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Brachflachen Mehrere Vollkombrot
Before TFL came into my world, I had a multi grain, seeded, SD challah that I baked every week for my daily sandwich loaf. I called it my made up name Brachflachen Mehrere Vollkombrot. It was the standard; mix about 20 ingredients, kneed for 10 minutes let rise, punch down, let rise in the loaf pan, egg wash, slash and bake a 350 until 205 F. It took about 8 hours from start to finish - and I thought that was slow bread!! After finding out the slow bread was really 3 days - not 8 hours, I converted my old recipe to make it take nearly forever to make - instead of just a really long time :-) Now it is a 12 hour levain build, long S&F ferment, long retard and long after fridge rise bread. I really like the way it came out. Nice dark crispy, crunchy crust with Nijella and sesame seeds, soft, moist, small holed crumb with subtle SD taste that made great tasting toast too. It is still my favorite sandwich challah loaf .
The second shot of the crub says a lot about me and my foodie nature. Home made; challah, dijon mustard, pickles, cheese, meat and home grown; lettuce and tomatoes.
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I was seven months pregnant, taking my evening stroll, when I spied the tiny, squirming ball of fur, its eyes still fused shut. How a baby mole got to the middle of my street I'll never know. I picked it up, wrapped it in a tissue, and carried it home.
Deep inside, a strange, reassuring glow began to emerge. I felt...nurturing. Maybe this meant I'd be a good mother after all. (Never mind that I returned the helpless creature to a hole in the yard that my husband pointed out belonged to a snake, who had surely devoured my "baby" for breakfast.) I'd been consumed by worries about how well I'd manage maternity. Here I was, soon to give birth, and I'd never so much as held an infant. I was a workaholic with a dry-clean-only wardrobe, the sort of person whom friends would vote Least Likely to Wear a Snugli.
Will I make a good mom? The question crosses many a woman's mind at some point in her life. Goodness knows, there are enough reasons for trepidation. Loss of control. Fear of sacrificing your own ambitions for your child. Fear of turning into your mother. Worries about how your relationship will change. Fear of realizing, too late, that you just aren't the type to be called "Mama."
It's easy for your imagination to run amok. You can't peek into a crystal ball to see whether you're cut out for the job. Your life, however, is rife with clues. Here, how to read them --whether you've just given birth or are waiting for your first baby.
What are your expectations?
She's stitched together from years of observations and pop culture -- the mother you unconsciously aspire to be. My own idyllic vision was a selfless souffle whipped up out of equal parts June Cleaver, Marge Simpson, highly selective memories of my own mom, and thin air. The trouble was, this Ultramama didn't resemble me at all. (For starters, I'm too selfish, too human, and wouldn't be caught dead in an apron and pearls.) As a result, I had a hard time relating to the very idea of becoming a mother, let alone becoming a good one.
It's a common dilemma, says British anthropologist Sheila Kitzinger, author of Rediscovering Birth. For many women, motherhood is abstract. It's easy to watch pregnant coworkers return after weeks of maternity leave and envy their "vacation," oblivious to the fact that they aren't sleeping through the night and their breasts leak when meetings run long. Then there are the media images. Mothers are portrayed in TV commercials and magazines as cheery, all-knowing, sexless, craft-making doormats, or as romantic figures: white negligee, rocking chair, baby at the breast. "Most women who view these extremes and fail to see themselves can't help but conclude that they must not have any maternal instincts themselves," says Kitzinger.
"All women wonder whether they'll be a good mother, but this is a culturally induced fear," says Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of The Mother Dance. "Society polarizes mothers as either 'good' or 'bad,' but if you observe most of them over time, you see that they're both good and bad."
The mother of two, Lerner used to keep an inventory of the Perfect Mother she planned to be. "I would never be one of those moms I saw yelling at her kids. I would never fight with my husband in front of them. I would not be a worrier," she recalls. "Of course, I've done all these things, and more. I was also totally unprepared for the range of feelings that having children evoked. I didn't know I could experience such exhaustion, protectiveness, and love or how quick I'd be to imagine disaster."
One thing that made motherhood seem doable to me: noting other unlikely candidates who'd managed child rearing alongside the rest of their lives. (Margaret Mead! Jodie Foster! Christie Brinkley! My cousin!) I felt the same glimmers of possibility when a younger, hipper friend -- the first of my peers to procreate -- showed off her newborn daughter while still seemingher same quirky, wisecracking self. If she could do it, then I could too!
What do you think of the job your mom did raising you?
"The person who played the biggest part in defining 'mother' for each of us is our own mother," says psychotherapist Phyllis Ziman Tobin, Ph.D., author of Motherhood Optional: A Psychological Journey. So it's worth asking yourself: Do I want to be like her? Do I feel I ought to be like her? Did she like being a mother? Or was she ambivalent about it?
On one level, I aspired to be just like my mom. She raised five kids to happy, reasonable adulthoods. Yet much of her everyday life seemed like a drag -- all that cooking and cleaning and self-sacrificing. Her main escapes were hunching over her sewing machine or knitting, hobbies I hate. She was often cranky.
Once I started having babies, though, I discovered that sharing my mom's core values and love of family didn't doom me to living her life. I don't have to quit work or make all my kids' clothes to be a good mother just because she did.
It's logical to expect your mom's style of mothering to be a predictor of yours, but it's not practical. Whether she was loving or abusive, giving or withholding, what's important is that you understand what made her that way, says Tobin, and know that you can choose to be the same or different -- or a little of both.
Such objectivity doesn't always come easily. "But only by being as realistic about your mother as possible -- being honest about her good points and bad points, trying to understand her motives as well as her actions -- can you distinguish the ways you're like her and the ways you're not," says Tobin.
Women who admire their mothers and hope to emulate them have a handy playbook to follow. "My mom was my entire world," says Jess, a pregnant medical transcriptionist whose parents divorced when she was 2. "She was big on respect and morals but also let me be my own person. I plan to do a lot of things the same way."
On the other hand, Sandy, a pregnant teacher, intends to be more supportive and less authoritarian than her distant, critical parents. "I think it's dangerous to always be your child's buddy, but I'm going to enjoy my kid more than my mother did."
What are you like now?
Becoming a mom is a transforming experience. But the changes don't happen overnight. Anyone who tells you she's unchanged by it is "in deep denial or a coma," Lerner says. Motherhood is less like morphing into an all-new person than like getting a makeover. You look different, butit's the same you underneath.
I know. Much of my prebaby trepidation stemmed from the fact that I'd never really liked kids. Now I'm heart-stoppingly, mind-bendingly besotted with my own, but you won't find me joining in a game of Freeze Tag with their friends orvolunteering as a substitute teacher at preschool.
Most moms find that the core of their personality remains intact -- maybe worn a little softer or more patient in a few places, but certainly not unrecognizable. If you set high standards for yourself professionally, you'll probably expect a lot of your kids. If you like solitude, you'll look for ways to preserve it (though you'll have to make do with less). If you nag your spouse about wet towels on the floor, you can be pretty sure you'll nag your kids down the road.
There's no single way to mother. What matters most is that you feel secure with who you are and what you have to offer a child. That said, some traits are especially useful: tolerance, flexibility, patience, and good humor, to name a few. If your general style already flows in that direction, you're ahead ofthe game.
Are your priorities flexible?
