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The Risk in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic
Aquatic invasive species pose a significant environmental and economic threat to the ecosystems and communities of Maryland, the Mid-Atlantic region, and beyond.
Non-native or "exotic" species are plants, animals, or microbes that have been transported from one geographic region to an area where they did not live previously. The Chesapeake Bay watershed has become home to many non-native species — some innocuous, some beneficial, but others destructive beyond our expectations.
When a non-native species is introduced into a new habitat and the environment is free of natural competitors or controls, the species may grow and spread rapidly. When these species outcompete or prey upon native species, disrupt ecosystems, and reduce biodiversity, they are considered invasive.
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) live primarily in water. Once they are introduced to a water body, it is very difficult to control their spread or completely eradicate them. Therefore, preventing the introduction and spread of these species is the best line of defense.
The Chesapeake Bay has become home to more than 200 known or possible invasive species. Some of these species, such as the weined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa) and the Japanese shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus), probably arrived in the ballast-water tanks of ocean-going cargo ships that docked in Baltimore.
Six Species of Concern
Six species have been identified as causing, or having the potential to cause, significant degradation of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Maryland Sea Grant produced the fact sheets below for each of these species. The information in the fact sheets came out of a workshop co-sponsored by Maryland Sea Grant and the U.S. E.P.A. Chesapeake Bay Program in 2002. For detailed information about the six species, read the full workshop report here: Invasive Species in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Workshop to Develop Regional Invasive Species Management Strategies. Pdfs of fact sheets for individual species are included below.
- Mute swans
- Nutria
- Phragmites australis (common reed)
- Purple loosestrife
- Water chestnut
- Zebra mussels
What's Being Done In The Mid-Atlantic Region?
- Preventing AIS Introduction Through Vector Management: Live Bait in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Scientists from Maryland Sea Grant and its partner institutions are studying the live bait trade in the Mid-Atlantic region as a pathway for invasive species. The project seeks to reduce the spread of certain invasive species by improving understanding of how they are spread by the packaging, transport, sale, and disposal of live marine bloodworms (Glycera dibranchiate).
Bloodworms are harvested in Maine and packed in brown algae known as wormweed (Ascophyllum nodosum), which is found in the same region. The bloodworms are then shipped throughout the United States and Europe. The algal packing material often contains "hitchhiking organisms," such as the European green crab (Carcinus maenas) and the rough periwinkle snail (Littorina saxatilis), which may become invasive when introduced into new environments.
One goal of this project is for the project scientists to work with bait shop owners and anglers to spread the word: the best way to prevent these aquatic invasions is for fishers to throw away unused worms and seaweed packaging in the garbage. This simple action will help protect fish and preserve the natural habitats where they live.
Working with Sea Grant programs from Delaware, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, the research team will develop a management plan for the bloodworm trade focused on education and outreach to help reduce the spread of unwanted aquatic species in the mid-Atlantic. The development of this management plan may serve as a model for management of other live bait and further reduce the introduction of aquatic invasive species.
Read additional details about the project here, where you can download brochures and posters to help spread this message.
- Rapid Response Plan For Aquatic Invasive Species
Although avoiding invasive species introductions is key, natural resource managers must be prepared to take action when prevention measures fail.
Maryland Sea Grant has taken a lead role in a regional effort to control aquatic invasive species. With the Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species (MAP), we created a rapid response plan for agencies and jurisdictions in the Mid-Atlantic region. The plan offers guidelines for how they can respond quickly and effectively to an intentional or unintentional aquatic invasive species introduction.
These guidelines are described in the Rapid Response Plan for Aquatic Invasive Species: A Maryland Example. One of its features is a "decision tree," which offers decision makers a three-step process for deciding whether to take action on aquatic invasive species.
States in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond can use this rapid response plan as a tool for developing their own versions. A template version of the plan allows agencies to tailor it to address their specific needs. (Red text indicates information that they should customize.)
- Aquatic Invasive Species in the Mid-Atlantic: Vector Management Workshop
Maryland Sea Grant hosted a workshop in 2009 that focused on examining and controlling exotic species vectors. The workshop, sponsored in partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species, drew experts from throughout the region and beyond. Participants detailed specific research, management, and education and outreach actions for the major AIS vectors, or pathways, in the Mid-Atlantic.
Read the final report for the workshop:
Preventing Aquatic Species Invasions in the Mid-Atlantic: Outcome-Based Actions in Vector Management
For Additional Information
- Blocking Species Invasions in the Bay, an issue of Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's magazine
- Alien Ocean: An introduction to the issue of exotic marine species, with a focus on the ballast water of large ships.
