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Volume 24, Number 4 - April 1978
Biological Baseball
by Robert J. Boles
Published by Emporia State University
Prepared and issued by The Division of Biology
Editor: Robert J. Boles
Editorial Committee: James S. Wilson, Gilbert A. Leisman, Thomas Eddy, Robert F. Clarke, John Ransom
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The author used the game of "Biological Baseball" many times in his over 15 years of teaching Biology in high school. The "game" may be used in other classes as well to stimulate interest and make reviewing more fun.
Biological Baseball
by Robert J. Boles
Baseball is often referred to as our national pastime. Almost all American boys and girls know the rules of the game, and many have participated in actual competition. This issue of The Kansas School Naturalist will explain bow the rules of baseball may be adapted to review the material covered in the course in biology. Past experience has shown that students enjoy and look forward to participating in a game of "biological baseball."
The game is played by dividing the students into teams, and, using questions rated as to difficulty ("singles," "doubles," etc.), the game is conducted much as in a regular baseball game.
The teacher should prepare a set of questions over the material that has been covered in class or in the laboratory. The questions should be "rated" as to difficulty. A question which a majority of the students should know would be a "single," or "one-base hit." A more difficult questions would be rated a "double." Questions with a rather high degree of difficulty would be worth three bases. Those questions requiring an excellent knowledge of the subject material would be designated "home runs" and would "clear the bases."
The teacher may want to have the students write some of the questions to be used in the game (e.g., ten questions per student).
It is usually best to type the questions on 3 x 5 cards, along with the degree of difficulty (how many bases?). The cards can then be shuffled as you would a regular deck of cards, in order that no one will know the order in which the questions will be asked.
You may wish to have a student draw a baseball diamond on a sheet of poster board. The drawing may then be placed on a bulletin board, and the runners' position shown by colored pieces of paper held in place with thumb tacks or map pins.
The simplest way to select teams is to divide the class into halves (e.g., East three rows vs. West three rows). The girls may wish to challenge the boys, or vice versa. One class may wish to schedule a "game" with another class (e.g., first hour challenge third hour). A "World Series" of "All Stars" between two neighboring schools is also a possibility.
Some of the best times to have a game of "Biological Baseball" are when reviewing the material before a major test, or when the students are restless, due to some distracting events, such as before a home athletic contest, or before the start of a vacation period.
The following rules will allow all participants to operate under the same set of guidelines, and will serve to keep down arguments and disputes during the game.
A rough sketch of a baseball diamond on the chalkboard will suffice. Runners may be indicated by an "X" by (he proper base, and the "X" erased when the runner is advanced or the team is out.
Length of a game
Though a regular baseball game normally consists of nine innings, the length of a game of Biological Baseball will usually be determined by the length of a class period. A game may be "postponed because of the bell," and play resumed at the start of the next period, if the class wishes.
"At bat"
A team will be "at bat" until three "batters" have been retired. It will be agreed that:
a. Answering a "single" question correctly will send the batter to first base. A runner on first shall be advanced to third, and a runner on second will score.
b. A "double" or "triple" question will score a runner from any base.
c. A missed question is an "out."
d. A partially correct answer will be a "sacrifice" and advance a "runner" who might be on base, but the batter will be out. If no runner is on base, the batter giving the partially correct answer will be considered out.
A "score board" may be drawn on poster board, and tacked to the bulletin board. The number of runs each inning may be indicated by placing a card with the appropriate number of runs scored marked on it in the proper blank by means of a thumb tack.
An Inning
Each team will be permitted three outs per inning. All runs scored before three outs will be entered on the score board.
Should a student on the "at bat" side give any help by whispering an answer, or otherwise give some clue as to the correct answer, it shall be ruled "offensive interference," and batter declared out.
If one of the team members "in the field" is guilty of trying to distract the batter in answering his question, it shall be ruled "defensive interference" and the batter sent to first, and all runners on base advanced one base.
A "score board" may be sketched on the chalkboard, and the number or runs each inning written in the appropriate blanks.
It is usually best if the teacher read off the questions to be answered, though he may sometimes select a student to be the "pitcher."
Regardless of whether the teacher reads the question, or selects a student to do the pitching, it is best if the teacher assume the role of the umpire, to decide if an answer should be counted as correct or not.
Pitcher -- the person asking the questions.
Umpire -- the person making the decision as to the correctness of an answer. He shall also rule in cases of interference.
At bat -- the team whose turn it is to answer questions.
In the field -- the team awaiting its turn to be at bat.
Batter -- the student attempting to answer the question.
Hit -- a question answered correctly.
Sacrifice -- a partially correct answer. The batter shall be out, but any runners on base shall be advanced one base.
Interference -- to attempt, by sign or word, to help a batter give a correct answer (offensive); to attempt, by sign or word, to cause a batter to give an incorrect answer (defensive).
Out -- a missed question.
Game -- the number of innings that can be played in the time available. A game may be "delayed because of time," and continued at the next period, if desired.
Inning -- when each side has played until it has made three outs. If the bell rings during the inning, the score shall revert back to the last completed inning.
Score may be kept by drawing a scoreboard on the chalkboard. Scores can then be written in in chalk, as can the number of outs. This is probably easiest when the teacher has several sections of biology.
Some student may want to make a scoreboard for his class from posterboard, and the score can then be kept with a felt-tipped pen, or the number of runs each inning indicated by using a card with the appropriate number, held in place by a thumbtack. Use of the felt-tipped pen makes it necessary to prepare a scoreboard for each class, but the scores can be kept for later reference, if needed.
A ball diamond may be drawn on the chalkboard. This permits the keeping track of where a player is on base by checking his position with chalk, and erasing the stranded players when the other team comes to bat.
A more elaborate diamond may be drawn on a large piece of poster board or pressed wallboard. Positions of runners may then be designated by a colored piece of paper held in place by a thumb tack.
The following questions, covering the broad field of biology, might well serve for use when reviewing for the final examination at the end of the semester or school year. The teacher may wish to raise or lower the "hit" values given, depending upon the emphasis that was given over the topic covered by the question.