Soon after your baby's born, he nestles into your psyche permanently. Psychiatrist Daniel Stern, M.D., in his book The Birth of a Mother, calls this mental shift "the motherhood mindset." This psychological rebirth marked by new fears, hopes, and priorities is virtually impossible to imagine beforehand. But being willing to make room for it can spare you later frustration over the inevitable (and never-ending) push-pull of your child versus the rest of your life. Frances, for example, worked 12-hour days as an account manager for a managed health care organization, a job she loved. "It was as if my customers were my children," she says. Now the mother of a toddler, Frances still works hard nurturing clients,but on a four-day-a-week, 9-to-5 schedule. She's learned to delegate more and work more efficiently. "I figure I have another thirty years of work life ahead of me, but my son won't be little forever. Taking the long view helps me keep mypriorities straight."
If the need to roll with the punches catches many women by surprise, so does the discovery that, somehow, you'll manage. "When Sara was born, she was colicky and I was up all night for two weeks," says Kim, a nurse who has two children. "But somehow you work through things. I've learned a lot about myself. For one thing, I never knew I had a temper! But I also never dreamed I'd be able to focus so much on anyone besides myself or my husband."
Are you a risk taker?
Ultimately, becoming a mother is a leapof faith. Once upon a time, I held a narrow and naive vision of what being a "good mother" meant; could make lists of things I'd both liked and disliked about the way I was raised; and was famous for my impatience and rigidity: My priorities in life had nothing to do with molding moral character or making sureanyone's teeth but my own got brushed at night. I had a baby anyway.
Now here I am, nine years and four children after The Mole Incident, a blissed-out mama who's written three books about parenting. How could I have known that the one thing that seemed so alien to my life would become its central pleasure? What's more, I'm happy to report that the mother I've turned out to be is neither the dreamboat of my hopes nor the nightmare of my fears. I haven't become a glue gun-toting, bread-baking know-it-all, because I was never that to begin with. And my darker personality traits are still with me -- watch me struggle to yield control as my 3-year-old heads for preschool in neonleggings, a floral shirt, and a tiara. But these don't keep me from loving my kids or from doing a good job as a mom.
That's the part I never expected: that you pretty much make up motherhood as you go along. Fortunately, kids start out very small and forgiving. So far, knock wood, not one of mine has been devoured by a snake.
Contributing editor Paula Spencer is the author of the Parenting Guide to Positive Discipline.


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Driver OK after plunge into Souhegan River
November 13. 2012 10:08AM
WILTON - A tired driver ended up in the Souhegan River Tuesday after she lost control of her car on Route 31 South.
Karen Carr, 24, of Greenville, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Nashua for treatment of injuries police describe as not life-threatening.
The accident happened about 3:45 p.m. Monday on Route 31 South (Greenville Road) near King Brook Road. According to a news release, Carr was driving her 1998 Isuzu Rodeo south on the road when she lost control of it. The car went off the road, down an embankment and into the Souhegan River, coming to rest in about 18 inches of water.
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Thomas More offers a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Biology of Arts in Biology, and Bachelor of Science Medical Laboratory Science, as well as minors in Biology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, and Gerontology. Biology majors choose to specialize in either cellular/molecular biology, organismic biology or environmental/evolutionary biology. Medical Laboratory Science majors spend three years at Thomas More training to work in laboratories and a fourth year interning at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, where more than one million laboratory tests are done each year. No matter what direction you choose, Thomas More can help you achieve your career goals.
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Starting in the 2014-2015 school year, Biology majors who would like to pursue the field of Marine Biology can choose to take the Marine Biology Track. This will prepare them for graduate work or future careers in the field of Marine Biology. Thomas More College is the only institution in Kentucky offering this type of program. Dr. Chris Lorentz is working on a partnership with the Newport Aquarium and the WAVE Foundation in conjunction with this program to join the quality educational offerings of Thomas More College with a nationally ranked aquarium allows for unique opportunities in both directions.
Classes will be taught on Thomas More College's main campus, at the Biology Field Station and at the Newport Aquarium. Students will have the unique opportunity to conduct hands-on research with sharks, penguins and all of the other marine organisms onsite.
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Grizzly Football Player Pleads Guilty to Criminal Mischief – Pays Fine
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's starting free safety has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal mischief for breaking a directional sign after a night of drinking.
The Missoulian reports 21-year-old Matthew Brian Hermanson entered his plea in Justice Court on Monday and was fined $635.
Hermanson was arrested on Sept. 22 after a sheriff's deputy saw someone throw a large, white object onto the road. The sergeant found Hermanson, shirtless and bleeding, walking along the road.
Hermanson, a junior from Sioux Falls, S.D., was suspended from the football team for one game after his arrest.
Attorney Paul Ryan told Justice of the Peace John Odlin that Hermanson has written a letter of apology and replaced the damaged sign. He also settled an outstanding traffic ticket.


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In the distant future, mankind has reached for the stars. A totalitarian government directs the exploration of space and the colonization of new worlds, while armies of empire suppress rebellions. Humanity is preparing to war with alien races… not knowing that it is itself alien in the universe.
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- Environments are fully interactive and destructible. Blow up buildings to bombard the enemy with debris, breach walls to blaze into action behind your opponent's back! Your soldiers can hide in trenches, behind cars, crates and large fragments of destroyed buildings.
- Unique enemies. One of the main gameplay features is the difficult and fascinating struggle with unique monsters, creatures from another planets. For example, to destroy the colony of living crystals, you must first understand the principles of their existence and find their weak point, as you would in a classic arcade game.
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PSYC 515 Psychology of Development and Adjustment
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Students who complete the Master of Education, Counselor Education, can plan their program in a manner that may qualify them to be eligible to apply to the Licensing Board to become licensed clinical professional counselors (LCPC). Candidates for licensure must complete the Graduate Core, the Area of Specialization, a list of Specified Counseling Courses, for a minimum of (60) sixty semester credits.
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Consider the three basic physiques, called somatotypes, that largely determine how we look. People who are born with a relatively small number of muscle cells tend to have a linear appearance (ectomorphic physique), and encounter more difficulty in developing large muscles. People who inherit a relatively large number of fat cells generally have a round appearance (endomorphic physique), and experience more difficulty in developing defined muscles.
Individuals who are gifted with a relatively large number of muscle cells and a relatively small number of fat cells typically have a triangular appearance (mesomorphic physique), and are more likely to develop large and defined muscles. These are the same people who characteristically have wide shoulders, and narrow hips, as well as large torsos and small midsections. With appropriate training, mesomorphic men and women have the best chance to achieve chiseled abdominal muscles.
The same training program will enable all of us to improve our midsection strength and appearance, even if we don't develop the so-called six-pack set of abdominal muscles prominently displayed by bodybuilders. For most of us, a reasonably lean and tight midsection is an attainable goal that can be realized through proper nutrition and exercise.
The role of appropriate nutrition should not be underestimated with respect to reducing fat and slimming your waist area. In fact, a small decrease in your daily calorie consumption results in the use of stored fat to meet your daily energy requirements. For example, if you eat just 350 fewer calories on a daily basis, you will lose about a pound of fat every 10 days. Generally speaking, shifting from a typical American diet to a lower fat menu that emphasizes grains, vegetables, and fruit will cut at least that many calories from your daily food intake.
