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President's Report – March 2013
Hi everyone.
My goodness, the year is flying. March already. This year has certainly started with a bang, with some rather memorable experiences over the past few weeks.
I was fortunate enough to have some dear friends visit from California. Having not seen them face to face for fifteen years, their physical presence was made even more unforgettable when they took me to Dreamworld to walk with the tigers. To feel the muscles and energy of a 200kg animal tensing as she crouched into pouncing position under threat, made overcoming all types of adversity seem possible.
A second personal experience comes from having grandbabies who are Japanese-Australian and being able to share in some wonderful, ancient, traditions. This week 'little girls day', Hana Matsuri, is celebrated by all girls, their mothers and aunties across Japan, and is a lovely opportunity for my girls to try on their new kimonos.
A third experience is that I've been going through my accumulated 'stuff' in a major cleanout, and I'm having great difficulty parting with many of my books. I had the same problem when I had to let go of my library of 3,500 books in moving here from Tasmania, but they were mainly professional books and I did find them a good home. The ones I have left now all have memories attached to them, therein lies the problem in letting them go. No doubt many, if not all, of you also have books which are precious to you. I'd like to invite all of you to bring your favourite, or most precious book, or books, along to the next GCWA meeting for a small activity I'd like to share. Be assured our books will not be harmed in this process.
Below are some links you may find interesting or useful. Don't forget to check the GCWA website to see the new updated version if you've not done so already. I'll look forward to seeing you all at the March meeting.
Favourite Quote this month
So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters. Virginia Woolf
Don't forget
The Stringybark Erotic Short Fiction Award 2013 Closing date for entries is 31 March 2013. Details at: www.stringybarkstories.net Entries for Finch Memoir Prize '14 open 1 July & close 20 August. www.finch.com.au/node/9
Bits and Pieces: Some links for you
The changing face of libraries. http://ow.ly/i9wAQ
A fascinating profile of New York City's next great poet who's only 12 years old. http://ow.ly/i2OiF
A self-publishing success story: www.randomhouse.com.au/blog/my-selfpublishingsuccess-story-1515.aspx
What is it like publishing a short story collection?: www.zenashapter.com/blog/?p=5588
Insider advice from bestselling authors and industry experts in Publishing Talk Magazine: http://bit.ly/ptmagazine
What Agents Really Want www.publishingtalk.eu/web/what-agents-really-want/
A great interview of a famous author today www.clancytucker.blogspot.com.au (via Darryl Greer)
Why abandon "criticism as we know it and start sitting down with audiences" at readings? Lattter excludes former? http://jacket2.org/article/bookhistory-and-poetry-reading
A bookstore tour of England velvetescape.com/2013/02/bookstore-tour-of-england/
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Myasthenia Gravis
Tongue and dizziness issues
I was diagnosed with MG in June 2008 after onset of vertical diplopia. I was prescribed Mestinon and all was well until mid August when I began experiencing general weakness/fatigue. I now frequently feel dizzy and numbness at the base of my tongue. My neurologist and primary physician believe the tongue issue is not related to MG. They believe it`s neuropathy (nerve damage) from a herpes sore on my tongue in August. They also believe the Mestinon is not the cause of my dizzieness, since I had no issues with it prior to September and when I was off Mestinon as a trial for three weeks I still felt dizzy. Do you have any experience with MG patients with these symptoms?
I also would say that the tongue numbness is not the myasthenia. Myasthenia should not have sensory symptoms—it is a disease of nerve to muscle and motor strength. I have not had a patient describe dizziness to me from the mestinon. My thoughts would be are there three separate problems (double vision, dizziness, and tongue numbness) or is there another process going on to explain all three? Could there be myasthenia, and another process causing the dizziness and the tongue numbness? Could there be something in the back of the brain to at least explain the dizziness and the numb tongue? Discuss again with your neurologist, but I agree with him/her that the myasthenia is not the cause of the numb tongue or dizziness. Good luck.
Robert W Neel, IV, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati

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Community language teaching
According to an interesting article I found today, the UK government is planning to cut funding to Asset Programme, which provides classes in a wide range of language not usually covered in the regular school curriculum. The languages are known as 'community languages' to distinguish them from modern languages, such as French, German, Spanish and […]
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When I was in London this weekend I heard the word dep being used by a singer who was standing in for another in a singing group. I hadn't come across this word before and assumed it was an abbreviation of deputy. According to this article, that's exactly what it is – "in the music […]
While in London this weekend I heard many different languages being spoken, including different varieties of English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin and Cantonese. Those were just the ones I recognised. I spoke mainly English while I was there, plus some Mandarin and a little Japanese and Portuguese. The next time I'm there I […]
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Outpost 13 22.30 – 23.30
Outpost 13 is comprised of NYC post-punk whiz Stuart Argabright, no waver Mark C, and dub bassist Kent Heine. Argabright is best known as the man behind downtown icons Ike Yard, Death Comet Crew, and Dominatrix. Mark C was the guitarist of angular noise gods Live Skull. And Heine cut is teeth as the bassist for indie stalwarts The Holy Ghost. Together in outpost 13, the trio create ambient, post-punk zero gravity dub with nods to Brian Eno, Joy Division, Massive Attack, Aphex Twin, and Pink Floyd.
Ike Yard 01.00 – 02.00
Ike Yard was founded in 1979 in New York. They recorded for labels like Disques du Crépuscule and Factory Records. After Ike Yard split in 1983, former member Stuart Argabright went to West Berlin where he worked with members of Malaria, DAF & Liaisons Dangereuses. The band reformed as a three piece unit with original members Stuart Argabright, Kenneth Compton and Michael Diekmann in 2007. After a hiatus of 28 years a brand new album (Nord) has been released in 2010.
Different Fountains 00.00 – 01.00
Different Fountains was founded in 2009 by Bernardo Risquez and Michael Langeder after working together on various audiovisual projects since 2006. Their first live show was held at la Cigale, Paris opening for Devendra Banhart with a heavily improvised performance followed by a CD-R demo release and their first EP 'Numbered & Signed' in 2010. They currently live and work in Brussels, Belgium working as part time architects and making installations on the border of pop, art and architecture. Different Fountains is also the name of their self titled label producing attentive handcrafted editions and organizing small studio sessions and jammings at their studio in Brussels.
www.differentfountains.com www.myspace.com/tdfcb
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The Gwelmime project was born in 2001 in a small farm of a small village named Henri-Chapelle. Radhia and Robby were playing and recording their ideas, with the help of friends who were passing by. Step by step, the project grew up. The particularity of it is that the vocals are in different languages. The lyrics, written by Boumrah Radhia are in English, Moroccan Arabic, French or even in German... The music, composed by Norbert Weedloaf, contains influences of pop, rock, electro, hip-hop and even classical music. People refer our music to "Trip-hop", but everyone can find a little something in it.