1. The actual gaseous exchange from atmosphere to blood in mammals takes place in the:
a. pleural membrane
b. epiglottis
c. bronchial tubes
d. trachea
e. alveoli
2. As compared to the energy yielded by aerobic respiration, the energy yield of anaerobic respiration is:
a. greater
b. less
c. about the same
d. greater in plants, but less in animals
e. greater in animals, but less in plants
3. Probably the greatest adaptive value of having two sexes is:
a. it insures the continued existence of various species
b. it produces new genetic combinations
c. it allows a greater rate of reproduction
d. it occurs when the organism is in the adult stage
e. in humans, it allows for marriages and divorces
4. In conjugation:
a. two unspecialized cells of about the same size unite or fuse
b. two cells specialized for reproduction fuse
c. a piece of the parent breaks off to form a new individual
d. a large female cell fuses with a small male cell
e. a small, motile gamete swims to and fuses with a large, non-motile female sex cell
5. The correct arrangement of the categories of the classification system:
a. kingdom, phylum, order, class. family, genus, species
b. kingdom, phylum, class. order, genus, species, family
c. kingdom, phylum, family, class, order, genus, species
d. kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
e. kingdom, class, phylum, order, genus, family, species
6. In a forest in northern United States many wolves which normally prey upon deer were killed in order to increase the deer population. The number of deer then increased rapidly for the first few years, then sharply declined. The most logical reason for this rapid decline is:
a. the deer population increased beyond the limits of its food supply
b. the deer left the area
c. disease killed most of the deer
d. wolves migrated back into the area in large numbers
e. the deer became careless with the disappearance of the wolves
7. The youngest layer of xylem in a woody stem is located:
a. just outside the cambium
b. between the cambium and phloem
c. just outside the pith
d. just inside the cambium
e. just outside the bark
8. Pairs of genes which influence the same trait and are found on homologous chromosomes are called:
a. alleles
b. phenoty pes
c. genotypes
d . mutants
e. dominants
9. The process by which two water molecules are split into two hydrogen and one oxygen molecule under the influence of light and chlorophyll is known as:
a. photoperiodism
b. bioluminescence
c. photolysis
d. phototropism
e. hydrolysis
10. The number of legs possessed by most insects:
a. two pairs
b. three pairs
c. four pairs
d. one pair per body segment
c. varies with the species
11. The approximate percentage of oxygen in the air is:
a. 10%
b. 16%
c. 21%
d. 78%
e. 100%
12. A protein is a complex chemical made up of:
a. many carbohydrates "hooked" together
b. fatty acids
c. amino acids
d. various minerals and vitamins
e. at least ten sugar molecules
13. Which of the following statements is the broadest generalization of biological facts?
a. backboned animals have well-developed nervous systems
b. living things are organized into cells
c. some organisms have both plant and animal characteristics
d. extra-cellular digestion is characteristic of higher animals
e. mammals are warm-blooded
14. The ripened or matured ovule of a flower becomes a(n):
a. stem
b. fruit
c. seed
d. cotyledon
c. shell (single)
15. A digestive gland that also has an important endocrine function:
a. liver
b. spleen
c. thyroid
d. pancreas
e. stomach (single)
16. If one animal of a symbiotic pair is a parasite, the other is known as the:
a. predator
b. commensal
c. mutual
d. host
e. vector
17. Factors ordinarily necessary for seed germination:
a. oxygen, moisture, light
b. moisture and light
c. soil and light
d. oxygen, moisture, suitable temperature
e. food, lack of noise, darkness
18. Most plants differ from animals in that they:
a. make their own food
b. need water
c. require free oxygen
d. have cells
e. are not affected by the environmental temperature
19. A term applied to animals that must live in the water:
a. subterranian
b. nocturnal
c. aquatic
d. amphibious
e. hydrophilous
20. The ameba and paramecium have been placed in tbe same phylum because they:
a. consist of single cells
b. have nuclei
c. are microscopic
d. are made of protoplasm
e. can move about
21. The organism that usually carries or spreads Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever:
a. mosquito
b. fly
c. tick
d. flea
e. rodents
22. A researcher injects some blood from a sick dog into a healthy dog. If the healthy dog develops the same disease, which of the following conclusions is most justified?
a. a "germ" causes the disease
b. something in the blood definitely causes the disease
c. the blood of a diseased dog will cause the disease in a second healthy dog into which it has been injected
d. the disease was caused by something both dogs had eaten
e. there is insufficient evidence to reach any of the above conclusions
23. The compound in cells in the greatest amount:
a. protein
b. starch
c. fats
d. water
e. minerals
24. The most common clement, found in protoplasm:
a. sodium, oxygen, hydrogen, chlorine
b. carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen
c. oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, potassium
d. oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, iron
e. water, carbon, sugars, protein
25. The -- NH 2 in a compound form a(n):
a. acid group
b. amino group
c. purine ring
d. methane group
e. basic carbohydrate molecule
26. Electrically chargcd atoms or groups of atoms that result when molecules dissolve in water are called:
a. nonelectrolytes
b. ions
c. sugars
d. salts
e. acids
27. The umbilical cord connects the:
a. embryo to the placenta
b. embryo to the ovary
c. embryo to the amnion
d. ovary to the uterus
e. embryo to the uterus
28. Babies often "spit up" curds of milk. The milk was changed to this condition in the stomach through the action of the enzyme:
a. rennin
b. pepsin
c. amylase
d. lactase
e. maltase
29. The feeling of hunger in an animal such as man is primarily governed by:
a. the sight and smell of food
b. the absence of food in the stomach
c. the glucose concentration in the blood
d. how active the animal is
e. whether there is food in the small intestine or not
30. All of the following are functions of the liver except:
a. storage of food as glycogen
b. release of food as glucose
c. production of the digestive enzyme called liverase
d. production of bile
e. storage of excess fats
31. Stimulation of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system results in:
a. slowing of the heart beat
b. a fall Or drop in blood pressure
c. constriction of the pupils of the eyes
d. all of the first three choices are correct
e. none of the first three choices is correct
32. Blood pressure:
a. is approximately the same at the arterial and venous ends of the capillaries
b. is higher at the arterial end of the capillary than at the venous end
c. tends to drive fluid into the capillaries from the tissues
d. is greater in veins than in arteries
c. none of the above is correct
33. Erythrocytes:
a. transport oxygen
b. help to fight infection
c. are important in the clotting of blood
e. none of the first three choices is correct
34. People who have hemophilia:
a. lack one of the clotting factors
b. lack thrombocytes (blood platelets)
