq. Written and performed by Heather Raffo. Directed by Joanna Settle. Opens Oct. 9. Manhattan Ensemble Theater, 55 Mercer St. at Broome. $55 plus fees. For tickets, call 212-239-6200.
CRUX AT ST MARKS Crux is a new play by Joseph Langham in response to the current world political climate, recent tragic events and our seemingly constant state of war. A voter registration drive will also take place. Thru Oct. 3. Shows at 8 & 4pm. Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Pl. between Ave A and 1st Ave. $12, $8 Students/Seniors. 212-868-4444.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force to improve the quality of sexual assault prevention training for their prospective commanders and senior enlisted leaders.
Pentagon press secretary George Little said the goal is to make training better and more uniform among the services.
The services also will review policies on all military training of enlisted personnel and commissioned officers.
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Ross McCormack snatched an equaliser deep into stoppage time as Leeds stopped Brighton from returning to the top of the npower Championship in a topsy-turvy encounter at the Amex Arena.
The Seagulls were in action two nights ago against Liverpool in the Carling Cup and, despite manager Gus Poyet making five changes to his staring line-up, they looked weary as Leeds raced into a two-goal lead courtesy of first-half strikes from Andy Keogh and McCormack.
But a magnificent piece of individual skill from Craig Mackail-Smith reduced the arrears moments after the interval and the Scotland international then won the penalty from which Ashley Barnes netted his seventh goal of the season.
Barnes turned provider as Mackail-Smith finished from close range with six minutes to play, but McCormack intervened to check a remarkable Brighton comeback.
In the third minute, some slack marking from Danny Pugh - making his second debut for Leeds following his move from Stoke this week - might have given Brighton the lead.
From Craig Noone's corner Inigo Calderon escaped Pugh's attentions to head down for Barnes to thrash over.
But Leeds were soon into their stride, retaining possession with authority, and after Robert Snodgrass and Adam Clayton went close the latter had a hand in the opening goal in the 18th minute.
Full-back Aidy White raided down the left flank and cut back to Keogh who found Clayton on the edge of the area.
The midfielder's shot was blocked but ricocheted into Keogh's path, who slotted home his first Leeds goal with Seagulls goalkeeper Casper Ankergren stranded.
It was two six minutes later when McCormack turned to unleash a superb left-foot drive into the bottom corner from 25 yards for his eighth of the season.
Some more poor set-piece marking threatened to derail Leeds' successful half as Barnes touched towards goal but Whites keeper Andy Lonergan thwarted Mackail-Smith when the striker attempted to bundle home.
Less than two minutes after half-time Brighton were back in the contest.
Mackail-Smith collected Barnes' pass from the right and produced a sublime drag back and turn to leave the Leeds defence standing before coolly stroking into the bottom corner.
Leeds were now the team under pressure and Leigh Bromby was the man to buckle, inexplicably scything down Mackail-Smith in the box with an hour played.
Barnes netted from the spot in the 2-1 defeat to Liverpool and he was again was on hand complete the formalities from 12 yards.
Midweek exertions appeared to have caught up with both sides as the game reached its conclusion, but late drama followed in abundance.
First Calderon and Barnes combined effectively down the Leeds left to leave Mackail-Smith with a simple finish.
Simon Grayson's men were staring down the barrel of a third defeat in four away games this term, but when a long punt from Lonergan was flicked on McCormack continued his run to slam home from Jonathan Howson's cutback.
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The optical system in the X-T1's EVF is made up of 3 elements in 3 groups, which includes a double-sided aspherical glass lens with a large refractive index that delivers impressive clarity and a wide field of view. The field of view is 1.6x larger than the X-E2 – 31° compared to 25.1° – and finder magnification has also been increased from 0.62x to 0.77x making it the largest in the world, even amongst SLR cameras.
Increasing viewfinder magnification also increases the image display size, which can cause resolution issues and affect the consistency of blacks in shadow areas. This is impossible to evaluate mathematically or by using a simulated finder, so we used a prototype EVF and examined how light from different angles affected it.
The EVF panel in the X-T1 has the same specification as that in the X-E2, but has been improved to reduce the misalignment of colors when viewed at an angle. This was essential as when finder magnification increases, users look into the EVF at a more acute angle, which can cause colors to appear out of alignment.
Any display lag between the EVF and LCD can mean missed shooting opportunities, so this time should be shortened as much as possible. In order to do this, we looked at the whole process, from reading the signal on the CMOS sensor to displaying it in the EVF.
Existing cameras display the image after the whole frame has been read from the processor, but on the X-T1, the image starts to display before the processor has completed developing the whole image, which reduces lag time and means the sensor and display are synchronized. Display lag time has also been reduced by increasing the frame rate compared to the X-E2.
The improvements mean the X-T1's EVF has a world's shortest delay of just 0.005 second. You may perceive almost no delay on the view finder compared to the real image.
* The feature will be added to X-E2 by installing firmware Ver. 2.00 or later. (Revised: 2014/4/30)
Typically, to collect enough light to display viewfinder detail in low light conditions, the frame rate (number of still images displayed on the EVF in one second) has to be reduced. But this increases display lag. The X-T1 is designed for the frame rate to reduce more slowly than the X-E2 and although the rate is still reduced in low light, maintaining synchronization between the sensor and EVF ensures the lag time is kept to a minimum.
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(With the Heat set to move on to round two, PbP man and friend of the site Ryan Pinder stops by to give us the low-down on the team and their impressive first round sweep.)
By Ryan Pinder
The Abbotsford Heat open the second round of the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs on Tuesday night in Toronto with Game 1 of the Western Conference Semi-Final best-of-seven series. Let's look back to see how the Heat advanced to the second round and see if that doesn't lend some insights into what we can expect against the Marlies.