Endurance exercise such as running, cycling, or stepping, is an excellent means for burning extra calories, as well as for improving cardiovascular fitness. Depending upon your training intensity, 30 minutes of these aerobic activities can burn between 250 and 450 calories. Assuming an average of 350 calories per half hour training session, every five hours of endurance exercise should result in a one-pound fat loss.
Strength training also uses a lot of energy during the exercise session, burning about 250 calories in a 30-minute circuit workout. A typical circuit workout involves 10 to 15 different strength exercises performed with brief rests between stations. However, unlike endurance exercise, strength training builds muscle that requires additional calories all day long for tissue maintenance. Every pound of new muscle resulting from the strength training program increases your resting metabolic rate by 35 to 50 calories per day.
Of course, strength training is the best activity for developing your abdominal muscles, so that you have something to show in your leaner midsection. Although some people have more muscle building potential than others, the following strength exercises best address the major midsection muscles.
If you do not have access to resistance machines, I recommend a combination of bodyweight exercises performed with as little rest as possible between segments.
For best results, consider a combination of sensible diet, regular aerobic activity, major muscle group strength training, and specific abdominal exercises. While there is no guarantee that you will sculpt a spectacular six-pack, you should develop a slimmer and stronger midsection, as well as a high level of overall fitness and improved physical appearance.
Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D., is fitness research director at the South Shore YMCA, and author of several books on fitness including Strength Training Past 50 and Building Strength and Stamina.


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Mixotrophic Protists in the Arctic - Alternative Nutritional Strategies
Arctic Research Initiative
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AbstractProtists are traditionally described as either phototrophic (function as plants) or heterotrophic (function as predators or grazers), and this defines how they contribute to the generation and use of nutrients and carbon within the microbial food web. As usual, nature is not so black and white, and there are actually groups of algae that can successfully do both, and they are called
mixotrophs. These organisms include species of chrysophytes, dinoflagellates, prymnesiophytes and cryptophytes, and in some environments they can comprise up to 50% of the photosynthetic population, and 75% of the heterotrophic population. Our recent work in the Ross Sea, Antarctica has indicated that mixotrophic protists comprise a significant percentage of the phagotrophic nanoplankton. This has led us to propose that mixotrophy is an alternative microbial dietary strategy of potentially importance in polar marine environments, facilitating survival in long periods of darkness. In this project, we will focus on determining whether, and to what extent, mixotrophic protists are present in the Arctic marine environment. Despite numerous studies on microbial communities in Arctic marine environments, none have addressed the issue of mixotrophy, although it is often mentioned. Experiments will also be run to establish rates of bacterivory for mixotrophs compared to strictly heterotrophic protists to help understand the potential impact of each trophic group. In addition, samples will be taken from each experiment to determine the genetic identities of the mixotrophic population for comparison with Southern Ocean samples.


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Albion College will make its second IHSA National Championship appearance in May following the strong performances of junior Katie Petchell (Pinckney/Pinckney) and first-year Morgan Carey (Hemlock/St. Charles Community) at the stock seat semi finals at Florida State University on March 24 and 25.
Petchell, in her second semi finals appearance, placed third aboard Gator in the Open division reining class out of 15 riders to secure her place in the national championship. Later, in the Intermediate division horsemanship class, Carey drew Gator for her ride and stamped her own ticket to Nationals with a third place finish out of 16 riders.
Rounding out the Albion contingent in Florida was first-year rider Chantal Chuba (Grosse Pointe Park/Grosse Pointe South), who gave a strong ride in the beginner horsemanship class, but wasn't able to secure a call-back to ride off.
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Angie Harmon, husband Jason Sehorn and their kids, unveil the new Milk Mustache ad and celebrate chocolate milk as The Official Drink of Halloween on New York Street in Paramount Studios, Los Angeles on Tuesday (October 13).
Ther 37-year-old actress has three children: Finley Faith Sehorn, Avery Grace Sehorn, and Emery Hope Sehorn.
"At Halloween and throughout the year, my girls love the flavor of chocolate milk, and I love knowing it contains the same essential nutrients as white milk like calcium, vitamin D and other nutrients kids need to build strong bones," said Angie. "As a mom, it's important to me that my kids learn healthy habits early — and drinking three glasses of lowfat or fat free milk each day is one of the best habits I can pass on to them."
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MANCHESTER, Ill. (AP) — The man suspected of storming into a south-central Illinois home and killing five members of the same family had a dispute with one of his alleged victims, but authorities Thursday were trying to determine if it was related to custody of a child.
Illinois State Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said that investigators had not yet determined the accuracy of media reports that Rick O. Smith was involved with a custody dispute.
"Investigators are going to locations where some of his last known addresses, locations he frequented, talking to family and friends, just kind of backtracking to see what can be pieced together," she said.
The motive is just one of the questions about the slaying that authorities in the small town of Manchester were trying to answer a day after Smith allegedly shot and killed a 1-year-old boy, his 5-year-old brother, their pregnant mother, their father and their great grandmother. Smith, the nephew of Manchester's mayor, was killed by police after he opened fire.
The boys' 6-year-old sister was also shot, but survived. The 43-year-old Smith walked out of the home with her in his arms and handed her to a neighbor before he drove off.
"It doesn't appear it (her shooting) appeared to be deliberate," Bond said. "What his relationship with her, what was his affection for her, we don't know."
A hospital spokeswoman in Springfield said the 6-year-old's condition had been upgraded from serious to fair.
The shootings happened early Wednesday morning in the community of 300 about 50 miles west of Springfield.
"(Smith) forced his way into the back door using some type of heavy pipe," Bond said, then began shooting a shotgun.
The body of 29-year-old James Roy Ralston was found in a hallway, with the bodies of 1-year-old Brantley Ralston, 5-year-old Nolan Ralston in one bedroom. In another room lay Ralston's girlfriend and the boy's mother, 23-year-old Brittney Luark, and her 67-year-old grandmother, Jo Ann Sinclair.
A neighbor who heard the gunshots called police and told them Smith fled in a white sedan. Smith led authorities on a chase to the nearby town of Winchester, where he exchanged gunfire with the officers. Bond said a state trooper who used his motorcycle for cover as he fired back at Smith.
Police said they found a rifle, shotgun and large hunting knife in Smith's car.
Scott County State's Attorney Michael Hill said Smith, of rural Morgan County, had previous convictions for reckless homicide, drugs and bad checks.
Manchester Mayor Ronald Drake said he hadn't spoken with his nephew in two years and believed Smith was unemployed. Drake said the last time Smith contacted him was to borrow tools.
The preschool program that Nolan Ralston attended was closed Thursday, and Winchester Community School District Superintendent Dave Roberts said staff was meeting to decide how to broach the subject.
"I am trying to work with staff to get them prepared," he said. "They are very emotional at this point."
Roberts said he also wants to meet with parents Thursday night.
"I would say at least 40 kids knew him, and they're 3,4, 5 years old and that makes it even more difficult," he said.
He said a school psychologist will be at the school on Friday to talk with the children in the classrooms — including the class of the 6-year-old girl who survived. He said that the girl is the older sister of the two dead boys.
Associated Press writers Don Babwin and Jason Keyser in Chicago and David Mercer in Champaign, Ill., contributed to this report.


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The rear corner bath features a private entry door for easy access when spending time outside. There is a tub/shower, toilet, and vanity with sink, plus so much more!