c. cannot form red blood cells of the proper shape
d. have a defect in their white blood cells
e. caught the condition from carriers with whom they have associated
35. Where along the alimentary canal is the food in a strong acid environment?
a. pharynx
b. stomach
c. esophagus
d. small intestine
e. large intestine
36. Bile salts from the liver:
a. break down proteins
b. acidify the food
c. reduce disaccharides to monosaccharides
d. emulsify fats into colloidal droplets
e. hydrolyze fats into fatty acids and glycerin
37. The principal places where enzymatic digestion occurs are:
a. teeth, esophagus, stomach
b. pharynx, larynx, small intestine
c. stomach, small intestine, large intestine
d. mouth, esophagus, large intestine
e. mouth, stomach, small intestine
38. In parthenogenesis:
a. male and female cells unite
b. no sex cells are involved
c. the egg develops without uniting with a sperm cell
d. the young organism develops from a sperm cell
e. no females are involved
39. All of the organisms of the same kind, structurally and morphologically alike, that interbreed readily in nature, make up a(n):
a. species
b. family
c. society
d. tribe
e. association
40. Give the contribution to science for which each of the following men is famous:
a. Leeuwenhoek
b. Salk
c. Jenner
d. Roentgen
(home run)
41. Homozygous star-eyed condition is lethal (death-producing) in fruit flies. When two star-eyed flies are mated, they produce 180 live offspring. The expected ratio would be:
a. all star-eyed with no normal-eyed young
b. 45 star-eyed, 130 normal-eyed
c. 90 star-eyed, 90 normal-eyed
d. 120 star-eyed, 60 normal-eyed
e. all normal-eyed offspring
(home run)
42. In animals, meiosis occurs:
a. in the production of gametes
b. in the formation of red blood cells
c. in the formation of muscle cells
d. immediately after the egg was fertilized
e. in all of the above cases
43. There are two different fossil forms, each representing a different class, found in undisturbed rock layers of a cliff. One of these is an early amphibian, Onychopus. It is found in a rock layer near the top of the cliff. The other form found in the rock layers below the amphibian would most likely be:
a. a primitive dog
b. a primitive reptile
c. a primitive bird
d. a primitive fish
e. one of the very early horse-like forms
44. If you were to read a considerable number of articles about the cell, you would be able to accept all of the following statements except:
a. the cell is the unit of function in living organisms
b. the cell is the unit of structure in living organisms
c. all cells come from pre-existing cells
d. all cells have some means of locomotion
e. the cell is the minimum organization of matter that is capable of those processes we refer to as life
45. A researcher isolated a pure strain of microorganism from the blood of a diseased sheep. Following injection of the microorganism into a group of fifty sheep, forty of them contracted the disease. Of the following, it is reasonable to conclude that:
a. the microorganisms did not get into the blood of the ten sheep that remained healthy
b. the microorganism is not the cause of the disease
c. the strain of microorganisms was too weak to cause the disease
d. the ten sheep which remained healthy were naturally immune to the disease
e. the forty sheep that got the disease ate something poisonous
(home run)
46. In a typical community the following food chain might be present: grass-rabbit-hawk. Due to an epidemic, the rabbit population was drastically reduced. Which of the following would then probably be true:
a. the grass population would decrease
b. the hawk population would increase
c. both the hawk and grass population would increase
d. the grass population would in crease and hawk population would decrease
e. the grass population would decrease and the hawk population would increase
47. A shipwrecked sailor may actually hasten his death from thirst by drinking sea water, because:
a. excess water will enter his body cells and cause them to swell and burst
b. protoplasm of body cells is hypotonic to sea water, and he will actually lose more water than he gains
c. water of the salty mixture is not permeable to the membranes of his digestive tract
d. so much salt will enter his body the salt content of his blood will rise to deadly amounts
e. the principle of osomosis will not apply to sea water
(home run)
48. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. atoms are composed of electrons, protons, and neutrons
b. similar cells form tissues
c. organs are grouped together to form systems
d. molecules are combined to form atoms
e. tissues working together form organs
49. If a color-blind man married a normal-visioned woman:
a. all of their sons would be expected to be color blind
b. if the woman were heterozygous color blind, we could expect all of the girls of this marriage to be color blind
c. if the woman did not carry the color-blind trait, we could expect none of the sons lo be color blind
d. if one of four sons were color blind, we would have good evidence to infer that the trait came to the son from the father rather than the mother
e. none of the four choices would apply
50. The statement that, "As many more individuals of each species are born than can possibly survive in the struggle for existence, it follows that any individual organism which varies, however slightly in a manner better adapted to the environment will have a better chance of surviving," best illustrates:
a. natural selection
b. mutation
c. isolation
d. the theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics
e. hybridization
(Another "oldie-but-goodie")
Some of you teachers who have been in the profession for a considerable number of years may remember a TV program entitled "Twenty Questions." The rules of the program lend themselves well to creating student interest and getting the student to think in biological terms.
Rules of the game
a. Divide the class into teams.
b. Choose a structure, term, organism, or concept in the biological field.
c. Inform the team whose time it is to ask questions as to whether the item to be identified is in the plant or animal kingdom.
d. Let the other team know the item being identified.
e. A team will be permitted twenty questions to identify the item.
f. Questions should be asked so as to be answered by a "yes" or a "no."
g. The number of questions needed to identify the item will be charged against the team. If a team fails to identify an item in twenty questions, twenty points will be charged against it, and the other team then be given a chance to identify a new item. As soon as an item is identified, the other team will take a turn at identifying a new item.
h. The team with the fewest questions charged against it (as in golf) at the end of the game will be declared the winner.
Example I
Suppose the item chosen for identification is a whale. The team whose turn it is to ask questions is informed that the item is in the animal kingdom. Questions might procced as follows:
IQ. Is it a large animal?
A. Yes.
2Q. Does it live on land?
A. No.
3Q. Does it have to live in the water?
A. Yes.
4Q. Does it have gills?
A . No.
5Q. Is it warm-blooded?
A. Yes.
6Q. Is it a whale?
A. Yes.
Six points would be charged against the team, and the other team then be given a chance to identify a new item.
Example II
The item to be identified might be the word "stamen." The team to ask questions should be told that the item is in the plant kingdom.
1Q. Is it a large plant, such as a tree?
A . No.
2Q. Is it a flowering plant?
A. No.
3Q. Is it a part of a plant?
A. Yes.
4Q. Is it a part of a plant that is below the ground?
A. No.
5Q. Does it have something to do with the fruit or seeds of the plant?
A. Yes.
6Q. Is it a flower?
A. No
7Q. Is it a part of the flower?
A. Yes.
8Q. Is it a part of the male reproductive structure?
A. Yes.
9Q. Is it a pollen grain?
A. No.
10Q. Is it the structure that produces pollen grains?
A. Yes.
Ten points would be charged against the team, and the other team then given a chance to identify a new item.