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Bernardo Risquez is an architect and musician born in Caracas, Venezuela. He first encountered a musical instrument at the age of 10, a typical venezuelan instrument, el cuatro. Since that day he hasn't stopped making music. Playing in several bands his interests and viewpoint shifted when starting to study architecture. It contributed to a different comprehension of space and time both in his works as an architect and musician. Bernardo moved to Paris in 2009 and later to Brussels where he founded Different Fountains together with Michael Langeder. He currently studies Transmedia in Brussels and works as a DJ and Producer.
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Ian Prendergast wants to stay at AFLPASamantha Lane
Published: August 13 2014 - 4:37PM
The AFL Players Association's hierarchy could be revamped further in light of Ian Prendergast's preference to stay at the organisation and work alongside new boss Paul Marsh, despite missing out on the CEO's position.
Prendergast, the acting AFLPA chief since April when Matt Finnis joined St Kilda, has been strongly encouraged to remain at the association, particularly by player president Luke Ball, after learning in June that his pitch to become boss permanently was unsuccessful.
There is a sense within the expanding organisation that a new and senior role focused on stakeholder engagement - with current and retired players, clubs, coaches, the AFL and the AFLPA's broader management team - would be beneficial.
A key negotiator for the players in the last collective bargaining agreement, and intimately involved in the still delicate negotiations with Essendon players involved in the doping investigation, Prendergast is also regarded as an important resource.
Former Australian Cricketers Association chief Marsh takes up his role at the AFLPA on September 1. An early agenda item will be the position of Prendergast, who became the organisation's general manager of player relations in 2010 - a role that followed his stint as Carlton's player delegate - before he rose to the role of the AFLPA's caretaker CEO.
Formerly a lawyer for Kelly Hazell Quill, which specialises in media law and dispute resolution, Prendergast has been approached about a job change within the AFL industry since missing out on the top post at the AFLPA. But he has made it known within the AFLPA that his desire is to remain with the organisation.
Prendergast and Marsh have worked together previously as representatives for AFL players and cricketers through the Australian Athletes' Alliance.
Marsh won the position at the AFLPA over candidates that included former Netball Victoria chief executive Leigh Russell, Australian Workers' Union head John-Paul Blandthorn, and Prendergast.
The selection committee included three players - Ball, Daniel Jackson and Brad Sewell. Prendergast agreed to continue acting in the CEO's job for a further three months before Marsh's contract with the ACA expired.
In recent weeks, Prendergast has met with almost every AFL senior coach as part of the AFLPA's biannual meetings with clubs.
The involvement of coaches in the meetings was a first and an initiative pushed by Prendergast. Typically, the exercise has involved club CEOs, football operations managers and player development managers meeting with AFLPA representatives.
The meetings with coaches has proved illuminating and fruitful, with discussions about the sometimes tense topic of player leave time, work-life balance and professional development issues.
AFLPA legal counsel Brett Murphy, and player development boss Brett Johnson, have also been involved in meetings, that started last month and will conclude with meetings at Hawthorn, Collingwood, Sydney and Essendon.
The AFLPA also wants to deepen its relationship with the AFL Coaches Association, which is also in transition from a leadership perspective.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/ian-prendergast-wants-to-stay-at-aflpa-20140813-103oo9.html


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Problems with Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
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Problems with Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
Mandatory minimums are laws which require automatic prison terms for certain crimes, such as drug possession. These laws were passed to ensure that certain criminals served long prison sentences. However, there a number of critics that have voiced their concerns about mandatory minimum sentences in the United States.
What Are Some Problems with Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws?
The biggest complaint about mandatory minimum sentences is that they are unfair. A judge does not have the authority to tailor the sentence to the specific facts. Therefore, someone who was an unimportant part of a drug conspiracy might be stuck with the same minimum sentence as someone who was the ringleader behind the crime. Mandatory sentencing laws also do not allow plea bargains, so even if the prosecutor wants to offer a reduced sentence for a plea, they cannot.
Another problem is that many non-violent offenders get hit with these sentences. Studies have shown that mandatory minimum sentencing laws are most often applied in federal court for drug cases. However, the vast majority of federal drug defendants are nonviolent.
Finally, many people feel that this policy leads to prison overcrowding. Many offenders who may have otherwise received short sentences, or not even been given a sentence, are imprisoned for many years due to mandatory sentences. As prison populations have grown exponentially, many judges and lawyers have argued that mandatory minimums should be abolished to fight this problem.
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Get your ducks in order, the Robertson family is coming back soon!
A&E's smash hit reality series, "Duck Dynasty" is returning for a third season on Wednesday, February 27 at 10/9c on DISH channel 118 with two back-to-back episodes. "Duck Dynasty" follows the men and women of the Robertson family who built a multi-million dollar business called Duck Commander out of their remarkable ability to make some of the best duck calls in the hunting industry.
But the Robertsons haven't turned their backs on their roots. They still embrace their Southern heritage and the outdoorsman life while looking for excitement in the bayou. One thing is clear: life is never dull when the Robertsons are around!
And while the Robertsons are experts in their field, they also sport some of the most amazing facial hair on television. Their beards are almost works of follicle art that tell the story of their rugged lives and stand as visible signs of their passion for their lifestyle. It takes a lot of commitment to grow beards like that. Appropriately enough, ZZ Top's famous "Sharp Dressed Man" is the theme song for "Duck Dynasty."
In honor of the return of "Duck Dynasty," we're celebrating the greatest facial hair and beards on reality television today. And unsurprisingly, several of the men from "Duck Dynasty" made the cut.
Phil Robertson
Meet the Duck Commander himself, Phil Robertson. Not only has Phil created the original Duck Commander Duck Call, he is reportedly so dedicated to Duck Hunting season that he will go a full ten weeks without showering, shaving or even washing his clothes just to make sure he gets as many ducks as possible.
Now that's dedication. And his beard reflects that.
Si Robertson
Also from "Duck Dynasty" is Phil's brother, Si Robertson; a Vietnam veteran with a seemingly endless supply of war stories to share. Si's face and beard are visible markers of a man who has seen just about everything in his time. And he's not done yet!
Jack Passion
If we're talking world class beards, then the conversation is incomplete without Jack Passion from "Whisker Wars." Jack is a two time "Full Beard Natural" World Champion at the World Beard and Moustache Championships… and he looks like he hasn't shaved since birth.
On top of being a Reality TV star and a top player in facial hair competitions, Jack is also a rock musician and a writer. He's also close to 30 years old; which means that his beard is just getting started.
Aarne Bielefeldt
Also from "Whisker Wars" comes Aarne Bielefeldt; whose amazing facial hair seems to resemble some kind of sea monster. Hair does not curl like that naturally, so getting his beard and moustache into that shape has to be pretty time consuming.
But it's worth it. Because who could ever forget that face?
Paul Teutul, Sr.
