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Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
|Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
|Palakkad District, Kerala, India
|Nearest city
|Palakkad (90 km)[1]
|10°23′0″N 76°42′30″E / 10.38333°N 76.70833°ECoordinates: 10°23′0″N 76°42′30″E / 10.38333°N 76.70833°E
|285 square kilometres (110 sq mi)
|Governing body
|Kerala Forest Dept.
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, which also includes the erstwhile 'Parambikulam Widlife Sanctuary', is a 391 square kilometres (151.0 sq mi)[1] protected area in Chittur taluk in Palakkad district of Kerala state, South India. The wildlife sanctuary, which had an area of 285 square kilometres (110 sq mi) was established in 1973. It is in the Sungam range of hills between the Anaimalai Hills and Nelliampathy Hills.[2][3][4] Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as part of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve on February 19, 2010.[5][6][7] Including the buffer zone, the tiger reserve has a span of 643.66 km2. The Western Ghats, Anamalai Sub-Cluster, including all of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site.[8] The sanctuary is the home of four different tribes of indigenous peoples including the Kadar, Malasar, Muduvar and Mala Malasar settled in six colonies. Parambikulam Tiger Reserve implements the Participatory Forest Management Scheme (PFMS). People from tribal colonies inside the reserve are engaged as guides for treks and safaris, and are provided employment through various eco-tourism initiatives.[9][10]
The sanctuary is located between Longitude:76° 35'- 76° 50' E, and Latitude:10° 20' – 10° 26' N. It is 135 kilometres (84 mi) from Palakkad town and adjacent to the Annamalai Wildlife Sanctuary to the east in Tamil Nadu. It is bordered to the north by Nemmara Forest Division, to the south by Vazhachal Forest Division and the west by Chalakudy Forest Division. The sanctuary has a hornblende, biotite, gneiss and charnockite geology.
Altitude ranges between 300 m and 1438 m. There is a 600 m elevation opening through the Nelliampathy hills from Anamalai hills on the northern boundary of the sanctuary at Thoothampara. Major peaks in the sanctuary are Karimala (1438 m) in the southern boundary of the sanctuary, Pandaravarai (1290 m) in the north, Kuchimudi, Vengoli Malai (1120 m) in the eastern boundary and Puliyarapadam (1010 m) in the west.
The sanctuary has three man-made reservoirs; Parambikulam, Thunacadavu and Peruvaripallam, with a combined area of 20.66 km2. The Thuvaiar water falls empty into one of the reservoirs. There are 7 major valleys and 3 major rivers, the Parambikulam, the Sholayar and the Thekkedy. The Karappara river and Kuriarkutty river also drain the area.
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Trekking in the forest is allowed with prior permission and only if accompanied by an experienced forest guide. People who are found trekking or driving in the tiger reserve without an experienced forest guide are subject to prosecution. Nature enthusiasts are also taken on a short trip on bamboo rafts powered by oarsmen as part of the safari. Power boats are not allowed, to avoid polluting the lake which is a source of drinking water. While the local inhabitants are allowed to boat and fish on the lake, visitors are not allowed to boat by themselves on the reservoir. The Kannimara Thekku Teak Tree, which is said to be Asia's largest, is here near Thoonakkadavu village. There is a tree-house in the Reserve Forest area in Thoonakkadavu, the headquarters of Parambikkulam, which has to be booked in advance. The reserve provides multiple number of accommodation facilities and itineraries, the details of which are made available at the website of the reserve. The rest houses of the State Forest Department at Thoonakkadavu, Thellikkal and Elathode offer comfortable lodging.[11]
Parambikulam is accessible by road from Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. There is a Kerala SRTC bus plying between Palakkad and Parambikulam. Tamil Nadu STC makes two bus trips between Pollachi and Parambikulam. Pollachi to Parambikkulam is about 65 km. The nearest railway station is at Pollachi and the nearest airport is at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, about 40 km from Pollachi.
The sanctuary has a rich diversity of animal life including: Mammals 39 species, Amphibians 16 sp., Birds 268 sp., Reptiles 61 sp., Fish 47 sp., Insects 1049 sp. and Butterflies 124 sp. This sanctuary is also referred to as the "state capital for the massive gaur" by wildlife experts.[12]
- Mammals Important mammals include: lion-tailed macaques, Nilgiri tahr, elephants, Bengal tigers, Indian leopards, wild boar, sambar, bonnet macaques, Nilgiri langurs, sloth bears, Nilgiri marten small Travancore flying squirrel and gaur.
- Reptiles Reptiles of very high importance in Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary include: king cobra, Kerala sheildtail, Travancore kukri snake, Travancore wolf snake, Cochin cane turtle, Travancore tortoise, Indian day gecko and Western Ghats flying lizard. Other important reptiles are Indian rock python, Malabar pit viper, Travancore tortoise, South Indian forest ground gecko, South Indian rock lizard, mountain skink[disambiguation needed], mugger crocodile, varanus, pond terapin, chameleon and the snakes spectacled cobra, krait, green keelback, olivaceous keelback, western rat snake and vine snake.