- Alien Estuary: A focus on the Chesapeake Bay and efforts to understand exotic invasions in the estuary.
- Alien Rivers: A brief description of how boaters can avoid transporting exotic species, such as the zebra mussel, from one body of water to another.
Selected Websites:
- Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
- Chesapeake Bay Program, Invasive Species page
- Habitattitude
- Marine Invasions Research Lab, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species
- Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers
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A tour in Europe through the stories of women and men who have not stopped playing, trying to give children quality toys.
Sara Gozzi from the Carpi Municipal Theater has been conducting theater workshops for young people for years. She collaborates with read-play projects with the institutes of the Municipality of Carpi.
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Seven Numerals is developing a suite of family productivity and communication services for families. Our services will help families manage all aspects of their day-to-day activities through any communication medium of their choice; be it mobile phones, home phones, email, SMS, cable-TV, web, etc. Our services will help busy families manage their schedules, track shopping and to-do lists, organize household chores, arrange car-pools, schedule appointments, share information, stay updated, etc. – all in one easy-to-use solution.
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Wow, ten for ESB is tough considering my love for droids and weird and wacky aliens. My list is also based on the rumour that my #1 choice (Riekkan) is coming and we'll get R3-A2 in the Hoth 4 pack.Anywho, here it goes:1. Major Bren Derlin, who knows everyone's name on Hoth2. Toryn Farr3. General Veers pre-Hoth invasion4. R-3PO with authentic "Thank the Maker" tatoo on his ass5. Ice Cream Maker Guy, just for you Scott 6. Cloud Car pilot but only if Hasbro releases something for him to fly (hint, hint Hasbro)7. Treva Horme, although I've never this alien in the movie this list would be mighty boring without her.8. Utris M'Toc, the Star Trek wannabe. See #7 for comments9. non "Saturady Night Live" LobotHmmm, looking at my list, I've only determined nine. I know who I want, but since I'm too lazy to look up his name, I'll give you the actor's name. Are you ready? Why we don't have a figure of him yet, I have no idea. I present you my #10 choice, the most obscure character played by a well known actor in the OT:10. Scott Bakula's Imperial. That's right, the star of Quantum Leap and Necessary Roughness. Its gold baby, I'm telling you! Nobody would pass him up. Get to work Hasbro.
Here's my choices:10. Admiral Ozzel 9. Captain Needa8. Major Bren Derlin7. Toryn Farr6. Cloud Car Pilot5. Zev Senesca with removable helmet4. Wes Janson with removable helmet3. Ice-Cream Maker Guy! (great OCB, now youve got me wanting one too) 2. NEW Princess Leia in Bespin Gown 1. NEW un-buff Dagobah Luke Skywalker w/cloth Yoda bag and crates. Itd be nice if he came with a swamp base/stand that allows him to do hand-stands!Jeff
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Fashion's Night Out will be celebrated tonight in shopping malls in cities from coast to coast, with Colorado shows scheduled for Aspen to Boulder, Denver to the suburbs.
The event, which started three years ago in New York to jumpstart a weakened retail scene, has spread to 100 cities.
"The timing is perfect, with the fall season and back-to-school shopping," says Brittin Karaffa, marketing manager at Park Meadows in Lone Tree. "We felt it makes sense to do an event for our customers to come out for."
More than 60 stores and restaurants at Park Meadows are participating, and the center is creating "closets" for shoppers to visit to experiment with various style personas. Stylists from Fashion Group International of Denver will be doing makeovers. The shopping center is also setting up perfume bars in conjunction with Dillard's and Sephora; there will be live music performances and a runway where visitors can "strut on the runway and be judged on their own style to win awards," Karaffa says.
At Cherry Creek Shopping Center, Neiman Marcus will for the third year be staging a trend show at 6:45 p.m. for Fashion's Night Out. Male and female models will wear designer looks from such industry leaders as Dolce & Gabbana and Carolina Herrera. Refreshments, beauty makeovers and entertainment are also part of the event, which runs until 9 p.m. A dozen additional stores throughout the center will be offering discounts, promotions and personal shoppers.
Southlands Shopping Center in Aurora is hosting a shopping event and in downtown Boulder, merchants will present a fashion show at 6 p.m. in the 1300 block of the Pearl Street Mall. After the show, two dozen retailers will have in-store special events.
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While people may not like to admit it, brothels have always existed. For centuries people have been forced to work as prostitutes in order to survive, and for all of that time, they have always been a controversial subject.