It's impossible to picture "American Chopper" without the distinctive facial hair of Paul Teutul, Sr.; who starred in six seasons of the show. Paul's signature moustache is not really a beard per say, but it kind becomes one as it circles back towards his chin.
Duane "Dog" Chapman
The former star of A&E's "Dog the Bounty Hunter," Duane "Dog" Chapman has perfected the minimalist beard and moustache. It's seemingly always the same length and it always exudes the action hero vibe of Dog himself.
Bryan Johnson
One of "Comic Book Men's" resident stars, Bryan Johnson has the most memorable face on that series. The beard works for him, but it's Bryan's eyes and demeanor that really bring it all together.
Willie Robertson
Getting back to "Duck Dynasty," we have Willie Robertson, one of Phil's sons. Willie is widely credited with being the man who made Duck Commander into a multi-million dollar business. And Willie's beard is no less impressive as it seems to merge with the hair from the back of his head.
Jase Robertson
Willie's brother, Jase Robertson is also one of the main players on "Duck Dynasty." And of the Robertson men, Jase's beard seems to be the most trimmed and kept up as it maintains its shape. Jase also has one of the more unique outlooks on life: "Only three things matter: God, then family, then ducks."
Don't miss the new season of "Duck Dynasty," coming Wednesday, February 27 at 10/9c on DISH channel 118!


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A mount point is a term used to describe where the computer puts the files in a file system on Unix-like systems. For example, many modern Linux distributions automatically mount the CD drive as /mnt/cdrom or /media/cdrom so the contents of the CD drive will appear in the /mnt/cdrom or /media/cdrom directory. A device can be mounted anywhere on the directory structure. Normally only the root user can mount a new file system but systems are often configured so that users may mount pre-set devices.
A file system can be mounted by running the mount utility (usually used during the system maintenance). In normal daily work, most mounts happen automatically (at system startup or later when needed).
When used as a verb, to mount, it refers to the above described actions. Another verb is to remount - it refers to changing options of the existing mount. And, at the end of the previous sentence, the mount is meant to describe the existing attachment of a file system to mount point, e.g. each line returned by the mount utility (when called with no arguments) describes one mount.
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The Multi-port Fuel Injection (MFI) system includes a high pressure, inline electric fuel pump mounted in the fuel tank, a fuel supply manifold, a throttle body (meters the incoming air charge for the correct mixture with the fuel), a pressure regulator, fuel filters and both solid and flexible fuel lines. The fuel supply manifold includes 4 or 6 electronically-controlled fuel injectors, each mounted directly above an intake port in the lower intake manifold. Each injector fires once every other crankshaft revolution, in sequence with the engine firing order.
The fuel pressure regulator maintains a constant pressure drop across the injector nozzles. The regulator is referenced to intake manifold vacuum and is connected in parallel to the fuel injectors; it is positioned on the far end of the fuel rail. Any excess fuel supplied by the fuel pump passes through the regulator and is returned to the fuel tank via a return line.
The pressure regulator reduces fuel pressure to approximately 39-40 psi under normal operating conditions. At idle or high manifold vacuum condition, fuel pressure is further reduced to approximately 30 psi.
The fuel pressure regulator is a diaphragm-operated relief valve, in which the inside of the diaphragm senses fuel pressure and the other side senses manifold vacuum. Normal fuel pressure is established by a spring preload applied to the diaphragm. Control of the fuel system is maintained through the Powertrain Control Module (PCM), although electrical power is routed through the fuel pump relay and an inertia switch (Navajo/B Series Pick-up). The fuel pump relay is normally located in the power distribution box, under the hood, and the inertia switch is located on the toe-board, to the right of the transmission hump, in the passenger-side footwell. The inline fuel pump is usually mounted in the fuel tank. Tank-mounted pumps can be either high- or low-pressure, depending on the model.
The inertia switch, if equipped, opens the power circuit to the fuel pump in the event of a collision. Once tripped, the switch must be reset manually by pushing the reset button on the assembly.
On Navajo and B Series Pick-up models, check that the inertia switch is reset before diagnosing power supply problems to the fuel pump.
The fuel injectors used with the MFI system are electro-mechanical (solenoid) type, designed to meter and atomize fuel delivered to the intake ports of the engine. The injectors are mounted in the lower intake manifold and positioned so that their spray nozzles direct the fuel charge in front of the intake valves. The injector body consists of a solenoid-actuated pintle and needle-valve assembly. The control unit sends an electrical impulse that activates the solenoid, causing the pintle to move inward off the seat and allow the fuel to flow. The amount of fuel delivered is controlled by the length of time the injector is energized (pulse width), since the fuel flow orifice is fixed and the fuel pressure drop across the injector tip is constant. Correct atomization is achieved by contouring the pintle at the point where the fuel enters the pintle chamber.
Exercise care when handling fuel injectors during service. Be careful not to lose the pintle cap and always replace O-rings to assure a tight seal. Never apply direct battery voltage to test a fuel injector.
The injectors receive high-pressure fuel from the fuel supply manifold (fuel rail) assembly. The complete assembly includes a single, pre-formed tube with four or six connectors, the mounting flange for the pressure regulator, mounting attachments to locate the manifold and provide the fuel injector retainers and a Schrader® quick-disconnect fitting used to perform fuel pressure tests.
The fuel manifold is normally removed with the fuel injectors and pressure regulator attached. Fuel injector electrical connectors are plastic and have locking tabs that must be released when disconnecting the wiring harness.
Safety is the most important factor when performing not only fuel system maintenance, but any type of maintenance. Failure to conduct maintenance and repairs in a safe manner may result in serious personal injury or death. Work on a vehicle's fuel system components can be accomplished safely and effectively by adhering to the following rules and guidelines.


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A KILLER dog owner is behind bars after walking a large, white dog months after being banned from keeping them for 10 years.
David Savage, aged 45, was handed a suspended sentence last year after his Staffordshire Bull Terrier George decapitated fluffy family pet Elvis in what was described as a 'horrific' attack.
Pictures of Susan Campbell, who was walking George at the time and received a five-year banning order, covered in blood went viral after the incident in August last year.
But the owners of savaged pup Elvis have now said they were disgusted to hear Savage had been spotted walking another dog and that the animal has been allowed to remain at the house on Thelwall Lane where Campbell and Savage live because they have claimed a third person owns it.
Mum-of-three Gemma Antell added: "For an even bigger dog to be allowed to stay in that environment is like a timebomb.
"We're pleased the court has taken this seriously but our main priority is that dog is still in that house because of a ridiculous loophole.
"It's not fair on the dog and it should be removed and given to a loving home.
"If it's brought up in the same environment then the same thing will happen again but next time it could be a child."
The family were tipped off by friends in the Latchford area Savage had been seen with another dog and immediately contacted the police.
He was arrested by officers on Sunday walking the dog and jailed for four weeks at Halton Magistrates Court on Monday for breaching his suspended sentence.