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Working Group: Ecological Implications of Alternative Fishing
Strategies for Apex Predators
First Meeting - November 20-21, 1998
Meeting Participants: Robert Olson, IATTC, La Jolla CA (Convenor)
Kerim Aydin, University of Washington, Seattle WA
Chris Boggs, NMFS, SWFSC, Honolulu HI (absent due to illness)
Marco García, IATTC, La Jolla CA
James Kitchell, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
George Watters, IATTC, La Jolla CA
Many of the fisheries that harvest marine productivity target apex predators, potentially imparting a top-down effect on marine ecosystems. Unintended catches of non-target species, often discarded at sea, can be substantial. Calls have been issued for a more holistic, ecological approach to fisheries management, taking greater account of species interactions and their dependence on underlying ecosystem dynamics. A broad-based public consensus, reflected in worldwide legislation and agreements, has emerged that fisheries bycatch should be minimized or eliminated.
In the epipelagic zone of the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO), the top levels of the food web are occupied by large tunas, dolphins, sharks, billfishes, and other large animals. The purse-seine fishery in the EPO is directed primarily at yellowfin tuna, but substantial catches of other apex predators and of juvenile tunas also occur. The species composition and magnitude of the bycatches and discards generated by three alternative fishing strategies employed by the fishery vary substantially. The ecological costs of fishing are complex, due to the size-dependence of predator-prey interactions and the changing dynamics of the fishery. The EPO surface fishery has enjoyed high rates of production and recruitment of yellowfin tuna over the past decade, and, unlike many pelagic systems, the predator-prey interactions are increasingly well documented. Yet, food web responses to removing tunas and associated predators are not understood. The member governments of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) have issued a call to foster an ecological approach to assess the impact of bycatch and to provide an ecological basis for limiting or reducing it.
The general goal of the "Fishing Strategies" Working Group is to develop modeling tools intended to set alternative fishing practices in an ecosystem context for the tuna fishery in the tropical EPO. We are employing a version of the Ecopath modeling approach developed by Jeffrey Polovina (NMFS, Honolulu) in 1984 and now widely applied through the efforts of Villy Christensen (DANIDA) and Daniel Pauly (University of British Columbia). Ecopath creates a mass balance of trophic exchanges for entire ecosystems based on estimates of biomass for many species and trophic levels, and uses principles of energetics and trophic transfer. The steady-state Ecopath model for the tropical EPO will provide input to a dynamic version, Ecosim, created by Carl Walters (University of British Columbia). Ecosim incorporates the equivalent of population dynamics into the higher trophic levels and the consequent feedback for all trophic levels. Walters continues to improve the utility of Ecosim. Density-dependent compensatory responses and spatially-explicit effects have been incorporated in recent versions, motivated in a large part by Jim Kitchell's NCEAS-sponsored workshops, Apex Predators in Marine Systems, held in Santa Barbara during 1997.
Meeting I.
The nominal goal for the first meeting of the Working Group was the culmination of the construction process of the first version of the tropical EPO model. Kerim Aydin set the stage by providing a thorough review of the Ecopath formulation. Bob Olson and George Watters presented first-cut estimates for any three of the four parameters, biomass, production/biomass (P/B), consumption/biomass (Q/B), and ecotrophic efficiency (EE), for each component of the model. The model is organized around 34 state variables with high precision at the top trophic levels and low precision at the bottom. The parameters were categorized by degrees of accuracy; uncertainty analysis will follow during a later phase of the project. Most of the remainder of the meeting was occupied by iteratively adjusting the model components and parameter values to achieve mass balance. Only parameters that had been estimated with a low degree of accuracy were changed. The problems encountered were related primarily to aggregation of components within trophic levels. Specifically, intra-guild predation, i.e. cannibalism, created problems in balancing the model. This was resolved by disaggregating where appropriate. The balanced Ecopath model was imported into Ecosim, and several preliminary simulations were run satisfactorily. Thus, we are ahead of schedule for the project (see below).
Marco García provided an overview of the spatial heterogeneity in the distribution and species composition of the bycatch in EPO purse-seine fishery. The data are collected by observers aboard the fishing vessels. Patchiness exists in the spatial distribution of the observations and the animals. Future consideration will be given to the spatial scale of the tropical EPO model.
The Future
The activities of this Working Group will move through three phases over two years. We are in the first phase, focused on the development, construction, and evaluation of an Ecopath model for the tropical EPO. The timetable calls for completing the tropical EPO Ecosim version by the second meeting (February 25-27, 1999), but this was accomplished ahead of schedule during Meeting I. Meeting II will comprise a larger, more diverse group focused on evaluating the tropical EPO model via simulations of Ecosim. Several of the invited participants participated in previous NCEAS-sponsored workshops on apex predators in marine systems. Others are knowledgeable about the systems involved, familiar with the fisheries issues, or experienced in working with the models. A manuscript will be drafted after Meeting II.
The second phase of the project involves rigorous analysis of the tropical EPO model. Following model revisions based on the February 1999 meeting, we will develop a means for bootstrap computer runs of the model and Monte Carlo simulations to provide estimates of uncertainty about the model outputs. Meeting III, which is scheduled for November 1999, will involve a few members of the core group working on NCEAS computers. The second meeting of Phase 2, Meeting IV, will be held to conduct a rigorous evaluation of uncertainty in the Ecosim model through collaboration with importantly-placed scientists in key agencies.
Phase 3 involves using the tropical EPO Ecosim model for discussions in the policy realm. In November 2000 the IATTC will sponsor a workshop that will bring together representatives from conservation groups and agency representatives from IATTC member countries where concerns about bycatch and sustainability are central to management policy.
Submitted 21 January 1999
Robert J. Olson


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Organization: U.S. Army
Division: Cavalry Corps, Army of the Mississippi
Born: Luzerne County, Pa.
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Date of Issue: 03/30/1898
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Place / Date: At Harpeth River, Tenn., 17 December 1864; at Selma, Ala., 2 April 1865
Obtained permission from the corps commander to advance upon the enemy's position with the 4th U.S. Cavalry, of which he was a lieutenant; led an attack upon a battery, dispersed the enemy, and captured the guns. At Selma, Ala., charged, at the head of his regiment, into the second and last line of the enemy's works.


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|Dartmouth College
HANOVER, N.H. – The Black Bears emerged with a fiery passion to avenge their slip-up the day before, as they took down Dartmouth in a 7-2 victory on Sunday afternoon. Tereza Vanisova dominated the ice with a goal and three assists while Brooke Stacey and Ebba Strandberg each pulled out a trio of points.