No matter what anyone says, people associate prostitution with evil, with being an immoral entity in society and bringing negative associations to the name. People today believe that sex workers are bad people, with nothing good about them. This isn't true.
The fact is that prostitution is a type of business and just like any other type of business, there will be bad and good elements in the business. When people think of brothels, they immediately think of people doing things that they should not be doing with others' bodies. These acts are not just natural; they are also consensual.
This doesn't mean that there aren't good elements to be found in this type of business. However, they exist in small numbers, and they are often kept hidden from public view.
Many people in the brothel industry spend their time trying to preserve their public image, because it can be difficult to try to keep your customers happy if you are consistently making their life miserable. In the end, most of the good elements of prostitution simply fade away.
In order to help keep people happy in the long run, most of the brothels offer services for men and women seeking out prostitutes and brothel workers. While those services might not be included in a typical, normal brothel, it is important to know that some brothels offer many of the same types of services as other legitimate businesses.
Prostitutes can be found on websites offering treatment options, including a rehab center for prostitutes. These services exist in many states, and they are great options for those who are looking to start a new career.
For men, prostitutes can also be found on sites, such as Craigslist, that offer free advertisements to those who are looking for johns or prostitutes. It is no secret that online dating has grown in popularity, and this is a way to find people who are available to meet your needs.
For a large number of people in the commercial sex industry, a respectable place to go to seek work is through a website. These websites typically allow brothel workers to post job positions on their site, and these positions are the perfect solution for those who are looking to start a new career.
Brothels that are located outside of cities or areas with less accessibility will need to look for alternative employment for their workers. Websites are one of the best ways to work from home, and they are also easy ways to make some extra money while avoiding any stigma associated with prostitution.
While brothels are not new in this country, they have been around for a very long time. Now that they are slowly disappearing, it is time for them to be reclaimed by society and a legitimate part of any successful business.


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Discharge PlanningThe discharge planner will discuss what kind of help you may need at home and whether you have any special needs. Under certain circumstances, some patients may require the care of a rehabilitation facility before they are ready to be discharged home. Should you find yourself in need of such services, Medicare's Website can assist you with finding a skilled nursing facility*:
Research and compare Medicaid and Medicare-certified skilled nursing facilities
* The facilities listed on Medicare.gov are neither owned nor operated by Valley Medical Center. We advise that you carefully research before selecting a facility.
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Valley Medical Center provides outpatient rehabilitation services when you need it, including physical therapy and occupational therapy. Learn more about the Rehabilitation Services department.
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WhiteHat necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 63 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
I'm leaving my current job of the past 13 years (yes, I know; life sentance and all that) to start a new business in the UK and Ireland. This is VERY important to me and my family.
Nemstar will be an IT Consultancy business mainly focusing on Information Security. I will be offering:
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If you go anywhere in Europe, the one country everyone says to watch out for is Turkey. And the country's largest city, Istanbul, is one of the hottest cities in the world.
The country is incredibly ambitious.
It wants to make its economy one of the 10 largest by 2023. To achieve that goal, it's going to build a brand new financial center.
Architecture firm HOK has just unveiled the master plan it developed for the Istanbul International Financial Center (IIFC).
The renderings for the $2.6 billion project are beautiful. The project is scheduled for completion at the end of 2016, HOK said in a release.
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ABC News has reported the Obamas are going to plant a vegetable garden at the White House*. The New York Times also announced that work on the organic garden will begin as early as tomorrow when Michelle Obama, accompanied by 23 fifth graders from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington, will begin digging up a section of the White House lawn to begin planting. Although the 1,100 square foot garden, set to be located in the south grounds, will be out of the main view of the house, it will still be visible to the public on E Street.
First Lady Michelle Obama recently told Oprah's O magazine about her garden plans:
We want to use it as a point of education, to talk about health and how delicious it is to eat fresh food, and how you can take that food and make it part of a healthy diet. You know, the tomato that's from your garden tastes very different from one that isn't. And peas – what is it like to eat peas in season? So we want the White House to be a place of education and awareness. And hopefully kids will be interested because there are kids living here.
Who will take care of the garden?
In addition to the White House grounds crew and kitchen staff, Michelle mentioned to The New York Times that nearly all family members will play a part in maintaining the garden.
Almost the entire Obama family, including the president, will pull weeds, "whether they like it or not," Mrs. Obama said laughing. "Now Grandma, my mom, I don't know." Her mother, she said, would probably sit back and say: "Isn't that lovely. You missed a spot."
What will they grow?