- Fish 47 species of fish are recorded in the Sanctuary of which seven species are listed as endangered and 17 are endemic to Western Ghats.[13]
- Birds 268 bird species have been recorded in the sanctuary. 134 species are listed as rare and 18 species are endemic to western Ghats. Lesser adjutant stork, grey-headed fish-eagle Peninsular bay owl, broad-billed roller and great pied hornbill. Other birds include: darter, little cormorant, black eagle, black-capped kingfisher, great Indian hornbill, and black woodpecker.[14] See complete checklist of birds of Parambikulam Wildlife sanctuary: PDF
- Butterflies There are 124 species of butterflies recorded in the sanctuary of which 34 are rare and endemic.
- Amphibians There are 23 amphibian species living in the sanctuary include: ridged toad Bufo parietalis, common Asiatic toad Bufo melanostictus, large wrinkled frog Nyctibatrachus major, small wrinkled frog Nyctibatrachus minor, Rana tigerina, Verrucose frog Rana keralensis, Rana cyanophlyctis, Boulenger's Indian frog Rana leptodactyla, Rana limnocharis, Beddome's leaping frog Rana beddomii, South Indian frog Rana semipalmata, bicoloureol frog Rana curtipes, bronzed frog Rana temporalis, reddish burrowing frog Tomopterna rufescens, Parambikulam wart frog Tomopterna parambikulamana, white-nosed bush frog Philautus leucorhinus, white-spotted bush frog Philautus chalazodes, Kerala warty frog Limnonectes keralensis, Indian skipper frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis, cricket frog Limnonectes limnocharis, Beddome's leaping frog Indirana beddomii, short webbed leaping frog Indirana brachytarsus and the common frog Micrixalus fuscus.[15]
The sanctuary has a variety of trees mainly teak, neem, sandalwood and rosewood. Even the oldest ever teak tree, Kannimara Teak exists here. It is about 450 years old and has a girth of 6.8 metres (22 ft) and a height of 49.5 metres (162 ft). It won the Mahavriksha Puraskar given by the Indian Government.
Fires in the forest - In April 2007 a wild fire in parts of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary and the adjoining Nelliampathy forests destroyed hundreds of acres of forest tracts and plantations. Fires were caused by unemployed firewatchers and honey gatherers.
One of the reasons for the fires was the lack of pre-monsoon rain in the area. The area used to get rain in during January, February, March and April. This year, there was only 4 mm rain in January and after that there was no rain. Nelliampathy was facing an unprecedented drought this summer. The temperature reached 34oC in April when the average high is usually 26oC.[16]
Waste generation due to tourist visit - Some tourists throw away plastic material, aluminium cans, biscuit wrappers etc. inside the reserve, instead of putting them in waste bins. The staff of the tiger reserve engage in picking up these waste materials on a daily basis. Some of these plastic waste are recycled to make keychains, which are sold at the ecoshops located inside the tiger reserve. These key-chains are referred to as "Pugmark keychains".
Demand for expanding the tourism zone - There is pressure from multiple quarters to expand the tourism activities that is currently conducted in the buffer zone of the tiger reserve. This also results in demand for building new roads inside the tiger reserve, which is not an ecologically friendly option.[17][18]
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary.
- ^ a b GMap (Google) https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Palakkad,+Kerala/Parambikulam+Tiger+Reserve,+Anappady,+Thunakadavu+P.O,+Parambikulam,+email@example.com,76.6475489,11z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba86dfa087d31ad:0xf542d6eb7a870a56!2m2!1d76.6547932!2d10.7867303!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba81db91f990ee1:0xbe2bd65c610576c4!2m2!1d76.775622!2d10.392858 Missing or empty
- ^ Parambikkulam Forest Development Agency.official website
- ^ Wildlife Institute of India, "State/UT Wise Details of Protected Areas" ENVIS
- ^ T R Shankar Raman, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Rediscovery of the Oriental Bay-Owl
- ^ staff (2010-02-20), "Parambikulam Tiger Reserve opened", The Hindu, retrieved 2011-01-19
- ^ "Parambikulam Tiger Reserve to be inaugurated on Feb. 17". Palakkad: The Hindu. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
- ^ "Parambikkulam likely to become a tiger reserve soon". The Hindu. October 3, 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ UNESCO, World Heritage sites, Tentative lists, Western Ghats sub cluster, Niligiris. retrieved 4/20/2007 World Heritage sites, Tentative lists
- ^ "These tribal guides 'shoot' for a change". The Hindu (in en-IN). 2015-07-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
- ^ "Where tigers, tribes coexist". The Hindu (in en-IN). 2015-07-29. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
- ^ Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala "Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary", retrieved Mar 24, 2007 Department of Tourism
- ^ "Parambikulam – Subaltern Sanctuary To Sanctum Sanctorum". www.sanctuaryasia.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ^ "Checklist of Fish Fauna" (pdf). Parambikulam Tiger Reserve. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
- ^ Kerala Information & Public Relations Department, PARAMBIKULAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, retrieved 5/11/2007 PARAMBIKULAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
- ^ amphibians
- ^ Prabhakaran G. (4/9/2007) Fire engulfs Parambikulam, Nelliampathy forests, The Hindu, retrieved 6/12/2007 Fire
- ^ "Travel News - KFRI opposes plan for motorable road from Nelliyampathy to Parambikulam Tiger Reserve | TravelBiz Monitor". www.travelbizmonitor.com. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ^ "Greens oppose tourism in Nelliampathy forest". The Hindu (in en-IN). 2010-04-22. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-08-05.