Loryn Porter earned her second NCAA win today, holding down the fort in net for Maine as she turned away 19 shots.
Not even four minutes into the match, the Black Bears seized a speedy 2-0 lead with back-to-back goals first from Vendula Pribylova followed by Catherine Tufts not even 60 seconds later. Pribylova found the back of the net on her own with an unassisted point just 2:32 into the opening frame after stealing the puck from the Big Green on the blue line, for her third goal this season. The sophomore also grabbed her third assist of the season off of Tufts goal by initiating the scoring play bringing the puck up the ice, passing it to Vanisova in the middle who quickly scooted the puck towards Tufts patiently waiting by the back post.
Cutting the score deficit for Dartmouth in half, Hailey Noronha intercepted a pass near the blue line and skated the puck to an opening with a clear view of Maine's goal. She swung back her stick and sent a slap shot sailing top shelf into net, just over Porter's right shoulder. With 13:11 on the clock, the Big Green trailed 2-1 as Noronha achieved her first goal of the season, unassisted.
Less than 30 seconds later, the Black Bears reclaimed their 2-point lead as Stacey won a faceoff in Dartmouth's defensive zone passing it off to Michelle Weis who distributed the puck to Vanisova taking a wrist shot to roof the puck into the net. With her 20th career goal, the sophomore gave Maine a 3-1 lead with 12:54 remaining in the first period.
Midway through the first frame, Stacey took full advantage of the placement of Dartmouth's defenders standing in front of goaltender Christine Honor, screening her shot for her as the puck hit the back of the net. Weis and Strandberg earned assists on the goal to improve the score to 4-1.
Stacey not only closed out the scoring in the first period, but also opened up the scoring in the second, barely a minute into the period she received a pass from Vanisova, settled it, and snuck it right through traffic between Honor's legs.
In the final five minutes of the second period, Vanisova duked out a Big Green defender leaving her perplexed on the ice. She continued toward the net and just as everyone thought she'd shoot, Vanisova dumped the puck back to Cailey Hutchison who finished it with ease. Strandberg also helped out with her second assist of the day, giving Maine a 6-1 lead.
Dartmouth switched up their lines going into the third period as Shannon Ropp stepped onto the ice to protect the net, seeing time in her third game this season. She tallied a total of 10 saves in net throughout the final 20 minutes while Honor stopped 14 shots in the first two periods.
On a power play, just minutes into the final frame, Cecilia Lopez sent a one-timer flying towards net to grab her second goal of the weekend and cut the Black Bears lead to 6-2. Assists were handed out to Dartmouth's two leaders in points, Carol Shaunessy and Noronha.
Maggie Blair blanketed the Black Bears win with an extra goal for security in the final two minutes of the match to produce a final score of 7-2. This was Blair's first NCAA point as she played in her fourth game as a Black Bear. Tallying assists on the final goal were Strandberg for her third of the day and Jessica Jacques.
The Maine women's ice hockey team will have one day to recoup before hosting Northeastern for an evening match (7 p.m.) on Tuesday, Nov 7.


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So, in a farewell to summer, I bid adieu to such things as:
Images from Slim Arons, billchus, Lilly Pulitzer, Tory Burch, Brooks Brothers, This Old House, Country Living, Keeneland and Breeders Cup.
I'm looking forward to all the beautiful colors the fall will give us and after that the time when we'll be waiting for the first snow....
You know, for as much as I am sad to see summer go... as much as I want to keep my kids home with me, (Did I really just say that???!!!) I really love the fall and look forward to all the good things that come with it... the food being a good part of it... the clothes too!
Well, autumn is my favourite season, so I'm so ready for it to arrive. I will miss the summer flowers and being in the garden... Happy Labour Day!! xo HHL
I am so ready for fall but this post made me feel a little sad to say goodbye to summer. I am looking forward to that crisp, cool bite in the air, Halloween, the leaves changing, and BOOTS!
Fall is my favorite season and I'm so ready to embrace all it has to offer but I need just a couple more sweet summer days before it slips away.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend ~
A little sad to say goodbye to summer but I am always ready for fall! Love these images you have chosen, I now have an uncontrollable urge to make some chili!
Hope you are having a lovely long weekend!!
It wasn't warm enough here in the summer so our brights and white never got an outing. But would love to have one of those firepits
I love summer, but am always glad to say goodbye to the heat and humidity. I am looking forward to fall foods, cool nights and long sleeves.
I will miss summer but I do long for fall. Something about it makes me absolutely giddy.


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"The Biggest Loser" producers and NBC issued a joint statement Thursday morning that addressed Rachel Frederickson's controversial weight loss at the finale by not addressing it at all:
Rachel's trainer, Dolvett Quince, also issued a statement via social media that inched a little closer to acknowledging that something was amiss: "Biggest Loser is a journey which has its ups and downs. Please try not to look at one slice of Rachel's journey and come to broad conclusions. Rachel's health is and always has been my main concern and her journey to good health has not yet ended!!"
The statements follow the public uproar after Tuesday night's season finale of the NBC weight-loss reality show. The $250,000 grand prize went to Frederickson, 24, of Los Angeles, who shocked the viewers and, it seems, trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels, when she stepped on the scale and weighed in at 105 pounds.
The 5-foot-5 voiceover artist began the months-long competition at 260 pounds. She lost 155 pounds, or 59.62% of her body weight. Given her height and end weight she is officially considered underweight, according to one popular measure, the Body Mass Index.
An outcry erupted on social media, saying the show had gone too far in its quest to turn weight loss into entertainment, with many fearing that Rachel was suffering from an eating disorder.
In the hours since the Tuesday night finale there has been a slow and steady trickle of reaction from those involved in the show -- including Rachel herself -- with no one willing to directly confront the issue: Does Rachel's weight loss cross a line? Did she trade one addiction -- food -- for another, mainly diet and exercise?
For her part, Rachel says she has never felt better. In a media conference call, she refused to address repeated questions about whether she lost too much weight in her quest to win the Season 15 title of "The Biggest Loser." She said she reached the 105-pound mark by following a strict 1,600-calorie-a-day diet prescribed by the show, and worked out "a ton" -- all under show supervision.
The issue has been the persistent buzz of the online world ever since her appearance at the finale, particularly her gaunt arms.
The television cameras seemed to capture the exact moment that Harper and Michaels saw Frederickson's appearance and their reaction to it, an image that has been shared thousands of times since the finale. (You can see it in the photo gallery above.) The trainers also used social media to issue their own joint statement on the matter:
"Bob and I want to take a moment to congratulate all of the BL contestants on their hard work. We are not comfortable commenting on Rachel's journey because [we] weren't her trainers and weren't given an opportunity to work with her at any point. Any questions about the contestants on the Biggest Loser should be directed to the show's producers."