Krys Kolanos' offensive successes and the Heat's fortunes have seemed to be intrinsically connected all season. When Kolanos scores somehow it is infectious – other players score more and the team wins more. In his 47 games played in the regular season Kolanos potted nine 'first goals' of a game, and the Heat went 9-0-0-0 in those contests.
After closing the season with a franchise record seven wins in a row, the Heat swept the Milwaukee Admirals in the opening round best-of-five series to stretch their streak to 10 consecutive wins. Also impressive is that the club hasn't lost a game in regulation or overtime in their last 12 matches (they lost in a shootout to Chicago way back on the 29th of March). It's not a coincidence that Kolanos has posted a filthy stat line of 11GP (15G-11A-26PTS with a +13) over that dozen game run – he missed one game when he elected to sit out the meaningless regular season finale.
Kolanos has been playing the left side with speedster Paul Byron and Dustin 'Sly' Sylvester who have seemingly eclipsed Jon Rheault and Ben Walter as most productive compliments to the 30-year-old sniper – and thus the most dangerous line assembled this season. Byron's speed, Sylvester's vision, and Kolanos' finishing abilities have given opponents fits since being assembled in March. A productive Kolanos is good for business. If he continues his 2+ point per game pace, you have to like the Heat's odds in Round 2.
The Heat are the envy of many an AHL team with the goaltending tandem that has developed this season. Not only does the club have 2010 team MVP and Flames top goaltending prospect Leland Irving at their services, but also the feel-good story of Danny Taylor. The duo each finished the season with 22 wins, and split the Heat crease time almost exactly 50/50.
Two months into the season Irving was arguably the MVP of the AHL. Flirting with a record wins pace, leading the league in minutes played, shootout wins and near the top in shutouts.
Enter Danny Taylor – just released from a tryout from the Springfield Falcons in his first year back from Europe – and a healthy dose of an unhealthy Henrik Karlsson (see what I did there?) and the universe changed. Irving spent the better part of three months with Calgary, eventually earning the back-up job even once Karlsson was healthy, which required the club to exercise numerous post-trade deadline recalls to use him when Kipper needed a rest.
While all this was going on, Taylor was amassing big minutes in Abbotsford, and just to make matters more murky, when Irving was eventually returned for good, he welcomed his first child – a daughter – into the world with his wife. The 2012 portion of the schedule has been a mental obstacle course for Irving, adjusting to two hockey teams and sustaining even MORE travel than the Heat are already subject too as the lone team in the Pacific or Mountain Time Zone. All that, plus becoming a parent. Big stuff.
So when Taylor got hot, and Irving was away from the team in the final weeks, the job became Danny Taylor's to lose, and he hasn't lost since – eight wins in a row. While Irving's ceiling as a 24-year-old is likely much higher, Taylor is the man of the moment, and if it ain't broke… well, you know the expression. If the Heat get into a long series, the use of both net-minders wouldn't surprise me one bit, but clearly Taylor's winning streak is one that has to carry weight when penning a line-up card.
The Heat find themselves as deep as they've ever been all season, and quite likely ever in their three year history. The mid-season attrition to the roster saw Akim Aliu, Hugh Jessiman, Adam Estoclet and others brought into the fold to stop the bleeding, but now relatively healthy (Laing was day-to-day at last check), and boosted by the addition of Max Reinhart (Kootenay – WHL) and Nick Tuzzolino (Utah – ECHL) the club suddenly is sitting players who were logging big minutes in Jan/Feb when the roster was at it's thinnest.
The depth means Troy Ward has some big time versatility to his roster – Carter Bancks, Ryan Howse, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Adam Estoclet, Guillaume Desbiens, David Eddy and Quintin Laing are all parts that can be used to change the dynamic of the club's fourth line be it 'harder' or more skilled that is desired by the first year head coach who has this group all on one page despite the large number of bodies that have to watch from the rafters. There's a large amount of skill and sandpaper in the aforementioned group.
Akim Aliu and Max Reinhart were swapped for Game 3 of the first round series, and with Aliu on the sidelines Reinhart looked the part. The oldest of three brothers who all may play in the show some day centered Greg Nemisz and Hugh Jessiman in Abbotsford in the series clincher. Max continues to get rave reviews away from the puck – which isn't supposed to happen to a kid who's played just two pro games.
The AHL only allows a maximum of six veterans and exempt veterans into the line-up in each contest. Either five vets and an exempt veteran or four and two, are the formations that the Heat have used nearly every game this season. The veterans are Krys Kolanos, Ben Walter, Brett Carson, Clay Wilson, Quintin Laing, Hugh Jessiman, and Raitis Ivanans, while the exempt veterans are Guillaume Desbiens and Joe Piskula. Only six of the nine (5 and 1, or 4 and 2) can suit up in any game. It's an extremely unusual situation for Troy Ward to manage, but the result is that competition among veterans (and exempt vets) has kept their production very high, and if one is injured or not playing well, there's a difference maker that can be inserted.
For example, when Captain Quintin Laing was injured in Game 1, Guillaume Desbiens – an alternate captain who can bang and crash with the best of the – stepped in and the drop off was negligible. A roster this deep is the envy of many a coach in the AHL. Certainly Ward has to make sure there are no bruised egos, but if he does, he's got top caliber replacement parts. Brett Carson hasn't played yet in the post-season as a casualty of the numbers game but could easily be playing 20-plus minutes a game should the dynamic of the veteran juggling change.
The Maple Leafs farm team, the Toronto Marlies is the Heat's opponent in round 2. They also swept their first round versus the Rochester Americans and should prove to be a difficult challenge for Abbotsford. Check out a full preview of their upcoming series.
(Ryan Pinder is the Heat's play-by-play man. He offers his perspective on the team at the team's official Heat Hub blog.)


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