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Emergency Services Director Michael J. LeCuyer said he has heard hints and allegations at the station about the possibility of state police dispatchers moving to the new consolidated dispatch center in the town of Lewis, Essex County.
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The sarcosine-dimethylglycine methyltransferase (SDMT) from Actinopolyspora halophila was purified from its native host, and found to poccess two activities: in addition to sarcosine, it can also accept dimethylglycine as an acceptor, resulting in dimethylglycine-betaine methyltransferase (DBMT) activity.
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- Darth Vader: Anakin Skywalker encases himself in black armour and forsakes his former allies, transforming himself into Darth Vader and heralding the rise of the Galactic Empire
- Silver Sandtrooper: This limited edition figure celebrates the dedication and enthusiasm of the entire Star Wars fan community and commemorates thirty years of the Star Wars Experience
- Yoda: The wise Jedi Master leads the Republic's army to battle on the world of Kashyyyk
- Elite Corps Clone Trooper: Yoda's Elite Corps troopers bravely turn back hordes of invading droid forces threatening to overrun the beaches of Kashyyyk
2011 US Target Exclusive Vintage Collection Special Action Figure Set Villain Set
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Description: This band of evil enforcers tries to crush the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Darth Vader, a onetime Jedi Knight, draws his vengeful powers from the dark side of the Force. Stormtroopers are the fearsome soldiers of the Empire who carry out a reign of terror among the worlds of the galaxy. The Death Squad Commander is the sinister guard of the powerful battle station, Death Star.
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Description: This 25th Anniversary Final Duel set, along with the 25th Anniversary Han Solo/Chewbacca, was an exclusive for the 2002 Mexican "Tercera Convencion", a Star Wars Convention in Mexico City. Limited to only 120 numbered pieces and autographed by David Prowse, this is one of the rarest and most valuable Darth Vader pieces ever.
Photos courtesy of Jack G.
2007 Canadian 30th Anniversary Collection 30-16 Darth Vader Ultimate Galactic Hunt
Posted by Brian Hoover in 30th Anniversary Collection on 2011/02/13
Description: (from the back of the US card since the Canadian cardbacks were generic rather than character specific): Darth Vader has waited many years to confront his former master. But Obi-Wan has one last lesson for his former Padawan, the Force transcends time and space. As Vader witnesses Obi-Wan become one with the Force, his victory is bittersweet, for he is deprived of the satisfaction of seeing Kenobi's lifeless body at his feet!
Species: Human, from the parched desert world of Tatooine
Status: The most powerful person in the Empire next to the Emperor
Weapon of Choice: Lightsaber and the power of the Force
Characteristics: Hungers for revenge on those who he feels betrayed him
Comments: This is the Canadian version of the US carded figure. Both the US and Canadian figures had a subset of 12 which had gold highlights on the card and a gold coin rather than a standard silver coin.
1997 European Power of the Force 2 Electronic Power F/X Darth Vader
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Description: To recreate the movie action as shown, interconnects with Power F/X Obi-Wan Kenobi figure for full lightsaber duel!
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1995 POTF2 Autographed 2001 Robo Chris Japan Tour Red Card Darth Vader with Lightsaber and Removable Cape
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Comments: Robo Chris is/was a Japanese toy store which would invite different artists and actors for autograph sessions. This is an example of such a customized, autographed figure.
Photos courtesy of Jack G.
1995 Brazilian POTF2 Red Card Darth Vader with Lightsaber and Removable Cape
Posted by Brian Hoover in Power of the Force 2 on 2010/11/09
Description: Expert pilot and hero, Darth Vader was almost killed in a confrontation with Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and was forced to adopt his fearsome body armour. The evil Senator Palpatine made him commander of the Imperial fleet to destroy the Rebel Alliance. Only the Millenium Falcon's last second interference prevented Vader from detroying Luke Skywalker's Red-5 X-wing before it could deliver it's deadly proton torpedo.
Comments: observe the front and rear Estrela stickers for the Brazilian market.
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When a Prominent Yoga Studio Owner avoids Paying Her Bills.
Integrity in Mindful Business Community: Walking our Talk when the Going gets Tough.
(Walking our Talk) (Sucks, Sometimes). (But it's far better than the alternative) (Not being able to fully respect he or she we see in the mirror)
A few years ago, I had a big happy (stressful, tiring) business called a magazine. Humans paid to read it, nationally, in Whole Foods and Pharmacas and Book Stores and such. Yadayada. Then, we jumped online. Which meant, suddenly, I'd killed millions of dollars of value. I had to let my staff go, and give up my office. I got rid of my car (I prefer biking anyways). My home went into foreclosure. It was like a cowboy song…you know, I lost just about everything.