The 1,100 square foot plot will feature a wide variety of vegetables, herbs and fruits to include 55 varieties of vegetables, a patch of berries and two bee hives for honey. The organic seedlings will be started at the executive mansion's greenhouses. "Total cost for the seeds, mulch, etc., is $200."
The organic garden will feature raised beds "fertilized with White House compost, crab meal from the Chesapeake Bay, lime and green sand. Ladybugs and praying mantises will help control harmful bugs."
Organic seedlings? White House compost? Natural pest control? I'm sorry, but I know I'm not the only one who is absolutely ecstatic over all of this?! 🙂
In fact, groups like Eat The View and The WHO (White House Organic) Farm, as well as author Michael Pollan and chef Alice Waters, have been advocating for a White House garden pretty much from the time President Barack Obama was inaugurated and I bet they are all whooping it up right about now.
What will they do with all of that food?
Eat it, of course. The White House chefs will be planning the menu around the garden. Eating locally and in season? Aiiiieee! Be still my heart!
This is not the first time a vegetable garden has been planted at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Eleanor Roosevelt had a Victory Garden planted in 1943 during World War II and there were gardens before that as well.
Hopefully the Obama's new garden will inspire the people of our country to begin growing even little bits of their own food. Gardens come in all shapes and sizes – from little pots in a window, to bigger pots on a balcony or porch, to a little raised bed in the sunny spot in your backyard, to a community garden plot, to a much bigger plot. Every little bit helps us live more sustainably, protect our food supply, and reduce our carbon footprint. Perhaps sweetest of all, food grown in your own backyard tastes so much better because it's fresh and hasn't made a week or two-week long journey half-way around the world!
What do you think? Will the new victory garden start a resurgence in gardening in America? Has that resurgence already begun? Have you planted a garden in the past? If not, do you plan on it this year?
*Thanks to Nature Deva for the tip-off!


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Caprylic Capric Triglyceride
What: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is fractionated coconut oil, meaning a specific density of the coconut oil is extracted, similar to how cream is separated from milk. This oil has a very long shelf life and is a suitable carrier oil for essential oils, and plant and flower extracts. It is used in cosmetic products as an emollient, creating a barrier on the skin which helps skin to retain moisture.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is non-greasy, light weight, and rapidly absorbs into skin. It is also known to be compatible with most skin types, making it an excellent choice for use in products for sensitive skin.
Origin: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is extracted from the kernel or meat of matured coconut.
Products Found In: Makeup, facial moisturizers, body moisturizers, sunscreen products, skin care, body care, makeup, perfume.
Alternate Names: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylic/Capric Acid Triglyceride; Decanoic Acid, Ester With 1,2,3-Propanetriol Octanoate; Decanoic Acid, Ester With 1,2,3-Prpanetriol Octanoate; Decanonic Acid, Ester With 1,2,3-Propanetriol Octanoate; Glycerol Calrylate Caprinate; Glycerol Caprylate Caprinate; Octanoic/Decanoic Acid Triglyceride; Ester With 1,2,3-Propanetriol Octanoate Decanoic Acid; Ester With 1,2,3-Prpanetriol Octanoate Decanoic Acid; Ester With 1,2,3-Propanetriol Octanoate Decanonic Acid EWG
Toxicity: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is generally classified as being no to very low hazard, depending on product usage.


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More NSA Spying Fallout: Groklaw Shutting Down
from the the-pain-of-being-watched deptA few months ago, after the NSA spying stories first broke, we wrote about a bit from This American Life where the host, Ira Glass, was interviewing lawyers for prisoners detained at Guantanamo, about the impact of knowing that the government was listening in on every single phone call you made. The responses were chilling. The people talked about how it stopped them from being emotional with their children or other close friends and relatives. How they had trouble functioning in ways that many people take for granted, just because the mental stress of knowing that you have absolutely no privacy is incredibly burdensome. PJ, the dynamo behind Groklaw, has written a powerful piece explaining the similar feeling she's getting from all the revelations about government surveillance, in particular the shutting down of Lavabit by Ladar Levison, and his suggestion that if people knew what he knew about email, they wouldn't use it.
Because of this, she's shutting down Groklaw.
You really need to read the entire piece, but it clearly lays out the sort of mental anguish that you get with the realization that what you thought was private and personal, might not be any more. She compares it to the feeling of having her apartment robbed, and the creepy feeling you get that some stranger was riffing through all of your personal belongings. And, from there, she riffs on the importance of privacy and intimacy, and how the totalitarian state takes those things away, quoting a powerful passage from Janna Malamud Smith's book Private Matters. You should go read the full quotes, but it notes the psychological impact of not having privacy.