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- Series Package
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- Tub Surround
- 6 gal. Water Heater
- Exterior Shower
- 20# LP Gas Bottles w/Cover
- USB Charging Port
- Power Tongue Jack
- 15" Spare Tire Kit
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Interior Color: Kona
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|11 ft 3 in
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|Fresh Water Capacity
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|Grey Water Capacity
|84 gals
|Black Water Capacity
|32 gals
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|30000 btu
|Number Of Bunks
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State House Roundup: Fuel oil dealers could have to keep their finances liquid
March 22. 2013 12:53AM
CONCORD - Fuel oil dealers will have to provide financial backup for prepaid heating contracts and register with the Attorney General's Office under a bill approved by the Senate Thursday.
Senate Bill 114, sponsored by Sen. Molly Kelly, D-Keene, would require home heating oil and liquefied petroleum dealers to secure customer prepaid deposits by maintaining futures contracts with suppliers, letter of credits or surety bonds of at least 75 percent of all prepaid balances.
The financial vehicles would be filed naming the Attorney General's Office as beneficiary.
The dealers would also be required to register with the attorney general and to file an annual report on the prepaid program Oct. 31 demonstrating how the company has met its obligation to secure customers' payments.
Originally the bill required dealers to place funds in an escrow account, which was opposed by the dealers who said such an arrangement would be unworkable.
Regulating pre-buy contracts has been before the Legislature for several years when dealers in Concord, Exeter, Laconia and Keene went out of business, costing many pre-buy customers more than $1 million and leaving them without fuel oil.
The Attorney General's Office has received a substantial number of complaints about pre-buy contracts over the years.
The bill now goes to the House.
No more checks
Workers may no longer receive their pay in checks if their employers decide to use payroll cards or direct deposit instead, according to a bill passed by the Senate on a 20-4 vote.
Supporters said the bill, SB 100, will move the state into the 21st century and will save employers money.
But opponents said there are many people in the state who do not have a bank account, or access to money during banking hours. They also said fees are charged with the payroll cards are used more than one time to withdraw a week's pay.
"Technology is overtaking all of our lives.," said Senate Bill 100's prime sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro. "This is a bill that will help small businesses and it becomes a win-win because it also helps employees.
Workers will receive their wages sooner, the cards are PIN protected and cash will be available 24 hours a day he said.
But Sen. Donna Soucy, D-Manchester, said the bill is a major change of policy for the state.
"This says the employee has no choice and will be paid in whatever medium the employer chooses. ... How is that good for our constituents?" she said.
The bill now goes to the House.
Corporation laws
The Senate approved a bill revising the state's business corporation laws to better reflect the current activity said supporters.
Senate Bill 41 was backed by all 24 senators and is similar to one the Senate approved last year that died when the Senate refused to go along with changes the House made in the bill.
Senators from both sides of the aisle said the laws need updating to improve New Hampshire's business environment and allow the state to better compete with other states.
"New Hampshire's corporate statutes have fallen behind the curve in terms of usability, business friendliness, and how they interact with modern day technologies," said Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, the prime sponsor of Senate Bill 41. "This hampers the state's ability to attract good, high-paying jobs. SB 41 will reverse that trend and move the Granite State to the front of the pack nationally."
The bill allows for electronic notification related to corporate governance and meetings, clarifies the management of conflict of interest and business opportunity transactions, expands the ability to convert to a business corporation and provides an objective test for when shareholders must vote on a sale of "substantially all" of the assets of a business.
Quick in-state tuition
CONCORD - All veterans, immediately after establishing residence in the state, would be eligible for in-state tuition rates in the state university system under legislation overwhelmingly passed by the House on Thursday.
Originally, the bill, HB 624, required a veteran to establish residency in the state within one year of separation from service to be eligible for in-state tuition rates.
After passing the House 281-28, the bill now goes to the state Senate.


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Jindal won't endorse in 3rd District race
BATON ROUGE, La. —
Gov. Bobby Jindal isn't getting involved in the Republican battle in Louisiana's 3rd District congressional race.
Jindal spokeswoman Shannon Bates said Monday the governor won't endorse a candidate in the Dec. 8 runoff between U.S. Reps. Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry.
The two congressmen were forced into the same district when Louisiana lost a U.S. House seat after the most recent federal census.
Boustany, a traditional Republican who is allied with House Speaker John Boehner, is seeking a fifth term. Landry, the tea party favorite, is running for a second term.
The newly drawn district, which includes southwest Louisiana and Acadiana, favors Boustany. He led the five-man field in the primary election.


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STREAMWOOD – A 16-year-old boy from Streamwood faces felony charges after admitting to police that he sexually molested a 3-year-old boy who he was babysitting, officials say.
He is charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault, according to Cook County court records.
The boy spoke with police after the mother of the 3-year-old charge discovered that he was injured and took him to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, police said.
The child told hospital officials that the teen was responsible for the injuries, authorities reported, prompting them to contact Streamwood police.
The boy was arrested at 8 p.m. June 19, police said.
The injuries are reported to have occurred at the teen's residence.
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The design of this bedcover is organized around a central medallion set within a large rectangular panel surrounded by wide borders. The figure of Touch, represented as a woman petting a small animal, is shown at the center, while female figures in the corners personify the other four senses: Smell, Hearing, Sight, and Taste. Each is dressed in a combination of Indo-Persian and European costumes and hairstyles that date to about 1630-40. The borders are populated by animals in chase and combat, a motif common to both sixteenth-century Persian carpets and seventeenth-century Mughal examples. Above and below the central medallion are two pairs of the fantastic simurgh, the magic bird of the Persian national epic, the Shah-nama.
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Swedish Orphan Biovitrum Partnering 2005-2013
Press Release • Dec 20, 2013 10:04 IST
Dec 20, 2013 : Bharat Book Bureau presents the new report, on ''Swedish Orphan Biovitrum Partnering 2005-2013" provides all the information you require to better understand Swedish Orphan Biovitrum and its partnering interests and activities over the past seven years.
The Partnering Agreements with Swedish Orphan Biovitrum 2005-2013 report provides an in-depth insight into the partnering interests and activities of one of the worlds leading biopharma companies.
This report provides all the information you require to better understand Swedish Orphan Biovitrum and its partnering interests and activities over the past seven years.
On demand company reports are prepared upon purchase to ensure inclusion of the most up to date deal and company data.
The report will be delivered in PDF format within 3 working days of receipt of order. If print or CD-Rom version purchased, the report will be sent by courier using express service.
This report provides all the information you require to better understand Biota and its partnering interests and activities over the past seven years.
One of the key aspects of partnering is finding those companies that are potential partners for the development and commercialization of the next generation of therapies as developed by innovative biopharma R&D companies. A lot of resources are spent on finding partners, identifying their interests and making contact to initiate discussions.
Using this report, dealmakers will effectively and efficiently target their partnering activities to deliver the company's business development objectives.
The initial chapters of this report provide an orientation of bigpharma's dealmaking and business activities. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the report, whilst chapter 2 lists the top 50 leading biopharma companies based on 2010 pharmaceutical revenues and their respective partnering activity. Chapter 3 provides an overview of the leading partnering and M&A 2005 to present date based on headline value.
Chapter 4 provides details on how to approach bigpharma companies with partnering opportunities whilst chapter 5 lists forthcoming partnering events and conferences where bigpharma companies will be present to discuss opportunities face to face.