And in our transition only a few businesses stuck with us. I didn't blame our longtime partners for deserting us in our hour of need—after all, we had no readers, online, at first. They had no one to advertise to.
But I reallllly appreciated those few folks who, in return for an insanely wonderful deal, stuck with elephant, getting an ad for a year. It's now been 3.5 years, online, and one of those heroic friends still hasn't paid his bills. Instead, experiencing financial difficulty of their own, they've paid us $20/month, or something, for years. They owe us $140, now, and have declined to pay in full, though said teacher travels extensively and gives talks and interviews about yoga and the business of yoga. I get that he needs to promote himself, and his studio, in order to succeed. But…$140. It's been years.
It pisses me off, to put it straightforwardly. It's been a bit of a timesuck for my accountant and myself and one of our staff members.
It seems a bit out of the line of personal integrity, to put it more constructively.
In the months and first years after I killed our print magazine and took things online, I frequently had to click on an email, turning it from bold to normal font, or pick up a phone call from someone I owed money to. I did it every time. It was hard as f**k to pick up a phone and have nothing but my heart, and word, and character to offer. But in picking up the phone or answering that email—though I felt like avoiding such—I found that I liked my heart, that my word meant something, that I had character. That was a strangely somehow surprising and welcome discovery. "I'm not a douchebag! Whew."
And that's our yoga. Our path. Our meditation. Our prayer. Our seva. Our service. Our word: when the going gets tough, we cowboy up. Not out of machismo, not with false words, but with simple honesty.
I'm happy to be able to say that elephant and my word is gold. We've paid everyone back from our days as a magazine…(I'm still paying the IRS back, on monthly autopay, that is, for not having paid taxes on my nearly-foreclosed-now-barely-fine home/office for 1.5 years, but that's none of your business, get outta here)…and in so doing I gained in self-respect. And that's a gift I'd happily pay for.
Moral of the story: let's answer that tough call. Open and respond to that tough email. Let's settle our debts.
So let me repeat: other people are other people. They have their good, and bad situations. I can't know why we're not getting paid by my friend. But…we each are responsible for our own integrity.
Without it, what do we have left?
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6 Responses to "When a Prominent Yoga Studio Owner avoids Paying Her Bills."
great post. So true. I have a yoga business and advertised in Yoga Journal for years giving them mucho bucks each year as I built the business and had some funding however eventually it caught up with me the overspending on print ads and the ads were not producing the return on investment and I found myself with a few month's bills for ads which was thousands of dollars as the economy collapsed and I saw my own poor judgement and monumental mistake…yoga journal had sold me larger ad space at "big discount" as my last ads and I thought that would help the situation but it didn't it in fact made it worse, they sold me the bigger space even as I still owed payment on the previous ads and therefore was stuck with huge bill as the business was surviving with no national advertising and much reduced revenue. When I did have money I paid as much as a grand at a time to try and pay it off, then for a few months this year…. I started to ignore the emails and fell behind and didn't pick up the phone because I resented the persuasive selling of the ads spaces.. And it was easy to do a few months but not longer. Back to paying even minimal amounts monthly. I spent the last two years making payments because my word meant more than anything. I was honest and told them when I could and when I couldn't and am now back on track. Nothing matters in the end except our integrity which is what we hold through the power of our word. It is one of the great things about ya'all. In the end it is the power of your word that can move mountains and ….make businesses succeed.
Thanks for sharing. The good news is that, in doing the right thing, in biting the bullet of our own karma, we get to like ourselves at the end of the day, and feel wholeheartedly good about our path as we walk it.
Rory: Nicely done and well said. Namaste.
Awaken Your Inner Goddess: Karma is only a bitch, if you are.
Integrity is like pregnancy you either have it, or you don't. Yes, some days it's hard to answer that phone, open that envelope or tell that truth, but it is the only way to truly love your life and your Self within your life. Practice makes it easier, as does the knowledge of the law of karma. Don't make the mistake my late husband made. He thought that Karma came back to you in the same area you screwed up in. It doesn't. Bad karma comes back to you in whatever area means the most to you.
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Great. Really great. So the drug user is cut off from any safety net and goes out to hold up the first convenience store they come to. A year later, after two or three court appearances, he or she is sent to jail. In the meantime the rest of the family isn't just getting a little government help, they're getting ALL of everything available. Wonder if the dippydoos have figured out what that will cost?
Georgia lawmakers are out of touch with voters when it come to drug testing people who receive benefits from the government, and need to be reminded that Georgians favor drug tests for lawmakers over drug tests for the poor and unemployed. That's why, this week, Better Georgia is helping voters send a simple, direct message to Gov. Nathan Deal, a pee cup with a note, "You Pee First, Governor."