And that's how PJ feels right now. The fact that the NSA is collecting all emails in or out of the US, as well as all encrypted messages, means that it's impossible to have that privacy and intimacy that she feels is necessary to run the site:
There is now no shield from forced exposure. Nothing in that parenthetical thought list is terrorism-related, but no one can feel protected enough from forced exposure any more to say anything the least bit like that to anyone in an email, particularly from the US out or to the US in, but really anywhere. You don't expect a stranger to read your private communications to a friend. And once you know they can, what is there to say? Constricted and distracted. That's it exactly. That's how I feel.What amazes me in all of these discussions concerning the defenders of such surveillance is that they never even seem able to comprehend the psychological impact of what all of this does. The way people change their behavior when they're being watched constantly, and what that can do to a person.
So. There we are. The foundation of Groklaw is over. I can't do Groklaw without your input. I was never exaggerating about that when we won awards. It really was a collaborative effort, and there is now no private way, evidently, to collaborate.
I'm really sorry that it's so. I loved doing Groklaw, and I believe we really made a significant contribution. But even that turns out to be less than we thought, or less than I hoped for, anyway. My hope was always to show you that there is beauty and safety in the rule of law, that civilization actually depends on it. How quaint.
The fallout from all of this NSA surveillance will take a very, very long time to measure, but it will be profound. The government, again, has put so much emphasis on the "benefit" of preventing an exceptionally low probability event, that it barely even considers the massive costs on everyone else. PJ isn't shutting down Groklaw for the same reasons as Lavabit shut down. But it is the same root cause. The power of a surveillance state to spin out of control has wide-reaching consequences. It's difficult to see how anyone can claim it's worth the costs.
My personal decision is to get off of the Internet to the degree it's possible. I'm just an ordinary person. But I really know, after all my research and some serious thinking things through, that I can't stay online personally without losing my humanness, now that I know that ensuring privacy online is impossible. I find myself unable to write. I've always been a private person. That's why I never wanted to be a celebrity and why I fought hard to maintain both my privacy and yours.I find this deeply upsetting on many levels, not the least of which is that Groklaw is a needless casualty in a stupid power struggle among weak-minded, power hungry government officials who don't even seem to comprehend what a mess they've created.
Oddly, if everyone did that, leap off the Internet, the world's economy would collapse, I suppose. I can't really hope for that. But for me, the Internet is over.
So this is the last Groklaw article. I won't turn on comments. Thank you for all you've done. I will never forget you and our work together. I hope you'll remember me too. I'm sorry I can't overcome these feelings, but I yam what I yam, and I tried, but I can't.
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"I purchased my first shorthair, Rocky, 11 years ago from a farming neighbor two miles away. Julie and I got married 9 years ago, and then together bought our second dog, Molly. She instantly became part of the family. I was introduced to the AKC Hunt test by a friend who was involved with them at the time, and from then on I instantly had a passion for hunt tests and dog training. So, 5 more dogs later, a bigger house, and more land is where we got to where we are today. We run a small kennel just outside of Garland, Nebraska, a small farming community of 247 people, about 25 miles west of Lincoln. We have three beautiful children and we firmly believe that no child should grow up without a dog, and of course if it is a hunting dog that is better yet. We currently have 7 of our own dogs who are very well trained and socialized with our kids.
The reason we don't intend to get any bigger is so that we can devote the time and love that each dog requires to stay on top of their game. My wife, Julie is a Christian school teacher which allows us to devote more time in the summer to give the love, socialization and time to the litter of pups that is needed. Our children probably have a bigger role in this process than we do. Because our children have been around the dogs and the outdoors since birth, I like to be able to include them in training the dogs, hunting, fishing and enjoying the nature God has created as much as I can. Our dogs are hunted extensively on wild birds every weekend of the season. They are also used as guide dogs for a local hunting club. If you would like to hunt with me and see my dogs work, feel free to give me a call or book a hunt with Oak Creek Sporting Club by Brainard, NE. "


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The California Energy Commission's New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) incorporates affordable home developer outreach to provide California developers with the tools they need to face the unique challenges and costs associated with adding photovoltaic (PV) systems to their developments. As part of this effort, the Energy Commission created this Tool Kit for Affordable Home Developers to provide helpful information on the application and financing process and offers an abundance of resources to the affordable home developer.
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IDT/sim is equipped with a built-in assembler, disassembler, entry points for user-defined commands, interrupt handlers, a ROM-resident "C" library and I/O interface for a variety of devices that include serial, ethernet, PCI, I2C, SPI, and much more.