The uproar has sparked a variety of online conversations, including debate about whether the finale results promote anorexia and add to the scrutiny of women's bodies. Others, however, say it speaks to a double standard. Hollywood and the media adore many an actress who is rail thin, holding them up as examples of beauty, while all but ignoring what it takes to get that way. And God forbid if those very same women gain a little weight, or fail to lose their baby weight in record time ....
Do you think the show has an obligation to discuss Rachel's weight loss, and how it supervised her before the finale? Tweet me @ReneLynch


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Imagine you have an acquaintance who is a big soccer fan. They play soccer, sing soccer songs and watch soccer. They love soccer and they talk about their soccer team all the time.
One day you tell them that you're not really into soccer, but you are a sports fan.
"What do you mean, you don't like soccer? What other sport is there?"
"Well, I like basketball. I play on a local team."
"Basket ball? What's that?"
"Well, players try to get a ball into the other team's basket."
"Ok, I follow. Like soccer."
"Yeah, except you bounce the ball with your hands instead of using your feet."
"Wait, what? You mean you can CHEAT?"
"No, it just has different rules."
"What do the other players think about that?"
"Well, they all play by the same rules."
"Maybe you just didn't commit to soccer. It takes a lot of hard…
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And in all honesty, just like with most things, getting stuck into creating something means you make the mistakes you need to make to learn from, and hence perfect your craft.
That said, it is a little embarrassing to share this with you. But I thought it could be good inspiration for any up and coming writer or artist.
As you will see, there is no consistency of characters, the story was not planned out before I started drawing, and therefore none of it makes sense. Of course, as you don't find out because the comic has been scrapped by me, these are all parts of memories that form a complete story only at the very end. Kind of like the Akashic Records Series.
To give you a brief overview of what the storyline was, here is a little synopsis:
In the future, due to overcrowding, the government decides to send parts of the population back into the past and create colonies in them. Due to the science now (in the future) proving that the mere act of going back in time creates an alternative universe and timeline, people from the future don't need to worry about their present being changed.
Now in the future a rebel group begin creating super soldier babies, that will grow up to oust the government, however the government have a super soldier (slash non-elemental energetic being), called 'The Ghost Dance', who "shuts down all the rebel group's labs". But, as all good stories go, one baby survived the incident and grows up thinking he is a 'mistake'... as that is what everyone is calling him from different groups. He then becomes a vigilantly who calls himself 'Mistake', who begins uncovering his past and the corruption of the government, and who is hunted by 'The Ghost Dance' and those in the know.
Meanwhile in the Wild West, a criminal nicknamed the Bandit and his sister Bruha (witch in Spanish), run from the law by getting past security and entering the future via an incoming wormhole, something not done before. This takes them to the future, where they befriend Mistake when he catches them for petty theft, and help him uncover his past and defeat 'The Ghost Dance' and the agency.
They also meet a great sage who explains to them that by calling themselves 'Mistake', 'Witch' and 'Bandit', they are creating themselves in that image - a self-fulfilling prophecy. He explains that the words you use and thoughts you think about yourself and your world, create the reality you live. This becomes their secret weapon against the agency, and changes their 'I AM'.
Fittingly, until just before I abandoned the project, I called the comic 'Mistake'. And it turned out to be a huge mistake. Thereby being a perfect example of the sage's words. Maybe I should create a comic called 'The Best Comic that was EVER created, and that also sold the most copies EVER, too... because of how awesome it is'. Just an idea.
But, this story, with further work, could be alright, I guess. And one I might further develop in the future (this timeline). Perhaps it will even see the light of day. But this version I am about to show you will never again get that privilege. After this, they will most likely be moved to my computer's bin.
That said, there are a number of these images, so I will break them over a few different posts.


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Speaking on SNY Wednesday night, safety Kerry Rhodes said he wants to remain with the Jets.
The bigger question is whether coach Rex Ryan feels the same way. Ryan and Rhodes spoke on Monday, and the head coach was unusually vague when asked about the player he benched for a short stretch late in the year.
Rhodes says he'll speak to Ryan again soon, and he has the option to stay or ask for a trade. But it would be very surprising if the Jets didn't listen to offers, no matter what Rhodes wants.
The Newark Star-Ledger says Rhodes isn't especially popular in the locker room, and his inconsistent tackling probably isn't popular with Ryan.


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The Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce will open its first center to help veterans start small businesses Tuesday.
The goal of the Small Business Development Center at Sierra College in Rocklin is to teach veterans about loans, budgets and job creation.
Scott Leslie is with the chamber and is the director of the centers.
"They're not going through Sierra College just to get a degree," says Leslie. "They want to get back to work and they want to assimilate back into society and be productive citizens. If we can help even one veteran start a small business and provide for their family and for their future, that'll be a big success."
Leslie says there are 600 veterans on campus.
"A lot of the returning veterans don't necessarily know what it means to start a business," he says. "But, they've acquired some skills through their military training, leadership skills, management skills, and to be able to articulate that into how to run a successful small business, I think we could have a really good impact."
There is no cost for the services provided.
This will be the ninth Small Business Development Center to open in the greater Sacramento region in the past year.
The chamber says the existing centers have helped people create 23 businesses.


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Plot & ThemesComposition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 10%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle 40%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 50% **Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on present day Earth Inner Struggle - Yes Plotlet: - coping with special powers/seeking enlightenment Horror film? - Yes Kind of Horror Story - ghosts!
Main CharacterIdentity: - Female Profession/status: - unemployed Age: - 20's-30's Has special powers? - Yes Magical/mental powers of main character: - clairvoyant Ethnicity/Nationality - Chinese
SettingEarth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present) Takes place on Earth? - Yes Misc settings - bar/restaurant
Writing StyleAccounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture Tone of movie - fearful Kinds of F/X - exploding vehicles
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Paragon's Christopher J. Michael shares insights on trends, technologies and strategies in information governance, information management and more. What does he think of Pokémon GO?
Pokémon GO has only been out for about a week and is not just a hit game but a phenomenon already as popular Twitter, Snapchat, and other top social media platforms.
What is Pokémon GO?