This week, while Georgia ranks dead last in the nation for job growth, legislators ignored bills that would bring jobs to Georgia and instead, targeted people who've lost their jobs. Both chambers passed bills requiring parents seeking temporary public assistance to submit to urine drug screens. While lawmakers are busy creating a drug screen for Georgia's poorest families, they have ignored two groups that receive and control a bigger share of government money: corporate executives and elected officials.
A recent survey by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Better Georgia shows that Georgians' more heavily favor drug tests for elected officials and CEO's of corporations that profit from tax dollars than for recipients of unemployment benefits and "welfare." The survey of 806 registered Georgia voters has a 3.5% margin of error and showed:
- 79 % support drug testing elected officials and senior appointed officials
- 66% support drug testing CEO's of corporations that get tax credits or government contracts
- 64% support drug testing welfare recipients and unemployment recipient
Better Georgia published the results of the poll, but lawmakers still didn't get the message. Instead, they are moving forward to force the poorest Georgians to submit to urine drug screens. So now, we're going to tell Gov. Deal, if he's going to require drug tests for Georgia residents, he should pee first, and so should the legislators. Think they'll get the message?


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Restaurant critic review: Santa Fe Cafe draws crowd with food, specials
Santa Fe Cafe
Cuisine: Mexican, Southwestern
Hours: 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Sunday
Address: 300 S. U.S. 1, Stuart
Phone: 772-600-7240
Handicapped access: Yes
Reservations: Yes
Alcohol: Full Bar
Online: www.SantaFeCafeStuart.com
Reservations: For parties of six or more only
On a typically sleepy weeknight, Santa Fe Cafe is anything but.
Wednesdays (and Sundays) mean $5 appetizers here and, at the bar, a little luck during a coin toss can translate into free drinks. The front and back patios were full on our visit, despite the muggy heat of the evening. We were happy to claim one of the tables in the air-conditioned dining room.
We started with the house guacamole, made with Hass avocados ($5.99). Homemade tortilla chips and salsa also were provided.
A vibrant pink pomegranate margarita with a sugared rim provided a candy-like break from the same old sour mix ($4.99 on Wednesdays). The tequila flavor did get a bit lost, but the whole thing tasted so good I didn't care.
There is nothing unusual on the menu that stands out as a must-try, but that makes ordering a simple task.
For his entree, my guest chose two soft tacos, one with shredded beef and one with chicken, which he liked best ($9.99).
I ordered a combination plate with a beef enchilada and a chile relleno, served with rice and beans ($9.99).
After a version I tried in Los Angeles where the egg batter coating was more like an omelet than anything else, I waited ages before ordering a chile relleno again. At Santa Fe, thumbing their noses at the very name of the dish, they batter and fry the Poblano peppers, then cover them in melted cheese rather than stuffing them. Though unconventional, the result is crunchy, gooey and something I would repeat in a heartbeat.
At the risk of making an overly big deal about a simple fried pepper with cheese, I'll say it got me thinking about what other dishes I've been avoiding that could surprise me if presented in a slightly different way.
Santa Fe's kitchen stays open until 10 p.m. every night of the week, with drink and food specials bringing in the crowds. The owners are doing a great job at keeping the landmark restaurant busy during the summer and it is a pleasure to see.
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Home > Regulatory, Publications, and Reports > Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies Guidance
Dear Board of Directors:
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Agencies1 and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively Agencies) have developed guidance to assist financial institutions, creditors, users of consumer reports, and card issuers in complying with the final rulemaking on Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies implementing section 114 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act), 15 U.S.C. § 1681m, and section 315 of the FACT Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681c, that amended the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).2 The purpose of this letter is to provide credit unions a copy of the Agencies' guidance entitled Frequently Asked Questions: Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies.
Subsequent to the issuance of the Red Flags Rules and Address Discrepancy Rules (including Appendices and Supplements), the Agencies received additional inquiries and requests for clarification. The Agencies developed the attached frequently asked questions (FAQs) to assist financial institutions, creditors, users of consumer reports, and card issuers in complying with the final rules.
The FAQs elaborate on the supplemental information where additional clarification is necessary and also explain the Agencies' view of how select provisions of the rulemaking apply to situations that were not specifically addressed in the final rules or supplemental information. The Agencies may supplement or revise the FAQs as necessary or appropriate in light of further questions and experience. The FTC will be issuing additional FAQs to answer questions specific to entities under FTC jurisdiction. The guidance is divided into four major sections:
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Duties of Card Issuers Regarding Changes of Address (Card Issuers' Rules); and
Duties of Users Regarding Address Discrepancies (Address Discrepancy Rules).
If you have questions concerning the Identity Theft Red Flags Rules or Address Discrepancy Rules and/or the enclosed FAQs, contact your NCUA Regional Office or State Supervisory Authority.
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2 For federal credit unions: 12 C.F.R. part 717 (NCUA Rules & Regulations); for state chartered credit unions: 16 C.F.R. part 681 (FTC).
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Islamabad: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that agriculture will be developed on modern lines to ensure food security and increase exports, say media reports.
Addressing the opening session of regional workshop on "Youth and Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities" in Islamabad today (Tuesday) ' he said agriculture is the mainstay of the country's economy.