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Talented Denver computer programmer killed, thrown in dumpster
Crack cocaine was the drug that took over Nathan Kisken's life.
Because "Nate" spent rent money and everything he had feeding his addiction, it was likely what drew him to a dirt alley behind West 14th Avenue near Zenobia Street on March 8, 2003.
There, someone beat him to death with a blunt object, lifted his body up to the lip of a dumpster and dropped it onto a bed of trash.
A coroner's report indicated that a secondary cause of death was asphyxiation: He landed face down in the Dumpster and couldn't breathe.
Kisken was a tall, lanky redhead.
Denver attorney Sybil Kisken, Nate's sister, recalls the horrifying day she and her parents saw his battered body lying on a gurney behind a curtain in the Denver coroner's office, appearing as though he was asleep.
"This wasn't just a drug addict who was beaten to death; he was a person with some incredible qualities," Sybil Kisken said. "The sad thing is, I think he was really close to getting the treatment he needed."


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Fiduciary advocates have once again christened September as 'Fiduciary September', and are gearing up to underscore the importance of requiring that brokers adhere to a fiduciary standard to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Congress.
Knut Rostad, president of the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard, says the fiduciary advocates will stress throughout the month the "enormous responsibility" the SEC has as it considers revising the meaning of "advice" under federal securities laws.
Rostad told ThinkAdvisor on Tuesday that as the SEC moves forward in crafting a fiduciary rule for brokers — even as the commission absorbs the recent addition of two new members — he predicts that while "fiduciary duties will not be outright eliminated, a middle ground [between the advisory and brokerage industries] will emerge, or there will be a long stall."
Fiduciary September also comes a month before the Department of Labor is scheduled to repropose its rule revising the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
Rostad is spearheading, along with other industry officials like Vanguard founder John Bogle, a number of Fiduciary September initiatives, including:
—A Sept. 5 conference call on 401(k) fees and expenses with industry experts Jeffrey Turner of DOL's Employees Benefits Security Administration; John Rekenthaler of Morningstar; Edward Lynch of Fiduciary Plan Governance; and Kate McBride, Institute for the Fiduciary Standard
—The release on Sept. 9 of a white paper on The Six Core Fiduciary Duties the Institute identifies as essential to the fiduciary standard
—Meetings with members of Congress as well as with Treasury and the SEC on Sept. 12 and 24
—Rostad, Bogle and Boston University law professor Tamar Frankel, most revered for her teachings on, and knowledge of, fiduciary law, will meet with SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White on Oct. 1.
"The institute will continue to underscore the indispensable role of fiduciary principles in preserving the trust and confidence of retail investors in the capital markets," said Rostad (left), in a statement. "The institute will also offer scrutiny of the basic implausibility of the brokerage industry argument against fiduciary duties."
SEC's White told lawmakers in late July that the agency was "focused" on completing a fiduciary duty rule proposal and that "it's important for me to get to wherever we are going on that [rulemaking] as quickly as we can."
However, quick progress on a rulemaking is sure to be stymied by the arrival in late August of the two new SEC Commissioners, Kara Stein and Michael Piwowar. The SEC, under its new leadership, "has an enormous responsibility as it considers revising the meaning of 'advice' for tens of millions of retail investors," says Rostad.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A group of students in a 400-level communications class was selected as a finalist for the Silver Anvil Award -- the most prestigious award in public relations, presented annually by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
The students, members of COMM 473 Public Relations Campaigns taught by Marcia DiStaso, created campaigns for 11 different banks in State College. The campaigns were designed to heighten awareness of community activity by the banks, and promote higher levels of confidence and trust in the institutions.
"One of my research agendas focuses on the banking industry. I'm also chair of the PRSA Financial Communications Section and do consulting for banks and social media," said DiStaso, an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising/Public Relations. "I was on a national committee for PRSA where we were looking at improving trust in banking in the United States.
"The committee discontinued before we really did much, but it got me thinking about what I could do here in State College. So, for COMM 473, we made the banks a focus of our work -- and the students really did a great job."
Throughout the spring semester, the 27 students in class worked in small groups to promote events for each of the 11 banks. Those events included a collection for a women's shelter by Citizen's Bank, an interactive lesson on saving for third-grade students by First National Bank and a circus-themed event with more than 250 attendees by Jersey Shore State Bank.
As part of giving the assignment additional real-life meaning, DiStaso made sure students created a baseline and then measured their results.
The campaigns produced a 6.8 percent increase in trust in banks, a 12.2 percent increase in confidence in banks and a 14.7 percent increase in awareness of community service activities by banks.