The main body of the report is provided in chapter 6. A profile of the company provides everything required to assess the suitability of a company as a prospective partner. This includes a company overview, partnering interests, partnering activity according to deal type, industry sector, phase of development, and therapy area. The profile also includes in-depth contact information for individuals within the business development function.
The deals are listed by deal type, stage of development and therapy focus, allowing easy access to deals and alliances of interest. Every deal record links to an online, live version of the deal record at the Current Agreements deals and alliances database. Where available, deal records also include the contract document as disclosed at the SEC.
One of the key aspects of partnering is conducting due diligence on a partner to determine under what terms a prospective partner agrees to a partnering relationship.
Understanding the flexibility of prospective partners' negotiated deals terms provides critical insight into the negotiation process in termsof what you can expect to achieve during the negotiation of terms. Whilst many smaller companies will be seeking details of the payments clauses, the devil is in the detail in terms of how payments are triggered – contract documents provide this insight where press releases and databases do not.
In addition, contract documents provide the answers to numerous questions about a prospective partner's flexibility on a wide range of important issues, many of which will have a significant impact on each parties ability to derive value from the deal.
In summary, the report provides the user with the tools to make successful contact with the right partners effectively and efficiently.
Partnering Agreements with Swedish Orphan Biovitrum report provides the user with the following key benefits:
Detailed company profile of the company
Partnering interests and therapy focus revealed
Partnering activity since 2005 – number of deals per year
Partnering activity for 2005-present
Activity by deal type
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Activity by therapeutic area
List of recent partner companies
Detailed listing of all partnering deals since 2005
Comprehensive access to actual contracts entered into by the company and its partners*
Insight into the terms included in a partnering agreement
Understand the key deal terms the company has agreed in previous deals
Undertake due diligence to assess suitability of your proposed deal terms for partner companies
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Chapter 1 – Introduction
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3.1 Bigpharma M&A
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Mitt Romney is promising to revitalize the nation's economy with "bold ideas" and a senior aide said the Republican presidential candidate would not cut ties with an Indiana Senate candidate who said pregnancy resulting from rape is "something God intended."
As President Barack Obama took a break from the campaign trail, Romney delivered what his campaign billed as a major economic address in swing state Iowa on Friday to help win the dwindling number of voters yet to make up their minds. While the speech did not break new ground, it was designed to help crystalize the differences between his and Obama's economic approaches less than two weeks before Election Day.
"If Paul Ryan and I are elected as your president and vice president, we will endeavor with all our hearts and energy to restore America," Romney said. "Instead of more spending, more borrowing from China and higher taxes from Washington, we'll renew our faith in the power of free people pursuing their dreams."
Minutes before the speech, senior strategist Eric Fehrnstrom said Romney would not call on Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock to remove his TV ads featuring Romney's endorsement. Fehrnstrom said Romney disagrees with the Indiana Republican's recent comment about rape, but would not interfere with Mourdock's advertising.
"That's his decision," Fehrnstrom said when asked whether the campaign wants Mourdock to remove the ads. He added that Romney feels he has addressed the matter and doesn't plan to discuss it further.
Romney has not spoken about Mourdock's comments directly, despite repeated questions from reporters about it in recent days.
The candidate was focused on the economy as he addressed several hundred supporters on a cold autumn day outside a local construction company.
Romney argued that Obama has no proposals that can meet "the challenges of the times." He dismissed the president's signature legislative achievement, a health care law, as "his vaunted Obamacare" and said he would instead focus on saving Medicare and Social Security.
He repeated many of his standard campaign themes: that Obama is focusing on small issues like "characters on Sesame Street and silly word games" and that Romney will improve kitchen-table concerns like health care, job creation and school choice. His signature refrain is that America can't afford another four years like the last four years.
The speech came hours after the government reported a slight pickup in economic growth in the final such report before the Nov. 6 election.
The pickup to 2 percent from July to September from the 1.3 percent in the second quarter may help Obama's message that the economy is improving. Still, growth remains too weak to rapidly boost hiring. And the 1.74 percent rate for 2012 trails last year's 1.8 percent growth. Romney called the news "discouraging."
"Slow economic growth means slow job growth and declining take-home pay," Romney said in a statement. "This is what four years of President Obama's policies have produced."
The White House had a more positive take on the news in a blog post by Alan Krueger, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. "While we have more work to do, together with other economic indicators, this report provides further evidence that the economy is moving in the right direction," he wrote. Obama got better news from a survey out of the University of Michigan showing consumer confidence rising to its highest level in five years.
An Associated Press-GfK poll out this week shows Romney overtaking Obama as the candidate that likely voters trust more to handle the economy. The poll found 51 percent of those voters surveyed Oct. 19-23 picking Romney, compared to 44 percent for Obama. The two candidates were tied among likely voters on that issue in the previous poll in mid-September.
Still, the two are locked in a dead heat in the nationwide poll. Other surveys show a tight race in the swing states that will decide the election, with the winning candidate needing 270 Electoral College votes. With Hurricane Sandy threatening the East Coast during the final full week of the campaign, Romney canceled a rally in Virginia scheduled for Sunday. Obama aides said they were watching the storm's path before deciding whether to call off any of his events.
Obama was pushing back on Romney's criticism on another front — relations with Israel, which could have an impact particularly with Jewish voters in swing state Florida. The Republican has repeatedly criticized Obama for not traveling to Israel as president. Obama visited as a candidate in 2008.
A new ad shows images of Obama's trip and video of his pledge during his final debate with Romney that Iran will not get a nuclear weapon while he's president and that "our bond with Israel will be unbreakable."
Romney spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg responded that Obama's Middle East policy "has been a failure."
"As president, Mitt Romney's first overseas trip will be to Jerusalem, and under a Romney Administration, the world will never question America's solidarity with Israel," she said in a statement.
Romney was expanding his TV advertising into Minnesota, where President Richard Nixon was the last Republican to carry the state 40 years ago. The investment is described as a small buy that Democrats suggest is simply intended to generate media coverage and force the incumbent campaign to spend money there as well. And Obama's campaign followed suit, going up with what it described as a small buy meant to reach voters in neighboring Wisconsin.
Romney's running mate Paul Ryan also spent time in states not expected to affect the race's outcome, with fundraisers in South Carolina and Alabama. Ryan was scheduled to join Romney for a rally Friday evening in North Canton, Ohio, before the vice presidential candidate embarks on a two-day, 400-mile bus tour of the state.
At a midday luncheon in Huntsville, Ala., that raised more than $1 million for Romney's campaign, Ryan told donors they were helping pay for television ads in battleground states and staff to get voters to their polling locations. "Historically, Republicans have not been as good at that," Ryan said. "We're getting a lot better."
Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning Friday in Wisconsin, said Romney "meant what he said" when he was caught on tape saying that 47 percent of the nation considers themselves victims.
"Romney talks about victims. I don't know where the hell he lives," Biden told about 1,000 people at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. "I don't recognize the country he's talking about." The Obama campaign has a radio ad playing heavily in Wisconsin keying off of Romney's 47 percent line and using it to question the Republican's priorities. Both Romney and Ryan plan to campaign in Wisconsin early next week.
Obama arrived back in Washington late Thursday following a 40-hour battleground state blitz of eight states. He took a one-day break from the campaign trail Friday, spending much of the day at the White House, with a trip to Democratic Party headquarters to film a live appearance on MTV. Turning out young voters who tend to vote Democratic is a key strategy for the Obama campaign. He was scheduled to campaign in New Hampshire on Saturday.