Gemma, who has since replaced Elvis with a cross pomeranian and chihuahua called Presley, added: "I'm so scared of walking the dog now and feel nervous all the time.
"I really don't want to see another victim of a dog attack and if they're spotted again walking a dog we're just going to keep ringing the police until they get the message.
"I feel like people and pets aren't safe because they are not responsible for a dog and I've experienced the worst possible outcome."


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NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Natural gas futures finished lower Wednesday, pressured by unusually warm spring weather in the major gas-consuming regions and by robust production.
Natural gas for May delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange settled 7.7 cents lower, or 1.88%, at $4.019 a million British thermal units after reaching a low of $4.01/MMBtu earlier in the day.
Futures got a boost from bargain-hunting early in the day, but prices quickly succumbed to mild weather and abundant supplies. Futures have fallen about 30% since the beginning of the year as winter heating demand fades and producers continue to ramp up drilling activity.
"We're in the shoulder months, so there's not much demand out there right now," said Chris Jarvis, the president of Caprock Risk Management, a Hampshire Falls, N.H., energy investment and analysis firm.
Frontier Weather, a Tulsa, Okla., private forecaster, was predicting above-normal temperatures for the Plains, Mid-Atlantic states and Northeast from April 12 to April 16. Frontier was also expecting warmer-than-normal temperatures for much of the eastern U.S. from April 17 to April 21.
Meanwhile, gas supplies remain ample as producers continue to extract gas from onshore shale-rock formations. The U.S. Energy Information Administration is expected to report that 30 billion cubic feet of gas were added to storage during the week ended April 2, according to the average prediction of 22 analysts and traders in a Dow Jones Newswires survey.
The storage estimate is greater than last year's 17 bcf injection into storage and surpasses the five-year average build, which is 11 bcf. The EIA is scheduled to release its storage data Thursday at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
If the storage estimate is correct, inventories as of April 2 will total 1.668 trillion cubic feet, 12% above the five-year average and 0.2% below last year's level.
"In the near term mild weather will allow for some significant injections later this month," Kent Bayazitoglu, an analyst with Gelber & Associates in Houston, wrote in a note to clients. "In terms of average injection size, April looks to be a record month."
-By Christine Buurma, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2143; email@example.com
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Natural gas futures finished lower Wednesday, pressured by unusually warm spring weather in the major gas-consuming regions and by robust production.


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Put Your Creative Power Into Practice
100hearts is a workbook, with steps you can follow to enhance your creativity through heart centered art. It is also an inspiration, with quotations and beautiful illustrations all created by the Author/Artist Jo Thompson.
Based on her own project to create 100 hearts and to share her journey and the meaning it has had post 9/11 in terms of being a path to peace, a path of change 100hearts can lead you on your own way.
The world is in need of more heart...more love...more joy, and the simple act of creating hearts has a positive, physical, psychological and emotional
effect on the maker and the viewer.
Make your own 100hearts and see!
Features & Details
- Category Arts & Photography
Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
40 Pages
- Publish Date Mar 10, 2011
- Language English
- Tags art lessons, spiritual growth, heart art, self improvement, art practice, creativity, inspiration, spirit, hearts, art
About the Creator
Jo Thompson is a painter, printmaker, pastelist and educator. Her classes are relaxed, lively and happy! During her Fine Art career she has had extensive solo and group exhibitions with galleries in Palm Springs, San Diego, Los Angeles and Chicago. Her work is in private and corporate collections. She has continued to offer classes on many media: watercolor, acrylics, drawing, papermaking, book arts, collage and more. She earned a BFA degree from Illinois Wesleyan University, pursued graduate studies in art history in Europe and has an MA in Education, Instructional Technology from California State University, San Bernardino. She has taught art K-12 to College. Jo is also a Co-founder of Women Creating Peace a group committed to art for change, and gathering women in sacred spaces to promote and support personal and social growth.
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WARSAW – Jarosław Kaczyński's Law and Justice (PiS) party is back in power, after receiving 37.6% of the vote in last weekend's general election and soundly defeating the incumbent Civic Platform, which won 24.1%. Following Andrzej Duda's victory in the presidential election in May, a single party will form Poland's government for the first time since communism's end in 1989.
Indeed, Kaczyński now controls almost all levers of power in Poland. The only hope for those who believe that he and his party's populist nationalism represent a threat to democracy is that PiS lacks, and probably cannot marshal, the two-thirds majority in the Sejm (parliament) needed to amend the constitution.
The election result stands in stark contrast to Poland's economic and social facts. Under Civic Platform, GDP growth outpaced that of all OECD countries, with the cumulative gain from 2008 to 2014 totaling 23.8%. Likewise, unemployment has fallen below 10% for the first time in two decades, and the budget deficit has narrowed from 8% of GDP to less than 3%.
Moreover, Poles have never been as satisfied with their quality of life as they are now. In September, Poland's most important opinion poll indicated that 84% of Poles believed that the past year was successful for them. Nor was it the socially marginalized and the economically vulnerable who returned PiS to power. Civic Platform lost the support of those who benefited most from its rule.


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Tales of Xillia 2 Guide – Unlocking Bonus Costumes
For fans of Tales of Graces f and Tales of Xillia
With Tales of Xillia 2 now available in North America, fans of the first game will have something to look forward to when they start playing the game.
For gamers who have played Tales of Xillia, there will be a bunch of bonus items and costumes that Kresnik can wear throughout the game. Just by having saved data from the first Tales of Xillia, gamers will unlock an exclusive costume. To those who want something more, having a clear/complete data will also give out rewards to a deserving gamer.
As for those who have played Tales of Graces f, there will be more costumes that players can unlock. Just by having a Tales of Xillia save file, players who have one for Graces f will get a similar reward – this also applies to those who have a completed saved data as well.
Now, in order to unlock these bonus costumes and rewards, you must first finish the prologue. Once Kresnik finishes his mission, there are a few cutscenes to watch. After the main prologue cutscene ends, you will see a prompt that will indicate that you have unlocked the stuff.
Please note that SAVED FILE and DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT are cross-region compatible.
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Thanks for the details but may I ask what will be the said costumes if there is a Tales of Graces F save file (I have Tales of Graces F completed)? I will appreciate if you will post in in detail. Thank you for your time.
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But plushies are quite different from actual costumes that you wear. Plushies are like add ons… you cant wear 'em in a whole and can only be attached to a specific part of the body. Some of the info on this article is not accurate and somehow misleading. Please edit it.
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You have very solid proof and they have essentially admitted to abusing your property, using it without your permission, trespassed and breached its fiduciary duty to you as custodian over the property for these past few years. Thus, you have an extremely solid case based on what you've posted here.
I don't believe in slam dunks, but I think you certainly have a viable, solid case (about as close to a slam dunk as you can get) that proves you've been wronged.