He said we can bolster our exports through value addition in agricultural production.
He said there is a dire need to maintain interest of youth in the agriculture sector; otherwise' the country could face productivity issue.
The Minister said a rural enterprise program will be launched to help the youth earn their livelihood.
Speaking on the occasion' Chairman Pakistan Agriculture Research Council Iftikhar Ahmad said that agriculture has been a major contributor in the GDP growth and we have to convert this sector into a primary industry to further enhance the growth rate.


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    The Perham Hush-Packer was a very close copy of the Sita 6000 paddle packer, using a continuous-sweep packer blade oscillating within the semi-circular hopper. Australian Robert Henry Burgess was granted a British patent for this design in 1969, which differs from the Sita primarily in the paddle shaft drive. The Hush-Packer used connecting rods between the the packer rams and the paddle shaft. A full description may be found in patent GB1165090 at the European Patent Office.
    A single 19 cubic yard (14.5 cbm) body was listed, with a hydraulic tailgate and tilt-to-dump unloading. Packing system pressure was set at 1,750 PSI, and payloads were advertised as between 12 and 15 tons. How long the Hush-Packer remained in production is not known.
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Mussels with Spicy Tomato-Chili Sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons black bean garlic sauce*
- 3 tablespoons minced seeded jalapeño chilies
- 1 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 cup fish stock or bottled clam juice
- 2 pounds mussels, scrubbed, debearded
- *Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.
Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes. Mix in tomato paste, black bean sauce and jalapeños, then tomatoes and fish stock. Bring to boil. Add mussels. Cover and cook until mussels open, about 6 minutes (discard any mussels that do not open). Ladle mussels and tomato mixture into bowls and serve.
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Tulane safety Devon Walker has been named to the Burlsworth Trophy watch list, an award given annually to the most outstanding walk-on football player, NOLA.com first reported.
Walker suffered a cervical spine fracture in a game in September.
It was a devastating end for a player who worked his way onto the Tulane field. Walker walked on at Tulane in 2009 and played in nine games, including one as a starter.
The next year, he played in 12 games and last year, he received a scholarship.
The award is named for former Arkansas walk-on Brandon Burlsworth. He was a three-year starter and All-American for the Razorbacks in 1998, but did in a car accident just 11 days after he was taken in the 1999 NFL draft.
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Irene first served this cocktail at the book club's discussion of "On the Road." We've since requested it at bars and made at home. Several times. It's adapted from David Wondrich, cocktail historian and writer extraordinaire. According to Esquire, for which Wondrich is a cocktail correspondent (how do you like that title?), the drink was originally created for The Chickenbone Cafe in Williamsburg, but revived for a Halloween article, mostly because of its name. I think it's tasty any time of year.
The recipe, after the jump.
The Bone
Recipe adapted from David Wondrich
2 ounces Wild Turkey 101 rye
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon simple syrup
3 dashes Tabasco sauce
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the remaining ingredients and stir well. Wondrich says to strain into a tall shot glass, but we prefer a cocktail glass. (Does that make us less manly?)
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ARE getting raises. And it's far more than what at least two Hawaii mayors anticipated. Good evening, I'm Paula Akana. And I'm Yunji de Nies. Let's get straight to KITV4's Brenton Awa for the very latest on this DEVELOPING story... He's live at the Police Union headquarters... Brenton... According to a copy of the award obtained by KITV4 -- Honolulu Police -- Maui county -- Hawaii county -- and the Kaua'i Police will be getting salary raises every six-months for the next four years. By January 2017 -- the semi-annual raises will total an increase of 16-point-8- percent. On top of that -- employees will also get additional raises called "step movements" on their service anniversary dates. First goes into effect... ...past two years ... ...When it went into arbitration... Rollcue to SOT: Mayor Caldwell's office today.... "IT'S DESERVING ... OUTCUE: JUST VERY THANKFUL AND BLESSED" Comes after state proposed two year 5-percent. Rollcue to GFX: "Goes on to say that ..." Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell issued the following statement in response-- "..the wage increases set by the arbitration panel are far more than we anticipated." "City expenses continue to rise, and, as leaders, we will need to find new ways to pay for these expenses while providing needed services to all of our residents." Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa added-- "While we were surprised at the level of this award, we feel that the arbitration process needs to be respected," "The arbitrator was given information by all participants and knew full well the circumstances of the counties and the state and we fully support his decision." SHOPO represents more than 28-hundred officers across the four counties. After a brief period of evaluation, city workers
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NBA.com released its weekly Power Rankings this morning and sitting at the top of the list at #1 was the Atlanta Hawks. Unimaginable just a couple years ago, and a stretch even at the start of this season, the ranking is a huge sign of how far this team has come.
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Making the jump from a solid playoff team to a legitimate contender is the toughest one to make, and some might argue that the Hawks have not done enough to warrant a ranking in the top group, much less the top spot. A look at the other teams in the top group and their argument loses steam: Phoenix, Boston, Portland and Denver round out NBA.com's top-5. Atlanta has beaten the Celtics and Blazers on the road and handled the Nuggets by 25 at the Highlight Factory. It is safe to say that the Hawks have passed their early season tests against other teams in the league that are playing at a high level.