The president also planned Oval Office interviews Friday with American Urban Radio Networks, which has a largely black audience, and Michael Smerconish, the conservative-leaning radio host who backed him in the 2008 election.
Obama also planned to talk to local television stations in swing states. And the campaign announced Friday that the president will travel next week to Colorado, Wisconsin and Ohio for a series of campaign rallies and events.
Pickler reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Julie Pace in Washington and Philip Elliott in Huntsville, Ala., contributed to this report.


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The Secretary, through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall establish and make publicly available clear written policies to implement this section and govern the timely submission, review, clearance, and disclaimer requirements for articles.
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If an officer or employee, including a Staff Fellow and a contractor who performs staff work, of the Food and Drug Administration is directed by the policies established under subsection (b) to submit an article to the supervisor of such officer or employee, or to some other official of the Food and Drug Administration, for review and clearance before such officer or employee may seek to publish or present such an article at a conference, such officer or employee shall submit such article for such review and clearance not less than 30 days before submitting the article for publication or presentation.
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The supervisor or other reviewing official shall review such article and provide written clearance, or written clearance on the condition of specified changes being made, to such officer or employee not later than 30 days after such officer or employee submitted such article for review.
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If, 31 days after such submission under subsection (c), the supervisor or other reviewing official has not cleared or has not reviewed such article and provided written clearance, such officer or employee may consider such article not to have been cleared and may submit the article for publication or presentation with an appropriate disclaimer as specified in the policies established under subsection (b).
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By Heide Brandes
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A natural gas pipeline fire in rural northwest Oklahoma was extinguished on Wednesday morning with no injuries reported, and the company that owns it, Northern Natural Gas, is working to determine the cause of the blast, a company spokesman said.
The fire occurred at 11 p.m. CST on Tuesday (0400 GMT Wednesday) in a remote and rural area in Oklahoma's panhandle, and could be seen up to 50 miles away, according to local media reports. No injuries were reported.
About "a half dozen" area volunteer fire departments responded to Tuesday night's blaze, said Mike Loeffler, spokesman for Northern Natural Gas.
The incident will not disrupt any service to the company's market area, he said. The affected section of the pipe was isolated and the remaining gas emptied from that portion of the line, he said.
"For safety reasons, we monitored the line last night and approached the pipeline this morning when it was under control," Loeffler said, adding that the investigation could take up to several weeks. "After all the information is gathered, we will start repairs, but there will be absolutely no disruption to service."
Property damage was limited to the pipeline itself. Northern Natural Gas instituted a gas management plan as soon as the fire occurred on Tuesday night to reroute natural gas to other pipelines, Loeffler said.
Northern Natural Gas pipeline in Harper County, Oklahoma, is a trunk pipeline that supplies gas to the company's market areas north of Kansas to states such as Nebraska, Iowa and Michigan, Loeffler said.
Harper County is about three hours northwest of Oklahoma City. The Harper County Sheriff's Department could not be reached for comment.
Although the cause is still being investigated, Loeffler said a typical cause of pipeline failure is third party damage, usually due to excavation near the pipeline by a company that failed to inquire in advance when it might hit a pipeline.
Northern Natural Gas utilizes an 8-1-1 number that companies and individuals must call before undergoing excavation in the area to avoid hitting existing pipelines.
Omaha, Nebraska-based Northern Natural Gas operates nearly 15,000 miles of natural gas pipelines in the United States, including interstate lines that runs from the Permian Basin in Texas to the Upper Midwest.
Northern Natural Gas is a unit of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co, which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
(Additional reporting by Edward McAllister; Editing by Karen Brooks, Greg McCune and Andre Grenon)


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No drugs found at King City middle school during sweep
No drugs found at King City middle school during sweep
KING CITY, Calif. —
King City police officers conducted a drug sweep of Chalone Peaks Middle School Wednesday morning.
Officers ordered the school to be placed on lockdown for the sweep at 10 a.m.
Police Captain Bruce Miller said investigators went to the middle school at 667 Meyer St. as part of a random search. Students and teachers were not allowed leave while drug-sniffing dogs searched the campus for marijuana.
The investigation concluded that the school was drug-free and no illegal substances were found on campus. Officers left the school and the lockdown was lifted before 11 a.m.
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EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 18, 2010) - Just Energy, a leading natural gas supplier, today announced that it has donated another $10,000 to The Mustard Seed Edmonton, an inner city support agency. The funds will help cover utility cost payments as the organization develops strong support programs for community members in search of assistance.
"Just Energy is committed to being active in the communities where we operate by supporting local charities," said Ken Hartwick, President and CEO of Just Energy. "We're always inspired to contribute and make a difference on a local level and this donation will do just that as it provides the essentials to the people who rely on The Mustard Seed Edmonton."
Previous donations of Just Energy helped The Mustard Seed Edmonton buy, install and operate a higher-efficiency boiler in the organization's 100 year old building. These donations are part of Just Energy's Fund for Warmth program, which supports community-based initiatives that help those in need of assistance.
"Our partnership with Just Energy will help to provide support programs that directly impacts and changes the lives of people in need in Edmonton's inner city," said Sam Breakey, Executive Director of The Mustard Seed Edmonton. "It's a delight that we are able to continuously provide a safe and warm shelter through Just Energy's perpetual assistance."
There are many people who come to The Mustard Seed in search of food, clothing and a place of acceptance and hope. Donations like this will increasingly help support individuals and address poverty in greater Edmonton.
About Just Energy:
Just Energy is one of North America's leading electricity and natural gas retailers with offices in Canada and the U.S. Through its affiliates under its parent, Just Energy Income Fund, a publicly traded Income Trust (TSX:JE.UN), Just Energy provides over 1.6 million residential, small to mid-sized commercial and small industrial customers with the peace of mind that comes from knowing that they are protected from energy price volatility. In addition, through National Home Services, Just Energy sells and rents high efficiency and tankless water heaters, and through its subsidiary Terra Grain Fuels, produces and sells wheat-based ethanol. Just Energy is poised to become an industry leader in providing environmentally responsible energy supply solutions to consumers across North America. To learn more about Just Energy please visit www.justenergy.com.
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Raja clavata
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Raja clavata (Linnaeus, 1758)
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
Malacoraja clavata (Linnaeus, 1758)
|Taxonomic Source(s):
|Ishihara, H., Treloar, M., Bor, P.H.F., Senou, H. and Jeong, C.H. 2012. The comparative morphology of skate egg capsules (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii: Rajiformes). Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 41: 9-25.
|Taxonomic Notes:
|The assessment has been amended to reflect newly available information which places this species in the genus Raja (formally Malacoraja).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Near Threatened ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
Needs updating
|Ellis, J.
|Musick, J.A. & Fowler, S.L. (Shark Red List Authority)
This is an amended version of the 2005 assessment. The assessment has been amended to reflect newly available information which places this species in the genus Raja (formally Malacoraja).
This assessment is based on the information published in the 2005 shark status survey (Fowler et al. 2005).