Pokémon GO is an augmented reality mobile game that allows players to catch, train, and battle creatures called pokémon that are superimposed onto the real world. The game uses a smartphone's GPS to detect the player's location so that players can find pokémon in real places. Players travel to real life areas such as stores, museums, and movie theaters which in the game are gyms and PokeStops where these pokémon trainers can battle and collect items. Although "just" a video game, Pokémon GO highlights real Information Governance challenges that we must confront in this day and age.
Emerging Technologies
Personal mobile devices such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones have led to the development of the cloud, the internet of things, and augmented reality games like Pokémon GO. These new technologies provide both value and risk. Pokémon GO may be a fun game that gets people out of the house to experience the real world, exercise, and meet new people. However, there is the risk in getting hurt by not watching where you are going while playing the game, being a target for theft, or having your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) collected and used for whatever being the game developers - or those who buy or steal access to this information - want.
Pokémon GO is not the first augmented reality game that uses mobile devices.
An earlier game called Ingress was made by Niantic, the same company behind Pokémon GO. The concept of augmented reality is similar to the internet of things in that it meshes the physical and digital worlds to create new experiences and opportunities by collecting and exchanging data. There has already been much controversy about how and what data Pokémon GO collects as well as where people play it. It usually takes time for the law and governance to catch up with technology. However, policies and governance should come first as drivers with technologies following behind.
Your Big Data
Pokémon GO collects a vast amount of information from those who play it. The app asks users for access to the device's camera, contacts, GPS location, and SD card. The sign-up process also requires the user to have a Google account and asks for a date of birth. While many other popular apps make large asks when it comes to device and data permissions, Pokémon GO requires an active WiFi or GPS signal in order to play the game. This means that it has to know who and where you are all the time. There have been location-based apps before such as Foursquare, Pokémon GO's street by street map data and surging mega popularity, will make it the most detailed location based social graph. Collection of all this personal data leads questions on the ethics of how this data is used and by whom.
Your Big Privacy
Any privacy policy is better than not having a privacy policy because at least users know what is required of them and what happens to their information. Pokémon Go has a privacy policy which states that the company collects your personal data such as your username, email address, IP address, and location. It also owns this personal data and can sell/distribute/share it with any third parties.
Although this is a free game on the surface, you aren't paying for money but the information about yourself you are giving up. Users can read the privacy policy then make an informed decision as to whether or not they feel these asks are worth it to play Pokémon GO. Playing the game means you could end up on private property as there has already been reports of buildings that were churches or stores but now homes being visited by Pokémon GO trainers. Pokémon GO uses the phone's camera to see pokémon "appear" in the real world. Capturing video of everything a player sees could implicate privacy law if it is done in a private place such as a home or bathroom.
Not surprisingly, Pokémon GO has yet to be released in all of Europe which is still working on the Privacy Shield. There is also talk of Pokémon GO having partnerships with companies like McDonald's that would make all their restaurants PokeStops in the game. This could lead McDonald's having access to this PII as part of the deal.
Your Information Security
Pokémon GO would be a treasure trove for hackers given all the data and PII that could be obtained, especially as the game grows and continues to be played. This is particularly problematic as many players are children. Already a robbery was committed with robbers anticipating the location and seclusion of victims. In this case Information security goes beyond data breaches but now can be linked physical harm based on the information gleamed from the app.
What's more, there was a glitch in the game which has since been patched that allowed Niantic to access your entire Google account if you used that to sign in on an iOS device. This means that Niantic could have read/write access to your email, Google Drive Google Docs, and more. If the Niantic servers are hacked, whoever hacked the servers would potentially have access to entire Google accounts. While the bug has been fixed there are still serious security and privacy concerns.
Constantly evolving new technologies, companies collecting and storing PII, and information security concerns are all around us and Pokémon Go is simply another reminder of that - watch out! Information governance, and your privacy, is no game.


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Morne Morkel, conceived October 6, 1984 in Vereeniging, Transvaal, is a tearaway quick bowler, who can check in velocities in abundance of 145 kmph on a predictable premise. Morne is the more youthful sibling of Albie Morkel, who has additionally played Tests and ODIs for South Africa.
He made his Test presentation against India in 2006 at the Kingsmead in Durban and has developed as a cutting edge bowler for the Proteas in a short compass of time. The way that he burst onto the scene when any semblance of Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini were past their prime helped him to build up his position in the group.
He was continually observed by Alan Donald, which did him a ton of good. His capacity to hit the deck hard and produce additional ricochet at a singing pace has been amongst the essential purposes behind his prosperity, in this way. He has had his offer of harm stresses, however his talented capacity to separate cumbersome bob from a length at great pace has implied that he has dependably been a South's piece African knocking down some pins assault.
A brief stretch with Kent in 2007 assisted him with getting a compartment in the inaugural T20 WC, wherein he had all the top-request batsmen jumping and not able to counter his pace and ricochet.
Morne Morkel Cricinfo Yahoo Profile Stats Highlights
Full name Morne Morkel
Born October 6, 1984, Vereeniging, Transvaal
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Delhi Daredevils, Easterns,Kent, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Titans, Yorkshire
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Relation Father – A Morkel, Brother – M Morkel,Brother – JA Morkel
In October 2008, he and Albie turned into the first siblings in 56 years to be named as South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year in the same season. The stretch with Kent was trailed by a season with Yorkshire in 2008, a season which assisted him with rediscoverring himself as bowler, being reared on green tops. He was picked for South Africa's visit to Australia in December 2008 on the structure's premise he showed in region cricket, yet to everybody's disappointment he complimented to hoodwink, doling out some lifeless knocking down some pins spells.
Morne Morkel's towering edge, his wide shoulders (in spite of a slender edge), steadfast hostility, deadly pace, and fierce methodology give him the capacity to grass shearer through the most grounded line-ups that he regularly separates from a length. His most noteworthy quality is his ricochet (at shouting pace) that he creates as a result of the triple-favorable position of his stature, biceps, and wrists.
When another ball bowler, Morkel has been consigned to first-change after the presence of Vernon Philander. Not that he gripes: all things considered, who would not like to make advances on dish after Dale Steyn had diminished the batsmen and Philander had foxed them with the new ball?
Morkel was spotted by Allan Donald, yet it set aside him an opportunity to fabricate his notoriety. The achievement spell came at Centurion in 2010-11: with some backing from Steyn, Morkel tore separated the Indians with figures of five for 20. The Indians had discovered him excessively hot, making it impossible to handle.Morne Morkel, sibling of allrounder Albie, is an unmitigated quick bowler who has the pace and tallness to inconvenience the best. Morkel made his top of the line debut in 2003-04, and earned advancement to the Nashua Titans in the 2006 residential season. A certain Allan Donald checked him out as national potential with great words for the slender quick bowler's capacity to concentrate bob and bowl really quick.