Champions are not crowned in November, but the Hawks don't appear to be getting full of themselves. They still seem to be operating with a bit of a chip on their shoulder after being left out of all the preseason talk about contenders in the Eastern Conference. The media has been obsessed with the Cavs/Celtics/Magic and their star power, and is just now starting to notice Atlanta.
More tests are on the schedule for the Hawks this week against three of the hotter teams in the league. Portland owns the league's longest winning streak (6 games), Miami is only a half game behind Atlanta at 7-2, and Houston beat the defending champion Lakers on the road by double digits last night. The good news is that these tests will be taken in the Highlight Factory where the Hawks are 4-0 and are winning by an average of 17.5 points per contest.
It is early, but these early season tests all factor in. The Hawks are gaining confidence, gaining respect and gaining attention around the league.
Update: Hawks also ranked #1 on ESPN.com | Hollinger's Daily Dime
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Sebastian Stein MSE2006:01, pp. 68. TEK/avd. för programvaruteknik, 2006.
Software process improvements are required to increase the productivity of software companies. Generally, it is the aim to increase the quality of the produced software and to keep budget and time. Quality models for software process improvements were developed in context of large organisations and multi-national companies. In this study I investigated how software process improvements are done in a small software company. Ethnography was used as research method. It was the aim of this study to build up an understanding of how software process improvements are done and enabled in a small organisation.
Fieldnotes were taken and later analysed using template analysis. Ethnography as the chosen research strategy proved to be applicable and feasible in software engineering research. The qualitative research strategy resulted in a detailed description of how one software company did software process improvements from a bottom-up perspective. Despite the learning potential of "how real world contingencies and possibilities interact and shape software process improvement efforts", such descriptions are rare in software engineering literature.
Based on the field experiences and the analysed fieldnotes, the following results were identified: In the studied small software organisation, software process improvement efforts were pushed by the initiative of single employees. The studied company did not have enough resources to implement a complete quality model. In addition, management was heavily involved in daily work and therefore had not enough time to initiate and lead software process improvement efforts. For small software companies in a similar situation, the following guidelines can be given: First, a bottom-up approach with delegating responsibility from management to selected employees is needed. Second, management must ensure to be available if decisions must be taken. Third, improvements must be visible and feedback must be provided contemporary to gain momentum in the whole improvement effort. In some cases it might be important to create awareness of possible improvements. Here, employees should create internal lobbies by involving and convincing other employees of the improvement's importance. A joined effort will help to create enough pressure for change, so that improvement efforts get started.
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Ed Davey explained what's in - and not in - the government's new
energy bill on this morning's BBC Radio 4 Today Programme. Some of
the finer details of the bill are also available in a
statement by the Department of Energy & Climate Change. Our
look at the media coverage of the announcement is here.
Below is a transcript in full of the interview between the host,
Evan Davies, and the Energy Secretary, Ed Davey, which begins 2
hours and 11 minutes into the
Ed Davey on the Today Programme
Davies: The big issue for most people clearly is
their bill and I do want to talk about that in a moment because it
is going to have implications for that. But lets just get some
clarity first over what our energy future is, because we seem to be
stuck in paralysis between a vision of sort of gas fuelled
electricity sector and a perhaps more expensive but less emitting
renewable and nuclear electricity future and i'm not clear we've
really made up our mind about which way it is to be yet, are you
clear about which we're going down, which route?
Davey: Absolutely, I don't think it's gas or
renewables, I think you need both, and actually they can be very
complimentary. Some of the renewables like wind and solar - wind
doesn't always blow and the sun doesn't always shine, so you do
need other types of energy generation. And therefore the mix is
what's important, and having a diverse and balanced approach where
you're not just putting all your eggs in one basket is the best way
to: a) keep the lights on so you've got more security, and b) make
sure you get the best prices.
Davies: Right, but just to be one hundred per
cent clear, everybody's always accepted we're going to have gas
there for standby for when the wind isn't blowing if we're using a
lot of wind, but you're saying gas will play a part on top of that?
a significant part in electricity in 2030 on top of any need to be
just sort of reserve power in the background?
Davey: We've always said that, when Chris Huhne
published the Carbon Plan to try to reduce our carbon emissions
there was a clear part of the modelling which showed we'd need a
lot more new unabated gas plants over the next two decades.
Davies: And we're going to get a gas strategy or
a statement in the next couple of weeks as well aren't we? Is that
going to sort of open the door to fracking, to finding the gas
reserves under Blackpool and pulling them out of the ground?
Davey: Well I have to make a decision about
whether Cuadrilla can continue its fracking there, and that's a
sort of quite a judicial decision, and i'll be making that shortly.
But i've been very clear and the chancellor's been very clear that
shale gas does offer an opportunity to the United Kingdom.
Davies: Are we still entirely committed to the
2050 target, so the 80 per cent reduction on carbon emissions by
Davey: Yes, totally.