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Colorado Senator Lambert: father and son gizmo guys
Apparently Sen. Kent Lambert's passed on his techno-saavy skills.
The Colorado Springs Republican this week introduced his son, Christopher, on the floor of the Senate. The younger Lambert is a professional photographer and an electrical engineer who designed the controlled mechanisms for the primary mirrors for the largest telescope in the world.
Additionally, Christopher helped design the controlled mechanisms for the primary mirrors for Pan Starrs, the world's largest digital camera — a telescope that tracks all objects in the solar system.
The lawmaker was also lauded by Senate President John Morse and Minority Leader Bill Cadman, fellow Colorado Springs residents, for his nomination by the Governor's Office of Information Technology to receive the 2013 National State Chief Information Officer Technology Champion Award.
Lambert said he was honored by the nomination.
"Transparency and protection of our information from criminal and foreign attack are essential to efficiency, cost savings and personal privacy," he said.


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They say if you want to get something done give it to someone who is busy. Why? Because it will get done. If they are in motion and are busy then the chances are their wheels are in motion to get it done. I often hear people complain about their work. Regardless of the job they complain. I see this woman who is an organic fair trade tea farmer within a coop. She has with her wood tools working in the rain and I wonder if her tea "lot" which is about the size of a typical small office is back breaking work or is it back building. The sense of minding your field/work is inspiring to watch. So here she is in the rain getting it done. Checking her crop, observing the soil and using the tools shes got. This is her responsibility and what she picks she gets paid for in a fair way. Its a healthy exchange. It's a balance of nature and of course depending on what she yields, but her time and energy are important factors here.
Does she work for herself? I often hear about people wanting to work for themselves. I am not sure there is such a thing. We work for our customers, family, status, coworkers, etc. and what Dr. Csikszentmihal calls that wonderful state of "flow". I also observe back in the States how often people wait to put their real efforts and time in when they can have the payoff down the line. We don't always know when that time comes but it starts with harnessing the moment and proving to yourself what you are capable of achieving. Don't wait to prove it later. The most successful business people and athletes I know are not competing with others rather they are competing with improving and bettering themselves. Essentially take what you got, your "lot" so to speak and make it better. If you are given a job find the beauty in the task at hand.
The future great crops that we reap start as early as seeds and need focus, balance effort and attention every step of the way. I look at this woman and am reminded that in this world with these creations of life, it's not just about the reward but the act of really being present and aware.


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I love to rearrange things.
I really like to rearrange furniture, but in our current home, it is not feasible.
Since I can't rearrange furniture, I rearrange stuff.
People ask me how I find the time. Well, I rearrange whenever I dust. Since I have to pick up an item to dust under it, I move it.
Rearranging makes old stuff look like new stuff. No need to spend money on new stuff when rearranging old stuff makes it look like new stuff. Follow?
Here's my latest rearranging for a breezy summer look. . .
Shells and a starfish in a cloche on a pedestal.
A simple dining table centerpiece made with a tray, a vase, a mini urn with a bird's nest, and a gifted box.
Dear friends gave us this sweet phrase for our anniversary.
I used aqua, brown, cream and white items from around the house.
I just realized that all of the items I've just shown you have come from the thrift store or a yard sale except for the glass cloche (Willow House), the large square plate (Target, last year), and the phrase and box which were gifts.
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For Summer 2013, Michael Bastian took the Gant man and woman backpacking through the Galapagos off the coast of Ecuador.To get that effect, Bastian took over Industria Superstudio in Manhattan, adding floating islands throughout the space with models in distressed blazers, chunky knit sweaters, and cardigans.
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Bastian took his inspiration from a BBC documentary on the Galapagos, pushing him to a parade of colour with bursts of burnt orange, olives, navies, along with a number of weathered blues and greens.
The looks were roughed up, slightly destroyed, and Bastian employed few patterns — instead going for striped poplin shirts and crew-necks, dip-dyed sweaters, and madras shorts.
"It was a mix of technical material … some indigenous elements, for a South American vibe, and then a lot of American sportswear, which is what Gant is all about," Bastian told me during the presentation.
These were the kind of garments a Merrill second-year could wear when heading back to the office on a Saturday or Sunday morning to finish a pitch book.
But they make more sense in the Hamptons, on the Cape, or out in Ecuador, as Bastian imagines.
A number of designers this season, Bastian included, have tried to rework the cargo short and pant for men, mostly to mixed success. Gant slimmed them down and the look resonated somewhat on a 6'2, 160 pound model.