Morkel sat out of a great part of the 2005 season because of damage, yet exceeded expectations in a quick rocking the bowling alley camp sorted out by the South African board under Donald's vigilant gaze. Pundits have had little to say against him, and both his state of mind and physical quality were seen as in addition to focuses. With the showy argument of the 2006-07 season being India's voyage through South Africa, Morkel utilized the chance to play for Rest of South Africa against the travelers to create an impression. On the opening day of the four-day apparatus at Potchefstroom, Morkel carve a swathe through the Indian top request with 4 for 29. That indicating earned him a Test ring, and he made his presentation in the second Test at Durban when Dale Steyn was discounted, demonstrating great application in an unbeaten 32, shepherding his kindred tail-enders, and pushing South Africa on to a score that appeared to be hardly likely prior in the match. He included three snappy wickets day three to help South Africa to a fabulous win, yet passed up a major opportunity for the last Test at Cape Town.
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Who are you again and why in the world would you expect anything resembling rationality or civility in youtube comments?
Do our aliens instantly become Anime when they visit their galaxy? *imagines Torpals with huge eyes*
Stellar Republic's wormhole drive is another. So what races will we contact in the other galaxy?
So is this basically our galaxy meeting their's in some center crossroad outside of either galaxy?Neat idea I guess. Hope this works out for you guys.
How's it look like over on that front?
I reread the synopses again.It seems we're gonna have to do some extensive negotiations when it comes to striking a balance between the two galaxies' power levels.Any thoughts?
I, for a fact, quite like Keno[tai]. He's my favorite.
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(Hamilton)---A Hamilton man charged with sex crimes involving juveniles under the age of 13 has pleaded guilty in Butler County Common Pleas Court. 46 year old Terry Lewis pleaded guilty to one count of Rape and one count of Gross Sexual Imposition. Eleven other counts were dismissed by Butler County Common Pleas Judge Greg Howard. The rapes happened between November of 1994 and November of 1996. The gross sexual imposition occurred between November of 1997 through November of 2000. Judge Howard scheduled sentencing for 8:30am on June 15th. Lewis faces 10 years to life in prison on the rape conviction and 5 years for gross sexual imposition. Fines in the case could total $30,000.
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Since the data used in my poll or in Quora did not account for international opinion, I ventured to make my own inquiry about the attitudes towards flags and national symbols worldwide.
Among other things that I found there was this survey by the Reputation Institute. Funnily enough, India outranks both China and the USA in terms of national self-image, and the list itself is topped by Australia. Most importantly, note that none of the counties in that study put themselves below 50, suggesting that even with a perceived negative self-image, on average most people everywhere have a respect for their country.
I further analysed flag culture in two particular countries - the USA and Germany.
The USA
The USA is probably the only place in the world where you can find this:
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Astounding, isn't it? So I looked in their official flag code, and here are some major differences I found vs. India
- Their brand of patriotism is a mixture of fanatic yet extremely informal affection
The kind of devotion shown to the US flag rivals the respect shown to many religious symbols worldwide. Yet the depiction of the flag is not exactly reverent - you can easily find the flag on a bikini as over a formal establishment.
By contrast, Indians treat the Tricolour with far more formality.
- The US Flag code does not contain any penalties or enforcement provisions for noncompliance
You can actually use flags as doormats or even burn them in protests without legal consequence. The concept of social conditioning or legal force does not seem to arise here.
In Germany, we see a different picture. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the present flag was adopted on 3rd October 1990. The colours and associated symbolism however, go back to the Frankfurt Revolution of 1848, technically making it older than our Tricolour.
And yet, as Wikipedia says,
In Germany the use of the flag and other national symbols has been relatively low for most of the time since the Second World War—a reaction against the widespread use of flags by the Nazi Party and against the nationalistic furore of the Nazis in general. The flag is used primarily by official authorities on special occasions or by citizens during international sporting events.Indeed, Germans make a clear distinction between being "happy to be German" and being "proud to be German. As this video (start at 3:52) shows, most Germans take the former stance.


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Usually this involves Yao Ming standing next to tennis players, actresses or even Shaq, but here we have another delightful entry from one of the most infamous players in Knicks history.
Frederic Weis (aka "The Guy From That Vince Carter Poster") lives in the French town of Limoges, where the Tour de France passed through on Wednesday. He decided to bless us with this photo of him next to cyclist Thomas Voeckler.
• Doug McDermott knows Dwyane Wade is taking his number
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"No, this is not my son," the caption reads.
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How to workout at the beach
This exercise plan can be tweaked and adapted to your goals and overall fitness level. Workout on the go.
Summer is here and going away on holidays usually makes training at the Club impossible. Unless you're going to a city where you can enjoy a Holmes Place Club. But even if you are not leaving the city, and just heading out for a day at the beach, fitting the gym-hour in the schedule could be tricky.
If you do make it to the club, there are benefits to rip that make the trip very worthwhile. See here all the reasons why you shouldn't ditch the Club during summer. If you can't make it, don't stress. We've prepared a body weight based workout that offers a full-body training on the go, that you can take with you to the beach.
This exercise plan can be tweaked and adapted to your goals and overall fitness level. Increase the number of repetitions per exercise or repeat all and increase the number of sets as you see fit. Keeping active and strong during your summer break will make getting back to the routine that much easier and at the same time you'll enjoy the extra free time with activities you can do with your friends and family.
Summer is here - workout at the beach
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Special Deer Hunt Begins Saturday in Fillmore County
Preston, MN (KROC AM News) - Deer hunters will be back in the woods Saturday in southeast Minnesota, taking part in a special hunt authorized by the Department of Natural Resources.
Three deer infected with Chronic Wasting Disease were killed by hunters in the Lanesboro area last month.
The DNR later decided to lower the size of the herd in Fillmore County by holding the hunt that will be in effect from Dec. 31 - Jan. 15. The harvest goal was set at 900. The herd is estimated at 5,000 - 6,000. It's hoped the hunt will lower the chances of spreading the disease.
The DNR's focus will be within a 10 mile radius of Preston. The 370 square mile disease management zone is bordered roughly by Chatfield on the northwest, Arendahl on the northeast, Canton on the southeast and Bristol to the Southwest.
Check here for more information.
Chronic wasting disease is a fatal brain disease to deer, elk and moose but is not known to affect human health. Prior to this discovery, the disease has only been found in Minnesota in one wild deer harvested near Pine Island in 2010.
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