This demersal batoid is one of the most abundant elasmobranchs in the Northeastern Atlantic. The Thornback Skate (Raja clavata) is widespread, although the taxonomy of specimens from South Africa requires additional study. There is some limited evidence of a decline in landings in the northern part of the East Atlantic range of this species and management of the fishery is required. However, declines have not been as serious as reported for other large rajids.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The Thornback Skate, or roker, is one of the most abundant rajids in north European coastal waters and can be the dominant rajid in commercial landings and research vessel catches (Rousset 1990a, Ellis unpubl.). It is widely distributed from Iceland and Norway (south of the Arctic Circle), to the North Sea (where it is now less abundant in south-eastern areas (Walker 1998), the Mediterranean, the western Black Sea, Madeira, the Atlantic coasts of Africa, and as far south as South Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean (Stehmann 1995). The status of this species in West and South African waters, and its relationship with Raja (Raja) cf. clavata, which is reported from the waters off Namibia and southern Africa (Macpherson 1986, Ebert et al. 1991, Smale and Cowley 1992) needs further research.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Faroe Islands; France; Iceland; Mauritania; Morocco; Norway; Portugal (Madeira, Portugal (mainland)); Senegal; Spain; United Kingdom (Great Britain, Northern Ireland); Western Sahara
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Atlantic – northeast; Atlantic – eastern central; Atlantic – southeast; Indian Ocean – western; Mediterranean and Black Sea
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|The Thornback Skate is a demersal coastal species which inhabits a variety of substrates, including mud, sand, shingle, gravel and rocky areas, in water down to 300 m, although it is most abundant in 10-60 m of water off coastal areas (Wheeler 1969, Stehmann and Buerkel 1984). Rousset (1990a) studied the elasmobranch assemblage off the coast of Brittany and found that R. clavata was the most abundant rajid due to the fact that it was able to inhabit this range of benthic habitats. Thornback Skate is the second most important species, after the Smallspotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), in the demersal elasmobranch assemblage in the northern Bristol Channel and constitutes between 7.4-8.8% of the elasmobranch biomass (Ellis unpubl.). The age and growth of this species have been studied by examining the vertebrae of fish caught in the Bristol Channel (Ryland and Ajayi 1984), although Brander and Palmer (1985), using length-frequency analysis, have indicated inconsistencies for the smaller sized fish used in this work. Ryland and Ajayi (1984) gave maximum age and length of 12 years and 1,047 mm (k = 0.090). Vertebral growth rings have been shown to be annual (Holden and Vince 1973). Growth has also been estimated from tagging studies (Holden 1972). Validated age studies of specimens from the southern North Sea have shown thornback skates to have a maximum length of 118 cm for females and 98cm for males (Walker 1998). The size at maturity for females and males have been estimated at 45-50 cm disc width (DW) and 38-44 cm DW (Fitzmaurice 1974); 85 cm total length (TL) (54 cm DW) and 75 cm TL (48 cm DW) (Capapé 1976); 45 cm DW and 42 cm DW (Nottage and Perkins 1983) and 59 cm TL and 60 cm TL (Ryland and Ajayi 1984). Walker (1998) estimated length at 50% maturity to be 77 cm TL for males and 68 cm TL for females. The corresponding ages at 50% maturity were eight and seven years. It has been reported that R. clavata first spawn in their fifth year (Ryland and Ajayi 1984). Eggs are laid during a protracted breeding season from February to September (Holden 1975), with a peak in May and June. However, this is for the population as a whole and the egg-laying period for individual fish may be shorter. Ellis and Shackley (1995) maintained one female in captivity and reported that egg laying lasted six weeks, with a mean egg-laying rate of 1.07 eggs per day, a pair of eggs being laid on alternate days. These data concur with the observations of Holden (1971). Development lasts 16-20.5 weeks (Ellis and Shackley 1995), although this period may vary with temperature. The young hatch at a length of 10-13 cm. The nursery areas used are coastal, estuarine and tidal flat areas (e.g., the Wash and Thames estuary in the UK). The fecundity of R. clavata in British waters has been estimated at 150 eggs per year (Holden 1971), 140 eggs per year (Holden 1975) and 100 eggs per year (minimum of 62-74) (Ryland and Ajayi 1984). Capapé (1976, 1977a) estimated a fecundity of 70-167 eggs per year in Tunisian waters, although it may be as low as 48 (Ellis and Shackley 1995). The feeding habits have been well documented from many areas over its geographical range, including British waters (Holden and Tucker 1974, Ajayi 1982, Ellis et al. 1996), Ireland (Fitzmaurice 1974), France (Du Buit 1968, 1978-79, Quiniou and Andriamirado 1979), Portugal (Marques and Re 1978, Cunha et al. 1986), the Mediterranean (Capapé 1975, 1977; Abdel-Aziz 1986), the Southeast Atlantic waters off Namibia (Macpherson 1986) and southern Africa (Ebert et al. 1991). Young and juvenile R. clavata predominantly eat small crustaceans, such as shrimps, mysids, amphipods and small crabs. Larger specimens prey on larger crustaceans, including prawns and crabs and will also consume fish. The migratory habits have been studied by Steven (1936) who found that very little movement occurred, especially in young fish, with 71% of tagged fish moving less than five miles. Fish tagged in the southern North Sea also showed a sedentary pattern, with 80% being recaptured within 40 nautical miles of their release position (Walker et al. 1997). The recapture percentage was nearly 30%. Fitzmaurice (1974) studied the populations within two bays in Ireland and reported a sex ratio of 1:1 and, of 71 tagged, eight (11.3%) recaptures. Rousset (1990b) observed that mature females were more common in exposed areas and juveniles and mature males were more common in more sheltered areas.
|Major Threat(s):
|Thornback Skate is a very important component of demersal fisheries in most European waters and is taken by trawl and gillnet, particularly as bycatch. There is or has been limited directed longlining and netting for the species. Landings of this species are not known, as landings of all rajids are combined in the records (ICES 1958-1987). Holden (1963) looked at the species composition of rajids landed by commercial trawlers at Milford Haven and Fleetwood, UK, during 1961 and 1962 and R. clavata accounted for 34.9% and 12.72% respectively. There is no evidence of severe population depletion, as has been documented for the Common Skate (Dipturus batis), although landings are considered to be in decline and a management strategy is required. Thornback Skates are also regularly caught by recreational anglers, although mortality from this source of fishing pressure will be of little impact for the population as a whole, particularly in areas where catch and release is practised.
|Conservation Actions:
|Several of the UK's local Sea Fisheries Committees have by-laws for a minimum landing size (e.g., 40 cm DW in the Southern and the Kent and Essex Sea Fisheries Districts). Such localised management initiatives will not, however, be of significant effect in conserving regional populations. Due to European rajid fisheries being a component of multispecies fisheries, which also target several species of flatfish and gadoid, gear restriction using mesh size is not a viable management measure. Minimum landing sizes have been implemented in some areas of the UK by Sea Fisheries Committees.
|Ellis, J. 2016. Raja clavata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T39399A103110667. . Downloaded on 26 September 2018.
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May 28, 2009, 2:57 pm
Lower Highland among America's coolest places to live
Upscale restaurants and contemporary architecture blended with taquerias and brick brownstones are among the reasons Men's Journal named Denver's Lower Highland one of the 30 coolest neighborhoods in America.
The June issue of the magazine, which dubs the neighborhood E-Hi for East Highland, compares the area to Brooklyn. It notes its Mexican grocery stores and tasty taquerias, and mentions Vita's rooftop terrace that attracts the city's "smart set."