The big issue is how much is the case worth? I wish I had a crystal ball to tell you this!! However, I do believe they will claim that you're not entitled to rent because you elected not to rent your unit, leaving it vacated. Thus, it's not like they intentionally didn't rent your unit in order to have them a place to crash while at work. I think this is a weak argument, but it's the best I can see that they can make given the information here.
Your argument is that you shouldn't be taken advantage of because you want to keep your unit from being rented and that the company breached its fiduciary duty and trespassed intentionally several times into your unit. Because of the long and intentional actions, I think you'd have a claim for the use of the property at the daily rate. Also, I would recommend that you seek money for any damages, needed repairs, etc. caused by their illegal use. You also have a claim for their breach of fiduciary duty to you and trespassing.
I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for the full $132k, plus any damage repair costs plus a little for the fiduciary breach and trespassing.
I would highly recommend that you consult a local attorney about this before you open negotiations to settle, but I think $200k is a conservative demand.
If you were to sue, I think you'd have a right to seek punitive damages because of the breach of trust that this creates for the other 400+ owners that may also be victims of something like this; this, added to the intentional trespassing, you could get into some serious money (punitive are allowed at up to 9 times the actual damages).
Thus, I would suggest that you speak to a local attorney and discuss the case; once you've had time to consider your damages, make a demand and see where it goes from there.
SOmewhat better than what I expected. Are you at all familiar with California? It is unique in many ways, however, ususally consumer favorable. Would you say your answer is based on basic civil/criminal code that is pretty universal in most states or could California law differ significantly in this sort of situation.
I am not licensed in California, but I have actually been involved in several mass tort cases in your state. Thus, I have some working knowledge of the system there.
However, by and large, my response is based on basic "horn book" contract and tort law, which is the same in every state. The comment about punitive damages is actually based on a recent US Supreme Court decision that says punitive damages are capped at the compensatory amount times a single digit multiplier (9 being the highest). Thus, if you were to sue and get $50,000 in damages for these guys trashing your property, you could seek up to $450,000 in punitives.
I think the utter disregard of your property which they were entrusted AND paid to handle was being abused on a daily basis is a very solid claim for the damages you seek.
I don't expect the company to simply write you a check for $200k without some legal wrangling, but I think at the end of the day, you've got them in a corner.


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Some couples would start to itch after seven years together.
But when it comes to Australian table tennis veterans William Henzell and Miao Miao, their on-court marriage is still going strong.
The duo, both making their fourth Commonwealth Games appearances, opened their mixed doubles Glasgow campaign with two wins on Wednesday.
They conquered Kiwi rivals Peter Jackson and Sun Yang 3-0 in the morning but had to fight a bit harder in the afternoon, taking down a Sri Lankan pair 3-2.
Henzell said playing with Miao on-and-off for the past seven years means the two know how to capitalise on their complementary styles.
"We've got totally opposite games," Henzell told AAP.
"She's flat-hitting, all out power and smashing.
"I play with a lot of spin - sometimes fast and sometimes slow."
He said the two were not afraid to tell each other like it is and could gauge when each was feeling high or low.
Miao said the coming rounds would be tough but she wanted to enjoy each match.
The rest of the team also had a largely successful day on court, with wins for doubles pairings Jian Fang Lay and David Powell, as well as Chris Yan and Sally Zhang.
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Joely Lees, 22, is now a certainty to make it through to the final of talent competition Essex Factor.
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Stress-Free Retirement Planning
Planning for the Retirement of Process Automation Assets is Akin to Planning for Ones Own Retirement; Do It Right and the Outcome is Highly Rewarding
With assistance from those who use the system every day, Mueller and his team established the following nine criteria and then asked those who use and maintain the system to rank the criteria in order of importance. Heres the list (not in order of importance).
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- Batch recipe capabilities
- Cost
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- Legacy control platform hardware utilization
- Open communications standard
- Operator friendliness
- Overall capability
- Program conversion/reuse
- Programmer friendliness.
Following this effort, three major PAS manufactures were invited to make presentations to address the nine focus points specifically. Following a thorough review of each suppliers offering, the team unanimously agreed that Siemens Simatic PCS 7 (https://pcs.khe.siemens.com/index.aspx?nr=1075) was the most appropriate solution supplier for their processes.
Mueller adds, We are systematically continuing to implement our modernization plan and are quite pleased with the operational improvements we have achieved with the new system. When we compare our past operational performance to what we are achieving now, we have improved our production time by 50 percent.
Though each of these projects involved different processes and different PAS solutions, each shares a common theme: Each company each invested the resources necessary to define, prioritize, evaluate, select, plan and execute a robust PAS retirement and modernization plan.
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During the past twenty-or-so years, every major PAS manufacturer has introduced at least one new system that resulted in making at least one old system obsolete, which means that manufacturers have been involved in hundreds, perhaps thousands, of PAS modernization projects, and they have learned a lot.
When asked about the lessons learned as a result of retirement/modernization projects, manufacturers were quite candid and indicated that with few exceptions, there is not much difference between modernizing systems from the same manufacturer verses modernizing systems from different manufacturers.
Ken Keiser, a migration specialist with Siemens Energy & Automation (www.sea.siemens.com), shared a relevant lesson about why it is important to understand user needs and expectations. Keiser explained that despite all the new features available in a recent modernization project, the operators insisted the graphics should not be changed.
The old system had numbers embedded in the graphics that corresponded to specific keyboard numbers, and the operators really liked that. Following a few meetings and prototypes, we were able to provide the operators with a look and feel they were comfortable with. What we learned is that, even though an old generation of graphics can be automatically converted to work on the new system, that,does not always mean it still makes sense. You should always include time and schedule to re-engineer converted entities, explains Keiser.
Yokogawa (www.yokogawa.com/us/) migration engineer, Lisa Faught, adds, Never underestimate the value of having the operators involved early in the project. Having the operators on board and familiar with the new graphics can go a long way toward reducing startup stress.
Following along with Keisers sage advice, during discussions with PAS manufacturers, users will be told how the manufacturer has developed entire libraries of conversion tools that they can use to save time and reduce errors. While that sounds good, savvy users will ask two very important questions: 1) Specifically, how was the conversion tool its self validated? and 2) Is the conversion tool under strict change control procedures?
Remember, control systems are programmed, often using high-level languages. This frequently equates to having ten different programmers implement the same control strategy ten different ways. If the project schedule is based on spot checks of the converted software, you will want some serious assurances that the manufacturers conversion software tools are fully capable of ensuring that the control strategy that goes into the tool is the same control strategy that comes out. Otherwise you may be debugging your control strategies at start-up.
To illustrate the point, Faught shares, I had one project where one system used structures and pointers, like C language, and the replacement system did not. The conversion tool could not handle the differences, so we had to completely restructure the batch logic and variables.
And lest you think these sorts of snafus are confined to complex control strategies, think again. Ken Keiser confided how a database conversion tool failed to take into account that early database configurations included an optional field that later became a required field. Before the software conversion tool would work, entries had to be included in each missing field. The lesson learned, says Keiser, is just because the old and new system come from the same vendor, dont assume that the databases are compatible or easily converted.