Davies: There's no target for 2030 as I
understand it. Now the worry that some people have, and indeed it
seems the Committee on Climate Change who are the official advisers
on this appear to have a bit of a worry about this, is that if you
don't have a target for 2030, you don't meet the target in
Davey: I think you're muddling up targets, there
is a target for carbon emission reduction and we will have one for
2030. We've got currently four carbon budgets going up to 2027 and
they show how the whole economy should reduce its emissions so we
aren't polluting as much. There will be a fifth carbon budget which
will cover the period 2028-2033, published in 2016 and at that time
there'll be another target for the power sector, just the power
Davies: But it's the power sector one everyone
was saying you needed to hit by 2030, you almost needed to
decarbonise the electricity sector by 2030 to be on course to meet
the big one, the 2050 one, right, and that's the one you wanted and
you had a big argument with the Chancellor about and you lost that
Davey: Well I wouldn't characterise like that -
we had a good negotiation and I think it's really important that
two parties have come together and will be delivering the biggest
boost to clean energy - we're doing it and labour failed as one
party. But on the decarbonisation issue, lets be clear - we've
agreed that we'll take a power in the energy bill so that the
Secretary of State can set a decarbonisation target for 2030. That
will help make sure we give confidence to investors, but we're
going to set that target, not now, but in 2016.
Davies: After the election, basically?
Davey: Yes, but when we set the carbon budget
which will cover the same period.
Davies: But it's the election that's the crucial
thing there, isn't it. Because you're going to go into the
election, and probably actually labour will too, according to Ed
Miliband yesterday - you'll both go into the election saying we
want a decarbonised... basically decarbonised the power sector by
2030. We get rid of all the carbon, its basically nuclear,
renewable and gas in the background. That's what you'll go into the
election promising, no?
Davey: Well I can't actually write the Liberal
Democrat manifesto now but we do have policy passed this autumn
which would commit the Liberal Democrats to a 2030 decarbonisation
target. That would include all low carbon by the way - nuclear, CCS
and all forms of renewables.
Davies: Indeed so. If I want to build a gas fired
power station now, that's going to last 25 years, can I do that
knowing it will be allowed to operate until 2040?
Davey: Yes.
Davies: So it will be allowed to operate until
2040? Even though...
Davey: Yes, that's always been the case. This is
all about jobs, you know, we are going to see a massive increase in
investment in clean energy and in gas, and in other parts of energy
infrastructure - that's exactly what industry's been wanting, it's
actually what the green groups want as well, and this decision
today actually is going to unlock and unblock massive investment
and jobs.
Davies: But the green groups are not as happy as
you're suggesting, because you're suggesting it's all love and
peace, and you're suggesting it's always been inevitable that it
was going to be rough like this and this is what you wanted. But of
course it isn't what you wanted, it isn't what your party wanted,
it's not what your party suggested it wanted at its own conference,
and there isn't a target for 2030 - that's delayed until after the
election. Just to be quite clear about it.
Davey: Well, we've got a power for a
decarbonisation target. We've got a huge amount of money that's
going to go into clean energy, the investors and industry have been
asking for this, and actually I think...
Davies: We've got some clarity, but not until
after the election...
Davey: They've got a lot of clarity because we've
got the carbon budgets already, we've got the Climate Change Act
already. And what the green groups I think will see when they look
at more of this detail is that this is a once in a generation
change to our energy infrastructure, moving away from dependence on
fossil fuels which you have to import from the other side of the
world at increasingly high cost, so we go to low carbon and clean
Davies: Reducing, but not eliminating. Right, I
want to move on to bills very quickly because of course there are
implications for bills and there are a lot of different figures
being bandied around. We've got 7.6 billion being committed, per
year, to expensive green energy by 2020. What do you think is going
to be the implication of your energy bill for the average
Davey: At the moment, the biggest impact impact
on energy bills is of course gas imports, its also the renewal of
the transmission system. Much of the impact from government
policies is actually on energy efficiency and on tackling fuel
poverty. The impact from supporting clean technology is only 2% on
people's bills at the moment. By the end of the decade that will
grow, and by 2020 it'll be about 7%...
Davies: In today's money, does 7%... we're
talking then about £170?
Davey: No, no we're not. Absolutely not. We're
talking about under £100 in 2020. In 2012, today, we're talking
just £20. The figures that are being bandied about are just, utter,
rubbish. And if you take account of all our policies, which I think
when you're talking about energy you should look at all aspects of
the energy policy, and we are making measures on energy efficiency
which will help people save money. If you look at our reforms of
tariffs that I announced, that will help many people save money.
And if you look at the net impact, which I know you as an
economist, Evan, would want to look at, the net impact by 2020, the
average saving for people will be £94. So actually rather than
increasing bills, our green energy policies are going to reduce
Davies: Just to get a figure for the green power
surcharge, so to speak, the 7.6 billion translates into an amount
below £100, per household, you say.
Davey: By 2020
Davies: By 2020. Ed Davey, energy secretary,
thank you very much.
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