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Two Southern California high school prospects, pitcher Phil Bickford of Westlake Village Oaks Christian and first baseman Dominic Smith of Gardena Serra, were selected No. 10 and No. 11, respectively, on Thursday during the MLB draft for first-year players.
Bickford, the No. 1 high school pitcher in Southern California, was taken by the Toronto Blue Jays.
The left-handed hitting Smith was chosen by the New York Mets.
Shortstop J.P. Crawford of Lakewood was chosen No. 16 by the Philadelphia Phillies. He's the cousin of Dodger outfielder Carl Crawford.
Bickford was 12-1 with an 0.83 earned-run aveage and finished his high school career by striking out 18 in the Southern Section Division 4 championship game.
Smith hit seven home runs in leading Serra to the Division 3 championship.
For the Mets to take a player from Los Angeles as their first pick will bring back memories of Darryl Strawberry, the No. 1 pick overall in the 1980 draft out of Crenshaw High.
Cal State Fullerton pitcher Michael Lorenzen was selected No. 38 by the Cincinnati Reds.
The Astros made UC Irvine pitcher Andrew Thurman the first pick of the second round.
Santa Ana Mater Dei High third baseman Ryan McMahon went to the Rockies at No. 42.
Stanford's Mark Appel selected No. 1 overall in MLB draft
Umpire Jordan Baker gaining notice for gum-throwing habit
Draft update: 2012 top-20 selections Max Fried and Lucas Giolito


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Admit it. You've used the free, crowd-sourced entries of Wikipedia to brush up on history or look up a fact or two in many a trivia conundrum. And you're not alone. Since Wikipedia was launched more than a decade ago, millions of Web users have "Wikied" this or that.
But what have you done for Wikipedia lately?
Maybe you've added a sentence or two to an entry, or even created a new page about for your favorite up-and-coming indie artist.
But what Wikipedia really needs today is more administrators — discerning editors to keep the collaborative encyclopedia that anyone can edit a reliable source without errors.
As The Washington Post and The Atlantic recently reported, Wikipedia editors gathered in Washington, D.C., last week for the annual "Wikimania" conference to discuss how to improve the 11-year-old site. The Post's Hayley Tsukayama summed up Wikipedia's top concerns:
"The community, once a tight-knit set of enthusiasts who wanted nothing more than to write the definitive online encyclopedia, has become less connected as it has grown, contributors say. Wikipedia is also struggling to draw new editors, especially women. And, some leaders worry, the Web site is beginning to show its age."
Wikipedia administrator Andrew Lih, who is also the author of The Wikipedia Revolution, tells All Things Considered's Robert Siegel that the early editors of Wikipedia were "modest folks" who were like the "janitors" of the site, cleaning up grammatical mistakes and making other relatively minor tweaks behind sloppy users.
"As Wikipedia's become more prominent and more popular around the world, and the articles have much more influence, the users have felt that they need to start to have kind of a more privileged class to lock down articles and maintain quality," Lih says.
Now Wikipedia has administrators, who can delete articles and even prevent other users from editing. Lih says this extra power given to administrators has made them "more like a police." The qualifications to become an administrator of Wikipedia have also grown.
"It used to be fairly simple. You just had to prove that you could reliably edit and you weren't doing anything wrong," Lih explains. "These days, it's unfortunately become somewhat of a hazing ritual." Lih says applicants have to answer complex questions about copyright and the "notability of certain topics or articles."
This has resulted in fewer applicants for Wikipedia administrator positions. In its 2011-12 Annual Plan, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind Wikipedia, wrote:
"Declining participation is by far the most serious problem facing the Wikimedia projects: the success of the projects is entirely dependent upon a thriving, healthy editing community."
It's not the first time the pending "death" of Wikipedia has been reported. But Lih says the trend of fewer voluntary contributions on the site is perhaps indicative of Facebook, Twitter and other social media successfully competing for users' attention. The first generation of Wikipedia users has also grown up.
"The early contributors to Wikipedia were fairly young, tech-savvy. But they've moved on with their lives. They're still engaged in some way, but not in the same volume as before," Lih says.
Lih, who's the father of twin boys, says he no longer has three or four hours every night to edit Wikipedia entries. But, he says, "I still consider myself an active Wikipedia editor."
There is no shortage of the information you can read on Wikipedia. In fact, according to Wikipedia, users can view about 4 million articles, and that's just in English. But the website is having a hard time finding the right people to maintain it. They are, in a way, the police of Wikipedia; guardians against the spurious entry. Officially, they are called administrators. Last week at the Wikimania Conference in Washington, it came out that those who are qualified for the position are few and far between. And Wikipedia is now trying to find more of them.
I'm now joined by Andrew Lee, himself a Wikipedia administrator, and author of the book "The Wikipedia Revolution." Welcome to the program.
ANDREW LEE: Good to be with you.
SIEGEL: You're one of them. So tell us, who are these administrators?
LEE: Well, administrators started out, in the history of Wikipedia, as being very modest folks. And it's something that was joked about in the early days, of being somewhat like a janitor of Wikipedia. So ordinary users on Wikipedia get to read and write articles. But administrators had the authority - or actually, the power to delete articles, to lock down articles if there was too much traffic.
But over the years, that has morphed to the point where - as you said in your intro, that it's become more like a police. And maybe not out of design but just out of habit and culture, it has grown to that kind of role.
SIEGEL: I'm surprised by this role. I've spoken a couple of times with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and he's always made it sound like a very, very nonhierarchical system; anyone can edit anything on the website. And in cases where facts are rapidly changing - if it's about something that's in the news - that access could be limited to experienced editors, which he defined for me as people who've done it for four days. You're describing a more qualified core of editors than that.
LEE: Well, the original conception was that an administrator should not have any more authority than anyone else; they just simply had the keys to the closet, so to speak. But I think that's changed over the years. As Wikipedia has become more prominent, and more popular around the world, the users have felt that they needed to start to have kind of a more privileged class to lock down articles, and to maintain quality. And unfortunately, there is no other strata except for administrators. So I believe that that role has been elevated to the higher functions that it has now.
SIEGEL: Well, what do you have to do to become an administrator?
LEE: Well, it used to be fairly simple. You just had to prove that you could reliably edit, and you weren't doing anything wrong. These days, it unfortunately has become somewhat of a hazing ritual. And you have to answer some very complex questions, to prove you understand copyright; whether you believe in the notability of certain topics or articles. And it's pretty extensive, to the point where there are not as many folks applying for adminship(ph) as in the past.
And whereas you used to have maybe 30 people to 50 people per month become promoted to administration status, right now there is only about one or two per month.
SIEGEL: Because it's just not that new anymore, or not that cool anymore? Why? What do you think it is?
LEE: Well, that's an interesting question. At Wikimania's conference, we found that with looking at other Wiki sites, there was a significant drop in 2007 not just in Wikipedia, but other Wiki websites out there. And the theory these days, that people are looking into, is whether the arrival of Facebook and Twitter and other social media properties actually, you know, got the attention of users in much greater numbers than we thought. And maybe there was a drop all around, in the blogging and Wiki world.
SIEGEL: Well, Andrew Lee, thank you very much for talking with us.
LEE: My pleasure.
SIEGEL: That's Andrew Lee, author of the book "The Wikipedia Revolution," and himself an administrator of Wikipedia. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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