Echoing Keisers thoughts is Graham Bennett, senior migration consultant with Invensys Process Systems (http://ips.invensys.com/), who adds a few caveats of his own. Also consider the vendors ability to convert another vendors database information into the required structure. You will want assurances that they have proven automated software conversion tools and in-house experience with this specific conversion (i.e., system A to system D). Bennett suggests.
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Chicago Falls 5-0 Against Cincinnati - Game Recap
Chicago couldn't get its offense rolling against Bronson Arroyo in a 5-0 loss to Cincinnati in baseball action on Wednesday.
Cincinnati won as a -141 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Cincinnati got 7 innings from Bronson Arroyo, who gave up 0 earned runs on 2 hits, while striking out 7. He earned the victory, while the Reds got 2 RBIs from Todd Frazier in the win.
Chicago's starting pitcher Chris Rusin worked 6 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 1 hit from David DeJesus in a losing cause.
Cincinnati outhit their counterparts 7-2 in the game.
Next game, Cincinnati takes its act on the road to face Milwaukee looking for another win. For Chicago, they head home to face St. Louis.


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GWEN IFILL: Tonight on Frontline: an unprecedented look at how Islamic State militants have spread across one country at the center of the war on terrorism.
With remarkable access to the militants themselves, tonight's report, "ISIS in Afghanistan," shows how the group is expanding its control in the country, fighting some members of the Taliban, co-opting others, and battling Afghan national army forces.
William Brangham has the story.
WILLIAM BRANGHAM: After months of negotiations, Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi got permission from ISIS militants to come visit their stronghold in Afghanistan.In his Frontline report, Quraishi shows not only how ISIS is gaining power in that nation, but also how they're indoctrinating young Afghan children into their cause.
NARRATOR: In the ISIS-held district of Shaigal, the group is using many techniques to groom young children to fight and die for the Islamic State.
MAN (through interpreter): This is the latest Islamic State video. You will see 17 or 18 people being killed.
MAN (through interpreter): Where is this?
MAN (through interpreter): Sham.
MAN (through interpreter): In Iraq?
MAN (through interpreter): Yes, in Iraq.
NARRATOR: The fighters tell Najibullah they receive propaganda videos directly from ISIS in Syria and Iraq. They say they show the videos to the village children every day.
MAN (through interpreter): The village is saying they're all infidels and special forces soldier.
MAN (through interpreter): What are they going to do with them now?
MAN (through interpreter): They're taking them to the kill zone for execution. They're wiping them off the face of the earth.
NAJIBULLAH QURAISHI, Journalist: I was asking them, why they are watching in front of these young children. They said they should learn, they should know from now, and it's normal for them.
NARRATOR: The videos don't just show attacks and atrocities. This is an ISIS military school for children somewhere in the Middle East.
NAJIBULLAH QURAISHI: All these videos, they're just telling them how to kill people, how to behead, and how to become suicide bombers. And their main thing is to kill infidels.
This is their aim. And they are clearly telling, this is in Koran. So what does the child believe? What does he think? He thinks, yes, I am Muslim, and he's telling me the truth.
NARRATOR: Najibullah films the Afghan children copying what they have just watched.
MAN (through interpreter): Bend your knees a little, feet apart. Keep your arms straight. Fire. God is great.
NAJIBULLAH QURAISHI: When I saw these young children, I was really, really upset, really sad. I was thinking about Afghanistan future, Afghanistan's next generation. What we have next?
These children who learn how to kill people, how to do jihad, how to behead, how to fire? This would be Afghanistan?
MAN (through interpreter): You stand with the Kalashnikov like this, OK?
NAJIBULLAH QURAISHI: I was thinking maybe the war will never end, never. And the people will keep suffering from war.
WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Najibullah Quraishi joins me now from London.
This is a very, very powerful piece of reporting. You really get to see ISIS in action in a way that many of us in the West have never seen before. Why is it, do you think, they let you in?
NAJIBULLAH QURAISHI: Well, when I heard first about ISIS in Afghanistan, then I started contacting the people who used to work for me. I mean some local journalists.
And then we found some villages and elders. So, through the elders, we send a message out to them, to their leader. I mean ISIS commander in Afghanistan. I asked them if they allow me to film them about their presence in Afghanistan.
So, then they told to the villages of the people I sent over to wait. So, I was waiting for almost eight — or over eight months, until they called us in. And they said, come, and we're ready to be filmed.
So I was excited that I am going to meet them or filming them about their daily life, or at least I would expose them, what they are doing there.
And the other side of my life was my family, my wife, my children. To be honest, this was kind of 50/50. I was, like, 50 percent hope that I would come back again and 50 percent I wasn't.
To expose such kind of stories, it's always dangerous. It's always — there is a risk. But we have to tell the story. If not, then who shall tell?
WILLIAM BRANGHAM: The scenes of the children and the education, if you can call it that, that they're getting are really quite terrifying.
And I was wondering if you could just tell us a little bit more about the men who think that this is a good thing to teach children, to teach children so young to learn how to kill.
NAJIBULLAH QURAISHI: I have never seen this in my journalism life before.
At the beginning, I didn't know when they mentioned me they have a school, they are children, if I want to go and film. I was thinking maybe there is a proper lesson, they maybe learn some mathematics, some grammar or some language or something or maybe proper Koran. I was thinking like this.
But, suddenly, I come across with jihad for 3 years old, or 4- or 5-year-old children. You're telling what is jihad and how to kill. So then I was shocked.
MAN (through interpreter): What is this word? Jihad. What is jihad?
NAJIBULLAH QURAISHI: These guys mainly come from Pakistan.
They were telling me that this is the time they should teach the children, and they should learn from now and they should be prepared.
MAN (through interpreter): Fire it from a standing position, like this.
NAJIBULLAH QURAISHI: For them, they should be ready for fighting, for everything at the age of 12 or 13 for something like this.
They were asking the children about the weapons, for example, how many bullets it takes, where this pistol made from, where is Kalashnikov made from, why we should use this, and who should we — against with this, and lots of different things which the children knew from this age.
Then, on the film, you can see the second generation, which is all the teenagers, like 13 or 17. And they're ready to blow themselves up or to do a suicide attack.
I came to the conclusion about Afghanistan's future and Afghanistan's next generation. Still, we have over 90 percent uneducated people. We don't have security. Day by day, all the terrorists come into Afghanistan, all the farmers.
Right now in Afghanistan, we have Haqqani Network. We have Hezb-e-Islami or Hekmatyar. We have the Taliban. And now we have this crazy group, the most — worst group ever I have seen in my life. And I cannot see any bright future about that country, and I don't think if there is any — any power to defeat them.
WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Given the news of the most recent attacks that we have seen in France just recently, everyone's been wondering about ISIS' motives.