But I'm not convinced they'll have the same effect on most Americans.
Overall, the clothes did not push the envelope — and that's not a bad thing. They had the ease a summer vacation requires: throw it on, grab some flip flops and shades, and head to the water.
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A planned 198-unit apartment complex, near the site of the proposed Walmart in Bel Air South, got a boost earlier this month when the county's zoning hearing examiner approved an adjustment of the zoning for the property.
The ruling was a crucial victory for the developers, Peak Management LLC, of Timonium, because it allows them to build to their desired density.
In response, the People's Counsel for Harford County filed an appeal earlier this month to the decision by Robert Kahoe Jr. and submitted a letter on May 3 seeking a "final argument" before the county's Board of Appeals regarding the complex proposed on land owned by the Evergreen Business Trust.
The 17.54-acre forested site in question is on the west side of Route 24 and the south side of Plumtree Road. Plans call for building the final segment of Tollgate Road, which would serve as a western boundary.
The Evergreen project is one of three large apartment complex developments being proposed in the greater Bel Air area that are going through various stages of the county's approval process. Together, the three could add more than 700 rental units to the market over the next several years.
The final argument on the Evergreen case, which will be conducted by the Harford County Council, will take place at 7 p.m. on June 18 in the council's chambers at 212 S. Bond St. in Bel Air, according to a notice issued by council staff Tuesday.
There has been considerable public concern, expressed at earlier hearings in the case, that the proposed development will have adverse impacts on property values in the surrounding neighborhoods, even though an existing apartment development, Calvert's Walk, is only a short distance away from the Evergreen site.
Members of the Harford County Council, who sit as the Board of Appeals, have the final authority to approve large planned residential developments in Harford County. They could adopt, reject or modify the hearing examiner's decision.
The council/board's decision can be appealed in the court system.
Different densities
The Evergreen/Peak property is zoned with three residential densities – R1, R4 and "a slim sliver" of R3, according to Kahoe's decision, issued April 11.
"The Applicant originally requested that this R3 sliver, being about 0.33 acres in size, be changed to R4, arguing that the district line is improperly drawn and R4 should follow the eastern boundary of Tollgate Road," Kahoe wrote.
Peak Management later requested the county move the R4 boundary to the middle of Tollgate, instead of the eastern side of the road, to allow for a greater density of units.
Attorney Robert Lynch of Bel Air, who represented Peak Management during three nights of testimony before Kahoe in February, said the current zoning would only allow the developer to build 197 full units, and a fraction of another unit.
Changing the zoning would allow the developer to build the desired 198 units.
The southern segment of Tollgate runs from Route 24, near the Constant Friendship Shopping Center, north to the Bel Air South Professional Center. The northern segment of Tollgate runs from Plumtree to the Fallston area.
The segment in between is undeveloped – Lynch noted completing that final section has been part of Harford County's master plan for 30 years.
"Quite apparently, the zoning maps were drawn when the exact lines of Tollgate Road had not yet been fixed or, if fixed, the maps were in error," Kahoe wrote. "The Applicant asks that this error in drafting be remedied."
Kahoe stated "the real question" involves determining where the "location of the dividing line between the zoning districts" should be established.
The examiner cited Section 267-17 of the Harford County Code: "Interpretation of Boundaries."
Subsection B states: "Boundaries shown as following or approximately following streets shall be construed to follow the center lines of such streets."
Kahoe went on to rule in favor of placing the zoning boundary along the center of Tollgate.
"It is hereby found that the zoning maps showing the subject property are hereby ordered to be adjusted so that the R3 and R4 zoning districts are divided along the center line of Tollgate Road," he wrote.
Traffic, noise, other issues
People's Counsel Brian Young represented neighbors of the Evergreen property, who were concerned about the impacts of increased traffic, environmental degradation, noise and light pollution and deleterious impacts.
County planning officials also testified in February against granting approval to the development, citing concerns about environmental and traffic impacts.
"It's not a conventional development, and so there are specific guidelines above and beyond the general zoning code," Anthony McClune, deputy director of Planning and Zoning, testified during the hearings.
The request for an adjustment of the zoning boundaries is one of two cases argued before Kahoe in February regarding the Evergreen property. Peak Management is also seeking a special zoning exception from the county to build the 198 units.
Dottie Smith, zoning hearing assistant, said a decision has not yet been issued in the special exception case.
Smith said the applicant would still need the special exception, even with Kahoe's decision on the boundary, because "code approval" is required to proceed.
Regardless how Kahoe rules in the special exception case, his decision is subject to the same council/board of appeals review and approval process.