And you have actually now spent a good deal of time with some of these militants. What — when you heard about the attacks in France, did that come as a surprise to you or not?
NAJIBULLAH QURAISHI: Well, to be honest, no.
No, it doesn't come as a surprise for me, because their aim is not — they're not talking about one village or one district or one country. They're talking about the world. They're not like a Taliban.
For example, the Taliban says, we are in Afghanistan, and we are not threat for other countries or Russia or Iran or other countries. Our aim is to capture Afghanistan and to have Sharia law here in Afghanistan.
But they are not like this. They say, we want to go to Europe, we want to go to, like, other countries, like Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China, Iran, Pakistan. And they're threatening the world. They're not threatening only one country or one province or one district.
WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Najibullah Quraishi, thank you very much for joining us. And thank you for this terrific piece of journalism.
NAJIBULLAH QURAISHI: You're welcome. Thanks a lot.
GWEN IFILL: Frontline airs tonight on most PBS stations.


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I hope all of you are enjoying this fall weather. Our birds are making preparations for winter, so I thought it might be a good time to share with you some ideas for making bird treats for our feathered friends during the cooler months. Many different types of treats can be made at home for little money versus store bought treats which can be very costly! My children love to help make a few of these and they get so excited when the birds come to enjoy their creations.
One of the feeders I use in the winter was made by my husband out of an 8 piece of log. He drilled half-inch-to-one-inch holes into the log and added a small eye-hook to hang it with. My kids and I fill the holes with peanut butter and unsalted nuts. This is a huge hit with the woodpeckers. My kids also love to hunt for pine cones in the fall. We fill in the cracks with peanut butter and roll them in bird seed. Be sure to hang the pine cones with some strong string or fishing line otherwise the squirrels will run off with your treat!While searching online, I found a recipe for edible glue which consists of 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 cup water, and 3 tbsp. corn syrup (add package of plain Knox gelatin for extra holding power if you need it). To this you can add 4 cups of whatever your birds like mostunsalted nuts, raisins/fruit, bird seed, sunflower seeds, berries from your bushes, etc. You can form it into a shape or make squares to put in your suet feeders.
You can also buy lard from your local grocery, melt it and add peanut butter, bread crumbs, bird seed and dried fruit. Then pour the mixture into an empty plastic cup. (Be sure to punch a small hole in the bottom of your cup and put a string through it so you can hang it when you are done.) If the lard is too soft you can add cornstarch, flour or gelatin to firm it up. This one works best in the mid-to-late winter as warmer temps can make it very messy!
An easy way to make a garland is by using a thread or yarn with a needle and stringing bread, orange quarters, thick apple slices, cranberries, raisins, bananas, banana peppers, chili peppers or whatever else you can find. You can hang this garland on trees, shrubs, decks, etc. (Chili peppers will not harm the birds and may actually deter your squirrels. Birds do not have the taste receptors we have, therefore the heat from the peppers does not bother them.)
If you are like me I often times have left over rice, beans, or pasta from dinner, as well as bread or crackers that have gone stale. Spread the pasta, rice and beans out on the ground below the feeders for an occasional treat, and crumbling up the bread and crackers will make them last longer. Be sure that the rice is well cooked, because uncooked rice will swell in the birds bellies and can make them very ill. If you make popcorn that is unsalted you can also throw that out. Please be sure that whatever you give to our feathered friends contains little to NO salt!
I would like to again wish our friend and mentor, Ray, a speedy recovery. We all wish you well and look forward to the day you can return to writing your articles. Until then, I would like to thank all of you for your patience and I hope that I have provided you with some useful information.
By Karen Franklin


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Dutch government in lockdown as AAA-rated country comes unstuck
The air in Brussels is thick with tales of pots and kettles as the Netherlands breaks new EU rulebook and fiscal pact
Ian Traynor
Tuesday 13 March 2012
A hush has descended on a handsome 17th century villa in The Hague where the leaders of the Netherlands' rightwing minority government are huddled over spending ledgers, debt projections, budget balances, housing market analyses and deteriorating pension fund figures.
Mark Rutte, prime minister and leader of the liberal-conservative VVD party, has imposed a vow of omerta on his colleagues locked away in his official residence until they chart a path out of a worsening public finances debacle.
Europe's two-year debt and deficit crisis has pitted preachy northern creditors against "feckless" Mediterranean spendthrifts – countries the Dutch are wont to dub the "garlic belt".
But suddenly the air in Brussels and elsewhere is thick with tales of pots and kettles, glass houses and stonethrowing as the triple-A rated Netherlands comes unstuck.
Rutte launched the three-week retreat for the top members of his government at his residence last week after shock budget projections from the CPB Bureau for Economic Analysis, the old and authoritative thinktank which crunches the finance ministry's numbers.
The CPB, accustomed to delivering inarguable verdicts on fiscal and budgetary policy, said the Netherlands was in flagrant breach of the new eurozone rulebook and fiscal pact it has been highly instrumental in drafting.
"The government has the intention of living up to the rules, but it's embarrassed that it can't meet the targets now," says Coen Teulings, director of the CPB.
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — John Belleme, the former head chef of popular Boca Raton restaurant "Stephane's," had an opportunity this weekend to experience the fine cuisine inside the Palm Beach County Jail.
We don't know if the food rivaled the "foie gras" he once told a local newspaper that he loves, but we do know that jail was apparently the perfect pairing for the charges of "DUI – unlawful blood alcohol" and "moving traffic violation — drive while license suspended." Both charges were filed by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Belleme, who lives on Rockledge Lane in Boca Falls, was released on his own recognizance.
The weekend arrest was not Belleme's first run-in with the law in Palm Beach County — public records reveal several traffic citations over the past several years.
Stephane's closed its NW Executive Center Drive location several months ago.
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Elephant Seals
Why Are Elephant Seals Important?
Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) are one of six pinniped species found in the San Francisco Bay Area. As top ocean predators, and prey for even larger predators like orca whales and great white sharks, they are a key component of the marine ecosystem. They spend most of their lives in the deep ocean waters of the North Pacific, journeying thousands of miles each year and diving to great depths in search of food. Changes in their populations often reflect changes in marine conditions, so monitoring them gives us important insights into the state of our oceans. Elephant seals can also be readily counted when they come ashore each year to give birth and breed (December-March), and later to molt (April-July). Point Reyes National Seashore is one of only about a dozen sites where northern elephant seals breed worldwide.
Why Do We Monitor Elephant Seals?
How Do We Monitor Elephant Seals?
NPS staff and trained volunteers conduct complete counts of elephant seals at each breeding site at least once per week throughout the elephant seal breeding season (December - mid-March). Counts are done for different genders and age groups (e.g. adult males, adult females, pups, yearlings, sub-adult males, etc...) with the help of binoculars and spotting scopes from established viewing locations on the cliffs overlooking the colonies.
Each year, NPS staff affix pink numbered tags (seals born at other colonies receive different colored tags) to the hind flippers of 200-300 weaned pups to track their survival and dispersal in subsequent years. Staff may also apply temporary dye marks to some male elephant seals to track their movement among different beaches throughout the breeding season. Regular surveys are conducted to look for and record tagged seals on Point Reyes beaches. NPS tagging activities are authorized under National Marine Fisheries Service Permit No. 17152-00.
For more details on elephant seal monitoring at Point Reyes, check out the San Francisco Bay Area Network Pinniped Monitoring Protocol.
Above: Weaned pups linger on the beach after their mothers have returned to the sea. During this time, NPS staff tag 200-300 of them so they can be identified when they are seen at Point Reyes or at other elephant seal colonies in subsequent years. Photo by Heather Jensen, NPS.
More photos can be viewed in the Elephant Seal Image Gallery.
Above: Northern elephant seal bulls battle fiercely for access to females at Drakes Beach. Photo by Jane Khudyakov.
How Do We Use the Monitoring Data?
What Have We Learned?
Once widely distributed along the California and Baja California coasts, northern elephant seals were hunted to the brink of extinction in the mid-1800s for their oil-rich blubber. Some researchers believe that as few as 100 seals may have remained before hunting was banned by the Mexican and United States governments in the early 20th century. The population has since been recovering, with added support from the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and they are recolonizing areas where they had been previously documented such as the Channel Islands and Point Reyes.
At Point Reyes, northern elephant seal colonies were absent for more than 150 years until a colony formed in the winter of 1981. The new colony grew exponentially until 1997-98. Growth continues at Point Reyes, though at a much slower pace. In 2012, preliminary results indicate that 723 pups were counted, a new high. Based on previous research establishing the typical ratio of pups to other elephant seal age groups, numbers of births can be multiplied by 3.5 to obtain a rough total population estimate. Using this calculation puts the Point Reyes population estimate for 2012 at more than 2,500 seals. Other research indicates that immigration is also contributing to population growth at Point Reyes.
Above: The maximum number of northern elephant seal pups at Point Reyes is calculated as the sum of the maximum number of pups (live and dead) and weaned pups counted on a single census at each colony site. Data from 2010-2012 are preliminary and have not been analyzed.
The maximum counts were lower in 2010 because storms coinciding with extreme high tides resulted in many young pups being washed away, especially at Point Reyes Headlands sites. Overall, though, the number of pups born at Point Reyes continues to increase.
Above: A map of the four main beach areas within Point Reyes where elephant seals congregate to pup, breed, and molt. A beach along Point Reyes Headlands was the first site to be colonized in 1981. As the population grew, seals began to use Drakes Beach, South Beach and beaches below the Chimney Rock Loop trail. Click on the circled beach areas to see a photo of each site.
While Point Reyes Headlands pocket beaches were the most dominant breeding sites for a long time, more seals now give birth at Drakes Beach near the Chimney Rock parking lot. This is likely due to overcrowding and the fact that Point Reyes Headlands beaches face the open ocean and offer little protection from winter storms that can wash away and drown young pups. Females at Point Reyes Headlands sites may move to the more protected Drakes Beach when there is a stormy start to the pupping season. For example, during 1998 and 2010, turbulent El Niño years, more than half of the pups born at the Point Reyes Headlands were washed away, and several pregnant females moved to Drakes Beach to give birth.
Surveys of tagged elephant seals at Point Reyes indicate that most of the seals coming ashore over the past several breeding seasons were originally born and tagged at Point Reyes. However, many elephant seals tagged at other colonies such as Año Nuevo, the Farallones, Piedras Blancas and the Channel Islands have also been recorded on Point Reyes beaches.
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Stimulus bridge project begins
A bridge project over the Schoolcraft River in northern Hubbard County is progressing despite periodic torrential rains.
"We can pretty much resume as soon as the rain stops," said Hubbard County inspector Les Anderson. "So far we've only lost a little over a day on the project."
That tune will change in about 10 days when workers begin pouring concrete for the bridge deck on the County Road 9 structure.
Crews hope for sunny weather.
This week workers were tying off rebar and creating the painstaking falsework for the bridge deck.
Falsework is temporary scaffolding made of plywood and steel that holds the bridge up until it's self-supporting.
Concrete will be poured into the forms and as the cement cures, the falsework will be gradually removed from underneath.
"It's like building a box for your toys," said county engineer Dave Olsonawski.
The bridge is 100 percent paid for with federal stimulus funds. Because the project was already designed and ready to go, Hubbard County was able to take advantage of early monies that became available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Olsonawski said although $600,000 was allotted, bids for the bridge came in around $430,000. Hubbard County doesn't keep the excess money, though.
A second bridge, over County 39 near Laporte, is in the design phases to capitalize on more stimulus funds, hopefully by fall, Olsonawski said.
Although the county could use stimulus money on road repairs, Olsonawski said the bridges are easier to design quickly.
The County 9 bridge has 20 hollow pilings driven 60 feet deep into the ground as support. Then concrete is poured down each piling.
Thirty-foot steel I-beams will support the deck.
Mint green rebar supports the structure throughout.
Anderson said the mint green color is an epoxy coating that prevents river water and atmospheric salt from rusting the steel.
The bridge should be completed in September, he said.
The project has necessitated a detour around the roadway.
"The Blue Moon Saloon has been pretty good," Anderson said of the lounge on the west end of the project that is a popular spot for ATV riders and north end residents.
"But I'm sure they'd like to see it done."


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NEW YORK (Oct. 12)
A major breakthrough in the area of legislation affecting Jewish interests was announced by Governor Nelson Rockefeller at a private breakfast meeting today with 50 national leaders of Orthodox Jewish organizations in the office of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, executive president of Agudath Israel of America. The Governor was warmly applauded when he reiterated a written commitment that he had made to Rabbi Sherer last week, to draft legislation to ban discrimination against Sabbath-observing Jews in private employ. Since 1967, a New York State law sponsored by Governor Rockefeller has banned discrimination against any state or city government employee on the grounds of his observing a Sabbath other than Sunday, or because of his necessity to absent himself from work on certain religious holidays.
In private industry, Jewish Sabbath observers have in the last two years found protection when several states adopted the guidelines of the Federal Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, which by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, banned any employer from refusing a job to a Sabbath observer, unless the employer could prove that he would suffer "undue hardship." The National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs (COLPA) has successfully spearheaded efforts in New York State and other areas for the fulfillment of these guidelines. In recent months, however, several legal decisions rendered by the courts raised serious doubts about the continued validity of these administrative regulations. The commitment by Governor Rockefeller to resolve the problem in the Legislature in 1971, in the event that the negative court decisions are not satisfactorily resolved by that date, was born out of a conference between Rabbi Sherer and the Governor during which the Agudath Israel leader brought to his attention the new necessity of broadening the existing laws which protect government employees, to include jobholders in the private sector.